Chapter 115

Chapter 115: The little spotted seal’s temper comes fast and goes fast.

As soon as the interruption happened, its anger mostly dissipated.

It grumbled and climbed down from Lin Qianyu’s shoulder, adjusting its position in her arms.

The little spotted seal that hunted following behind the polar bear never needed to go into the water to catch fish; its fur was always dry and fluffy.

Lin Qianyu raised her hand to press down the little spotted seal’s fur that had puffed up and partially blocked her view, then was startled by the chaotic stones ahead.

“!!!”

Just now, she had been focused on looking up at the snowy owl and adjusting her skiing direction to pick up the little spotted seal, completely missing the messy stone trap in front.

At this point, slowing down was obviously too late.

Lin Qianyu could only adjust her direction again and charged straight up the slightly raised slope.

“Hold tight!”

The little spotted seal’s forearms couldn’t grip, and no matter how hard it tried to cling tightly, it couldn’t, so it simply bit down hard on her clothes, “Ah-ow!”

The moment it opened its mouth, the wooden board shot out from the slope.

Lin Qianyu felt the height and squinted, “Wow!”

The little spotted seal panicked and shouted, “Ah ah ah ow?!”

With no safety belt to hold them, Lin Qianyu and the little spotted seal were flung off the board.

The little spotted seal tried to right itself midair but twisted around for a while without landing properly.

Lin Qianyu was thrown high by the board and landed heavily in the thick snow. She rolled twice naturally and was completely unharmed, but it seemed she hit something, “Ouch.”

Wearing a hat provided some protection but also blurred her senses.

Lin Qianyu looked up. The polar bear squatted before her, lowered its head, and rubbed her cheek through the mask, “Woo.”

“When did you come down?” Lin Qianyu cupped the polar bear’s head with both hands, leaned her forehead against its forehead—her protruding goggles in between—and smiled with bent eyes, “You’re pretty fast.”

The Arctic fox and the little snow leopard chased up one after another, clearly quite exhausted.

[By the way, I didn’t seem to see the polar bear running over just now. Did I remember wrong?]

[Maybe it took a shortcut. I think Xue Tuan was standing on the shore.]

[No wonder when Lin Jie came down it just watched from above and didn’t chase—guess it was acting opportunistically.]

Lin Qianyu rubbed the polar bear, pulled the wooden board planted upright in the snow, and said, “Let’s try again!”

“Aw?!”

The sky changed.

The noon sun merged with the white world, dazzling and sharp.

Two great skuas gathered, their ‘woo woo’ calls rising and falling as they chatted happily, back and forth very intensely.

Lin Qianyu, tired from skiing, climbed up, stood the wooden board on its side, noticed the great skuas crowding their heads together, raised her brow, and stepped lightly over, “What are you chatting about?”“Woo woo woo?!!”

The sudden sound startled the great skua, its feathers puffed up, eyes wide open staring at her.

When it recognized who had come, the great skua finally relaxed.

Lin Qianyu noticed its belly rising and falling, teasing, “Scared like that, you’re not talking bad about me, are you?”

The great skua blinked in surprise again, its beak slightly open and moving up and down, as if trying to say something but no sound came out.

“???”

Lin Qianyu was just guessing casually, but the great skua’s expression seemed to say... She raised her eyebrow, “You really are talking bad about me, huh?”

“Woo woo!” The great skua hurriedly denied, shaking its head repeatedly, making continuous ‘woo’ sounds.

Its eyes squinted slightly, looking somewhat amused, then it leaned closer, resting against Lin Qianyu.

[Flattering!]

[Hahaha, confirmed, it’s definitely talking bad about Lin Jie.]

[I was just thinking how good the relationship between these two great skuas was, sitting with their heads touching, turns out they were whispering secrets.]

Lin Qianyu hadn’t heard anything earlier, but seeing the great skua’s expression, she couldn’t help but smile and patted its head, “Alright, I get it, go have fun.”

Great skua: “Woo...”

Lin Qianyu took off her gloves and pushed her goggles up to her forehead. After wearing goggles for a long time, removing them made the snow in front look even whiter.

She sat by the fire to warm her hands. The little furry creatures, exhausted from running, found places to lie on her.

But with two furry balls that size lying on her, Lin Qianyu held one in each hand, barely supporting them so they wouldn’t fall.

The little snow leopard and the Arctic fox seemed to realize there wasn’t enough space.

The Arctic fox stepped on her leg, trying to circle around but found no place to put its paws, so it cautiously curled up in the small space available.

The little snow leopard, relying on its smaller size, tried to tuck its paws in.

The little spotted seal turned left and right, but there was no space on her leg, “Ah ow…”

It tilted its head and rested its forelimbs on Lin Qianyu’s knee.

Squeezing and squeezing.

The Arctic fox and little snow leopard both looked up at it simultaneously.

The little spotted seal paused its movement, silently pulling back its forelimbs.

Not squeezing anymore, not squeezing.

With no room on her legs, the little spotted seal leaned against her side.

Lin Qianyu leaned back against the polar bear, pulled the two furry balls closer, and occasionally petted the little spotted seal with her free hand.

After resting by the fire for a while, her cold hands warmed up, then she touched her own cheek. The mask she wore was soaked through with cold air, “Next time, let’s choose a lower slope to play.”

