Panda Mother Wanted Another Bite of Honey

Lin Xuan swallowed and slowly reached out his hand.

(Is the streamer seriously going to do this? Don't tell me he's lost his mind and wants to touch that White-lipped Bamboo Viper?)

(Streamer, don't! Don't court death!)

Seeing the streamer move to pet the White-lipped Bamboo Viper, the viewers in the livestream room had their hearts in their throats.

Seeing that the streamer refused to listen to their warnings, the viewers in the livestream room did not even dare to watch.

At last, Lin Xuan's gloved fingers touched the White-lipped Bamboo Viper's triangular head.

Feeling Lin Xuan's touch, the White-lipped Bamboo Viper did not attack.

Not only did Lin Xuan breathe a sigh of relief, but the viewers in the livestream room did as well.

After touching it for a few seconds, Lin Xuan withdrew his hand and looked at the White-lipped Bamboo Viper. "All right, that's enough. You can go now."

Hearing his voice, the White-lipped Bamboo Viper stared at Lin Xuan for a while with its tiny black-bean-like eyes, then turned and slithered away.

Watching the highly venomous White-lipped Bamboo Viper finally leave, the viewers in the livestream room began flooding the chat with comments.

(Phew, it finally left. That scared me to death.)

(Yeah, if that venomous snake had attacked the streamer, we probably would never have been able to watch his livestream again.)

(Good thing it didn't attack.)

(Streamer, don't do something this dangerous again!)

(Exactly, exactly! That was way too dangerous. My poor little heart is still pounding.)

"Sorry for making everyone worry."

"I was busy collecting honey just now, so I didn't expect a White-lipped Bamboo Viper to come near."

His attention had been completely focused on the honey, so he had not used Keen Perception.

If he had used it, this would not have happened.

"Besides, I think the reason that White-lipped Bamboo Viper let me touch it was probably because it ate my jerky and wanted to thank me."

"They say all living things have spirits. I couldn't very well refuse its kindness, could I? What if it got angry? That wouldn't have been good."

(No matter what, streamer, you still need to pay attention to your own safety.)

(Yeah, I don't want anything to happen to the streamer while he's still so young.)

(I still want to be with the streamer.)

Seeing that there was no longer any danger, the viewers began joking around.

"All right, it's been quite a while. I won't collect any more honey; it's time to head back."

Lin Xuan smiled faintly and slowly stood up from the ground.

Then he stretched his legs. He had been squatting for so long that they had gone a little numb.

After stretching for a minute, Lin Xuan finally left with the honey he had collected.

At the same time Lin Xuan left, neither he nor the viewers in the livestream room noticed a slender little green figure silently following behind him through the forest.

Before long, Lin Xuan returned to Panda Mother.

"Woo woo~~"

When Panda Mother saw Lin Xuan return, she let out a soft whine.

"Been waiting a long time? I'm back."

Seeing that Panda Mother had already finished a large portion of the bamboo stalks and leaves he had prepared for her, Lin Xuan smiled.

"I brought back some honey. Do you want to try some?"

Lin Xuan broke off a small piece and held it out before Panda Mother.

Panda Mother sniffed it, then licked her lips, clearly tempted.

"Here, take it."

Panda Mother squeaked, then swallowed the honey in Lin Xuan's hand in one bite.

After finishing it, she licked her lips again and looked at Lin Xuan expectantly, clearly wanting more.

(As expected of a bear—they all like honey.)

(Yeah, Black Bears like honey. I didn't expect pandas to like honey too.)

"All right, you can't eat too much wild honey."

Panda Mother had already eaten quite a lot of bamboo and leaves, and now she had eaten some honey as well. Lin Xuan was worried that she might get indigestion.

"Woo woo~~"

Hearing Lin Xuan's words, Panda Mother wore a pitiful little expression.

(Aww, I can't take it anymore. Panda Mother looks so adorable when she's upset.)

(It's so adorable! Streamer, give her a little more, just a tiny bit.)

(Seeing Panda Mother looking so aggrieved, I just wanted to hold her in my arms and give her a good cuddle.)

(Hold her in your arms? More like Panda Mother would hold you in hers and give you a good bite.)

"Alright, alright, stop acting cute. You can only have one last little bite."

Seeing Panda Mother deliberately act cute for food, Lin Xuan did not know whether to laugh or cry, and could only feed her a little more.

Panda Mother contentedly took another mouthful of honey, then let out a Squeak Squeak.

"You want me to try some too?"

"Alright, I'll taste this honey too and see what it's really like."

Lin Xuan smiled faintly, removed the protective gear and gloves, then broke off a little honey and tasted it.

He savored the flavor of the wild honey.

"Sweet. It's ridiculously sweet—so sweet it hit me right in the heart."

The sugar concentration of wild honey was naturally much higher than that of honey produced by domesticated bees.

Even honey from domesticated bees had to be processed before it would not taste quite so sweet.

(Streamer, how does it taste? I've never had wild honey before. Is it the same as honey from domesticated bees?)

(Streamer, hurry up and tell us so we can know too.)

(Yeah, I want to try it too.)

"I can only describe it in three words: ridiculously sweet."

(That's clearly five words.)

(Streamer, you're being dishonest.)

"Haha, this honey is genuinely too sweet. If I kept eating it, I'm afraid I'd get diabetes after finishing all the honey here."

"If you have diabetes, absolutely do not eat this kind of honey. Otherwise, you'd better be careful."

(Sob, I have diabetes. There are so many sweet foods I can't eat—I can only watch other people eat them.)

(Same here. Whenever I see other people eating sweets, I crave them, but my body tells me I can't eat any!)

"Woof Woof!!"

Just then, Panda Mother, who had been quiet until now, suddenly began barking.

Hearing Panda Mother's voice, Lin Xuan hurriedly looked over and saw that her gaze was fixed on somewhere not far away.

The viewers in the livestream room understood as well. Panda Mother must have encountered some danger or discovered something, which was why she had barked out a warning.

Lin Xuan followed Panda Mother's gaze, but did not spot any large predator, leaving him somewhat puzzled.

"Don't be afraid. I'll go take a look."

Lin Xuan comforted Panda Mother, then slowly headed toward the place she had noticed.

As he drew closer and closer, a small green figure suddenly emerged from the grass.

???

(Isn't that snake the White-lipped Bamboo Viper from earlier?)

(Yeah, it is! I remember it. Why did it follow the streamer back?)