Chapter 12 Chaos
Under the silvery moonlight, the shadows of the trees swayed like ghosts.
The Wan family members were so frightened that they huddled together.
Little Fubao was restless in Wan Ersao's arms, his eyes as if nailed on, staring at the direction they came from.
"Xiao Fubao, what's wrong? What did you see?" Wan Ersao looked at Xiao Fubao with concern. She had heard old people say that children's eyes are the purest and can see unclean things. She was afraid of scaring Xiao Fubao.
When little Fubao heard Wan Ersao's voice, he hurriedly buried his head in her arms, leaving only his two big eyes exposed, staring at the fork in the road in fear.
"My dear? Did you see something?" Mrs. Wan asked gently while stroking little Fubao's back.
Little Fubao’s chubby little face was as pale as paper, having lost its usual rosy color.
"Liang - wolf - Liang -" Little Fubao's voice was soft and full of fear, and his two little hands tightly hugged Wan Ersao's neck.
Mrs. Wan Er thought that little Fubao was calling for his mother, so she quickly responded, "Mom is here, don't be afraid, dear boy, mom will protect you." Mrs. Wan Er's voice seemed to have a magical power that gradually soothed little Fubao's anxiety.
Little Fubao stretched out his little hand and pointed at a boy not far away, "Cool - big pot - cool -"
Mrs. Wan Er looked in the direction that Xiao Fubao pointed and saw the young man staring at the fork in the road with sharp eyes.
Wan Ersao's heart trembled inexplicably, and her eyes involuntarily looked towards the fork in the road again.
This time she finally saw a person running towards her in a panic.
Boss Zhu ran and shouted loudly: "Help! Wolf——"
His voice was filled with fear and despair.
However, before he could finish his words, a wolf pounced on him from behind like lightning and knocked Boss Zhu to the ground.
The wolf's bloody mouth bit his neck fiercely, and blood splattered everywhere.
This scene was so sudden that all the women present were so frightened that their voices broke. Screams and cries came one after another, and the situation was out of control for a while.
In this chaos, the Wan family, headed by Old Lady Wan, was closely surrounded and protected by the four Wan brothers.
"Second brother, quickly carry mom on your back and run!" Boss Wan's voice changed and his legs became uncontrollable. Although he often hunted, he had never encountered a pack of wolves.
At this time, Wan Laoer was so scared that his calves were shaking like sieve bran. Hearing Wan Laoda's roar, he immediately carried Wan Laotai on his back and ran away, not even bothering to take the pots and pans on his body, and threw away everything that could be thrown away.
Mrs. Wan was trembling non-stop on Wan Laoer's back. Although she was afraid of death, she still patted Wan Laoer and said, "Laoer, put mother down and run for your life. If you carry mother on your back, none of us can escape. Mother is already buried up to her neck in the dirt. She won't live for many years. Put her down quickly."
Wan Laoer was so anxious that he almost fell down several times. He finally managed to steady himself. He replied breathlessly, "Mom, I'm not that kind of person. How can I abandon you? If you want to leave, let's go together."
Wan Laoer was so tired that he was gasping for breath, but he had no intention of letting go of Wan Laotai.
Mrs. Wan was so frightened that she screamed and ran in front as fast as the wind, not even caring about the child.
Wan Dasao's youngest child, Wan Xi, was only six years old. He was so frightened that he burst into tears. He walked with his short legs and cried to Wan Dasao's back, "Mom, save Xi'er!"
But Mrs. Wan didn't even look back and ran forward desperately.
Mrs. Wan Er held little Fubao tightly in her arms, and with her son Wan Wen beside her, she couldn't run far.
Coupled with not eating for a day, everyone's physical strength has reached its limit.
Seeing the wolves getting closer and closer, Wan Ersao couldn't help feeling a sense of despair in her heart. She thought to herself: It doesn't matter if I die, but my son is still so young, and Xiao Fubao is only one year old. Is he going to be buried with me in the wolf's belly?
Wan Laosan held his youngest son Wan Hu in his arms, while Wan Sansao picked up Wan Dasao's child Wan Xi and ran forward with their heads down.
Wan Laosi wanted to take Xiao Fubao from Wan Ersao's hands, but Xiao Fubao pointed at the boy and shouted, "Cold - big pot - cold -" Wan Ersao had no time to think about Xiao Fubao's hint and could only run away.
