The king of the wolves was pacing back and forth and whining, presumably hesitant about what to do.

The king of the wolves was very cunning, and it would not take actions rashly without knowing the opponent's strength.

The stalemate between the king of the wolves and Xu Qing lasted for an hour and a half!

Imperial Concubine Xiao's subordinates, standing on the tree, frowned, and then gave his leader a hint.

The response he got was to wait.

The king of the wolves seemed to be a little impatient. It turned its head and signaled to the wolves behind it to stay still. It went forward to have a look.

The king of the wolves was tentatively walking towards Xu Qing.

Xu Qing felt tense. He knew that the king of the wolves would not waste time anymore.

The people opposite Wuqing also noticed the expression of Xu Qing, so they asked in a low voice, "Mr. Xu, is the wolf coming here?"

Xu Qing nodded.

Although they had already known what would happen, they still felt a little scared.

Xu Qing said, "Don't panic. A wolf is coming. I think it is the king of the wolves. It may come to test us. Don't panic!"

"But... If it comes here, how can we deal with it?" After hearing this, one of them stuttered and asked Xu Qing.

Xu Qing slightly lowered his eyebrows, looking at the fire in front of him. An idea flashed into his mind. He said, "The torch. Yes, torch. The wolf is afraid of fire. When the king of the wolves approaches, we can throw the torch at it. The other wolves are still far from us. We can run towards the town, and the wolves will not dare to chase us."

"Is... is this feasible?" The man stammered again.

A person said, "Do you have a better way?"

The stuttering man shook his head, "Let’s do it as what Mr. Xu said."

Xu Qing whispered, "When the torch is thrown on the king of the wolves, you run. If anyone has an accident, just ignore him and run. If you stop, you not only can’t save people, but you will be killed by it!"

"Okay." Others nodded and responded.

The king of the wolves was getting closer and closer and was slowly and tentatively walking forward. They bent over, holding the burning wooden sticks.

Xu Qing stared at the king of the wolves without blinking, "Listen to my signal! One, two, three, throw!"

After hearing Xu Qing's words, they turned their heads abruptly and threw the torch at the king of the wolves.

Then Xu Qing shouted, "Run. Everyone, run!"

The signal!

They ran to the small town that they had just passed by.

The king of the wolves was obviously unprepared and was hit by a torch, and a patch of fur on its stomach was scorched.

It straightened its neck and howled.

Suddenly, the wolves behind it ran over here hell-for-leather as if they had received an order.

At this moment, Imperial Concubine Xiao's subordinates jumped off the tree and ran straight to Xu Qing.

Prime Minister Lan’s subordinates saw that and ran straight to Xu Qing to intercept him!

Xu Qing was stumbled by a vine and fell to the ground.

A person was about to stop to help Xu Qing, but Xu Qing shouted, "Run! Leave me alone. Go!"

The man hesitated. Seeing the wolves behind him, he determined to go.

Xu Qing stood up, but a sword was put on his neck.

The person holding the sword said, "Mr. Xu, today is your day of sacrifice."

He was about to kill him!

But the sword was removed.

"It's not that easy to kill someone! You have to ask my sword!" Prime Minister Lan’s subordinate walked forward, drew the sword from the scabbard, and pointed it at Imperial Concubine Xiao's subordinate.

Imperial Concubine Xiao's subordinate was not a weak man. When he heard this, his face twitched.

The two fought with each other!

Xu Qing frowned and wondered what happened. Weren't they besieged by wolves?

Why did they suddenly appear, and what did they mean by saying that?

A man who was fighting shouted at him, "What are you doing? Go!"

Then Xu Qing realized that the wolves were approaching and rushing here.

Seeing this, Xu Qing ran to the small town.

Prime Minister Lan’s subordinate frowned and thought that it was not easy to get out of him.

If Imperial Concubine Xiao's subordinate took Xu Qing away again in the chaos and they couldn't be distracted when dealing with the wolves, their efforts these days would be in vain.

