Chapter 10
Ala Yanzong was woken up by a gust of cool wind and saw Wula Zhitao sitting at the entrance of the cave, looking at the dawn that had just emerged outside, dazed there.
The bonfire has been extinguished.
Aunt Ulla is still sleeping deeply.
Hearing the sound of Ala Yanzong getting up, Wula Zhitao turned around and said, "You're awake."
The light coming in from the entrance of the cave enveloped the peach of Ula. The figure in the light looked unique and mysterious. The golden hair showed a halo against the light. The whole image was like a fairy appearing.
There.
Ala Yanzong was a little surprised. He was surprised that Wula Zhitao showed off her extraordinary beauty just by sitting down so casually.
"You woke up earlier."
After seeing Aunt Wula, Alayanzong and Wula Zhitao went outside the cave together to pick up some dry firewood and rekindled the bonfire to give the cave some warmth in the morning.
The two used clay pots to go to the mountain spring to get some water and began to boil the water.
Ala Yanzong used a knife to chop the dried meat and dried fruits on the stone slab, and put a handful of fried rice into a clay pot to cook. He wanted to make some porridge for Aunt Ula.
Ala Yanzong found another piece of thin bamboo and cut it into a spoon shape with a knife.
The two of them chewed dried fruits and ate salted fish.
The porridge is ready.
Wula Zhitao woke up her mother and asked her to lean against him as usual. Alayanzong spread the porridge with a bamboo spoon, blew on it, and brought it to Aunt Wula's mouth.
Aunt Ula only ate two spoonfuls and stopped eating. Alayanzong took a broken bowl and asked Aunt Ula to drink some water.
Aunt Ulla lay down and fell asleep again.
Ala Yanzong lifted up her aunt's abdominal top and checked the wound, but found no redness or swelling.
He took the fat bandit's wine bag, dipped it in white wine with a white cloth, wiped it carefully, applied the gold sore medicine again, and bandaged the wound.
Listening to Aunt Ulla's breathing, although it was steady, it was still very heavy.
Ala Yanzong reached out and touched his aunt's forehead, which felt cool.
Ala Yanzong discussed with Wula Zhitao that a situation like aunt's needs to rest for a few days. The most important thing now is to find some food and herbs. Although they still have some on hand, they can't last two days.
Ulazhitao stayed in the cave, guarding the bonfire and taking care of her mother.
Ala Yanzong took the dagger, rope and bag and went out of the cave.
The forest is dense, and the trees reach into the sky, making it difficult for sunlight to shine through the branches and leaves into the forest.
It is also difficult to find other dried fruits here. Ala Yanzong only picked up some pine nuts.
In front of a sunny slope, he finally saw licorice and skullcap.
When he squatted down and was concentrating on digging herbs, he suddenly heard a low roar. When he looked up, he saw a gray wolf squatting on the slope about ten meters in front of him.
The gray wolf was about half a man tall, with gray fur sticking out, its tail hanging back, its limbs clawing at the ground, and its eyes so fierce that it made everyone feel scared when they looked at it.
The gray wolf is staring closely at Ala Yanzong, with his mouth open and saliva, and making a low throat sound, which is even more frightening!
Ala Yanzong immediately stopped digging grass, clenched his dagger with both hands, and was on full alert.
He has never beaten a wolf, but his master has beaten one before. He heard from his master that wolves are quite ferocious and you should be extra careful when encountering them.
The gray wolf and Ala Yanzong looked at each other, as if they were about to jump at any moment, their two front paws kept digging at the ground, waiting for an opportunity to pounce.
Ala Yanzong didn't move, and neither did the gray wolf. One man and one wolf were in a stalemate.
The gray wolf finally lost his patience, jumped up from the slope, and pounced down.
Ala Yanzong jumped to the left and jumped away from where he was. The gray wolf pounced in the air, crushing branches and shrubs on the ground.
The gray wolf quickly turned around and roared, then pounced on Ala Yanzong again.
Ala Yanzong moved around again and waved the dagger in his hand. The man dodged the wolf, but the wolf did not dodge the sword.
The sword struck the wolf, but it seemed to have no effect on the wolf. Although the wolf was injured, it did not prevent it from attacking ferociously again.
The gray wolf pounced a few more times, but Alayanzong kept jumping and dodging.
Maybe the gray wolf is tired, and there is a pause after each killing, and it is not as fast as it was at the beginning.
Ala Yanzong saw that the wolf's special skill was to kill. Once it knocked down or was bitten by it, it would be over.
When the gray wolf jumped up again, the wolf's body was already in the air and could no longer change its direction. Alayanzong jumped up at the same time, and two darts shot out of the air.
The flying knife hit the gray wolf's eyes, and with an "ouch" sound, the gray wolf fell to the ground and rolled on the spot.
The shrubs and weeds on the ground were overwhelming.
Alayanzong did not hesitate, and the two of them jumped in front of the gray wolf and thrust their daggers into the neck of the rolling gray wolf.
Blood burst out and sprayed all over Alayanzong's body and face.
The gray wolf finally died.
Ala Yanzong wiped the blood from his face, took back the throwing knife, and sat aside to breathe.
Looking at the dead wolf, Alayanzong was also frightened and was almost knocked down by the hungry wolf several times.
When Ala Yanzong carried the gray wolf back to the cave, Ula Zhitao was startled.
"Ah! You met a wolf!"
Ala Yanzong threw the gray wolf to the ground and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I met a lone wolf. If I met a pack of wolves, I would be doomed."
Seeing Ala Yanzong covered in blood, Wula Zhitao worriedly said: "The lone wolf is more ferocious. Where are you injured?"
Ala Yanzong patted his chest and said proudly: "Nothing was hurt, it's all wolf blood."
"Take off your coat quickly and I'll wash it for you. Go wash your face."
Alayanzong took off his coat, Ula Zhitao took it, and they went to the spring with Alayanzong.
After washing his face, Alayanzong returned to the cave, found new clothes among his baggage, put them on, and began to dissect the gray wolf.
After Ulazhitao finished washing her clothes, she returned to the entrance of the cave and put her clothes on the branches outside the cave.
Alayanzong discarded the gray wolf's internal organs into the valley.
With the help of Wula Zhitao, Alayanzong cut the wolf meat into pieces, then spread it with salt and baked it in a clay pot.
Wula Zhitao guarded the clay pot and used two bamboo skewers to constantly turn the meat slices to prevent them from burning.
Ala Yanzong carried the wolf skin to the spring, washed away the blood, carried it back, and put it on a tree branch near his clothes.
Return to the cave and continue grilling meat with Ula Zhitao.
"Did you know that after you left, I heard the howling of wolves, as if it was in the mountain stream below where I fought with the bandits yesterday."
Wula Zhitao said to Ala Yanzong while turning over the slices of meat.
Alayanzong put the dried meat into a skin bag and replied: "Maybe the blood of the corpse attracted the wolves. This wolf came late and I met it."
Wula Zhitao put a piece of dried meat into her mouth. She felt that the meat was hard, woody, and a little fishy, but it was still quite fragrant when chewed carefully, which always satisfied her hunger.
"With this much meat, we can eat it for several days."
"Aunt Ulla needs to rest here. We need a lot of food, so this wolf brought it to us."
Chapter completed!