143 Wilderness Survival
◎The giant wolf's fangs were still dripping with blood, and its ferocious aura had not faded.◎
Ye Zhizhi actually felt safer in this crowded environment where the light was blocked. Of course, the light wasn't completely blocked; some light still seeped in through the gaps.
In the dim light, at Xiaohua's urging, Ye Zhizhi sat on the ground and untied the snakeskin bag around his waist. He untied the snakeskin layer by layer, revealing the innermost bag.
Because she was wrapped tightly, even if she walked in the water, her inner body would still be dry.
Ye Zhizhi opened the door, and a burst of fruit fragrance hit her face. She was refreshed and her eyes became brighter.
Xiaohua hissed and moved her head over the snake. The snake's tongue kept moving in and out. Ye Zhizhi heard the urgent urging and desire for fruit from it.
Ye Zhizhi touched Xiaohua's snake head to comfort it, then spread out the dry side of the snake skin and poured out everything in the snakeskin bag.
Dozens of golden fruits, slightly larger than peanuts, bounced playfully as they fell out.
The fragrance of the fruit is even stronger and smells very nice. I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but just sniffing it makes me feel relaxed all over.
Ye Zhizhi didn’t know what it was used for, but something that could make animals so crazy must be something really good.
Ye Zhizhi felt Xiaohua's urgency. If it weren't for her instinct, if it wasn't for her in front of Xiaohua, she would probably have rolled the whole fruit into her mouth without hesitation.
She didn't waste any more time, gathered the fruits together, put the other small bags aside, and then shared the fruits with Xiaohua.
When Ye Zhizhi was picking the fruits, she felt that the surface of these fruits was hard and not so easy to flatten. Otherwise, she would not dare to be so casual and tie them around her waist so roughly.
When Ye Zhizhi snatched these fruits, his first thought was to take them back to the wolf mother and the wolf king father, but this does not mean that Ye Zhizhi will take advantage of Xiaohua.
Xiaohua was completely open with her and shared a lot of good things with her. She would not let Xiaohua suffer any loss.
What's more, Xiaohua's contribution was no less than hers. Although Xiaohua wouldn't mind if she took a larger share.
Ye Zhizhi divided them up one by one.
When the final number was an odd one, Ye Zhizhi looked up at Xiaohua and saw that it was so happy that it couldn't help wagging its tail.
Ye Zhizhi gave it the extra one.
Xiaohua's tongue kept moving in and out, its head close to the ground, sensing that the small pile of fruits in front of it were all for it.
Xiaohua opened her mouth.
Ye Zhizhi grabbed the fruit and put it into Xiaohua's mouth. Xiaohua swallowed it in one gulp, swaying her body happily.
There weren't many fruits in this cluster of plants, but they weren't few either. She picked them all and split them in half between the man and the snake. She got fifteen and Xiaohua got sixteen.
Ye Zhizhi was reluctant to eat any of it. She packed her own portion into a small bag and tied it tightly, then filled another small bag and put it into the snakeskin bag. She tied the opening tightly and tied it around her waist.
Ye Zhizhi clapped her hands and felt more at ease.
The fragrance of the fruit does not escape, but if it is not eaten, it will not be safe.
In the current situation, it is unrealistic for Ye Zhizhi to continue looking for a way outside. The most urgent thing is to send the fruit back, otherwise it will be snatched away by other predators along the way, and all his efforts will be in vain.
Ye Zhizhi didn't even bother to go back and get the package on the branch. She sprinkled some medicine powder on Xiaohua's wound, treated her own wound, and then called Xiaohua back to the nest together.
As long as Xiaohua could stay with Ye Zhizhi, it didn't matter where she went. She immediately picked up Ye Zhizhi, twisted her snake body, and quickly crawled out of the cave. She shuttled through the jungle and headed towards the wolf pack's territory.
Ye Zhizhi sat not far below Xiaohua's snake head.
She has grown very fast in the past two years and now looks like a little girl of eight or nine years old. Xiaohua's body is also getting stronger and stronger every year, and she can easily carry Ye Zhizhi around.
Now, every year after winter, when the weather warms up, Xiaohua runs out to look for Ye Zhizhi. However, Ye Zhizhi will not stay there waiting for it, so in order to find Ye Zhizhi, Xiaohua turns on the tracking skill. Even if Ye Zhizhi hides and runs all over the mountains, Xiaohua can still find him based on some clues.
