Chapter 359
Over the course of about twenty minutes.
"Lu Chen and the others have been gone for so long, why haven't they come back yet? Should we go check on them?" Nie Yizhou voiced his concern.
As he said this, Xiao Feng chimed in, "They're back."
Following his gaze, Yun Xiaoxiao and the others also looked in that direction.
In the fast-moving figures of Lu Chen and Ling Jing, the solitary gray wolf that had been so proud just moments ago was now racing after them.
When they reached the group, the gray wolf paced over to Lu Chen and stood silently beside him, like a most loyal guard.
Seeing this, Nie Yizhou's curiosity was piqued.
"Chen Ge, how exactly did you tame it?"
At this, Lu Chen clenched a fist and lightly coughed into his hand.
"It’s nothing special. Is the meat ready?"
He skillfully changed the subject.
His demeanor was a bit suspicious.
While Lu Chen went to fetch the roasted meat, Nie Yizhou quietly moved over to Ling Jing.
He nudged Ling Jing's arm and whispered, holding a hand over his mouth.
"Bro, what really happened? I’m dying of curiosity here. You definitely know, so tell me, please."
"Not telling."
Ling Jing shook his head.
Nie Yizhou looked surprised. "Why not?"
"Do you have roasted meat?"
Ling Jing glanced at him and then pushed him away, striding over to Yun Xiaoxiao.
Nie Yizhou: ......
He secretly glared at Lu Chen, then glanced at Ling Jing.
And finally, he came to a conclusion.
Hmm, something definitely happened that they don’t want to talk about.
Otherwise, why did he feel there was some unspeakable intrigue between the two of them...
Truthfully, Ling Jing didn’t say anything simply because he didn’t want to share the "interesting" details of what Lu Chen was up to with Nie Yizhou.
The process of Lu Chen taming the lone wolf was indeed... a bit of an ordeal.
When the two pursued the wolf, despite its speed, it was no match for theirs.
Soon enough, they caught up to the wolf.
Since it was Lu Chen who had taken a liking to the wolf, Ling Jing stayed back.
With Lu Chen's abilities, he could have easily knocked the wolf down in a matter of minutes.
But he said that wolves were proud creatures.
They lived in packs, respecting the wolf king.
Each wolf fought for the position of king through battles, becoming stronger through these relentless physical confrontations and expressing reverence and absolute obedience to the wolf that defeated them.
Therefore, Lu Chen didn’t want to just use his formidable energy to force the wolf to submit.
Instead, he wanted to do it through combat, so the wolf would develop a sense of respect for him.
Although the goal was the same, the underlying meaning was different.
He was looking for a companion, not just an animal that would cower in fear and try to escape at any moment.
So, relying solely on his martial prowess, Lu Chen began to engage in a fierce battle with the wolf on the snowy ground.
He transformed into a ferocious beast, relentlessly attacking the wolf.
Realizing it couldn’t outrun Lu Chen, the wolf adopted a fighting stance, countering and defending.
Man and wolf struggled on the snowy forest ground.
The result, of course, was Lu Chen’s victory.
However, the final scene was a bit...
At the end, Lu Chen had managed to subdue the wolf by pinning it down with his legs wrapped around it.
When Lu Chen said he wouldn’t harm it and wanted the wolf to follow him in the future, the wolf seemed to understand and submitted.
But just as Lu Chen was about to get up and let the wolf free, the wolf got up a bit too quickly, accidentally shifting upward a little.
It was clear to Ling Jing that Lu Chen’s expression immediately changed.
It was a pain that only a man would understand.
Recalling the scene, Ling Jing couldn’t help but curl his lips in amusement.
This young man, always so serious, had an unexpectedly adorable side that was quite amusing.
"Mmm, it smells so good. Kid, how do you make meat so delicious? Whew, whew, it’s so hot!"
Nie Yizhou was eating from his own plate when he saw Xiao Feng’s newly fetched portion looked tempting, so he quickly leaned over to take a bite.
To his surprise, the meat was too hot and started to dance around in his mouth.
Xiao Feng gave him a sidelong glance. "You already had some on your plate, yet you still steal mine. I guess you were a hungry ghost in your past life. Serves you right!"
Nie Yizhou was about to retort to Xiao Feng when he suddenly heard four unusual sounds.
He quickly turned his head and saw that in front of Yun Xiaoxiao, Qu Xiaobei, the adorable creature, and Eagle Eagle, the bones were already piled high.
All four of them were devouring the meat at an extremely fast pace.
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Their mouths practically worked like meat grinders.
"Wow, papapa, papapa!"
"Dudem, when did y'all eat so much?!" Nie Yizhou was shocked.
The two humans and two beasts simultaneously glanced up at him but didn’t say a word. Afterward, they went back to eating.
Nie Yizhou: ......
What Nie Yizhou didn’t know was that Yun Xiaoxiao and the others had already perfected this skill.
And they had come to a conclusion.
When eating, just shut up and eat.
Otherwise, you’ll soon find that you have nothing left on your plate.
Coming back to his senses, Nie Yizhou stopped talking and focused on devouring the meat.
Heck, spilling a single word would mean less food, did he dare to say more?
Right now, working on the meat was the priority!
Seeing the once-proud gray wolf eyeing the roasted meat greedily, Lu Chen took a large chunk from his portion of snake meat and placed it on the ground.
He said softly, "Go ahead and eat."
The gray wolf, which seemed to trust Lu Chen completely, immediately started to ravenously eat.
After everyone was full and rested a bit, seeing no signs of any mutated plants or animals nearby, they decided to continue moving forward.
"Chen Ge, have you named your wolf yet?" Nie Yizhou hid behind Xiao Feng and pointed at the gray wolf beside Lu Chen.
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow. "Lu Ying."
"It has your last name?" Nie Yizhou was surprised.
"Is that a problem?"
"Heh, no problem, of course not. The name’s good, at least compared to..."
Nie Yizhou glanced at Yun Xiaoxiao.
But the next second, he was met with a sweet but mischievous smile from her.
He froze immediately.
"Uh... what I meant was, it’s much better than... mine, heh... heh..."
He rubbed the back of his head awkwardly and laughed.
As they moved forward, chatting along the way without much concern for volume, suddenly, the snow on the ground exploded.
Snowflakes flew everywhere, landing on the group.
Right after, a large green leaf emerged from where the explosion had occurred.
The leaf was enormous, at least 1.8 meters long.
On one stalk, there were at least twenty narrow, sharp leaves, with jagged edges.
They resembled large green fans, wildly sweeping toward the group.
Qu Xiaobei and Nie Yizhou, who were closest, were quickly engulfed by two of the leaves.