70 Wilderness Survival

◎It knew that the python had bad intentions!◎

The scene of a happy reunion did not appear, but instead there was smoke of war.

Ye Zhizhi looked at the wolf and the snake who were on the verge of a fight with swords drawn, confused, not understanding how it had come to this.

Why is Yin Yi so hostile towards Xiao Hua? Is there some misunderstanding? This is her life-saving snake!

Even if there is any misunderstanding, she can explain it!

Ye Zhizhi hissed and howled, and the disadvantage of not being able to communicate in the same language was now apparent. None of the wolves and snakes heard her cries.

At this time, Yin began to test the attack.

It walked forward with its tail stretched tight, its fangs bared, and threatening growls emanating from its throat.

Xiaohua raised her head high.

The battle begins.

Xiaohua attacked first, its huge snake head suddenly rushed forward, and the non-venomous fangs in its mouth lit up, trying to bite the wolf.

As Yin dodged, his sharp claws extended from his paw pads and swung forward.

Ye Zhizhi was so nervous that he kept switching between wolf talk and snake talk, and kept trying to stop the fight, and sweat began to appear on his forehead due to anxiety.

Stop fighting, stop fighting!

Not long after, Ye Zhizhi saw four wolves, two brown and three white, rushing out from the bushes. Silver Little Gray ran to Ye Zhizhi, lowered his head and rubbed against him enthusiastically.

Finally found Sister Wolf! They've been looking for her for so long!

When Ye Zhizhi saw them, he didn't even bother to greet them or reminisce about the past, but quickly called out to them to help stop the fight.

However, they did not go to stop the fight, but to join it. The four wolves, Erbrown, saw Yinyi and the python testing each other's strength, and immediately sharpened their claws on the ground, ready to move. They suddenly rushed forward, and in a blink of an eye it became a five-on-one war.

Ye Zhizhi: “…”

Although she thought the wolves were formidable, the python's fighting prowess should not be underestimated. Ye Zhizhi was truly worried about casualties. Regardless of who won or lost, the outcome was not what she wanted to see.

Ye Zhizhi had no choice but to go up by himself.

This process was very difficult, so Ye Zhizhi first dragged the wolves away from the battlefield and seriously warned them to behave themselves.

The two brown wolves folded their ears. They wanted to continue, but for some reason, they felt that the wolf girl's aura was very scary at this time and they dared not disobey. So they all squatted aside and whimpered, indicating that they were very obedient.

After Ye Zhizhi subdued all the troublemakers, he rushed forward again and hugged Yin Yi's front legs, while hissing at Xiaohua.

She knew that if she rashly stepped forward to stop a fight between wild beasts, she would be in danger and could easily be injured. There was no other way, she didn't want the fight between the wolf and the snake to escalate from mutual testing to a contest of strength.

It hasn't started to get serious yet, so this is the easiest time to stop it.

When Yin Yi heard Ye Zhizhi's increasingly anxious and pitiful cries, he finally gave in. He slowly withdrew from the python's attack range with the wolf girl hanging on his front limbs.

Sensing the truce signal from the predator in front of her, Xiaohua did not continue the attack, but raised her head high, her tongue hissing continuously.

Ye Zhizhi also turned her head and hissed at Xiaohua, intending to explain to it that these were her companions, they had no ill will towards it, and she would definitely explain it nicely.

Yin Yi looked down at the wolf sister, who was making a sound other than howling. He then looked down at his own paw pads, wondering if he should also give them a smack. He had seen it so many times before, howling as soon as the wolf sister started making those random, strange sounds. Especially now, he was imitating the giant python that had such a disgusting aura before him.

But Yin Yi had more important things to do. He slowly moved back without leaving any trace, then let out a roar, calling Er Zong and the others to evacuate, turned around and ran away quickly.

The four wolves immediately followed and disappeared from the python's sight in an instant.

Ye Zhizhi: “???” She was being carried and bounced around, almost being thrown off, so she had to wrap her hands and feet tightly around Yin Yi’s forelimbs.

Wait, why did he leave so suddenly? Ye Zhizhi howled twice, trying to get Yin Yi to stop, but Yin Yi ran even faster.

