Wolf Calamity

The Wolf King hesitated for a moment.

In the end, hunger proved too strong, and it stepped toward the bait Li Xiao had left behind.

Seeing this, the other gray wolves immediately followed, close behind the Wolf King in a loose line.

It followed the scent on the ground, sniffing its way forward.

There were not many scraps of roe deer meat Li Xiao had left behind, but every piece carried the rich scent of "Howling Moon Incense."

It was as though an invisible line had been drawn across the ground, precisely guiding their way.

The Wolf Pack did not move quickly. Every so often, they stopped to sniff around and warily survey their surroundings.

But the temptation was simply too great, and with prey scarce in the mountains, they ultimately made their way step by step toward the Foot of the Mountain.

At the Foot of the Mountain lay the village where Granny Wang lived.

Kitchen Smoke curled through the village at this hour, and Crowing and Barking could faintly be heard. No one noticed that a pack of hungry Wild Wolves was following the scent and silently drawing near.

The Wolf King led the Wolf Pack through a patch of low Bushes and stopped beneath the Old Scholar Tree at the Village Entrance.

It raised its head and sniffed hard. That intoxicating scent was growing stronger and stronger.

The source seemed to be a household not far away—the low Earthen House belonging to Granny Wang.

Its green, ghostly eyes stared at the tightly shut Wooden Door, while a low howl rumbled from its throat.

The gray wolves behind it grew restless as well, scraping their claws through the dirt. They had clearly locked onto their target.

At this moment, Granny Wang looked like a Pig Head.

One of her eyes had been beaten so badly she could not open it, while the other was narrowed to a slit.

She hunched over as she busied herself in the kitchen. Any slight movement sent piercing pain shooting through her body.

"Damn Little Beast, why hadn't the Lin Family beaten you to death?

All you know is how to bully this Old Woman. Just wait—Chen Hu won't let you off."

Granny Wang cursed under her breath.

She had already decided that after resting for a few more days, she would go complain to Chen Hu. She had caught that girl Li Yu, only for Li Xiao to rescue her!

The cooked duck had flown away.

Surely Chen Hu could not blame her for that.

Still cursing, Granny Wang turned to fetch more dry firewood from the Firewood Room.

As soon as she reached the corner of the courtyard, she saw that the Firewood Room door was ajar, creaking as the wind blew against it.

"Which damned Wild Dog dares sneak into my yard to steal things!"

She spat, endured the pain wracking her body, and limped over to shut the door.

The moment her hand touched the door panel, a Fishy Smell suddenly rushed into her face, mixed with a familiar Wild Aura that made her scalp go numb.

Granny Wang's heart skipped a beat, and the eye she could barely open flew wide.

The Firewood Room was pitch-black. In the darkness, she could vaguely make out several pairs of green Light Spots staring fixedly at her!

"W-Wolves!"

Granny Wang's scream caught in her throat. She froze stiff from fright, as though she had been nailed to the spot.

Only then did she realize that the scent she had smelled earlier was no Wild Dog smell at all—it was the rank odor of wolves!

The Wolf Pack in the Firewood Room was stirred by her commotion. Low howls came from within, carrying undisguised hunger and ferocity.

The Black Wolf King slowly emerged from the shadows of the Firewood Room.

Its enormous body nearly blocked the doorway, saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth and splattering the ground into tiny Wet Marks.

Granny Wang was scared out of her wits. How could she dare think of anything else? She turned and tried to run.

But her injuries had not healed to begin with, and her legs had gone Weak from fear. After taking just one step, she fell to the ground with a thud. The pain made her bare her teeth in agony, yet she had even forgotten how to cry.

The Wolf King gave a low roar, and the gray wolves behind it immediately surged out of the Firewood Room like streaks of gray lightning, surrounding her in an instant.

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Their green, ghostly eyes flashed with Cold Light beneath the sun. Up close, their Fangs and the streaks of blood clinging to them could be seen clearly.

"D-Don't come over..."

Granny Wang trembled like chaff in a sieve, her hands clawing wildly at the ground.

She found a stone and tried to throw it, but a gray wolf suddenly let out a fierce howl. Her hand went limp in fright, and the stone clattered to the ground.

That faint sound seemed to light a fuse.

The Wolf King lunged forward, its massive paw pinning Granny Wang's back. Its foul breath sprayed against the back of her neck, making every hair on her body stand on end.

"Help! Help!"

Granny Wang finally came to her senses and let out piercing Screams of Agony, her voice tearing through the village's stillness.

But most homes in the village were far apart, and this was the busiest time of day. Who would notice the commotion in this remote little courtyard?

The Screams of Agony gradually weakened into faint whimpers, then vanished completely beneath the Wolf Pack's low growls and tearing bites.

Sunlight still shone upon the little courtyard, and the Firewood Room door still creaked in the wind, as though nothing had happened.

Only the steadily spreading pool of blood on the ground silently told of everything that had just occurred.

Hunter Zhang from the eastern end of the village was the first to notice something was wrong.

He had just returned from the mountains with his bow and arrows on his back when he spotted several gray wolves prowling outside Granny Wang's Courtyard wall from afar. Their green, ghostly eyes looked especially chilling in the sunlight.

Hunter Zhang's heart lurched.

"Wolves! There are wolves!"

Hunter Zhang's loud shout instantly shattered the village's silence.

Hearing the cry, the villagers hurried out from their homes and gathered in this direction.

The moment they saw the Wolf Pack, they were all startled.

Some hurried back inside to grab hoes and Carrying poles, while others beat bronze gongs. The booming clangs echoed through the village as they tried to frighten off the Wolf Pack.

"It's Granny Wang's house!" someone recognized the courtyard and shouted urgently.

A group of people gathered their courage and, beating gongs and drums, converged on Granny Wang's home.

Startled by the commotion, the Wolf Pack darted out of the courtyard with bloody Minced meat in their mouths.

Seeing so many people, they did not dare linger in battle. With their tails tucked between their legs, they fled into the mountains.

Only then did everyone dare enter the courtyard. The instant they pushed open the half-closed courtyard gate, a thick stench of blood rushed into their faces.

The blood outside the Firewood Room had already turned black. Torn clothing and Bone fragments lay scattered across the ground, making for a sight too horrible to bear.

"What a sin..."

Someone covered their mouth, their voice trembling. "Granny Wang and her son... they're probably both gone..."

The sound of the bronze gongs gradually ceased, and the village fell deathly silent.

Granny Wang had few relatives in the village. Under the Village Chief's direction, everyone hastily buried the Corpse bones of Granny Wang and her son.

They also reported the Wolf disaster in the village to the authorities.

As for what those above would do, that was no longer their concern.

As for Granny Wang's Good fields and furniture, the Village Chief accepted them with a smile, without the slightest hesitation.

After all, he had helped gather the Corpse bones. Taking a little compensation was not excessive.

Meanwhile, Li Xiao had already returned home, as though nothing had happened.

The sun was still high, so Li Xiao prepared to take a walk around the Back Mountain.

He had nearly spent all the silver he had on hand.

If he could find some Herbs or catch some Wild Game, it would help support the household.

As for Granny Wang, Li Xiao did not feel the slightest psychological burden.

He did not know why his mindset had changed so quickly.