Gulu immediately shouted to Mungo, "Mungo! Quick, to the cave over there! That little Triceratops is inside!"
Mungo quickly ran towards the cave.
While moving, Gulu heard the rustling sound of something running in groups through the fern bushes on the ground. It's very strange.
However, these things were too small and very good at hiding themselves. Mungo was very tall, so Gulu couldn't see what they were.
All of a sudden, there were more rustling sound. Next, groups after groups of Xianglong glided down from the tall trees on both sides. Their massive number blocked the road ahead.
No amount of Xianglong could stop a Tyrannosaurus rex, but the sudden appearance of so many Xianglong was so unexpected that Mungo was shocked for a moment.
Gulu was also stunned. He only noticed at this time that there're many Xianglong parked on the tree trunks on both sides. When these Xianglong didn't fly, their wings were completely closed, which made them look the same as regular small lizards tightly affixing themselves on tree-sides.
Moreover, the bodies of these Xianglong could also change their colors to match the things around them. When they parked on a trunk, they assumed its color. This allowed them to be extremely good at hiding. It's their essential ability to survive.
One swarm after another of Xianglong flew down from a row of trees, just like giving the two of them a "group performance". !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
These Xianglong flew very neatly. One just jumped down from one tree, and the next followed down from the next tree to seamlessly connect their flight chain. The view was extraordinary spectacular!
Gulu couldn't help saying, "Good. Good performance."
Fortunately, Mungo remembered that they were looking for the little Triceratops that crashed into Gulu and wasn't "confused" by these dinosaurs. He reacted and sped away.
Since these Xianglong were still far away from them, they weren't afraid of Mungo's attack and continued to perform "group flying". After landing on the ground, they quickly ran up the trees to hide. When Mungo reached them, these Xianglong had already climbed up the trees.
Gulu was surprised to see that these Xianglong could still calculate the "safe distance" so accurately!
They were able to predict the maximum speed of a running Tyrannosaurus rex and could always climb the trees just before Mungo arrived. These Xianglong perfectly showcased the full play of "hit and ran" tactic.
Gulu: Oh hey, it's really a show. A sky performance. But my skull hurts!
Fortunately, Mungo was a Tyrannosaurus rex with a very strong "purpose" and never got distracted by them. If he became enraged by this tactic and took the time to kill these things that could climb up tall trees, he would be fooled into delaying here. Because they could climb trees, Mungo couldn't kill them in a short period of time.
Mungo headed straight to the cave opening without stopping. These little dinosaurs never got into his eyes.
As the result, a very magical scene appeared in the forest. The giant Tyrannosaurus rex ran among the huge trees with a small Triceratops on his head. Meanwhile, swarms of Xianglong seemed to be opening the way in front of them while performing in groups.
It was wonderfully magnificent!
Soon Mungo ran past the group of Xianglong. Not too far ahead, a towering tree suddenly fell down, completely blocking their way!
Gulu saw that there're thousands of Epidexipteryx on the trunk of the fallen tree. They quickly scattered after the tree landed and disappeared in an instant.
Epidexipteryx's teeth were long and lean forward. They're very good at hunting insects inside trees. Of course, this kind of teeth was also very good at "pecking trees". With so many Epidexipteryx, a giant tree could be pecked off very soon.
Mungo, of course, didn't waste time chasing these Epidexipteryx. He said to Gulu, "Hold on tight." Then he raised his stout hind legs and kicked the trunk, breaking the big tree in two hits. They quickly moved on.
Even if these towering trees were extremely large for small dinosaurs and human beings, they were "a piece of cake" for a Tyrannosaurus rex and could be crushed with two kicks.
Gulu felt very puzzled. Normally, these little dinosaurs would never dare to provoke a Tyrannosaurus rex. What happened to them?!
Mungo continued to run and soon they reached the entrance of the cave.
The cave opening was covered with luxuriant ferns. One couldn't see clearly what's going on inside. No matter which dinosaur was in the cave, it could pose no threat to a Tyrannosaurus rex. Mungo rushed directly inward.
All of a sudden, with a loud rustle, a large group of Microraptors flew down from the top of the cave. Accompanied by whistling sound, they glided just above Mungo and Gulu's head.
Mungo and Gulu didn't expect to still meet annoying "moths" when they got here. The Microraptors flew down so suddenly that both of them froze.
Gulu looked back. The group of Microraptors that glided down finally landed far away from them. Even if Mungo ran to kill several of them now, it's too late. By the time he arrived, these Microraptors would have climbed back up. !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
Because this cave ceiling was too high, one could still fly farther away if gliding down from a higher place. These Microraptors also managed to calculate the "safe distance"!
The Microraptors quickly scattered once they landed on the ground to hide in the surrounding trees and disappeared instantly.
Gulu wanted to applaud these feathered dinosaurs. They really put up a good performance!
Mungo didn't even turn his head to give these Microraptors "eyes" and immediately rushed deeper into the cave. He's afraid that the little Triceratops would escape him again. He wanted to eat the little Triceratops alive!
(T/N: eyes = a glance or attention)
After entering, Gulu discovered that the cave appeared very large. Because the entrance was covered with thick ferns, the interior looked very dark. However, many Sinosauropteryx could be seen parked alongside this strange rock forest. Many other dinosaur birds also fixed themselves on the cave wall.