Xiaohua did not chase after it immediately, but instead devoured the forgotten prey on the spot.

After the wolves ran for a distance, they slowed down.

Ye Zhizhi then let go of her hands and feet and jumped to the ground. She took a few steps back and was about to raise her head to roar and condemn Yin Yi's behavior when Yin Yi lowered his head and grabbed Ye Zhizhi. He shook his head and accurately threw Ye Zhizhi onto his back, then ran away quickly on all fours.

This time they ran even faster, and they ran for most of the day. Ye Zhizhi lay on Yin Yi's back, and felt that all the joy of reuniting with the wolves had been shattered.

The wolves stopped running only when they reached a distance that Yin Yi felt was safe.

Only then did Ye Zhizhi get off his back smoothly.

She looked up and howled at Yin Yi. She hadn't even said goodbye to Xiao Hua properly yet! Leaving so suddenly was so rude!

Yin Yi and Er Zong surrounded Ye Zhizhi and sniffed at her.

They all seemed to find it very novel. The wolf girl had the scent of the giant python on her body, and they all felt it was quite unfamiliar.

Yin Yi lowered his head and licked Ye Zhizhi from head to toe. Especially when he licked the python skin, his expression was distorted and disgusted. It was much smellier than the animal skin that the wolf girl had worn before.

But in order to cover up the unpleasant smell, it endured the disgust and licked it again and again.

How could Ye Zhizhi not see it? She was speechless and amused.

Perhaps the wolves understood in their hearts that Ye Zhizhi's ability to escape from the cliff alive was also related to the python. When they were following Ye Zhizhi's scent, they also smelled the strange scent that followed the wolf girl.

The good news was that their wolf sister was still alive and well, but the bad news was that the owner of the strange smell had kidnapped their wolf sister. The wolves searched for countless days and nights but still couldn't find her.

They only knew that the wolf girl's breath suddenly disappeared for a long time, which made them angry and they couldn't help but worry that the wolf girl had been eaten.

How could Yin Yi not mind? Ye Zhizhi thought he had only been in the python's lair for a few days, but in fact it had been more than half a month.

The main reason was that Ye Zhizhi felt very hungry at first, but after chewing on leaves and flowers and drinking stalactite water, she gradually felt less hungry. She felt that the food was not enough to satisfy her hunger, and since she had not starved to death, she did not feel that she had been there for very long.

Ye Zhizhi didn't know that those flowers, leaves and stalactite water could relieve her negative state like hunger.

So when he smelled that scent again, how could Yin Yi possibly look good?

Ye Zhizhi looked back and didn't notice the python's scent chasing him.

Ye Zhizhi felt caught off guard by leaving like this, but Yin Yi had taken her so far away. If she went back, she was worried that the wolves would fight with Xiaohua again.

Ye Zhizhi thought about how she owed Xiaohua for saving her life and the two preys. After pacifying the wolves, she would repay the debt and say goodbye properly then.

Therefore, when the wolves continued to carry her through the jungle, Ye Zhizhi did not stop them.

This unfamiliar jungle was not the one they usually stayed in, but it was actually the same hill, just one on this side and the other on that side. The jungle was so big that the distance seemed very far.

The jungle where Ye Zhizhi first met Xiaohua was also within the python's hunting range.

As Ye Zhizhi sat on Yin Yi's back, he silently observed the wolves. They were walking at their usual speed, but seemed even more agile. The wolves had several wounds of varying sizes on their bodies, which looked old and had begun to scab over.

In addition, the hair is not taken care of regularly, and it looks very frizzy and gray.

Ye Zhizhi touched Yin Yi with heartache, he had lost weight.

They returned to the tree hole under the ancient tree again. It was getting dark, but they could still see the environment clearly.

Ye Zhizhi immediately walked around inside and out. This temporary tree hole nest contained a lot of things that Ye Zhizhi had collected. They hadn't been here for so long, and they didn't want them all to be wasted.

Yin Yi and the others haven't come back for a long time, and the scent belonging to them in the tree hole has become very faint.

The green thorns and leaves that Ye Zhizhi brought back were still there, and the collected firewood was still drying on top of the tree roots outside the tree hole, but the herbs she brought back were nowhere to be found.

