Ye An

After separating from Xiao Yun, Ye An's speed became even faster.

Without a hunter walking behind, the mutated antelope could run wildly across the wilderness with all four hooves.

Relying on the spar energy absorbed, most predators cannot catch up with the speed of the antelope herd.Occasionally, some individuals would catch up and die under Ye An's knife, becoming fresh reserve food.

During the journey, Ye An occasionally lost contact with the bat.

When it first appeared, he couldn't help being a little startled.Afterwards, Ye An learned that the bats found many caves underground and temporarily entered the caves to rest.Because the cave is extremely deep and the distance reaches Ye An's limit, the connection between the two parties will be severed.

"Cave?"

Ye An wasn't sure if the cave the bat found was the place where he found the spar, if so, then he wasn't too far away from the isolated island.

In the next few days, Ye An would lose contact with the bats from time to time, but he no longer panicked as before. Anyway, there are bees to guide the direction. As long as he does not deviate from the isolated island, his perception will return soon.

By the fifth day, the wind was getting colder, stratus clouds were piling up in the sky, and birds were chirping restlessly, which was a harbinger of the changing seasons and the coming blizzard.

Ye An walked forward against the wind for a certain distance, the sun was completely covered by the clouds, the day was like night, and there was a strong wind blowing in the distance, it was obviously not a good idea to continue walking.

Finding a rocky mountain that can shelter from the wind, Ye An jumped off the back of the antelope, quickly collected stones, branches and dry grass, and built a shelter for himself under the rocky mountain.

There was a blanket sent by Xiao Yun, and the cowhide was temporarily unusable. Ye An connected the bark with sharp bone spurs, sewed the cowhide and several other animal skins together, tied them firmly under the rocky mountain, and pressed the four corners with stones.Feeling that it was not strong enough, Ye An found a few more hard branches and used them as nails to smash into the ground.

The center of the cowhide was propped up with wooden stakes and stones. Ye An sent all the spar, dried meat, wound medicine and other materials carried by the antelope to the temporary tent, and then bent down and walked in.

There is a lot of space in the tent, and the birds flew in one after another, leaning together like hairballs.The number of bees is too small, without the protection of the hive, unable to withstand the severe cold, Ye An simply spread out the blanket, let them fall on his shoulders, and used his own body temperature to ensure that they would not freeze.

The mutated antelope did not enter the tent. Ye An crushed three crystals and distributed them to the flock. The energy absorbed and the tall rocks were enough for the flock to withstand the cold wind.

Bat colonies live underground and will not encounter the cold wind on land, but a sharp drop in temperature will also be affected.After Ye An stopped, the bat swarm also stopped moving forward, found a cave that was spacious enough, hung upside down on the top of the cave to rest, and waited for the snowstorm to pass before moving on.

Ye An didn't light a fire in the tent, but leaned on the stacked beef bones, held the spar in his arms, and tore apart the dried meat piece by piece.

The beef jerky was tough, and the dried octopus arms and golden carving meat were even tougher, partially frozen, and it was like a stone to bite.If you boil it with water, it will naturally be easier to eat.But he didn't have cooking utensils, and the situation didn't allow him to be picky, so he could only use a dagger to cut the jerky into strips, and put them into his mouth one by one.

The strong wind was getting closer and closer, and the whistling sound reached Ye An's ears, reminding him of the days of living in the snow field.

The birds became increasingly restless and all huddled together.They migrate every season, and many members die during the migration.This kind of thing keeps repeating, and the fear of blizzards has been imprinted in the genes of the population.

Ye An put down the dagger, released gentle emotions, and tried to appease the birds.

The bird gradually calmed down and stopped making sharp chirping. After relaxing, it tilted its head, jumped onto Ye An's hand, and took away the jerky he hadn't finished eating.

In contrast, the herd of antelope outside the tent was much calmer.

Under the leadership of the male antelope, the herd of antelope forms a circle with their backs against the rocky mountain, which can not only keep each other warm, but also protect the cubs and pregnant female antelope in the middle.

The wind whizzed past, and the rolled gravel and dead branches hit the rocks and tents, making a crackling sound, and some even hit the antelope.The sheep are always motionless, this is their way of resisting the snowstorm, and it is also the ability to save their lives.