Gulu realized that this was the nest of Sinosauropteryx.
Mungo didn't make any noise for fear of scaring away the little Triceratops. He quickly looked for it inside the cave. He didn't even let go of the back of any stone.
Such a terrible Tyrannosaurus rex prowled around the cave, making all the dinosaur birds panic. They flew from boulder to boulder and kept making sharp chittering.
After searching the whole cave, Mungo couldn't find any trace of the little Triceratops. He felt that it must have escaped through the exit on the other side of the cave!
So Mungo ran extremely fast to the other side of the cave entrance.
The other end of the cave opening was also covered with thick fern bushes, only giving a faint light. But it proved that there was another exit.
Mungo sprinted very quickly and was about to rush out of the cave. Suddenly, he didn't know from where a small Triceratops came from, it blocked the cave exit and shouted, "Don't come here! Below is the cliff!"
However, Mungo rushed too fast to brake in time at such a short distance.
Mungo yelled, "Gulu, hold tight" and immediately took emergency measures. He used his feet to brake while dropping his tail to turn his body around. As the result, his huge body couldn't keep balance, making him sit on the ground with a thump.
After falling on the ground, Mungo still slipped forward uncontrollably for a while. His thick hind legs hit the little Triceratops and kicked it off the cliff.
Fortunately, Mungo finally managed to stop and didn't fall.
Now Gulu saw clearly that this little Triceratops was indeed the one that knock him down the cliff that day!
But this little Triceratops had a long scar on its head. This scar had scabbed but still looked very horrible. It must have hurt when injured.
What Gulu didn't understand at all was why this little Triceratops saved them.
Mungo lowered to the ground so Gulu could come down from his head.
To be honest, Mungo was also frightened. He never expected that after dominating the continent of Yukan for so many years, he almost fell to death just now! The point was that Gulu was still on his head. He would have fallen to death with him! !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
Mungo felt that this was simply the greatest disgrace of his dinosaur life!
The current situation was exactly the reason why large dinosaurs didn't like to come to the forest. The forest was full of trees, making it difficult for them to move around with their large size. They couldn't even see whether there're slopes or cliffs behind these luxuriant trees and ferns.
Even if a big dinosaur fell from a slope that was neither too steep nor too high, it would probably still die because of its heavy weight.
Mungo didn't know what's wrong with himself. He obviously knew all these things, but he was too eager to find the little Triceratops as soon as possible. He ignored these dangers and almost killed Gulu and himself!
Gulu was also in shock. He blamed himself and rubbed his small body against Mungo's big head while saying: "Mungo, I'm sorry, I almost killed you. I shouldn't have made you take me to bath, and I shouldn't have let you chase this Triceratops …"
Mungo rubbed Gulu back, "I don't blame you. You're still so young, what do you know?"
Gulu understood Mungo's subtext: "You should have been protected by me because you're so young. I'm already so old but still made such low-level mistakes. It's all my fault …"
After the two comforted each other for a while, Gulu brought up, "Mungo, I saw clearly that this little Triceratops was the one that hit me before, but why does it want to save us now? It must have fallen to death …"
Mungo parted the lush fern covering with his big head. Gulu also stretched out his small head to look out. Mungo's forelimbs encircled Gulu and blocked him from accidentally falling off.
Gulu felt very magical. In fact, this was not a cliff, but a steep slope. The whole hillside was shrouded in mist, so the lower part couldn't be seen clearly. The temperature of the hillside here was also very low. Their stretched-out heads were almost frozen.
Many mountains had "yin and yang slopes". The warm and humid plants on the sunny side grew well, while the dry and cold plants on the shady side all withered away. Even in the summer, there was snow on one side.
(T/N: yin and yang = opposite)
Because the fog was too heavy, Gulu couldn't see the small Triceratops. He only vaguely saw a large feathered dinosaur on the hillside. How huge was it? It's at least 9 meters long.
Such a big feathered dinosaur could only be a Yutyrannus! !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
An adult Yutyrannus was about 10 meters long and weighed about 1.5 tons. It's the largest feathered dinosaur found so far. A Yutyrannus was covered with filamentous feathers, somewhat similar to the fluff on chickens. These feathers were mainly used to keep it warm.
Gulu wanted to go down and see if the little Triceratops was dead, but the hillside was too steep for him. He could try to go down as a human being, but Mungo would definitely not agree. It's too dangerous.
Gulu wasn't a "holy mother" who easily forgave the dinosaur that almost killed him. He just wanted to interrogate the Triceratops on its action. Why did it hurt him before, but try to save him now?
Heiwu was now lying on the hairy back of a very large Yutyrannus. The feathers of a Yutyrannus were very soft and thick. Heiwu was so small and almost completely submerged in the thick feathers.
Yutyrannus: "Can you fall on the back of other dinosaurs next time and stop frightening me?! I feel really strange. I have migrated from Beishan to Xishan. But you can still drop on my back. Are you bound to me?"
Heiwu trembled and answered: "Sorry, I'm sorry. I, I will definitely not drop on your back anymore. I will fall on other dinosaurs. Can you let me down first?"
