Chapter 41 There is a striking white stripe on the scarf on the chest

The days in winter are particularly short.

Not long after Ye Yunian left the tree hole with mulberries and oranges, it was already dark.

The forest at night is full of dangers, and choosing to leave the tree hole at this time is not the best choice.

But -

Ye Yunian raised his head and sniffed the smell of the north wind. His face was a little solemn. He gently called the two little ones following him, and the three little wolf cubs quickened their pace.

Although there is not much squirrel meat, in this cold season with only snowflakes in the sky, the slightest smell of blood will be infinitely magnified.

They had only walked less than three kilometers forward, and the previous tree hole had already been visited by predators.

This distance is very dangerous.

Fortunately, after Ye Yunian left the tree hole, he promptly took Sang Ren and Ju Zi to clean the blood stains on their fur, and let them follow him to roll in the snow.

Now it started to snow again. As long as they speed up, their footprints will soon be covered by the snow again.

Ye Yunian did not dare to stop, and would turn back from time to time to urge the two cubs.

Sang Ren seemed to feel the threat, and her little face was full of seriousness. Even though it was difficult to walk in the snow, she did not groan.

At this time, the formation of the three little ones was Ye Yunian in front, Ju Zi in the middle, and Sang Ren at the end.

Ye Yunian has experience in surviving in the wild and has the strongest judgment of changes in the surrounding environment. Although Sang Ren is still young, she has perfectly inherited the calmness of her mother Ina. With her following behind, Ye Yunian feels more at ease.

Although Ju Zi, who was walking in the middle, was still a little confused, he saw that his sister did not play with him for a rare time, so he followed Ye Yunian seriously and did not dare to fall behind.

The cold wind blew in the forest, and snowflakes as big as goose feathers fell.

Ye Yunian looked back at Ju Zi and Sang Ren who were following behind him. They had walked almost five kilometers now.

There was a forest nearby, and the dead leaves were all covered with snow. The surroundings looked a little desolate.

The three of them were still young wolf cubs.

Ye Yunian just started to change his teeth, while Sangren and Juzi haven't even changed their teeth yet, let alone grown thick fur to protect them from the cold.

The long trek, coupled with the cold weather, has consumed most of their physical strength.

The night is as dark as ink, and many dangers are hidden in this dark night.

Ye Yunian judged that they could not go forward, so he took the two little ones to find a hidden tree hole.

Ye Yunian did not go in directly, but observed carefully, and walked around the tree hole for a long time. After making sure that there were no marks left by other animals around, he walked in first.

Sangren and Juzi knew that this was a signal to rest. After the two little ones walked into the cave, they lay down immediately.

They were exhausted.

Having just filled his half-full stomach, he now felt a little hungry.

Ye Yunian licked his cold nose, and instead of lying down, he used his mouth to pick up the dead branches in the tree hole and covered the entrance of the tree hole.

After doing this, he walked over to the two little ones and lay down.

The two little ones came up to him at the same time, leaning against Ye Yunian, absorbing each other's body warmth.

Ye Yunian lowered his head and met the warm eyes of Sang Ren and Ju Zi, their eyes full of dependence.

Looking at such eyes, Ye Yunian couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart, and stretched out his tongue to lick their heads.

He suddenly missed Song Yi a little, and didn't know where Song Yi was at this time?

Also, I have been reincarnated as a Siberian wolf in this life, but what about Song Yi?

Could he still be a bear?

It seems that the only bears in Xiaoxing'anling are black bears?

Ye Yunian couldn't help imagining it and found it a little funny.

But no matter what animal Song Yi is, he should be the most handsome!

Therefore, in order to meet Song Yi as soon as possible, Ye Yunian must grow up as soon as possible.

With this thought in mind, Ye Yunian also closed his eyes.

The cold wind was howling, the wind and snow were raging, and although the leaky tree hole was a bit cold, after a night's rest, the three little ones had recovered a lot of their physical strength.

When the first ray of light rose, Ye Yunian opened his eyes.

Noticing the movement beside him, Sang Ren also woke up in a daze.

Ina's failure to return safely did come as a shock to Sang Ren.

However, in just one day, she became more alert to the outside world.

Ye Yunian opened his eyes, and Sang Ren noticed it without even moving.

She raised her head, sniffed the air like Ye Yunian, and then called out to Ye Yunian softly.

