The Return of Gratitude Volume 2

Archer saw it too, and Prior looked terrible, totally lethargic, with little flesh-and-blood gashes all over her body, and worst of all, a deep bony gash on her right front leg, which seemed to be shattered. I can't lift it up, and I can't support walking anymore.

Not knowing what happened, Qin Xiu speculated that it might have been besieged by hyenas, or had broken into the territory of other leopards, or might have encountered a pride of lions. Anything could happen in the Serengeti.Archer hoped that Pryor's injury would heal slowly, but Pryor had been lying in the grass in the hiding place for several days, and his feet did not improve at all.

Archer felt sad when he saw Prior hid in the grass under the tree and limped away when the hyena approached.Maybe her feet would never recover again, he didn't know that Prior could not understand, sometimes he would see Prior licking over and over again his right front paw that had not responded at all.

"Can she survive?" he asked Qin Xiu.When the sun fell below the horizon, it was still a scorching red sun, but the vigorous figure of Prior was no longer seen on the big tree.

Qin Xiu didn't speak, the hand that wiped the lens paused, then continued to wipe the lens with his head down.

The dry season is at its peak, and the sun is scorching. Sometimes small whirlwinds will blow up on the withered and yellow land, and the whirlwind will roll up yellow sand. From a distance, it looks like smoke from the grassland.

They saw a lion that could no longer walk after being injured, lying dying on the dry grassland, eyes open, before dying, vultures and vultures had already flapped their black wings and landed around her.The lion group looked back and stopped for a while, and finally gave up and left.

No wonder Qin Xiu only wanted to photograph the wildebeest migrating. After the dry season, the prairie seemed to be under the control of death.But Qin Xiu didn't get what he wanted to shoot, and with his character, he would never leave easily.

At dusk, Archer was about to drive away when he suddenly turned his head.

"What's wrong?" Qin Xiu asked when he saw him looking out the window.

"...it's Prior," Archer said.She is calling for her mother.He remembered that he had only drank water two hours ago, and now his throat was almost dry and smoking. He knew that the law of nature is the survival of the fittest, and they should only be guests and spectators, but listening to Pryor call The mother's voice was unbearable no matter what.A little water shouldn't matter..."Wait for me a while, I'll be back soon!" As he said that, he took a bottle of water and pushed the door to get out of the car.

"Shen Che." Qin Xiu called to him, "You may be able to quench her thirst, but you will also make her become dependent and weak again."

Qin Xiu's expression was indifferent, and Archer knew what he said was right, but it was not easy to ignore this leopard that they had watched grow little by little.

Qin Xiu took the water and put it on the center console: "She still has the strength to shout, which means she is not short of this saliva."

What Qin Xiu said was correct. Early the next morning, Prior left the hiding place. She became thin and dry, her golden fur drooped, and she limped to a bush. She watched a young impala, then crouched down.

The grassland shrubs had long since dried up, and Archer could clearly see Prell's fiery eyes, which formed an extremely sharp contrast with his frail body.

Little by little, he crawled closer, and then jumped out. In the hot weather, Archer had goosebumps all over his back. He realized that her pounce might be the last time.

The impala is not big, but its limbs are sound, and its hind legs are very powerful. Archer watched as Pryor hung on the back of the impala with the only front leg. Antelope dragged behind.It was a life-and-death contest, as it was with the Impala, as it was with Pryor.

Archer looked at the little impala who was struggling on the verge of life and death and Pryor who was also struggling on the line of death. Their shadows overlapped and twisted together, and a small whirlwind blew up on the grassland, and the yellow gravel and dry grass stems were swept away. From then on, the scene he saw through the gravel was extremely tragic, and his eyes became hot when he saw it.

The impala was not bitten to the trachea, and never gave up. Several times it was about to break free, but Prell pounced again and again.

Watching a three-legged leopard leap up is really hard.Prell wanted to hold the prey with her own body weight, but her current weight is not enough to overturn the prey, she only has one front paw, and her opponent is very amazing, the tenacious impala did not give up until the last moment .

