Between several big trees, a sturdy snow wolf stood vaguely in the white snow. Its hair was longer and whiter, exuding a tough aura. It stared ahead with its head high and its chest high, staring at the big tree.
There were Xi Mo and Chu Qiao on the tree. After a long time, it suddenly roared into the sky, turned around and ran away into the forest.
The snow wolves under the big tree seemed to have received the order, and they all stood up, took steps, and left.
"They're gone." Chong Ximo's voice rang out.
"Leaving?"
Chu Qiao let go of her hand and carefully looked under the big tree. What Chong Ximo said was true. The six snow wolves that were originally crouching under the big tree had all left at some point. Only one scurrying wolf was left.
paw prints.
"Why did you leave?" Chu Qiao asked strangely.
"Maybe they have other goals."
After Chong Ximo whispered something, he pulled out the sword from the tree trunk. He looked around again with sharp eyes before jumping down from the tree trunk.
Standing in the snow, Chong Ximo did not relax his vigilance. He held his sword and took a few steps forward vigilantly. He listened attentively. The sound of wolves howling was very far away. They were really gone. About
After a cup of tea, there was still no movement, so he slowly put away his sword and looked up at Chu Qiao.
"Come down."
"I, I can't get down..." Chu Qiao stretched out her calf in embarrassment and tried it. After much hesitation, she pulled her foot back. If she continued like this, she would basically fall down.
Chong Ximo walked under the tree and stretched out his hand to her. Only then did Chu Qiao boldly hand it to him. Before she could get ready, he suddenly pulled hard.
"Hello!"
Chu Qiao felt that her whole body was out of balance and jumped out directly.
However, she did not throw herself into the snowdrift, nor did she fall embarrassingly. Instead, she was hugged by Chong Ximo's waist and placed firmly on the snow, with a faint smile on his lips.
"I know how to ride a horse, but I am so timid." He said softly.
"No, no, actually take your time, I can do it."
Chu Qiao stuttered and blushed again. In order to relieve the embarrassment, she asked in a low voice.
"Isn't the snow wolf hiding?" She said this, her heart trembled, and she looked around uneasily. She was really afraid that a hidden snow wolf would suddenly attack them. If she wanted to climb up the tree again, she would
It's not that easy anymore.
"Don't worry, they all appear in groups. If one goes away, they are all gone. Besides, the bigger one that just appeared should be the Snow Wolf King."
"Snow Wolf King?" Chu Qiao was doubly surprised. No wonder the wolf's roar gave people a creepy feeling. It turned out to be the King of Snow Wolf.
Chong Ximo nodded, stared at the place where the Snow Wolf King appeared just now, and said something strange.
"Logically speaking, this is a small-scale operation by Snow Wolf. There is no reason for Snow Wolf King to appear. Based on past experience, once Snow Wolf sets its sights on the target, it will not give up so easily. There must be some reason."
But what the reason is, Chong Ximo can't analyze it. After all, he has done very little research on snow wolves, and there are basically no traces of snow wolves during daytime hunting.
"Maybe they were impatient to wait? Or maybe they were just too hungry and looked for something else to eat?" Chu Qiao guessed to herself.
"You can really imagine, okay, let's say it is, but the problem now is that we have to walk out of the forest."
Chong Ximo didn't want to discuss the impossible anymore, so he strode forward.
Chu Qiao looked back at the big tree, then turned around and followed Chong Ximo step by step.
The bay-red horse was pounced by the snow wolf. It was frightened and ran away. On the way, Chong Ximo whistled several times, but the bay-red horse didn't appear. It must have run far away.
"Isn't it lost?" Chu Qiao asked.
"No, it should be outside the range of the whistle." Chong Ximo raised his eyes and looked at the vast forest, estimating the approximate time it would take to walk out of the forest and reach the livestock farm.
"It will probably take an hour before we can go out. If you are tired, let's take a rest." Chong Ximo looked back at Chu Qiao. The hair on Chu Qiao's temples was already covered with frost, and her face was red with cold.
, followed her step by step, falling about three or four meters, and she couldn't walk anymore.
"Forget it, let's go, don't meet Snow Wolf again." Chu Qiao was still frightened and did not dare to delay for a moment, even though she was exhausted.
"It's dawn, and snow wolves seldom come out."
After Chong Ximo's words, Chu Qiao looked at the horizon. The sun was about to come out. The sky was painted with a layer of light white in her peripheral vision. Knowing that the snow wolf would not appear at dawn, Chu Qiao sat down on the snow. She
I was really exhausted and had to take a break no matter what.
Chong Ximo stood next to Chu Qiao, panting slightly, and white air spurted out from his mouth. It seemed that he was not walking so easily. A pair of black boots were stuck in the snow, and his eyes
Looking for something everywhere.
He took a few steps, leaned down and swept the freshly fallen snow, as if there were marks of horses' hooves on the snow, and then whistled hard.
A horse's neighing came from the forest, and soon, a burst of dust and snow flew, and a red shadow appeared within sight.
"Your horse!" Chu Qiao exclaimed, and a smile appeared on Chong Ximo's lips.
The bay-red horse ran over quickly and stopped next to Chong Ximo, nodding to him constantly, and then ate bit by bit of snow in the snow. He must have been thirsty from running.
"Get on the horse, let's get out of the forest." Chu Ximo looked at Chu Qiao.
Chu Qiao quickly stood up, slapped the snow foam on her body, and got on her horse. When she sat firmly and turned to look at Chong Ximo, he was still standing in the snow with no intention of getting on his horse.
"Aren't you coming up?" Chu Qiao asked.
"The horse has been running all night. He is very hot and must be tired. I can do it." He patted the maroon horse's neck sympathetically, then took the reins and walked out of the forest.
I really can't tell that he is such a horse-loving person.
After walking for a while, it became a little brighter, and the bay-red horse slowly walked out of the forest.
Chu Qiao raised her eyes and saw that her eyes were wide open without the obstruction of the big tree. She also saw the warehouse that made her feel annoyed. She thought of the despicable behavior of that bastard Mao Daqiu in the warehouse. If he hadn't become lustful,
How could she stray into the forest and let Chong Ximo misunderstand her intentions?
The most important thing was that she was so anxious to escape that she almost died in the forest. If she hadn't met Chong Ximo, she might not have even a bone left.
"You ride back to the palace." Chong Ximo handed the horse's reins to Chu Qiao.