Chapter 62
He only knew that Chen Huai'an's illness was severe.
But to be honest, he found it quite strange that Chen Huai'an could keep a straight face and keep up with the main group.
As the director, his job wasn’t to seek the truth but to keep the show going.
“Shh—!” He deliberately put on a serious expression and said in a low voice, “Did you hear that sound?”
The cameraman turned the lens toward them.
Everyone's gaze shifted in unison.
Director Zhang put on a performance worthy of an Oscar, his face darkening as he declared, “It’s the howl of a wolf!”
Wolf howl?!
The two female artists immediately showed expressions of terror.
It was quite normal to think there were wolves in the mountains. However, this area had been developed into a tourist attraction, and the hidden dangers were often overshadowed by its surface glamour.
If they were walking along a regular tourist route during the day, the chances of encountering a wolf would be nearly zero. But now, everything was the opposite.
The crew couldn’t help but chuckle at Director Zhang’s serious demeanor.
They knew this was just his way of changing the subject.
You had to hand it to the old director; his mind was sharp.
If wolves really did come, they wouldn’t be afraid.
Let’s not even mention whether wolves could take on so many of them; if it came to that, they had a van following them. Just hop in the van, right? What could a wolf do, run them over?
“I didn’t hear any wolf howl,” Cai Yifan said, not planning to let Chen Huai'an off the hook, smiling as he added, “Don’t worry, if there are wolves, I’m here! I’ve trained for this. If it gets tough, we’ve got Brother An; he’s definitely a hidden master!”
“You?” Director Zhang chuckled, pretending to scare them. “The wolves I’m talking about aren’t ordinary wolves; they’re the shoulder-biting wolves of Tianmen Mountain. Legend has it that these wolves are incredibly cunning, specifically hunting those who climb the mountain at night. They sneak up silently behind you, then stand up and press down on your shoulder with just the right amount of force. Once you turn around, they’ll bite your head off!”
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
What a relief—it was just a legend.
“Director Zhang, you’re really something, always messing with people…” Zhang Lulu rolled her eyes, giving her ample chest a pat.
Su Xingchen, still shaken, took a moment to calm down.
She was terrified of wolves, and not just wolves; she was afraid of dogs and cats too. Strangely, she wasn’t as scared of bugs or snakes.
“Director Zhang, I’m 1.9 meters tall. What kind of wolf could reach my shoulder?” Cai Yifan scoffed.
His height had always been his advantage.
So he often looked for opportunities to show it off.
“If a wolf could reach my shoulder at this height, it would have to be 2.5 meters long! The biggest wolf in the world is only about 2 meters, right? And that’s not even in our Huazhong region.”
Just then.
A long howl echoed from the depths of the distant mountains.
The entire Tianmen Mountain fell silent in an instant.
The surrounding chirping of insects and birds ceased.
Everyone’s faces turned pale with fear.
Director Zhang was momentarily stunned; he hadn’t expected there to actually be a wolf.
Cai Yifan shrank his neck, feeling a chill run down his spine. He turned around but saw nothing.
The howl had come from far away, clearly not a threat.
He wiped the cold sweat from his brow and sighed, “Heh, just scaring myself.”
No sooner had he spoken than he felt a weight on his shoulders.
It seemed as if a heavy ‘hand’ was pressing down on him.
…
In the dense forest, a petite figure darted through the underbrush like lightning, the tangled shrubs and tree trunks seeming to vanish before her.
She was like a skilled martial artist from ancient times!
Even if this martial artist was dressed in an incongruous school uniform.
“Ahhhhhh—!”
Suddenly, a scream more chilling than that of a slaughtered pig pierced the heavy night.
Lin Lingling’s expression changed as she looked toward the source of the scream, her previously steady steps becoming a bit more frantic.
“Damn it, who’s climbing the mountain on a night like this?”
She had to go save them.
This was her duty as a folk demon slayer since the resurgence of spiritual energy ten years ago!
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Chapter 65: Does He Have a Way Out?
