Chapter 314: The Lynx Kitten

As Xiao Yi was lost in thought, Goudan stared at the path ahead, momentarily dazed, even sneaking a glance at Xiao Yi.

Seeing that Xiao Yi showed no outward reaction, Goudan finally relaxed slightly.

Having followed Xiao Yi for so long, Goudan knew how bizarre this human was—and just how petty he could be.

Right now, Goudan truly feared Xiao Yi might recall some unpleasant memory and come over to beat him up—how much would that suck?

Thinking of this, Goudan naturally thought of that rabbit, and suddenly felt an inexplicable surge of irritation.

Of course, Goudan quickened his pace—he now only wanted to get Xiao Yi out of this area as fast as possible.

As for Xiao Yi, he naturally noticed the change, but merely smirked, ignoring Goudan’s odd behavior.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

“Little one, go!”

Suddenly, as Xiao Yi’s group walked along the path, they spotted traces of a Arctic ground squirrel in the trees.

Xiao Yi immediately tossed the lynx kitten down to hunt the Arctic ground squirrel.

Although the lynx isn’t a feline, its tree-climbing ability is no worse than any cat’s.

Even though this little one hasn’t fully grown, it’s already quite skilled at climbing.

Xiao Yi now had the intention of training this little creature’s hunting skills.

After all, even if Xiao Yi survived a hundred days, today was only the sixteenth day left—he couldn’t care for it much longer.

Fortunately, this little one grew quickly and had already left its juvenile stage, capable of hunting on its own.

Moreover, Xiao Yi had often used snow rabbits from the rabbit pen to train its hunting abilities.

Even if released now, as long as it didn’t encounter bears or wolves, this little thing probably wouldn’t starve.

After tossing the little one onto the ground, Xiao Yi also halted the reindeer.

But before the lynx kitten could act, the Arctic ground squirrel already began shrieking in terror.

It instantly fled to the treetops, hiding itself, causing snow to continuously shake loose from the branches.

There was no help for it—Xiao Yi’s group was simply too intimidating. Even without Xiao Yi, the two bears alone posed a lethal threat to the Arctic ground squirrel.

With this combination, not even a single Arctic ground squirrel, but any large predator would fear them—especially since the two bears now carried four wolf carcasses on their backs.

“Mmm! Mmm!”

As for the lynx kitten, upon landing, it became excited and sprinted swiftly up the tree.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi felt deeply satisfied—at least this little thing hadn’t been spoiled.

Its tree-climbing skills hadn’t deteriorated; it could now evade countless dangers in the future.

But the next scene made Xiao Yi’s forehead darken, even tempting him to beat the thing up.

Soon, the lynx kitten reached the Arctic ground squirrel’s side; the squirrel, seeing the lynx so close, grew even more terrified.

After all, Arctic ground squirrels were on the lynx’s prey list—and now this lynx had blocked every escape route.

The Arctic ground squirrel let out desperate squeaks, clearly sensing its death was imminent.

But the squirrel didn’t expect this lynx, upon reaching its side, merely glanced at it curiously.

Then it tapped the squirrel’s head with its front paw, let out a disappointed howl, and showed zero intention to kill.

But the lynx’s inaction didn’t mean the Arctic ground squirrel wasn’t terrified.

Perhaps sensing the squirrel’s panic, the lynx kitten stepped back a few paces, then finally climbed down the tree entirely.

Xiao Yi: “...”

Heidan: “...”

Goudan: “...”

“Damn it, you’re completely useless—get back here, we’re leaving!”

This scene left Xiao Yi speechless and headachy; he helplessly shouted, even cursing.

Honestly, Xiao Yi didn’t care about one Arctic ground squirrel—it didn’t even have two taels of meat.

But this little thing’s behavior...

Sigh! This little one grew up alongside Huang Mao—its subconscious probably now sees Arctic ground squirrels as its own kind.

Xiao Yi felt helpless about this—it wouldn’t be fixed overnight.

But in this food-scarce wilderness, with its current hunting ability,

the only prey it could realistically catch were snow rabbits or Arctic ground squirrels.

Now, if this little thing saw Arctic ground squirrels as kin, it truly might starve to death in this wilderness.

But the lynx kitten didn’t understand any of this; upon hearing Xiao Yi’s command, it dashed back toward the sled at full speed.

“Thud! Useless!”

“Mmm!”

When the lynx kitten returned, Xiao Yi tapped its head and sighed.

Feeling the pain on its head, the lynx kitten felt wronged.

It couldn’t help letting out two indignant whimpers—it simply didn’t understand why humans hit it.

Meanwhile, viewers in the live stream couldn’t help laughing.

“Hahaha, the lynx kitten’s head-pat was so adorable!”

“Remember you’re a lynx!”

“I think the lynx kitten can’t survive without Xiao Shen!”

“Right! This little lynx is so cute—Xiao Shen should just take it back to China and keep it!”

“Lynxes are protected animals in our country—you can’t keep them as pets!”

“You can keep them, but you need permits like a Wildlife Breeding License—it’s a real hassle!”

“I’m tempted—can I even get permission to keep the lynx kitten? It’s so cute!”

“Let me be blunt—give up. You can’t afford it!”

“Exactly! Go back to bricklaying—you can’t even afford yourself, let alone a lynx!”

“You can’t afford it, not me! Sorry, we’re not the same!”

“They’re arguing over this? Sigh! I’m worried about the lynx kitten’s future—Xiao Shen must think of a proper plan before he leaves!”

Xiao Yi could only sigh helplessly, beginning to wonder whether he should hand the little one over to a Canadian zoo when he left.

Handing it to a zoo would mean losing its freedom, but at least its safety would be guaranteed—it wouldn’t starve.

Xiao Yi believed that if he asked, the production team could help him with this small matter.

Besides, this little one had been raised artificially—it had grown up with Xiao Yi, after all.

Xiao Yi didn’t know that, as he became wildly popular in Canada, these animals had also become famous nationwide.

If he gave the slightest sign of allowing the lynx kitten into a zoo, he wouldn’t even need the production team’s help—many zoos would gladly accept it.

After all, this little one was now a celebrity animal; even some domestic zoos were willing to pay high prices to transport it back.

As for taking it back to China himself, Xiao Yi had never even considered it—he had no habit of keeping pets.

Because he was just too lazy!