Chapter 11: The Wolves
Let's say that although Yin Jingping was holding Duanmu Kang, he flew on the horse, and walked with Ling Fangrui in the direction pointed out by Grandma Ruan Bing, and when the sky was slightly bright, he had already seen the mountain that Ruan Bing said. But there is also this open land separated from the mountain, and this land, because of the dry grass, I can't see where the road is, but fortunately, the snow-capped mountain stands on the other side of the plain, and the sky has become brighter, and I am not afraid of losing my way.
Duanmu Kang was still unconscious, as if he was asleep, and the snowflakes slid down his cheeks and melted away in an instant. If you look closely, your already blackened cheeks haven't changed much. Ling and Yin didn't speak, they glanced at each other, and walked towards the depths of the plain.
For a moment, "Woo, ahhhh Yin Jingping, who had been a hunter, naturally knew that it was the wolves calling their companions. At that moment, he immediately tightened the reins and looked back at the junior sister behind him.
Ling Fangrui nodded, signaling that she heard it too, and made a gesture not to speak. Both hoped that it was just wolves passing by, so they tried not to make a sound.
But it was not as they imagined, slowly, the sound got closer and closer, and they found that the sound had spread to all sides, surrounding them. Yes, the wolves are not passing by, they are coming for them.
In the blink of an eye, a gray wolf had already sprung out of the weeds, the second, the third, there were already more than a dozen wolves, and the wolves behind were still coming forward in a steady stream. But the wolves did not attack immediately, but only stopped five or six feet away from the three of them, their necks tilted forward, and their eyes stared directly at the three of them. At this time, a wolf slowly walked out of the grass directly in front of Yin Jingping, until it stopped at the front of the wolf pack, two feet away from the three of them.
This wolf is all black, much taller than the rest of the wolves, with a low cry, and its eyes are different from other wolves, revealing a cold posture, obviously, this is the leader of the wolf pack.
Ling and Yin were at a loss for what to do with this sudden wolf pack, and they wanted to meet one or two wolves on weekdays, and with their superb martial arts, they could easily deal with it.
But today is different:
First, there are so many wolves that it is difficult to get out of the way, let alone defeat them all.
Second, the purpose of their trip was to go up the mountain to seek treatment for Duanmu Kang, and to fight viciously with the wolves, naturally it was inevitable to consume physical strength and waste time, and to retreat was to abandon Duanmu Kang's life.
Third, Duanmu Kang fell asleep in Yin Jingping's arms, because he was a hungry wolf, and when he was fighting, he couldn't put Duanmu Kang on the ground.
The wolf king began to roar, and with each sound, the wolves took a step closer to the three of them. The two were still on their horses, but the horses were already standing for fear of the wolves.
Ling Fangrui pulled out the cold light sword, and Yin Jingping also tied Duanmu Kang to his back with a tiger skin coat, and held the red tassel spear tightly with both hands. The wolves are getting closer. In the distance, the wolf king stopped roaring, the wolves stopped, Ling and Yin saw this scene, they didn't feel a cold sweat, beads of sweat fell on their foreheads, and they fell into the snow through their eyelids and disappeared.
The horses were frightened, Ling Fangrui really couldn't stand this atmosphere, she was afraid that if it went on like this, it would delay Duanmu Kang's treatment, so she was about to step forward with her sword, Yin Jingping whispered: "Senior sister, don't!"
Hearing Yin Jingping say this, Ling Fangrui lowered the tip of her sword and said in her heart: "Senior brother has always been the most calm in handling affairs, otherwise my father would not have sent him to follow me." When he said this, he naturally already had a plan. ”
Sure enough, Yin Jingping whispered: "Senior sister, untie the tiger skin on my body and hold Akang." The two dismounted slowly, but remained intently watching the wolves. Ling Fangrui untied the tiger skin as she said and held Duanmu Kang in her arms. Only then did they realize that the weeds were not as they had seen, and that the weeds were not yet at a noticeable height on horseback, and that they were now on horseback, and their legs were sunk into the snow, and they found that the tip of the weeds had reached the top of their heads.