Last time, Heiwu was taken by Heili to a place far away from the ethnic group to be killed. He couldn't imagine that his father would want his life. As the result, he was completely defenseless and suffered a serious head injury, leaving a big scar on his head.
The fact that his father tried to kill him made Heiwu very sad, but he didn't want to die. His strong desire to survive made him run as fast as he could with his bloody head. !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
Since Heili already wanted to kill his son, he definitely wouldn't relent. He persistently chased after Heiwu.
Because he didn't want to be seen by any dinosaur in the ethnic group, Heili took Heiwu very far away. They basically reached the boundary of the foothills. Not far away was the steep slope of the mountain.
Heiwu quickly leaped off the steep slope. Of course he knew that he would fall to death if he did, but Heiwu would rather die this way than be killed by his father. So he jumped without hesitation.
He madly rolled and rolled down the slope. With a bang, he landed on a very soft place. He opened his eyes and saw: Wow, a lot of fluffy feathers. Where is this? Is it Longshan?
Mom said that when a dinosaur died, it would go to Longshan. Longshan had endless ferns, leaves, berries and nuts. There were no carnivorous dinosaurs. It was excellent.
Heiwu dared to jump down. He thought that if he died, he would just go to Longshan to find his Mom.
Originally, Longshan was so comfortable, furry, warm and soft like this.
However, Longshan then shook, Heiwu was shaken down. He looked up at a very big dinosaur. He didn't know what the dinosaur was, but it had terrible teeth and looked like a meat-eating one.
The dinosaur looked at the young cub in disbelief and muttered, "A Triceratops falls from the sky?! Can there be such a good thing?!"
A Triceratops was a great delicacy for all carnivorous dinosaurs. Finding one falling on itself was just as good as a pie falling from the sky in the human world!
Heiwu thought: Maybe I will still die. My father can't kill me. Jumping down the steep slope also didn't finish me off. Now that I'm discovered by a carnivorous dinosaur and will be eaten, I can finally die and go to Longshan to find Mom.
Yutyrannus was ready to eat, but he felt so strange that this little Triceratops didn't seem afraid at all? Not hiding or running? Actually looking forward to being eaten?
Heiwu waited for a while but saw the dinosaur still not biting him. He became a little worried and prompted: "You eat me ah. Why don't you eat me? Don't you all say that our Triceratops meat are the best?" !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
This Yutyrannus was the leader of a Yutyrannus group. He never had to worry about food. In fact, he just ate a 7-meter-long Jinzhousaurus and was already full.
So he began to chat with the little Triceratops and asked him why he wanted to be eaten. This Yutyrannus had nothing to do when he's full anyway.
Heiwu was very sad. He told his story to the Yutyrannus.
After hearing this, the Yutyrannus also thought that he was very poor.. He's also not hungry right now. Since this little Triceratops was quite lovely, let's just let him go.
Heiwu didn't expect that in order to survive, he hid himself in the forest of Xishan. How could he still fall down the mountain and land on the same dinosaur?!
Arguably, it's impossible for a small Triceratops to survive alone outside. But Heiwu's survival instinct made him hide in the forest. Large carnivorous dinosaurs seldom entered the forest, which made the place a paradise for a lone dinosaur cub to survive.
For example, when a Diplodocus broke the shell, it must be "self-reliance". Small Diplodocuses lived in the forest without parental care. It's still possible for them to survive, even though the infant mortality rate of Diplodocuses was extremely high.
Of course, Heiwu didn't know this much, but his survival instinct made him choose the best choice.
Now the Yutyrannus shook his body again. Heiwu slipped to the ground.
The Yutyrannus looked at a piece of meat on the ground then at the Triceratops in front of him and growled, "Look, you scared me to drop my meat! You compensate me!"
Heiwu trembled with fear: "Me? How could I compensate you?" Heiwu thought that the dinosaur might want to bite a piece of meat from him, which must be very painful.
Yutyrannus: "Ah, forget it, you are so thin and certainly won't taste delicious! What's your name? Last time you said so much to me, but you didn't say your name."
Heiwu didn't want to be called Heiwu anymore. Just at the mention of this name, he felt very sick. He no longer wished to use the name that Heili gave him and replied, "My name is Kangkang."
Although Heiwu didn't want to use his original name, he never thought of what to call himself until now, when forced by the Yutyrannus to give his name.
Kangkang was the name of one of Pado and Babana's dead cubs that died less than ten days after breaking the shell because it was too weak. !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
Heiwu really envied Pado's cubs. He always dreamed of having a father like Pado. One who was extremely powerful and good to his cubs.
Yutyrannus: "Kangkang. Let me ask you. Why did you fall from the sky this time?"
Heiwu heard himself being called Kangkang and froze. Wow, this name sounded really nice. He thought that since he couldn't return to Pado's ethnic group anyway and possibly couldn't leave this forest alive, just call himself Kangkang ah. Pado would never know that he used this name.
Even if Pado found out, he wouldn't be angry because Pado was so good.
Kangkang looked at the dinosaur and narrated exactly what happened today. Then he asked, "What's your name? You didn't tell me either."
Yutyrannus: "My name is Jue. Then did you save Pado's son Gulu and that Tyrannosaurus rex Mungo?"
