C48 (2/2)
Zhuge Yan was startled by the loud sound wave. His face, which had just recovered a trace of blood, became deathly pale. His voice trembled slightly as he said, ”Lu Que, they … they really won't come close to this place?”
”Nope.” Lu Que shook his head, ”Putting aside my arrangement at the top of the cliff, just the familiarity of this group of giant wolves is far above us. This cliff is more than 200 meters tall, and the cliff is as smooth as a mirror after being washed by the flowing water.
”But what?” Zhuge Yan asked.
”It's just that if these wolves stay at the top of the cliff and don't leave, then we'll have no choice but to stay here. The food in the cave is enough for both of us to eat for a day, but after tomorrow, if the wolves still don't leave, then we'll have no food left.” Lu Que frowned and said with some worry.
”Then we'll talk about it tomorrow. Who knows, maybe those huge wolves will leave by daybreak.” Hearing Lu Que say that the wolves could not attack this place, Zhuge Yan heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. In this kind of place, one could not think as long as there was no danger in front of him.
Lu Que nodded his head. There were still bear holes in the forest, so the wolves wouldn't be here for too long.
”Not done yet?” After learning that there was no longer any danger, Zhuge Yan regained his vitality. He looked at the rabbit meat roasting unceasingly on the bonfire, smelling the fragrance of the dripping oil as it was ignited by the fire, and kept swallowing his saliva.
He removed the rabbit meat from the fire, tore off one of its hind legs, and passed the rest to Zhuge Yan. He also needed to replenish some of his physical strength; if the pack of wolves did not leave tomorrow morning, he would have to fight for the sake of safety and food. However, he did not mention this to her.
Looking at Zhuge Yan constantly exhaling hot steam, as if she was going to feed it to her mouth, Lu Que couldn't help but worry for Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu. Although their cultivations were slightly higher than Zhuge Yan's, they couldn't guarantee their safety in this place. He could only hope that the two of them would find a safe place to survive the remaining twelve days and not gather here anymore.
Seeing that Zhuge Yan's chewing movements had gradually slowed down, Lu Que felt a little strange. It was an expression of wanting to eat but not being able to. He wanted to put it down but was reluctant to do so.
”It's already baked. It won't spoil even after a night of cooking. It just doesn't taste as good as it does now.” Lu Que took the rabbit that was half-eaten by Zhuge Yan and took out a carving knife from his robes. With a few brushes, he cut off the food and threw the leftover piece of wood to the side. Then, he kicked the bones down the cliff.
”What's wrong?” Lu Que was puzzled to see Zhuge Yan staring at him unblinkingly.
”It's nothing. I was just sighing in my heart.” He said somewhat bitterly, ”Considering our identities, when did we ever worry about a single bite? Now, I understand why His Majesty hates those officials who embezzled food for disaster relief so much that he never showed any mercy when dealing with them. So it turns out that a person is really capable of doing anything when they are extremely hungry.”
”In the thousands of places in Grand Xia, sleep only requires six feet. His family was extremely rich, and he only had three meals per day. Fortunately, many generations of kings are considered benevolent kings. Even if the previous emperor was worried about pleasure, he was not strict with the people. Furthermore, now that His Majesty has annihilated the Qing Yang, he has bestowed light rewards upon the citizens for their survival, which is why he has the power and power today. ” Lu Que nodded and said.
Zhuge Yan's lips twitched, but he did not say anything. Although everyone knew about the late emperor, this was the first time he had heard someone openly criticize the late emperor's obsession with pleasure. Furthermore, the person who said this was the grandson of the late emperor. If that was the case, Lu Que could say it, but it would be hard for him to continue.
Lu Que glanced at Zhuge Yan and naturally knew that he was worried. He didn't seem to mind as he said, ”Zhuge, you probably haven't slept for a few days. Go to the cave and rest, my spare set of clothes is also inside. You can go and change now. You can no longer wear this set of clothes.”
”Fine.” It would have been better if Lu Que hadn't said anything. After hearing his words, Zhuge Yan also felt that it was difficult to endure his sleepiness. He got up and walked into the cave. Not long later, he started snoring softly.
