287. He had another new idea.
Xie Wenling's gaze lingered for a moment on the crooked crossbow bolt in Lin Fuman's hand, then he suddenly asked, "Miss Lin, how much gunpowder can you make from the saltpeter and sulfur you collected before?"
Lin Fuman immediately became alert, her little face filled with wariness: "What are you going to do? I won't help you do anything dangerous!"
"It's just for self-defense," Xie Wenling explained. "We're setting off tomorrow, and there's no guarantee we won't encounter dangers along the way. Some precautions are always better than none."
“That won’t do either,” Lin Fuman said, clutching her materials bag tightly. “You were saying you wanted to blow up the river not long ago, and now you’re probably up to some bad idea again.”
Xie Wenling frowned slightly and turned his gaze to the little dumpling beside him: "Princess, do you believe me?"
The little dumpling looked up at Xie Wenling with its big, blinking eyes and said, "I believe you!"
"Then, can you help me?" Xie Wenling lowered his eyes, revealing a melancholy and helpless look. "This is very important to me. Princess, I need your help."
The little dumpling's heart softened immediately.
The fact that Brother Xie is making such a pitiful face means it's really important!
The little dumpling immediately went to Lin Fuman's side and took her hand: "Sister Fufu, although Brother Xie sometimes has strange ideas, he has never hurt us. Yue'er believes that Brother Xie would not hurt good people."
Looking into the little dumpling's sincere eyes, Lin Fuman glanced at Xie Wenling and thought that this man was shameless for actually sending the little dumpling to act as a persuader.
She bit her lip: "But..."
The little dumpling shook her hand, her voice sweet: "Yue'er believes in Brother Xie, just like Sister Fufu made the stone spear, it's just to protect everyone. If we really encounter bad people, we can scare them too."
Lin Fuman couldn't stand the little dumpling's coquettishness, so she reluctantly compromised: "Then... then it's agreed that it can't be used to hurt innocent people!"
Xie Wenling nodded slightly: "Okay."
Suddenly, a sharp crack came from the fence outside the yard, as if something had been broken.
The three of them looked up at the same time and saw a majestic tiger with piercing eyes and a white forehead standing outside the courtyard!
"Ah!" Lin Fuman was so frightened that she dropped the crossbow bolt in her hand.
The little boy instinctively gripped Xie Wenling's clothes, his face pale.
Xie Wenling immediately shielded the two children behind him, his right hand already resting on the hilt of his sword.
Under the moonlight, the tiger's golden pupils gleamed in the darkness, and its thick tail swayed gently, exuding a chilling aura of power.
However, after a brief standoff, Xie Wenling keenly sensed something amiss.
Despite its enormous size, the tiger showed no intention of attacking.
Its gaze...
It seemed to always fall on the little dumpling he was protecting behind him.
The majestic tiger suddenly lay down slowly, resting its massive head on its front paws, and let out a soft roar.
Then, it carefully lifted its injured hind leg, exposing the gruesome wound to the moonlight.
It looks like he was injured by a trap.
"It...it's hurt!" The little dumpling saw the wound and looked at it with sympathy. "It looks like it's in so much pain."
Xie Wenling's right hand was still on the hilt of the sword, but his tone had softened: "Princess, it seems that it has come to ask you for help."
"So it came for help?" Lin Fu's eyes widened in surprise. "Little Moon can actually influence such a large beast? That's amazing!"
The little dumpling spoke up in a soft voice: "Brother Xie, can we help it? It looks so pitiful."
Xie Wenling was still somewhat wary: "A beast is still a beast; it's too dangerous."
“But if it wanted to hurt us, it would have pounced on us long ago,” the little dumpling said seriously. “It’s so strong, but it chose to lie down and show us its wounds. It must really need help.”
Lin Fuman agreed: "Besides, it's so badly injured, it might die if we leave it alone."
Just then, the tiger let out another low roar, gently touched its injured hind leg with its nose, and then looked at the little dumpling with a peaceful gaze.
Xie Wenling watched this scene, pondered for a long time, and finally released his hand from the sword hilt: "Miss Lin, please go and call someone. Remember, be slow and try not to make a noise, so as not to disturb it."
He was still a little worried. After all, it was a wild beast. It seemed docile now under the influence of the little dumpling, but he was afraid it would suddenly attack and hurt people if it got startled.
But the little dumpling didn't think that much about it.
She immediately smiled happily and said to the tiger, "Don't be afraid, big cat, we'll help you right away."
Lin Fuman immediately turned around and ran to find someone.
Xie Wenling, with the little dumpling in tow, and the tiger locked eyes.
Xie Wenling even had to pull the little dumpling back, preventing her from going forward.
Not long after, Lin Fuman returned: "Little Moon, Grand Tutor Qu is here!"
Qu Zijin, who was following behind her, was walking in a daze, his hair was disheveled, and he hurried over carrying a medicine box.
He took a clear look at the scene before him, his steps halted abruptly, he nearly dropped his medicine box, and took a half-step back, his voice trembling: "This, this is... a tiger? You just said you were going to treat injuries, but you're going to treat such a ferocious beast?"
He had been secretly woken up by Lin Fuman and told her that a tiger had come to them for help in treating its illness. He thought she was joking.
However, he still came with some doubt.
But when I looked at this...
Good heavens, it really is a tiger!
It's the biggest one yet!
Seeing them making such close and unguarded contact, Qu Zijin broke out in a cold sweat.
Xie Wenling first glanced at Qu Zijin, then looked behind him, his face showing confusion.
He glanced around one last time, his face showing surprise.
Finally, he turned his gaze to Lin Fuman, even with a hint of shock.
The meaning is obvious—
Xie Wenling: ?
Xie Wenling: You really only brought one person with you?
Are there no guards lying in ambush to prevent any unforeseen events, or to rescue people and control the situation at any time?
He meant not to make a big fuss, not not to bring other people.
Lin Fuman met his gaze, smiled, and nodded affirmatively.
They called for help, acted quickly without making a fuss, and even brought medicine.
Mission accomplished!
Xie Wenling: ...
Xie Wenling realized that he seemed to have overestimated Lin Fuman's intelligence.
Looking at it this way, it seems to be exactly the same level as the little princess.
However, the little dumpling still didn't think that much about it.
When she saw Qu Zijin arrive, she peeked out from beside Xie Wenling, her small body wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket, revealing her chubby little head and blinking her round, bright eyes: "Grand Tutor, look at Big Cat, its leg is bleeding, it hurts so much, shall we help it?"
Qu Zijin then noticed that the tiger lying on the ground was unusually docile, showing no sign of ferocity whatsoever.
Looking at the little dumpling with its upturned face and expectant eyes, my first reaction was to nod in agreement.
However, his instinct for danger made him stop in his tracks, and he hesitated: "Teacher, this is a ferocious beast after all, what if..."
"Don't worry, Grand Tutor Qu," Xie Wenling said, quickly calming down. "If it wanted to hurt someone, it wouldn't have shown weakness just now. You just focus on healing your wounds; I'll take care of things."
He thought about it and realized that although they lacked some insurance, he felt they could still trust the tiger since it hadn't suddenly attacked anyone.
Of course, the most important thing is—
He had another new idea.
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