Chapter 40 It's time to find a stable iron rice bowl.

Russian border, Stanovoy Mountains.

Today is a bad weather, a cold wave swept in, not only making the visibility in the forest lower, but also snowing in the sky, and it is getting heavier.

Two drones kept circling in the primeval forest mountains, going back and forth for several times, but still got nothing.

"Ivan, brother, I think we should leave today." Nikita returned with the drone and said with some regret: "We have searched here for three consecutive days and found nothing. It seems that Ina has brought her three children across the border. They should be safe now."

Ivan frowned and stood still, looking at the endless forest in front of him. After a long time, he sighed softly: "God bless, I hope the three of them can be safe."

The Ina and her three children they mentioned are a Siberian mother wolf and her two cubs. The other cub is the child of Ina's sister Gina.

It's a pity that Gina passed away five days ago.

Half a year ago, Ivan and Nikita came to the Stanovoy Mountains and tracked and photographed a wolf pack.

This wolf pack is a little special. They are made up of two brothers.

Ivan and Nikita named the two brothers Nick and Jack respectively. They just turned two years old and separated from the previous wolf pack to find their new family.

It was just so coincidental that the two brothers met Gina and Ina who also separated from the wolf pack in the forest.

They each formed a family and formed a new wolf pack.

Whether it is the two brothers Nick or the two sisters Gina, they are in their prime and are very good at hunting, so even if the wolf pack was only four of them at the beginning, they lived well on the plains of Siberia.

In early July and August of this year, Gina and Ina gave birth to their offspring respectively.

Gina gave birth to only one wolf cub, a milky white cub with not much mixed hair on its body, and the only black was at the tip of its tail.

Every time he shows up, Ivan and Nikita start taking pictures of him crazily.

There's nothing you can do, he's just too cute.

Ina gave birth to a set of twins. The older sister has darker fur, while the younger brother has a more mixed color, and even has a circle of orange hair on the tip of his ears.

With the birth of three wolf cubs, the wolf pack had to leave one wolf behind to take care of the three cubs, while the other adult wolves were responsible for hunting for food.

In the end, the burden of taking care of the cubs fell on Ina.

Although she was a new mother, Ina was a very careful mother.

She took good care of the three cubs.

But the vast East and West Siberian Mountains were still full of dangers.

Ten days ago, the three adult wolves left Ina and the three cubs to go out hunting.

However, Ina, who didn't want to stay in the tree hole to take care of the three cubs, was attacked by a Siberian tiger.

An adult Siberian tiger can be up to two meters long. Even Ina, who is experienced and good at fighting, dare not confront it head-on.

Ina turned around and took the three cubs away without any hesitation.

But the Siberian tiger did not give up chasing them.

Nick, Jack and Gina, who noticed the abnormality, hurried back, but it was difficult for them to fight the Siberian tiger.

But Nick and Jack could not retreat. In the end, one of the brothers died and the other was injured.

The wolf pack was also driven out of their original territory by the Siberian tiger.

The injured Nick led the remaining wolf pack members to migrate southeast, but he was too badly injured. That night, Nick closed his eyes forever. Only Gina and Ina continued to migrate with the three wolf cubs to find a new territory.

Winter is the cruelest season.

As the new leader of the wolf tribe, Gina is still a little inexperienced.

Two days ago, Gina had an accident when she led the wolf pack across the river. She accidentally stepped on the ice and fell into the freezing river.

The cold river swallowed her life, but Ina had no time to be sad, because she had to find a suitable territory as soon as possible, otherwise she and the three cubs would not survive this winter.

Ivan and Nikita last photographed them three days ago.

Ina took the three cubs across the border between Russia and China. They entered the Lesser Khingan Range from the Greater Khingan Range.

After that, the two never saw the wolf pack again.

"Maybe we should be happy. Maybe the smart Ina has found a new territory now. Although it is a bit hard, I believe she can raise these three children." Nikita said.

Another cold wind blew, and there were a lot of ice chips in the cold wind.

Ivan came back with the drone, and he shouted: "Of course, they are all lucky children."

Nature is cruel, but it has its unique tenderness.

Old life passes away, and new life is born continuously.

