The Strongest Lion

Chapter 54 The Bizarre Truth

Chapter Fifty-Four: The Bizarre Truth

Chu Ye regretted his actions, but what could he do now that he had already done it? Besides, the wild dogs had even attacked their lion pride before!

Once Chu Ye understood this, he no longer felt regret. After all, it was right for him to kill that little wild dog. Who told the pack of wild dogs to attack their lion cub first?

Chu Ye was a little confused about how Mao Mao was still alive and still on this big tree.

He couldn't understand how Mao Mao had climbed up the big tree. It couldn't climb trees! How did it get up there?

"What happened? How did Mao Mao get up up the big tree?"

Chu Ye stood under the big tree, thinking about this matter over and over again, but he still couldn't figure it out.

"Hey, it looks like Momo saw me too! Why isn't it coming down from the tree?"

Chu Ye sensed that when Mao Mao saw him earlier, it seemed like it wanted to climb down from the tree. But it was too scared to come down. It just leaned out from the branch of the tree, but didn't dare to climb down.

"Hmm! It seems that Momo only knows how to climb trees, not how to climb down. Although it climbed to the top of the big tree, it can't get down."

Chu Ye first analyzed it this way and felt that Mao Mao had climbed up the big tree by itself, but it could only climb up and then couldn't come down.

However, after analyzing it this way, Chu Ye wondered, "Why did Mao Mao climb up the big tree? Did it want to learn from me, practice climbing trees, and then get stuck?"

Faced with the fluff on the big tree, Chu Ye could only offer this analysis.

"But when Momo was with the lion pride, it didn't practice climbing trees on its own! If it wanted to learn, why would it secretly come out alone to practice? It could have practiced with the pride; why would it need to go outside alone to practice?"

Chu Ye first tried to analyze why Mao Mao would appear on this big tree, but no matter how he analyzed it, he couldn't make any sense.

After thinking about it for a while, Chu Ye felt that he had found some reasons.

"Oh! I see. It must have been that Mao Mao was playing outside alone and accidentally encountered some predator. Out of fear, it was forced to climb the tree. Although Mao Mao hasn't practiced climbing trees, lions are felines, and they are born with the ability to climb. However, practice is needed to become truly proficient. But anyway, even a cornered dog will jump over a wall, and a cornered lion cub will climb a tree."

Chu Ye analyzed it again and felt that his analysis this time was very reasonable. He felt that this must be the reason.

"Okay, that must be it. Momo has been up in the tree for a week. It wants to get down, but it's too scared to."

"My goodness! Mao Mao stayed up in the tree for a week without eating or drinking, and it's still alive and well. This little lion's survival skills are truly amazing!"

Chu Ye felt that the reason Mao Mao was still alive was because Mao Mao had a strong survival ability. Even if he didn't eat or drink for a week, there was no danger to his life.

"Animals are inherently very resilient; I'm comparing human survival skills to those of animals."

Thinking about this, Chu Ye realized it was normal for Mao Mao to be able to survive in the tree for a week. After all, Mao Mao was a real little lion.

"Alright, it seems Momo isn't going to get down. I need to help it."

Thinking of this, Chu Ye wanted to climb up the big tree. He felt that if he climbed up the tree, he could help Mao Mao get down.

"This is wonderful! I actually found Momo. Lisa will be so happy now; she'll think I'm really capable."

Chu Ye was overjoyed to have found the missing Mao Mao. He felt he had done another great thing for the lion pride.

As Chu Ye pondered this, he began to climb up the tree.

Mao Mao stood on a branch of the big tree, watching Chu Ye climb up. It was very happy, feeling that it could finally come down from the tree and return to the pride.

But just as Chu Ye was about to climb to the fork of the tree and reach Mao Mao's side, a scream suddenly came from the tree.

"ah!--"

Chu Ye was startled. He looked up and his fur stood on end.

Chu Ye saw an adult female baboon suddenly scramble down from the top of a large tree. When it reached Mao Mao, it snatched Mao Mao away in an instant.

The baboon moves with ease up the tree. From the top of the tree to grabbing Mao Mao, it only takes about a second.

