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  The team stopped at the foot of the mountain. Ji Yu began to look for a suitable place to set up camp, take a short rest, and wait for the wind and snow to pass.

  Several horse-drawn carriages had braziers lit in them, with lanterns shining like beans.

  Heavy snow swirled, the weather was bitterly cold, it was rare to see such a large merchant caravan in the open wilderness, several nearby hunters' eyes gleamed with excitement, after a brief hesitation, one of them, a tall and sturdy man, got up, hunching his head against the wind and snow, walked over.

  When he was still two zhang away, without waiting for the merchant group to shout, he stopped in his tracks and said loudly, "Which gentleman is in charge?"

  The movements of all the people in the caravan paused for a moment, and Ji Yu stepped forward two steps, saying "What's going on?" "We've met before, sir." The Han man bowed to Ji Yu after he finished speaking, then said "We were hunting white foxes here, but unexpectedly encountered snow wolves. My friend was injured by the snow wolf, so I beg of you, sir, to let the doctor in your caravan save his life. In return, I'll give you a white fox."

  The caravan traveled long distances, and most of the time there was a doctor on board. Even if there wasn't a doctor, someone would have some basic medical knowledge, and they wouldn't be lacking in medicine and other supplies.

  The arctic fox's fur can be used as medicine, and its skin is also extremely valuable. They are highly agile and extremely difficult to capture, and even if caught, they are either too young or too old. The fox fur may also suffer some damage, so the top-quality fur of a mature white fox can sometimes fetch a price of over a thousand gold coins, but it's always hard to find a buyer.

  The man saw the movement of the bird's wings and hastily beckoned towards the direction of the bonfire.

  Another hunter hurried over with a sack slung over his shoulder.

  The man took over the sack and reached in to pull out the still struggling white fox, then walked forward with both hands to hand it over to Ji Yu.

  It seems to be a young, immature snow fox, only about the size of two palms, under the weak reflection of the snowy ground, you can see this round-haired little thing with its four limbs tied up with cloth strips, shivering and trembling, making low whimpers in its mouth, sounding extremely pitiful.

  "What is this?" Bao Yu couldn't stay still in the carriage, so he got down and took a stroll. He saw this small thing and curiously touched it with his hand.

  The young man saw the fox in the valley and did not wear magnificent clothes, immediately replied: "Young master, this is a snow fox. When it grows bigger, its fur can be exchanged for gold."

  "I'll take this one, Brother Jie, pay the bill." Zha Gu took the snow fox from him.

  The Otani family was a wealthy clan in the province of Mino, and Otani was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. He spent money like dirt without any hesitation. He had two white fox furs, but he had never seen a live white fox before, so he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I thought it was a ferocious beast, but it's no different from a small dog."

  Ji Yu couldn't help but shake his head, asking someone to fetch a doctor.

  "Thank you, sir, thank you, young master." The man was overjoyed.

  Ji Yu carefully examined him in the dim light, his luxuriant sideburns like wild grass, only revealing a pair of piercing eyes under his dense eyebrows. His physique was rarely seen, robust and sturdy, and Ji Yu secretly praised him, cupping his hands to ask, "It's rare to meet gentlemen like you who value loyalty and righteousness, may I ask your surname and given name? Which country are you from?"

  "Not at all," the man hastily returned the courtesy. Seeing that Ji Yu had already sent someone to fetch a doctor, he put his mind at ease and replied, "My name is Chi Ju, originally from Chu State, but now I consider the four seas my home and make a living by hunting." As soon as he finished speaking, a laugh came from inside a horse-drawn carriage, followed by a voice that chimed in, "How long has the strong warrior been making a living by hunting?"

  Chi Ju listened to this voice and thought it was quite young, but since the other party was sitting in a carriage, they were probably a noble person, so he answered truthfully "Only half a year."

  "No wonder." Song Chuoyi stroked the snow-white ball of fur on the couch and muttered to himself.

  "What does the teacher mean by this?" asked Shibuya.

  Song Chu smiled and said, "This is not a snow fox..." "What?" Yan Guo suddenly sat up straight, his face filled with anger, looking like he was about to rush out to find someone to settle the score. Yan Guo had bought this thing as a gift for Song Chu's apprenticeship ceremony, but it turned out not to be a snow fox, and he couldn't bear to lose face like this.

  Song Chu busy stopped him "Calm down! This is a snow wolf, raised big is not worse than the snow fox." "Snow wolf?" Shi Guo was stunned for a moment, picked up that trembling little thing and looked at it for a while, suddenly burst out laughing "I said so, this thing looks like a dog, not majestic at all."

  Song Chu thought of praising him for a moment, but then he heard him continue saying "Snow Fox must be even more ferocious."

  Everyone outside was stifling a laugh, and Ji Zai coughed twice again, waving his hand to let Chi Ju follow the doctor. Wei Songchu's forehead broke out in three cold sweats. "This is no ordinary wolf, it's a Snow Wolf cub." A grown Snow Wolf is over five feet long, with an enormous body, much larger than the average mountain wolf, extremely ferocious and with exceptional endurance. Each time it chases prey, it can travel over 400 miles, and even if its quarry isn't bitten to death, it will be dragged until exhausted to death.

  These five people were probably not accidentally attacked by the snow wolf, but they were inexperienced and mistook the snow wolf cub for a white fox, and the mother wolf would not let go.

  "Ji Yu!" Song Chu shouted loudly.

  "What is it, sir?" Ji Yu immediately walked up to the side of the carriage.

  "Be aware of the surroundings and prevent sudden attacks by snow wolves." Song Chu said.

