Chapter 42 Very strange
Ye Yunian did not dare to delay any longer.
The wolves were highly intelligent, and could even be called insidious and cunning.
Even though the black wolf was tall and handsome, Ye Yunian could not let his guard down.
Even if their temporary retreat was just a trap to lure them out, Ye Yunian would take this opportunity to take Sang Ren and Ju Zi and leave here quickly. After
making sure that the wolves were getting farther and farther away, Ye Yunian stood up first, and after making sure that the area around the crevice was safe, he called Sang Ren and Ju Zi. It
was the first time for the two wolf cubs to encounter other wolves, and the black wolf was full of a strong smell of blood, so the two cubs were really scared.
After getting out of the crack in the stone, Sang Ren and Ju Zi were trembling in a small arc.
There was not much time left for them, and the sky was gradually getting brighter.
Ye Yunian took the lead and motioned them to follow.
Although they were still a little timid, Sang Ren and Ju Zi still followed Ye Yunian.
For the next two days, they were always on the road.
The wolf pack that Black Wolf was in was huge, and it took a large territory to support twenty wolves.
So Ye Yunian could only speed up with Sang Ren and Ju Zi. They had to stay as far away from the territory of this wolf pack as possible.
During this period, they didn't even rest much except drinking water.
Until the third day.
After rushing for two consecutive days, both Ye Yunian and Sang Ren Juzi were exhausted physically and mentally.
But now is not the time to rest, because the three of them have not eaten for two days. They
must eat something to replenish their energy today.
But unfortunately, the weather today is particularly bad.
The sun only appeared briefly and then disappeared completely, followed by heavy clouds and biting cold wind.
Soon, the visibility in the forest became extremely low.
Ye Yunian sniffed the increasingly cold air in the air and guessed that there might be a heavy snow soon.
It is not easy to successfully catch prey in such weather.
"Wow-wow-"
The sound of flapping wings suddenly rang out among the branches.
Ye Yunian looked up and saw a crow that had just landed on a branch.
Like wolves, crows are highly intelligent creatures.
There are even documentaries that record that when food is scarce, crows will choose to "cooperate" with other predators.
Crows with a "God" perspective can clearly spot other prey, and they will reveal the location of these prey to predators through their calls, thereby achieving cooperation.
Before Ye Yunian was transformed into an animal, he had seen relevant reports.
But he never thought that this crow would choose himself... and the mulberries and oranges around him.
Or is this crow actually going to prey on him?
Wait, could this crow be Song Yi?
Ye Yunian's eyes immediately lit up, and he happily called to the crow twice.
The crow tilted its head to look at Ye Yunian, and after a moment it suddenly spread its wings and flew away.
Ye Yunian:...
Okay.
He thought too much.
And, if Song Yi really turned into a bird...
well, forget it!
Ye Yunian retracted his gaze and no longer paid attention to the crow, and refocused his attention on the forest.
After rushing for several days, Ye Yunian was sure that they were getting closer and closer to the area where humans might be active.
Because of this, there were no particularly large predators near the forest where the three of them were now, so it was relatively safe.
But the blizzard was coming, and Ye Yunian didn't have much time left.
They had to fill their stomachs before the blizzard fell, and then find a place that could shelter from the wind and snow to survive the upcoming bad weather.
After searching in the woods, Ye Yunian finally spotted a prey.
But when he followed the smell, he found that the prey was a chipmunk.
A chipmunk doesn't have much meat, and it's only a matter of two bites for Ye Yunian to eat.
Ye Yunian bit the chipmunk to death, cut it in half and gave it to Sang Ren and Ju Zi.
The two little ones looked at the food on the ground and didn't move.
Wolf packs have a very clear social structure.
When a wolf pack succeeds in hunting, the wolf king usually gets to enjoy the food first.
Even though Ye Yunian's team of three wolf cubs can't be called a wolf pack at all, in the eyes of Sang Ren and Ju Zi, Ye Yunian should be the first to enjoy the food.
Sang Ren let out a low cry, and took the initiative to come forward and rub against Ye Yu Nian.
Although Ju Zi was a little greedy, he still resisted and used his claws to pick up a piece of the chipmunk's meat, motioning Ye Yu Nian to eat.
It was just a little meat, why should they be humble to each other?
Ye Yu Nian sighed a little in his heart, but he also knew that if he didn't eat it, Sang Ren and Ju Zi would definitely continue to fight with him for a while.
So Ye Yu Nian walked over, bit off a small piece of meat, and barely filled a gap between his teeth.
Seeing that Ye Yu Nian stopped eating, Sang Ren and Ju Zi swallowed the rest of the meat in one gulp.
A chipmunk can only whet his appetite.
While the heavy snow hasn't fallen yet, Ye Yu Nian has to look for other food.
...
"Awoo--"
A wolf's howl pierced through the forest.
