87 Wilderness Survival
◎She stared intently at the water as it began to surge.◎
The tender but loud and high-pitched howl of a wolf suddenly sounded in the forest.
A silver shadow shuttled through the bushes and instantly appeared beside Ye Zhizhi.
It caught up with the wolf girl who was being dragged away by the plants, opened its mouth, bit the vine, and pulled it in the opposite direction. The vine that was crawling close to the ground suddenly straightened up, rose into the air, and raised a cloud of dust.
Ye Zhizhi stopped moving forward, as if she felt threatened. The vines wrapped around her hands quickly retracted and retreated. She continued to stab the vines that were still wrapped around her ankles with her green thorns.
Then, two brown and four wolves appeared around Ye Zhizhi one after another, their eyes staring forward and threatening growls coming from their throats.
The vine finally let go of Ye Zhizhi.
Yin Yi was still biting, it lowered its body, its limbs firmly sunk to the ground, its sharp teeth biting the vines, its face ferocious as it wrestled with the vines.
Finally, the vine broke and was quickly retracted.
Yin Yi spat out the vine in his mouth and licked Ye Zhizhi, who had crawled up from the ground and stood beside him, soothingly. His beastly eyes stared straight ahead with ferocious expressions.
Ye Zhizhi rubbed Yin Yi's hair and looked forward as well.
The vines not far away rustled, but seemed to hesitate and did not move forward.
Ye Zhizhi realized that they were very close to the valley covered with vines, and they were just above the valley.
Many moving vines appeared around them, creating a standoff.
She stood on tiptoe and looked around, and found that the entire valley was covered with this kind of vine, which should be the man-eating vine.
These vines can also actively attack animals. Now that Yin Yi and the others have approached, they seem to be afraid of the wolves, clearly bullying the weak and fearing the strong. They probably won't actively attack large animals, but rather target smaller prey.
The wolves exuded an aura of formidable fighting spirit, which seemed to intimidate the vines as well. They instinctively sought profit and avoided harm, retreating back into the depths of the valley and never moving again, as if they were just ordinary plants.
The wolves also began to retreat. Yin Yi lowered his body and waited for Ye Zhizhi to sit on him. Then he slowly moved out of the vines' attack range and quickly ran away.
Ye Zhizhi looked back at the valley. She had been in the jungle for so long, but this was the second time she was attacked by plants.
There are many plant killers in the jungle. Ye Zhizhi has encountered many of them without realizing it, but he avoided them all in different ways. He is already very lucky.
The first time I was caught was in the sea of death flowers, which emitted a fragrance to lure prey to come to the door.
Ye Zhizhi thought that the most dangerous plants were in that area. She had witnessed many plants hunting insects and thought that she would not be attacked if she did not get close. She did not expect that there would be plant killers disguised as normal.
Ye Zhizhi was used to the vines that were everywhere under his feet, and thought that this forest was not very dangerous, so he relaxed for a moment. Who knew that he would walk in front of the disguised vines and be suddenly swept away before he realized that there were vines that could attack from a distance.
Ye Zhizhi's hands and feet were already covered with wounds, and now they were burning and numb.
The stems of the vines should have a corrosive and paralyzing effect. The flesh on her ankles and wrists was black, a bit like the symptoms of corrosion. It looked very serious, but the pain was not obvious.
Ye Zhizhi thought of the dagger that fell to the ground and howled at Yin Yi. They walked back in the direction where Ye Zhizhi was dragged and soon saw the weapon dropped in the grass.
After retrieving their weapons and quickly leaving the dangerous area, the wolves slowed down and returned to the huge rock where their luggage was piled.
Ye Zhizhi got off Yin Yi's back, took out the medicine powder from the snakeskin bag, and applied it to himself.
The wolves surrounded and carefully examined the wounds on Ye Zhizhi's body. Yin Xiaohui even whimpered softly, as if he felt pain for Ye Zhizhi.
The effect of this blood-clotting grass was not quite right. It had a slight relieving effect, but the actual effect was not great. The wound was still rotten and there were no signs of healing. Moreover, after the paralyzing effect wore off, she felt a burning pain.
Yin Yi helped Ye Zhizhi lick the wound, then rubbed his head against her waist.
Ye Zhizhi suddenly had an idea and remembered the unknown herb that she had also made into powder.
The other medicinal herbs that Wolf King Dad brought back were also grown and made into dry powder, but their effects were never known and they were never used indiscriminately.
So it's used to treat corrosive wounds?
Ye Zhizhi immediately washed the wound again, changed the medicine powder, and then tied it up with snake skin.
Sure enough, the burning pain slowly subsided.
Ye Zhizhi thought that Yin Yi was still biting with his teeth, and wondered if he was injured, so he hurriedly pried open his teeth and mouth to check.
Yin Yi opened his mouth and didn't move, letting the wolf girl poke her mouth in and out. His eyes tried hard to look down, almost becoming cross-eyed, and he looked very stupid.
Ye Zhizhi didn't find any obvious wounds. There were only a few marks on Yin Yi's thick tongue coating, but seeing that Yin Yi didn't react, it shouldn't be serious. To be on the safe side, Ye Zhizhi sprinkled some medicinal powder on him.
Yin Yi, who had no reaction at first, frowned suddenly. This medicine was a bit bitter.
She leaned on Yin Yi, still feeling frightened. Danger was always everywhere. If she relaxed even a little, danger would appear in unexpected ways.