The two people stopped.

Seeing the wolves running towards them, they frowned and looked at each other with complaints!

They could only point their swords at the wolves.

The two started to fight against the wolves together.

Xu Qing's carriage was on the side, but the horse was frightened to whine, and then ran away.

Imperial Concubine Xiao's other subordinates came to check what happened since he didn’t see their companion back.

They saw that their leader and another man in black were surrounded by tens of wolves!

They couldn't care about much at this time, so they turned back to back.

Because they knew that if they didn’t do that, these cunning wolves would surely attack their backs. They shouldn’t underestimate these wolves!

At this moment, the king of the wolves found the right time and started to pounce on them.

As soon as the king of the wolves moved, the rest of the wolves also started to attack!

The two began to fight against the wolves!

These people couldn't think so much at this time. Two groups of people came out from different directions and started fighting against the wolves.

These wolves were difficult to deal with and they were very powerful!

These wolves moved very agilely, fast, and accurately!

These men of sacrifice got injured, but they didn’t have time to care about the pain now!

They killed three wolves after a long time, but they were all exhausted.

There were still about ten wolves. They frowned.

A person said, "Let’s kill the king of the wolves first."

After hearing this, others realized and they started to attack the king of the wolves!

Xu Qing fell down and his feet got injured, but he kept running to the town.

Others had already arrived at the town.

They sat on the ground, and a person said, "What should we do now? How should we explain this? Shall we tell His Majesty that we all ran out when we encountered wolves except for Mr. Xu?"

"Everyone knew the situation just now. We have no other choices," A person said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a person exclaimed, "Look! Is that Mr. Xu?"

"Yes, it is!" After hearing this, several people saw Xu Qing!

It was incredible. When they saw Mr. Xu fall, the wolves were just behind him. It had been a long time since then. How did Mr. Xu come back safe and sound?

Thinking of this, they quickly got up and greeted him.

"Mr. Xu, are you okay?" They asked.

Xu Qing shook his head, and then said, "I'm okay. How about you?"

"We're fine. How about you?" They asked.

Xu Qing said, "I hurt my leg when I fell down just now."

"It's still early before dawn, and you’re injured. How about checking if there are any farmers who can let us stay for one night?" A man asked.

Another person nodded and said, "You two go first. We stay here to take care of Mr. Xu. You can come back if you find accommodation."

"Okay." The other two nodded, then turned, and left.

After the two left, one person asked, "Mr. Xu, how about your leg?"

"It doesn't matter. It is just a graze." Xu Qing shook his head and said.

As soon as he said so, a person asked, "Mr. Xu, how did you escape from the wolves?"

Hearing that, Xu Qing frowned, thinking of the two people who appeared just now. According to their words and behavior, they must be from two different groups, but why did one want to kill him and the other wanted to save him? He was curious.

After he ran away, he turned around and saw that many people in black were also going to fight against the wolves.

Today, there were no empty rooms in the inn in the small town. And then, the wolves suddenly appeared in the woods. Wolves liked to live in groups and they seldom went outside the woods during the day, but why would they suddenly appear tonight?

Was it a coincidence or a scheme by someone to deliberately lure the wolves out?

Thinking of this, Xu Qing frowned. But since these people had lured the wolves out, if they really wanted him to die, why would they come out and kill him in person?

Xu Qing's eyes were dull at this time. He came to Jing City for the case of Jiandu and the Lan family suffered the most. Although Prime Minister Lan was removed from his position, after all, a lean camel was bigger than a horse. There must be someone who wanted to frame Prime Minister Lan and completely defeat the Lan family. If a Crown Prince had no support from his family, presumably his position would not be stable!

If he died on the way and there was some evidence at the spot, the Lan family would be destroyed.

The people who asked him to run just now must be Prime Minister Lan's subordinate. Prime Minister Lan must have known the scheme, too. So, he let people secretly protect him.