On the way home, Shu Xiaoliu told Shu Yan that it is best not to drive at night recently. I heard that there are wolves near our place and that several sheep have been killed in Shujiazhuang. In ancient times, the population was sparse, especially in the early Jin Dynasty.

At that time, after long-term wars, the population in most areas of the country was less than one-tenth of what it was at the peak of the Han Dynasty. It is not surprising that there are wolf packs and wild dog packs in the wild. In some areas, even tigers appear, so

Shu Yan didn't take it seriously after hearing this.

Shu Yan has fulfilled his promise these days and often helps Ruoxin study. However, in most cases, Shu Yan does not go to the Han family, but Ruoxin goes to the Shu family to find Shu Yan, so Shu Yan and Zhixin do not see much each other.

noodle.

It was early winter, the weather was getting colder, and firewood in Ruyin City became in short supply. Shu Yan made an appointment with Ruoxin to go to Xishan in the afternoon to chop some firewood and sell it.

"We will chop the firewood before dark, pick it up and take it home. We will take it to the market to sell it early tomorrow morning. We will go early and come back early. When we come back, I can help you read."

"Okay, Brother Yan."

Ruoxin agreed, returned home, and told her mother and sister. Upon hearing this, Zhixin became excited and put down the needlework in her hands, "It's so boring at home, I want to go to Xishan too!"

Mrs. Liu did not object: "If you want to go, just go. Is there any need to be so excited?"

After lunch, Shu Yan and Ruo Xin took the wooden poles as poles and tucked an ax in their waists. Zhi Xin took the rope and the three of them walked towards the west mountain. Before arriving, Zhi Xin also dressed up a little, and she was Shu Yan.

On Yan's occasion, Zhixin's little face always blushed slightly. Shu Yan and Ruoxin walked in front, talking about the Ten Philosophers of Confucius along the way, and Zhixin followed boredly.

Ruoxin asked: "Brother Yan, which Confucius disciple do you like best?"

Shu Yan replied: "Each of Confucius's disciples has their own advantages and disadvantages. The one Confucius was most proud of was Yan Hui. In fact, I also like Yan Hui quite a lot. 'A basket of food and a ladle of drink are too much for people.'

Even if he is worried, he will not change his joy. This kind of poor and open-minded spirit is very similar to your father and my father. But he is more rigid. He does whatever Confucius says, obeys his advice, and never knows to refute."

"Speaking of rigidity, he's more like me, Aweng."

"Uh..." Hearing what Ruoxin said, Shu Yan regretted saying the word rigid just now, "Actually, Uncle Han is just serious about things and doesn't change his mind."

Ruoxin didn't care, and continued: "I think Zigong is also quite good. Although Confucius doesn't like him very much, it may be because he dares to put forward ideas that are different from his teacher... I like his 'gentleman's love'

Wealth should be obtained in a wise way."

"What about Ziyou?"

…

The two talked happily.

Zhixin followed silently, and she was a little angry: Along the way, Shu Yan hadn't even looked at me in the eyes, so forget it, but he actually left me behind to talk about Confucian disciples with my brother.

What's there to talk about those ancient people? You know I don't like them, even if they talk about poetry, do you deliberately don't want to talk to me?

Zhixin was unhappy and pouting all the way. She regretted whether she should come today or not. In fact, Shu Yan didn't mean to be cold to her, it's just that boys are not as thoughtful as girls.

Xishan is a barren mountain. Except for woodcutters and hunters, few people come here. When they arrived at Xishan, Shu Yan and Ruoxin climbed to the tree on the edge of the cliff and picked up their axes to chop down the dead branches. Zhixin was cutting down the dead branches below.

Dead branches collected together.

Zhixin stood on the hillside and looked into the distance. On the south side of the mountain, the Ru River flows in a winding way. On the bank of the Ru River is the Shi family's manor. The place where people outside the manor come and go is the Shi family's water dam. Farther away.

