Ruan Jiaojiao couldn’t help but laugh at his haughty demeanor. Meanwhile, Liu Mei’s shouting was so loud it nearly broke the sky. The Ruanlin Family matriarch wiped her hands and walked outside, glancing next door as she reached the doorway. Ruan Jiaojiao hurried after her and squeezed in front to look outside as well.
When she saw what was there, her eyes widened in shock.
The little villain only mentioned he gave a small gift to the neighboring Liu Mei. Although Jiaojiao knew he was up to no good, she hadn’t expected the "small gift" to be so massive!
It was a wild wolf that weighed at least a couple hundred pounds and was extremely robust!
At this moment, the wolf stood in the Liu Family’s courtyard, blocking their exit. Its pair of green, oily eyes glinted coldly as it watched the family of three. Liu Mei huddled in the corner holding Xiu Cheng, trembling uncontrollably, while Xiu Jianlin, although brandishing a hoe, was sweating profusely and dared not to approach.
As the wolf took a step forward and let out a snarl, baring its bloodstained fangs, Liu Mei trembled with fright and ended up wetting herself.
Xiu Jianlin’s legs also went weak, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.
Some neighbors witnessed the scene, but the wolf was so large and terrifying that nobody dared to intervene. They could only hide in the shadows and watch the situation quietly.
"Our area really isn’t safe anymore, with wolves coming down from the mountains," the Ruanlin matriarch said, shaking her head with a complex expression. However, when she turned and saw Xiu Xi standing in the courtyard, completely disinterested in the commotion, a terrifying thought suddenly popped into her head.
Could this child have summoned the wolf?
Before, the Ruanlin matriarch always felt that there was an indescribable fierceness and menace in the boy’s gaze when he looked at others. She couldn’t describe it, but now, seeing this grey wolf, she somehow felt... this child was just like the wolf! Even his gaze was sometimes more ruthless than the animal’s!
The more she thought about it, the more she believed in the possibility.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to lead Ruan Jiaojiao out of the front mountain by himself last time.
Because of Ruan Jiaojiao’s abilities, she had come to accept Xiu Xi quite quickly.
She simply thought this child was truly ruthless.
Yesterday, when she advised Xiu Xi to give the roe deer to Liu Mei, it wasn’t because she was scared of her, but because she had her own considerations. Having received the wild rabbit and now the roe deer, she understood that this would not be the end but was more likely just the beginning...
Knowing she couldn’t stop him, she could only advise him that if he really needed to bring something back in the future, he should avoid walking in front of people. It was best to take some less-traveled paths, and if that wasn’t possible, to hide the item first and wait until nightfall to bring it home.
At the time, Xiu Xi didn’t respond to her, just stared coldly, his gaze chilling as it followed Liu Mei’s retreating form.
But she hadn’t expected him to pull such a stunt the very next day.
Although Liu Mei was indeed hateful, it would not be good if this led to someone’s death. She bent down towards him and said, "Xiaoxi, let it go. It’s enough to have given them a scare."
Xiu Xi looked up at her, and after a few seconds, he silently nodded.
He walked out the door and merely glanced in that direction. As if sensing his look, the wolf turned to glance this way too. Its green, oily eyes frightened the Ruanlin matriarch so instinctively that she clasped Ruan Jiaojiao tightly in front of her, and her legs also softened a bit. It was a subconscious physical reaction, and then she watched as the wolf leaped out of the Liu Family’s courtyard and squeezed through the gap between the two homes, heading toward the mountain behind.