strictlysupreme Chapter 272 Wolf Pack Attack
Chapter 272 Wolf Pack Attack
The white smoke quickly dissipated. A male wolf that came to investigate a mile away from the camp took a sniff and immediately turned and ran away.
The wolves that were farther away from them circled in the same place for a long time, not daring to move forward, and finally chose to leave.
The smell made all the wolves feel unwell. If they forcibly attacked the convoy, they would probably end up in trouble.
Since they couldn't attack the carriage team here, the hungry wolves could only look for other people.
The spy sent by Zhou Quankun had just ambushed in the bushes and was preparing to rest for a while before going to Xiao Mo's camp to gather information at night.
"Brother, what do you have to eat?"
"I left in a hurry, and I only brought a few steamed buns. Let's make do with this, and then go back and have a good meal tomorrow."
The two spies lying in ambush in the bushes had just taken a bite of the steamed bun in their hands when suddenly there was a noise behind them. The spies turned around and saw a dark shadow attacking them and pinning them directly into the bushes. Before they could react, a black wolf had already bitten off his shoulder.
The two spies were so scared that they thought it was just a wolf attacking them at first. When they desperately stood up from the grass, they found that there were more than a dozen wolves surrounding them, and there were also wolves in the jungle not far away.
The two men were almost frightened and turned and ran.
Strangely enough, the two men found the horses hidden in the woods and ran all the way. The wolves just followed them not far away and did not try to stop them.
When people are running for their lives, they often like to run to the safest place.
The place where Zhou Quankun set up camp tonight was only 20 miles away from Xiao Mo and his group. The two spies who were being chased by wolves ran to Zhou Quankun without even thinking.
They thought they would be rescued, but they didn't expect that they had just returned to the camp and hadn't even had time to catch their breath before their camp was attacked by wolves.
Zhou Quankun, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened by a series of screams. Before he could react, the tent was torn to pieces by the wolf's sharp claws.
That night, there was chaos and wailing in Zhou Quankun's camp. More than ten of his men were killed or injured by the wolves, and even several of their war horses were killed by wolves.
Zhou Quankun didn't sleep almost the whole night, trying to escape from the wolves.
Covered in dust and looking exhausted, Zhou Quankun finally escaped from the wolves with his men. He stood on a hillside, looking far in the direction where the wolves left, and couldn't help swearing.
"Last night, the spies said that Xiao Mo's camp was only about 20 miles away from us. Why didn't the wolves attack them but attacked us instead? Do we look easy to bully?"
Zhou Quankun was so angry that his little white teeth almost broke. No matter how he looked at it, Xiao Mo's group were easier to bully.
Xiao Mo and his crew had a carriage and horses, so even if the people ran away, the horses could still be left to fill their stomachs. This group of wolves must have been out of their minds to attack them.
"Boss, wolves are just a group of brainless animals. They can't tell who is easy to bully and who is not. This time we were just unlucky and were attacked by the wolves."
"I heard that there are a lot of wolves near Nanping City. We can leave quickly by riding fast horses. Xiao Mo and his group walked much slower than us. They were able to avoid the wolf attack this time, but they may not be able to do so next time."
Zhou Quankun sneered in his heart, "Send a few smarter ones to follow Xiao Mo and his group from a distance. If they are unlucky enough to be attacked by wolves, let them seize the opportunity and strike in time."
"If we can succeed, we can save a lot of effort."
"As expected of you, your brain works quickly. Why didn't I think of this?"
"You only thought about how to escape, and didn't think about anything else."
Zhou Quankun glared at Du Tianqing fiercely, turned his horse around and ran towards Nanping City.
Du Tianqing selected 6 people with very good kung fu skills from among them to keep an eye on Xiao Mo.
At the same time, Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo, who had a good night's sleep, set out on their journey again.
In the carriage, Ye Jintang continued to close his eyes and rest while going to work in the space.
She has already decided to open a grocery store in the next city, and also continue to run a delicious chestnut cake workshop.
She planted more than 20 Nanchun chestnut trees in the space. These chestnut trees can be harvested every quarter of an hour, only slightly slower than medicinal herbs.
"I don't know how long the 5 kilograms of Nanchun chestnuts in Mucheng will last. I will put more in Nanping City this time. There are more merchants coming and going in Nanping City than in Mucheng."
Collecting medicinal herbs and chestnuts in the space is definitely a very time-consuming and mentally exhausting job.
Half a morning had passed, and Ye Jintang, who was practicing archery, had not even shot 100 arrows.
"As expected, you can't be distracted when doing things. If I had only focused on archery practice, I would have shot all 100 arrows long ago."
Muttering to himself, Ye Jintang raised his hand and shot an arrow towards the bull's eye in the distance.
After practicing for so long, her archery skills finally improved. Although she failed to hit the center of the bull's eye with one arrow, she could still get about 9 points. This was a huge improvement for her.
Coming out of the space, Ye Jintang opened his eyes and saw Xiao Mo beside him wiping a long sword.
The long sword was glowing with a cold light, and just one glance at the coldness on the sword made her feel uncomfortable all over.
"Have you always used this sword on the battlefield?"
Ye Jintang asked Xiao Mo curiously.
"Well, this sword has been with me for some years, and I have fought with it on the battlefield countless times."
Although Xiao Mo did not explain in detail, Ye Jintang could imagine that the sword in his hand must have been stained with the blood of many people.
"I see the sword is clean, why are you wiping it?"
The white cotton cloth in Xiao Mo's hand was still spotless after wiping for a long time. It was just a waste of time.
"I just want to tell my old friend that it's time to wake up. Maybe it will come in handy in the next few days."
"What do you mean? Do you think Zhou Quankun will come to attack us again?"
"Zhou Quankun should be recovering from his injuries for a short period of time. I'm afraid he won't have time to take care of us."
"If he wants to attack us again, he won't show up until Jianing or Luo Jiucheng."
"You are not the worm in Zhou Quankun's stomach, how can you know so accurately?"
"Based on my rich experience in fighting, I can tell you that Zhou Quankun is injured and will need at least 10 days to half a month to recover. The last time the assassination attempt failed, he had to report to Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, and the information would take some time to get back and forth."
"By the time he made up his mind to assassinate us, we had already left Wanjin City and headed for Nanping City."
"But there is a long stretch of plains from Nanping City. If he wants to assassinate us, he can't find a good ambush point, so he can only look for another place."
"Luo Jiucheng is surrounded by mountains, which is the most suitable place for an ambush, so I guess he will set up a trap for us there."
What everyone is playing now is a psychological game. Whoever is mentally strong and experienced will win.
Listening to Xiao Mo's analysis, Ye Jintang couldn't help but nodded, feeling that it made sense.
At the same time, he also admired Xiao Mo's analytical ability. He didn't even see Zhou Quankun's injury, but he was able to roughly calculate his recovery time and direction of action. Not everyone has this ability.
"Since Zhou Quankun won't attack us, your sword won't be wasted. There won't be anyone else who wants to attack us."
"The ones who attack us now are usually wolves. It's hard to say what will happen if we attack us after we pass Nanping City."