Pretending To Be A Boss

"I haven't tasted it myself, and not many people in the history of human society have either. Whether the authors of these medicinal books have truly tasted it is also unknown, after all, in ancient times, the odds of eating a leopard or being eaten by one were even. But practically all records describe it as sour in taste and warm in nature. So I guess it's probably similar to cat meat."

"Cats are so cute, how can we eat them?" Tang Xiaojiu looked at Tang Xian, surprised.

"If prepared well, it's tastier than lamb," Tang Xian said.

"Oh... then... then I've decided cats are not cute anymore." Tang Xiaojiu first shook her head, then nodded, and then shook her head again.

Tang Xian tapped her little head and said:

"You really are a silly and stupid child. Just let cats remain cute, I didn't say we were going to eat cats, this time we're going for dog meat."

Tang Xian chatted with Tang Xiaojiu in this intermittent manner.

Before long, they arrived at a dense forest in the middle of the island.

This was a forest made up of Great King Fragrance Trees. These trees were tall, with large branches and leaves, somewhat similar to the coconut trees in the Human World.

With a sense of smell stronger than even the Cerberus from Hell, Tang Xian cautiously avoided these beasts and stealthily moved through the undergrowth like an unwelcome guest in the bushes.

It wasn't until he reached this place that he stopped and began to observe carefully.

He surveyed back and forth between two trees for a long time and also took a while to match the scents.

He was certain this was the boundary line between the two species on the island.

Since arriving on the island, although Tang Xian hadn't hunted the island's leopards and wolves, he constantly observed their habits.

Approximately every five days, the two clans would fight near here, starting at dusk.

Tang Xian deduced that these creatures would become active around the afternoon.

He and Tang Xiaojiu had arrived early. Moreover, today wasn't the day of conflict between the two clans.

Based on the understanding of the two creatures and the reasons behind animal fights, Tang Xian was convinced it was probably a territorial war.

The bloodbath between the two clans would take place tomorrow, and by all rights, they should be preparing today.

However, Tang Xian's reason for taking action today was not this.

It was because only today did Tang Xiaojiu's current luck value show as superbly auspicious.

Prior to this, it had always been slightly ominous.

Tang Xian couldn't see his own attribute panel and could only speculate through Tang Xiaojiu.

After all, the two of them were now reliant on each other for survival, and their luck should be similar.

This island's battle, to put it plainly, was a fight between feline and canine animals, a cat and dog dispute.

Dog meat naturally tasted better than cat meat, so Tang Xian was not going to side with the Great Tengu or the Hell Flame Wolf.

After all, their degenerate form was the Cerberus from Hell, which was top-notch in deliciousness.

It was just that Tang Xian was convinced that he had uniquely good luck in some aspects.

So he chose to kill the leopard first.

After confirming that the Great King Fragrance Tree on the right was the Golden Patterned Leopard's territory, and the one on the left belonged to the Hell Flame Wolf,

Tang Xian scattered the leaves of the Fragrance Tree and took out the bird meat hidden within.

He tossed it into the territory of the Golden Patterned Leopard.

He and Tang Xiaojiu then hid in the bushes not far away.

Tang Xiaojiu's presence, as one of the top creatures in this world, was the biggest amulet for Tang Xian and herself.

Although Tang Xiaojiu was currently weak, first due to her youth and second due to her injuries, having her by his side meant that as long as they kept a low profile, many creatures, even if they discovered them, wouldn't actively provoke them.
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"The Hell Flame Wolf's sense of smell is about three times that of the Golden Patterned Leopard, while the leopard's speed is faster than the wolf's. They will catch the scent of seagulls one after another. The Hell Flame Wolf should cross into the leopard's territory, which will inevitably lead to an early fight between the two animals," Tang Xian said.

"This is so complicated, what should I do?" Tang Xiaojiu asked.

"Just like before, at the moment they are entangled and inseparable, unleash your fire to the fullest and burn them to death."

"What if they get scorched?"

"That's not our concern."

"Then what is?"

"We should worry about whether we will attract a group of Hell Flame Wolves and Golden Patterned Leopards. If too many come, then our offering of bird meat would have been in vain. But today, your luck is better than ever before, perhaps the heavens will bless us!"

Tang Xiaojiu didn't understand, and Tang Xian didn't explain further, just made a shushing gesture.

Although both cats and dogs within a certain range would smell them, the predominant scent in their sniffles was still that of the savory bird meat.

What relieved Tang Xian was that only one creature from each camp had arrived.

Everything matched his expectations.

The Hell Flame Wolf hesitated upon reaching the border, but unable to resist the incredibly fragrant bird meat - particularly since Tang Xian had added spices to it - its urge to eat grew stronger, and it crossed the boundary.

Yet, from a great distance, the Golden Patterned Leopard charged toward the Hell Flame Wolf with the speed of lightning.

The battle between cat and dog thus commenced.

The wolf's abilities mainly revolved around flames and had high resistance to fire.

Qing JiuYu could easily melt the Hell Flame Wolf, but Tang Xiaojiu wasn't capable of that just yet.

Even if she hadn't been injured, she couldn't instantly kill a creature of the same flame type.

But she could weaken it.

Especially now, the attack of the Golden Patterned Leopard was very aggressive.

The position of this leopard was interesting; it first blocked the Hell Flame Wolf's retreat instead of attacking,

Trapping it on one side of its own territory.