Before Ye Zhizhi finished walking around, Yin Yi came and brought Ye Zhizhi back to the nest, stuffed her under him, and lowered his head to continue licking her.

Ye Zhizhi missed him very much. The licking between animals could effectively soothe her emotions, and her floating and unreal heart slowly calmed down.

She was still alive, she had survived such a horrible monster.

Not a single wolf was lost, they won.

Ye Zhizhi hugged Yin Yi back and rubbed his little face against his again and again, which felt so good.

The warmth did not last long. Yin Yi licked it, and his golden eyes kept staring at the snake skin wrapped around the wolf girl. His fangs were ready to tear the snake skin off her body.

Wolf sister still had the smell of that nasty snake on her body, and wolf brother didn't like it.

Ye Zhizhi noticed Yin Yi's expression and saw through his thoughts at a glance, so she patted the wolf's mouth that was close to him. But she was bitten. She only brought out this snake skin dress, and if she lost it, she would have to find leaves to cover herself.

She left in such a hurry this time that she didn't have time to take out the animal skins and cloth clothes that were drying in the small flower nest.

But she did bring out a good thing: stalactite water that she had collected using snake skin!

Ye Zhizhi sat up instantly with a slightly excited expression.

After she collected them, she tied the opening tightly and hung it on her body. Such an important good thing must not be forgotten! Although she still didn't know what it was, after Ye Zhizhi ate it, she felt that it must be good for the body. She felt that this water cured the sequelae of her excessive physical exertion.

She spent a lot of time and effort collecting it and only got this little bit.

Ye Zhizhi's small hand pried open Yin Yi's mouth, signaling him to open it. She took off the snake bag tied around her waist and carefully opened it.

Yin Yi didn't know what the wolf sister wanted to feed her. She asked it to open its mouth, and it stayed open, even growing bigger on its own initiative. Its animal eyes glared at the wolf sister, as if asking, "Is this enough?"

...It’s enough, very enough, it can swallow her in one bite.

Ye Zhizhi carefully poured a little water into it, then lifted Yin Yi's jaw, signaling it to close.

Yin Yi closed it immediately.

Ye Zhizhi didn't notice Yin Yi's reaction afterwards. She continued to pour the wine for the other wolves one by one.

Those few drops of water in the wolf's mouth were not as much as saliva, but they instinctively knew that this was a good thing. The wolves swallowed it with saliva, and their eyes lit up.

Of course, Ye Zhizhi privately gave the most to Yin Yifen, but this amount was not much more.

Then she patted and rubbed Silver Gray's furry head that was pushing hard against her, and thought, if Little Flower didn't mind, she would collect more and share it with the wolf.

Ye Zhizhi thought about Yin Yi and the others' attitude towards Xiaohua, and always felt guilty for sharing Xiaohua's things with the wolves who had no good intentions towards her. However, she would repay Xiaohua well and also make the wolves treat Xiaohua better!

After dividing the things, Ye Zhizhi lay back in Yin Yi's arms, sighing comfortably. After being with Mao Rongrong for so long, she couldn't get used to sleeping without holding Mao Rongrong.

In Xiaohua's den, there is no need to worry about danger, but the feeling of being with the wolves is different. The place with the wolves is her home, and Xiaohua is a good friend to her.

After all, there is still a difference between visiting a friend's house and staying at your own home.

Ye Zhizhi hugged the familiar warmth, looked at the dark tree hole, and fell asleep peacefully.

Yin Yi looked at the wolf girl, lowered his head and licked her, then lay down and closed his eyes to rest. The wolf head and the wolf girl's little head were very close to each other.

Outside the tree hole, a wolf was lying at the entrance of the tree hole, two wolves were lying on the high tree roots with their eyes closed to rest, and a wolf was walking back and forth patrolling and guarding. Under the dim light of the rising crescent moon, a hazy outline could be vaguely seen.

Ye Zhizhi slept until dawn. She walked out of the tree hole, stretched herself, looked out at the mountains and forests from the hole, and let out a loud howl.

Getting ready to go find something to eat!

Ye Zhizhi led the wolf pack running in the jungle. She first went to the edible plants that she remembered and looked for some to eat.

