"Where did you come from?" Mu Qingyun's eyes turned cold as she clenched her fists.

Su was at a loss, clearly sensing Mu Qingyun's hostility towards him.

"I woke up this morning and when I saw you weren't there, I thought I'd come out to look for you. I followed your footprints here, look." Su pointed to the faint footprints Mu Qingyun had left behind and answered honestly.

The deserted island is barren, and every step on the exposed soil leaves a shallow footprint.

But Mu Qingyun would no longer believe his one-sided story.

"You never make a sound when you walk?"

Su's heart skipped a beat. She finally understood why the woman was hostile towards her. She immediately frowned, bit her lip, and looked like she was about to cry. "My dad made me learn this. He said it can be used to ambush prey."

At this point, he reached out and rubbed his eyes hard. "I was forced to learn this since I was a child. It was said to be our family's unique skill. My health was already poor, and practicing this skill made me even more sick."

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Mu Qingyun was stunned for a moment, "You..."

"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough, cough cough..."

Suddenly, Su covered his chest with one hand and his mouth with the other, unleashing a violent, earth-shattering cough. Mu Qingyun had no doubt that if he continued coughing, he might cough himself to death.

Ugh, what am I going to do? This is a real problem.

She frowned, hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and gently patted Su's back to help him catch his breath.

"Cough cough, phew, I, I've recovered," Su's voice was weak as a whisper, and with her slightly red eyes, she looked truly pitiful.

"I cough when I get excited, I'm sorry."

"Apologize for what?" Mu Qingyun asked, puzzled. Who was this poor little thing apologizing to?

"I feel like you've suddenly become hostile towards me." Su pouted, looking aggrieved, as if to say something harsher and she'd cry.

"You're overthinking it." She glanced at him, but in the end, she didn't say anything. "I caught some fish; I'll grill them for you when we get back."

Upon hearing this, Su stopped crying and nodded obediently, "Okay."

"So, what are you doing here?"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask." Mu Qingyun glanced at him lazily, and seeing that the live stream on his wrist was no longer flashing green, she pointed at it in confusion, "Why isn't it lit up?"

Following her gaze, Su looked at the live-streaming device on her wrist and chuckled softly, "Each person has five chances a day to turn off the live-streaming device, each time for a maximum of one hour. Just press this button."

"Then how do we drive it?" Mu Qingyun raised an eyebrow.

"Just press it again," Su answered her question impatiently.

So that's how it is. She went to all that trouble to cover up the live stream; all she had to do was turn it off.

Mu Qingyun pulled up her sleeves, and the viewers in the live stream were finally able to "see the light again".

Oh my god, I finally saw it!

[I overheard some noises just now. Why are Mu Qingyun and the lean meat jerky getting into a conflict?]

[I don't know. It seems Mu Qingyun was trying to do something secretly, but he was caught by Shou Rougan, and then he got angry.]

[Wait, why do you all call Su "Skinny Dried Meat"? Haven't you noticed that Mu Qingyun is even thinner and shorter than him?]

[Upstairs, you asked the question I've been wanting to ask for a long time. To be honest, it's been bothering me for a long time.]

[Um, because Su kept coughing and looked very weak, so...]

【I understand, I understand.】

...

Inside the cave, Xiong Ruoyou also woke up. She remained in her bear form, gazing longingly out of the cave, eagerly awaiting Mu Qingyun's return.

"Not back yet?"

Fan Xuanye frowned and walked to Xiong Ruoyou's side. For the first time, he transformed his tail into legs. His straight and slender legs elongated his height, making him look like a model with excellent proportions.

"No, I'm so hungry." Xiong Ruoyou raised her right hand and gently scratched the ground, her face showing even a hint of frustration.

"How much water do you have left in your storage bag?" Fan Xuanye suddenly turned to look at Xiong Ruoyou, as if he had just thought of something.

"It seems like there's not much left." Upon hearing this, Xiong Ruoyou quickly rummaged through her storage bag, counted the contents, and sighed heavily in despair. "My storage bag was checked before I came in. They don't allow me to bring too much protein powder, nutrient solution, or water. I can only last for another three days."

Fan Xuanye frowned. "Me too."

"We're back."

Before the two had been anxious for long, they heard Su's voice.

She immediately looked up in that direction and asked, "Is there anything to eat?"

Xiong Ruoyou raised her bear-like face and stared longingly at Su He and Mu Qingyun as they approached.

Mu Qingyun glanced at the two people sitting at the door, looking up and waiting for her, a hint of dazedness flashing in her eyes.

Once upon a time, my mother and younger brother would sit at the door waiting for her to return from hunting.

A feeling of warmth and familiarity washed over her. She looked at the two of them and nodded. "I'll grill some fish for you later."

"good!"

[This gives off a family of four vibe.]

[Two hungry baby animals, and...emmm, sorry, both of them are male.]

But to be honest, they actually look quite compatible.

It's more accurate to say they are three brothers and a black bear sister.

Okay, I'm all for it. A family of four is the best!

...

Mu Qingyun arranged the fish in a row, then used her fire ability in her right hand to grill them.

With the addition of seasonings, the aroma of the fish immediately filled the entire cave.

"It smells so good." Xiong Ruoyou's bear nose twitched as she stared intently at the fish in Mu Qingyun's hand.

"roar--"

Suddenly, a roar of a ferocious beast rang out.

Mu Qingyun froze as she parted the fish, then looked up in shock toward the direction from which the sound came from outside the cave.

The next instant, a black and white striped tiger slowly walked in from outside the cave. It grinned, revealing its sharp teeth, and its eyes were fixed on the grilled fish in her hand.

Isn't this an island? How come there are tigers here?

Mu Qingyun was startled, her face filled with disbelief.

"Ah, there's a tiger! Help!" As soon as Xiong Ruoyou saw the tiger, she forgot all about grilling the fish and shouted as she ran into the cave.

Fan Xuanye also raised his eyes and straightened up, his legs instantly transforming into a snake's body as he warily stared at the large tiger in front of him.

Even though they are beastmen who have transcended the mindset of beasts and evolved to a higher level, the tiger is still the king of beasts, and the primal fear of their species makes them dare not fight against the tiger.

"Why? Is this a normal island?" Mu Qingyun frowned, puzzled. This era is too terrifying. How can tigers survive on an island?

“It shouldn’t be real,” a cold glint flashed in Su’s eyes. “There can’t be tigers on an island. This must be a virtual creature from the military academy.”

The problem is, how could virtual creatures possibly appear on the island at this time?