4. Wilderness Survival
◎She wants to go home...◎
On a high boulder, the human cub, who was not even as big as the wolf king's head, and the wolf king stared at each other, neither of them moving.
The howling and biting cubs not far away did not notice this scene, but the adult wolf who noticed the movement here licked his paws as if it had nothing to do, then put his head on his front paws, his eyes narrowed slightly.
The wolf king moved, lowering its head even lower and getting closer to the cub. Its huge wolf head enlarged in the cub's pupils.
Just when we thought it would bar its fangs and swallow the cub, an angry howl suddenly sounded, and a white figure leaped into the air as fast as lightning and rushed over in the blink of an eye.
The wolves, who were lying there bored, suddenly raised their heads and looked over with shining eyes, fully demonstrating the nature of animals who also love to watch the fun.
Even the little wolf who was scratching his friend stopped, shook his ears, and looked over with his friend, his clear eyes full of confusion.
What's going on? Why are we suddenly fighting?
The mother wolf has arrived. She stands beside Ye Zhizhi and confronts the wolf king, her golden eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Awooo--" The female wolf bared her fangs, lowered her front body slightly, and made an attacking posture.
The wolf king paused, his cold gaze melted away, and then he retreated step by step from the boulder under the angry expulsion of the female wolf.
However, the mother wolf did not let it go. She pounced on him quickly, with her fangs and sharp claws. The wolf king did not fight back, but dodged. He avoided the mother wolf's fangs but not her claws. Soon, his thick fur was cut into clumps by his claws and fluttered in the air.
The she-wolf didn't let it go until the wolf king had several scratches on his body.
The wolf king did not dare to provoke the mother wolf again. The moment the mother wolf stopped her claws, he quickly ran away, fleeing in a panic.
A gray wolf that looked very similar to the wolf king, but was smaller in size and had scars on its eyelids, looked at the wolf king who came back in disgrace. It grinned and sneered.
The wolf king narrowed his narrow eyes, suddenly pounced forward, and beat the gray wolf.
“Ahhhhhhh——”
The gray wolf, after being scolded, left cursing and with its tail between its legs.
If you don't dare to hit your partner, you take it out on your brother, he tui——
Ye Zhizhi did not see all this "excitement" and she was still in a daze, not able to come back to her senses.
The mother wolf picked her up and walked a few steps deeper into the dry grass den. She lay down, placed the cub between her two front paws, and began to lick it soothingly.
Ye Zhizhi, who had been licked over and over again all over his body, still didn't come back to his senses, his eyes were empty.
Crackling——
Rumble——
It was as if the sound of exploding lightning and deafening thunder suddenly rang out one after another, echoing throughout the cave, shaking the entire mountain, causing the wolves to stand up suddenly, their tails stretched straight, and their eyes looking outside vigilantly.
The wolf cubs folded their ears and whimpered as they ran back to their mothers.
The little wolf quickly ran up to the dry grass nest and buried its head under the mother wolf's belly, with its fat buttocks exposed and its fluffy tail tucked tightly under its chin. The whole wolf was quiet and motionless.
The mother wolf ignored the cub. She noticed that the cub was responding and licked faster.
Ye Zhizhi was brought back to her senses by the earth-shaking thunder and lightning. Her lifeless eyes gradually focused, and the scene in front of her came into view.
At some point, the light in the cave dimmed and the vision became unclear. Only a pair of green wolf eyes were particularly clear.
Ye Zhizhi suddenly cried out "Wow!" She cried so loudly that it was earth-shaking. The baby's loud and sharp cry even drowned out the sound of the heavy rain outside the cave.
It was hard to tell whether Ye Zhizhi was frightened by the wolf king or the thunder, but he couldn't help but start howling for the first time since waking up.
So scary!
How could a human cub like her run into a wolf's den? If she had no memories of her past life, it would be fine. Ignorance is fearlessness, but now she was facing such a ferocious wolf...
She wants to go home...
Ye Zhizhi closed her eyes and cried loudly, her little hands and feet raised to hug the drooping wolf head, tears no smaller than raindrops rolled down her face.
Hearing the howling, the wolf cub pulled its head out, no longer caring about being afraid. It crawled to the front and squeezed next to Ye Zhizhi, rubbing its furry head against her, and its shining eyes were full of concern, "Sister, don't be afraid."
Ye Zhizhi grabbed the soft wolf fur with one hand and continued crying.
The wolves lay down again and couldn't help shaking their ears, then buried their ears under their paws. The wolf cubs with loud voices howled in strange ways.
The crying sound echoed in the cave for a long time and spread out from the cave entrance, but it was soon drowned out by the heavy rain and naturally could not reach the human base outside the forest thousands of miles away.
The huge base stood silently at the edge of the forest, shrouded in a hazy drizzle, concealing all human activities within the base.
The world's most mysterious Mist Forest has ushered in the rainy season, and both mercenaries and official teams who have been searching in the forest for two months have evacuated before the rainy season arrives.
In the lobby of a hotel located at the outermost edge of the base, which is specially designed for temporary accommodation for Chinese nationals coming here, a tall but inexplicably hunched man sat in a corner. His hair was messy, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was untidy and had not been groomed for a long time.
The man was clearly in his prime, but his hair was already gray.
Two months ago, after the mercenary team found the woman and brought her the news of her death, and his daughter was nowhere to be found, his hair turned white overnight.
