Deep affection knows no origin; remember the polar bear's love for you.

Chapter 137 The Infected Bear Mother

With the threat of wolves looming over them, even though Rabbit Plains offered plenty of rabbit meat, salmon and fish bones dared not linger there any longer and just wanted to get going.

It took them a long time to get back on track, relying on the meager memories in their minds to continue their journey.

Summer has decided to take Da Bai and Guo Mi with her. Since she has to go back anyway, she naturally chooses a more interesting journey.

The wolf blood on Guo Mi's body had started to turn black, and it faintly emitted a foul odor, probably due to the temperature.

Summer would always catch that stench of blood unexpectedly, and after several times, she finally couldn't hold it in any longer and complained to Guo Mi:

"Could you find a way to clean the blood off your body? It smells awful."

Guo Mi looked down at herself. Apart from being a bit disheveled and unsightly, she couldn't smell anything on herself.

Summer suddenly felt disgusted:

"You're completely soaked in the smell, of course you can't smell it. You got yourself all covered in this so those two little brats wouldn't find you. Now you're starting to stink, even more so than your own original smell."

After complaining for a while, it would be better to say something practical. As soon as these words were spoken, Guo Mi immediately changed her mind:
"Okay, I'll figure out how to clean it."

However, the thought that the puddles were almost completely dry, and even those that weren't, smelled just as bad as she did, made Guo Mi hesitate again. She muttered to herself:
"If only we could find fresh water."

She often uttered words that Xia Tian had never heard before, including those two little bears, and Xia Tian couldn't understand some of what they were saying.

What is "living water"?

After struggling with the decision for several days, the mother bear's curiosity finally prevailed over her reason.

Summer decided to ask questions without hesitation.

Guo Mi always explained to her very patiently:

"It's flowing water. If the water is flowing, it will carry away some small insects, small fish, small shrimp, microorganisms... uh, some even smaller things that we can hardly see."

"Smaller things, do these things really exist?" Summer was skeptical.

Guo Mi was afraid that if this question continued, she would have to explain microorganisms, bacteria, and algae to Xia Tian, ​​so she quickly continued:
"In short, if the water doesn't flow, the fish, shrimp, and small creatures will keep multiplying in the same water source, then excrete waste that their bodies don't need, and then the water will smell bad..."

She phrased it tactfully, but Xia Tian still understood, her eyes widening in surprise:

"Aren't you saying that if the water doesn't flow and starts to smell, then we're drinking their excrement?"

Hmm... that's roughly the same idea, but Guo Mi drank quite a bit of it before those puddles started to smell bad, so hearing Xia Tian talk about it now suddenly makes her feel a bit nauseous.

Summer was starting to get irritable, and the thought of Guo Mi bathing in the sewage later would only make her stink even more, so he immediately urged her:
"Go find the river! Go quickly!"

Afraid that Guo Mi would slack off, she even patted her with her paw and gave her a series of urgings:

"Hurry and find some water in the river, I'll go watch the cubs for you!"

Guo Mi, unable to refuse Xia Tian's hospitality, could only turn back every few steps, driven by Xia Tian's gaze to clean herself.

Da Bai followed behind Xia Tian, ​​stealing glances at her. He felt that his mother seemed to have become much more lively, and she believed Guo Mi almost unconditionally, taking Guo Mi's unbelievable words to heart.

The little bear lowered its head and complained to itself, "What if one day Guo Mi says she can survive without her mother? Maybe her mother will stuff her with salmon bones in the blink of an eye."

Thinking of the two little bears, Big White sighed inwardly. She wanted to play with them, but her mother said that if she wanted to be with them, she would have to find her own food, just like them.

The thought of the wolf pack that night made Da Bai shudder. No matter how playful he was, he refused to go find the two bear cubs, earning him the teasing of Xia Tian for being "cowardly." Da Bai gritted his teeth and still followed his mother closely, fearing that she might suddenly change her mind.

Suddenly, I heard Xia Tian next to me shout "Whoa!"
"Found another one."

Big White looked up and saw two little bears frantically digging holes in the ground, and soon a pile of berry seeds scattered out.

This is the third squirrel warehouse they've found since encountering the wolf pack!

Once you've done it once, you'll get used to it. After digging up squirrel burrows a few times, finding squirrel holes is now a piece of cake for you. If you want to find them, you can find them immediately.

They maintained their previous "good habits," and after eating the berries and the easier-to-open seeds, they helped the victimized ground squirrel dig a larger and more secure storage space.

In the summer, I saw her ask Guo Mi several times why she taught the little bear to do this.

Guo Mi dared not utter a word. She couldn't very well say that she had stolen from the ground squirrel's warehouse and then dug it up on a whim, only to have the little bear treat it as a "survival guide" and learn it from it like a treasure.

That would be so embarrassing for her.

So the round-faced bear cleared his throat, raised his head high, and said in a grand and imposing manner:
"Since I've accepted the fruits of its labor, I should of course offer something in return. Otherwise, wouldn't I be a shameless bear?"

Upon learning the reason, Xia Tian remained silent for two seconds, then suddenly let out an exaggerated "Wow!" and asked with a mischievous grin:
"You ate so many reindeer, all of which were raised by their mothers with great care. Did you even thank the reindeer mothers?"

Guo Mi fell silent immediately. Her sweet talk had backfired, leaving her speechless. She forced herself to speak:
"Of course I'm grateful for it!"

Summer is relentless:

"How did you express your gratitude?"

"...let it experience the scenery inside a brown bear's belly." The implication is that it was eaten.

Summer scoffed and turned her head away in annoyance.

Only Big White knew that her mother had secretly sniffed around for a long time that night before finally finding a ground squirrel hole. She then imitated the two little bears, digging a hole until her paws started to ache before digging out the berries. She only picked out two sweet ones, ate them, and left the rest for her. Then she secretly went to dig her own hole.

While eating nuts, Big White watched as his mother clumsily threw out a larger hole, then imitated the little bear by tamping the hole walls with her paws and finally sealing it.

...But the hole collapsed shortly afterward.

Summer's eyes widened, she exhaled a puff of hot air from her nose, and huffed.

Then Baymax watched helplessly as she dug open the collapsed hole and dug it all over again.

This time the cave didn't collapse, but it just doesn't look as good as the salmon skeleton.

Summer didn't seem very happy, so I found some leaves to cover everything up.

Although it was just a small incident, it still had a great impact on the young boy's mind!

She never knew her mother could be so childish!
So when she saw the little bear digging a hole again the next day, and heard Xia Tian muttering to herself, "My hole looks better," she didn't feel a ripple of emotion at all. She just felt that it was indeed the case.

Her mother has been infected by Guo Mi and the two bear cubs; she is no longer the mature and steady adult polar bear she once was!

Da Bai mentally complained a series of complaints, when suddenly a very distant but unusually clear wolf howl rang in his ears. He froze instantly and quickly squeezed closer to Xia Tian.

Looking up, Xia Tian's eyes were gloomy, and her gaze was fixed on the direction from which the sound came.

(End of this chapter)