After Xue Shu left, Yin Chengyu called Zhao Lin in again.

Zhao Lin held the tiger cub in his arms and was trying to push the cub's furry head back from the collar on his chest: "Your Highness."

"I'm afraid there will be a pack of wolves attacking tonight. Go and count how much wine and kerosene you have left."

Yin Chengyu drew a circle on the ground with a dead branch, and then drew the tents where the soldiers rested based on his memory, which was a big circle inside a small circle: "Wolves are afraid of fire. After counting the amount of wine and kerosene, you will lead people to dig trenches in secret. The action must be concealed, and you can use the tents as a cover. When everything is ready, come back and report to me."

Ever since he mentioned the wolf attack, the smile on Zhao Lin's face faded, and his expression gradually became solemn.

Although he was not good at trickery, he was not stupid. After hearing Yin Chengyu's instructions to stay hidden, he guessed that the wolf pack's danger might be caused by a villain, and there might be someone watching them outside.

"There are only half of the people left behind. Do you want me to send someone to call General He back immediately?" After saying that, he immediately reacted. Just now he ran into Xue Shu outside, who was supposed to go out to look for the Wolf King. He was afraid that Xue Shu had already gone to report the news.

Sure enough, Yin Chengyu said, "I have already ordered Xue Shu to look for him. Dig a trench as soon as possible, fill it with branches and dead leaves, and then pour strong liquor and kerosene to soak it."

Zhao Lin took the order and was about to leave when he remembered the trouble with the tiger cub in his arms, so he took the tiger cub out and left it in Yin Chengyu's tent.

If there really is a pack of wolves attacking at night, it would be safer in your Highness' tent.

Zhao Lin followed Yin Chengyu's instructions and dug the trench in two hours.

The trench was hidden under the tent, about three feet wide and one foot deep. It was already filled with dead branches and leaves that had been collected during the day to keep warm. When the order came, they would pour in strong liquor and kerosene, light the tent, and create a blazing fire circle.

After hearing the report, Yin Chengyu gave another order: "Pick four or five archers with good archery skills, have them carry heavy bows, hide in the trees and wait for orders. Remind them to be alert and pay attention to their surroundings, so as not to be tricked. In addition to the wolves, the enemy may have other means."

Based on his understanding of Yin Chengjing, if he really wanted to take action, he would probably not only have the wolf pack as a protection.

Zhao Lin bowed his head in agreement and went out to make arrangements.

Zhao Lin was alerted by Yin Chengyu, and after several secret searches, he found the location of the person who was following him. However, in order to confuse the other party, he pretended not to notice it and arranged people to deploy and change guards as usual. The rest of the people went into the tent to rest, but in fact they were ready to wait.

In the camp, apart from a few bonfires that were about to burn out, there was only a small group of soldiers huddled up to keep watch.

The night in the snowy forest is extremely quiet. Apart from the rustling of the branches in the cold wind, there are only the occasional calls of animals or birds.

At this moment, in the silence, there were a few more stealing sounds.

"Did it attract you?"

"Almost there. We are two miles away."

Yin Chengjing nodded in satisfaction and said to the spy hiding in the tree, "Go ahead."

After receiving the order, the two spies immediately climbed down from the tree and approached the camp not far away.

The wind was blowing from the northwest tonight. They found the upwind side of the camp, covered their mouths and noses with masks, and took out a white porcelain bottle from their arms. The porcelain bottle was filled with extremely fine powder. The spies poured the powder into the stove they carried with them, lit the fire, and saw that the powder quickly burned, emitting a large amount of white mist, which spread towards the camp along with the wind.

Yin Chengjing had been planning for a long time, and of course he couldn't just rely on the wolf pack to take action.

He had gone through great lengths to find this powder, which was non-toxic, but only needed a finger-sized amount of it to put a person into a deep sleep.

Now that so much sleeping-aid powder has been blown into the camp by the wind, Yin Chengyu's men are sleeping well and may not even notice when the wolves enter the camp.

