Chapter 72: It Was Older Sister Lin Zhi Who Threw Me Into The River
The Big White Wolf had very serious injuries, and Lin Xin could smell the pungent bloody scent from far away. This bloody scent also stimulated the hyenas opposite it. In no time, a tawny hyena couldn’t hold back and pounced on the Big White Wolf.
With one taking the lead, the others weren’t willing to show weakness either. Over twenty hyenas all pounced over, tearing and biting at the Big White Wolf. The Big White Wolf also opened its big mouth and bit back. Unfortunately, although it was valiant, the number of hyenas vastly outnumbered it. Despite biting a few hyenas to death, it sustained many more wounds on its body.
Lin Xin had no plan to interfere, after all, the law of the jungle was far too common in the forest.
She just couldn’t figure it out. In terms of speed, these hyenas couldn’t compare to it at all. It was about to be bitten to death, so why didn’t it run?
But soon she knew the answer. Perhaps because the battle outside was too intense, a tuft of snow-white fluff suddenly appeared at the cave entrance. Upon closer look, it turned out to be a snow-white little wolf that had run out, but it was too small and ran stumblingly. From afar, it looked just like a snowball rolling.
So the Big White Wolf wouldn’t leave because it had its own child behind its back!
The Little White Wolf was quickly discovered by the hyenas, and several of them immediately gave up tearing at the Big White Wolf and ran toward the cave entrance.
The Big White Wolf clearly noticed this situation too and anxiously wanted to run over to stop that group of hyenas.
In that moment of distraction, a hyena found an opportunity and bit down on its neck. Bright red blood gushed out from between its teeth. The Big White Wolf let out a mournful cry, gradually losing its strength and collapsing on the ground. Its eyes, however, remained fixed tightly on the Little White Wolf at the cave entrance and the hyenas running toward it.
Perhaps moved by the Big White Wolf’s determination to protect its child even in death, or perhaps touched by that reluctant gaze, Lin Xin suddenly moved her fingers slightly. Countless water blades appeared out of thin air, indiscriminately slicing across the necks of all the hyenas, reaping their lives.
“Woo woo~” The Little White Wolf twitched its little nose and scrambled over to the Big White Wolf’s side, nudging its big head and claws with its small head.
The Big White Wolf could no longer move, and the rising and falling of its belly was growing weaker and weaker, but it kept staring intently at the Little White Wolf.
Lin Xin walked forward, knowing it was useless but still placing her hand on its neck and slowly channeling her wood element ability into it.
The Big White Wolf’s pair of blue eyes looked at her. After a long time, it used all its strength to lift its front paw and push the Little White Wolf toward her, its eyes flickering with a pleading light.
“You want me to raise your child for you, right?” Lin Xin asked softly.
The Big White Wolf blinked its eyes and pushed the little wolf cub toward her again.
Lin Xin reached out and picked up the little wolf cub by the scruff of its neck, holding it in her arms. She nodded and said, “Alright, I agree. When it grows up, I’ll find it a wife, let it have a bunch of wolf pups, and then we’ll all come visit you together, okay?”
The Big White Wolf gave the little wolf cub one last deep look, then slowly closed its eyes, never to open them again.
Lin Xin repeated her previous trick, using green seeds to dig a big pit at the cave entrance, buried the Big White Wolf, and then carried the Little White Wolf back to the place where Gao Yong and the others were digging ginseng.
“Eh? Miss Lin, you’re back! We were just thinking of going to find you! Hey? What’s that thing you’re holding? A puppy?”
“What puppy? That’s clearly a wolf cub. What kind of gaze is that?”
The several big men who had been sitting on the ground all crowded over. The staring from six pairs of eyes made the little wolf cub tremble in fear, burying its small head in Lin Xin’s arm and refusing to come out.
“Alright, stop looking. The little wolf cub is scared.” Ling Qing gave one pat each on Gao Yong’s and Chu Yu’s backs, then looked at Lin Xin. “We’ve finished up. Shall we head down the mountain now?”
