Proximity of the Wolf

Evolutionary Wolf

"What are you doing?!"

With a crash, Mo Yan fell to the ground with a "bang." His eyes were blank, lying on the ground panting heavily, feeling a dull pain on his face—the place he had just scratched. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break the thin layer of skin on his face. The short nails evolved into a very useless feature.

His vision was blurry for a few seconds.

Gradually, he saw clearly that a wolf was sniffing him.

It was Tian Yuan.

Tian Yuan, while sniffing him, stretched out his tongue to lick the red marks on his face, seeming to have broken the skin. Mo Yan felt a scorching pain on his face.

Then, Tian Yuan transformed into another form.

Mo Yan thought he was seeing things, but Tian Yuan did change into the same appearance he had seen in the river—human.

Tian Yuan sighed, "As expected, you've been infected."

"It's probably because your mother ate something humans left out. They hope pregnant she-wolves will eat these things." Tian Yuan transformed into a spirited young man. In fact, in human aesthetics, he was equally outstanding. His brown-gray hair shimmered in the moonlight. "I knew it. You're obviously different from the other wolves in your family."

Mo Yan suddenly sat up. "What do you mean by 'infected'?"

"Literal meaning," Tian Yuan, being more human than Mo Yan, behaved in a way that Mo Yan couldn't quite understand. For example, he was now sitting across from Mo Yan, both of them open and honest, but neither felt embarrassed. "It's a potion developed by humans. They capture deer or other herbivores, inject them with it, and hope they'll be eaten by wolves. This is a forest of wolves, where wolves are the most numerous carnivores. The probability is quite high."

"But it seems that the effect is somewhat different from what they expected. Only pregnant she-wolves can give birth to infected wolf pups, and the probability is very low." Tian Yuan continued, "Most of those infected are female wolves. You and I are exceptions."

"The wolf queen has also been infected?" Mo Yan frowned, a subconscious gesture.

Tian Yuan didn't confirm or deny it; he brushed past it and continued, "You need to be especially careful now. When I was your age, I couldn't control myself either. When it gets dark, I could transform into a human at any time. Apart from my parents, many wolves won't understand. I advise you not to tell anyone. The only silver lining is that even in human form, you still smell like a wolf."

"Can you control yourself now?"

"More or less. Anyway, it's much better than before. There are still occasional incidents, but I should get better as I grow older. However, it also depends on the individual..."

Mo Yan grabbed the grass and lowered his body, looking up. "Sooner or later, they'll find out about me..."

"This is how communal life is. But I haven't been discovered yet, and you're so smart, I don't think there will be a problem." Tian Yuan kindly went to lick Mo Yan. This action seemed a bit sick to a human, or at least Mo Yan found it strange now. He stepped back a bit, staring at Tian Yuan. "Is there any way to cancel this state?"

"Not currently," Tian Yuan's eyes suddenly turned cold. "And now, you need to be particularly wary of humans. Don't let them find out. You should know that now they're buying evolved wolves at high prices, and most of them... "

The rest of the words were whispered.

Mo Yan widened his eyes. "But I'm a male!"

Tian Yuan's gaze was subtle. "Humans are far more perverted and cruel than you think. Haven't you noticed the decrease in the number of wolf packs?"

Seeing Mo Yan's silence, Tian Yuan continued, "But if, unfortunately, you are caught, the first thing you should do is speak less..."

"Are you not going to speak?"

In the earthy house, Tang Fa Chu stretched lazily in his blanket and asked Mo Yan.

Mo Yan lay beside him, with a rope tied to his ankles, silent and lying side by side with Tang Fa Chu. Tang Fa Chu was even noisier than he had imagined. Even if Mo Yan didn't say a word, Tang Fa Chu could still keep the conversation going.

Tang Fa Chu looked at Mo Yan's left arm, which was exposed, twisted and swollen grotesquely. After glancing at it a few times, he lay down.

Animals should sleep on the ground or in the courtyard.

Tang Fa Chu scratched his head, but now he was a human, wasn't he?

"Your mind should only have two things," Tang Fa Chu hummed, "escaping, and how to kill the person next to you. Am I right?"

Mo Yan's brow twitched, and he rarely glanced at Tang Fa Chu.

Tang Fa Chu had been talking with his eyes closed all this time. Now, suddenly, he stopped moving. Mo Yan was suspicious, so he leaned in a bit, only to hear Tang Fa Chu's faint snoring.

Are human vigilance levels always this low?

The kang was hard. Mo Yan's movements on it didn't affect Tang Fa Chu's side. He lowered his head to look at his own moving right foot. The rope seemed to be tied in a dead knot. Mo Yan hadn't learned human habits from Tian Yuan, including untying ropes. Even if it were a slip knot, he couldn't untie it. Moreover—

The end of the rope was tied to the table leg, and there was a cup of water on the edge of the table.

Mo Yan was somewhat helpless. He estimated that with his current teeth, he couldn't bite through the rope.

Was he afraid of Tang Fa Chu?

He asked himself and answered: yes.

He really couldn't beat him. Mo Yan looked at his right arm. Even in his current state, he was only half as thick as Tang Fa Chu, and he didn't know if the person next to him was used to doing farm work, and over the years, he had developed a lot of muscle. Even if he were in his wolf form, he couldn't beat Tang Fa Chu.

Wolves are smart and cunning. He didn't plan to confront him head-on; perhaps he could outsmart him. With this in mind, he slowly relaxed himself, cautiously moved away from Tang Fa Chu, and then fell asleep slowly.

Tang Fa Chu got up before dawn the next day. Today, he had to go to the fields to work.

After a few movements from him, Mo Yan woke up completely. He was a bit disoriented for a moment, only to find himself covered by a blanket. With Tang Fa Chu's movement, he made a sound, almost falling off the edge of the kang.

Tang Fa Chu laughed, "Really small."

Fat Six said, "This little wolf is only three or four months old."

Such a small wolf looks just like a dog, no, its legs seem longer than a dog's, and its face... Mo Yan suddenly gasped heavily, "Woo woo," and moved away from Tang Fachu.

Forget it! Tang Fachu let it go, stretched lazily, and stood in the sunlight streaming through the window. His muscles looked shiny under the light, bulging and firm, just like the bread Mo Yan had gnawed on yesterday.

Mo Yan spat.

Tang Fachu kicked the basket aside. "Come in."

Mo Yan: "?"

Tang Fachu: "Yes, you. Hurry up."

Mo Yan: "..."