194: Chapter 193 Hot Pot

"An Lan, come quickly and try the Sika Deer meat I just sliced; it's fresh ingredients from today," Lu Fan called out with a smile, his face overflowing with happiness.

"Coming, coming!"

An Lan walked over quickly, her face also wearing an expectant smile. "This Sika Deer meat is hard to come by. I heard the meat is particularly tender and very nourishing."

The two of them placed the Sika Deer meat, sliced as thin as a cicada's wing, into the pot. In a short while, the meat was cooked.

They dipped it into their self-made sauce and put it in their mouths; the fresh, tender, and juicy texture instantly bloomed on the tips of their tongues.

"Mmm, it's so delicious!" An Lan praised incessantly while eating. "This must be the best hot pot I've ever had."

"Of course, this is a wilderness special hot pot, one of a kind."

Lu Fan said proudly, "Moreover, this Sika Deer meat is rich in nutrients; eating it will make us warmer. The only pity is that there are a bit few green vegetables."

On the plates beside them, one could see they were filled with seafood, fruit, pork, mutton, chicken, rabbit meat, and so on; the variety was incredibly rich.

An Lan rolled her eyes at him and scolded playfully, "Being able to eat these is already very good, yet you're still picky."

As the two ate hot pot, they watched the snow scene outside the window, so leisurely it was as if they weren't experiencing extreme cold weather, but rather enjoying a pleasant vacation.

Da Hei lay by the fire, comfortably enjoying the warmth brought by the flames, his eyes staring at the hot pot from time to time, saliva constantly flowing from his mouth.

"Oh boy, you fellow are too messy. Here, have a piece, stop drooling."

Lu Fan smiled and threw a bone to Da Hei. Da Hei immediately caught the bone in his mouth and ran to the side to gnaw on it with great relish.

When the viewers in the livestream room saw this scene, they sent out envious barrage comments one after another.

"Wow, Lu Fan and An Lan are enjoying this too much. While others are freezing, they're eating hot pot. This gap is just too big!"

"This is the difference between a pro and an ordinary person. They prepared sufficiently and are living comfortably, while others can only suffer."

"I also want to eat hot pot in this world of ice and snow. It's so blissful!"

"They're eating only meat without any vegetables; it's definitely not good for the body. I'm not envious, I'm just simply stating my opinion."

"To the person above, wipe your drool before you speak."

Meanwhile, on the other side of the deserted island, Ling Yue was also setting up a campfire. On the grill in front of him, a piece of fragrant beef was sizzling with oil.

Ling Yue held a large tree leaf, constantly fanning the air to make the flames burn more vigorously.

His face was reflected bright red by the firelight, and a look of determination showed in his eyes.

"This beef is almost roasted. I'll eat some first to replenish my energy," Ling Yue muttered to himself, then picked up a knife and fork, cut off a piece of beef, and put it in his mouth.

"Mmm, not bad, it's just that there are few seasonings, so the taste is a bit lacking," Ling Yue said while chewing the beef, frowning slightly.

Although Ling Yue didn't have as rich ingredients and as comfortable an environment as Lu Fan and An Lan, he relied on his own wisdom and courage to find his own warmth in this extreme cold weather.

He knew that in this wilderness, as long as one didn't give up, one could always find a way to survive.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the entire world was covered in white snow, as if it had turned into a fairy tale world of ice and snow.

On this cold night, some contestants were shivering in the cold wind, while others were working hard to find warm solace.

As for Lu Fan, An Lan, and Ling Yue, they used their own methods to demonstrate their tenacious survival skills and optimistic attitude toward life.

As time passed, the temperature at night became lower and lower, reaching an alarming level.

Many contestants fell into dire straits; their bodies gradually weakened under the torment of the cold, and their spirits began to flag.

But Lu Fan and An Lan were not affected in the slightest. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they also prepared to sleep.

The animals inside the shed lay in the haystacks, as comfortable as if they were staying in a five-star hotel, completely unaffected by the ice and snow outside.

Big Horn leisurely chewed on hay, flicking his tail from time to time, his appearance as if saying: "What does this cold have to do with me? I'm comfortable here!"

Lightning also lay to the side, eyes half-squinted, enjoying this warm little nest.

Lu Fan and An Lan lay down on the kang bed that had been heated in advance. As soon as they touched the warm surface of the kang, both of them couldn't help but let out satisfied sighs.

An Lan covered herself with that heavy bear skin, while Lu Fan covered himself with the straw mat he had woven by hand.

"This heated kang is simply too comfortable; I feel like my bones have gone soft," Lu Fan said as he comfortably rolled over like a lazy pig.

An Lan also crawled into the warm bedding, revealing only a flushed face, and couldn't help but exclaim: "I heard before that heated kangs were magical, but I didn't expect it to be this comfortable. It feels like being held by a pair of warm, large hands."

Da Hei Zi lay by the edge of the kang, pressed tightly against it, his belly rising and falling with his breath, a satisfied smile still hanging on the corner of his mouth.

From time to time, he would smack his lips, likely dreaming of that big bone he had just gnawed on.

"Look at Da Hei Zi, this silly dog; he can even laugh out loud in his dreams. Did he dream of eating meat again?" Lu Fan smiled and pointed at Da Hei Zi, teasing him.

"Him? He only has food in his head. Today, that drool of his almost flooded our hot pot," An Lan was also amused, her eyes squinting into slits as she laughed.

The two of them chatted idly about this and that, and sleepiness gradually washed over them.

At this moment, the livestream room was still bustling with activity, and the viewers' barrage comments rolled continuously like snowflakes.

"Wuwu, I also want to get on Lu Fan's kang. In this ice and snow, I'm almost frozen into an ice sculpture."

"This kang looks too warm; the heating in my house doesn't even have this effect."

"Da Hei Zi really knows how to enjoy himself. I'm envious that he can sleep pressed against the kang."

Just as everyone was incredibly envious of this warm kang, the wind and snow outside became even more violent.

The fierce wind carried the blizzard, striking the walls forcefully and making "bang bang" sounds, as if roaring in anger and protesting against the warmth inside the house.

"It's not cold anymore, it's just that this sound is really noisy," Lu Fan rolled over and pulled at his straw mat, saying.

"Yeah, but this is already very good," An Lan's tone carried a hint of satisfaction.

Gradually, the howling of the wind also subsided, leaving only the heavy snow falling with all its might.

"An Lan, are you cold?"

"Not cold, and I don't need you to sleep with me."

Lu Fan was clearly choked up by her words.

"But it's me who's a bit cold; can you come and sleep with me?"

"...Get lost."

In a daze, the two gradually entered dreamland.

In his dream, Lu Fan dreamed that he had caught a lot of prey in the snow, piled as high as a small mountain.

An Lan dreamed that she was in a warm sea of flowers, surrounded by fresh vegetables and fruits. Both of them slept with smiles on their lips.