Although they had a fight right after they met, Xiaohua was still very happy, especially when she found out that there were no other wolves or other animals around the cubs, and now there were only the two of them, she was so happy that she wanted to fly.
After sending Xiaohua back to the nest last year, Da Mo returned to his own nest. This year, Xiaohua ran out as soon as the weather got warmer, and Da Mo has not appeared. Da Mo should not have come out this year.
Ye Zhizhi thought about it and it made sense. Da Mo's own territory was so big, and if she remembered correctly, the underground cave she had visited was what Da Mo was guarding. It hadn't been back for two years, and it was estimated that other predators would occupy its territory, so it naturally had to be cleaned up and marked more deeply.
Xiaohua climbed very fast and carried Ye Zhizhi all over the mountain.
Of course, Xiaohua knew what the cub meant. The cub wanted to go back to its territory, so she didn't resist because it would take at least many days and nights to run.
Ye Zhizhi noticed that Xiaohua's crawling speed had become faster, and even if it deliberately hid, the sound of its crawling could hardly be heard. Although its concealment ability was not as strong as Damo's, it was not bad either.
Maybe it was because the fruits still leaked some scent, but even though Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua could hide their scent even more, they were attacked more often along the way, on average once every two days.
Fortunately, Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua cooperated well with each other. They were mainly thinking about going back quickly all the way. They didn't get entangled too much during the fight and ran away whenever they could. But even so, their pace of returning was slowed down.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the dagger in his hand. It had only been a few days and his only weapon was curled up again.
Fortunately, they were very close to the territory at this time. Just when they thought they didn't have to fight anymore, Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua were suddenly surrounded.
A group of predators appeared from nowhere and surrounded them.
Ye Zhizhi looked at them with a familiar look, but couldn't tell if they were lions or tigers. They looked more like a combination of a tiger and a lion, with tiger-like heads and lion-like manes, and lion-like bodies with brown stripes similar to tiger skin. Their ears, claws, and tails all had features common to both lions and tigers.
The eyes of these tiger-lion beasts reveal cruelty and greed.
Ye Zhizhi and the wolf pack had wandered outside the territory many times and were very familiar with the areas outside the territory. She was sure that there were no such tiger-lion beasts near the territory.
She didn't know whether it had recently wandered here or had followed them all the way here.
These tiger-lion beasts look difficult to deal with. No matter how they come, she must drive them away and not let them pose a threat to the territory.
The tigon was good at climbing trees, and Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua were unable to climb away from the tree. Moreover, the tigon surrounded them and had no intention of letting them go.
Ye Zhizhi looked around. They were still in a dense forest, two hills away from the wolf pack's territory. Even if the wolves heard her call, they could not get there.
The only solution now is for her and Xiaohua to work together to drive them away.
These tiger-lion beasts are very smart. They use the rocks, trees, bushes and vines in the jungle to hide their bodies, while a few of them stand out openly.
Ye Zhizhi was fully alert and quickly sensed her surroundings. She vaguely felt that there were a dozen auras lurking nearby, surrounding them and rapidly approaching them.
Her heart sank, but she was not afraid at all, and she held the dagger tightly in her hand. Although the dagger was no longer sharp, Ye Zhizhi still held it tightly, ready to strike back at the critical moment.
Xiaohua hissed and hovered around Ye Zhizhi, its snake body winding under the rocks.
The three tiger-lion beasts in a triangle took the lead in attacking. Ye Zhizhi dodged and quickly moved to the side to avoid the attack of one of the tiger-lion beasts.
The other two tiger-lion beasts attacked Xiaohua.
A jungle fight started instantly.
Ye Zhizhi maneuvered flexibly, her eyes calm. She used her familiarity with the terrain to quickly shuttle between the trees, trying to keep a certain distance from the tiger-lion beast.
Ye Zhizhi didn't keep fighting. There were many auras nearby that were surrounding them and approaching them. She and Xiaohua had to find a way to escape the encirclement first, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
“Hiss—”
Ye Zhizhi was not far away from Xiaohua, so the sound she made was naturally caught by Xiaohua.
Xiaohua reacted extremely quickly. The thick snake body snaked towards Ye Zhizhi for a moment. Ye Zhizhi suddenly jumped and landed on the snake. Xiaohua swung its tail and rushed out while hitting it.
