With tears welling up in his eyes, Old Ma raised his right hand with trembling hands, patted An Moxue's shoulder, and scolded, "Why didn't you leave Uncle Ma a signal? I had to look for you everywhere."
"Uncle Ma, I just thought I could handle a few petty thieves, so I didn't leave you any information. I'll be more careful next time and I promise I won't make you worry, okay?"
As she spoke, she took Old Ma's arm, picked up his hand, and placed it on his wrist, asking, "Did you go to my house? Did you bump into the door? Your legs are just getting better, I don't know if they'll flare up again."
"It's alright, it's nothing serious. If it flares up again, just give me some more medicine. I'll definitely take it properly this time." Old Ma's good mood could carry him a hundred meters even in the wind.
An Moxue put down Old Ma's hand, took out a pill from a string of small bags at her waist, and handed it to Old Ma, saying, "Uncle Ma, take this!"
Old Ma looked pleased, took the medicine, and swallowed it.
An Moxue suppressed a laugh, handed over the water bag from her waist, and said, "Uncle Ma, you didn't even ask me what kind of medicine I gave you before you put it in your stomach!"
Old Ma chuckled and asked, "You wouldn't harm me, would you?" Then he added in a low voice, "Would one pill be enough to cure it?"
"Yes, has anyone else come into the house?"
"You'll have to go back and ask the village chief. I don't know who's involved. Will it have any impact?"
"No, taking the antidote will be fine."
"What if you haven't eaten?"
"Not only will you be affected, but those who have close contact with him for a long time will also get it."
"You must be careful with this in the future. When you get back, give everyone a pill, saying it's for keeping warm, under the pretext that you helped me this time. Understand? The fewer people who know about this, the better. But I've already spoken to the village chief, and he will cooperate with you. I'll tell him about this when we get back." The nearby militiamen had already gathered and were waiting for the two of them not far away.
The two walked into the crowd. As they walked, Old Ma said, "I also asked Li Guangshou to help. He's not far away. Let's wait for him and then head back. There are probably still people rushing here, so we need to hurry on the way back." As he spoke, Old Ma took out a whistle and blew it rhythmically a few times.
"Where are they? How was it resolved?"
"It was truly unfortunate that they encountered a pack of over a hundred wolves, were surrounded and attacked, and died."
"Okay, that's how we'll do it from now on. Try not to kill anyone, and use strategy to outsmart people."
"Uncle Ma, it's not my fault. They were just unlucky to run into a pack of wolves. But the wolves were also unfortunate; many of them were killed."
"They're really strong!"
"If I were to face them directly, I think I could handle two in terms of sheer force, but it would be difficult and dangerous against three."
"A wise person avoids dangerous situations; protecting yourself is the most important thing, everything else is secondary. This time, you did a very good job."
As they spoke, the two approached the militiamen. An Moxue said, "Thank you all for coming to rescue me. You've worked so hard." She then bowed in greeting.
Everyone waved their hands and said, "Don't worry about it, An Zhiqing. It's good that you're alright."
After waiting for a while, Li Guangshou arrived with several militiamen to join Old Ma and the others. When he saw An Moxue, he said, "Hmm, not bad. You're not injured."
An Moxue smiled and said to Old Man Li, "Uncle Li, thank you for your trouble."
Old Li nodded nonchalantly and said, "It's nothing, nothing to worry about! Just consider it a workout."
An Moxue saluted the militiamen that Old Man Li had brought back and said, "Thank you all for coming to save me."
After another round of pleasantries, everyone exchanged greetings.
Once the crowd had gathered, everyone began to walk back.
Because Old Ma said he had also reported to the county public security bureau, fearing there might be rescue personnel, the crowd split into two groups. An Moxue, Old Ma, and Old Li took the route they had come by, while the rest of the militia took the shortest route.
An Moxue originally wanted to return the way she came alone, but Old Ma disagreed no matter what, so in the end the three of them had to go together.
On the road
Old Ma said to An Moxue earnestly, "Girl, after this, we'll probably be living like this for a long time. From now on, we must prioritize safety. Life is the most important thing. We can worry about the rest later."
"Uncle Ma, don't worry, I value my life!"
"What does the Nakagawa Tang family want to do?" Old Li said angrily.
"It's all about profit. Unfortunately for them, they've run into me. I'll make them pay the price, they won't even have time to regret it. They're just someone else's lackeys." An Moxue's eyes were filled with determination.
"Girl, don't be reckless."
"No, I will take it one step at a time."
"By the way, Uncle Ma, how are the other two people doing?"
"I severed their tendons and handed them over to the village chief to be imprisoned. Don't worry, they can't escape."
"I'll take another look when I get back."
"These people are really outrageous, they've gone to such lengths to act recklessly," Old Li sighed.
"A reckless scoundrel might not even know who he's trying to capture for a mere two taels of silver."
"Uncle Ma, I'd like to take advantage of this incident to go back to Kyoto. What do you think?"
"Alright."
"I'm afraid Uncle Guo won't give me leave."
"Ask Director Li to arrange a temporary transfer for you. Get a letter of introduction from him, and you can avoid being noticed. Try to keep a low profile."
"Uncle Ma, you're always so thoughtful," An Moxue said with a chuckle.
"Get out of here, don't try to flatter me. Don't think I don't know about the time you threatened the village chief by asking for leave!"
"No way! My Uncle Guo is a very nice person! How about I get some more things to take back as a token of my appreciation?" After saying that, he whistled twice.
A moment later, the two little ones ran up to An Moxue. She said to them, "Go and hunt some prey." The two little ones circled her once and then ran off.
"Mo Xue, are these the two wolves you raised?" Old Li asked.
"Yes! It's been taking care of for several months."
"This wolf is well-bred! Its fur is shiny, it's clearly a descendant of a white wolf, and it's very wild. We need to be careful!"
"I was able to escape danger so quickly thanks to those two! I never expected it, it was such a surprise!" An Moxue said proudly.
"oh?"
"What happened?"
“I was surrounded. The two of them called a pack of wolves, more than a hundred of them. I was so scared that I was shaking. I never expected that they would turn around and wipe out the three of them, leaving not a trace.”
"Three members of the Tang family can't handle a hundred wolves? That shouldn't be the case!" Old Li asked.
"Oh! Because before that they were chased by more than twenty wild boars and were all a little injured. Before they could rest, they encountered a pack of wolves."
"Where's the pig? We should have had someone carry it back. Why didn't you say so sooner!"
"They're all gone! They were all eaten by wolves! They weren't far away!"
"Oh, what a pity!"
"But you didn't lure that pig there too, did you?"
"Yes, Uncle Ma, you can rest assured now!"
"Yes, we should be a little more relaxed. But we can't be careless either. Those people are definitely up to something big."
"The reason I wanted to go back to Kyoto this time was to ask Chief Guan if there were any clues. This feeling of being chased and beaten without knowing anything is terrible."
"We should ask and see if there's any way to resolve this."
"I'm afraid we still won't find any clues. It's been a long time, and we haven't heard anything from Kyoto."
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