"I've become a real wolf too."

The winds of the north have ceased, and the mountains are quiet.

It's not that Wu Lin and Ye Wang haven't envisioned this scenario before, they had a premonition of it when they first saw the wolf's paw in the coffee shop, and on the way here, they even discussed the technicalities of how Ye Wang would drive Wu Lin's coyote around after he turned into a tiger.

But when it all came down to it, they were stunned.

A complete wolf, you can't see any trace of man in him.

...... Is this really Qiran Tao?

Beneath the cedars, the tundra wolf suddenly moves.

It came toward them, each step on the snow, gentle, quiet.

His back rises and falls as he walks, and he is so athletic and so beautiful.

Obviously not yet convinced that this was Qiran Tao, Wu Lin stood still and watched it approach step by step without feeling any fear.

It was as if what was approaching was not a beast, but a beautiful visionary dream.

The last time he'd felt like this was the first time he'd traveled at night, heeding an unknown call, as if stepping out of his dormitory into the arms of the night on a soft dream.

The tundra wolf walked up to them, but didn't stop, instead passing them and heading straight for the cabin.

Wu Lin looked down and watched as the silver-gray fur gently brushed the side of his leg, unable to move his eyes any further, his eyes following his back until he disappeared inside the door of the cabin.

A few minutes later, a figure emerged from the cabin.

No longer a tundra wolf, but a Qiran Tao wrapped in a thick down coat.

Well, he couldn't sort of come out, because his feet were still standing inside the door, as if he didn't want to take one more step outside.

"Brother-in-law ......" Wu Lin finally made a sound, wanting to ask if that was really you, but Qiran Tao beat him to it.

"Can you guys come in first, it's really cold outside." The Tundra Wolf, who had been majestic just a moment ago, now took a down jacket and wrapped himself up like a dumpling.

"Come inside and talk," Li Zhao chimes in helpfully, "He's really scared of the cold."

Wu Lin was puzzled, "Don't tundra wolves live in cold areas?"

The tundra wolf, also known as the Siberia wolf.

As a professional with two Siberian classmates, the sled dog and the northeast tiger, Wu Lin is now very cognizant of the hardiness of Siberian animals.

Li Zhao : "He wasn't afraid of the cold when he turned into a wolf."

Follow Li Zhao, Wu Lin and Ye Wang as they enter the cabin for the first time.

There were three rooms in all, which, along with the fence, enclosed the entire yard.

Li Zhao took them into the center room.

Entering the door is a large kang, on one side of the kang there is a kang cabinet against the wall, through the glass cabinet door, you can see the bedding stacked neatly inside; there is a fire port under the kang, the hidden light of the fire coming out from inside, and the continuous burning underneath will provide heat for the whole kang, resisting the severe cold outside.

Qiran Tao sat on the hot kang and squinted comfortably, not forgetting to pat the surface of the kang next to him, "Come and sit with us, it's especially warm."

Wait patiently for Wu Lin and Ye Wang to sit down on the bed.

Qiran Tao before nodding, "Well, that's what you see."

Wu Lin: "......"

What is that?

"I can turn into a wolf," Qiran Tao smiled mischievously, as easily as if he were talking about the weather, "it's just a bit of a pain in the ass to get dressed when I turn back into a human."

"How did you change?" Ye Wang asked impatiently.

"It's right here," Qiran Tao said, "If you want to ask me how I changed, I can't tell you ......"

It was shortly after vacation, and he'd been living in the mountains for a few days.

It was a cold day just like today, but the sun was especially nice. He brought out his easel and had only just sat down when he saw a hare, hopping into the woods.

"I put my pen down in that moment," Qiran Tao looked out the window at the snowy mountains and the forested pines, "I was like, I'm already awakened, why do I still need to look at these mountains and forests through my artwork, I don't want to be just a bystander, I want to feel it, and be part of the ......"

Like a man possessed, he followed the hare deeper into the dense forest.

In that moment, it was as if he had forgotten that he was human.

Like a true wolf, he smelled the hare, heard the snow fall on the needles, and he was no longer an intruder in these mountains, but a part of the place, gently embraced and accepted by nature.

He began to run, chasing after the wind through the forest, chasing after the snow blown up by the wind, chasing after the streams flowing in the mountain streams, listening with his ears to the sound of all things in nature, memorizing with his body the position of every tree and bush, he chased after the vibrant life, and was also a constituent of this vibrant life, he aspired to passionate life, and in this aspire to truly experience the passion of life!

"By the time I came to my senses, the sun had already set," Qiran Tao retracted his gaze to Ye Wang and Wu Lin, but he couldn't hide the light in his eyes that was like a leap of life, "and I had become a real wolf."

The forest at dusk is obscure.

It rose from the soft snow, and the view was no longer of tree trunks, but of low shrubs.

The down jacket and the clothes inside were tangled up in it, and it struggled for half a day to get out of those layers of clothing.

The young tundra wolf flung his head and body and let out a wolf howl that pierced the mountains.

It wasn't long before wolves howled from the far side of the mountain as well, responding to their kind with one cry after another, as if they felt the joy of that new life.