Seeing that the white mist had gradually enveloped the camp, a sharp cry of a night owl was heard not far away. Yin Chengjing received the message and quietly led his men to retreat to a distant high ground to watch the battle.

——The wolves are coming.

Yin Chengyu was sitting in the tent, covering his mouth and nose with a wet handkerchief, and quietly lifted the curtain to look outside.

In the dark snow forest, dozens of pairs of eyes with faint green light were floating in the air and approaching the camp quickly.

If you listen carefully, you can even hear the sound of paws stepping on the snow.

The wolves were very fast and were right in front of us in just a moment.

Yin Chengyu waited patiently, and when the wolves were less than a hundred feet away from the camp, he fired arrows.

The arrows rose into the air with long whooshing sounds. The soldiers on standby in the tents immediately withdrew, quickly poured the liquor or kerosene at their waists on the tents and lit them on fire.

Dozens of tents caught fire at the same time, and when the flames spread to the ground, they quickly ignited the dead branches and leaves in the trench. The raging flames spread quickly along the trench like a relay, forming a complete circle that surrounded the entire camp.

At this moment, the wolves just arrived.

These wolves were specially lured here, and they ran all the way along the scent left by the wolf-lurkers at a very fast speed. When the campfire circle burned, several wolves were so fast that they didn't have time to stop, and their bodies had already rushed into the fire.

The flames scratched its fur, and the ferocious prairie wolf howled, causing the remaining wolves to retreat in fear.

Thirty or forty prairie wolves were scattered outside the fire circle, staring at the people in the fire circle, growling continuously.

In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Princess Wuzhu had the werewolf hunter feed the prairie wolves with human flesh. The prairie wolves, having tasted human flesh, became even more ferocious, and now that they saw a living person, their eyes sparkled with green light.

If he hadn't been afraid of the fire in front of him, he would have rushed up madly.

Yin Chengyu came out of the tent holding the drowsy tiger cub who had inhaled the white mist, and said in a deep voice: "Attack, don't spare any."

Zhao Lin received the order and immediately fired the bows and arrows that had been prepared.

There were only about twenty people left in the camp, but there were thirty or forty wolves.

As the arrows fell, only a few prairie wolves were killed on the spot. The remaining prairie wolves that were shot were injured, roared angrily, and tried to jump over the fire circle to attack.

At this time, the archers arranged by Yin Chengyu to hide in the trees outside the camp came into play. The blazing fire illuminated the camp. The archers hid in the trees, very close to the wolf pack, and used heavy bows. Any prairie wolf that tried to jump over the fire circle was killed by a single arrow.

In just a few moments, the wolf pack had lost more than a dozen wolves.

The leading wolf saw that the situation was not right, let out a long roar, and wanted to retreat.

But the reason why Yin Chengyu took advantage of the situation was to hunt down the wolves, so how could he let them go so easily?

He Shan and his companions, who arrived later and were lying in ambush in the snowy forest outside the camp, immediately blocked the wolves' retreat route.

A hunt has begun. The snowy forest is illuminated by the firelight, and roars and wails are heard everywhere.

But it was not what Yin Chengjing expected.

Judging from this scene, Yin Chengyu had clearly expected this and came prepared.

This time, Yin Chengyu was not only unharmed, but he might even be able to secure his position as the leader with the help of these dozens of prairie wolves.

Yin Chengjing, who was watching the battle from a high place, gritted his teeth and watched for a long time before saying in a hateful voice: "Let's go!"

Princess Wuzhu was dissatisfied when she heard this: "After all the effort, you're just leaving like this?"

She glanced at Yin Chengyu in the firelight and felt that the Great Yan Prince was not only handsome, but also intelligent and shrewd. If such a man could become her husband, he would be a great help. Unfortunately, he was destined to be an enemy of the Tatars.

The enemy can only be killed.

"I asked Huerhe to kill him during the chaos!"

This was the mission assigned to her by the Grand Tutor, and she had no chance of failing and trying again.