With the spar provided by Ye An, the flock is more confident than before. Facing the continuous strong wind, they don’t feel afraid at all. The leading male antelope swings its antelope horns twice and rolls up its upper lip, showing its confidence against the cold wind. .

Rocky mountains can shelter from wind and snow, so they will naturally attract mutant beasts.

After seeing the tent under the rocky mountain and the herd of antelope guarding outside the tent, most of the mutated beasts retreated and looked for other shelters.They are not afraid of the antelope, but a blizzard is coming, and it is not wise to expend energy at this time.It would be even worse if he was injured, he might be unable to resist the wind and snow, and eventually die in a natural disaster.

The mutated beasts came and went, and through the contact with the antelope, Ye An could clearly grasp the situation outside the tent.Most of the mutated beasts did not approach, and turned away from far away. A few of them hesitated for a moment, and did not continue to move forward.

Just when Ye An breathed a sigh of relief and was about to close his eyes and sleep for a while, he suddenly noticed something strange, quickly grabbed the dagger, threw himself in front of the tent, opened the curtain, and saw two figures trekking in the strong wind.

One is tall and the other is short, with their bodies wrapped in animal skins. The tall one is holding a wooden stick with a sharp bone knife tied to the top of the stick.With the other hand firmly holding the short man's hand, he used his body to protect the latter from the strong wind, and walked towards the rocky mountain with difficulty.

When they found the herd of antelopes and tents under the rocky mountain, the two stopped immediately, not daring to go any further.

From their attire, Ye An was [-]% sure that these two were homeless.

The process and result of the last contact with the wanderers was very bad. Not sure if they were bait or if there were other companions hiding behind them, Ye An did not rush out of the tent, but released his will to expand the range of perception as much as possible. Search for possible threats.

Not long after the two of them stopped, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. At first, they were only sporadic, but soon they became one piece, fluttering like goose feathers. The ground was gradually covered with silver and white, and the color of the sky and the earth also changed.

The wind is very cold, and it is even colder when the snow falls, which can almost freeze people's blood.

The two people in the snow finally moved, and they moved forward for a further distance. They saw the antelope lowered its neck in warning, raised its sharp horns, stopped immediately, and then made a move that surprised Ye An, and bent down together On the ground, regardless of the cold, lying directly in the snow.

Ye An didn't feel any hostility from them, but more of fear and pleading.

The herd of antelopes did not launch an attack, and there may have been no movement in the tent for a long time. The tall man straightened his body and pulled off the animal skin wrapped around his head. His silver-white hair was blown by the wind, revealing a face full of ravines.

Ye An couldn't hide his surprise.

After coming to this world, this was the first time he saw an old man of this age!

The old man let the strong wind blow on his face, pulled up his granddaughter, and unwrapped the animal skin wrapped around her head, revealing a little face that was flushed red from the cold and had bruised lips.

"Master in the tent, please help me, I can make traps, I can polish the bones of mutant beasts to make weapons, I can identify the footprints of herds of beasts, and I know a lot of mutant plants, please help me and my granddaughter, let us live Go on, I am willing to work for you, to be your servant!"

The old man's voice was very hoarse, but pierced through the wind and snow, and came into Ye An's ears clearly.

The little girl held Grandpa's hand firmly and hid behind him.

The grandfather and grandson escaped from the other three homeless people. During this time, they were hungry and full, their physical strength was on the verge of limit, and they had to take risks when encountering the sudden arrival of a blizzard.

The old man was an excellent hunter when he was young, but now he is old and frail. Relying on his past experience, he can barely survive with his granddaughter, but it is really difficult to survive the harsh snow season.

They are old and young, and there are basically no cities and settlements willing to take them in. If they are with other wanderers, they are likely to fall into danger as before.

Being close to the rocky mountain, he ventured to ask Ye An in the tent for help, but he was really desperate.

The reason why he made up his mind was the herd of antelopes outside the tent.The existence of this herd of antelopes and the animal skins supporting the tent made him believe that the people inside would not be short of food, and would not look at his granddaughter with the eyes of prey like those three wanderers.Maybe the people inside are willing to lend a helping hand, even if the possibility is slim, he wants to give it a try.

