Baldy, Long Time No See!

Qin Feng offered no explanation. He merely smiled mysteriously and looked beyond the barrier.

Bald Qiang followed Qin Feng's gaze and looked outside as well.

The space outside Bald Qiang's Cabin twisted slightly, and a tall yellow bear suddenly appeared, radiating an ancient, savage aura.

"Xiong... Xiong Er?"

Bald Qiang jumped in fright at the sight of the figure. He rubbed his eyes, and after confirming that he was not mistaken, his heart tightened.

The Chainsaw Martial Soul appeared in his hand, nine Soul Rings circling around him.

At the same time, Xiong Er outside the cabin scratched its head in confusion. Hadn't it been eating honey? How had it suddenly ended up here?

"Where is this?"

Xiong Er looked around. When it saw the somewhat familiar cabin before it, its eyes widened.

"Isn't this Bald Qiang's Cabin?"

Xiong Er rubbed its eyes, unable to believe it.

Then, its gaze shifted toward the yard and locked onto the familiar bald man.

"Bald Qiang!"

At the sight of that familiar figure, Xiong Er's eyes lit up. No wonder it hadn't seen Bald Qiang cutting down trees these past few days—he had run off here!

After not seeing Bald Qiang for so many days, it had even started to miss him a little.

Seeing Bald Qiang acting as though he faced a deadly enemy, Xiong Er gave a foolish grin.

"Baldy, long time no see!"

As it spoke, Xiong Er slowly walked toward Bald Qiang with an arrogant swagger.

"Y-you stay back!"

Bald Qiang's expression changed slightly, and he slowly retreated.

He fled, it pursued; even with wings, he could not escape!

Qin Feng, watching the man and bear, burst out laughing.

"Your Highness, this bear..."

At that moment, a trembling voice reached his ears.

Qin Feng turned toward the sound and saw Dajin cowering in a corner, trembling all over, its eyes filled with terror as it looked at Xiong Er.

"Uh... I forgot about that!"

Seeing this, Qin Feng slapped his forehead. How had he forgotten?

Both were bears, and as a six-hundred-thousand-year ferocious beast, Xiong Er naturally crushed Dajin in terms of Soul Power and bloodline. It was only natural for Dajin to be afraid.

"Don't be afraid. It's one of us."

Qin Feng stepped forward and patted Dajin on the shoulder reassuringly.

"This is... one of us?"

Dajin's lips trembled as it spoke, its words full of disbelief.

Hadn't it seen Brother Qiang afraid of this bear? Was this really one of them?

"That's right. Do you remember something Brother Qiang said when he beat you up?"

Seeing Dajin's doubts, Qin Feng spoke helplessly.

"What did he say?"

Dajin scratched its head, looking utterly confused.

"Both being bears, I hoped your strength could stand alongside my two old friends."

"And this bear is one of those two old friends. Of course, the other one hasn't come."

After thinking for a moment, Qin Feng explained.

"Gasp!"

Upon hearing the explanation, Dajin instantly recalled what had happened back then.

It remembered saying that comparing it with other bears was an insult to it.

Thinking of that, Dajin felt its vision go black. It wished it could travel back in time and slap itself twice.

How was that an insult? It was an honor!

"Your Highness, this bear master's temper should be pretty good, right?"

Coming back to its senses, Dajin asked cautiously.

Hopefully, it would not chew him up like a spicy strip because of this.

"Hmm... good sometimes, bad sometimes."

Not understanding what it meant, Qin Feng answered casually.

Well... that should not have been wrong. After all, Xiong Er's super-male syndrome sometimes even affected the rational Xiong Da, so the two bears had gotten into plenty of fights.

Dajin's heart trembled at the answer, and it slowly backed into Bald Qiang's Cabin, afraid that Xiong Er might notice it.

Meanwhile, Xiong Er had already reached Bald Qiang and was staring at him with ill intent.

"If you come any closer, I'll... I'll get rude!"

Backed into a corner, Bald Qiang shouted and raised the Chainsaw in his hand.

"Get rude? Hehe, when have the two of us ever been polite?"

Xiong Er chuckled, snatched the Chainsaw from Bald Qiang's hand, and casually tossed it onto the ground.

"You..."

Bald Qiang's eyes widened as he watched the Chainsaw get thrown aside so casually.

Seriously? He was a level ninety-nine Extreme Douluo, and it just tossed it away like that? Did he not have any dignity?

"Ah, I haven't heard you cutting down trees in so long that I can't even sleep properly."

Xiong Er sighed, grabbed Bald Qiang, and pulled him into its arms.

"..."

Pinned in Xiong Er's armpit, Bald Qiang seemed to have lost all strength and means of resistance, wearing a look of utter despair.

He declared in advance that it was not because he could not beat Xiong Er. He simply could not be bothered to argue with this stinking bear.

"The little couple is showing off their affection too."

Seeing how harmonious the pair was, Qin Feng sighed.

Fortunately, they had not started a huge fight, or he would have had to break it up.

Then again, that made sense. Back in Bald Bear Ridge, they usually stopped at the right point when they fought. It was unlike season one of Boonie Bears, where it was practically a battle between immortals—either you died or I did.

Honeyed words were only the basics. Calling every one of them a demon child would not be an exaggeration.

"You, go cut down a few trees for me!"

By then, Xiong Er had brought Bald Qiang outside the barrier.

It casually planted Bald Qiang in the dirt, then stuffed the Chainsaw into his hand with its other paw.

"?"

Bald Qiang raised his head and looked at Xiong Er in confusion.

"What are you looking at me for? Cut down trees!"

Xiong Er slapped Bald Qiang's hard hat and shouted.

"You... forget it."

Bald Qiang was just about to lose his temper when he seemed to think of something. He shook his head and sighed.

Forget it. He would take it as a celebration for Xiong Er's arrival.

"Bzzzz..."

Bald Qiang then started the Chainsaw in his hand and began cutting down trees with a lifeless expression.

"Mm... yes, that's the sound."

Hearing that familiar sound beside it, Xiong Er wore an intoxicated expression.

Ninety-nine percent pure, rare stuff~

"Gasp! Is this right?"

Qin Feng, who had followed them over, doubted his life as he watched the scene before him.

Wasn't Xiong Er supposed to stop Bald Qiang from cutting down trees? Why was it forcing Bald Qiang to do it instead?

"Xiong Er, shouldn't you be stopping Bald Qiang?"

Thus, Qin Feng voiced his thoughts.

"If he wants to cut, let him cut. My home is in Bald Bear Ridge anyway."

Xiong Er said righteously.

"Gasp! That actually makes sense."

Qin Feng frowned. After thinking it over, he nodded in agreement.

It was like that saying from Shrouding the Heavens: At worst, I'll sink the Central Plains. My home is in the Eastern Wasteland anyway.

As time slowly passed, Bald Qiang had already cut down dozens of large trees.

"Have you heard enough?"

Bald Qiang put away the Chainsaw and looked irritably at Xiong Er.

"Baldy, the sound of you cutting down trees is still the nicest."

Xiong Er grinned foolishly, its delight impossible to hide.

"Hmph, of course!"

Bald Qiang's face showed a trace of pride at those words.

Back in the day, he had been the champion of the logging world!