Before Chu Ye could even react, the baboon had already snatched Mao Mao away.

After the baboon snatched Momo, it quickly disappeared into the treetops. It was as if nothing had happened. The Momo that Chu Ye had just seen seemed like an illusion.

"Holy crap, how did a baboon suddenly appear! We're doomed. Momo's been safe and sound in that big tree for a week. Now this has happened."

Chu Ye sensed that Mao Mao was likely in grave danger this time. If the baboon had captured her, how could she possibly survive?

However, when Chu Ye saw Mao Mao being taken away by the baboon, it didn't show any fear or howl; it seemed perfectly normal.

"What's going on? Momo doesn't seem afraid of that baboon at all! That's strange. Momo is only a six-month-old lion cub, half the size of an adult female baboon. It couldn't possibly be a match for an adult female baboon, so why isn't it afraid of it?"

Chu Ye couldn't figure out the answer to this question for a moment.

"Wait a minute! This is the baboon's territory, and this big tree is their home! It's strange that Momo has survived safely in their territory for a week!"

Chu Ye suddenly couldn't understand this problem again. Mao Mao's sudden appearance was already very strange, and now it had been suddenly captured by the baboon, making things even stranger.

Even though Chu Ye possessed a human soul and was extremely intelligent, these bizarre events made him feel that his brain was not quite up to the task.

"What happened? What's the truth behind this? How could Momo have lived safely in the baboon's territory for a week?"

Chu Ye kept thinking about this. But he just couldn't understand it. He couldn't explain why Mao Mao could live in the baboon's territory for a week without any danger to his life.

Just as Chu Ye was thinking this, the baboon that had run away earlier returned, and it was hugging Mao Mao.

The baboon was standing on a relatively thick branch at the top of the tree, holding Mao Mao in its arms, looking at Chu Ye with curious eyes.

Mao Mao remained very quiet in the baboon's arms, showing no signs of fear. The baboon had no intention of harming Mao Mao at all, and would occasionally stroke Mao Mao's back with its paw, appearing very kind.

"Holy crap, what's going on? The baboon seems to have mistaken Mao Mao for its child!"

Looking at the heartwarming scene of mother and child before him, Chu Ye could not believe his eyes. A female baboon was raising a lion cub as if it were her own child.

Such a scene, if not witnessed with one's own eyes, would be unbelievable to anyone, as such amazing things could happen in the animal kingdom.

However, when this scene suddenly reappeared, Chu Ye felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he understood the truth of everything.

"Oh, I see!" Chu Ye felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

"I was wondering how Mao Mao managed to live up in that big tree for a week without any danger. Turns out, she was rescued by a baboon and became its cub. That's why the lion cub was able to live safely in the baboon family."

Chu Ye initially thought the baboon had saved Mao Mao, and that's why he treated Mao Mao like his own child. He began to feel grateful to the baboon.

"I'm so grateful to this baboon; it's Mao Mao's savior."

Looking at the baboon perched atop the tree, Chu Ye couldn't help but feel grateful in his heart for saving Mao Mao. If it weren't for the baboon's kindness, Mao Mao might have already been eaten by other baboons.

But then Chu Ye suddenly realized that things shouldn't be like this. The truth might not be as rosy as he had just imagined.

"No, it couldn't be this baboon that saved Momo; it must have stolen Momo. It snatched Momo away. Momo couldn't have climbed up this big tree by itself; this baboon must have taken Momo from the ground and brought it up to the tree."

When Chu Ye saw the baboon, he suddenly felt that it looked familiar. After thinking for a moment, he realized that this baboon was the same female baboon he had seen trying to steal the babies of other female baboons when he was observing this group of baboons earlier.

"Oh, I see. It must have been this female baboon whose cubs were hunted down by the Kut dogs, and then she was consumed by grief. First, she tried to steal other baboons' cubs. But when that failed, her maternal instincts escalated to a twisted level. She actually tried to steal a lion cub to make it her own."

After Chu Ye recognized the female baboon in front of him, he suddenly understood what was going on.

Once Chu Ye understood this, he no longer wanted to thank the female baboon. Not only did he not want to thank her, he also wanted to teach her a lesson.