  "Hey!" A short sentence, yet it made Ji Yue tense up. Encountering a snow wolf on a snowy night was even more frightening than encountering an ordinary wolf pack. They were pure white all over and blended in with the snow, moving silently. If they were not vigilant, perhaps this group of over a hundred people would not be enough for it to devour. Yuwen looked at the small ball of fur on the bed with a helpless smile, she had quite a fate with wolves, every time she went out, she encountered wolves!

  As soon as Song Chuyi thought of the wolf pack last time, he remembered Zhao Yilou.

  In her past life, countless people died before Song Chu's eyes, and even those she could remember were few. If it was said that she liked handsome men, in her previous life, she had also seen many young and beautiful men who died prematurely, but they may not have left a deep impression on her. However, at this moment, she couldn't help but admit that Zhao Yi Lou's death still lingered in her mind.

  The reason is actually very simple, Song Chu'er was very clear. She was a strategist, with true and false intentions, but when she suffered the most humiliating and painful failure of her life, as soon as she opened her eyes, the first person she saw was Zhao Yi Lou, who had a strong sense of vigilance but easily entrusted all his trust to her. She understood that such an uncalculated friendship would be very difficult to have again in the future.

  At the beginning of Song Chu, one regret was that he did not treat him with sincerity, but if time could be turned back, she would still find it difficult to do so.

  "Teacher! Teacher!" Bai Gu said to himself for a while, but seeing Song Chuyi in a daze, he couldn't help but shout twice.

  Song Chu suddenly came back to his senses, and heard the Snow Wolf on the bed let out two low growls, slowly moving towards the corner, finally curling up into a small ball against the wall of the carriage.

  "Is this guy really that amazing?" Kaito asked incredulously, watching Yukino's clumsy and weak movements.

  "I reckon this snow wolf is less than two months old, probably hasn't even been weaned yet. Can you see him becoming a majestic general from the way he looks like an infant?" Song Chu said.

  Bai Gu said with a wave of his hand, "I dare not accept your teachings."

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, this was just a casual remark, but it sounds like there's some truth to it. Nowadays, respecting teachers is an important indicator of a scholar's moral character. Once a teacher, always a father or mother for life.

  It is permissible to argue with a teacher on doctrine, but it is not permissible to be disobedient to one's superiors.

  "Ji Bian." Song Chu called out while leaning against the window.

  "Yes, sir." Ji Bian approached and waited for instructions.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one order was given: "Have someone bring over that Han man from just now."

  "Hey!" Ji Bian responded with a single word and then ordered Yun Ruo to go summon someone.

  Before long, Song ChuYi heard Chi Ju's voice "Sir, what are your orders?" Chi Ju originally thought that the person sitting in the carriage was also a young noble, so he changed his words since Yuan Ruo and the others all called him Sir.

  "Has anyone encountered an adult Snow Wolf attack? Please describe the situation in detail." Song Chu said.

  Chi Jue thought that Song Chu was not believing him, and he felt insulted in his heart. But then he thought again, the person in charge had just ordered his subordinates to be on guard against a sudden attack by snow wolves, which didn't seem like an unbelieving attitude either. So he suppressed his temper for the time being and said: "Two months ago, I caught a white fox here and sold it for a high price in Pu Yang. I saw that it was just a young fox, so my brothers and I planned to come again and catch a bigger one, which would allow us to take a break for a year or two. We've been searching around here for half a month and finally found the fox's footprints..." The few people were overjoyed in their hearts and followed the footprints to find it. As a result, they discovered a "white fox" in a rock crevice, but strangely, this white fox did not move as quickly as the first one, like lightning, but instead was dull and slow-moving.

  A few people were also novice hunters, and the appearance of the snow wolf was indeed three points similar to a large fox. In the dim light, they couldn't tell them apart. They were afraid that the "white fox" would escape, so they hastily stuffed it into a cloth bag. As soon as they walked out for thirty or forty yards, they were attacked by a huge snow wolf.

  "It's fortunate that wolf seemed to have been seriously injured from the start, or else we wouldn't have made it," said Chi Ju.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Yizzi carefully analyzed his words and knew that this was indeed the truth. If it weren't for the wolf being injured,

  Their strength has greatly decreased; even if these five were extremely brave, they would probably still be unable to stop them.

  "Hmm"

  Just then, a whistling wind brought a mournful howl that lasted a lifetime.

  The little fluff ball in the corner immediately poked its head out, let out two mournful cries, and scratched at the wall with its paws, only to find that it couldn't get out. The "wuu wuu" sound in its mouth gradually turned into a childlike whimper.

  "Ji Bian, tell Ji Yu that if Xue Lang comes over, don't take the initiative to attack him first." Song Chu said.

  Ever since the last time he followed Song Chuyi to handle things, Ji Bian admired her with all his heart, so even if he received such an unreasonable order, he didn't have any doubts.

  "Why, teacher? Even if we don't kill the beast, it will still attack humans on its own! Teacher, please don't be soft-hearted." said Tetsuya hastily.

  "You actually know this?" Song Chu smiled and said.

  Although he couldn't tell whether it was a fox or a wolf, he still understood the danger of fierce beasts.

  "Snow Wolf!" A low cry came from outside.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, a general named Yi Zheng was holding a small fur ball in his arms, which had been hanging from the corner of the wall. As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw a giant snow wolf walking slowly towards him in the snowy fog, its body covered in blood.

  He didn't dare to open his eyes wide, looking at the wolf, with a lean physique, white fur somewhat disheveled in the strong wind, elegant yet ferocious, much more beautiful than he had imagined the snow fox to be.

  "Don't shoot." Song Chuoyi walked over to the wolf with a calm expression.

  Ji Yu grabbed her arm and exclaimed, "Are you crazy!"