Xiaohua ran in the opposite direction of the territory, which was weaker and had fewer hidden auras.
I guess these tiger-lion beasts also knew that if they ran towards the territory, they would easily find help, so they blocked their way here.
As Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua walked along, they actually sensed the presence of auras nearby, but they both thought that they could run very fast without fighting, so they basically just avoided them slightly. Who knew that they were surrounded unknowingly.
Xiaohua ran very fast, and although she was still being chased and attacked along the way, she managed to run for some distance.
Ye Zhizhi glanced around, then jumped onto the tree and climbed up quickly.
Who knew that these tiger-lion beasts could actually climb trees? The two tiger-lion beasts chased after them and climbed up.
Ye Zhizhi ran nimbly on the branches.
She didn't think she would lose in a fight in the tree. Being away from the many blind spots on the ground, she didn't have to worry about a tiger-lion beast suddenly appearing and ambush her at any time, making it easier for her to deal with it.
Moreover, the branches of the tree were not as spacious as the ground for the tiger-lion beast, so they could not use all their strength to attack her on the tree.
Ye Zhizhi did not hide this time, but was ready to fight back at any time.
The tiger-lion's claws were firmly on the bark, leaving claw marks.
Ye Zhizhi stood at the other end of the branch, confronting a tiger-lion beast.
Another tigon climbed on other branches, trying to find the best point to attack.
The tigon crouched with its front legs lowered and its hind legs tensed.
Ye Zhizhi's eyes narrowed, she saw that the tiger-lion beast was about to pounce and attack her.
Sure enough, the next moment, the tiger-lion beast suddenly leaped up and pounced on Ye Zhizhi with a roar.
At the same time, Ye Zhizhi crouched down and ran forward, so fast that he almost became a shadow. When the tiger-lion beast fell, he just ran behind it, then grabbed the tail in front of him with one hand and its right hind leg with the other hand, lifted it up, and the hind legs left the branch in an instant, then used the strength of his waist to swing it left and right.
Ye Zhizhi threw the huge tiger-lion beast directly onto the rocks on the ground, making a dull sound.
“Ouch!!!”
The tiger-lion beast let out a violent scream, struggled on the rock, and was then hit by Xiaohua's tail on the ground. The thick and long tail hit the tiger-lion beast, which was already seriously injured, and made the internal injuries even worse. It immediately vomited large mouthfuls of blood.
After Ye Zhizhi threw a tiger-lion beast down, she didn't pay any more attention to it. She quickly ran away from her original place, and the next moment, a tiger-lion beast fell from her original position, shaking the branches.
Ye Zhizhi spread his legs forward and backward, trying to steady his body, and then quickly retreated before the tiger-lion beast could attack again.
The further back they went, the thinner the branches under their feet became and the greater the shaking became. Ye Zhizhi's brain started to work.
She caught a glimpse of the small flowers on the ground and immediately backed away.
The tiger-lion beast was very heavy. As it followed forward, Ye Zhizhi could vaguely feel that the branches were beginning to be unable to bear the weight, so it stopped.
Obviously, the tiger lion also knew that the branches under its feet could not bear its weight.
Ye Zhizhi took a look, took a few steps forward, and then led it forward again.
The branches shook even more violently. Ye Zhizhi looked at the tiger-lion beast in front of him, who stood there with a frightened and helpless expression.
Seeing this, the tiger-lion beast immediately realized that the cub in front of it had nowhere to escape. It immediately moved forward again, roared, opened its bloody mouth, and tried to swallow Ye Zhizhi into its stomach.
The tigon vaguely felt that there was something about this cub that attracted him.
Ye Zhizhi reacted quickly. She stomped her feet hard and then jumped to the side.
"Hiss--" Xiaohua!
Xiaohua raised her tail and wrapped it around Ye Zhizhi's waist accurately, then threw Ye Zhizhi forward. Ye Zhizhi rolled and grabbed the vines below, and ran forward quickly after landing.
And Xiaohua quickly caught up.
The tiger-lion beast on the tree was getting closer and closer to where Ye Zhizhi was originally standing. It stepped forward with its claws, and the branches below instantly cracked and then broke directly. The tiger-lion beast's body lost balance and suddenly tilted forward. Even though its sharp claws tried hard to hook the branches, leaving deep marks, it still couldn't stop falling down.
