55 Wilderness Survival
◎Her bright eyes showed a blank look.◎
Ye Zhizhi's superior vision allowed him to see the trajectory of the thing jumping out of the water, and also see the big mouth full of sharp teeth that were glowing with a cold light.
Her eyes focused, and she changed the stick in her hand from stabbing to hitting, directly knocking the thing that attacked her away.
The gray-green creature drew an arc in the air and landed on the shore not far away. It bounced twice and jumped back into the water, disappearing in an instant.
Ye Zhizhi keenly noticed that there were more and more dark shadows in the water in front of her.
She stepped back.
At the same time, Yin stood up in an instant, and it took three or two steps to reach Ye Zhizhi. Its furry tail pushed Ye Zhizhi behind it. Its animal eyes stared at the water surface, and it lowered its body slightly, making an attacking posture.
Yin Yi often seems unreliable, but sometimes he is quite reliable.
Ye Zhizhi held Yin Yi's tail with one hand, stood on tiptoe and peeked out diagonally.
The three wolves, Erzhuong, Sanbai and Xiaobai, also came over and circled around the water.
At this time, the thing in the water did not surface again.
Ye Zhizhi recalled what she had just seen. It should be a kind of fish. It looked long and thin, but had sharp teeth. It was not very big, and was as thick as her small hand. It did not seem to have much fighting power.
But Ye Zhizhi did not dare to underestimate them. From the shadows she had just seen, there should not be just one or two of them, but a large group.
A few of them may not seem scary, but if you fall into the water and are eaten by a large group of these creatures, even an elephant may not be able to escape from the water.
Moreover, they seemed to be able to sense the movement on the shore, and they must have been attracted by the noise made by Ye Zhizhi.
They will even actively attack animals on the shore!
Ye Zhizhi was just thinking about it when Erzong on the shore curiously stretched out his paw and was about to dive into the water.
Before Ye Zhizhi could stop it, it suddenly howled in pain, quickly retracted its claws, and hopped on three legs along the shore. A strange fish was hanging on one of its wet claws.
Ye Zhizhi hurried forward and nailed the fish to the ground with a wooden stick.
After being poked, the fish finally opened its mouth. Erzong raised its wet claws and showed them to Ye Zhizhi, looking at her with aggrieved eyes.
Ye Zhizhi took a closer look. It was hard to say how deep the wound on Erzong's claws was, but it had broken a circle of skin. Blood was oozing from the bitten place, which showed how sharp the teeth were.
Whatever animal falls into it becomes a meal for these carnivorous fish.
Ye Zhizhi didn't know what to say about Erzong. He could only say that like boss, like brothers.
She took out the medicine powder from the package and applied a little bit to Erzong's injured paw. The cut was not deep and it would probably heal on its own after a while.
Then she had time to look at the fish.
After staying on the shore for so long, the fish's tail is still moving constantly. Its vitality is extraordinary.
Ye Zhizhi stared at it for a while, but couldn't recognize what kind of fish it was.
The color of the fish's body is gray-green, which adapts to the underwater environment. It is relatively dark, as if it is covered with dark moss that cannot be brushed clean. The mouth is a bit flat, but the densely packed teeth are very noticeable. The fish's body is long and thin, and the word "skinny" can also describe it.
She thought about it and decided not to make things difficult for herself.
It seems that this stream is not suitable for fishing, so forget it.
Ye Zhizhi felt regretful, but his life was more important.
No wonder there are no animals coming here to drink water despite such a large water source. It turns out they all know that this river is dangerous.
Ye Zhizhi looked at Yin Yi and the others. Each pair of animal eyes was clear. It was probably the first time for them to see such a thing. They surrounded it curiously and fiddled with it with their claws.
...What about the wolf's instinct to detect danger?
Suddenly I lost confidence in the journey ahead.
But Ye Zhizhi couldn't turn back, so she had to take the wolf pack away from the water and find another place to rest.
Ye Zhizhi miscalculated. She only thought of using a tinder to make a fire, but she didn't expect that in such a big forest, she couldn't find any dead branches or leaves that could burn.
There are obviously a lot of them on the ground, but they are all very wet, and they may not dry out even if exposed to the sun until the evening.
It's still summer, and the forest is so humid. No wonder she has never felt the heat.
But there is one advantage: if a fire breaks out, the forest will not burn.
This meant she couldn't make a fire to roast meat or boil water.
Fortunately, she didn't mind the trouble and brought a large bag of dried meat. If she could find some wild fruits on the way, she could survive for ten days. As for water... she could collect dew. Ye Zhizhi thought of the area just now. Dew is always a little cleaner than the water in the river.
Not long after, they continued on their journey.
Ye Zhizhi looked up from the top of a mountain with a wide view.
They could clearly see the peak from the other side of the territory, but now they had been running for a whole day and had passed countless hills, but it still looked very far away.
Ye Zhizhi estimated that they would have to run for at least two more days.
It was already sunset, and Ye Zhizhi needed to find a safe place to spend the night.
She found a small hollow nearby, beneath a large rock, and they stopped there to rest.
When night fell, Ye Zhizhi felt the chill everywhere.
She didn't expect the temperature difference between day and night to be so big. When she was in the cave, she had never felt such cold temperature except in winter.
Ye Zhizhi had always thought the cave wasn't sufficiently constant temperature, but now that she saw it, it was perfectly constant temperature. She couldn't imagine how freezing it would be outside during the winter.
