Chapter 114

Chapter 114 Two Little Heaters Lie Beside Her, The Little Snow Leopard on Her Lap Can Also Warm Her Hands

“White dog? A Samoyed?” Among dogs associated with ice and snow, the sled dog trio comes to mind first, and the Samoyed is the only white one among them.

Lin Qianyu gently strokes the polar bear’s ear, intrigued: “If there’s time, I’ll go take a look.”

“Woof!”

The Arctic fox and little snow leopard have already fallen asleep, two little heaters lying beside her, and the little snow leopard on her lap can still be used to warm her hands.

The appearance of the great auk postponed everyone’s original plans, and even lunch was delayed until the afternoon.

Yu Lingyu, holding a spoon in her mouth, couldn’t help but glance this way.

The great auk was still eating; although it swallowed whole chunks of fish quickly, it paused to rest a bit after each bite before continuing.

It might have developed this eating habit, which looked very cute.

“They really look like penguins,” Yu Lingyu remarked, “even eating the same way.”

The great auk had just swallowed a bite, wobbling a bit; normally when hunting, it would eat fish one by one — if it caught one, it’d have a second; if not, it would just lie on the ice basking in the sun without eating.

Now it could eat one bite after another, enjoying the food thoroughly.

Yin Youlin stared intently, his gaze moving up and down as the great auk ate, his hand already reaching into the fire to add wood. “Eh, I... hiss!” Suddenly realizing, he wasn’t holding any firewood.

“Ha ha, Yin Youlin, look at you, so useless,” Su Yuxing teased him. As he spoke, he picked up a lunchbox, but shook it accidentally, spilling melted snow water all over Yin Youlin’s fire.

Su Yuxing: “...”

Couldn’t laugh.

The guests’ gazes were too obvious to escape the sharp eyes of the sensitive great auk.

The great auk stopped eating the fish in its beak, squinted, and looked back at them, scrutinizing them in return.

[Little Chubby: What’re you looking at?]

[Hahaha, staring at someone like that, don’t you have any manners?]

[Seriously, the look is kinda imposing, like the big goose from my hometown — feels like it’s about to rush over and grab me.]

After three seconds of eye contact with the great auk, the guests all quickly looked away.

The great auk lifted its head high; if it could make more than just ‘woo’ sounds, it would probably have ‘hmmph’ed in response — fitting the moment perfectly.

The spot where the fire was set was near the slope, not far from it.

Lin Qianyu leisurely finished eating her grilled fish, staring at the slope for a long time, then suddenly stood up and said, “How about making a sled?”

Such a high slope — walking down would be a waste.

The clothes were made of anti-slip material; maybe they worried the guests wouldn’t stand firmly on the ice and might fall and get hurt, so sliding straight down was unlikely unless they took off their down jackets and thermal pants.

Sliding would work, but by the time you reached the bottom, you might already be covered in frost.

No time to think, just do it.

Lin Qianyu gently put down the two sleeping furballs, grabbed her axe, and started searching the mountaintop for suitably sized trees.No rope was used to secure it, and even if there were ropes, sliding down the snowy mountain carried a high risk of falling apart.

Therefore, the snowboard was best made from a single piece. They chose the thickest tree and split it down the middle—use as big a wooden board as possible.

“Cut it here, slightly slanted, thicker at the back and thinner at the front,” Lin Qianyu measured with her hands, roughly wider than the arms of two adults. “This should work.”

After chopping the board, Lin Qianyu sat on it to adjust some details, digging a small groove where her feet would rest and hollowing out the thick part so it could be held with her hands.

Amid the falling wood chips, Lin Qianyu said, “I don’t recommend everyone imitate this. Although the ground below is snow and falling won’t hurt, if you’re not professionally trained, sliding down like this could easily break an arm or leg, or worse, break your neck.”

“Ying…”

It was possible.

The little fox that woke up halfway, realizing people were gone, shook its fur and ran over to lean against her.

Lin Qianyu raised her hand to smooth its fur, but her glove had wood chips stuck on it. She thought for a moment and rubbed the fox’s head with her arm instead. “Not noisy, huh?”

Small animals have sharp hearing, and hearing the axe chopping wood up close must be much clearer than from a distance.

“Ying!” The arctic fox’s big fluffy tail wagged lightly behind, soft and still carrying a faint scent of shampoo not yet fully dried.

Its beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as it nestled on Lin Qianyu’s lap and turned over.

“Good.” Lin Qianyu smiled and coaxed, “Almost done. Soon, I’ll take you all skiing.”

[Oh wow, whose little fox is so clingy?]

[Honestly, some things really aren’t the fault of King Zhou.]

[Pet it! Put down your axe and wood immediately and pet it hard! Don’t make me beg you…]

The snowboard was almost finished and already had the rough shape of the ones sold outside, but with only an axe as a tool, this was as good as a wooden snowboard could get.

Lin Qianyu flicked the wood chips off her gloves, then took them off and placed them on the snowboard. “This snowboard can also double as a fridge door.”