To the northeast, where there are densely populated areas is Shujiazhuang. A straight

The main road starts from the Ru River ferry, passes through the outside of Shujiazhuang Village, and leads directly to Ruyin City in the north. Since the last dispute over Dendrobium, the Shi family really did not dare to use fake Dendrobium anymore. Dou, Sheng, etc., all

It was replaced with a standard measuring instrument, and the people were able to pound rice there peacefully.

Zhixin looked into the distance for a while and had long forgotten all her depression. Seeing the big boy and the little boy taking turns chopping firewood with an axe, for some reason, Zhixin suddenly felt a sense of happiness in her heart.

Feeling. In her mind, these two boys are her closest relatives. Regardless of whether she is rich or poor, as long as these two boys are by her side and healthy, she is satisfied.

She recited in a low voice: "There are locust trees in the south, and kudzu is tired of them. Only a gentleman is happy, and he is blessed with sui..." I wish happiness will always be with him.

After Zhixin recited, she prayed silently in her heart: May happiness always follow their brother Yan and my brother.

The days are short in winter, and the unitary hour has not yet arrived, so before you know it, it has become dark.

Zhixin had collected a lot of dry firewood. She shouted to Shu Yan and Ruoxin on the tree: "Brother Yan, Ruoxin, it's getting dark and there is already a lot of firewood. Let's go home."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll be ready soon." Shu Yan replied, turning the ax in his hand to chop down a few more thick branches.

Zhixin bent down to pick it up, then looked up suddenly and found that not far ahead, there was a pair of bright eyes quietly moving toward her. Because it was already dark, she couldn't see clearly what they were. There were many small animals in the mountains and forests, and she didn't see them at first.

Thinking more about it, the outline looks like both a dog and a wild fox, but the eyes of wild foxes and dogs are not so bright, and they are glowing green.

"Wolf!" She suddenly remembered that she heard Shu Xiaoliu say a few days ago that there were wolves nearby. She concluded that it was a wolf and screamed casually.

When Shu Yan heard the call, the wolf had already arrived in front of Zhixin. Zhixin was about to turn around and run. Shu Yan shouted: "Zhixin, don't run. You can't outrun it. Turn around and don't turn your back to it.

Otherwise it will bite your neck."

Shu Yan said as he quickly got down from the tree and moved closer to the wolf and Zhixin. Now the wolf and Zhixin were very close. Carnivorous beasts have keen observation skills and specialize in picking out weak prey. That one

The wolf took a furtive glance at Shu Yan, who was holding an ax in his hand. He knew that this man was difficult to deal with, so he slightly

After a pause, he suddenly pounced on Zhixin. Shu Yan was startled, and it was too late to run over to save him. In desperation, he flew out the ax in his hand, and with a whoosh, he struck the wolf squarely in the back.

Although the wolf was injured, it was not fatal. After the ax hit the wolf, it flew straight down the hillside.

The injured wolf became even more violent and pounced on Zhixin again with all its teeth and claws. At this moment, Shu Yan was already in front of Zhixin. Shu Yan dodged and avoided the wolf's sharp teeth, but did not avoid it.

The beast's claws are usually retracted into the flesh pads, but when used, they are stretched out, as sharp as steel hooks.

With a "crack" sound, the wolf's claws scratched Shu Yan's left shoulder, and blood immediately flowed out. The blood made the wild wolf even more excited, and he was about to pounce again. Without the ax, Shu Yan had no chance of winning against this beast.

The wolf, Ruoxin arrived just at this time, Shu Yan grabbed Ruoxin's axe, aimed it at the wolf's head, but the wolf's head was too hard, and he cut it hard.

It was a bit off, but the ax was not fatal. After several rounds of fighting, the wolf started to rise and fall. Due to the injury to its hind legs, before it could stand up, Shu Yan saw the opportunity and aimed hard at the wolf's neck.

The ax was struck with too much force and cut off the wolf's cervical vertebrae. After struggling for a few times, it fell to the ground and the ax handle was also broken.

Shu Yan threw down the ax handle and breathed a sigh of relief. He was exhausted. The danger was over. He hurriedly comforted Zhixin: "Don't be afraid, it's okay now."

Zhixin looked into the distance blankly: "Brother Yan... don't be too happy too early..."

