157 Wilderness Survival
◎Yin Yi turned his head and looked at Ye Zhizhi, his eyes filled with thoughts. Perhaps...◎
A battle for the wolf king ended without a winner because of Ye Zhizhi's intervention, but this is not the final result. The ending will be completely revealed soon.
The wolf king was injured, and the other side was not doing well either. All the giant wolves that came out to challenge at the beginning were gone, and the leader was also seriously injured. It seemed that he would not be able to take much action until he fully recovered.
But the wolves did not relax their vigilance. They patrolled day and night. Later, Yin Yi led the other wolves to follow them quietly. He had already noted the other party's temporary resting place, and sent two wolves to lurk nearby and keep watch before returning to the territory.
The wolf king is recovering from his injuries, while the other wolves are patrolling around the territory. Some have returned to their dens to rest. After a period of rest, they will take over the patrol mission.
Ye Zhizhi was also on patrol. She was mainly looking after the three farms, thinking that the smell of small animals in these farms would also attract other predators. Some predators chose to give up because they were afraid of the scent left by the wolves, but there would also be predators who would choose to take risks.
Because of the existence of these farms, the territory has become more unsafe. I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing... Ye Zhizhi thought that as long as the wolves are not hungry, it must be a single head, which must be more beneficial than harmful.
Ye Zhizhi also found out that Sanbai was already a pregnant wolf mother, so he let it rest in the den out of worry.
Sanbai's belly had not yet swelled, and it was obvious that she had just become pregnant. She almost missed the birth of Erzhong and Sanbai's wolf cubs.
Ye Zhizhi carefully touched Sanbai's belly, and his heavy mood finally relaxed a little because of this good news.
After Yinyi came back, he lay back in his nest. After Ye Zhizhi finished looking at Sanbai, he walked to Yinyi's nest and went straight in, leaning on Yinyi, remaining silent for a while.
Yin Yi has become more mature, and there are many emotions in his eyes. After seeing Ye Zhizhi's recklessness, he was shocked and reflecting at the same time.
The wolf sister can always do things that the wolf king can neither do nor think of. The wolf king can only obey the orders of the wolf king, but the wolf sister dares to resist and express her own ideas.
It couldn't bear to see the wolf king get hurt while protecting the tribe. It wanted to stop the challenge from the outside wolves, as it felt it was inappropriate... But no matter how it struggled in its heart, it couldn't take that step. It couldn't openly disobey the wolf king's orders.
But the wolf girl did it. She did what she wanted to do madly in her heart.
Yin Yi turned his head and looked at Ye Zhizhi, his beastly eyes filled with thoughts. Perhaps...
Ye Zhizhi and Yin Yi have been together for so many years, and they often have the same thoughts. She can understand Yin Yi's emotions and knows that his understanding of himself is now shaken.
Ye Zhizhi stroked the silver wolf's fur, she understood Yin Yi.
Animals have simple thinking. They rarely think about whether something is right or how to do it better. They tend to follow their instincts.
No matter how much Ye Zhizhi thinks they are as smart as humans, they are still very different from humans. Moreover, even for humans, it is difficult to deal with things beyond their own cognition.
After all, Yin Yi is purely the alpha wolf. Wolves are animals that attach great importance to rules, and the wolf king has absolute authority. No matter what Yin Yi does, he cannot disobey the wolf king's orders.
It cannot escape this logical scope.
Unless it challenges the authority of the Wolf King and becomes the new Wolf King, it can act according to its own ideas. But even if Yin Yi becomes the new Wolf King, he may make the same choice as the Wolf King.
Ye Zhizhi thought that if many years later, Yin Yi faced such a situation again, history would repeat itself.
Ye Zhizhi couldn't accept it.
Ye Zhizhi never dared to think too deeply about the death of the wolf pack. Whether it was humans or animals, dying of old age was the best way to die. But she also knew that the mortality rate of animals was very high.
If the wolves died due to lack of strength, she could slowly accept the sadness, but she could not accept the wolves dying due to conspiracy.
She wanted the wolves to learn to adapt and not jump into a trap even if it was clearly a trap, as that would be too stupid.
Ye Zhizhi felt that when dealing with foreign wolf packs, even if the wolves were challenging the position of the Wolf King, they should not be allowed to directly confront the Wolf King. At least the wolves of the tribe should be subdued first. The Wolf King was originally the supreme leader of the tribe. If anyone could challenge him, wouldn't that be very low in status?
