Chapter 318: Working Bear and Working Tiger are online again
There are abundant river resources in the Lesser Khingan Mountains, and there are countless streams. Especially at this time when the snow begins to melt, the water in the rivers is not shallow.
Du Ruo had seen the river when he was flying in the tree, and now he reached the river in less than a minute while dragging the black bear.
Du Ruo asked Xiang Yuanyuan to stand aside, while he walked to the river and washed the place where he had just touched the black bear.
As for the black bear...
“Plop~Roar!!”
Controlled by Du Ruo, the black bear was thrown directly to the riverside. After hibernation, the fat under its fur had been consumed, and it was simply unable to resist the freezing cold water.
Then Du Ruo threw the black bear into the icy river. The black bear was stimulated by the cold water and roared loudly, struggling to climb ashore.
But this little bit of strength was completely useless and was just a futile effort in the water. No matter how loudly it screamed or how hard it struggled with its limbs, it could not get ashore. It even stirred up the river water, making its body hair even wetter.
Seeing its irritated look, Du Ruo felt a little reluctant. After all, he just wanted to wash it, not to abuse it, let alone freeze it to death.
Du Ruo swept his eyes across the river surface, and his mental power weaved into a net in the water, sweeping across the river surface. Du Ruo discovered that after his mental power was in the water, Du Ruo seemed to be able to observe farther.
Not only can he "see" farther, but also more detailed. Du Ruo can even clearly sense the activities of aquatic creatures based on the fluctuations of the water flow, which gives him a feeling of enlightenment.
“Swoosh~Pah!”
However, Du Ruo just tried it out briefly, and then controlled a fish in the river. The fish was controlled by Du Ruo to fly out of the water, then drew an arc in the air, and finally hit the black bear's big head.
The black bear, which was still struggling, was stunned when it was caught by the big fish weighing three or four pounds. Then it quickly held the fish with its front paws.
After pressing it down and confirming that it was a big fish, the black bear's eyes became clear and it opened its mouth and bit it.
After tasting the deliciousness of the fish, the black bear ate faster. It had eaten its fill of river fish before going into hibernation, and it did not expect to be able to eat fish again after waking up from a sleep.
Although this fish cannot compare with the fish in winter in terms of fatness, it is completely different from the bark and roots of trees.
The black bear finished a three or four pound fish in just a few bites. After eating, it looked around and finally set its sights on Du Ruo on the shore.
The pitiful look he showed sitting in the water was just like a 200-pound college student.
"Just be honest when you have tasted the benefits."
Du Ruo smiled, and then a fish drew an arc in the air and landed in front of the black bear. The black bear immediately held the fish and ate it again with a grunt. This time, it no longer cared about the freezing river water. If it was full, this little bit of river water would not be a problem.
What it fears is the biting cold caused by a wet body when it is extremely hungry.
The Duruo black bear stopped struggling and sat there eating the fish obediently. With a wave of his arm, a stream of water from the river rolled over the black bear's body like a rope.
While practicing his control over water, Du Ruo rubbed the black bear's body with a water rope.
The things rubbed off the black bear's body quickly changed the color of the surrounding water and were immediately washed away by the flowing river, but attracted a group of small fish, which shows how dirty its body is.
Xiang Yuanyuan first used her mobile phone to film the black bear sitting in the water and eating fish. Then, when she saw Du Ruo giving it a bath with water, she stopped filming and just watched.
Next, she saw the black bear sitting there eating with a grunt, and the water ropes on its body kept rubbing against various parts of its body. Even when it rubbed its armpits and neck, it would raise its arms and head. It really seemed to be enjoying the food.
The fish flew from the river to the black bear's mouth one by one. The black bear went from wolfing down the fish in a hurry at the beginning to eating slowly and leisurely now. His stomach became round again. At the end, he even stopped eating the fish heads. Of course, his body had been rubbed clean by the water rope.
Seeing the black bear's appearance, Yuanyuan knew that it must be full, and immediately looked at Du Ruo with anticipation.
"Okay, got it."
Du Ruo noticed Xiang Yuanyuan looking at her, and immediately turned around and smiled at her, knowing what she meant.
With a wave of his hand, the black bear flew into the air again and was caught by Du Ruo from the river surface to the shore.
The black bear was no longer panicked. It grabbed the big fish, took two big bites from the belly, and then threw the fish into the river. It ate the fat belly of the fish in its mouth while stretching its neck to look at the river surface.
Its paws trembled a few times, and it looked curious.
"boom!!"
When the black bear flew in front of the two of them, Du Ruo stretched out his palm and slapped the white hair on the black bear's chest.
