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

Chapter 167

The giant fluffy ball and the little bear embarked on another journey.

The two bear cubs were wet, and their once fluffy fur had become flat and clung tightly to their bodies, making their shrunken bellies even more noticeable.

They had been hungry for a long time.

"Where are we going?" the salmon asked Guo Mi as it trotted along.

As Guo Mi sniffed the scents in the air, she replied:

“Go find the seals resting near the vent.”

The salmon tilted its little head and asked curiously:
"Why can't the seals resting on the edge of the ice floes?"

Guo Mi pondered for a moment, shook her head, and said in a serious tone:

"It might not work."

The salmon raised its little head to carefully discern the scent, then opened its eyes and happily exclaimed:

"Then let's go this way this time, I'll lead the way!"

Guo Mi smiled and agreed.

Finding seals is not an easy task, and finding a seal resting near its blowhole is even more difficult.

First, you need to find the seal's unique scent among the chaotic smells on the vast ice surface.

These smells mostly come from very far away, and tracking them requires a lot of effort and trekking thousands of meters.

Sometimes, when they follow the scent, the seals have already disappeared, and they can only regretfully search for new scents.

For the entire afternoon, apart from the seal we found in the morning, we didn't see another seal.

Guo Mi finally understood why the male bear seemed so calm when it failed to hunt that morning; it turned out that he had long been used to trying his best and getting nothing in return.

She sighed. It turned out that even polar bears didn't have an easy time on the ice floes where they had been active for generations. Any creature that wanted to survive had to put in the effort.

As evening approached, they spotted another scent of seal. After a moment's hesitation, Guo Mi decided to investigate.

Fortunately, the seal hadn't returned to the sea yet, but it wasn't the seal Guo Mi was looking for—the one resting near its blowhole.

The brown seal lay comfortably stretched out on the edge of the ice floe. The setting sun made it relax its guard, so it simply lay belly up and rhythmically patted its belly with its flippers.

It was already evening and she still hadn't found anything. Guo Mi gritted her teeth and decided to give it a try.

She tried to walk as quietly as possible towards the seal...

However, things didn't go as planned. She had only gone halfway when the seal spotted her. With a nimble twist of its plump body, it jumped into the sea with a crisp splash.

Guo Mi could only stop in her tracks, watching the seal glide gracefully through the sea before disappearing without a trace.

Having prepared herself mentally, she was able to accept failure with equanimity, though it meant her two furry friends would have to go hungry again.

Guo Mi turned around, looking apologetically and helplessly at the two little bears that had run up to her side.

Surprisingly, the little ones were remarkably in sync, saying in unison:

"It's alright, Guo Mi, we're not very hungry either."

The moment the words left his mouth, everyone froze. After exchanging glances, the salmon stood up first, revealing his little belly, and said softly:

"Look, my belly isn't flat at all."

The little paws had already secretly drooped down, half-covering the belly.

Its fur, still damp from swimming, hadn't fully regained its original fluffiness and was drooping due to the weight of the water. Even with its little paws raised to cover it, its sunken belly was still quite noticeable. Fishbone quickly followed his sister's example and stood up. Without thinking much, he raised his paws high, but before he could say anything, the salmon shoved them down!
Guo Mi was both amused and exasperated. She lowered her head and licked the little ones' foreheads. The heart that had just calmly accepted the situation was now filled with self-reproach.

Why didn't you move more gently? Why didn't you be more careful? Perhaps the two little bears wouldn't be hungry now.

It was too late to return to the island, so Guo Mi spent the night on the ice floes with the little bear for the first time.

The vast ice field offered no shelter from the wind, and the two small creatures snuggled together as they drifted off to sleep.

Fishbone volunteered to sleep behind Guo Mi to shield her from the cold night wind, but to little avail.

Guo Mi remained in a state of semi-consciousness all night, her whole body freezing cold, a chilling feeling enveloping her. When she opened her eyes in the morning, the first thing she saw was her nose, which was covered with a thick layer of ice.

Since she started dozing off, she has rarely woken up on her own like this.

She let out a soft breath, staggered up from the ice, and thought to herself with a wry smile that it wasn't all bad; at least this time Little Bear didn't have to go to all that trouble to wake her up.

The little bear noticed her getting up, groggily opened his eyes, and mumbled:

"Guo Mi, how did you wake up on your own..."

Guo Mi felt a flush rise to her face, thinking to herself that her image as someone who usually sleeps in late had deeply penetrated Xiong Xin's mind.

He quickly cleared his throat and said:

"I always get up this early!"

The salmon, still half-asleep, hadn't even opened its mouth when Guo Mi quickly interrupted, taking the lead and walking forward:
"Hurry, hurry, let's keep working hard today!"

She hurried along until she heard the little bear stumbling along behind her, then she breathed a sigh of relief, very satisfied that she had once again preserved her clever image.

It had been almost a week since they had eaten anything decent. Not only was Guo Mi walking heavily, but the two little bears were also listless.

Guo Mi knew she couldn't continue searching blindly like this. She looked around and made a decision:

"If the direction we're looking in is close to the edge of the ice floes, we have to give up immediately."

While this method might cause them to miss many opportunities, it increases their chances of finding seals that have climbed onto the ice floes to rest through the ventilation holes.

The little bear knew she wouldn't give up her prey for no reason, so it obediently followed her instructions without any objection.

They resumed their search for scents, abandoning the search immediately whenever the scent source was near the edge of the ice floes.

The morning passed quickly, and half of the afternoon was already gone.

The salmon could no longer move and lay on its side on the ground, panting heavily. The fish bones were also exhausted and lay on the ground, licking the snow floating on the broken ice.

Only snow has no salty taste.

Guo Mi waited for the bear cubs to rest. Seeing how tired they were, she began to waver. If they hadn't gone ashore, they might have already found something to eat on the shore.

Another scent, distinctive to be found in seals, wafted into her nostrils. Before Guo Mi could speak, the salmon had already risen, its tiny paws following the scent:

"Quick, I smell seals again!"

Watching the little guy's slow steps, Guo Mi couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. She stood up and went to investigate the direction from which the scent was coming from.

Upon seeing a chubby "black ball of flesh" lying in the middle of the wide ice surface, the little bear could no longer contain his excitement. Forcibly suppressing the urge to cheer, he whispered a joyful shout to Guo Mi:

"Guo Mi, look!!"

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