Shu Yan was startled: "What? Are you injured?"

Zhixin just shook her head and pointed forward. Shu Yan looked along Zhixin's hand, and a pair of green eyes quickly moved closer.

It's a she-wolf.

"It's broken, we all have no weapons."

After a while, the female wolf came to the dead wolf, sniffed it, nuzzled it with her mouth, and then let out a low wail - "Ouch."

"Ouch - Ouch - Ouch." The same three low and angry howls came from behind Shu Yan and the others. Shu Yan thought it was the echo of the valley, but when he looked back, he was completely desperate. I don't know.

At some point, three wolves surrounded them, grinning and staring fiercely at the three people with their shining green eyes.

Zhixin and Ruoxin were trembling with fear, a girl and a child. It's no wonder that Shu Yan was like a protector in front of them.

"Where's the flint? Wolves are most afraid of fire. Which one of you two has the flint?" he shouted loudly.

The two shook their heads together. Shu Yan had finished thinking. There was no axe, and no flint. Although there were still two wooden poles, they were too far away. It was dark and it was impossible to see where they were. Even if he held them in his hands, he could not see the four wooden poles.

For the wolf, the two wooden poles were of little use, and it seemed that he was doomed today. Just die, but being buried in the belly of a wolf was really humiliating, and not even the whole body would be left behind.

The three of them stood shoulder to shoulder in a tripod position, facing outward, ready for battle. They knew they couldn't defeat the wolves, but they couldn't sit still and wait for death.

Zhixin leaned on Shu Yan's shoulder. They had never been so close to each other. At this critical moment of life and death, she calmed down. She read the "Book of Songs" well, and her emotions for Shu Yan were expressed through the "Book of Songs". She had just

He also prayed silently, "A gentleman will be happy, and he will be blessed." Then disaster was imminent. It turned out that all these prayers were

On the contrary. We grew up together since childhood, but we have never been close to each other. We may not be together in life, but we will die together in death. Let's die. I can die with the one I love and feel at ease. I

The most taboo words are those two sentences in "Wang Feng". I never recite them, but I didn't expect them to be the most suitable for me at this moment: "The grain is in a different room, and the death is in the same acupuncture point."

Although they lived in two separate rooms while alive, they were buried together after death.

"The grain is in a different room, and the death is in the same acupuncture point." Shu Yan also agreed.

Zhixin was overjoyed. This echo was enough to reveal Shu Yan's feelings towards her. It turned out that his previous disregard for her was all a "sanctimonious disguise".

Ruoxin has become more sensible recently, and he gradually understands the relationship between his sister and Shu Yan. He also knows this poem, although they are both at a critical moment of life and death, but it is difficult for him to follow this poem.

These four wolves are smaller than the one that died just now. It seems that Shu Yan killed the first wolf. The four wolves don't seem to be in a hurry to attack, because the darker the sky, the worse people's vision becomes, but wolves don't

The more affected it is, the more beneficial it is to the wolf.

The four wolves stared at them for a while, and it was already completely dark. The female wolf suddenly made a purring sound in her throat, which was not loud. The other three wolves also responded, and it seemed that they were about to attack. The wolves

He narrowed the circle of encirclement and surrounded the three people. The three of them could not hold out for long against the four wolves with their bare hands, not to mention it was still dark night.

The wolves were at home in the dark night, getting closer and closer to the three people. They were already within easy reach. With just one bite, they could bite off the necks of the three people and avenge their alpha wolf.

At this critical moment, a huge roar suddenly came, followed by a banging sound, which made the path in the mountain forest tremble slightly. The wolves were stunned and stopped attacking.

Shu Yan had never heard this roar before. He saw two people holding torches and sitting on a huge animal approaching. Under the light of the torches, the three people were stunned. They had never seen such a big animal.

, how many cows does this giant beast have?

So big, with a nose that hangs down to the ground, and a giant tooth like a long sword on each side of the nose. It is taller than I raise my hand. If there were not people sitting on it, I would have met this giant out of thin air in the wild.

Beasts are definitely scarier than wolves.
Chapter completed!