Age of Behemoths

Putting the schoolbag stuffed with beef back on his shoulder, Shen Yifei licked his lips, tilted his head to look into Qin Jixun's eyes and asked, "Qin Jixun, can I just call you by your name?"

"...Okay." Qin Jixun was feeding Xiao Ci with water, after all, the previous interrupted time obviously made Xiao Ci not very satisfied.

"Can you call me by my name too?"

Qin Jixun lowered his head and touched the back of Xiao Ci's head, then raised his head: "Yifei?"

"Continuing Xun?"

"..." How should I put it, Shen Yifei thought about it, thinking that this should be a romantic and emotional moment, but in the end...he shivered, feeling uncomfortable in his mouth as if he had eaten too much sour food His teeth were sour, and at the same time, he could clearly see the strange expression on Qin Jixun's face.

"Let's...let's call them together by first name and last name." It seems that the two of them are not suitable for using this kind of nickname at this stage, so let's continue to call each other by first name and last name.Wait until later to see how things change.

There is nothing to say about the first half of the journey back. Those fruit trees with "hawthorn" hanging on them, what they were like when they went, and what they were when they returned. Even those rotten fruits that fell on the ground are still there. No animal ever touched it.Even, their return journey was quieter than when they left, probably because carnivorous animals, big and small, rushed to participate in the feast of beef.

Then there is the part where Shen Yifei and Qin Jixun couldn't find anything special no matter what.But when the crispy noodles and Teddy went back, they were still so nervous and serious.In other words, the things here are dangerous, but they don’t run away to eat meat.

The two human beings have no slack in their hearts. At this time, they feed on nature and are full of awe of nature.They followed Teddy and Gan Ganmian to do the same, careful not to make a wrong step.

"Shen Yifei, there is something near the supermarket..." After leaving the dangerous area, Qin Jixun suddenly pulled Shen Yifei as he was about to go home.

Shen Yifei immediately patted Teddy and signaled it to stop—but it seemed that there was no need to signal, the big guy found a piece of soft and moist moss, and he was lying on it and chewing happily.

"Danger?"

Qin Jixun shook his head: "I can't be sure, because it still has a cub with it. Under normal circumstances, this kind of beast should be passing by, but its strong smell means that it has been around for a while."

Shen Yifei nodded, it is understandable that most people with children are not willing to take the initiative to find trouble.However, if provoked, it will be more ferocious than ordinary beasts.It seems that Qin Jixun's sense of smell is more sensitive than that of Teddy and the crispy noodles, but how should he explain this to Teddy?

Having gnawed away all the moss he liked, Teddy grumbled and took the bear step again.Because he was not sure, and also worried about misunderstanding between his expression and Teddy's understanding, Shen Yifei followed Teddy and patted it after walking for a while to make it stop.Teddy and Gan Crispy Noodles felt strange at first, one big and one small shook their heads, but Shen Yifei continued to lower their footsteps.

The result was that Gan Crispy Noodles became excited for some reason, jumping up and down around Shen Yifei, Qin Jixun, and of course Teddy, but there was no need to worry because it didn't leave their surroundings.Teddy slowly calmed down, and without Shen Yifei's signal, its pace also slowed down significantly.Obviously, everyone has understood what Shen Yifei wants to express, and understands that there may be danger.

There is a supermarket in front of me, because I am about to get home, even the cars blocking the road around me look much more pleasing to the eye now.It's a pity that there is still a shadow of unknown danger waiting for them.Suddenly, Teddy stopped in his tracks, and the "bear" lay down on the ground, his fur exploded. Opposite the supermarket, in the direction of the dilapidated fast food restaurant, there was a roar of demonstration.Gan Crispy Noodles immediately stopped bouncing around, sat obediently on his tail, and hid behind Qin Jixun.

Teddy's roar had just stopped, and hanging outside the fast food restaurant, the dense vines like green curtains swayed slightly.A dark figure parted the vines and walked out from inside.The black shadow lowered its body as soon as it appeared, but it was not facing Teddy, but facing Shen Yifei, it opened its mouth: "Roar~~woo~~" and yelled.

——This is definitely not roaring, a more accurate description should be... acting like a baby?

This black figure is that familiar cat with two extremely handsome fangs, Diego.

