165 Wilderness Survival
◎Xiaohua wanted to give her a surprise.◎
Ye Zhizhi was not familiar with this forest, so he followed the leader in the moonlight. After the wolves retreated for a distance, he specially looked for an open area nearby.
The leader strode with his head held high. He was extremely confident in his own strength. Although he was just an underage wolf, he had intervened in the battle for the wolf king, but they didn't fight after all. In his eyes, Ye Zhizhi was just a wolf with some strength and great potential, but still not as good as him.
If they can be absorbed into the tribe, their chances of returning to the central area will be greater.
Ye Zhizhi observed the surroundings for a moment, making sure that the place it chose was hidden enough. Even if the wolves were summoned, they would not come so quickly, and Xiaohua hiding in the dark would help her stop them. Then she gripped the dagger tightly, staring at the leader, her eyes lighting up.
The leader turned to Ye Zhizhi, then lowered his front legs and looked at Ye Zhizhi with his beast eyes. When he was about to roar to let her choose whether to admit defeat, the other party suddenly pounced on him with a weapon in hand.
It subconsciously dodged to the side, and the dagger, shining coldly in the moonlight, followed after it.
leader:"???"
This little wolf seemed to be more powerful than it had imagined. It was being chased by an impenetrable attack and could only passively defend itself for a while.
Ye Zhizhi's eyes were bright, and his body moved flexibly and quickly. The dagger in his hand seemed to have life, and it almost became a shadow in Ye Zhizhi's hand.
When the leader ran and dodged, a lot of his hair was cut off and fluttered in the wind.
There were even many scratches on its body.
This leader was not Wolf Dad. She did not hold back at all and basically stabbed him with her knife right next to him.
The leader was hiding in a panic. He had made a serious miscalculation. This wolf was actually just as strong as him! He subconsciously wanted to summon the wolf pack.
Ye Zhizhi won't give it a chance.
The leader was in a panic because of the underestimation, but now he realized that he was experienced in combat and quickly broke through her rhythm and started to fight back.
The man and the wolf moved so fast that they became a shadow, fighting in the quiet forest under the moonlight.
In the end, Ye Zhizhi was slightly better.
The leader didn't know about Ye Zhizhi's irregular attack style. During the battle, the most dangerous thing in his eyes was the sharp blade in the wolf's hand, so he paid more attention to the dagger.
Little did they know that Ye Zhizhi had an even more powerful trick, a secret weapon she had mastered through countless practice on wolves and other animals. Even the wolf father was defeated by this trick, and this wolf, who had no idea of her strength, was even more defeated.
When the leader was pressed into the pile of dead branches and leaves on the ground by Ye Zhizhi and could not move, he almost instantly surrendered with a howl.
At this time, the dagger in Ye Zhizhi's hand had already cut through the fur on its neck and was about to stab into the fatal part.
Ye Zhizhi's hand paused, but remained on the leader's neck.
The leader howled loudly to show his surrender.
Ye Zhizhi blinked, and the ferocity in her eyes slowly faded away. She looked down at the wolf in front of her, feeling regretful.
How could this wolf be so cowardly, giving in so quickly? If only she had waited a little longer, she could have finished it off.
Although Ye Zhizhi is not a pure wolf, she has lived with wolves for so many years, so she still knows some of the rules of the wolf pack.
When wolves fight, as long as one side admits defeat, they usually will not continue fighting, unless both sides are unwilling to admit defeat and the fight is to the death, or there is a blood feud between the two sides.
The hatred between Ye Zhizhi and this leader was not to this extent. Although he had schemed to injure Wolf Dad, it was ultimately about the fight for the position of Wolf King, and—
Ye Zhizhi glanced down and saw the leader, who had already whimpered in surrender, with blood also spreading under his body.
Although she didn't kill it with one blow, there were already many bloody holes on its body, and blood was oozing out.
Ye Zhizhi slowly retracted the dagger, then loosened his hand, stood up and let go of the leader.
The leader quickly got up with his tail between his legs and ran forward for a distance before turning around and looking at Ye Zhizhi.