Ye Yunian lowered his head, licked her head, and then stood up.

Large predators prefer to travel at night, but predators that are absolutely sure of their own strength will also choose to act during the day.

But it is clearer to see in the daytime, so Ye Yunian still chose to move forward during the day.

Sang Ren noticed Ye Yunian's intention, and flew over and hit Ju Zi.

Juzi opened his eyes in confusion, but before he could stand up, Ye Yunian had already removed the branches in front of the tree hole.

He shuddered as the cold wind blew, and his eyes became clearer.

They were on the road again.

Today, Ye Yunian not only had to continue his journey with Sangren and Juzi, he also had to hunt a prey.

The wind and snow were very strong last night, adding a few centimeters of thickness to the snow on the ground.

Ye Yunian stepped down and found that one-third of his long legs were buried.

It is really difficult to successfully catch prey in such bad weather.

But Ye Yunian never thought of retreating.

Just kidding, his hunting skills are very rich!

Especially hunting rabbits.

Yes.

Ye Yunian finally decided to set his sights on the snow rabbit.

The squirrel was too small, and apart from the dirt, there was hardly any meat. Even so, Ye Yunian had to divide the meat into three equal parts.

So it was still most cost-effective to hunt large prey.

Ye Yunian made a decision and called Sang Ren and Ju Zi to follow him.

There was definitely a risk of being exposed when taking the two little ones hunting together.

But Ina was gone, and Ye Yunian could not accompany them forever. They had to grow up as quickly as possible.

Sang Ren and Ju Zi still followed Ye Yunian in the same formation as last night.

They moved very slowly today, and Ye Yunian would stop to observe the surrounding environment every time he walked a certain distance.

Wild rabbits love to dig holes, but two days of continuous heavy snow will cover the entrances of their holes, so Ye Yunian must pay close attention to the smell around him.

Finally, he found a cave.

Not far from the cave, there was a very faint smell.

It should be left by a female rabbit.

Yes.

Because of his rich skills in hunting rabbits in his previous life, Ye Yunian can now even distinguish the gender of rabbits by smell.

This skill is very powerful.

After all, as long as you find a female rabbit, there is a great possibility of finding its cubs in its cave.

If you find one, you can catch a whole nest.

It can be said to be very lucky.

It’s a pity that Ye Yunian now doesn’t have the ability to catch a nest of snow rabbits with one catch, so he decided to be more pragmatic and set a small target today!

Ye Yunian didn't get too close. He saw a bunch of withered weeds and was the first to squat on the snow.

Sang Ren followed suit and squatted down.

Ju Zi also roughly understood what Ye Yunian wanted to do at this time, and he also squatted on the ground obediently.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the sky, which had just stopped snowing not long ago, began to snow again.

The temperature of the snow was very low. There were no tall vegetation in the forest to block the cold wind, and the temperature was even lower.

Ye Yunian was okay. After all, he was more than a month older than Sang Ren and Ju Zi. Although his hair had not grown completely, it could temporarily resist the severe cold.

Sang Ren and Ju Zi were not so good, especially Ju Zi. After a while, he was shivering from the cold.

Ye Yunian noticed that his body was moving up and down slightly, and he turned back hesitantly.

He was about to speak when there was a rustling sound in front of him.

Ye Yunian quickly calmed down and stared at the cave in front of him with a sharp gaze.

A white head stuck out of the cave.

Because the fur of the snow rabbit is almost pure white, it almost blends in with the surrounding scenery under the cover of heavy snow.

If Ye Yunian hadn't smelled it, he wouldn't have been able to find the snow rabbit in the first place.

Wait a little longer.

Wait patiently for him to come out of the cave.

Ye Yunian must win with one blow.

Time passed by, and suddenly a strong wind blew in the forest again.

The snow rabbit observed at the entrance of the cave for a long time, and finally made sure that there was no danger around, so it no longer hesitated and jumped out of the tree hole in two moves. In

such a cruel season as winter, it is extremely difficult for both carnivores and herbivores to fill their stomachs.

The same is true for this snow rabbit. There is no fresh and lush grass in winter, so their food becomes dry grass and tree bark.

The snow rabbit will not choose the grass near its own cave, so its eyes fell on the dry grass where Ye Yunian and the others were.

This snow rabbit looks very large, and it is almost half the size of Ye Yunian.

As it got closer, Ye Yunian also adjusted his attack posture.

