98 Wilderness Survival
◎The water below dragged her down, and she kept falling.◎
Ye Zhizhi didn't know that the black python she was looking for was behind a rock not far behind her. She continued to look for the monitor lizard's cave.
Ye Zhizhi paid special attention to whether there were any holes in the rock layers that he could drill into. The ground was completely bare, and animals basically hid under the caves and sand.
She found several hidden holes, but the entrances were too small, so they were probably just the dens of small animals.
Ye Zhizhi wanted to go further, but it was difficult. If Yin Yi lost his presence, he would come running to her, regardless of his wounds. To allow the wolves to recover in peace, Ye Zhizhi did not run too far.
This place is deserted, and if she doesn't hide her breath, the wolves will be able to sense her location even from a long distance.
From the time they noticed the monitor lizards chasing them from behind to the time they ran forward, and thinking backwards, and adding the location of the temporary resting place chosen by Aunt Wolf, Ye Zhizhi guessed that the monitor lizards' nest was in this area.
They followed Aunt Wolf back for quite a distance.
According to their instinctive habit of finding a temporary place to stay, they will deliberately avoid the dens of large beasts. Even if they stay on someone else's territory, they will hide in a secluded downwind area.
In this way, as long as you deliberately hide your breath, you will basically not be discovered by large beasts.
But she searched for a long time and couldn't find it.
Did she guess wrong?
Ye Zhizhi stood on a high rock and looked into the distance, looking left and right and up and down from time to time. Where exactly is the nest of the monitor lizards?
God will not let down those who work hard.
Ye Zhizhi continued to search without giving up, and finally found the entrance and exit of the monitor lizards' cave.
As for why she was so sure, it was because she smelled the scent of a monitor lizard here.
Ye Zhizhi found it at the bottom of a rock. This rock protruded outward at an angle and grew between a group of rocks. It was very hidden and could not be seen from above. Only by walking into the cracks in the rocks below could one see the dark entrance that was hidden.
The entrance to the cave was filled with coolness and the scent of monitor lizards.
Ye Zhizhi sniffed and found that there might be more than one hole. She could feel a slight breeze blowing out from the hole, and the air inside was circulating.
Ye Zhizhi sensed all the movements inside and heard no sounds of animals moving around, nor any signs of life. The monitor lizards hadn't been gone long, and their scent was still strong inside, so it hadn't been occupied by any other beasts yet.
Although Ye Zhizhi guessed that all the monitor lizards had come out, she was very cautious when she walked in, considering that there might be monitor lizard cubs or the like. She held the long dagger tightly in her hand, slowed her breathing, and walked quietly.
After entering the cave, the view is not particularly dim, but rather very clear.
The passages inside were interconnected. Ye Zhizhi held the long dagger tightly, sniffed the scent, chose the passage on the right and continued walking forward.
Compared to the dry weather on the ground, the large temperature difference between day and night, the strong wind and sand, and the dry and cracking wind, even if you deliberately find a shelter, it is not a very comfortable environment. These underground tunnels are much more comfortable. The temperature is cool, but it does not feel humid, and even the circulating wind is very gentle.
No wonder animals like to live underground. It is not only secluded but also comfortable.
Ye Zhizhi was thinking, why not let the wolves move here to recuperate.
The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
After walking for a while, Ye Zhizhi's eyes lit up and his vision suddenly became broader.
This is a very spacious and high underground cave. The scent of monitor lizards is the strongest here. I think this is their habitat.
The last time they went out, they really came out in full force. Not a single monitor lizard remained in their nest, not even the old or the young. Could it be that this group of monitor lizards is made up entirely of young and strong people? Ye Zhizhi thought about it, but couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up.
It’s a good thing that there are no monitor lizards in this cave. At least they don’t have to fight anymore, and they can stay here peacefully.
The underground passage is also very spacious. After all, the monitor lizard is not small in size, so the wolves can enter here without digging a hole.
