Gu An'an knew there were tigers on the mountain, but tigers have very large territories, and it is said that two tigers cannot share one mountain. Since there were tiger cubs they knew, there were naturally no other tigers.

But there are more tigers than just tigers on the mountain.

For example, wolves that live in packs.

Now that only one wolf has appeared, who knows if there are other wolves in the pack?

"No, it won't happen," Jiang Yong'an comforted her, looking at her pale face.

The person was tense and incredulous just now, but in the end, he seemed to have come to terms with it and became very calm.

But now I'm extremely nervous.

The lives of those two children were far more important than her own.

This realization left Jiang Yong'an with mixed feelings, but he quickly put aside these chaotic thoughts and looked around.

"Wolves always appear in packs and are extremely vengeful."

Gu An'an knew this, of course. Looking at the wolf whose head had been pierced by Jiang Yong'an's arrow, she hesitated slightly. "How about we go see if we can find any other wolves?"

There are plenty of prey on the mountain, so Gu An'an won't abandon this place.

However, the wolf pack is a potential threat. Now that Jiang Yong'an, a skilled archer, is here, we should make the most of it and try to eliminate any potential wolves so as not to delay her future trips up the mountain.

"Otherwise, if these wolves come down from the mountain, they might hurt the villagers."

Gu An'an was still quite "righteous". Although she had no feelings for the villagers of Jiangjia Village, human life is always important, isn't it?

Jiang Yong'an nodded. "Are you sure you can do it?"

"Of course." To prove herself, Gu An'an stepped forward and pulled out the arrow that had struck her right between the eyebrows.

She had originally thought it would be as easy as pulling up a radish, but to her surprise, she couldn't pull it out on the first try.

The elegance was gone, replaced by a somewhat disheveled air.

Seeing this, Jiang Yong'an chuckled softly, "There are barbs on this arrowhead, you have to use a little skill." As he spoke, he pressed down on the wolf's head with his left hand, while adjusting the position of Gu An'an's hands on the arrow shaft with his right hand, "Push in a little force first, then pull out, and try it."

Although she had never dissected a wolf before, Gu An'an, who was quite knowledgeable, really learned a lot this time.

Under Jiang Yong'an's guidance, she successfully pulled out the feathered arrow.

"It really is..."

Gu An'an was caught off guard and forgot that Jiang Yong'an was right behind her, and that he had completely surrounded her.

With that turn of her head, her soft lips brushed against the man's cheek.

It came so suddenly that even Jiang Yong'an didn't react until the warm touch landed on his cheek, and the next moment he saw the woman's shocked expression.

However, the shock quickly disappeared, and she didn't even blush. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Jiang Yong'an: "..." Why does this sound so strange?

The accident happened suddenly, and Gu An'an expressed her regret, but she would not take responsibility for it.

A grown man, what's wrong with getting a kiss, even if it's barely considered a kiss?

She didn't lose out; she didn't even complain that Jiang Yong'an hadn't washed his face.

"Let's go see if there are any other wolves."

This nonchalance should have made Jiang Yong'an happy, since he wouldn't have to worry about being pestered relentlessly.

Jiang Yong'an, however, felt somewhat disappointed.

Following behind Gu An'an, watching her dig with a shovel and examine the area closely, he finally came to his senses and said, "Let's go take a look over there."

"Huh?" Following the man's hand, Gu An'an glanced at it. "Okay."

Her quick answer surprised Jiang Yong'an. "Aren't you going to ask why?"

"What's there to ask?" She's not a walking encyclopedia of questions.

Jiang Yong'an must have his reasons for choosing this direction.

This man's archery skills were superb; while he might not be able to hit a target from a hundred paces, he was certainly a master. Gu An'an felt she should just cling to his coattails. "Can I ask you a question?"

Jiang Yong'an nodded. "What?"

"How long would it take someone with no prior experience to learn archery and reach... half your skill level?"

To think that she was exactly like Jiang Yong'an was giving herself too much credit; Gu An'an was giving herself a discount.

Jiang Yong'an laughed when he heard this. "You want to learn archery?"

"No, I was just asking casually."

It wasn't that he wanted to learn it himself; he was asking on behalf of Pearl.

The man realized, "If you study and practice diligently, it will take five to seven years."

Goodness, even if you used all your elementary school years practicing archery, it probably wouldn't be enough.

"However, learning swordsmanship is more useful than learning archery."

Gu An'an nodded, "That's right, one is a ranged fighter and the other is a melee fighter. You can also wield a sword?"

For some reason, Jiang Yong'an felt that the word had a different meaning.

"I do know a little bit."

Gu An'an's eyes widened. "Jiang Yong'an, you wouldn't happen to be a master of all eighteen martial arts, would you?"

"No, there are a few things that aren't very good."

Gu An'an: "..." Man, are you trying to play Versailles with me?

This thigh was even thicker than I imagined. Gu An'an asked curiously, "How did you learn to do that? Did you have some kind of adventure after falling off a cliff?"

No, this should be the experience of the female protagonist Feng Batian and the male protagonist Long Aotian. How could Jiang Yong'an be qualified to do this?

"Not really. It's just that I was sickly when I was young, and I happened to meet a wandering Taoist priest who took me under his wing and taught me martial arts. That's how I learned some things to improve my health."

He didn't follow the path of Long Aotian; instead, he went along with Huo Qubing and Xin Qiji.

But aren't these two also incredibly awesome protagonists?

Gu An'an felt that people who had extraordinary encounters were truly different, "Then you..."

She wanted to ask more, but Jiang Yong'an suddenly pulled her behind him. The man's movements were extremely smooth, and he instantly drew an arrow from the quiver.

The action of drawing the bow and nocking the arrow was so smooth and fluid that it reminded Gu An'an of how she dissected a white rabbit, which was also extremely elegant.

The howling of wolves jolted Gu An'an awake, and she realized that she and Jiang Yong'an were surrounded by a pack of wolves.

They're surrounded!

Gu An'an was stunned. "You didn't do this on purpose, did you?"

Jiang Yong'an coughed lightly, "No."

He had just seen some movement in the bushes and thought something might be wrong, but he didn't expect there to be so many wolves here, and they were quite clever, managing to surround them using a flanking maneuver.

If he had known this would happen, he would never have brought Gu An'an here.

"I have a dagger at my waist; you can take it for self-defense."

As he spoke, Jiang Yong'an had already fired the arrow in his hand.

He was busy shooting down the wolves, so he had to let Gu An'an get the dagger herself.

"No need, I... okay, thank you." Gu An'an changed her tune, not daring to reveal her true identity in front of Jiang Yong'an. She could only wave the entrenching tool like a magic wand to scare the wolf away.

The two stood back to back. Gu An'an quickly glanced behind her, then reached behind her back to touch the dagger at Jiang Yong'an's waist.

I touched it.

Gu An'an felt that something was off about the dagger. Whose dagger was soft and elastic?

Damn it, this isn't a dagger, this is...

A weapon that grows on a man's body.