Kangkang nodded his head.
Jue: "They're here to retaliate against you. Why do you want to save them? Aren't you afraid that they will come to you later for revenge?"
Kangkang: "Pado is so kind to me, but I almost killed Gulu. It's all because I was too stupid. How can I believe Heili so much before? I believed everything he said. I was really stupid …"
Before, Heili told him that Mungo ate his Mom. If he knocked Gulu off the cliff, Mungo would feel very sad because he liked Gulu so much. When Heiwu grew up, he could seek revenge and beat Mungo.
At that time, he didn't know that Gulu was Pado's son. He would do anything to please Heili and avenged his Mom.
Later, he found all dinosaurs said that Gulu was Pado's son. Heili then lied to him that Pado deliberately made all these dinosaurs think Gulu was his son, in order to cheat Mungo and create a better chance to kill him, the Tyrannosaurus rex who ate so many Triceratopses from their ethnic group …
Anyway, he believed whatever Heili said at that time.
It wasn't until Heili tried to kill him that he realized all this.
Now he had also heard that Gulu was going back to Pado's ethnic group. Gulu was really Pado's cub.
Kangkang continued, "Pado is the best leader of the ethnic group and the best father. At the time that Triceratops cubs changed food, I didn't have berries to eat. I begged my siblings, but they didn't give me any. When Pado checked in and saw that I was starving, he took me to Babana and asked her to take care of me. Babana let me eat a lot of berries and nuts …"
Triceratops had a "food change period". That was when Gulu suddenly didn't like eating and must change his diet to all kinds of berries and nuts.
However, a Triceratops cub like Kangkang was very poor without a Mom. Without a mother to pick berries and nuts that were hard to find for him, the chance of starvation was especially high with an irresponsible father like Heili.
Jue: "What about it? He's the leader. He certainly eats the most. Giving you some food was nothing at all. Maybe Pado didn't even remember giving you any …"
Kangkang: "I know that there're so many Triceratops cubs in the ethnic group, Pado will definitely not remember me, but I will never forget …"
Jue: "Seeing you not dead now, that Gulu and Mungo will definitely settle scores with you when they see you again. Mungo will definitely eat you alive! You'd better hide in the forest before they find you."
Kangkang: "Gulu can do anything to me. I almost killed him. No, actually I have already killed him. If Gulu isn't strong, how can he still be alive? Gulu really deserves to be Pado's son. How powerful …"
Jue: "Silly dinosaur!" !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
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Mungo and Gulu stood at the cave exit looking out at the hillside for a while then finally gave up the idea of looking for the little Triceratops.
Mungo still let Gulu sit on his head. They passed through the lush forest. This time no dinosaur dared to "make trouble" with them.
Gulu knew that all of the dinosaurs did those acts to help the little Triceratops. He thought: Is that little Triceratops so popular in the forest? These dinosaurs risked their lives to buy him time to escape? It's simply "the son of the forest" treatment!
Mungo and Gulu didn't know that a great event had taken place until they returned to the group – Gaya was gone!
Monroe let all of the male Tyrannosaurus rex go out to search for her. He stayed to take care of Guji and Gudong until Mungo and Gulu came back.
In fact, Gaya was already an adult Tyrannosaurus rex and even going out alone was hardly dangerous. She was also a large female. Basically, no dinosaur would pose a great threat to her.
But the reason for Gaya's disappearance was very special, which made Monroe very worried.
According to Monroe's description, Gaya didn't know where to listen to some dinosaurs gossiping this afternoon. She overheard that Gulu had returned to Pado's group and would not return.
Monroe and the male Tyrannosaurus rex came back and told Gaya that Mungo and Gulu would come back later. Gulu was completely fine, so she didn't have to worry.
Gaya kept muttering, "Not coming back, not coming back …"
Monroe immediately explained to Gaya that Gulu would come back. Gaya nodded and said nothing more. Monroe thought that Gaya understood.
In fact, Gaya had always known that Gulu was a Triceratops, not her cub, but she was unwilling to accept the fact that what hatched from her nest was not her cub! He must be!
Recently, a series of facts disintegrated Gaya's last insistence layer by layer.
Mungo and Gulu were both very anxious after hearing this. Gulu was out of breath from crying and hiccupped, "Mungo, let's go find Gaya quickly. I'm not going to Pado. wu wu. I'm going to tell Gaya myself. I'm not going. I'm not leaving, Mom …"
Monroe stayed to take care of Guji and Gudong. Gulu still sat on Mungo's head. Mungo sprinted off. He roared as he ran, calling for Gaya.
Soon Mungo's roar received a response, but it wasn't Gaya's. It's Mungo's brothers. They found Gaya!
Mungo immediately rushed past.
They saw Gaya on Ulam's territory across the Dada River. In front of Gaya stood a small Tyrannosaurus rex that looked like it had just broken its shell not long before. Gaya growled fiercely at Ulam.
Behind Ulam stood a dozen particularly strong male Tyrannosaurus rex.
Gaya protected the little Tyrannosaurus rex underneath.
Ulam: What's wrong with Gaya? This is my cub! She dares to rob my cub, really too impatient to die hah!
