Chapter 93: When I Leave, Then What?

During this time, Xiao Yi repaired his rabbit pen, then sat there staring blankly for a long while.

This was the first time since arriving in this world that Xiao Yi felt a pang of sadness.

After massaging his temples, he picked up his lure as if nothing had happened and headed toward Lake Lyen.

Although Hei Dan’s departure left Xiao Yi feeling unsettled, life had to go on, and food still needed to be stored.

This time, when Xiao Yi left, he did not call out Gou Dan.

When Gou Dan sensed Xiao Yi’s departure, he merely gazed at him from afar.

Then his gaze turned sharp, fixed on the distant wilderness, even anticipating the return of the two lynxes.

This time, he would guard the rabbit pen well for Hei Dan—though more importantly, he would seek revenge.

In truth, Xiao Yi had deliberately chosen not to bring Gou Dan along; those two lynxes were truly cunning.

Xiao Yi truly feared that after he left, the two lynxes might launch a surprise counterattack.

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Meanwhile, Wu En in the No. 5 livestream room also felt sorrow over the bear’s loss.

Xiao Yi was saddened because he had driven Hei Dan away; Wu En, however, was upset because he still had not found the large bear that had visited his camp.

The large bear that had visited his camp had vanished as if it had never existed.

No matter how hard Wu En searched, he could not find a trace of the bear—only some feces near the lake.

Yet even without finding it, Wu En had no intention of giving up; he had waited too long for this bear’s arrival.

“Friends, today I’m using this moose meat to set a trap—I hope it attracts some big players tonight.”

After failing to find the large bear, Wu En decided to use his moose meat to set a trap.

If the large bear was drawn to his moose meat, then other large carnivores of the wilderness would be too.

Even the large bear itself might be lured back again.

Of course, Wu En had prepared extensively for this trap.

He even hunted a fresh snow rabbit and a northern ground squirrel, placing them around the moose meat to enhance the scent of blood.

After all, the moose meat had been left for days and had already been smoked by Wu En.

Thus, the blood scent of the moose meat was no longer strong, and the smoke would interfere with some predators’ sense of smell and judgment.

At this sight, Wu En’s livestream viewers fell silent.

“Wu Shen’s obsession is truly deep!”

“So much meat, so much meat!”

“Only a ‘Wilderness Billionaire’ could afford this game!”

“Haha, I hope that bear doesn’t be ungrateful! Wu Shen has gone all out.”

“Do you think it might attract Hei Dan? After all, he’s such a glutton.”

“Are you dreaming? Xiao Shen’s camp is hundreds of miles from Wu Shen’s—how could Hei Dan possibly get here?”

“True—even if the distance were short, Hei Dan shouldn’t come. If another bear gets killed by Wu Shen, I’ll be thrilled; but if it’s Hei Dan, I’ll be heartbroken.”

“Even though we all know Wu Shen’s intentions, seeing this still feels like he’s committing sins! Why not just hide and aim for the grand prize?”

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Of course, Wu En didn’t know what his viewers were saying—and even if he did, he wouldn’t care.

Thus, Wu En spent the entire day setting the trap, only finishing as night fell.

He was confident this carefully prepared trap would yield results.

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As for Xiao Yi at this moment, his catch by the lake was decent—he caught two fish in the afternoon.

Together, the two fish weighed about thirty pounds; adding the one from morning and accounting for the loss of ten snow rabbits, he had recovered roughly half.

This was even without catching a big one—if he had, these losses wouldn’t have mattered at all.

“Hei Dan, dinner…”

Back home, Xiao Yi began cooking as usual.

After preparing dinner, he instinctively called out.

But after saying it, Xiao Yi froze, then remembered: Hei Dan had left.

Indeed, Xiao Yi had grown used to having Hei Dan beside him!

Too bad—he was gone, and now only Xiao Yi and Gou Dan remained to eat.

Upon hearing Xiao Yi call Hei Dan’s name, Gou Dan looked up at him, then silently devoured his food.

What Xiao Yi didn’t know was that Hei Dan hadn’t traveled far—he was watching Xiao Yi’s cabin from a nearby hillside.

“Tomorrow you keep guarding the rabbit pen. My only requirement: you must stay around it at all times. I won’t tolerate another mistake like Hei Dan’s.”

After dinner, Xiao Yi instructed Gou Dan.

Xiao Yi gave this order because he wanted to secretly observe over the next two days.

To see if the two lynxes would return to invade his rabbit pen.

Of course, Xiao Yi believed the likelihood was high—lynxes were greedy, and the rabbit pen was too tempting.

He also wanted to see how the two lynxes had lured Hei Dan out.

Xiao Yi was certain Hei Dan wouldn’t ignore his words—but still, Hei Dan had been lured away.

“Roar!”

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Gou Dan responded with a roar, yet within his massive frame, a glint of cunning flashed.

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“Xiao Bing, turn on the comments!”

Lying on the heated brick bed, Xiao Yi spoke toward the drone—he needed to soothe his livestream viewers.

“Xiao Shen, how could you let Hei Dan leave? The livestream has lost all love!”

“Foolish! Xiao Shen, Hei Dan’s departure cost you over two million viewers today.”

“Xiao Shen, Hei Dan’s little mistake wasn’t worth driving him away!”

“Xiao Dog, give me back Hei Dan!”

“Xiao Shen, you’ve angered everyone!”

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As expected, the livestream comments matched Xiao Yi’s initial expectations.

But the sudden drop of two million viewers still made Xiao Yi’s heart ache.

Honestly, Xiao Yi knew the two bears had some popularity—but he hadn’t expected it to be this… enormous.

He sighed and explained, “I’ve seen all your thoughts, but even if I could do it again, I’d still send Hei Dan away—even Gou Dan, if needed. Have you ever considered this: when I leave the wilderness and return to the city, how will Hei Dan survive?”

“Regular viewers should notice: Hei Dan has lived with me for a while and has grown to dislike raw meat—but what happens when I leave?”

“And now, Hei Dan has grown accustomed to hunting with me; if this continues, he’ll lose his natural hunting skills—but what happens when I leave?”

“Yes, with me, Hei Dan has enough food—even enough to skip hibernation this winter—but again, what happens when I leave?”

“All I can do is return him to the wilderness before he loses his wild instincts—and the sooner, the better.”