Zhong Niangzi Wanfu

Chapter 6 Don't Be Afraid

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Zhong Lan chased the direction in which the Wen brothers and sisters disappeared, and rode his horse to the west.

There is a clear stream to the west with smooth rocks. Zhonglan's horse was running very fast. When the sole of her foot slipped, she and the horse were thrown down, and she was thrown into the stream.

Shen Feng followed, hurriedly dismounted and helped Zhong Lan up from the stream: "Sister, are you okay?"

Zhong Lan was helped up, not caring about the curtain hat that had just been thrown into the water, and quickly stepped back. The injury on his ankle started to hurt, and he couldn't help but frown.

Realizing that Zhong Lan was injured on her foot, Shen Feng helped her sit down beside a clean stream rock.

"If Sister Lan's injury hurts the bones, it will be troublesome. I will look at the bones first, and I will offend you first." After that, he stretched out his hand and attached Zhong Lan's feet.

Zhong Lan's heart trembled and he turned his head away, not daring to look at the young man in front of him.

After the examination, Shen Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Zhong Lan only sprained his ankle and did not break any bones.

However, Zhonglan's horse broke its leg, and now they only have one horse left.

"There is only one horse left now, why don't we go back and wait for them first." Shen Feng looked at Zhong Lai's wet hair, "It's refreshing in the mountains during the day, but it gets cold later in the day. I'm afraid Sister Lai will catch a cold."

"Sister Lai, get on the horse and I'll lead the horse back."

Zhong Lan felt embarrassed and laughed dryly: "I didn't listen to your advice and fell down, but you were tired and walked back."

"It's okay." Shen Feng smiled back, helped Zhong Lan onto his horse, and walked down a road holding the reins.

The two walked for a while, and suddenly saw the horse with a broken leg not far away.

"Are we walking back again?" Zhong Lai's hand stroking his wet hair stopped and he took a breath of cold air. "We went around in a circle and came back? Isn't this the way we came?"

Shen Feng frowned slightly: "The mountain path is so rugged that I couldn't tell it for a while."

"Do you know the way back?" Zhong Lan asked tentatively.

Shen Feng smiled helplessly and shook his head: "I rarely came to Yong'an before, and even when I came to Yong'an, I was in the city. This is my first time to come to the suburbs of Yong'an."

After hearing this, Zhong Lan said in despair: "I'm not bad either."

"It's not an option to go any further. Let's just wait here." Zhong Lan comforted himself, "It doesn't matter. If they see us not coming back for a long time, they will definitely send people to look for us."

Shen Feng nodded, and the two of them found a clean stone to sit down on, looking at the gurgling stream, and fell silent for a moment.

The sun was setting in the west, and the two of them had yet to see anyone.

It's naturally refreshing in the mountains during the day, but as night falls, the cold air takes over.

Zhong Lai had taken off his wet outer shirt, and the thin inner clothes were still damp even though they were not soaked.

She began to feel cold and trembled unconsciously.

Shen Feng, who was sitting on the side, pursed his lips when he saw this, took off his coat and put it on Zhong Lan: "Sister, put it on first, don't catch a cold."

"Thank you so much." Zhong Lai felt the boy's warmth coming from his coat, his cheeks were flushed, but his stomach growled at an inappropriate time.

Momentarily embarrassed, her face turned redder.

But Shen Feng stood up as if he didn't hear it. He looked around through the last ray of light on the mountainside. Suddenly he saw smoke rising from the mountainside not far away. Looking carefully, it seemed that there was a house.

"There should be a family over there on the mountainside. I'll go ask them for directions and make an excuse to eat." Shen Feng stared into the distance.

"The mountain road is steep and it is difficult for you to move. Please stay here. I will come back as soon as I go." Shen Feng half-knelt on one knee in front of Zhong Lan and looked straight into her eyes. "Don't be afraid."

Zhong Lan was indeed a little scared, but thinking that he was older than him, he raised his head stubbornly: "I won't be afraid."

"That's good." Shen Feng stood up with a smile and rode his horse towards the distance.

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Although Zhong Lan also saw that house, the sky darkened and his vision was limited, leaving only darkness around him.

"It doesn't matter Zhong Lan, if you have done good deeds and accumulated virtues throughout your life, he will definitely come back, and Wen Shu and Wen Yi will definitely come to find you. You are a lucky person, and everything will be safe and sound."

"Aww-" A wolf howl reached her ears.

She trembled slightly and clasped her hands together quickly: "It must have been an illusion. How could there be wolves in such a big mountain?"

"Aww-aoww-" the voices became louder and louder.

Not far away, a horse with a broken leg neighed in pain.

