Half an hour later.
Not far from outside the city gate.
The road was pitch black.
There was no moon tonight.
So the road was completely invisible.
Surrounded by mountains and forests, it looked even more sinister.
Zhan Xiaoli's bright, grape-like eyes were filled with a bit of fear as he looked around.
He had never been out alone at night before.
He secretly clenched his little fists.
He whispered to himself, "Don't be scared!"
He had to find his mother, so he wasn't scared!
Once he found his mother, he would hug her!
Because he couldn't see the road, he could only lean against a large tree.
He was tired after walking all day.
Zhan Xiaoli yawned, ate a bun, and then curled up into a small ball, dozing off against the tree.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of wolves howling.
He opened his eyes instantly.
He turned around.
A pair of glowing green eyes were staring at him.
A wolf!
He cried out in alarm.
Then he saw the wolf slowly approaching him.
He scrambled to his feet in panic.
Just as he was about to run.
A crisp, childlike voice suddenly sounded in his ear, "Brother, don't be scared!"
Brother?
Before Zhan Xiaoli could react, Yun Xiaojing hugged him.
"Xiaojing?"
"It's me! Even though I'm angry with you, you're my brother, so I won't hold it against you," Yun Xiaojing said.
Zhan Xiaoli frowned, "Why did you come out of the city with me?"
"I was worried about you," Yun Xiaojing said.
Zhan Xiaoli suddenly felt a warmth in his heart. The darkness concealed his slightly reddened eyes. His voice was a little muffled, "Let's go! Let's go quickly! There are wolves behind us!"
He pulled Yun Xiaojing, ready to run.
Yun Xiaojing didn't run. He held Zhan Xiaoli and said, "There are no wolves!"
"How can there be no wolves? They're right behind me, look..." Zhan Xiaoli turned around and pointed with his little finger to where the wolf had appeared.
But as he pointed, he froze.
The wolf was gone!
Was it his imagination?
"Are there no wolves?" Yun Xiaojing giggled.
There had been a pack of wolves in the woods just now!
If he hadn't gotten over his anger with his brother and followed him out, his brother would have become wolf food by now!
Zhan Xiaoli rubbed his eyes again, "No wolves?"
Was he dreaming?
Dreaming of wolves?
But the wolf's eyes looked so real! Not like a dream.
For a moment, Zhan Xiaoli was confused.
Yun Xiaojing chuckled, "Brother, I'm sleepy. Let's sleep. I'll accompany you tomorrow when it's dawn."
He changed his mind again. If he told his brother now that they had the same mother, his brother wouldn't believe him and would even suspect him.
Then, when they met that bad woman, his brother would know that she wasn't their mother!
Otherwise, his brother wouldn't give up!
Zhan Xiaoli nodded. He was really sleepy.
And his legs hurt from walking for so many hours.
Unknowingly, the two children hugged each other and fell asleep.
A while later.
Suddenly, firelight shone on their faces.
The firelight was bright.
The two little treasures opened their eyes.
"Look, there are two children here!"
"Wow! How can there be two children? And both are boys. Could they have been abandoned by their heartless parents?"
Yun Xiaojing rubbed his eyes and sleepily looked at the two people in front of him.
They were two uncles.
Uncles dressed in beggar's clothes.
Zhan Xiaoli also opened his eyes groggily.
He saw two very cute children.
The two middle-aged beggars immediately had wicked intentions.
They could be sold for a good price!
Perhaps they would be well-off for the rest of their lives!
"Are you lost? Do you remember where your home is?"
"Uncle is a good person. Since fate has brought us together, we'll kindly take you home, alright?"
The two spoke in unison, asking questions.
They looked extremely kind.
Especially in the warm firelight.
Yun Xiaojing stood up nonchalantly, stretched, and yawned sleepily.
"So they are kind uncles," Yun Xiaojing giggled. He seemed to be fated to meet traffickers lately!
Why was it that whenever he went out with his brother, they encountered traffickers?
It was the same now, outside the dark city.
Zhan Xiaoli immediately grabbed Yun Xiaojing's hand, stopping him from speaking further. Instead, he said, "No need! Our dad and mom are staying behind and will be here soon!"
The two beggars were quite surprised to hear this.
Their parents were on the mountain?
Immediately, they dismissed the idea!
How could that be possible!
Unless they were abandoned, how could they leave two children here alone?
Wouldn't that be like leaving the children for the wolves to eat?
There were so many wolves in this area!
"Is that so? You two children should come with us quickly. There are wolves here. If the wolves come down the mountain, you'll be eaten by them!" one of the beggars said.
The other beggar made a frightening gesture, "You haven't seen wolves before. Once a wolf appears, it will bite your head off in one go! Crunch, crunch, it will directly bite your head and eat it! I'm definitely not scaring you, Uncle has seen it with his own eyes!"
After speaking, the two men brought the firelight closer to their faces, making their grotesque expressions even more terrifying.
Any ordinary child would have been scared to tears by this.
They would have dared not stay here no matter what.
However, the two children in front of them looked at them with wide eyes.
Completely unfazed.
Yun Xiaojing smiled, "Wolves don't have such big mouths, they can't eat our heads!" Even a big wolf couldn't eat a person's head in one bite.
The two beggar uncles were too exaggerated!
Zhan Xiaoli rolled his eyes at Yun Xiaojing's words.
It wasn't about whether wolves could eat a head, it was that they had encountered two bad people and were about to be captured and sold!
"Xiaojing, run!" Zhan Xiaoli gritted his teeth and whispered.
Then he turned to run.
Yun Xiaojing didn't move an inch. He grabbed Zhan Xiaoli's arm, "Why should we run?"
Many people who knew him ran away upon seeing him.
It was others who should run, not him.
There were so many bad people in this world!
With a sigh.
She looked back.
In the mountains, several pairs of green eyes were faintly visible, staring ominously in their direction.
Zhan Xiaoli and the two beggars all noticed.
"Wolves!"
When someone mentioned wolves, wolves really appeared.
Zhan Xiaoli was now certain that he hadn't been dreaming!
There really were wolves!
He gripped Yun Xiaojing's hand tightly.
At the same time, he reached for his waist.
He had a dagger and hidden weapons on him.
He could protect himself and Yun Xiaojing.
While they were still there.
A whip flew through the air.
The whip landed on the two beggars.
The two beggars were sent flying.
"Ah!"
"What's going on!"
The two beggars had no chance to react.
They were directly thrown away.
Immediately after, a figure resembling a demon from hell appeared before them.