When the spring breeze blows next year, they will definitely see the four familiar figures again.

…

The snowflakes were getting bigger and bigger, covering the dense primeval forest with a thick layer of silver.

“Ah Qiu——”

Ye Yunian opened his eyes and looked at the two small figures standing at the entrance of the cave.

He didn’t even open his mouth, but when they noticed his sight, the two little guys who were not much smaller than him called out to him timidly, and then moved to Ye Yunian’s side aggrievedly.

Seeing that they looked very wronged, Ye Yunian was a little speechless.

Half a month ago, Ye Yunian opened his eyes and found that he had turned into a wolf, and a wolf cub who had just turned three months old.

Ye Yunian was a little confused at the time. Why was he so small? How was he going to find Song Yi now!

After wondering about his wolf life for a while, Ye Yunian soon figured it out.

It seems that his age when he traveled through time was completely out of his control. In short, it was random.

Ye Yu Nian, who was still a three-month-old wolf cub, had no ability to leave the wolf pack and live independently, so he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​looking for Song Yi.

Since it was confirmed that he and Song Yi would definitely meet again, it was just a matter of time.

He hasn't been eating a cub for a long time, but Ye Yuyan has been fed by Song Yi well, so Ye Yuyun's identity of his wolf cub was very fast. It was particularly good by

Song

Yijiao . His fighting skills

were the most powerful! They must live well to be worthy of their loved ones who lost their lives. Ina is a gentle and strong mother. She brought her three cubs alone through the dangerous forest. Finally, today, they found a suitable territory to live in. After simply settling Ye Yunian and the other two cubs, Ina went out to find food alone. Ye Yunian is already three months old, and he has been weaned a long time ago. And Ina's twins are already two months old, and they can eat minced meat to survive. But no matter how small the cubs are, they will not eat less. Ina must hunt enough food to feed her and her three children. Before leaving, Ina stretched out her tongue and licked the three cubs one by one, and finally she set her sights on Ye Yunian. After experiencing the death of his parents, this beautiful and lovely wolf cub seemed to have grown up suddenly. During the migration of Ina and their three cubs, Ye Yunian helped her a lot, and was also responsible for taking care of the other two cubs who were younger than him. Ina was very moved, so this time when she went out to hunt alone, she also handed the responsibility of taking care of the two children to Ye Yunian. Ye Yunian hummed softly, indicating that Ina should rest assured that he would definitely take good care of the two cubs. But at the same time, Ina also wanted to return safely. Ye Yunian stepped forward and rubbed Ina's leg with his head. He hummed twice and told her to come back early. Ina licked Ye Yunian's head and left the tree hole, looking back every few steps. It snowed outside for a day, covering up the smell of the tree hole. It was safe for Ye Yunian and the other two cubs to stay here. Of course, the premise was that they didn't go out to play. But the naughty cubs found everything new, not to mention the snow they had never seen before? Not long ago, the brother and sister wanted to go out to play in the snow, but Ye Yunian caught them and beat them up. After being beaten, the two cubs hung their heads listlessly, feeling very aggrieved. But as long as Ye Yunian looked away, they would soon start playing again. When they were tired of playing, they would take the initiative to get close to Ye Yunian and yawn. Ye Yunian didn't care about them. There was a small hole for ventilation where he was lying. Every now and then, Ye Yunian would raise his head and sniff the cold air. The colder the weather, the more alert you have to be. Siberian wolves have a keen sense of smell, and Ye Yunian has many years of experience in surviving in the wild. Even though the forest he was in now was much more dangerous than the previous forest, Ye Yunian was not too scared. It's just that - the sky outside was gradually getting dark, why didn't Ina come back yet? The two cubs were really tired. They leaned against Ye Yunian and fell asleep in a short while. Ye Yunian yawned and felt a little sleepy, but he didn't fall asleep like that. After all, Ina hadn't come back yet, not to mention that he still needed to be alert to the situation outside at all times. Once there is danger, he must take the two inexperienced cubs away in time. Although Ye Yunian claims to be the older brother of the two cubs, he is only three months old after all, and his energy is very limited. Gradually, Ye Yunian felt that his eyelids were getting heavier. The next moment, he fell into a peaceful dream. He was not awakened from his sleep until the leaves piled up at the entrance of the cave were collapsed by the heavy snow and a pile of snowflakes hit Ye Yunian's face. Ye Yunian looked at the entrance of the tree hole vigilantly, raised his ears and listened carefully to the movements around him. After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the snow is too heavy. There is no smell of other animals outside the cave, let alone any dangerous breath. Ye Yunian stood up and shook the snow off his face. Because of this action, he shook the snowflakes onto the cub next to him. The cub with small orange ears immediately hummed in dissatisfaction. His eyes were not open yet, but his mouth never stopped. Ye Yunian couldn't help it and stretched out his long legs to kick him. The little orange ears were kicked and looked confused. He slowly opened his eyes: "Ang~" His watery eyes looked cute and confused. Ye Yunian felt amused and squatted down again. He stretched out his tongue and licked the snow off the face of this stupid wolf. Looking at his sister next to him, she was not awake yet. What a big heart. Ye Yunian couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He stood up again, walked to the entrance of the tree hole, carefully stuck his head out, and smelled the smell nearby. No. A whole night had passed, but there was still no smell of Ina. Ye Yunian had a bad feeling. Ina was a very good mother. Even though she had just experienced the death of Gina the day before, she still hunted a snow rabbit to feed them the next day. Every time she went out, the longest time would not exceed one day. But now a whole day and night had passed since Ina went out. Although Ye Yunian tried hard to control himself from thinking about it, he had to think about this cruel thing: What if Ina really couldn't come back? What would this brother and sister do?

