Chapter 312 - 313: The College Entrance Exam Approaches (Part 7)
"Woof woof..."
Gu Youlan’s triumphant smile had just spread across her face, but she saw the rabid dog change direction and come at her instead. Before she could react, she felt a sharp pain in her leg as the dog bit her without hesitation.
"Aahhhh!" Gu Youlan screamed in agony, realizing she had been bitten by the rabid dog. Overcome with terror, she instinctively kicked at the dog.
Controlled by Tuanzi, the rabid dog saw Gu Youlan as its enemy and bit fiercely. Her kicks didn’t stop it; instead, they enraged it further, and the dog pounced on Gu Youlan, knocking her to the ground...
Watching this scene, Nianyang nearly laughed out loud. She watched Gu Youlan scream in agony from the bites, then sluggishly opened the door, feigning terror as she shouted,
"Help, somebody help! There’s a rabid dog attacking someone!"
The nearby villagers heard the commotion. The gossiping women were the first to run over, and upon seeing the bloody scene of a rabid dog attacking, they were struck with panic.
"Oh my, isn’t this the rabid dog from Xiatian Village’s cattle barn, used to bite thieves?"
"How terrifying, wasn’t the rabid dog locked up? How did it get out? Its bite can spread rabies!"
"Quick, get the men to beat the rabid dog, catching rabies can be fatal."
As they spoke, they went to call for help. In no time, several men came rushing over with hoes and shovels, striking the rabid dog still on Gu Youlan. Despite its madness, the dog couldn’t withstand the mass attack and was soon beaten to death.
Gu Youlan, now saved, lay on the ground covered in blood. Several places on her body were bitten to shreds by the rabid dog, and even a chunk of flesh was missing from her face. The sight was so terrifying and bloody that the villagers ran far away.
It’s not that everyone was cold-blooded, but everyone knew that dog bites could lead to rabies, and those bitten by a rabid dog could turn rabid themselves.
Previously, when a thief was caught in the village, the village chief had let the rabid dog bite him. The thief went mad and died later. Who would dare get close to Gu Youlan now?
"Ah, it hurts, help me, help me..."
Gu Youlan clutched her face, howling in pain.
Fear overwhelmed her more than the pain. What would she do? She had been bitten by a rabid dog and would soon go mad.
How could this happen? The rabid dog had clearly gone after Gu Nianyang first, yet it bit her instead. It was over, it was over. Gu Nianyang was unharmed, but she herself was about to go mad. Heaven was being too cruel to her.
The villagers didn’t dare to save her; they all wished to stay far away, afraid that getting close might lead to a disastrous encounter.
Gu Youlan lay weakly on the ground, her heart filled with hate, bleeding metaphorically. From the corner of her eye, she noticed Nianyang trying to slip away, and she shouted with all her might,
"Gu Nianyang, you wicked woman, don’t go! You used the village’s rabid dog to attack me. Everyone, catch her! She’s the one who harmed me!"
Since she was already doomed to go mad, she had to drag Nianyang down with her before she did, have the whole village despise her, send her to jail, leave her with a lifelong stain.
Nianyang shrugged, "Gu Youlan, you’re hilarious. The rabid dog was clearly brought by you and appeared at your own house. I’m not even from this village; how could I borrow a rabid dog?"
Just as she finished speaking, the old man in charge of managing the cattle barn came by,
"Oh dear, Zhao Laolai’s wife, how did you get bitten by the rabid dog? Didn’t I repeatedly tell you not to let the rabid dog out of its cage? Such a misfortune!"