He had to make sure that the snow rabbit would not kick his softest belly, and also make sure that his teeth could lock its throat tightly.

Therefore, the angle and timing of the attack become particularly important.

Seeing that it was only one step away from the weeds, at this moment, Orange couldn't help but sneezed a little.

The sound was not loud, but it instantly alerted the snow rabbit.

Seeing that it turned around and ran, Ye Yunian no longer hesitated and flew towards the snow rabbit.

His explosive power was too strong, and he jumped in front of the snow rabbit in almost an instant. Without giving the snow rabbit time to escape, Ye Yunian's teeth had already bitten its throat fiercely.

The snow rabbit began to struggle without thinking, kicking its limbs hard.

Although Ye Yunian had tried his best to avoid the angles of its limbs, he still couldn't completely avoid its attack range because of Orange's small sneeze just now.

Ye Yunian was kicked twice, and his teeth almost loosened.

At this moment, Sang Ren imitated Ye Yunian's action just now, and flew to the snow rabbit.

Orange, who sneezed, knew that she had done something wrong, and imitated her sister and bit the snow rabbit's ear.

Although Sang Ren and Orange are only two months old, they were raised well by their parents and their weight was up to standard.

The two cubs plus Ye Yunian weighed more than 30 kilograms in total, and the little snow rabbit was no match for them.

With the help of Sang Ren and Ju Zi, the snow rabbit stopped struggling completely soon.

Ye Yunian released the snow rabbit's throat, feeling very happy.

This hunt was a great success!

But before Ye Yunian could happily tear open the snow rabbit's skin, Ju Zi's ghost howling could be heard.

It was a real wolf howl.

Ye Yunian turned his head and saw Sang Ren pounced directly on Ju Zi, biting his neck with a scolding roar.

Ju Zi screamed miserably after being bitten.

Ye Yunian hurriedly spoke, stepped forward, bit Sang Ren's neck, and pulled her off Ju Zi.

But despite this, Mulberry still stared at Orange with a fierce look on his face, baring his teeth and making a low growl in his throat.

Orange was really hurt by the bite, he lay on the ground, tears welled up in his eyes, but he didn't dare to resist Mulberry, he could only wag his tail to show weakness to Mulberry.

He even opened his mouth, but before he could make a sound, he sneezed loudly.

Sang Ren suddenly looked ferocious again.

Ye Yunian quickly stopped her, and it was at this moment that he understood why Sang Ren was angry.

Because of Orange's sneeze just now, Ye Yunian's hiding for such a long time was exposed in an instant, and this hunt was almost ruined. Although

Sang Ren is still young, she is much calmer than Orange, and naturally knows more.

She did not choose to teach Orange a lesson at the first time because there were more important things at the moment. After the hunt was successful, she began to settle the score.

Thinking of this, Ye Yunian couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Sang Ren will definitely be excellent in the future, and she may even become the leader of a wolf pack.

However -

this time you really can't blame Ju Zi.

Ju Zi was a little weaker than Sang Ren when he was born. Although he was also trying hard to grow, his physical fitness was not as good as his sister Sang Ren.

After being frozen in the snow for so long, he didn't complain.

As for that sneeze, he probably wanted to hold it back.

But the temperature today is really too low.

Moreover, because of the timely help of Sang Ren and Ju Zi, Ye Yunian was not kicked badly, and they successfully caught a snow rabbit.

It's a happy thing no matter how you look at it!

Ye Yunian put down Sang Ren and called her twice, meaning that she should stop lecturing Ju Zi.

Then Ye Yunian stepped forward quickly and picked up Orange, who was still lying on the ground and shivering. There

were still tears in Orange's eyes. Feeling Ye Yunian's licking, he felt aggrieved and hummed at Ye Yunian twice in a low voice.

Ye Yunian licked all the snowflakes around his eyes, and then motioned him to come over.

Orange's body temperature is really a bit low now, and he must eat immediately.

Ye Yunian skillfully tore open the fur of the snow rabbit, and then motioned Orange to lie on it.

Orange did as he was told and squatted obediently on the soft fur of the snow rabbit.

The fur still carried body temperature, which isolated the cold snow, and Orange's shaking became much less.

Ye Yunian raised his head again, motioning Sangren to go up as well.

Sangshan glanced at Juzi, hesitated for a moment, and then followed suit.

