Chapter 483: Fright in the Mountains

"Mother! Mother!"

In the silent night, a mournful cry pierced the silence in the mountains and forests.

A rough man dressed as a farmer in his thirties held a boy less than ten years old in his arms, and ran among the thorns and vines, followed by a peasant woman of his age.

They looked back in terror as they ran, and there seemed to be something terrible chasing them in the dark forest. Not too far behind them, more than one vegetation swayed violently, and a pair of green eyes could be vaguely seen.

"When... the head of the family, I can't run anymore, you and Huwa go first..."

The woman was so exhausted that she was out of breath, hugged a big tree and couldn't move anymore. In a blink of an eye, her husband who was holding the child fell ten meters away.

"Fucking baby! Follow up!"

Her husband went to the fields every day to do farm work. Although he was holding the child, his physical strength was much better than hers. Seeing this, he stamped his feet anxiously, "The wolf is about to catch up!"

Their hometown suffered from famine and floods, and the family of three and fellow countrymen fled here. Hearing that Xiangjiang under the British rule was not affected by the war, they wanted to find an opportunity to smuggle there. They didn't think too much, they traveled day and night, all they wanted was to reach Xiangjiang as soon as possible, even if they were unfamiliar with the place, they strayed into this barren mountain and wild ridge, and were attacked by wolves. In the dark, they ran away in a panic, and several fellow villagers who were traveling along the way may have already encountered wolf kisses.

The year is not good, these bloodthirsty wolves probably came from the west, and they will attack people when they are hungry.

"Father, take the child and go first! I'll follow after a while..."

The tears on the peasant woman's face have been wiped into a big face. She clearly understood her husband's temper, if she didn't leave, her husband would definitely not leave, and the whole family of three would definitely be buried here, so she had to use these words to prevaricate her husband.

"What nonsense! You silly woman, hurry up and follow!" The husband was not so easy to be deceived, and slapped his thigh hard. Although he has no education, he also knows that his woman has run so far on a single breath, and now that he has vented his breath, he might not be able to run anymore.

"Mother! Mother! I want mother!"

Huwa, who was less than ten years old, cried loudly and stretched out his hand to his mother from a distance. Due to malnutrition, the tiger baby looked sallow and thinner than children of the same age, and the arms like hemp stalks were so thin that it was distressing. However, fortunately, Huwa is relatively light, otherwise it would be impossible for a man to run so far with him in his arms.

The last thing a mother wants is to be separated from her child.

Not to mention the eternal separation of life and death.

She gritted her teeth, stretched her arms, and suddenly pushed herself away from the big tree, but instead of running towards her husband and children, she plunged into the side path and ran with all her strength, tearing her heart as she ran. Cracking his lungs, he shouted: "Chen Tiedan, you have to take the baby tiger to Xiangjiang side. If something happens to the child, I will not let you go even if I am a ghost!"

Chen Tiedan froze for a moment, his eyes widened, and it took a second or two to understand what was going on—she wanted to lure the wolves away by herself, and leave the hope of life to him and the child.

Silly woman! You stupid woman, you have been stupid all your life, why are you suddenly not stupid today?

Chen Tiedan beat his chest and stamped his feet. He was a man of iron, but he had to grit his teeth so as not to cry.

Seeing her mother disappearing into the woods, Huwa wanted to call her mother again, but her father tightly covered her mouth, and her voice was stifled back to her stomach.

With tears in Chen Tiedan's eyes, he couldn't see anything clearly in front of his eyes, turned around and pushed aside the branches and stumbled forward.

"ah!"

Before I ran far, I heard my daughter-in-law scream.

Chen Tiedan closed his eyes tightly, thinking that he would hear her howling before being torn apart by the pack of wolves.

"Meow!"

"Wow!"

He froze for a moment, whose cat and dog were barking? The cat may be a feral cat, but what about the dog? Could it be wild dogs?

"Aww~"

Immediately afterwards, he heard a whimper as if hurt and hurt. When the neighbor's big wolfdog was kicked in the stomach, he often made a similar sound.

He turned his head tremblingly, staring at the direction in which his wife was running, the branches of the wormwood swayed violently, as if some wild beast was fighting there.

Chen Tiedan knew that his daughter-in-law was in danger, but he still thought about what to do, because this movement was really unusual. The people who walked with him all howled before they died, so why didn't the daughter-in-law say a word?

He didn't pay attention, and the tiger baby broke free from his arms like a loach, and ran back wiping tears, shouting as he ran, "Mother! Mother! Where are you? Mother!"

"You bastard! Stop! See if I catch you and don't beat your ass to pieces!"

Chen Tiedan was furious and chased after him. Huwa is the only child of their Chen family. He firmly remembers his wife's words, he must take Huwa to Xiangjiang, and when the child settles down there, whether it is as an apprentice in a restaurant or something else, he will return here to restrain his wife The remains of - assuming they can be found.

He took big strides to catch up, and was about to catch up with the tiger baby, when the clump of wild grass in front suddenly parted left and right, and a wolf came out of the dark!

