Xi Xizhi sped up and headed deeper into the mountains and forests.
Suddenly, a series of noisy sounds came from ahead, occasionally interspersed with the roars of wild beasts.
Xi Xizhi listened carefully and discerned that the howl seemed to be coming from a wolf.
Despite the wolf's ferocious nature, Xi Xizhi didn't want to stand by and watch it die. Clinging to its little paws, Xi Xizhi slowly and reluctantly moved out from behind the big tree.
It would have been better if I hadn't looked, because I ran into someone I knew.
Atop a jujube-colored horse sat a burly and powerful man whose facial features bore a slight resemblance to Wu Jianfeng's. The only difference, perhaps, was that he exuded a more imposing aura.
Beside him, two other military officers rode on horseback, holding bows and arrows.
"General Wu, let the three of us have a contest to see whose bow and arrow is more accurate..."
With the bows and arrows of Wu Lingyin and his two companions drawn to their maximum limit, there was no doubt that once the arrows left their hands, their force would be enough to take a person's life.
The wolf was surrounded on three sides, trapped in the middle. Every time it tried to escape through a gap, another horse would block its way.
Seeing the urgency of the situation, Xi Xizhi picked up a small pebble with her paw and threw it at the rump of a horse.
The horse neighed, lifted its hooves, and, in excruciating pain, began to run wildly.
The person riding behind it was startled and, in a moment of panic, could only grab the reins to steady the horse.
"What happened? Why did the horse suddenly get startled!" The man exclaimed in disbelief.
Xi Xizhi pressed on, taking advantage of the man's disarray, and picked up pebbles again, throwing them at the other two horses.
The neighing of horses echoed through the mountains and forests.
The other two also had to rein in their horses and deal with their own predicaments first.
"Chirp chirp..." Xi Xizhi saw that the time was up, so she howled a few times at the wolf in the middle to remind it to run away quickly.
The wolf and the ferret did not understand each other's language, but out of the instinct for survival, the wolf did not disappoint Xi Xizhi and quickly ran away into the distance.
Just then, Wu Lingyin, who was ahead, steadied his horse and looked over. He immediately spotted the white sable standing next to the big tree. Because of the distance, they couldn't see the tuft of red fur on Xi Xizhi's forehead clearly and assumed it was just a sable that had appeared out of nowhere and ruined their plans.
"Chase him!" Wu Lingyin hated anyone who dared to ruin his plans, whether it was a person or an animal; he would never let them get away with it.
The other two generals were also furious because their own horses had shaken them. "This sable knows what we're going to do, and it even dares to save the wolf. This is truly a rare sight! When did wolves and sables become family?"
Ignoring their harsh words, Xi Xizhi turned and ran, thinking to herself, if they really caught her, she might lose her life here today.
Seeing through Xiao Diao's intentions, Wu Lingyin and the other two immediately whipped their horses and gave chase.
Xi Xizhi knew in her heart that her four short legs could not outrun the long legs of a horse. She cast a speed spell on herself and tried to run through dense thickets of weeds. When she saw thorns, she would go into them.
She was small enough to slip through the gaps in the thorns without any danger.
Horses, on the other hand, are over a meter tall, so it's obvious they can't get through the thorns.
When the three people caught up, it was too late. They watched helplessly as the little ferret disappeared into the thorns.
One of the generals said, "Why don't we burn the thorns and see how it can hide then? I won't swallow this insult."
As he spoke, the general spat out a mouthful of water and rode his horse back and forth beside the thicket of thorns.
Xi Xizhi hid in the thicket of thorns, not daring to come out, and cautiously observed the three people outside.
No wonder people say that soldiers are rude. Look at this guy, isn't he a perfect example?
The man reached out and pulled out a tinderbox, but before he could light it, Wu Lingyin slapped it away with a palm strike.
Wu Lingyin said coldly, "Have you lost your mind? This is the royal hunting ground. If you dare to burn a single blade of grass or tree here, I think you have a death wish."
What he said made sense. Anyone who dared to damage anything belonging to the royal family would lose their head.
The man suddenly realized his mistake and slapped himself. "General Wu is right. I almost made a terrible mistake."
Looking at the dense thicket of thorns, Wu Lingyin was also unwilling, but was it really worth offending His Majesty for a sable? No matter how you looked at it, it was not a worthwhile deal.
With a flick of his whip, Wu Lingyin turned and rode away. "Forget it, it's just letting one wolf go. We'll kill a few more later and make sure we get first place."
That's what he said, but before leaving, he turned back and glared fiercely at the thorn bushes.
"You little beast, you better pray you never see me again, or I'll skin you alive!"
That resentful glance sent a shiver down Xi Xizhi's spine.
Military officers are generally not very good-tempered, and the other two officers were also cursing and saying bad luck.
I had only just hunted my first one when it was ruined by that nosy little ferret. It still makes me angry.
They rode away, cursing and swearing.
Xi Xizhi hid in the thicket of thorns, her bright blue eyes constantly contracting and widening, afraid that the other party was just pretending to leave to lure her out. Only after half an hour had passed and Xi Xizhi still hadn't noticed them returning did she feel safe enough to run out.
A few fallen leaves clung to its fur. Xi Xizhi shook its fur and transformed back into the lovable little mink.
It seems she'll have to be even more careful if she wants to disrupt the generals' hunting activities.
Xi Xizhi wandered around, and whenever he saw someone hunting animals with a bow and arrow, he would immediately pick up a small stone and shoot it at the person's horse, causing the horse to go berserk and making them miss their target.
During this time, Xi Xizhi was not idle either. Whenever she rescued an animal, she would call out to it to run away as fast as possible. She would even gesture wildly, regardless of whether the animal could understand her, so that it could notify other animals as much as possible.
All the animals live on a mountaintop, including some highly intelligent animals. These intelligent animals are no less intelligent than humans, and they even have some connection with each other.
Almost as soon as humans entered Youyun Mountain, they realized that the human hunting festival had arrived again.
After rescuing the first intelligent wolf, Xi Xizhi finally had a helper.
Compared to Xi Xizhi, the foreign mink, this wolf was clearly more familiar with Youyun Mountain.
And it is also the wolf king of the Youyun Mountain area.
With a wolf howl, the other wolves slowly gathered and approached.
There are also many tigers and foxes in Youyun Mountain, but their numbers are relatively small compared to the wolf pack.
Their packs also include intelligent animals like wolves. At the call of the wolves, they all led their packs and gradually gathered together.
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