Chapter 77: Wild Dogs Besieged
It’s my mother’s gauze dress.
Although it was all wet, judging from the several scratches on Tang Yuli's hands, she did not let go even when she was struggling in the water.
Su Rui's heart moved slightly. She took the gauze dress and asked calmly, "How do you know they want to harm me?"
"I heard it." Tang Yuli climbed ashore, wrung out his wet clothes and then told the story.
Originally, Changning was angry about the incident at the polo field, so Tang Yuli went to make pastries for her. When she came back, she saw Zhou Yao walking in with a violent look on her face. Thinking of the incident in which Zhou Yao sent someone to Prince Long's mansion to report Su Rui, she did not leave and stood outside the tent to listen.
Both of them hated Su Rui, so Zhou Yao suggested tricking her into the zoo. She said that she had a way to trick Su Rui there alone, and asked Changning to help her transfer the guards of the zoo to ensure that no one could save her.
Someone was coming from behind, and Tang Yuli left in a hurry for fear of being discovered. He didn't hear anything more and didn't know the exact time. When he went to look for Su Rui, she was not in the tent, so he came all the way to the zoo.
"Why did you bother to save me? Wouldn't it be better for you if I died?" Su Rui asked.
"Last time at the Treasure Clothing Shop, it was because I misunderstood Miss Su that you were treated like that by your sister. I feel guilty about it. Besides, I don't want you to die. No matter what the cause is, no one deserves to die, no matter who it is."
Tang Yuli spoke very seriously, his pair of deer eyes sparkling and clear.
Prince Long’s Mansion really raised a little white rabbit.
"Woo~"
A howl sounded, stirring up the fear in Su Rui's bones.
In her previous life, she was eaten by wild dogs, and she knew very well how sensitive these beasts were to the smell of blood. Moreover, the beasts used for hunting would be starved for several days, and this was the time when they were starving.
Although they were not seriously injured, they all had scratches on their bodies from the fall, and even a little blood could be fatal at this time.
They can't wait to die.
"Let's go!" Su Rui reached out and grabbed Tang Yuli's hand and left.
"Where are we going?" Tang Yuli looked around. It was pitch black, which made her feel scared.
"First find a high place to hide and wait for someone to rescue you."
With Tang Yuli around, Changning will definitely send someone to rescue us. All we have to do is survive until that time.
But the visibility in the canyon is too low, and every step requires caution, which is extremely difficult.
In addition, they were soaked all over. Even though it was just the beginning of autumn, the canyon was humid, the mountain breeze was blowing, and the temperature was even lower at night. After a while, both of them were shivering with cold.
Tang Yuli accidentally fell down and happened to grab Su Rui's broken right hand, causing her to gasp in pain.
"I'm sorry! I slipped." Tang Yuli endured the pain and quickly got up. With tears in his eyes, he anxiously looked at Su Rui's hand and asked, "Does your hand hurt? Where does it hurt?"
Such concern and closeness made Su Rui uncomfortable. She pulled her hand away and said coldly, "You won't die. Hold on to this and follow closely."
Su Rui tore off a piece of yarn from his hunting coat, held one end in his own hand, and handed the other end to Tang Yuli.
Tang Yuli grabbed the gauze and nodded to let Su Rui know that he understood.
Continuing to move forward by feeling the canyon wall, the water vapor gradually dissipated, visibility improved, and he could see farther, but Su Rui stopped.
"What's wrong?" Tang Yuli asked.
Su Rui didn't answer her. She just picked up two thicker sticks from the ground, handed one to Tang Yuli, and whispered, "For a while, protect yourself. I can't take care of you."
Tang Yuli suddenly became nervous, not understanding what Su Rui meant. He looked at her, but before he could say anything, he saw her staring fiercely in one direction.
Looking over there, I saw a pair of green eyes in the darkness!
Tang Yuli was so frightened that his heart almost stopped. He asked in a trembling voice, "What...what...is this?"
"The wild dogs have been following us, waiting for us to get hurt or relax, then they will attack in groups and eat us alive."
As Su Rui explained, more eyes emerged from the darkness, and Tang Yuli could see clearly that they were all around them.
There are more than twenty of them.
Unlike domestic dogs, each of them has green eyes, full of the killing intent and desire for flesh and blood of wild beasts. They are also larger than domestic dogs, with sharper teeth and tighter muscles.
Tang Yuli had never seen this before, but now he knew that these wild dogs were man-eaters.
Thinking that they had secretly followed them all the way, waiting for an opportunity to strike, she felt a chill in her heart and couldn't help but ask tremblingly: "Then, then, what should we do?"
"Confront them, don't show any fear, or they will think you are weaker." Su Rui stared at them intently. If she showed any fear, these beasts would pounce on her.
Tang Yuli also wanted to listen to Su Rui and be as fierce as possible, but she really couldn't do it. She was very scared.
Seeing those wild dogs getting closer and closer, my breathing stopped.
"Get out of the way! Torches are being thrown down!"
Suddenly, shouts came from above.
Then torches were flashed down from above and scattered everywhere, illuminating the surroundings and dispersing the pack of wild dogs.
"Princess, the young lady is there!" Liuli pointed at Tang Yuli and shouted.
Changning looked over immediately. Although the firelight illuminated a lot, the mist was still too heavy and he could only see a rough outline.
It seemed like Su Rui was protecting Tang Yuli.
"What is that? A wild dog or a wolf?"
Someone shouted, and Changning saw that something was approaching the two of them, but he couldn't see clearly what it was.
But whether it is a wild dog or a wild wolf, it is a deadly threat to Tang Yuli.
"Shoot those beasts, quickly!" Changning shouted anxiously.
"My Lady, I'm afraid that won't work," the captain of the guards explained helplessly. "The mist is too thick to aim accurately. The mountain wind will also change the direction of the arrow, which might accidentally injure the Second Young Lady and anger the wild beasts."
Chang Ning was anxious, "What should we do then?"
"We can only send someone down with a rope. I have already sent someone to get it."
"How long will it take?"
This place is far away from the tent and the guards are not here. It will take at least quarter of an hour to go back and forth, but the captain of the guards did not dare to answer.
"If you don't want her to die, throw your weapon down!" Just as Chang Ning was about to lose his temper, Su Rui's voice rang out from the bottom of the canyon.
Although he couldn't see clearly, Changning could feel that she was looking up at him and threatening him.
However, Tang Yuli was below, so she had to follow Su Rui's instructions and order the guards to throw their weapons down.
"Su Rui! Protect Lulu, or you won't survive!"
Zhou Yao, who was standing aside, heard that Chang Ning meant to let Su Rui go, and she resented Tang Yuli for being nosy.
But now that things have come to this, Changning will definitely not let that thing go down for the sake of Tang Yuli's survival.
How can that be possible!
Su Rui must die tonight.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yao took advantage of everyone's attention in the canyon, clutched the things in his sleeve pocket, and walked quickly downwards.
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