NOVEL NEXT Chapter 185 - Wolf Cub
Zuo Shaoqing pushed the dried meat forward, revealing a self-proclaimed gentle and kind smile, “Take it, it's delicious.”
Lu Zheng stood behind him with his arms crossed. Seeing that the little thing didn't give him any face, he snorted coldly.
The little thing seemed to be afraid of Lu Zheng, it retracted its hand after hearing the voice.
Zuo Shaoqing just pulled Lu Zheng back a few steps and looked at him from afar. That little thing completely inherited the wolf pack's patience. Even though its stomach was growling in hunger, it still waited for a while.
Seeing him wolfing down his food, Zuo Shaoqing had a strange feeling in his heart. He had never seen such a pitiful child before. Even as an unfavoured son of a bitch, he was still perfectly clothed.
In his entire life, he and Lu Zheng were destined not to have children with compatible bloodlines. To them, this was definitely the biggest regret.
“Aooo …” Outside, the wolf howls got closer and closer. Zuo Shaoqing noticed that the little thing would stop swallowing when it heard the wolf howls, and respond with a “wu wu” sound.
After eating half of the dried meat, the little thing licked its lips and stopped eating. Its pair of black, sleek eyes were clear and pure, and there was only the simplest of wildness.
Zuo Shaoqing was mesmerized by what he saw until Soong Hanlin walked up to Lu Zheng and asked, “Master, those animals are blocking the door, do we have to deal with them?”
Almost all the experts present were first-class experts. Naturally, they were not afraid of those wild wolves. Even the timid Luo Xiaoliu did not show any signs of panic.
“No need.” Lu Zheng shook his head. No matter why the wolves would adopt a human child, it was still a good thing.
Lil Thing seemed to have smelled his companion's scent. He took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, and ran out. Seeing that Lu Zheng was not going to stop him, the others did not do anything.
Zuo Shaoqing paused for a moment, turned around and followed him out. It was still drizzling outside, and the curtain of the night was low. Not even a glimmer of light could be seen.
In the darkness, the pair of green eyes were especially obvious. At first glance, Zuo Shaoqing was a little surprised, but when his eyes got used to the light, he saw the wild wolves with wet fur.
Seeing him come out, the wolves lowered their forelimbs and let out threatening growls.
Zuo Shaoqing didn't continue to move forward. His eyes followed the little thing and watched as it ran in front of one of the wolves. Zuo Shaoqing held the remaining half of the jerky with both hands and passed it to the wolf, making a “wu wu” sound.
Even if he didn't say anything, Zuo Shaoqing could understand what he wanted to say and what he wanted to do. He thought to himself: I can't tell that he is a filial child!
The wolf sniffed but did not eat it. Instead, it cupped the meat jerky in front of the little thing, turned its head and whimpered to its companion. Then, Zuo Shaoqing saw the wolf pack retracting their attacking posture.
This was probably the leader of the wolves. Zuo Shaoqing curiously looked at the head wolf, whose fur had been drenched by the rain but still looked majestic. Zuo Shaoqing wanted to see if it was different from the beasts.
After experiencing rebirth, he felt a little more reverence towards ghosts and gods. He was not sure if monsters existed in this world, and regardless of whether they did or not, the wolf in front of him that could only adopt human children was definitely worth him looking at in a new light.
The little thing climbed onto the back of the wolf, wrapped its short arms around the wolf's neck, and disappeared into the forest in three steps.
“Like it?” It was unknown when Lu Zheng was standing behind him, but he followed Lu Zheng's line of sight and stared into the dark forest.
Zuo Shaoqing turned around and looked at him blankly.
“If you like it, I'll send someone to bring it back.”
Zuo Shaoqing chuckled, “He's not some random cat or dog. He was caught so easily, not to mention that he doesn't seem to like being with us at all.”
“If you have milk, then you're a mother. You give it to him to eat and wear. It won't be long before he'll like you.” Lu Zheng said with certainty.
“That's right …” If a man is like that, then what about a wolf cub who has no culture? ” Zuo Shaoqing lowered his eyes and whispered: “But that would be boring.”
Luo Xiaoliu didn't understand why his master was at a loss. He scratched his head and said, “Don't tell me we should let him continue to be with wild beasts? Doesn't that mean he's not living a human life? “
“It doesn't matter if he's alive or not. As long as he's happy!” Zuo Shaoqing turned around and entered the run-down temple.
Luo Xiaoliu didn't understand what was so happy about living like that. However, looking at that little thing's expression, it didn't seem to be unhappy. Perhaps, it was happy to not know anything.