Archer felt extremely complicated when he watched the impala finally escaped successfully, and the moment when Prior's paw was flung away feebly.At this moment, Prell could no longer have the strength to chase after her. She was lying on the ground, her chest heaving violently, and the hot light in her eyes was extinguished.

A weak and disabled leopard cannot survive the harshest dry season on the savannah.Prior has made a last-ditch effort.

The weakened Prior never got up again, and she lay there with her eyes open and mouth open, as if breathing and resting, until the swirling black shadow fell on her golden fur.

Archer watched the vultures and vultures circling overhead, landing on the grass or on distant branches.He couldn't bear them to be around Pryor, and it would have been nice if Pryor wasn't Pryor, just a strange leopard with no name they happened to pass by.

"I used to shoot a documentary with a film crew," Qin Xiu said quietly, "At that time, a little lemming was caught by a snowy owl, and I drove the snowy owl away with stones. Because the lemming was small and cute. Later, the teacher asked me, do you think the little snowy owl is cute?" Qin Xiu recalled and said, "The little snowy owl must be cute too, but I only saw the little lemming at that time, maybe I After saving the lemming, the little snowy owl starved to death." Qin Xiu looked at the people around him, "I don't like vultures and vultures either, but they also have the right to live."

They didn't go anywhere that afternoon, but watched from a distance as Prior fell to the ground.As dusk fell, the temperature of the scorching earth dropped a little bit, and the vultures were about to move. Prell stood up again. She limped forward until she came to a big tree and tried to jump up. , the branch was too high to reach, so she went around the big tree and continued to stagger forward.

He and Qin Xiu followed Prell on foot. When the sun was halfway below the horizon, Prell finally found a short dead tree. She looked up at it, squatted down, kicked her hind legs hard, and jumped out The only left forelimb and the disabled right forelimb hung on the branch for a while. She slid back, but fortunately, her hind leg stepped on the branch in time and stood up dangerously.

With the last of his strength, he returned to the shelter.

There is still the burning sunset behind, the solid tree, and the leopard.Archer watched as Prior carefully crouched down and hugged the branch with her face pressed against it, just as she usually does when she sleeps.Her long, curved tail swung gracefully, as if scratching the burning sun.

Vultures and vultures circled in the sky, Archer looked up at the blue sky, and understood why Qin Xiuhui loved outdoor photography so much.

Qin Xiu put down the camera and looked at the scorching sun that was slowly sinking: "We can also save her and take her away from the grassland, but she belongs here, she was born here, and she will be buried here."

Shen Che looked at Qin Xiu who was beside him with distant eyes.Prior is not the only one in his world, and he uses his lens to celebrate all beings like Prior.

Early the next morning, they all knew that Prior was gone.Archer drove back to the dead tree. Qin Xiu saw the curly-haired youth jumping out of the car with tools to pick up the bones of Pryor, who had been gnawed to pieces, and sighed in his heart: "You want to Are its bones buried? That doesn't do her any good."

"I know," the curly-haired youth dug a deep hole under the tree with a shovel, put the leopard's bone in it, and smiled back, "I'm for us." He buried his head in the soil and said, " When we come next time, we can still find this lesson tree and visit her, this is our common memory."

The curly-haired youth filled the hole in two strokes, dropped the shovel and clapped his hands, then turned around and said, "Would you like to come and talk to her?"

Qin Xiu looked at him and smiled, stepped forward, squatted down on one knee, and put his hands on the hot soil: "I am honored to be able to record your short and proud life."

The early morning wind on the grassland was blowing on Qin Xiu's drooping hair. Today's wind was a bit cool. Archer looked up at the sky. The cold air was coming, and the dry season was coming to an end.

The bright lightning tore through the black and rolling clouds, and the thunder shook the earth. About two weeks later, the Serengeti, which had been dry for several months, finally ushered in the first rain.

