The male Deer Beast left the tribe and headed for the mountain behind it.
Feiyan, worried Qiao Xixi would get tired from walking, transformed into his beast form and let her ride on his back.
The male Deer Beast stopped about halfway up the mountain. From a distance, Qiao Xixi could hear his anguished sobs. He then gently placed the animal-hide bundle from his hands into a pit and, racked with pain, turned to leave.
Just as the male Deer Beast was about to leave, he saw Qiao Xixi and Feiyan. He looked surprised and, suppressing his grief, spoke up.
"Are you... also here to leave a cub?"
Qiao Xixi replied, confused, "No, we were just passing by."
Hearing this, the male Deer Beast frowned. "Then don't go any further. There's no prey or fruit up ahead. You should go the other way."
