"What nonsense are you talking about? He wasn't scared by the wolf, he was scared by the child, afraid that the child would be frightened."
"You're just spouting nonsense! This is a girl from the third son's family, a young girl. How can you compare her to a naughty boy? It's only natural that they dote on her and be careful."
Despite being lectured, the old man didn't seem upset; in fact, the corners of his mouth were turned up in a smile.
"Alright, alright, we feel sorry for the child. We've raised this wolf cub since he was a cub, and we've grown attached to him. When he grows up, he'll be our granddaughter's bodyguard. How wonderful! So impressive! We can feel at ease when we go out."
The old lady rolled her eyes at him, ignoring his nonsense, and ordered the guard to help clear away the pile of game in the yard.
"Bring them all over here. We'll pack them up tomorrow and send them over after we're done. They probably won't be in the mood for that anyway."
"Alright, bring him back and go rest. Tomorrow morning I need to ask if the child was frightened and if my daughter-in-law is alright."
Xiao Li and Xiao Shen suppressed their laughter and silently carried the prey back to the yard. After thinking for a moment, they poured a few more basins of water in the yard. Although it couldn't completely clean up the bloodstains, it would definitely dilute the smell of blood a lot.
What happened today wasn't really anything serious, but when Jian Dan saw the little one, she was genuinely terrified, and her mind went completely blank.
She herself was a martial artist and knew that she mostly acted directly and sometimes cruelly, but she didn't want her child to see this scene. Just like the wolf just now, she was afraid that her child would be frightened, but more importantly, she didn't want her child to be targeted by the wolf.
Although she had interacted with the big wolf or the little gray wolf quite a bit over the years, and things seemed harmonious, she had never completely let down her guard. She always felt that a wild beast was a wild beast, and that wildness would never truly disappear. Unlike the gentle loyalty of a dog, if they turned against each other, the wolf wouldn't lose anything. But for her, everything around her was important, and there was nothing she could lose.
Qin Qinghuai offered words of comfort, understanding Jian Dan's worries. Normally eloquent, he now found his words rather dry and stilted.
"Alright, alright, I'm here, aren't I?"
He spoke with a lack of confidence, but when it came to comparing wits and intellect, he was not afraid.
But his fighting skills are really weak. If he were to actually face a wolf, he would only be able to rely on his weapon. Otherwise, he would really have to rely on his wife to protect him.
"Alright, it's alright. The old folks say that if a wolf turns back, it's either to repay a debt of gratitude or to seek revenge, right?"
"You two have been friends for so many years, haven't you noticed that in the past two years, since the Lunar New Year over there, there haven't been any warnings of wild animal attacks here? Do you think it could be this wolf, or this wolf pack, that's keeping the other animals in check. After all, it's the king of the jungle; its imposing presence has scared the other wild animals away?"
He gave a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.
"Nonsense! I haven't seen Big Wolf for years, and Little Grey doesn't know you either. I've only met him twice. Why would he protect this place? He's not a kind-hearted creature."
"What about all the game that was delivered today? Why? Could it be food for these little cubs?"
Speaking of prey, it's easy to feel a sense of nostalgia returning.
"Back then, this little gray wolf was still a cub. It would always come down from the mountain, and the adult wolf actually sent it over for me to raise. At that time, it would often bring prey in its mouth, and late at night, it would jump directly into the yard. Sometimes it would wait for me to feed it meat, and sometimes it would just drop something and leave."
Talking to her calmed her down a bit, and she started thinking about things from the past.
"I remember, it was the time when my uncle went there, and the commune secretary was there too. Little Grey had grown up quite a bit by then. It and the others, including Jixiang, came into the yard in broad daylight with a prey in their mouths. I think it was a deer or a roe deer, but I can't quite remember."
As it turned out, there were other people around that day, including Brother Chao and Lin Dongfang, which scared them. They were afraid of being seen. Later, I gave them meat and sausages, and managed to coax Little Grey away.
As it turned out, Jixiang and the others were a step too slow, and they even caught a glimpse of their shadow. We had no choice but to pin the blame on the dog, saying it was the dog who brought them back. Since all of us said that, they had no choice but to believe us, and then they showered us with praise.
"Of course, wolves and dogs are fundamentally different. What dog can hunt?"
"Yes, I know that wolves are wild beasts and will always have wild instincts. I don't care about myself, but if a fight breaks out, I can't say I'll escape unscathed, but my life will be in trouble. If all else fails, I can hide. You know, there's everything in this space, and that's my confidence."
But the little one is no good. She has no ability to protect herself, and she can't even distinguish right from wrong right now. We can't be by her side all the time. With her fearless nature, I'm afraid she might anger that thing.
She treats everyone like a friend or playmate, no matter who they are. Ha, who knows, she might end up as someone's food in the next second.
"No, no, you're just scaring yourself."
After the initial crisis passed, Qin Qinghuai regained some of his composure.
"Honey, let's not talk about anything else, just look at Little Grey. Even if we don't talk about the girl, Little An and Little Rui can play with them for a while. Don't you know why?"
"Why? They're people I know, people I'm familiar with."
"Yes, the people around you must also have your aura on them."
Animals generally prefer pleasant scents. If an animal likes you and accepts you, it will likely be more friendly towards humans who carry your scent. Over time, it's not unreasonable for them to coexist peacefully.
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