Chapter 175 Another Wolf Arrives
A group of little girls were picking flowers by the river, having a wonderful time.
Li Manyan deftly braided two flower wreaths for the little dumpling, placing the pink one in her little basket and then putting the other colorful one on her head.
Sheng Sheng adjusted the flower wreath, looked up, and saw several colorful little flowers peeking out from the top of her head, as if they were growing out of her head, which she found particularly cute.
"Sister Yan Yan, does Sheng Sheng look good like this?"
Li Manyan exclaimed, "She looks beautiful! Our princess is the cutest little girl in the world!"
"Really?" The little dumpling was delighted by the praise and happily jumped into her arms.
Li Manyan nodded and said sincerely, "Of course, I'm not just saying that for show. Well, there are several children in the capital who are the same age as the princess. I've only met the princess a few times, but I see those other girls often. I don't feel the same way I do with the princess."
There were so many princes and nobles in the capital, so naturally there were also peers of the same age as Sheng Sheng.
As Li Manyan grew up, she attended many social events with her elders and thus met those young girls.
Although it was good, Li Manyan just didn't feel the same closeness to them as she did to He Shengsheng.
In particular… Li Manyan recalled the eldest daughter of the Duke of Jingguo’s mansion whom she had met once at a banquet at the Duke of Jingguo’s mansion. Because of her illness, the young girl always looked sickly.
But Li Manyan always felt that, apart from the haggard look caused by illness, there was always a sense of arrogance and greed in the child's eyes.
Because of her illness, the people in the Duke of Jingguo's mansion doted on her in every way, and the child seemed to take it for granted, even blaming and disliking her own parents.
The people from the Duke of Jingguo's mansion were the same. I heard that they used all sorts of unethical methods to treat that child's illness, and they always used her illness as an excuse to absolve her of responsibility.
At the last banquet, that child spilled tea on her clothes without apologizing. The Duke of Jingguo's mansion just kept saying that she couldn't stand it and shouldn't blame her.
Li Manyan naturally couldn't blame a sick child, but in her opinion, the Duke of Jingguo's mansion felt that just because she was sick, the whole world should compensate her and indulge her.
In short, Li Manyan always felt uncomfortable staying in the Duke of Jingguo's mansion.
Li Manyan is gentle and quiet, but she is always exceptionally cheerful and free when she is with Shengsheng, as if she is releasing another Li Manyan in her heart.
Sheng Sheng was a little curious: "The same age as Sheng Sheng? Then how come Sheng Sheng has never seen them before? Sheng Sheng doesn't have any good sisters of the same age to play with in the palace."
“Because they are all still young and are girls, the manor naturally won’t let them go out casually,” Li Manyan explained. After thinking for a moment, she added, “If the princess wants to play with them, I’ll talk to my aunt later and ask her to summon them to the palace so the princess can go and chat with them, okay?”
"Okay, okay." Sheng Sheng was a lively person, and who doesn't like making friends? Sheng Sheng agreed immediately.
The two smiled at each other. Suddenly, the old cat and the old fish, who were guarding in the distance, shouted, "Princess, run! The wolf pack is back!"
Sheng Sheng's expression changed, and he quickly stood up. Sure enough, there were several wolves approaching from the sparse woods!
Zijuan was horrified: "Princess, could these be the wolves from yesterday?"
Sheng Sheng recognized the eyes of the alpha wolf; it was the same wolf king he had seen yesterday!
Knowing that there were hidden guards protecting Shengsheng, Lao Mao and Lao Yu sent one of them back to the hunting grounds to report the situation and call for reinforcements, while Lao Yu rushed over here as fast as he could.
Chunhua and Qiuyue reacted quickly, immediately shouting, "Everyone come quickly, stay away from the woods, there are wolves coming!"
The girls, who were happily picking flowers and chatting, turned around and ran away in fright when they saw the wolves with their eyes glowing green.
"Ah! A wolf!"
"How could there be wolves?!"
"Run!"
These women were all pampered young ladies raised in seclusion. They had never even seen a mouse before, let alone several live wolves, let alone encountered such a situation.
They didn't even see the wolves the main group encountered yesterday; they just followed the group in a haphazard retreat, not even knowing whether there were actually wolves.
But now, seeing several wolves bigger than myself standing right in front of me is a completely different experience from just hearing about them!
At this moment, they all regretted why they had worn these pretty little dresses out, especially since they were winter clothes that were so heavy that they couldn't even run!
Li Manyan was taken aback, picked up Shengsheng, and quickly looked around for places to hide.
Several girls who had been happily picking flowers and playing gathered together, cautiously backing away while keeping a watchful eye on the four wolves that emerged from the woods.
Unlike the spirited wolf king Sheng Sheng had seen yesterday, the wolf king now seemed to be injured, with an extremely long scar running diagonally across his eye down to the tip of his nose, and the wound was still oozing blood.
The wolf king stared at Sheng Sheng with hatred, his eyes filled with grief.
The wolf pack must have fought with the tiger pack. The wolf king must have realized he'd been tricked, which is why he came to settle scores with Sheng Sheng.
It's unclear whether the wolf pack won or not, which is why the wolf king, despite his wounds not yet healed, rushed over to settle scores with Sheng Sheng.
Even though they lost, they were determined to take someone down with them and get revenge before they died, which is why they came to settle scores with Sheng Sheng.
The group retreated a long distance, but they had come from the woods, and there was a stream behind them. How far could they retreat to?
Old Fish wanted to go around the woods to get to the group, but of the four wolves, only the wolf king was keeping a close eye on Sheng Sheng; the other three turned around to prevent him from passing.
Old Fish had no choice but to remain in a stalemate with them.
Li Manyan frowned, handed Shengsheng to Zijuan, and stood at the front of the group of girls.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. This river isn't deep. If any wolves charge at us, just run into the river immediately! The hunting grounds aren't far from here, and the Imperial Guards will be here soon!"
The most timid among them were already crying, trembling as they asked her, "Sister Li, then...then you..."
Li Manyan herself was trembling with fear, but she still firmly spread her arms to block the crowd: "It was my suggestion to come here to pick flowers, so I should take responsibility! I'm also the oldest among you, and you all call me 'sister,' so naturally I have to protect my younger sisters! Don't be afraid, I'll buy you some time. I...I...I'm not skinny, I should be able to eat for a long time..."
"No! Sister Li, you can't do this!"
"Yes, Sister Li, how can this be your fault? We agreed to it too. Who knew that a few wolves would come?"
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