80 Wilderness Survival
They couldn't wait to get home.
There is a cave deep in the mountain, surrounded by rugged stone walls. On the top is a thick layer of rock, and below is a cold pool that occupies most of the area. It is so deep that you can't see the bottom. On one side is a huge crescent-shaped stone exposed.
It is unknown how many years it has existed. Every piece of landscape seems to be engraved with the traces of time, giving people an ancient and mysterious feeling.
Due to its closed nature, the entire cave is filled with an indescribable silence.
Light comes through faintly from the bottom of the water, and ripples appear on the water surface from time to time, causing the slight light and shadow to sway. These rays of light are refracted on the stone wall, reflecting mottled light and shadow, adding a touch of vitality to this dark cave.
The cave, which has been quiet for who knows how many years, welcomed a special visitor today.
With a burst of dust, it fell into the deep pool.
On a half-high stone wall beside the deep pool, a small hole was poked by an unknown object, and the crack became bigger and bigger.
Then a small hand holding a solid green thorn stretched out, and instantly retracted.
There was another burst of noise.
The hole grew larger and larger, and dust continued to fall into the deep pool, and the sound echoed in the cave.
After a while, they paused again, perhaps because the remaining stone was too hard to dig any further. Not long after, a dull sound suddenly rang out. It sounded like something hitting the stone.
The thin stone was broken and fell down, landing in the deep pool with a thud.
Maybe the force was too great, and the stone fell.
The short, red hand shot out again, and then a dusty little human cub suddenly leaned halfway out, nearly falling headfirst into the deep pool. Fortunately, it grabbed hold of a nearby rock in time and quickly retreated.
After making sure there was no danger here, the cub quietly poked its head out and looked around curiously.
Ye Zhizhi saw everything in the cave. After looking around, her eyes were immediately attracted by the pool of water.
She saw the ripples on the water and her eyes penetrated straight into the water.
What's in there? Are they normal fish? They probably aren't piranhas, are they? It doesn't look like there's a crocodile there either.
Ye Zhizhi observed carefully and could still see fish swimming in the pond. Perhaps due to the special environment, the fish's body was a little transparent. Occasionally, when it swam across the water, it shone silver under the dim light from the bottom of the water.
Ye Zhizhi's eyes sparkled. She swallowed and had a strong intuition in her heart that the fish in the water were edible!
Unexpectedly, on the other side of this passage, there was an isolated pond.
She felt the joy of treasure hunting.
There is light at the bottom of the pool. Maybe the water is the only entrance and exit... Ye Zhizhi looked at the cave behind him. It is now the only one. He doesn't know where it leads to.
Unfortunately, her swimming skills were not enough to allow her to go down and find out what was going on.
The temperature here is several degrees lower than Xiaohua's nest, and it is obviously closer to the surface. Ye Zhizhi can feel that the passage into Xiaohua's nest is downward, while the passage she is climbing is upward.
Ye Zhizhi was wondering if there was any way to catch fish without her having to go into the water.
I don't have a fishing rod or bait for fishing, and the green thorns in my hand aren't long enough...
Ye Zhizhi immediately climbed back to the small flower nest excitedly. She didn't need to explore or clear the way along the way. It took her less than one-fifth of the time to get there.
At this time, Yin Yi had already dug most of the hole, and half of his body had already crawled in.
Wolves such as Yin Xiaohui came here at some unknown time and were circling behind Yin Yi's butt, wishing they could get in and help dig the hole.
When Ye Zhizhi saw the situation at the entrance of the cave, he was still confused.
After Yinyi dug a tunnel once, his claws hurt for a long time. Shouldn't he have given up digging? Why is he digging again now?
When Silver Gray saw Sister Wolf coming back, he pounced on her and tried to rub her head.
Ye Zhizhi rubbed the fur and turned to look at Yin Yi in confusion.
When Yin saw the wolf sister return, he sighed deeply, a very human thing. Why did the wolf sister like to run around so much? He felt deeply helpless. At this moment, he finally understood his wolf mother's feelings.
In the past, the wolf mother was helpless. If she didn’t keep a close eye on her, her wolf sister would get injured in various ways. Now, the wolf brother is helpless. If he doesn’t pay attention, his wolf sister will be lost.
Ye Zhizhi didn't know that at such a young age, Brother Wolf had already experienced the difficulties of being an elder. When Brother Wolf tried to carry her back to the nest, Ye Zhizhi excitedly refused. She howled to Brother Wolf to express her joy of finding something good, while rushing to the corner.