Gulu immediately shouted to Mungo, "Mungo! Quick, to the cave over there! That little Triceratops is inside!"
Mungo quickly ran towards the cave.
While moving, Gulu heard the rustling sound of something running in groups through the fern bushes on the ground. It's very strange.
However, these things were too small and very good at hiding themselves. Mungo was very tall, so Gulu couldn't see what they were.
All of a sudden, there were more rustling sound. Next, groups after groups of Xianglong glided down from the tall trees on both sides. Their massive number blocked the road ahead.
No amount of Xianglong could stop a Tyrannosaurus rex, but the sudden appearance of so many Xianglong was so unexpected that Mungo was shocked for a moment.
Gulu was also stunned. He only noticed at this time that there're many Xianglong parked on the tree trunks on both sides. When these Xianglong didn't fly, their wings were completely closed, which made them look the same as regular small lizards tightly affixing themselves on tree-sides.
Moreover, the bodies of these Xianglong could also change their colors to match the things around them. When they parked on a trunk, they assumed its color. This allowed them to be extremely good at hiding. It's their essential ability to survive.
One swarm after another of Xianglong flew down from a row of trees, just like giving the two of them a "group performance". !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
These Xianglong flew very neatly. One just jumped down from one tree, and the next followed down from the next tree to seamlessly connect their flight chain. The view was extraordinary spectacular!
Gulu couldn't help saying, "Good. Good performance."
Fortunately, Mungo remembered that they were looking for the little Triceratops that crashed into Gulu and wasn't "confused" by these dinosaurs. He reacted and sped away.
Since these Xianglong were still far away from them, they weren't afraid of Mungo's attack and continued to perform "group flying". After landing on the ground, they quickly ran up the trees to hide. When Mungo reached them, these Xianglong had already climbed up the trees.
Gulu was surprised to see that these Xianglong could still calculate the "safe distance" so accurately!
They were able to predict the maximum speed of a running Tyrannosaurus rex and could always climb the trees just before Mungo arrived. These Xianglong perfectly showcased the full play of "hit and ran" tactic.
Gulu: Oh hey, it's really a show. A sky performance. But my skull hurts!
Fortunately, Mungo was a Tyrannosaurus rex with a very strong "purpose" and never got distracted by them. If he became enraged by this tactic and took the time to kill these things that could climb up tall trees, he would be fooled into delaying here. Because they could climb trees, Mungo couldn't kill them in a short period of time.
Mungo headed straight to the cave opening without stopping. These little dinosaurs never got into his eyes.
As the result, a very magical scene appeared in the forest. The giant Tyrannosaurus rex ran among the huge trees with a small Triceratops on his head. Meanwhile, swarms of Xianglong seemed to be opening the way in front of them while performing in groups.
It was wonderfully magnificent!
Soon Mungo ran past the group of Xianglong. Not too far ahead, a towering tree suddenly fell down, completely blocking their way!
Gulu saw that there're thousands of Epidexipteryx on the trunk of the fallen tree. They quickly scattered after the tree landed and disappeared in an instant.
Epidexipteryx's teeth were long and lean forward. They're very good at hunting insects inside trees. Of course, this kind of teeth was also very good at "pecking trees". With so many Epidexipteryx, a giant tree could be pecked off very soon.
Mungo, of course, didn't waste time chasing these Epidexipteryx. He said to Gulu, "Hold on tight." Then he raised his stout hind legs and kicked the trunk, breaking the big tree in two hits. They quickly moved on.
Even if these towering trees were extremely large for small dinosaurs and human beings, they were "a piece of cake" for a Tyrannosaurus rex and could be crushed with two kicks.
Gulu felt very puzzled. Normally, these little dinosaurs would never dare to provoke a Tyrannosaurus rex. What happened to them?!
Mungo continued to run and soon they reached the entrance of the cave.
The cave opening was covered with luxuriant ferns. One couldn't see clearly what's going on inside. No matter which dinosaur was in the cave, it could pose no threat to a Tyrannosaurus rex. Mungo rushed directly inward.
All of a sudden, with a loud rustle, a large group of Microraptors flew down from the top of the cave. Accompanied by whistling sound, they glided just above Mungo and Gulu's head.
Mungo and Gulu didn't expect to still meet annoying "moths" when they got here. The Microraptors flew down so suddenly that both of them froze.
Gulu looked back. The group of Microraptors that glided down finally landed far away from them. Even if Mungo ran to kill several of them now, it's too late. By the time he arrived, these Microraptors would have climbed back up. !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
Because this cave ceiling was too high, one could still fly farther away if gliding down from a higher place. These Microraptors also managed to calculate the "safe distance"!
The Microraptors quickly scattered once they landed on the ground to hide in the surrounding trees and disappeared instantly.
Gulu wanted to applaud these feathered dinosaurs. They really put up a good performance!
Mungo didn't even turn his head to give these Microraptors "eyes" and immediately rushed deeper into the cave. He's afraid that the little Triceratops would escape him again. He wanted to eat the little Triceratops alive!
(T/N: eyes = a glance or attention)
After entering, Gulu discovered that the cave appeared very large. Because the entrance was covered with thick ferns, the interior looked very dark. However, many Sinosauropteryx could be seen parked alongside this strange rock forest. Many other dinosaur birds also fixed themselves on the cave wall.
