Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Seeing the fire start, everyone quickly gathered dry firewood and added it to the fire, while others were responsible for cutting away the surrounding weeds to prevent the fire from spreading.

Instantly, a raging fire broke out, and for a moment, the wolf pack dared not approach.

In the meantime, the heat from the fire warmed Zhao Lian and Zhu Yuanzhang considerably, and their bodies were no longer as stiff as before.

Seeing the raging fire, the hungry wolves paced anxiously in circles. To the wolves, the people present were nothing more than prey. As they looked at their prey, the wolves' eyes grew increasingly bloodshot.

"Ow~"

One of the wolves, which appeared to be the leader, howled, one after another, as if they were discussing a strategy.

"Attention everyone, please be careful!"

Zhao Lian became alert and reminded everyone to be careful, as she had basically recovered.

In addition, I had just eaten some barbecue, which restored some of my strength.

After howling for a while, the wolves realized that the humans did not launch an attack on them, so they slowly began to surround them.

Zhao Lian knew that this couldn't go on! If they continued like this, they would soon be surrounded by the wolves.

If the wolf pack then tightens their encirclement and launches another attack, things will get complicated. Therefore, we must turn the tables and take the initiative to attack.

Zhao Lian said resolutely, "Listen up, everyone, we can't just sit here and wait to die. We have to fight our way out."

Song Wenjie nodded solemnly: "Yes, that's right! We have to get down the mountain quickly. We don't know if there will be any more wolves behind us. We have to finish this quickly!"

Finally, after discussion, it was decided that others would lure the wolves away, and then Fan Ze and An Hei Ye would escort the Emperor down the mountain first.

Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally unwilling and ordered Zhao Lian to go down the mountain with him.

Zhao Lian got angry: "Didn't you say you were going to marry me? If you want to marry me, then hurry up and come down the mountain, or you'll live! Who do you think I am? You think you can hurt me with just a few wolves? You underestimate me too much, especially with my elder brother here!"

Zhao Lian had the other guards carry torches, line up in a row, and slowly move forward. The wolves quickly retreated when they saw the burning torches.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a serious expression, "I've remembered your words. You'd better come back alive." After saying that, he didn't say anything more and turned to go down the mountain.

He believed that Zhao Lian had the ability, so he didn't need to worry about her at all. Besides, he would only be a burden to everyone if he stayed here.

"Awooo~" As Zhu Yuanzhang descended the mountain, the wolves began to stir restlessly.

Zhao Lian pointed at several wolves and raised an eyebrow at Song Wenjie: "Brother, I'll take care of these wolves. You take care of those, and the rest are for the other guards."

"Are you sure?" Song Wenjie asked with a worried look.

"Of course! If you don't believe me, let's have a competition and see who kills this wolf first." After saying that, Zhao Lian jumped out with her knife in hand. As soon as the wolves saw her jump out, they pounced on her one by one.

Zhao Lian struck one of the wolves squarely in the throat with her knife, and blood splattered everywhere. Seeing one wolf die did not deter the other wolves; instead, the bloody smell in the air excited them even more.

"Ow~"

The other wolves swarmed in.

This pack of wolves is not easy to deal with, but dealing with a few of them specifically is not difficult at all, especially since Zhao Lian and Song Wenjie are highly skilled in martial arts.

A flurry of swordplay and blood splattered, and soon the ground was littered with the corpses of wolves.

"Ah~"

Suddenly, a scream caught Zhao Lian's attention. Zhao Lian discovered that some of the guards were not so lucky and were unable to defend themselves against the wolf pack's attack.

Just then, a wolf attacked a guard from behind, its front paws even landing on the guard's shoulder, and it looked as if the wolf was about to bite the guard's throat.

The guard was so frightened that he froze, unable to react in time. In that life-or-death moment, Zhao Lian flashed behind the guard and slashed down with her knife.

Everyone was immediately alarmed. If Zhao Lian didn't control her knife properly, she might accidentally cut the guard's head.

Even the guard was stunned until the foul-smelling blood splattered on his face, and he came to his senses, realizing that he had been spared from death.

"Thank you for saving my life, Miss!"

Zhao Lian roared, "What are you thanking me for? If you really want to be eaten by them, hurry up and grab your weapons!"

Song Wenjie was also fighting with bloodshot eyes, killing several wolves in a row. The wolves around him saw that things were not going well and began to back down step by step.

"Ow~"

The alpha wolf, seemingly the leader, howled, as if giving a command. Upon hearing the howl, the other wolves turned and fled quickly.

Seeing this, the guards who were previously at a disadvantage wanted to press their advantage, but Zhao Lian stopped them: "Everyone, stop chasing, hurry down the mountain."

"We fought to a draw!" Song Wenjie counted thirteen sheep lying on the ground. He and Zhao Lian each killed four wolves, and the rest were killed by the guards.

Thinking that they were meat anyway, the guards carried all the wolves down the mountain.

There was nowhere else to stay on the mountain; the guards all lived in wooden huts. Song Wenjie and Zhao Lian prepared to head back home.

But here's the problem: the emperor doesn't want to return to the palace for the time being.

Song Wenjie quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you come to my place? I have plenty of rooms anyway."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes burned with calculation: "No! I'm going to Zhaolian!"

"No! How can you do that!" Zhao Lian shook her head immediately upon hearing this: "It would sound terrible if word got out. Besides, my place is cramped and there are so many people. My maternal grandmother and my eldest uncle, along with more than a dozen other family members, are living there!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled enigmatically: "I don't care about that. Anyway, I'm going to your place tonight, so get on with the arrangements!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had made up his mind. He would strike while the iron was hot and also pay a visit to Zhao Lian's family.

Zhao Lian pouted, "Fine! You're the emperor, the whole world is yours, how dare I disobey!"

Song Wenjie opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately didn't utter a word.

How could he not know what the Emperor was thinking? But things had already reached this point, and it was beyond his control.

Besides, he's the emperor; what does he have to compete with him? Most importantly, Zhao Lian treats him like an older brother.

"Your humble servant will take his leave now!" Song Wenjie said calmly, as he mounted his horse, spurred it on, and the horse galloped away.

"Hey~ Big brother~"

Zhao Lian wanted to call him back and ask him to take the two wolves back, but she didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Song Wenjie had already gone several hundred meters away, so she had to give up.

"It seems Wenjie is eager to return home. Is there a girl waiting for him at home?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a double meaning.

How could he not see that Song Wenjie also had romantic feelings for Zhao Lian? But there was nothing he could do. He could discuss other things, but he would not compromise on this matter.

I wonder how Zhao Lian's sister is doing in the Song family now. Zhu Yuanzhang felt disgusted when he thought about what she did to him last time.

Judging from her appearance, if she continued to stay in the Song household, she would probably harm Song Wenjie sooner or later. Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang even felt a little sorry for Song Wenjie.

Zhao Feng was indeed prettier than Zhao Lian, but unfortunately, she had the wrong mindset.