Jiang Cheng and Song Tingzhi spent another two days in the mountains. During this time, Jiang Cheng used the rabbit brought back by Song Tingzhi to make a dish of five-spice rabbit meat, which was praised by Song Tingzhi.
Early in the morning, just as it was getting light, Song Tingzhi got up from his bed, ate something simple, and was about to go out when Jiang Cheng called him.
"Wait a moment." Jiang Cheng took a few mixed-wheat buns from the small kitchen, wrapped them in cloth, and handed them to Song Tingzhi. "Eat these on the way. Don't starve yourself."
Jiang Cheng didn't give Song Tingzhi any room to refuse. He stuffed the steamed bun into Song Tingzhi's hand and went back into the house without looking back.
Song Tingzhi looked at the things in his hand, then looked at Jiang Cheng's back, smiled, and went out.
Song Tingzhi planned to catch a few more sheep today and take them to the town to sell. Once he had enough money, he would tell Jiang Cheng what he was thinking. He would definitely not let Jiang Cheng suffer with him.
At night, Song Tingzhi stayed in the mountains for most of the day and caught a sheep and two pheasants. Although the harvest was not very impressive, it was worth it.
"Awooo——" Wolf howls were heard one after another in the silent forest. The sounds that came one after another seemed particularly strange in the night.
Song Tingzhi listened to the wolf howls, stopped, and looked around vigilantly. He carefully put the things in his hand on the ground, and held the axe tightly in his hand from behind, his movements careful and cautious.
"Crack—" Song Tingzhi accidentally stepped on a dry branch while backing away, making a sound. Song Tingzhi stopped and suddenly heard a low gasp. Song Tingzhi quickly looked around and saw pairs of animal eyes shining brightly in the night appearing in the dense bushes.
He was surrounded by wolves!!
In the cabin, Jiang Cheng had already prepared dinner. He cooked a pot of porridge mixed with some corn grits, which was filling without being too monotonous and adding flavor. Jiang Cheng picked some wild vegetables from the yard and fried a dish to eat with the porridge.
Jiang Cheng sat on the bed sewing clothes while waiting for Zhi to come back for dinner. Xiao Hui lay quietly at his feet, breathing heavily.
"Awooo--" A wolf howl came from the deep mountains. Jiang Cheng's hand that was sewing clothes paused, and his finger was accidentally pricked. A string of blood beads appeared on his finger in an instant.
Jiang Cheng quickly put down his clothes and put his finger in his mouth to stop the bleeding.
"Awooo——" Little Gray's baby voice came from the bed, as if responding to the howling of wolves on the mountain.
Jiang Cheng sat on the bed, feeling inexplicably flustered.
He hurried to the yard and looked at the forest in the distance, feeling uneasy. Would Song Tingzhi be in trouble?
Jiang Cheng looked down at Xiao Hui who had followed him, squatted down and stroked its furry head, muttering to himself softly, "Xiao Hui, he'll be fine, right?"
"Woo--" Xiao Hui called softly, as if he could sense his little master's uneasiness. He wagged his tail and nudged his head into Jiang Cheng's hand, trying to comfort him in his own way.
On the mountain, Song Tingzhi looked at the pairs of animal eyes in the bushes and couldn't help but tighten the axe in his hand.
He looked around and saw about five or six wolves around.
Fortunately, we didn’t catch up with the big wolf pack!
"Ao——" Perhaps the leading wolf howled, and the other wolves bent down and stared at Song Tingzhi with their cold animal eyes, wanting to rush towards him.
It was as if he would be torn to pieces in the next second.
Looking at the wolves crouching down, Song Tingzhi bent down slightly and gripped the axe tightly in his hand.
The next second, several wolves rushed out from the bushes and pounced on Song Tingzhi fiercely.
Song Tingzhi swung his axe at the head of the fastest wolf, and the next moment, the wolf fell to the ground with a thud.
Song Tingzhi rolled to the ground nimbly, avoiding the attacks of other wolves and dodging to the side.
Seeing that they had lost a wolf in the first attack, the wolves gathered together and stared at Song Tingzhi closely. Looking at their companion's fallen body, the remaining wolves continued to attack Song Tingzhi.
While Song Tingzhi was dealing with the wolves' continuous attacks, he was thinking of ways to escape.
Just as Song Tingzhi saw the third wolf, he suddenly felt a gust of wind from behind him. He quickly threw himself to the ground, but the wolf's claws still left three bloody marks on his back.
Song Tingzhi touched the wound on his back, looked at the blood on his hand, and swung his sword fiercely at the wolf that was rushing towards him.
After losing three of their companions, the wolves realized that he was not an easy target and began to retreat by lowering their bodies.
When Song Tingzhi noticed that the wolves were retreating, he continued forward with the axe in hand.
He took a step forward, and the wolves took a step back. The two sides were in a stalemate for a long time, and finally the wolves left with their tails between their legs.
Song Tingzhi looked at the wolves leaving, breathed a sigh of relief, and knelt on the ground.
The tension gradually eased, and the pain from the wound on my back slowly began to creep into my brain.
He looked at the corpses of the three wolves that had fallen around him and slowly stood up, supporting himself with the axe.
He picked up the sheep and two pheasants placed aside, and slowly dragged his tired body towards the wooden house.
Jiang Cheng paced back and forth in the yard. It was so dark outside that he could hardly see anything.
My worry and anxiety about Song Tingzhi grew stronger and stronger.
Jiang Cheng lit a candle and put it in the lantern, then went to the kitchen to get a stick and prepared to go out.
Little Gray was wandering around at his feet.
"Be obedient, Xiao Hui! Wait for me at home."
“Woo——”
Jiang Cheng held the lantern and the stick, carefully opened the wooden door and walked out.
The silence on the mountain at night was so unsettling. Jiang Cheng suppressed his fear and walked step by step into the mountains.
Not long after, Jiang Cheng seemed to see a figure slowly walking towards him from the opposite side.
"Song Tingzhi!!"
Jiang Cheng quickly ran to Song Tingzhi and lifted the lantern up. Under the light, Song Tingzhi's face looked very pale.
"Are you okay?" Jiang Cheng kept touching Song Tingzhi's body with his hands worriedly.
"It's okay, go back first." Song Tingzhi looked at Jiang Cheng's worried expression and said slowly.
He didn't want Jiang Cheng to worry too much, so he went home first.
"good."
Seeing his pale face, Jiang Cheng supported Song Tingzhi and walked back first.
After entering the room, Jiang Cheng helped Song Tingzhi sit on the bed. Under the candlelight, the blood on Song Tingzhi's back gradually became apparent.
Jiang Cheng looked at Song Tingzhi's back, tears welling up in his eyes.
Song Tingzhi looked at Jiang Cheng and smiled reassuringly.
"I'm fine..."
Jiang Cheng's face gradually blurred, and he could vaguely hear himself saying something...
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