Chapter 823: Separation (5)
Yang Ruxin knew that not only Dabai was communicating with her son, but Xiaobai’s Wolf Clan followers had also come to greet their leader.
Indeed, it wasn’t long before a white figure darted out of the distant woods with such speed that it almost appeared to be a blur. In no time at all, it reached her and immediately stood up on its hind legs, resting its front paws on Yang Ruxin’s shoulders and knocking her over into the snow before lickingly smacking her face with a big tongue.
"We’re both female, we’re not into Baihe..." Yang Ruxin helplessly patted Dabai’s head, "Get up quickly, my new cotton-padded jacket is all wet now..."
Dabai seemed to understand Yang Ruxin’s words, and having had enough affection, hurriedly let go of her, then turned to lick her son’s head.
Xiaobai whined and rubbed against Dabai’s body, as if acting like a spoiled child with its mother.
Yang Ruxin quickly scrambled up from the ground, only to realize that a pack of wolves had surrounded her when she hadn’t been paying attention. She instinctively took two steps back.
But Xiaobai let out a roar, and the wolves immediately retreated a distance, though a black and a white wolf remained still.
Yang Ruxin recognized them; it was they who had led the pack of wolves to her aid during a previous encounter with a family of wild boars in the mountains. There was still an unfinished boar in her space at that moment.
They were Xiaobai’s close guards.
For some reason, Yang Ruxin suddenly felt a pang of sadness. She realized that Xiaobai had grown up and that he inherently belonged to the wild—it was impossible for him to live in a human environment forever. Was this really the time...