Chapter 749: Inviting a Wolf into the House: Comedic Version 1

However, Ji Yingjie could still tell that he was unconvinced.

"You all go out."

"Yes."

She sat alone in the Monitoring Room, controlling her emotions.

She could no longer be like she was in the past, beating or scolding her subordinates, doing whatever she pleased.

Since the incident where she was drugged by Zhu Yiwen last time, her prestige within the clan had not been what it once was.

No previous Clan Leader of the Ji Family had ever had such a thing happen; to actually be drugged by an outsider man—this was not just a disgrace for Ji Yingjie, but a lifelong shame for the Ji Family!

Over these past days.

She had learned from her mistakes, reorganized the rules within the clan, and deployed a large amount of manpower and resources in the Forest.

Zhu Yiwen would not let the matter rest; he had been coveting the Ji Family Treasure for more than a day or two, so he would definitely return. Everything Ji Yingjie did was in preparation for Zhu Yiwen's return, preparing to wash away her past shame.

Lao Qi was an accident.

But it was perfect to use him to practice.

……

In the Forest.

Lao Qi strictly followed the Chairman's orders, applying essential balm to his body at set intervals, then opened his backpack and took out a piece of compressed biscuit.

He propped up three branches to make a simple stove, placed the pot on top, added water and the compressed biscuit, and stirred it slowly with a spoon.

Lao Qi's mind was now filled with images of Nianyin in the Forest back then.

When the Chairman was telling him the basic things he needed to pay attention to, she would preface them with: "Nianyin did it this way."

And so he remembered it; it was very easy to remember, and he couldn't forget it even if he wanted to.

Compressed biscuit boiled into porridge did not taste good.

But Lao Qi ate every last drop, even licking the bottom of the pot clean.

This energy was enough for him to have a good sleep and then walk for half a day full of vigor.

Morning was the time for animals to forage, so he wouldn't "have breakfast" with them.

Who would be whose breakfast was not yet certain.

After the meal.

Lao Qi left the campfire burning and crawled into his tent to sleep.

Monitoring Room.

Ji Yingjie stared fixedly at the tent, calculating when he would be fast asleep so she could send people to fire cannons at the edge of the Forest.

Firing the cannons would not have a direct impact on Lao Qi; they were aimed at the sky, and their purpose was to disperse the clouds and change the wind direction!

It was a southeast wind in the middle of the night; after a few cannon shells, the clouds dispersed, it rained in the southeast direction, and a northwest wind began to blow in the Forest.

The campfire crackled "bi-lu bi-lu," and although the flames were not very vigorous, they were very steady.

Lao Qi had cut dry branches as thick as an arm and placed them at the bottom; they were very slow-burning, and once burned through, they became charcoal, which could ensure the fire wouldn't go out for several hours.

Fire was basically the natural enemy of all animals.

Sleeping next to a fire was equivalent to having a natural Guard, but everything had two sides; the closest things were often the most dangerous.

For example, right now.

After the wind direction changed, the flames began to move toward the direction of the tent.

Ji Yingjie stared tightly at the screen, an excited light appearing in her eyes, and she muttered to herself: "Fast, faster, burn him to death; he deserves to die."

The flames seemed to understand her words; they started by moving just a little, but as soon as she finished speaking, they suddenly leaped up and burned onto the tent!

"Good."

She stood up happily, thinking the chance to wash away her shame had arrived.

But she was happy too early; the arrogant flames hit the tent but didn't burn it, instead avoiding it.

"What is going on?"

Ji Yingjie widened her eyes in disbelief.

She watched with her own eyes as the flames lunged over again and again, only to retreat again and again.

Ji Yingjie opened her computer to check the data, and after confirming that Lao Qi's tent was made of fireproof material, she slammed her fist onto the keyboard, wincing in pain.

She had tried to be clever but ended up losing out.

She had wanted to kill Lao Qi without anyone knowing, but ended up wasting several cannon shells for nothing, with zero effect.

If this trick didn't work, she would try another; in any case, there was only one goal—she absolutely could not let Lao Qi walk to the Ji Family alive!

Dawn broke.

Lao Qi walked out of the tent and discovered that the campfire had shifted position.