Its beastly eyes were filled with fear, and the tiny Ye Zhizhi was like a monster in its eyes.
How was this creature raised? It looks so thin, how can such terrifying strength exist in such a small body?
At this time, the leader was extremely grateful that he did not summon the wolves.
Otherwise, if the wolves in his tribe saw that he had lost, wouldn't he lose his position as Wolf King to the other party? The wolves under his command would probably immediately recognize the new Wolf King!
The leader originally just wanted to use his own strength to make the other party join the tribe willingly... He didn't want to give up his position as the wolf king.
Now the leader has only one thought in his mind: when will this wolf leave here?
Its tribe can't afford it.
When Ye Zhizhi saw the look on the leader's face, he felt relieved. Wolf Dad was right. In the face of absolute strength, he was nothing.
She was in no hurry to leave. It just so happened that she was unfamiliar with this forest. The chief had been living here with his tribe for so long, so he must have gotten to know it pretty well.
Ye Zhizhi felt the leader's fear and resistance towards him, and understood what he was thinking.
She scoffed. She didn't want to be the wolf king of this tribe! In her heart, there was only one tribe that she recognized and accepted.
However, this does not affect Ye Zhizhi's use of it as a threat.
She wanted to let the wolf know that it is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away.
leader:"……"
If the wolf had been willing to follow it back to its territory before the fight, it would have been happy, but now...
The leader was reluctant and even wanted to ask the wolves to drive Ye Zhizhi away. However, looking at the blood-stained blade raised by Ye Zhizhi, the leader was very willing to do so.
Then he slowly led Ye Zhizhi the way.
Ye Zhizhi was not afraid of the leader doing bad things. If she were alone, she might be more cautious, but Xiaohua was there, and she felt that she had guessed the leader's thoughts.
If it wasn't afraid that she would challenge its position as wolf king in front of all the wolves, it might as well give it a try.
And it was obvious that the leader was already wary of her strength.
Ye Zhizhi was thinking about taking a walk around the wolf pack's territory to see what was going on and get familiar with the mountains and forests here.
It’s not dawn yet, let’s find a relatively safe place to settle down first.
The wolves retreated not far away and soon saw their leader appear, and also smelled a strong smell of blood.
For a moment, the wolves became a little agitated.
The leader had regained his composure, and although he was covered in blood, he did not show any sign of weakness.
Ye Zhizhi was also covered in blood, some of it from the leader and some from himself.
Although the leader failed to defeat Ye Zhizhi, his strength was not weak, so Ye Zhizhi was also slightly injured.
The wolves did not see the fight in person, and looking at the result, they could not tell who won or lost.
However, the leader's strength is a consensus among the wolves, and they believe that the leader has won.
The leader let out a loud howl and then left with the wolf pack.
Ye Zhizhi had been soaking in the water for so long and had also fought a fight. After thinking about it, she decided to sit on the leader's head and let it carry her.
leader:"……"
In the face of strength, it endures!
Finally, the leader lowered his head and carried Ye Zhizhi into the territory.
The wolves looked at it curiously for a few more times, but the wolf king was the one who kept his word, so they didn't say anything in the end. They just thought that this wolf was really valued by the leader, and he actually let the other party ride on his head.
The wolf pack's territory is not far from the mountain stream, otherwise they would not come here to hunt in the middle of the night.
After they ran for a while, the terrain in front of them changed. Then they passed a lot of rocks and stopped in front of a dark cave entrance.
Ye Zhizhi smelled the strong scent of wolves, and she knew that this was the wolf's territory.
Ye Zhizhi jumped down, looked around, then picked an ancient tree nearby and climbed up in a few steps.
She will rest here tonight.
The leader who watched the wolf climb up the ancient tree said: "..." It was still thinking about its own territory and was ready to let the wolves attack her when she was not paying attention. Who can tell it why a wolf can climb a tree? And climb so skillfully?
Ye Zhizhi vaguely sensed that Xiaohua was also nearby, but it had been hiding well and had not been discovered.
