136 Wilderness Survival
◎It wants to challenge Yin Yi!◎
As soon as he returned to the tribe, Ye Zhizhi experienced both sorrow and joy. His emotions fluctuated so much that he soon became mentally exhausted. Finally, he lay down in the boulder nest, buried under the wolf mother, wrapped in a reassuring atmosphere, and slept very soundly.
The silver wolf held Ye Zhizhi in its arms, staring at her for a long time with its eyes, licking her from time to time to let the cub be infused with its scent.
The other wolves took their share of the specialties back to their den, then climbed down to rest.
The cave was still very quiet, but this quietness seemed different from before. The wolves couldn't tell the specific difference, but they just felt that they were in a very happy mood.
Yin Yi and the others also lay back in their own nest. They had not been back for a long time, and the scent that belonged to them was almost gone from the nest. However, it was obvious that even if their nest was not occupied by their own kind like last time, there were still wolves that were dissatisfied with them occupying the best position.
Yin Yi raised his eyes slightly and met the gaze of the brown wolf that was looking at him from a distance.
The young wolf's eyes were filled with ambition, and his gaze towards Yin Yi seemed to be burning with flames.
Yin Yi remained calm, lying down with his eyes closed to rest. He had traveled so long, remaining on high alert the entire time. Finally returning to the pack, he relaxed completely.
Ye Zhizhi slept very peacefully. She lay in the wolf mother's arms, surrounded by the wolf mother's breath, and felt lazy all over.
She placed her hands and feet on the wolf mother, rubbing them against each other, and making happy howls from time to time.
The silver wolf looked down at the cub that was acting coquettishly beside it, with a gentle gaze. Occasionally, it lowered its head in response, licking the little face, and its tail swung leisurely behind it.
Ye Zhizhi's face flushed red from playing with the wolf mother, and she laughed and howled. Then she saw the wolf king father lying in the same den.
The wolf king was also lying in the grass nest, but he had his eyes closed as if he was resting.
Ye Zhizhi turned his head to look at it, then quickly jumped over and climbed onto the wolf king. He rubbed his little face against it and grinned at it when the wolf king opened his eyes slightly and looked at him.
Ye Zhizhi looked at the wolf king with bright eyes and let out a loud howl.
Although she missed Wolf Mom the most, she missed Wolf King Dad the second most, and she would never neglect Wolf King Dad! Ye Zhizhi looked at its still majestic expression and was very happy to stick to it.
The wolf king was very steady and as still as a mountain. He raised his head slightly and let the cub do what he wanted to him.
However, Ye Zhizhi did not lie in the den for long. She quickly got up, called out to her wolf mother and wolf king father to come out, and then rushed out of the cave.
Her friends were still in the territory, and she hadn't forgotten about them.
Since her friends had come all the way to visit her home, she had to show her hospitality. But Ye Zhizhi didn't want Wolf Mom to leave her sight, so she asked her to come along.
The silver wolf really dotes on Ye Zhizhi, and after Ye Zhizhi called him, he followed him out.
Soon, a large group of wolves followed behind him.
Ye Zhizhi has long been accustomed to this. The wolves of the tribe love to watch and join in the fun, especially her fun. No matter what she is doing, they watch with great interest.
The nest was too small, so Xiaohua and Daxiong didn't want to go into the cave, so they stayed outside.
However, even if the nest is big enough, they will not come in. Even because of her existence, the two sides have no hostility towards each other, but the smell of the wolf pack in the nest is too strong, and Xiaohua and the others can't stand it.
Big bears, in particular, may not be able to control their attack instincts.
It's fine outside. Both sides can maintain a suitable distance, so there will be no conflict and they can still play with Ye Zhizhi.
Ye Zhizhi climbed onto the back of the silver wolf and called her friends to follow. She was going to take her friends to patrol the territory, and the first destination was her three major farms.
The wolves all knew the function of the farm. Even though Ye Zhizhi was not there, they did not abandon the farm. They set it up on their own this year, but none of them did it as thoroughly as Ye Zhizhi.
The wolves followed Ye Zhizhi's example and repaired the damaged fence in the valley after the rainy season and winter. However, they did not have Ye Zhizhi's flexible hands, so the fence was rather rough and many holes were visible to the naked eye. Therefore, the wolves would occasionally find prey that had "escaped from prison".
They also raised a lot of animals this year, specifically hunting small animals and throwing them into the valley. The rabbits left over from before began to reproduce, and there was an excess of prey. It was obvious that there were fewer plants in the valley. Ye Zhizhi saw that the roots and rhizomes of some plants had been eaten.
The wolves learned from her how to get plants outside for their prey to eat, but their methods were also very rough and not as convenient as Ye Zhizhi's hands, so overall they didn't do a very good job.
Ye Zhizhi could see that the captive animals were not in good condition and looked like they had not eaten for a long time.
There are two fewer wolves in the pack, but all the wolves are adults now, and their appetites are the biggest. They need a lot of food, and if there were no farms, they would probably be even hungrier than before.
But this won’t work!
Ye Zhizhi saw the problem.
It is not possible to carry on breeding like this for a long time. This territory is already very barren, with few resources, almost no prey, and few plants suitable for animals to eat. Now, because of breeding, the wolves have uprooted the nearby plants.
The plants she planted in the farm were not enough to meet the demand, and the wolves' claws were not capable of such difficult work as planting. If they continued to pull out the plants outside for feeding, over time, there would be no such plants nearby, and the area would become even more barren.
