The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite

Chapter 175 - 175 158 Feeling It Wont Last Long

?Chapter 175: Chapter 158: Feeling It Won’t Last Long Chapter 175: Chapter 158: Feeling It Won’t Last Long “And tomorrow we’ll bring the tools over and just process the body here,”

“Wait to process it until tomorrow?” Yin Haoyu glanced at Qin Yan, his face clearly dissatisfied, “We’ve already missed two meals, why wait until tomorrow when we have food now? Are you unwilling to exert the effort to haul it back?”

“…….” Qin Yan offered a helpless yet polite smile, “No, you misunderstood me, but can you calm down and let me explain, okay? It’s really not easy to come across such a large animal carcass.

“It’s very beneficial for our survival in the days to come, but such large animals have a lot of blood, and after all, this is the wilderness. We’re hungry, and all the carnivorous animals in the forest are hungry too. If we drag it back to camp for butchering, I’m worried the scent of blood will attract other wild beasts.

“We usually don’t have major problems when encountering one or two small animals; we could even consider them food if hunted. But what if they come in groups? We might be defenseless then.

“So what I mean is, we bring the tools directly here tomorrow, divide it up, and then take the useful parts back. This way, we avoid risks and also reduce some of the weight. What do you say?”

Barrage: ‘Qin Yan is making a lot of sense!! Honestly, I didn’t think of these at first. It’s clear Qin Yan doesn’t have much experience with wilderness survival, but she has definitely put in the effort this time.’

‘Sister Qin Yan is amazing; she thinks so clearly. If it were me, I would probably have thought the same as Yin Haoyu and rushed to hide the elk at home.’

However, what the audience had come to understand, Yin Haoyu couldn’t accept.

Or rather, he was unwilling to let Qin Yan take the lead with this issue.

The elk carcass was his discovery, and how to deal with it should be his decision.

Therefore, he rejected Qin Yan’s proposal.

“I disagree. You know this is the wilderness. If we don’t move the carcass promptly, it’s possible that by tonight the elk will be completely scavenged by other beasts. You’ve seen it yourself, the elk died from bleeding out.

“Its bloody scent must have spread already. If you insist on leaving it here, I can guarantee that there will be nothing left when we return tomorrow.”

Qin Yan frowned: “It shouldn’t be that bad. It’s so large, even if animals gnaw it down to just a skeleton, we could take the bones back to make broth, and that would be enough for many days.”

Yin Haoyu was already growing impatient:

“So what are you suggesting now? Have meat at hand but insist on gnawing bones? What kind of beasts are there around here, just some squirrels and rabbits. In the more than ten days we’ve been here, aside from these little animals’ tracks, what else have you seen?

“And can you guarantee that it won’t snow heavily tonight? What if the snow gets deeper by tomorrow and we can’t even get out?

“It’s going to be dark soon. If you don’t want to help me, then go back first; I can manage by myself, only slower.”

Yin Haoyu stopped listening to Qin Yan and turned to go into the forest to chop wood.

Qin Yan, who had rarely lost her temper with anyone and had never won an argument in the few disputes she had, followed him into the woods after seeing him go off alone.

In the end, the two of them still hauled the elk carcass back.

The barrage of comments was frantic.

‘Ahhh, do they have any idea that Jing Hao has already dropped out of the competition because of a grizzly bear? This forest isn’t just filled with squirrels and rabbits ahhhh!’

‘Uh, clearly they don’t know. The only ones aware are the production team, the withdrawn Jing Hao, Alex and Shen Jinghe, and us viewers with the God’s-eye view.’

‘So annoying, why won’t Yin Haoyu listen to reason? And Qin Yan, why couldn’t she just be firmer ahhhh’

“Maybe she was persuaded by Yin Haoyu? Believing that there were only those herbivorous small animals around. And since she is naturally gentle and kind, as a team member, she wouldn’t let Yin Haoyu work alone, right?”

“No way! I’m so annoyed. I have a feeling they’ll have nothing good to eat later. If I were Qin Yan, I wouldn’t let him bring the elk home no matter what.”

“Really, the one in front, what do you plan to do if Yin Haoyu insists on taking the elk back alone? Yin Haoyu is clearly determined, and even if Qin Yan doesn’t help, he would definitely drag the stuff home by himself.”

“Speechless, Yin Haoyu is really too arrogant. It was the same when building the house, and when using Qin Yan’s disinfectant as well. I wish he would just drop out of the competition!”

“Although he has flaws, nobody is perfect, right? If he really quit, Qin Yan probably couldn’t handle it alone.”

That evening, Yin Haoyu and Qin Yan feasted on a generous serving of meat.

Qin Yan also carefully covered up the bloodstains left from cutting the meat with snow, yet scents couldn’t be masked.

Having experienced the disaster of small animals stealing their food from the trees in the first season, this time Yin Haoyu chose a different place to store food.

He dug a hole in the thick snow and surrounded it with branches, creating a makeshift ‘refrigerator.’

At night, they even lit a large fire next to the ‘refrigerator’ to prevent small animals from approaching.

However, in the middle of the night, the fire extinguished, and the forest predators still came following the scent.

So when Qin Yan and Yin Haoyu woke up the next morning, they found their ‘refrigerator’ completely plundered!

The elk meat, chopped up into small pieces by Yin Haoyu, had made it even more convenient for the small animals to take.

Last night, large and small wild animals that left their footprints had enjoyed a lavish buffet.

Yin Haoyu was devastated, and Qin Yan, not wanting to hit him when he was down, could only comfort him that they still had some bones and other parts left.

But Yin Haoyu not only took no solace in Qin Yan’s understanding, he even treated her worse.

Because he always felt that Qin Yan was making fun of him.

He began to give Qin Yan the silent treatment, not sharing his plans with her, and left the camp with his bow and arrows.

When Qin Yan asked him to wait for her, he ignored her outright.

In the end, Qin Yan chose to stay at the camp to rebuild the ‘refrigerator.’

When the audience saw this scene, they couldn’t help but curse at Yin Haoyu.

“How can he be like this, so stubborn and hot-tempered, too petty!”

“I have a feeling this duo won’t last, their auras just don’t match.”

“I agree, such team cooperation with the wrong partner is a disaster.”

“Actually, I think it’s not too bad. Even if they only have the elk’s skeleton left, their food resources are still much more abundant than the other two groups. As long as Yin Haoyu doesn’t screw up again, I think they can last until day thirty with no problem. I’m still going to vote for them.”

And many silent viewers apparently shared this sentiment, as this team’s ranking remained firmly in first place.