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Roar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a bear’s furious roar shattered the silence of the wilderness night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, Gou Dan bolted out of the bear den, eyes locked on the depths of the distant forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he had caught a whiff of a scent he found repulsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a faint green glow in the forest’s depths was watching them from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing Gou Dan charge out of the den and roar in his direction, the massive creature in the forest instinctively took two steps back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it fixed its gaze even more warily on the emerging Gou Dan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it knew it couldn’t defeat this black bear, it was absolutely certain the bear could never catch it—its confidence in its own speed was absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Dan, who had just been resting, was startled by his brother’s sudden roar and movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first confused, he soon sensed the hostility radiating from his brother, then lifted his nose and sniffed intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Roar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Dan then charged straight out of the den—he hadn’t expected this thing to dare target his brother’s prey, no, to dare target his human master’s prey; it was asking for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the wooden cabin, Xiao Yi frowned slightly after hearing Gou Dan’s bear roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, hearing Hei Dan’s roar as well, Xiao Yi immediately sensed something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed his wooden staff and prepared to step outside, remembering how last time Gou Dan had emitted such hostile sounds was when it had lured the wolf pack to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he opened the door, Xiao Yi froze—Hei Dan was charging out of the den in a straight line toward the forest’s depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Gou Dan first sighed at Hei Dan’s recklessness, then broke into a run to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sss! Sss! Sss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight before them sent the rabbits in the pen into a panic—they scrambled wildly inside their enclosure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yi, now outside, naturally spotted the green glow deep in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the drone’s light, Xiao Yi finally saw the massive creature in the forest’s depths, and couldn’t help exclaiming, “What a huge cat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature hiding deep in the forest was equally stunned—weren’t adult bears in the wild always solitary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could there be two adult bears here? And both were males—who could possibly handle this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no time for the creature in the forest to think further—it turned and bolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was confident it could escape unharmed from one adult black bear, but here there were two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viewers in the livestream erupted in shock, and the chat flooded with messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Xiao Shen’s nighttime livestreams are the most exciting—I caught this one, perfect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That creature that just appeared must be the Maple Short-tailed Cat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s a short-tailed cat? Can anyone explain it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s what we commonly call the wildcat—just know it’s as strong as a wolf, absolutely a top predator of the wilderness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I think it’s more like a Newfoundland lynx—that’s the real menace, known as the wolf’s natural enemy, and reportedly has killed moose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy crap, that’s that powerful? Looks like Xiao Shen’s dinner table is getting a new member.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...I’m speechless, but somehow that makes perfect sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is ridiculous! The lynx is a Class II protected species—are you trying to get Xiao Shen to go to Maple Country for free meals?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s definitely a short-tailed cat—Xiao Shen should just take it down, nothing’s off-limits to eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re overthinking again—the short-tailed cat is also a Class II protected species; my god still can’t eat it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, then Xiong Zai and Hei Dan are in for a feast—this might make Xiao Shen really jealous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? That actually works—Xiao Shen just can’t act himself, or he’d still be breaking the law.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why can’t Xiao Shen act? Though both lynx and short-tailed cat are Class II protected species in Maple Country, they’re low-risk protected animals—if local authorities grant permission, hunting is allowed. I live in Maple Country—I’ve hunted lynx with friends. I just don’t know if Yinfu Company has negotiated with the Maple government.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinfu Official: “Yinfu has negotiated—feel free to hunt boldly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Xiao Yin is hiding in Xiao Shen’s livestream—Xiao Yin, you’ve worked hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Yin, you’ve worked hard! No wonder Wu En the god dares to hunt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Yin, you’ve worked hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, was that creature just now a short-tailed cat or a lynx?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Based on my years of cat-keeping experience, it’s definitely a short-tailed cat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nonsense! Based on my years of watching ‘Animal World,’ that fleeing thing is definitely a lynx.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What experience do you even have? Just blabbering nonsense—too bad Bei Ye isn’t here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if Bei Ye were here, it wouldn’t matter—short-tailed cats and lynx look nearly identical; they were once classified as the same species. At this distance, how could Bei Ye tell the difference? Unless Xiao Shen kills the creature and gets a close-up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Real vs. Fake Monkey King?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You could say that—but there are differences.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the livestream, most viewers were arguing whether the creature was a Maple short-tailed cat or a lynx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Yi didn’t care much—he simply waited quietly for news from Hei Dan and Gou Dan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was a short-tailed cat or a lynx, neither should dare provoke Xiao Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, that wolf pack was the creature’s warning—Xiao Yi disliked killing, but even the Buddha has his wrathful form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar! Roar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, bear roars echoed again outside the cabin. Hearing it, Xiao Yi rose and stepped out to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Hei Dan trudging back, head low, while Gou Dan lagged behind at a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Dan’s hunt had clearly failed, but Xiao Yi wasn’t surprised—he’d expected this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the distance was too great and the cat had fled instantly upon seeing the lights, Xiao Yi couldn’t tell whether it was a short-tailed cat or a lynx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether the cat was a short-tailed cat or a lynx, Xiao Yi had basic knowledge of both from his show training—they were both faster than these two bears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Xiao Yi knew the cat had targeted his rabbit pen—but his rabbit pen wasn’t open to just any cat or dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next two days, he’d see if the creature returned. If it didn’t, fine. If it did, he’d find a way to eliminate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it’s not the thief you fear—it’s the thief who keeps thinking about you. The best way to prevent this is to kill the thief outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Xiao Yi was confident in the pen’s security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these two bears present, the creature could never sneak in to steal his rabbits—especially now that they were already alerted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed these two bears had some use after all!\u003C\u002Fp>",1132,"2026-06-20T08:19:46.963Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ab2f35f5026d7ce59a2b89f334cc5792fb7cca9f8bcfc695ed071ea8d1e5c263","starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-70","starting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-chapter-68",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-a-solitary-life-in-the-wilds-cover.jpg"]