Because Boss Wan was injured and couldn't run fast, he took the initiative to fall behind to cover everyone.
At this time, the situation of the Wan family's direct descendants and the Wan family's side branches was similar. They were also scared and screaming, and scattered in all directions to escape like headless flies.
But the difference is that none of the direct descendants of the Wan family left except the people from the first branch, because the backbone of the first branch, Wan Jinshu, was seriously injured and was unable to travel. The first branch of the Wan family simply decided to live and die together and had no intention of escaping at all.
The second and third houses were fighting each other, and Madam Wan Liu was left unattended and was left far behind.
"You rebellious sons! Don't you even care about your old mother? You are a bunch of unfilial sons!" Liu was so angry that she cursed and fled in panic.
However, no one paid any attention to her. Although she was the old general's second wife, she had no close relationship with the first wife and only favored her two biological sons.
Now, her own son has abandoned her and is planning to sacrifice her to buy everyone a chance to escape.
After running for a while, Liu became exhausted and tripped over a clod of earth and fell to the ground.
The fork in the road was where the two teams met, and it was now completely occupied by the wolves.
Boss Zhu had already died tragically at the hands of the wolf, but Yongzi was still making his last desperate struggle.
The clothes on his body had been torn into rags by the wolves. They could not be called clothes at all. His exposed skin was covered with bloody marks, all caused by the sharp claws of the wolf.
"Help!" While fighting with the wolf, Yongzi placed his hope of survival on Zhou Qiang and others.
But Zhou Qiang had already disappeared with his soldiers. The moment the wolves appeared, Zhou Qiang made a gesture to escape to his brothers.
"Ah--" With Yongzi's scream, he was attacked from the front and back by two wolves, his stomach was directly broken open, and his intestines flowed all over the floor.
The whole man was instantly submerged by the wolves, and in the blink of an eye, his body was devoured clean by the wolves.
Some wolves had already started chasing the Wan family's direct descendants. The three-wife's youngest daughter, Wan Yihua, who was only four years old and running at the back, became a burden with no one to take care of her as her parents were busy escaping. She was directly knocked to the ground by the wolves, and she didn't even have time to shout before she was eaten up by several wolves.
When Mrs. Zhao, the eldest wife of the Wan family, saw such a bloody scene, she was so frightened that her face turned as pale as paper.
Her youngest daughter, Wan Yirou, buried her head tightly in her arms, her small body trembling constantly, and her hands tightly hugged Zhao's waist.
"Mom, Rou'er is scared. Are we going to die?"
Hearing her daughter's trembling, helpless and desperate voice, Zhao burst into tears.
She has been married into the Wan family for seventeen years, and has to scheme against her step-mother-in-law every day.
Now that her husband has been framed by a villain and accused of treason, she has no choice but to go into exile with him.
In this life, she only wished to live in peace with her family, but she didn't expect that she would be hunted or encounter wolves along the way.
Her heart was tormented by each shock and she was really tired.
"Rou'er, no matter life or death, our family will always be together." Wan Jinshu had been caned before being exiled, and had just experienced an assassination attempt. His body was like a candle in the wind, crumbling. It was unknown how long he could hold on.
"Madam, I am sorry for you. I have caused you trouble. In this life, I have never let down Da Qi or the people, but I am ashamed of my family."
Zhao wiped her tears and said, "My husband, I have never regretted marrying you. I have admired your demeanor since I was young, and I am satisfied to be able to marry you in this life. Since this disaster is destined, I am willing to bear it with you."
Zhao held Wan Jinshu's hand tightly, with a gleam of happiness in her eyes.
"Mom and Dad, I hope that our family can live a long and healthy life, and I can't let my dad go away with the crime of treason, so none of us can die." The young man had a murderous look in his eyes, holding the long sword snatched from the assassin in his hand, staring at the wolves.
“Xingchen, I’ll temporarily entrust my parents and sister to you.” The young man Wan Xingmo shouted, and with an effort, the shackles on his hands fell off. The young man’s figure was like an arrow, and he was two meters away in an instant.
"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely protect my parents and sister!" Wan Xingchen, a boy of only twelve years old, straightened his back, his eyes as sharp as torches, staring firmly at the wolves, and stood firmly in front of Wan Jinshu and Zhao.
Zhao looked at her eldest son who was surrounded by wolves. The tension and worry in her heart made her forget to cry temporarily.
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