Chapter 160 Hmph, still dare to be so arrogant?

That's impossible. No matter how confident a wolf pack is, given their cautious nature, they would at least leave two or three wolves to protect the cubs.

Otherwise, if the male tiger suddenly returned and found the weak mother wolf and her nursing cubs left behind, wouldn't they be doomed?

Unless they are certain that the male tiger will not return.

"If they're so sure Stone's father won't go back, how did they get that certainty?"

Sheng Sheng was completely baffled and couldn't figure it out for the time being, so he scratched his head.

Oh dear. What if a wolf howled twice?

"Stone, I have another question. Can your father and mother, who are only two tigers, defeat those eighteen wolves?"

"Of course we can't beat them. No matter how strong we tigers are, we can't take on nine at once. It's because my uncle's family of four lives on the next mountain. My cousins ​​are all adult tigers. The six of them together can defeat them. Today, they knew that my uncle and his family lived next door, so they deliberately lured us out. They somehow got hold of my father's blood, taking a little bit every now and then. My mother was worried about my father getting hurt, so she followed us all the way here. That's when we realized we'd fallen into their trap..."

Little Stone felt extremely guilty. He wished he could grow up quickly so he could advise his mother, who had made a mistake out of worry.

Sheng Sheng didn't know what to say. Just now, she had suspected that the wolf pack was so confident in attacking Shi Tou and his mother because they were sure that her father wouldn't come back.

Stone's father's blood—did the wolf pack ambush him when he went out alone?

Sheng Sheng frowned, but still didn't tell Shi Tou about her guess.

Whether this guess is true or not, we'll know once we count the number of wolves.

After thinking for a moment, Sheng Sheng leaned close to Shi Tou's ear and whispered something to Xie Yunyang.

...

Xie Yunchuan and Thirteen hid in the tree, intently watching the white tiger that occasionally darted past and the wolf pack that kept trying to surround it.

The wolf pack was numerous, and the white tiger was outnumbered and outmatched. However, the white tiger was well aware of its advantages and could always find a single breakthrough to escape the wolf pack's encirclement. It would then quickly circle in the forest, making it impossible for the wolf pack to catch it.

With so many wolves, they could take countless attempts to re-establish an encirclement.

There was only one white tiger, and no matter how much it struggled, it couldn't escape the moment when its strength was exhausted.

Thirteen had encountered many battles between wild beasts during his missions, but this was the first time he had ever seen one fight against seventeen.

Watching the white tiger stubbornly try to escape time and time again, Thirteen felt a little sorry for it: "Sigh, in this world where the strong prey on the weak, this white tiger is just unlucky to encounter a pack of wolves when it's all alone."

Xie Yunchuan's expression remained calm, but his dark eyes showed a slight fluctuation.

Neither of them clearly intended to intervene; at this moment, self-preservation was the most important thing.

"Your Highness, Commander Huang has already led his men to block off the southeast direction, so no civilians will accidentally wander in. Judging from this, the wolf pack intends to wear down the White Tiger here, so it shouldn't affect the princess."

"Um."

Xie Yunchuan responded, his gaze fixed on the white tiger, which was no match for the wolf pack, as if he were pondering something.

His fingertips unconsciously rubbed together gently; this was a small gesture Xie Yunchuan made when he was thinking.

If it were him, surrounded by so many enemies all alone, what would he do?

If he were the white tiger's companion, how would he rescue it under these circumstances, and how would he escape unscathed?

Xie Yunchuan wasn't a martial arts fanatic; it was just a habitual way of thinking.

The first lesson he learned as he grew up was to be mindful of potential dangers even in times of peace.

Xie Yunchuan was mentally rehearsing the sand table, thoroughly considering the principles of military strategy in military books. As he pondered, he suddenly heard a series of sounds.

Xie Yunchuan: "?"

Xie Yunchuan realized she had been thinking too hard. How could she hear all those sounds here? Judging by the time, she should have already caught up with the main group and headed to Shanglin Hunting Ground.

Xie Yunchuan asked Thirteen again to confirm, "The princess went with the crown prince, right?"

Thirteen: "Yeah, we were watching back then—"

"elder brother!"

Before Thirteen could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a crisp shout.

Xie Yunchuan turned his head blankly and saw Xie Yunyang riding a horse, returning the same way he had gone.

Oh no, there's something else too.

"My goodness, Your Highness, the princess is holding a little tiger!" Thirteen exclaimed in surprise.

Xie Yunchuan wasn't blind, but he was more concerned about how they got back than about the little tiger.

The wolves surrounded the white tiger, momentarily pausing at the sudden shout.

The wolf king bared its fangs; compared to the humans, the white tiger before them was the one they needed to deal with more.

The wolf king howled and gave the command: "Attack!"

The wolf pack attacked in a group, and the white tiger was caught off guard and grappled with the first few wolves.

Xie Yunyang forcefully reined in the horse, picked Shengsheng up, and Xie Yunchuan quickly jumped down, trying to scoop up the little dumpling and run away: "Get out of here!"

"Wait, wait, wait!"

The little dumpling nimbly dodged Xie Yunchuan's large hand with a slight tilt of its body. Instead of running away, it ran towards the center of the "battlefield".

Xie Yunchuan's heart was in his throat. Luckily, Thirteen was under the tree. However, Xie Yunchuan stopped him and shook his head at him.

Xie Yunchuan paused, glanced at the little dumpling rushing inside with the tiger cub in his arms, and raised his hand to stop Thirteen, who was trying to stop Sheng Sheng.

Thirteen was extremely worried: "Your Highness, what's going on?"

The little dumpling hugged the stone and quickly counted the number of wolves; there really were seventeen.

"Ah, heaven is helping Sheng Sheng!" Sheng Sheng put the stone down and, as they had just discussed, said, "Stone, call!"

Little Stone held its breath and let out a roar with all its might, but because it was too soft, even its defiant roar sounded like a coquettish whimper: "Awoo—"

Well……

Sheng Sheng: "...Uh, okay, it sounds a bit like a kitten meowing."

But it's okay, the result was good.

The white tiger saw the cub and roared angrily, "Why did you come back? Go away, go find your father!"

The wolves, who were fiercely attacking, also heard the howl and stopped. Upon seeing the stone, the wolf king slowly emerged from the pack.

"You dare to come back?" The Wolf King glanced disdainfully at the little dumpling beside the stone. "You even brought helpers? But you must have chosen the wrong helpers. Do you really think you can rescue her from us with just a little kid?"

Little Stone held his head high, even more disdainful than the Wolf King: "Hmph, how dare you be so arrogant towards us."

Wolf King: "?"

Stone sat there, scratching his neck with his hind legs with great flair, before elegantly beginning to lick his fur.