This is the sound that the wolf king uses to call the wolf pack.
At this time, all wolves that are not near the wolf king need to respond to the wolf king with sound.
The wolf king will determine their location based on their sounds.
Soon, the forest was filled with the howling of wolves.
But this time, the wolf king waited for a long time, but there was no response from the eldest son.
The eldest son is the youngest child of the wolf king.
Last year, he and the queen wolf gave birth to two wolf cubs in the fall. The eldest son has black fur all over his body, with only a small amount of white hair. The second
son has the same fur as the queen wolf, with light brown hair from head to back, and a little orange on his face.
The two children have very different personalities. The
eldest son has a calm temperament, and the wolf king didn't even teach him too many hunting skills. When he was three months old, he had successfully hunted a hare.
The eldest son is a natural predator, and the wolf king likes this son very much.
So this time, when he didn't hear the eldest son's response for a long time, he felt a little panicked and ran towards the second son at a faster speed.
If Ye Yunian was present at this time, he would definitely be able to recognize that this Lao Er was the mixed-haired wolf that appeared in front of him with the black wolf.
Seeing the wolf king running towards him angrily, Lao Er was so scared that he fell to the ground and wagged his tail at him madly.
The wolf king glanced at him, then glanced around and roared at Lao Er.
Meaning: Where is the eldest brother?
Lao Er blinked and felt relieved immediately.
He was so scared that he thought he had just been caught cheating.
Lao Er hummed twice and shook his head along with his tail.
He didn't know.
Because Lao Er and the eldest brother are twins, Lao Er especially likes to stick to the eldest brother.
Wherever the eldest brother goes, he will follow.
However, as soon as he opened his eyes this morning, the second brother had not seen the eldest brother. It
's not that he didn't want to go look for him, but seeing that it was about to snow heavily, the second brother was afraid of the cold and didn't want to move.
Thinking that the eldest brother would not go too far, he felt at ease and continued to sleep in the tree hole.
Who would have thought that the eldest brother had been walking for most of the day, and there was no trace of him.
Without hearing any news from the eldest brother, the wolf king ignored the second brother and began to sniff the eldest brother's scent carefully to determine the approximate direction he left.
In a wolf pack, generally only the wolf king and the wolf queen have the right to reproduce. Whether it is the offspring of the wolf king and the wolf queen, or other lone wolves who join, if they want to have the right to reproduce, they must take the initiative to leave the wolf pack or replace the old wolf king.
The eldest brother has just turned one year old and is not fully mature yet.
The wolf king does not think that he will choose to leave the wolf pack at this time.
So his leaving this time must be due to other reasons.
Whatever the reason, the wolf king is ready to teach the eldest brother a lesson after he comes back. Of course, just a light scolding will be enough.
After all, he really likes this outstanding son whose fur color is very similar to his own.
The sky, which had been gloomy for half a day, finally began to snow.
Ye Yunian exhaled a breath of mist and sensed the temperature around him.
It was about minus ten degrees.
In this kind of horrible weather, let alone hunting, if they don’t find a tree hole to shelter from the wind and snow as soon as possible, Ye Yunian and Sang Ren Juzi are very likely to freeze to death in this ice and snow.
However, although Ye Yunian did not find any prey such as snow rabbits along the way, he did catch a lot of chipmunks.
Although chipmunks have little meat, they are still meat after all.
If there are more, they can fill your stomach.
It's just that the small meat is indeed not as delicious as the big fat meat.
Thinking of this, Ye Yunian suddenly missed the taste of bamboo rats.
Fortunately, he overcame the psychological barrier of eating rats in his previous life, otherwise he would really be hungry.
While thinking, Ye Yunian quickly shuttled through the woods with mulberries and oranges, trying to find a suitable tree hole to avoid the wind and snow as soon as possible.
Not long after, Ye Yunian found a relatively hidden tree hole.
There are many tall trees standing near this tree hole. Although the leaves have almost fallen and cannot cover the snow, these tree trunks can withstand the ravages of many storms.
Ye Yunian let Sang Ren and Ju Zi go in first as usual, and he went to the nearby area to pick up a lot of dead branches and leaves. After he went in, he used these branches and leaves to block the entrance of the tree hole.
Doing so can not only block the blizzard, but also slightly block the breath to prevent them from being targeted by other predators.
Just after doing this, the blizzard raging outside became even stronger.
Sang Ren and Ju Zi had already lay down next to each other, and Ye Yunian walked to the side and lay down as well.
Both Ye Yunian and the two little ones were very tired these days.
After filling their stomachs a little, sleepiness slowly came over them.
Ye Yunian originally planned to tidy up his messy hair, but after licking it a few times, he was too tired to open his eyes.
He did not struggle for too long, and soon closed his eyes peacefully.
The snowstorm reduced visibility in the forest a lot.
