Chapter 28: Warmth Flows

Nong Yi's words caused everyone to fall silent. Yes, those who were missing likely had no chance of survival. They were their relatives, and they had witnessed their relatives being swept away by the water. For a moment, sadness spread throughout the stone chamber.

"Alright, everyone, cheer up. I think they wouldn't want to see us so dejected. Besides, it's not completely safe now." Wulun looked at everyone lowering their heads and comforted them.

Dong, "Ah…"

A black shadow flashed from the hole, followed by a scream from a 'Dust' clan member. Everyone looked closely and saw that a small leopard had fallen from the hole, hitting someone.

Before the person could get up, one shadow after another, of various sizes, began to fall from the hole like rain, piling up on the person.

"Help, help…" Intermittent cries for help came from the person's mouth, quickly covered by the sound of dong, dong.

"Nong Seventeen…" The 'Dust' clan people shouted the name of the person who was pressed at the bottom, but before they could rush forward, they were pushed away by the barely standing beasts.

Just like that, layers of animals stacked up into a small mountain. The various calls of the beasts made the entire stone chamber lively.

The 'Dust' clan people looked at the ferocious beasts and didn't dare to come forward to drive them away. Finally, when the last small leopard barely stood on top of the person, Nong Seventeen had stopped struggling.

After Nong Yi went forward to check the person's pulse, he shook his head at the crowd.

"I'm going to kill these beasts!" Nong Seventeen's younger brother, Nong Sixteen, heard that his brother had been crushed to death by the beasts and, being of a hot-tempered nature, became like a wild beast, wanting to rush towards the large group of real beasts.

"Sixteen, calm down! Do you want to make the whole clan accompany you in death?" Nong Yi quickly grabbed Nong Sixteen and scolded him loudly.

Nong Sixteen heard this, looked at the restless beasts, and then looked back at the exhausted clan members. He forcibly suppressed his anger, but thinking of his poor brother, Nong Sixteen slapped himself hard.

"Sixteen, what are you doing!" Wulun coldly stopped him from raising his fist again. "The dead cannot be revived. Your brother wouldn't want you to risk your life for him."

Nong Sixteen stopped resentfully, but his eyes were firm. He said, "I can't take revenge now, but after we get out of here, Master Wulun can't stop me."

Knowing his stubborn personality, Wulun could only nod.

The noisy scene on this side didn't disturb the tranquility on the other side. Li Ge gently stroked the soft fur on the wolf king's back, slowly walking with him and carefully observing the seemingly unremarkable stone walls.

She had only glanced at it roughly before, and it seemed smooth. But now, looking closely, the stone walls were somewhat uneven, especially those hidden under the moss, where she could vaguely see what was painted.

Li Ge looked up for a long time, but she couldn't understand what those paintings were.

"Achoo…" Just as she was meditating, a gust of cold wind rushed in from the hole above, and Li Ge couldn't help but sneeze.

It was then that she realized she was soaked all over. In this terrible weather, she felt sticky and uncomfortable.

She rubbed her nose, thinking about finding some dry branches, but before she could put her thoughts into action, her body softened and she sat on the ground. Li Ge was about to exclaim when she felt a warmth around her waist. The wolf king had encircled her in the middle, and a wave of warmth rushed towards her. Li Ge felt warm and comfortable, so she simply lay half-reclining on his body.

Ling Mo was still a wolf now, but his internal energy still existed. He stimulated his internal energy and quickly dried Li Ge's clothes. As he slowly finished, the wolf king discovered that she had fallen asleep.

The sleeping Li Ge's slightly curled eyelashes trembled under her eyelids, shaking with her breath. Her delicate nose wrinkled from time to time, and her pale skin was dyed with a halo in the dim firelight, making her even more enchanting. The wolf king stared at the woman, his eyes fixed. The surrounding noise didn't reach this corner of warmth.

Everyone had been talking loudly, but when they saw this scene, they stopped. The 'Dust' clan people were mostly kind and simple. They were grateful to this young lady and the wolf king for saving their lives. They didn't want to disturb this quiet moment, so they slowly fell silent, looking at the man and wolf with smiles.

But their kindness didn't receive a kind response. The wolf king coldly swept his gaze over those who were staring at Li Ge, and everyone's high spirits instantly froze, like ice cracking on the ground.

"Ahem… everyone is tired. Now you can take turns resting." Wulun saw the awkward atmosphere and coughed to break the tension, while constantly glancing at the honest beasts squatting on the other side.

Both the beasts and the clan people had been disturbed by the disaster. Now that they had a rare moment of safety, they quickly replenished their energy. Who knew what more difficult things awaited them?

Of course, the reason beasts were called beasts was because they had no humanity. They followed the rules of eating when hungry and sleeping when tired. So, to the 'Dust' clan people, they were just food. Now that these beasts were exhausted, they wouldn't attack for the time being, but who could guarantee that they wouldn't attack in groups when they got hungry?

At that moment, various atmospheres flowed in the quiet stone chamber. Perhaps only Li Ge and the spirit mink in her arms were truly satisfied.

When she woke up, Li Ge felt lazy and relaxed. She nestled her face into the soft fur on the wolf king's back, enjoying the warmth. She was radiant and stretched. Perhaps because she had run so much while escaping, Li Ge felt sore all over. She really wanted to lie on Mo's body forever. Just as she was thinking this, she felt a rumbling in the wolf king's stomach.

That sound was like a thunderclap. Li Ge sat up and remembered that Mo hadn't eaten for a long time. She smiled at the wolf king and said, "Mo, are you hungry?"

In response, the wolf king gave her a cold snort.

Li Ge secretly stuck out her tongue. She wouldn't tell Mo that she had seen the blush in his eyes.

Li Ge quickly opened the snakeskin pouch she carried with her. Fortunately, the food inside was only a little wet, and most of it was still edible. Although Mo was now a wolf, he could still bite anyone or animal he disliked, but Li Ge knew that he still preferred cooked food.