Chapter Twenty-Three: Encountering the Wolves
He hurriedly put on his robe and faced everything around him vigilantly. There was silence all around, and in the moonlight, a wolf with an unusually strong body suddenly stood at the corner of the mountain road. At this moment, it looked at Xiao Yunyan with a fierce light and provocatively, and Xiao Yunyan could see from its fierce and fierce gaze that this was obviously a wolf that had tamed countless people.
"Luckily, there's only one." When he clenched the sword in his hand tightly, suddenly the wolf pounced on him, and Xiao Yunyan dodged for a while. The wolf was extremely cunning, sometimes he struck the west, and sometimes he made a false move, but fortunately, Xiao Yunyan was quick and avoided it. When a man and a wolf were fighting each other, Xiao Yunyan kept discovering that there were a lot of white bones on the ground. It was a human skull, and it was the bones of a horse. He originally wanted to scare the wolf away, but obviously the wolf looked like he would not give up, so Xiao Yunyan saw the opportunity, quickly and ruthlessly raised his sword and stabbed at it, and the wolf "whooped" A long howl, the howl was very different from the previous sound, this time it seemed to have the meaning of calling, and the tragedy before death.
"Oh no, that wolf might attract a whole bunch of wolves." When Xiao Yunyan realized that something bad was wrong, Helian Yi saw that the wolf that was stabbed by Xiao Yunyan was suddenly falling.
Xiao Yunyan turned his head and pulled Helian Yi: "Let's go, there will be wolves here." ”
As he spoke, the two quickly mounted their horses and galloped away. After a short run of flat roads, suddenly, the road ahead was blocked by a steep slope, and it seemed that there was no longer any place to work, so the two had to stop. At this stop, the two of them heard the sound of beasts running in the silent night sky, and it seemed that it was really a wolf chasing after them. The sound of the wolves running closer and closer, and from time to time they let out a howl, as if they were still calling for companionship.
The slope was extremely steep, Xiao Yunyan hesitated for a while, but saw piles of white bones on the ground, so he had to tell Helian Yi: "Hold me tight." ”
Helian Yi wrapped her arms tightly around his waist, originally, the steep slope really made her panic, but this hug, all her fear suddenly came to naught. Along the way, she always believed for no reason that as long as Xiao Yunyan was protected, no matter how dangerous the road was, it could turn into a smooth road. As long as she was by his side, she was not afraid of anything.
Xiao Yunyan didn't say a word, and rushed up the steep slope as fast as he could. I finally climbed the flat ground, and saw that the ground was overgrown with weeds and the terrain was rugged, which hindered the horse's speed. Suddenly, wolves scattered in all directions, taking shortcuts, rushing over and besieging the two of them. Xiao Yunyan roughly estimated that there were about thirty wolves. For a while, neither side dared to act rashly, and each was deadlocked. There was a stalemate for a while, and those wolves took the initiative to pounce from everywhere, Xiao Yunyan immediately responded, raised his sword and waved his hand to slash at those wolves. As soon as he slashed at him, one wolf after another rushed over and attacked the wolves, and in an instant, blood gushed out and fell to the ground with a whining.
And at this moment, more wolves found a countermeasure and attacked He Lianyi behind Xiao Yunyan. Several tall wolves rushed towards Helian Yi and bit her, Helian Yi screamed in fright, Xiao Yunyan could take care of this side, but he couldn't take care of that side, the long sword slashed backwards indiscriminately, and at this time, several wolves tore at the horse's legs, and after the horse let out a tragic neigh, it suddenly fell. In an instant, the wolves swarmed forward, and in a few moments they had gathered their horses around and feasted on them.
Helian Yi was stunned by the situation in front of him, and almost collapsed in Xiao Yunyan's arms. At this moment, the head wolf seemed to give an order to attack the two first, and the wolf with a mouth full of blood rushed towards them.
