Zhao Huai was speechless: ...

Little auntie, what else do you want to do back home?

There was a bear in there just now!

Wait, that's not right!

That dead bear is worth a fortune!

So, it seems like they're heading back?

Unexpectedly, the little white dog came running back, jumped into Xiao Youran's arms, rubbed its big face against hers, and then jumped to the ground, howling twice in the direction of the big tiger. The big tiger then leaped to the side and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Xiaobai tugged at Xiaoyouran's skirt and pulled her head in one direction.

Xiao Youran was very familiar with this action and exclaimed in surprise, "Xiaobai, where are you taking us?"

Although her tone was questioning, her actions were certain; she immediately followed Little White with her short legs.

Turning his head, he saw a group of little kids still staring at him with blank expressions.

Zhao Huai followed along, taking a couple of steps before asking, "What did it say?"

Little Youran first threw away the pebbles in her hand, patted her chubby little hands, and then said with a grin as she walked away, "It said that there can't be any large wild beasts in this forest anymore! When its father came just now, he had already driven away all the wild beasts that could hurt people!"

Zhao Huai: ...

So this bear was probably hibernating, right? And it was scared awake by this big tiger and came out, only to be killed like that?

Xiao Shan was quite brave; he neither cried nor collapsed to the ground in fear. Hearing Xiao Youran's words, he was delighted and tentatively asked Jiang Youchen, "Shall we go back too?"

Jiang Youchen nodded firmly and said, "Let's go!"

You can't distrust anyone but your own sister! If she says she can get in, she definitely can!

After saying that, he quickened his pace and caught up with his sister and Xiaobai.

Xiaoshan immediately followed.

Although Zhao Huai was worried, the thought of the bear's corpse made his blood boil with excitement.

After thinking for a moment, he asked Yun Tiankuang and the others, "If you don't want to go back, why don't you just go down the mountain?"

These kids weren't about to leave empty-handed. They'd only given themselves a fright for nothing, and it would be such a waste to leave empty-handed.

So the group wiped away their tears, got up, and ran inside following the direction of Xiao Youran and her brother. Yun Tiankuang had no choice but to hold Xiao Si's hand, and Xiao Wu followed as well.

Xiao Youran pulled her brother to the tree they had just seen. Looking up, they saw that the tree was covered with fruit wrapped in withered, yellow skin.

The fruit, encased in an outer skin, was not afraid of being eaten by ordinary birds, and all of them were preserved perfectly.

Xiao Youran picked it up, then casually picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it at the tree.

Thump, thump, thump, a few fruits fell onto the thick layer of leaves.

This process was repeated, and more than a dozen fruits fell to the ground.

Jiang Youchen began to take off her outer garment and picked up the fruit, placing it on her clothes.

Xiao Youran looked at Yun Tiankuang and Xiaoshan who weren't moving and asked curiously, "Why aren't you picking them up? This tree isn't very tall, can you even climb it?"

Xiaoshan was somewhat incredulous, pointing to his nose, "Can...can we pick these fruits too?"

"Of course you can!" Xiaoyou continued picking up pebbles and shooting them at the tree.

Xiaoshan nodded to the other two children, then quickly climbed up the tree and began shaking the branches.

Yun Tiankuang stared in astonishment at his four-year-old cousin, who had only just learned how to throw stones and could already throw them so far.

Although there were many fruits on the tree, and it was unclear which one she was aiming at or how accurate she was, the force she used was extraordinary.

Little White, seeing that the human cubs were dawdling and not following, let out a few impatient howls.

Little Youran smiled knowingly at it, threw away the last pebble, and ran over with her short legs.

Xiaobai led her past two rocks to a small cave entrance formed by the rocks below.

Xiaoyou squatted down and discovered that there were actually three kittens inside the hole.

This time it's a real little kitten.

It looks like it was only a few days old; its eyes haven't even opened yet.

Xiao Youran quickly grabbed one in each hand and put them in her arms, then picked them up and left.

This time, Xiaobai pulled on her skirt and led her in another direction.

After walking for a short while, she saw a lynx lying on the ground, its flesh mangled and bloody.

It looks like it was hit and sent flying by that bear.

The lynx didn't seem to be dead yet; it could still meow mournfully.

Xiao Youran walked up to it while carrying three kittens.

The lynx's cries grew more agitated, and its eyes revealed immense sorrow.

Xiao Youran said sadly, "I will take good care of your three children. Go in peace."

Gratitude welled up in the lynx's eyes, and it let out two low growls before closing its eyes and completely relaxing.

This lynx looks a lot like the lynx that attacked her and Wen Yuanbai a few days ago.

She remembered seeing the lynx's belly almost touching the ground; she hadn't realized it was really about to give birth.

When it went to that cave, it probably wanted to find a safe haven for its cubs, right?

Unexpectedly, the cave was occupied by himself and his guards who came later.

What she didn't expect was that, despite the attack it had made on her, she would come to rescue its three newborn pups a few days later.

Jiang Youchen was busy picking up the fruit on the ground when she looked up and realized that her younger sister was gone. She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. Just as she turned around to look for her, she saw her younger sister running towards her with something in her arms.

He rushed to her, "Little sister, where have you been?"

Xiao Youran showed him the kitten in her arms, "Xiaobai took me to find it."

Where's Xiaobai?

"They're gone."

Xiao Youran shared her guess, tears welling up in her eyes, "If we hadn't taken over that cave, that lynx mother would have raised her children properly..."

Jiang Youchen stroked her head, "But if you hadn't discovered this cave, the villagers wouldn't have come so often to lure the big snake away. With the snake there, the lynx wouldn't have been able to make its home in the cave. So, it's not your fault."

Xiao Youran felt a little better after that, and stroked the little kitten in her arms with tenderness.

On the other side, Zhao Huai walked towards the direction where he had heard the fighting. Sure enough, after a few steps, he saw a huge black bear carcass lying on the ground, with blood all over the place and still steaming.

He probably couldn't move such a big black bear by himself.

After thinking for a moment, he walked back to Yun Tiankuang and said a few words to him. Yun Tiankuang nodded and ran out of the woods.

A short while later, he came in with four or five guards from the Wen family, carrying ropes.