"This...this...is too exaggerated, isn't it?"
By the time Zhuang Rui arrived behind the rock, the tearing had ended, and the scene before him left him speechless.
A snow mastiff, several sizes smaller than the white lion and covered in snow-white fur, lay sprawled to one side, its body stained with blood. Beside it, the white lion majestically pinned down a snow leopard, which was about 1.2 to 1.3 meters long, with its paws.
The snow leopard looked more like a big cat, with its grayish-white body covered in black spots. The black spots on its head were small and dense, while the black rings on its back, sides, and the outer edges of its limbs formed irregular black rings, which grew larger towards the back of its body. There were a few small black dots in the black rings on its back and sides, and the black rings on the outer edges of its limbs were grayish-white.
Around its large mouth, which was tearing at the white lion, grew black and white whiskers, making it look like an enlarged version of a cat, and it was very beautiful.
Although the snow leopard is almost at the top of the food chain in the snowy mountains, its size seems a bit small compared to the white lion, which is as big as a tiger.
After taking a heavy swipe of the white lion's claws on its head, the snow leopard's struggles weakened, and the white lion seized the opportunity to open its mouth wide and bite down on the snow leopard's throat.
"No, don't kill it, white lion, let go..."
Zhuang Rui, who was filming with a DV camera, quickly stopped Bai Shi. It would be such a pity if such a beautiful snow leopard died at Bai Shi's hands.
It's important to know that as an endangered species, there are only four or five thousand snow leopards in the world, and their numbers are decreasing year by year. Although Zhuang Rui has no intention of protecting wild animals, he couldn't bear to see this snow leopard die in front of him.
"Woo... Awooo..."
Seemingly dissatisfied with Zhuang Rui's order, the white lion turned its head and let out a low growl at Zhuang Rui, as if to say, "Dude, you're being inconsiderate. You didn't even let me finish such an obvious task."
"You little rascal, you've gone too far! You've even got your eye on this leopard now?"
Zhuang Rui chuckled and cursed under his breath, then walked over and grabbed the white lion by the thick skin on its neck, pulling it off the snow leopard. Having raised the white lion since it was tiny, Zhuang Rui wasn't afraid of it at all.
The posture of the white lion and the snow leopard just now was a bit too ambiguous. The huge body pressed down on the relatively small snow leopard, as if it was forcibly...doing that.
Holding the white lion back tightly, which was still about to charge forward, Zhuang Rui finally had a moment to observe the situation on the ground.
"Goodness, neither of them are easy to deal with..."
Zhuang Rui was startled when he saw the wounds on the snow mastiff and snow leopard.
The snow mastiff, slightly larger than a typical Tibetan mastiff but much smaller than a white lion, was lying half-prone on the ground. On its exposed abdomen, there was a wound more than 20 centimeters long, which was constantly oozing blood, turning the white fur on its belly bright red.
The snow leopard clearly didn't fare any better; its forelimbs were also covered in blood, with a chunk of flesh torn off, almost exposing the bone. It also suffered a claw wound to its face from the white lion, its skin and flesh ripped open, making it look rather ferocious.
"Damn, that's really ruthless..."
Zhuang Rui shook his head. If he and Bai Shi hadn't arrived in time, and the two of them had continued fighting, it would have been a lose-lose situation, and neither of them would have survived.
Even if their wounds heal, they will be unable to hunt during this time and will likely starve to death.
"Damn, you really have strong likes and dislikes, huh?"
As Zhuang Rui was examining the two beasts that were temporarily unable to move, the white lion trotted over to the snow mastiff and began licking its wounds, occasionally taking advantage of the situation to lick the snow mastiff's face.
Zhuang Rui knew that animals often lick their wounds after being injured because animal saliva contains nerve growth factor, which can both thoroughly clean the wound and reduce the risk of infection, and also promote wound healing.
The snow leopard beside the white lion, its eyes gleaming coldly, watched it warily while licking the wound on its foreleg. It struggled several times to stand and leave, but its injuries were too severe, and it collapsed to the ground each time it managed to get up. "Don't be afraid, I'll heal you..."
Zhuang Rui put away the DV camera and slowly walked towards the snow leopard.
When Zhuang Rui was only four or five meters away from the snow leopard, the leopard let out a "roar" and braced itself on its hind legs, as if it would pounce on him if Zhuang Rui dared to get any closer.
"Calm down, calm down..."
Zhuang Rui didn't care whether the other party could understand him or not. He kept muttering to himself, but he didn't dare to go any further. His eyes were on the snow leopard's wound. A trace of purple-gold spiritual energy seeped into the almost broken forelimb.
