Chapter 8 Aquatic Life

  As if nothing had happened, he let the wolves do evil behind him. He was afraid that before he could run to the nearest Cold Spring Village, he would have fallen into the wolf's mouth. At this time, he secretly regretted not learning the climbing skills that he had despised in the past.

  The sound of pouncing and tearing came again from behind, Wang Long suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned around.

  The two pillars close behind, seeing Wang Long suddenly turn around, his eyes blood red, his chest heaving violently, his expression ferocious, couldn't help but take a fright, panting heavily and asking: "Young master, why didn't you run away?"

  Wang Long took a deep breath, as if to boost his own courage, and shouted loudly: "Didn't you hear the thin monkey's cry for help? Hmph! I'm not going to run away, I don't believe that the three of us can't take down this little wolf!"

  The monkey was now lying on the ground, his hands instinctively grasping the wolf's throat, pushing its jaws away with all his might to prevent it from biting him. The wolf's claws had scratched out streaks of blood on his thin body.

  Wang Long's eyes scanned the sides of the road, and he spotted a stone the size of a bowl. He quickly picked it up and rushed towards the monkey, passing by Er Zhu's side, shouting: "If you're a good brother, let's go together! If not, then you can run alone! From now on, don't ever play with me again!"

  Er Zhu was only an eight or nine year old child, who saw the ferocious wolf and wasn't afraid. Upon hearing this, he hesitated in his heart, his face alternately red and white. Seeing Wang Long rush forward with big strides, pick up a stone in his hand and fiercely smash it towards the ferocious wolf, his heart surged with hot blood, and he loudly shouted: "If the young master isn't afraid, what am I afraid of?"

  He searched high and low, but couldn't find a suitable stone, however, he found a rotten wooden stick in the grass by the roadside. He picked up the stick and charged at the gray wolf.

  Wang Long's stone hit the gray wolf's back, and the gray wolf was startled, struggling to break free from the monkey's grasp, jumping away with a swift movement.

  Two men holding sticks in both hands, already shouting loudly as they rushed forward, rushing towards the gray wolf's head with a stick. With a dull thud, the rotten wooden stick broke into two pieces, and the gray wolf let out a loud howl, fleeing to one side.

  With a burst of excessive force from the two pillars, the wooden stick in their hands fell to the ground under the intense shock. Wang Long quickly pulled up the thin monkey who was still frightened, and picked up half of the wooden stick at the same time. Er Zhuang picked up the other half of the wooden stick and ran to the side of the two people.

  Three little ones leaned back together, six eyes staring at the gray wolf simultaneously.

  The two children were weak, and the stones and wooden sticks did not cause much harm to the gray wolf. The gray wolf that had run far away turned its head back, saw the three children standing in the middle of the road, and surprisingly did not escape. A hint of doubt flashed in its eyes, it raised its head, sniffed lightly, as if probing for danger. Seeing no unusual movement, it licked its bloody tongue, let out a low growl, crouched slightly, tucked its tail tightly, and took slow steps forward.

  The monkey's whole body was trembling with fear, its eyes wide open and unblinking. Wang Long felt like his heart was going to jump out of his chest, but he said: "Don't be afraid, it won't dare come over, it won't dare come over!"

  The grey wolf would not go as he wished, his footsteps were slow, but step by step, he got closer and closer, not fearing the two three-foot-long wooden sticks held high in Er Tong's hands.

  The grey wolf was now within seven feet of them, and Erzhong's heart skipped a beat. He rushed forward with his rod, but the wolf dodged him easily. With its hind legs pushing off the ground, it sprang towards Wang Long's head. Wang Long let out a loud cry, holding his rod in both hands, striking at the wolf's head.

  The wooden stick hit it right on target, but broke in two again, and the gray wolf's ferocity was even more intense. It bit down on Wang Long's right arm with its mouth, shaking its head violently from side to side, causing Wang Long to stumble backwards and fall to the ground with his face upturned. Fresh blood flowed freely from his right arm, and the gray wolf raised its right front paw, its sharp claws swiping towards Wang Long's face.

  At the critical moment, a lean monkey flashed to Wang Long's body on the other side. The sharp wolf claws scratched across the lean monkey's shoulder and back, leaving three deep claw marks. Fresh blood spurted out. The lean monkey let out a miserable cry and fainted from pain.

  He stumbled and fell to the ground, dropping his wooden stick. Just as he got up, he saw a gray wolf biting the thin monkey's shoulder, trying to pull it away from Wang Long. He knew that the vicious wolf would bite their throats next. Not daring to delay, Er Zhu ran two steps forward, grabbed the gray wolf's long tail with both hands, and pulled back with all his might.

  The wolf was caught by the tail, and it let out a loud howl. It released the thin monkey and turned its head to bite at Erzhuang. The wolf's sharp teeth glinted in the cold light, and in an instant they were right in front of Erzhuang's face. Erzhuang's heart skipped a beat, his legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground with a thud. His hands involuntarily let go of the wolf's tail and covered his body.

  The grey wolf bit down on Er Zhu's right arm and pulled with force, causing the sound of breaking bones to ring out. Er Zhu let out a series of miserable cries.

  At this moment, with a light and quick footstep, a seven-foot-long wooden stick was swung in the air, drawing out a stick shadow, heavily striking the gray wolf's hind leg.

  A faint "click" sound, the wolf's legs trembled a few times and could no longer stand upright. The grey wolf, in pain, suddenly loosened its grip on the two blood-stained arms, let out a fierce howl, turned around, and stumbled towards the water as it rushed forward.

