The lion goes wandering

Chapter 28 The Destruction of Hope (3)
The red streamer pulled out the bloody sand fox from under the quicksand with its paws, took a step aside, squatted down, and combed its beard and paws leisurely with its tongue. The braided lion on the top: I am full, if you are really hungry, come down, as long as you surrender to me, I can reward you with the leftover sand fox meat!

The braided lion slid down the sand dunes like a slide.

Under the threat of hunger, no one can resist the temptation of food.

According to the routine, before accepting the reward of the red ribbon, the lion with braids should droop its tail between its crotches to show that the opponent is stronger than itself; squat down slightly to show obedience and respect; droop its eyelids and look at the tips of its claws , to express gratitude.After this ceremony, you can lie down on the ground and eat in a well-behaved posture.

This establishes the relationship between master and subordinate.

What made the red streamer quite uncomfortable was that when the braided lion walked towards the sand fox, his tail went up to the sky, swinging from side to side like a flagpole.In addition to the normal functions of maintaining body balance and repelling mosquitoes and flies, the lion's tail is also a barometer for expressing emotions. The tail is vertical and swings left and right. It is considered a belligerent posture, or at least an expression of rebellion.The red streamer snorted through her nose, this guy is too ignorant!
What happened made the red streamer even more dumbfounded. The braided lion stood upright, his eyes were like copper bells, and he stared at it unfriendly.

Is this guy really ignorant of the rules, or did he take the wrong medicine?

Suddenly, the braided lion stretched out one of its front paws, quickly grabbed half of the sand fox into its belly, then grinned at the red streamer, and let out a roar, as if to say: This food is mine, you are not happy roll!
The red streamer was so angry that smoke rose from all seven orifices.It kindly gave up the leftover sand fox to the other party, and prepared to accept the other party as its assistant, but in the end it was considered weak and deceitful. Isn't this too much?This kind of ignorant guy is not worthy to partner with him to rule the Patilu Lions together in the future.It fluffed its mane, its strong body instantly assumed a fighting posture, its sharp claws were stretched, and its sharp teeth were opened, eager to pounce.

You stupid bandit who treats kindness like a donkey's liver and lungs, I will bite off your tail!
Before the red streamer could jump out, suddenly, a black shadow jumped out from behind the sand dune, like an arrow leaving a string, like a whirling wind, rushing towards it.The dusk was heavy and the sky was dark. It wasn't until the thing was about to jump in front of it that it realized that it was a male lion.This is a big male lion about ten years old, tall and mighty, with a particularly lush mane that extends from the top of the head to the root of the tail. It is a standard male lion with a yellow mane.The red streamer instinctively turned around and jumped away, avoiding the ferocious bite of the giant yellow hyena.

The giant yellow hyena winked at the braided lion, and the two guys rushed towards the red streamer in two directions, left and right.

Only then did the red streamer understand that the braided lion was not a lonely stray lion, but a partner of the giant yellow hyena. It was facing two male lions!If it were to fight alone, it might not lose to the majestic yellow giant hyena, but the other party had braided lions to help them fight, so it was no match for them anyway.

The hero doesn't suffer from immediate losses, forget it, anyway, it has already eaten more than half of the sand fox, and the remaining half of the sand fox will be taken away by vultures.The red streamer turned around and fled deep into the desert.It has lived on the edge of the desert for a long time, and has long been used to walking in the soft desert with a little sunken feet, and soon got rid of the giant yellow mane and the braided lion.

The red streamer waited in the desert until the bright moon lifted into the sky, and then went back home.It thought that the giant yellow hyena and the braided lion must have passed by the edge of the desert by chance to look for food.After snatching the little half sand fox, they are satisfied, and they may leave after eating.

The red mane came to its lair - the bunker behind the rocks. Before it could get close, a series of male lion's roars erupted from the den. Stretched out aggressively.The red streamer had to retreat to the depths of the desert, dug a shallow hole under a clump of red willows, and fell asleep indiscriminately.

These two stray male lions must have swallowed half of a sand fox. After seeing that it was getting late, they will stay on the edge of the desert for the night, and they will leave at dawn. The scorching sun like a flame at the edge, let alone living in a sweltering nest like a mouse.

The next day, as soon as the sun came out, the red streamer ran to the vicinity of his nest, boarded a sand dune, and looked at the nest.It saw that the giant yellow mane was guarding the ground nest, the braided lion had returned from hunting in the morning, holding a flamingo in his mouth, and the two male lions were eating slowly beside the ground nest.Eat, please hurry up, eat breakfast, please go on the road, leave the edge of this desert that is not worthy of your nostalgia!
Soon, only a messy pile of bird feathers remained on the sand.The giant yellow mane licked his beard, stretched his waist, stood up slowly, and walked forward unhurriedly, followed by the braided lion.

