Chapter 329

“Quite bold!”

At this moment, Xiao Yi smiled slightly as he spoke, then made the reindeer stop.

Afterward, he went to the back, gathered some scattered reindeer meat, and threw it toward the two Arctic foxes.

“Howl! Howl!”

After catching the food Xiao Yi threw, both Arctic foxes excitedly howled.

But hearing their fox cries, Xiao Yi suddenly lost interest in feeding them.

Mainly because they were annoyingly loud!

Then, Xiao Yi ignored the two little creatures, climbed back onto the sled, and headed toward the ridge’s peak.

However, Xiao Yi’s earlier feeding had made the two Arctic foxes bolder; from then on, they followed his sled constantly.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi could only sigh helplessly.

If the little lynx weren’t injured right now, Xiao Yi wouldn’t mind letting these two Arctic foxes serve as sparring partners for it.

But now, forget it! After all, he couldn’t risk infection in its wounds.

Of course, Xiao Yi didn’t care about the reindeer meat he’d thrown to the two Arctic foxes.

After all, the appetites of these little creatures were nothing compared to Heidan and Goudan the two bears—giving them a little food wouldn’t drain Xiao Yi at all.

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After another hour passed, Xiao Yi’s group suddenly reached the top of the hill.

But the hilltop was still hidden by coniferous forest, and thick snow cover made the entire summit feel eerie.

To be honest, Xiao Yi felt somewhat uneasy here.

Of course, on this hill, Xiao Yi encountered no other beasts.

It seemed these two white foxes were the “bosses” of this hill, surviving by hunting nearby rodents.

Then, Xiao Yi’s group continued downhill, but because the coniferous forest blocked the way, Xiao Yi descended the hill with even greater caution.

Even before the little lynx reached the bottom, it jumped down on its own—clearly, the lesson from yesterday’s falcon attack had left a deep impression.

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“Chirp! Chirp!”

Not long after Xiao Yi’s group began descending, the sound of the falcon came again from above.

Hearing it, the little lynx immediately went on high alert, constantly watching the sky.

As for the two Arctic foxes, upon hearing the sound, they fled immediately.

At this moment, Xiao Yi looked up—and when he saw the falcon still gliding overhead, he muttered to himself.

“Dare to come back?”

Xiao Yi instantly recognized this falcon—it was the one he’d released at midnight.

After all, in Xiao Yi’s view, the falcon he released had very distinct features.

After all, yesterday, that falcon had definitely taken a direct hit from his wooden spear.

Several feathers on its left wing had been broken; the falcon circling now showed the same condition—its wings clearly looked unbalanced.

“Chirp! Chirp!”

Meanwhile, the falcon tied to Xiao Yi also sensed the situation above.

It began struggling violently with its wings, hoping to break free and fly into the sky.

But how could it escape so easily? Unless Xiao Yi deliberately let it go.

After that, Xiao Yi paid no attention to the falcon above.

If this falcon wasn’t truly stupid, it would only dare to circle in the air.

In fact, just as Xiao Yi had guessed, the falcon merely circled endlessly overhead, showing no intention to dive down—but even so, the little lynx remained on full alert.

Meanwhile, viewers in the livestream chat were astonished by this scene.

“Do you think the falcon above is the one Xiao Shen released yesterday?”

“It looks similar—I didn’t expect that falcon to fly back?”

“Why did this falcon come back? Did it get conquered by Xiao Shen’s charm?”

“Dream on! Obviously, it came to rescue the trapped falcon!”

“How’s that possible? It just means this falcon doesn’t understand the situation—Xiao Shen won’t show mercy twice.”

“Just boil it already! Don’t you see the two Arctic foxes ran off because of this falcon’s arrival?”

“Right! Give us back our Arctic foxes!”

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The livestream viewers now also recognized the flying falcon as the one Xiao Yi had released yesterday.

But seeing how the falcon had scared off the Arctic foxes, the “boil it” comments surged again in the chat.

Still, like Xiao Yi, the viewers hadn’t expected this falcon to dare return.

Of course, Xiao Yi didn’t care about any of this—he just wanted to quickly cross these two hills.

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“Captain, why hasn’t Xiao Shen emerged yet? Could he have had an accident in these hills?”

“What nonsense? What creature in these hills could threaten Xiao Shen?”

“True, but we’ve been waiting here for a day and a half—could we be at the wrong spot?”

“Impossible! Xiao Shen’s tracker is right ahead—how could it be wrong?”

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While Xiao Yi was still struggling through the hills, the members of Rescue Team Six had already crossed the hills and were waiting at a distance beyond where Xiao Yi should have emerged.

Moreover, the rescue team had already waited here for a day and a half—they weren’t as leisurely as Xiao Yi.

As for Shen Meng to the side, he paid no attention to his team’s chatter, instead staring fixedly at the distant hills.

As Shen Meng gazed toward the hills, several dark dots suddenly appeared atop the ridge.

Seeing this, Shen Meng quickly raised his binoculars—and a smile crept onto his lips.

And what appeared on the hilltop was none other than Xiao Yi’s group.

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“Our path ahead will be much easier now?”

During this crossing of the hills, Xiao Yi encountered only the two Arctic foxes and the falcon that returned—everything else went smoothly.

Especially when passing the second hill, he met no other animals blocking the way.

The two Arctic foxes, frightened away by the flying falcon, never reappeared.

But these two Arctic foxes had hit the jackpot—Xiao Yi’s reindeer meat was enough to keep them fed for at least three days, maybe longer.

As for the flying falcon, it kept following Xiao Yi’s group through the air, landing on trees when tired; seeing how well-behaved it was, Xiao Yi ignored it.