Chapter 680: Cooperating with Wolves

The two adult white wolves, having eaten cooked food, immediately tasted the sweetness just like Xiaobai had, and refused to leave their campsite.

They are birds of a feather.

It turned out all their coldness and ferocity were just on the surface; the family of three all seemed to have grown up eating "cuteness."

When Jian Yining complained, they would look at him with innocent, pitiful eyes.

When cooking, they would squat to the side without moving, staring longingly and even drooling, but when it was time to eat, their movements were incredibly fast.

Although they were "mooching" off them, they didn't do absolutely nothing.

The male wolf, while recovering from his injuries, was responsible for the campsite's security.

The female wolf hunted.

Xiaobai was responsible for being cute, showing off its adorableness to the fullest.

With three people and three wolves, the campsite suddenly became much livelier.

It also made the days waiting for Nianyin's return less agonizing!

Three days passed.

After lunch.

"Awoo—"

The male wolf suddenly stood up and pricked up its ears.

Usually, this meant a creature had invaded their territory; there was no need for the three people to do anything, as the male wolf would handle it himself.

But this time was different.

"Young Mistress, it's dangerous, run!"

Nianyin's voice—had Nianyin returned?

She hadn't been seen yet, but the voice was definitely Nianyin's.

Shi Youxuan hurriedly said: "Dabai, don't bite, she is one of us, she is a good person."

So Dabai lay back down.

A white shadow appeared before them; it was indeed Nianyin who had returned.

Shi Youxuan grabbed her in a hug, incredibly excited: "That's great, that's great, I can rest easy now that you are safe and sound."

"I'm sorry, I made you worry."

Nianyin was both moved and guilty.

In her view, the Young Mistress was the master and she was the servant; if the Young Mistress worried about her, it was her own fault!

She was very surprised: "Young Mistress, you are too amazing, right? The white wolves actually listen to you?"

Shi Youxuan: "Let's not talk about that first, tell me quickly what happened these past few days, why did you only just return? We were worried to death..." With her return, the three of them finally set their minds at ease.

Nianyin told the three of them about what had happened within the tribe.

Shi Youxuan also told Nianyin about "adopting" Dabai's family of three.

For the sake of distinguishing them.

Shi Youxuan gave the white wolf family of three names, only she was too lazy, and the names were very perfunctory.

The male wolf was called Dabai.

The female wolf was called Meibai.

The little wolf was Xiaobai.

Nianyin's return confirmed once again that their guess was correct.

Feiying had indeed come, and was right there in the tribe!

The reason she returned later than originally planned was because the current situation was very complicated; almost none of the people originally planned to be capable assistants were left.

The few who could still help only dared to hide in the shadows and stir up trouble.

Nianyin didn't blame them; opposing Zhu Yiwen now was undoubtedly like throwing an egg against a rock, and the chances of winning were extremely slim.

Under conditions with almost no chance of victory, it was already rare for anyone to be willing to help.

In the original plan, there was no Feiying, and there was only a twenty percent chance of winning.

Now that Feiying had also come—and she was a ruthless character—there was almost no chance of winning at all.

"Awoo—"

Dabai growled low, as if reminding the few of them that they could also participate.

"That's right."

Shi Youxuan was pleasantly surprised; she felt they could completely incorporate this family of three into the combat sequence.

Nianyin agreed.

She worshipped the Young Mistress blindly; whatever idea Shi Youxuan came up with, she felt it was correct.

Jian Yining agreed too, but Sheng Hanyu opposed it.

This was a matter of life and death; the opponents were Zhu Yiwen and Feiying, both of whom were ruthless characters, and they couldn't afford to be careless.

Furthermore, the situation was currently unfavorable to their side, and any slip-up would be fatal.

Cooperating with wolves?

His wife's idea was too casual and too risky!

Shi Youxuan retorted: "Dabai has clashed with Feiying and is familiar with the opponent. Didn't you often say that if you know yourself and know your enemy, you will win every battle?"

