Xu Qing heard this and hesitated for a while. He thought he had wasted a lot of time on the road. He was worried about the people in Jiandu and the potatoes planted before. Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to return to his hometown.

Since there was no room to live in, he decided to go on. He asked one man to buy some food in the town and kept going!

People sent by Prime Minister Lan to protect Xu Qing secretly found that Xu Qing and his followers stayed in the town just for a while and left again.

The head of them frowned and didn't know why Xu Qing left rather than stayed in the town for accommodation since it was late.

He heard that near the town was a forest and wolves appeared there in the evening.

The head of them found something strange, so he let someone find the reason.

Certainly, there was something strange.

When the man who went to investigate the reason came back, the leader asked, "What happened?"

"Sir, the inns in the town were all booked, so Xu Qing left the town." The man came back and said.

The head heard this and frowned. Considering the inns were booked, he thought people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao had taken action.

They booked all the inns to make Xu Qing leave the town and they could find the chance to kill him!

However, people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao underestimated them.

Thinking of this, the head said coldly, "Bros, come on. This evening, the fight is inevitable."

"Sir, don't be afraid. Last time people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao were defeated by us last time." One of them said.

The leader's eyes were brooding, "Don't take it lightly. Although Imperial Concubine Xiao failed last time, she must have made a great sacrifice this time since she sent people here."

"OK, it's up to you, sir." They heard this and nodded to their head because they thought what he said was reasonable.

The head said, "If so, let's leave here quickly."

Meanwhile, he flashed to the direction Xu Qing had left.

It got darker and darker!

When they arrived at the forest, the coachman stopped.

Xu Qing sat in the carriage, opened his eyes after the carriage stopped, and asked, "Why didn't you continue going?"

"Mr. Xu, the front was the forest. Walking at night, we will be in danger if there are wolves!" The coachman said to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing frowned, opened the curtain, and jumped off the carriage.

He looked up. Although the moon was bright this evening, he looked at the forest and found it was dark. There were some howls from time to time. On such a cold autumn evening, it was desolate and a little bit frightening!

Hearing this, Xu Qing said to his followers, "We stay outside the forest for a night and leave here until tomorrow morning."

He couldn't play jokes on life!

Several people heard this and nodded. Then one man picked up some dry twigs around, put them beside the carriage, and burned them.

Then he took out the food, walked in front of Xu Qing, and handed it to Xu Qing, "Mr. Xu."

"Thank you." Xu Qing nodded, took the food, and ate it sitting around the bonfire.

What Xu Qing didn't know was that danger was approaching them!

"Is everything ready?" Not far away from Xu Qing, there were several masked people in black.

One of them replied, "Don't worry. The hungry wolves haven't eaten food for a long time. According to the leader's requirement, we have put the enticement along the way to the forest. After the hungry wolves eat the meat and see living beings, they will..."

At the same time, the man grinned.

Another man added, "Our head is so clever. He let us book all the inns in the town in advance and predicted that Xu Qing would keep going. And he set a trap in the Hungry Wolves Valley. Later we can finish the task assigned by Imperial Concubine Xiao without any loss!"

"Don't take it lightly. The people sent by Prime Minister Lan haven't appeared." The head among them said.

They heard this and said, "Even if the people sent by Prime Minister Lan appear, it will be difficult for them to fight against a dozen of hungry wolves. At that time, we can assassinate Xu Qing when they are unprepared."

Then his ear moved slightly. He interrupted them and whispered with one finger covering his mouth, "Be quiet, and the wolves are coming!"

They closed their mouths, separated, and jumped over the tree to observe the situation!

The wolves followed the enticement they had thrown and walked here. They were very clever.

The head of the wolves saw the bonfire and stopped. It turned back and howled at the wolves at his back, so the rest of the wolves stopped.

The people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao hid in the tree and stared at the wolves. The head of wolves was very clever and it must be the king of wolves.

The head of the wolves howled in a low voice and instructed the other wolves to take action separately.

Xu Qing firstly found something strange. Although the howl of wolves was small, he felt that the wolves were not far away from them.

