[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds":3,"chapter-starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-38":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from a Solitary Life in the Wilds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2302423,4503,"Chapter 38","starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>On the seventh day of living alone in the wilderness, nothing special occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yi focused on firing bricks, while Wu En’s gaze continually tracked the large predators; now free from food constraints, Wu En’s range of movement expanded greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu De still prayed as usual that his trap would yield a good catch today, so he could have a full meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xing was still recovering from his injuries, but his rations were decent—he had rabbit meat and even made himself a mushroom soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat kid Mu Tingwei’s luck remained as dazzling as ever; every trap he set always netted at least one rabbit, sometimes two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made the livestream audience feel he had an unfair advantage in the competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mu Tingwei himself felt uncertain—he didn’t know how long his luck could last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could choose, he wished for 100 days; if that was impossible, heaven could at least give him a discount—fifty days would suffice, so he could at least earn a decent prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining three—Liu Hong, Jiang Yiyi, and Zhong Yicheng—still spent every day laboring for food, sometimes returning empty-handed and forced to go hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They three were truly the ones who best reflected the most authentic side of the wilderness survival challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest either had physical hacks, mental hacks, luck hacks, physical condition hacks, or real hacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell again, darkness once more enveloping the earth; Xiao Yi’s three fire pits had now gone out, leaving behind piles of fired bricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the mud bricks destroyed last night, all the undamaged ones had been fully fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the end, Xiao Yi’s entire face was blackened with wood ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xiao Yi himself delivered a non-bonus bonus to his livestream—he took off his clothes again today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the livestream erupted in chaos, with male and female fan camps restarting their battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Xiao Yi’s livestream had so many female fans was largely due to his eight-pack abs; he’d become famous overnight after stripping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no help for it—the day’s brick-firing left Xiao Yi drenched in sweat; his body odor was so strong even he couldn’t tolerate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the platform applied a mosaic blur, causing some fujoshi to curse loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the livestream’s donations surged geometrically, with Yeyu Tingfeng’s tips standing out especially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, women still held the purse strings in most households.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Xiao Yi didn’t know about this—if he had, why even participate in this wilderness show? He’d just pack up and go home to livestream swimming tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wolf’s howl shattered the silence of the night; wolves were pack animals, but lone individuals weren’t rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a lone wolf in the wilderness, it was among the hardest predators to survive—after all, wolves were experts in coordinated hunting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet lone wolves of the wilderness were also the most experienced warriors; their strength and cunning surpassed those of wolves living in packs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the barrenness of the steppe made it difficult for it to fill its belly daily—that was nature’s rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the wolf’s howl, the sound of crow wings flapping soon followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the crow flock’s sentinels, specially assigned to watch for danger; soon after, an even denser flurry of wingbeats erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creatures like crows were by no means rare; most nocturnal animals, upon hearing the wolf’s howl, quickly took cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, wolves were absolute apex predators in this wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when facing the Arctic wilderness’s dominant force—the black bear—wolf packs dared to fight and even hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a lone wolf posed less threat than a pack, it still maintained sufficient intimidation over most other wilderness predators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the proud, hungry lone wolf didn’t know that danger was drawing ever closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep into the night, only a few insects chirped; Xiao Yi appeared asleep, but it was all an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside his sleeping bag, Xiao Yi was fully alert, gripping a wooden stick, waiting for the clumsy bear’s return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ssh-sh, ssh-sh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yi, whose eyes had been tightly shut, suddenly snapped them open and gripped his stick tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he’d heard a sound distinct from the wind rustling through the conifer forest—he knew today, he might finally get a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, why did my god get up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! Looks like there are plenty of fellow cultivators here—not just me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did something strange happen outside? Did it wake up my god Xiao Shen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, is the bear back again?! I was half-asleep, but suddenly woke up as if I’d swallowed ice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like something serious’s coming—you can see how cautious my god looks right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the third battle between man and bear about to begin? I’m excited, I’m excited!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, so pumped, so pumped!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But is my god okay? It’s pitch black and windy—remember, darkness doesn’t affect bears much; after all, his nickname is ‘Black Blind,’ his daytime vision’s terrible, but my god’s combat power drops sharply.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—my god always plays it safe and is a master of ambushes. Don’t fret—I’d bet my life that if Xiao Yi thought he couldn’t handle it, he’d never leave his shelter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yi “….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lone wolf caught the stench of fish and slowly crept toward the tree’s base; looking up, it saw several strips of fish meat hanging above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the leftover fish flesh and organs from Xiao Yi’s earlier catch of two fish; to prevent rats and the white weasel from stealing them, Xiao Yi had hung them all on the tree with rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It leaped repeatedly, trying to reach the meat, sensing it was enough for a full meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the meat was hung at an infuriating height—always just out of reach by a fraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the wolf’s entire attention fixed on the fish, it failed to notice a shadow approaching nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yi, meanwhile, caught a glimpse of the wolf’s form and felt a flicker of disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a meat thief? He’d thought the damn clumsy bear had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the wolf was unlucky—it had stumbled upon Xiao Yi, who was already in a foul mood today; tonight, he’d kill the wolf to vent his anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the drone followed Xiao Yi out, its lights turning on instantly, flooding the area with brightness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lone wolf, fixated on the fish, noticed the light and froze in surprise, then turned sharply toward it with wary eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xiao Yi’s figure, it let out a fierce snarl, instinctively sensing the human was dangerous, trying to scare him off with noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Yi was no longer the man who’d first arrived in the wilderness—he no longer feared wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Xiao Yi was confident: with his physical strength and speed, dealing with this big dog wouldn’t be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he held a long defensive stick—he wondered how many blows this dog could take before it fell.\u003C\u002Fp>",1148,"2026-06-20T08:19:46.963Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7f4c543694296b199ebcace7c3e1027a446cfed2c0ab199cb2f8229aa68fbe22","starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-39","starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-37",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-cover.jpg"]