Seeing that Zhuge Yan had already fallen asleep, Lu Que added two more pieces of wood to the fire. He leaned his back against the gable, his arms behind his head and his eyes narrowed. However, his trembling ears from time to time showed that he was not really asleep.
On the morning of the second day, Zhuge Yan was awoken by the sound of wolves howling, wailing and splashing. She opened her eyes and looked around the cave. She was shocked to find that Lu Que was no longer in the cave. He quickly picked up the treasured sword in his hand, walked to the platform on the cliff, and pulled an ivy to climb up.
When he climbed to the top of the cliff, just as he revealed his head, he could not help but feel his heart beat faster. He saw hundreds of giant white wolves encircling Lu Que in a semicircle, and not far away, there was a massive pure white wolf king like a wild bull standing majestically on a rock behind the wolf pack.
”This should be the Snow Mountain Wolf.” Seeing the huge wolf's appearance, Zhuge Yan silently commented in his heart. It was one of the sacred beasts worshipped by the Great Wasteland Temple. Its bones were huge, and it was resistant to cold attacks, but after the Qing Yang Empire was destroyed, it had been almost twenty years since he had heard of the tracks of the Snow Mountain Wolf. He did not expect that there would still be a group of them in the Mountain Sea Painting.
Zhuge Yan turned to look at Lu Que and saw four giant wolves lying dead on the ground around him. Each wolf's corpse had a bloody hole in its throat. Clearly, Lu Que had pierced through it with his spear. Zhuge Yan knew that the Snow Mountain Wolf had the strongest battle prowess among all the wolves. He wanted to climb up the cliff and lend a hand to Lu Que, but he realized that Lu Que was waving at him with his left hand on his back.
”These subordinates of yours are no match for me. If you don't want to personally take action, it's best that you take them and leave.” Lu Que stared at the wolf king and said. This wolf king was already in the yellow level and should be in the high grade yellow level. Lu Que believed it could understand what he was saying.
”Awoo ~” The Wolf King seemed to be enraged as it howled towards the sky.
Following the Wolf King's roar, six huge wolves came out from the crowd. They ran forward two steps and leaped into the air, pouncing towards Lu Que. By the side, Zhuge Yan could clearly see the fierce fangs coming out of the wolves' mouths.
”What's the point?” Lu Que sighed. He took a step forward and shifted his position in the blink of an eye. He shouted, ”A Mu dies in the middle of the afternoon while Zi Shui dies in the middle of the night. Die for me!” As soon as his voice fell, Lu Que flicked both of his wrists, and balls of spear sparks burst forth. The brilliant silver tip of the spear was pointed at the throats of the six giant wolves, and Lu Que spun around half a circle, sweeping across the bodies of the six wolves.
With six consecutive ”putong” sounds, the corpses of the six huge wolves fell in front of the rock that the White Wolf King was on. The White Wolf King was so scared that it involuntarily took two steps back, unable to fall off the rock that was not too big to begin with.
”If you encounter a defeat, you will die in a bloody battle. If you lose a battle, you will die if you don't retreat. You should leave.” Lu Que looked at the Wolf King and said. It looked like he wasn't in a confrontation with the wolves but was imparting some knowledge to the Wolf King.
Obviously, it was hesitating in its heart. It had already been here for an entire night, and was truly unwilling to leave just like that, but the teenager in front of it was clearly not someone to be trifled with. The pressure from the spear and the smell of blood, even a high-grade yellow-rank beast would be afraid of it.
On the other hand, Zhuge Yan gaped at the scene in front of him. Although Lu Que's Twelfth Longevity Spear Art was exquisite, it still could not shock him, who was born in the Zhuge family. But what was going on in front of him? Negotiating with the Wolf King? How many wolves can we kill if we can't negotiate?
This completely overturned Zhuge Yan's understanding. He had never thought that this would work. Judging from the Wolf King's appearance, it was obvious that it had been intimidated by Lu Que's methods. This caused it to hesitate and it was considering whether to leave or not. This meant that Lu Que was actually capable of doing so.
”Aowu ~” The White Wolf King seemed to have suddenly discovered something. Its gaze suddenly focused and it let out a long howl into the sky. All of the giant wolves suddenly arched their bodies and started scratching the ground with their front claws.
”You overestimate yourself.” Lu Que shouted softly.