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

Chapter 19 Encounter
Guo Mi spat out the fish in her mouth, her muscles tensed, and the fur all over her body stood on end!
The heavy breathing sounded as if it were coming from inside the cave.

The perfect location she painstakingly chose, the wind direction, and her diminished sense of smell due to the environment—all these factors combined to create the current situation.

The two bear cubs behind him were already trembling with fear, and the fish they had been happily holding in their mouths were now scattered to the side.

The salmon, mustering its courage, raised its head and sniffed, finally discerning that faint scent in the air. It ran to Guo Mi's side, raised its little paw to pat her, and whispered:

“Guo Mi, it’s…it’s that male bear from last time…”

The little furball finally remembered its innate talent. A look of understanding flashed across Guo Mi's eyes, and then she gestured for the little furball to hide behind her.

The salmon knew that following Guo Mi would only cause her trouble, so it obediently returned to the fishbone.

To be honest, Guo Mi wasn't very surprised when she heard what the salmon said. Ever since she was catching fish yesterday, she had felt that there was something around her, but she hadn't been able to find any trace of it, so she had kept it to herself until now.

Now it seems to be an old acquaintance... oh no, an old bear.

Upon closer inspection, the entrance to the cave seemed to be a size larger than she remembered. Guo Mi twitched her lips, and the image of the polar bear forcefully squeezing its massive body into the cave flashed through her mind.

Before the bear could even properly enjoy the nest it had carefully prepared, the culprit was already fast asleep inside!
A surge of anger welled up in Guo Mi's heart!

She pawed at the ground with her front paws, pushing away the snow and leaving deep marks on the hard frozen ground with her sharp claws.

The two little bears watched from behind, silently shrinking back.

Guo Mi's gaze fell on the cave entrance that had already collapsed once. A thought immediately arose in her mind, her anger gradually subsided, and a hint of malice appeared in her eyes.

She held her breath and moved slowly and stealthily towards the cave entrance, using the purring sounds coming from inside to mask the faint sound of the bear's paws stepping on the snow, gradually approaching the entrance...

Just as they reached the vicinity of the cave entrance, the snoring stopped abruptly. Guo Mi had already stood up straight, raised her two paws high, and with a fierce pounce, slammed them down heavily towards the cave entrance!
At the same time, a sleepy-eyed white head poked out of the hole, shook its fur, and turned its head to meet Guo Mi's eyes!

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly appeared, and it was too late to retract its claws. The wicked smile in Guo Mi's eyes vanished, replaced by panic.

The male bear's face loomed infinitely larger in her field of vision!
As soon as Caesar poked his head out of the hole, he saw the round-faced plate bear standing at the entrance. He only had time to see the astonishment and panic in her eyes before the furry touch came crashing down on him!

Even Caesar was taken aback, seeing her maintain such an exaggerated posture, hugging him tightly!

His hind legs, which had been supporting him as he climbed out of the cave, couldn't support the weight of the two bears and he was pushed back into the cave!
The cave suddenly darkened, and all you could see when you looked up was the round-faced bear's furry belly.

With things having come to this, Guo Mi made a decisive move, taking advantage of the male bear's lack of reaction time to launch a preemptive attack with her claws!
The two bear cubs stared blankly as Guo Mi shoved the male bear back into the cave. Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately slapped their paws towards the cave entrance!
The fragile opening suffered another calamity, collapsing a second time!

Snow mixed with mud fell with a crackling sound, and Guo Mi took the opportunity to escape with the two bear cubs!

Different holes, same bears, same result.

When Caesar emerged from the cave covered in dust and dirt, there was no trace of the round-faced bear and the two cubs.

Strangely, this time the snow king seemed to have no anger at all, unlike the one he had been provoked before. Instead, he was calm and used to it.

Caesar shook his fur, brushing off the dirt, and his gaze fell on the fish that Guo Mi had left behind when she escaped with the two bear cubs. He slowly walked over and began to enjoy this free meal without any hesitation.

Although it's not enough to fill you up, it's more than enough to fill a gap between your teeth.

After finishing all three fish, Caesar licked the lingering fishy smell off his paws, then lay dozing in the snow for a while before getting up. He lightly touched the air with his nose and easily found the faint scent, then slowly raised his paw and walked towards the direction of the trail.

……

Guo Mi fled with the two bear cubs and had to find a new place to settle down.

This time she was much more alert.

Even if her sense of smell wasn't impaired, it wouldn't be nearly as sensitive as a polar bear's.

But it doesn't matter, aren't two little furballs polar bears too?

Guo Mi suspended the hunting lessons and instead focused on developing the two bear cubs' sense of smell.

A polar bear's sense of smell is its greatest guarantee of safety.

They have a keen sense of smell, and male bears can track the scent left by female bears 30 kilometers away when they are courting and mating.

During the hunt, you can smell the seals from a kilometer away, and even the seals hiding under the ice.

The two little bears and Guo Mi have the same problem: they are not sensitive to smells and often forget them.

Now Guo Mi requires them to pay close attention to the smells they perceive at all times.

Only in this way can you know in advance whether other bears have appeared around you.

For two days in a row, the scent of the male polar bear did not reappear, and Guo Mi finally relaxed her vigilance slightly.

Life must go on.

She rallied her spirits, and with the two bear cubs, chose a suitable spot and dug a cave.

As before, they carefully selected soft, withered branches and leaves to line the bottom of the cave and also modified the shape of the cave entrance.

After taking a nap in the cave with her two little bears, Meimei finally came out to look for food.

Then, on another hunting trip, they saw a male bear fast asleep in its den.

Having learned from her previous experience, Guo Mi no longer had the intention of burying the male bear alive. After standing at a distance, gritting her teeth and staring at the cave entrance for a while, she suppressed her anger and slunk away with the two bear cubs.

Little did they know that after a good night's sleep, Caesar, inside the cave, once again used his extraordinary sense of smell to follow them!
No matter where Guo Mi and her two cubs dig their burrows, after a few days of vigilance, when they have to go out to find food, they will inevitably return from hunting with peace of mind to find an extra shameless male bear in their den!

After several attempts, Guo Mi lost all interest in carefully selecting a location, digging meticulously, and finding dry leaves to line the bottom of the cave.

If it weren't for the unbearable cold at night, she would have even slept right there in the snow with the two bear cubs!

When Guo Mi heard the familiar snoring coming from the hole she had haphazardly dug for the last time, the last string in her mind snapped completely!

(End of this chapter)