Yukon.

When Chen Wen returned to the camp, Hua Yun was holding a bow and arrow, vigilantly watching the surroundings.

Hearing footsteps approaching, Hua Yun immediately raised the bow and arrow: "Who's there!"

"It's me, don't panic. I just went out for a bit."

Chen Wen's calm voice came from the darkness, and he continued to approach.

"Where did you go? What happened?"

Seeing it was Chen Wen, Hua Yun sighed in relief.

But her face didn't look good.

She had already woken up at the sound of the bear's roar.

Seeing that Chen Wen wasn't in the camp, Hua Yun suddenly panicked.

But upon noticing the lynx was also absent and that Chen Wen hadn't taken any weapons, Hua Yun felt a bit more at ease.

Because if there was danger, Chen Wen wouldn't leave without weapons.

However, the constant roaring of the bear made Hua Yun extremely nervous.

So, she held her bow and arrow, waiting by the campfire for Chen Wen's return.

Now that Chen Wen was finally back, accompanied by the lynx,

In the face of Hua Yun's questions, Chen Wen readily offered a well-prepared explanation.

He quickly said: "It's still about the bear. I was on night watch and suddenly heard footsteps around the camp."

"I picked up the axe and was just about to call you when the footsteps didn't come closer. Instead, they seemed to flee, running away from our shelter."

"And the footsteps were messy, as if there were several animals. After they had moved away, I decided to go out and check the footprints, and see the situation outside."

"As soon as I stepped out, the lynx pulled me towards the forest over there. We hid on a Yunshan Tree at the edge of the forest, listening to the sounds inside."

"It seemed like a bear had a conflict with some other creatures and fought. We didn't dare to get close. We only returned slowly after the sounds disappeared."

Saying this, Chen Wen ignored the lynx's disdainful glance.

Without blushing or hesitating, he analyzed: "I think it must have been a fight between the bear brothers and some unknown creature. They lost. The creature probably got injured and fled quickly, but I'm not sure what it was, so I didn't dare to approach. Tomorrow morning, we can go out and check."

This explanation successfully gained Hua Yun's trust.

She nodded, with a worried expression: "It seems this valley is about to stir up again. Some powerful creature is trying to take over this place."

"But it's also good; during its first few days occupying the area, it's bound to clear out surrounding relatives, as long as we don't provoke it, we should be fine."

"And judging by the weather, we'll be leaving the valley in the next couple of days anyway."

Chen Wen nodded.

Heavy snow and cold temperatures had arrived, and the freezing period of the Yukon River would follow.

The Yukon River should already be frozen by now.

In some places, people might even be able to walk on it.

But to be on the safe side, it's better to wait another two days.

Chen Wen said, "There should be no problem now. You continue to sleep."

Hua Yun nodded slightly and then reminded Chen Wen, "If something like this happens again, remember to tell me beforehand. In the camp, we should avoid having someone rest alone."

Chen Wen quickly nodded, indicating that next time, he would follow Hua Yun's advice.

After Hua Yun crawled into the shelter.

The lynx by the fire called out: "Liar!"

Liar?

This is called a kind lie.

Chen Wen chuckled, deciding not to quarrel with the lynx, which didn't have much sense of nuance.

...

The next morning.

Hua Yun geared up, carrying all her weapons and such.

She and Chen Wen then began walking to the place where the fight occurred last night.

Chen Wen followed behind, his gaze firm and vigilant.

Good enough to be included in Northern Film Academy textbooks.

The lynx yawned lazily, looking rather absent-minded.

Entering the forest.

Hua Yun suddenly inhaled sharply and coughed violently twice.

Chen Wen kindly reminded her: "This place is different, don't breathe in so aggressively."

Hua Yun blushed and nodded repeatedly.

Why did her face turn red?

Full of spirit!

Chen Wen imagined the dialogue from a certain movie and chuckled to himself.

In the forest, there weren't many battle traces, but they were quite terrifying.

On a large tree, the bear-like claw marks left by Chen Wen were clearly visible.

Hua Yun measured the shape of the claw marks with her hand, her face darkening: "This is a big guy with a physique not inferior to the gray bear we encountered before. Its claw marks are quite powerful, indicating it's very young and might be more aggressive!"

Chen Wen nodded repeatedly.

You're right, what you say makes sense.

Judging by the ground traces, Hua Yun confirmed this again.

This newcomer gray bear is quite enormous!

After taking a few more steps, the snow-covered body of a black bear made Hua Yun's face completely change.

"The black bear is dead?!"

Hua Yun's tone carried both confusion and shock.

She glanced around, then quickly moved to the black bear's body.

This was the second black bear, and Chen Wen had deliberately placed it here when he arranged the bodies yesterday.

Looking at the wounds on the body, Hua Yun was about to inhale sharply, but she quickly adjusted and exhaled instead.

"Cough, cough, from the wounds on this black bear, it's clear that the newcomer is a very experienced gray bear. It created little additional damage, biting directly on the black bear's neck, killing it instantly! This gray bear is formidable!"

Upon saying this, Hua Yun glanced at Chen Wen.

She found that Chen Wen's expression seemed a bit off, as if he was holding back laughter.

This puzzled Hua Yun.

Yet, Chen Wen quickly took a deep breath and said, "But we also have to consider the element of luck. The gray bears do like to eat live prey; maybe it managed to bite it by chance in the dark."

Hua Yun nodded: "That's not impossible, but better to be safe than sorry."

With that, Hua Yun left behind the black bear's corpse and continued to explore forward.

Up ahead were traces left by the fleeing black bear leader.

Seeing the fallen pine and Yunshan branches, Hua Yun instinctively looked upward.

"The black bear probably tried to escape by climbing, but the gray bear is also good at climbing. They just can't climb as high due to their size."

"It seems like the black bear escaped by climbing a tree last night."

Before finishing her words.

Hua Yun spotted the black bear leader's corpse not far away.

A bit of a facepalm moment.

Chen Wen remained silent, following Hua Yun to the leader's side.

Compared to its brother, the black bear leader died quite miserably.

Its body was covered in many wounds, all left by Chen Wen's bear-form slaps.

All minor wounds.

The fatal wound was also inflicted by Chen Wen tearing with his teeth, very tragic.

This scene made Hua Yun shake her head: "A brutal kill, apparently this was a fight with prior grievances."

That statement wasn't wrong; there indeed were grievances.

Hua Yun continued: "But why didn't the gray bear take or eat these guys? Could there be a third black bear?"

Chen Wen shook his head: "Don't overthink it. Maybe the gray bear didn't want to eat them?"

The lynx snorted in disdain upon hearing this.

What creature leaves its prey uneaten?

But Hua Yun said: "It's quite possible that this newly arrived gray bear is so powerful, it has already stored energy in advance. It doesn't lack food. Killing the black bears might be just to assert its position, intimidating other creatures, and it's about to hibernate soon. The main thing now is to find a comfortable den."

"So..."

Chen Wen continued, "We can take these black bears away then!"

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