Xu Qing raised his head and looked around, only to see the green light was emitted from several places in the forest.

Seeing this, the food on Xu Qing's hand fell down directly. Xu Qing found that they attracted the wolves.

Other people saw Xu Qing's expression and asked, "Mr. Xu, what's the matter? How about having some water? I will fetch it for you."

At the same time, the man was about to stand up.

Xu Qing responded quickly and stopped him, "Don't move!"

Xu Qing, born as a countryman, knew something about wolves.

As he predicted, they were surrounded by wolves. The reason why the wolves didn't move was that the king of wolves was observing them. If there was no danger, they would take action at a proper time!

If their action was too large and the king of wolves observed it clearly, the wolves would attack them. Therefore, he stopped the man from moving casually in time.

"What's the matter?" The man asked with puzzlement.

Xu Qing raised his head slightly and looked around. He found that the wolves didn't move and stayed in the previous position.

Xu Qing whispered to them, "There are wolves in the forest staring at us. Don't move casually!"

"What the hell... wolves?" One of them heard this and stammered.

Xu Qing nodded to him, "Don't look back. As long as we don't move, the king of wolves won't dare to take action. We need to keep this until dawn."

Xu Qing comforted them and said.

"Mr. Xu, are you sure that we can stay with them for such a long time? It has just passed 12 a.m. now. I am afraid that..." One of them was worried and said.

Xu Qing heard this and frowned. He understood their worries. After all, they didn't know when the king of wolves would begin to attack them. If they could wait until dawn, everything would be fine. If not, he couldn't imagine it.

Looking at the wolves' sharp eyes, he thought they were apparently hungry wolves!

If the wolves began to attack them, there would be no chance of escape!

Xu Qing asked them again, "How about your martial skills?"

"If we fight against these wolves, we can defeat one wolf." One of them thought for a while and replied.

Xu Qing nodded, "OK, enough. If we can't wait until dawn and the wolves attack us, you won't need to protect me. Escape as soon as possible."

"Hum... Mr. Xu, we can't leave you alone." One of them looked at Xu Qing and said.

Xu Qing shook his head, "Possibly you can escape by your martial skills. If you protect me and wolves attack us, we will all be eaten by wolves."

"Mr. Xu, we are your guards and we need to protect you. How can we leave you alone?" One of them heard this and said.

Xu Qing looked at him and said, "Life is equal. If you four die because of me, I will feel guilty during my whole life even if I survive then."

"If you admit that you are my followers, remember what I say and that is an order!" Xu Qing found them keep silent, so he raised his voice.

They nodded.

Then they surrounded the stove and kept still, and Xu Qing was observing the wolves in the forest!

At this time, the people sent by Prime Minister Lan were also secretly observing here nearby.

"Sir, there are at least a dozen wolves. How do they appear here suddenly?" One man on one side asked in a low voice.

The leader snorted, "Unexpectedly, the people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao are clever this time. They want to kill Xu Qing secretly."

"What can we do now?" One man asked.

The leader continued with his gloomy eyes, "Wait. If only Xu Qing was eaten by the wolves. This can also be considered as our master's revenge."

"Sir, good idea. Since Imperial Concubine Xiao wants to lay the blame on our master, we cannot take the responsibility if Xu Qing is eaten by wolves." One man nodded his head and said.

The leader thought for a while. The people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao weren't stupid. He was afraid that the people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao would capture Xu Qing when the wolves attacked him.

Thinking of this, the head of them turned around and asked them to stare at Xu Qing and his surrounding fixedly and remain clear-headed!

On the other side, the people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao frowned because they never thought Xu Qing could be that calm!

They thought the people sent by Prime Minister Lan must be nearby. Though the wolves were motionless, they would go out to capture Xu Qing. If they were run after by wolves, their losses would outweigh their gains.

Their plan was to attract people sent by Prime Minister Lan to come out and leave them to fight against wolves when wolves attacked Xu Qing.

They never thought Xu Qing was both bright and brave. If normal people knew that they were observed by wolves, they would feel panicked and their first response was to escape. They never expected Xu Qing was so calm!