She had been obsessed with treasure hunting during this period, and she was not always walking with the wolves. As they walked, they scattered around the area, and she did not expect to be ambushed.
The vines that covered the entire valley could actually launch sneak attacks and camouflage themselves. It was so scary!
Fortunately, they generally don't actively attack aggressive predators. Ye Zhizhi guessed that the vines' prey were small animals or large herbivores, and aggressive predators like Yin Yi could be harmed by their teeth and claws.
Ever since Ye Zhizhi became a little stronger, he was not so often targeted by predators. Unexpectedly, he was attacked by vines today and almost fell.
She had no way to avenge herself. She couldn't just set the forest on fire. The forest was so big. If she couldn't put out the fire in time, it would spread to other places and she would be guilty of a great sin.
Ye Zhizhi could only consider it as a lesson learned and must not be so careless next time.
Ye Zhizhi was injured, although not seriously, but it cooled her fevered mind.
It was almost putting the cart before the horse. She was looking for a way out, and treasure hunting was just a side job.
By the way, she and the wolf pack have been wandering in the forest for a month. Every time she looks out from the top of the mountain, there are still endless mountains. She doesn't know how long she has to walk, or is this direction wrong?
But there are human skeletons here... Maybe the details are wrong, but the general idea is correct. It's impossible for so many humans to get lost and break in here, right?
Forget it, she will look for another month. If she still can’t find it, she will go back to Chaoxue first. This time she must not miss the time to go back to Chaoxue!
After Ye Zhizhi made the decision, he stopped searching with the wolf pack and continued to move forward.
Although another kind of powder can promote wound recovery, it heals very slowly. It is obviously not a very serious injury and is not as easy to heal as scratches and bites. After several days, her wound is still very obvious.
Ye Zhizhi stopped walking and just sat on Yin Yi's back.
The wolves walked silently in the forest.
Silver Gray and Little White carried two huge packages on their backs, part of which were treasures found by her and the wolf pack, and part of which were edibles.
The forest is a huge treasure trove.
By observing the diet of animals, Ye Zhizhi identified many kinds of wild fruits, wild vegetable branches and leaves, and mushrooms that she could also eat.
These should mostly be grown in spring and summer.
Ye Zhizhi collected so much, thinking that he could eat it on the road. The leftovers could be dried in the air and sun, and then he could see if they could be turned into dried goods. Then when winter comes, he won’t have to worry about food problems.
Although she is on the road, it does not stop her from doing all kinds of things.
That day they climbed over another hill and finally saw a different scenery.
A wide river appeared silently before them.
The calm river surface was shimmering. Occasionally, a bird would fly overhead, dipping its long, sharp beak into the water. When it took off again, it would hold a fish in its beak with its tail swinging wildly, and fly away leisurely.
This was the most harmless scene and thing Ye Zhizhi had ever seen.
But Ye Zhizhi always remembered that she was still in the dangerous jungle and remained vigilant in her heart.
This river looks so normal, there can't be anything more dangerous, right?
Ye Zhizhi did not approach the river immediately, but watched from afar on the high ground.
No one knew where the river came from or where it flowed to. There were mountains in front, behind, left and right, blocking their way, and they could not move forward.
The river was very wide and the situation below was unclear. The wolf was not very good at swimming, so she couldn't swim to the other side. If she wanted to cross the river, she still had to use tools, provided that there were no dangerous creatures in the river that could attack her.
Ye Zhizhi and the wolves walked along the river for a while and finally rested on a slope.
The river ran through several mountains, flowing through the mountain streams and merging into the river. In some places, the water seemed calm on the surface, but there was a turbulent undercurrent underneath. They couldn't find a narrow place to jump across.
Ye Zhizhi sat next to Yin Yi for a while, staring at the river in deep thought.
Do you think she was thinking about how to cross the river? No, she was thinking that she had just seen so many birds catching fish on the river surface, proving that the fish in the water were edible, and she wanted to eat grilled fish.
Ye Zhizhi took action as soon as he thought of it. He limped into the forest, pulled out a bunch of vines, and then began to weave a vine net.
I hope the fish here are as silly as the whitebait in the pond.
Ye Zhizhi threw the vine net into the water, tied the vines with stones, and then lay on Yin Yi, drowsy.
The branches and leaves overhead were not lush, and the sunlight shone down, casting mottled shadows. The cool breeze from the river bank made both the man and the wolf want to take a nap.
Erzong and Yin Xiaohui were very energetic. They ran around the river bank and glanced at the vine net in the river from time to time, as if they knew Ye Zhizhi was fishing.
Suddenly, the stone tied with the vines rolled violently. Yin opened his eyes in an instant and stretched out his claws to hold it down.
Ye Zhizhi's sleepiness disappeared in the blink of an eye. She suddenly stood up and looked towards the river.
Did she catch a big fish with her vine net?!
The wolves stood up and stared at the river intently.
Erzong and Yinxiaohui were startled by the movement under the water and took several steps back.
Ye Zhizhi didn't pull the vine, fearing that she would be pulled under accidentally. She stared closely at the surging water, as if some huge monster was about to break out of the water.
Ye Zhizhi touched the dagger at his waist and held it in his hand.
At this moment, the surface of the river suddenly rose up with a splashing sound, and a huge python rose high, revealing its thick upper body.
Ye Zhizhi's eyes widened slightly and he hissed in surprise.
Xiaohua?!
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