Juzi was really frightened by Sangshan just now. Seeing his sister coming, he couldn't help but take small steps to the side.

But before he could take two steps, Sangshan's warning sounded next to him.

Juzi didn't dare to move and could only stand close to Sangshan. It didn't look

like he was keeping warm, but more like standing as a punishment.

Ye Yunian found it funny and ignored them. He lowered his head to process the snow rabbit meat.

This snow rabbit is almost three pounds. In the wild, this rabbit can be considered plump.

After giving the softest meat in the abdomen to the twins, Ye Yunian also began to eat.

This is the first time that the three wolf cubs have filled their stomachs since Ina left.

Just like before, after eating, they began to clean their hair tacitly, and then quickly left the place.

Before leaving, Ye Yunian glanced at the rabbit skin on the ground with a little regret.

Snow rabbits live in high latitudes all year round, so their hair is particularly thick.

Such hair can protect against wind and cold.

It's a pity that because Ye Yunian's teeth are too small now, this piece of rabbit skin was torn into pieces by him, and there were a lot of blood stains on it.

If they rush with such a piece of rabbit skin, they are very likely to be tracked by other wild animals.

Ye Yunian doesn't want to provoke other carnivorous wild animals, so he can only give up this piece of rabbit skin temporarily.

It doesn't matter.

It's just a rabbit skin!

Maybe when he and Song Yi meet again, he can even have a bear skin!

So.

Where was Song Yi at this time?

The burden of life fell on Ye Yunian for the first time. He did not have time to sigh too much, so he withdrew his thoughts and continued to move towards the low latitude with his two cubs.

Because this hunt was a great success, Ye Yunian did not need to hunt again for at least the next two days.

They could take advantage of these two days to hurry up.

But hurrying is also very physically demanding, especially in the cold winter.

So every morning when he opened his eyes, Ye Yunian would still go out hunting.

And now every time he hunts, Ye Yunian will bring mulberries and oranges.

After a period of study, Sangchen's hunting skills are growing rapidly.

Although she is still small and her teeth are not sharp enough, she will definitely become an excellent hunter in time.

As for Orange,

although she is also working hard, her progress is slower than her sister.

But there is no need to rush, as they are still young.

After taking the siblings around in the forest for about a week, Ye Yunian caught two rabbits and five squirrels one after another.

This evening, Ye Yunian finally found a trace of human beings in the forest.

It was a can, which looked old in color and was hidden in a large crack in a stone.

Ye Yunian walked around again and did not find any other garbage left by humans.

After such a long time, there is no other human garbage, which shows that the ecology here is well protected. However, the presence of this can also shows that humans have been here before.

Since humans can come here, this place is very close to the area where humans may appear!

Ye Yunian was motivated.

It seems that their meal ticket is just around the corner!

It hasn't snowed in the past few days, but the temperature is still very low.

It's getting late, and it's not suitable to go forward today.

Ye Yunian thinks that this pile of stone cracks is suitable for them to spend the night.

The crack in the stone is not big, wide in the front and narrow in the back. Even if a predator finds them, they can't grab them out with their thin bodies.

But we can't be careless because of such natural terrain.

Ye Yunian let Sang Ren and Ju Zi go into the crack first, and then he went to the side and fetched a lot of dead branches. He first went in slowly backwards, and then used his mouth to bring these dead branches in, blocking the entrance of the crack.

In this way, the branches can block the wind and may disturb the vision of predators. Kill two birds

with one stone.

After doing this, it was completely dark.

The three cubs huddled together, warm and comfortable.

Ju Zi had fallen asleep first, and Sang Ren was also a little drowsy.

Ye Yunian simply closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly.

But this night was destined to be uneasy.

In the second half of the night, Ye Yunian was awakened by a wolf howl.

He was the first to open his eyes, and Sang Ren and Ju Zi were also awakened.

The three of them were well protected by the wolf pack. Since they were born, they have never encountered other wolf packs.

Hearing the wolf howl, even Sang Ren, who was always calm and composed, showed a bit of fear in his eyes.

Ju Zi was even more scared. He buried his head directly and his body began to tremble in a small arc.

Ye Yunian's expression was also a little solemn.

Although he had not seen this wolf pack yet, he could judge from the voice of the wolf king that their wolf pack was not weak.

Wolves like to hunt at night. Before hunting, the wolf king's howl not only commands the pack, but also threatens other predators around through sound, telling them that this is their territory and the prey in this territory also belongs to them.