The modified off-road vehicle drives on the grassland, splashing shiny water.Rainwater filled rivers, puddles, low-lying areas, and gullies. Archer looked out while driving and saw elephants raising their heads and swinging their long trunks. He saw a giraffe trotting rarely in the rain. The rolling little lion... On the passenger seat, Qin Xiu used the waterproof cover to cover the camera from the rain, and suddenly saw Shen Che stop the car uncontrollably, took off his T-shirt, opened the door and rushed into the heavy rain.

Qin Xiu looked at the wheat-colored body stretched out in the rain, the big wiper flattened the flax-colored curly hair, Shen Che raised his head and opened his arms, feeling so refreshed by the rain, from time to time he wiped the rainwater all over his face and shook it With curly hair, white water splashed everywhere, Qin Xiu was stunned for a moment, and the camera was exposed to the heavy rain coming in from the window without realizing it.

"Qin Xiu! Come out!" Archer ran over and forcibly opened the door of the driver's seat, pulling the dazed polar bear out.The rain drenched Qin Xiu's hair in one fell swoop, and a strand of long hair stuck to his face. A pool of rainwater washed away the black gasoline stains on his cheeks. Qin Xiu's whole body was drenched in black and white, his eyes became more As it gets darker and brighter, Archer's heart skipped a beat when he saw it.

The camera in Qin Xiu's hand fell to the ground, and suddenly he rushed over.

Archer was caught off guard, and his mouth was immediately pressed against his cold and wet lips. He was overjoyed, and immediately hugged him back, opened his mouth wide and kissed him hard, Qin Xiu pressed his hand on the back of his head, stuck out his tongue, and the young dog trembled I shook my ears, and said yes, I want to use my tongue too!

The two didn't cooperate tacitly, their tongues were fighting, they kissed and laughed, and finally both laughed out loud.

Archer let go of Qin Xiu, his ears were erected high, and he asked excitedly amidst the deafening thunder: "Do you like me?!!"

The eyes of the two dogs were bright, as if they could reach your heart, Qin Xiu nodded uncontrollably, with a broken iceberg face, gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "I like it!!!" Before he finished speaking, he leaned over to block Shut the other person's mouth.

Archer couldn't laugh or cry, I haven't said that I like you too, forget it, he stuck his tongue into Qin Xiu's mouth and tried to pronounce: "I... also... like... you... like... you... "

On the day of heavy rain, they joined in the revelry of all life in the Serengeti, and now it is only one difference, and everything is complete.

Soon after the rainy season comes, the land returns to life, and the entire grassland turns green again.The night before their planned departure from the Serengeti, both were reluctant to part.

"Shen Che, let's come again next year..." Qin Xiu crossed his hands behind his head and looked at the dark top of the tent. He didn't hear a response after speaking for a long time, but when he turned his head, the wheat roll had turned over and fell asleep. The polar bear pouted sullenly, "Why did you go to bed so early today?"

Archer heard the rustling sound behind him, and knew that Qin Xiu was going to sleep too. The tent was quiet, and the whole Serengeti seemed to be only the sound of the stars breathing. He waited patiently for a while, and called out a few times to make sure Qin Xiu was completely After falling asleep, she quietly lay beside the other party, and lightly held Qin Xiu's hand: "I still have a gift for you."

He has been preparing this gift since the Serengeti. In order not to forget the details, he secretly writes diary records every day, but he is still not sure whether Qin Xiu can receive this gift.

"Please," the curly-haired young man held his lover's hand in both hands, with affectionate light in his eyes, "at least in the dream, don't be so defensive."

Qin Xiu opened his eyes, because he felt the light on his eyelids, which was as bright as day, and when he opened his eyes, there was a clear blue sky above his head. He sat up awkwardly, and just wanted to call out, "Shen Che, where did you get our tent?" ” and found out that it was wrong.

He was lying on the grassland, and Shen Che sat up beside him.

Grasslands, baobabs and acacia trees, herds of elephants, prides of lions...it's still the Serengeti, just...just...

Seeing Qin Xiu staring at the grassland, Archer stroked his eyes in disbelief.He kept looking at the grassland, at the trees, at the rising sun, without blinking, without speaking. Archer was even afraid that Qin Xiu would speak at this time, because he seemed to be unable to hold back his iceberg face, as if he would be like Crying like a child watching it.

