Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 338 The Revenge of the Wolves

The next day, Jincheng County Magistrate began to investigate, but Song Yuan did not stay here too long. She also went to the counties under Jincheng County to have a look, and did not have time to wait here to see the results.

Jincheng has prosperous commerce and is most in need of money. After all the money for water conservancy projects was diverted to Zhangye, they spent their own money to repair Jincheng's roads and water conservancy projects. Construction is now underway, and the progress of the project is pretty good.

Along the way, Song Yuan was very relieved, and he paid more and more attention to the Jincheng County Magistrate, and asked Wei Yan to send someone to inquire about his resume carefully for future use.

After touring Jincheng County, they quickly set off for Xiping.

Xiping also has a large border with the Huns, so Song Yuan was extremely cautious on the way, for fear of encountering the Huns' scattered cavalry again. Fortunately, the journey was safe, and no accidents occurred. It was just that the wind and snow were too heavy. It was difficult for the horses to move forward in the snow, so they had to dismount and move forward slowly.

At nightfall, they found a small dilapidated house in the wilderness to stay temporarily. A small fire was burned in the house. Everyone rested against the wall. The horses were outside the house. Because there was no door, they could sit inside the house directly. I saw the howling wind and snow outside the house, and from time to time, a harsh cold wind poured into the house.

Two guards were baking the dry food they had brought with them, and a few were feeding the horses outside. Although the room was smaller, it was still warm, making it much more comfortable than staying outside.

Song Yuan took out the water conservancy map of Xiping from his arms and looked at it carefully. A sudden wolf howl came from outside the house, followed by a series of wolf howls. The people who were resting in the hut suddenly felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. The horses outside I also started to get restless.

Song Yuan hurriedly raised his head and listened carefully, then put the water conservancy map into his arms.

"No, there are wolves nearby." They hurriedly picked up their swords and went out of the house to look around, but the howling wind and snow made it impossible for them to open their eyes to take a closer look.

"Woo~" The wolf howled even more shrillly, and along with the sound of the howling wind and snow, it sounded very captivating.

Wei Yan and others began to panic, and the officials who stayed in the room were even more panicked. Their worried eyes fell on Song Yuan. Song Yuan didn't know what to do. It was the first time she had experienced such a thing, and she was also scared.

Time passed slowly, and the howling of wolves did not come closer, but from time to time there would be a low roar of biting noises in the wind and snow. The wind direction was so chaotic that it was surrounded by such sounds, making people feel like they were being surrounded without a clue. illusion.

Wei Yan ordered everyone to retreat back into the house, trying to keep the fire alive as much as possible. He personally stood guard at the door of the house with a sword and watched closely to prevent the wolves from attacking.

No one dared to sleep that night. The constant howling of wolves made everyone nervous. Even the violent wind and snow and the severe cold in the second half of the night were ignored.

After struggling, the roar of the wolves gradually disappeared into the wind and snow, the wind and snow calmed down, and the sky became gray and bright.

They no longer waited, everyone picked up their swords and left the house, looking for the direction where the wolf howl finally disappeared. They leaned closer and closer. In the crisp air, the smell of blood was very strong.

Climbing over the snow-covered hill, everyone was stunned. They saw clearly a slaughterhouse in front of them. The blood on the floor was all of the sheep that had been bitten to death, and there were four or five large dogs that had been bitten to death. and the carcasses of seven or eight gray wolves.

"There was so much noise last night. Were the wolves attacking the sheep?"

"Quickly see if there is anyone nearby." Wei Yan shouted.

Since the sheep are here, there is no guarantee that there are herdsmen nearby.

They quickly separated to look for it. When Wei Yan saw this, he hurriedly warned: "Don't go too far, be careful that the wolves are still nearby." Everyone spread out in the snow, and Song Yuan came closer to see the bitten one. The big dogs had several wounds on their bodies caused by sharp claws, and their necks were bitten off. One of the big dogs had a broken canine tooth, and one of its front paws was bitten off. This shows how tragic the battle last night was.

Looking at the gray wolf again, just when Song Yuan was about to bend down and take a closer look, the gray wolf that was about to die suddenly twitched its body and opened its mouth to bite her. Song Yuan was so frightened that she sat on the snow, but the gray wolf softened again and huffed. Panting, he lost his breath for a moment.

Song Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had seen ferocious beasts in the animal garden, this was the first time she had such close contact. Moreover, the ferocious beasts kept for viewing in the animal park had long lost their wild nature. How could they compare with these?
The people who went around to look for him did not dare to go too far, and soon came back. One of the yamen servants came back with a bloody sheepskin whip in his hand, and the other one came back with two bloody boots, one big and one small, licking his lips. do not know what to say.

Seeing this, Song Yuan knew that the herdsmen were in danger.

"Your Highness." The guard came back, holding something in his hand. When they came forward, Song Yuan saw clearly that it was a wolf cub in their hands. The hair all over the body was still very light in color. It was a small one. In the hand of the guard Struggling desperately.

Wei Yan immediately asked: "Where did you pick it up?"

"There was no trace of the female wolf in the snow den in front of me, so I brought it back."

Wei Yan looked at the direction they were pointing and guessed: "I'm afraid the herdsmen entered the wolf den by mistake. There were no tents around. They should be looking for the sheep. However, there is only one wolf cub in the wolf den, which is very suspicious. We can’t rule out the possibility that the wolf’s den has been raided and the wolves are waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.”

"It's already like this. It's useless to talk more." Song Yuan looked at the howling wolf cub: "What should we do? Put it back in the den?"

The guard hurriedly said: "The mother wolf has given up and is waiting to die if she is put back. Moreover, this wolf cub is contaminated with human smell, and the wolves will bite it to death."

"Then keep it." Song Yuan reached out and touched the wolf's head: "Go back and find some milk to feed."

They did not dare to stay here longer and left quickly. In order to avoid the possibility of encountering wolves, they temporarily changed direction and walked in the snow for half a day, finally seeing the town.

The town was very lively. It was noisy and noisy as if there was a ceremony. A group of people walked on the street holding up the corpses of more than a dozen gray wolves. The leader shouted at the top of his voice, accompanied by the sound of drums, causing bursts of cheers. .

The guard had already found a place to live. Song Yuan found a window facing the street and sat down. While waiting for the food to be served, she asked for another bowl of goat's milk, took out the howling wolf cub and let it eat. The wolf cub should eat. I was so hungry that I almost choked.

"Hey, how do you keep this thing, sir?" The waiter who served the food looked at the wolf cub and joked.

Song Yuan smiled: "Brother, what are you doing outside?"

"Oh, on the streets, these dozen beasts attacked the sheep outside the city and killed thirty or forty sheep. So the strong men from the town and the village got together to hunt them outside and took out the wolf den. , kill these beasts, and the people's lives will be easier."

Song Yuan hurriedly asked: "When was it hunted? Where was the wolf den found?"

"It seems to be in the mountains dozens of miles outside the city. I just came back yesterday." The man said with a smile and went back to work.

(End of this chapter)