Cai Yifan, at 1.9 meters tall, had been a fool his whole life, but today he finally had a moment of clarity.
Maybe it was the folk legend he heard from Director Zhang, but the instant he felt something pressing down on his shoulder, his first instinct wasn’t to turn around. Instead, he crouched low and rolled away, scrambling to rejoin the main group.
When he got up, he finally saw what was behind him.
—It was a giant wolf standing upright, its body measuring at least 2.5 meters long, covered in thick black fur that seemed to twist and contort. Its massive head had a mouth wide enough to fit a truck tire, while its limbs were surprisingly slender. Its eerie green eyes reflected the terrified faces around it, filled with a murderous hunger.
The crew members were paralyzed with fear at the sight of the grotesque wolf, all of them speechless.
“Wow~” Only Chen Huai'an managed to exclaim.
His reaction broke the tension.
Chen Huai'an wasn’t trying to be funny; he wasn’t scared at all, and he even felt like laughing.
For some reason, he thought the wolf wasn’t that impressive.
In terms of intimidation, it couldn’t hold a candle to Qingxuan Daoist or Qingyun Laozu.
So when he saw the grotesque wolf, he felt no instinctive fear; instead, he found the sight of the tall, thin, upright wolf rather amusing.
If you called it a monster, it didn’t have the ferocity of one.
If you called it a beast, it didn’t fit that description either.
It gave off the impression of a stunted, malformed creature.
Had it perhaps mutated from drinking nuclear waste? But Tianmen Mountain wasn’t near the sea.
Chen Huai'an’s “Wow” snapped the mountain-climbing uncle back to reality.
He swallowed hard as he watched the approaching wolf, forcing himself to stay calm. “Everyone, don’t be afraid. If you encounter a wolf in the wild, never turn and run, especially since we’re a large group. It’s just this one wolf; it won’t dare to attack us easily. We just need to slowly back away toward the van, and we’ll be safe.”
The van was less than fifty meters away, not a long distance.
But every step the group took felt like a monumental effort, filled with dread.
“Maintain eye contact with it to show we’re not afraid, but don’t provoke it; that might anger it!” The uncle, being somewhat experienced, noted that while the wolf displayed signs of aggression, it hadn’t attacked yet. It merely bared its teeth and let out a low, threatening growl.
The cameraman was also very dedicated.
Uncertain if this was part of the show, he kept his lens focused on the wolf, the live broadcast continuing.
Meanwhile, the chat room exploded.
【Oh my God, that’s a huge wolf!】
【Is this special effects? Is it part of the show?】
【Huai'an baby, come to mama! Mama will protect you, boohoo…】
【Is this really part of the show? Someone call the police!】
【Sorry, Brother Yifan, but between you and Brother Huai'an, I’m ultimately more worried about Brother Huai'an…】
【Isn’t Cai Yifan a Shaolin disciple? Shouldn’t he be able to take down a wolf easily?】
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Song Zichen didn’t see the comments, but recalling what Cai Yifan had just said, he poked Cai Yifan in the waist: “Brother Fan, weren’t you training in martial arts since you were a kid? Go chase that wolf away! Use your childhood urine to scare it off!”
Cai Yifan, already on edge, exploded when he was poked in the waist, glaring at Song Zichen and shouting, “I’ll refine your dam! You’re the one who practices martial arts! Your whole family practices martial arts! You want me to fight that giant wolf? Are you crazy or am I?!”
The uncle standing in front of everyone’s line of sight changed color, cursing the fool in his heart.
The giant wolf had been hesitating, but Cai Yifan and Song Zichen’s shouting acted like a fuse, instantly provoking it.
Its body hunched down, its limbs on the ground, ready to pounce.
The uncle’s heart raced, and he immediately turned and shouted, “Run! Head toward the van!”
But the wolf was faster. In the blink of an eye, Song Zichen and Zhang Lulu were knocked aside.
The wolf dashed into the crowd, then threw its head back and howled.
Anyone with a bit of knowledge could see what was coming.
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