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Chapter 91 Berry Poisoning
The little bear sat timidly outside the berry grove, its stiff, wary gaze fixed on Caesar.

The scene of this male bear killing its own kind is still vivid in my mind. Whenever the cub sees him, it can't help but clench its teeth, and its front paws seem to become incredibly heavy in an instant, making it impossible to take the first step.

Guo Mi knew they had a grudge, so she didn't urge them. She sat quietly in place, her gaze gentle, waiting patiently.

Time passed second by second. While keeping an eye on the little bear, Guo Mi also kept an eye on Caesar out of the corner of her eye. She found that the male bear had turned around and was searching for berries on the ground. He had walked quite a distance away and seemed to be getting further and further away.

Guo Mi was stunned for a moment, unsure whether he was intentionally avoiding her or doing so unintentionally.

The little bear seemed to have finally prepared itself, and the salmon, trying to calm its breathing, gradually lost the fear in its eyes, and said to the fish skeleton beside it:

"Don't be afraid, Fishbone, I will protect you."

The little bear hesitated for a moment at the edge of the berry grove, but then decisively raised its paw and walked resolutely into the vines covered with nuts, step by step, until it reached Guo Mi's side.

When the lagging fishbone saw its sister enter the berry grove, it immediately became anxious. Its hesitant gaze fell on Caesar in the distance, and it raised its little paws several times, but in the end, it did not take that step.

Guo Mi didn't urge him. She knew that the little male bear just needed time, and that the fishbone wasn't as weak as he thought.

Caesar absentmindedly tore off two fruits and ate them, the sweet taste of the berries failing to draw his attention away from the fruit he had been looking at.

Seeing the little brat standing there cowardly and pathetic, Guo Mi didn't urge him at all, but just sat there with him and waited for him.

Caesar found himself understanding her less and less.

This round-faced bear is like a paradox. She has an impulsive personality and often does whatever comes to mind without thinking. At first glance, she seems to have a bad temper, but if you pay close attention, you will find that she is surprisingly persistent.

They are willing to spend a lot of time pursuing their goals.

Moreover, mother bears often don't have much patience when dealing with their cubs, especially if the cubs are too naughty or don't meet their expectations.

Mother bears usually either ignore you and turn away, while cubs, out of fear, will either follow you or do what they are asked to do.

They might simply lash out with their claws.

At least in his memory, Rieslock had been too lively and mischievous before, and his mother had slapped him with her paws several times.

But Guo Mi, who is clearly a bear that pursues results, is extremely patient with the little bear.

This applies not only to the bear, but also to Slok.

In her eyes, being weak, incompetent, and stupid didn't seem like a serious matter, let alone something that was unbearable.

She always seemed to be carefully guiding or patiently enlightening, and things that Xiao Xiong found unforgivable were accepted with open-mindedness by Guo Mi.

Caesar rationally found Guo Mi to be unreasonable and overly idealistic, yet he couldn't help but be drawn to her.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Guo Mi only has little patience for him, the bear.

Thinking of all the beatings he had endured, Caesar suddenly felt a surge of resentment!
This is clearly discriminatory treatment, but the round-faced bear refuses to admit it!

She didn't fight any of the many bears, she only attacked him!
Caesar grew angrier the more he thought about it. He put the fruit in his mouth and bit down hard. The thin skin broke open, and the soft flesh slid into his mouth.

The delicious little fruit was too fragile to sustain Caesar's outburst.

The male bear felt very uncomfortable. Suddenly, his eyes caught sight of the weeds next to him, and for some inexplicable reason, he remembered how Guo Mi had picked and eaten the weeds that day. Instinctively, he opened his mouth and took a bite of the weeds next to him!
It was indeed chewy and helped him release his pent-up emotions, but the strange taste that followed instantly made Caesar regret his actions. Meanwhile, Gomi and the salmon, their attention focused entirely on the fish bones, had their backs to Caesar and were completely unaware of what he had just done.

Only Fishbone, who was already wary of Caesar, kept his eyes constantly watching him with vigilance.

Then, watching the tall male bear in the distance, who had been eating berries from the berry vines normally, suddenly accelerated his chewing and his eyes turned ferocious.

Fishbone's fragile little heart trembled again, and the courage he had finally mustered vanished completely. But the next second, he saw the ferocious male bear suddenly open its blood-red maw, take a big bite of the grass next to its mouth, and chew it hard twice!
After a brief silence of one or two seconds, the bear's face suddenly contorted, and it opened its mouth and spat out all the grass in its mouth. Not only that, but it also dry-heaved, bringing up a lot of the fruit it had eaten earlier!
After vomiting, the male bear stood motionless, its face facing the sunlight, eyes slightly narrowed, mouth slightly open, panting heavily, as if it had entered another meditative state.

Fishbone: "..."

I don't know why, but suddenly I couldn't feel that fear anymore.

After hesitating for a long time, the little bear finally made up his mind, raised his paw and stepped into the berry forest, as if he had stepped over the hurdle in his heart, and walked firmly to Guo Mi's side like his sister.

Guo Mi was very pleased, as this meant that the two bear cubs had overcome their fear of killing each other.

The next time they face the murderous intent of other bears, they will no longer be too scared to move and stand there dumbfounded, but will have the strength to seek a way to survive.

She looked down and found the fishbone standing at her feet, its eyes still fixed on Caesar's direction.

Just as I was about to comfort him and tell him to relax, my gaze followed his and I saw the male bear sitting on the ground, raising his paws and scratching at his mouth, his upturned nails forcefully sticking into his mouth.

...Is this yet another new bear fetish?

Guo Mi looked away, pretending not to have seen it, and whispered to the little bear:

"All fruits are edible."

The salmon tilted its little head and asked her:
"Really? Guo Mi, how did you tell the difference?"

Guo Mi was speechless for a long while before her voice became somewhat hoarse as she said:

"Caesar ate all the fruit on the ground."

The salmon stared in surprise, saying, "Why is Guo Mi so relaxed? It turns out a bear has already tested the poison."

But Fishbone, his gaze still fixed on Caesar, tilted his head and asked Guo Mi uncertainly:

"Is it really edible? ...Could any of the fruits cause, uh, to hallucinate in bears?"

Fishbone tried his best to describe Caesar's current state as he saw it:
"For example, you can't distinguish the smells or see the things in front of you clearly."

Guo Mi was immediately puzzled:
"Why do you ask?"

Fishbone gestured for Guo Mi to go see Caesar:

"Look at this, doesn't it look like poisoning?"

Guo Mi’s gaze returned to Caesar’s direction. The male bear sitting in the berry grove still had its mouth wide open, its paws forcefully stuffing into its mouth!
Even Guo Mi was uncertain now:
"Probably not. If all else fails, I'll try a couple of bites first?"

(End of this chapter)