Ye Zhizhi checked and probed everywhere, but still did not detect any danger. Except for a few dark and smaller tunnels that had not been explored yet, Ye Zhizhi was 100% sure that they could rest here.
The more Ye Zhizhi thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was a good one. Not only would it be uncomfortable to stay outside, but it would also be easy to be attacked. Only Aunt Wolf would be alert to possible threats from all directions at all times. With such high vigilance, Aunt Wolf would also be tired.
What's more, staying in such an environment will not cause the loss of water in the body so quickly, which is good for recovery.
Ye Zhizhi didn't check any further, but ran out of the cave again.
Ye Zhizhi had just come out of the cave and soon saw a pack of wolves running towards her.
It turned out that after she entered the cave, her breath gradually weakened, and the wolves could not detect her presence for a long time. The wolves could not sit still and came to look for her.
Ye Zhizhi was not surprised at all. She knew that as long as she disappeared for a while, Yin Yi would not be able to help but come looking for her.
When Yin saw the wolf girl was intact, he lowered his head and licked her head. The wolf girl really loved running around.
Ye Zhizhi had no idea of Yin Yi's helplessness. She first checked the wolves' wounds and saw that they were not torn because they ran out to find her. Then she thought of her decision and her eyes suddenly lit up. Isn't this perfect!
So Ye Zhizhi pulled Yin Yi's hair, pointed at the ground, and let out an excited roar.
She found a perfect place to recuperate!
Ye Zhizhi signaled the wolves to follow her.
Yin Yi didn't notice any dangerous aura nearby, so he followed Ye Zhizhi in a queue, walked down the gap between the rocks, and entered a dark cave.
Ye Zhizhi's guess was correct. The cave could accommodate the wolves, and it was more than enough.
She led the wolves directly into the largest burrow.
Sure enough, when the wolves saw this environment, they agreed without any objection to using it as a temporary resting place, even the gray wolf had no objection.
The gray wolf walked in the nearby cave for a while, and after making sure that there was no threat to the wolf pack, he agreed to use this place as a temporary resting place.
The wolves are much more relaxed now that they don't have to sit in the open air and don't have to worry about whether predators will suddenly appear from the front, back, or sides and attack them.
They found a dry place to lie down and continued to rest.
Xiaohua also liked this kind of environment and found a dark corner to curl up in.
However, after seeing Ye Zhizhi running out again, he quickly crawled out after him. Ye Zhizhi went out to get his own package. Although the wolves' injuries had recovered well in the past few days, they were still in a weak state. Ye Zhizhi couldn't ask them to help carry the package, so he prepared to carry it himself.
Xiaohua insisted on coming along, and Ye Zhizhi looked at its wound and didn't refuse.
Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua ran all the way to their temporary place of residence, and then prepared to move the package. Xiaohua consciously took the package on herself.
Ye Zhizhi wanted to refuse its help. She had let it come along, simply to relax, not to force it. But Xiaohua felt wronged, as if not letting it help was something unjust and unacceptable. The snake's scales darkened with grief.
Ye Zhizhi had no choice but to put part of the package on Xiaohua and let it roll it up and take it away.
Xiaohua was so happy as if she had received some great benefit, and crawled happily with the package rolled up.
Ye Zhizhi felt even more fond of Xiaohua.
She carried a package that was several times bigger than herself and followed easily with her short legs.
here we go again.
Ye Zhizhi could vaguely sense that something was following them.
Ye Zhizhi looked back several times, and there was nothing behind her. She instinctively thought it was the black python. Logically speaking, such a huge snake body should be difficult to hide in such broad daylight, and it would be impossible to do it silently.
But Ye Zhizhi could not find the exact location of the black python, and even did not hear any movement when it was following behind him.
When they walked back, they were not walking very fast at first.
Xiaohua seemed to sense that something was following them, and her originally happy and winding body became tense.
Ye Zhizhi and Xiaohua sped up in tacit understanding, ran quickly towards the cave, and then rushed into the cave like a gust of wind.
Yin Yi opened his eyes slightly and saw Ye Zhizhi running with sweat all over his forehead. Xiaohua also hissed rapidly, and his huge body rose and fell violently.
