In the distance, wolves are approaching, and the howls are clear in the ears. 『』

The three of them were not suspicious, nor did they have time to think about it, so they immediately drove their horses into the stream, and endured the bitter cold and freezing water to the opposite bank.

Whoa!

As soon as he stepped halfway into the creek, a group of wild wolves chasing after him found more prey and immediately divided into two routes, one of which continued to pursue in the direction of He Dahong's southward direction, and the other rushed to the side of the stream.

Fortunately, the beasts were afraid of the frozen stream, and they all crouched on the shore with their vicious fangs exposed, and let out a 'whoop' howl, and their sparkling eyes stared at the three people in the stream.

A few brave wolves tried to go into the water to chase after them, but within a few meters of swimming, they were frostbitten by the stream and had to retreat to the shore.

The leader of a tall male wolf in the pack realized that the prey in the creek could not be caught for the time being, so he howled and signaled the wolves to divert south and continue to chase more prey along the way.

In the blink of an eye, calm was restored on the bank of the stream.

"Phew, the wolf is gone!"

Seeing that the wild wolf on the shore was coming fast and going faster, Lu Xueyan couldn't help but shouted excitedly: "Great, the wild wolf is really gone." ”

Ma Lie smiled bitterly: "The wolf is gone, but our horse may not last long, let's go ashore quickly." ”

As Ma Lie expected, in this bitter cold weather, the icy water of the stream can frostbite the wolves and the hooves of the horses.

After coming ashore, all three horses suffered frostbite from different journeys and could no longer stand up.

The wolf howl in the distance was still in his ears, and in order to prevent the wolves from returning unsuccessfully in foraging, Ma Lie immediately made a decision, immediately abandoned the horses, packed up some food and some necessary utensils in the camp, and rushed to the direction of Fengyun Ranch overnight.

The three of them walked north for more than an hour, and there were no horses to walk, and the walk was very slow and difficult.

Lu Xueyan was naturally delicate, her feet were blistered, and the more she walked, the heavier and more sore she became, she couldn't help squatting down, and shouted bitterly: "Oh, I can't do it anymore, you guys go first, I want to rest for a while." ”

"Three Misses"

Huo Jun himself was no better, but the wolf howl in his ears could still be heard, and it was still not the time to rest, so he hurriedly persuaded her: "The wolves are not far away from us, their noses are very sensitive, if you stay too long, they will be noticed, hurry up." ”

Lu Xueyan said aggrievedly: "I know what you said, but I don't rest, I don't want to die by the wolves, I am tired to death." ”

Ma Lie threw away a package on his back and said to Lu Xueyan lightly: "Third Miss, I'll carry you away." ”

"Ahh Lu Xueyan was secretly startled, looked at him in disbelief for a while, and said in surprise: "Aren't you tired, can you still carry me?" ”

"I'm tired, but for the sake of the third lady's life, I will take you with me even if I break my leg." As he spoke, Ma Lie patted his back and urged without questioning, "Come on." ”

Seeing his sincere eyes, Lu Xueyan's heart warmed, and her disgust for him suddenly decreased, and she insisted: "No, I can still go by myself!" ”

Ma Lie said: "Don't be reluctant if you can't walk, save you from hurting your foot when you get to the ranch, come up!" ”

Lu Xueyan still insisted: "No, I don't want you to carry it." After speaking, she tried to take a few steps forward, but she couldn't bear the severe pain under her ankle, so she couldn't help but half-squat down and cried bitterly: "It hurts, you guys go first." ”

"Less nonsense, come up!"

Ma Lie grabbed her wrists with a pair of powerful hands, flung her back, and tugged at her. didn't wait for Lu Xueyan to reflect, he was already lying on the other party's broad and sturdy back.

"Hey, put me down." Lu Xueyan was embarrassed, and insisted on struggling slightly.

Ma Lie wrapped his hands around his back, hugged her knees, lifted them slightly, and warned: "Third Miss, if you don't want me to be exhausted, then don't move." ”

"But"

"That's all!" Ma Lie did not hesitate to say anything, and strode forward.

Huo Jun had to carry the package he had discarded and follow him closely.

After walking for a few minutes, Lu Xueyan asked him with concern: "Ma Lie, are you tired, let me down." ”

Ma Lie shook his head and said, "Don't move, and don't speak." ”

"Why?"

Ma Lie explained: "It doesn't matter what you say, but when I want to speak, I will be distracted, and my strength will be shared, it doesn't matter if you are tired, don't involve me." ”

Lu Xueyan said in a sullen voice: "Then you let me down, I'll go by myself!" ”

"Don't be verbose!" Ma Lie put his hands between her knees, ignored her advice, and walked faster. However, Ma Lie is flesh and blood after all, and his body is in condition, although he has Ziyuan True Qi to protect his body, his physique is weaker than ordinary people.

didn't go for long, Ma Lie gradually couldn't support it, it was already very difficult when he left, and he was carrying a person behind his back, which increased the burden. Lu Xueyan behind him became heavier and heavier, and his steps became very difficult, if he insisted on walking, he was afraid that he would fall to the ground from exhaustion.

