Chapter 4 They were abandoned.

He didn't believe Josie, but he couldn't break free.

However, he's had his fill today, and when the stupid female hands him over to the stupid polar bear, he'll find another chance to escape.

When Qiao Xixi saw that he wasn't moving, she turned to the polar bear family.

"How about I make Qiao Lie apologize to you and give you a fish-like beast in return?"

The polar bear family looked at each other, wondering why Josie had suddenly changed her personality.

But they accepted this condition, since even for them, finding food on this icy plain was not easy.

"it is good."

Seeing that they agreed, Qiao Xixi gently patted Qiao Lie on the shoulder.

"Qiao Lie, apologize to him."

Qiao Lie's face was tense as she said coldly, "He took my food before and didn't apologize to me."

The polar bear cub was displeased upon hearing this.

"You were the one who took it from me first."

Looking at the little cub's tightly clenched fists, Qiao Xixi guessed that he probably wasn't lying.

She looked at the polar bear cub.

"Tell me, did you steal Qiao Lie's food before?"

The polar bear cub snorted, "He took it from me first!"

Qiao Xixi's face darkened as she looked at the female polar bear beastman.

“You heard it, your cubs also stole food from my cubs. We can apologize to you, but you must also apologize to my cubs.”

The white bear-like orc snorted coldly.

"Qiao Lie almost strangled our cubs, and now he wants us to apologize? Dream on! Hand Qiao Lie over to us, or this isn't over."

After the white bear male beastman finished speaking, his hand, which was larger than her head, reached out to grab Qiao Lie.

Qiao Xixi was startled and quickly retreated while holding Qiao Lie.

"How dare you, a grown male, bully a cub and a female? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the Beast God?"

Even among stray animals, females are far more precious than males and should not be bullied.

Qiao Lie was astonished to see that Qiao Xixi was actually defending him this time.

After hearing what Josie said, the white bear male beastman hesitated for a moment, fearing the punishment of the beast god.

Seeing his hesitation, Qiao Xixi continued, "I said we are willing to apologize for what happened today, but your cub also needs to apologize to Qiao Lie for what it did before."

The male white bear orc turned to the female orc, letting her make the decision.

Compared to beating up Qiao Lie, the female polar bear beastman wanted food more, since it would get colder and colder, and they needed to prepare enough food.

"Okay." She grabbed the polar bear cub and said, "Apologize to that snake cub."

The polar bear cub was indignant, but still obediently said, "I'm sorry."

Qiao Xixi also looked at Qiao Lie.

Qiao Lie's handsome eyebrows were almost furrowed into a deep frown.

Qiao Xixi patted Qiao Lie on the shoulder, "Qiao Lie, he has realized his mistake. Now it's your turn."

Qiao Lie glared at Qiao Xixi and said stiffly, "I'm sorry."

An apology saved him from a beating, and Qiao Lie didn't feel he had lost out.

"Ding Dong"

"Congratulations, host, for completing the task of making the cub Qiao Lie apologize. The system will reward you with a Fire Seed. Please check it."

Qiao Xixi saw a lighter appear in the void.

She needed the fire, but right now she wanted food even more! But something was better than nothing, so she used her mind to temporarily store the fire in the system's void space.

After giving a fish-like beast to the white bear beastman family, they left.

When Qiao Xixi returned to the ice cave, Qiao Ang rolled his eyes at her.

"Stupid female, you actually gave them a fish-beast for free. Don't you know food is hard to find these days? You'll be starving tomorrow."

Qiao Qiao twitched her two furry ears and gave Qiao Xixi a very fake smile. Clearly, she thought the same thing as Qiao Ang.

Qiao Xixi felt it was necessary to explain things to them.

“If you do something wrong, you should apologize and bear the consequences of your mistake. The food mother will continue to look for food tomorrow, so you won’t go hungry.”

Qiao Lie stood aside, watching Qiao Xixi without saying anything, and then walked over to lie down next to Qiao Ang and the others.

The three cubs, having eaten their fill, huddled together on the ground and closed their eyes, clearly not heeding what Josie had said.

Qiao Xixi wiped her face and told herself that naughty kids aren't so easy to teach.

Take your time, take your time!
She swallowed hard as she looked at the last remaining fish-beast on the ground, then picked up an ice knife and cut off a small piece of its flesh.

She didn't like eating raw food, but there was no firewood in this godforsaken place, so even if there was a fire, it wouldn't help. In order not to starve to death, she had no choice but to make do.

Fortunately, she wasn't averse to sashimi. After eating a palm-sized piece of fish, she put the rest away, planning to catch more tomorrow.

She glanced at the three cubs huddled together on the ground, then took a hide from the bed and covered them with it.

Qiao Xixi glanced at the darkening sky outside, lay down on the ice bed, and slowly closed her eyes.

In her sleep, Qiao Xixi felt a violent shaking, which startled her and made her open her eyes.

It was still dark outside, but the ice field was covered in icebergs and snow, and the visibility was not low even at night.

She got up and got out of bed. Feeling the tremors under her feet, she quickly ran outside the cave to check the situation.

After seeing it clearly, her face turned pale. It was foggy outside, but she could clearly see the white fog swaying in front of her.

It turns out that the ice where the ice cave is located has cracked, and the floating ice is separating from the mountain.

If they don't leave quickly, they will be trapped on the ice floes and no one knows where they will drift to.

There are many wild beasts in the water that eat animals!

Without thinking twice, Qiao Xixi turned around and ran back to the ice cave to wake up the cubs.

"Qiao Lie, wake up! The ice surface where the ice cave is located has separated from the mountain. We need to leave here quickly."

The cubs were startled awake, and Qiao Ang was the first to realize what had happened.

He quickly got up and rushed to the last remaining fish-beast, embracing it in his arms.

Qiao Xixi was both amused and exasperated.

She quickly rolled up the animal hides in the cave; this was all the belongings her family of four had.

"Quickly, follow the female."

The cubs transformed into beast forms: Qiao Lie was a crimson python, while Qiao Ang and Qiao Qiao were two snow-white foxes.

Qiao Xixi also transformed into a silver-frost white wolf, leading her cubs quickly towards the direction of the iceberg.

However, the giant ice blocks had already separated from the mountain and were now some distance away from it.

The kids are still too young; they simply can't jump that distance.

Qiao Qiao huddled closer to her brother in fear. She was still too young, and when faced with danger, she was still afraid and wanted to cry.

Qiao Xixi quickly retreated, then rushed forward and jumped to the other side.

Seeing Qiao Xixi leave so decisively, the three cubs, even though they knew that Qiao Xixi had never liked them, still had tears welling up in their eyes in despair.

They were abandoned.

(End of this chapter)

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