Chapter 22: Chapter 23: Preparing for the Tribulation
The pitiful Xiao Hei looked speechlessly at his owner, who favored love over him, questioning the heavens. He hadn't been like this before. After lamenting for a moment, Xiao Hei resigned himself and bit Huai Lin's neck hard. The poison on his body was a nemesis to most poisonous creatures in this forest, so solving the alluring butterfly poison was a small matter. But seeing the wolf king often enjoying biting people's throats, Xiao Hei tried it too.
After a while, he released his grip, raised his small eyes, and sure enough, biting the throat felt the best. He decided that in the future, he would only bite people at that weak point.
Because he had witnessed the power of the current wolf king, Huai Lin, who had been cured of the poison, didn't dare to cause trouble anymore. He followed Li Ge's instructions and sent a message to the crown prince of Lanhán, and then nervously stayed in the 'Dust' clan.
The days with Mo passed like fleeting time. Li Ge squatted on a small mound outside the wooden house, counting her fingers. Sigh, it had already been the twenty-seventh day, and in three days, Mo would be able to return to his original form.
Looking at the wolf king who occasionally glanced at her in the distance, Li Ge's heart was warm. After dinner tonight, she hadn't told anyone and came here alone, but she didn't expect Mo to silently follow her. Although his gaze was still cool, Li Ge could feel his increasing dependence on her.
"Mo, why did you forget about me?" Looking at the wolf who didn't want to look at her, Li Ge said softly.
This was the only thing that made her sad. Although Mo had become the wolf king, why would he look at her with the eyes of a stranger after this last transformation?
The breeze carried Li Ge's soft words. The wolf king's eyes darkened, and he felt inexplicably irritated. Although he didn't have any impression of this woman, he couldn't bear to see her unhappy. He couldn't help but walk towards her.
Boom. Just as he lifted his foot, a bolt of lightning struck from the boundless sky, startling the small animals that hadn't rested yet. The insects chirping in the grass suddenly stopped. Li Ge's heart began to race. She suddenly had a bad premonition. Could this be the heavenly tribulation?
As she thought about it, a bolt of lightning split the sky, followed by a thunderous roar that shook the heavens, making Li Ge's ears ring. It was the loudest sound Li Ge had heard in both of her lives. As she subconsciously narrowed her eyes, Li Ge felt a warmth around her waist, a familiar feeling from the wolf who had suddenly jumped to her side. Li Ge shouted in the constant downpour of lightning, "Mo, let's go back quickly."
When they returned to 'Dust,' the entire clan was already prepared under Wulun's leadership. They were anxiously looking around. When they saw the wolf king and Li Ge rushing over, Wulun let out a long sigh of relief and came forward, his voice full of urgency. "Young lady, now is probably the heavenly tribulation that our ancestors spoke of. What should we do?"
Although he was a witch, he was only slightly proficient in the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, and esoteric arts. But this heavenly tribulation was beyond his control.
Li Ge's usually gentle face also began to show anxiety. She asked, "Did you prepare the things I told you to?"
Wulun pointed to the light waterproof bags on everyone's backs and nodded at Li Ge. Those things were made from snakeskin they had collected in the jungle according to Li Ge's instructions.
Following Wulun's hand, Li Ge saw that the 'Dust' clansmen, although their eyes occasionally flashed with anxiety, their expressions were calm. Perhaps they had already anticipated today's arrival. Li Ge nodded. "Mm, everyone is ready, let's go with me."
Now that Mo couldn't speak, she had to control everything. Li Ge wiped the sweat from her forehead. She had never experienced these things before and was still a little worried. If she didn't handle it well, they would all be doomed here. But at this moment, she couldn't have a trace of discouragement.
The moonlight shining through the gaps in the trees shone on Li Ge's face, giving her beautiful face a sacred glow, with an indescribable aura of submission.
Others didn't notice Li Ge's strangeness, but the wolf king, who hadn't taken his eyes off her, knew about her worries. In his eyes, only this woman's life mattered. The lives of others were insignificant. Li Ge's anxiety made him frown, and his blood-red eyes fiercely watched the crowd, all of whom were to blame for making the woman worry.
Boom, boom. A series of thunderous sounds echoed, and large raindrops began to fall on people. Although it was early summer, the night in the deep forest was still cool. The raindrops hitting people made them shiver, and everyone began to look for places to shelter from the rain.
Seeing the 'Dust' clansmen rushing to hide under the ancient trees, Li Ge felt a headache. She shouted, "Alright, everyone, don't stand under the trees."
"Don't hide here, are we supposed to stand in the rain?" A voice shouted back from the crowd.
Nong Yi's words had barely fallen when everyone started talking at once.
"That's right, the rain hurts!"
"It's stupid to not hide when you can!"
Everyone started laughing, temporarily washing away their tension. Just as everyone was laughing, a white shadow flashed and rushed towards the people hiding under the trees. There was a scream that was as loud as the thunder just now.
Everyone looked closely and saw that it was the wolf king, tightly biting the neck of the person who had laughed first. His eyes were cold, meaning that this woman was not to be bullied.
Seeing the angry expressions of the people around him, Li Ge shouted, "Mo, there can't be any accidents. If anyone thinks I'm wrong, they can choose not to follow us."
At that moment, the sky seemed to confirm something. A fast bolt of lightning split the sky, followed by a thunderous roar. It struck the ancient tree where everyone was hiding.
Boom. After the deafening sound, the old tree was split into several sections, and three people who were closest to the center fell to the ground along with the tree.
They were all pale and lifeless. It was a horrific sight.
"Ah!" Everyone was stunned by the sudden scene.
"This is heavenly lightning! They have been punished by heaven!" Wulun suddenly cried out, startling everyone.
Wulun's words were always like imperial decrees in the clan. Everyone believed that these people must have done something wrong to be punished. They looked at Li Ge with awe and fear.