You should observe carefully in order to understand; you should work hard to understand in order to act. Romain Rolland

For a moment, everything seemed to be still. Only the bonfire next to them that had been boiling water was still crackling and burning.

Li Baoqiang was stunned for two seconds, then quickly picked up the engineering shovel, faced the white wolf, arched his left leg, and pushed his right foot on the ground. He was nervous, and he heard his own heartbeat, the kind of accelerated heartbeat.

Wolf, a white wolf.

Although he had encountered wolves during his mission in the northwest, he had guns in his hands at that time. He and his comrades eliminated the three wolves that besieged him with a few shots. But this time, except for the engineer shovel and no guns, Li Baoqiang believed in his actual combat ability.

Kung Fu, but at that time the opponent was a human, and compared to the ferocious wolf, humans were easier to deal with.

At this time, the white wolf was also hesitating. Suddenly it spat out the gray rabbit in its mouth and took a step forward. The nature of the animal made it realize that the human in front of it seemed not to be polluted, and the meat was better than the one in his mouth.

A rabbit is more delicious. Yes, in fact, after being contaminated by nuclear fallout for the first time, many humans and animals have undergone genetic changes and their physical fitness has declined.

In the eyes of White Wolf, Li Baoqiang seems to be the piece of Tang Monk meat. Even if he duels with Li Baoqiang, he will be injured, fail or die, White Wolf will not regret it. Poor Li Baoqiang still doesn't know that he has become the Tang Monk meat that everyone wants.

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The white wolf walked towards him carefully step by step. Its two narrow eyes were like two will-o'-wisps, making the forest even more eerie and scary. It was closer, closer, and the weak firelight reflected its face and body clearly.

, its thick tail was only a few feet long. It was so excited that its hair stood up, its ears kept shaking, and its open mouth seemed to be laughing wildly. It felt victory and smelled the smell of blood.

The white wolf circled around Li Baoqiang several times. Li Baoqiang also took a defensive posture and followed the white wolf with the engineering shovel in both hands. Turning, turning, the white wolf rushed forward with a roar, bringing with it a gust of wind. Li Baoqiang

Feeling it, he picked up the engineer shovel and was ready to swing it towards the white wolf. Fortunately, the wolf seemed to be unresponsive. The sharp engineer shovel scratched the white wolf's right hind leg, and the saw teeth tore off several pieces of it.

Silk meat, white wolf legs bleeding. Li Baoqiang is very excited, he won the first battle well.

In fact, Li Baoqiang didn't know that the first wave of nuclear fallout radiation had weakened White Wolf's body immunity and made him mentally retarded, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily.

The white wolf didn't give him any extra time to think. He turned around and saw another "evil dog pounce". He jumped up and pounced from the air. This time, Li Baoqiang did not escape and was pinned down by the wolf. Li Baoqiang waved his right hand.

The engineer slashed the white wolf's back with a shovel, and at the same time he grabbed the wolf's neck with his left arm and left hand. The wolf's two small eyes stared at his face, making him a little afraid, but his instinctive desire to live was supporting him.

The wolf's scarlet tongue was swaying in front of his eyes, and the breath coming out of its mouth made him feel uncomfortable; the wolf's front paws clawed at his chest, scratching his clothes and skin.

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In the life-and-death struggle, both sides wanted to kill each other wholeheartedly. The white wolf kept shaking his head to get rid of the control of his hand, but he held his left hand tightly and kept holding the white wolf's neck.

, to prevent the white wolf's bloody mouth from stretching towards his neck. He waved the engineer shovel with his right arm and kept hitting the white wolf's back.

One struggled and the other refused to let go. They were in a stalemate with each other, slowly consuming their energy. Li Baoqiang, especially, seemed to be at a disadvantage. The wolf's big mouth was getting closer and closer to his face, and its sharp teeth were close to Li Baoqiang's face.

Just when the white wolf opened his mouth to bite, Li Baoqiang shook his head fiercely, and the sharp wolf teeth penetrated into Li Baoqiang's forehead. A piece of meat instantly entered the wolf's mouth. The wolf howled triumphantly, and made a sound from its throat.

The piece of meat rolled into the belly...

The heartbreaking pain made Li Baoqiang let out a chilling scream. Blood flowed from his forehead, covering his eyes and covering his face. Li Baoqiang became ferocious, and the pain inspired his infinite strength.

He did not stop fighting. A sense of anger made him stretch out his hand and hit the white wolf who was devouring his muscles. He punched the white wolf on the back where it was cut by the engineer's shovel.

The white wolf also let out a howl and ran away from him, looking at him only a few feet away from him, licking his mouth from time to time. Li Bao moved to the rock and leaned against it, panting rapidly.