If other predators break in at this time, there is no surprise that the wolf pack will attack them.

And the wolf pack will not casually accept other wolf packs into their territory. Although Ye Yunian Sangren and Juzi cannot be called a wolf pack at all.

But they have no blood relationship with this wolf pack, and they will also be judged as invaders.

What should I do now?

Should they escape from here before the wolves get close, or should they continue to hide here...

It didn't take Ye Yunian long to make a decision. They couldn't go out, so they had to hide here.

The sound and smell quickly conveyed the number of wolves to Ye Yunian. This was a large wolf pack with 20 wolves!

If there were only five or six wolves, Ye Yunian and his team could still try their luck.

But with 20 strong wolves, they would be hunted down as soon as they showed their heads, and there was no possibility of escape.

Only by staying in this natural shelter could Ye Yunian and his team survive.

Looking at the dead branches covering the surroundings, Ye Yunian suddenly felt very fortunate that he had foresight. Before entering the crevice, Ye Yunian took Sang Ren and Ju Zi to rub on the ground for a long time. Now they were covered with a lot of dirt and dead grass. Ye Yunian also made some arrangements here in advance.

With the cover of these dead branches, unless a wolf sneaked into the crevice, it would be impossible to find them.

Thinking of this, Ye Yunian felt relieved and turned around to give Sang Ren and Ju Zi a reassuring look.

Sang Ren was actually still very panicked, but for some reason, after seeing Ye Yunian's determined eyes, the panic in her heart suddenly decreased a lot.

Oranges have smaller guts than mulberries, so even with Ye Yunian's comfort, he was still afraid.

But he knew he couldn't make any noise at this moment, so he just buried his head under his belly and tried to control his body from shaking.

As time passed, the howling of wolves in the woods got closer and closer. If you

listen carefully, you can even hear some biting sounds.

Ye Yunian was extremely alert, and carefully observed the outside through the gaps in the dead branches. It

was getting brighter.

At this moment, a strong smell of blood came.

This was a sign that the wolves had succeeded in their hunt.

Ye Yunian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the wolves had succeeded in their hunt, they would surely leave this woods soon -

right?

Why are they heading here?

Have they already discovered the three of them?

Sang Ren and Ju Zi also noticed something unusual and huddled together more cautiously.

Ye Yu Nian's heart was pounding, and at this moment, a tall dark figure walked out of the woods.

Judging from the wolf's body shape, it should be an adult. He looked very young, with dense and clean fur on his body. His fur color was almost completely black, with only a striking white stripe on the neck in front of his chest.

At this moment, he seemed to have noticed something, and his sharp eyes swept towards the crevice in the stone where Ye Yu Nian and the other three cubs were hiding.

The young black wolf took a step and walked slowly towards their crevice in the stone.

Ye Yunian's heart was in his throat.

Just at this moment, another figure quickly jumped out of the woods, and as soon as he came out, he ran straight to the black wolf, uttering a long series of "hums and ahs" from his mouth, and wagging his tail excitedly at the black wolf.

The black wolf stopped, his eyes still fixed on the crevice in the stone.

Through the gaps in the dead branches, Ye Yunian seemed to meet his eyes, and he could even see the face of the black wolf clearly.

His fierce gaze made the wolf feel timid at first sight, but for some reason, Ye Yunian did not feel any fear.

Ye Yunian's sight fell on the tuft of white hair at the right corner of the black wolf's eye, and he thought to himself, this tuft of white hair is really a bit abrupt.

If the hair on the face of this wolf is also all black, it will look even more majestic!

Don't say it, black is really handsome.

Although Ye Yu Nian didn't know why he had this thought in his mind at this critical moment.

The next moment, he saw the black wolf suddenly turn around.

The mixed-hair wolf circling around him howled in confusion.

If Ye Yu Nian was familiar with them, he would understand their conversation at this moment. The mixed-hair wolf asked: Aren't the three invaders here?

Black Wolf uttered a word coldly.

Translated: Go.

Mixed-haired Wolf did not ask any more questions.

After all, Black Wolf was the strongest among the new wolves in their wolf pack, and he believed in Black Wolf's judgment.

It was not until the breath of the wolf pack completely left the forest that Ye Yunian's hanging heart slowly fell to the ground.

Although it was unclear why the young Black Wolf let them go, they had successfully survived this crisis.