Ye Zhizhi had no choice but to empty the things wrapped in the animal skin, then wrap himself up in it and bury himself in Yin Yi's fur. Only then did he feel the warmth and slowly fell asleep.
In the wild mountains and wilderness, even with the company of wolves, Ye Zhizhi could not sleep very well. She would occasionally be awakened by the movements deep in the jungle.
When I woke up, I found that Erzong and the others took turns patrolling around, paying close attention to whether there was anything approaching.
Ye Zhizhi was even awakened once by Sanbai's low threatening roar. When she opened her eyes, she saw Erzong and Sanbai staring at the darkness ahead, with their claws extended, making constant sounds of expulsion.
After an unknown amount of time, the thing in the darkness finally became afraid of the wolves and left quietly.
Ye Zhizhi kept her eyes open and hadn't fallen asleep for a long time. Yin Yi noticed that Ye Zhizhi's breathing was unstable, so he lowered his head and licked her head, as if to comfort her and tell her not to be afraid.
Ye Zhizhi hugged Yin Yi, thinking to herself, was she wrong? Would she harm Yin Yi and the others? They could drive away the things tonight, but what if they encountered something even more powerful one day?
With this thought in mind, she couldn't fall asleep even with her eyes closed.
It was not until the sky was slightly white that Ye Zhizhi opened his eyes, crawled out of the animal skin, quickly packed up his things and stuffed them back into the animal skin, then howled at Yin Yi and the others, expressing his intention to go back.
Yin tilted his head and looked at Ye Zhizhi for a while.
Ye Zhizhi thought they understood what she meant, and when Yin Yi crouched down, she quickly climbed up.
The four wolves quickly broke into a run.
Ye Zhizhi: “?” She turned her head to look at the way she came, then looked at the direction they were running, and cried anxiously.
Wrong, wrong! I have to go back!
Amidst the whistling wind, Yin Yi's high-pitched cry was heard.
The bottom line is, don't be afraid, wolf girl! Wolves don't retreat when they encounter danger. Brother Wolf is there for you! He will definitely take you wherever you want to go!
This was followed by Erzong, Sanbai and Xiaobai shouting in agreement.
Ye Zhizhi wanted to refute, but as soon as she opened her mouth, a mouthful of wind filled her mouth. She choked and coughed a few times, and tears came out of her eyes.
It's annoying. She's clearly made up her mind that when she's older, she'll go by herself.
In the end, Ye Zhizhi had no choice. Yin Yi and the others insisted on taking Ye Zhizhi to that mountain, so he could only be more vigilant on the way.
She swore a solemn oath that she could be missing on the way back, but none of the Yinyi could be missing!
Fortunately, the journey was relatively peaceful and they did not encounter any real danger. Even if there were predators who overestimated their own capabilities and came to provoke them, they were eventually driven away by the four wolves and Ye Zhizhi. Those who failed to escape became food for Yin Yi and the others.
Ye Zhizhi felt that it was because of her existence that some predators thought they could eat her as a snack, and several of them were heading straight for her, trying to sneak up on her from under the wolves' noses and snatch her away in one bite.
As a result, Ye Zhizhi's ability to sense danger has improved by leaps and bounds, and he can always dodge when a predator suddenly appears.
This made Ye Zhizhi even more angry. She wanted to see who dared to take her away!
Yin Yi and the others were quite happy. They didn't have to look for prey specifically, as the prey came to their doorstep. It was great to be out with the wolf girl.
They ran all the way like this, and on the fourth day, they finally reached the foot of the peak.
Ye Zhizhi's expression became more and more excited, he finally saw hope!
It took them another three days to climb up, getting closer and closer to the summit, and finally reaching the top in the evening of that day.
Although they couldn't see everything outside the mountain top yet, Ye Zhizhi was so excited that he couldn't help but howl out loud, and the other wolves couldn't help but howl along with him.
Ye Zhizhi and the wolves ran on the top of the mountain for a while. She wanted to find an unobstructed place where she could see far away.
Finally, Ye Zhizhi chose an ancient tree that had been growing for who knows how many years. The roots of the tree were twisted and tangled, and the trunk that stretched upward was so tall that it seemed as if the top was invisible.
The huge green tree canopy, surrounded by clouds and mist, seems covered with a mysterious and hazy veil.
Under the gaze of the wolves, Ye Zhizhi climbed up nimbly.
Ye Zhizhi was so excited that she could hardly suppress her emotions when she thought that she would soon find the way home. She climbed for a long time and very high, so high that she couldn't help but reveal worry in the eyes of the four wolves below.
Although they knew that the wolf girl could climb trees, she climbed too high and the wolves could hardly see her. Because of the direction of the wind, they could not even smell the wolf girl. It was as if the wolf girl was no longer there. This made the wolves anxious and they couldn't help but turn around under the tree.
Even Yin Yi looked at the tree trunk and started climbing even though he couldn't climb trees, trying to go up and find the wolf sister.
The other wolves couldn't help but try to climb up.
Ye Zhizhi was unaware of the movements of the wolves under the tree. Her entire attention was focused on this. She finally stopped on an uncovered branch.
She stood on a horizontal branch, holding onto the trunk, her heart pounding. Soon, right away!
Ye Zhizhi tried hard to open his eyes wide and looked around.
When she saw the surrounding scenery clearly, her mind went blank in an instant, and her bright eyes showed confusion.
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