16 Wilderness Survival
◎Dad!◎
Ye Zhizhi's round eyes opened even wider, and met the wolf king's sidelong gaze.
!!!
Help, help! She jumped into the wolf's mouth...
Then Ye Zhizhi's two little paws held tighter.
The wolf king was still looking at the little cub, and she looked back without blinking, her main strategy being to not move unless the enemy moved.
Wolf King: “…”
Ye Zhizhi: “…”
The wolf king silently shifted his gaze and continued walking forward.
When the wolf king walked, Ye Zhizhi's small body lost balance and tilted. She subconsciously lifted her legs and clamped them together, then jumped upwards, with the whole cub hanging firmly on the wolf king's thigh.
A solid cub grew out of the right forelimb, but it did not affect the wolf king's steady pace at all.
It walked up the slope slowly and prepared to lie down when it reached the spot. But then it found that its front legs were being held by the cub and it could not bend them. The presence of the cub hindered its movement.
The wolf king lowered his head and looked at the cub in silence.
Ye Zhizhi's whole body swayed as the Wolf King walked, as if she was riding a rocking car that swayed from side to side. Even when the car stopped, she remained motionless, her bright black eyes widened even more, and she raised her head to stare at the Wolf King intently.
The wolf king tried to shake his fur, and his whole body shook. The cub, which was a small ball but had a strong presence, stuck firmly to his legs, as solid as a mountain.
Wolf King: “…”
Ye Zhizhi didn't know what the wolf king was thinking, and her limbs wrapped tighter around him as she swayed.
It was the silver wolf that came in from behind that discovered the situation on the wolf king's side. It walked up quickly, bared its fangs and grabbed Ye Zhizhi.
Ye Zhizhi's cotton-padded jacket tightened as the silver wolf's fangs grabbed her and lifted her upwards. She finally came to her senses and released the wolf king's thigh. Her gaze shot upwards, her limbs unconsciously moving a few times as she hung in the air, before she found herself face to face with the wolf king.
Ye Zhizhi's little hands and feet hung down, and she looked at him with an innocent expression.
The silver wolf was unaware of the "affectionate" gaze between the wolf king and the cub. After picking up the cub, it turned around and went down the slope.
When the silver wolf jumped lightly, Ye Zhizhi could feel her little clothes being pulled hard.
She curled up her little hands and feet, not daring to move. She was growing bigger and bigger, and the loose cotton coat on her body was becoming tighter and tighter.
What was being bitten was her only piece of clothing. Although it no longer fit her and was extremely dirty, it was her only piece of clothing after all. It would be terrible if she moved too much and tore the clothing.
Once again, I am thankful that the little clothes are of good quality. She has been carried around for several months, but they are still not damaged.
Ye Zhizhi was curled up and carried back to the boulder and grass nest by the silver wolf.
The silver wolf still remembered that the cub was very afraid of the wolf king. It placed the cub between its front legs, lowered its head and licked Ye Zhizhi's little face and belly to calm her down.
Ye Zhizhi lay in her den for a moment before realizing what was happening. She couldn't believe it. Not only had she walked around under the wolf king's claws, but she had also clung to his thighs tightly! And yet, the wolf king hadn't swallowed her whole?!
Is this something she can do?
Ye Zhizhi was so shocked that she shocked herself.
She raised her head and tried to look in the direction of the wolf king. Is the wolf king angry?
Before Ye Zhizhi could see the wolf king's reaction, she was blocked from view by Yin Yi who was running towards her.
Yinyi ran back happily with a rabbit in his mouth.
The cubs went out hunting with the wolf pack today. This rabbit was Yinyi's first independent hunt. He was worried about the skinny wolf sister, so he specially refrained from eating it and brought it to her.
Yin put the dead rabbit on the edge of the grass nest, and the wolf head in the shape of a divine horse began to droop, and nudged the rabbit towards Ye Zhizhi.
“Ahhh——”
Yin Yi wagged his tail and looked at Ye Zhizhi, calling out non-stop in an attempt to summon her out.
Ye Zhizhi's attention was completely attracted by Yin Yi. She turned over, and with her nimble limbs, she quickly crawled in front of Yin Yi.
She looked at the rabbit in front of her, which was covered in blood, had gray fur and was chubby. The wound on its neck showed that it had been killed by a single blow.
She praised loudly, saying that Brother Wolf was so awesome and had won the first battle perfectly!
Yin Yi squatted on its hind legs with its front paws in front of it. It wagged its tail reservedly, its pupils slightly narrowed, and it was obviously very happy. Then it did not forget to push the prey towards Ye Zhizhi.