The slap made such a loud sound that even the black bear was startled. But before it could react, its body shook involuntarily and all the water droplets on its hair fell off its body.
In an instant, the black bear became clean and refreshed.
"roar~"
The black bear touched his chest and found no injuries. Then his body felt refreshed and he let out a comfortable roar.
"Shut up, your mouth stinks and you need to wash it."
As soon as the black bear opened its mouth, an unpleasant smell came out of it. Du Ruo stretched out his hand, grabbed the black bear's mouth roughly, and forced it closed.
Then he stood by the river, pried open the black bear's mouth with both hands, and controlled the river water to clean the black bear's mouth. The black bear did not struggle, knowing that it could not resist.
Besides, it was full, so as long as Du Ruo didn't eat out what it had just eaten, it could do whatever it wanted.
"It's all right now, honey, you can touch it."
Du Ruo cleaned the black bear and then dragged the lazy black bear to Xiang Yuanyuan.
"Hey, husband, let's take a photo together."
Xiang Yuanyuan rubbed the black bear's head, then curiously pulled out the white hair on its chest, and then circled around the black bear a few times before suggesting taking a photo together.
The black bear was very well behaved. It would sit when Du Ruo asked it to, and stand when Du Ruo asked it to. If it didn't understand, Du Ruo would just control its body and it would remember. It was very smart.
Xiang Yuanyuan was so happy that she took a lot of photos, even some of her riding a black bear.
"Okay, let's go back. Little Bear has to go back with us. He has to be my sparring partner in the afternoon."
Seeing that Xiang Yuanyuan was having fun, Du Ruo said that as for the black bear, its true purpose had not yet been realized, so it was impossible to put it back like this. Otherwise, he would not have to take the effort to clean the black bear.
"Honey, fish. I want to eat fish for lunch."
Xiang Yuanyuan sat on the black bear like a majestic female knight, but when Du Ruo urged the black bear to go to the cabin, Xiang Yuanyuan shouted to Du Ruo to bring some fish back to eat. It was because she saw the black bear eating so happily that she couldn't help but want to eat it too.
"Okay, okay, we'll have fish stew for lunch and dinner."
Du Ruo smiled and nodded, leading the black bear forward, while a series of river fish flew out from the river. When the river fish approached Du Ruo, a branch nearby fell off, stringing up the river fish in the air and finally hanging them on the black bear's neck.
Xiang Yuanyuan rode on the black bear, and the black bear followed Du Ruo obediently towards the cabin.
Without Xiang Yuanyuan having to walk by herself, the journey was much faster. The well-fed black bear carried the 110-pound Xiang Yuanyuan with great ease. In about half an hour, they arrived at the wooden house.
"Honey, I'm going to cook the fish. You and the little bear can play first."
When Xiang Yuanyuan saw the wooden house, she felt reluctant to leave and took down a few fish. She knew that the black bear would be useful if Du Ruo brought it back, so she didn't bother him any more and went into the wooden house with the river fish to prepare lunch.
“Come, wash your paws first, then pat me~ Bang!!…Didn’t you eat? Harder!! Bang bang!!…You’re taking a break after just a few pats, harder~ Bang bang bang!!”
Xiang Yuanyuan was cooking in the wooden house. She watched through the wooden door as Du Ruo directed the black bear to hit its body with its claws. Occasionally, she could hear Du Ruo's scolding and the black bear's panting.
"It's only been a few hits. I didn't even tense my muscles, but your bear paw hurts? Forget it, forget it. I'll make you a wooden stick. You can use it to hit me."
Even later on, the black bear's paws were shaking from the shock, but Du Ruo was still not satisfied and made a thick wooden stick and let the black bear hit its body with the stick.
Xiang Yuanyuan occasionally looked over and saw the black bear struggling to grab a large stick made from a tree stump with its front limbs, and then kept beating Du Ruo who was standing there.
She was not worried about Du Ruo, and would even occasionally pick up her phone to take pictures of these funny scenes.
After Xiang Yuanyuan had finished stewing the fish, she brought the food to the table and chairs made by Du Ruo outside.
But he saw Du Ruo lying comfortably on the solid wooden table, while the black bear stood on a stool with a look of despair on his face, massaging Du Ruo's back with his huge bear paws. The warm sun shone on Du Ruo, making him squint his eyes comfortably.
"Puchi~~Haha, hurry up and eat, you should let the little bear rest for a while too."
Xiang Yuanyuan couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw this scene.
Especially when I saw the black bear looking at me pitifully, I couldn't help it.
"Okay, let's stop here for now, we'll continue later."