Ye Wang: "That's it?"

Qiran Tao: "That's it."

Ye Wang : "How did the middle become completely unmemorable?"

Qiran Tao spread his hands.

Ye Wang retreated, "What about you now, when you can switch freely between human and wolf?"

Qiran Tao: "Uh-huh."

Ye Wang : "What does it feel like when you change?"

"The bones will be particularly painful," Qiran Tao said without thinking about his greatest affliction, "but I can get over it by enduring it, temporarily, and I'll be fine after the form stabilizes."

Ye Wang : "Can you change when you want to, or do you need any process?"

Qiran Tao : "Process?"

Ye Wang : "Posture, mantra or incantation or something."

Qiran Tao : "...... I am a wild awakening, not a magic fairy transformation."

With Ye Wang's questioning giving him a headache, Qiran Tao turned to Wu Lin.

The pro-nephew doesn't seem to have gotten over the shock.

Qiran Tao reached out and cupped Wu Lin's face, "Hey--"

Wu Lin was jolted back to his senses, "Huh?"

Qiran Tao was heartbroken and amused, "Your classmates are asking for an in-depth interview, don't you want to ask something?"

Wu Lin covered half of his cheek, his brain still functioning sluggishly.

If the Wild Awakening shook up the global view of evolution, Qiran Tao's awakening was a complete upheaval, a shattering, a push back.

The shock was so strong that Wu Lin needed time to digest it.

At the same time, he was incredibly impressed that Ye Wang could ask so many questions at this point in time.

Wu Lin silently looked to his side.

Wang was still staring at his brother-in-law, as if he thought that if he couldn't stop staring for a little while longer, he would be able to see the mystery.

It was the first time Wu Lin had seen so much emotion in Ye Wang's eyes.

Those eyes, which were always lazy and seemed to be uninterested in anything, were full of envy, yearning, excitement, as well as chagrin and disappointment at not being able to do anything about it.

The house was quiet.

The only sound was the crackling of burning matches under the bed.

Suddenly, everyone looked up together, four pairs of eyes alert at once.

There's a noise outside.

It was subtle, like some kind of beast deliberately easing its footsteps and stepping quietly through the snow.

"You guys stay here and don't move." Li Zhao got up and said as he was about to walk out of the house.

Qiran Tao was quick to grab him and follow him down to the ground, "Come along."

Wu Lin and Ye Wang looked at each other and immediately jumped down from the fire.

In the wild mountains, even if it is a wild beast, they have four people, no, Qiran Tao can switch between man and wolf, top one and a half, and the fighting power is not weak when they join forces.

The four men walked out of the house until they came to the entrance of the courtyard, and did not go out again, but guarded the gate, looking warily in the direction from which the sound had come.

Diagonally ahead, a thick patch of fir, with something walking amongst it, the outer branches bent by the snow shivering gently.

Wu Lin gulped a little nervously, his feral instincts sensing the threat of his visitor and sounding the alarm in his mind.

The trembling of the cedar branches became more and more pronounced, and the snow on them was almost shaking off.

A piece of fur flashed through a gap in the needles.

Wu Lin squinted extremely quickly, catching the color.

Gray background with black spots.

What kind of beast is this?

Wu Lin furrowed his brows in confusion. There are only a few kinds of ferocious beasts on Changbai Mountain, bears, tigers, wild boars and so on, which one has this kind of markings?

"Swish-"

The outermost fir branches were squeezed open, and a panther, with black spots on a grayish white background, emerged from it.

Stocky limbs, big fluffy tail, ice blue feline eyes.

...... Snow Leopard?

Wu Lin's eyes widened in surprise.

He remembered that snow leopards are divided in high altitude mountains, Xinjiang Tianshan and Qinghai or something, although the book said that the low altitude mountains over in Inner Mongolia also have some distribution, but Changbai Mountain? Seriously?

northeast of the mountain king should not be bear blind northeast tiger!

The snow leopard that drilled out of the woods didn't approach any further, but stood still and stared at the four people at the entrance of the courtyard with a crooked head as if observing the enemy.

That's when Wu Lin noticed that there was something else on the snow leopard's back.

Looks like a ...... designer shoulder bag covered in iconic logo prints?

Qiran Tao and Li Zhao simultaneously relax the moment they see the snow leopard.

"It's all right," Qiran Tao leans leisurely against the hospitalization door, "Recognition."

With a low growl, as if disgruntled, the snow leopard turned and burrowed back into the dense fir.

There was a rustling within the bushes.

When she came out again, she was already a tall, short-haired woman, sharp and snappy in a jacket and thigh-high boots, carrying a duffel bag.

"What's the matter with these two boys?" Her voice penetrated before she approached, her disgruntled eyes going back and forth between Wu Lin and Ye Wang, " Qiran Tao , you promised to be good and wait for us!"

Us?

Wu Lin reflexively looks around, is there anyone else?

"I was obedient," Qiran Tao held up his hands to show his innocence, "I stayed on the mountain the whole time." With that, he glanced at the woman's boots again, genuinely curious, "You keep your long boots in your duffel bag too?"