Emperor penguin mothers are trekking through mountains and rivers, going through many dangers along the way, and returning with a belly full of food to feed their babies.
Over at the settlement, the relationship between Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi is as good as ever. Although the two emperor penguin dads still have doubts, they are now immune to the sight of the two cubs being so close.
For the sake of the two babies, the distance between them has been very close in the past few days, because as soon as the two babies meet, they want to stick to each other.
In the eyes of the two emperor penguin fathers, this kind of emotion is very outrageous. They cannot figure it out with their brains.
Emperor penguins are also very smart, although not as smart as humans.
Now, the food stored by the emperor penguin fathers has almost been squandered. I hope the mothers can come back quickly with fresh food.
Xu Qiaoqiao also felt the same way. Although she was a little resistant to that way of eating at the beginning, she could still endure it in order to survive.
But now, she can't even eat that kind of food, and she is really miserable.
The same goes for Jun Qi, but he is more tolerant, so he doesn't scream for food like other emperor penguin babies, and nestles in his father's baby bag very calmly.
It's not just the two of them who face this problem, the other baby emperor penguins are also the same. Without food, they gradually become weak.
One by one, they could only stay in their father's baby bag, lying on their father's feet, looking weak. This scene was in sharp contrast to the lively appearance before.
This time, it seems that the emperor penguin mothers came back later than before and failed to make it back in time, so the food was not fully prepared.
The Zaizai family, as well as their father, are all starving.
As time passed slowly, a heavy fog suddenly appeared. The sun in the sky was still very bright, but the fog blocked the light, which blocked the sight a lot.
After discovering this situation, Xu Qiaoqiao poked his head out slightly and looked around. The fog was very heavy and nothing could be seen in front of him. The entire penguin group was shrouded in fog.
"Chirp chirp." Xu Qiaoqiao called out uneasily, shaking her head up and down a few times. She turned her head and called Jun Qi a few times. The other party was still resting. When she heard Xu Qiaoqiao's voice, she immediately opened her arms.
Eye.
"Chirp." Qiao Qiao.
Jun Qi responded to Xu Qiaoqiao's cry, quickly stretched out his head, and looked at her with his dark eyes, a little confused, what's wrong?
After the two emperor penguin fathers heard the cries of the two chicks, they walked a few steps toward each other very skillfully, and their bellies touched each other again.
"Chirp chirp chirp." Junjun, it's foggy.
Xu Qiaoqiao lay on her father's emperor penguin's feet, stretched out one of her arms, and pointed at the fog in front of her. However, because of her unsteady body, her pointing movements looked like she was drawing circles.
Jun Qi also looked around. It was very foggy, and the wind started to rise. The howling cold wind never stopped. Because of this change, the penguin group slowly moved closer to the center.
Of course, the two emperor penguin dads were no exception. However, as they staggered closer, the state between the two parties had changed. Their bellies had separated. The two of them swayed, very carefully, trying to keep the two little ones as close as possible.
Baby, come closer too.
"Tweet." It seems so, it's very foggy today.
Jun Qi felt his father's movements and shrank his head slightly, then changed his posture and turned his head sideways to Xu Qiaoqiao's side.
"Tweet, Tweet, Tweet." It feels like something big is going to happen.
Xu Qiaoqiao narrowed her eyes slightly. She was very familiar with this routine, and counting the time, the emperor penguin mothers should be back by now.
Big things?
Jun Qi tilted his head, thinking about the content of his previous chat with Qiao Qiao, and he was also counting the time. Although the law Qiao Qiao said was ridiculous, Jun Qi was still willing to believe it.
At present, the big thing, for these left-behind fathers, is their wives.
So, the emperor penguin mother will come back?
Jun Qi also had the same idea. He blinked and looked towards Xu Qiaoqiao, who happened to be looking at him too.
The two of them looked at each other for a few seconds. Xu Qiaoqiao blinked and Jun Qi blinked. Looking at each other's round little head, they both couldn't help but laugh, their eyes full of the other's figure.
The fog dissipated as quickly as it came. After about an hour, the fog gradually dissipated. At the same time, the bright sunshine shone on them, which was dazzling enough.
As if agreeing with their two guesses, finally, a tired figure appeared in the distance, and the emperor penguin mothers were slowly walking towards this side.
