Shen Zhe nodded secretly, completely ignoring his friend's shock.
The beast didn't submit after being beaten up for such a long time. It was obvious that the beast was unyielding. However, it conceded once it received the herb liquid, which was definitely the key element.
It seemed that the medication was useful for both human beings and beasts, at least more useful than Pearl Chicken.
He lowered his head and saw that the Blue Fox had fallen asleep after taking the herb liquid.
"Let's go back!" Shen Zhe stood up.
They were there only to catch the Blue Fox. They could return since the beast had been tamed.
Zhao Chen complained after seeing that the beast had eaten the complete Pearl Chicken.
They picked up the fox and extinguished the fire to leave the cave.
They had barely stepped out when Shen Zhe felt goosebumps all over his body. He hurried to pull Zhao Chen back.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Chen was confused.
"Look…" Shen Zhe pointed at the front.
Zhao Chen raised his head and his heart turned cold.
Infinite green eyes surrounded the cave in the dark woods. A gigantic wolf with white hair on its forehead was slowly walking towards them.
"Is this… the iron-toothed wolf king?"
Shen Zhe was cold.
The wolf pack and the wolf king that Ms. Bai had described were there!
The cave was surrounded by them.
The purple iron-toothed wolf king was on par with a Martial Artist at the peak of level one. Even Ms. Bai had to retreat when they had faced off.
While Shen Zhe had progressed considerably, he was certainly no match for hundreds of iron-toothed wolves and a wolf king. Even fleeing could be highly unlikely.
"The iron-toothed wolves' habitat is far away from here… Were they attracted by the fragrance of the Pearl Chicken?" Zhao Chen shivered.
The habitat of the iron-toothed wolves marked on the map was dozens of kilometers away. So, they had never been worried.
Why were the wolves suddenly there?
"The Pearl Chicken is attractive, but most of its fragrance was restricted to the cave. They must've been around all the time!" said Shen Zhe in a low voice.
The Pearl Chicken couldn't have attracted them if they were dozens of kilometers away. The only explanation was that they had been prowling nearby!
Besides, he had heard a howl when he was fighting against the Silver Lion earlier.
"It seems that they didn't return to their previous habitat after Ms. Bai escaped…"
According to Ms. Bai, the wolf pack and the wolf king had chased Ms. Bai to the mountaintop. They might've sensed the intruders the moment Shen Zhe and Zhao Chen reached the mountaintop.
No wonder Shen Zhe felt that they were being watched all the way.
"What do we do?"
Zhao Chen was shivering as he looked at him.
The wolf pack seemed certain that they couldn't escape, so they simply stared at them as if they were cooked ducks.
"I'll distract the wolf king so that you can escape!" said Shen Zhe solemnly.
Zhao Chen was there because of him. His conscience would remain forever guilty if anything were to happen to Zhao Chen.
"Distract the wolf king? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Zhao Chen was rather shocked.
His friend was in stage seven and had grasped a battle technique. However, a wolf king and hundreds of iron-toothed wolves were their enemies…
How could Shen Zhe defeat them?
He would definitely be shredded by the wolves if he charged at them.
"I'm a fast runner! Besides, you're also experienced in being chased by dogs; it should be easy for you to deal with the general iron-toothed wolves if I distract the wolf king. There may be a chance for you to escape…" said Shen Zhe.
"You…" Zhao Chen clenched his fists.
"Cut the crap. Do what I said!" Shen Zhe waved his hand and took a deep breath before he glared at the iron-toothed wolf king.
The wolf king was much larger than normal wolves. The magnificent pressure from the beast was even greater Ms. Bai's.
"Iron-toothed wolf, the woman who caused you trouble last time was my teacher. That had nothing to do with the person behind me. Just come at me…"
Shen Zhe roared and unleashed all his power. He felt that he was a giant made of iron.
"Hoooooo!"
The iron-toothed wolf king didn't charge at him; it simply roared.
Sha! Sha! Sha!
The wolf pack split apart and a Silver Lion walked over through that passage.