Yin Yi sniffed silently and didn't notice anything following in, so he ignored it.
Ye Zhizhi stood by Xiaohua for a while before sitting down. The short distance wasn't enough to tire them out, but it was the pressure from the object behind them that made Ye Zhizhi nervous and tense.
As for the little flower, Ye Zhizhi felt that it was more of an imitation of himself.
Being followed like this is not a solution. He still has to lure the black python out, but Ye Zhizhi still hasn't figured out a solution.
The black python is so powerful. If it doesn't want to show up, Ye Zhizhi doesn't know how to lure it out.
Forget it, let’s talk about it when we’re about to go out.
Ye Zhizhi didn't want to think about it.
She was ready to continue her adventure.
This underground passage leads in all directions, and we haven’t finished exploring it yet!
Ye Zhizhi recovered quickly and ran around everywhere full of energy.
The young wolves including Yin Yi were eager to follow and run around.
But Ye Zhizhi stopped him. The wound hadn't even completely scabbed over yet, and he was already running around? Just lie still.
Xiao Hua followed Ye Zhizhi proudly. It wasn't seriously injured. Even though it was bitten and clawed, it was protected by the snake's scales. Although a lot of the scales fell off, the wounds on its body were not serious and it recovered quickly.
Yin twisted his mouth and turned away his eyes.
After hanging out with Ye Zhizhi for a long time, Xiaohua has imitated many of his behaviors. The back of Xiaohua crawling and the back of Ye Zhizhi running away are inexplicably similar.
Ye Zhizhi rushed forward. There were far more passages in this underground cave than she had imagined, even more than Xiaohua's nest.
Xiaohua is very adaptable to this environment. After all, its nest is underground, just like returning to its happy hometown.
Ye Zhizhi took Xiaohua around and found that instead of looking for water on the ground, it would be better to look for it underground.
Because she smelled the increasingly humid air, which meant there was groundwater nearby.
Ye Zhizhi was very happy. He sniffed the increasingly dense humidity and ran deeper into the cave.
Along the way, she also sensed the scent of many underground creatures, but after they smelled her and Xiaohua's scent, they quickly fled into the nearby small holes.
After running around underground for a long time, she not only found an underground water source, but also a gurgling underground river.
The river is very wide and deep, winding deep underground.
Ye Zhizhi found it quite magical. Logically speaking, with such a large river underground, vegetation should be able to grow on the ground. The ground and underground seemed to have two different climates. On both sides of the river, the temperature was damp and cold.
Xiaohua was very excited and swam into the underground river, floating back and forth on the water surface.
Seeing Xiaohua having so much fun, Ye Zhizhi couldn't help but smile easily.
Judging from Xiaohua's behavior, this underground river should not be dangerous. Even if it is, it is not as dangerous to Xiaohua.
Ye Zhizhi couldn't help but go into the water.
She had been in such a water-scarce environment for so long, and if she hadn't deliberately ignored her physical condition, she would have given up long ago. Now that she had the conditions, how could she still endure it?
Ye Zhizhi took off her things and put them on the shore, except for a long dagger inserted diagonally on her back, then jumped into the water and swam around with Xiaohua. Her whole body was surrounded by cool water, and she felt her pores were relaxed. It was so comfortable!
This underground river is very long, and no one knows where it comes from or where it flows to.
Xiaohua swam and dived from time to time.
Ye Zhizhi swam for a while, climbed to the shore and sat down, rubbed himself all over, then soaked in the water, and got up and sat on the shore.
I wonder if there are any fish in this underground river.
Ye Zhizhi wrung out her wet hair and stared at the quietly flowing river.
Her hair had never been cut and had always been a mess tied at the back. Now it hung down wetly and had already passed her waist. Ye Zhizhi knew without thinking that her hair looked even more majestic than the Lion King when it was messy.
Ye Zhizhi felt that it was too long and inconvenient, so he simply used a long dagger to cut the hair at the shoulder and threw it into the water.
