Chapter 728: Chapter 728

At that moment, Tang Yuan didn’t notice the slippery rock beneath his feet.

He staggered and rolled straight down towards the mountain flood below.

Tang Yuan choked on the muddy water, desperately flailing his limbs, trying to crawl to the shore.

But the floodwater was carrying a lot of silt, making the buoyancy of the water very low. His body kept sinking, and despite great effort, he couldn’t climb to the shore.

A wave hit the shore and bounced back, pushing Tang Yuan into the middle of the river.

Before he could react, his body began to spin rapidly, the mountains were spinning, the riverbank was spinning.

The whole world was spinning.

He felt as heavy as a stone, as if giant hands under the water were mercilessly dragging him down.

He struggled hard, but large gulps of mud continued to pour into his stomach, and the water was about to cover his head.

Tang Yuan thought desperately that this time he was done for.

Baozi wanted to jump into the water to save Tang Yuan.

Better to die together.

Just then, a shadow as fast as lightning dashed into the water.

It was that Black Wolf.

Without hesitation, it jumped into the water and swam toward Tang Yuan.

In an instant, before Baozi could react, he saw Black Wolf dragging Tang Yuan onto the shore.

Tang Yuan collapsed on the shore, too exhausted to even feel joy for narrowly escaping death.

Baozi rushed over and forced Tang Yuan to spit out the muddy water.

Black Wolf glanced at them, proudly walked away, and then stopped after a few steps.

It turned back and howled softly.

The sound seemed to say: Follow me.

Baozi picked up Tang Yuan, "Brother, brother, how are you?"

Tang Yuan weakly shook his head, completely exhausted.

Black Wolf increased its volume, growling menacingly from its throat, as if threatening.

Only then did Baozi realize Black Wolf was still watching them, displaying a surprisingly human-like expression of dissatisfaction.

How is this wolf acting like a person?

Is it asking them to follow it?

Baozi was hesitant; there was only one cave on the mountain, and going up there with a bunch of wolves, they might end up feeding the wolves.

Don’t think he hadn’t considered it; he wasn’t foolish, and he knew this wolf had just given birth to a litter.

When the time comes, won’t they become snacks for the hungry wolves?

Black Wolf watched as Baozi remained unmoved.

The wolf’s mouth displayed a threatening expression, baring its sharp teeth.

Baozi realized that this wolf wouldn’t let them go.

He and Tang Yuan together were no match for this wolf; it could take them both in one bite.

He still couldn’t understand how the Black Wolf had managed to climb out of that trap.

The trap was so high and deep, and the wolf was seriously injured at the time.

His gaze fell on Black Wolf’s injured abdomen and hind leg.

He saw they were completely healed.

He instantly understood; it must have been that rascal Tang Yuan who did a good deed.

He showed compassion and secretly gave the Black Wolf a medicine pill.

The Black Wolf was healed, and now it was focused on them.

He didn’t know what the wolf wanted.

But no matter what, the wolf had indeed gone into the water to save Tang Yuan.

If not for the wolf saving Tang Yuan from the water, he probably wouldn’t have been able to do it himself.

Then the two of them would have been swept away together by the flood.

Now, they could only take it one step at a time; with his little brain, he couldn’t handle a wolf.

The main problem was not knowing what the wolf was thinking.

Even if the wolf now saw them as food, he had to take it step by step.

He carried Tang Yuan and laboriously followed Black Wolf into the cave.

Once inside the cave, he saw four wolf pups frolicking there.

Despite being born just a day ago, the four pups were already full of energy, probably smelling their mother’s familiar scent, yipping as they rushed to the cave entrance.

When they saw the two strangers, the four pups huddled together cautiously, crowding each other, eyes fixed on them. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel•fire.net

The pups were already starving.

From birth till now, they hadn’t eaten a bite.

Black Wolf calmly walked past Tang Yuan and Baozi, to a corner of the cave, where the four pups smelled their mother’s scent and began to yelp.

The pups gleefully leapt into Black Wolf’s embrace, greedily consuming the mother’s food.

Black Wolf lay there, letting her babies eat and drink to their heart’s content, while lovingly extending her tongue to lick the pups’ pitch-black fur until they shone brightly.

Baozi held Tang Yuan, sitting by the stone wall near the cave exit, warily watching Black Wolf.

If Black Wolf really charged at them, he would push Tang Yuan out, use his own body to block the wolf, believing it would give Tang Yuan a chance to escape.

But given the flood outside, even if Tang Yuan escaped, what would it amount to?

He’d either drown or become wolf bait.

After a while, Tang Yuan awoke.

When he opened his eyes, he saw his brother holding him.

His heart suddenly felt comforted; as long as he was with his brother, he never felt afraid.

Even when times were incredibly tough.

He turned his head and saw the cold, unfamiliar, and ruthless eyes of Black Wolf.

But Black Wolf turned its head aside, not looking at him at all.

Tang Yuan saw the four little pups sucking vigorously in Black Wolf’s embrace.

"You finally woke up; you scared me to death."

Baozi touched Tang Yuan’s forehead; no fever, but for now, who knows if he’ll have a fever tonight.

He was more worried that they were just kids.

Now they were truly at a dead end, with a wolf and four pups on one side, and a raging floodwaters on the other, and they had no food or drink; even if the wolf didn’t eat them, the two wouldn’t last much longer.

Tang Yuan curiously examined Black Wolf.

"Baozi brother, I remember Black Wolf saved me."

Baozi glanced at the motherly Black Wolf and the pups, feeling deeply helpless.

"We’re in such a predicament mostly because you’re too kind-hearted, Tang Yuan."

"Tang Yuan, you gave Black Wolf the medicine pill, didn’t you?"

Tang Yuan hanging his head, was like a child who had done something wrong.

"Alright, I won’t scold you. I know you’re kind-hearted. But do you remember the story about Zhongshan Wolf that mom told us? And the story about the ’Farmer and the Snake’? You remembered nothing; you mean well, but as you’ve seen."

"Black Wolf saved you, but we’re surrounded by the flood. If Black Wolf couldn’t find prey, we would become its prey."

Tang Yuan shook his head, "I didn’t think of that, brother. I just thought Black Wolf was about to become a mother, it was too pitiful. I just wanted to save it."

Baozi had nothing more to say.

Whether he admitted it or not, his brother saved Black Wolf, and now Black Wolf saved his brother. Even if Black Wolf ultimately chose to eat them.

It’s natural; it’s the cycle of the food chain, and none can defy this rule.