Chapter 72: Disease

Chapter 72: Disease

It was already late at night .

The desolate cries of a jackal came from the grassland in the distance .

No one knew if he was calling for his wife or looking for his lost child .

The arrival of the dry season filled every animal’s family with danger .

When Chu Xiaoye returned to the camp with fresh meat in his mouth, Catherine had already fallen asleep .

He had already finished drinking from the water bag .

The piece of deer meat in front of him was also eaten clean .

It seemed that she had recovered a little .

He wondered if it was the effect of the saliva .

Chu Xiaoye placed the flesh of the black antelope in front of her . Then, he went over and climbed up the Baobab tree to rest .

On the tree .

Little Curly Tail and Mei Mei were sleeping soundly .

The battle and running around today made them extremely tired .

After he licked the wounds on their bodies, there was no risk of infection .

They needed to rest .

The entire pride needed to rest .

Ten days later .

Callie, who was more than three months pregnant, quietly left the camp and no one knew where she went .

When lionesses gave birth, they would leave alone and find a safe place to give birth to them, so that their cubs would not be hurt .

The river at the foot of the hill had become very shallow .

Although it was murky and full of mud, every evening, the animals that came to drink water would fight each other to drink a mouthful of water .

The hippos had already left .

On the shore of the river, there was an old hippopotamus that had died of illness . It was being divided up by the crocodiles and vultures .

The crocodiles were extremely territorial . They seemed unwilling to leave the river that was about to dry up and continued to stay here alone .

However, the hot sun during the day made them feel uncomfortable even if they crawled into the thick mud .

Therefore, they climbed ashore, came to the bushes, and crawled into the dense bushes to avoid the sun .

Hence, the crocodiles clashed with the lions .

The pride would never allow these ferocious fellows to lie near their camp!

Especially when there were still fragile cubs in the pride .

The cold father brought the five female lions and roared as they chased away the crocodiles . However, they did not gain much .

The crocodiles were unwilling to leave .

They raised their heads and opened their mouths, revealing their sharp teeth as they faced the pride .

Although the pride was powerful, they could not do anything about these fellows who were also at the top of the food chain on the grassland .

Both sides were afraid of the other party’s sharp teeth .

Fortunately, once the sky turned dark, the crocodiles would retreat to the river at the foot of the hill .

The pride could only compromise and strengthen their vigilance .

At the back of the camp, the forest that had been snatched away by the Seno brothers’ pride seemed to have become a blank space in the middle of the two prides .

The Seno brothers’ pride had not appeared in the bushes for a long time .

The Seno brothers did not pee there again, as if they had already given up on the territory that they had just snatched .

This surprised and puzzled the pride of the cold father .

However, in order to avoid unnecessary conflict, the cold father did not go there to pee again .

The female lions did not dare to go over to hunt .

Hence, the forest became an ownerless forest .

Every night, Chu Xiaoye would bring Little Curly Tail and Mei Mei to train all sorts of survival skills .

Recently .

Chu Xiaoye always felt that Little Curly Tail and Mei Mei’s speed and strength had increased by leaps and bounds, growing extremely quickly .

The bodies of the two little fellows seemed to have been enhanced as well . Their endurance and spirit were much stronger than before .

He thought about it carefully and felt that it might have been because of his saliva .

Or perhaps it was because of his blood .

When they were injured previously, he had helped them lick their wounds . His saliva had mixed with their blood and might have entered their bodies . When he was injured previously, they had also helped him lick his wounds, and they must have swallowed his blood .

These things might be changing their bodies like the heat in his body .

Of course, this was just a guess .

Catherine had recovered her health since that night .

However, this female cub still felt inferior and reserved, and did not dare to play with them .

However, she would follow them secretly every night to the bushes at the back and learn some skills .

She practised very diligently .

Ever since the pride ate a full meal of the giraffe’s flesh last time, they did not have a good meal again during this time .

The female lions had a hard time . Every night, they would go out to hunt .

However, they always returned with nothing .

In ten days, they only caught a single warthog and could not fill their stomachs .

Due to the threat of the crocodiles and the covetous gazes of the other carnivores, they did not dare to run too far .

The weather was getting hot and dry .

The annoying flies and mosquitoes also appeared in groups, looking for damp and cool places .

The lions’ nostrils and eyes, even their ears and anus, had become where they attacked .

These rulers of the grassland who had almost no natural enemies seemed so helpless and weak in front of these little things .

They waved their tails, shook their heads, and twisted their bodies . They even extended their claws comically and clumsily and helplessly chased away these annoying mosquitoes .

However, it was useless .

On this night .

When Chu Xiaoye brought Little Curly Tail and Mei Mei into the bushes at the back and prepared to continue training, he discovered a sick female lion at the border of the Seno brothers’ pride next door .

The female lion lay on the ground with her mouth open . Her abdomen heaved violently and she was on the verge of death .

On her head, back, and thigh, many scars with pus appeared .

It was crawling with flies .

The fur on her body also became bald in a few places and was full of white spots . She looked exceptionally terrifying and miserable .

This was Catherine’s mother .

She lay on the ground helplessly, facing the direction of the pride of cold father . Her gaze was unfocused, and even when she saw Chu Xiaoye and the others, she did not have any reaction .

She had already lost her life force and had no strength to struggle .

She was seriously ill and could not recover .

For every lioness, when they knew that they were about to die, they would quietly leave the pride and find a quiet place to wait for death alone . They would never let their children see them .

She came to the borders of the territory and lay there, looking in the direction of the pride of cold father . One did not know if she was thinking about her once abandoned daughter .

Catherine hid in the bushes not far away and looked at her silently . Then, she slowly lowered her head .

She did not choose to go out .

Although her mother had once abandoned her in order to survive, she no longer had any hatred in her heart .

She did not want to go out and see her miserable appearance .

She wanted to leave her with her last bit of dignity .

In her heart, her mother was still the most beautiful hunter who had previously run vigorously and majestically on the grassland .

A familiar aura suddenly assaulted him .

Catherine looked up and saw that the figure that fascinated her had arrived in front of her at some point .

His amber eyes were like the stars in the night, so bright and dazzling that it made her heart tremble .

“Bam!”

He gave her a swipe, then turned around and ordered her to follow .