"Roar!" Although Teddy often passed by Diego's territory, and at that time the two sides lived in peace.But now Diego's ignorance, coupled with his courtship to Shen Yifei in front of Teddy (?), made Teddy even more angry.The teddy stood up, and then fell suddenly, the thick bear paw hit the ground, and everyone standing around could feel the shock from the soles of their feet!Immediately afterwards, the big guy grinned, exposing his snow-white fangs, and rushed towards Diago like a tank!

At this time, Diego stopped acting coquettishly, and rushed out to the side, avoiding Teddy the tank, turned his head, and showed his fangs to Teddy with a grin: "Roar!"

But following its movements, both Shen Yifei and Qin Jixun noticed something was wrong—this big cat was injured, and a large piece of muscle was torn off by something on its right hind leg...

The two looked at each other, wouldn't it be what they thought?That big cat is too smart.Moreover, it only met Shen Yifei once, right?At that time, I was still indifferent.

——Because it was injured, it couldn't hunt by itself.And as a large, solitary carnivore that burns a lot of calories every day, it's deadly.As long as there is no food for two or three days, it will become extremely weak due to hunger, and it will be even more difficult to hunt prey. This is a vicious circle and a natural axiom, and it will eventually become food for other animals.

So, it came to Shen Yifei, hoping to rely on Shen Yifei to get through this crisis.

help?Or not?

Shen Yifei really has a good impression of this big cat, and always feels that it is like the black cat that was missed before he fell asleep, although the two cats have only the color of fur and eyes in common.Even, because Teddy changed the hunting location today, Shen Yifei still had some regrets for not being able to introduce Diago to Qin Jixun—there was only one thing, because he knew that cats and bears were neighbors, so there would always be a meeting in the future. chance.

If you can establish a good relationship with Diego, of course it is a very good thing, and you can afford the big cat's livelihood as soon as you come up... no.

After all, Diego is not a cat. He needs to eat a lot of meat. Moreover, his lame injury is too serious, and a large muscle has completely disappeared.Even if Shen Yifei is not a veterinarian, judging from the experience, he knows that even if Diego recovers, he will probably remain disabled.He himself was in mortal danger on both hunts, and although fortunately he was unscathed both times, and Teddy was well fed both times, it was impossible to be perfect every time.

In this case, do you want to raise a saber-toothed tiger?That's not kindness, that's greater irresponsibility plus suicide.

Teddy and Diego had already fought together, and Shen Yifei did not stop him, because he hoped that Diego would retreat.

Although they are all large beasts, but in a one-on-one fight at this distance, Diego is not Teddy's opponent even if he is not injured.After all, there is a difference in weight, and the size of a cat's paw and a bear's paw is not at the same level.

Diego rolled on the ground, dodging a dangerous slap!At this time, Diego had obviously tasted the difficulties, but he was obviously not a flexible cat, he was still stubborn, rolling around under Teddy's bear's paw with difficulty, and even tore the wound on his leg.

"Teddy!" Shen Yifei rushed out and hugged Teddy's big head.In fact, Teddy didn't want to kill the big cat, otherwise, how could such a lame cat not solve it for so long?This wasn't hunting, and Teddy wasn't angry enough to kill his long-lost neighbor.

There is no need to continue fighting, Shen Yifei thinks he should explain to the big cat that he will not get close.

Teddy stopped attacking and howled angrily, but not at a certain cat, but at Shen Yifei.Even if you don’t understand, you can still get the general idea—there is already one at home, do you want to keep another one? !

Quick Noodles also rushed over at this time, yelling in response to Teddy's voice.The two bears have a low pitch and a high pitch, and their calls are a perfect match... Shen Yifei patted Teddy's thick back to comfort it.Turning his head to face Diego, waving his arms at it, motioning it to go quickly.

After the fight just now, Diego limped even more when he moved.It stood up and whimpered sadly, but it still didn't leave. Instead, it walked towards the fast food restaurant. It stood on the side of the vine and barked softly towards the inside of the vine.

Then, from the other side of the vine, there was a small and soft voice in response——

"Mi~~Mi~~"

It really sounded like a cat meowing. After two sounds, a small black saber-toothed tiger that was not walking very steadily came out from behind the vine.It is too small, so the iconic mighty fangs of the saber-toothed tiger haven't grown yet. When walking, it almost tripped over on its four feet. Coupled with the sound, people who don't know will really It mistook it for a kitten.

It turns out that Diego is not Diego, but Sheila, the white female saber-toothed tiger in Ice Age 4.

Sheila went around behind the little saber-toothed tiger, sat on the ground, put her nose against it, then lowered her head, gently arching the young cat cub.