Many of the vines they brought back were thrown into the corner as they were temporarily useless. Now is the time to put them to use!
She wanted to weave the vines into a "fishing net" to catch fish!
The leaves of the vines have dried up and fallen off, and now only the vines are left.
Ye Zhizhi sat on the ground and began to think about how to weave. She felt that it did not require any skills, as long as she could catch the fish, she would be successful.
The wolves squatted aside, watching the wolf girl struggling, each pair of wolf eyes full of curiosity and confusion.
When they thought the wolf girl had caused enough trouble, she could cause even more trouble.
Ye Zhizhi quickly wove a teardrop-shaped rattan net with a large opening on top. The vines at the bottom would not shift, and the opening would not get bigger. She believed that she could definitely catch fish!
I really admire myself for being able to master all kinds of handicrafts without any instruction. It turns out that humans can do anything to survive.
Ye Zhizhi dragged the vine net and rushed towards the cave.
But this time she was stopped before she could rush in.
Yin Yi bit her clothes to prevent her from going in. His eyes seemed to be telling her to be quiet and not run into any corners, as Wolf Brother was too small to fit in to look for his cubs.
Ye Zhizhi cried anxiously. She was not running around aimlessly, she had something important to do. She would be able to catch fish for a snack soon!
Finally, she made various promises, promising that she would come back soon, and was finally released.
Ye Zhizhi was afraid that Yin Yi would regret it, so she quickly climbed into the cave and rushed to the pool, lowering the vine net. She also left three long vines and tied them firmly to a pointed stone on the stone wall.
She waited for a moment, and when she found some movement in the vine net, she quickly pulled it up and found three silver fish as big as her palms in the vine net. She quickly caught them out.
I was in such a hurry when I came here that I forgot to find something to hold the fish.
Ye Zhizhi put it down again, and soon he caught six more fish, all of similar size.
Ye Zhizhi found that the fish here were stupid and could be easily caught in the net. They had probably never seen such a vine net before, so they swam over curiously to take a look.
This time she didn't dare stay any longer. She rolled up the clothes and hung them around her waist, put the vine net down, and quickly hurried back.
What if she goes back too late and Yin Yi gets angry again and doesn't let her come again? Although he is easy to coax, she still has to go back as soon as possible.
Ye Zhizhi went back at a faster speed and showed her results to the wolves surrounding the cave entrance, smiling.
It's a fish! She caught it!
However, these fish seem to be unable to stay out of water for too long, and now they are all dead.
Ye Zhizhi showed it to the wolves, who came forward to sniff it curiously, with eagerness in their eyes.
Ye Zhizhi didn't think too much when he fished it out. It was rare to see a harmless fish here. Although it looked a bit strange, he just fished it out first. Looking at the expressions of the wolves, he knew it was edible.
Although fish is also meat, it is not on the wolf's menu. It can be said that they almost never eat fish. Even if they instinctively know that fish can be eaten, they prefer those that run on land.
At least they have never eaten fish.
After Ye Zhizhi divided the fish among them, they swallowed it in one gulp. It was such a small amount of fish that they couldn’t even taste it.
She was still a little selfish. She divided the nine fish into two for Yin and one for each wolf. She still had three in her hand. She wanted to try one and give the last two to Xiaohua.
Silver Little Gray hadn't eaten enough, so he nudged Ye Zhizhi with his wolf head, making her sway. His wolf eyes were shining, constantly expressing his desire to eat and want more.
In the past, wolves would only show this attitude when they got something good to eat.
Ye Zhizhi immediately realized that these fish were good for the body. She no longer cared about whether to eat them raw or not. In the human world, there was such a thing as sashimi!
Ye Zhizhi used a green thorn to cut open the fish, originally wanting to peel off the fish skin and scales, but this kind of fish seemed to have no scales, even the skin was only a thin layer, and the fish meat was a light flesh color.
Ye Zhizhi picked up a small piece, closed his eyes and put it in his mouth and took a bite.
Huh?
tasty!
Ye Zhizhi quickly picked out the remaining fish meat and put it all into his mouth.
This fish only had one main bone, and the flesh was boneless. She finally got to eat fish, and even the sashimi from another world wasn't as delicious as this fish. It had no fishy smell at all, and tasted sweet and refreshing, a truly beautiful flavor. This was the most delicious thing Ye Zhizhi had ever eaten in this world!
