The wind blew past their ears. After running for a long time, the horse stopped.
Shen Hong hugged the horse's stomach. They ran as fast as they could. The mountain road was bumpy, so they didn't dare to stop. Only now did they feel nauseous.
They were already halfway up the mountain. When they looked back, they didn't see any wolves chasing after them.
A recruit said, "We, we're saved."
Shen Hong looked at his waist in a daze. When he came, he grabbed a bamboo stick. Now that the bamboo stick was given to He Yan, he thought of He Yan. His face turned pale and he asked in a trembling voice, "… Where is He Yan?"
There was only one bamboo stick. Shen Hong had lost one of his Mandarin Duck Knives. The other one was stuck in the wolf's throat. He Yan didn't have any weapons. The three wolves were charging at him menacingly. How could he escape alone?
"Should we go back and take a look?" He gathered his courage and asked.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zheng Xuan looked at him coldly. "Those wolves are still there. It wasn't easy for us to escape. Are we going back to die?"
"But He Yan is behind us. He can't do it alone." Shen Hong thought of He Yan and his eyes turned red. He felt that He Yan was a good person. They were just eating pine nuts together.
"Didn't he ask us to go down the mountain to find the instructor?" The recruit beside Zheng Xuan said, "Let's go down the mountain and tell the instructor to save him."
"No."
Shen Hong looked at Zheng Xuan in disbelief. Zheng Xuan's expression didn't change. "If we tell the instructor, he will know that we went over the mountain."
"He just saved us. If it wasn't for He Yan, we would be dead!" Shen Hong said loudly.
"You know that the three of us almost died. If he went against the wolves alone, he would definitely die!" Zheng Xuan's voice was louder than Shen Hong's. "Going over the mountain is a violation of military orders. If it's light, you will be punished with a cane. If it's heavy, you will be beheaded. Do you want others to die for He Yan who is already dead? Shen Hong, do you want to do this? "
Shen Hong was stunned by the roar. He was naturally timid and afraid of trouble. If it weren't for his family's misfortune, he would have been the young master of a medicine shop for the rest of his life. He would have lived a normal life, without illness or disaster. Now that something had happened, he was already flustered. As soon as he heard that Xu Hui's head had fallen to the ground, he shuddered in fear.
He still had a mother to take care of at home. If he died, there would be no male in the family. How would the old and young live?
"I … I …" Shen Hong stammered, unable to speak.
"After we go down the mountain, pretend that nothing happened. When the sun sets, tell the instructor that He Yan didn't listen to anyone's advice. He climbed the mountain and couldn't find him," Zheng Xuan said emotionlessly.
This was not only to block He Yan's last way out, but also to frame He Yan with the crime of violating military orders. Shen Hong shook her head, but the other two were already worried that they would be punished, so they agreed. Zheng Xuan stared at Shen Hong and said, "If you want to complain, go ahead. Let's see if the instructor believes you or us."
After saying that, he no longer cared about Shen Hong's expression and urged his horse to gallop forward. Shen Hong had no other choice. The mountain was getting dark, so she could only follow.
The sky was getting dark, and there was almost no light in the forest.
The horse lost its way on Mount Baiyue. He Yan held the bamboo stick and looked back. He breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally shaken off the wolves.
This was the first time he had seen wolves so relentlessly chasing after him. He Yan curled his lips and thought of the wolves he had encountered in Mo County. At that time, there was a famine in Mo County. All the wolves within a hundred miles were caught and eaten. They were not as arrogant as the ones on Mount Baiyue. Thinking of this, he felt that Zheng Xuande was really brainless. Why would he think of catching wolves to raise? Wolves were animals that could not be domesticated. Those that could be domesticated were domestic dogs that would wag their tails at people, while wolves only knew how to bite people's throats.
The horse turned in a circle and did not go any further.
There were trees everywhere and they looked exactly the same. She had not been able to make a mark on the trees to avoid the wolves. She was afraid that they had already climbed over the mountain and did not know where she was. If Shen Hong and the others did not inform Liang Ping in time, they would not be able to leave the forest when it was dark. Without a fire starter, they were afraid of encountering wild animals. They could only spend the night on the mountain.
Thinking of this, she sighed and got off the horse. She planned to find a cave to shelter from the wind. Just as she got off the horse and stood up, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.
She did not know why, but if she had to, it was probably because of her intuition of danger from years of fighting on the battlefield. She subconsciously tilted her head and felt a black shadow pass over her head. Something scratched her neck and brought out a trace of blood.
The horse was startled and raised its front hooves. He Yan did not hold the reins tightly and the horse rushed forward without looking back. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the depths of the forest. She turned her head and saw the black shadow that had just pounced on her. It was crouching in the grass, revealing two green eyes.
It was the wolf just now.
He Yan looked at the wolf and then looked in the direction it came from. She suddenly realized. Among the few wolves just now, there was actually a smart one. It knew that it could not catch up with He Yan who was riding a horse, so it took a shortcut. Baiyue Mountain was not He Yan's territory, but it was the territory of the mountain beasts. It must have been lurking for a long time, waiting for He Yan to let down her guard and then pounce on her and bite her throat.
In fact, the wolf had almost succeeded.
He Yan touched her neck and felt a burning sensation. Her hand was stained with blood. Seeing that its attack had failed, the wolf bared its fangs and pounced on He Yan from behind.
He Yan rolled on the ground to avoid its claws. She was a little anxious. Now that the horse was gone, she could only fight with the wolf. But she only had this stick.
When Shen Hong went up the mountain, even if she only had a string of darts, she thought in her heart. She held the stick horizontally and pounced on the wolf's head.
The bamboo stick hit the wolf's head. With a "bang", it broke from the middle. The wolf's head was hit to the side, but it only bled a little. It looked at He Yan and howled furiously twice before pouncing on her again.
"What kind of broken stick is this!" He Yan cursed and dodged. The wolf was very cunning. It did not attack from the front. Instead, it pounced on her from behind, intending to bite her neck. He Yan dodged a few times, but she did not manage to dodge and was bitten by it. She bent her elbow and stabbed the wolf's stomach. The wolf was hit and cried out in pain, desperately pouncing on her.
One person and one wolf wrestled together. The leaves in the forest rustled. He Yan forcefully pulled the wolf's head to prevent its mouth from biting her. She thought in her heart, "Do I have to bite this wolf with my mouth?" Just as she thought of this, she suddenly felt that there was nothing under her feet. Before she had time to react, she felt her body fall. She heard a "bang" sound. The next moment, she and the wolf fell to the ground together.
The sky became round, and the tree branches seemed to be higher. Below her feet was bumpy soil, and there was a wolf that had just stood up.
She and the wolf fell into the trap together.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