Ye Zhizhi felt relieved immediately. She untied the tightly wrapped package on her back and placed it in front of her. Then she took out dried meat and dried fruits from the equally tightly wrapped snakeskin bag, ate them to replenish her energy, and sprinkled medicinal powder on the wounds on her body.
The current environment is relatively safe for her, and Ye Zhizhi can finally have a good rest.
After she applied the dressing to the wound, she held the package in her arms, leaned against the tree trunk, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
I have to say that Ye Zhizhi was smart to follow the wolf pack back to their territory. In the wolf pack's territory, the only danger was wolves that were enemies, not friends. However, these wolves did not have the skill to climb trees, so they could only look up at Ye Zhizhi lying on the tall tree trunk and stare blankly.
When Ye Zhizhi woke up, it was already bright.
The dazzling sunlight fell through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and the light and shadow swayed on Ye Zhizhi's face.
Ye Zhizhi's eyelids moved, and before she opened her eyes, she raised her hands to cover her eyes.
It's rare for her to sleep so soundly, she hasn't gotten enough sleep yet! This sunlight is so annoying.
Ye Zhizhi covered his eyes and squinted for a moment before he came to his senses and opened his eyes reluctantly.
She moved her stiff body, stood up, stretched her waist, and then looked at the ground.
A pack of wolves were wandering under the tree, and some of them were even putting their front legs on the tree trunk, trying to climb up.
Ye Zhizhi took a closer look and recognized that the person trying to climb was the wolf leader.
The bloodstains on its fur had been licked, and the wounds no longer bled. However, now that it was clearly visible in broad daylight, Ye Zhizhi realized that he had not only caused many wounds to it, but also cut off a lot of its hair. Now it was bald in patches, and looked particularly ugly.
The leader was trying hard to stretch his limbs when he felt someone looking down at him from above. He raised his eyes and noticed Ye Zhizhi's gaze. He immediately retracted his claws silently and walked away with his tail wagging as if nothing had happened.
Ye Zhizhi was too lazy to explore its thoughts.
She looked up and noticed the position of the light. It was almost noon, so she climbed down quickly and landed steadily on the ground.
Ye Zhizhi didn't care about these wolves. She just took a quick look at the surrounding environment.
The wolf pack's territory looks very different during the day and at night. The ground in front of her was covered with rocks. She looked at the distribution and it looked like a dry riverbed, while the wolf's den was a huge cave.
The leader noticed her gaze and was worried that she would set her eyes on his territory and change her mind to seize the position of wolf king. He couldn't help but feel nervous.
Ye Zhizhi had no plans to stay in the territory.
She had been wandering in the jungle for so many years and had never been in this direction. She didn't know what was in this jungle, so she planned to observe it first.
The forest stretched in all directions, and she had to explore carefully to figure out which direction to go.
The wolves looked at her curiously and cautiously.
They thought that this wolf would join their tribe, but looking at the leader's attitude, although he brought the other party back, he had no intention of letting her join the tribe. For some unknown reason, the leader gave up this idea, but let the other party enter the territory.
The wolves were unsure of their leader's attitude.
Ye Zhizhi walked out. The wolves did not dare to act rashly without the leader's order, and just watched her leave.
However, the leader followed silently, swishing his tail.
The leader didn't know why the wolf came here, but looking at her appearance, it didn't seem like she was lost from the tribe, nor did she look like she was driven out of the tribe. The leader couldn't figure out what was going on with the wolf for a while.
I always feel that she is mysterious.
Ye Zhizhi ignored the leader. She easily jumped over the boulder and then ran out quickly.
The leader followed her for a while and found that she was running out. He thought she was leaving and was very happy. The little wolf left.
So it stopped following and happily returned to the cave to recuperate.
The leader bared his teeth. The little wolf had hit him so hard that he almost died. Fortunately, he surrendered quickly.
Shortly after the leader left, Xiaohua, who had been nearby, appeared and followed Ye Zhizhi.
“Hiss—”
Ye Zhizhi touched the snake's head, then turned over and sat on it.