One piece of goose-feather snow after another fluttered, and soon, the forest was covered with a layer of silver.
Most creatures would not choose to go out in such bad weather, but at this moment, there was a black figure in the forest.
Looking closely, he is a black wolf with almost all black body. Because of his fur color, his figure is particularly conspicuous in the all-white snow.
The black wolf is very young, and his golden pupils are full of alertness. He carefully distinguishes the breath in the snow while moving forward.
He seems to be looking for something.
Not long after, he saw a sika deer running through the woods in front.
The black wolf narrowed his eyes slightly and looked around.
This area is flat and there are no trees around to block the view, so the sika deer can easily spot his figure.
If he wants to catch this sika deer, he must go around the woods.
The sika deer is not big in size, and he is fully capable of hunting alone.
But could he continue to move forward with this prey?
Black Wolf made a decision soon, and he gave up the sika deer.
He was alone now, and it was too troublesome to carry a sika deer weighing more than 100 kilograms.
It would be better to find the three cubs first.
They were too alert and didn't even leave much scent along the way.
But no matter how careful they were, they would still leave their scent.
Black Wolf quickened his pace, and he wanted to find their location before the blizzard completely covered the scent.
At this time, Ye Yunian was still sleeping, and he had no idea that they had been spotted by the wolf.
The blizzard raged for a whole day and night.
Even at noon the next day, the tree hole where Ye Yunian and his friends took shelter from the wind and snow was almost buried by thick snow.
The blizzard should continue for a few more days, so they can only abandon this tree hole for the time being and look for a new shelter.
Fortunately, Ye Yunian has rich experience in finding caves and tree holes.
Not long after, he found another tree hole.
This tree hole is larger than all the tree holes they have been in before, and the location of this tree hole is relatively high, so there is no need to worry about the entrance of the cave being buried by the heavy snow.
The only drawback is that the entrance of the cave is too large.
It is impossible to completely cover the entrance of the cave with branches.
This risks exposing their position.
Just when Ye Yunian was still hesitating, the snowstorm that had just stopped fell again.
"Ah Qiu——"
Orange sneezed loudly.
There was no time to find a new tree hole.
Ye Yunian motioned Sang Ren and Orange to jump in first, and he went to pick up some dead grass and branches.
The dead grass was used to pad the tree hole, and the branches were used to block the hole.
Although there was still a big gap on it, it was better than having no cover.
After doing all this, Ye Yunian had time to check the tree hole.
There were marks of claws scratching inside the tree hole. Obviously, this should have been the cave of an animal before.
Looking at the scratches left on the wall of the tree hole, Ye Yunian felt that this was most likely the cave of a female wolf, and she should have given birth to a litter of babies here.
But none of this mattered anymore.
The blizzard was getting bigger and bigger, and the temperature was dropping rapidly.
Ye Yunian and the two little ones squatted in a slightly sheltered position, snuggling together to keep each other warm.
Having slept all night last night and sleeping in the morning, Ye Yunian was not sleepy at this moment.
But in severe cold and severe weather, sleep is the best way to conserve energy.
It is unknown how many days this blizzard will last, and Ye Yunian must conserve energy as much as possible.
When the wind and snow are a little smaller, he still has to go out hunting.
So even though he was not sleepy, Ye Yunian closed his eyes and began to doze off.
Until Ye Yunian smelled a strange yet familiar scent -
the wolf's sense of smell is extremely sensitive.
The blizzard can indeed cover up a lot of smells, but because of the raging wind and snow, the wind can carry the smell to farther places.
Ye Yunian suddenly opened his eyes, his face a little solemn.
Sangren and Juzi were still sleeping and did not notice anything unusual.
Ye Yunian did not wake them up. He stood up carefully, walked to the entrance of the cave and sniffed the smell in the air carefully.
After a moment, Ye Yunian confirmed that it was the black wolf they met a few days ago.
Could it be that the wolves caught up with them because they have not completely left the wolf's territory?
This idea was quickly denied by Ye Yunian as soon as it crossed his mind.
Impossible.
If the wolves wanted to catch up, they should have caught up long ago.
And more importantly, Ye Yunian and his three companions had no fighting power at all. To the wolf pack, the wolf cubs were not strong enough.
Ye Yunian and his companions did not have any blood feud with the wolf pack, so there was no need for the wolf pack to chase them for thousands of miles, right?
Then why did this black wolf appear in this area?
Wait...
it seemed that there was only the scent of this black wolf?
Ye Yunian stretched his nose outside the tree hole, and he quickly confirmed that there was only the black wolf.
The other members of the wolf pack did not follow.
Could it be that this black wolf had left the wolf pack?
If so, this would be good news.
Although a lone wolf could not accept three cubs, at least he would not kill them all.