Du Ruo stood up from the table, waved at Black Bear, and asked him to go aside and rest for a while.
"I'll go cut a piece of beef I bought yesterday for it. Judging from its state, it's probably almost finished what it ate."
Xiang Yuanyuan put the food on the table, then went to the cabin, cut a large piece of beef that she had bought yesterday, and placed it in front of the black bear who was sitting slumped beside her.
When the black bear saw the beef, it became excited. Regardless of Xiang Yuanyuan touching its head, it grabbed the beef and put it to its mouth.
Black bears are omnivorous animals. When conditions permit, they will eat fish, various meats, and even carrion. When conditions do not permit, they will eat tree bark, tree roots, fresh grass, moss, berries, and nuts. They have big appetites and eat a lot without being picky.
"Honey, this little bear can help you transform your body."
While eating, Xiang Yuanyuan couldn't help but asked Du Ruo a question.
It was because Du Ruo's physical transformation took too long this time. Not only that, Du Ruo's behavior of scratching his body at night also made Xiang Yuanyuan feel scared, so she couldn't help but ask.
"It's just relief, but the specific help is still not enough."
Speaking of this, Du Ruo couldn't help but frown. Today he also realized that the black bear's beating could indeed relieve the itching on the body, especially the beating on the bones. The comfort produced by the short-term fading of the itching did make him feel comfortable.
As for being able to help the body transform, Du Ruo could sense that it was far from enough.
To be honest, this physical transformation was extremely painful. Not only did it last a long time, it was also extremely slow.
If it was the same as the second body transformation, Du Ruo could complete it even if the bones were broken and regrown. However, this method, like boiling a frog in warm water, made it extremely difficult for Du Ruo to endure.
The black bear's beating was at most like relieving an itch and could not accelerate the transformation at all. This made Du Ruo think of modern technology, but when he saw Xiang Yuanyuan standing beside him, he gave up these ideas.
The Lesser Khingan Mountains in April have gotten rid of the extreme cold, and during the daytime, it is very warm and comfortable to bask in the sun.
Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan's originally peaceful life seemed less monotonous because of the presence of the black bear.
Black Bear behaved extremely well in front of Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan. Although he had become a working bear, he accepted the job with tears in his eyes as long as food and accommodation were provided.
She had no choice but to accept it. These past few days, she watched Du Ruo teaching Xiang Yuanyuan Tai Chi in the morning. In the afternoon, she could only use a wooden stick as thick as a bowl to hit Du Ruo. After that, she had to give Du Ruo a massage.
At night, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan would use it as a natural sofa when watching the stars.
However, Du Ruo soon discovered that the effect of the black bear began to dissipate, and the force of the black bear's hitting his body did not decrease, but he began to notice that his itching was getting worse. The itching that came from the bone marrow made Du Ruo more and more unbearable.
At the beginning, the black bear's beating of Du Ruo allowed Du Ruo to sleep well at night, but as time went on, the effect became less and less effective.
"Come on, wife, let's go and get Tiger Vanguard back to work."
That morning, Du Ruo twisted his body unnaturally. Since the effect of the black bear began to weaken, he could only place his hopes on the more powerful big tiger.
"okay."
As Du Ruo's bedmate, Xiang Yuanyuan has noticed the recent changes in Du Ruo.
Xiang Yuanyuan couldn't sleep peacefully every night. After two days of peace, the situation seemed to be getting worse recently.
Not only at night, but even during the day, Du Ruo began to twist his body unconsciously. If it were an ordinary person, it would be fine, but when this happened to Du Ruo, Xiang Yuanyuan felt a little uneasy.
Finding a tiger in such a big country like South Korea was a bit difficult for Du Ruo in the past, but it seems a bit easy for Du Ruo now.
For three days, Du Ruo took Xiang Yuanyuan to fly over the Lesser Khingan Mountains. During that time, they found a smaller tiger. However, after being hit a few times, Du Ruo felt bored and continued to look for the domineering tiger vanguard.
Finally, three days later, outside the cabin, Black Bear and Tiger Vanguard began to sympathize with each other.
Because Tiger Pioneer did not hibernate and was always active in the wild, he was able to keep his body clean, so he could not enjoy the treatment of taking a bath by the river, but he was also honored to join the ranks of massage.
Often when Duruo was basking in the sun, a tiger would squat on his upper body and step on his back, while a black bear would punch his lower body.
The tiger would occasionally open its mouth and bite Du Ruo like it was grinding its teeth. If it hadn't drooled on Du Ruo and then got slapped, no one would have believed that this tiger was also a working tiger.
(End of this chapter)