A wanderer of his age rarely survived in the post-catastrophe world.But he wanted his granddaughter to live, she was still so young, she shouldn't be submerged in the wind and snow like this.

The old man and the little girl lay down in the snow, and soon a layer of snow covered their bodies.

After confirming that there were no other homeless people nearby and that there was no hostility on the old man, Ye An finally opened the tent and came out, stood in front of the old man, and said, "Come with me."

It was rare for him to feel compassion, and he wasn't sure if he should really do this, but when he said this, he was indeed relieved.

Hearing Ye An's voice, it took a while for the old man to react. He thanked the little girl with a trembling voice, and pulled the little girl up. Her legs were so frozen that she almost lost consciousness, and she staggered forward. It was not a long way. He nearly fell several times.

The little girl was protecting the old man, even if her strength was small, she still held the old man's arm firmly, trying to carry the old man on her shoulders and prevent him from falling into the snow.

The grandparents and grandchildren walked into the tent and saw the flock of birds, their bodies stiffened for a moment, and they were instinctively afraid.Smelling the wafting smell of dried meat, my stomach made a rumbling sound, and I couldn't help swallowing.

Ye An sat back to his original position, and the bee that was left behind immediately flew over and landed on his shoulder.A flock of birds also gathered around him, fluttering their wings and flying up from time to time, grabbing a piece of dried meat and tearing it apart to devour it.

Ye An pointed to the left side of the tent, and the old man immediately pulled the little girl to sit down.Even though they had been hungry for a long time, their stomachs roared due to the smell of dried meat, the two of them didn't speak, and the old man even held back the little girl, telling her not to look at it.

Ye An didn't speak, untied a piece of dried beef from the rope, and handed it to the old man directly.

"My lord?" The old man raised his head in panic, and when he saw the food in front of him, what surged in his heart was not luck and greed, but anxiety and fear.

"You can make traps and weapons?" Ye An glanced at the bone knife beside the old man, and pointed to the buffalo bones piled up in the tent, "If you are not lying, I will let you and this child stay , will also provide you with food, on the condition that you polish a few weapons for me."

"My lord, I can do it!" The old man's eyes were red, he took the jerky with trembling hands, thanked Ye An repeatedly, cut the jerky with a bone knife, gave most of it to his granddaughter, and kept only a small piece for himself.

The little girl didn't pick it up, and pushed the big piece of jerky to the old man, picked up the small piece by herself, and said, "Grandpa eat it, I'm young, eat this."

The conversation between the grandfather and grandson reached Ye An's ears, but he didn't give any more jerky.He could see that these two people had been hungry for a long time, and if they ate too much at one time, they might starve themselves to death.

Outside the tent, the wind was howling, and it was snowing heavily. Inside the tent, Ye An dug out a hearth, piled up the dry grass and branches collected before, polished the flint, sparks splashed on the dry grass, and quickly ignited an orange flame.

After eating the jerky, the old man asked Ye An, picked up a buffalo leg bone, placed it on two stones, and began to polish it carefully.

The little girl leaned against the old man, watched his actions curiously, and soon became sleepy, with some unfinished jerky in her mouth, and fell asleep in the warm tent.

She hasn't had a good night's sleep for a long time since she started fleeing.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Ye An couldn't help but think of the child who fell into the rain and said eat me, not my mother.

Complicated emotions welled up in my heart, and I couldn't control it for a while.The birds sensed it and sang one after another.

The old man was taken aback, and when he looked up, he saw a few birds landed on Ye An's shoulders and on top of his head, rubbing against him with their small heads and furry cheeks, their cute looks did not look like fierce predators at all.

Sensing the old man's gaze, Ye An turned his gaze away, and the old man immediately lowered his head and polished the buffalo bone more carefully.He has lived long enough and has accumulated enough experience. He knows how to curb his curiosity so that he and his granddaughter can be more secure.

The snow kept falling, and Ye An sat by the fire, occasionally breaking off a few branches to fill the fire.

The little girl slept soundly, and the birdsong did not wake her up.

The old man concentrates on polishing the buffalo bone, and with his movements, a sharp bone knife is gradually taking shape.