24 Wilderness Survival
◎Why is this cub so fond of making trouble?◎
The entire forest was filled with the cubs' loud cries, which not only scared away the birds in the forest, but also attracted wolf cubs looking for prey nearby. The silver wolf patrolling the edge of the territory caught the cubs' cries and was on its way.
The wolf king ran quickly and steadily towards the cave. A tiny cub lay on the wolf's back, crying for a while and then taking a break.
Ye Zhizhi cried out in grievance. She felt her calves burning, numb and painful.
It wasn't long before the bitten calf was already swollen and shiny red. It was so painful, itchy and scratchy that she couldn't help scratching. It was just a bug bite, but now Ye Zhizhi's entire calf was so red and swollen that it was fatter than her thigh, and it was slightly black.
This bug must be poisonous!
Ye Zhizhi couldn't help whimpering, she was in extreme pain.
As she cried, her childish voice gradually became weaker.
At this time, the silver wolf had arrived. Its figure appeared in front, and its eyes were cold as it looked at the wolf king.
When the wolf king saw the silver wolf, a guilty look flashed across his eyes, his erect ears drooped, and a low cry came from his throat. He did not stop and ran quickly towards the den.
The silver wolf listened to the cub's voice becoming weak and rapid, and the emotion in the animal's eyes turned into anxiety.
Soon they returned to the den. As soon as the wolf king lay down beside the den, the silver wolf immediately came forward, picked up the cub and put it in the den.
At this time, Ye Zhizhi had lost consciousness.
She has a fever.
Because of a bite from a poisonous insect.
Moreover, the fever came on quickly and suddenly. Not long after, the whole little person turned red. She was breathing rapidly, her eyes were closed, and she seemed to have fallen into a coma.
The venom of the black insect is only a trace amount in the eyes of the wolf. Being bitten is just like being stung by a bee. The redness, swelling and itching will only last for a while and will get better soon.
But this toxin is like a deadly poison to fragile human cubs.
Ye Zhizhi lay in the nest with her eyes closed, tears still in the corners of her eyes, and she couldn't help groaning in pain.
When the silver wolf saw the cub was covered with a bunch of messy plants, he couldn't help but glare at the wolf king. Then he lowered his head and bit with his sharp fangs, biting off all the plants on the cub's feet and waist.
Of course, the silver wolf remembered that the cub loved this "skin" very much, so he was careful not to bite it.
The silver wolf saw the redness and swelling on the cub's calf, and lowered its head to lick it continuously. When its rough wolf tongue touched the swelling, the cub's humming became louder.
Seeing the cub's reaction, the wolf king's little paws began to turn black and he quickly ran away from the cave.
A group of wolf cubs and pups that were called back by the wolf girl's cry were lying in a row not far away, staring at her with their animal eyes and tilting their heads in unison.
Wolf cub: What's wrong with wolf sister?
Little Wolf: What’s wrong with my sister?
The wolf king soon brought a bunch of purple plants from roots to leaves. He bit the plants into his mouth, chewed them, and saliva mixed with purple juice dripped down and fell on the cub.
Especially the red and swollen areas of the calves, which were covered with a thick layer of purple liquid.
Yin looked at it again and again, then curiously leaned over and licked it, then jumped up and ran away with a howl as if he was greatly stimulated.
As the juice gradually solidified, the cub, who had been humming unconsciously, slowly quieted down. Soon, its unconsciously wrinkled eyebrows began to relax, and then it fell into a deep sleep.
Just as the cub's condition stabilized, the silver wolf glanced over with its cold eyes.
The wolf king had turned his back, stiffening his huge body and preparing to sneak away. As soon as he reached the slope, he sensed the murderous aura behind him.
Wolf King: “…”
The silver wolf bared its fangs, lowered its front legs, and suddenly pounced.
Next, it was time for the wolf king and the wolf queen to have a real fight. The wolf king ran around with his head down, his hair flying, and the wolves in the cave watched the excitement to their heart's content.
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This time, Ye Zhizhi's fever subsided quickly and she woke up in the afternoon of the third day. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Wolf Mother looking down at her.
