Looking at the two wolves that had been so ferocious, one had an arrow in its throat and the other in its belly,
A smile appeared on Gu Xiaoran's face.
Another wolf tried to pounce on her, and Gu Xiaoran tightened her grip on her slingshot.
Suddenly, the bow was released, and the pebble shot straight into the wolf's eye, causing it to freeze in place, writhing in pain and howling incessantly.
Then came the increasingly fierce attacks from the wolves.
However, it missed its target.
Because, as soon as Gu Xiaoran released his slingshot, Xuan Ying carried him on his back and darted away.
Gu Xiaoran fired her slingshot again, and then Xuan Ming kicked the wolf in the head, causing it to feel dizzy and tremble in pain.
At the same moment, the wolf was shot in the throat by an arrow and strangled in mid-air by Qiu Yan's hidden arrow. It then fell to the ground and was finished off by Xuan Ying.
The group worked together to kill the wolf, which made Gu Xiaoran smile.
Whoosh! Most of the remaining wolves fled, heading towards their captives.
Finally, only three remained.
One of them, trying to entangle with Xuanming, was struck by Xuanming's fists with both hands. It was barely breathing and was finally killed by Ling Bayi's knife.
One of them was trying to strangle Xuan Ying, but before it could even get up, Xuan Ying kicked it several times, sending it flying five zhang away. Finally, Qiu Yan pierced its vital point with a hidden arrow and it died.
The last one, with its fangs bared, was shot into the mouth by Gu Xiaoran's slingshot, writhing in pain.
It cried out in agony and collapsed to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably.
It tried to escape, but in the end, it couldn't escape Ling Ba's double blades.
Gu Xiaoran watched her mother's actions with wide eyes, her smile practically overflowing.
This was the first time he had seen his mother's calm and decisive side, and he was overwhelmed with happiness.
He quickly got off Xuan Ying and ran towards Qiu Yan like a little firecracker.
Qiu Yan reached out and picked up Gu Xiaoran, then her expression turned serious.
Her once heavy-set son has lost weight, which breaks her heart.
"Where's the meat?"
"What kind of meat?" Gu Xiaoran snuggled into Qiu Yan's arms, rubbing her little head against her and giggling happily.
"Where did my carefully cultivated, plump figure go?"
Qiu Yan's words made Xuanming and Xuanying both amused and saddened.
“I…” Gu Xiaoran touched her flat stomach, “I look good when I’m thin, and ugly when I’m fat.”
Ling Ba pursed his lips, barely suppressing a smile.
In any case, as long as Xiao Ran is alright, that's all that matters.
"Mother, I knew it was you." Gu Xiaoran's short and crisp words left Qiu Yan completely bewildered.
He chuckled, as if he had forgotten what had just happened, which reminded Qiu Yan of the first time he went missing and how she had rescued him.
"At a time like this, you can still laugh?" Qiu Yan's expression was cold, causing Gu Xiaoran to lower her head weakly.
"Xiao Ran, once you've made up your mind, you really won't give up until you achieve it." In this respect, he's very much like his own father.
Qiu Yan was referring to the fact that Gu Xiaoran insisted on going with her on the day she left home.
He did come out to look for her after all.
"Mother, Xiaoran was wrong," Gu Xiaoran said weakly.
He lowered his eyes, somewhat unable to meet Qiu Yan's gaze.
Qiu Yan... her little brat is such a headache.
It turns out that rebellion and obedience can coexist. Qiu Yan truly didn't know how to describe her adopted son.
"Xiao Ran, do you know what? You almost scared me to death."
"Mother~" Gu Xiaoran's voice became soft and sweet as she hugged Qiu Yan's arm.
He then went to check on his beloved dog.
Seeing that Lightning's eyes were closed and that it had many wounds on its body, he couldn't help but tear up. Then, because of Qiu Yan's words...
"It's fine, it's just asleep."
And I felt at ease.
Qiu Yan handed Lightning to Ling Ba, then carried Gu Xiaoran and mounted another horse.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
