Pet King - Chapter 483

Chapter 483
Chapter 483: A Thrilling Night Deep in the Mountains


Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Mom! Mom!"

A piercing cry broke the evening silence of the mountains .

A guy in his thirties, who seemed like a farmer based on his clothes, was holding a boy under the age of ten in his arms . He was running among the thorns and vines, followed by a peasant woman, who looked to be about the same age as the farmer .

As they ran away, they looked back in horror, as if something terrible was chasing them . Not far behind them, bushes were swinging violently and a pair of green eyes were vaguely visible .

"I can't run anymore…Just leave with Hu Wa . "

The woman was so tired that she was out of breath, clinging to a tree and no longer able to take another step . In a blink of an eye, she was more than ten meters behind her husband .

"Keep up!"

Her husband did farm work everyday, and even though he was holding their child, his physical strength was much better than hers . He stomped anxiously, "The wolves are catching up!"

Their hometown suffered from famine and floods . As a result, the family of three fled with their fellow countrymen to this region . They heard that under Britain's rule, Hong Kong was not affected by the war, so they had been seeking opportunities to sneak into Hong Kong . They just wanted to arrive in Hong Kong as soon as possible, so they ran day and night, but ended up running into these remote mountains and getting attacked by a pack of wolves . Panic-stricken, they were separated from their fellow countrymen, who suffered the fate of the wolves .

It was a bad harvest year . The bloodthirsty wolves probably came from the Western regions, attacking people when they were close to starving .

"Leave with our child! I'll catch up after some rest . "

The face of the peasant woman was smeared with tears . She knew her husband's temper all too well . If she stopped running, then her husband would definitely stop running, and the three of them were bound to die here . That's why she said she would catch up later, it was an excuse to make her husband keep running .

"What are you talking about? You silly woman, keep up with me!" Her husband was not that gullible . He knew his wife was only able to run this far because they didn't stop to take breaks . If she stopped, he was afraid that she wouldn't be able to run any longer .

"Mom! I want my mom!"

Less than ten years old, Hu Wa was crying and reaching for his mother . Due to malnutrition, Hu Wa appeared to be thinner than most children of the same age . His arms as thin as twigs were stressful to look at . Luckily, that meant he was lighter, otherwise his father would not be able to run so far carrying him .

What the mother hated most was the thought of being separated from her child .

Instead of running to her husband and her child, she gritted her teeth and pushed herself away from the tree and into the path beside her . She exhausted her last effort to run and shouted, "Chen Tiedan! You must take Hu Wa to Hong Kong . If something bad happens to him, I will come back and haunt you . "

Chen Tiedan froze for a second before he realized what was going on . She was bringing the wolves her way, in hopes that he would survive with their child .

Silly woman! You have been stupid your whole life, why are you being smart today?

Chen Tiedan thumped his chest and stomped . He grit his teeth to hold back his tears .

Seeing his mother disappear in the woods, Hu Wa wanted to call her, but his father covered his mouth .

With tears in his eyes, Chen Tiedan couldn't see anything clearly . He turned around, pushed branches aside, and ran ahead staggeringly .

"Ah!"

He hadn't run very far when he heard his wife's cry .

Chen Tiedan closed his eyes tightly, thinking that he was about to hear his wife's wailing before she was torn apart by the wolves .

"Meow!"

"Bark!"

He froze for a moment . Whose cat and dog were those? The cat may be a wildcat, what about the dog? Was it a wild dog?

"Ow-woo!"



He heard a whining, as if someone was injured . A similar sound was often heard when his neighbor's German Shepherd was kicked in the stomach .

He looked back terrifyingly, staring in the direction his wife ran . The branches of that area were rustling violently, as if there were beasts fighting there .

Chen Tiedan knew the odds were against his wife, but he hadn't completely lost hope because the commotion was quite unusual . Before his fellow countrymen died, they all let out a harsh wail . Why was his wife so quiet?

When he was lost in thought, Hu Wa broke free from his arms and ran back . He wiped his tears and shouted, "Mom! Mom! Where are you?"

"You bastard! Stop! I will beat you when I catch you!"

Chen Tiedan was so furious, he began to chase his son right away . Hu Wa was an only child, and he remembered his wife's words, that he must take Hu Wa to Hong Kong and settle down there . He would return to this place to collect his wife's remains, if any .

He strode fast to chase his son . When he was about to catch Hu Wa, a bush in front of them suddenly split down the middle and a fierce-looking wolf jumped out .

