Chapter 2336: 2333: Prey
Chapter 2336: Chapter 2333: Prey
“Little Snow, this is your home from now on; take a look around, and if you find a place you like, I’ll build you a nest,” Xiao Manxuan generously pointed to the surrounding mountains.
Little Snow turned to look at Lin Tian, evidently seeking his opinion. Lin Tian nodded and said, “Xuanxuan is right. Do you prefer caves or houses?”
Chirp chirp…
Little Snow chirped twice, spread its wings, and flew toward a rocky mountain opposite. The rocky mountain stood alone between two other mountains, with a small area yet towering like a giant stone pillar.
The mountain is entirely made of rock, but a few nameless wild trees grow tenaciously on it. Little Snow flew under a wild tree halfway up the mountain, and after moving the branches and leaves, it revealed a large cave behind them.
“Looks like Little Snow still prefers living in its cave,” Lin Tian said with a helpless smile.
If he were to build a house or a cage, it would be awkward. This works out well; there’s a decent cave here. In the snowy mountains, it also lived in a cave.
“What does Little Snow usually eat?” Wang Wanxi remembered an important matter.
Xiao Manxuan turned to Lin Tian, unsure, “It should be… eating meat, right?”
“Come on, with Little Snow’s appetite, if it eats meat, it would devour a whole pig a day. We can’t afford that, we can’t afford that,” Ghost exaggeratedly shook his head.
The guy was joking. With the Yun Family’s wealth, eating a pig, or even many pigs, wouldn’t be an issue.
“I don’t know if it eats meat, but surely Little Snow’s appetite isn’t that big. Kunlun Mountain has scarce wildlife; if it ate a pig a day, where would it find such prey?” Lin Tian immediately rebutted, claiming a pig was certainly exaggerated.
In the icy and snowy Kunlun, it’s challenging to find even a rabbit a day, let alone so much meat.
“I got it, Little Snow eats snow lotuses. Look, it’s so familiar with the mountain of snow lotuses, it certainly feeds on snow lotuses,” Xiao Manxuan boldly guessed.
This guess left Ghost and Wang Wanxi dumbfounded, Ghost even said, “We really can’t afford this now.”
This time, it wasn’t a lie. Snow lotus is rare, limited in quantity, and some things aren’t just about money.
“I also feel meat probably isn’t Little Snow’s staple. There’s not much prey in Kunlun, but Kunlun has plenty of herbs. Given Little Snow’s intelligence, it can sense the benefits of those herbs,” Lin Tian guessed even more boldly.
Suppose Little Snow knows how to consume herbs to enhance itself, similar to human cultivation, that would be incredible—a Snow Eagle that can cultivate.
Chirp…
As the others were discussing the Snow Eagle’s main food, Little Snow emerged from the cave, chirped, flew atop the mountain, circled once, and then flew into the deep mountains.
“Little Snow…” Xiao Manxuan thought Little Snow was running away, and couldn’t help but call out anxiously.
The little girl didn’t look at the path ahead and almost tumbled, but Lin Tian hurriedly held her: “Don’t worry; every raptor and beast needs to reconfirm its territory in a new place. Little Snow is no exception; it’s inspecting its domain.”
“Luckily, there are no beasts here; otherwise, their position wouldn’t be secure,” Ghost joked.
“Will Little Snow fly out and hurt people?” Ning Luoxi slightly frowned.
“This is a barren wilderness, neither a scenic spot nor an orchard. At most, it’s got some small animals like wild cats and rabbits. Other than us, nobody would be foolish enough to come here to play,” Ghost said carelessly.
Lin Tian also explained, “Little Snow seems aggressive, but as long as it’s not provoked, it won’t attack people. It attacked us due to a misunderstanding. Just ignore it; once it finishes marking its territory, it’ll naturally come back.”
“Here… no one hunts, right?” Xiao Manxuan hesitated to ask.
Everyone froze for a moment, then looked at Ning Luoxi, who promptly replied, “No, it’s hunting season; even hunting a rabbit is prohibited.”
“That’s good,” Lin Tian said lightly while actually thinking that if anyone tried to hunt Little Snow, they’d just be unlucky.
They walked down the mountain to familiarize themselves with the terrain; this area would become Lin Tian’s villa, and he needed to stake out his territory as well.
While they were getting to know their villa “territory,” on the other side of the mountain range, a group dressed in red and black outdoor clothing and hiking boots appeared.
There were six people in total, each carrying an outdoor backpack, and if Lin Tian were here, he’d certainly recognize one of the male and one of the female members.
“David, Sally, you said recently you’ve felt stifled and needed some relief. Was your idea of relief hunting?” A blonde-haired foreigner raised the crossbow in his hand, confused.
David replied as if it were natural, “These interceptor crossbows in your hands cost me fifty thousand yuan each. If not for hunting, why would I spend that money?”
“But I heard it’s hunting season,” the blonde man countered.
“We’re just playing around, not really hunting, so what’s there to be afraid of?” Sally shrugged nonchalantly, “Besides, you’re foreigners. Aren’t you aware that foreigners have extra privileges in Huaxia?”
“Sally, you’re right, you’re right…” The blonde man grinned with a meaningful smile.
David and the others continued advancing into the mountains, but they only encountered wild birds, no rabbits or similar game. With their skills, they naturally couldn’t hit birds in flight.
“David, I think we should call it; we’ve walked half the day without seeing a single rabbit. I’m tired and don’t want to keep going,” Sally patted her leg, feeling the soreness coming on, and started complaining.
David glanced at the others; they were also a bit dispirited, likely because they hadn’t caught anything and felt their trip was wasted.
“Alright, let’s take a break.” David waved his hand.
One of the men set down his backpack and said, “I’m going for a pee…”
He hadn’t gone far before stumbling back, freaking out everyone else.
“David, David, b-big…” The man tried to keep his voice down, but stuttered, unable to complete a sentence as if he’d been jolted, unable to calm down.
“Big what, big shot, Xiao Lezi, what are you doing, being so incoherent? Where’s the eloquence you use in your pickup lines?” David grumpily scolded.
The man known as Xiao Lezi took a gulp from his water bottle, slightly calming down: “There’s a b-big… bird.”
“Come on, look at you, all scared like that. How big is it?” Sally sneered.
“Bigger than a person, white, seems to be an eagle…” Xiao Lezi finally calmed down enough to roughly describe what he saw.
“Are you serious?” The blonde man was a bit doubtful.
“Let’s go!” David immediately stood up, took off his backpack, and grabbed his crossbow, heading forward. The others exchanged excited glances and followed suit.
Xiao Lezi led them over a small mound and pointed to a big tree in the distance, whispering, “Look there, on the branch, a white eagle—such majesty…”