She nibbled on the leaves, but still felt hungry.

Ye Zhizhi was worried about when he could finally eat meat. The firewood that had been drying outside had not been put back into the tree hole in time and was still wet.

Ye Zhizhi was thinking about how to make himself eat barbecue.

She never expected that after she had learned how to make fire by rubbing two sticks together, she would still have to worry about the problem of making fire.

The wolves did not go hunting, but followed Ye Zhizhi closely. Of course, now the wolves' stomachs were full, and they were running around in the jungle looking for the scent of the wolf girl. In the process, it was inevitable that other ferocious beasts would come to them.

Judging from the fact that all the wolves were still alive, those beasts inevitably became food for the wolves.

Ye Zhizhi kept plucking resources from the jungle.

She searched for something edible in the forest while continuing to collect herbs to dry. The animals in the mountains were too easily injured, and no matter how much of this kind of herbs she prepared, it would not be enough.

Not only the wolves need it very much, but Xiaohua also needs it very much.

However, Ye Zhizhi discovered that the wounds on the python's body had almost healed in a short time. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't see it. Its repair ability seemed to be faster than that of a wolf pack.

Ye Zhizhi felt that it was better to prepare it first no matter what.

In addition to preparing herbs, they also had to prepare prey, all of which had to be completed in a very short time. According to Ye Zhizhi's idea, they would soon leave this jungle.

Next year, they will not go in this direction anymore.

In other words, she might not meet Xiaohua again in the future, so she needs to pay off all her debts before leaving.

Of course, she still couldn't repay Xiaohua for saving her life. Ye Zhizhi couldn't think of anything else she could use to repay her except prey. She didn't know what Xiaohua needed.

Ye Zhizhi felt reluctant when she thought that she would not be able to see Xiaohua again in the future. Although she had not spent much time with Xiaohua, they had already formed a deep friendship.

Ye Zhizhi was reluctant to part like this, but no matter how reluctant she was, she would eventually leave.

Why not start from now on and slowly get used to separation...

According to Ye Zhizhi's estimation, they would have to leave the jungle within ten days, and they couldn't keep their promise of prey.

Ye Zhizhi didn't know why the wolves had such a strong grudge against Xiaohua. They acted like they had a grudge against her as soon as they met. She still needed the wolves' help.

After she succeeds in hunting, help her send the prey to the entrance of the passage!

For three consecutive days, the wolves were basically lazy, lying in and outside the tree holes. Even though they had not eaten for three days, they had no intention of moving.

But when Ye Zhizhi got up and went out, the wolves followed her closely, as if they were afraid that she would suddenly disappear one day.

Ye Zhizhi expertly navigated the mountain forest. As she bounced across rocks and tree roots, she suddenly realized her jumping ability had improved. Heights and lengths that had previously been difficult for her were now easily accessible to her. Even as she climbed, her limbs became more nimble.

After that whole-body pain, she could feel her physique strengthen. Ye Zhizhi felt it was a gift from countless near-death experiences. Her physical limits must have been breached, and she'd become even stronger. Not only was her physique improved, but her five senses were also more acute, allowing her to see the movements of the forest more clearly and sense things from a greater distance.

Even some weaker animals have been avoiding her, which was impossible before.

In the jungle, even the weakest animals treated her like a dish and a soft persimmon. But now, she exuded the powerful and domineering aura of a jungle king. Although the aura was still very weak, it was enough to make some weak animals feel wary.

Ye Zhizhi had unknowingly fallen below Yin Yi in the wolf pack.

Erzong and the others obeyed Ye Zhizhi's words unconditionally. Although they had obeyed him before, there was a clear difference between the two. Before, she was just a wolf sister to be pampered by the leader, but now she has become a powerful companion that they are convinced of.

Indeed, in the face of such a powerful monster, few predators can escape from its claws.

Ye Zhizhi, however, was able to fight the monster for a long time without dying. Not only did he escape death, he also designed a trick to lure the monster into the abyss of death.

Although the last straw was broken by the wolf pack working together, they would not have been able to do it if the wolf girl had not led her to the edge of the cliff.

