Snow White suddenly stopped, making a "woo-woo" sound in her throat, and all the hairs on her body stood on end.
Jiedi tugged at Xu Lanzhi's sleeve and whispered, "Mother, something's wrong with Baixue. It seems to have discovered something."
Upon hearing this, Cuixi hurried forward, calling out, "Baogen, it must be my Baogen!"
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Xu Lanzhi pulled her back and whispered, "Don't make a sound, there seems to be something ahead."
Sure enough, something was moving in the woods in front of the snow, its eyes gleaming with blue light.
Xu Lanzhi pulled Jiedi into her arms and whispered, "Oh no, there are wolves."
Jiedi was terrified and clung to Xu Lanzhi, refusing to let go. Cuixi was even more worried about Baogen at this moment. She said in a trembling voice, "There are so many wolves. Could my Baogen have already met with misfortune? I have to go find him."
Xu Lanzhi grabbed Cuixi tightly and said angrily, "If you're so desperate, don't drag us down with you. Your actions will only attract wolves. What if Baogen comes back and his mother is gone?"
Cui Xi was at a loss again, and looked at Xu Lanzhi, saying, "Then what should we do?"
Xu Lanzhi was also terrified. Everyone said there were wolves in the mountains, but no one had ever seen one. She never expected to actually encounter one herself.
Just then, a wolf charged towards Xu Lanzhi and the others like a sword. The three of them panicked and screamed in fear, clinging to each other.
Fortunately, Bai Xue was brave and pounced on the wolf to fight it.
Before Xu Lanzhi could even catch her breath, another wolf attacked them. Bai Xue was now being held back by the wolf, and it seemed they were about to be devoured.
Xu Lanzhi and her sister-in-law stood protectively behind her, instructing her, "Don't worry about your mother, just run quickly."
She raised her torch, ready to perish together with the wolf. Perhaps moved by Xu Lanzhi's bravery, Cui Xi also raised her torch and fought alongside Xu Lanzhi.
The wolf drew closer, and the two women closed their eyes and waved their torches wildly.
Suddenly they heard a muffled thud. The two women looked closely and saw the wolf lying not far away, barely alive.
Cui Xi looked completely bewildered and said, "Lan Zhi, this wolf is too weak! We took it down just like that!"
Xu Lanzhi was also completely confused. She had been so busy waving the torches around that she didn't think she had actually encountered the wolf.
Then Jiedi cried out, "Uncle Zhuzi, are you alright?" Only then did they realize that Erzhuzi had collapsed to the side. It turned out that Erzhuzi had appeared in time to save them.
Xu Lanzhi and Cuixi rushed over to help, and Erzhuzi had a large bloody scratch on his chest from the wolf.
Xu Lanzhi hurriedly tore off a corner of her clothes to bandage him. At this moment, Bai Xue also finished fighting. It dragged the dead wolf over, threw it in front of Xu Lanzhi, and then turned and walked away.
Xu Lanzhi hurriedly called out, "Bai Xue, come back."
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Bai Xue ran back, sniffed at Bao Gen's clothes around Cui Xi's waist, barked twice, and ran off again.
Jiedi understood: "It seems that Bai Xue has found Brother Baogen."
Cui Xi's eyes lit up with delight: "Really? Where is it?" She stumbled after Bai Xue.
Xu Lanzhi said nervously, "Cuixi, be careful!" Jiedi, worried about Baogen, also followed.
Erzhuzi knew that Xu Lanzhi was worried about Zhaodi, so he forced himself to get up and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm fine. Let's go and see what's going on, just in case nothing else happens."
But as soon as he stood up, he fell down again.
Xu Lanzhi watched anxiously as Jiedi and the others disappeared from sight. Erzhuzi said, "Sister-in-law, go and see Jiedi. I've already given the signal that everyone will be here soon."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lanzhi disregarded Erzhuzi and hurriedly followed after him.
The snow suddenly stopped, but there was no sign of Baogen anywhere around, only many rocks.
Xu Lanzhi followed, carrying a torch, and found bloodstains and several pieces of rags on the ground.
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Cui Xi picked up the strip of cloth from the ground, looked at it, and burst into tears: "These are Bao Gen's clothes!"
Jiedi was also anxious. She touched Baixue's head and said, "Baixue, where is Brother Baogen? You have to find him quickly!"
Snow White just kept spinning around in that area, calling out incessantly.
Jiedi said confidently, "Brother Baogen must be on this road. Let's look carefully. Baixue won't make a mistake."
Upon hearing this, Cui Xi and Xu Lanzhi also carried torches and searched everywhere. Suddenly, Bai Xue stopped in front of a pile of stones and shouted fiercely.
Looking at the bare rocks, Jiedi leaned back in frustration. She now felt that Baogen had been eaten by wolves, leaving not even a trace.
But as she leaned against it, the stone behind her rolled down, and her hand touched something furry. Jiedi was so startled that she jumped back immediately, only to find that it was a rabbit.
"Mom, Baogen is here!" Jiedi shouted excitedly.
It turns out that Baogen carried the rabbit up the mountain, but when he wanted to come down, he found himself lost and then encountered wolves.
Fortunately, he was quick-witted. He threw the rabbit that Cui Xi had killed far away, climbed into a cave, blocked the entrance with a stone, and hid inside with the rabbit in his arms.
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Whether he was tired, hungry, or frightened, he eventually fainted inside the cave, so he was completely unaware of the commotion outside.
At this time, the other villagers arrived, and they hurriedly moved the stones away. Baogen was not injured, but his forehead was burning hot, and he had a high fever.
Tang Yongnian had Baogen and Erzhuzi sent down the mountain, and the two dead wolves were skinned and taken back.
I thought that was the end of it, but Baogen had a fever for several days and finally got better after taking the medicine that Xu Lanzhi brought.
Cui Xi was initially grateful to Xu Lanzhi, but a woman in the village named Li Cai'e, who was close to Cui Xi, gossiped to her:
"Oh dear, Baogen has really suffered a lot this time. At such a young age, he was frightened by a wolf and had a high fever. It must have damaged his health. I think Xu Lanzhi is just trying to harm your Baogen because she can't have a son herself."
Cui Xi thought it was unlikely, so she said, "That can't be. When Bao Gen went to her house to steal rabbits, she not only didn't make things difficult for him, but also gave him a pair of rabbits."
"It was because Baogen had that accident that she helped find people and deliver medicine; thanks to her, Baogen's fever was able to break."
Li Caie pouted and said, "Cuixi, you've fallen for her trick. She sent the rabbit to sow discord between you and your son, so that Baogen would become a laborer for their family. She helped you find people and deliver medicine because she was afraid of taking responsibility if things got out of hand."
Cui Xi was a bit dim-witted, but after hearing what Li Cai'e said, she thought it made a lot of sense.
Unfortunately, Baogen, even though his fever had subsided, was still angry and kept brooding over the rabbit.
Cui Xi would say one thing and he would reply with another. In short, Xu Lanzhi was good in every way, but he, as her mother, was utterly useless.
Cui Xi became increasingly convinced that Li Cai'e was right; Xu Lanzhi was trying to trick Bao Gen into becoming her son.
Cui Xi hated Xu Lanzhi so much she wanted to tear her hair out, but she didn't know how to cause her trouble. Li Cai'e whispered in her ear for a long time.
Cui Xi asked, "Will this really work?"
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