They were bathed in sunshine and walked steadily forward, although the group in the middle was a little scattered, but they were still very neat, walking towards the light.
This scene made everyone in the penguin group excited. The lifeless look just now faded away and became active again.
"Choo Choo Choo!"
"Gaoh! Gaoh~"
"Gah~~"
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Similar cries kept coming one after another. Xu Qiaoqiao didn't feel these cries were noisy now, and she felt relieved. It was one of the rare times in the past few days when she felt hungry.
Now that she saw these emperor penguin mothers who had returned home with loads of food, she felt like she was so moved that she was about to cry, woo woo hoo~ we have something to eat.
You are finally back. Your cubs and husband are all hungry.
The emperor penguin mothers were very conspicuous in the white snow. They were obviously exhausted after traveling for a long time, but at this time, they still faced a challenge.
"Chirp."
Jun Qi looked at these emperor penguins coming from afar and knew at once that they were the emperor penguin mothers that Qiao Qiao said were hunting and raising fat outside.
He shouted, his dark eyes looking at them all the time, and at the same time he stretched out one of his arms and touched Qiaoqiao's head.
Emperor penguin mothers were stunned for a moment when they looked at these huge groups of penguins. They all looked the same and they couldn't recognize their husbands and children.
Next, the last challenge is to successfully find her husband among so many penguin groups and feed the babies who have been hungry for several days.
There are almost 3,400 fathers with their children here. In fact, for penguins, they all look the same, so it’s hard to tell them apart at the moment.
When these female emperor penguins came closer, the father's men were not idle either. They all started to move and slowly lined up in a row.
This is for identification purposes.
In such a situation, Jun Qi and Xu Qiaoqiao's emperor penguin father is naturally involved, but even in this situation, they are in tandem, all for the sake of their children.
All the female Emperor Penguins have to do is follow the team, but this method is still a bit difficult to identify male Emperor Penguins.
So, the female emperor penguins simply cried and stopped looking. Their cries were very special, and the father emperor penguins would echo them with their own voices.
"Quack, quack, quack~"
"Gahahahaha~"
All of a sudden, it was very noisy here, even worse than the noisy market.
Jun Qi blinked his eyes in confusion. He turned to look at Xu Qiaoqiao and chirped a few times. The distance between the two father emperor penguins was now quite far, so he couldn't touch Qiaoqiao for the time being.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp~" Qiaoqiao, what are they doing? What's the reason for the sudden shouting?
When Xu Qiaoqiao heard Jun Qi's voice, she immediately turned back, her bright eyes like stars in the night sky.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp." Because penguins are face-blind and cannot recognize their target by just looking at their appearance, they have to use their calls to identify them.
That's it.
Jun Qi nodded clearly. He suddenly realized something. He moved his arms in the air a few times and shouted: "Qiao Qiao, I can recognize you without shouting."
The feeling you give me is the most special.
"Gee." Xu Qiaoqiao blinked, tilted his head, bent his eyes slightly, and smiled brightly. I know this kind of thing.
"Chirp chirp chirp." I can recognize you even without hearing your voice.
Xu Qiaoqiao shrank her neck in embarrassment, her bright eyes kept staring at Jun Qi, her fluffy little head looked chubby.
"Chew." Although it was just a simple sentence, Jun Qi was still very happy, but because both parties were relatively weak at this time, they did not make any major moves.
The emperor penguin fathers are now all paying attention to the emperor penguin mothers. Of course, Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi's emperor penguin fathers are the same, so as for the state of these two little guys, it's better not to fall out anyway.
In the few minutes that Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi were talking, several groups of emperor penguin couples successfully found each other, and after a few intimate moments with their partners, they began to feed their babies.
Soon, Xu Qiaoqiao could feel that her father was a little excited. He was walking towards a female emperor penguin very carefully.
Xu Qiaoqiao's emperor penguin mother was tender with the emperor penguin father for a few seconds, then she began to bend her neck, touched her baby with her beak, and then began to feed her baby.
"Gaah~gaah~"
The couple called each other a few words, then bent their necks and put their beaks against the back of their heads. From a distance, their postures looked like a big love heart.
This long journey was really tiring. Gradually, the mother emperor penguin’s head was pressed against the father’s abdomen. The feathers on the abdomen were very white and warm, and it felt very comfortable and soft.
After feeding the baby, the shift change begins between the two parties.