This was specially brought back for the wolf sister. He was already able to hunt independently and feed the wolf sister! Although the wolf sister could walk, she looked very weak and would definitely not be able to catch prey. She would have to rely on him for support in the future.
"Woo——" Yin Yi raised his head proudly. He is now a wolf that can support a family. Howl——
Ye Zhizhi was very moved and responded with a serious howl, pushing the rabbit back with his paw, "Ao~"
I understand, Brother Wolf, but I don’t want to eat raw meat.
"Woo!" Yin Yi pushed back, still looking at Ye Zhizhi seriously with his wolf cub's rounded eyes. "You need to eat more meat to become strong!" Although he could already walk, he walked too slowly. He couldn't even run as fast as he walked, especially at this speed! In Yin Yi's eyes, the wolf sister not only didn't grow up, but grew in the opposite direction, getting smaller and smaller. She used to be only a little smaller than him, but now she is not even half his size.
What will happen if this continues? Will Wolf Sister never grow up?
Ginichi was worried and pushed the rabbit towards the wolf girl again.
In Yinyi's opinion, the wolf girl's condition was caused by being too picky about food and not wanting to eat meat.
Ye Zhizhi shook her head and said no, she didn't want to eat it. She didn't want to eat raw meat and drink blood. She would definitely not eat it until she learned how to make a fire and grill meat.
She is not even one year old yet, probably only about ten months old. Eating meat at this time would be a burden for her, not to mention that she cannot eat it, after all, she has not grown teeth yet.
However, as she grows older, her milk intake increases, and her appetite doubles. If she were still in human society, she would already be eating a variety of complementary foods. It's likely that soon, milk alone will no longer be enough to satisfy her appetite.
Ye Zhizhi was worried. How could she add different types of food to her diet? Besides meat, there was no other food in the cave. She could only look outside the cave. However, she was just a little kid who had just learned to crawl. It was really difficult for her to find food, not to mention that she had never even seen what was outside the cave.
Ye Zhizhi was so worried that he crawled under the wolf mother and ate her big meal.
Yin Yi tried to sell it to the wolf girl several times but failed. The wolf girl still refused to eat meat and even turned around and crawled towards her mother to drink milk. Yin Yi couldn't help but worry. What should he do since the wolf girl was such a picky eater?
After finishing his feeding, Ye Zhizhi lay on the wolf mother's front paws and turned to look at Yin Yi.
When Yin saw that the wolf girl’s belly was already bloated, he was still wondering whether he should save some for her next meal.
Although Ye Zhizhi did not eat the rabbit, her eyes fell on the rabbit's fur. She suddenly thought, could she use the fur of the prey to make warm winter clothes?
Ye Zhizhi thought about how the wolves had endured such a tormenting winter to keep her warm, unable to sit or lie down comfortably, and unable to move. She didn't want to be trapped by the wolves for the entire winter, and if there was a way, she would try other ways to survive the winter.
Ye Zhizhi knew that furry animal skins could be used to make warm clothing, but she didn't know how to make them. Not to mention how to make the fur, just how to peel it off was a big problem for Ye Zhizhi at that moment.
Seeing Ye Zhizhi staring at the prey she brought back, Yin thought she wanted to eat it, so he let out a howl and tried to push it to her. But the wolf girl still refused firmly. He didn't understand why the wolf girl didn't want to eat it when she was obviously interested.
Ye Zhizhi had no tools at hand, and it would be too irritating to peel the fur with her bare hands. Besides, she had never done it before and couldn't do it.
So she set her sights on Yin Yi, trying to communicate with him whether he could eat only the meat and leave the fur when eating rabbits, but this was too difficult to communicate. The wolf pack had never eaten prey and specifically avoided the fur, so Yin Lang did not understand what Ye Zhizhi wanted to express.
It only understood that the wolf girl really didn't want to eat meat and wanted it to eat the prey.
Yin Yi opened his eyes innocently, and with a few clicks of his mouth, he quickly finished eating the rabbit, leaving only a few tufts of hair.
Ye Zhizhi: “…”
Forget it, let’s think of other solutions first.
After being interrupted by Yin Yi, Ye Zhizhi forgot what he wanted to do before.
Since the wolves came back, the cave has been very lively. Not only did Yin Yi successfully hunt, but the other wolf cubs who also successfully hunted enjoyed the fruits of victory. They ran around in the cave more excitedly than ever before, and the whole cave was resounding with the cubs' howling.