, the mountain wind is still blowing, and the bonfire is still burning. Slowly, the whole forest seems to have returned to a peaceful atmosphere, but this is the silence before the war. In the tranquility, the two sides are still fighting, just competing in courage and wisdom.

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He leaned against the rock and stared at the white wolf, and the wolf stared at him. The two pairs of eyes looked at each other, spying on each other. No one wanted to take a step back. On one side was the desire to live and the courage to live;

Desire, desire for revenge.

Li Baoqiang understands the three major outcomes of a battle between man and wolf: if a man wins against a wolf, he will be more ruthless than a wolf; if a wolf wins against a man, he will be even worse than a wolf; in the worst case, he will be as cruel as a wolf!

The difference between them is in their hearts. People live for the future, while wolves live for themselves. Li Baoqiang's eyes are firm and unyielding, while White Wolf's eyes are greedy, vicious and fierce.

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While Li Baoqiang was waiting calmly, the white wolf rushed up like lightning. This may be the cunningness of the wolf. Li Baoqiang may be tired, so he didn't even lift his hand, so he bit his arm and threw his head.

Another piece of meat was torn into pieces by it and swallowed into its stomach. He let out a scream and fell to the ground in pain. The wolf pounced on it for the second time. A desire to live made him sit up and pounce on it too.

go.

The man and the wolf hugged each other, just like the hug between friends or lovers, so tight and warm, no one wanted to let go. His head pressed against the wolf's chin, and his hands hugged the wolf's body.

, he clung to the wolf's body. The wolf was struggling, its limbs clawing at him. His clothes were torn, his upper body was almost naked, and his skin was scratched and bleeding. But he didn't want to

Let go, just want to defeat it, so that he can go back alive, and he will not feel any pain.

The forest is silent, even the mountain wind makes people hold their breath in fear, the stars stare in the night sky without even blinking, the talkative birds no longer dare to make loud noises, everything in the world is watching this life and death.

Duel. Man and wolf are in a stalemate, neither one can attack the other.

Time passed little by little, and the two sides were still like that, one was hugging, the other was struggling, no one screamed; there was only the sound of heavy breathing, the bonfire was burning, and their figures were reflected in the red light. He seemed to feel something and moved slightly.

For a moment, the white wolf was still struggling.

Suddenly, Li Baoqiang rolled toward the fire with the wolf in his arms. The closer he got to the fire, the harder the wolf struggled. He suddenly turned over, and Li Baoqiang pressed the white wolf into the bonfire. The wolf howled miserably in the firelight, but Li Baoqiang didn't.

He didn't scream, he just pressed the wolf's body tightly. The fire burned around him, burning his clothes and skin, burning away its hair and burning its flesh. It kept paddling.

The limbs wanted to break free, but no, it no longer had the strength to break free from the strong hands, and could only howl miserably.

The whole forest was startled by the howl of the wolf, and the birds took off one after another, as if they were watching the formation from different angles. Time passed little by little, and with the wolf's long howl, he rolled out of the fire and lay on the beach, while Bai Bai

The wolf also wanted to struggle to stand up, but finally couldn't and fell into the fire again. There were screams in the forest, and then there was silence again...

Li Baoqiang regained a little strength and stood up to examine the white wolf that had almost bitten his own throat in a life-and-death battle. There was not much white hair left on its body. The bonfire burned most of the hair, leaving a black patch and a gray patch on its waist and legs.

The pink minced flesh has been exposed on the body. It is uglier now than when it was alive, but it looks kinder than when it was alive. The two long, narrow and terrifying eyes no longer have a fierce look, but are a bit sadder.

Li Baoqiang found that the white wolf had nipples on its abdomen and a few drops of milk were dripping out. The white wolf seemed to be giving him a hint, and he looked up at the hillside with difficulty. Then he looked at Li Baoqiang and then tilted his head and died.

Li Baoqiang looked at the hillside and felt something.

Li Baoqiang washed his injured forehead and shoulder with the boiling water he had just boiled. Only then did he feel the heartbreaking pain. The two small pieces of flesh were gone, and blood was still flowing out. Li Baoqiang tore open his underwear that had been bitten by the wolf.

, bandage the wound.

"Damn, it's hard to find a wife if you lose your appearance, let alone hope now." Li Baoqiang smiled bitterly.

After bandaging the wound, Li Baoqiang smiled bitterly and looked at the jacket he bought for three thousand yuan. It had been torn into rags by the white wolf, and the parts were huddled up and damaged by the fire. He packed it up and tied up the clothes.

, fortunately, I can barely hang it on my body and wear it. It doesn’t matter if I can’t wear it. The weather is cold, so I have to rely on it to keep out the cold.

"Okay, I used to be a prince charming, but now I am the leader of the Beggar Clan," Li Baoqiang laughed at himself, enjoying the pain.