However, Ye Zhizhi did not throw the tiger-lion beast hard, and even though it fell, it did not suffer much injury. After landing, it quickly caught up with its companions.
Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua ran forward again, their main focus being to prevent the tiger-lion beasts from forming an encirclement while fighting and running.
Later, the tiger-lion beasts no longer cared about tactics and just surrounded them.
Ye Zhizhi's small body nimbly shuttled among the tiger-lion beasts, stabbing them with a blunt dagger from time to time. Although he didn't hit the fatal spot several times, he still left many scars on the vulnerable parts.
Ye Zhizhi stabbed the neck of a tiger-lion beast. Although it was not a major artery, it was very close and blood flowed out continuously. She cut open the abdomen of the other beast, and the intestines and organs inside were exposed, and the ground was covered in blood.
The smell of blood in the forest is getting stronger, and it won't be long before these smells attract more predators.
Sure enough, after Ye Zhizhi dealt with another tiger-lion beast, he sensed many strange auras approaching silently.
Ye Zhizhi's whole body tensed up, but unfortunately these tiger-lion beasts were so engrossed in the battle that even though they knew someone was approaching, Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua still couldn't escape the battlefield.
Just as Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua were working together to fight against the tiger-lion beasts, a majestic giant wolf suddenly jumped out from behind a rock behind one of the tiger-lion beasts, bit the tiger-lion beast's neck with its bared fangs, stretched out its sharp claws and pierced into its body, then held it down tightly.
The tiger-lion beast howled and struggled desperately, but was still pinned down by the giant wolf's claws. The wolf's fangs bit deeper, and finally its throat was bitten through.
When Ye Zhizhi saw that it was a wolf, she subconsciously felt happy, thinking that the wolf pack had noticed the situation here and came to find her.
However, as soon as the smile appeared on his face, it suddenly froze.
It was a wolf, yes, but the smell was strange, it wasn't one of her kind.
After this giant wolf, more and more wolves appeared, and the battle situation instantly turned to one side. Those tiger-lion beasts were soon all killed by the wolves.
Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua stood together, looking at the strange wolf pack with vigilance.
Where did these wolves come from?
Ye Zhizhi didn't know that in order to escape the encirclement of the tiger-lion beast, she and Xiaohua ran and fought all the way, and unknowingly ran in another direction and ran a long way. Did they accidentally enter the hunting territory of this wolf pack?
After the surrounding wolves dealt with the tiger-lion beast, they gathered around the majestic giant wolf that appeared first, obviously leading it.
Ye Zhizhi instantly realized that this was the Wolf King!
The wolf king's fur was pure brown, and his pupils were a very rare rust color. As he walked towards her, his eyes seemed to show different shades of red as the light changed, which was very beautiful.
It was surrounded by wolves, with a powerful aura and seemed inviolable.
Ye Zhizhi had been in the jungle for so many years and had seen many wolves outside their pack, but this was the first time she had seen such beautiful eyes, like rubies. And such beautiful eyes were even more beautiful and sharp in the eyes of the majestic wolf king.
Ye Zhizhi was distracted for only a moment before she tightened her grip on her dagger and stared intently with wide eyes. She didn't know if these wolves were friends or foes. Although she didn't sense any hostility from them, Ye Zhizhi was always wary of unfamiliar wolves.
These wolves looked very ferocious and were no weaker than her tribe.
Xiaohua also tensed her body, hissed, and raised her head high, ready to attack at any time.
The giant wolf's fangs were still dripping with blood, and its ferocious aura had not faded. After walking forward for a distance, it seemed to sense Ye Zhizhi's vigilance and suddenly stopped.
It tilted its head slightly, sniffed with its nose, and then looked at her with its beautiful animal eyes.
The giant wolf looked at her for a moment, then turned to look at the giant python beside her, then turned around and picked up the tiger-lion beast on the ground, and soon disappeared from Ye Zhizhi's sight.
The other wolves also carried away a tiger-lion beast and quickly disappeared, following the footsteps of their wolf king.
If it weren't for the large patches of blood on the ground, it would be hard to believe that a great battle had taken place here.
The entire ground... huh? There's also a dead Tigrex?!
