On the day of his whirlwind wedding, the heir to a wealthy family stood up!

"Sister Xiaoyuan, I'm scared, I'm so scared! I'm so young, I don't want to die!"

"It'll be alright, just hold on until dawn," Xu Yuan comforted them. At that moment, the fire was getting smaller and smaller; it turned out that the firewood they had gathered earlier had almost burned out.

"That won't do, we're out of firewood. Looks like we'll have to go gather some more," the guide said. "Two of you come with me to cut down that tree over there."

Two of the bolder ones followed with iron bars, and Xu Yuan suddenly realized that the two pairs of green eyes from before were gone.

Where did those two wolves go? They've disappeared!

Xu Yuan was also alarmed. She glanced at the time; it was already 3 a.m., and there were still two hours until dawn. But could they hold on?

"Everyone, take your weapons and drive away any wolves that approach," Xu Yuan said, reaching for the wooden cane she had been using.

At this moment, a kilometer away from them, a group of people were walking quickly along a mountain road in the dark, guided by a precise guide. The guide was quite familiar with the area, and the group walked for three hours without uttering a sound. Except for Gao Yang, who stopped from time to time to catch his breath, the others handled it with ease.

Gao Yang dared not fall behind. He would catch his breath and then run a few more steps to catch up, because if he didn't keep up, he would be swallowed by darkness in the blink of an eye, which would be an even more terrifying moment.

"Hey! I see them. Look, there's a fire on that hill over there. That must be where your companions are camping."

Gu Heting was overjoyed; he had finally found it.

"Then let's hurry over there!" Gu Heting urged. Just then, a wolf's howl echoed through the quiet valley.

"Oh no! We're hearing wolves howling over there! Could they be attacked by a pack of wolves?" Gao Yang exclaimed in alarm.

The guide looked somewhat panicked; he hadn't expected to encounter a pack of wolves.

"At a time like this, let's not go over there! If we encounter a pack of wolves, we'll be in great danger."

Gu Heting suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his collar, shouting in a deep voice, "Take us there, quickly."

The guide's face paled. Compared to the danger posed by the wolf pack, he felt that the young man in front of him was far more dangerous. He quickly pointed in a direction and said, "There's a small path here. Follow me!"

Gu Heting took the lead and followed, and the bodyguards behind him were all on high alert, not daring to be negligent. At the same time, they also had to pay attention to protecting their boss at all times and not make any mistakes.

A wolf howl came from afar, and the guide stopped in his tracks. "Oh no, more wolves are closing in on your friend."

"Hurry up and go, we're not afraid of wolves," one of the bodyguards urged.

At this moment, Xu Yuan and her group were already tightly gathered around the campfire. The wolf pack, which had been more than ten meters away just moments before, was gradually approaching and crouching in the firelight, as if observing them. It seemed that if any of them were to become isolated, they would become the targets of their attack.

"Oh no, we've almost burned all the firewood we just chopped. If we need to get more firewood, we'll have to go even further. What a hassle!" the guide sighed.

Just then, several pairs of green eyes appeared from the nearby mountains. It looked like seven or eight more wolves were coming. Behind Xiaoyuan, a male classmate screamed in fright, "Oh my god! Look over there! There are so many wolves coming! Are we going to be eaten?!"

Xu Yuan glanced at the time; it would be dawn in a little over an hour. She said, "Everyone, bring out everything you can burn and make the fire bigger. We'll make it last until dawn."

After saying that, she took out her bag first, took out a set of clothes from it and threw them into the fire. The fire immediately blazed up and the others followed suit, taking out their extra clothes and throwing them in as well.

"I need to pee, what should I do?" one of the colleagues said, and couldn't help but run to a bush nearby. Just as he finished, a wolf pounced on him. He screamed and Xu Yuan swung her long wooden stick and hit the wolf hard.

Startled, the wolf, which was tearing its teeth, quickly took a step back, but did not leave, glaring fiercely at the two people who were now alone.

"Sister Xiaoyuan, thank you so much for saving my life."

"Sister Xiaoyuan, watch your side."

Xu Yuancai then realized that the wolves that had been staring at them had all surrounded the two of them, clearly indicating that the wolf pack was launching a tactical attack.

They drove the two men aside, while the other wolves remained crouched by the fire, preventing them from going to the rescue.

"Sister Xiaoyuan, what should I do! I'm so scared!"

Xu Yuan waved a long wooden stick, scaring the wolves. The guide was at a loss. Just then, he seemed to hear voices coming from this direction. He looked in one direction in disbelief and suddenly saw several flashlights being swung towards them. He exclaimed in surprise, "Someone is coming!"

"Help! Help!" Xu Yuan's companion immediately shouted, waving her hand in the direction of the flashlight.

At that moment, Gu Heting and his group also heard cries for help. Gu Heting's heart was in his throat, and he urged the guide, "Hurry up and go over there."

"This is the road up the mountain; you can get there by following this path."

Without saying a word, Gu Heting rushed towards the hillside, followed immediately by his bodyguards.

Xu Yuan was also surprised that there would be anyone at this time, especially traveling at night.

Just then, in the firelight, a tall figure rushed over. When Xu Yuan saw the person's face, she cried out in surprise, "Brother Gu, it's you? Don't come any closer, there are wolves here."

As soon as Gu Heting rushed up, he saw Xu Yuan trapped among four wolves. They seemed ready to pounce and bite at any moment. At that moment, a surge of anger rose in Gu Heting's chest. Thinking that Xu Yuan's life was in danger, he strode over to her.

"Get out of the way!" Gu Heting's aura exploded, and several wolves immediately turned to face him. However, they seemed to have sensed an even more dangerous presence and retreated with a whimper.

Xu Yuan was saved. She looked at Gu Heting in disbelief, "Brother Gu, what brings you here? Did you travel here at night?"

However, the next second, Xu Yuan was pulled into a warm and broad embrace, and she heard a man's tense and husky voice in her ear, "Are you out of your mind? Who told you to come here? Do you know how dangerous it would have been if I had arrived even a moment later?"

Xu Yuan was taken aback. Although she had been scolded, why did she still feel happy?

"I...I just want to quickly break through my research and save Uncle Gu," Xu Yuan answered truthfully.

Gu Heting lowered his head. In the firelight, Xu Yuan's face captivated him. He reached out and rubbed the bandage on her face. "What happened here? Are you hurt?"