It's more convenient to have shorter hair.
A long strand of hair floated away with the current and soon disappeared into the water.
Ye Zhizhi stared at the water for a while, wanting to try whether she could stab the fish directly with the long dagger, but she stared for a while and did not see any fish swimming by, so it must be in deeper water.
Ye Zhizhi wanted to ask Xiaohua for help to catch a few fish for her.
"Hiss?"
Ye Zhizhi looked at the underground river that had returned to calm and made a hissing, calling sound.
Little flower?
Ye Zhizhi shouted a few times in confusion.
Only then did she realize that Xiaohua had not swam out for a long time since she dived into the water.
“Hiss!”
Ye Zhizhi looked into the water. Where did Xiaohua go?
At first, Ye Zhizhi sympathized with Xiaohua because she hadn't been soaking in water for a long time, so she indulged it in playing. But she didn't see it for a long time.
Ye Zhizhi was a little panicked. Could he have swum away along the underground river? Why hadn't he come back after so long?
She hadn't noticed any violent churning in the water, so Xiaohua shouldn't have encountered any harm.
But Ye Zhizhi still couldn't help but worry, after all, it was not a familiar place.
Where did Xiaohua swim to?
She hissed continuously.
If Xiaohua heard her voice, she would definitely appear, but after such a long time, there was no movement in the water.
Ye Zhizhi walked along the river, calling out to Xiaohua.
Because the rocks on both sides of this underground river are slippery, Ye Zhizhi pays attention to the movements in the water while keeping an eye on his feet at all times.
Ye Zhizhi gripped the long dagger tightly in his hand and began to hold his breath cautiously.
I don’t know how long I walked, Ye Zhizhi almost thought he had reached the end. A high rock in front blocked the way, but if you look closely, you can still climb up and pass through it.
The rock surface was very slippery and it was easy to slide down if you were not careful, so Ye Zhizhi climbed very carefully.
However, just as she climbed up, she was met with a pair of eyes hiding behind the rocks.
Ye Zhizhi was suddenly confronted and was so scared that she leaned back violently. Her feet slipped, she lost her balance in an instant and rolled directly into the river.
The animal above seemed to be frightened as well, making a sharp cry and running away quickly.
When Ye Zhizhi fell into the river, he found that he was doomed.
The river water here seemed to have great attraction, constantly sucking her down.
Ye Zhizhi thought it was the same river where she had gone swimming before. When she fell into the water, she was sucked to the middle of the river without noticing. She swam desperately towards the shore.
But the water below dragged her down.
If you could see from the water, you would find that right below the section of the river where Ye Zhizhi fell, there was a huge black hole, swallowing up everything above it.
The surface of the river was calm, but a huge waterspout had formed beneath the water.
In the end, Ye Zhizhi was still unable to withstand the power of nature. As soon as Ye Zhizhi struggled out of the water and took a deep breath, he was instantly swept back into the water.
Ye Zhizhi sank into the water, still trying to swim out, but the suction of the dark hole below was very strong, and the water from all directions pressed her deeper.
Ye Zhizhi could only watch helplessly as he was instantly swallowed by the underwater dark hole.
She felt dizzy and her whole body seemed to be squeezed, as if her internal organs were about to be squeezed out.
Everything before my eyes was dark.
When Ye Zhizhi felt unable to resist, he tried to relax his whole body.
But when he was spinning desperately, his back hit something and the breath he had been holding was instantly released.
Water rushed into her mouth and nose, and bubbles appeared around Ye Zhizhi. She felt the suffocation and discomfort of drowning.
Ye Zhizhi no longer knew where she was being swept to. After the suction weakened, her instinct for survival made her paddle with her limbs and try to move upwards.
Ye Zhizhi's head was also squeezed and felt dizzy, and she was lacking oxygen.
There was still water all around her, and she could feel that she was on the brink of death. Ye Zhizhi tried hard to stay awake, but she was still losing consciousness bit by bit, and her limbs slowly stopped struggling.
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