Ye Zhizhi's memory still stayed at the time when she was bitten by an insect and was in great pain. When she saw the wolf mother, she immediately whimpered in grievance and raised her short legs to show it, "Awoo awoo——"
It hurts so much! She felt like her calves had lost all feeling. Would they be crippled?... Huh?
Ye Zhizhi was halfway through howling when he discovered that the skin color of his right foot from the toes to the thigh had turned dark purple.
“Ouch!!!”
Ye Zhizhi screamed. It was just a bug! How could it be so poisonous? The poison had spread to her entire foot!
Then Ye Zhizhi noticed more than that: her other foot! Her two hands! Lifting up her clothes, she saw her little belly!
Ye Zhizhi's pupils trembled, and her whole body turned dark purple!
Ye Zhizhi was almost scared to death, and the poison spread throughout his body!
At that moment, many last words flashed through Ye Zhizhi's mind.
She never expected that she would not be eaten by a wolf, die of illness and fever, or starve to death, and survive the cold winter, but would die in the mouth of a poisonous insect.
It turns out that one should not be too cocky.
She was so sad that she couldn't control herself and cried while hugging the wolf mother.
She's going to be poisoned to death, how tragic!
After the sadness, Ye Zhizhi suddenly realized that his body seemed to have no pain or itch.
Ye Zhizhi touched and pinched her body, but found nothing unusual. Even her calves, which were originally swollen, had reduced a lot of swelling, and the unbearable numbness, pain and itching were gone.
Could it be that the poisonous insect could change her skin color and turn her into a little purple person?
Why did she feel like she had lost a part of her memory? She clearly remembered being in the forest, crying uncontrollably in pain, and being carried back to the den by the wolf king. She only remembered lying on the wolf king's back, and she had no memory of how she got back to the cave and now she was sleeping next to the wolf mother.
Ye Zhizhi thought about it and felt that he had passed out from the poison and lost consciousness.
Ye Zhizhi tried to stand up, but his bitten calf felt a little unnatural, which did not affect his walking. So, was the color of his body a sequelae of poisoning?
Compared to dying, turning into a little purple man is not something unacceptable.
Ye Zhizhi prepared herself mentally and returned to the wolf mother to soothe her wounded heart. The wolf mother licked her all over her body several times and she found that her color had faded and became lighter.
…
It turned out that it was not her skin color, but something she had applied on it, so the color of her body cured her symptoms and eliminated the redness and swelling.
The effect is so good! Or has she been unconscious for a long time?
Ye Zhizhi subconsciously looked outside and saw that the light was still very bright.
Fortunately, the baby was so scared that I thought she slept until the rainy season or winter.
...Wait? Where's her belt?
Ye Zhizhi found that her clothes were open. She looked around the nest and saw a pile of vine leaf fragments in the corner.
Ye Zhizhi: “…”
She quickly got up, grabbed her clothes with both hands, and ran over. She squatted down and rummaged through the fruit, finding her three pitiful fruits. They were now shrunken and withered. She broke them open and saw that the flesh gave off a pungent smell. She was sure that they were no longer edible.
Ye Zhizhi's heart ached! She had finally found some edible fruit, but she only ate a small piece and the rest was gone!
The vines were broken into pieces, and the leaves that she used as shoe pads were also broken into pieces and began to wither and turn yellow. The small cotton-padded jacket that she used as a belt was probably bitten off by the wolf because it didn't know how to untie the knot. Now it has truly died.
Ye Zhizhi searched through the pile of debris but couldn't find a vine long enough to serve as a belt.
Ye Zhizhi: “…”
She could only tie the vines one by one until it was long enough, then tie it around her waist and pull the hem of her clothes up.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the debris on the ground and sighed that her life was not easy. She turned her head and saw the silver wolf lying in its den behind her, looking at her silently.
Ye Zhizhi subconsciously shrank his neck, quickly ran back to the den, snuggled up to the wolf mother, and smiled ingratiatingly.
“Ah~~”
Ye Zhizhi knew why the wolves didn't let her go out. It was because she was too weak. In the eyes of the wolves, she was too fragile and not suitable for survival outside.
She hugged the wolf mother and rubbed her against her, acting coquettishly. After a while, the coldness in the wolf mother's eyes disappeared. She lowered her head and licked the cub with a helpless expression.