It was a better size than the old one at home, and without seams.

The one at home was made of boards woven together, and in heavy snowstorms, the seams would fill with snow, making the meat inside the fridge covered in snow.

She picked up the arctic fox, massaging its big tail, smoothing the fur all the way to the tip, pinching the tip and shaking it gently, then circling back to rub its nose.

“Ying!” The arctic fox lay on its back on Lin Qianyu’s lap, belly up, with its tail fur covering its face. It opened its mouth and bit the tail.

Lin Qianyu scratched its chin with curled fingers.

The arctic fox immediately released the tail from its mouth and tilted its head back, fully exposing its most vulnerable neck.

Lin Qianyu ran her fingertips over it repeatedly.

The arctic fox purred softly, placing its front paws obediently in front of it, looking as well-behaved as ever.

Her eyes curved slightly with a smile as she rubbed the nearly melting arctic fox. “Furry animals can’t resist chin scratches.”

[Got it, I’m going to the wild now to find a tiger for chin scratches.]

[Seriously, that’s dangerous, go to the zoo if you want chin scratches.]

[Wolong and Fengchu, take a break. Scratching your own cat’s chin works just as well.][Thanks for the invite, just tried it out, got two scratches plus a bite mark, now heading out to catch a taxi and get a rabies shot.]

…

The snowboard was ready.

Lin Qianyu put on her gloves. “Alright, let’s go.”

To control direction while sliding, Lin Qianyu had made two sticks from leftover wood when shaping the board.

Compared to her sitting height, the sticks reached about her waist—this length made them easier to use for leverage.

Sliding down the slope didn’t require pushing or using the sticks to propel herself; her job was just to steer and let the board stop naturally.

Lin Qianyu dragged the board to the edge of the slope. With just a slight tilt, it could slide down. She adjusted the position of the sticks in her hands, gripped them tightly, and placed her feet on the pre-dug footholds.

The polar bear looked confused, its large eyes full of bewilderment, circling Lin Qianyu a few times but not understanding what she was doing.

Lin Qianyu patted its head. “Wait for me on top. I’ll try sliding once.”

The polar bear tilted its head. Lin Qianyu pushed down with the sticks; the front of the board at the edge immediately lifted, then dropped, touching the snow on the slope.

“I’ll be quick—” Before she finished speaking, the board slid down faster than she expected, her words trailing off into the air.

In an instant, Lin Qianyu’s figure vanished from sight.

“Woof?” The polar bear blinked, dumbfounded.

The arctic fox and the little snow leopard also poked their heads out from the edge together.

“Ah-ow!” The little spotted seal vigorously flapped its short front limbs, drawing a line in the snow, then without hesitation slid down after her.

Belly to the ground, sliding down effortlessly.

“Charge—!” Lin Qianyu raised her hand; with goggles and a mask shielding her from the biting cold wind, her speed increased. The live-streaming equipment trailing behind could only capture a distant silhouette.

“Ying!”

“Awoo!”

The little snow leopard and arctic fox jumped down in pursuit, running after Lin Qianyu’s figure on the slope.

The polar bear stood at the edge, not rushing down but scanning left and right.

Lin Qianyu’s sticks touched the ground; a slight push would bounce them away, but they were enough for fine directional adjustments.

“Wow! This slope is way better for skiing than I thought!”

Not just tall but long.

Completely different from a dirt mound—speed only increased, never slowed.

The little snow leopard and arctic fox scrambled but couldn’t catch up.

The arctic fox’s tail stretched tight as it tried to bite Lin Qianyu’s clothes while running. It dared not stop moving, but each time it snapped, Lin Qianyu narrowly avoided it, so it only got a few empty bites, causing its speed to slow inevitably.

It quickly gave up on biting and focused on chasing.

The little spotted seal, on the other hand, used its size advantage to slide almost faster than Lin Qianyu.The wooden board swayed slightly from side to side. When she didn’t need the sticks, Lin Qianyu held them horizontally resting on her knees.

The snow looked smooth, but sliding down seated on the board, she could clearly feel bumps underneath.

With a sudden “huh,” the edge of the board hit something. Mid-slide, the board’s front lifted briefly into the air before slamming back down hard.

“—!”

It bounced twice on landing.

Lin Qianyu’s body wobbled with it, quickly adjusting her position with the sticks.

Below the slope was a wider flat area with no trees.

There was enough space to slow down gradually.

Lin Qianyu just had to avoid the obvious large bumps.

The wind howled past her ears as she slid fast down the snowy mountain. The cold nearly pierced through her mask, but it didn’t dampen her excitement.

[Ahhh, slow down slow down, awoo!]

[Hahaha, Snowball and Tangyuan’s paws are about to fly off, this is too cute.]

[Furry creatures running full speed, their fur shaking, those two round balls going “woo woo”… I can’t even imagine how good it would feel to pet them.]

[Wait—turn! You’re gonna hit something!]

The vast white snowscape seriously distorted her vision and sense of environment.