This forest is unfamiliar and the smell is complex.
She found that the smell of decay in the jungle air here was even stronger than where she had been before. Even though it was a sunny day, as soon as she entered the forest, the sunlight seemed to be blocked out, the light suddenly dimmed, and there was even lingering miasma in the forest.
Ye Zhizhi looked up and saw tall trees lined up one after another. Many of the trees were of the same species and looked exactly the same at first glance. If someone was not familiar with the area, it would be easy to get lost in the forest.
However, Ye Zhizhi does not rely solely on sight to identify, she also relies on senses such as hearing and smell. Even if they are very similar, it is still very easy for Ye Zhizhi to identify the direction.
Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua walked around in the forest, and she was sure that they were going in the right direction this time.
She was now very close to the outskirts of the jungle.
Because she only walked halfway up the mountain, she encountered a lot of human remains along the way, more than she had encountered when treasure hunting with animals. She even saw that some of the bones were very new, as if they had died not long ago.
Ye Zhizhi also had the same idea and wanted to find out if there was anything she could use.
Especially lighters.
She had only found one in all these years, and had used it for a long time with great care. Now it was almost unusable and was about to be scrapped.
Ye Zhizhi saw a lot of leftover packages in some corners. She flipped through them and found a lot of things that looked like dry biscuits.
It must be the food brought by humans during their exploration here, but they died before they could finish eating it.
Ye Zhizhi saw that the packaging was intact and sniffed it curiously.
The characters above were in a foreign language. Ye Zhizhi had almost forgotten everything she knew. Looking at the densely packed letters, her eyes became bulging with circles. She couldn't understand them at all.
Although Ye Zhizhi didn't tear it open to taste it, he had already put it into his backpack.
She happened to find a good backpack and could pack all the useful things she had collected.
There were too many messy things, and bones were scattered almost everywhere. Ye Zhizhi helped dig a hole to bury them at first, but there were too many of them, and she couldn't bury them all after a long time, so she simply pretended not to see them.
Ye Zhizhi looked for high ground nearby.
She thought that by looking out from above, she might see some human traces, which would give her an idea of which direction to go.
Ye Zhizhi searched for a long time and finally ran to a mountain and climbed a very tall tree. Looking out from the top of the ancient tree, he could barely see the outline of the nearby terrain.
It is still a continuous group of mountains, high and low, connected into a huge mountain range.
Ye Zhizhi looked around hard, but still didn't see any traces of human buildings. It seemed that the area she was in was still relatively far inland.
Ye Zhizhi had already confirmed that humans frequently appeared here, so he was not in a hurry for the time being.
Even if you wait here, one day you will eventually see the appearance of humans.
Then she would know how to get out.
Ye Zhizhi quickly climbed down the tree and then looked for fruit and hunted.
She hadn't eaten properly for two days and had to fill her stomach first before she had the energy to do anything else.
Ye Zhizhi quickly set her sights on a prey and hunted a giant deer. It wasn't because she had a big appetite, but most of the deer Ye Zhizhi hunted was for Xiaohua.
She just cut a few pieces of meat for herself, then picked up some dead branches and leaves to make a fire and roast the meat.
The forest here seems to be a little different from other places, and there doesn't seem to be as many dangers. However, the branches and leaves are also very wet. If Ye Zhizhi wants to make a fire, he still has to dry the firewood.
Ye Zhizhi thought that she still had to find a place to stay, which would be more convenient.
After Ye Zhizhi cut off the meat he needed, Xiaohua swallowed the whole deer and then lay down behind a hidden bush to digest it.
Ye Zhizhi continued to look for wild fruits.
There are many predators in this forest, but they are not as powerful as Ye Zhizhi. After Ye Zhizhi did not hide her breath, the predators in the jungle all walked around her.
So for Ye Zhizhi, this jungle is very safe.
Ye Zhizhi did not let his guard down because the dangers in the jungle were everywhere. Once he let his guard down, he might be hit in the next second.
Ye Zhizhi dried the dead leaves for most of the day, and in the evening he found an open space to burn them and then grilled them for meat.
