Chapter 12: Wang She Coveting the Secret Skill (1/2)
Chapter 12: Wang She Coveting the Secret Skill
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It was the dead of night and the whole mountain village was in peace and darkness, except for the faint light in the house of the Zhou's.
The pale yellow light looked like a small bean, tearing out a piece of brightness in the endless night. Wang Tianlei was laying down on a small table, quietly snoring; it seemed that he had fallen asleep. Mrs. Zhou was sitting in bed lethargically, occasionally wetting a towel in a nearby basin and putting it on the forehead of Little Shiba, sighing every now and then.
What had happened the day before made her totally scared. Yesterday, a black bear rushed into her daughter's house, and her son, Little Shiba, came out boldly, holding a hatchet, and directly hacked into the black bear's throat by some chance just when his sister was about to be swallowed. Little Shiba killed the black bear, and her daughter was rescued. However, Little Shiba himself was injured under the bear's paw and was unconscious until now with a high fever.
Her daughter was shocked and almost lost her impending baby. Fortunately, with God blessing, the woman was so lucky that she gave birth to a white and fat boy safely, giving Mrs. Zhou a grandson. Such joys and sorrows occurred in just one day. She did not know whether she was going to be happy or not, but in general, it seemed that happiness held the upper hand.
A doctor from Qingyang Market had diagnosed Little Shiba, and said that he was a lucky guy. Although he was hit by the bear's paw, he was not injured seriously, with only some of his bones and muscles hurt and some of his skin scratched. He would be fine after a period of resting. However, it seemed that Little Shiba was frightened yesterday and had caught a fever that night, lasting for a whole day with no evidence of relief. Mrs. Zhou could not think of a better idea than cooling him with a wet towel.
Her son-in-law, named Wang Tianlei, was a reasonable man. He knew that Little Shiba did not only save his own sister, but also saved his parents and the baby in his wife's womb, which was a great blessing for the people that lived in the mountains. Therefore, he put his new-born baby aside for that moment and ran around for Little Shiba for two days. He got a doctor from Qingyang Market and took care of Little Shiba in every possible way, without resting for 24 hours. Only when Little Shiba managed to keep the fever down did Wang Tianlei fall asleep on the table gently, feeling relieved.
”People always say that one who survives a great disaster is destined to good fortune forever, and I'm wondering whether you, my boy, are really so blessed!” Looking at Little Shiba whose face was covered with sweat, Mrs. Zhou sighed in her heart, with a little tender love in her eyes, but actually, more confusion.
”Uh, uh—!”
Little Shiba, who remained unconscious over the past days, twitched his face suddenly as Mrs. Zhou was entranced by him. He showed a painful expression, and then suddenly opened his eyes as if shocked by something. The brightness in his eyes dimmed for a second before he sat up from the bed.
”Little Shiba, you woke up! Are you all right?” Mrs. Zhou quickly grabbed his body and tried to support him, and then asked him with concern. At that moment, Wang Tianlei, who had been sleeping on the table, was awakened by the noise. Seeing Little Shiba sitting in bed, he jumped up all of a sudden.
”Little Shiba, you woke up. Great! I knew that you were blessed by the gods since you were capable of killing the big black bear. I never believed that you would be defeated!”
Having just woken up from the long sleep, Little Shiba looked a bit lost in his eyes. He looked around blankly and asked, ”Where... where am I?”
”You are at home!” Mrs. Zhou suddenly hugged Little Shiba in her arms, with tears bursting from her eyes. ”You bad boy! You scared me so badly... Hum... Hum...!”
At that moment, she could not continue her words anymore, clasping Little Shiba with cries of relief, as the heavy burden in her heart began to recede.
Little Shiba regained his consciousness gradually. Suffering from a dry mouth and with nothing in his stomach, he felt extremely thirsty and hungry.
”Mom, water... I want some water.” He struggled to speak since he was a little out of breath in Mrs. Zhou's tight hug.
”Oh, water. Of course you need water.”
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhou quickly let her son go, and suddenly remembered that her son had been in a coma for two days without drinking or eating. She released Little Shiba in a hurry, wiped her tears and said, ”Well, stay here for a moment. I'll get you some porridge.”
”Thank you, mom!” Little Shiba said in a hoarse voice and nodded. At that point, he felt that his throat was smoking.
Seeing Mrs. Zhou hurry to leave, Wang Tianlei took the opportunity to go over to Little Shiba on the bed and said, ”Little Shiba, at this time, I, your brother-in-law, must express my great thanks to you!”
”My brother-in-law?!” Little Shiba was still in confusion then, but seeing Wang Tianlei, his face changed suddenly as if a certain memory had just resurfaced in his mind. He asked, ”Oh, is my sister all right?”
”Yeah, they are both safe and sound thanks to you.”
”Both?” Little Shiba blanked out for a moment and then immediately realized what his brother-in-law meant. He suddenly cried, ”My sister gave birth to a baby? I'm an uncle now!”
Before his voice had died away, he had a burst of a coughing.
”Ah, yeah, your sister and the baby are both all right.” Wang Tianlei quickly leaned forward toward him and patted his back. ”Oh my god, you can't get so excited. How could I explain to your sister and my parents-in-law if something happened to you again?”
”Hei, hei... ” Little Shiba laughed gently. He did not speak, and actually, he did not dare to speak, since when he did, his throat was so sore as if it was being torn, and he was really uncomfortable. So he just sat there, listening to the words of gratitude from Wang Tianlei, gleaning the information that he wanted to know. From the current situation, he knew that his actions this time could be considered a worthy thing.
The dead black bear that ran into the village to cause trouble was lying in their yard now. Once the snow had stopped, its skin would fetch quite a lot in Qingyang Market. Although its meat had yet to be treated in the busy past couple of days, Little Shiba knew that the bear's meat, in addition to the small parts used as gifts for the neighbors and relatives, would mostly be sold in Qingyang Market together with the bear's skin, leaving only a quite small part at home for food.
”In this way, my brother-in-law owes me a lot. Hei, hei. It will be much easier next time when I want to gain advantages from him.” Looking at the excited Wang Tianlei, Little Shiba was also secretly excited in his heart.
At that time, Mrs. Zhou pushed the door open and came in with a bowl of porridge in her hands. ”Come on, Little Shiba, have some porridge. You'd better not eat too much though, since you haven't eaten anything for days.”
It was natural for Little Shiba to understand. Then, Wang Tianlei stood up and said, ”Mom, now that Little Shiba has awakened, I want to go back, and... ”
”Well, well, go back now. I know that you can't wait to see your baby son, right? And tell Hua-er that Little Shiba has awakened, and not to worry about him.”
”Okay!” Wang Tianlei quickly replied and then excitedly ran toward his home.
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Misty Mountain, West Mountain Pass—
The Younger's body was floating in the wind, traveling at an extremely fast pace, and he arrived at the entrance of West Mountain in seconds. It was a place where the voices of heavy howling and reproach came from.
The entrance of West Mountain at that moment was already in a mess, with dozens of corpses toppled down on the ground in a disordered fashion. All of them were killed by critical strikes without any opportunities to resist, and each of them had only one mortal wound—three quick and forceful claws in their throats.
Looking at the inside area of the mountain pass, there were dozens of people besieging a giant wolf that had only one eye.