Plus, the board was moving fast. Only when close did Lin Qianyu notice the snowbank ahead was upright, not flat, piled high enough to definitely be hiding something.

She made a quick decision, bracing her right stick on the ground and pushing hard.

As the board swung sideways, she turned her body and kicked the snowbank with her foot, instantly changing direction.

The kicked snow cascaded down in clumps, revealing stones through the gaps.

Lin Qianyu turned again, adjusted her direction, leaving a twisting ski track behind her—especially clear on the flat snow.

She curled the corner of her mouth under the mask, eyes behind goggles shining with carefree laughter.

[!!! Lin Jie, who allowed you to smile like that!]

[Not joking, she’s trying out a new kind of drift.]

[Wuwuwu, finding a new wife anytime anywhere. Also, if the livestream gear is slow again and misses capturing Lin Jie’s stunning beauty, I’m gonna riot.]

…

“Ah-ow—!”

The little spotted seal, excited from turning with Lin Qianyu, wagged its tail and slapped the ground, gliding skillfully like in the sea, smoothly following her footsteps.

But the next moment, a dark shadow suddenly dropped from the air, and the seal’s previously happy sound changed pitch, “Ah ah ah aow?!”

The cry was miserable enough someone might have thought it was being grabbed by the polar bear.

Instinctively, Lin Qianyu braced with her stick to slow down the sliding speed and looked closely.

A snow-white large bird was flying straight at the little snow leopard.She suddenly widened her eyes—it was a snowy owl!

It looked like it was diving toward the little spotted seal.

But... do snowy owls hunt seals?

The situation was urgent; there was no time to think too much. What if it didn’t kill it outright, caught the little spotted seal, dropped it from the air, and the seal died from the fall?

Lin Qianyu hurriedly adjusted direction with the sticks and shouted, “Huihui, come here!”

The little spotted seal had never been attacked by a snowy owl before and was somewhat stunned by the large bird. If not for its momentum, it would have stopped sliding already.

Hearing the voice, it opened its mouth, “Ah-ow!”

At the same time, it struggled to turn itself sideways, trying to stop sliding and roll toward Lin Qianyu. It was frantic, rolling and crawling.

Like a fish out of water, flapping all it could.

Lin Qianyu reached out and scooped up the nearby little spotted seal.

Fortunately, the snowy owl was wary of the nearby people; when the little spotted seal got close to Lin Qianyu, it pulled back its dive, changed course, and flew back up high.

[What is that? A white eagle?]

[It’s a snowy owl! The white owl, known as the world’s cutest raptor.]

[Wow, it’s beautiful. But… since when do snowy owls eat seals?]

The moment it was picked up, maybe feeling it had found protection, the little spotted seal stiffened, placing its forelimbs on Lin Qianyu’s shoulders, fiercely shouting, “Ah-ow! Ah-ow!”

Are you blind?!

Are you blind?!

Lin Qianyu had been quite nervous, but hearing that shout, she immediately relaxed and stifled a laugh, saying, “Calm down, it probably just mistook you for some other animal.”

The snowy owl, also called the polar owl, is pure white overall, sometimes marked with dark bars, and its golden-yellow iris is very striking.

Snowy owls prey on small mammals like lemmings and young rock ptarmigans.

If food is scarce, they’ll venture to unfamiliar places to find snowshoe hares or ducks.

But on the island, such food shortages definitely don’t occur.

If animal numbers drop sharply, the rescue station staff wouldn’t just sit by; the company’s ample funding is precisely to solve such problems.

Therefore, if snowy owls come hunting here, it’s likely that their current location is a common snowy owl hunting ground.

Lin Qianyu said, “Maybe you look a bit like a lemming?”

“Ah-ow?!” The little spotted seal shouted even louder.

Clearly, it was dissatisfied.

Not at all alike!

Lin Qianyu suppressed a laugh. The little spotted seal twisted around, clearly quite upset. A grudge had been formed—one-sidedly by the little spotted seal against the snowy owl.

She held the little spotted seal tight and, while the board slid rapidly downward, shouted, “Hold tight, don’t get thrown off!”The snowy owl circling in the air seemed to gradually realize what was going on from the calls, briefly confirmed the situation, and then flew away directly.

The little spotted seal flailed its forelimbs, stunned, “Ah-ow!”

Where are you going?

It didn’t even get a hit—it clearly wasn’t enough to soothe its frightened little heart.

Lin Qianyu comforted it, “Alright, alright, it probably didn’t recognize you and thought you weren’t tasty, so it left.”

“Ah-ow!!”

I’m delicious!

Lin Qianyu: “???”

No need to argue about that one.

But the little spotted seal was still upset and continued to shout.

Lin Qianyu had to say, “Alright, alright, you’re the tastiest.”

The little spotted seal was satisfied after hearing this, “Ow…”

That’s more like it…

Comments: [Small size, but quite competitive.]

Author’s note: Good night, sleep early, love you all.

[Snowy owl information sourced from the internet.]