Ye Zhizhi's eyes widened even wider, and she rubbed them in disbelief. This wolf pack that came and went without a trace actually left a tiger lion beast for her?! If she remembered correctly, two wolves left with empty mouths.
So, it was really left specially for her!
Ye Zhizhi thought about it, could it be that the majestic and powerful wolf king who looked down upon the others recognized her as a wolf cub and gave her a share of his prey out of pity for his fellow wolf?
Ye Zhizhi thought about it over and over but couldn't figure it out.
“Hiss—”
"hiss--"
Ye Zhizhi heard the question from the little flower beside him and answered that he didn't know either.
She stopped thinking about it when she couldn't figure it out. She decided to leave here first. The bloody smell was so strong that if it attracted other predators, it would be like losing the camaraderie of the same clan as those strange wolves.
Ye Zhizhi was covered in blood and suffered a lot of injuries. With this prey, he could take it back as a specialty.
However, before Xiaohua could roll up the prey, Ye Zhizhi again felt that something was approaching. When she turned around, the animal behind her had already quietly walked out from behind the huge tree roots.
When Ye Zhizhi saw who was coming, he immediately let out a roar of joy and quickly pounced on him.
Silver One!
This time it's Yinyi! Her wolf brother!
Ye Zhizhi hugged Yin Yi, raised her head, and revealed her little face which was half stained with blood. Her eyes were bright and shining, and she bared her little teeth and howled, complaining to it.
She was attacked by a pack of tigers and lions!
Brother Wolf arrived too late! Otherwise, we would have seen her and Xiaohua bravely fighting against the tigers and lions!
Yin Yi lowered his head and licked the blood on Ye Zhizhi's face and hair.
Ye Zhizhi cooperated by looking up and muttering to herself. After Yin Yi came, she instantly felt confident and was no longer worried about staying where she was. The excitement in her heart surged up, and she couldn't help but share it with Yin Yi and let her see the spoils.
It was a pity that all the big heads were taken away by another wolf pack, otherwise the prey on the ground would have been enough for the wolves to eat for a long time. But that was what the wolves deserved. If they hadn't appeared, Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua would have had to fight for a long time and would have suffered more injuries.
Yin Yi licked the blood off Ye Zhizhi's body and looked at her.
Ye Zhizhi smiled foolishly at it. Even though the bleeding wound was stinging from being licked, it couldn't stop her from feeling more cheerful.
Yin Yi walked around, sniffing from time to time, as if checking for danger. He turned his head to look in the direction where the strange wolves disappeared, and seemed to smell the scent of many strange wolves.
Ye Zhizhi looked over and said, "Awooo——" That was the howl of her life-saving wolf!
Yin Yi bent down, let her sit on his back, and carried her towards the territory, making a low growl in his throat.
Xiaohua rolled up the prey and followed.
“Ouch!!!”
Ye Zhizhi thought of the wolf king who had impressed her just now, and her tone became even higher. Just a little bit more and Brother Wolf would be able to see that very powerful wolf king, whose body shape was similar to Brother Wolf's, and whose aura was really super strong.
She could tell that the wolf king with beautiful red eyes was a female wolf!
Ye Zhizhi's admiration was like a river flowing endlessly. How could there be such a powerful and beautiful wolf king in this world! How amazing! And it had no hostility towards her, and was even quite friendly.
Ye Zhizhi became even more excited when he thought of the prey left behind.
After expressing his excitement, Ye Zhizhi couldn't help but ask, Huh?
Brother Wolf, why is there only one wolf here? Where are the other wolves? Ye Zhizhi turned around and looked around, but didn't see any other wolves.
She found that she and Xiaohua had run quite far without realizing it, and in another direction she had never been to. This place was four or five hills away from the tribe's territory. If it weren't for this accident, Ye Zhizhi would not have known that their "neighbors" here were a powerful wolf pack.
Ye Zhizhi estimated that the hunting ranges of the two wolf packs did not overlap, so if they did not run this way, they would hardly encounter each other. Their hunting areas were in opposite directions.
Of course, Ye Zhizhi was just confused for a moment, she was more excited about meeting Brother Wolf.
This is the first time she's been away from Wolf Brother for so long! When she returns to the territory, she's going to give Wolf Brother and Wolf Mom a big surprise!
Ye Zhizhi touched the snakeskin bag around his waist and grinned.
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