"Idiot." The plan failed, Yin Chengjing finally lost his patience, gritted his teeth and whispered: "He can arrange people to guard against the wolves, do you think he didn't arrange others to wait for us to come to him in secret?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Wuzhu quickly scanned the camp, and was shocked when she found that Xue Shu was not there. The murderous intent in her eyes froze, and her expression became obviously hesitant.

Yin Chengjing saw her expression and knew that she had discovered it. He sneered and said, "If Princess Wuzhu wants to die here, then go ahead. I value my life, so I will leave first."

If they don't leave now, once Yin Chengyu kills all the wolves, Teng will probably come after them.

The wolf pack had arranged everything perfectly, and although Yin Chengyu had taken advantage, he could not catch him. But if he was blocked by the other side at this time, he would lose both the wife and the army.

Seeing that Princess Wuzhu was still hesitant, Yin Chengjing no longer paid attention to her and immediately withdrew with his men.

Princess Wuzhu saw this, gritted her teeth and weighed the options for a moment, but finally gave up the idea of ​​a sneak attack and chased after him.

The sounds of fighting in the camp did not completely cover up the sound of horses' hooves trampling the ground.

Xue Shu, who had been lying in ambush for a long time, finally waited for the movement and followed the sound quietly.

Yin Chengjing was very cautious. He was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, so he circled around several times to make sure there was no one following him before returning to the camp.

Their camp was set up near the cave where the Wolf King was hiding, with Yin Chengjing and Princess Wuzhu's troops on each side.

After returning to the camp, Princess Wuzhu lost her guard and immediately got angry: "Waste! Didn't you say that if you lead the people away, there will be no mistakes?!"

Tomorrow is the last day of the hunt, and they will not find another opportunity to attack. If she fails to complete the task assigned by the Grand Tutor, she will definitely not be punished when she returns.

Yin Chengjing sneered with a gloomy face: "It is true that I arranged the plan, but Princess, don't forget that it was your people who implemented it. I'm afraid your people are stupid and missed a flaw when arranging it, and it was discovered."

Having said that, he was also thinking about where the flaw was that allowed Yin Chengyu to discover the clue.

Princess Wuzhu glared at him, her eyes full of anger.

But this was not the time to quarrel, so she suppressed her anger and said, "Forget it. Fortunately, there is still a wolf king."

Yin Chengjing's eyes darkened when he heard this: "I got the news about the Wolf King."

While the two were arguing, Xue Shu keenly caught the word "Wolf King". He hid in the darkness and waited patiently.

Yin Chengjing and Wuzhu didn't win in the end, and they both went to rest in their tents tiredly. Five or six people were left in each camp to keep watch.

Xue Shu waited until the fifth watch, when even the night watchmen had dozed off. Only then did he put the stolen stove on the ground and light it.

This stove belonged to the spy sent by Yin Chengjing. When Xue Shu saw the sudden white mist, he became suspicious and followed the source. He knocked the man unconscious and snatched the half-burned stove.

Yin Chengjing's plan failed and he evacuated in a hurry, and he probably forgot about the two spies who had not returned for a long time.

A cloud of white mist blew into the camp along with the wind, slowly enveloping the entire camp.

Xue Shu waited for another quarter of an hour before entering the cave, covering his mouth and nose.

Just now, when he heard the two people arguing, he knew that the wolf king was hiding in the cave.

After Xue Shu entered the cave, he saw the wolf king with iron rings on his paws. The wolf king's limbs were tied up, and his body was covered with many arrow wounds. Judging from the weak rise and fall of his belly, he was still alive.

This was convenient for Xue Shu. He picked up a rope from the cave, tied the wolf king's mouth tightly, and then carried the wolf king out of the cave.

The people in the camp inhaled the white mist and fell into a deep sleep. He staggered out carrying the wolf king, and no one noticed him.

After turning around, Xue Shu caught a horse and tied the wolf king to it. When he was about to ride back to ask for credit from Yin Chengyu, he remembered something and turned his gaze to the main account of Yin Chengjing and Princess Wuzhu.

Now that we are here, it would be rude not to leave some gifts for these two people.

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