Chapter 68: New

But fortunately, Xiao Yi was a man who valued old ties, and he planned to clear out all the rabbits within a ten-li radius before proceeding.

Then take these two bears on a big hunt, let them feast fully before entering hibernation, sparing them the hardship of searching for food.

As for what came next, Xiao Yi naturally intended to head straight home, mainly because the sun was about to set, and with its descent, this damned weather would grow even colder.

“Gou Dan, Hei Dan, let’s go home!”

“Roar! Roar!”

Following Xiao Yi’s loud shout, the two bears responded in kind, and soon the wilderness forest echoed with the sound of flapping wings.

After returning to his wooden cabin, Xiao Yi immediately lit a fire and boiled a pot, selecting three of the fattest rabbits to eat.

Xiao Yi’s knife skills, while not on the level of Pao Ding dissecting an ox, were still quite proficient—at least he kept the entire rabbit skin intact.

He planned to use these rabbit skins to make himself a rabbit-fur blanket.

He also didn’t waste the rabbit blood; in his view, it was a valuable substance, rich in blood-activating properties.

He even spoke toward the direction of his drone livestream.

“Today I’ll teach you a great method for making blood-based food. See the rabbit blood in this basin? Mix it one-to-one with water, add a spoonful of salt, and if your home conditions allow, toss in some pork fat—unfortunately I don’t have any here, but it would make the blood product taste even better.”

He’d learned this method during a summer job in his past life, watching an experienced master do it—he’d thought the pig’s blood turned out delicious and had learned the technique from him.

After mixing the rabbit blood with water, Xiao Yi skimmed off the floating foam, then placed the mixture beside the stove, lest this damned cold weather freeze it solid.

Next, just wait an hour—then Xiao Yi set up the steamer and began cutting the prepared three snow rabbits into pieces, placing them inside.

Watching this, Xiao Yi felt a surge of satisfaction; choosing the large steamer had definitely been the right call—if he’d picked a frying pan, he’d still be cooking now.

But seeing Xiao Yi so seriously explaining how to coagulate rabbit blood, the livestream viewers erupted in weary groans.

“Learning from Xiao Shen, you get one useless life hack a day.”

“Haha, true—any animal blood is too fishy. I’d rather just wait quietly for the finished dish.”

“I don’t want to eat any blood product at all. Just looking at it makes me nauseous.”

“Looks like you’re missing out—our duck blood vermicelli is legendary!”

“Exactly! Isn’t duck blood in hot pot delicious? Now that I mention it, I’m getting hungry—I’m going to eat hot pot.”

“Stir-fried pig’s blood is also amazing—I can eat three bowls with rice!”

“Stop, stop, stop—I’ve said this a hundred times: this is a wilderness show, not a food show.”

“Haha, Xiao Shen’s livestream is a food show—he’s making me crave wild game every day.”

“Don’t talk—let me finish three big meat buns first. The broth in my mouth is too delicious.”

“Three buns? That’s nothing—let me have a whole steamer first.”

“Bro, you’re a genius… no, a culinary genius!”

“A whole steamer of buns? That’s normal—why the big deal?”

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As Xiao Yi worked beside them, the two bears lay nearby, constantly sniffing the air; even the impatient Hei Dan had trotted over.

His eyes sparkled with longing and pleading as he gazed at Xiao Yi.

Seeing that expression, Xiao Yi slapped Hei Dan on the head, exasperated.

“Hei Dan, you’re a bear, not a dog—can you act like a bear?”

Though Xiao Yi still didn’t know the exact breed of these two bears, he habitually called them “dog bears.”

But Hei Dan didn’t care—if any other human dared hit their “Big Boss,” it would have erupted in fury and torn them apart.

But since the one hitting it was “Dad,” it was perfectly fine!

“Roar! (Act dignified!)”

Watching Hei Dan fully embody the “milk is mother” scene, Gou Dan couldn’t take it anymore and let out a furious roar.

But as Xiao Yi’s number-one mindless enforcer, Hei Dan’s stupidity was actually a plus—Xiao Yi liked that kind.

So he indulged Hei Dan a bit, then, seeing the rabbit meat was done, picked up a hind leg and tossed it toward Hei Dan.

“Roar! (Dad!)”

Seeing Hei Dan get the rabbit leg, Gou Dan could no longer sit still.

With a roar, he trotted over, his bear face slightly awkward—he, the wilderness tyrant, had finally bowed to food.

But Gou Dan knew well the appetites of this man and this bear—if he didn’t show some enthusiasm now, all that’d be left for him later would be bones and broth.

No… he might not even get bones. Thinking of this, Gou Dan shot Hei Dan another glare, making Hei Dan look slightly hurt.

Watching Gou Dan approach, Xiao Yi felt a flicker of disdain; compared to obedient Hei Dan, this clever, rebellious Gou Dan had never been his favorite.

But since Gou Dan had worked hard today, Xiao Yi still picked out some tail meat and tossed it to him.

Then the man and the two bears began their livestreamed dinner: Xiao Yi picked out the parts he didn’t like and tossed them to the bears, who accepted everything without hesitation.

After dinner, Xiao Yi felt tired and ordered the two well-fed, clumsy bears to scram.

Hei Dan and Gou Dan had wanted to linger longer in the warm cabin, but under Xiao Yi’s stern gaze, they finally shuffled out obediently.

But as soon as they stepped outside, both bears shivered violently, then shook their fur and headed toward their current den.

Then Xiao Yi opened his livestream chat and chatted for an hour—this was his daily ritual, the only way he felt he hadn’t lost touch with society.

Soon, several of his regular big spenders began appearing in the stream.

Led by the matriarch Yeyu Tingfeng, they all joked, urging Xiao Yi to treat Xiong Zai better.

Outside the cabin, moonlight bathed the snowy wilderness, reflecting off the snow and making the entire land glow unnaturally bright.

With winter approaching, the usual chorus of insects and frogs had vanished, leaving the wilderness eerily silent.

Yet from time to time, distant howls of hungry wolves howling at the moon revealed that this seemingly lifeless land still pulsed with vitality.

“Sss! Sss! Sss!”

The scene beside the cabin differed sharply from the rest of the wilderness—the rabbits that had arrived at their “new home” were now emitting terrified hisses.

Especially since they could still smell the two bears nearby, making the snow rabbits even more agitated.

But at the cabin’s perimeter, a “guest” had arrived, gazing hungrily toward the rabbit pen.

Yet when its gaze turned toward the bear den, it revealed deep wariness.