Compared to the outside wolves trying to seize the position of Wolf King, Ye Zhizhi feels that the most important thing is the stable handover and transition of the internal Wolf King position. At least with this smooth transition of power, the ending will not be tragic after the previous Wolf King gives up the throne.
In Ye Zhizhi's imagination, when the father Wolf King grows old and his strength declines, Yin Yi will take over the position of Wolf King. Even if they will have a battle for the position of Wolf King, even if the father Wolf King is defeated by Yin Yi's claws, he will not die or be driven out of the tribe. Instead, he will live out his old age in the tribe.
Even if it wasn't Yin Yi who took the throne in the end, even if it was any other wolf in the tribe, the Wolf King father would still have a good ending.
Wolves are cold-blooded and ruthless in some aspects, but they are also very loyal and protective of their recognized companions. They will protect members of their pack for their entire lives.
Wolves are extremely loyal animals. Most wolves in a pack are born and raised within the pack, and their cohesion is unmatched by that of ordinary packs.
But Ye Zhizhi never thought that there would be foreign wolves eager to drive the wolf king off the throne.
Once a wolf from outside succeeds in taking the throne, the former wolf king will basically be either expelled from the territory or killed directly by the current wolf king. The wolves loyal to the former wolf king will also be expelled from the tribe. Even if they are not expelled, they may leave on their own or stay in the tribe, but their status will definitely not be as high as that of the loyal supporters of the current wolf king.
Ye Zhizhi would not use human thinking to judge whether the wolf pack's behavior was right or wrong. She understood them, and the wolves were just following the orders of the wolf king.
But Ye Zhizhi thought, as the Wolf King, he also had to learn to deal with conspiracies!
Ye Zhizhi leaned on Yin Yi, and the brother and sister snuggled together.
For a moment the cave was very quiet.
Ye Zhizhi naturally would not let down her guard against the strange wolf pack. She always had to figure out their purpose. Did they want to swallow up their entire tribe and occupy their territory, or did they have other intentions?
Ye Zhizhi couldn't wait for the leader to recover from his injury before challenging him. Facing a wolf pack with ill intentions, Ye Zhizhi felt that he couldn't just sit there and wait for death. Judging from the fact that they would use conspiracy to weaken the wolf king's strength, the leader's IQ was very high and his strength should not be underestimated.
Knowing yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without defeat. Ye Zhizhi felt that he should first investigate the other party's background.
The temporary resting place of the wolf pack was just a few hills away from their territory. Judging from their posture, it was obvious that they did not covet their tribe.
Ye Zhizhi and Yin Yi went together, and they didn't bring too many wolves with them. They just lurked and approached quietly, one man and one wolf.
These wolves are guarding a small temporary territory, and there are many wolves patrolling outside. There is a wolf watching every place. It can be said that there are no blind spots, and these wolves are very cautious.
Ye Zhizhi and Yin Yi have strong concealment abilities. They have already gotten quite close and did not sneak in rashly.
The wolves had explored the area many times and knew exactly which neighbors had moved in and which had not. These wolves had obviously wandered in from somewhere else, just like the wolf pack that had appeared out of nowhere that year.
Ye Zhizhi has been exploring the jungle all these years and has accumulated a lot of experience. At least she knows roughly what dangerous animals there are in which places.
Although these wolves were still a little embarrassed, their fierce aura and strong physique showed that they had come from a dangerous area.
The difference between the animals in the inner and outer areas is very obvious. No matter whether it is animals or plants in the central area, even the inconspicuous and tiny plants, their danger is more than one or two times higher than that outside. The animals inside are more ferocious. Ye Zhizhi has only seen such wolf packs in the central area.
In the outside area, Ye Zhizhi had also seen many wolf packs, but except for her pack and Sister Wolf's pack, the other wolf packs were smaller and not as strong.
Ye Zhizhi also noticed a very obvious characteristic. Those wolves with obviously stronger auras were basically "trained". Just like Yin Yi and the others, after they grew up and had a certain self-protection ability, they went out to train. Only by constantly training could they become stronger.
Ye Zhizhi felt that this was a good idea. Only when one became stronger would one be able to resist when in danger, like now.
Only such a wolf pack can last longer.
