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Seeing that the ox might hit the cart, Shi Wen panicked and stopped holding back his strength.

He pulled out a brick and threw it forward. The brick whistled through the air and hit the cow's head with a loud thud.

The driver was startled and immediately slammed on the brakes.

The sharp screech of brakes and the mooing of the cows rang out almost simultaneously.

Shi Wen's strength was truly immense, and the brick was quite heavy.

The brick shattered into pieces after hitting the cow's head.

The cow charged forward a few more meters, then stopped, swayed slightly, and began to fall to the side. "Moo."

The driver was stunned for a moment before he finally came to his senses.

Shi Wen gestured, indicating that he could go through.

The driver then drove the car forward a bit, and when they passed the cows, he stopped, rolled down the window, and asked Shi Wen, "Brother, do you need any help?"

Shi Wen his hand, "No need, I didn't scare you, did I? I'm sorry."

Driver: "No, not at all. I didn't even have time to get scared before you'd already taken care of the cow. You've got good aim."

Shi Wen a wry smile and waved his hand.

The driver didn't linger there and, seeing that he didn't need help, slowly drove away.

Shi Wen went over to check on the cows.

The cow was hit on the head by a brick and is now bleeding profusely, barely breathing.

He examined the cow and found multiple bite marks on its body, with the ears, around the eyes, and the anus appearing to be the most severely affected.

No wonder the cow went berserk.

Shi Wen sighed, then, pulling the ox, used his immense strength to drag it off the road and onto the nearby pasture.

Having just run and thrown bricks, and now dragging the cow down, Shi Wen was exhausted; his limbs were weak.

He sat on the grass and called Yan Kexing.

He had barely uttered a "hello" when Yan Kexing sensed something was wrong in his voice. "What's wrong? What happened?"

Shi Wen, "Congratulations, you guessed right."

Shi Wen sat on the pasture and sighed, saying, "My eyelids were twitching this morning, and it really was a sign. One of our cows got stung by wasps and went berserk, charging out of the pasture and onto the road. In my panic, I hit it with a brick, and well, it's barely alive now."

Yan Kexing: "Send me your location, I'll be right there. I'm already on my way home."

Shi Wen, "Okay, then I'll sit here and wait for you."

Shi Wen hung up the phone and sent his location; the dogs were already on their way.

Heiwa and the others circled the cow a few times, then squatted down near Shi Wen.

The dogs' furry bodies radiated warmth Shi Wen rubbed them together.

Shi Wen stretched out both hands, one arm around the Wolf King and the other around Heiwa, pressing most of his weight onto them.

The two dogs didn't object, and squatted down to support Shi Wen's weight, making it look like two stone lions were squatting next to Shi Wen.

When Yan Kexing arrived, he saw this scene.

He walked up to Shi Wen, reached out and touched his head, and asked, "Are you alright?"

Shi Wen, "I'm fine, but this cow is barely clinging to life. In my professional opinion, it won't survive."

Yan Kexing: "Shouldn't we call Sikewell to come and take a look?"

Shi Wen, "There's no need for that anymore. What we need to do now is call the butcher over."

Yan Kexing patted him on the shoulder. "Sit here and rest for a while, I'll handle it."

"No need, seeing you here gives me the energy." Shi Wen opened her arms and hugged Yan Kexing's waist. "Let me hug you for a while, then I'll call Brother Zhang and the others over."

Yan Kexing: "I can hold you for as long as I want."

Shi Wen buried her face in Yan Kexing's stomach, took a deep breath, and then regained some of her strength.

Their ranch rarely suffers losses, this was truly unexpected.

Shi Wen took out his phone from his pocket, called Zhang Deyuan, and briefly explained the situation.

Zhang Deyuan shouted from the other end, "Holy crap, where did your cow get stung by wasps? I've heard of several other livestock being stung by wasps these past few days."

Shi Wen, "It's on the ranch, I'm not really sure."

Zhang Deyuan: "There must be a hornet's nest near that village. I'll talk to Fu Meng and ask him to call the fire department to come and take a look. There are so many children here."

Shi Wen, "Go ahead and tell me. Now, could you recommend someone who's good at handling cattle?"

Zhang Deyuan: "You can just come to me directly, why bother looking for someone else? Just wait, I'll be over as soon as I've sharpened my knife."

Shi Wen looked at the fallen ox beside him and asked, "Are you sure you can handle this by yourself? This ox of ours is quite big; it might be difficult for one person to manage it."

Zhang Deyuan thought for a moment and said, "Then why don't you ask Tang Dahe to come over? He's very efficient and has experience handling cattle. I work well with him."

Shi Wen Tang Dahe came, Wen's family helped him slaughter sheep and pigs, Shi Wen didn't know he could also handle cattle.

Since it was someone recommended by Zhang Deyuan, Shi Wen had no objections. He simply called the person, offered a raise, and asked him to come over.

Zhang Deyuan and Tang Dahe arrived quickly, bringing a full set of tools and even a truck.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing together to transport the cattle back to the pasture.

Looking at Shi Wen's cow, Zhang Deyuan sighed and said, "What a pity, such a good cow. If we raised it for another year, it would easily double its weight."

Shi Wen has recovered now. "It's an unexpected event; there's nothing anyone can do about it."

Tang Dahe: "Has your cow been registered? If it has, you can proceed with the sale tomorrow."

Shi Wen, "No, we don't have any plans to slaughter them recently, so we haven't registered them. We'll just keep them on the ranch for ourselves; we're too lazy to sell them."