Isn't it?Zhong Lan looked at the sound with a wry smile.

I saw several wolves biting the horse with a broken leg, and bright red blood flowed all over the ground.

Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.Can this poor horse feed these wolves?If they are not fed enough and the wolves eat up the horses, won’t they be the ones to blame?
She couldn't move or stay still. Seeing the most terrifying scene she had ever seen in her life, her legs became weak.

Suddenly, a wolf's green eyes met Zhong Lan's, and it immediately grinned and slowly crawled towards her.

Zhong Lan stood up slowly, enduring the fear in his heart, not daring to show any timidity, and looked directly at these terrifying animals that could come up and bite his throat at any time, and slowly backed away.

She backed away, and the wolves closed in on her.

Suddenly, she encountered a relatively short tree behind her. She ignored the pain in her feet and climbed up the tree with all her strength.

Wolves cannot climb trees and have to jump on the ground.

Fortunately, she was naughty when she was little, so she often climbed trees and walls. She quickly climbed to a place where the wolves could not reach her, breathing heavily.

The wolves gathered around the tree, unwilling to let go of the food that came to their mouths, and stared at her eagerly.

The intense climbing made her ankles more painful. Zhong Lan's eyes were red, and big tears fell down. She covered her mouth, not daring to cry out, for fear that the wolves would learn of her despair and fly up to take her life.

I don't know how long it took, but just when she was desperate, the sound of waving sticks and the whine of hungry wolves came from under the tree.

She looked under the tree and saw the young man waving a torch and desperately driving away the wolves.

It's Shen Feng.

Seeing that the visitor was not easy to mess with, the wolves turned around and attacked his horse.

Ignoring his horse, Shen Feng looked up the tree: "Sister, are you up there? Come down quickly!"

"Shen Yan!"

Zhong Lan felt more at ease and carefully stepped back. When he reached a height of three feet, his feet suddenly became unsteady and he accidentally fell down, falling into Shen Feng's arms.

Shen Feng helped Zhong Lai, handed her the torch, turned around and carried her on his back: "I can't take care of the horse anymore. Please watch your back. Wolves are afraid of fire. I will carry you back right away."

A solid sense of security suddenly emerged in Zhong Lan's heart.

"it is good."

Fortunately, the wolves that had eaten two horses in a row were probably full and did not follow up to deal with the two men holding torches.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Shen Feng put down the girl on his back and took a breath.

"Sister Lai is scared to tears?" Shen Feng felt that his back was wet and asked with a smile.

"Yes, it's your sweat, right?" Zhong Lan retorted.

Shen Feng did not try to expose her, but smiled and nodded: "That should be the case."

"You don't believe it?" Zhong Lan became annoyed when he saw the boy's joking tone.

"I offended my sister today. If she cares," Shen Feng paused and bowed, "I'll let you punish me."

Zhong Lan was speechless for a moment. He had saved his own life, and it would not be an exaggeration to build a shrine for him. How could he punish him?

"Zhong Lan! Shen Feng!" Wen Shu's urgent voice came over.

"Sister Liao! Brother Feng!" Wen Yi's voice sounded the same.

Just as he didn't know how to answer Shen Yan's words, Zhong Yan quickly turned his head: "We are here!"

Shen Feng supported Zhong Lai and slowly walked forward to meet Wen Shu, Wen Yi and the other servants of the Wen family who were anxiously arriving.

Seeing that Zhong Lan was wearing Shen Feng's coat, Wen Shu quickly hurried in front of the crowd and put the cloak on her shoulders on Zhong Lan's body.

Her eyes were red. She hugged Zhong Lan and pushed her away: "Where did you go! We almost turned the whole mountain over!"

"Are you still talking about me? It's such a small hill, and you guys came so late, I almost got eaten by wolves!" Zhong Lan's voice was louder than Wen Shu's, and she burst into tears immediately, as if her tears were free of charge.

Wen Shu had no choice but to pat her back and comfort her softly.

Shen Feng pursed his lips and said, "I asked people in the mountains for directions, but we ran the wrong way when we were racing. We followed that road again."

He touched his nose embarrassingly: "If you continue to walk like this, I'm afraid you will go to Dongchang territory."

Wen Shu's hand froze, and she smiled at Zhong Lan "pleasantly".

Zhong Lan, who had been exposed in front of him, was embarrassed to cry again, so he stopped crying and glared at Shen Fie beside him.

"As long as Sister Lai and Brother Feng are safe, eldest sister, let them go back first." Wen Yi interrupted Wen Shu who was about to settle accounts with Zhong Lai.

After all, she was still worried about them, Wen Shu helped Zhong Yan into the carriage.

(End of this chapter)