Chapter 144
"Ugh! I'm so full."
Fan Xiaoxiao stretched. She had eaten quite a lot of roasted pigeon earlier and was now so full that she couldn't sleep.
Lifting the carriage curtain, the first watchmen outside were Xiao Hei and Gu Zhongtai, who hadn't gone to sleep yet.
The two seemed to be talking about something, but when they saw Fan Xiaoxiao get off the carriage, they stopped talking and looked at her. The air became a little awkward for a moment. Fan Xiaoxiao froze as she got off the carriage and gave a dry laugh.
"Uh...hehe, you guys continue...you guys continue..."
After saying this, Fan Xiaoxiao slowly withdrew her foot and turned around to go back into the carriage.
"It's nothing, we weren't talking about anything important."
Gu Zhongtai's voice rang out behind her, still in that lazy, nonchalant tone. Fan Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, then climbed down from the carriage.
The three sat together, initially feeling somewhat awkward. In the firelight, Fan Xiaoxiao's face appeared slightly flushed.
Gu Zhongtai reached out and poked at the fire, his gaze falling on Fan Xiaoxiao's face.
The latter met his gaze, and when their eyes met, he felt as if he had been burned, and quickly looked away.
"You, you can see again?"
Fan Xiaoxiao stammered, feeling flustered by Gu's intense gaze. She quickly changed the subject.
"I can see clearly, you dirty girl."
Gu Zhongtai coughed, and the words "dirty girl" that came out of his mouth carried an ambiguous feeling for some reason. It was as if those three words rolled over the tip of his tongue before overflowing from his lips.
Fan Xiaoxiao was both embarrassed and angry: "You dirty girl! You're fleeing from war, aren't you dirty?! What are our conditions now?! I'm fleeing from war, how can I take a bath every day?! Once we get there, I'll take a bath every day! Let's see if you still dare to call me a dirty girl!"
Perhaps her expression was too obvious, because Gu Zhongtai couldn't help but laugh out loud as he watched. This girl is really interesting; she was clearly afraid of him before, but now she's actually getting angry right in front of him.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered the jar of wine from yesterday. He also remembered how, back in Huilong Village, this girl had held his hand and walked with him when she thought of him as her wife.
Her hands weren't even half the size of her own. In my memory, no woman in the Central Plains was as petite as her.
However, according to this girl, she probably only treated me this way to save her own life. If it were someone else…
Suddenly, Xiahou's face flashed into Gu Zhongtai's mind, and his eyes darkened. He glanced at the still angry Fan Xiaoxiao. If it were that guy, would this girl use the same method to please him?
As he thought this, a hint of coldness unconsciously crept onto his face.
Neither Fan Xiaoxiao nor Xiao Hei noticed his expression. Just as Gu Zhongtai, his face dark, was about to stand up and return to the carriage, Xiao Hei suddenly stood up first and shouted, "Something's coming!"
Fan Xiaoxiao and Gu Zhongtai were both stunned. The latter, whose senses were dulled due to the recent poisoning, hadn't noticed anything. It wasn't until Xiao Hei shouted that they saw many pairs of glowing green eyes appear in the darkness in the distance!
"Wolves! It's wolves!"
Fan Xiaoxiao was so shocked that her face changed color. It turned out that a grassland wolf had come!
"Everyone, get up!!!"
Her voice cracked from shouting, and without the slightest delay, she boarded the carriage and woke up everyone who was still fast asleep.
The howling wolves outside were getting closer. Fan Xiaoxiao grabbed the crossbow that Master Lu had made for her and hurriedly turned to leave.
"Sister! Where are you going!" Seeing her movements, Madam Fan instinctively tried to pull her back. But in the end, she only caught a glimpse of her back. The curtain swayed, and all she heard was Fan Xiaoxiao's last words.
"I'll go help! Sisters, you guys go help Godfather and the others control the horses! Xiao Bao and Xiao Yu stay in this carriage! I'll shoot wolves from the carriage!"
Madam Fan's heart tightened, and she instinctively wanted to go over and help, but Aunt Wang grabbed her from behind: "Little Bao's mother! Do as she says!"
During this time, Fan Xiaoxiao has been practicing crossbow skills with Uncle Wang every day, and now she can be of great help. As long as the pressure on Baihua and Xiaohei is reduced, Uncle Wang and the others can safely control the horses! As long as the carriage and horses are protected, their own safety will be greatly enhanced.
In a flash, Madam Fan understood Fan Xiaoxiao's intention. She glanced at the still-swaying curtain, gritted her teeth, picked up the crossbow Master Lu had given her, set it up for Xiaobao and Xiaoyu, and then turned and left the carriage with Granny Wang.
They have to help Uncle Wang and the others! This time, they absolutely cannot let anyone get hurt again!
Outside the carriage, the wolves crouched low, inching closer to the carriage. Their gaping maws bared their teeth, emitting chilling growls.
Fan Xiaoxiao climbed onto the roof of the carriage and immediately saw Gu Zhongtai still standing below, seemingly preparing to join the fight. Fan Xiaoxiao felt a vein throb on her forehead. Had this guy forgotten that she couldn't use internal energy? Was he still suffering from the poisoning?
"Gu Zhongtai!"
The latter glanced blankly at the top of the carriage, seemingly still not understanding why Fan Xiaoxiao had called him.
"You're going to stand down there and be a target! Get on the train!"
Gu Zhongtai was taken aback, wondering if he had misheard. What did this girl want him to do? Get on the train?
"My lord, Lady Fan asked you to go up, I guess she has some way to deal with the wolves?"
Xiao Hei cautiously glanced at Gu Zhongtai's expression, fearing that the other party might throw him into the wolf pack if he was displeased.
Fortunately, the latter only frowned and then walked over there, saying, "I'll go take a look."
Xiao Hei didn't show it on his face, but he was secretly overjoyed. It was better for their master to sit in the carriage than to be down there. If their master had to lift a finger, the Ghost Doctor would laugh at them as useless. Now that their master was with Lady Fan, they could act freely.
"Little White Flower! Get to work!"
"Why did you call me up here?"
Gu Zhongtai climbed onto the roof of the carriage, his handsome eyebrows furrowing slightly.
Fan Xiaoxiao glanced at him, then nocked her crossbow and aimed at the eager wolves below.
"Just sit there, you don't need to do anything else. Just warn me if any wolves get close to the carriage."
As soon as she finished speaking, the wolf pack below moved. Fan Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes, and her crossbow bolts moved instantly. A whooshing sound pierced the air as an arrow sank deep into the wolf's belly.
The wolf let out a mournful howl and collapsed with a thud.
The black wolves and white wolves below also darted through the pack, leaving trails of blood wherever they went.
A few wolves escaped, and Fan Xiaoxiao finished them off on the train.
Meanwhile, Fan Xiaoxiao, who was focused on dealing with the wolves, was completely unaware of the look in Gu Zhongtai's eyes as he looked at her.
This was the first time he'd seen someone stand in front of him—this girl. Wasn't she trying to use his abilities to protect him?
What exactly does she want to do?
(End of this chapter)
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