The gray wolf leaped forward with its lithe legs, its gaping maw revealing sharp fangs that gleamed coldly, its green eyes fixed on Yu Yao's neck, as if blood would splatter on the spot at any moment.
A hint of relief flashed in Wu Shufen's eyes. If she hadn't tripped Yu Yao just now, she would be the one dead under the gray wolf's claws now.
Su Meihua's heart leaped into her throat; it was too late to come and help.
It happened in the blink of an eye.
Yu Yao narrowed her eyes, rolled to the ground to avoid the gray wolf's claws, and seized the opportunity to deliver a flying kick, striking the gray wolf hard in the stomach.
The gray wolf howled and was kicked away, falling to the ground. The pain made the gray wolf even more ferocious. It immediately stood up after falling, baring its teeth and drooling as it stared at Yu Yao.
The green eyes held both fear and ferocity.
Su Meihua swallowed hard, then realized what was happening and ran over with the knife she used to dig for wild vegetables.
"Yu Yao, don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
Her legs went weak with fear, and her hands gripping the knife trembled uncontrollably, yet she still stood firmly beside Yu Yao, together with her.
Seeing that the wolf's attention was on Yu Yao, Wu Shufen quietly took a few steps back, wanting to leave.
The moment she moved, the green wolf's eyes fixed on her.
Wu Shufen bit her lip, unsure whether to move or not, and remained frozen in place, afraid of attracting the attention of the gray wolf and being pounced upon.
There were at least two other people present; if she ran away, the wolf would definitely chase her first.
She can't run.
There was still some distance to the assembly point. Hearing the howling of wolves, the military wives were afraid something might happen. Some of the braver ones followed to check the situation, while others went down the mountain to report the news.
Upon seeing Yu Yao and her two companions, along with the lone wolf confronting them, the military wives grabbed knives, wooden sticks, and even stones, and rushed over, shouting, "Don't be afraid, we're here to help you!"
"It's just a lone wolf, don't be afraid. We outnumber it. If it dares to come any closer, we can each take a hit and kill it."
The speaker was the wife of a soldier who had organized the hunt today; she was holding a sharp wood-chopping knife in her hand.
Yu Yao remembered that her surname seemed to be Xiao, and everyone called her Sister Xiao.
She is the right-hand woman of Danjie, the women's director, and often helps Danjie organize activities in the family compound. She used to be the militia captain, and is very capable and warm-hearted.
“That’s right, there are so many of us, don’t be afraid.” The other military wives agreed, and their hands holding the equipment were filled with strength.
Just then, a childish voice came from behind the group, "Mommy, Mommy, I'll help you dig for wild vegetables."
It's Lei Xiaojun.
After school, he heard from the aunt next door that Su Meihua had gone to the mountain to pick wild vegetables. He often came to help his mother dig wild vegetables before, and this time was no exception. He put down his schoolbag and came over.
He came from the side path and didn't encounter anyone else along the way, so he naturally didn't know that wolves had appeared on the mountain.
Following the trail to Su Meihua's secret hideout, I was delighted to see so many people gathered together and ran over.
He ran from the side of the gray wolf.
Su Meihua cried out to Lei Xiaojun in a panic, "Xiaojun, don't come any closer! Don't come any closer! There are wolves!"
Lei Xiaojun belatedly stopped.
Unfortunately, it was too late; the gray wolf pounced on Lei Xiaojun.
Lei Xiaojun's face turned deathly pale; he was completely terrified.
Yu Yao grabbed a wooden stick from the ground and threw it hard at the gray wolf. The stick hit the wolf hard on the head, knocking it off course and avoiding Lei Xiaojun.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yu Yao grabbed Lei Xiaojun and dodged away.
Seeing this, the other military wives all rushed over, and while Gray Wolf was knocked unconscious by Yu Yao's blows, they grabbed sticks and started hitting him.
The gray wolf fell down again before it could even get up, and this time it had no chance to wreak havoc.
Su Meihua rushed towards Lei Xiaojun and slapped him on the butt. "I told you not to run around like that! Who allowed you to go up the mountain alone? Do you know you almost died? Waaah..."
Lei Xiaojun also cried. He had been frightened earlier, and now that Su Meihua was holding him, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
The military wives were used to hard labor and naturally had considerable strength in their hands. Coupled with the fact that they were swinging the bat out of fear, it wasn't long before the gray wolf was barely breathing and could only whimper and wail.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "Great! The great man was right. There is strength in numbers. No matter how fierce the wolf is, it is no match for so many of us."
"The crisis is over. From now on, we can be known as heroes who killed wolves." The military wives looked at each other with a sigh of relief.
Just as everyone relaxed, the gray wolf, which had been calm just moments before, suddenly howled, startling everyone.
Fortunately, Yu Yao reacted quickly and hit it with a stick. "Wolves are very cunning. Never let your guard down until you're sure they're really dead."
"That scared me to death, thankfully Yu Yao reacted quickly."
Sister Xiao packed up her things and walked up to Yu Yao and the other two. "This area is the outer edge of the mountain, so there shouldn't be any wolves here. How did you encounter any wolves?"
Su Meihua wiped away her tears and pointed at Wu Shufen, who was hiding to the side, "Sister Xiao, you should ask her about this. She's the one who lured the wolf here. She led the wolf towards us just now and even deliberately tripped Yu Yao."
If Wu Shufen hadn't lured the wolves over, they wouldn't have encountered them. If she hadn't deliberately tripped Yu Yao, Yu Yao wouldn't have almost died in the wolf's claws.
Everyone looked at Wu Shufen, who felt a little guilty.
But then she thought about it again. There were only the three of them there at the time, and no one else saw it. Who could prove that she deliberately tripped Yu Yao?
As long as she insists that Yu Yao fell on her own, there's nothing they can do about it.
Thinking it over, Wu Shufen calmed down a lot. "I didn't know there were wolves in the woods. I panicked when I saw them and could only run. As for what Sister Su said about me deliberately tripping Yu Yao, I didn't. Comrade Yu Yao tripped over a stone by accident, not me."
"I fell down by myself?" Yu Yao looked at Wu Shufen with amusement.
She was clearly smiling, but her entire being exuded a terrifying chill that made one's heart tremble.
Wu Shufen felt a chill run down her spine. She didn't dare to look Yu Yao in the eye, lowered her head, and made a pretext, "I... I was just guessing, I can't be sure."
Su Meihua walked over and spat at Wu Shufen, "You're lying through your teeth. I saw it with my own eyes. It was you who deliberately tripped Yu Yao."
Wu Shufen was afraid of Yu Yao, but not of Su Meihua. "Su Meihua, don't think that just because you have a good relationship with Yu Yao, you can slander me at will. I'll say that you deliberately tripped Yu Yao."
After all, you were standing right next to her at the time. If you had lagged behind, who knows if you were deliberately framing me to avoid being chased by wolves?
"I'll teach you to talk nonsense." Su Meihua rushed over and was about to hit her. "If it weren't for Yu Yao pulling me away, I would have been caught by wolves long ago. How could I possibly harm Yu Yao?"
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