Chapter 50

“My Great God is truly a wilderness expert—just using these few herbs, he stopped the big guy’s bleeding.”

“You don’t understand! This is the profound wonder of Chinese medicine. Sadly, too much of its essence has been lost, and many even resist our time-honored tradition. Though Western medicine acts faster, Chinese medicine has unique effects on certain illnesses.”

“That’s true—my mom had rheumatoid arthritis. She went to many big hospitals with no results, until Chinese medicine finally cured her.”

“Bro, that’s a bit exaggerated. Rheumatoid arthritis is incurable with today’s medicine—you can only control it.”

“Is that so? But my mom hasn’t had a flare-up in ten years. To me, that’s cured.”

“Then in that case, I guess it counts.”

“That black bear still looks really weak! All we can do now is hope it holds on—if it dies, Great God’s efforts will be in vain.”

“True. But does anyone know what herb Great God used? The hemostatic effect is astonishingly strong.”

“I’ll answer that—it’s Selaginella, also called the resurrection herb. It has excellent hemostatic properties, is a very precious medicinal plant, and is quite fascinating. If you’re interested, look it up.”

“Upstairs got it right! I was just about to introduce that! Looks like I’ve met a fellow expert!”

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After seeing Xiao Yi successfully stop the black bear’s bleeding, the livestream audience erupted into enthusiastic discussion.

Most were curious about the resurrection herb, given its unexpectedly powerful hemostatic effect.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi, after applying the herbs to the giant black bear, also rubbed some Arctic willow—herbs with anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties—onto himself.

But Budebushuo , Xiao Yi found the herb’s antibacterial sting oddly soothing.

Next, Xiao Yi brought over the large stockpile of sand grass he had stored earlier.

Otherwise, even if the wound itself wouldn’t kill the big beast, the Arctic night’s cold would drain what little life remained.

As for the Benxiong , seeing its blood now stopped, it let out a rare, grateful roar toward Xiao Yi.

Then, fully focused beside its injured brother, it watched until its sibling’s breathing grew steady, before slowly lying down beside him.

After finishing all this, Xiao Yi began lighting a fire and boiling a pot.

Saving the black bear still required one final step: replenishing blood.

Since he’d already played the good Samaritan, Xiao Yi decided to go all the way—he dumped all the stored internal organs into the pot. These were the finest blood-replenishing food in the wilderness.

Of course, in exchange, the wolf the Benxiong had just killed belonged to Xiao Yi—wasn’t that fair?

He lit a roaring fire; after ten minutes, it was done. He poured the entire batch into a wooden basin he’d made himself and carried it toward the two bears.

Before Xiao Yi even reached them, both bears snapped open their eyes, drawn by the scent.

No wonder—the giant black bear had suffered so badly simply because it wanted a full meal.

Now it hadn’t even eaten, was critically wounded, and its stomach had long been empty—how could it ignore the smell of meat?

As for the cub, it was merely instinctive craving for meat.

Xiao Yi placed the wooden basin beside the injured bear and said:

“Eat. It’ll help your wound. Even if you don’t make it, at least you’ll die a full bear—and leave behind a few jin of bear meat.”

Bear Cub: “...”

Giant Black Bear: “...”

Fortunately, neither bear understood the dark implication in Xiao Yi’s words—otherwise, a human-bear brawl might have erupted again.

But as Xiao Yi looked at the wooden basin before the bears, he felt a pang of regret.

He had a bit of a cleanliness obsession—he’d never use anything touched by a bear, not even for foot soaking.

The injured bear let out a low growl to the cub, as if urging it to share.

Though the cub craved the meat, it turned its head away and lay down elsewhere—it knew its clumsy brother needed it more.

Seeing the cub turn away, the giant bear no longer hesitated and began lapping at the basin.

It didn’t care about its wounds, as if proving Xiao Yi’s words: even in death, don’t die a hungry bear.

More importantly, it was starving—its meal had been snatched away, then came the battle and escape.

“Delicious! Delicious! Delicious!”

As the bear devoured the organs, its mind held only the word “delicious”—this was its first time eating cooked food.

It never imagined something cooked by that terrifying fire could taste so good.

Soon, the entire basin of organ broth was gone. After eating, the bear’s spirit visibly improved.

Was the broth truly miraculous—or was this just the bear’s final surge of vitality?

But one thing was certain: after Xiao Yi’s efforts, the bear’s chance of survival had increased by at least thirty percent.

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Afterward, Xiao Yi ignored the two bears and headed toward his shelter.

But halfway, several beams of light appeared.

Yes—those lights belonged to the rescue team, still arriving belatedly.

Heavy rain was pouring over the center of Lake Laiyin, severely hindering the rescue team’s progress.

Seeing such a storm, and thinking of Xiao Yi’s situation, the rescuers had already begun to lose hope.

One hour and fifty minutes—that was their fastest possible time. Still, they were nearly forty minutes slower than usual, but they had truly pushed themselves to the limit.

When they reached the vicinity of Xiao Yi’s camp, they smelled the faint scent of blood and grew tense.

But then they saw a figure—and instantly relaxed.

“Oh! It’s Team Leader Shen again! What a coincidence!”

Not only did they spot Xiao Yi, but Xiao Yi also saw Shen Mengsan and his team.

Hearing that familiar line, Shen Mengsan sighed helplessly—but he and his Team Six were used to it.

The members of Team Four, however, were surprised.

Though they’d followed Xiao Yi’s livestream as a seed contestant, they didn’t know him nearly as well as Shen Mengsan’s group.

“Team Leader, what’s that over there?”

At that moment, someone from Team Four suddenly cried out in alarm.

Everyone turned to follow the direction of his finger. When their lights hit it, they tensed up immediately.

These were two bears—not two pigs—and they were dangerously close.

The cub, noticing the rescuers, rose and roared a warning—tension flared again.

Team Six members, who had been closely watching Xiao Yi, instantly recognized the cub—the bear with whom Xiao Yi had so many ups and downs.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi quickly called out to Shen Mengsan and the others: “Don’t worry—the danger here is over.”

He briefly explained why the two bears were here, and mentioned he’d brought another batch of bone broth to the injured bear.

Seeing this bizarre scene, the rescuers all gaped in disbelief.