Yin Jingping lived alone as a hunter, and the flint was naturally always carried with him, so he tore off a large piece of tiger skin, wrapped it around the head of the spear, and lit it. The grease was already dry, but when it met the fire, it immediately burned, making a crackling sound and releasing a scorching odor. No, in the eyes of the wolves, the burnt smell of the oil and hair is like a delicacy, and the wolves are instantly unstable.
Yin Jingping didn't know such a truth, his purpose was this. I saw him tear off a piece of tiger skin again, and threw it into the wolves with all his strength, and in an instant, you fought for me, and the whole wolf pack was in chaos. When the wolf king saw this, he roared and ran over. The other wolves only saw that the wolf king was approaching, and no longer fought for the tiger skin, and they all quieted down.
The wolf king sniffed out the tiger skin that had been removed by the wolves on the ground, and roared in a low voice, as if communicating with the wolf. The wolf who suddenly stood guard roared loudly, as if to attract the attention of the wolf king. When the wolf king turned his head to look at where the three of them had been standing, they were long gone. The wolf king smelled the smell and tried to find the direction where the three of them fled, but the smell of burning tiger skins was all around, and he couldn't find it anymore. At this moment, the weeds that had long since dried up had already burned, and the fire spread rapidly.
The wolf king knew that he had to make a decision immediately, and he understood that a meal in winter was very rare, and when he encountered three delicious foods at once, he naturally couldn't let it go. It whispers or "squeaks" or "whines" to communicate with the wolves. It seemed that a decision was made quickly, and the wolves divided into several teams and chased them deeper into the plain.
It turned out that after Yin Jingping threw the tiger skin into the wolf pack, he saw which direction the wolves around him were chasing, and when the wolf king no longer looked at them, he shook off the burning tiger skin of the spear head, and the burning tiger skin ignited the dry weeds, and the smoke was billowing for a while. Waiting for this moment, Yin Jingping hugged Duanmu Kang, turned over on the horse, and galloped with his sister Ling Fangrui. However, due to the unusual route of walking in the snow, after a while, the horses' steps slowed down. But at this moment, there was another cry, and it was obvious that a small detachment of wolves had caught up with them, and the rest of the wolf detachments heard the barks of their companions and approached in this direction.
The wolf king was the first to burst out of the grass and stood in front of them, roaring, as if provocative, as if to say, "You want to run again?"
The horses were frightened again and stood backwards, their front legs raised high, and Ling and Yin jumped on the grass and stood back to back. Yin Jingping put down Duanmu Kang in his arms, reason made him quickly squat down, took off one boot, lit it, and picked it at the head of the gun, the other one was still wearing, and he didn't throw it into the wolves like before, he naturally knew that the wolves would not be fooled again. When the wolves saw the firelight, they did not come closer, and stood in place, as if waiting for the wolf king's orders.
A gray wolf heard the wolf king's order and pounced, and Yin Jingping kicked it away. The wolf was in pain, "squeaked", looked at the wolf king, and waited for the wolf king's signal. When the wolf king saw Yin Jingping's kick, he kicked him away, and he didn't signal the wolf to attack again, but just stared at Yin Jingping and the three of them quietly.
The boots were about to burn out, and Yin Jingping took off the other one and lit it. He knew that there was no way to go on like this, and that there would be a time when the clothes would burn out. Unlike then, you can't light the weeds around you again. Now I can't escape, if I light the weeds, the smoke is billowing, and I and my sister can still hold our breath for some time, but Duanmu Kang is different, his breathing is weak, and he has to kill if he inhales thick smoke.
At this moment, Yin Jingping's horse was frightened and turned to flee, but he didn't run far before he heard the fierce cry of the horse, and it was obvious that the horse had been attacked by several wolves. And here, the wolf king is still staring, so naturally he can't go.