She was thinking about the next journey.
Seeing that the way out was within reach, perhaps she would encounter humans at any time. Ye Zhizhi was already struggling with how to make her debut, and Xiaohua...
Xiaohua has been following her all the time. After she finds humans, Xiaohua can no longer follow her and should go back.
Ye Zhizhi didn't know how to make Xiaohua say goodbye to her, and at the same time make it understand that it couldn't follow her out.
Ye Zhizhi shook her head and thought, forget it, things will work out when the time comes. She might not be able to find the right direction so quickly, so she should just wait until she finds it.
Ye Zhizhi couldn't help but think of Yin Yi and the others.
After she left, the wolf pack should be able to live well, right?
Ye Zhizhi just thought about it and forced herself to divert her attention. She was afraid that if she thought too much, she would not be willing to leave.
While filling his stomach, Ye Zhizhi had a plan in mind.
She had to find a place to stay first, and then explore the surrounding areas along the temporary residence.
Behind the big mountain behind her was the deeper part of the jungle, so that direction could be ruled out. In the end, she should continue to move forward.
Ye Zhizhi had no intention of staying with the wolf pack. She explored the area for three days and soon found a cave suitable for settling down. She then returned to the wolf pack's territory, took her package away, and headed towards the target cave.
The leader, who had been resting peacefully, was startled when he noticed the wolf reappear. Didn't she leave? Why is she back again?
The chief followed behind and watched quietly. When he found that the wolf had actually moved to a nearby cave and seemed to want to live there permanently, his pupils suddenly trembled.
The mountains and forests here are so barren and remote, why should I stay here?! Is it because I once targeted her tribe that I am now targeting theirs?
Ye Zhizhi didn't care about the leader's hesitation. The cave she found was indeed not far from the wolf pack's territory, it was right next door.
This was the only place she found in this area that was suitable for her to stay. Everything else was fine except that the cave was too small and Xiaohua's huge body could not fit in.
Ye Zhizhi put all the messy things he found in the cave, and then carefully hid the only package he brought out.
Then he took Xiaohua out and continued walking around.
While looking for a way out, Ye Zhizhi continued to "pick up scraps" and search for things that belonged to humans.
She thought to herself, the dagger in her hand has been used many times with a rolled blade, so give her a new weapon!
The leader was worried and kept observing this strange wolf silently. Then he unexpectedly saw a powerful giant python, and it seemed that they were in the same group!
The leader became even more worried, always feeling that his tribe was in danger, so he continued to observe and realized that her behavior was looking for something.
The forest trash? Although the leader didn't know what it was for, seeing her searching so hard, the wolves also mobilized the pack to look for it.
Whatever you are looking for, find it and leave quickly.
So every time Ye Zhizhi returned to the cave, he found the entrance full of messy things.
She smelled the scent of wolves and immediately understood that the wolves had found them for her, even though most of them were useless... Were they trying to be friendly to her?
Even if she showed goodwill, it would be useless. She would not pay any attention to these wolves!
Ye Zhizhi frowned and cleared these things away, and the entrance of the cave became a little cleaner.
Isn't this just causing trouble for her? This isn't a gesture of goodwill, it's clearly just adding to the trouble.
Ye Zhizhi decided to have a good talk with the leader.
Strangely, before Ye Zhizhi entered the cave, she turned her head and looked around, but she could not sense Xiaohua's presence. It was already dark, where had Xiaohua gone?
At this time, Xiaohua was running out quickly. It sensed the piles of things that appeared inexplicably in the cave and was very unhappy. These wolves were not cubs of the clan, but they were trying to please its cub in front of it and steal the cub's attention.
These wolves are so annoying! Xiaohua decided that she had to win back the cub's attention!
Xiaohua has followed Ye Zhizhi to "pick up trash" so many times and knows what she likes, so she climbs all over the mountains to look for it. She will definitely find something that will surprise the cub!
Its tongue hissed as if it was catching some signal, then it rushed in one direction and quickly disappeared into the night.
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