Xiao Yunyan has usually experienced a lot of battles, and at this time he secretly complained in his heart: the horse is dead, and he is dealing with so many wolves tonight, unless he kills them one by one, the two of them will also become their belly food. As soon as the two of them stood up, the group of wolves pounced on them, and Xiao Yunyan swung his sword to deal with the wolves while shouting to He Lianyi: "Hold on to me." ”
However, at this time, the wolves tried their best to separate the two, and several wolves pounced on Helian Yi at the same time, Helian Yi suddenly became calm, and begged Xiao Yunyan: "Your Highness, promise me, if you are still alive, you must help me kill Helian Dingbang in the future and inform me." As he spoke, Helian Yi's hand holding the corner of Xiao Yunyan's clothes loosened, and when the wolves saw the situation, they all rushed towards her for a while, and the two of them immediately dispersed.
"What nonsense, give me your hand." Xiao Yunyan yelled at her while rushing to Helian Yi's side desperately.
Helian Yi was bitten by wolves while shouting: "The two of us are like this, no one can live......"
Xiao Yunyan slashed a wolf with a wave of his hand, and the momentum of his sword shook the wolves, and they all dodged and fled for a while. Xiao Yunyan pulled up the injured He Lianyi and protected her by his side.
The wolves were also a little afraid of Xiao Yunyan at this time, and they didn't dare to step forward for a while, Helian Yi was already weak and powerless, and it was difficult to stand up again, thanks to Xiao Yunyan holding her tightly to support her.
"Your Highness, I didn't think we would die here today."
"Either way, we're all in this together."
Helian Yi looked at him, and the fear in his heart suddenly dissipated. Although he is still burdened with unfinished regrets, it is a great comfort to have him by his side at this time.
At this time, the first wolf in the wolf pack seemed to give an order, ordering them to attack the two quickly, and for a while, the remaining twenty or so wolves all pounced, Xiao Yunyan held Helian Yi in one hand, raised his sword in the other, and swept towards the wolves. Knowing that Xiao Yunyan was difficult to deal with, the target of several wolves seemed to be aimed at Helian Yi, and they seemed to feel that as long as the two were separated, as soon as Helian Yi fell into their hands, Xiao Yunyan would escape. At this time, seeing Xiao Yunyan hugging He Lianyi, he bit Xiao Yunyan's hands, arms, and thighs, and the two were forcibly separated by several wolves.
Helian Yi had no support and fell to the ground with a bang. Xiao Yunyan was in a hurry, once she fell, she would be eaten alive by the wolves. For a while, he picked up his sword and swept over, and the wolves were frightened by his formation, and they unconsciously dodged. Xiao Yunyan's eyes forced to look at the head wolf, and the head wolf was also frightened by him and took a few steps back, Xiao Yunyan walked to Helian Yi's side, seeing her unconscious, Xiao Yunyan half-squatted, holding her with one hand, holding a sword in the other, and looking around vigilantly.
"Yi'er, wake up." Xiao Yunyan couldn't stop shouting Helian Yi, but she never saw her respond. Xiao Yunyan poked towards He Lianyi's snort, but fortunately, his breath was quite stable, so he was relieved.
Man and wolf are still at a stalemate with each other. Suddenly, the sound of iron striking resounded in the night sky, and the sound became denser and louder. Various strange howls began to erupt from the wolves, as well as frightened sounds. After a while, there was already a shadow of fire in the distance, and the fire was getting closer and closer with the sound of horses' hooves galloping.
The boiling noise of the wolves became louder again, and some of the wolves moved their steps one after another, and they couldn't stop retreating. Xiao Yunyan suddenly understood that these wolves were afraid of the sound of iron weapons and fire, so they kept hitting the saddle with the hilt of their swords, and at this time, the wolves immediately scattered and fled. But for a moment, the wolves had disappeared without a trace.
"Yi'er, wake up." Xiao Yunyan still couldn't stop shouting at He Lianyi, but she was still ignorant and unconscious. At this time, the man was getting closer and closer on his horse, and he couldn't stop shouting words that Xiao Yunyan didn't understand, like some code. Although Xiao Yunyan didn't understand, he expected that the person who came was a friend rather than an enemy, so he shouted loudly: "I'm here." ”
The person who came followed the sound all the way, and when they came to the front, through the firelight, they were both shocked by the appearance of the other. The person who came was a teenager, he obviously rarely saw people of different races, and he was very surprised to see Xiao Yunyan's outfit. And Xiao Yunyan was even more surprised after seeing his face clearly through the moonlight.