It is estimated that in less than ten years, the farm will no longer be able to operate due to lack of plants for feeding.
Fortunately, she had found a retreat for the wolves. She found a very habitable cave. Outside the canyon, there was a large group of animals living there. There was no need to worry about food, and they didn't have to work so hard to feed them.
Or maybe she had foresight.
Ye Zhizhi re-enclosed the fence, then picked some plants and threw them in to feed the cats. She also took some out to treat her little friends.
She saw the gray rabbit that had impressed her so deeply again. It looked thinner, with a circle of rabbits and their offspring surrounding it. Its nose was twitching, and its whiskers on both sides were trembling. It smelled the familiar scent of a wolf cub. It hadn't seen her for so long that it thought the wolf cub had been eaten. But it was still very happy because it had survived to the end after all.
Oh, it was all for nothing.
The wise gray rabbit hopped back to its nest.
Ye Zhizhi tilted her head. She didn't expect that the rabbit was still alive. But then again, the rabbit had been marked by her. If she didn't catch it, the wolves wouldn't catch it and eat it.
After Ye Zhizhi fed them some domesticated rabbits, he went to check on the planting of medicinal plants.
Very good, it grows very lushly, and the branches and leaves can be plucked to make medicinal powder.
Ye Zhizhi returned to the territory and had a lot of things to do. At this time, the young wolves in the tribe were already ready to make a move.
When Ye Zhizhi noticed that the atmosphere in the tribe was not right, he saw Liu Zong's wolf eyes full of fighting spirit.
Ye Zhizhi was surprised at first, because in the past two days since he came back, these wolf brothers and sisters of the same generation had behaved very well and had not done anything provocative.
Among this group of brothers and sisters, Liu Zong is the largest and has the strongest aura. From the beginning, Liu Zong was like a silent brother, as if he had no sense of existence. Unexpectedly, after only two days, he issued a declaration of war to Yin, wanting to challenge it.
After being surprised, Ye Zhizhi also felt a little excited.
Wolves respect strength. When there are no external enemies, it is normal for the same tribe to fight, compete and challenge each other. It can be said that the status ranking among the same tribe is determined by strength.
Ye Zhizhi's five closest friends have been fighting each other frequently since childhood, but Yin Yi has always won overwhelmingly, so he is naturally the boss.
Later, Silver Little Gray suffered from his age at the beginning and was always beaten by his older brothers and sisters. But last year, he fought back and was able to beat Little White and Second Brown. His fighting power was second only to Third White.
Ye Zhizhi's strength also improved rapidly, and he was able to fight with Sanbai on equal terms.
She estimated that her strength should be above Sanbai's. Her disadvantage was that she had no fangs or sharp teeth, and her small body was relatively fragile. However, if she had the assistance of human weapons, Ye Zhizhi believed that she would not lose even if she faced Yin Yi.
Xiao Hei and the others were probably scared after being punished last time, so they behaved very well.
Unexpectedly, the first one to jump out to challenge this year was Liu Zong.
Liu Zong wanted to challenge Yin Yi's position because he had ambitions. His wolf father had made some mistakes and was an outsider, so they had always been at the bottom of the pack. But he was unwilling to accept this and wanted to prove his strength and gain the pack's recognition.
It wanted to be the leader of the younger generation of wolves. Now it had already subdued Xiao Hei and his sister. Now, it only needed...
Its eyes met Ye Zhizhi who was looking up at it. It was silent for a moment, then looked away and turned to look at Yin Yi behind her.
It wants to challenge Yin Yi!
It wants to become the boss among the younger generation!
Ye Zhizhi tilted her head and looked at the wolf she had named Liu Zong. What was that look in its eyes? Was it looking down on her?
The ambitious Liu Zong did not notice the pitying look in the eyes of the little black-headed wolf behind him.
As the three little black siblings who were once ignorant of the immensity of the world, they acted provocatively towards the leader of their clan. When the leader left the nest to learn and gain experience, they occupied their den and were then taught to behave like wolves.
During the rainy winter, which can be read as a competition or written as a lesson, they were beaten for two whole seasons. They were beaten so hard that they doubted their life as wolves and could no longer muster the desire to challenge. They just acted as obedient younger brothers.
Although before they met Yin Yi and the others, they had already had the idea of challenging themselves, feeling that they had grown up and were eager to take action.
However, after seeing Yin Yi and the others, the two wolves lay down together, their eyes obedient: they had become obedient.
But Liu Zong, who had never been taught how to be a wolf by the boss, had bright eyes.
It is ambitious.
It wants to challenge Yinyi's position.
The cave was too crowded, hindering the wolves from watching, so they decided to hold the competition outside the cave.
Soon the open space outside the cave was filled with wolves from the clan.
Ye Zhizhi was originally standing next to Wolf Mother, standing on tiptoe to look around, but Uncle Scar squeezed forward and almost blocked her view, or perhaps, blocked her entire body.
Ye Zhizhi turned his head to look, then climbed up the rock where the wolf king father was standing, stood at its feet, and looked down from the height. Now he had a wide view.
The wolf king looked down at Ye Zhizhi, then shifted his gaze to the two young wolves standing in the center, surrounded by the wolf pack.
These young wolves are the future of the pack.
As the wolf king, it needs to personally witness the strength of the younger generation.
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