"Now that there is such a good opportunity, why not agree? Besides, we are familiar with Zhu Yiwen, and Zhu Yiwen is equally familiar with us. Now that the strength of both sides is so disparate, letting Xiaobai's family of three join might just allow us to win by a surprise move."

Sheng Hanyu: "Of course I know the logic, but you also said 'might,' which means there is still a high probability of failure. We traveled thousands of miles to save people, not to throw our lives away. We must reduce the probability of failure to the minimum..."

The husband and wife began to argue.

Neither could convince the other.

Shi Youxuan and Sheng Hanyu are both very capable people, but they do not follow the same path!

Their methods, within their own fields, have both been tempered and verified.

But now that they have to do one thing together, the two methods collide intensely, and sparks fly almost immediately—crackle, pop!

From noon until afternoon.

The two are still arguing endlessly, without end.

If it were any other matter, Sheng Hanyu would certainly yield to his wife; she is his beloved, and doting on his wife is only natural.

But this matter is not allowed.

This is a matter of life and death, concerning the lives of the people and wolves present; if they fail, everyone will surely die if they fall into the hands of Zhu Yiwen.

They are not afraid of death, but what about the old and young at home?

Acting on the principle of being responsible for his family, Sheng Hanyu absolutely will not back down!

Shi Youxuan also will not back down.

She believes that letting Bai Lang join their combat sequence is feasible, and there is no "what if."

For so many years, every time she has survived a desperate situation, she has relied on catching the enemy off guard.

With limited conditions, how could there be so many foolproof plans?

Good enough will do.

The couple is having their biggest disagreement since getting married, the kind where they are like needle points against wheat awns—not yielding an inch.

"Stop!"

Jian Yining really cannot stand it anymore; he stands between the two and forcibly interrupts the argument: "If you two keep arguing like this, my hair will turn white before there is ever a result."

"Let's just do this: you two flip a coin, and whoever wins, we listen to them."

Nianyin takes out a coin.

Sheng Hanyu says to his wife: "You choose first."

Shi Youxuan: "I choose heads."

Sheng Hanyu: "Good, then I will choose tails."

Nianyin tosses the coin in her hand high up, it traces a beautiful arc in the air, and then is caught steadily by Nianyin—heads up, Shi Youxuan wins!

"Yay!"

Shi Youxuan happily makes a V-sign.

Sheng Hanyu says coldly: "No, one time doesn't count; it has to be best two out of three."

Shi Youxuan:...

She is very angry: "Sheng Hanyu, how can you be like this? You're even going back on your word? You didn't say best two out of three at the start."

Her husband argues with conviction: "You didn't say it wasn't best two out of three at the start either!"

Seeing that the two are about to argue endlessly again because of this matter.

Nianyin says: "Let's listen to Mr. Sheng, best two out of three."

The coin is tossed again—heads up.

Before Shi Youxuan can cheer, Nianyin tosses the coin again, and it is still heads up.

Theoretically, this should be enough now.

But to make Sheng Hanyu convinced, Nianyin tosses the coin several more times in succession, and every single time it is heads up, every single time.

She kneels on one knee before Sheng Hanyu: "Mr. Sheng, listening to the young lady's words is the will of the gods; please do not look for any more excuses."

Shi Youxuan:...

Jian Yining:...

This is too obvious.

Both of them can see that there is something fishy here; there is no reason Sheng Hanyu cannot see it.

Nianyin is cheating.

The Ji Family is skilled in using magnetic fields; controlling a small coin is simply too easy.

Sheng Hanyu realizes it, but it is already too late; the outcome has been decided.

He does not argue and accepts the loss.

Thus, he decides to incorporate the family of three of Bai Lang into the combat sequence.

Nianyin is actually very anxious.

But she still stays in the Forest for another week.

This was strongly requested by Sheng Hanyu; he said he wanted to get in sync with the new partners to increase the success rate.