The red ribbons thought they were going to leave, but the yellow mane walked a hundred meters away and stopped in front of a sandy ditch, with its hind legs spread out, spitting out a small amount of urine, then turned left, and walked another hundred meters away, I sprayed half a piece of urine under a bunch of withered jujube trees... After going around in a circle, I returned to the exposed rock, and kept rubbing against the rock surface with my body, and the fallen body hair stuck to the rock.The red streamers felt chills in their hearts. They were using urine as a scent and body hair as a marker to lay out borders and demarcate boundaries.

It has no territory, no lions, no companions, only such a small den that can barely live in, and it was taken away by force.

This is really a typical Matthew effect. If you have nothing, you will be deprived of everything; if you have everything, you will continue to be given.

At dusk that day, the giant yellow hyena and the braided lion walked northwestward towards the setting sun.The red streamer follows from afar, and it has a secret wish: maybe they will find a more suitable place to live, so that they will no longer care about the nest on the edge of the desert, then it can Back to his lair again.

What made the red ribbon almost pissed off was that the giant yellow mane and the braided lion came to the territory of the Patilu lion group, stopped, sneaked into the bushes on the gentle slope, hid behind the leaves, and secretly spy on.

At that time, the Patilu lions were drinking water by the pond. The 25-year-old miscellaneous hair was lying on an abandoned ant hill, licking the lion's fur on his arms, turning his head and raising his feet slowly, looking Long Zhong is old.

The giant yellow mane and the braided lion watched with great interest for a long time, and did not leave the bush until night fell.When they left, the corners of their eyes hung, their noses fluttered, their expressions were secretive, and their tails swayed triumphantly in mid-air, unable to conceal their inner joy.The red streamer understands that their real intention is not to fancy its nest on the edge of the desert, but to attack the aging old miscellaneous hairs, coveting the Patilu lion group!
If the giant yellow hyena and the braided lion just want its nest on the edge of the desert, although it is also angry, it can tolerate it. It is just a nest, and it will be lost if it is lost.The problem now is that what they want is the entire Patiru pride and it can't take it anymore.Its fire started from the heart, and the evil grew to the side of the gut. It rushed out, opened its teeth and claws, and rushed towards the giant yellow hyena and the braided lion.

You two hateful robbers, I will fight you!

On the edge of the desert, a fierce battle was waged.

Although the red streamer is quite familiar with the terrain in this area, although it is stronger than the giant yellow hyena, has more fighting experience than the braided lion, and does not lack the courage to fight to the death, but the opponent is two male lions, two to one, it Obviously no match for them.The giant yellow hyena dealt with it from the front, and the braided lion attacked it from behind.It looked at the head but couldn't take care of the tail. After only a few rounds, the neck was torn and the buttocks were bitten with blood.Unless it is willing to be killed alive, it has no choice but to run for its life in a hurry.

Fortunately, it was already dark, and the giant yellow mane and the braided lion did not dare to chase far away.

A thin crescent moon casts a bleak light on the desert.The red streamer was wandering around the edge of the desert, aimless, not knowing where to go or what to do, feeling extremely depressed.

In order to be able to take the place of the old miscellaneous hair, in order to become the leader of the Patilu lion group, it has waited for six or seven years, suffered all kinds of hardships, and suffered all kinds of crimes. Two robbers broke in and took away all its hopes at once.

Yes, all hope.The reason why it can survive to this day after going through 81 disasters is that it is supported and inspired by the hope of having the Patilu Lions in the future.

Several times, it could not drink water, and it was so thirsty that it was about to collapse on the edge of the desert; or it could not find food, and it was too hungry to take another step; I once had the thought that it would be better to just die and forget about living so hard and so uselessly.But thinking about the near future, he will be able to turn himself into a lion king, owning the Patilu lion group, and his life will change from bitter to sweet, so he has the confidence and courage to persist in living.The two robbers, the giant yellow mane and the braided lion, not only took away the Patilu lion group that should belong to it, but cut off the spiritual pillar on which it depended for survival!
It's over, the Red Ribbon thought.The incumbent male lions of other lion groups around are still in their prime, and some are even younger than him.Even if it waits patiently, it will lose its age advantage, and it will be eliminated by the ruthless years before the reigning big lions grow old and frail.

In the world of lions, there are tens of thousands of wandering male lions, and only a very few lucky ones can ascend to the throne after some fierce competition, own a certain lion group, have their own territory, and have children. female, leaving behind their offspring.This rate is extremely low, probably only 1% to 2%. Most male lions are lonely homeless people throughout their lives.After entering old age, the situation is even more bleak, unable to find enough food, and will soon die under the double pressure of hunger and disease.

Rogue male lions have an average life expectancy of three to five years less than those of larger male lions with territories.The red streamer understands that unless a miracle happens, it will still be a humble tramp until the day it dies, and it will never have a bright future in this life.It's so stupid, it should have thought a long time ago that a lion king whose throne is crumbling, a dying lion king, is like the most exquisite dessert, it is impossible not to attract those wandering lions who are blinded by greed to snatch it.It was long overdue to launch a dynasty-changing attack on the great lions of the Patilu pride, like eating dessert first, alas, it is too late now.

What's the point of it living like this?

(End of this chapter)