As the night wore on, the rest of the guards, other than the night watchmen, rested in the corners.
Lu Zheng suddenly opened his eyes, pulled out his arm that was being held down by Zuo Shaoqing, and stood up silently.
“Master, what orders do you have for me?” When the night watchman saw him come out, he hurriedly went up to him and asked.
Lu Zheng waved his hand and quickly walked into the forest. He left a light message: “No need to follow me, I'll be back soon.”
In the blink of an eye, his figure was swallowed up by darkness. The two bodyguards glanced at each other, then continued to vigilantly observe their surroundings.
A black shadow quickly flew through the forest, and in but a few moments, arrived in the vicinity of the wolf pack.
The black shadow moved like a ghost, making no sound as it moved. Even the vigilant wolves did not detect that there was a human approaching at all.
Wolves were animals that came out during the day and night. At this moment, most of them had gone out to hunt, while the rest stayed outside the cave. Occasionally, the sounds of human children could be heard.
The next morning, Zuo Shaoqing woke up while smelling the fragrance. The mushroom porridge in the pot was steaming and it was emitting an alluring smell.
After a simple cleaning up, Zuo Shaoqing looked left and right, but didn't see Lu Zheng's figure. He quickly asked: “Where's Master Lu?”
“He's practicing martial arts outside. Are you afraid that he'll leave you behind and run away?” Luo Xiaoliu snickered.
Zuo Shaoqing knocked him on the head and didn't tell him that when he slept soundly last night, Lu Zheng seemed to have left. However, he couldn't tell if he was dreaming or not.
As soon as he said Cao Cao Cao, Lu Zheng walked in wearing a training uniform. His forehead was full of sweat and so were the other military generals that followed behind him.
“The rain stopped?” Zuo Shaoqing passed the handkerchief to Lu Zheng and asked.
“Yeah, we'll stop at midnight. It looks like a sunny day is coming.” Lu Zheng carelessly wiped his face and changed into clean clothes. Zuo Shaoqing first put away the clothes he changed out of, then someone rushed to wash them at the next stop.
“It's raining heavily in the south. It's often clear for half a day and half a day at this time of the year. It's best to prepare some raincoats for the next town.”
“Mm. Alright.” Lu Zheng nodded and sat down to eat breakfast.
Each of them had a bowl of congee, two pieces of meat, and an extremely simple breakfast. It was completely incompatible with their identity, but not a single one of them thought otherwise.
Along the way, everyone's opinion of Zuo Shaoqing, who seemed to be a weak and delicate lady, had improved. They were relieved when they found out that he was neither as aloof and aloof as the scholars nor as picky as the children of rich families.
They were afraid of following a scholar who would drag them down, but reality proved that Master Lu had good judgement.
A few military generals who were not afraid of men and women thought to themselves. Would it be better for them to find a man as well? Other than not being able to have children, there were many advantages to having a man as a wife.
After finishing their meal, everyone packed up their stuff and set off on their way. Even after the rain, the horses were a bit dispirited. Fortunately, they had fed their horses plenty of grass in the morning, so they could slowly walk to regain their spirits.
Liang Qi probably didn't get a good rest last night. As soon as he got on the carriage, he fell down and was about to fall asleep. Zuo Shaoqing didn't disturb him and chose a book to read quietly.
After walking for a short distance, the carriage suddenly stopped. Zuo Shaoqing almost crashed into the wall due to the inertia.
Liang Qi, who was just getting sleepy, woke up and shouted, “How do you drive? “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!
Zuo Shaoqing glanced at him, then opened the car door and looked outside. Just as he was about to ask, he saw a small thing lying in the middle of the road, only two or three steps away from their carriage.
“Ahhh …” The little thing raised its head and looked at Lu Zheng, who was in the lead. Then, without knowing why, it ran over and jumped onto the carriage.
This was definitely not something an ordinary three year old child could do. However, this little thing had obviously climbed many times, and its actions were called smooth and nimble.
“This …?” Zuo Shaoqing looked at the dirty child in front of him and gave Lu Zheng a pleading look.
Lu Zheng spurred his horse closer, lifting up the little thing with one hand, he threw it to the guard beside him and ordered, “Take it and clean it before sending it over!”
The little thing cried out as it was hugged by someone. Its sharp nails scratched the guard's face, but it was still unable to break away from his embrace.
Zuo Shaoqing looked at the big and small walking towards the river by the roadside. Considering that the little thing wasn't wearing anything, he got Luo Xiaoliu to find a blanket to cut it off.
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