Archer saw Qin Xiu's Adam's apple rolled, his voice was still low but trembling uncontrollably: "What did you do..."

"Did you see it?" the curly-haired youth asked carefully.

"Very..." Qin Xiu took a deep breath, as if he had to take a lot of effort to nod his head, "Very beautiful."

Archer was at a loss because Qin Xiu was really crying.

Archer watched a line of tears slide down Qin Xiu's cheek, wanted to wipe it for him but didn't know whether to do it, because Qin Xiu didn't seem to notice it himself.

"Is what I see the same as what you see?" Qin Xiu turned his head and asked him, his eyes full of tears were shining.

"Of course." The young dog nodded with a smile.This is what I conjured up.

"The green I saw is that kind..." Qin Xiu bit his lip and thought for a while, as if some words didn't convey the meaning, "It's that kind of color that's thicker than blue." He turned to ask him.

Yes, Archer nodded dumbfounded.

"There's also red." Qin Xiu stood up, looked at the morning glow in the distance, and compared his hands strangely, "It's like a lot of oranges added together, isn't that so?"

Archer nodded with a smile.

Qin Xiu stared at it for a long time, and Archer looked at the back of the polar bear, feeling relieved and complicated. This person has never seen what green and red look like in his life, and he doesn't even know how to describe it.

"How?"

Hearing Qin Xiu's questioning voice, Archer patted his pants and got up: "This is called illusion, do you still look down on the spirit dog clan?"

Qin Xiu nodded in admiration while looking around: "The spirit dog clan is quite powerful."

Archer grinned like a dog behind his back.It's the Spirit Dog Clan!Do you have a longer memory? !

Qin Xiu's back froze, and he suddenly turned around: "Why didn't you tell me earlier about your ability?"

Archer scratched his hair: "The ability of the spirit dog clan is not rumored. I begged for a long time before they agreed to teach me."

"Then can you show it to me often in the future?"

"You have to fall asleep." Archer smiled helplessly, thinking that it's okay to fall asleep.

Qin Xiu glanced back at him, seemed to think about it for a while, then nodded with folded arms: "I'm sure."

Second monk Achezhang: "What do you want?"

"You are allowed to sleep with me." Qin Xiu walked forward as if he had issued an imperial decree.

Archer stared.Who wants to sleep with you? !Don't use your love to save my gentleman's belly, okay?

The two were walking in the Serengeti in their dream, and Qin Xiu laughed as he walked, "Sure enough, the illusionist must have common sense." He pointed to the depths of the bush, "Where did the tiger come from?"

Archer took a closer look and saw that there was really a tiger, sweating from embarrassment, standing in front of Qin Xiu: "This is not counted, this is intrusion!"

Qin Xiu couldn't hold back his laughter even if he wanted to: "What else is there to mess with? Just don't mess with a Tyrannosaurus rex for me."

The illusion grassland is based on the real grassland, so familiar animals can be seen everywhere on the grassland. Qin Xiu saw the lazybones from [-] to [-], and of course Prell.

Prell here is even stronger, he can jump directly from tree to tree like Tarzan.He smiled in his heart and said, "This is your utopia."

"What?" The young dog pricked up his ears.

Qin Xiu turned around, picked up Shen Che's T-shirt, threw it off his head, and pouted coldly: "Take off all your clothes."

Archer was wondering if he would come to the R-rated class, but then he thought again, no way, Qin Xiu is frigid, could it be that he wasn't frigid in his dream?As soon as he thought about it in a mess, he was beaten back to his original shape with a "poof".

The completely naked Serengeti disappeared, and she was still lying beside Qin Xiu in the dark tent.Qin Xiu in his sleep didn't know what was going on, so he got up on his stomach and looked around, only to see Qin Xiu's pretty brows furrowed in his sleep, and thought to himself, who made you lose your morals?

But this gift was sent out after all, Archer was so tired that Tuan fell asleep after a while beside Qin Xiu.

Goodbye Serengeti, the great endless grassland.