Gulu realized that this was the nest of Sinosauropteryx.
Mungo didn't make any noise for fear of scaring away the little Triceratops. He quickly looked for it inside the cave. He didn't even let go of the back of any stone.
Such a terrible Tyrannosaurus rex prowled around the cave, making all the dinosaur birds panic. They flew from boulder to boulder and kept making sharp chittering.
After searching the whole cave, Mungo couldn't find any trace of the little Triceratops. He felt that it must have escaped through the exit on the other side of the cave!
So Mungo ran extremely fast to the other side of the cave entrance.
The other end of the cave opening was also covered with thick fern bushes, only giving a faint light. But it proved that there was another exit.
Mungo sprinted very quickly and was about to rush out of the cave. Suddenly, he didn't know from where a small Triceratops came from, it blocked the cave exit and shouted, "Don't come here! Below is the cliff!"
However, Mungo rushed too fast to brake in time at such a short distance.
Mungo yelled, "Gulu, hold tight" and immediately took emergency measures. He used his feet to brake while dropping his tail to turn his body around. As the result, his huge body couldn't keep balance, making him sit on the ground with a thump.
After falling on the ground, Mungo still slipped forward uncontrollably for a while. His thick hind legs hit the little Triceratops and kicked it off the cliff.
Fortunately, Mungo finally managed to stop and didn't fall.
Now Gulu saw clearly that this little Triceratops was indeed the one that knock him down the cliff that day!
But this little Triceratops had a long scar on its head. This scar had scabbed but still looked very horrible. It must have hurt when injured.
What Gulu didn't understand at all was why this little Triceratops saved them.
Mungo lowered to the ground so Gulu could come down from his head.
To be honest, Mungo was also frightened. He never expected that after dominating the continent of Yukan for so many years, he almost fell to death just now! The point was that Gulu was still on his head. He would have fallen to death with him! !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
Mungo felt that this was simply the greatest disgrace of his dinosaur life!
The current situation was exactly the reason why large dinosaurs didn't like to come to the forest. The forest was full of trees, making it difficult for them to move around with their large size. They couldn't even see whether there're slopes or cliffs behind these luxuriant trees and ferns.
Even if a big dinosaur fell from a slope that was neither too steep nor too high, it would probably still die because of its heavy weight.
Mungo didn't know what's wrong with himself. He obviously knew all these things, but he was too eager to find the little Triceratops as soon as possible. He ignored these dangers and almost killed Gulu and himself!
Gulu was also in shock. He blamed himself and rubbed his small body against Mungo's big head while saying: "Mungo, I'm sorry, I almost killed you. I shouldn't have made you take me to bath, and I shouldn't have let you chase this Triceratops …"
Mungo rubbed Gulu back, "I don't blame you. You're still so young, what do you know?"
Gulu understood Mungo's subtext: "You should have been protected by me because you're so young. I'm already so old but still made such low-level mistakes. It's all my fault …"
After the two comforted each other for a while, Gulu brought up, "Mungo, I saw clearly that this little Triceratops was the one that hit me before, but why does it want to save us now? It must have fallen to death …"
Mungo parted the lush fern covering with his big head. Gulu also stretched out his small head to look out. Mungo's forelimbs encircled Gulu and blocked him from accidentally falling off.
Gulu felt very magical. In fact, this was not a cliff, but a steep slope. The whole hillside was shrouded in mist, so the lower part couldn't be seen clearly. The temperature of the hillside here was also very low. Their stretched-out heads were almost frozen.
Many mountains had "yin and yang slopes". The warm and humid plants on the sunny side grew well, while the dry and cold plants on the shady side all withered away. Even in the summer, there was snow on one side.
(T/N: yin and yang = opposite)
Because the fog was too heavy, Gulu couldn't see the small Triceratops. He only vaguely saw a large feathered dinosaur on the hillside. How huge was it? It's at least 9 meters long.
Such a big feathered dinosaur could only be a Yutyrannus! !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
An adult Yutyrannus was about 10 meters long and weighed about 1.5 tons. It's the largest feathered dinosaur found so far. A Yutyrannus was covered with filamentous feathers, somewhat similar to the fluff on chickens. These feathers were mainly used to keep it warm.
Gulu wanted to go down and see if the little Triceratops was dead, but the hillside was too steep for him. He could try to go down as a human being, but Mungo would definitely not agree. It's too dangerous.
Gulu wasn't a "holy mother" who easily forgave the dinosaur that almost killed him. He just wanted to interrogate the Triceratops on its action. Why did it hurt him before, but try to save him now?
Heiwu was now lying on the hairy back of a very large Yutyrannus. The feathers of a Yutyrannus were very soft and thick. Heiwu was so small and almost completely submerged in the thick feathers.
Yutyrannus: "Can you fall on the back of other dinosaurs next time and stop frightening me?! I feel really strange. I have migrated from Beishan to Xishan. But you can still drop on my back. Are you bound to me?"
Heiwu trembled and answered: "Sorry, I'm sorry. I, I will definitely not drop on your back anymore. I will fall on other dinosaurs. Can you let me down first?"