The black wolf was still some distance away from them. Ye Yunian didn't want to be too startled, so he didn't choose to wake up Sang Ren and Ju Zi. Instead, he squatted at the entrance of the tree hole and judged the distance between the black wolf and them by the breath.
What surprised Ye Yunian was that the black wolf stopped when it was about two kilometers away from them.
Could it be that the black wolf was finally tired and wanted to find a place to rest?
Ye Yunian was not careless and still carefully distinguished the smell in the air.
Only after he was sure that the black wolf was not moving forward did he relax his tension a little.
But because of the arrival of the black wolf, Ye Yunian and his friends had to leave this forest as soon as possible.
No predator would allow other neighbors in its territory.
Ye Yunian looked up at the snowflakes that were still falling, and decided to take the mulberries and oranges away as soon as the snow stopped.
But it was obvious that the blizzard that was still raging on the earth had no intention of stopping soon.
The black wolf was hiding in a clean tree hole at this time. He squatted down and cleaned the snow residue on his paws first, and then continued to clean his hair.
He didn't stop until he was clean and refreshed.
On the way, the black wolf didn't stop to rest.
So he hadn't eaten for two days.
It was not easy to hunt in a blizzard, not to mention that Black Wolf had a fur color that was very conspicuous in the snow.
Black Wolf knew this very well, so he chose to rest during the day without hesitation. When it was completely dark, he slowly opened his eyes.
Since he was born, Black Wolf has clearly recognized his strengths and weaknesses.
His hunting skills are very sophisticated, not only better than his brothers, but even better than many old wolves in the wolf pack.
Every time the wolf pack hunts, Black Wolf is the leader.
Since joining the hunting team, Black Wolf's share of food has always been second only to the Wolf King.
The Wolf King is Black Wolf's father, and he gets a lot, but Black Wolf has no objection.
Even Black Wolf thinks that life in the wolf pack is pretty good.
There is plenty of food and familiar relatives.
Until a few days ago, the black wolf discovered the little white wolf in the crevice of the rock.
This white wolf is very smart, and he is very good at hiding his breath.
But the black wolf is the best hunter in the wolf pack. Even though the little white wolf has tried his best to hide his and his companions' breath, the black wolf still found it.
The little white wolf is not very old, and it looks less than five months old at most.
It is very small, and because of the branches blocking it, the black wolf could not see it very clearly.
The only thing he remembers clearly is the eyes of the little white wolf.
His eyes are sparkling, very beautiful, and very good-looking.
For any other predator that breaks into the wolf pack's territory, the wolf pack will drive him away without hesitation.
These three wolf cubs are basically no threat to the wolf pack.
So what the black wolf had to do was very simple - just drive them out of the territory.
But for some reason, when the black wolf was about to step forward, he suddenly regretted it.
The territory they were in was very large, and the three cubs were very small. Even if they stayed, they would not pose a threat to their wolf pack.
And more importantly, the black wolf did not think that the three cubs could survive the winter safely.
So when he saw the second brother running over, the black wolf did not hesitate, and turned around and took the second brother away.
After all, the second brother had a loud voice, and if he discovered the three cubs, then the entire wolf pack would know the existence of the three cubs.
It's better not to drive them away.
This was the only thought in the black wolf's mind before he left.
But the black wolf couldn't help but think that the three cubs would leave.
It should be the team led by the little white wolf. They soon headed towards the edge of their territory.
In just one day, their presence completely disappeared from their territory.
A wolf cub that had no blood relationship with him just left.
Black Wolf should even feel happy, but at this moment, he was not happy at all.
This feeling was very strange.
Black Wolf was very confused, so the next day, he tried to stay away from Lao Er.
But Lao Er was like a dog-skin plaster, and he couldn't get rid of it.
Because he left the dog-skin plaster, Black Wolf quickly determined that the little white wolf was different.
Although he couldn't tell exactly what was different at the moment, Black Wolf urgently wanted the little white wolf to stay within his sight.
So that night, taking advantage of the night, Black Wolf left the wolf pack alone.
Logically speaking, he has lived in a wolf pack since he was a child and has never traveled alone in the forest, but Black Wolf has no fear in his heart. Instead, he feels more comfortable living this way.
After determining the direction of Little White Wolf, Black Wolf followed without hesitation.
At present, he is not sure what he wants to do, but Black Wolf decides to follow his heart.
The night casts a more mysterious veil over Black Wolf, and the snow that has been falling all day also stops at night.
With his rich hunting skills, Black Wolf tracked down a sika deer without much effort.
His current body shape is not yet fully mature, so Black Wolf did not set his sights on larger prey.
A sika deer can not only give him a full meal, but also feed...
huh?
At this time, the black wolf had already strangled the deer's throat. Blood flowed into his mouth. He couldn't help swallowing, and at the same time, a big doubt arose in his heart.
Why would he want to use this deer to feed the little white wolf?
It's very strange.