Chapter 30
The night was silent, the moonlight was obscured by clouds, and the bonfire in the gathering place had gone out, leaving only faint embers glowing red in the darkness.
Jiang Zihan straightened his coat around his shoulders and frowned, "What's going on?"
She walked to the periphery and was suddenly shocked by the scene in front of her. Pairs of dark green eyes flickered in the darkness, surrounding the gathering place like will-o'-the-wisp.
The air was filled with the peculiar stench and oppressive feeling of wild beasts.
"Be on guard!" Kui Feng shouted, and all members tensed up, some drew their swords, some drew their guns, and aimed at the wolves.
Ye Sheng was a little annoyed: "Damn it, how did they get in by bypassing the alien plant wall?"
Jiang Zihan had an idea and thought of the little wolf with low distortion value, and suddenly understood something.
A huge white wolf king walked out from the darkness, its silver-white fur shining brightly in the moonlight, its eyes were cold, and it bared its sharp fangs towards Kui Feng and others.
When the situation became tense, the little wolf was awakened. After seeing her come out, he tried his best to get out of the crowd. His eyes were still a little sleepy, but he had already started wagging his tail happily towards Jiang Zihan, and a coquettish sound of "wooo wooo" came out of his throat.
Jiang Zihan clearly saw the wolf king's pupils suddenly shrink, and his sharp eyes began to scan back and forth between the little wolf and her, and finally stared at her with a scrutinizing look.
Lu Chenyuan took a step forward, blocking the wolf king's sight.
Jiang Zihan poked his head out from behind him and raised his hands to signal, "I didn't kidnap it. It came to me on its own to get some food and drink. We are all innocent!"
As I was talking, I felt a little helpless and funny. What kind of thing was this? The wolf son ran away from home because he wanted to play, and the overbearing parents came to ask for an explanation?
The little wolf seemed completely unaware of the tense atmosphere. Instead, he skipped back to his wolf parent, happily digging the ground with his feet and humming as he continued to act coquettishly.
The wolf king's eyes changed from stunned to shocked and finally to a bit of disappointment. His whiskers were shaking with anger. He raised his paw and slapped the little wolf hard, making it stagger.
"Ouch!" The wolf cub rolled over on the spot after being slapped. Disbelief filled its round eyes, and its mouth pursed in a look of grievance. It finally sensed something was amiss in the atmosphere, and its entire body shrank. With its ears drooping, it dejectedly circled behind the wolf king, head lowered, not daring to act presumptuously again.
The wolf king held his head high and stepped back, ready to leave with the pack.
"Wait!" Jiang Zihan suddenly spoke, turned around and ran back to the house, took out a small bamboo basket, and put a few pieces of fresh meat injected with inhibitors and nutrients in it. The little wolf smelled the familiar fragrance and became more energetic, and its tail wagged quietly.
She handed the basket over. The little wolf took a peek to the side and saw that the wolf king did not stop him. He immediately rushed over and happily picked up the basket. He rubbed her hard with his big furry head, almost knocking her down.
The wolf king looked at Jiang Zihan deeply, then let out a low howl, and the wolf pack suddenly disappeared into the night as quickly as the tide receded.
Linna yawned loudly, looked at the direction where the wolves left, and murmured, "It's not easy for the Wolf King, having such a stupid little brother."
Ye Sheng responded, "Who said it wasn't?" He rubbed the back of his neck. After working in the fields all day, he wanted to have a good rest, but he didn't expect to encounter such a dramatic scene just as he fell asleep.
Lu Chenyuan watched the last of the silver-white long tail disappear into the darkness, turned around and patted Kui Feng: "Collect, they won't come back tonight."
Kui Feng slowly put away his knife and suddenly said without context, "That looks like my bamboo basket."
This little wolf took the basket and ran away without even saying goodbye to him. He was so heartless.
The members around were stunned for two seconds, then burst out laughing: "We'll go cut some bamboo tomorrow and give you ten as compensation!"
Kui Feng was speechless: "Is this what I meant?"
Everyone was laughing, and the night wind carried the scattered laughter away.
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As the weather warms up, the war beasts become active again.
Zhuifeng would occasionally go for a run in the dense forest, and sometimes bring back some injured war beasts. After Jiang Zihan carefully treated them, those who were unwilling to leave were transferred to the recuperation cabin.
The cold-fearing big-eared mouse Zhizhi also crawled out of the nest and started to jump around again.
The live broadcast of the war beasts at the gathering place started. When the originally few viewers saw the traces of the awake war beasts, the number of viewers increased significantly, and the points reward also increased with it.
According to the current trend, the inhibitors of the Exchange Research Institute will not last long.
Almost every few days the little wolf would bring a few smaller wolf cubs down the mountain to play. Although those cubs didn't look big and followed closely behind the little wolf, they were highly vigilant towards outsiders.
On the surface, he seemed obedient, but in reality, he was just like his bodyguard. Jiang Zihan's mouth twitched. Fortunately, there was probably only one idiot like this in the entire tribe. It was a good thing. At least it wouldn't be that difficult for the Wolf King to manage.