It was exactly the one that had fought against Shen Zhe earlier, but its look was a far cry from the previous intimidator it was. It was Swollen and bruised, obviously badly wounded.
The Silver Lion was followed by a few daunting iron-toothed wolves which seemed to be escorting it.
Shen Zhe stopped his impending attack, wondering what the wolves were up to.
Hooooooo!
The wolf king howled and the Silver Lion shivered and crouched on the ground, cupping its forelegs as human beings did.
"Is this… an apology?"
Shen Zhe looked at the wolf king with bulging eyes.
The wolf king nodded its head happily.
Shen Zhe and Zhao Chen simply looked at each other while completely stunned.
They thought that they were doomed. However, the wolf king had escorted the Silver Lion which was in conflict with them and forced it to apologize to them…
What the heck?
The Silver Lion stepped back after it apologized. Then, a couple of iron-toothed wolves approached with pheasants, rabbits, fruits and even clean water, placing the goods before Shen Zhe and Zhao Chen.
In the end, the wolf king stepped back and slightly bowed, before it left with the wolf pack.
"…"
Observing them carefully and confirming that the wolves were gone, Shen Zhe looked at Zhao Chen in disbelief.
"They offered us… gifts?"
Swallowing, Zhao Chen also found it hard to believe.
The iron-toothed wolves were known for their brutality and often considered human beings as potential gifts. When had they ever sent gifts to human beings?
More importantly, they even taught a Silver Lion a lesson and forced it to apologize…
"Whatever happened, the wolves are gone now…"
After calming down, Shen Zhe reached for the gifts.
The pheasants and rabbits were newly killed and still fresh. The clean water had been carried in the shell of special fruits; it was sweet and refreshing.
"Should we roast one first?"
The Pearl Chicken had been mostly eaten by the Blue Fox. He would be lying if he said that he wasn't hungry.
So, Shen Zhe reprepared the fire and roasted the pheasants and rabbits. Then he noticed that Zhao Chen was still stunned.
"What's up?
Shen Zhe frowned.
"I can't figure out the reason…" Zhao Chen was deep in thought. "The iron-toothed wolves are notorious. Few human beings can escape from them. Why did they give us gifts instead of feeding on us? Could it be…"
"Could it be what?"
Spraying some salt on a pheasant, Shen Zhe raised his head.
"The wolf king is actually a wolf queen and she likes you…"
Zhao Chen said, "Those are her betrothal gifts and she wants to marry you…"
Shen Zhe said gloomily, "Do you want to eat the meat, or do you want to keep talking?"
"The meat, of course…"
Zhao Chen chuckled and slowly rolled the meat on the grill. After a brief silence, he said, "Shen Zhe, thank you!"
"For what?" Shen Zhe covered his head, feeling that his friend was behaving crazily again.
Were there no normal people around him?
"For what happened just now!"
Zhao Chen looked at him with determination instead of excitement.
Shen Zhe could have escaped at the time the wolf king's true purpose was unknown. He didn't have to outrun the wolf king; he only had to run faster than Zhao Chen!
Instead of doing that, Shen Zhe offered to distract the wolf king so that Zhao Chan would have a chance to live.
Zhao Chen was determined to follow Shen Zhe for the rest of his life just because of that!
"Focus on the meat. If you want to thank me, you can just say…" Shen Zhe waved his hand and said, "Shen Zhe, you are a great guy!"
He didn't like sentimentalism.
"Shen Zhe… you are a great guy!"
Mumbling that, Zhao Chen raised his head in confusion, "Why do I feel as if you just declined my love confession? That seems to be what girls like to say. As far as I know, Wang Xiaofeng has been refused more than fifty times this way, and by the same girl, no less…"
Shen Zhe: "…"
Ignoring his nonsense, he looked inside his head. After Zhao Chen said that, another pencil appeared next to his notebook.
He strove so that his friend could escape, instead of abandoning him. It was positive energy; the action had earned his friend's sincere gratitude.
Therefore, the pencil came into being.
"Huh? I can open the third page now…"
Shen Zhe was excited after turning to page three, only to be dazed after a realization. "Why is it another equal sign?"