It is undeniable that surviving in the central area is more dangerous, but at the same time, the resources are also more abundant. Unless there are unexpected circumstances, the wolves will not abandon their resource-rich territory and go out.
She felt that the wolves that had lived there for a long time would certainly look down on the relatively scarce resources outside. Their territory had either been occupied by more powerful beings or destroyed and they could no longer survive.
Ye Zhizhi remembered the sound she had heard. The source of her uneasiness was probably related to the loud noise.
This made Ye Zhizhi think of the canyon cave.
If there is also...
Ye Zhizhi thought carefully for a moment and felt that it was unlikely that the canyon cave was destroyed.
That area is surrounded by mountains and water, with steep peaks and towering cliffs everywhere.
That area was a huge basin formed by the confluence of dangerous mountains. She and the wolf pack patrolled and observed the area for a long time, and even carefully explored the ground to see if there were any signs of giant predators. There were no giant predators in that area, and the strength of other predators was also very strong. However, in terms of unity and cooperation, the wolf pack was no worse than those predators. As long as there were no overwhelming predators, they could survive.
What's more, even if a giant predator appears one day, it doesn't matter. The canyon is narrow and their huge bodies cannot enter, so it can also become a shelter for wolves.
Ye Zhizhi recalled that from the canyon to the cave, it was like a paradise. Even little squirrels that had no ability to protect themselves could survive and reproduce in that area for generations, which showed that it was very safe there.
Regardless of whether this pack of wolves set their sights on their territory because they lost their homes, Ye Zhizhi would not let them go.
She wants to eliminate this threat once and for all.
After Ye Zhizhi determined the origins of these wolves, he also discovered that the wolves in this pack had not been together from the beginning. Some were clearly at the bottom of the pack, and judging from their size, it was clear that they were the latest to be absorbed into the pack.
Thinking that they were not directly occupying their territory, Ye Zhizhi speculated that the leader was not willing to come out like this, and the current size of the tribe was not enough for them to defend the territory, so, did they want to absorb the wolf pack and then fight back to the central area?
Ye Zhizhi looked at the wolf pack from afar. They had never had a formal fight with each other. If they really fought, even if they won, they would be seriously injured. Ye Zhizhi thought in her mind that if it was possible to avoid a head-on conflict, she should try her best to avoid it and use her wits to win.
It would be best to dispel this wolf pack's idea.
Ye Zhizhi set his sights on the leader. With its strength, it would never be willing to be inferior to anyone else. As long as there was someone in the tribe who could beat it, it would definitely give up automatically.
If the leader is killed, the remaining wolves will automatically retreat, and they will not dare to become enemies.
The wolf king's initial idea was not wrong. As long as he could defeat the other leader, the crisis would be resolved.
But Ye Zhizhi hopes it will be a fair fight.
Ye Zhizhi originally wanted to take advantage of the wolf king's illness to kill him, and take Yin Yi with her to attack the wolf king, but after thinking about it for a long time, she finally gave up the idea.
Although the other party was insidious and cunning, she also wanted to defeat these wolves in a fair way.
Don't let yourself become as despicable as your enemy.
After Ye Zhizhi gave up the idea of a sneak attack, he and Yin Yi left quietly.
***
After the wolf king's injuries healed a little, he would often go to the rocks on the top of the cave and lie down to look out.
When Ye Zhizhi and the wolf pack came back from going out, he sensed the breath of the Wolf King Dad above him. After thinking about it, he ran up and sat next to the Wolf King Dad.
The wolf king's huge body blocked the wind. After sitting for a while, Ye Zhizhi felt uncomfortable. Then he leaned his body against the wolf king's thick hair and looked at the distant mountains.
The wolf king just let her lean against him, motionless, his fur swaying slightly in the wind.
Ye Zhizhi still remembers the shock she felt when she first came out of the cave. Now, looking back, everything in the forest remains the same as it was yesterday, as if the past ten years or so have not brought any changes to the forest.
Perhaps it was because she had seen too many beautiful sights over the years, so when she looked at the familiar scenery again, she no longer felt as amazed as she did at the beginning.
But that kind of profound memory is also unmatched by any other place.
“Ouch—”
Ye Zhizhi brought up the old topic again, and she mentioned the matter of migrating territory to the Wolf King again.
