THE FAKE DAUGHTER BECAME THE FAVORITE - CHAPTER 158

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Chapter 158: Feeling Like They Won't Last Long

"And then tomorrow, we can come back with our tools and process the carcass right here on site."

"Wait until tomorrow to process it?" Yin Haoyu shot Qin Yan a look, dissatisfaction written all over his face. "We've already missed two meals. Now that we have food, why wait until tomorrow? Are you just unwilling to put in the energy to help haul it back?"

"..." Qin Yan let out a helpless yet polite smile. "No, you're misunderstanding me. But please don't get worked up and hear me out first, okay? It really wasn't easy for you to stumble upon such a huge animal carcass. This is incredibly beneficial for our survival moving forward. However, a large animal like this carries a lot of blood. After all, we're in the wild; we're hungry, but so are all the carnivorous animals, big and small, in this forest. If we drag it back to our camp to cut it up, I'm worried the smell of blood will draw other wild beasts.”

"Normally, encountering one or two small animals isn't much of an issue, and catching them might even serve as extra rations. But what if they come in packs? We might not be able to defend against that. So what I mean is, tomorrow we come directly with our tools, chop it up, and then carry only the useful parts back. That way, we not only avoid the risk, but also lighten the load. What do you think?"

Bullet Comments:

[Qin Yan makes so much sense!! Honestly, I didn't even think of all that just now. You can tell Qin Yan didn't have much wilderness survival experience before, but she really put in the work this time.]

[Sister Qin Yan is awesome! Her thinking is so clear! If it were me, I definitely would've thought the same as Yin Haoyu, hurrying up to drag the moose home and hide it.]

However, even though the audience had figured it out, Yin Haoyu could not.

Or rather, he was unwilling to let Qin Yan take the dominant role in this matter.

He was the one who discovered the moose carcass; how it was handled in the end ought to be decided by him.

Therefore, he rejected Qin Yan's proposal.

"I disagree. You know this is the wild. If we don't drag the carcass away in time, who's to say this moose won't be completely picked clean by other beasts tonight? You saw it yourself, this moose died from bleeding out due to an injury in the first place.

"The smell of blood on it has long spread out. If you insist on leaving it here, I can guarantee that when we come back tomorrow, there'll be nothing left."

Qin Yan frowned. "It shouldn't come to that, right? It's so big. Even if animals gnaw it down to just the bones, bringing the skeleton back to boil meat broth would still be enough to feed us for days."

Yin Haoyu had already grown somewhat impatient:

"So what do you mean by that? Leaving actual meat uneaten just to gnaw on bones? What kind of beasts could even be here? Isn't it just squirrels, wild rabbits, and the like? Having stayed here for over ten days, have you seen anything other than the footprints of those small animals?

Besides, can you guarantee it won't snow heavily tonight? What if the snow gets thicker tomorrow and we can't step out the door at all?”

"It's about to turn pitch black soon. If you're unwilling to help me, then head back first. It's not like I can't do it alone; it'll just be a bit slower."

Yin Haoyu stopped listening to Qin Yan, turning on his heel and heading into the woods to chop trees.

Having grown up hardly ever losing her temper at anyone, Qin Yan had never even won the few arguments she had in her life. Seeing Yin Haoyu head into the woods alone now, she had no choice but to follow him.

In the end, the two of them hauled the moose carcass back after all.

The bullet comments were dying of anxiety.

[Ahhh! Do they have any idea that Jing Hao already withdrew because of a giant brown bear?! There aren't just squirrels and rabbits in this forest, ahhh!]

[Uh, clearly they don't know. Right now, the only ones who know are the production team, Jing Hao who withdrew, Alex and Shen Jinghe, and us viewers with God's-eye view.]

[So annoying! Why is this Yin Haoyu so stubborn and deaf to advice? And Qin Yan, why couldn't she just hold her ground a little longer, ahhh!]

[Maybe she was convinced by Yin Haoyu? Thinking there really are only small herbivorous animals here. Plus, her personality is naturally gentle and kind. As a teammate on the same team, she probably wouldn't let Yin Haoyu break his back all alone.]

[No way! I'm so mad! I feel like they won't end up with anything good later on. If I were Qin Yan, I'd never let him drag the moose home, over my dead body!]

[Really, to the person above? I'd like to know: if Yin Haoyu stubbornly insisted on dragging the moose back by himself, how would you deal with it? This Yin Haoyu was clearly very determined; even if Qin Yan didn't help, he'd definitely drag the thing home by himself.]

[Speechless. This Yin Haoyu is way too arrogant. It was the same when building the house before, and when using Qin Yan's disinfectant. When will he voluntarily withdraw from the show!*]

[He has his flaws, but nobody's perfect. If he really withdrew, Qin Yan probably wouldn't be able to handle it all by herself either.]

That night, Yin Haoyu and Qin Yan ate a thoroughly filling meal of meat.

Qin Yan also painstakingly covered up the bloodstains left from the butchering with snow; however, scent molecules couldn't be masked so easily.

Having experienced the disaster of having food stolen from trees by small animals in Season 1, Yin Haoyu picked a different spot to store the food this time.

He dug a pit in the deep snow and surrounded it with tree branches, constructing a crude makeshift refrigerator.

At night, they even lit a massive campfire right beside the "refrigerator" to prevent small animals from approaching.

However, during the latter half of the night, the fire still went out, and the wild beasts of the forest still caught the scent and made their way over.

Thus, when Qin Yan and Yin Haoyu woke up the next morning, they discovered that their "refrigerator" had been completely looted clean!

Because Yin Haoyu had cut the moose up into small pieces, it made it even easier for small animals to snatch and carry off.

Last night, for all the wild animals big and small that left footprints on the ground, it had practically been a lavish buffet dinner.

Yin Haoyu was completely undone. Qin Yan couldn't bring herself to deal him any further blows either, so she could only comfort him by saying they still had some bones and other parts remaining.

Yet, far from appreciating Qin Yan's understanding, Yin Haoyu's attitude toward her turned even worse.

Because he constantly felt that Qin Yan was laughing at him.

He began giving Qin Yan the cold shoulder, refusing to share any of his plans with her, and left the camp holding his bow and arrow.

When Qin Yan told him to wait for her, he ignored her completely.

In the end, Qin Yan chose to stay behind at the camp to repair the "refrigerator."

Seeing this scene, the viewers couldn't help but send their regards to Yin Haoyu in the comments.

[Why is he like this? Won't listen to advice and has a huge temper, so petty!]

[I have a feeling this team won't last long. The vibe between these two just doesn't mesh.]

[I feel the same way. Being paired with the wrong teammate in this kind of teamwork situation is a complete disaster.]

[Actually, I think it's okay. Even if they're only left with the moose skeleton, their current food resources are still way richer than the other two teams. As long as Yin Haoyu doesn't pull any more stunts, I think holding out until Day 30 is no problem. I'm still voting for them.]

A large number of silent viewers clearly held this exact view, as this team's ranking remained firmly locked in first place without budging.

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