Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Departure
After two days have pa.s.sed, Xiao ChaoYuan along with Elder Ming spurred the horses and left. Inside the Xiao family’s courtyard remains only Xiao Xiao. Several famous bodyguards and female servants as well as a horsekeeper defended the Xiao family’s courtyard.
Although the Xiao family is only of the aristocratic families, any aristocratic family in WuChui village was far more imposing. Even the merchant families who were only a bit prosperous had more bodyguards and servants.
The night’s darkness was like a black cloud, rolling and engulfing the Xiao family’s courtyard. Whenever the darkness descended, Xiao Xiao would always carry the short-tailed black dog and stay in front of the courtyard gate. He would sentimentally look into the distant night because this was the time when his father would return.
Inside the Xiao family courtyard, Xiao Xiao wore thicker clothing than usual. When he was walking out the gate, he incidentally greeted at the bodyguards who were on duty.
“Young master, do not stay out too long. Come back a bit earlier to rest!” the bodyguard YongHe kindly warned. Each one of the Xiao family’s bodyguard was accustomed to the Xiao family’s young master, sighing with the feeling that the world was unfair and taking pity on Xiao Xiao.
The Xiao family was benevolent, but unexpectedly did not receive Heaven’s concern. Although the Xiao family was one of the aristocratic family, they have never impose any master servant control to the lower cla.s.s people. They treated the lower cla.s.s people with warmness. Both the old master Xiao ChaoYuan and the young master Xiao Xiao. treated everyone the same.
As a result, the bodyguards in the Xiao family’s inner courtyard and the lower cla.s.s people naturally respected the Xiao family. as well as treating the young master Xiao Xiao with love and protection, and further sympathizing to his bitter experience……
Because the old master had to leave for a outside matter, they were more concern for Xiao Xiao’s safety.
“I know! Uncle YongHe you are so pesky!” Xiao Xiao snappily stuck his tongue and laughed. Obviously, Xiao Xiao’s action did not anger the bodyguard YongHe, but it made the other party feel as if Xiao Xiao spoke like a mischievous junior.
Indeed in this way, the nine great bodyguard plus one famous commander of the body guards were all very concerned toward Xiao Xiao. It was not because the other party was their young master, but because they already want to treat this young master as their junior, to cherish and to treasure.
As he gaze into the distant, the thin figure had already left the courtyard gate. The bodyguard YongHe could not help but smile and scold, “Brat!” His mouth scold in this way, but his expression showed deep affection instead.
As the thin figure gradually mix into the night, only until it completely disappear that the outer courtyard gates, the sound of a weak sigh could be heard behind Xiao Xiao……
It was already deep into the night, thus inside the Xiao family’s great courtyard was a complete mess. the bodyguards were alright, the female servants were fine. They have already rummage through several miles from the great Xiao family’s courtyard, but could not find their young master —— Xiao Xiao.
The people within the courtyard were already anxious like ants on a hot pot., but this had nothing to do with Xiao Xiao anymore. At that moment, he had already climbed over the peak of TianZi mountain range.
Although it was already late at night, Xiao Xiao had originally flamed his pale face with his torch and appeared particularly flush that even beads of sweat seeped out from above his forehead. His left hand supported his knee as his chest breathed heavily. He opened his mouth and took large gasps of the coa.r.s.e air.
He hastened his journey with all his strength, afraid that the family’s bodyguard would catch up. He wanted to leaves as far from home as possible, but feared that it was not going to be easy. Seeing that the oil above his torch was burning out, Xiao Xiao laughed bitterly.
He looked around and discovered bamboo growing densely together, He could still get by tonight. Shortly afterwards, he sticked the torched on the ground and started to set down a layer of thick dry yellow bamboo leaves.
After some effort, the withered yellow leaves were piled together up to his foot’s height. Xiao Xiao’s entire body collapsed on top of the pile of bamboo leaves. Besides cus.h.i.+oning the weight of Xiao Xiao’s fall, it immediately made his body bounce back, causing some bamboo leaves to splatter.
Xiao Xiao was already so tired that he did not move a hair’s breadth. He extended his hand to push aside the dried leaves and placed the whining black dog to his chest to hold: “Xiao Hei. tonight we will consider this pile of dry leaves as our bed. Behave and don’t whine anymore!”
As Xiao Xiao calmed Xiao Hei, the whining sound gradually weakened. The two of them embraced each other as they fell asleep on the pile of dry leaves. Perhaps the all-night climb on TianZi mountain range really did make them exhausted…….
They did not know how long they slept. A burst of cold air blew, the swirl fluttered the dry leaves, causing the sound asleep Xiao Xiao to s.h.i.+ver. He subconsciously opened his pair of eyes and looked around.
It seemed alright, but once he looked, he started.
Feeling pairs of eyes move in the lush fields, Xiao Xiao grabbed the green bamboo above his head and stood up. The black dog on his foot appeared alert. It wished to cry out a whine, yet forced its throat shut and retreated back. After that, it hid behind Xiao Xiao’s trousers.
Xiao Xiao did not dare to move. Rather, he held out a flint paper from within his cuff. With one blow, a small flame immediately emerge. As soon as they felt the flame’s radiance, the surrounding wolves subconsciously backed away.
TL: baike.baidu.com/view/40081.htm
Xiao Xiao, who was in a life or death crisis right now right now, did not panic. Instead, he was exceptionally calm. After his state of mind was a little more stable, he felt that this method would not work. Once the feral wolves realize that the flint paper will not harm them, there would be no chance of escaping.
He glanced at the surrounding wolves and estimated that there were as much as 5 or 6 wolves. His eyes s.h.i.+fted to look at the pile of dry leaves and an idea suddenly appeared. He slowly crouched down and as soon as he lit the pile of dry leaves, it immediately ignited.