Ye Zhizhi may not be able to see the distant future, but she always knows that migration is better for the wolves.
The Wolf King was still staring into the distance in silence, as if he hadn't heard what Ye Zhizhi said, but she knew that the Wolf King's father must have heard it.
Ye Zhizhi never doubted the wisdom of his father, the Wolf King. He was a very smart wolf and knew a lot.
It recognized her identity and from the beginning did not think that she was just a wolf with a different appearance. It knew that she was not a wolf, but still accepted her existence and recognized her as a member of the tribe.
Even if the Wolf King didn't understand what she meant at first, she expressed it many times and he must have understood it later.
The wolf king actually understands everything, but he just doesn't show it. He always has his own considerations in his mind.
Just like now, after hearing Ye Zhizhi's continuous howling, the Wolf King finally responded, turned around and looked at her, still without saying a word.
Ye Zhizhi looked straight into the wolf king's eyes. She had never been able to read the emotions deep in the wolf king's eyes. She only knew that the wolf king loved her no less than the wolf mother and Yin Yi, but even now, Ye Zhizhi could not see the emotional meaning in his eyes.
The territory over there is so large and there are so many preys, which allows the tribe to expand and grow rapidly, increase its strength, and it is also very hidden and safe.
Ye Zhizhi asked it, isn’t it the responsibility of the wolf king to lead the wolf pack to live a better and more stable life?
Ye Zhizhi's voice faded away, and the top of the mountain returned to silence. Only the whistling sound of the wind informed them of its passing.
The wolf king recovered quickly from his injuries. Even though he was seriously injured, he did not make people think of a hero in his twilight years. He always looked the same in Ye Zhizhi's eyes, with a huge and strong body, tight and smooth muscle lines, full of explosive power, and deep and sharp eyes.
Ye Zhizhi always paid attention to the leader's recovery progress. Its injuries were similar to those of the wolf king. After seeing that the wolf king's injuries had healed, Ye Zhizhi thought about the upcoming battle and immediately decided to take the initiative to fight.
After the leader's injuries healed, he led the wolf pack to continue the challenge.
This time, recuperation took up a lot of time, so they had to fight and win as quickly as possible. If they failed this time, they would have to give up and leave to find a new group.
Therefore, when the leader and the wolf pack came quietly, they found that the other side had been waiting in the woods early. The wolves from all directions were waiting for their arrival in an offensive or defensive posture.
The two groups of wolves faced each other again, but the leader's eyes immediately fell on the very different wolf cub standing next to the wolf king.
The scent on her body was mixed with that of a cub. She was obviously not yet an adult and looked very strange. It had never seen such a strange-looking wolf, but at the same time, she was very powerful.
It was she who intervened in the fight between the wolf kings and made its plan fail.
When the leader saw the wolf cub, he had a premonition that it might fail again tonight.
But the leader looked at these powerful wolves with envy, and still greedily wanted to conquer them and make them his followers.
The leader looked at the wolf king. He could clearly feel that the other party's injuries had healed well, and the aura emanating from his body was still very strong.
It attempts to—
At this time, Ye Zhizhi stood up, she let out a loud roar, and then announced that if anyone wanted to challenge the king of their tribe, they had to defeat the members of their tribe first. Only after defeating them would they be qualified to challenge the Wolf King.
However, they are fair and will allow the wolves that are qualified to challenge to recover from their injuries before challenging the Wolf King in their prime.
leader:"……"
Then, Yin Yi walked out, his sharp animal eyes swept over, waiting for the wolves to come forward and challenge.
The chief's gaze turned to the wolf king again, his dull eyes seemed to be in disbelief: How could he tolerate being ridden on by a wolf from his tribe and having his authority violated?
Such a powerful wolf king was sidelined like this?
The wolf king glanced majestically and roared from his throat, expressing his agreement with this rule to prove that he was not being sidelined.
leader:"……"
It didn't want both sides to suffer losses, so it couldn't provoke the wolf king to accept the challenge. The wolf king stood behind the wolves of his clan and agreed to let the wolves of his clan participate in the battle to prevent the challenge of foreign wolves in order to protect the wolf king and the wolf pack.
This is also within the rules of the wolf clan and is not strange. It is just that the wolf king did not attempt to resolve the crisis on his own.
The leader didn't expect that the wolves in this tribe would be so loyal to the wolf king.
