In the yard, Jiang Zhiqing fell asleep with her head on Ye Wanmian's shoulder. Ye Wanmian helped her back into the room, laid her on the bamboo bed, and covered her with a quilt.
Even in her sleep, Jiang Zhiqing still tightly hugged the pillow in her arms. Once Ye Wanmian tried to pull the pillow out, she would turn around resistantly, clutching it even tighter, and murmur:
"Don't, don't take away my baby."
Ye Wanmian sighed softly in her heart. Just as she got up to leave, she heard a series of urgent and shrill barks from outside. It sounded like the kind of barks dogs made when they were in pain or injured.
Oh no, Dahuang!
Ye Wanmian rushed out of the house, slung her bamboo basket on her back, and in a few steps came to the wall. With the help of the water tank and the piled - up sundries, she climbed onto the wall.
The house where Jiang Zhiqing lived was located in a secluded part of this alley. Usually, no one would come here. The only people they needed to guard against were her uncle and aunt, but those two were out working during the day and shouldn't be back at this time...
When Ye Wanmian climbed onto the wall, she was shocked by the scene in front of her. The leg she had stretched out instinctively shrank back.
Outside the wall were dense dogs of all kinds: black, yellow, white, and mottled; tall, short, fat, and thin. All of them were crouching low at the moment, facing the two dogs fighting in the middle, growling "grrr" from their throats, which sounded extremely creepy.
"Dahuang!"
After seeing clearly the dogs fighting together, Ye Wanmian's heart skipped a beat.
She recognized that mottled dog. It was a well - known vicious dog in Dongli Town!
Why did this vicious dog target Dahuang?
Was it because they had made a splash in the market that day?
The mottled dog deserved to be the bully of Dongli Town. It was experienced and extremely fierce. Seeing that the yellow dog in front of it was a bit hesitant, it attacked the vital parts of the yellow dog with every move.
The yellow dog had to dodge its attacks, so its figure looked extremely embarrassed. Even Ye Wanmian could tell that Dahuang was at a disadvantage. There were even several times when it almost got its throat bitten by the mottled vicious dog.
Clenching her fists, Ye Wanmian didn't care about the danger. She turned around and climbed back into Jiang Zhiqing's yard. She picked up a stick from the ground and planned to give Dahuang a hand.
However, when she climbed onto the wall and jumped down with the stick, the outcome of the battle in front had already been decided -
The big yellow dog, which had looked embarrassed and had been dodging the attacks of the mottled vicious dog just now, accidentally fell to the ground, exposing its vulnerable neck. A look of contempt flashed in the mottled vicious dog's eyes. It opened its mouth full of yellow teeth and bit towards the yellow dog's neck.
At this moment, a powerful kick hit its abdomen, and its whole body was sent flying. The yellow dog, which had been at a disadvantage on the ground just now, suddenly jumped up, pounced forward, and bit hard on the mottled vicious dog's neck. Its four limbs with sharp claws stepped firmly on the opponent's body.
Xiao Jingcheng had already merged well with the yellow dog's body. The moment he decided to fight back, he had already thought about how to deal with the mottled vicious dog.
The ancestors of the Dacheng Dynasty won the world on horseback. He was the crown prince of Dacheng and a descendant of the Xiao family. Besides learning how to govern the country every day, he also had to learn the eighteen martial arts.
Dealing with a vicious dog was more than enough for him.
When he controlled the yellow dog's body to fight with the opponent, a kind of bloodlust that only beasts had gradually emerged from the bottom of his heart.
Conquer, fight!
The sharp teeth bit through the skin, and the smell of blood instantly spread between his lips and tongue, making the beastliness in Xiao Jingcheng's heart become more and more obvious. There was also a trace of hostility in it, making him want to close his teeth harder, bite off the opponent's vulnerable neck, and completely subdue the opponent -
The mottled vicious dog never expected that it would lose. But the feeling of its throat being bitten by sharp teeth was too obvious. The severe pain from its throat made it clearly feel that its life was draining away.
Broken cries for mercy and help came from its almost - split throat. But the dogs that had been brought by the mottled vicious dog and had surrounded them from all directions just now had already retreated several feet when they saw the current situation and didn't dare to get closer.
They couldn't even beat the mottled vicious dog. How could they beat the yellow dog?
"Dahuang, Dahuang, that's enough, that's enough!"
Ye Wanmian watched as the yellow dog showed a fierce look in its eyes and seemed to be going crazy. She thought something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to hug its small body.
Her soft hand stroked the yellow dog's back again and again, coaxing: "That's enough, Dahuang. You've already won. It's your defeated opponent. I'm sure it won't dare to provoke you again in the future. Let's be lenient when we can, okay?"
She looked back at the courtyard with the closed door behind her with some worry.
The mottled vicious dog was quite well - known in the town. If it was bitten to death here by Dahuang today, the Jiang couple would surely notice something when they came back. She didn't want those two to know that she had been here.
Maybe Ye Wanmian's voice and actions were too gentle, or maybe the fragrance on her body had a soothing effect. Xiao Jingcheng gradually came to his senses from that almost - crazy state.
The smell of blood in his mouth made him feel a little uncomfortable. Coupled with the pleading whimpers from the mottled vicious dog under him, he snorted and finally loosened his mouth, letting the opponent go.
The mottled vicious dog staggered to its feet. Since its throat was almost bitten off, its neck was full of blood, which was still dripping down. It looked extremely terrifying.
Xiao Jingcheng bared his teeth and growled threateningly at the mottled vicious dog.
[Get out of here. Don't ever show up in front of me again!]
The mottled vicious dog lowered its head, with its tail between its legs. It propped up its staggering body and led the dogs it had brought away in a complete defeat.
The dogs that had blocked the alley tightly just now dispersed like a tide. The surrounding area suddenly became empty. Only the blood on the ground could show what kind of fight had taken place here.
Ye Wanmian let out a sigh of relief and hugged the yellow dog tightly, rubbing its furry head vigorously.
"Dahuang, you're so amazing! You were actually able to turn the tables and defeat that vicious dog!"
"That vicious dog is so badly injured. It won't be able to cause trouble in the town for a while. You're a great hero!"
Her tone was full of surprise. Xiao Jingcheng, who had thought he would be scolded, was a little surprised. Then he instinctively stood up straight, puffed out his chest, and at the same time didn't forget to say to the yellow light ball in his heart:
[See? When you encounter an enemy, you can't just keep retreating and dodging. Otherwise, they will only become more and more arrogant.]
[Only by facing the enemy head - on and making the enemy learn a lesson can you let them know how powerful you are and dare not bother you again. Only in this way can you protect the people you want to protect.]
The yellow dog was also shocked by Xiao Jingcheng's series of actions just now. It never thought that it could deal with the mottled vicious dog that always bullied it like this.
[You, you're so amazing. Teach me how to protect mother.]
Xiao Jingcheng said indifferently: [I'll naturally find a chance to teach you slowly in the future.]