Yin Jingping secretly sighed that the wolf was smart, there was no fear, at this time, there was only despair, and there was nothing worse in the world than despair. Ling Fangrui's eyes were faintly bloodshot, maybe it was because she hadn't slept all night, but I think it was more because she was worried about the desperation of delaying the treatment of Duanmu Kang!
Yin Jingping also understands that now, no matter what, he can't hide from a vicious battle, so he simply threw off his spearhead boots and held the spear tightly.
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance.
The sound of horses' hooves means that someone may come, whether it is friend or foe, and it is always a joy to see someone in loneliness and despair.
"Is it Yin Daxia?", a shout came from a distance, it was Dai Hu's voice. When the voice came here, it was already very weak, and Ling and Yin had superb internal skills, so they could hear it clearly.
Yin Jingping said loudly in the direction where the voice came: "It's me!, but Jifengzhai is a good man?" His words should be listened to in front of him, and his voice is no different from that of ordinary conversations, but at this moment, Yin Jingping has already integrated his internal strength into it, and his voice is worn far away, the purpose is to be able to let people hear clearly.
Dai Hu laughed: "Haha, it's really you, it's not easy, finally caught up!"
Yin Jingping heard it clearly, and hurriedly continued: "There are wolves, don't approach. The words spread farther and clearer.
Dai Hu and the three of them heard that there were wolves, and immediately tightened the reins and turned over and dismounted. Dai Hu cut down a two-meter-high pine tree from the edge of the plain, tied it to the tail of the horse, and asked Yang Yuzhong for a flint to light it. As we all know, pine trees are only a little bit because of their oil, even though they are wet.
Dai Hu got up and got on the horse, the horse's tail was in pain, and he galloped away in an instant, Yan Bin and Yang Yuzhong followed closely behind. Hearing Yin Jingping say that there were wolves, the three of them didn't care, thinking: It's just a few wolves! What's so terrible, it's not like they haven't encountered it before!
Sure enough, Yang Yuzhong shouted: "Yin Daxia, don't worry, we'll help you deal with it." "He himself has dealt with wolves alone many times, even if there are three or five.
Yin Jingping thought to himself: "There are so many wolves in front of you, how can this scene not make people anxious!" Ling Fangrui has lived in the south since she was a child, and she is not familiar with the wolves in the north. But after hearing that the heroes of Jifeng Village were so confident, I thought that they naturally had a good way to deal with the wolves. It was joy and gratitude, and he was already a lot more relaxed at this time, put down the "cold light sword" in his hand, and hugged Duanmu Kang, with great love.
The sound of the horse's hooves became louder and louder, and the wolves in that direction naturally got out of the way when they saw the firelight.
Suddenly, a figure rushed in from the weeds, it was Dai Hu. When he saw Ling Fangrui and the three of them, he immediately tightened the reins, stopped, looked at Yin Jingping, and asked, "Yin Daxia, I know, you don't like to joke, and now you can play tricks on me." "Angry.
Yin Jingping looked at Dai Hu, smiled bitterly, shook his head and pointed behind Dai Hu. Dai Hu turned his head to see that this surprise was not trivial, his forehead and back were cold, and he broke out in a cold sweat, and shouted: "Tsk, my heavenly grandfather, how is this a wolf pack, this is clearly a big, big wolf pack!"
Then, Yan Bin and Yang Yuzhong also came from the road opened up by Dai Hu. Seeing the scene in front of them, they were all surprised, and said in their hearts, "How many wolves are so large, at least a dozen wolves!"
It's not useful to be surprised, it's important to deal with the wolves in front of you. For a while, Yan Bin also seemed to forget the reason for coming this time, and did not ask Yin Jingping about the owner of the thatched house. The three of them turned over and dismounted, approaching Ling and Yin, and several of them formed a circle back to back, always paying attention to this very large wolf pack.