Chapter 2 is tragic, yet somewhat deserved.

Qiao Xixi felt ashamed. In her memory, food was extremely scarce on the ice field due to the harsh living environment.

The four of them were weak and young, and had no way to catch any larger prey, so they could only catch fish and beasts in the ice cave.

But often they gained nothing and lived a miserable life of going hungry for three days and nine meals a day.

Yesterday, Qiao Qiao and her friends finally caught two fish-like creatures, but before they could even eat them, the female snatched them away and hid them.

She wasn't surprised at all that her own mother was fighting with her children for food and watching them go hungry, and that these little ones grew up to be major villains.

Qiao Xixi released her hand, her expression softening as she looked at Qiao Ang with a serious expression.

"If you want to eat, just tell the female mother, and I will give it to you."

As soon as Qiao Xixi finished speaking, she saw Qiao Ang roll his eyes.

“Stupid female, you only steal our food, you never give us any.”

Qiao Xixi remained silent; the original owner indeed did not know how.

In the original story, she was resented by several cubs because she repeatedly stole their food.

After they grew into villains, they personally stuffed food into her mouth until she ate herself to death, and finally threw her body to wild beasts to devour.

Thinking about her fate, Qiao Xixi frowned. It was tragic, but she also felt somewhat deserving.

Fortunately, the cubs are still young, and there is still time to improve the relationship with them.

Qiao Xixi forcefully grabbed Qiao Ang's hand and picked up the remaining fish-beast heads from the ground.

"It's not that we don't want to give you food, but we have limited food right now. What will we do when we get hungry again if we eat it all at once?"

Qiao Ang tried to break free from Qiao Xixi's grasp, but Qiao Xixi held on too tightly.

Hearing what she said, Qiao Ang looked at her curiously with his light brown fox-like eyes.

Why would a stupid female tell him all this? When did she ever steal their things and then explain it away?

Hmph, she's clearly lying to him; he won't believe this stupid female!
"Stupid female, what exactly do you want?"

The female stopped and turned to look at him. "Call me female."

Qiao Ang snorted.

Qiao Xixi didn't argue with him, but instead led him to an ice cave.

"Go into the ice cave and get that animal skin strip for the mother."

Qiao Ang frowned, her pretty little brows furrowed, and didn't move. "Stupid female, what exactly do you want to do?"

Qiao Xixi shook the head of the fish-like beast in her hand and laughed, "You'll find out soon enough, go on."

Qiao Ang stared blankly at her smiling face.

This stupid female had never smiled at them before, and always looked at them with disgust, because she thought they were a burden.

"Help the female mother, and when she catches a fish or beast, she will feed you."

Qiao Ang wanted to refuse, but looking at Qiao Xixi's gentle smiling face, he inexplicably hummed and ran into the ice cave.

While he was gone, Qiao Xixi looked towards the ice cave. The sunlight shone softly on her face, and her shadow was reflected on the ice.

She had long silver hair, and upon closer inspection, one could see a strand of snow-white hair and a strand of crimson hair interspersed within it.

In the animal kingdom, this symbolizes that a female and a male have mated, and the female's hair will retain a strand of the male's hair color.

Some female beastmen with many male mates will have multicolored hair, but hers is considered very rare.

However, she did not notice the two different strands of hair hidden behind her head.

She had a very delicate oval face, but her cheeks became sunken due to chronic hunger.

It actually made her eyes look bigger, with a small red mole at the corner of her eye, adding a touch of charm to her slightly innocent face, and her delicate nose paired with her cherry-like lips.

She had no doubt how beautiful her face would become with further care.

Her face was a bit dirty, and it looked like it hadn't been properly washed in a long time.

But she didn't have the courage to wash her face or take a bath with ice water, because if she got sick from the cold, she would just have to wait to die.

Before Qiao Xixi could take in the sights for long, the ice on the ice cave pulled her back to reality.

