Bai Qingqing focused her attention, thinking of Curtisâs figure, but didnât sense anything even after very long.
âClose your eyes and point in any direction. Weâll just go around randomly,â Parker then said.
âIâll give it a try.â Bai Qingqing closed her eyes and could sense that Parker was moving. She felt that any direction would be possible and felt at a loss. Therefore, she wasnât anxious to point in a direction.
After walking for over ten minutes, Bai Qingqing put out her hand. âThat side.â
Parker immediately walked in the direction she pointed to. Not long later, a river appeared in front of them.
âItâs water in front.â
Hearing that, Bai Qingqing was elated and quickly opened her eyes. âCurtis likes to swim. He must be in the river.â Bai Qingqing was overjoyed. She moved her legs and wanted to get down.
Parker put her down and ran over to the river to take a look.
âHe hibernated in the water? If he was scalded, then itâs very likely that he dived into the water. I remember that he often soaked in the water. Can he breathe underwater?â
âI donât think so. He didnât mention it in detail, but heâs definitely able to stay in the water for a very long period of time. Letâs search along the river for now.â Bai Qingqing suggested.
âOkay.â
Parker broke off a straight branch and walked as he poked it to test out the waterâs depth. Heâd go down to take a look when he felt that something didnât feel right. They walked all the way to the seaside.
This was a river that flowed to the sea.
The white sand reminded Bai Qingqing of the scorching feeling she had felt in the past, so she tried stepping on the sand under the sunlight. The sun today wasnât too strong, and the sand was warm instead of scorching hot. Only then did Bai Qingqing get onto it.
âHe couldnât have been washed into the sea, right?â Bai Qingqing narrowed her eyes as she looked at the sea.
Parker felt happy at the thought of an unconscious Curtis being washed into the sea. Seeing Bai Qingqingâs worried expression, he held back his smile and analyzed. âIf heâs been washed into the sea, he might be too far and thus wasnât able to sense you.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Bai Qingqing couldnât help but pause in her footsteps, an anxious feeling rising up within her.
âHe has really been washed into the sea.â Bai Qingqing covered her mouth, seeming as if she was on the verge of tears. âOtherwise, why hasnât he come to look for me?â
After Parker said that, he regretted it. He held onto her shoulder and consoled her. âI was just shooting my mouth off. Think about it. If he canât sense you, then itâd be impossible for you to sense him. This means that we were wrong to take this route.â âIs that so?â Bai Qingqingâs heart felt a little more at ease and slapped her forehead. âIâm so stupid.â
âMeow_â
The leopard cubs felt that the adults werenât walking anymore and started calling out.
âLet them out to take a walk. They should be pooping soon,â Bai Qingqing said to him.
Parker released one side of the animal skin, and the three leopard cubs fell onto the beach with their feet in the air.
They waved their limbs about like tortoises, then Eldest and Second climbed up almost at the same time. They felt that the soft sand under their feet was novel and started running
Although Third had special attention from his mother, he was still slightly smaller than his older brothers, and his reaction was slow as well. He only managed to get up after a while, then ran after his brothers.
Seeing the children playing happily, Bai Qingqing smiled and said, âThis is really a great place. Itâs convenient for the children to play, and we donât have to worry that they have hidden somewhere and we canât find them.â
Parker looked around warily, especially at the places where plants were growing.
âThen, weâll come here more often in the future.â
âMm.â
Bai Qingqing tidied her dress and sat on the sand, using her sharp nails to draw a heart shape on the white sand.