Zhuang Rui could see a large amount of spiritual energy in his eyes. Since there were no humans around, these animals couldn't reveal their secrets, so they used a lot of spiritual energy. The snow leopard's wound was healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Seemingly sensing the changes within its body, the snow leopard looked down at its wound, uttered a meaningless groan, and finally lay down comfortably, presenting its snow-white belly to Zhuang Rui.
In just one minute, the snow leopard's wounds began to scab over. Zhuang Rui then transferred his spiritual energy to the snow leopard's face to heal the wounds inflicted by the white lion.
The spiritual energy flowed to its face, making the snow leopard even more sensitive. When it looked at Zhuang Rui, its eyes softened considerably. It rolled over on the ground and actually moved closer to Zhuang Rui, startling him.
"Don't bite people..."
Zhuang Rui muttered something under his breath, then carefully reached out and touched the snow leopard's smooth belly. The snow leopard trembled, but didn't move, its eyes showing a hint of doubt and hesitation about getting close to humans.
Seemingly feeling comfortable being touched by Zhuang Rui, the snow leopard let out a low growl.
Zhuang Rui could sense that the roar was not malicious. Having lived in such a spiritual place as the snow mountain for a long time, this snow leopard should have also developed a kind of intelligence.
When Zhuang Rui stood up again, the snow leopard had become very affectionate towards him, half-lying on the ground and rubbing its blood-stained head against Zhuang Rui's trouser leg.
"It really is a female? I wonder if it could be crossbred with the white lion?"
Zhuang Rui glanced down and immediately had the idea of giving the white lion a king and two queens. Didn't he see that old golden-maned lion king with three thousand concubines... uh, that's an exaggeration, he must have at least thirty.
"Ouch..."
Just as Zhuang Rui was having wicked thoughts, a sudden, strong force came from behind him, as if something was tugging at his clothes. Caught off guard, Zhuang Rui fell to the ground with a thud.
"What are you doing, White Lion?"
Zhuang Rui turned around and saw the white lion biting the clothes around his waist and dragging it toward the snow mastiff.
"Ouch..."
Upon hearing Zhuang Rui's words, it immediately ran back to the snow mastiff's side, gently touched the snow mastiff's wound with its paw, and then barked at Zhuang Rui.
"You want me to heal her wounds?"
Seeing the white lion's human-like actions, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but laugh. He knew that the white lion was unhappy that he had saved the snow leopard first.
If it weren't for the fact that the white lion and Zhuang Rui were of one mind, the white lion would probably have already gone to cause trouble for the snow leopard. Even so, the white lion still roared at the snow leopard to scare it.
"It's okay, the white lion won't bite you anymore, but don't run away..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and channeled some more spiritual energy into the snow leopard's wound before walking toward the injured snow mastiff.
Upon seeing Zhuang Rui approach, this wild snow mastiff reacted just like the snow leopard earlier, showing some unease, constantly growling and tensing its body.
"Waaah..."
The white lion growled "gently" at its future wife, and the snow mastiff gradually relaxed as the white lion's growl sounded.
Chapter 745 Snow Mountain (6)
Although the mother mastiff's eyes still revealed a fierce glint, she did not resist Zhuang Rui's approach. When he got to the mother mastiff's side, Zhuang Rui squatted down and did not use his spiritual energy to heal her wounds first. Instead, he touched the mother mastiff's back with his hand.
Similarly, the female mastiff, who had always lived in the wild, trembled slightly when Zhuang Rui touched her. If it weren't for the white lion's low growl, its paws would probably have already slapped Zhuang Rui's face.
"Waaaaah... Ouch..."
The white lion knew Zhuang Rui's abilities. Seeing his unhurried manner, it immediately turned around and roared at Zhuang Rui, "Don't you see that he's still bleeding from his belly? Don't you care about the mastiff?"
"That's nothing... In terms of actual relationship, all you do is pamper your wife..."
Zhuang Rui was speechless at the white lion's behavior. He thought that this female mastiff would definitely live in the courtyard house in the future, so he had to eliminate its hostility. He didn't expect the white lion to get anxious.
However, considering that this was the first Tibetan Mastiff to show goodwill to a white lion, Zhuang Rui still looked at the mother mastiff's wound. Only Zhuang Rui could see the purple-gold spiritual energy overflowing and seeping into the snow mastiff's wound like little elves.
Compared to a year ago, the spiritual energy in Zhuang Rui's eyes had not only increased in quantity but also in quality. The purplish-gold spiritual energy was like a legendary wound medicine, and the wound was stitching up at a speed visible to the naked eye. A minute or two later, a scar appeared on the snow mastiff's belly.