After Yinyi finished eating the prey, he didn't stay in the boulder den for long. He couldn't resist the temptation, so he ran down quickly with his tail swishing and started playing with the other wolf cubs.
The three old wolves who were resting in the den had already walked out leisurely. After they finished their meal, they walked back slowly, wagging their tails and walking in the cave very leisurely to digest their food.
Ye Zhizhi, who saw this scene, couldn't help but suddenly have an idea in her mind: maybe they had known about her little tricks for a long time, but just heard that the wolves were about to come back, so they ignored her attempt to climb out.
...The more Ye Zhizhi thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. After all, wolves have excellent hearing and sense of smell.
Ye Zhizhi checked the light and estimated the time. The wolves had returned too early today. Shouldn't it have taken longer to take the cubs out hunting? They had all returned before noon, putting a stop to her plan to leave the den.
However, Ye Zhizhi's thoughts were not on the colorful world outside the cave. Of course, even if she had this idea, she couldn't put it into action for the time being. The wolves were all in the cave, and she would not find a chance to climb out. Her full attention was now on the wolf king.
Ye Zhizhi stayed in the nest for a while, and couldn't help but crawl out. She lay on the edge of the boulder and observed quietly.
It was just past noon, the time for spring naps. The wolf cubs were full of energy and still playing, but the adult wolves soon returned to their dens to lie down and rest.
Compared to before when she could only see a hazy huge outline, this time she could see very clearly. At this time, the wolf king was lying on the slope, motionless with his eyes closed, and his hill-like body was slightly rising and falling.
Ye Zhizhi seemed to be less afraid of the Wolf King. She had not had much contact with the Wolf King, but the Wolf King did leave her with a little psychological trauma.
After what just happened, the shadow seemed to have almost dissipated, and I was left with more curiosity.
Ye Zhizhi felt that the wolf king was so majestic and powerful. His body was much larger than other adult wolves. And the look in his eyes when he glanced at her was as if he was looking down on the world. He was so majestic and powerful with the domineering power of a king!
People admire the strong, even if the other party is just a wolf, it doesn't stop her from admiring him. Ye Zhizhi's eyes sparkled. Will she be so domineering in the future? Well... she is human, it seems that she can't do it.
The wolf king seemed to notice the cub's increasingly scorching gaze, and his closed eyes moved slightly, but he did not open his eyes in the end.
Ye Zhizhi kept staring, staring, and staring.
She stared and stared, her eyelids became heavy, her big eyes opened and closed, and she began to become dazed.
At this moment, the wolf king, who had been stared at for a long time, seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. He finally opened his eyes and looked over sharply...
Wolf King: "..." It opened its eyes and saw not the little cub who was disturbing it with his eyes, but the silver wolf standing above it and looking at it expressionlessly.
And the little cub had already laid down and was fast asleep.
The wolf king's sharp eyes suddenly became less sharp, and he even raised his tail and wagged it.
The silver wolf looked speechless. It picked up the sleeping cub and turned around to walk back to its den.
The wolf king's wagging tail stiffened, then dropped, and its head fell onto its front legs.
When will my wife let him come back home?
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Ye Zhizhi had no idea when she fell asleep. When she woke up, she was curled up under the belly of the wolf mother, with her fluffy tail draped over her. She also didn't know when the wolf brother came back, but he was sleeping soundly beside her, curled up next to her.
Ye Zhizhi just moved, and Yin Yi pressed down with his whole body without opening his eyes, covering Ye Zhizhi completely. It was unknown whether it was a habit developed in winter.
Ye Zhizhi, who was pinned down and unable to move, had no choice but to wait for Brother Wolf to wake up. However, while waiting, she fell asleep again.
When I woke up again, it was already late afternoon.
Yin Yi had just woken up and was moving around in her nest for a while. When she saw Ye Zhizhi open her eyes, she leaned over and licked her forehead, then lay down in front of Ye Zhizhi.
Yinyi, who often acts as a porter, is very conscious and needs to carry the wolf sister downstairs.
Ye Zhizhi climbed onto Wolf Brother's back.
At this time, the wolf brother could easily carry the wolf sister. Originally, the size difference between the two cubs was not particularly large, but now, the difference is very obvious.
The ten-month-old human cub, aside from looking a bit sturdier, hadn't grown much in size. Otherwise, the small cotton-padded jacket she was wearing, meant for a two- or three-month-old baby, would have burst long ago. Meanwhile, the wolf cub had grown significantly after the winter.
Yin Yi quickly walked down the boulder nest, but did not put Ye Zhizhi down immediately. Instead, he carried her on his back and walked around.
