Chapter 151 The wolf is coming! Help!

After descending the mountain, Xiao Xuance immediately went to find Lao Liao and told him that there might be wolf packs in the nearby mountains.

The other escorts scoffed, took a big bite of the fruit, and spat the shell at him.

"puff!"

Xiao Xuance retreated quickly, thus avoiding vomiting on his shoes.

Yan Wanshan pointed to himself with his thumb and said, "I've walked this road more than ten times and I've never seen a wolf. Have you ever walked this road? You think there are wolves just because you say so? If there aren't any wolves, then kneel down on the ground and howl like a wolf."

The other escorts laughed heartily. The Xiao family had caused them to lose several thousand taels of silver, and they regarded him as an enemy. They wouldn't believe anything he said.

"Oh, new shoes? Feeling guilty after killing someone?"

Xiao Xuance explained, "My wife was pregnant and couldn't stand the smell of blood, so I changed her."

Feeling guilty?

Why should he feel guilty?

Shen Yan wanted to kill him first, thus courting his own death; he had no regrets.

"Master Liao, we heard wolves howling when we went into the mountains. We hope you can arrange for more people to keep watch tonight to minimize the damage..."

Before he could finish speaking, or before Lao Liao could answer.

Yan Wanshan sneered and mocked, "This is our business as escorts, what right do you have to interfere? Do you think you're some great general or prince?"

"Exactly, they even give us orders. Don't they know their place and who we are?"

"You're a convict now. If you can't remember who you are, just look at the clothes you're wearing. You're a convict under our jurisdiction!"

The others burst into laughter, "Hahaha!!!"

...

Yun Zhaoxue stepped forward and blocked Xiao Xuance's path. "We heard wolves howling on the mountain and kindly warned you. If you don't believe us, fine, but why humiliate us like this?"

Oh, I see. It seems some people couldn't make money through dishonest means and got angry out of spite. You can't reason with those damned devils. Let's go!

"Who are you calling a ghost, you damn woman? Stop right there if you dare..."

Yan Wanshan was so angry that his temples throbbed. He was determined to chase after Yan Wanshan and settle the score, looking as if he was about to hit him.

Old Liao got up and pressed down on his shoulder, "Alright, arrange for a few more people to keep watch tonight, keep me on my guard."

If there is a pack of wolves, they are difficult to deal with; it's better to believe they exist than not.

"Brother Liao, they're lying. We just went up the mountain, and we didn't see a single wolf hair."

"What benefit do they get from using this to deceive people?"

Old Liao was skeptical. There might be wolves, but not necessarily a pack. Surely his luck couldn't be that bad.

...

Xiao Xuance had already said they wouldn't believe him.

She wanted to remind Lao Liao.

He offered to speak for her, but was humiliated and felt a little guilty.

She led him toward the Xiao family camp, shaking his arm.

"I'm sorry you had to go through this. Don't be angry. It's my fault for meddling. They'll regret it tonight."

"It's not your fault. You meant well. You reminded them, but it's their problem if they don't believe you." Xiao Xuance held her hand and slowly intertwined their fingers.

He didn't care what others said; as long as he could get her attention, he felt it was all worth it.

"If you don't believe me, fine. We'll take precautions in advance, so we won't be afraid of wolves."

“I specifically chose this tree so that when the wolf comes, we can climb up and hide.”

She also prepared several sticks with forks so she could climb up them. Once she was up, she would take the sticks up with her. She even sharpened the sticks so that she could throw them even if she couldn't reach them, and still kill wolves.

Yun Zhaoxue raised an eyebrow at the man, "How about it? I prepared everything well, didn't I?"

"Hmm, very thoughtful. Did you do all this?" Xiao Xuance examined her palms, which were a little red, and gently massaged them for her.

"How could I have done it so quickly by myself? Xiao Wu and Shu'er did it with me."

They didn't have to lift a finger; the others worked together and quickly prepared the meal.

Xiao Mingshu stir-fried a dish of wild vegetables, wild mushrooms, and dried fish.

Xie Wanyun made braised pork rice.

Everyone enjoyed the meal.

Xiao Xuanwu ate until his belly was bulging and praised, "Fourth Sister's cooking is really delicious."

Yun Zhaoxue distributed the shoes to everyone, telling them to wear them again tomorrow.

I'll wear my old shoes tonight; they fit well, so I'll run fast. Even if I get lost, I won't feel bad.

"Okay! Thank you, Third Sister-in-law."

The Third Prince went out and has only just returned.

Yun Jiaoyue told him what she had just overheard about the conversation between the Xiao family and the escort, and added a sarcastic remark: "This road is obviously frequently traveled, how could there be wolves? They must be afraid that your family will come to settle scores with them tomorrow, so they'll use the excuse of wolves to change their itinerary and either continue on their way or change course and not go to Xuzhou."

The Third Prince didn't think the Xiao family would be afraid of the Xu family; there might really be wolves among them.

He ordered two guards to keep watch at night and to be on high alert.

He had only seen wolves in the hunting grounds before. Wolves were not very strong and could be killed with a single arrow. With guards and escorts around, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Xiao Xuance saw that other men were also close to their wives in the wild, so he didn't care about avoiding suspicion.

Tonight, in order to protect Yun Zhaoxue, he took the initiative to sleep next to her, on the outermost side.