Lu Xueyan felt the changes in his body, and said with concern: "Ma Lie, you let me down." ”

Huo Jun also saw it, turned his head and saw a few tall pine trees not far away, so he persuaded: "Ma Lie, let's go over there and rest, if the wolves come, let's climb the tree and hide for a while." ”

"Great idea!" Ma Lie really wanted to rest, and he didn't care about so many consequences, put down Lu Xueyan and walked quickly towards the pine forest.

"Who?" The three of them had just approached the pine forest when a dull shout rang out. Immediately afterward, a flashlight shone directly on the faces of the three people.

Ma Lie and Lu Xueyan didn't expect that there were people in this forest, and subconsciously raised their hands. Huo Jun shouted, "Hey, we're passing by." ”

"Huo Gongzi, it turned out to be you." In the woods, someone recognized Huo Jun. Soon, more than a dozen flashlights were turned on, and all of them shone on the three people.

Ma Lie blocked it with his palm, quietly looked at it with his perspective eye, and found that in the woods, there was a person standing on each tree, holding a pistol in his hand. Looking at the clothing Peugeot, it is normal to recognize Huo Jun with He Dahong's group of people, that is, the people of the Kong family.

As for why they were ambushed here, Ma Lie vaguely guessed the answer. This is the only way to get to Fengyun Ranch, and it is possible that they were ordered to ambush here, and the target was Ma Lie himself.

Thinking of this, Ma Lie lowered the hat on his head slightly and deliberately turned his head sideways. In the dark night, as long as they don't pay attention, they will definitely not recognize Ma Lie.

"Huo Gongzi, I heard that you met a pack of wolves, are you okay?" One jumped down from a tree and walked towards the three of them step by step.

Huo Jun heard his voice, recognized the person, and greeted: "Captain Xin, it's a long story, we were chased here by wolves, by the way, why are you here?" ”

The man glanced cautiously at Ma Lie and Lu Xueyan, and said in a low voice, "I came out to do something on the orders of the second son." ”

"Errands?" Huo Jun glanced at the people on the tree and asked curiously, "Captain Xin, what are you doing climbing up to the tree in the middle of the night?" ”

Captain Xin smiled implicitly and said bitterly: "Alas, who wants to come out in the middle of the night to do errands, isn't there a wolf pack in front, for the sake of safety, I have to climb to the tree first and avoid it first." ”

"Oh, too, safety is paramount." Huo Jun said a few perfunctory words to him, found an excuse, and suddenly asked, "By the way, what about your horses, do you have any extra horses coming out?" ”

Captain Xin pointed inside and said, "Yes, it's all in the woods." ”

Huo Jun said: "Then please ask Captain Xin to borrow three horses for me to use, I have an urgent matter, and I need to rush to the ranch to report to the old man." ”

"No problem, I have a few more horses here, they all ran over from the front, I guess Captain He and they have already had an accident!"

As Captain Na Xin spoke, he suddenly noticed Ma Lie and Lu Xueyan standing behind Huo Jun, and couldn't see each other's faces clearly when it was dark, and asked curiously: "Huo Gongzi, who are these two?" ”

Huo Jun stretched out his hand and pointed at Lu Xueyan and introduced, "This is the third lady of the Lu family, and that is his bodyguard." ”

"Hello, Captain Xin!" Lu Xueyan was thoughtful, knew what Huo Jun meant, and took the initiative to take a step forward and greet Captain Naxin.

"It turned out to be Miss Lu San, fortunately." Captain Xin didn't know Lu Xueyan, but when he heard the voice of a young girl, and Huo Jun introduced him, he naturally wouldn't be suspicious, and turned around and ordered the three of them to take out three horses each.

"Huo Gongzi, please get on the horse!"

Huo Jun arched his hand and said, "Thank you Captain Xin, I will mention the help Captain Xin gave me to the old man when I go back." ”

Captain Xin scratched his head and smiled, waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, it's my blessing to be able to help Huo Gongzi and Miss Lu San." ”

"Then I'll go back to the ranch first, farewell!" As he spoke, Huo Jun turned over and got on the horse, glanced at Ma Lie Lu Xueyan, and the three of them tacitly got on the horse's back and headed north.

At this moment, someone next to him whispered to Captain Xin: "Captain, I think that person seems to be Ma Lie." ”

Captain Xin was surprised and asked curiously, "Ma Lie, how did you see it?" ”

The man said: "I just received the news that Miss Lu San and Ma Lie are together, if that girl is really Miss Lu San, the person next to her is probably Ma Lie." ”

"Ma Lie is not good, they are going to run away!"

Thinking of his mission here, Captain Xin was taken aback, hurriedly took out a pistol from his waist, pointed at the three people who had just walked not far away, and shouted, "Huo Gongzi, please stay." ”

Huo Jun didn't know that there had been a change in the back, so he grabbed the reins and turned around and asked, "Captain Xin, is there anything else?" ”

The man next to him was more careful, and reminded in a low voice: "They are on the horse, don't startle the snake!" ”

Captain Xin nodded, lowered his voice and said, "Young Master Huo, I have something here to hand over to the old man, no, it is to be handed over to Miss Lu San, please come back and pick it up." ”