Shocked, Chen Tiedan leaped subconsciously, threw the tiger baby down from behind, protected the child with his body, clenched his teeth, and waited to bear the severe pain from his back. Even if he died, at least he couldn't let the child die before him.

The wolf opened its mouth wide, revealing its white teeth, and was about to bite Chen Tiedan's neck.

At this critical juncture, a black shadow leaped out from the slanted stab like lightning, kicked the wolf on the shoulder fiercely with a flying leg!

The sudden force was so strong that the 100-jin wolf was kicked into the air, rolled several times in the air, then hit a tree heavily, bounced back, and couldn't even stand up.

Chen Tiedan rubbed his eyes, staring at him and his son's savior in disbelief—it turned out to be a big strange wolfhound.

Fei Max glanced at them to make sure they were not injured, and immediately turned back to the battlefield, where Lao Cha was fighting fiercely with the pack of wolves. These vicious wolves have rough skin and thick flesh, and are born with tacit cooperation, making them very difficult to deal with.

However, even if they are ten times more vicious, they will not be able to get cheap in the face of the combination of Laocha and Feimasi.

Chen Tiedan picked up Huwa and was about to continue running when he suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Huwa, baby, where are you?"

He thought his daughter-in-law had already been buried in the wolf's mouth, but he couldn't help being overwhelmed with surprise when he heard the words, and responded with a loud voice: "Damn it! We are here!"

The daughter-in-law ran over staggeringly, her face was covered with scratches and bruises from branches, but there were no missing arms or legs, and no major injuries.

Chen Tiedan thought he was dreaming, pinched his thigh hard, and asked, "What's going on? Are we meeting in the underworld?"

"Mother!" Huwa didn't care so much, and plunged into her mother's arms, crying non-stop.

The daughter-in-law hugged the tiger baby tightly, and said with tears in her smile: "What nonsense are you talking about! There must be green smoke coming from the ancestral grave of your old Chen's family. The cat and the dog saved me!"

"Dog? Is that the big wolfhound?" Chen Tiedan asked.

The daughter-in-law nodded vigorously, "There is also a cat."

"That dog just now also saved Huwa and me. Where did these cats and dogs come from? They are so miraculous..." Chen Tiedan exclaimed.

The three of them huddled together, and the joy of the rest of their lives filled their hearts. However, they also know that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, and it is better to find a safer place to spend the night as soon as possible.

But they are not familiar with the place, and they don't know where to go to be safer.

The surroundings were pitch black, and the night owl's shrill cry could be heard from far away. There were ghosts all around, and they had already become frightened birds.

The grass suddenly swayed, and the faces of the three of them turned pale. Chen Tiedan blocked his wife and children behind him.

Old Cha and Fei Masi jumped out of the grass one after another, and his wife pulled him in surprise, and said in a low voice, "It was this cat and dog who saved me..."

Chen Tiedan didn't know what to say, he was worried that the cat and dog might be monsters, and the purpose of driving away the wolves was to eat their family...

Seeing that the family of three was safe and sound, Fei Masi said to Lao Cha, "I'll drive those wolves away."

After speaking, it plunged into the woods again to drive away the escaped wolves, and drove them into the deep mountains, so as not to harass the nearby humans.

Lao Cha nodded, raised a cat's paw and waved at Chen Tiedan and the others, leading the way in front of them.

Chen Tiedan's palms were sweaty, but he had no other choice, so he had to drag his wife and children to follow behind Old Cha.

Old Cha led them around with ease, and after walking for a while, Chen Tiedan's family of three suddenly opened up. They left the jungle and came to the edge of a clearing in the mountains. There was a house standing on the clearing. Dog Temple.

There was no light in the ancestral hall, and Chen Tiedan was illiterate, but he saw the clay statues standing on the left and right in the ancestral hall by the moonlight, and he understood somewhat in his heart—this must be a shrine built for this cat and dog. It seems that this is not the first time they have saved lives.

"Mother, I'm hungry." Huwa's sharp eyes saw the chicken, duck and fish on the altar table drooling.

They came here begging for food along the way, and they had never seen such a rich meat meal.

"Hey, we're not hungry." The mother quickly reassured the child.

It must be a lie to say that they are not hungry. When they smelled the aroma, their stomachs all grumbled.

Old Cha rushed up to the altar and pushed a plate of sauced pig's trotters towards them, but they stood where they were, neither daring to eat nor move.

There was no other way, so Old Cha had no choice but to pick up the biggest pig's trotter and put it in front of Huwa.

Huwa was so hungry that before his parents could stop him, he picked up the pig's trotters and began to gnaw on them, rubbing his face with oil.

Old Cha rushed back to the offering table, and pushed the plate with sauced pig's trotters.

Chen Tiedan and his daughter-in-law looked at each other, timidly picked up two slightly smaller pig's trotters, took a bite, saw that the old tea did not respond, and then began to eat boldly.

Old Cha sighed slightly, yearning even more for the peaceful and prosperous world that Fei Masi said.