  Shui Sheng suddenly stopped in his tracks, the wooden stick in his hand changing into a pounding motion, like a poisonous snake emerging from its lair, stabbing towards one of the gray wolf's eyes. Fresh blood spurted out, and one of the wolf's eyes was instantly blinded, the gray wolf with a broken hind leg unable to stand upright, howling as it fell to the ground.

  Shui Sheng let out a loud roar, his eyes gleaming with intensity. As he moved, the seven-foot-long wooden staff in his hand danced up and down, each strike aimed squarely at the four wolves' legs.

  In the eyes of Wang Bao and Er Zhu, Shui Sheng was like a godsend from heaven, his small figure suddenly becoming tall and majestic. Looking at his movements and expressions when facing the ferocious wolf, who would believe that he was only an 8 or 9 year old child?

  Two pillars of sweat the size of soybeans covered his forehead, and his arm, bitten and torn by the ferocious wolf, made him tremble with pain all over. Seeing the gray wolf howling and struggling desperately, he couldn't get up, felt a relief in his heart, and fainted.

  On the other side, Wang Long, who had narrowly escaped death, pushed away the unconscious monkey and struggled to his feet. He opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

  The grey wolf's limbs were broken, and it could no longer crawl up to hurt people. Shui Sheng stopped moving, panting heavily, only then did he feel cold sweat seeping into his clothes, his whole body drenched. The wound on his back where the hawk had clawed him began to bleed again. If the fierce wolf hadn't been tied up by Wang Long and the others, Shui Sheng wouldn't have had such an easy time.

  After catching his breath, Wang Long grasped the wooden stick in his hand and smiled, saying: "Isn't this the majestic and powerful young master Wang Long? How did you end up looking like this?"

  Wang Long's heart was filled with mixed emotions, his face turned red, he opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

  Relying on the family's wealth and his father's influence, Wang Long led a group of companions to bully children in several nearby villages. The only one who could make him lose face and unable to lift his head in front of his playmates was this unremarkable dark-skinned child.

  In his heart, he had long regarded this child as a great enemy of his life. When he mentioned it, it was a scolding and cursing. Unexpectedly, it was this "bad egg" that he had been cursing day by day who saved him from the wolf's mouth today.

  Seeing Shuǐshēng staring at him with piercing eyes, for a moment, the teachings of his elders about propriety and shame took precedence in his heart. He couldn't care less about the pain in his right arm, nor did he care about saving face. He walked forward, bowed deeply to Shuǐshēng, and said: "Brother Shuǐshēng, I was wrong to scold you before, please forgive me! Today, you saved my life, when I return home, I will tell my father and come to your door to thank you heavily!"

  Shui Sheng didn't expect Wang Long, who was usually arrogant, to say such a thing. He was taken aback and scratched his head with his empty left hand, looking a bit embarrassed as he chuckled and said: "I'm not trying to save you, I just don't like the look of that vicious wolf!" Seeing Wang Long about to speak again, he waved his hand and said: "Alright, alright, let's not say anything more. You've scolded me before, and I've beaten you up before. Today, we can consider our accounts settled. By the way, where is my big brother?"

  Before the words were finished, a distant eagle cry came from the sky. Shuǐ's face changed, grasping the wooden stick tightly, turning around and jumping into the roadside grass thicket, shouting: "Dare to get out of the way quickly, these two old owls have gone mad, pecking at people when they see them."

  Two hawks flapped their wings and chased after Sheng, Wang Long shouted: "The big cow is climbing on the tree, it's very safe, you don't have to go to the creek, there are four ferocious wolves over there." The grass shook for a moment, and Sheng's figure had already disappeared.

  A swooping eagle, circling in the air once, charged at Wang Long and flew over, bringing up a strong gust of wind. Having lost their beloved son, these two fierce birds had been enraged to the extreme, seeing that Wang Long's height was not much different from that of the water creature, they immediately shifted their anger towards him.

  Wang Long secretly cursed, having just escaped from the wolf's jaws with his life, his arm still covered in fresh blood and aching with pain, yet he was inexplicably attacked by a hawk. Fortunately, Shui Sheng had already warned him, so without hesitation, he turned around and ran towards the grass thicket on the side of the road, secretly pondering why the hawk, which normally didn't attack humans, would suddenly go mad.

  The sparrow hawk is fierce, but not as cunning and cruel as the evil wolf. King Long, who hid in the dense grass, had no way to deal with it. The thin monkey and Er Zhuang fell to the ground, motionless, like corpses, which did not arouse the interest of the sparrow hawk at all.

  The four-limbed broken wolf howled continuously at this time. The angry hawk immediately shifted its target, alternately swooping down from the sky, and the sharp beak and steel claws fiercely attacked the wolf that could not stand up.

  Before long, the ferocious wolf, which had originally only lost one eye, was now blind in both eyes, its body a mass of blood and flesh, a pitiful sight. Only when it had completely stopped breathing and could no longer make a sound did the two eagles reluctantly fly away.

  Wang Long hid in the bushes and witnessed the whole process of the sparrow hawk's "crime", secretly cheering, but didn't dare to disturb. On one hand, he was worried that the other few evil wolves would hear the sound and come over, on the other hand, he was also worried that if Shui Sheng this "bad egg" met the four evil wolves, what kind of scene would it be? Unconsciously, he actually felt a thread of inexplicable worry and affection for Shui Sheng!

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