Wolves are extremely tolerant of hunger and can go without food for up to seventeen days.

But Ye Yunian and the siblings are still young wolves. If they don't eat for more than three days, they will die.

Two full days have passed since they last ate.

Although it is difficult, Ye Yunian must make a decision as soon as possible. Nature is so cruel that he doesn't even have time to be sad. He must start thinking about the next path.

Otherwise, the three of them will die of hunger in this tree hole.

Because of Ye Yunian's departure, there was no heat source next to the sister who slept. She felt a little cold and couldn't help smacking her lips and humming.

Not far away, Xiaoju Erduo heard his sister's voice and also opened his mouth and hummed twice.

They didn't know in their dreams that they might never see Ina again.

Ye Yunian didn't leave the two cubs for too long, and soon he walked over and lay down again.

The elder sister felt the heat source approaching, and quickly rolled towards Ye Yunian.

Ye Yunian's front legs were right in front of her, and she simply stretched out her two legs and stepped on Ye Yunian's fur.

The color of their fur is the most extreme contrast.

Ye Yunian has very few black hairs on his body, and only the tip of his tail is completely black.

The hair on the elder sister's body is basically gray and black, with two white hairs occasionally mixed in.

Ye Yunian stared at her for a while, and couldn't help thinking in his heart, why not name this girl Hei Niu, after all, she has very few white hairs on her body. As

soon as this thought came out, Ye Yunian made himself laugh.

No.

What if Hei Niu... no, if the elder sister grows up and knows that I gave her this name, she will have a fight with me.

What should I name them then?

The elder sister is dressed in black...

why not call her Mulberry.

Mulberry is also black, and she is also a black wolf.

It sounds nice and tastes good.

Okay, Ye Yunian admitted that he was indeed a little hungry now.

He forced himself to divert his attention. Now it was his turn to name his younger brother.

The elder sister is called Mulberry, so the younger brother must also correspond to a kind of fruit. It just so happens that the tuft of orange hair on his ear is also very distinctive, so let's call him Orange.

Ye Yunian quickly decided on their names for the two cubs, and then lay down again.

He didn't know whether Ina would come back or not, but whether she would come back or not, Ye Yunian would try his best to conserve his energy.

After all, among the three wolf cubs, Ye Yunian was the only one who could hunt for food.

Time passed by, Sang Ren and Ju Zi woke up quickly. They were both lively.

But Ina didn't come back all night last night, and there was no sign of Ina during the day today. Ju Zi, who was timid and clingy, couldn't help but hummed twice.

He wanted to call Ina with his own voice.

But he was stopped by Ye Yunian after just two calls.

