Chapter 79

“Roar! Roar!”

At that moment, two bear roars suddenly interrupted Xiao Yi as he was reading.

When idle, Xiao Yi always loved studying, so he had specially made a table and chair for himself.

Life without a table and chair was too unfamiliar to Xiao Yi.

The weather today was fairly good; to wait for the medical team’s arrival, Xiao Yi had moved his table outside and sat there reading.

A cup of pine-needle tea steamed on the table, and beside the chair lay two black bears—life was leisurely and deeply satisfying.

It didn’t feel like a wilderness challenge at all, more like enjoying afternoon tea; viewers in the livestream were left speechless.

This was exactly how Xiao Yi had originally imagined his wilderness challenge should be—only after thirty days of effort did he finally reach this ideal state.

Disturbed, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but grumble, “You two bastards, what are you roaring about?”

Livestream chat: “...”

This guy really treats the two bears like guard dogs.

“Ugh!”

Hearing Xiao Yi’s scolding, Heidan let out a whimper first, then wisely slinked off to the side, afraid Xiao Yi might get angry and hit his bear head again.

For some reason these past few days, this human had developed a habit of hitting his bear head.

Making him, already less clever than his sly older brother, even dumber.

As for Goudan, he watched warily toward the distance.

The two bear roars also reminded Xiao Yi that his guests might have arrived.

Indeed, five members of the medical team had just arrived near the shelter.

Along with them was Xiao Yi’s old acquaintance Shen Mengsan—clearly, this Commander Shen had been assigned to escort the medical team here.

But when they saw the two large beasts beside Xiao Yi, all six stopped in their tracks and smiled bitterly.

They weren’t seeing these two large beasts for the first time.

The last time the medical team came to assess Xiao Yi’s condition, the two bears were already here.

Back then, one of the beasts was badly injured and recovering, while the other stayed by its side; they had only caught distant glimpses of them.

As for Shen Mengsan, he had seen these two black bears during Xiao Yi’s battle with the wolf pack when he came to rescue him—and he had a deep history with one of them.

But no matter how many times they saw it, they still thought this scene was utterly ridiculous, making their teeth ache.

And compared to the crude shelters of the others, this spacious wooden cabin, with its sizable rabbit pen and wooden chairs, was unbelievable—they were all on the same show?

With all this, even a 300-day wilderness challenge would be fine!

“Hey! Long time no see, come on over! These two guys are pretty gentle—they won’t attack you!”

Shen Mengsan: “...”

Dr. Su: “...”

Dr. Qu: “...”

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, the five medical team members and Shen Mengsan all stared blankly.

Internally, they couldn’t help but think, “Bro, these are bears—actual bears! Are you kidding? Can I refuse?”

Their expressions fell, they exchanged glances, but none took a single step forward—each silently cursed Xiao Yi’s ancestors.

Though it looked embarrassing, they felt no shame—anyone who thought it was shameful could step forward and try it themselves.

Though they trusted Xiao Yi’s words, they valued their lives more.

Xiao Yi now saw their hesitation and silently scolded himself for not thinking ahead—he’d been too simplistic.

Having lived with these two dumb bears for so long, he’d grown used to their gentleness and thought nothing of it.

But these two were still black bears—others hadn’t spent this long with them.

“Goudan, Heidan, go back to your dens. Don’t come out unless I call you.”

“Roar!”

“Roar!”

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, the two black bears responded and walked toward their dens.

Seeing this, the five newcomers widened their eyes—they were now certain these wild bears had been tamed by this guy.

“Sorry everyone, I only made two wooden cups, so I can’t serve tea to all of you—but does anyone want some? Premium pine-needle tea: lowers blood pressure, strengthens the body, improves sleep.”

After the two bears left, the six of them approached Xiao Yi, who smiled warmly as he welcomed them.

Hearing this, the group shook their heads helplessly; finally, the team leader, Dr. Su, spoke up.

“Let’s check Xiao Shen first—that’s our main purpose here.”

The doctors had grown accustomed to calling Xiao Yi “Xiao Shen,” just like many online viewers did.

Xiao Yi shrugged and said softly, “I’m ready whenever you are.”

Upon hearing him, the other doctors immediately began setting up equipment, and Xiao Yi cooperated fully with blood pressure, glucose, and other tests.

Meanwhile, Shen Mengsan didn’t bother with politeness—he grabbed some pine needles and poured them into a nearby wooden cup.

Since joining this show, his sleep had worsened, and his blood pressure remained high—he’d never stopped taking antihypertensive medication.

Hearing Xiao Yi’s claim, he naturally wanted to give it a try.

Besides, the other five had duties, while he had none—his only task was to safely deliver these five doctors to the next rescue team.

More importantly, he wouldn’t be polite with Xiao Yi—they were old acquaintances.

Thus, Xiao Yi was prodded and measured for half an hour until all his tests were complete.

Now they simply waited for the doctors to compile the data and evaluate his condition.

“Commander Shen, how’s the taste?”

As Xiao Yi and Shen Mengsan leisurely sipped tea, Xiao Yi asked with a smile—sharing could lift one’s spirits.

“Not bad! Are all those benefits you mentioned real? Got any extra? Give me some to take with me later.”

Xiao Yi: “...”

Hearing this, Xiao Yi nearly wanted to throw the tea in his face—he’d finally met someone whose audacity matched his own.

“No.”

Xiao Yi refused outright—he was in a wilderness challenge, every blade of grass and thread mattered.

This guy didn’t just drink his tea—he wanted to steal it too. Dream on.

Meanwhile, the five doctors compiling the results were stunned, filled with doubt—if they hadn’t conducted the tests themselves, they’d swear the data was fake.

The physical examination report was too perfect: normal blood pressure, normal glucose levels, normal body fat, and vision and hearing all within normal limits.

It was even better than their last assessment of Xiao Yi.

His weight had increased—he’d gained three jin since arriving, now weighing 143 jin.

This was not the physical examination report of someone who had survived a wilderness challenge.

Even a young man sipping goji berries from a thermos daily would struggle to have such results.

The data was too perfect—it looked like they’d forged it!