She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 191: Xiao Pingfeng, I’m Really Sorry

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Xiao Pingfeng, I’m Really Sorry

Hungry wolves surrounded her, their beastly eyes glowing green as they stared intensely at Yan Wanqing.

She spun and leaped up from the ground, ignoring the fresh, blood-drenched wound on her shoulder, her long sword already drawn from its scabbard at her waist.

"If you want to eat me, you’ll have to work for it."

Sword Intent brewed around her, and the blade hummed softly, proving that this injured woman was not to be trifled with.

But the pack was too hungry.

Moreover, they had killed one of their own, which enraged the starving pack and fueled their relentless pursuit of these humans.

The imposing and mighty Wolf King stepped forward from behind the pack, fixating its gaze on Yan Wanqing while emitting a threatening growl.

A hint of a smile appeared on Yan Wanqing’s calm face, excitement sparkling in her eyes, "To think it’s a silver Wolf King, rare to encounter in a century. If I were to die at your hands, it wouldn’t be a waste of my life."

The Wolf King, flattered by the human, arrogantly licked its paw before setting it down, head lowered, already poised to attack.

Yan Wanqing beckoned it with a flick of her finger.

"Come then, let me see the prowess of the silver Wolf King."

It was rumored that silver-furred wolves, abandoned by their mothers as pups and left to grow up alone on the desolate plains, were rare to encounter in a century. Because of their unique lineage, even if they survived on the plains, they often fell early to human hunters.

Yet tonight, she had witnessed a silver-furred wolf that had become the Wolf King.

The silver Wolf King and Yan Wanqing circled each other, neither making a move too quickly.

The surrounding wolves, disciplined and obedient, formed a tight circle, a testament to the Wolf King’s authority.

Finally, the Wolf King attacked!

It lunged through the air towards Yan Wanqing’s throat, aiming to kill with a single strike and quickly relish its victory.

But this human was clearly no ordinary opponent, as she deftly raised her sword to block the Wolf King’s assault.

However, the Wolf King soon noticed the injury on Yan Wanqing’s right arm, and every subsequent attack targeted her right side.

One, two... ten, twenty!

It attacked relentlessly, tireless in its pursuit of Yan Wanqing.

With each of its onslaughts, Yan Wanqing’s responses grew slower.

Finally, in the Wolf King’s last ferocious pounce, she dropped her long sword to the ground.

The massive wolf paw landed on the sword, the Wolf King tilting its head towards the unarmed Yan Wanqing as if mocking her impending doom.

A bitter smile appeared on Yan Wanqing’s lips.

Her weapon was taken.

Now she had to rely solely on hand-to-hand combat.

Clearly, the Wolf King hadn’t anticipated this human’s willpower; it howled, and the pack moved closer, while the Wolf King stood aside.

Yan Wanqing knew they sought to exhaust her with this war of attrition.

But to survive, she had no other choice.

She didn’t want to fight so desperately, but far in the south, her family awaited her return.

Yan Wanqing punched over and over, fighting barehanded against the hungry wolves launching at her; wounds from wolf bites marked her shoulders and legs. If not for her specially crafted soft armor, which was difficult for the wolves to penetrate, Yan Wanqing might have already been lying on the ground, being devoured.

Exhausted, she relied on her last bit of willpower to keep fighting wildly against the pack, her blood soaking through her clothes, shining in the reflection on the ground, turning the beautiful and cold figure into a blood-soaked vision.

It was only when a wolf unexpectedly bit her shoulder that Yan Wanqing finally collapsed to the ground.

Is it... over?

To die on this desolate plain.

She wasn’t ready to accept that.

She hadn’t avenged her family’s wrongful deaths, hadn’t seen the guilty receive their due punishment... was she going to die now?

Tears swirled in her eyes, eventually forming a single drop that trickled down her cheek and into her hair.

She wasn’t willing to let this be the end.

After all, it was her own misplaced kindness towards Li Chengyuan that had led her to this moment.

This reflection brought a multitude of images flashing through her mind, finally settling on the face of a bewitching individual.

She seemed to have not yet said sorry to him.

She really wanted to keep their child. She had exhausted all her strength but still couldn’t save the child...

Xiao Pingfeng, I’m truly sorry.

Yan Wanqing felt a sourness at the tip of her nose and an urge to cry out loud, but the pain in her chest and throughout her body prevented her from doing so.

How sad, even crying before death had become a luxury.

At that moment.

The pack of wolves slowly retreated to the back.

The Wolf King slowly paced up to Yan Wanqing.

A white breath sprayed out from its nostrils.

Yan Wanqing lay flat on the ground, with blood gradually spreading into a blossom beneath her. Through her blurred vision, she saw snowflakes slowly falling from the sky, landing on the Wolf King’s fur, looking particularly beautiful.

She knew that the Wolf King was coming to enjoy the fruits of its victory.

"When you bite down later, cough, could you make it quick?" Yan Wanqing coughed softly, uttering a breathy sound: "I, I’m afraid of pain."

The Wolf King looked down from above at the human before it.

She, covered in blood, said she was afraid of pain.

It somewhat failed to understand.

"Come on," Yan Wanqing closed her eyes, waiting for death to arrive.

Instead of waiting for a killing blow, what she got was a soft, warm lick.

The Wolf King extended its tongue and kept licking her wounds.

Yan Wanqing opened her eyes with some confusion: "Are you trying to torment me?"

All the previous soldiers had been directly attacked and eaten; how come when it came to her, she still had to endure torment by the pack of wolves?

Was she so disliked?

Yan Wanqing’s lips curled into a bitter smile.

The Wolf King nudged her waist, threw her onto its back, and planned to leave the area.

At that moment, Yan Wanqing had already fainted from the pain due to the jolting.

Just then, an arrow feather sped towards them, blocking the Wolf King’s path.

The silver Wolf King growled and whimpered, the surrounding wolves swiftly puffed up their fur, assuming a defensive posture as they watched the direction from which the arrow came.

Only a person riding ahead with a team following was seen.

That person held a long arrow and shot again towards the Wolf King.

With Yan Wanqing on its back, the Wolf King couldn’t easily dodge; in the critical moment, a wolf leapt up, using its body to block this lethal blow.

"Awooo—" seeing this, the Wolf King howled.

The other wolves echoed back.

The man on horseback drew his bow again and shouted sternly, "Let her go and you may live; otherwise, I will kill you all, leaving none behind!"

The Wolf King hesitated between Yan Wanqing on its back and the wolves of its pack around it.

That moment, a third arrow feather flew towards the Wolf King, and again another wolf blocked it.

Quickly making a decision, the Wolf King threw Yan Wanqing off its back onto the ground, then called its pack to leave.

Following consecutive howls, the pack of wolves rapidly dispersed.

By then, the man on horseback had already reached Yan Wanqing’s side.

He almost flew from the back of his horse.

He carefully picked up the small, barely recognizable person from the ground and held her gently in his arms.

He extended a hand, wavering it over her breath and feeling that there was still breathing, everyone saw his rigid spine soften slightly.

"Let’s go back," he said, carrying the person to the front of the horse.

The black horse, as if understanding human nature, bent its front legs, lowering its body so that its master could mount successfully; and after he was securely on, it stood up and galloped back the way they had come.

"Fortunately, I made it in time," the man on horseback muttered hoarsely.

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