Chapter 778 Encountering a Pack of Wolves
Lin Yuesha solemnly accepted the booklet with both hands, her hands trembling as she looked at the yellowed cover and said, "It's better not to let me read it, in case you smudge the writing..."
This is the only important thing left by the pockmarked father, and it has great significance for him.
Perhaps only by seeing the booklet could he feel that his parents had truly lived in this world, rather than just what others said.
"It's alright, this is just a rubbing, I still have hundreds more."
Seeing his younger sister's cautious demeanor, Xiao Qi was once again moved. The person he cared about just as much as his wife was about to become his wife.
"Several hundred books?"
Now it was Lin Yuesha's turn to be surprised. If there were no surprises, there should be quite a few love poems expressing longing inside. The pockmarked man actually kept hundreds of them. She wondered if his father would be able to close his coffin lid.
"Yes, back then, the Qi family was wiped out, and all of my parents' belongings were burned in a fire, including the proclamations and strategies written by my father."
Xiao Qi could not find any articles about his father's talent and learning, only his father's love and affection for his mother. Unfortunately, his parents did not live long and died one after the other.
The atmosphere became somber again. Lin Yuesha put the booklet into her purse and said, "Since you have hundreds of copies, give me this one."
"good."
Xiao Qi agreed, then hesitated for a moment and added, "Some things can't be judged by appearances alone; most glib-tongued people are hypocritical."
He couldn't say sweet words, and he believed his father couldn't either. So he wrote his love for his mother in a booklet. The men of the Qi family relied entirely on actions; being quick-witted with words was not a skill.
"That makes some sense."
Lin Yuesha seemed to be deep in thought. She took the potatoes back to the carriage, had Bai Cha light the oil lamp, and opened the booklet to read.
"Miss, don't you say that stories are the most boring, and you can guess the gist of it just by looking at the beginning?"
Bai Cha moved the oil lamp to the small table, then lit the charcoal brazier and prepared tea, melon seeds, peanuts, and walnuts.
"This isn't a storybook; it's more interesting than a storybook."
Lin Yuesha was immediately captivated after watching just the beginning.
The booklet begins by recounting how Lord Qi and Lady Qi met.
More than 20 years ago, the Yun family came to the capital. Because the Yun family's daughter was so beautiful that she was considered an angel, the Yun family was afraid that she would be plotted against by someone with ulterior motives, so they had to make their daughter pretend to be ugly.
While offering incense at Huguo Temple, Madam Qi smeared wood ash on her face and then applied honey-made pills to her face as fake moles. As a result, the pills contained too much honey, which attracted bees.
To avoid the bees, she had no choice but to run down to the riverbank, where she happened to meet Lord Qi.
Lord Qi was merely enjoying a spring outing with friends when he became Lady Qi's scapegoat and suffered unjustly.
Judging from the writing style and narrative, Lord Qi must have been a magnanimous and humorous person, but unfortunately he died young.
"ah!"
Outside the window, there was a scream, followed by a series of noises.
Lin Yuesha was about to open the car window when Xiao Qi stopped her, saying, "Don't open the window, we've encountered a pack of wolves."
"A pack of wolves?"
Lin Yuesha's expression immediately changed. She opened the car window a crack and peered through it. The north wind felt like knives cutting into her face, stinging painfully.
In the distance, the ground was flat, so the wolves could not be hidden. Lin Yuesha could only see countless pairs of eyes emitting a ghostly light in the darkness, gradually becoming clearer as they approached.
Lin Yuesha had seen the fighting prowess of the wolves on television and felt genuine fear towards them.
Seemingly sensing the approaching danger, the horses pulling the cart neighed and began to become agitated.
"Brother Qi, what do we do?"
Lin Yuesha had no experience whatsoever, but she forced herself to calm down and asked, "Should we cut the carriage reins?"
The reins were cut, and the horse, startled, ran off on its own, taking the carriage with it. However, the terrain ahead was complex after the flat area, and the startled horse jumped off the carriage, barely escaping with its life.
If the reins aren't cut, it's even simpler: leave them to feed the wolves.
Facing a pack of hundreds of wolves, our side, with a total of thirty people, is no match for the wolves. If anyone is injured, the smell of blood will only make the wolves more agitated.
"Close the car doors tightly, hide, and ensure your safety."
Xiao Qi gritted his teeth; it seemed their luck wasn't so good.
The chances of encountering a wolf pack while traveling in the Northwest are not high, but unexpectedly, the group fell victim to it.
A brutal battle was about to begin. He took out his bow and arrows from his back, ready to shoot the wolves as soon as they got close.
"Miss...wolves...wolf pack..."
Bai Cha was so frightened she could barely speak and almost fainted.
Back in the day, in the north, one wolf in the mountains was enough to terrify the villagers, let alone a hundred or so—that would be deadly!
"It's more terrifying than you think."
Forest wolves cannot compare to grassland wolves. In comparison, grassland wolves have a complex language system and iron discipline, and never admit defeat.
With 20,000 wolves clashing, the wolf pack will fight to the last moment, until they are dead.
Lin Yuesha sighed. Encountering a dozen or so wolves was already quite a feat, and these wolves had gone to the wolf pack's den again?
There is no way to retreat, and the wolf pack is right in front of us; there is no way to avoid it.
"Miss, I will be eaten by wolves, not even a bone will be left."
Bai Cha pretended to be relaxed, but her smile looked worse than a grimace.
"It's not that bad."
Lin Yuesha observed for a moment, pondering how long she could hold out against the wolves by staying inside the carriage and not going out.
It seemed rather unfair not to go out, as Yang Qing and his brothers were traveling on horseback with nowhere to hide.
Just as Bai Cha was about to relax, she heard her young mistress say, "At least some bones should remain."
Wolves and dogs are probably different; if there's enough meat to eat, who would bother gnawing on bones?
White tea: ...
In the blink of an eye, the wolf pack was already a few meters away from the group. By the light of the fire, Lin Yuesha saw a wolf king in front of her, with strong limbs, silver-gray fur, and a larger size than the pack of wolves.
Surprisingly, the wolf pack stopped there and did not attack.
"What does this mean? Are they here to beg for food?"
Unable to fathom the wolf's mind, Lin Yuesha tossed a piece of cured meat out of the car window.
The cured meat flew in a parabola and landed at the wolf king's feet.
The wolf king seemed to understand Lin Yuesha's meaning, and with extreme disgust, he pushed the cured meat aside and gave her a contemptuous look.
"Miss, the Wolf King looks down on you!"
Bai Cha quickly understood what the Wolf King meant and shouted it out loud.
Lin Yuesha was dumbfounded. If they didn't want food, then they were waiting to be eaten alive. And this stupid girl was still shouting and yelling!
After waiting for a while, the wolf king still did not launch an attack, but howled a few times.
"It's calling for our help."
Xiao Qi pondered for a moment, then took a step closer to the wolf pack.
The wolf king did not retreat, but howled, causing the pack to make way, and then turned to look in Lin Yuesha's direction.
As soon as Lin Yuesha turned her head away, the wolf king howled irritably. After several tests, even the silly white tea noticed something was wrong. "Miss, the wolf king is looking for you."
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