Ye Zhizhi inspected every corner of the cave like she was patrolling her territory, and then she saw what the wolves of each tribe were doing in their dens.
Uncle Scar and Uncle Broken Tail were alone as wolves. One of them was lying on his front legs, shaking his ears boredly, while the other was lying there with his eyes closed, not moving at all.
The two wolf pairs sleeping together...
Ye Zhizhi suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared curiously. Erzong's wolf father and wolf mother were huddled together affectionately, rubbing their ears against each other's cheeks, looking very close.
When the affectionate wolf couple noticed the cub staring at them with bright eyes, they said: "..."
I don't know why, but my interest suddenly disappeared.
Ye Zhizhi turned his head to look, and seeing that they were not moving, he withdrew his gaze regretfully. Why didn't they continue?
When passing by Sanbai's wolf father and mother, Ye Zhizhi looked over with great interest and found that they did not have any intimate behavior. It seemed that Sanbai's wolf father had done something wrong. He was training with his head down and ears folded, and from time to time Sanbai's wolf mother raised her paw to pat him.
The two wolf cubs, Sanbai and Xiaobai, lay on the side, watching with shining eyes.
At this moment, Ye Zhizhi and the two wolf cubs had the same expression. She wished she had a wolf language translator so that she could also hear what was happening.
When Sanbai and Xiaobai saw Yinyi and Ye Zhizhi, they didn't bother to watch the fun and rushed out, wagging their tails and rubbing against Yinyi and his sister.
Ye Zhizhi stretched out her little hands and touched them one by one.
After a while, Erzong also ran out. After the group of cubs successfully reunited, Yinyi put Ye Zhizhi down.
Ye Zhizhi sat steadily on the flat ground, watching the four little wolves standing together, communicating with low humming sounds, and rubbing against each other from time to time.
She was shocked to discover that Yin Yi was actually a size larger than the other three wolf cubs. Although the difference was not particularly large, the difference was already noticeable.
Her wolf brother is a worthy descendant of the Wolf King and the Wolf Queen. In time, he will surely become the new Wolf King!
Speaking of the Wolf King, Ye Zhizhi remembered her thoughts before her nap, and she looked up.
The slope where the wolf king was lying was right at the edge of the flat ground. On the other side of the slope, facing the flat ground, there was a three-meter-high steep wall standing almost vertically.
From Ye Zhizhi's current angle, he couldn't see the wolf king on the slope.
She crawled forward for a distance on the flat ground, looking up in the direction of the wolf king from time to time. Soon her sight changed and she could see the other side of the slope, a long slope on a ridge.
She climbed again, and now Ye Zhizhi could see the wolf king from her angle.
She sat firmly on the ground and looked up.
Ye Zhizhi suddenly wanted to know what the Wolf King’s attitude towards her was.
Although the wolf king scared her at first, he actually didn't do anything to her. Moreover, if he really didn't want his unique cub to stay in the wolf pack, even the silver wolf would not be able to keep her. After all, he was the only king of the wolf pack.
So actually, the Wolf King has already accepted her existence, right?
Should she try it?
Ye Zhizhi stared at the wolf king's back without blinking.
The wolf king, who was being tailed again: "..." What on earth does this little cub want to do?
Ye Zhizhi hesitated again and again, but still didn't dare to take action.
She supported herself on the ground with her hands and decided to practice crawling first.
As she was climbing with her head down, she was suddenly blocked by a bare loess wall. She squatted back, raised her head and saw that she had unknowingly climbed to the edge of a step less than 50 centimeters deep at the bottom of the slope.
Ye Zhizhi: “!!!”
She looked at the long sloping slope in front of her and felt that it seemed easy to climb.
So she became restless.
She doesn't go near the wolf king, just climbs up this slope, should it be fine?
Ye Zhizhi looked at the wolf king's back, motionless, as if he didn't notice her existence.
She climbed to the edge of the step and first raised one little hand to try to touch the top of the step, but when she got closer, she found that her little hand could not reach the top.
Ye Zhizhi: "..." She overestimated herself.
Forget climbing the slope, she couldn't even climb this hurdle.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the wolf king's back, his eyes unconsciously looking pitiful.
However, Sanbai, who was not far away, discovered a small group of cubs at the bottom of the slope. He walked over and tilted his head in confusion, as if asking what was going on.
When Ye Zhizhi saw Sanbai, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Not long after, Ye Zhizhi, who had successfully climbed the ladder, turned around and cried out in thanks to Sanbai.
Sanbai didn't understand the cub's excitement, so he turned and left, wagging his tail.