Chen Tiedan was shocked . He subconsciously threw himself to Hu Wa, using his own body to protect his child . He clenched his teeth, waiting for the great pain that was sure to come . Even if they were going to die, he couldn't let his child die before him .

The wolf opened its mouth and revealed its white fangs . It was going to bite Chen Tiedan in the neck .

At this moment, a shadow as swift as lightning jumped out from the woods, raised its leg, and kicked the wolf in the shoulder .

The kick was so strong that the wolf, that probably weighed around 50 kg, rolled several times in the air before it hit a tree and fell to the ground .

Chen Tiedan rubbed his eyes, staring incredibly at their savior . It was a big German Shepherd he had never seen before .

Famous glanced at them . After confirming that they were not hurt, it immediately ran back to where Old Time Tea was fighting the wolves . Tough and muscular by nature, these wolves were very difficult to defeat .

However, even if they were ten times as vicious, they wouldn't easily win when Old Time Tea and Famous were working together .

Chen Tiedan picked up Hu Wa and was about to continue running when he heard a familiar voice, "Hu Wa . My husband . Where are you?"



He thought his wife had been killed by the wolves . He was so surprised to hear her voice and he shouted, "My wife! We're here!"

His wife followed his voice and ran to him . Her face and body scratched by tree branches, but she had no major injuries .

Chen Tiedan thought he was in a dream, so he pinched his thigh and asked, "What is going on? Are we in hell?"

"Mom!" Hu Wa didn't care if this was a dream or not, he plunged into her arms and cried .

Tightly hugging Hu Wa, the wife smiled tearfully, "What are you talking about? Your ancestors must have heard my prayer! I was almost eaten by the wolves, when a cat and dog saved me!"

"Dog? Was it a big German Shepherd?" asked Chen Tiedan .

His wife nodded vigorously, "And a cat . "

"That dog had just saved me and Hu Wa . Where did they come from? They are so marvelous," Chen Tiedan exclaimed .

The three of them hugged, and their hearts filled with joy . They also knew that they should not stay here any longer, they had to find a safe place to stay for the night .

But they were unfamiliar with this place and had no idea which way was safe .

Darkness surrounded them . The cries of night owls could be heard from afar . They were so scared that even the slightest sound startled them .

A bush moved and all three of their faces paled . Chen Tiedan extended his arms to protect his wife and child .

Old Time Tea and Famous jumped out from the bush . His wife pulled her husband down so she could whisper, "That's the cat and dog that saved me . "

Chen Tiedan didn't know what to say, he was worried that this cat and dog were monsters who drove away wolves just so they could eat them .

Seeing the family safe and sound, Famous said to Old Time Tea, "I will go drive the wolves farther away . "

When it finished speaking, it plunged into the woods again to drive the wolves deep into the mountains so that they wouldn't disturb the humans living nearby .

Old Time Tea nodded . It lifted a paw and waved at Chen Tiedan so that he would follow .

Chen Tiedan's palms were full of sweat, he had no other choice, but to follow Old Time Tea while holding his wife and his child .

Old Time Tea was familiar with the mountain and it led them . Chen Tiedan and his family suddenly saw a light and left the woods . They had arrived at the edge of an open space in the mountain . There was a building in this open space . It was the Temple for the Righteous Cat and Chivalrous Dog .

There was no light on in the temple . Chen Tiedan was illiterate, but with the moonlight, he could see the statues on the left and right side of the temple and understood what this building was . This must be a shrine someone built for the cat and dog . It didn't seem like this was the first time they had saved people .

"Mom, I'm hungry . " Hu Wa noticed the meat on the table and was drooling .

They had been begging for food on their way here and hadn't seen such a meal in a while .

"Come on, we are not hungry . " His mother quickly comforted him .

It's a lie, of course because their stomachs began to sing when they smelled the food .

Old Time Tea jumped onto the table and pushed a plate of braised pig's trotters to them, but they just stood still and didn't dare to move or eat .

Old Time Tea picked up the largest trotter and put it in front of Hu Wa .

Hu Wa was so hungry . Before his parents could stop him, he picked up the trotter and began to chew, his face quickly smeared with oil .

Old Time Tea jumped back to the table and pushed the plate with trotters again .

Chen Tiedan and his wife looked at each other, timidly picked up two small pig's trotters and took a bite . Since Old Time Tea had no reaction, they finally let go and dared to continue eating the meat .

Old Time Tea sighed slightly . It was yearning for the peace and prosperity that Famous described .