Chapter 157: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 157: Whose Blood (2)
Seeing the tea eggs, Xiao Hua immediately forgot its sadness and excitedly howled. It wolfed down the entire tea egg in one gulp, cracked the eggshell with its teeth in a couple of bites, and swallowed it down in two mouthfuls.
Indeed, it was a foodie!
Mo Yan's eye twitched, and she took several more eggs and gave them to Da Bai.
Da Bai's eating demeanor was much more elegant. It delicately used its claws to lightly crack open the eggshell, then tore off the eggshell with its teeth, revealing the fragrant egg inside. It chewed slowly and savored the taste before swallowing it leisurely.
Da Bai had only eaten three eggs when Xiao Hua had already finished its own. It licked its lips, drooling as it looked at the remaining tea eggs by Da Bai's feet. Finally, it wagged its tail and shamelessly approached Da Bai, hoping to get one.
Da Bai glanced at it sideways, lifted a paw, and dragged the remaining tea eggs under its belly, still leisurely eating.
From hope to despair, Xiao Hua let out a mournful cry, but it didn't dare to snatch the food from Da Bai's mouth. It crawled in front of Da Bai, watching it eat with hopeful eyes, with a few transparent droplets dripping from the corners of its mouth.
Just as Da Bai was about to eat the last tea egg, its ears suddenly twitched, and it lifted its head alertly, sharp wolf eyes staring fiercely at the grass not far away, emitting a threatening low growl from its throat.
Sensing the unusual tone in Da Bai's voice, Mo Yan quickly put away the Dendrobium and hoe and approached, staring at the grass where Da Bai was looking, afraid that a large beast would leap out from it.
Everything around was quiet, with Da Bai staring motionlessly at the grass heap, its muscles tensed, and its fur standing on end like needles, indicating that it was very wary of whatever was on the other side of the grass.
After a while, nothing came out of the grass, and Mo Yan faintly heard the rustling sound gradually fading away. She couldn't help but speculate that it must have been the beast that threatened Da Bai.
At this moment, Da Bai slowly relaxed its raised fur, and its muscles also relaxed, indicating that the hidden enemy had left.
With the crisis averted, Mo Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. Although she could hide in the space, this was Da Bai's territory. If she weren't here and a beast threatened it, wouldn't Da Bai be in danger?
"Da Bai, what was that thing? If we encounter it again, are you sure you can defeat it?" Mo Yan asked anxiously.
Da Bai couldn't answer Mo Yan, it just lifted its wolf paw and gently rubbed Mo Yan's hand, as if telling her not to worry.
Mo Yan touched its head gently and said softly, "If we encounter it again in the future and you're not sure you can win, you must run, you know? Wait until you're confident, then you can go back and seek revenge. You mustn't risk getting hurt by fighting recklessly."
Da Bai looked at her with gentle eyes, smashing the last egg in its mouth. It was unclear if it understood her.
Mo Yan had no choice but to continue digging the Dendrobium with the hoe.
After each trip into the mountains, Mo Yan would rest for two days. On this day, she was teaching Zhen'er to read at home as usual. Xiao Hua, who should have been playing with Da Bai in the mountains, scratched at the courtyard door at this moment, whimpering.
Li Yan went to open the door, and as soon as she opened it a crack, Xiao Hua rushed in anxiously and ran to Mo Yan, biting her clothes and pulling her outside.
"Xiao Hua, are you injured?" Mo Yan asked in shock as she looked at the blood-stained Xiao Hua, hurriedly checking its injuries.
Xiao Hua whimpered more urgently, its mouth tugging at Mo Yan, trying to drag her outside.
Mo Yan was stunned, squatting down and flipping its fur, only to find no wounds. It turned out that the blood wasn't from it.
Then... could it be that something happened to Da Bai?
Mo Yan's heart skipped a beat, instantly thinking of the wild beast they encountered in the mountains yesterday, which even Da Bai feared greatly. Her heart was suddenly in a hurry, urging Little Flower, "Let's go, hurry, we need to leave!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hua released her mouth and ran outside. Mo Yan forgot to say anything and followed Little Flower out.
The two of them got off the carriage and hurried towards the mountain. Mo Yan hadn't run for long when her legs became sore and weak, and her speed slowed down. Xiao Hua howled anxiously and suddenly squatted down, calling out to Mo Yan.
Mo Yan was stunned, "Are you going to carry me?"
Seeing her understanding, Xiao Hua quickly stood up and rubbed its back with its nose, howling to signal her to get on quickly.
Mo Yan, no longer hesitating, climbed onto its back.
Xiao Hua was much taller and stronger than an ordinary wolf, and its body had been nourished by the Spirit Spring water, making it stronger than before. Mo Yan was only fourteen years old, not very heavy, and thin in stature, so Xiao Hua could run quickly with her on its back.
Mo Yan noticed that Xiao Hua wasn't heading towards Da Bai's cave, but in the direction they had dug medicinal herbs yesterday. She became more anxious. Finally, when they reached the place where they had dug the Dendrobium yesterday, she saw Da Bai standing there calmly, without a drop of blood on its body.
Where did the blood on Xiao Hua come from? Why did it urgently bring her here?
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