The cold icehouse is covered with a layer of ice, and you'll have to break through it to fish.

Qiao Xixi picked up a large block of ice from the side and smashed it into the ice hole.

She didn't manage to break through the layer of ice on the ice cave until her hands were almost frozen stiff.

Qiao Xixi endured the freezing cold and scooped out the broken ice from the ice cave, almost crying from the cold. A little while later, Qiao Ang returned with the animal hide strips.

These are scraps of fur from a bear they found on the ice plains, cut off from the pelts; they look like rope.

Josie tied the fish-beast's head to its fur and threw it into the ice hole.

Qiao Ang panicked as soon as he saw it.

"Stupid female, how could you throw away the food!"

With a flick of its snow-white tail, Qiao Ang reached into the ice hole, trying to retrieve the head of the fish-beast that Qiao Xixi had thrown in.

Qiao Xixi quickly grabbed his tail and pulled him to her side to keep him from moving around and scaring away the fish beasts.

"Don't move, I'm fishing for the beast."

Qiao Ang's fluffy ears twitched, his little face full of confusion.

What is a fishing beast?

In the beast world, beastmen don't have the concept of fishing. If they want to eat, they have to go into the water and catch them alive. This shows how difficult it was for those little ones to catch those fish beasts a few days ago.

"We put bait that the fish like to eat into the water, and once it bites the bait, we catch it."

Qiao Ang looked at Qiao Xixi with a mixture of understanding and uncertainty.

As they were talking, a gust of cold wind blew by, and Qiao Xixi quickly hugged Qiao Ang to keep him warm.

Qiao Ang suddenly threw himself into Qiao Xixi's arms, feeling the warmth of her embrace, and the whole beast was stunned.

What's wrong with that stupid female today? She actually hugged him?
Qiao Ang's expression suddenly changed, and he forcefully pushed Qiao Xixi away.

"You stupid female, are you trying to throw me into an ice cave and freeze me to death when I'm not looking?"

Qiao Xixi sighed and facepalmed.

"I just wanted to shield you from the cold wind."

Qiao Ang didn't believe it at all, and snorted, "Stupid female, I won't believe your lies to the beast."

After saying that, he turned and ran away as if he was afraid that Qiao Xixi would grab him.

Qiao Xixi sighed helplessly. Building a good relationship with the cubs was a long and arduous task, so she decided to fill her stomach first.

She stared intently at the ice hole until her legs went numb, but the animal hide in her hands remained motionless.

But she patiently waited, and just when her face was about to be paralyzed by the cold wind, the animal skin in her hand finally moved!

Qiao Xixi gripped the animal hide tightly and, using the underwater force, slowly pulled it upwards.

After a while, she finally saw the fish-beast emerge.

Qiao Xixi immediately picked up a block of ice and smashed it into the ice hole.

She stopped after smashing it several times.

When Qiao Xixi walked into the ice hole, a smile finally appeared on her stiff face.

"Great, I won't go hungry today."

The fish-beast's head attracted several other fish-beasts, and her smash just now stunned them all.

Qiao Xixi pulled the unconscious fish beast up.

The resources in the Beast World are actually quite abundant. Each of these fish-beasts weighs over ten kilograms and is quite large.

With five fish-beasts in total, they can at least ensure that the fish won't go hungry for two days.

Qiao Xixi was too cold, and she was afraid of getting frostbite, so she could only pull the fish back into the ice cave and put them away.

She had just put the fish beast down when she heard a commotion outside.

Worried that something might have happened to the cubs, Qiao Xixi quickly ran out of the ice cave.

They ran a distance in the direction of the sound.

In the blink of an eye, she saw a small, bright red python coiled around a polar bear cub.

The polar bear cub's face was flushed red from being strangled, and it looked like it was about to die.

The crimson snake head slowly rose, its blood-red pupils widened, and it bared its fangs to bite the polar bear cub.

Qiao Xixi's expression changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)

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