Langdutan

The wind in the Ruoergai Prairie always carries a wild roughness. When it rolls through the withered and yellow grass waves, it is like countless invisible claws tearing at the earth. The middle-aged male wolf Crack Tooth lowered his head. When the old wound on his right shoulder was blown by the wind, he felt a dull pain. That was the scar left when he competed with the wolf king Black Mane for the dominance of the pack three days ago, and it was also the mark of his expulsion from the pack. As the most courageous hunter in the group, its ribs were broken by a yak during a hunt, and its speed and explosive power were greatly reduced. For the survival of the group, Black Mane launched a war of expulsion against it without hesitation. Splittooth's figure became smaller and smaller on the boundless grassland. Behind him was the distant whimpering of the tribe, and in front of him was the unknown desolation. It didn't dare to stay. It knew Blackmane's cruelty best. If it was caught up by the group, it would only end up being attacked by the group. When dusk fell, the grassland was dyed deep purple, and cold mist rose from the low-lying areas. Split Tooth found a rocky crevice sheltered from the wind and curled up. It licked the wound on its shoulder and neck, the sweet taste of blood filling the tip of its tongue, and its eyes showed the loneliness and unwillingness to be expelled. In this grassland where the weak prey on the strong, aging and injury are the most deadly original sins. In the days that followed, Splittooth struggled to survive alone on the grassland. Without the protection of the group, every hunt becomes a life and death test. It avoids herdsmen's flocks of sheep and targets weak hares and marmots, but its injured body makes it miss repeatedly. Once while chasing a plump marmot, it accidentally fell into a frozen puddle. The icy river water soaked its fur and almost froze it to death. After luckily climbing ashore, it was drying its fur in the sun, but it caught a glimpse of a pair of amber eyes looking timidly in the grass not far away.