Chapter 4: Entering the Tiger's Mouth Again

  Perhaps it was the discovery of Tang Lin's extraordinary dagger that made it cautious, and this evil wolf did not rush to attack the two, but instead slowly approached them with great care, waiting for an opportunity to tear them apart.

  The black wolf took a step forward, and Tang Lin immediately retreated one step while protecting Tang Xinyi. The two humans and the wolf maintained a distance of about 50 feet from each other. As they retreated, Tang Lin observed the terrain on both sides of the road, rapidly thinking of countermeasures in his mind.

  And that wolf seemed to have guessed Tang Lin's thoughts as well, accelerating its speed while approaching, looking like it was about to take action soon.

  It was at this time that Tang Lin discovered a large rock beside the road, not far away. This rock had a gap with the small hillside behind it, although it was very small, but enough to accommodate two people.

  Seeing the gap, Tang Lin immediately became a lot more spirited and said: "Xin Yi, do you see that boulder on the left? Later when I tell you to run, you must dash into the gap between that boulder and the small hill slope, did you hear me?"

  At this time, Tang Lin and his sister were only about 10 zhang away from the seam, while the black wolf was less than 5 zhang away from them, the situation was extremely critical.

  After getting a definite answer from Tang Xinyi, Tang Lin moved towards that gap.

  Ten Jō

  Nine Zhang

  Hachijo...

  Just as Tang Lin and his sister were three zhang away from the slit, Tang Lin shouted: "Run!"

  After finishing speaking, he took Tang Xinyi and rushed out of the gap, while the black wolf finally understood and chased after Tang Lin and the others.

  Of course, people can't outrun wolves, let alone two children. When the distance between the two was only one zhang, the fierce wolf had already caught up to Tang Xinyi's back. The next moment, its huge and sharp claws were about to fall on her body.

  Tang Lin was pulling his sister and running ahead, also discovering the crisis. He pulled Tang Xinyi to his front with a forceful pull of his right hand, then shouted "Don't stop, keep running!"

  Due to Tang Lin's pull, Tang Xinyi dodged the fatal blow, but at the same time, it also slowed down Tang Lin's speed. The vicious wolf was now right behind Tang Lin and could pounce on him and bite him to death at any moment!

  After Tang Lin pulled Tang Xinyi away, he stopped and didn't look back. He turned around with the dagger and slashed out. Perhaps it was because he was too close to the wolf, or maybe the vicious wolf didn't have time to react. Tang Lin's knife cut right across its neck, and a thread of fresh blood spurted out along the trajectory of the dagger. At the same time, Tang Lin's chest was also torn open by the wolf's claws...

  One man and one wolf almost fell to the ground at the same time, with blood everywhere on the tree and on the ground. Especially around Tang Lin and that vicious wolf, a large pool of fresh blood appeared under them, it was unclear whether it was Tang Lin's or the wolf's, anyway there was blood everywhere.

  Tang Xinyi saw Tang Lin fall to the ground, let out a miserable cry, and didn't care whether the vicious wolf was dead or not. She ran three steps at a time to get to Tang Lin's side and hugged him, wailing loudly in tears.

  Tang Xinyi hugged Tang Lin, disregarding everything, tore off her hem, and pressed down on Tang Lin's chest, which was constantly spurting out fresh blood. She didn't notice at all that a red light shot out from the mouth of the dead wolf and entered Tang Lin's body...

  "Help! Is anyone there? Quickly save my brother, waaahhh..."

  Tang Xinyi hugged Tang Lin and screamed loudly, her appearance was unbearable!

  Perhaps the shouting had an effect, a swift horse came galloping over, and the person on the horse also saw this miserable scene. The man on the horse was a thin middle-aged man wearing a long green shirt. After seeing this situation, he immediately dismounted and rushed to Tang Lin's side to examine his injuries. Finding that Tang Lin still had breath, he opened the package he carried with him, took out a packet of white powder, and sprinkled it on Tang Lin's body. Then he took out a pale yellow pill and stuffed it into Tang Lin's mouth.

  "Little girl, I've already stopped the bleeding for him and fed him medicine pills. As for whether he can survive or not, that's up to his fate!"