He walked around the tent twice and broke out in a cold sweat—good heavens!

The wind direction had changed last night, hadn't it?

It was a good thing he listened to the Chairman and bought a fireproof tent at a high price, otherwise he would have been "Roasted Lao Qi" this morning!

He carried a small cloth bag on his person, which contained salt.

If the campfire had burned the tent yesterday, he would surely be delicious right now... Lao Qi shuddered and dared not think any further.

He packed up the tent and continued on his way.

The Forest was peaceful.

Birds chirped as they flew overhead, and a little squirrel on the ground poked its head out, curiously staring at Lao Qi, sizing up this uninvited guest in the Forest.

Lao Qi reached out a hand to the squirrel: "Do you want to keep me company? I promise not to hurt you."

*Whoosh! *

The timid squirrel did not believe him at all and quickly climbed up the tree.

"Tch, none of you believe me."

Lao Qi plucked a blade of grass to chew on, muttering as he chewed: "Little liar, those who look harmless are all little liars; they cheat people, cheat hearts, and cheat you to death without a second thought..."

"If you didn't want to be with me, you could have just said so. I wouldn't have pestered you shamelessly, but you had to let me see hope without giving me a way out, you liar..."

He grumbled, venting his dissatisfaction.

His mouth and his mind were both full of Nianyin.

Ji Yingjie stared at the Monitoring Room.

She felt that Lao Qi was mentally ill... and not only was he ill, but the men in Jiangzhou were all mentally ill!

To be willing to give up one's life for love, if that isn't a mental illness, then what is?

Ji Yingjie had had many men in her life, but she had never tasted the flavor of love.

In the Forest.

Lao Qi walked very fast; the more he missed Nianyin, the more he wanted to see her quickly.

The journey was very calm, but he dared not relax in the slightest.

The Chairman had said that the calmer things were, the more vigilant one must be, as danger could descend at any moment.

"Awoo!"

As soon as the cry rang out, the sound of birds vanished instantly.

He stopped in his tracks, sniffing a hint of danger.

The cry was very faint, likely from a great distance away; it was the howl of a wolf, though he did not know if it was the wolf the Chairman had spoken of.

He drew his Dagger from his boot, gripping it vigilantly in one hand, while holding a windproof lighter in the other.

If it were an ordinary wolf, it would fear fire.

"Awoo!"

"Awoo—"

The howling became clearer and clearer.

"Swish!"

A streak of white light flashed by.

"Swish, swish!"

Two more streaks of white light followed in succession.

Finally, three wolves stood before him—Bai Lang.

Xiaobai had grown up, and at a glance, the three wolves looked quite similar.

Only, the pure blue in its eyes held more playfulness and less of the majesty found in its parents' eyes!

Three against one—they stood in a standoff for quite a while.

In the end, Lao Qi was the first to lose his patience; he slowly raised his Dagger... Dabai's ears pricked up, Meibai's front paws scraped the ground slightly, and Xiaobai lay down.

This was the prelude to the family of three preparing to attack.

But Lao Qi did not strike first; instead, he tucked the Dagger against his chest, slowly unbuckled his backpack, and took out a can of beef.

Uh...

Xiaobai stood up.

Dabai and Meibai lay down.

Lao Qi opened the can, took out a pot, poured in water, added the canned meat, and casually picked a few mushrooms nearby to toss into the pot... throughout the whole process, the family of three watched eagerly, without moving a muscle.

But Xiaobai was a bit impatient, making "woo-woo" sounds in its throat to urge him on, meaning: hurry up, you're dawdling so much I'm starving to death.

Finally, he lit the fire, and the water boiled quickly.

The broth in the pot bubbled, and the aroma of the canned meat and mushrooms drifted far into the air.

The Bai Lang family of three had already become familiar with Lao Qi before they had even tasted the meat.

The three wolves circled around Lao Qi... or more accurately, circled around the pot, cheering and leaping, incredibly happy.

Ji Family.

Monitoring Room.

"Bastard."

Ji Yingjie lost control again and smashed another teacup.

Her eyes were almost spitting fire.

It was too infuriating; her scheme had failed once again!