Skiing down the slope was indeed fun, but repeatedly dragging the wooden board up the snowy mountain was the most tiring part.Happy for ten minutes, dragging the wooden board for half an hour.

The great skua that was caught whispering by Lin Qianyu earlier was now grooming its feathers, pecking here and there, its beak occasionally smoothing along the direction of the down feathers, focused and serious.

The fire grew smaller and smaller. After adding the last piece of wood, the flame barely lasted a bit longer.

For a moment, the only sounds around were the wind and the faint purring sounds occasionally coming from the furry creatures beside her.

By afternoon, Feng Jingye still hadn’t returned.

Lin Qianyu yawned, feeling she was about to fall asleep sitting there. She lifted the polar bear’s paw, and while the sunlight was still good, she stood up and said, “Let me take you to see how my fishing trap is doing.”

Hearing the word fish, the little chubby one suddenly looked up, “Woo?”

Lin Qianyu nodded at it and approached its beak. The great skua immediately shrank its neck and backed away.

She chuckled lightly and turned her head to call out, “Sisi, I’m heading back first.”

“Huh?” Hang Sisi, who was tending the fire and cooking, paused, “Not playing anymore? It’s still early.”

“No, you guys keep playing.” Lin Qianyu picked up her gloves. When she came back from skiing, a layer of ice had formed on the gloves. She knocked off the thin ice, then warmed them by the fire for quite a while. When she put them on, they felt warm inside.

She put on her gloves and took a different path down the snowy mountain.

When going up, her backpack was full of stuff; coming down, it was much emptier. Some consumables had been used up, like firewood — every single piece had been burned.

As Lin Qianyu moved, the furry creatures all got up.

But the two great skuas hesitated a bit.

Lin Qianyu waved at them, “Come on, let’s go together.”

The great skuas paused, then “Woo—!” They swayed their bodies left and right and quickened their pace to follow.

—After a day and night—

The ice cave was completely frozen over, including the fishing net hanging below. Through the ice layer, the patterns frozen inside the ice were still visible.

The wooden stick used earlier to adjust direction was now just right for use.

Lin Qianyu poked the surface with the wooden stick repeatedly, “Time to reveal the answer. No prizes for guessing — do you all think we caught any fish this time?”

If it were a normal fishing net, in this environment catching fish would be a sure thing.

But since it was a net woven from fishing line by herself, there was still the chance that fish got caught but managed to escape, or big fish hadn’t been attracted yet, and the meat inside had already been eaten by passing small fish.

To avoid the ice shards damaging the net when hauling it, Lin Qianyu deliberately broke the ice surface into small pieces before lifting.

As soon as she pulled, she felt it was heavy, “Feels like there are quite a few fish.”

She slowly lifted the fishing net and reminded the furry ones gathered nearby, “Don’t get too close, be careful not to get soaked.”

The Arctic fox, hearing the movement of the lemmings, went after them nearby.

Now the only one who didn’t like water was the little snow leopard, who obediently stepped back two paces after hearing this, though it still couldn’t help but peek curiously.

The next moment, the part of the fishing net lifted out of the water revealed fish tangled inside, struggling hard to move within the net. Their tails swept the water’s surface, splashing water droplets.

Lin Qianyu squinted, and the little snow leopard by the ice cave was also startled, fluffing its fur and stepping back, its tail fur puffed up as well.As more and more fishing nets were lifted out of the water, various kinds of fish were mixed inside. Because of the special hollow sizes, the fish inside were all quite large.

The load got heavier, and in the end, Lin Qianyu simply rested the net on the ice to pull it.

The fish that fell onto the ground flapped even more vigorously.

When the entire net was pulled up, Lin Qianyu’s arms were a little sore. She casually patted her arms twice and roughly estimated, “There must be more than a dozen.”

That was just the visible count.

The great skua had been standing in a daze since Lin Qianyu started hauling the net, eyes full of disbelief.

【Haha, look at the little chubby one’s expression.】

【Great skua: And this skill?!】

【When the great skua hunts, it chases and grabs one fish at a time. Lin Jie just nets a whole bunch — what’s the difference between this and throwing a great skua into a pond full of fish but no water?】

【Too much! The poor hunter works hard, and you just casually scoop a whole net — where’s the great skua’s face?】

Lin Qianyu sorted out and threw back some fish that were inedible or could cause serious harm if eaten. Although she wasn’t eating them herself, these fish were meant for the furry ones. But since they came from her net, it was safer to return them.

After sorting through once, there were still quite a few fish in the net.

Lin Qianyu spread out the net; each fish was longer than an arm. She picked up the biggest one and asked with a smile, “Can this be considered a success?”

The polar bear squatted nearby and said, “Ao!”

Success!

The little snow leopard followed closely, speaking in a soft voice, “Aowu!”

The great skua blinked and looked at Lin Qianyu with a changed expression, “Wu, wu!”

Like admiration.

For those who struggled to hunt, Lin Qianyu catching so many fish at once directly established her status.

Lin Qianyu waved her hand, “Pick whichever you like to eat.”

It had been some time since lunch. Her furry companions always ate three meals a day on time.

Any leftover fish could be frozen and taken back.

Author’s note: Good night, go to bed early, love every one of you.