After the leader was injured, it could clearly feel that the wolves in the pack began to move unusually. If it had not been able to suppress them and had not had a few loyal followers around it, it might have been driven out of power while it was seriously injured.
However, after suffering the same injury, this wolf king was still trusted and followed by his companions as always.
The leader became even more jealous. He also wanted such a loyal and powerful wolf. For this reason, he didn't think of any conspiracy or plan and just agreed.
The leader asked the strongest wolf in the tribe except himself to come out to challenge. However, after seeing that his own wolf was quickly suppressed and beaten, his heated mind instantly sobered up.
The leader's eyes swept over the wolves who were still standing in various corners to prevent them from launching sneak attacks even though they were all watching the battle in the field.
It calmed down and realized that it could not use this tribe for its own purposes. These wolves were so loyal that even if it won, they would not follow it but would choose to leave.
It cannot achieve its purpose.
After the leader realized this, he still did not stop the challenge, but continued to let the wolf fight calmly.
However, the next one to come on stage was a wolf who was equally powerful but had already developed ambitions.
Ye Zhizhi stood beside the wolf king, keeping an eye on the situation while also guarding against the leader's tricks. But surprisingly, the leader did nothing, and instead followed the rules they had set, letting the wolves take the stage one by one.
The battle lasted six times. Silver One accepted two challenges and then retreated. Then it was Brown Two's turn. Uncle Scar and Silver Little Gray also came on the field.
Afterwards, Ye Zhizhi held the dagger and it was her turn to go on stage.
However, when she stood up, the wolves on the opposite side stopped moving.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the leader, but the leader just looked at Ye Zhizhi deeply, then raised his head and howled loudly.
It chose to retreat.
As they watched, the leader led the pack away, and the injured wolf limped after them.
Those wolves surrendered after they were defeated. Yin Yi and his friends didn't kill any of them, but they soon realized that these wolves had been abandoned.
Ye Zhizhi, Yin Yi and the others chased after them silently. Halfway through, they found that except for the first injured wolf, the other five wolves were bitten to death by their companions.
Ye Zhizhi watched from afar and felt his heart pounding. It was indeed a cruel and ruthless wolf... No, Ye Zhizhi looked at the injured wolf that was still alive.
Were they being used? Were they helping to clean up the mess in disguise?
The leader, whose fangs were still stained with blood, turned his head and looked at her, as if he had noticed her presence and looked at her deeply.
They did not stop, but ran straight into the distance and disappeared into the jungle.
Ye Zhizhi and Yin Yi continued to follow. They followed for almost a whole day and night. Only after they were sure that they were not misleading them and had really left did they stop following and walk back.
On the way back, Ye Zhizhi sat on Yin Yi's back. She felt a little depressed as she had inadvertently helped the annoying wolf, but she soon became happy. After all, they solved the crisis with their strength.
After Ye Zhizhi and Yin Yi returned to the territory, the tribe returned to peace, although there were still several wolves patrolling outside every day to prevent being ambushed.
When Yin Yi was not on patrol, he did not stay in the cave, but went to find Sister Wolf.
The Red King naturally discovered the situation here, but if the other party was invading and occupying, they could still come forward to help deter them, but the other party was planning to challenge the position of Wolf King, and they could not intervene, after all, they were not a wolf pack.
So they just watched the fight for the wolf king silently from the sidelines.
Ye Zhizhi had been nervous for several days, and now that the wolves had completely disappeared, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
She went to check out the injuries on Silver Little Gray and the others.
Although the wolves that participated in the battle all won, they were inevitably injured because the opposing wolf packs were all quite strong.
After Ye Zhizhi was sure that his injuries had improved, he ran to the wolf mother and was finally able to sleep peacefully.
Ye Zhizhi slept very soundly, starting from daytime until he was woken up by the wolf mother.
Ye Zhizhi rubbed his eyes and got up, let out a lazy cry, and asked what was wrong.
She opened her eyes halfway, and the cave was pitch black, with only the wolf mother's green eyes standing out.
Is there another enemy attack?
Ye Zhizhi woke up instantly.
The silver wolf lowered its head, gently nudged Ye Zhizhi again, then turned and walked away, its tail brushing against Ye Zhizhi.
Ye Zhizhi hurriedly followed the silver wolf out of the cave, but did not notice the silver wolf's abnormal serious silence.
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