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

Chapter 113 Human
Guo Mi led the bear forward, leaving the man and the patch of grass far behind.

Fishbone glanced back, and the lush greenery in his vision shrank smaller and smaller, gradually becoming blurry, and the man's shadow was no longer visible.

"Fishbone." A salmon's soft call suddenly rang in my ears.

The fishbone turned around and saw the salmon waiting for him. Seeing him turn around, it let out a soft cry:
"Let's go."

Fishbone glanced again at the grass that was about to disappear from sight, then lowered his head and hurriedly followed Guo Mi and his sister.

Guo Mi led the little bear through many low-lying puddles. The flowers were in full bloom, and more and more insects appeared in their field of vision, including many beautiful little insects.

But the most annoying insects are mosquitoes.

Even here, the variety of mosquitoes remains abundant, and they can break through the thick fur to continue harassing Guo Mi and the little bear.

To this day, Guo Mi can even tell what kind of mosquito bit her by the itching sensation on her body—a skill she was forced to learn.

It is also one of the few pieces of knowledge that Guo Mi does not want to learn.

Where there is water, mosquitoes will breed in large numbers. Stagnant water that has accumulated for a long time is prone to odor and is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. When crossing puddles, dense swarms of mosquitoes hover in the air, forming several huge swarms.

Even the faintest buzzing of a mosquito can become deafening, though psychological factors like Guo Mi's cannot be ruled out.

In short, when she looked at the sky in front of her, which was covered by mosquitoes and looked like it was shrouded in a black fog, her scalp tingled and her limbs went numb.

She stood by the water's edge, hesitant to approach, while the mosquitoes, seeing her, were eager for her.

Its massive size no longer held any intimidating power; instead, it resembled a tempting and delicious meal.

Looking at the swarm of mosquitoes rushing towards her, Guo Mi felt as if countless mosquitoes would rush into her nostrils with every breath she took.

It was too late to back down now. Guo Mi closed her eyes, told the two little bears to bury their heads and protect their noses like she did, and plunged headfirst into the swarm of mosquitoes!

Two bear cubs followed silently behind her, splashing through the water and weaving through the swarm of mosquitoes.

Even with her eyes tightly closed, Guo Mi could still feel many mosquitoes hitting her eyelids and nose, and her pace quickened involuntarily.

She didn't forget to turn back and call to the two bear cubs, but the little guys couldn't outrun her; their little paws were practically leaving afterimages.

After running for hundreds of meters, I finally broke free of the puddle.

Before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, Guo Mi led the little bear forward until she could no longer see the black swarm of mosquitoes behind her, at which point she gradually slowed down.

Finally, I found a place that looked dry to sit down and rest.

Feeling the waves of itchiness spreading through her body, Guo Mi sighed helplessly, raised her paws and scratched every inch of her body that she could, experiencing a bittersweet sensation.

But once you stop, that unbearable itch will engulf your whole body again.

She scratched herself for a while, then simply rolled on the ground, her back rubbing against the floor, groaning softly.

The little bear was also bitten, and the fishbone rolled on the ground just like Guo Mi.

He was young and lacked strength, and coupled with his inexperience, rolling around was inefficient. He couldn't stop the itching and soon became breathless.

Turning around, I found the salmon sitting motionless, head bowed in deep thought, only raising its claws to scratch when it was unbearably itchy.

Fishbone blinked, leaned closer, and asked cautiously:

"Salmon, what's wrong?"

The salmon looked up at him, her eyes filled with a melancholy. She examined the fish bones again and again, then asked him:

"Fishbone, are you really not in pain anywhere?"

Fishbone blinked, and it took him a while to realize that she was referring to the human who threw stones at him. He chuckled twice and said, "Don't worry about me. He's not very strong. The stones hit me, but my fur blocked them so I didn't feel anything."

Seeing his completely unconcerned attitude, the salmon was stunned for a moment, then suddenly felt a little strange.

Fishbone is much more sensitive than her, and he was the one who was attacked by that human. Even he doesn't care. Is it wrong for her to keep holding a grudge?
Guo Mi rubbed herself on the ground, trying to relieve the itch, but her attention was entirely on the two bear cubs. Hearing their conversation, she glanced at the salmon without making a sound.

Seeing the complicated look on the little one's face, I suddenly asked:
"Salmon, what's your opinion of humans?"

The salmon looked at the fish bones, hesitated, and was about to open its mouth when Guo Mi added:
"Just say what you really think, don't worry about anything else."

Upon hearing this, the salmon immediately replied decisively:

"I hate them."

The fishbone ear twitched:
"them?"

The salmon then realized its slip of the tongue and quickly corrected itself:

"I hate that human! We saved him, but he showed us no kindness whatsoever!"

Guo Mi thought for a moment and asked the salmon:
"Salmon, if a male bear appeared in front of you, and Caesar suddenly appeared beside you with aggressive intent, would you choose to run towards him?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the salmon immediately said:

"I will run away."

Guo Mi looked at the fish bones, and the little guy gave the same answer as the salmon:

"I'll run away as fast as I can!"

Guo Mi smiled. The two little bears were very clever; they understood her meaning without her having to say anything more.

When encountering a stranger who is stronger than oneself, regardless of who it is, if one has enough common sense about survival, the first thing one will do to protect oneself is to assume that the other party is malicious.

The salmon added:
"But Caesar is full of aggressive intentions. We have never attacked him or done anything to him. We have even kept him warm!"

Guo Mi said leisurely:
"But some bear cubs want to eat him the moment they see him."

The salmon fell silent for a moment, then muttered after a long while:

"I'm sorry, I was being too petty."

Guo Mi said solemnly:
"No, the reason I'm telling you this isn't to dispel your dissatisfaction with humanity. What I really want you to learn is precisely what that human did."

The two bear cubs looked at Guo Mi with astonished expressions.

Guo Mi quickly answered their questions:
"In your understanding, isn't the bear's own kind its greatest natural enemy?"

The salmon was confused:
"Is not it?"

Guo Mi flipped her ears back and said seriously:
"Yes, but no."

Seeing the two bear cubs' increasingly confused looks, she explained softly:
"In your lives, the greatest danger comes from your own kind, but outside of your daily lives, the greatest danger comes from humankind."

"Humanity?"

The two bear cubs were even more confused, even though Guo Mi kept saying that humans were dangerous, and Bada had also said that humans were dangerous.

But the humans they encountered were fragile, with thin, weak limbs, lacking any sense of strength, and without thick fur or tough skin, as if they would be destroyed with the slightest touch.

Although there have always been legends about the black pipe, they have never witnessed its power.

Guo Mi's expression was inscrutable as she silently watched them, her voice even sounding ethereal:
"Because the most dangerous thing for humans is not the body, but the mind."