Chapter 95

The two lynxes finally broke free from Heidan’s pursuit while foraging.

The two lynxes harbored deep hatred for Heidan, the black bear.

In truth, the two lynxes never expected this black bear would abandon everything just to harass them—wasn’t it just stealing some food?

“Mm!”

“Mm!”

After shaking off Heidan, the two lynxes returned near Xiao Yi’s camp.

First, naturally, they still checked on the movements of this human, Xiao Yi.

If there were only one black bear, the two lynxes were now very confident they could escape unharmed—they had done it before.

But if a human were added to the equation here, the uncertainty would multiply greatly.

Even though the two lynxes still craved the rabbit pen deeply, they would now choose to abandon it—this was the animal’s instinct for self-preservation.

Xiao Yi’s goal these past few days had always been “fishing.”

How could he not give the two lynxes an opening? Stay locked in his cabin forever?

Xiao Yi, as usual, left quickly after breakfast, carrying his lure.

After watching Xiao Yi leave, Heidan grew restless.

For the past two days, it had been waiting for the two lynxes to appear.

But the two lynxes seemed to sense that it and that human were plotting against them.

Not only had they not reappeared—they vanished completely.

Heidan “...”

Heidan perhaps hadn’t realized it had done a good deed that backfired!

Nor had it realized that dealing with such clever and cunning creatures required someone even cleverer and more cunning.

“Roar! Roar!”

At that moment, Heidan, who had been lying there with a vacant stare, suddenly roared loudly and sprang to its feet.

Its eyes were fierce, sharp, and predatory—Heidan rarely showed such an expression.

The last time it had shown this look was when it suffered serious injuries.

This time, it was because Heidan had just caught the scent of the lynxes.

It would never forget the scent of those two lynxes.

Just as it had etched the rabbit’s scent into its mind.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi, hidden in the shadows, muttered to himself, “Are they coming?”

From Heidan’s roar, Xiao Yi heard agitation.

And the only thing that could make this bear so agitated was surely those two lynxes.

Xiao Yi then kept sniffing, trying to locate the lynxes.

Though Xiao Yi’s sense of smell was sharp, it still paled compared to Heidan’s, which lived by scent.

Heidan had merely sensed them—how could Xiao Yi possibly detect their scent?

After failing to find anything, Xiao Yi decisively gave up and fixed his gaze on the cabin.

The two lynxes’ ultimate target wouldn’t change, and Xiao Yi wanted to see how they’d lure Heidan, this dumb bear.

At this moment, Xiao Yi lay crouched in the grass beside a massive rock, his body camouflaged with woven plants like a ghillie suit.

This was intentional—he never underestimated an animal’s sense of smell.

Doing so naturally masked his own scent.

Meanwhile, in Xiao Yi’s livestream, viewers reacted to his serious expression.

“Did Xiao Shen just get serious? Are the two lynxes coming?”

“Hurry up and show up! I’ve been waiting till the flowers withered—if you don’t come soon, I’m mentally exhausted!”

“That’s right! Watching Xiao Shen wait for lynxes every day is worse than watching him fish—even if both are boring, at least fishing gives you results!”

“Exactly! Food reserves matter most!”

“No offense, but I just want to understand—what’s the fun in fishing? You just cast a hook, sit for half an hour, and people still obsess over it?”

“Hehe, the joy of fishing is unimaginable. If you really want to know, try fishing a few times—you’ll like it.”

“Bro, don’t listen to the guy above. Persuading someone to fish is about as wise as persuading them to study medicine—it’s just a money pit. If you’re rich and have free time, ignore me.”

“I can’t fish, but I love watching others fish—is that just super boring?”

“Me too—I follow all the big fishing streamers!”

“Xiao Shen’s just stubborn—he won’t turn back until he hits a wall.”

These past few days, not only Xiao Yi and Heidan were restless—viewers in the livestream were too.

After all, the netizens watching the drone livestream had been sitting with Xiao Yi all along.

These past few days were the most boring in Xiao Yi’s livestream history.

Every day, Xiao Yi did nothing but wait—very little else.

Yet in the end, they hadn’t even seen a single lynx hair.

Some netizens even urged Xiao Yi to stop wasting time on the lynxes.

He should focus on stockpiling food instead.

After all, snow had started falling again, erratically, over the past two days.

Though light, it signaled that the Arctic wilderness was entering another harsh cold spell.

When that happened, the no-man's-land would become even more desolate, and food even harder to find.

“Mm!”

“Mm!”

As viewers complained, two lynx roars suddenly echoed.

A swift, agile figure leapt from the forest and dashed straight for the rabbit pen.

Inside the den, Heidan instantly burst out and charged toward the lynx.

Seeing the lynx, Heidan was already furious.

The lynx, seeing Heidan charging, naturally didn’t fight head-on—it turned and fled backward.

At that moment, Heidan suddenly snapped out of it—just as it entered the forest, it retreated and lay down near the rabbit pen.

But Heidan hadn’t expected the lynx, after it stopped chasing, to return to Xiao Yi’s open camp.

Seeing this, Heidan rose again.

Like Heidan before, it hadn’t anticipated the lynx would be this bold.

Knowing Heidan was here, it still came to provoke it.

Such a brazen lynx—Heidan had never encountered one before.

“Roar!”

“Roar!”

Naturally, despite its surprise, Heidan was now furious and roared loudly.

Though Heidan was clever, this situation had nothing to do with cleverness—it believed the lynx was challenging its authority.

Unfortunately, the male lynx paid no heed to Heidan’s roars or threats.

It was no longer the lynx that had never fought a black bear.

Though this black bear was no longer the same dumb bear it had faced these past days,

its days of dodging black bears had stripped away its fear—and even filled it with excitement.

Seeing Heidan, like Heidan before, refuse to move, the lynx repeated the same tactic.

First, it cautiously probed Heidan’s limits, then provoked it into rage.

The script nearly replayed—except Heidan lasted a few more rounds than Heidan had.

Watching from afar, Xiao Yi was stunned, then muttered:

“This lynx is just as low as Fatty Gao—so damn cheap!”