Chapter 151: Our Family’s Done For
The child proactively reached out to a little wolf, wanting to pet its head.
Who knew the little wolf didn’t even look at him, twisted its butt, and turned to walk away.
Chu Xu pursed his lips and immediately switched targets.
There were so many wolves here; there had to be at least one willing to let him pet it.
Shi Tou reminded him, “Put away your paws, or the wolves will bite you in a bit.”
“I don’t think they bite people.” Chu Xu didn’t take it seriously. After trying several little wolves with no success, he boldly reached his little paw toward Big Wolf.
He didn’t touch the head but nearly touched the wolf teeth, scaring him into quickly pulling back his hand, his little heart nearly jumping out.
Shi Tou couldn’t help but mock him.
Xiao Huan caught her breath and looked around, worriedly saying, “Will those people chase after us?”
Lu Chengjing said, “They shouldn’t be that fast; we can rest a bit longer.”
He glanced at Chu Xu. This glance had no emotion, but Chu Xu instantly glared with wide eyes like a bristling cat.
“Y-y-you promised to protect me fully; y-y-you’re not thinking of handing me over, are you?”
“No.” Lu Chengjing looked away and lowered his head to look at the bun in his arms.
After stopping the use of her ability, Yuan Yuan’s complexion had recovered somewhat, gradually gaining a bit of color with her even breathing.
Chu Xu subconsciously leaned closer to Shi Tou, seeking a sense of security.
Shi Tou raised his hand to put his arm around Chu Xu’s shoulders. “Don’t worry, we won’t hand you over. Even now, if we did, those people still wouldn’t let us go.”
Chu Xu wasn’t comforted at all. These people really wanted to hand him over—what about humanity?!
He puffed up his little face, but since the trouble was his own fault, even his anger wasn’t that righteous.
He sulked on his own for a while, then muttered softly, “If we really can’t beat them, just throw me out.”
One should bear one’s own actions; he’d handle his own trouble.
“What nonsense are you saying?” Shi Tou patted his head. “Don’t think those people are rampant now. Wait till my sister comes back; she’ll beat them until they’re spitting teeth all over the ground.”
Seeing the child still listless and unable to cheer up, Shi Tou added, “We don’t even need my sister. Once I recover, I’ll beat them until they’re spitting teeth all over the ground too.”
No sooner had he spoken than the wolf pack around them suddenly grew restless, facing the same direction and letting out warning low growls.
Two black-clothed people emerged from between the leaves like ghosts, their faces covered with black cloths revealing only a pair of eyes, their gazes toward them chilling and intimidating.
Shi Tou couldn’t help cursing under his breath, “How did they get here so fast!”
Having spotted the five people’s tracks, one of the black-clothed people took out a bamboo whistle, put it to his lips, and blew two short blasts, as if summoning accomplices.
“A Nian, come here.”
Hearing Lu Chengjing call him, Chu Xu immediately walked toward him.
Lu Chengjing handed Yuan Yuan to him and had him hold her as he retreated to the middle of the wolf pack.
Chu Xu hesitated a bit. Lu Chengjing had no time for his nonsense and pushed him toward the wolf pack.
The wolf pack automatically parted, surrounding Chu Xu and Yuan Yuan in the middle. The big wolves bared their fangs, growling warnings at the black-clothed people.
Perhaps wanting to wait for their accomplices to arrive before acting, the two black-clothed people stood high up like sculptures, locked in a standoff with Lu Chengjing and the others.
The more black-clothed people came, the worse it was for Lu Chengjing’s side. While thinking of countermeasures, he moved closer to Xiao Huan.
Sensing the threatening aura, the wolf pack without a lead wolf began to retreat in an orderly manner.
“Shi Tou, take the saber and go with the wolf pack first. Xiao Huan and I will cover the rear.”
Lu Chengjing helped Xiao Huan up. Just as they took a step, the black-clothed people standing like sculptures suddenly moved, targeting straight for Chu Xu.
