The five men looked wary, as they were only on guard against wild animals. Suddenly, someone came out of the deep mountains, and all five men kept solemn faces.
There are no hunters from Yegou Village who dare to venture into the deep mountains. Could it be hunters from other villages?
No matter how careful he was, Zhou Erfu shielded Xingxing behind him, gripping the axe tightly in his hand—a weapon he had specially obtained from Boss Zhou.
The other four Fu were also vigilant, each holding a self-defense tool, standing next to Zhou Erfu, while Xingxing was completely hidden.
Before long, they saw about ten people emerge from the deep mountains. Ten of them were carrying knives and looked quite disheveled, as if they had fought wild beasts in the mountains. However, they were only carrying a few rabbits and pheasants, and there was no sign of any large prey.
The other two carried baskets on their backs, which were filled with a lot of medicinal herbs.
So these people went into the deep mountains to collect medicinal herbs?
However, the two herb gatherers also looked like they were skilled in martial arts. They were all dressed in tight-fitting clothes, and it was clear that they were not ordinary people.
"Who are you people?" one of the men, who appeared to be the leader of the group, asked with a stern face.
Although he was afraid of the knives they were carrying, Zhou Erfu still mustered his courage and replied, "That's the question we should be asking you. We are villagers from around here. Who are you and why did you come out of the deep mountains?"
The group stared at Zhou Erfu and his men for a while, then walked straight ahead without looking to the side. Just as they were about to walk around Zhou Erfu and his group, they suddenly heard wolf howls behind them.
The people's expressions changed, and they were about to run away from this dangerous place when they suddenly stopped after running for a while.
The leader said, "When we went deep into the mountains to collect herbs, we encountered a pack of wolves and killed several of them. The wolves hold a grudge, and we reckon they've come back for revenge."
They were ordered by their master to find herbs to be used as a medicinal ingredient for the young master. They were not supposed to leave early until they found them, but last night they encountered a pack of wolves. One of the guards was almost dragged away by the wolves. They intervened and killed four wolves and drove off the others.
Later, they dared not stay in the same place any longer and traveled through the night. However, the wolf pack that had been driven away in the morning returned and chased after them.
Fortunately, they were skilled in martial arts and managed to escape while fighting off the wolves. Just an hour ago, they finally managed to get rid of the wolf pack, but they dared not linger in the deep mountains any longer and decided to go back and rest for a few days before coming back.
Unexpectedly, the wolf pack chased after them as soon as they left the outer perimeter. They were truly ruthless and vengeful.
Zhou Erfu scooped up Xingxing and ran off, shouting to the other Fu brothers, "What are you all standing there for? Run!"
The other four Fu brothers realized what was happening and immediately ran away.
The guards were taken aback for a moment, but they quickly took off running. They were all trained fighters and their speed was extraordinary. They soon caught up with the five brothers Fu.
Zhou Erfu knew that his group of children couldn't outrun the adults, so he shouted, "Big brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, let's climb the tree! We can't outrun them, and it's safer up in the tree!"
Zhou Sifu quickly ran over, climbed up a big tree next to him, and stretched his hand out from the trunk. "Second brother, give me Xingxing, I'll carry her up."
After handing the star to Zhou Sifu, Zhou Erfu also climbed the tree. The two brothers carried the star to a high place, and only after confirming that it was safe did they have time to go see the other three brothers.
Seeing no one else, Zhou Erfu shouted at the top of his lungs, "Where are you, eldest brother, third brother, and fifth brother?"
“We’ve already climbed up the tree, don’t worry,” Zhou Dafu replied in a low voice, clearly wary of the wolves that were about to catch up.
Once he learned that everyone was safe, Zhou Erfu felt relieved. He sat down, scooped Xingxing up, and hugged her tightly, worried that the little girl was too timid and might fall off the tree from the wolf's howl.
In fact, Xingxing didn't know fear. She opened her almond-shaped eyes wide, peered at the wolf pack under the tree, and said in a cute and innocent way, "Wolves and dogs look quite alike."
"Wait, what about Little Gray and Little Black? We've climbed up the tree, what will happen to them?" Xingxing suddenly remembered the two dogs she had brought.
Zhou Erfu patted her back to comfort her, saying, "Those two cowards have long since disappeared. We were planning to take them hunting, but it seems that's out of the question now. That hunter Li tricked us. He even said that Little Gray and Little Black were born from hunting dogs. They're such cowards, abandoning their owner and running away. They're useless. We'll slaughter them and eat them when we get back."
"Little Grey and Little Black are such cowards. They were just as timid when the servants from the Song family were mean to me last time." Xingxing was also a little disappointed.
At this moment, the ten guards with swords under the tree were surrounded by the wolf pack, and two herb gatherers had also climbed up the tree at some point, just in case they were a hindrance.
The ten guards stood back to back in a circle, their knives already gripped tightly. When the alpha wolf pounced, they charged into battle.
There were 26 wolves in the pack. According to the guard who was leading them, four had already been killed, which means the pack originally had 30 wolves, a huge number. No wonder these martial arts experts didn't dare to fight them head-on.
There is no other choice now; if they don't kill these twenty-odd wolves, they will be the ones who die.
The fighting under the tree had turned bloodthirsty. These ten men were indeed skilled. After a quarter of an hour, half of the wolves had been killed, though three of them were seriously injured.
Xingxing held her breath as she watched; the scene was too bloody, and Xingxing was a little scared.
Zhou Erfu and Zhou Sifu, however, were watching the werewolf battle below with shining eyes. It was so exciting! Knowing kung fu was awesome; it was definitely much better than just brute strength.
Fifteen minutes later, four more guards were seriously injured and unable to fight anymore, and five more wolves died, leaving seven wolves. However, the remaining three guards were also injured to varying degrees, and the situation was critical.
The alpha wolf was particularly ferocious and uninjured, so the remaining three guards had little chance of winning and could easily be killed by the pack.
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