Chapter 8 The Man Attacked by Wolves

  When thick clouds cover the entire White Tiger Mountain, a sense of oppression immediately spreads, as if to eliminate all impurities here.

  Qilin knew that this atmosphere was the same as before the big cleaning, with thick dust making it impossible for the entire respiratory system to function normally, and could only hide under a thick mask, sadly breathing filtered air.

  The wolf pack suddenly emerged from the forest, without warning, in an instant.

  Qin Xiao drew out his long sword, and every cell in his body entered a state of tension. Facing the hundred wolves, he felt as if he had returned to that dark night. It was a mistake he made due to a momentary lapse in judgment, and now was the time to make up for it. Holding his breath and focusing his spirit, he prepared to attack, but was pulled back by someone. Qin Xiao glared at the person in front of him and said, "Let go."

  Liang Hu tightly grasped Qin Xiao's hand and solemnly said, "This is not the time to order others around. Take a good look, these wolf packs are just blocking our way. If we leave, there won't be any danger to our lives. But if you insist on forcing your way through, don't say you'll get hurt, it's possible that none of us will even have a complete corpse left."

  The wolf pack appeared too suddenly, and as soon as they did, there were over a hundred of them. Liang Hu couldn't think of where they had all been hiding beforehand, no matter how hard he tried. Moreover, the appearance of the wolf pack seemed to be solely for the purpose of blocking their path, as if protecting something. Could it be that there really was some kind of female demon inside?

  "It's just ahead." Qin Xiao said lightly, his deep eyes fixed intently on the front, he could feel that the unusual aura coming from the front was the person he was looking for, but the wolf pack appeared at this time, could it be that his temporary excuse had become true? "You guys leave first, I'll cover you."

  It seems that Qin Xiao just wanted them to leave first and then make his own plans. In any case, today was not going to end with empty hands. At the very least, he had to test the waters and see if the "witch" they spoke of was actually the assassin from that night seven years ago. The only person who could control wolf packs was someone who had been in hiding for seven years, so it was impossible for them to appear now. And even if there were remnants of their party left, it was unlikely they could exert this level of control.

  The only possibility, also the most impossible possibility.

  Wang Xiang, Bai Qianyan is back.

  At this time, a hundred miles away from Baitoushan, a team of people and horses were slowly advancing, with colorful flags fluttering, as if telling the story of victory.

  "A report!" A small soldier wearing a red battle uniform rode a fast horse from afar to the front of the troops, quickly dismounting and kneeling on one knee. "Reporting to Your Highness, a large number of hunters have appeared at White Tiger Mountain ahead, allegedly surrounding and attacking a female demon."

  The leading man slightly frowned, looked at the White Tiger Mountain side, and a smile gradually climbed up to his mouth. Then he gave an order: "Return to report to His Majesty, I, Anbang King, triumphantly return, first pass through White Tiger Mountain, willing to share worries for my emperor, surround and attack the demon woman."

  "Yes sir." The little soldier received the order and quickly jumped onto his horse and left.

  "Your Highness, is this really okay?" Looking at An Bang's interested face, the black-clad man beside him was somewhat puzzled. Shouldn't they be returning to the imperial court to receive their reward first? Moreover, the king who usually didn't like to interfere in other people's business was actually going to surround and capture some demon woman on White Tiger Mountain today, it was really laughable. Not to mention White Tiger Mountain, but whether that demon woman existed or not was unclear. "Your Highness, how can there be a demon woman on White Tiger Mountain? Isn't this just a rumor? Why must Your Highness bother with this?"

  The man known as Wang Ye simply narrowed his eyes, a faint smile hanging from the corner of his mouth, his blue shirt fluttering in the wind. It was only after a long while that he spoke up, "Ju Dan, having followed this king for so many years, you still ask such foolish questions."

  Juan Dan was taken aback, although the king didn't show much expression, but the interest in his eyes was unprecedentedly strong. It's likely that even without the emperor's edict, he would still go to White Tiger Mountain. What a willful king! With both hands clasped together, he respectfully said "It's this subordinate's foolishness, please forgive me, Your Highness."

  "In short, Juan Dan is so stubborn, that's why he's still single at the age of twenty. Your Highness, in my humble opinion, even if you were to throw a few women his way, he wouldn't enjoy it." Seeing Juan Dan's awkward expression, the man in green also couldn't help but tease him and stepped forward, "Your Highness, do you want me to go and test the waters?"

  "Kong Qing, speaking to the prince like that is too presumptuous." Although it was a rebuking tone, Juan Dan didn't get angry at all. He had long been accustomed to such teasing and wouldn't take it to heart, nor would he worry about the prince getting angry.

  "That's why I said you're so stubborn, but... being able to mobilize all the hunters in Fenghuang City must have cost a lot of money." Kong Qing walked to the front with his long gun, and a glint of sharpness flashed in his brown eyes. "Only one person can achieve this. Your Highness, may I take a step ahead?"

  Although it was a request, Kong Qing was already eager to rush over, and even the horse was excitedly tapping its front hooves, waiting for its master's command. An Bang Wang knew that Kong Qing had always been impulsive in his actions, and if he were to make him walk slowly, he would probably complain all the way, and it wasn't impossible that he would stir up trouble. Forget it, it was rare for things to go so smoothly this time, and he couldn't be blamed for his merits. Let's just consider it a reward. "Juan Dan, from now on, it's up to you."

  Juan Dan hadn't fully grasped the meaning of these words when the two people beside him had already galloped away, leaving him alone in the wind.

