Chapter 344 Master, we won't live past thirty.

Yan Hu ran slowly in front of the carriage, keeping a distance of ten meters from it.

Sheng Sheng let go of Lu Hu's hand and focused intently on Yan Hu through the window, like an old mother worried about her child.

The stone, having fallen out of favor, grumbled in dissatisfaction.

Xie Yun chuckled, gently scratching the stone's belly, and said to Sheng Sheng, "Yan Hu is already three years old, why are you still so worried about him?"

"So what if they're three years old?" Sheng Sheng shook her head nonchalantly, patting the tiger head in her hand. "Even if Yan Hu and Shi Tou are thirty years old, they'll still be kids."

Stone disagreed: "Master, we tigers don't live past thirty. Mother said we tigers can only live for about twenty years at most. Brother Yan Hu should be about the same, right?"

Sheng Sheng was stunned, and suddenly felt uneasy.

Stone's eyes were clear, and he didn't realize at all that he had uttered a sad farewell.

Although Shi Tou was simply stating the fact, Sheng Sheng knew that puppies and tigers didn't live as long as humans, but the thought of watching the two little guys die in front of him one day still terrified him...

Sheng Sheng let out a "Wow!" and pounced on Shi Tou, hugging him tightly: "Shi Tou, don't worry, Sheng Sheng will definitely take you to eat all the delicious food in the world, waaaaaah!"

"Really? Really?! Master, I knew you were the best! Waaaaah!"

The two, a human and a tiger, hugged each other and cried tears of joy. Anyone who didn't know better would think that the two little bundles of joy were going through some kind of life-or-death separation.

Perhaps because he could eat meat, Shitou's size began to grow at a visible rate after he turned three months old, changing every day.

Shi Tou is almost five months old now. When he sits, he looks huge, and when he stands up, he's a head taller than Sheng Sheng. His paws are almost as big as Xie Yun's hands.

Yet this king of beasts, who should have inspired fear in everyone, had eyes that were crystal clear when he looked at Sheng Sheng and the others, appearing less aggressive than Xiao Bai.

Sheng Sheng hugged the soft stone with satisfaction and stroked it for a while before continuing to lean on the windowsill and watch the stone run around.

Yan Hu's golden fur shone even brighter in the orange-yellow sunset, his tail held high, the fine down on it swaying gently with his leaping steps.

She murmured repeatedly, "...Separation from you?"

Sheng Sheng sounded a little sad.

She could hardly believe it.

But it's okay, there's still so much time. Sheng Sheng isn't one to wallow in melancholy, so just cherish the present.

She will definitely give the little ones a very happy life!

Sheng Sheng smiled wryly, pondering in her mind how many bowls of noodles she should give Shi Tou tonight so that he wouldn't overeat or get too hungry.

They were traveling on the official road, and at that moment they were passing a small village on their right.

A woman dressed in coarse cloth was walking by with a little girl of about three or four years old. They were probably on their way home for dinner. The little girl stopped to look at Yan Hu, but the woman urged her softly, "Sweetie, let's play with the puppy after we finish eating, okay?"

The little girl shook her head: "No, Mom, look, this dog is wearing a little bib around its neck. It must be the dog of one of the people in these carriages. It won't be visible after it finishes eating."

The little girl was referring to the bib that Li Manyan had given her. It was a small piece of cloth made of the finest material, and the embroidered patterns on it were exquisite. The little girl had never seen any dog ​​in the village with such a thing.

The woman then noticed the two unusual-looking carriages behind her, and paused, her eyes meeting Sheng Sheng's.

Although Sheng Sheng only peeked out the window, she looked like a pampered young lady from a wealthy family.

The woman was somewhat embarrassed, afraid of offending an important person, and apologized with an awkward smile: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the child is still young, it wasn't intentional."

Sheng Sheng quickly waved her hand and smiled kindly: "It's okay, he's very well-behaved, you can touch him."

"Really!" The little girl smiled happily. "Thank you, big sister!"

With a gentle smile, Ta Ying stopped and watched as the little girl carefully patted Yan Hu's head.

Suddenly, Yan Hu, who had been sitting obediently on the spot being patted on the head, stood up again and barked in the direction they had come from, in a wary state.

Ta Ying and Zhui Feng also got off the carriage at the same time and looked in the same direction, clearly they had also felt the unusual fluctuation.

“Sheng Sheng, someone’s coming! They’re on horseback, and there’s more than one person!” Yan Hu shouted to Sheng Sheng.

Sheng Sheng's expression hardened. "What?"

The little girl was startled by Yan Hu's shout and shrank back into the woman's arms.

Seeing her sudden change in expression, Xie Yunyang frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Just as Sheng Sheng was about to tell him what Yan Hu had said, Zhu Yue and Lan Yun appeared, their expressions grave: "Young Master, Miss, bandits are coming, they're about a mile away from us!"

"What!" Xie Yun-yang flung open the carriage curtain. "Is it one of those bandits who specialize in robbing passersby?"

Back when they set off from the previous city, the innkeeper had kindly reminded them that there were many low mountains in this area, and among them was a high mountain. In the high mountain lived a group of bandits who had established their own stronghold and built a bandit camp to rob lone travelers.

But they hadn't seen any bandits along the way. How come they suddenly appeared now that they were almost in the city?

Upon hearing that the bandits were coming, the woman looked more terrified than if she had seen a ghost. She picked up the little girl and tried to run back to the village.

He ran two steps, then turned back to the group and said, "My esteemed guests, run before those bandits arrive! Those bandits aren't just robbing; they're murderers!"

After saying this, the woman hurriedly ran into the village, shouting as she ran, "Come out quickly, come out quickly! Everyone, hide in the cellar! The bandits are coming! The bandits are coming!"

kill……?

Sheng Sheng and Xie Yun exchanged a glance, both somewhat puzzled.

Didn't the previous innkeeper mention that there was a group of bandits here who burned, killed, and looted?

"Woof woof woof!"

Yan Hu shouted in that direction again.

Yan Hu's bark was full of alertness, which angered Shi Tou, who stood up with a howl: "Master, are there bad guys coming!"

"It's alright, just stay here quietly." She patted him reassuringly and said to Xie Yunyang, "Brother, if they really were bandits, we probably wouldn't have time to hide in the city by now."

The other side was on horseback, while they were in a carriage. If they were caught, they definitely couldn't outrun them.

"Hmm." Xie Yunyang lowered his voice and began to think of a solution.

"Miss!" Zijuan sensed something was wrong and quickly ran down from the carriage behind, asking, "Miss, what happened?"