This primeval forest was far more dangerous than he had imagined. The call would indeed call Ina, but it could also call other predators.

Juzi didn't understand why Ye Yunian wanted to stop him, and he looked even more aggrieved.

He was a little smaller than Sangren when he was born, and he couldn't get more milk than Sangren. Now he hasn't eaten for two days, and he is very hungry, so he called for Ina.

In Juzi's current cognition, as long as Ina is there, he will have food.

Ye Yunian saw Juzi's grievance, and after a long time, he turned his head to look at Sangren beside him.

Sangren is not a few minutes older than Juzi, but her temperament is a little calmer than Juzi.

Although she was also very hungry at this time, she was not as impatient as Juzi, but just looked at Ye Yunian with wet eyes.

Ye Yunian couldn't help but sighed heavily in his heart.

The heavy snow outside has stopped.

The thick snow covered all traces of animals.

Hunting in such weather is not an easy task.

Ye Yunian does have rich experience in wild survival, but his body size is really too small at this time.

Even if he wants to go out hunting, he can only choose smaller animals.

After dressing as a Siberian wolf for more than half a month, through the two photographers who have been following them and filming, Ye Yunian also roughly knows where they are currently - Lesser Khingan Mountains.

This is a forest with extremely rich species. In addition to large sika deer and reindeer, there should also be small animals.

For example, squirrels, or snow hares.

Ye Yunian looked down at his current body shape.

Hmm.

Forget it, I don't want to catch snow rabbits

anymore. Let's catch squirrels.

If he is unlucky and encounters a big fat rabbit, it will probably kick Ye Yunian to death.

And even if he is lucky enough to hunt a snow rabbit, Ye Yunian cannot guarantee that he can bring it back.

The smell of blood is very obvious in the snow.

It is very easy to expose his position, and it is not a wise move to drag a bloody snow rabbit.

Squirrels usually live in trees, because they are small and move more agilely and quickly.

Hunting these two animals is a big challenge for Ye Yunian now.

But Ye Yunian must try.

If he succeeds, he and Sangren Tangerine can survive.

If he fails, there will be no good results waiting for them.

Ye Yunian wanted to see Song Yi again, so he had to succeed.

"Woo-ang~"

Ye Yunian called out twice in a long tone, and he was stunned as soon as the sound came out.

It's a habit.

Every time he went out before, he would call out to Song Yi like this.

But these two cubs were not Song Yi. They couldn't understand Ye Yu's meaning. Like

