Chapter 43: Drinking Water

Chapter 43: Drinking Water

Noon .

When the sun shone the brightest .

The wind blowing from the grassland also seemed to have been barbecued in a fire, bringing with it a hint of heat .

Chu Xiaoye was so thirsty .

Not only was he thirsty, Little Curly Tail, his mother, and Mei Mei were also very thirsty .

He was already walking very slowly .

In the end, because of the water buffaloes, they took a long detour .

The injured Xi’er’s body swayed as she walked with difficulty . She felt like she would faint at any moment .

Mei Mei was also hot and tired, looking dispirited .

Little Curly Tail no longer had the mood to run around . He was so hot he was opening his mouth and panting heavily . His steps looked heavy and weak .

In the past, at this time, the pride would never run around the open grassland under the hot sun . Instead, they would hide in the shade of the bushes and rest .

But now, they had no choice but to move their heavy steps and drink water under the hot sun .

At this moment .

Chu Xiaoye finally understood why the cold father was so cold and heartless .

Presumably, at this time, the cold father had already finished drinking water with the three female lions and Lars and returned to the shade to lay down comfortably .

In this cruel animal world, sympathy and pity would kill him and his companions .

In fact, it might even kill the entire tribe .

Therefore, as the leader, he had to be cold, heartless, decisive, and selfish .

Xi’er might have understood that she was the one who had dragged everyone and her daughter down . Therefore, she hung her head dejectedly and moved even slower, seemingly having a mental breakdown .

She seemed to want to give up .

She was acting like she was when she had been seriously injured previously and was preparing to find a secluded place to await her death .

Her body swayed and she lay down, letting out a sorrowful cry .

She seemed to be sighing about her fate but also seemed to be urging Aisha to leave with the children quickly .

Aisha panted heavily as she walked in front of her and rubbed her head . She looked at the three children .

She also decided to leave with the three children .

If every tribe wanted to continue reproducing, they had to think about the lives and deaths of their future generations .

Aisha seemed to be able to tell that Xi’er was seriously injured . She was hot and tired and could not hang in there until they reached the river anymore .

If she did not drink water, she might not even be able to make it through the night .

She had already given up .

However, the children still had to live .

Aisha lowered her head and rubbed her head again as if she was saying goodbye to her sister .

The lion was not here, and she had to make a decision .

Xi’er rubbed her head with Aisha’s and looked at her daughter, as if she was entrusting her child to her at her deathbed .

Mei Mei leaned against her side with her mouth open . Her mouth was dry and she was a little dizzy from the heat .

She could not move either .

Chu Xiaoye looked at them, then raised his head to look at the hot sun above him, and then lay on the ground .

Other than being a little thirsty, he was fine .

Even if they went back and forth from here to the river twice, there would definitely be no problem .

However, he lay on the ground and stopped walking .

Seeing that he was not leaving, Little Curly Tail immediately lay down and burrowed his head into the withered grass, as if he wanted to hide from the hot sun .

Aisha stood in front of Xi’er and saw that the three children were lying on the ground and unwilling to leave . She was anxious .

Xi’er was even more anxious .

She had already dragged the children down . Should she still let the children wait for death here under the hot sun with her?

She immediately struggled and stood up . She growled at Mei Mei, then at Chu Xiaoye and Little Curly Tail, as if she was angry . Then, she continued forward while trembling .

She had to pull herself together!

Chu Xiaoye immediately stood up .

Little Curly Tail and Mei Mei also stood up .

Xi’er looked at them and was stunned for a moment . She immediately led the team and continued forward .

Fortunately, the river was not far away .

After a difficult trek, they finally arrived at the hill and saw the river below .

Aisha heaved a sigh of relief .

At this time, there were not many animals that came to drink water .

The water buffaloes had already left .

There were a few animals scattered by the river . They were all drinking water carefully, and there did not seem to be any danger .

Aisha did not dare to delay any further . She immediately brought them down the hill .

But .

On the way down the hill, a monster suddenly crawled towards them .

Its body was extremely similar to that of a crocodile, but it did not have the armor of a crocodile . It had a forked tongue in its mouth, and its limbs looked thick and strong . Its claws were also extremely sharp!

It glanced at the pride but did not dodge . Instead, it continued to swing its tail and stuck out its tongue as it swaggered over .

Little Curly Tail thought that the monster was a crocodile and was shocked .

After taking a closer look, he realized that the monster’s mouth was smaller and it did not have the crocodile’s two rows of sharp teeth!

He was immediately furious . He roared and prepared to pounce on him to teach this disrespectful fellow a lesson!

In the end, before he could pounce out, he was slapped back by Chu Xiaoye .

Chu Xiaoye knew this monster .

This looked like a Komodo Dragon .

However, why was it here?

The African grassland was not where they should appear .

Even his mother, Aisha, might not know this guy . Otherwise, she would not be unmoved .

Although the Komodo Dragons did not have sharp teeth like crocodiles and lions, their saliva and venom were enough to rival any carnivore .

Not only did they eat rotten meat, they often hunted large animals, especially strong water buffaloes .

Their saliva contained extremely terrifying bacteria .

What was even more terrifying was that there was also a poisonous protein that could resist the coagulation of blood in their venom glands!

If one was bitten by them, the blood in their wounds would be difficult to stop . The venom would follow the blood and quickly enter their body, causing their prey’s blood pressure to gradually decrease and their muscles to be numb . Then, they would go into shock and die .

Hence, Chu Xiaoye would never dare to let Little Curly Tail provoke such an animal .

You could bite it many times . It might not die, but as long as you were bitten, you would have to wait for death in pain .

Unless he could be like a leopard with superb ambushing skills and suddenly jump out and bite its spine, causing it to instantly lose all ability to resist .

“Roar!”

Seeing that the Komodo Dragon was about to climb in front of him, Chu Xiaoye immediately called for the pride to make way .

Although everyone did not understand why this monster was scary, their mouths were dry . They wanted to drink water by the river and there was no need to start a conflict .

Aisha immediately brought Little Curly Tail and Xi’er to the side .

The Komodo Dragon did not look at them . It stuck out its tongue and wagged its tail as it left .

Chu Xiaoye stared at its back and felt a little strange .

Why would such a creature appear in Africa? Or was this actually another giant lizard and not a Komodo Dragon?

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

Just as they walked to the river and were about to drink water, a group of baboons suddenly rushed down from a hill not far away .

Seeing the baboons, Aisha and Xi’er were shocked!