She finally managed to suppress that inner strength!
Tang Doudou sighed in relief. However, before she even had a chance to relax, she saw something that reminded her of her current hopeless situation.
All the clothing had been burned.
The impatient wolves immediately leaped over, not giving her a chance to react.
โF*ck! If it keeps on going like this, even if you guys donโt bite me to death, Iโll still die from exhaustion!โ exclaimed Tang Doudou as she dodged the wolf attacks with a crying look on her face.
It was a good thing that though there looked to be a lot of wolves, there were actually only a couple dozen of them. Earlier, she had burned a couple to death and injured a couple, so the remaining ones werenโt enough to surround her from all directions. She glanced around the valley, taking note of the terrain, then started scaling the rock wall. Those wolves chased after her with speed that was much greater than hers.
No matter what, she couldnโt allow herself to be caught by these wolves.
Tang Doudou leaped up and landed on the rock Ah Meng had been standing on earlier. This seemed to be the highest point of the valley.
She glanced down and saw that the crowd of wolves were still running up.
However, the ash-white wolf had landed on the rock the same time Tang Doudou landed. The two confronted each other.
โAre you an f-ing lingering ghost!?โ Tang Doudou was quite depressed to see this wolf. From the looks of it, it wasnโt possible to try to just leave. She had to deal with this wolf first.
However, she had already burned all her clothes and her inner strength had been suppressed. What was she supposed to use to get rid of this wolf?
The ash-white wolf seemed to know that she had exhausted her abilities and lifted its head arrogantly as it looked at Tang Doudou with contempt. Its snow-white fur glimmered beneath the moonlight. Upon seeing this, Tang Doudou couldnโt help but criticize Ah Meng a little. They were both extremely intelligent wolves, yet why was the fur of other wolves so clean but Ah Mengโs fur so dirty that it almost grossed her out to death?
However, these thoughts were all pointless. Tang Doudou patted her cheeks and threw away those unrelated thoughts.
Following that, she lifted her fists and moved into a fighting stance. F*ck! Sheโll stake it all!
Thinking to here, she rushed over without waiting for that wolf to attack. She had figured out how to manipulate the inner strength earlier so she didnโt use any special techniques and simply sent a violent punch towards the wolf.
However, the wolf nimbly dodged it. The move had failed.
Then the wolf pounced over with a roar.
As it roared, the stench from its mouth hit Tang Doudouโs face. Its sharp teeth almost snapped Tang Doudouโs neck.
Though it didnโt, it left a deep wound on her neck.
โF*ck!โ Tang Doudou cursed from the pain. However, she ignored the injury and continue attacking the wolf relentlessly.
She had a shockingly great amount of inner strength, it was just that she didnโt know how to use it.
Now that she had decided to get violent, her fists became covered with magnificent radiance. Even though her fists didnโt managed to land on the wolf, when the light swept by, the wolf was sent flying away.
It smashed into the rock wall behind it.
โGrrrr!โ The wolf was infuriated and began to attack even more fiercely. It was a wolf that had gone through countless battles in the course of its life after all, so a little lady who had never fought before like Tang Doudou had no way of beating it once it got serious.
After trading a couple blows, Tang Doudou was wounded all over and looked very wretched.
If things kept on going like this, defeat was inevitable.
Far away, the mysterious person retrieved his gaze and laughed โjejeโ as he asked the immobilized Mu Ye, โWho do you think will win?โ
Mu Ye kept his eyes fixated worriedly on the situation over there. When the mysterious person asked this question, the wolf over there had started attacking again. Its sharp claws swept across Tang Doudouโs shoulder, almost ripping it off.
When he didnโt speak, the mysterious person spoke again. โWhy donโt we make a bet? If you win, Iโll let you two go. If you loseโฆ Jeje, then why donโt you both go feed the wolves?โ
Mu Ye still didnโt speak.
However, the mysterious person didnโt get angry and simply continued, โCould it be that you want to watch her die?โ
Mu Ye turned around. โWhat bet?โ
โBet on whether sheโll win or the wolf will win!โ The mysterious personโs smile was strange. Mu Ye immediately turned his head away again. Wasnโt this not much different from wanting Tang Doudou to die?
The mysterious person knew what he was thinking and said, โHeehee, weโre only betting on who wins, not who dies.โ
Mu Ye looked at Tang Doudou who was struggling to dodge the wolfโs swipes. โI bet on her winning.โ
โLooks like youโre quite confident in her!โ
โDoes what you said count?โ
โOf course, a noblemanโs word is his bond. As long as she wins, I promise to peacefully let you two go.โ Though the mysterious person said this straightforwardly, Mu Ye still sensed that there was a hidden plot.
โSwear it!โ He looked coldly toward the mysterious person.
The mysterious personโs facial color darkened. โYou donโt trust me?โ
โIs there a single person amongst your group thatโs trustworthy?โ
โFine, fine, fine!โ The mysterious person lifted his left hand and pointed four fingers towards the sky as he swore, โI, Shen Moru, swears to the Heavens that if a single of the earlier words is false, let the five elements turn against me and condemn me to eternal damnation!โ
Mu Ye only dropped the subject after hearing this serious vow. He knew a bit about these people and knew that they feared vows quite a lot. Now that this problem was addressed, he turned to continue watching Tang Doudou fight with that wolf.
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira, Edited by snowgem
[Chiyomiraโs Corner]
Thereโs a volare Chinese New Yearโs Event coming up! And I might do one more event in late Feb or something before the second semester starts getting crazy. I was thinking poetry, but what would you guys prefer?
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