Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 215: Wild Wolves Appear

Cuilai Lake is milky white during the day, and turns emerald blue at dusk and the next morning. The scenery is picturesque and seems out of this world. Chu Xiaomu's team of ten people, except for Zhou Weide and Zhou Weiyi, who are biological brothers, all the others come from different places. However, no one has ever seen such a beautiful scenery as Cuilan Lake. Perhaps it is because they were born with many disasters, so they can't see the beautiful scenery around them.

The grassland was warm and gentle, the Cuilai Lake was calm, and the horses were docile and obedient. Everyone was in a good mood. Every day they either played and frolicked, or rode horses to chase and compete, or fished and made fires for picnics. Everyone had a relaxing and pleasant time. After experiencing the tragic deaths of relatives and tribesmen on Baihua Island, the cruelty of being sold as a slave and then being whipped and beaten, the endless fatigue in the Jiaoshan Mine, and the heartbreak of his best friend's tragic death, this time was the most carefree time for Chu Xiaomu.

Several days passed by unknowingly.

During these few days, Chu Xiaomu often walked around Cuilai Lake, looking for the magical herb that could cure Jinglan. Zhou Bo and Xiao Zhenrong did not describe what the herb looked like, but only said it was a magical plant. Although they had never seen it, they thought that if they really came across it, they would recognize it.

Unfortunately, although Cuilai Lake is magical, the flowers and plants by the lake are extremely ordinary. They are all common wormwood, ryegrass, sheepgrass and the like on the grassland. It is approaching winter now, and there are not many kinds of wild flowers in bloom. There are some small yellow or white flowers that can often be seen everywhere, which is far from the word "magical".

Chu Xiaomu thought that Deputy General Xiao had said that whether or not to find that kind of flower and grass depends entirely on chance, and maybe the chance had not come yet, so he could not find it. He was open-minded and was often not confined to various complicated things. He knew that he could not find the herbs for the time being, so he put the matter aside for the time being. He also thought that he would need the misty yarrow to ask the spirits in the future, so he turned around and started looking for it. Uncle Huai had told him that this kind of grass mostly grows by the water, so he must be able to find it by the lake. But after walking around Cuilai Lake two or three times in a few days, he did not find a single misty yarrow. He thought that this was really a problem. Originally, he thought that if he could not come across the "magical flower and grass" that Deputy General Xiao said, he could still use the spirit-asking technique to find the medicine. However, there was not even a misty yarrow by the lake, so he could not use the spirit-asking technique. What really made him uncomfortable was that he could not do what he promised others.

Lingweidou had always been shy and introverted, but he became active and lively after he came out to herd horses. It was already past noon that day, and he wanted to prepare a different kind of game for everyone in the evening, so he took a bow and arrow to hunt rabbits on the grassland. Unfortunately, his archery skills were very average, and he chased a rabbit and shot several arrows but missed, and he was so angry that he kept crying.

Su Mishun also took out his bow and arrow, aimed at the hare that was being chased by Lingweidou, and with all his strength, he shot an arrow that hit the hare right in the chest and abdomen. He cheered with excitement and shouted to Lingweidou, "Douzi, did you see this clearly? Learn from your brother!"

Wu Sheng shouted, "Douzi, you don't need to learn from him. He is just like a blind cat catching a dead mouse, or a lame man catching a dead rabbit!"

Lingweidou chuckled and said, "Thank you, Shunge'er, for your help." He turned around and chased another hare. The horse he was riding ran several dozen feet away. Suddenly, he pointed at a low hill on the north side of Cuilai Lake and shouted, "Xiaomu, look, what's that?"

Chu Xiaomu was bored and was practicing the sword moves he memorized from the little book at home on Baihua Island. When he heard Ling Weidou's shout, he stopped practicing with the sword and looked in the direction he pointed. He saw a small four-legged black shadow standing motionless on the hill. It was too far away to make out what animal it was.

Yingdan was watching Chu Xiaomu perform some weird sword moves. She followed the direction Lingweidou pointed and saw the black shadow. She said with some concern, "It looks a bit like a wolf... There aren't many other animals on the grassland."

Chu Xiaomu nodded and said, "It is somewhat similar, but it also looks like a fawn..." He had never seen a wolf, but he had heard other people talk about the general appearance of wolves, saying that they looked similar to dogs. Although there were no dogs on Baihua Island, Chu Xiaomu had seen them in Xihai City and Jiaoshan, Jinyang City.

At this time, Lin Zhen and Zhang Hou also came over. Lin Zhen said anxiously: "We'd better get closer to see it more clearly. If it's a deer, it's fine. But if it's a wolf, it will be troublesome."

Zhang Hou said, "You are always worrying. Even if it is a wolf, there is only one of them. It is not enough for me to fight alone."

Yingdan said: "He is used to worrying about nothing, and you are used to talking nonsense. If it is a wolf, it must be a sentinel wolf. They are only responsible for finding prey. After finding it, they will report to the wolf king. By then, there will be dozens or even hundreds of wolves coming..."

Chu Xiaomu led his mount over, jumped on the horse's back and said, "I'll go and take a look. If it's really a wolf, it would be best if we could kill it, otherwise we have to make preparations quickly..." Before he finished speaking, he tapped the horse's buttocks with the whip, and the black-maned horse rushed out and ran towards the direction of the black shadow on the north side.

Chu Xiaomu rode his horse closer and closer. The black shadow became alert when he saw someone approaching. His four legs and neck were tense. He stared at Chu Xiaomu for a while, then suddenly ran down the hill and disappeared into the dense long grass.

Chu Xiaomu also recognized it. The black shadow was indeed a wolf! He whistled and called the other nine members of the team over.

Wang Gang asked, "Xiao Mu, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" Wu Sheng, Su Mishun, Zhou Weide and others also asked.

Chu Xiaomu calmed his breath and said, "There's a wolf! Everyone, think of a way to deal with it."

Zhang Hou said disapprovingly: "It's just a wolf. Don't be scared by the wood."

Wu Sheng said, "You know shit. Just because there's only one wolf doesn't mean it's not a wolf? And I heard that wolves appear in packs. Once there's the first one, there'll be the second, the third..."

Yingdan quickly agreed and said, "Wu Sheng is right. Wolves always appear in groups. The one just now was a sentinel wolf, specializing in finding prey. Now it must have run back to the pack to report the news. We must think of a solution quickly."

Lin Zhen said: "When it comes to finding a solution, we have to look to Xiaomu. He has a lot of ideas." Everyone looked at Chu Xiaomu, hoping that he could come up with a good way to deal with the wolves.

Chu Xiaomu said anxiously, "This is the first time I've seen a wolf today. How can I deal with it?" After thinking for a moment, he continued, "Has anyone else seen a wolf?"