Ye Zhizhi stayed quiet for just two days. After making sure that her calf pain had improved and there was nothing wrong with her body, she became eager to try again and wanted to go out again.
After knowing that the juices on her body could neutralize the toxins of poisonous insects, Ye Zhizhi was no longer afraid of anything. It was just a bite, wasn't it? Let them bite, as long as she could find food, she could endure the pain!
While the wolf mother was out, she quickly found the wolf king, pulled its hair, pointed her little hand outside, and howled a few times, "Go out!"
The wolf king lay on the slope, staring straight ahead, and remained motionless even though his cubs were pulling him around.
A closer look revealed several red marks above the wolf king's nose, as if it had been scratched by something sharp.
However, Ye Zhizhi couldn't see from her current angle, so she didn't notice it for the time being. She pulled the hair of the wolf king's front legs and howled.
After the wolf king didn't respond, he stamped his feet anxiously, "Oh no! If you don't go out now, the wolf mother will be back soon!"
The wolf king held his head high and motionless, his pupils tilted slightly downwards, his heart speechless and choked.
In order to please the cub, it took her to play in the downwind area where it was less likely to be discovered by the silver wolf. As a result, not only was she caught, but the cub almost died.
The wolf king, who had never known what fear was, was really afraid of this cub. He had never seen such a fragile cub of his species. Even the most harmless insects in the forest could kill it.
Anyway, it won't take her out again.
Ye Zhizhi pulled the wolf king and howled for a long time, but the wolf king remained motionless as a mountain.
She knew that the Wolf King was determined not to take her out.
Ye Zhizhi sniffed and looked at the wolf king's reaction. He knew that he had caused trouble for it, so he sensibly did not force it and left, looking back every few steps.
After Ye Zhizhi slowly slid down the slope, the wolf king turned his head to look. Before the cub turned back, he quickly turned away and continued to look ahead deeply.
Ye Zhizhi felt lost. She climbed down the slope and returned to the den with her head down. She realized that the wolf king didn't dare to take her out again, probably because of the wolf mother.
For now, she can only go and persuade Wolf Mom.
So she waited in the den until the wolf mother came back, then she pounced on her and hugged her, howling pitifully.
She wants to get out of the hole!
There was a flash of helplessness in the silver wolf's eyes. It was so dangerous outside for the cubs, why did she still think about running outside all day?
In the end, the silver wolf couldn't persuade the cub anymore, so he had to take her out just after noon the next day.
Realizing Wolf Mom's compromise, Ye Zhizhi's eyes lit up and he hugged Wolf Mom and shouted with joy.
Then she sat on the wolf mother's back, waiting for it to carry her out of the cave. Seeing this, the wolf king on the slope walked down and followed her, wagging his tail as if nothing had happened.
The silver wolf ignored it and took its cub out of the cave. After taking a few steps, it stopped moving.
"Oh?" Ye Zhizhi tilted his head in confusion.
The silver wolf took two slow steps, with no intention of going to the place where the wolf king took her last time, and just stayed at the entrance of the cave.
Ye Zhizhi: “…”
She was still thinking about the nest of bird eggs. After confirming again and again that the wolf mother had no intention of taking her with her, Ye Zhizhi could only sigh with regret. She didn't dare to raise any opinions for the time being. What if the wolf mother didn't even let her out of the cave?
Ye Zhizhi looked around. Last time, she only took a quick look at the scenery near the cave entrance. This time, if she observed carefully, she would still be able to find something to do.
Ye Zhizhi still remembers that he still needs to rub two sticks together to make fire!
And there seem to be a lot of dead branches nearby.
Ye Zhizhi's mouth started watering at the thought of making a fire and grilling meat.
Eat meat, eat meat, she will be able to eat meat soon!
Ye Zhizhi immediately slid down from the wolf mother's back. Her little feet stepped on the ground, but the ground was still scratching her feet, so her first priority was to find broad leaves and vines that could be used for binding.
Compared to the place where her father, the Wolf King, took her, the branches and vines here looked thinner. Fortunately, her feet were small, so it did not affect her making shoes.
The mother wolf looked at her cubs buried in the bushes, her eyes filled with helplessness.
Why is this cub so fond of making trouble?
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