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nThe situation was not optimistic.

nHowever, life had to continue.

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nThe reproduction and survival of lions still needed them to work together.

nCatherine brought the water bag in front of Chu Xiaoye.

nAfter Chu Xiaoye drank it, he let Little Curly Tail and Mei Mei drink their fill. Then, he raised his claws and pointed at the distant rocky hill.

nHe looked at the female cub in front of him and felt that she should understand.

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nOf course, Catherine understood.

nHowever, she was worried about his safety.

nHe was injured and could not climb trees. What if that terrifying big cat returned?

nChu Xiaoye looked at the rocky hill that merged into the night in the distance and was worried about Maya and her two newly born children.

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nIn such hot weather and living in a cave, she had not hydrated herself from food for a few days. He did not know if she could make it through.

nThey had to send the water over as soon as possible.

n“Roar!”

nHe turned around and urged the lioness cub in front of him, signaling her to leave via the grassland and not walk into the bushes.

nAlthough the female cub was powerful, if she was suddenly attacked by the tiger, she would be KO-ed before she could react.

nSeeing his anxiety, Catherine could only pick up the water bag and look at him reluctantly before leaving quickly.

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nShe had to return quickly!

nShe ran on the grassland like the wind in the night and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

nMei Mei did not dare to sleep again. Instead, she lay in the grass and faced the bushes at the back, always vigilant.

nThe pressure that the big cat gave her was too great.

nShe had never seen such an animal, but she could clearly feel its strength and scariness.

nNow, she was the only one left in the camp who could fight.

nShe had to protect her brother and Little Curly Tail!

nChu Xiaoye fell asleep very quickly.

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nIn his sleep, his two injured front feet trembled unconsciously.

nIt did not hurt, but it was a little hot.

nThe night quickly retreated.

nAfter dawn, Chu Xiaoye woke up when the sun rose.

nThe lionesses and the cold father who had gone out to hunt had yet to return, and Catherine, who had gone to deliver water, was nowhere to be seen.

nChu Xiaoye started to worry.

nAt this moment.

nOn the rocky hill, Catherine was looking for Maya and her two children everywhere.

nShe was anxious.

nFrom last night until now, she had searched the entire rocky hill but did not find them.

nShe was sure that she did not remember the place wrong.

nHowever, the cave was empty. There was nothing there except the scent of young cubs.

nCatherine thought of the tragic fate of Callie and her three children that night and could not help but shiver.

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nShe bit the water bag and walked down the rocky hill under the gradually rising sun, continuing to look into the distance.

nShe had to find them!

nNoon.

nJust as Chu Xiaoye was waiting anxiously in the camp, the cold father returned dejectedly with the four female lions.

nNot only did they return empty-handed, but they were also riddled with wounds.

nThe lioness with a broken tail’s tail completely broke off.

nXi’er’s face was covered in wounds and she looked terrifying.

nCallie had a deep wound on her abdomen and almost had her intestines dug out.

nThe bones of Aisha’s hind legs were bitten open.

nAs for the cold father, his mane was messy and his entire body was covered in signs of an intense battle.

nTo be able to beat a pride led by an adult lion into such a miserable state, it was naturally another pride.

nThey walked out of the territory and ran far away to find prey, but they encountered another pride.

nA battle immediately broke out between the two sides.

nIn order to obtain increasingly scarce food and resources, these competitors were merciless when they fought!

nThe other party had more members and was led also by a lion king.

nTherefore, the pride of the cold father lost and fled.

nHowever, fortunately, none of the members fell behind.

nUsually, when two prides fought intensely, there was a high chance that a member of the prides would be bitten to death or even eaten by a hungry enemy.

nThe cold father looked very dejected. He walked into the bushes not far away alone and lay down.

nIf he knew that the Seno brothers’ pride next door was in a tougher position than theirs, he might feel better.

nChu Xiaoye looked at him silently, then walked to his mother’s side and helped her lick the wound on her leg.

nMei Mei also walked to Xi’er’s side and licked her wounds obediently.

nThe female lions lay in the shade and lowered their heads with a heavy heart.

nHunger and thirst were one thing, but they were also worried about the future.

nThe dry season would last for at least four to five months.

nCould their pride last?

n“Roar!”

nChu Xiaoye turned around and called out to Mei Mei.

nMei Mei looked at him and immediately understood. She hurriedly left her mother and ran towards the Baobab tree.

nLittle Curly Tail immediately looked up excitedly.

nWas their brother finally willing to let them eat meat?

nMei Mei nimbly climbed up the tree, picked up a baboon jerky from the storage room, and threw it down the tree.

n“Roar!”

nChu Xiaoye called out again.

nNow that the enemy was in front of them and the pride was injured, they had to eat their fill and recover as soon as possible.

nMei Mei immediately took out another baboon corpse from the storage room and threw it down.

nChu Xiaoye continued to scream.

nWhen Mei Mei saw this, she threw down three more in a row.

nThe cold father and the female lions stood up in shock when they saw this scene.

nIt turned out that there was actually so much food hidden on the tree!

nThey raised their heads and looked at the three large ball-like storage rooms. Their eyes shone with excitement.

nCould it be that they were filled with food?

n“Roar—”

nThe cold father growled, clearly angry.

nSince there was so much food hidden on the tree, why did they not take it out sooner? They were running around, hungry, and injured.

nHe really deserved to be hit!

nThe cold father glared angrily at his son and prepared to teach him a lesson.

nAt this moment, a figure suddenly ran over from the grassland not far away.

nThe cold father looked at it and immediately pretended to stretch his back before lying down again.

nChu Xiaoye ignored him and directed Mei Mei to distribute the food.

nAlthough there was a lot of food hidden in the storage room, it was not enough for the pride to enjoy every day.

nEven if they ate it every few days, they would quickly finish it.

nIf he was unlucky and the dry season extended, it would be even worse.

nAt this moment, many animals were already hungry and buried in the grassland. Many lions were struggling, and they could not eat for a week or two.

nThey had only been hungry for a few days. They were much happier than the other prides and animals.

nTherefore, Chu Xiaoye could not always give them food from the tree.

nAfter eating this time, he would never take them again unless they had gone hungry for a week or was forced to.

nIf the pride lost their tenacious will to survive and their diligent hunting spirit, they would only become lazier and weaker and eventually be eliminated.

nIt was impossible to always think of relying on a cub that was still underage.

nThey would be degrading themselves.

nJust as he was letting Mei Mei distribute the food, Catherine ran back from the grassland while panting. She stopped in front of him, her dark eyes filled with anxiety and panic.

nShe did not find Maya and her two children.

nFurthermore, she also discovered the feces and smell of hyenas nearby.

nChu Xiaoye’s heart suddenly shrank. His two front palms were faintly hot, as if two streams of heat were about to surge out.

nThe wound was still a little painful.

nHe raised his head and looked at the distant grassland, his gaze bone-chilling.

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