them , they still needed to be protected. Why did Ye Yunian send a signal to them at this time ? Juzi was caught off guard and was pushed down. Juzi felt wronged, and he rubbed his face on the dead leaves, humming softly. Ye Yunian lowered his head, licked his head soothingly, then glanced at Sangren, and walked out of the tree hole without looking back. The two kids wanted to chase them subconsciously, but Ye Yunian paused and roared at them fiercely. Sangren didn't move. Sangren didn't move, and Juzi didn't dare to move either, and could only look at his sister helplessly. The two cubs timidly poked their heads out of the tree hole, watching Ye Yunian's back quickly disappear into the forest. No matter how uneasy they were, they couldn't leave here and catch up with Ye Yunian. They didn't even know if Ye Yunian would leave like Ina and never come back. The situation in this forest was worse than Ye Yunian had expected. After coming out of the tree hole, Ye Yunian carefully identified the traces on the ground as he walked, trying to find some traces left by animals. But the snow was so heavy that it covered the traces on the ground completely. Even some smells required Ye Yunian to lower his head and identify them carefully. Ye Yunian did not dare to go too far away from the tree hole. First of all, his physical strength was limited, and secondly, he was indeed lacking in fighting power. There were indeed many animals in Xiaoxing'anling that he could prey on, but there were also many animals that could prey on him. Lynx, Northeast Leopard, and the Siberian tiger that killed Nick and Jack in the Stanovoy Mountains are generally called Northeast Tigers by people in Lesser Khingan Mountains. Part of the food chain of these animals is consistent with that of wolves, and they hate wolves very much. Once they find wolf cubs, they will definitely choose to hunt without hesitation. Ye Yunian walked about a kilometer and finally found a pine forest. The forest is very lush, and because the pine trees do not shed their leaves, the whole forest looks a little dark. Going in to find food is not a wise move. Ye Yunian chose to walk around the forest without hesitation. As he walked, he kept an eye on the surroundings. Finally, Ye Yunian found his target today under a low pine tree in front of him - it was a brown squirrel. It was nibbling on pine cones on the ground with its big tail fluttering, and it seemed that it didn't notice Ye Yunian's approach. Ye Yunian was a very patient predator. He adjusted his breathing, slowed down his pace, and slowly crawled closer. Suddenly, a bird flew through the woods, causing a flurry of falling snow. The squirrel was startled, and he subconsciously wanted to run. When he turned around, he met Ye Yunian's gaze not far behind him. Ye Yunian:... Can't be so unlucky! Ye Yunian almost stopped breathing. But after the squirrel looked back for a second, it quickly looked away and continued to gnaw on the pine cone in its hand. Ye Yunian suddenly realized something and glanced at his long white legs. Thanks to his fur color, he has now successfully blended into the snow. In addition, Ye Yunian had stayed in the pine forest for a long time and had some pine smell on his body, so the squirrel did not find anything unusual. Ye Yunian breathed a sigh of relief. In this case, the opportunity must be missed. Ye Yunian calmed down, waiting for everything around him to return to peace again, and he finally reached a distance that was enough for the kill. Without any hesitation, Ye Yunian leaped over and bit the squirrel's throat. The squirrel was very small, and when it sensed that its life was in danger, it began to struggle with its hands and feet. But Ye Yunian didn't give it time to struggle. He clenched his teeth and felt that his milk teeth seemed to be broken. Finally, the squirrel stopped struggling. The squirrel weighed only about one pound, and it was not enough for three cubs to share it, but it could also alleviate their current urgent needs. Ye Yunian held the squirrel in his mouth and moved at full speed towards the tree cave. Fortunately, he did not encounter any danger along the way, and he returned to the cave smoothly. Luckily, Sang Ren and Ju Zi did not leave the tree hole either. They listened to Ye Yu Nian and stayed in the tree hole. Unfortunately, the sun was about to set again and Ina did not come back. Sang Ren and Ju Zi never thought that Ye Yu Nian would bring back prey. They excitedly howled at Ye Yu Nian's feet. Ye Yu Nian put down the squirrel and licked their heads one by one. The two cubs were very happy, and Ju Zi bit one of the squirrel's legs. But his milk teeth had not yet started to change, so how could he have the strength to tear the prey apart? Ye Yu Nian was amused, and stepped forward to tear the squirrel apart skillfully, and gave the two most tender pieces of meat in the abdomen to Sang Ren and Ju Zi. The remaining meat and skeleton were eaten cleanly by Ye Yu-nian. After three days, their hungry stomachs were finally filled with food again. Of course, they were not filled too full, after all, the squirrel was too small.

After a simple meal, Ye Yunian cleaned his hair first, then stood up, called Sangren and Juzi, and walked out of the tree hole first.

Sangren and Juzi were both stunned when they saw this.

Ye Yunian turned his head and looked at them, with a hint of tenderness hidden in his expression that Ye Yunian himself did not notice.

It's time to go.

Ina will not come back.

And they just ate here, the smell of blood was too strong, and it would definitely attract other wild animals.

Ye Yunian must leave with Sangren and Juzi before other predators arrive.

Sangren and Juzi's faces were full of confusion, and they were a little helpless and uneasy.

Why did they leave the tree hole?

Aren't they supposed to wait for Ina in the tree hole?

Could it be that Ina will not come back?

Sang Ren and Ju Zi couldn't understand why Ina would not come back either.

Although they felt a little sad, they still followed Ye Yunian at a leisurely pace.

Because they all knew that Ye Yunian would not abandon them.

Ye Yunian looked at the two wolf cubs who caught up with him, and walked in front of them, while vigilantly observing the surrounding environment and leading the way.

Asking Ye Yunian, a half-grown wolf, to raise two wolf cubs is simply asking too much!

Therefore, it's time to find a stable iron rice bowl.

The setting sun extended the shadows of the three little ones in the snow to infinity.