Lin Xin nodded. “Alright, let’s head down the mountain! On the way, we can see if there’s any prey to bring back for an extra dish. Earlier, I was too focused on it and didn’t go hunting.”
“No problem, leave it to us brothers!” Gao Yong said, patting his chest.
“Great! Then I’ll just wait to eat ready-made food.” Lin Xin said with a grin.
The group leisurely descended the mountain. Just as they reached the foot, they saw the auntie from the old clan leader’s house anxiously pacing in circles. It was clear she was waiting for someone.
Seeing Lin Xin come down, she hurried over and grabbed her arm. “Xin Yatou, come with me quickly. Nan Nan accidentally fell into the river. Hurry and go check on him!”
Lin Xin felt a buzz in her ears, her mind going blank. What did Nan Nan falling into the river mean? Wasn’t he perfectly fine at home playing with Cui Shi and Meng Yichen? How did he end up in the river again?
No time to ask, Lin Xin casually tossed the Little White Wolf to the person beside her and turned to run toward the riverside.
She didn’t know exactly where Nan Nan had fallen into the river, but running toward where there were more people was definitely right.
Sure enough, not far from her home, villagers were crowded around. She ran over and pushed through the crowd.
Seeing it was her, the villagers all silently parted. She could then see the situation at the riverside: Nan Nan’s small body lay motionless on the ground, Cui Shi was taking his pulse, Meng Yichen sat nearby drenched and dripping water from his hair, and not far away, Lin Zhi was huddled up in terror, staring with wide eyes.
“Nan Nan he······” Lin Xin felt her throat extremely dry, as if a handful of sand was stuck there. Her own words were barely audible to her.
Cui Shi released his hand and looked at her, shaking his head slightly.
Lin Xin refused to believe her brother, who had just been acting spoiled with her, was gone like this. Recalling information she’d seen online in modern times, she pounced over and picked up Lin Nan, first pried open his little mouth and saw no mud or sand inside, meaning no foreign object was blocking his throat. She laid him flat on the ground, gently lifted his neck with one hand to tilt his head back, and quickly began pressing on his chest with the other hand.
After a long time, Lin Nan still showed no sign of movement.
Some soft-hearted villagers quietly turned away to wipe their tears. Some elderly folks came over to tell her to stop tormenting and let Nan Nan go peacefully!
Lin Zhi also came over, her eyes bright, and said, “Older Sister Lin Xin, let Nan Nan go nicely! Without Nan Nan, I can be your little sister!”
Lin Xin ignored all this, focusing solely on pressing on Lin Nan.
Suddenly, Lin Nan’s little mouth opened, and he spat out several big mouthfuls of water. Everyone present was stunned, then overjoyed. Spitting out water meant he could live, right?
However, Lin Nan still showed no movement.
Lin Xin said nothing, laid Lin Nan flat on the ground, pinched his nose with one hand, covered his little mouth with hers, and blew air in. After a few breaths, she resumed pressing.
After repeating this several times, Lin Nan shuddered all over, let out a long breath, opened his mouth and cried, and his tightly closed eyes also opened.
Everyone was stunned. They had seen with their own eyes that Lin Nan had stopped breathing, yet Lin Xin’s pressing and mouth-to-mouth had brought him back to life?
“Could it be······ Lin Lao Er manifested again?” A timid voice suddenly emerged from the crowd, and everyone suddenly realized, yes, of course!
Lin Lao Er was skilled with water; saving his drowned son was a piece of cake. No problem, that’s exactly what happened!!!
“Sis, waaah~” Lin Nan lay in Lin Xin’s arms, crying heartbreakingly.
“There there, sister is back. Sister will never leave Nan Nan again. Nan Nan, don’t cry!” Lin Xin held him, gently patting his back and soothing him softly.
After a good while, Lin Nan gradually calmed down. His little head limply rested on Lin Xin’s shoulder, his little hands tightly around her neck.
“Nan Nan, can you tell sister what happened? You were fine at home, so how did you fall into the river?”
After asking this, Lin Xin clearly felt the little body in her arms stiffen, then heard Lin Nan’s tearful little voice say, “Older Sister Lin Zhi threw me into the river.”
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