In the eyes of the wolf pack, the wolf girl has grown into a strong one.

Unconsciously, the hunting operations that were once led by Yin Yi became led by Ye Zhi Zhi. For example, Ye Zhi Zhi would formulate the hunting plan, and Yin Yi would lead the wolf pack to execute it.

Yin Yi willingly retreated behind the wolf girl. He had seen how weak the wolf girl was and how fragile she was. She was so vulnerable that anything could easily cause her to die.

But it also witnessed Wolf Girl's growth step by step to where she is today.

What they could do easily, Wolf Girl had to put in a thousand times more effort. Even if she fell and got hurt, she would wipe away her tears and get up to continue. Sometimes she even cried while exercising, just to make herself stronger.

Yin Yi watched Wolf Sister grow up all the way.

Although she is not as powerful as the wolves now, she is no longer a weak creature that can be easily crushed by them. In the past, she was just considered smart and her body was still very weak, but now, her body is starting to become strong.

If she continues to grow like this, it won’t be long before Wolf Girl becomes even more powerful than Ginichi.

The strong are respected in the jungle. Yin Yi did not feel that his status was threatened. He even felt proud.

The wolf girl's strength is welcomed by the wolf pack and all wolves.

When one day in the future the wolf girl truly surpasses it, it will willingly lower its head and be convinced.

Yin Yi was very pleased with Ye Zhizhi's growth, except for one thing: the baby was too small, and its hair and claws had not grown out.

It thought that if the wolf girl grew to be as big as it, and grew hair, claws and fangs, she would definitely be able to make up for her shortcomings and become more powerful than it.

Yin Yi looked at the wolf girl's small body and felt worried.

Ye Zhizhi didn't know what the wolves were thinking. She was still happy that she had become stronger and it was easier for her to hunt.

Seeing that the wolves were not active in eating, Ye Zhizhi hurriedly urged them to go hunting. She had not seen them eat meat in the few days since they reunited. If they were so unactive, what would happen if their physical strength declined?

The wolves had no choice but to go hunting. They were lucky today and found prey quickly.

When the wolves started eating, Ye Zhizhi stood by to keep watch, alert to any animals that might appear at any time to snatch the food.

She turned her head and saw the bloody prey. She swallowed and felt that her eyes would turn green if she didn't eat the meat.

Ye Zhizhi felt that he might pounce on the prey and eat its flesh and blood raw with the wolves in the next moment.

Ye Zhizhi had no choice but to walk further. She saw broken branches and leaves on the ground, picked them up and prepared to take them back to dry in the sun. She urgently needed dry firewood.

But she seemed to smell a faint, familiar scent.

Ye Zhizhi turned his head and looked at the wolves from a distance. He looked around for a moment to make sure he was not mistaken.

She thought about it and did not alarm the wolves, but the breath was so faint that Ye Zhizhi could not capture the location of the owner of the breath for a while.

Above her head, which she couldn't see, a long tail silently drooped down.

Ye Zhizhi just felt a stronger breath approaching, and the next moment, her waist and abdomen tightened, and her whole body was suspended in the air, and she was in the air in a flash.

A python wrapped its tail around Ye Zhizhi, climbed up the branches of the ancient tree for a distance, and then quickly landed and slipped away. It was so fast that Ye Zhizhi didn't even have time to react.

Ye Zhizhi, who had already recognized Xiaohua's scent and did not resist, asked: "?"

Xiaohua certainly knew that the predator who took the little cub away was her companion. She could smell their similar scent, so she was not worried that the little cub would be in danger. Instead, she filled her stomach first, and after digesting it, she slowly followed the scent of the little cub and came over.

Xiaohua naturally knew that the cub didn't want it to conflict with her tribe, so it restrained its own breath, lurked close, and then took the cub away unexpectedly.

The wolves that were eating quickly: "?" Why did the wolf girl's breath suddenly disappear again?

The wolves suddenly raised their heads, stopped eating, and ran towards the wolf girl's scent, where they smelled a faint and extremely unpleasant scent.

Yin Yi howled angrily and led the wolf pack to chase after them quickly.

It knew that the python had bad intentions and wanted to snatch the wolf girl from it!

【Author’s words】

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