Last time, Heiwu was taken by Heili to a place far away from the ethnic group to be killed. He couldn't imagine that his father would want his life. As the result, he was completely defenseless and suffered a serious head injury, leaving a big scar on his head.
The fact that his father tried to kill him made Heiwu very sad, but he didn't want to die. His strong desire to survive made him run as fast as he could with his bloody head. !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
Since Heili already wanted to kill his son, he definitely wouldn't relent. He persistently chased after Heiwu.
Because he didn't want to be seen by any dinosaur in the ethnic group, Heili took Heiwu very far away. They basically reached the boundary of the foothills. Not far away was the steep slope of the mountain.
Heiwu quickly leaped off the steep slope. Of course he knew that he would fall to death if he did, but Heiwu would rather die this way than be killed by his father. So he jumped without hesitation.
He madly rolled and rolled down the slope. With a bang, he landed on a very soft place. He opened his eyes and saw: Wow, a lot of fluffy feathers. Where is this? Is it Longshan?
Mom said that when a dinosaur died, it would go to Longshan. Longshan had endless ferns, leaves, berries and nuts. There were no carnivorous dinosaurs. It was excellent.
Heiwu dared to jump down. He thought that if he died, he would just go to Longshan to find his Mom.
Originally, Longshan was so comfortable, furry, warm and soft like this.
However, Longshan then shook, Heiwu was shaken down. He looked up at a very big dinosaur. He didn't know what the dinosaur was, but it had terrible teeth and looked like a meat-eating one.
The dinosaur looked at the young cub in disbelief and muttered, "A Triceratops falls from the sky?! Can there be such a good thing?!"
A Triceratops was a great delicacy for all carnivorous dinosaurs. Finding one falling on itself was just as good as a pie falling from the sky in the human world!
Heiwu thought: Maybe I will still die. My father can't kill me. Jumping down the steep slope also didn't finish me off. Now that I'm discovered by a carnivorous dinosaur and will be eaten, I can finally die and go to Longshan to find Mom.
Yutyrannus was ready to eat, but he felt so strange that this little Triceratops didn't seem afraid at all? Not hiding or running? Actually looking forward to being eaten?
Heiwu waited for a while but saw the dinosaur still not biting him. He became a little worried and prompted: "You eat me ah. Why don't you eat me? Don't you all say that our Triceratops meat are the best?" !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
This Yutyrannus was the leader of a Yutyrannus group. He never had to worry about food. In fact, he just ate a 7-meter-long Jinzhousaurus and was already full.
So he began to chat with the little Triceratops and asked him why he wanted to be eaten. This Yutyrannus had nothing to do when he's full anyway.
Heiwu was very sad. He told his story to the Yutyrannus.
After hearing this, the Yutyrannus also thought that he was very poor.. He's also not hungry right now. Since this little Triceratops was quite lovely, let's just let him go.
Heiwu didn't expect that in order to survive, he hid himself in the forest of Xishan. How could he still fall down the mountain and land on the same dinosaur?!
Arguably, it's impossible for a small Triceratops to survive alone outside. But Heiwu's survival instinct made him hide in the forest. Large carnivorous dinosaurs seldom entered the forest, which made the place a paradise for a lone dinosaur cub to survive.
For example, when a Diplodocus broke the shell, it must be "self-reliance". Small Diplodocuses lived in the forest without parental care. It's still possible for them to survive, even though the infant mortality rate of Diplodocuses was extremely high.
Of course, Heiwu didn't know this much, but his survival instinct made him choose the best choice.
Now the Yutyrannus shook his body again. Heiwu slipped to the ground.
The Yutyrannus looked at a piece of meat on the ground then at the Triceratops in front of him and growled, "Look, you scared me to drop my meat! You compensate me!"
Heiwu trembled with fear: "Me? How could I compensate you?" Heiwu thought that the dinosaur might want to bite a piece of meat from him, which must be very painful.
Yutyrannus: "Ah, forget it, you are so thin and certainly won't taste delicious! What's your name? Last time you said so much to me, but you didn't say your name."
Heiwu didn't want to be called Heiwu anymore. Just at the mention of this name, he felt very sick. He no longer wished to use the name that Heili gave him and replied, "My name is Kangkang."
Although Heiwu didn't want to use his original name, he never thought of what to call himself until now, when forced by the Yutyrannus to give his name.
Kangkang was the name of one of Pado and Babana's dead cubs that died less than ten days after breaking the shell because it was too weak. !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
Heiwu really envied Pado's cubs. He always dreamed of having a father like Pado. One who was extremely powerful and good to his cubs.
Yutyrannus: "Kangkang. Let me ask you. Why did you fall from the sky this time?"
Heiwu heard himself being called Kangkang and froze. Wow, this name sounded really nice. He thought that since he couldn't return to Pado's ethnic group anyway and possibly couldn't leave this forest alive, just call himself Kangkang ah. Pado would never know that he used this name.
Even if Pado found out, he wouldn't be angry because Pado was so good.
Kangkang looked at the dinosaur and narrated exactly what happened today. Then he asked, "What's your name? You didn't tell me either."
Yutyrannus: "My name is Jue. Then did you save Pado's son Gulu and that Tyrannosaurus rex Mungo?"
Kangkang nodded his head.
