42 Wilderness Survival
◎A wolf pursuing freedom.◎
The not-so-big earth pit was compacted tightly after being squeezed around by the two wolves. Ye Zhizhi spread large leaves underneath and tightly covered both sides with leaves, then found some stones to lay at the bottom of the pit.
When everything is ready, pour water in.
She observed it for a moment and was delighted to find that this method really worked! The water level had barely dropped!
Ye Zhizhi roared with joy, hugged Yinyi's front legs, then hugged Erbrown and Sanbai and the others. She had finally succeeded in storing water!
The wolves didn't understand Ye Zhizhi's excitement. In their opinion, if they wanted to drink water, they could just go to the stream. Why store water in the cave? However, they were happy because the wolf girl was happy, so they followed her around with their tails twirling.
The existing water was too little to fill up the pit, so Ye Zhizhi ran a few times with the wolf pack and quickly filled up the pit.
Ye Zhizhi squatted aside, squinting his eyes in satisfaction.
With fire, water, a "pot", wild fruits and meat, this is how people live.
She finally lived a decent life!
Ye Zhizhi was even more motivated and would get up early every morning and run to his own private base.
She used the other half of the shell as a ladle to scoop up water from the pit, first rinsed her mouth with it, then put it into cotton cloth to wash it, and then used it to wipe her face, hands and feet.
Her little cotton-padded jacket rags developed a new function. After she washed them, she used them as face towels.
After washing up, she went to the side to drink a cup of boiled water, then ate a handful of dried meat that had been left on the stone slab overnight and ate two fruits.
Unconsciously, this small world has been filled with many traces of human beings.
Ye Zhizhi squinted his eyes in enjoyment, feeling that he finally looked like a human being.
A beautiful day began from here. Soon Ye Zhizhi summoned Yin Yi and the others to go out together and start their daily patrol.
Her breeding business was on the right track. There were more and more prey in the valley, but fewer and fewer plants for feeding. Ye Zhizhi was already considering whether to catch some of them as snacks for the wolves, but considering that the purpose of her breeding was to solve the problem of food shortage during the rainy season and winter, she gave up after thinking about it. She could only work harder to pick more plants and throw them in to feed the rabbits.
However, growing medicinal herbs was not going well.
The comfrey has completely withered. I think it requires a special growing environment, and the cracks in the rocks in the territory cannot meet the living conditions.
Ye Zhizhi was not particularly disappointed about this. After all, the effect of comfrey was not as great as other herbs, and it was quite close to the territory, so he could just get some back when needed.
What she was most interested in were herbs that could heal wounds, such as the one she named blood-clotting grass, which could be taken orally or applied externally, and had immediate effects.
There are other unknown medicinal herbs that the wolf king father and wolf mother specially brought back, and they are definitely not worse than the hemoclotting grass.
Ye Zhizhi observed them carefully for a moment. Most of them were half-dead. Only one plant, planted in a shaded area with less sunlight, was still growing vigorously. It dawned on her that this unknown herb preferred shade to sunlight. She moved the wilting plant to a more shaded area, hoping it would revive.
Ye Zhizhi counted on his fingers the things he needed to do. The most important things had been done, and now the only thing left was to keep warm.
Ye Zhizhi didn’t know how to make animal skins, but just like making fire, he had to take action first.
Ye Zhizhi thought that the wolves were about to go out hunting, and she didn't want to attack the rabbits in the farm, so she could only ask Brother Wolf to help bring her a rabbit.
I've just started trying this, so smaller pieces of fur are easier to handle.
In fact, Ye Zhizhi wanted to go hunting together, but unfortunately, neither Wolf Brother nor Wolf Mother was willing to take her out.
Ye Zhizhi felt that although she didn't have fangs or sharp claws, she had other advantages! Isn't it that humans are different from animals because they can use their hands to make tools and engage in labor?
She can't catch prey like a wolf, but she can set traps!
Unfortunately, she is small and weak now and cannot protest.
While waiting for the wolves to return, Ye Zhizhi was not idle either. She took the old wolf to collect firewood outside the cave.