If Chu Xu got hurt, Yuan Yuan would too, and the wolf pack grew restlessly agitated.
Several big wolves firmly protected the two children in the middle, while the rest growled at the black-clothed people, their bodies tense and ready to spring.
The black-clothed people weren’t afraid of the wolf pack. Saber lights flashed repeatedly, adding many new wounds to the charging big wolves.
Shi Tou wielded the long saber against the black-clothed people, swinging wildly without method, unable to harm them at all, while he himself teetered on the edge of life and death several times.
With multiple injuries on his body, if not for the wolf pack’s protection, he probably would have had his neck slit by a black-clothed person by now.
Lu Chengjing and Xiao Huan joined the melee, using the wolf pack’s cover to tangle with the black-clothed people as best they could.
Knowing everyone was protecting him, Chu Xu didn’t stupidly stand in place. With red-rimmed eyes, he hugged Yuan Yuan and ran deeper into the mountain forest.
The two black-clothed people didn’t chase, because their accomplices had arrived.
“Who exactly sent you?” Chu Xu dodged a swinging long whip by ducking and shouted loudly.
But the black-clothed people had no intention of talking nonsense with him; their goal was clear—his head.
Chu Xu rolled on the ground, dodging the strike while placing Yuan Yuan on a big wolf’s back, patting it to make it hurry off with Yuan Yuan.
But the black-clothed people’s targets weren’t just him; they didn’t want to let anyone go.
Of the three black-clothed people, one split off to block the big wolf, while the remaining two closed in on Chu Xu from left and right, cutting off his escape.
Chu Xu felt he might really die here, but he wanted to be a ghost who knew what happened.
Hugging his head, he shouted loudly, “Wait, wait! Anyway, I’m gonna die, so can’t you tell me who sent you? At least let me die knowing!”
The black-clothed people’s assault paused, a line of bright red blood spurting from their necks.
A piece of green leaf with serrated edges, stuck with blood, flew out and embedded deeply into the tree trunk behind.
Several green leaves shuttled and danced, cleanly reaping lives.
All the black-clothed people widened their eyes and fell dead, eyes unclosed.
Chu Xu: ?
Lu Chengjing and the others were still in shock when several black-clothed people’s corpses fell from the sky, banging onto the ground.
A cyan shadow landed lightly. Seeing everyone’s wretched state, she viciously stomped the corpse underfoot twice to vent.
Dead just like that—too easy on these assassins!
“Sis, you’re finally here!” Shi Tou excitedly ran toward Shang Wan, tears and snot surging out at once. “Wah wah wah, we were almost beaten to death by the black-clothed people. If you hadn’t come back, our family would’ve been done for!”
Shang Wan disgustedly reached out to push his head away. “Go cry over there.”
Don’t think of rubbing tears and snot on her.
“Sis!” Xiao Huan called out too, her lips curving as if to smile at Shang Wan, but before the smile formed, she collapsed softly.
The cyan shadow flashed, and Shang Wan caught her before she hit the ground.
After a rough check of the injuries, she pried open Xiao Huan’s mouth and fed her two drops of spiritual spring water.
At the same time, she tossed a small porcelain bottle each toward Lu Chengjing and Shi Tou, then ignored them to focus on bandaging and stopping the bleeding for Xiao Huan.
Xiao Huan’s injuries were the worst of the three. Earlier, she had been fighting with her life on the line, blocking sabers for Lu Chengjing and Shi Tou several times, turning into a bloody figure.
Shang Wan felt heartbroken. If she had returned any later, this silly young lady’s life might have been lost here.
Seeing all the black-clothed people dead, Chu Xu quickly hugged Yuan Yuan and ran back.
Though this kid had been surrounded by black-clothed people, he surprisingly had no injuries.
The wolf pack gradually quieted and gathered around, approaching to sniff those black-clothed people’s corpses.