After Ye Zhizhi came up, from her perspective, the slope was very long, so she just climbed down the bottom, it should be okay, right?
She sat for a while, looking up at the wolf king's reaction. Seeing that it had not moved, as if it had not noticed her, she crawled away.
But the space at the bottom of the slope was too small, and Ye Zhizhi couldn't help but want to climb farther.
So she looked up at the wolf king again.
Wolf King: “…”
The wolf king moved. It stood up and turned, lying down with its head facing Ye Zhizhi, its pupils slightly narrowed.
It wants to see what this little guy wants to do.
The cub that was stared at by the wolf king said that he dared not move.
The two sides looked at each other in silence for a moment.
In the end, Ye Zhizhi took the first step. She crawled in a small space at the bottom of the slope, watching the wolf king's reaction as she crawled.
Wolf King: "..." Its expression was somewhat speechless. That's it?
So the wolf king did not respond.
Ye Zhizhi knew that wolves attached great importance to their territory. This slope was considered the wolf king's territory, just like a boulder nest. No other wolves could come up without permission, except for the cubs who posed no threat. Otherwise, it would be considered a provocation in the eyes of the wolves.
Although Ye Zhizhi is a cub, she knows that the wolf king knows that she is not a wolf cub. I wonder if wolves will be so tolerant towards cubs who are not of the same species?
No matter what, the Wolf King's acquiescence was a signal to Ye Zhizhi.
Ye Zhizhi relaxed his little body and crawled around happily.
After the wolf king turned in one direction, he did not turn back, but continued to face her.
Ye Zhizhi kept crawling, and without her noticing, she was unknowingly crawling closer and closer to the Wolf King.
By the time she realized what was happening, she was already halfway up the slope.
Ye Zhizhi: “!!!”
She subconsciously looked at the Wolf King.
The wolf king's eyes were slightly closed, and his breath was calm.
Ye Zhizhi thought that it would be fine if he hugged the big hairy legs, so he couldn't help but tentatively crawl towards the wolf king.
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She crawled for a while and then stopped to see its reaction.
After spending several months with the wolves, she was able to understand the messages they were expressing from their expressions, calls, and postures.
Now the wolf king's expression is very calm, and he is in a relaxed posture.
The wolf king is not a threat at this time.
Unknowingly, Ye Zhizhi was already very close, and from beginning to end, the wolf king's aura remained unchanged.
Ye Zhizhi raised his head and looked at the wolf king, who was getting closer and closer.
As they got closer, Ye Zhizhi felt the wolf king's intimidation more intuitively. Even though it was in a comfortable posture at the moment, one could still imagine that it would pounce on its prey and bite off its throat at the next moment.
Ye Zhizhi was already very close to the Wolf King at this time. If the Wolf King wanted to do something to her, she would definitely not be able to escape. Even the wolf mother who was far away in the boulder nest could not come to save her in time.
Ye Zhizhi's heartbeat began to accelerate. She felt nervous and even inexplicably excited.
The wolf king's eyes narrowed, yet he could clearly see the cub's every move. He didn't quite understand the cub. It was clearly afraid of him, yet it was still so close to him. Wasn't he afraid of frightening it to tears again? Don't think that he wouldn't dare do anything just because he had his wife's support... He really didn't dare do anything.
The wolf king wanted to open his eyes and scare this timid yet brave little cub.
Then its paw was gently touched, as if a feather was brushing gently. The soft touch made the wolf king's cold heart feel as if something was scratching it.
The wolf king suddenly opened his eyes.
Ye Zhizhi stretched out a small hand and approached quietly. She had just tentatively placed it on the wolf king's paw, and then she was faced with a pair of cold vertical pupils that belonged only to ferocious beasts. She froze instantly and stared back blankly.
But Ye Zhizhi was already mentally prepared. She quickly regained her composure and tried to send friendly signals, but her baby voice trembled: "Ah... Ah Wu?"
The wolf king raised his head and glanced at the cub who was nearby. His face was expressionless, and his condescending wolf eyes showed the king's dominance.
Despite this, the wolf king did not move, and her little hand was still resting safely on the wolf king's front paws.
Did the Wolf King accept her?
She called out again tentatively: "Ouch?"
Wolf King: “…”
Ye Zhizhi's big, round, black eyes suddenly shone.
The Wolf King did not reject her! The Wolf King accepted her!
Ye Zhizhi put another small hand on it, and placed her two white, tender and soft paws on the thick wolf claws. She raised her head and called out loudly——
“Ouch!”
dad!
Wolf King: “…”
【Author’s words】
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