Ye Zhizhi had picked up most of the dead branches and leaves from the area near the cave to the valley, dried them, and packed them into the cave. They walked farther and farther, and although they were still in the territory, they were farther away from the nest and were already on the edge of the territory.
The old wolf nudged Ye Zhizhi, urging her to go back quickly, but Ye Zhizhi felt that as long as she was still within the territory, she would not be in danger, so she continued to pull the broken branches and drag them out to the sun to dry, waiting for Yin Yi and the others to come back and help her carry them back to the cave entrance.
Ye Zhizhi had just finished dragging a dead branch when she saw a thicker broken branch hidden in the dense bushes. She was about to rush over when the old wolf suddenly pricked up his ears in vigilance and let out a low growl from his throat.
Ye Zhizhi's eyes changed instantly. He quickly picked up a stone at his feet and stepped back to the side of the old wolf.
The old wolf lowered his body slightly and looked at the bushes not far away.
Suddenly, the bushes shook and rustled, and there was a movement coming from far away. After a while, a furry head emerged from the bushes with a few green leaves on its head.
It looked over curiously with its pair of yellowish-brown, slightly round eyes.
Wolf cub?
Ye Zhizhi remained vigilant. This was a light gray wolf cub, not from her pack. How could it be in their territory? Had it strayed from the pack and ended up here? She instinctively knew the cub's mother must be nearby, but she sensed no danger or hostility.
But she was still on edge.
When the wolf cub saw Ye Zhizhi and the old wolf, it tilted its head in confusion, and then retracted its head. There was another rustling sound, and a wolf cub that was two times bigger than Ye Zhizhi came out.
Ye Zhizhi was distracted for a moment and suddenly thought that if the little wolf cubs were still alive, they would be this big too.
Although it was clearly a strange wolf cub, Ye Zhizhi had a vague feeling of familiarity.
Before Ye Zhizhi could ponder this familiar feeling, the wolf cub sniffed left and right and slowly approached her curiously.
The old wolf lowered its head and sniffed, as if confirming something.
Ye Zhizhi saw that they seemed to be getting familiar with each other's breath, and looking at the old wolf's appearance, it didn't seem dangerous, so he slightly relaxed his tense little body.
"Ah?" She cried seriously and in a baby voice, wondering if she was lost.
The closer the wolf cub got, the deeper the sense of familiarity became.
What on earth is this—wait a minute, Ye Zhizhi was suddenly struck by a bolt from the blue. Isn’t this a replica of her father, the Wolf King, in his youth??!
Her eyes widened in shock. Could this be the Wolf King's illegitimate child from an affair? And now he's showing up?
How could it be possible? The wolf king and his mother were so loving! How could they have another cub? Something must have gone wrong! Aren't wolves supposed to be loyal? How could they have an affair? She no longer believed in love...
When Ye Zhizhi had already thought that after the Wolf King father and Wolf mother "divorced", she and Wolf Brother would definitely follow Wolf mother, a dark gray female wolf approached silently and appeared in front of Ye Zhizhi and the old wolf.
When the wolf cub saw the mother wolf, it howled happily and pounced on her, rubbing her front legs.
The female wolf stood still, her eyes cold and majestic.
Ye Zhizhi's body was extremely tense the moment the mother wolf appeared. The size of this mother wolf was no smaller than that of the mother wolf. She was a bit like a cold and aloof queen in human society, with an awe-inspiring aura.
She didn't feel any hostility from the mother wolf, but Ye Zhizhi glared at her. Even if the mother wolf looked very majestic and beautiful, she wouldn't praise her. They were "enemies"! She was far inferior to the mother wolf!
The mother wolf glanced at the little wolf cub that was baring its fangs and claws at it, then looked at the old wolf.
The moment the old wolf saw the mother wolf, he completely relaxed his vigilance. He walked over, sniffed the mother wolf, and then lowered his head to smell the little wolf cub.
Ye Zhizhi saw that they were obviously familiar with each other and was a little confused. This "affair" seemed to be so legitimate?