In the lactating wolf clan, the male wolf usually comes out to look for food, and the female wolf looks after the pups in the den. But this female white wolf came out to look for food on her own, which means that the male wolf is dead or not nearby. Li Baoqiang secretly analyzed it.

Thinking of the look in the female wolf's eyes when she died, Li Baoqiang was filled with sympathy. He couldn't help but think of his mother, raising him alone and struggling to survive.

Li Baoqiang decided to look for the wolf den.

Li Baoqiang pried off four wolf fangs with an engineer shovel and put them in his backpack, so that he could brag about them to his future girlfriend when he went back. Li Baoqiang walked towards the hillside with a smile.

Finally, he found a rock cave on the sunny hillside. Li Baoqiang approached the cave entrance cautiously. If the male wolf appeared at this time, he would be in a cocoon. In the smelly cave, a fluffy white wolf cub was snoring.

Huda sleeps, he looks quite cute, as if someone loves him.

It's a pity that your mother has died for you. Don't blame me. Wolves and humans are mortal enemies. Either the wolf dies or I die. From now on, I will raise you. Li Baoqiang picked up the little wolf cub.

Opening his eyes in confusion, he seemed to smell his mother's scent and hummed excitedly. In fact, it was the smell left when the female white wolf bit Li Baoqiang, as well as the smell of the four wolf fangs.

"Since you look snow-white, let's call you Baitang. However, Baitang is too straightforward. Let's call it candy in English. How about little candy?" Li Baoqiang couldn't help but feel childlike. Fortunately, he didn't forget the English word for candy that he learned in elementary school.

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Li Baoqiang put the wolf cub into his backpack and walked down the mountain.

Because Li Baoqiang fought bravely against the female white wolf, he bled excessively and consumed a lot of energy. His physical strength dropped a lot. It took him three days to finally walk out of the mountain along the stream.

For three days, the little white wolf cub Candy, besides eating the chewed compressed biscuits fed by Li Baoqiang and drinking some water, slept soundly in the backpack. It seemed that Li Baoqiang's broad shoulders and the body temperature transmitted through his clothes were very warm.

The sense of security made Li Baoqiang very happy. Seeing Candy's dependent expression, Li Baoqiang's inner guilt of killing the she-wolf slowly disappeared.

Li Baoqiang looked at the villages and towns that appeared in front of him, and felt excited. He finally saw people. Unfortunately, it still took half a day to reach Wangshan Mountain. At this time, Li Baoqiang was standing on a sunny slope. The snow had fallen since yesterday.

It has begun to turn white, the sky has slowly begun to clear up, and the ultraviolet rays seem to have become stronger. Li Baoqiang feels that the world is slowly returning to life.

"Eating compressed biscuits continuously will make you feel like a bird in your mouth." Li Baoqiang muttered, looking at the hillside.

Li Baoqiang used an engineer shovel to pry open the snow. The snow was like a sandwich biscuit. The top layer was white, which was the snow that fell yesterday. The middle layer was black and gray, which was the snow from the earthquake a few days ago. The last layer was white.

The layer below is still white and should be the earliest snow.

There are wild grasses or vegetables under the snow, and in the middle of the withered yellow old leaves are a hint of green young leaves, standing out full of life.

According to the method taught by the instructor, Li Baoqiang first shoveled out a section, and then kept digging forward. While shoveling the soil carefully, he carefully identified the leaves and rhizomes. This is one of the basic skills of the Marines, and it can also be used at this time.

Li Baoqiang was relieved of his longing for green leafy vegetables because he had only eaten compressed biscuits these past few days and his stools became dry, causing him to suffer from constipation.

Even heroes have unspeakable secrets. Li Baoqiang rubbed his nose and smiled bitterly.

This is a bitter vegetable that can inhibit leukemia.

While identifying, Li Baoqiang recalled his knowledge on how to identify the shapes and functions of various wild vegetables. The Marine Corps instructors taught the Marines too much knowledge of wilderness survival, which also benefited Li Baoqiang greatly in the doomsday crisis.

During the excavation process, Li Baoqiang discovered shepherd's purse, dandelion, bracken, platycodon, water celery, wisteria, small root garlic, and many varieties of wild vegetables lurking under the snow. Hey, what is this? The rhizomes are horizontal, nearly cylindrical, and jointed.

The tuber was swollen at the top and about 1.5cm in diameter. Li Baoqiang was attracted by this piece of tuber as thick as a thumb. It had no old leaves and could not be identified. Li Baoqiang tasted it cautiously. It was plump and fleshy, slightly sweet and sticky. Li Baoqiang thought carefully about it.

After thinking about it, I was sure it was Huang Jing.
To be continued...