Rebirth of a Star General Chapter 70
Killing the Wolf
The field was like a smaller martial arts stage. The difference was that her opponent was a bloodthirsty hound. At this moment, He Yan did not have any weapons in her hand. Even the broken bamboo stick was gone.
The wolf’s eyes were shining with excitement. It was a clever and cruel animal. In this case, the human will undoubtedly die.
A wry smile floated on He Yan’s lips. God has really treated her kindly. How could he arrange such a particularly difficult hurdle for her? She was not a fantastical warrior. How could she save herself every time?
This was probably a trap laid by hunters to catch rabbits or foxes. It may have been left for too long as it was covered with litter and leaves. Who knew that she and the wolf would fall when they fought here. Now, there was no way back.
The wolf slowly stood up. He Yan wanted to stand up too but she knew it would be bad if she moved. When she fell, her leg sprained. The moment her left leg moved, pain shot up her body.
She had to stand up by holding onto the stone wall.
The wolf bent down and let out a low growl. He Yan looked down at it, her back leaning against the stone wall and she remained motionless. It went around a few steps before hurling itself at He Yan.
The bloody mouth was opened wide in front of her eyes, its breath had a disgusting fishy smell. In the past, He Yan had glanced at the dead bones chewed by wolves on the side of roads. These mutilated bodies were beyond recognition, leaving only pools of rotten flesh.
At this critical time, she stretched out her left arm abruptly and the wolf ran towards her neck but was swept away by her palm. The action took some effort. After all, she could not fight the beast. It was just a flimsy attempt to protect her neck. Her arm was bitten instead.
She didn’t need to look to know that the bite was not light, but she did not care at all. Instead, she moved forward, as if to push her arm deeper into the wolf’s mouth. Before the wolf’s mouth became loose, He Yan’s right hand slammed forward.
A scream erupted from the wolf’s mouth, and the cunning and persistent wolf writhed desperately in the trap pit. Its eyes were scratched with sharp stones. Blood splashed everywhere.
He Yan let go of her hand. There was a small stone lying in her palm, one end was pointed with bloodstains.
She had blinded the wolf’s eyes.
From the moment she fell into the trap, she looked around everywhere to find something to defend herself. Unfortunately, in this trap pit, there were only scattered stones. She simply found the one that could be used.
The wolf lost a pair of eyes and could not see anything. The wolf struggled in the pit crazily due to the severe pain. He Yan gritted her teeth, leaned on the stone wall and pressed the wolf’s head with all of her strength. She held the stone again and slashed the wolf’s throat.
Blood slowly dripped out. It was warm at first, but it gradually became colder and colder.
She slowly sat down with little strength left in her body. Her left arm was bitten by the wolf and blood was stuck to her sleeve. Her left leg could not be lifted and her neck had a deep scratch. She was definitely in a mass. Looking at the dead wolf, her heart was filled with sadness.
She was so similar to this wolf as she was at the mercy of others when she was blinded. Now that she saw the wolf tragically die through her own hands, she felt exhausted and could no longer do anything when she thought about the past.
Sun went down and the last bit of light was also gone. The mountains became pitch black. She sat quietly, hanging her head silently. For a moment, she seemed to have no breath as if life in her was quietly sucked out.
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No one in Liang Zhou Wei knew of the thrilling scene at the mountains.
When Zheng Xuan arrived at the guardhouse, he went to the coach with the other two. They deliberately stayed at the foot of the mountain for a while before coming back. The sun has set, leaving only the remains of a little bloody sunset on the horizon, spreading brilliantly by the water.
Shen Hong did not go with them but instead, returned to his room.
When he went back, the rest of the recruits had already had dinner and came back to their dorms. As Shen Hong sat there idly, someone smiled and asked, “How, how does it feel to go up the mountains today?”
“Why does he look so dumb? Is he too tired and giddy?”
“It’s possible,” Someone else laughed, “He’s too weak.”
Everyone ridiculed. Thinking that Shen Hong was tired and did not take it too seriously, they left on their own record. After a while, Wang Ba came in with recruits greeting him.
He and Shen Hong stayed in the same room. Although Wang Ba lost to He Yan in archery, everyone still respects him here.
Wang Ba also saw Shen Hong sitting astonishingly on the bed and asked casually, “What happened to him?”
“I don’t know, It was his turn to go up the mountain today and that’s how he was when he came back down the mountain.” Someone replied.
Wang Ba glanced at Shen Hong and thought he was a little strange. Although he bullied this honest person on weekdays, Shen Hong did not feel lost no matter how much he was bullied. He walked up to Shen Hong and shook him, “What’s wrong? Are you scared out of your wits after encountering a wild beast in the mountains?”
He was silent before but when he heard the phrase ‘wild breast’, Shen Hong’s body trembled violently, his voice whimpered, not knowing what he was talking about. Wang Ba leaned closer and heard him saying an ‘I’m sorry’.
“I’m sorry? What are you sorry for?” Wang Ba frowned and asked.
Shen Hong was still talking to himself. Wang Ba got impatient and raised him like a chicken, “Smelly boy, tell me everything you encountered on the mountains today. If you don’t,” He shook his fist threateningly, “I’ll make you look so good!”
Shen Hong awoke from his thoughts when he mentioned this. Wang Ba looked at him fiercely. He was already so weak and guilty after a small provocation.
“He Yan…He Yan is still in the mountains!” He blurted out.
He Yan? As soon as Wang Ba heard He Yan’s name, his heart jumped. This person was really unjust to him but he still asked curiously, “What mountain? The mountain you climbed today? Why is he still on the mountain after you came down? What do you mean?”
“There were wolves…a lot of wolves! In order to save us, He Yan led the wolves away.” Shen Hong cried out.
Disregarding his breath, he continued, “Zheng Xuan won’t let us tell the instructors. He’ll just blame it on He Yan walking too far away from the group. No, no, it was obvious that they climbed over the top of the mountain and He Yan rescued them, but they wanted him to die and slander He Yan! He Yan was on the mountain alone without any weapons. We…we killed him!”
He was talking incoherently and in gibberish, but Wang Ba understood Shen Hong’s words with no problem. He was stunned for a moment but suddenly burst into anger. In his fury, he punched the table, scaring Shen Hong.
Shen Hong cried, “I didn’t want to. I couldn’t help it.”
Wang Ba glanced at him contemptuously, “Coward!”
With that, he turned around and left.
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