newbobooks Chapter 1398 is verbose.
Chapter 1398 is verbose.
The white wolf felt uncomfortable being touched so much that its ears drooped down, but out of respect for Zhan Miao, it was too embarrassed to shake him off. It could only resign itself to lying on the ground and letting the little guy torment it.
Ever since Bai Lang submitted to Mo Ziyu, the Zhanyi Marquis's mansion has never had a peaceful day.
Mo Ziyu grew up by the sea in Jingcheng, where he only played games like catching fish and shrimp. He had no idea how to get along with a wolf.
He first piled all his treasured slingshots and clay figurines in front of White Wolf, then asked eagerly, "Zhan Xiaobai, do you know how to use a slingshot? I'll teach you how to shoot the sparrows in the trees, okay?"
The white wolf glanced at the mud-covered trinkets, then turned away, ignoring them completely.
Mo Ziyu, unwilling to give up, dragged the white wolf back to the garden, pointing at the koi swimming in the pond: "Zhan Xiaobai, let's go catch fish! My dad says I'm the best fish catcher in the world, I'll show you today!"
As he was saying this, he was about to roll up his trousers and jump into the pond when the white wolf, quick as a flash, grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him back.
Mo Ziyu kicked his legs and shouted, "Zhan Xiaobai, let me go! I want to catch fish for you to eat!"
The white wolf relented, but stood blocking the edge of the pond, its icy blue eyes fixed on him, as if to say, "If you dare go down, I dare to drag you up."
Mo Ziyu couldn't persuade it otherwise, so it reluctantly gave up the idea of catching fish and instead dragged it to climb the tree.
The old locust tree in the backyard of the Marquis's mansion was lush and thick, and Mo Ziyu usually liked to climb up it to raid bird nests.
He nimbly climbed the tree trunk, sat on a branch, and shouted to the white wolf, "Zhan Xiaobai, come up here too! You can see the Marquis's mansion gate from up here!"
The white wolf looked up at him, then at the smooth tree trunk, flicked its tail dismissively, turned around, lay down in the shade of the tree, and closed its eyes.
Mo Ziyu called out for a long time, but seeing that the white wolf didn't move, he could only mutter "coward" and take out a bird egg, put it in his pocket, and climbed down.
He sidled up to the white wolf and proudly presented the bird egg: "Zhan Xiaobai, here, have some. This bird egg is delicious!"
The white wolf opened its eyes, sniffed the bird egg covered in grass clippings, turned its head away in disgust, and let out a cold snort, as if to say, "This wolf will not eat this kind of thing."
Mo Ziyu was rebuffed, but he was not discouraged at all.
He remembered the games his friends in Jingcheng played together, and immediately grabbed the white wolf, wanting to play "cops and robbers" with it.
He appointed himself as a soldier, made White Wolf a bandit, and solemnly announced the rules: "Zhan Xiaobai, if I catch you, you'll have to obey me for three days!"
After saying that, he brandished his small wooden sword and charged at the white wolf while howling.
Upon seeing this, the white wolf took off running, and the man and the wolf chased each other wildly through the garden.
The white wolf had long legs and ran at lightning speed. Mo Ziyu couldn't catch up with it at all. After running only a few steps, he was panting and fell on the grass, and the small wooden sword in his hand flew out of his hand.
He lay on the ground, his little mouth pouting, looking like he was about to cry.
Hearing the noise, the white wolf stopped, looked back at him, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly strolled back, nuzzling his back with its head.
Mo Ziyu, who had been holding back a lot of grievances, burst into laughter after being nuzzled by the wolf. She got up, hugged the white wolf's neck, and wiped her tears and snot all over its snow-white fur.
The white wolf stood frozen in place, his icy blue eyes filled with despair, yet he couldn't shake off this clingy little devil and could only let him do as he pleased.
The passing maids couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle when they saw this scene.
The steward shook his head repeatedly and sighed to the servant beside him, "Our Marquis's mansion is really lively. The young master has turned the back garden upside down with the white wolf. If the madam finds out, she'll probably nag again."
When these words reached Zhan Miao's ears, she was sitting on the veranda drinking tea. Upon hearing this, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She looked up and saw Mo Ziyu riding on the back of a white wolf in the garden, pulling its ear and directing it to run towards the artificial hill. The white wolf was moving slowly, like a hardworking old ox, with no trace of its former ferocity.
Zhan Miao put down his teacup, his smile deepening.
She finally understood: this man and the wolf, one a vigorous troublemaker and the other a seemingly cold but actually warm-hearted "cowardly wolf," together, were likely to cause a huge uproar in the Zhanyi Marquis's mansion.
Sure enough, not long after, a servant rushed in and reported: "Miss, something terrible has happened! The young master has broken into the kitchen with the white wolf and spilled the bird's nest porridge that Chef Wang just cooked!"
Upon hearing this, Zhan Miao sighed and rubbed his forehead, then got up and headed towards the kitchen. Before he even entered, he could hear Mo Ziyu's shouts and the low whimpers of the white wolf coming from inside.
She pushed open the door and went in, only to find the kitchen in a mess, with bird's nest porridge spilled on the floor. Mo Ziyu was squatting on the floor, picking up broken pieces of porcelain while comforting the white wolf beside him: "Zhan Xiaobai, don't be afraid. My mother said that a good child is one who knows his mistakes and can correct them. I'll go apologize to Chef Wang later, and he definitely won't blame us."
The white wolf hung its head, a shard of porcelain hanging around its neck, its icy blue eyes full of innocence, as if to say, "This has nothing to do with me, it was all this little brat's fault."
Chef Wang stood aside, stamping his feet in distress, but dared not get angry at Mo Ziyu. He could only watch Zhan Miao longingly.
Zhan Miao looked at the ridiculous scene before her, feeling both annoyed and amused. She stepped forward, ruffled Mo Ziyu's hair, and patted Bai Lang's back: "Alright, alright, you've caused trouble and you still dare to talk nonsense here. Hurry up and apologize to Chef Wang."
Upon hearing this, Mo Ziyu immediately stood up, bowed to Chef Wang, and said in a clear voice, "Chef Wang, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought Zhan Xiaobai in and spilled your bird's nest porridge. I'll make it up to you!"
Chef Wang quickly waved his hand: "Young master, you flatter me. It's just a bowl of porridge, nothing special."
The white wolf, however, seemed to understand human speech. It let out a low growl at Chef Wang and gently brushed the ground with the tip of its tail, as if it were apologizing.
Seeing this, Chef Wang couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, alright, for White Wolf's sake, I'll let you off this time."
Mo Ziyu cheered and pounced on the white wolf, hugging its neck and rubbing against it. The white wolf sighed helplessly, as if to say, "Having such a master is truly the worst luck imaginable."
As the sun set, its afterglow spilled into the courtyard of the Marquis of Zhanyi's residence, casting long shadows of the man and the wolf. Mo Ziyu led the white wolf by the paw, slowly walking back, chattering about the interesting things that had happened in Jingcheng. The white wolf occasionally responded with a low murmur, its steps steady.
Zhan Miao followed behind, his eyes narrowing involuntarily. It was indeed quite nice to have another little one in the manor.
At this moment, Princess Youyi was talking with Lin Yiwan in the warm pavilion.
She originally returned because of the matter concerning Meng Xiang and Madam Meng. She had grown up in the Meng family since childhood, so of course she couldn't just stand by and watch them be dealt with.
Now that I hear they have gone to Lingnan City to take up their posts, I am relieved.
She looked at Lin Yiwan gratefully: "Aunt, thank you so much for pleading for them!"