Ye Zhizhi was still not satisfied.
This fish is still so delicious after being dead for so long. Wouldn’t it be even more delicious if it just came out of the water?
She resisted the urge to eat the remaining two and went to give them to Xiaohua.
Yin Yi looked down at the small fish heads and bones left by Wolf Girl, and asked Yin Xiaohui to finish eating them.
Silver Gray happily rolled it into his mouth.
Ye Zhizhi ran to Xiaohua and hissed non-stop.
Xiaohua heard the cub's voice and slowly crawled down. The snake stuck its head out and moved in front of the cub, its tongue moving slowly in and out.
It seemed to smell something delicious.
Ye Zhizhi hissed as he pried open Xiaohua's mouth and stuffed the two fish in.
For Xiaohua.
Xiaohua knew that the cub had given it good food, so the snake rubbed its head against it, wanting to roll the cub back into the nest to sleep.
Ye Zhizhi refused. She was not sleepy yet and was very energetic!
She has to catch more fish while they are still stupid, because they will be harder to catch once they become smart.
Xiaohua hissed a few times, but she didn't have the energy to play with the cub.
Winter has a great impact on snakes. Xiaohua's mind is confused and she can hardly think.
It watched the cub run away, slowly retracted its snake head, and continued to sleep.
When Ye Zhizhi ran back, she saw wolves staring at her with sharp eyes.
She raised her head proudly. Now you know she wasn't just running around aimlessly, right? She had found something great!
Ye Zhizhi made another rattan net specifically for catching fish, and then ran into the cave excitedly.
Yin Yi didn't stop her this time because he knew that the wolf girl would come back.
Ye Zhizhi had a bountiful harvest this time, and both vine nets were nearly full. The wolves and Xiaohua ate to their heart's content, and Ye Zhizhi also had a full belly.
Wolf Mom definitely hasn’t eaten it yet.
I miss Wolf Mom.
Ye Zhizhi rolled her eyes and felt that the ice and snow outside was a natural refrigerator. She could freeze the fish, and when she could go home, she could dig it out and bring it back. It would still be fresh!
That’s a good idea!
The only thing to pay attention to is whether she can withstand the low temperature outside.
Ye Zhizhi always had a hunch that she could do it!
So Ye Zhizhi caught a large pile of silverfish, wrapped them in animal skins, put on animal skin clothes and cloak, took Yin Yi, and ran out of the cave.
Ye Zhizhi walked in front like a short and nimble ball, while Yin Yi followed behind with a package in his mouth.
She walked quite fast at first, but as she got closer to the cave entrance, she became more cautious, always paying attention to whether she could withstand the increasingly low temperature.
If she couldn't bear it, Yin Yi would immediately carry her back.
Fortunately, Ye Zhizhi's intuition was correct.
The stalactite water in the flower's nest was cold, significantly altering Ye Zhizhi's body and enhancing her cold resistance. As for the flower, it could survive the heavy snow and even regain consciousness, but it couldn't resist its instinct to hibernate.
Ye Zhizhi saw the snowy world in the jungle.
This was the first time she had seen such a jungle, with heavy snow falling and the cold wind howling.
As far as the eye can see, the snow is already very deep, but it has not yet completely frozen.
Ye Zhizhi stood at the entrance of the cave. The vines covering the cave had frozen into ice bars, which she pushed aside. She was admiring the magical world of ice and snow.
Yin Yi behind him tried hard to stick his head out, and with just one push, he pushed Ye Zhizhi into the snow outside the passage, creating a human-shaped hole.
Ye Zhizhi struggled in the snow, trying to stand up straight and put her feet on the ground. However, she was standing in the snow, and her height was not even as tall as the snow.
Ye Zhizhi: "..." She looked up at Yin Yi with a resentful look.
Yin Yi's beast eyes flickered for a moment, then he jumped off the snow pile, put down the package in his mouth, pushed open a huge space around Ye Zhizhi, and then lay down.
Ye Zhizhi picked up the package and climbed onto Yin Yi's back.
She looked around, found a spot, directed Yin Yi to go there, and then buried the package in the snow. When they left, they could dig it up and take it away.
No beast could be so smart as to dig at the snow pile, right?
Ye Zhizhi sniffed and found that the smell of the animal skin package and the fish had been completely sealed by the ice. No other animals would know except them.