  "Puff puff"

  The bird seemed to feel uneasy, flapping its wings hard to leave this place of right and wrong. Only a few feathers were left behind, floating down to the ground, and then blown away by the wind, continuing their unknown journey.

  Qin Xiao and Liang Hu retreated ceaselessly, already having fallen back a hundred meters. The wolf pack continued to close in step by step, without attacking or showing any signs of retreat. It was as if they only needed to drive them out of the forest.

  The weeds around him were getting thicker and thicker, and Liang Hu didn't dare to relax for a moment as he retreated, taking the opportunity to observe his surroundings. After estimating that there were more rattans here, he came up with an idea. He made eye contact with Qin Xiao and conveyed his meaning to the people around him. Even if they couldn't fight, as hunters, they still had some basic abilities.

  They retreated to the nearest rattan, and everyone made an effort to grab one, each person holding onto a rattan, and then the power of the rattan turned over to the branches, standing steadily. The wolf pack seemed not to have anticipated their actions, and could only look up at them with dry howls.

  Suddenly, more than a hundred wolves howled in unison, startling the birds roosting in the mountains and also startling Qilin not far away.

  Looking back at where the birds flew out, Qilin could roughly guess some of the situation, probably being surrounded by a pack of wolves, just not far from her. Suddenly, an idea flashed through Qilin's mind, and the wolf pack that suddenly appeared, the hunter who was blocked, seemed too coincidental. It was so coincidental that she almost thought those wolf packs were there to cover for her.

  A pack of wolves, protecting her?

  But such thoughts were instantly shattered, because just as Zilin was thinking this, Xiao Bai suddenly stopped and stared vigilantly ahead. Almost in an instant, more than a hundred wolves burst out of the weeds, surrounding them all.

  Qilin led the wolves to approach Xiao Bai, and facing such a large number of wolves, even with Xiao Bai present, the other wolves would feel uneasy. Qilin tightly grasped Xiao Bai's neck hair, not daring to make a sound, fearing that it would provoke these wolves.

  Almost at the same time, all the hunters who came to surround and kill the wolf pack encountered the same situation. However, strangely, the wolf pack had no intention of actively attacking humans. It was just that some hunters took action first out of fear and were bitten by the wolves, while the rest suffered almost no casualties.

  This is simply being surrounded by a pack of wolves.

  For a moment, the howling of wolves filled the entire White Tiger Mountain, and even people outside the mountain could hear this thunderous howl. The animals around White Tiger Mountain were so frightened that they hid and trembled with fear. Even travelers were terrified and dared not make loud noises, quickening their pace as they moved forward.

  The young soldier knelt on one knee on the ground, waiting for the final order.

  Feng Changqing looked at the yellow folded paper, with black characters on white paper, clearly and unmistakably expressing his intentions. Each word was like the fireworks of the Lantern Festival, stimulating his brain. Something extremely interesting had indeed happened. With a wave of his hand, he continued to tease the birds, but his gaze did not leave the direction of White Tiger Mountain.

  The Phoenix Palace is built on the mountain, with nine layers from bottom to top. The emperor's palace is located on the highest layer, and almost everything can be seen from here, including White Tiger Mountain, Qinglong Pool, and Xuanwu Lake. Among them, White Tiger Mountain is the closest mountain to Fenghuang City, and the crouching white tiger seems to be staring at this Phoenix City all the time, waiting for a chance to swallow it up.

  It seems that the usually dormant White Tiger also has its restless moments. This play is getting more and more interesting, Feng Changqing narrowed his eyes and said, "Anbang King returns triumphantly, he should be rewarded, but he still doesn't mind the hardship to relieve my worries, this time his intention is really rare. He is indeed worthy of being our Anbang King. Pass down the order, when Anbang King returns safely, all civil and military officials must go out of the city to kneel and welcome him.

  "It is as you command." The eunuch received his orders and went down to begin preparations.

  When the people who were supposed to leave had left, the smile on his face solidified at the corner of his mouth, and the force in his hand suddenly increased, causing the bird in his hand to let out a pained cry. In the end, it couldn't withstand the great force and died. The golden feathers on its body still shone brightly in the sunlight, radiant and resplendent.

  The surroundings emitted a dull, eerie atmosphere. Qilin carefully observed the wolf pack's movements, neither attacking nor leaving, as if they were just trapping them here. If they were wary of Xiaobai's power, they wouldn't be so devoid of killing intent. This situation was too strange, she had never encountered it before.

  Qilin naturally wouldn't think that her so-called ability to tame hundreds of beasts was being put to the test. Slowly getting down from Xiaobai's back, she found one of the older wolves and tried to move closer, seeing that the wolf pack didn't react, she plucked up the courage to slowly approach the wolf pack that had surrounded her. She believed that if the wolf pack had any intention of attacking, Xiaobai would be the first to bite their necks, so she wasn't afraid, at least not very afraid.

  Finally, she walked up to the wolf she had set her eyes on and stopped five steps away from it. Qilin bowed down, imitating the ancient people's kneeling posture, politely lowering her head, then slowly opened her mouth: "We are just passing through this place, perhaps unintentionally intruding into your territory, but we have no malicious intentions. If you would be so kind as to let us go, we will leave without disturbing the harmony, and we will be eternally grateful."

  This is a tribute to the wolf pack. Qilin had read some ancient books, which said that as long as there were spiritual animals, they would be worshiped and respected, and when encountered, they could be safe and sound if treated with respect.

  To put it simply, she is now trying every possible treatment for her illness.