Ye Lang didn't believe what they said. He firmly believed that his little Zhizhi was still waiting for him to take her home in some corner of the forest. He regretted why he didn't join the mercenary team at that time, but was in another team in a different direction. Otherwise, he would have found his daughter as soon as possible.
By the time he got the news and decided to go back, it was already noon the next day. The scene was severely damaged. They searched everywhere in that area but found no trace.
Ye Lang was determined to keep looking, and even increased the stakes several times.
Until the rainy season comes.
Even if they were motivated by money, they were unwilling to stay in the forest during the rainy season. No one wanted to earn this money, and everyone knew that their hope of finding their employer's little daughter was slim, and they couldn't even find her body.
Therefore, when the heavy rain was about to come, all the mercenaries left.
Ye Lang looked expressionless.
A paper cup of warm water appeared in front of him, but he didn't react.
Seeing this, the equally haggard man sat down next to Ye Lang. He held the paper cup in both hands and remained silent for a long time.
Time passed by bit by bit, and the warm paper cup in his hand turned cold. The man let out a heavy sigh, raised his hand, patted Ye Lang's shoulder, and said, "My condolences."
There was a storm outside, with thunder and lightning.
Ye Lang was silent for a long time before he said, "She is still here. She is still waiting for me to take her home."
Ye Lang refused to even utter that word. His voice was hoarse and his lips were dry and peeling. "I always feel scared when I hear Xiao Zhizhi calling her. She said she wants to go home..."
"Alang," the man interrupted him, reluctantly saying, "Wake up. You know how terrifying this forest is. A three-month-old child can't possibly survive."
That woman died so tragically, let alone a baby? Even if she hadn't been eaten by the beast in the first place, lying alone in the forest, she would have died a tragic death in another way.
And it's been... two months.
Snakes, insects, rats, ants, birds and beasts, cold and damp climate, lack of food and water... any one of them can easily kill an unprotected baby.
Unless a predator has mercy on the cub and instead of eating it, takes it back to its nest to raise it.
Is it just possible? The animals in Mist Forest have extremely high IQs. They can distinguish the species of their cubs.
For thousands of years, humans have tried many methods but have not been able to explore it completely. Human activities can only revolve around the outer areas, and even this comes with huge risks. This forest devours countless lives every year, and everyone who enters here must first sign a life and death contract.
The vast forest is home to countless poisonous insects, perpetual miasma, and monsters that are more ferocious and larger than anywhere else in the world. It is also the world's most complete and richest natural treasure house. It is said that even legendary extinct species can be found here.
The special magnetic field protects the forest and blocks human prying eyes.
Humans are the only creatures that cannot survive long in this forest.
Perhaps, if that person had not carried Xiao Zhizhi into the forest, and even if he had just thrown her somewhere else, she might still have had a chance of survival. However, this was even more impossible.
They were tracking her closely. The person had entered the forest illegally, and when she entered the forest, she no longer concealed her whereabouts. Someone saw her entering with a baby in her arms. They were one step too late and could no longer find her.
The man's expression grew sadder. "You...just accept the facts."
Ye Lang slowly shook his head, "Xiao Zhizhi won't leave me like this. She must still be waiting for me, waiting for her father to take her home..."
"Alang, no one wants to see something like this happen, so you have to cheer up! You are the pillar of the family. Sister-in-law and Zhiyan both need you, and they are still waiting for you to come home!"
Mentioning his wife and children, Ye Lang's expression became even more bitter, "I lost Xiao Zhizhi..."
The man thought of his sister-in-law's personality and was speechless. If she hadn't been so shocked when she heard that little Zhizhi had been taken away, and hadn't fallen down the stairs in a trance, hit her head, and broken her leg, forcing her to stay in the hospital to recuperate, she would have definitely come along. To this day, the news about little Zhizhi had been kept from her.
Although he rationally understood that it had nothing to do with Ye Lang, it was he who had caused bad luck in love. If his sister-in-law knew that her daughter had died so tragically, as the child's mother, she would definitely not be able to accept it. It would be difficult for her not to blame Ye Lang. Even Ye Lang himself could not help but blame himself.
That woman was one of Ye Lang's former lovers, and his sister-in-law was his arranged marriage partner. Ye Lang was still considerate enough to take the initiative to end contact with other women around him before getting married.
But he wanted to part ways amicably, but the woman was unwilling. She didn't want to break up the relationship and wanted to continue to be his lover even if he got married. After several fruitless entanglements, the woman stopped making a fuss and seemed to have accepted her fate and completely disappeared from Ye Lang's world.
Ye Lang has completely forgotten about her. He and his sister-in-law gradually developed feelings for each other as they spent time together day and night after marriage. Ye Lang slowly fell in love with his wife, who was a perfect match for him in every way, and from then on he settled down.
If the eldest son is the product of an arranged marriage, then the youngest daughter is the fruit of their love when their affection was at its strongest.
But who could have imagined that the missing woman would be watching them in the dark day and night, and years later, when they were completely unprepared, she would give them such a deadly revenge.
Now that Xiao Zhizhi is gone, my brothers’ family will be broken up.
The man opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, and finally could only pat his shoulder comfortingly.
Thunder roared continuously, and the rain fell heavier and heavier, covering up the short whimper that Ye Lang let out from his throat...
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