On the other side, Si Ye took out his sleeping bag from his backpack, then took out Nan Muran’s sleeping bag and helped pack it up.

Jia Wu, Eagle, and Xiao Qijin also took out their own sleeping bags and an extra blanket. It was clear that the extra blanket was for Fu’s family and Taozi.

Fu’s mother, looking at the brand-new blanket, felt a bit embarrassed and wanted to refuse, but Eagle, who understood her personality, stopped her: “Mom, the sleeping bag is warm, you can sleep in my sleeping bag. The blanket is for me.”

Realizing that if she refused their kindness, her son would freeze that night, Fu’s mother immediately gave up on her objections.

Fu’s father and Fu Chao smiled as they watched Eagle’s actions. Since childhood, the second son had known how to deal with their mother. With just one sentence, Fu’s mother obediently listened.

After Eagle helped his mother with her sleeping bag, he lay beside her, leaning against his older brother and father to keep warm. For a moment, it was as if they were back to their childhood, sleeping together on a big bed—happy and at ease.

Just as Nan Muran was preparing to lie down and sleep, the Wolf King returned.

The long-distance travels left a thin layer of snow on its white, silver-like fur.

Once inside the great hall, the Wolf King shook off its fur.

Seeing that Nan Muran and the others were about to rest, the Wolf King walked over to a spot that had clearly been prepared for itself, a patch of dry grass with a blanket already laid out. It lay down, facing the mechanical and electrical factory group, its eyes cold and full of warning.

The sight of the Wolf King’s actions terrified the mechanical and electrical factory group. They didn’t dare to make a sound for the whole night, fearing that the Wolf King might attack them like a tiger if it got angry.

Seeing this, Nan Muran smiled, zipped up her sleeping bag, and peacefully drifted into sleep.

The Wolf King’s threat was highly effective on these people. In the still mountain forest, Nan Muran had a good night’s sleep.

Before going to sleep, Jia Wu, Si Ye, and Eagle exchanged glances and understood the silent vigilance in each other’s eyes. Therefore, until the morning came, one of them always stayed alert, ready to handle any sudden situation.

The next morning, as soon as the sky lightened, everyone began packing up to head down the mountain.

Since the previous mountain path was no longer passable, Eagle and Jia Wu decided to take a new route. Although the path was overgrown with weeds and shrubs and the slope was much steeper and harder to walk, it saved a lot of time.

The mechanical and electrical factory group hadn’t eaten for several days and was extremely hungry, lacking energy. Walking on this difficult mountain trail only made them feel even more exhausted. Gradually, some of them started to complain, wanting to stop and rest for a while.

“Yeah, we really can’t walk anymore. We haven’t eaten anything for a whole day. It’s really tough now,” said an older man, showing clear discontent.

“I can’t go any further either,” a woman complained, sitting down with a frown.

Fu’s mother turned to look at the group, gently advising them, “They’re sending us back, and they still have to go into the mountains. If we’re too late, it’ll be night, and that’s dangerous. Let’s all help each other and hold on for a little longer.”

“You’re just standing there talking. You’ve eaten and rested, of course you can walk,” a woman sneered, clearly holding back her anger. She dared not speak to Nan Muran and the others in a rude way, but she couldn’t suppress her frustration. Fu’s mother became the target of her venting.

“How dare you speak like that?” Taozi immediately shouted at the woman, not hesitating to stop her.

The woman didn’t give up: “Am I not telling the truth? We’ve been without food for three days. Look at this road, how can we possibly keep walking?”

Nan Muran frowned, but didn’t speak. She then looked towards the Wolf King not far behind them.

The Wolf King, seeing the clear signal in her eyes to intervene, was speechless.

Here it was, the mighty Wolf King, strong, fierce, intelligent, able to rival the king of the forest. And now, it had become the servant of this beautiful human, doing all kinds of menial tasks.

But, despite the thoughts, the Wolf King silently walked to the back of the group and positioned itself there.

For those who didn’t want to walk, the Wolf King’s method was simple. It directly used one paw to throw them aside, tossing them into the dense grass. The bushes and protruding rocks in the area made it easy for them to get hurt. Even if someone miraculously wasn’t injured and could quickly stand up, the Wolf King wouldn’t allow them to rejoin the group.

Its message was clear: either keep up, or wait here to die, no one would stop them.

After throwing out five people, no one in the mechanical and electrical factory group dared to speak again. They could only grit their teeth and keep up.

Nan Muran gave the Wolf King an appreciative glance, then pulled out two big chicken drumsticks from her space and handed them over.

The Wolf King’s mouth twitched as it looked at the chicken legs. It was certain that this beautiful human was treating it like a dog, or else she wouldn’t be giving such a look, as if she was rewarding a naughty pet.

“Hurry up, they’re really delicious,” Nan Muran urged, waving the chicken legs in front of it, letting the scent waft toward its nose. She liked five-spice braised chicken legs too.

The Wolf King was deeply frustrated, but in the end, it couldn’t resist its hunger and took the chicken leg from her hand.

Fu’s mother watched the interaction between the Wolf King and Nan Muran and couldn’t help but laugh. “This wolf was so scary just a few days ago, but now it’s so obedient.”

“Obedient?” Eagle raised his eyebrows, shaking his head. “It’s not obedient, it’s just resigned.”

It couldn’t win against them, and now it was being fed. It had to be quite humiliated, but who knew what the Wolf King was feeling inside.

With the Wolf King at the back, the mechanical and electrical factory group of more than thirty people safely made their way down the mountain and back to the residential compound.

As soon as they entered the yard, one person collapsed, clearly exhausted from overexertion.

Seeing this, Nan Muran couldn’t help but marvel at human potential. Three days without food, and yet they still managed to walk such a long mountain trail—truly impressive perseverance.

“Mom, you and Taozi head back home first. We need to go up the mountain again,” Eagle said as he took out nearly all his supplies from his backpack and handed them to Fu’s mother and Taozi.

Looking at the bundle of food in front of them, Fu’s family and Taozi were stunned. This was quite generous.

Fu Chao, ever quick-witted, glanced at Nan Muran, worried that his second brother might do something foolish and upset her.

The mechanical and electrical factory group, exhausted and starving, hadn’t even had time to go back. Their eyes brightened as they saw Eagle take out instant noodles, self-heating rice, bread, milk, and various other foods.

Some of them, when they looked down, couldn’t hide the malicious glint in their eyes.

However, their subtle expressions didn’t escape Jia Wu and Si Ye’s notice, and Nan Muran could also clearly understand the sinister thoughts brewing in their minds.