Chapter 103: Dragging A Family Behind
Qin Wanwan was afraid that other animals would be scared away because the three wolves and the great lion were present, so she let them go hunting on their own.
On this great grassland, as long as she didn’t encounter Tartars, Qin Wanwan, this little Qilin, could basically walk sideways.
Wolf Fang and the other two guards protected her on her left and right.
Upon reaching the grassland, Qin Wanwan got off her horse and walked by herself.
“What big cats are there on the grassland?”
“This… I know of a cat that looks very much like a domestic cat, but it’s extremely agile and difficult to catch. It usually runs away by the time it hears hoofbeats or people walking.”
“There’s also a medium-sized cat that looks quite imposing. Herdsmen on the grassland call it a Pallas’s cat, as well as a lynx, and a snow leopard that lives in the high mountains and preys on blue sheep. There’s also a leopard that is entirely golden but covered in black spots, which everyone calls a leopard cat…”
“However, those larger cats hunt larger prey, so they probably wouldn’t be interested in the little mice in our warehouse.”
Qin Wanwan: “Then let’s find little cats.”
The two guards felt that it was probably impossible to find them.
Those creatures are vigilant. The big cats are not afraid of people because they can fight with them.
But little cats wouldn’t be stupid enough to confront people head-on.
However, they didn’t dampen Qin Wanwan’s enthusiasm and just treated it as accompanying her on a trip.
As Qin Wanwan walked, she continuously mumbled, “Kitten, where are the kittens?”
“Cub, I found a cat!”
Keke, flying in the sky, had a broader view.
Qin Wanwan’s big eyes immediately lit up.
“Where, where?”
“Follow me.”
Led by Keke, Qin Wanwan trotted across the grassland with her short legs.
About ten minutes later, they found a Pallas’s cat that looked imposing, with a slightly dejected expression.
The reason it looked imposing was that the Pallas’s cat had a rather large face, and the fur on its face made its face appear fuller.
But in reality, this creature was particularly timid and walked with a slight limp.
Upon discovering people, its first reaction was to turn and run.
Qin Wanwan quickly chased: “Don’t run, big cat, don’t run.”
The Pallas’s cat turned its head to look at her, hesitated, and stopped, but its eyes remained vigilant as it looked in their direction, baring its teeth.
Qin Wanwan glanced at the people following closely behind her.
“You all stay here.”
She knew who the Pallas’s cat was wary of, and it certainly wasn’t her, the cute little Qilin!
Wolf Fang anxiously shook his head.
The other two also said, “No, we must protect your safety.”
Qin Wanwan: “But big cats are afraid of you.”
The two: “It’s not safe for you to go over there.”
“It is safe.”
The little one put her hands on her hips, her tender, childish voice carrying a hint of bossiness, quite resembling Xie Chong.
“Stay!”
After speaking, she walked towards the Pallas’s cat.
The two hesitated for a moment, and one of them took out a bow and arrow, drawing it to aim at the Pallas’s cat.
If the Pallas’s cat made any move to harm Qin Wanwan, the arrow in his hand would be shot.
Qin Wanwan walked over to the Pallas’s cat and, under the tense gazes of the three, patted the big cat’s head.
Danger did not occur.
The Pallas’s cat’s dark nose sniffed her small hand, and then, with an expression of enjoyment and fascination, it continuously rubbed against Qin Wanwan.
It even exposed its soft belly, wanting to be petted.
Qin Wanwan squeezed the Pallas’s cat’s paw and petted its little belly.
Petting the cat was incredibly joyful.
“Eh? Big cat, you have little babies.”
This Pallas’s cat’s belly was large, and as Qin Wanwan petted its belly, she felt the life force emanating from within.
It turned out to be a pregnant Pallas’s cat mother.
Keke stood on Qin Wanwan’s shoulder: “I saw it hunting, but it didn’t catch anything. It almost let that pika rabbit escape. So stupid, hahaha…”
The Pallas’s cat’s eyes were fixed on Keke, a look of longing for food in its eyes.
Keke saw this and cursed loudly, “What are you dreaming about? Can your mere little cat covet this noble body of Bird Lord?!”
“Meow-ow!”
Qin Wanwan turned her head and called to the guards, “Can you catch two pika rabbits?”
“Your subordinate will go catch them now.”
Seeing that the Pallas’s cat was as docile as a house cat in front of Qin Wanwan, they lowered their guard and were also somewhat shocked.
Although the Pallas’s cat was not large in size, it was still a carnivorous animal.
It was so easily tamed by their young lady?
“You’re pregnant, so you can’t go help Daddy catch mice. It seems it won’t be enough for you to eat.”
The main food of Pallas’s cats is the pika rabbits on the grassland. Even if there are many mice in the warehouse, there won’t be as many as pika rabbits and wild rabbits on the grassland.
Those who went out hunting returned quickly, bringing back a pika rabbit that had been shot by an arrow.
Qin Wanwan handed it to the Pallas’s cat.
The creature began to eat without politeness.
It’s not easy for a single mother to raise cubs.
After petting the Pallas’s cat’s fur and waiting for it to finish eating, Qin Wanwan bid farewell.
“Goodbye, I’m going to find other cats.”
The Pallas’s cat squatted in place, watching Qin Wanwan and her group leave, still a bit reluctant.
The scent of the big treasure was so pleasant and comfortable that even the little cubs inside its belly liked it.
Later, Qin Wanwan wandered on the grassland and encountered two Tibetan foxes fighting.
The faces of the Tibetan foxes truly lowered the appearance of foxes single-handedly.
Their faces proved that not all foxes possessed the legendary charm.
“Why is this fox so ugly?”
“I’ve seen them on the grassland before. The first time I saw one, I thought it was a dog. When they told me it was a fox, I couldn’t believe it.”
They had big, round faces, small eyes, and dull grey fur.
The two guards pointed at the Tibetan foxes, gesturing.
The two Tibetan foxes looked at them with half-closed eyelids.
Did their ugliness require them to be looked at so much?
Qin Wanwan held the Tibetan fox’s large face, looking at it from all angles.
This broad face made its head seem large, but its body appeared somewhat slender.
The two fighting Tibetan foxes were surprisingly a married couple.
Qin Wanwan: “Then why are you fighting?”
The female Tibetan fox: “Awooo…”
Qin Wanwan: “Ah? You went out all day and didn’t bring back any prey, only thinking about eating yourself. That’s too much.”
The male Tibetan fox also whined aggrievedly.
He didn’t do it on purpose. This was his first time looking for a mate; he was single before and wasn’t used to his current identity, so he forgot when he went out hunting.
“Then next time, you must remember to bring food for your wife. She’s pregnant too.”
That’s right, this Tibetan fox was also pregnant.
After acting as a little mediator and resolving the conflict between the Tibetan fox couple, Qin Wanwan continued on her way.
Later, she encountered other Tibetan foxes and even a lynx.
But this lynx did not eat mice.
She had to keep searching.
Good news: she successfully found a cat that eats mice.
Bad news: it had a whole family.
Most outrageously, this grassland cat had given birth to ten kittens!
To feed these ten kittens, the mother cat was so thin and weak that she was on the verge of death, unable to produce milk, and the kittens were crying from hunger.