Jue: "They're here to retaliate against you. Why do you want to save them? Aren't you afraid that they will come to you later for revenge?"
Kangkang: "Pado is so kind to me, but I almost killed Gulu. It's all because I was too stupid. How can I believe Heili so much before? I believed everything he said. I was really stupid …"
Before, Heili told him that Mungo ate his Mom. If he knocked Gulu off the cliff, Mungo would feel very sad because he liked Gulu so much. When Heiwu grew up, he could seek revenge and beat Mungo.
At that time, he didn't know that Gulu was Pado's son. He would do anything to please Heili and avenged his Mom.
Later, he found all dinosaurs said that Gulu was Pado's son. Heili then lied to him that Pado deliberately made all these dinosaurs think Gulu was his son, in order to cheat Mungo and create a better chance to kill him, the Tyrannosaurus rex who ate so many Triceratopses from their ethnic group …
Anyway, he believed whatever Heili said at that time.
It wasn't until Heili tried to kill him that he realized all this.
Now he had also heard that Gulu was going back to Pado's ethnic group. Gulu was really Pado's cub.
Kangkang continued, "Pado is the best leader of the ethnic group and the best father. At the time that Triceratops cubs changed food, I didn't have berries to eat. I begged my siblings, but they didn't give me any. When Pado checked in and saw that I was starving, he took me to Babana and asked her to take care of me. Babana let me eat a lot of berries and nuts …"
Triceratops had a "food change period". That was when Gulu suddenly didn't like eating and must change his diet to all kinds of berries and nuts.
However, a Triceratops cub like Kangkang was very poor without a Mom. Without a mother to pick berries and nuts that were hard to find for him, the chance of starvation was especially high with an irresponsible father like Heili.
Jue: "What about it? He's the leader. He certainly eats the most. Giving you some food was nothing at all. Maybe Pado didn't even remember giving you any …"
Kangkang: "I know that there're so many Triceratops cubs in the ethnic group, Pado will definitely not remember me, but I will never forget …"
Jue: "Seeing you not dead now, that Gulu and Mungo will definitely settle scores with you when they see you again. Mungo will definitely eat you alive! You'd better hide in the forest before they find you."
Kangkang: "Gulu can do anything to me. I almost killed him. No, actually I have already killed him. If Gulu isn't strong, how can he still be alive? Gulu really deserves to be Pado's son. How powerful …"
Jue: "Silly dinosaur!" !! You are reading stolen text, if you read this at any other site besides idleturtle-translations.com. !!
……
Mungo and Gulu stood at the cave exit looking out at the hillside for a while then finally gave up the idea of looking for the little Triceratops.
Mungo still let Gulu sit on his head. They passed through the lush forest. This time no dinosaur dared to "make trouble" with them.
Gulu knew that all of the dinosaurs did those acts to help the little Triceratops. He thought: Is that little Triceratops so popular in the forest? These dinosaurs risked their lives to buy him time to escape? It's simply "the son of the forest" treatment!
Mungo and Gulu didn't know that a great event had taken place until they returned to the group – Gaya was gone!
Monroe let all of the male Tyrannosaurus rex go out to search for her. He stayed to take care of Guji and Gudong until Mungo and Gulu came back.
In fact, Gaya was already an adult Tyrannosaurus rex and even going out alone was hardly dangerous. She was also a large female. Basically, no dinosaur would pose a great threat to her.
But the reason for Gaya's disappearance was very special, which made Monroe very worried.
According to Monroe's description, Gaya didn't know where to listen to some dinosaurs gossiping this afternoon. She overheard that Gulu had returned to Pado's group and would not return.
Monroe and the male Tyrannosaurus rex came back and told Gaya that Mungo and Gulu would come back later. Gulu was completely fine, so she didn't have to worry.
Gaya kept muttering, "Not coming back, not coming back …"
Monroe immediately explained to Gaya that Gulu would come back. Gaya nodded and said nothing more. Monroe thought that Gaya understood.
In fact, Gaya had always known that Gulu was a Triceratops, not her cub, but she was unwilling to accept the fact that what hatched from her nest was not her cub! He must be!
Recently, a series of facts disintegrated Gaya's last insistence layer by layer.
Mungo and Gulu were both very anxious after hearing this. Gulu was out of breath from crying and hiccupped, "Mungo, let's go find Gaya quickly. I'm not going to Pado. wu wu. I'm going to tell Gaya myself. I'm not going. I'm not leaving, Mom …"
Monroe stayed to take care of Guji and Gudong. Gulu still sat on Mungo's head. Mungo sprinted off. He roared as he ran, calling for Gaya.
Soon Mungo's roar received a response, but it wasn't Gaya's. It's Mungo's brothers. They found Gaya!
Mungo immediately rushed past.
They saw Gaya on Ulam's territory across the Dada River. In front of Gaya stood a small Tyrannosaurus rex that looked like it had just broken its shell not long before. Gaya growled fiercely at Ulam.
Behind Ulam stood a dozen particularly strong male Tyrannosaurus rex.
Gaya protected the little Tyrannosaurus rex underneath.
Ulam: What's wrong with Gaya? This is my cub! She dares to rob my cub, really too impatient to die hah!