After finishing her work, Ye Zhizhi didn't want to go back for a while, so she asked Yin Yi to take her for a walk.
Yin Yi was sure that Ye Zhizhi could withstand the cold, so he took her for a walk. They didn't walk too far, just wandering around the nearby jungle.
Ye Zhizhi had no objection to this. Being able to get out and get some fresh air was good. The snow was too deep, and it could easily be dangerous. If you got stuck, you wouldn't be able to get out. She was also happy. This was one less threat in the jungle for her. She no longer had to worry about winter.
However, before they had been gone for long, Ye Zhizhi urged them to go back quickly.
Although it's not so cold that I can't bear it, I can still feel the cold. The longer I stay outside, the more my body temperature will be lost. It's better to go back to the nest.
Yin Yi took Ye Zhizhi back to Chaoxue.
After finding the fish this time, Ye Zhizhi completely started to enjoy the fun of treasure hunting.
There are many passages in the tunnel, leading to all directions. Ye Zhizhi guessed that they were dug by animals. She drilled everywhere, but she didn't sense any breath that could threaten her. She was invincible underground!
She also found a lot of things.
She also touched the nest of an underground animal. Fortunately, they were all small vegetarian animals with little fighting power. When they saw her, they nervously trembled and attacked her.
Ye Zhizhi easily suppressed them. They looked pitiful and cute, and she even rubbed them. As compensation for attacking her, Ye Zhizhi also took away a small pile of nuts and left in a swagger.
She even left a large amount of food for them! She wasn't so kind as to catch them and feed them to the wolves.
Ye Zhizhi had a lot of fun exploring the underground world. Every time he returned to his nest exhausted and lay next to Yin Yi, he would think of his wolf mother and the others.
I wonder how things are going over at the den? They haven't returned this year, and Mother Wolf is so worried. I hope they don't think they've met with misfortune. There shouldn't be any other predators coming to take their territory this year...
I wonder if there's enough food? By the time she returns next year, will her wolf sister have already been born? It seems she'll have to save some goodies as a gift for her.
Ye Zhizhi thought a lot, and with the longing for the wolf mother and the wolf king father and the expectation for the wolf sister, he was more motivated to search for treasures everywhere.
And in the wolf pack's lair thousands of miles away.
The atmosphere was quiet and dull. The latest generation of wolf cubs had grown up, but no cubs were born this spring.
As Yin Yi and his generation went out and did not return for a long time, the scent belonging to them in the nest also faded.
The personalities of the three newly grown wolves are not as lively and active as the previous group of Yin Yi. They seem very mature.
At this time, the strongest black young wolf among the three wolves was lying on the den that originally belonged to Yinyi.
A year is not a very long time for humans, but for wolves, it is so long that some of their memories have faded.
The three youngest wolves in the pack did not have frequent contact with Yin Yi's generation of wolves. Before they grew up and left the den, Yin Yi and his companions had already gone out to gain experience. Therefore, they did not pose a great threat to the young wolf cubs in the pack.
When they separated into different dens, the locations they chose for the dens were not very good. The good locations had all been occupied by the elders in the tribe and those older than them.
As time went by and the young wolves in the tribe did not return, the three young wolves became restless and tried to leave their scent in Yin Yideng's den, which had almost no smell.
Their initial behavior of occupying the young wolves from other tribes was seen by the adult wolves, but they did not say anything about it.
Strength is the most important factor in a wolf's pack, and a wolf's status in the pack is determined by its strength. A wolf with higher strength naturally gets to occupy better resources, such as a better-located nest in the den.
If Yin Yi and the others come back and have objections to this, they will naturally fight and whoever wins will own it.
The three wolves then became even more aggressive and took it for themselves openly.
On the contrary, their wolf father and mother expressed dissatisfaction with their behavior of occupying the den of their own wolf clan. They knew their cubs' strengths and weaknesses very well, which meant that they did not have much contact with them.
The little wolf cub is arrogant and ignorant. He thinks he is very strong, but he doesn't know that there are always stronger people among the strong.
However, even after scolding the children, they still couldn't make these stubborn ones change their minds, so they thought, forget it.
Later, let them feel what it means to be cared for by their own kind.
Ye Zhizhi and Yin Yideng Wolf had no idea that there would be such a surprise waiting for them when they returned.
They stayed in Xiaohua's nest until the heavy snow stopped and the land was frozen. Before spring came, they couldn't wait to set out on their way home.
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