They only go out during the day and leave on time when the sun sets. Jiang Zihan always prepares some dried meat or potions for the little wolf to take back. I believe that with the intelligence of the wolf king, he should be able to understand what these mean.
Over time, the wolf cubs began to let down their guard towards Jiang Zihan and occasionally allowed her to touch their fur.
All the members' injuries gradually recovered. They each took a few war beasts with them to explore new areas, and brought back something new every time they came back.
The war beasts also seemed to feel the breath of spring. Except for Da Cang and Xiao Cang who were inseparable all day long, the phantom cat mother suddenly brought back a strange desert cat. The other party patrolled the gathering place majestically, as if inspecting the new residence of his wife and children. Fortunately, the current gathering place had a good environment, and finally it also chose a place in the back mountain to settle down.
Every time she saw pairs of war beasts, Su Su couldn't help but sigh, "Life is really getting better now. I couldn't see these before."
The war beasts in the outside world are all bred for the battlefield. Their rare free time should be spent in the research institute. They look so free and at ease. It looks really good.
Suddenly, he poked Qiu Shi, who was doing carpentry work, and said, "You know, the people in our gathering place are all good-looking. If they were outside, they would have been single long ago."
Qiu Shi glanced at him and said, "You're in exile and still have the mood to think about these things?"
"So what, brother? Even if you are so stuck on gender, it's enough to be happy if you can find someone you like, okay?" Su Su held her face and acted touched.
Qiu Shi shuddered: "Get out of the way! Hurry and hand me that piece of wood! Do you still want to make the shelf?"
Jiang Zihan, who was passing by, couldn't help but smile when she heard these discussions. She really liked the current atmosphere. At least she was not as lonely as when she first came here.
In the evening, Jiang Zihan was combing Chiyan's feathers in the greenhouse. The red chick squinted comfortably, and its feathers were shimmering with golden light. Suddenly, she heard steady footsteps behind her.
"Go wash your hands and get ready for dinner." Lu Chenyuan's voice came from behind.
Jiang Zihan turned around and saw that he was holding a vase in his hand, which was filled with colorful wild flowers, sparkling with gentle pearly light in the sunset.
She was speechless for a moment. Lu Chenyuan lowered his eyes uncomfortably and said, "The wild flowers in the back mountain are blooming, so I picked some. I can put them in the clinic. Looking at them will make me feel better when I'm tired from work."
Jiang Zihan took the bouquet, lowered her head and sniffed it gently. Every flower was in full bloom, and the surrounding wasteland seemed to have been improved a lot.
"Thank you," she whispered, feeling something melting in her heart. Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "Is the place where you found these wildflowers far away?"
Lu Chenyuan's voice slowed down: "Not far away, just on the top of the mountain behind..."
"Did you see any bees?"
Lu Chenyuan was stunned for a moment: "...bees?"
Jiang Zihan nodded, her eyes sparkling in the sunset: "If so, we can also try beekeeping. In the future, we will have honey to eat in the gathering place!"
This way, everyone doesn’t have to go around collecting condiments like sugar, how much more troublesome!
The corner of Lu Chenyuan's eye twitched: "Should... there be? I'll go over there and take a look tomorrow." After saying that, he turned and left.
Two days later, a small team of members returned safely. Qiu Shi made a few beehives neatly, and then hurriedly carried the beehives towards the back mountain.
Ye Sheng opened up a small flower farm in the back hills and officially put beekeeping on the agenda. Before long, a glass of honey water was placed on the table in the clinic.
Lu Renshuang was muttering about the benefits of honey. Jiang Zihan took a sip of honey water, and a warm current spread from his stomach to his whole body.
Suddenly, the door of the clinic was flung open. Liang Luan stood at the door, panting, his clothes stained with mud. "Lu Chenyuan! Where's Lu Chenyuan?"
Jiang Zihan's hand trembled as he held the cup. He looked up helplessly, "Minister Liang, if you want to see Lu Chenyuan, you should go to his house. Why are you here at the clinic?"
Liang Luan was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead: "Oh, that's right..."
He turned and ran outside. Soon, he heard the sound of a door being kicked open from a house not far away. "Lu! Chen! Yuan!! How could you hide such a big thing as Da Cang and Xiao Cang giving birth from me?!"
Lu Chenyuan said calmly, "I wanted to tell you, but you were too busy at the time. Didn't you tell me to talk to you later if I have anything to say?"
The veins on Liang Luan's forehead were about to explode. He picked up the wooden barrel at hand and wanted to smash it: "What could be more important than this?!"
Lu Chenyuan pondered for a moment: "For example... Da Cang and Xiao Cang gave birth to five children at once?"
Liang Luan's expression went blank for a moment.
After a while, he lay on the branch with his hands and knees, looking at the five round eggs in the nest with tears in his eyes. After finishing reminiscing with his war beasts, he wiped his tears and found Jiang Zihan again.
He sat in the consulting room, his attitude unusually serious: "Doctor Jiang, have you ever considered leaving the place of exile?"
Jiang Zihan frowned and turned around to meet his determined and serious eyes.
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