On the far left of the other side was Xiao Xuanwu, while the other women slept in the middle.

Yang and Xiao Xiuning slept not far from them.

As night deepened, the convicts, exhausted from a day's work, collapsed into bed and fell asleep, some even snoring loudly.

Yun Zhaoxue has been sleeping a lot lately, and she falls asleep as soon as she lies down.

Xiao Xuance was on night watch. She was a light sleeper and would be woken up by the slightest noise, so she went back to sleep.

Xiao Xuance was wide awake. He folded his hands behind his head and stared at the stars and moon in the sky.

In her sleep, Yun Zhaoxue dreamed of a woman dressed in a bright yellow palace gown, adorned with jewels, exuding elegance and nobility.

There was also a tall man dressed in black, holding a sword in one hand, standing guard beside the woman.

They didn't speak, they just looked at her, and the woman's eyes were filled with affection.

Yun Zhaoxue asked, "Who are you?"

"Xue'er, I'm sorry we left so early, leaving you to face the storms alone. If you ever encounter trouble, come to Jiangnan to find us..."

"Where in Jiangnan are you going? Who are you looking for?"

She asked a question, and the two figures vanished.

"Mother?"

She rolled over, trying to grab something, but she couldn't grab anything.

Half of his body was pressed down on Xiao Xuance.

He thought she was having a nightmare, so he slowly turned to face her, hugged her, and gently patted her back.

Yun Zhaoxue felt a bit cold today, her back was chilly, so she hugged him tightly, snuggled into his arms, and buried her head in his chest like a cat rubbing against him.

Xiao Xuance smelled the fragrance emanating from her body, his eyes darkened, his Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his body temperature rose sharply, and a surge of heat rushed to his lower abdomen.

The image of that night in prison flashed through my mind, and I quickly recited the Heart-Cleansing Mantra to suppress the evil thought in my heart.

As I was thinking this, I looked up and met a pair of green, eerie eyes on the hillside—it was a wolf.

Upon closer inspection, there were countless pairs of green eyes around him; they were a pack of wolves, numbering at least dozens and possibly hundreds.

To avoid alerting the wolves, Xiao Xuance quietly woke his family, "Wolves are coming! Everyone wake up!"

Yun Zhaoxue was the first to wake up, and then she woke up Xiao Mingshu who was next to her.

"Wolf is coming! Climb a tree!"

They prepared forked wooden sticks and used them as ladders on the tree trunk for Xiao Xuanwu to climb up first. Once he was up, they handed the children to him.

Xiao Mingshu shouted, "Wolf! Wake up, everyone! Stop sleeping!"

"What wolf? There's no wolf here! Don't disturb my sleep!"

Someone heard wolves in their sleep and, without even opening their eyes, mumbled a reply.

Xiao Xuance and Yun Zhaoxue immediately started kicking, "Bang bang bang!!!"

"Damn it! Who's so blind as to kick me?"

"Stars, the wolf is coming!"

"Where's the wolf? I'll eat it!"

"There they are. There's a bunch of them. They're coming down. You can eat them all."

The man rubbed his eyes, using the dim moonlight as a guide.

They saw dozens of dark figures moving towards them with the speed of leopards.

"My goodness!!!"

Xiao Mingshu and the others climbed the tree, and those who were woken up by them screamed in terror, which also woke up the others.

"Wolf is coming! Help! Run!"

In their panic, some people ran towards the wolf pack and were instantly killed when a wolf pounced on them and bit their necks.

"Ah!—" The crowd screamed in terror at the sight and ran quickly in the opposite direction, but the more they ran, the tighter the wolves became.

Some people saw the Xiao family members climbing the tree and ran to their base to try and climb up as well, only to find that they couldn't reach the branches and couldn't climb up at all.

"Help! Pull me up quickly!"

Xiao Xuance said calmly, "You should go somewhere else; there's no room here."

They pull one person up, and then everyone else rushes over, perhaps even pulling them down or climbing up, taking their place. Where are they supposed to stand then?

Looking at the approaching pack of wolves behind him, Physician Chen lifted up his five-year-old grandson and pleaded, "Young Master Xiao, please save my child! My child is so young, I beg you."

A wolf pounced on his side and bit his arm. "Ah!"

Xiao Xuance threw out a wooden stick, which pierced the wolf's body.

Yun Zhaoxue knew that Physician Chen and several other physicians were indirectly implicated by her. She had used a curse on the Empress, and the physicians could not find the cause of the illness. Enraged, the Empress exiled them all and confiscated their property.

Although it harmed them, it also indirectly saved their lives, preventing them from being captured by Yasukuni a few months later.

She quickly said, "There's really no space here. We'll cover you while you push the bike over and climb up using it as a stepping stone!"

Physician Chen was taken aback, but quickly reacted, grabbing the child and running to a nearby tree. "Okay! Thank you!"

The Chen family was following behind him. After he climbed up, the others lifted the child up and handed it to him, and then he quickly climbed up again.

The second and third branches of the Xiao family were being chased by wolves and ran over here, crying out, "Ahhh!!! Help! Someone help me! I'm going to die..."

Seeing that the eldest son's family was protecting the Chen family, they cried and begged them for help, "Young Master, Sister-in-law, please save us too, we are family..."

Uncle Xiao reached out his hand, begging them to help him up. "Please, pull us up, I beg you."

"No seats available. Good luck!"