The female mastiff clearly didn't know what had happened, but the comfortable feeling emanating from her body and her extremely keen sense of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth told her that all of this was brought to her by Zhuang Rui. When the female mastiff's fierce eyes looked at Zhuang Rui beside her, she also revealed a gentle expression.
"Waaah..."
With a low growl, the female mastiff stood up, first sniffing Zhuang Rui with her nose, then sticking out her tongue and licking Zhuang Rui's hand that was placed on her back.
"Ouch..."
Seemingly displeased with the affection shown by the female mastiff and Zhuang Rui, the white lion roared.
"Get out of my way! You're jealous of me? Do you know how hard it was for me to raise you from such a small child?"
Zhuang Rui chuckled and slapped the white lion's head, saying, "Your wife is only pleasing to the eye of a mastiff. I don't have that kind of taste."
The white lion, feeling embarrassed after being hit by Zhuang Rui, lowered its head and whimpered for a while. Suddenly, it saw the snow leopard not far away and roared at it in a fit of rage.
The white lion couldn't do anything to Zhuang Rui, but its roar startled the leopard, which was still recovering from its injuries. It immediately got up and darted towards the bushes in the distance. However, judging from its running size, it wasn't very fast, and it didn't dare to put any weight on its forelimbs, which clearly showed that its injuries were having a significant impact on it.
However, seemingly knowing that the white lion didn't really intend to bite it, the snow leopard stopped after running forty or fifty meters, lay down on the ground licking its wounds, and occasionally raised its head to look at Zhuang Rui.
Just now, during the process of Zhuang Rui treating its wounds, this fierce and alert snow leopard actually developed a sense of dependence on Zhuang Rui. With the keen intuition of a wild animal, it seemed to feel that it was only safest by Zhuang Rui's side when it was injured.
"What are you doing, acting tough? That's the queen I found for you..."
Zhuang Rui felt somewhat helpless. It seemed that the white lion wasn't very interested in the female snow leopard. However, based on his treatment for a short while, the snow leopard still didn't have the ability to hunt. If he left now, it would probably starve to death.
The white lion raised its head, snorted disdainfully at the snow leopard in the distance, and then returned to the snow mastiff's side, nuzzling its neck with its large head in a fawning manner.
"Alright, White Lion, come here..."
Zhuang Rui realized that as long as the white lion was here, the snow leopard wouldn't dare to come over no matter what. He decided to give the white lion some tasks to do.
After the white lion ran over, Zhuang Rui put his arm around its neck and said, "Go, catch a bigger prey..."
"Waaah..."
The white lion turned around and glanced at the female mastiff, looking somewhat hesitant.
"You've eaten your fill this morning, but others still need to eat..."
Zhuang Rui patted the white lion on the head, which startled it. It then returned to its mother and communicated for a while in a language Zhuang Rui desperately wanted to understand but couldn't comprehend. Finally, it darted off like an arrow down the mountain. ...
"Gyatso, you've handled this so terribly! How could you leave Zhuang Rui all alone on the mountain?"
In the small mountain village inhabited by Tibetans, Sonam paced back and forth in Gyatso's room like an ant on a hot plate.
Early this morning, Gyatso led four students down the mountain, but he was so exhausted that he collapsed on the ground. After Suonan found out what had happened, he saw Gyatso's condition and was furious but couldn't vent his anger.
Now that Gyatso had taken a nap, Sonam rushed over immediately. Before this trip, not only did the chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region instruct him to take good care of Zhuang Rui, but Director Yang of the Religious Affairs Bureau also repeatedly instructed him to ensure Zhuang Rui's safety.
Now that Gyatso has left Zhuang Rui alone on the snowy mountain, Suonan would probably have started climbing the mountain this morning if he hadn't lacked mountaineering experience.
"Brother Suonan, don't worry. With Brother Zhuang's health and White Lion by his side, nothing will happen..."
Peng Fei, who had come with Suonan to find Jiacuo, offered a few words of comfort to Suonan.
If you were to ask who among those present had the most confidence in Zhuang Rui, it would definitely be Peng Fei. No one knew Zhuang Rui's abnormal physical abilities better than him. Being able to travel back and forth across the Savage Mountain in a day was something that not just anyone could do.
"But, but, oh dear, what if something really happens..."
Suo Nan sighed heavily. Judging from the attitude of the leaders before his departure, if Zhuang Rui were to get into trouble, it would be a more serious matter than finding the reincarnation of the Living Buddha.
"Brother Suonan, it was my fault. I'll go up the mountain to find Xiaozhuang right now..."
Gyatso was severely exhausted yesterday. As he spoke, he tried to get out of bed, but he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.