  Tang Xinyi was crying like a tearful person at this time, thanking the newcomer with a sobbing tone, but her hand still didn't leave Tang Lin.

  "Little girl, staying here is not a solution, wolves are always in packs. My home is just nearby, follow me!" After saying that, he picked up Tang Lin and put him on the horseback, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally scanning the bundles on Tang Xinyi's body...

  Ten days later, Tang Lin finally returned from the Ghost Gate Pass. When he opened his eyes, he found Tang Xinyi lying on one side, already asleep.

  Seeing Tang Xinyi safe and sound, a smile appeared on Tang Lin's pale face, and then he fell asleep again.

  Three days later, Tang Lin woke up again. This time, not only was Tang Xinyi there, but also sitting in the chair in front of the bed, and another person, staring at him with a strange expression.

  "Brother, you're awake! I thought I'd never see you again!" Tang Xinyi exclaimed, throwing herself onto Tang Lin's body and sobbing loudly, her tears bursting out like a dam that had burst.

  Tang Lin gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, and said: "Xin Yi, get up quickly, brother is fine. If you don't get up now, brother will really go to report to King Yan!"

  When Tang Lin spoke, Tang Xinyi suddenly realized that she was pressing on Tang Lin's wound and was shocked like a little rabbit, jumping up high. This time, it didn't kill Tang Lin with pain, but almost fainted again.

  "Kid, you're fine, that's all that matters. Otherwise, I'd be in big trouble!" said the middle-aged man sitting in the chair.

  Judging by the voice, Tang Lin looked at the middle-aged man. A pair of small and spirited eyes, slightly lewd, a flat eyebrow, an eagle nose, with an eight-character small mustache, looking very annoying.

  Despite this, Tang Lin smiled and said: "Thank you, uncle, for saving my life. I will definitely repay you heavily in the future!"

  "No need to thank me, but this repayment is necessary!"

  "That's natural! Heartfelt, take the money from the bundle and give it to this uncle as a token of gratitude!"

  Tang Lin finished speaking, but Tang Xinyi didn't move. She looked at the middle-aged man and then at Tang Lin, her expression extremely strange!

  "Hum! You still dare to say that, with the little money you have, it's not even enough to buy medicine, let alone the chicken soup you've been drinking these days. I haven't even had a chance to drink chicken soup yet!"

  When he heard what the man said, Tang Lin looked at Tang Xinyi who was standing aside with her head down and not speaking, he didn't understand what the man meant.

  "Brother, our luggage has been taken away by Uncle Liu, and that money too..." Tang Xinyi didn't dare to finish her sentence, but instead looked at the middle-aged man with great trepidation.

  It wasn't until then that Tang Lin finally understood, in order to treat his own injuries, it seemed that this man surnamed Liu had spent a lot of money, and the money in his package had also been taken by him.

  "Ah, Uncle Liu, I also have a dagger here. Although it's not a treasure, it's sharp and can't be compared to ordinary swords. I'll give it to you as well." He said, reaching into his bosom.

  "Is this the one? Well, the knife is not bad. Consider it a reward for saving your life. However, you siblings have been eating and drinking my food for days, so it can't just be written off like that. How about this: in a few days when you're better, I'll take you on as an apprentice and teach you some martial arts routines. You can follow me out to perform and earn money, which will also count as repayment!"

  As soon as the surname Liu was mentioned, Tang Lin furrowed his brow. He was extremely clear about the value of that dagger, although it couldn't be considered a priceless treasure, but it was also worth a fortune. He had already obtained it, yet he still wanted to make us earn money for him. Thinking of this, a thread of anger emerged in Tang Lin's heart.

  "What? Not willing? Let me tell you, I, Liu San, didn't save your lives for nothing. If you don't return the money, see how I'll deal with you!" After finishing speaking, his face turned red with anger and he stormed off.

  Now Tang Lin finally understood, he and his sister had fallen into the hands of bad people. They said it very clearly that saving themselves was just to make money for him. If they didn't do as he said, the two siblings might suffer a terrible fate, or even worse!