Before her thoughts could go astray, the hunting wolves came back. They seemed to have sensed the uninvited guests and ran straight towards her.
The first one to appear was Uncle Scar. The moment he saw the she-wolf, his spirits became even higher. He quickly rushed to the front of the she-wolf and rubbed her fur enthusiastically.
The she-wolf still looked very aloof. The moment she saw Scar, her eyes softened for only a moment, and then she lay motionless, letting Scar rub against her.
The wolf cub under their feet hid under the mother wolf's front legs when the wolf pack appeared. It smelled a familiar yet somewhat strange scent, and curiously stuck its head out, looking up at Scar in confusion.
Scar only had his wife in his eyes, completely forgetting about his own child whom he had only seen when he was born.
When Ye Zhizhi saw Uncle Scar and the mother wolf acting so close, she instantly realized that she had misunderstood. She looked away guiltily, thinking, it's not her fault, since the wolf cub looks more like its father, the Wolf King. She thought of him first and didn't think of Uncle Scar at all.
Uncle Scar and the Wolf King were brothers from the same litter and looked alike, so it was normal for the wolf cub to resemble the Wolf King! Ye Zhizhi felt that she had misunderstood and that she thought Uncle Scar was a single wolf. Uncle Scar seemed unreliable and loved to provoke the cubs. With such a bad temper, it was obvious that he was destined to be alone.
This doesn't make sense. Why is the mature, steady, gentle, taciturn, and powerful Uncle Broken Tail single, while the childish Uncle Scar is in a relationship? Could it be that Uncle Broken Tail also has a partner outside?
Ye Zhizhi felt that he was at a loss for words.
After Scar had been intimate with the mother wolf, it seemed as if he just remembered that he had a cub. He lowered his head and prepared to lick his cub to let it feel the love from its wolf father. At this time, the cub saw the wolf king coming from behind, and his eyes lit up instantly. With a whoosh, he ran towards the wolf king happily.
It sniffed the wolf king's scent, as if confirming something, and then howled coquettishly.
Scar licked the empty scar: "?" Where is my baby?
Wait a minute, cub, your wolf dad is here!
The Wolf King, who was inexplicably happy to be a father: "..."
A little-known fact: when the wolf cub was born, the Wolf King and Scar went to see it together. The wolf cub must have confused the scent of his biological father.
Ye Zhizhi didn't know this. According to her understanding, the wolf cub probably mistakenly thought that the wolf king was its father. It was obvious that the wolf cub also thought that it was more like the wolf king. So she suddenly no longer felt guilty and thought with confidence that she was not the only cub to admit her mistake.
Although there were some misunderstandings during this recognition process, it was generally perfect. The mother wolf and her cubs followed the wolf pack into the cave. Ye Zhizhi lay beside the wolf mother, looking at her curiously.
The mother wolf noticed the cub's gaze and turned to look over.
So Ye Zhizhi gave the other party a sweet and friendly smile, Shenjun’s beautiful wolf aunt!
The mother wolf said: “?” This strange little wolf cub was apparently a bit hostile to it before, but now it suddenly became so close? It really is a little wolf cub with a changeable temperament.
The wolf cub, who finally recognized his father, climbed up and down happily on his father.
Scar was lying on the ground, with messy hair and a look of despair on his face.
Ye Zhizhi showed a gloating smile. It was his good fortune that Uncle Scar liked to bully the cubs. This was his reward.
She watched enough of the fun before she and Yinyi went to rummage through the fur of the prey.
After Ye Zhizhi gestured and howled, Yin Yi finally left the rabbit's fur perfectly.
She didn't know what to do, so she just tried random things, like boiling it or roasting it.
Before Ye Zhizhi could come up with any result, the mother wolf who had stayed in the den for two days left, taking her cub with her, as if this trip was just to return the cub to its wolf father.
She looked at Uncle Scar lying in the den, and then at the wolf cub lying on his head. At that moment, their aggrieved and resentful expressions were very similar, and no one would believe that they were not father and son.
ah!
Ye Zhizhi sighed, it turned out that Uncle Scar fell in love with the wolf who pursued freedom.
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