Chapter 57 The Little Wolf and Little Snake Have Disappeared

Yuanyuan didn't realize the little wolf and snake were gone until she sat down!

She hadn't even thought about it when she was scared by the bad uncle. Now she felt her hand was a little empty, and when she touched it, she realized the little snake was gone.

"What are you looking for?"

Yuanyuan pouted, her voice trembling with tears, and tugged at Mo Jiu's fur coat. "Bad Uncle... Father... my little snake and the little wolf are gone!"

Her voice was urgent yet soft, tears welling up in her eyes before finally sliding down her cheeks.

Mo Jiu looked down at the little cub with its red nose and frowned.

"Where did these little snakes and wolves come from?" His attention was focused on her, and he hadn't seen any snakes.

"That's right, it's the little wolf and the little snake that appeared with me!"

Yuanyuan became increasingly uneasy. She was truly afraid of being in this unfamiliar place without their company.

"Father, could you help me look for them? They certainly wouldn't run away."

It would be terrible if it were carried away and eaten by other wild animals.

I've heard that there are very fierce birds of prey in the desert.

Mo Jiu looked down at her tear-streaked face, the tears falling like beads from a broken string, impossible to wipe away.

He used to find females crying annoying, but now seeing this little female crying gives him a strange feeling, though not annoyance.

After a moment of silence, he awkwardly raised his hand and wiped away her tears.

"Sit still and don't move."

He tossed out a sentence, turned and went out, glancing at the tribespeople around him, his voice cold and deep, "Has anyone seen a small snake and a wolf cub?"

The tribesmen were so intimidated by his imposing manner that they dared not utter a sound.

"Are you mute?"

The orcs shuddered. "Chief, I just saw it!"

The little snake was wrapped around the wolf cub's back, running behind you, but it couldn't keep up and fell into the sandpit.

Upon hearing this, Yuanyuan immediately stopped crying. "Uncle, can you tell me where the sandpit is? I want to go save them!"

With Mo Jiu present, the man dared not refuse to answer and gave a rough location.

Mo Jiu didn't say anything, but bent down, picked her up, and strode towards the oasis.

They went to the place the orc had mentioned but couldn't find it, and Yuanyuan cried in distress.

"Little Wolf!!"

"Little snakes, where are you?"

"Come out quickly!"

She kept calling out nearby, but received no response.

"Don't cry, you won't get lost."

But they searched the entire neighborhood and found nothing.

Yuanyuan's cries grew louder and louder. She struggled to slide off Mojiu's arms and ran and shouted on the sand.

"Little wolf! Little snake! Come out!"

I'm scared!

She tripped over a small sandpit, and sand grains stuck to her tear-streaked face, rolling down with her tears and leaving sand streaks.

She crouched on the ground, crying out to the sand pile, "Are you buried in the sand? I'll pull you out, okay?"

Mo Jiu followed behind her, watching silently without saying a word.

"Don't dig if it's not here."

He reached out and pulled Yuanyuan, who was squatting and digging in the sand, to his side, speaking impatiently:

"I'm looking for you. You stand here and wait."

Yuanyuan sniffled, tears still streaming down her face.

"Bad uncle, what if they get snatched away by other wild animals? Are there eagles in the desert? What if they eat them?"

“No.” Mo said succinctly, “There are only sand cats and gerbils around here, they can’t be hurt.”

"But the little wolf is only as big as a cat!"

"..."

The two searched the entire oasis but found nothing.

Yuanyuan squatted on the ground, pounding the sand with her little hands, and cried even harder.

"It's all my fault. I was so scared that I didn't keep an eye on them!"

They must be terrified if they can't find me.

How can such tiny wolf cubs and snake cubs survive in the desert?

Mo Jiu crouched down so that his line of sight was level with hers.

Looking at the little female huddled up in front of him, her shoulders twitching, he hesitated for a moment, then reached out and patted her back.

"Stop crying, crying won't help."

He stood up and looked at the endless yellow sand. Suddenly, his ears twitched, and he caught a very faint sobbing sound.

"Stop crying." Mo Jiu pulled Yuan Yuan, who was still sobbing, and pointed in a certain direction, "There's a sound over there."

Yuanyuan immediately stopped crying, listened intently for a long time, and her eyes lit up instantly.

"It's Little Wolf! It's Little Wolf's voice!"

Before Mo Jiu could react, she ran off in that direction with her short legs.

Mo Jiu followed closely behind, and Yuan Yuan saw a horrifying scene as soon as she got close!

"don't want--"

Three shirtless, dark-skinned orcs stood around the fire, one of them carrying a wolf cub bound by vines and placing it on the blazing flames.

The wolf cub's snow-white fur was scorched by the fire, its limbs kicked in vain, and it let out a mournful whimper, its round eyes filled with fear.

The two orcs next to him rubbed their hands together, their faces showing a drooling expression. One of them grinned and said, "This wolf cub is too tender!"

I can already imagine how delicious it will be even before it's baked.

"That's right, as long as it's plump and tender, and sprinkled with a little salt, it'll be perfect!"

"Even one tooth isn't enough to fill a tooth gap."

Yuanyuan was terrified. She screamed and rushed over, "Don't hurt my little wolf! Come down right now!"

She grabbed the man's arm and pulled him down, but she was small and weak, and the orc's arm didn't budge. He glanced down at her, his eyes full of doubt: "Where did this little cub come from?"

"Put it down quickly."

"Your little wolf?" another orc asked in confusion.

"It's my good friend, you're not allowed to eat it."

Yuanyuan's face turned red with anxiety, and tears fell again. She clung tightly to the orc's arm, refusing to let go even though her palms were burning hot from the campfire.

"It's not prey, you can't eat it!!"

The orc was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at his companion: "Friends? This little female actually considers a wild beast her friend?"

"Who cares about friends? Such a tender wolf cub, it would be a waste not to eat it!"

The orc carrying the wolf cub impatiently shook his arm, trying to shake Yuanyuan off. "The little female is in the way. We'll share a piece with you after we've roasted it."

"No! I don't want to eat my little wolf!" Yuanyuan clung tightly to it, and when she couldn't pull it away, she turned and shouted to Mo Jiu, who was rushing over, "Bad uncle, save the little wolf!"

They're going to roast the wolf cub and eat it!

"Bad uncle?"

"Father, Father, please come and save my little wolf."

Mo Jiu glanced at the three of them indifferently, "Put it down."

The three orcs' expressions changed immediately upon seeing their leader, and the orc holding the wolf cub instinctively let go of it.

The little wolf fell to the ground with a thud. Yuanyuan quickly squatted down to help him untie the rope. The little wolf snuggled into her arms uneasily, rubbing his head against her neck, whimpering with a mix of grievance and fear.

Yuanyuan quickly hugged the wolf cub tightly and checked its body. She found that only its fur was a little scorched and it was not injured, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked up and glared at the three orcs, her little voice filled with anger: "You guys are so mean."

You're not allowed to mess with my little wolf and snake anymore!

They're all mine!

One of the orcs scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Chief, we didn't know this was a little female."

"The main problem is that this wolf cub is too inexperienced; I couldn't resist..."

Mo Jiu glanced at them coldly, his voice flat: "Apologize."

The three orcs nodded quickly: "Understood, Chief, we will certainly apologize properly."

They had just heard her call them "Father, Demon Leader," and if they hadn't been careful, they would have lost their lives.