Chapter 108: Better to Be Reborn as a Cat!

“Goo goo! Goo goo!”

“Wu wu! Wu wu!”

“That sounds familiar!”

Hearing the sound behind him, Xiao Yi muttered and set down the dry wood he was holding, then began searching.

Today, Xiao Yi had only fished for half a day and caught two fish before returning to camp.

Mainly because he wanted to gather more dry wood before the second heavy snow arrived; he had food, so firewood had to be stocked too.

Who knew when the snow might come again? By then, finding dry wood would be much harder.

So whenever he passed by and saw dead trees nearby, Xiao Yi didn’t hesitate—he cut them all down.

But while collecting the dead wood, he suddenly heard a sound that felt familiar, prompting him to look around and search.

The moss around him had turned dry and yellow; a large area appeared bare and barren.

Jagged rocks jutted out, branches stood upright—it wasn’t hard to search through.

Soon, Xiao Yi saw a cat leap from behind a strange rock and sprint straight toward him.

“Huh! Is this a lynx?”

As the cat drew closer, Xiao Yi took a closer look and realized it was a young lynx.

But shortly after, three Arctic squirrels suddenly appeared behind the little lynx, as if chasing it.

Yet when the three squirrels spotted Xiao Yi standing there, they instantly fluffed up in fright and fled like lightning up the trees.

This man—they remembered him too well. He wasn’t a good person.

“Zhi! Zhi!”

The three Arctic squirrels’ cries grew urgent, as if calling to the lynx, telling it to come back quickly.

“Oh! What a coincidence!”

When Xiao Yi saw that one of the three Arctic squirrels perched on the branches was Huang Mao, he felt their connection was truly deep.

They met again today!

He remembered vividly the squirrel that had once brought him nuts—this old buddy, Xiao Yi would remember forever.

Especially those “gifted” pine nuts—he’d already processed and tasted them all.

Though they weren’t as fragrant as those sold in markets, eating a few each day helped him vary his diet nicely.

These past two days, while studying for his postgraduate exam at night, he hadn’t eaten much else.

But honestly, the pine nuts these three squirrels had given him were plentiful enough to make Xiao Yi feel a bit guilty.

Perhaps when he left this wilderness, some pine nuts would still remain in his cabin.

But this little lynx… damn, why does it look so familiar?

No way—it can’t be the child of the two big ones I killed!

As Xiao Yi was silently guessing, the little lynx had already reached his leg and started rubbing against it.

And the spot it rubbed… was exactly where Xiao Yi had made his leg guards from lynx hide.

Meanwhile, the little lynx kept emitting soft “wu wu” sounds of affection.

“Holy shit…”

Seeing this, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but curse aloud.

“What kind of divine fate is this?”

“You kill the parent and send the kid? But this kid doesn’t look like it has much meat!”

Clearly, the little lynx had smelled the scent of lynx hide and come running.

What Xiao Yi hadn’t expected was that this little lynx had actually survived.

Certain behaviors of the male lynx before its death had made Xiao Yi suspect something—he hadn’t imagined it was true.

But it seemed this little lynx had gotten along with the three aggressive Arctic squirrels.

And from the squirrels’ constant calls, it was clear they genuinely cared for the little lynx.

Was this some kind of cross-species paternal love? It moved Xiao Yi a little.

So this time, Xiao Yi wouldn’t think about taking the squirrels’ pine nuts.

Sigh! Another food source lost—being a good person is hard!

Then Xiao Yi bent down, picked up the little creature, and examined it closely—it did look similar.

But as soon as Xiao Yi picked it up, the little lynx immediately bared its teeth and struggled fiercely.

Yet… this look was kind of cute.

What to do?

What to do?

“Zhi zhi! Zhi zhi!”

Seeing Xiao Yi’s actions, the three squirrels grew frantic again, hissing threats at him.

“Thud!”

Annoyed by the three creatures, Xiao Yi picked up a stone and threw it at them.

After that…

The stone flew past Huang Mao’s ear, freezing it in place.

Naturally, Xiao Yi had deliberately aimed the throw slightly off—otherwise, Huang Mao might have been a dead squirrel by now.

He, Xiao Yi, was a good person—he wouldn’t harm animals that had brought him gifts.

After this, the three squirrels fell silent but didn’t leave—they just watched Xiao Yi from afar, their eyes filled with anxiety.

Yet when Xiao Yi threw the stone, the little lynx snarled fiercely, lunging to bite him.

So fierce, so cute! Xiao Yi felt genuinely scared.

But of course, it was still just a baby—it was hard for it to actually reach Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi also gave the little thing a light tap on the head, and then…

The little thing promptly burst into tears.

Honestly, Xiao Yi had never seen a lynx cry before—it was kind of interesting, and the little thing looked even cuter.

But the moment the little lynx and the three Arctic squirrels appeared, Xiao Yi’s livestream exploded.

“Holy shit, holy shit, what is this? So cute!”

“Little cutie, run away! This guy’s a demon king!”

“Oh! Isn’t this the Arctic squirrel that got bullied by Xiao Shen twice? Why’s it showing up again?”

“Haha, the things people do, Xiao Shen hasn’t done one. The things people don’t do, Xiao Shen did them all.”

“I checked—it’s not a wildcat, looks like a lynx!”

“Not just looks—it’s definitely a lynx. Look at how it’s rubbing against the lynx hide! Holy shit, isn’t this the kid of the two lynxes Xiao Shen killed?”

“Isn’t that even more dangerous? Xiao Shen, don’t hurt it, or you’ll be blacklisted for life!”

“Xiao Shen, let go! If you’ve got guts, come after me! Leave the little cutie alone!”

“Didn’t realize lynxes look just like my cat as babies. Maybe I should raise one!”

“So fierce, so cute! Absolutely adorable!”

“Fanxing Sihuo gifted Xiao Yi ten exclusive gifts: Mirror of the Green Phoenix. At the invitation of my sister Yeyu Tingfeng, I’m watching over Xiao Shen’s livestream. I really like this little lynx—it’s so cute! Xiao Shen, please be gentle!”

“Wozixiaoyao gifted Xiao Yi ten Dark Castle gifts. Xiao Shen, bring it back! My girlfriend loves it—I’ll buy it!”

“Qieyi gifted Xiao Yi ten Dragon Totem gifts. Just keep it! It won’t eat much!”

“Woshimengmeng gifted Xiao Yi ten Dark Castle gifts! So cute! Xiao Shen, please take it in!”

“Chunxin Mo Gong Hua gifted Xiao Shen ten Dark Castle gifts. For Xiao Shen’s cat food money.”

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Naturally, women had no resistance to cute little creatures, and men had no resistance to women who showed sympathy.

The moment the little creature appeared, Xiao Yi’s livestream was flooded by female viewers.

Soon, numerous female patrons flooded the chat, generously begging Xiao Yi to spare it.

But Xiao Yi didn’t know what was happening in his livestream—if he had, he’d surely sigh, “Better to be reborn as a cat.”