Wolf-Raised Cub with a Space: Surviving the Disaster Years

Shen Ningning looked back.

"What is it?"

"Don’t forget, my birthday is in half a month," Mo Lingwei said in a deep voice.

It wasn’t that he wanted a gift; he was simply afraid Shen Ningning would forget.

’That little head of hers never seemed to remember what he said.’

Shen Ningning’s face lit up with a bright, youthful smile, revealing faint dimples.

"I know, I won’t forget!" she said, giving a little wave.

The Black Wolf King led the charge, and the wolf pack followed behind him, like streaks of swift wind.

Only after they were far in the distance did the surrounding people dare to gather again.

They discussed among themselves in astonishment—

"Those were real wolves, right? It’s the first time I’ve ever seen wolves that don’t hurt people."

"My heavens, that lead wolf was so huge! I thought it was a bear."

"Isn’t that the truth! It gave me a real scare. I never would have thought so many wolves would not only refrain from hurting anyone but also not destroy anything. And they all listen to that little girl."

Shen Ningning didn’t yet know that after this incident, her reputation as the Little Wolf Girl was about to spread even further.

When the Emperor learned that Mo Lingwei had returned, he immediately exclaimed, "Heavens be praised!"

He heard from Chen Shaobei that it was Shen Ningning’s wolf pack that had found them deep in the mountains and brought them back!

This made the Emperor even more convinced that Shen Ningning was his son’s Fuxing.

Hearing that his son had returned with an injured person, the Emperor guessed it must be the young Miss Shen.

To express his gratitude, he brought the civil and military officials and personally went to the gates of the Imperial City to await their arrival.

Before long, the carriage carrying Mo Lingwei appeared.

When the carriage stopped, the Emperor personally lifted the curtain, revealing a smile that was both kind and stern.

"Miss Shen, We have long heard of your name. Today, We finally have the chance to meet you."

However, once the curtain was lifted, he was met with the cold face of his son, Mo Lingwei.

The Emperor froze, his gaze sweeping around the inside of the carriage.

’Where’s the little girl?’

There was only a guard, wrapped from head to toe in bandages.

"Father, what are you doing?" Mo Lingwei glanced to the side and saw the civil and military officials craning their necks to look from behind him.

The Emperor asked in confusion, "You didn’t bring Miss Shen Ningning back with you?"

"Of course not. She’s been away from home for so long, I told her to go home and let her family know she’s safe so they wouldn’t worry."

After speaking, Mo Lingwei furrowed his brow slightly. "Were you here to intercept her?"

The Emperor’s face grew stern as he put on a lecturing tone. "What kind of talk is that! We were here to thank her. Her wolves saved your life!"

"That’s not necessary," Mo Lingwei said coldly. "I’m tired. I’m going back to rest."

"Alright, alright." The Emperor immediately stepped aside.

The carriage drove into the Imperial Palace.

The Emperor raised his voice and ordered, "Summon four Imperial Physicians to Zichen Palace to check on the Crown Prince’s injuries!"

He couldn’t help but smile.

Just now, Mo Lingwei had said quite a bit to him, and they hadn’t even argued.

Usually, the two of them, father and son, couldn’t exchange more than a few sentences without starting a fight.

The Emperor was very gratified this time.

Seeing the Emperor smile, the Chief Eunuch began to smile as well.

The Emperor shot him a cold look. "What are you smiling about?"

The Chief Eunuch’s smile froze on his face. "I... This servant is naturally happy that the Crown Prince has survived a great disaster!"

The Emperor’s smile vanished. He urged in a cold voice, "Hurry up and release the County Magistrate of Guangyang County! And give him a reward to appease him."

"When We said We were going to lock him up yesterday, why didn’t you try to stop Us?"

The Chief Eunuch cried out in his heart at the injustice.

’When the Emperor is in a rage, who would dare try to stop him?’

"What are you waiting for?! Do you need Us to give you a personal escort?"

"This servant will go at once!" The Chief Eunuch scurried off to relay the order.

When Shen Ningning returned home, Grandma Qin was, as expected, beside herself with worry.

She hadn’t slept in two days.

Seeing Shen Ningning return home safely and hearing her explanation, Grandma Qin finally put her hands together in prayer, thanking the Bodhisattvas for their protection.

The little one rested at home for two or three days.

Later, Chen Ye also came to visit her once.

Granny Chen had been very worried because she hadn’t seen her in the village for several days. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

After explaining what had happened, Shen Ningning entrusted Chen Ye with asking for news at the private school.

She wanted to know if everyone else had returned safely.

Chen Ye later told her that everyone had returned.

Although after she fell into the valley, the teacher and the others were trapped for another half a day.

But the next day, men from the Ministry of Industry repaired the rope bridge.

"Oh, right. When I went to the private school, there was a young master with the surname Lu who kept asking if you were safe, Miss."

Hearing this, Shen Ningning nodded slightly. "That’s Brother Shao Yuan. He’s my friend."

Chen Ye smiled. "You’re very well-liked, Miss. Besides him, a few other classmates, I think their names were Xiang Qian and Ren Yu, also asked about you."

"They were relieved to hear you were safe and sound."

"Right, that classmate named Ren Yu asked me to give you a message, Miss."

"She told you to take care of yourself and rest up. She also said that Qin Fangmei’s foot has already rotted."

’Rotted?’

Shen Ningning remained unfazed.

But she still couldn’t help but look back toward Grandma Qin in the courtyard.

’Qin Fangmei is Grandma’s granddaughter. Even if Grandma has disowned Uncle Qin, won’t she be sad to hear that Qin Fangmei is injured?’

Shen Ningning looked away, her voice soft and sweet. "I understand, Brother Chen. Thank you for your trouble!"

Chen Ye chuckled. "You’re too kind, Miss. I’m just glad I could help."

"By the way, Miss, when will you come visit the village? In the days you’ve been gone, the loquat trees in the village have been growing extremely fast."

"Everyone finds it novel and says that it’s your good fortune protecting us that made the fruit grow ahead of schedule."

Shen Ningning was surprised.

’The loquat saplings I gave them are bearing fruit this quickly?’

’It must be because they were planted in the Immortal Realm before.’

「Early the next morning.」

Shen Ningning took a whole carriage full of spring water to the village.

She hadn’t been there in almost seven or eight days, and everyone in the village had a joyous expression.

As soon as they saw Shen Ningning, everyone hastily put down their hoes and carrying poles to crowd around her.

"Ningning! Goodness, we heard you fell off a cliff. Are you alright now?"

"I’m fine, Uncle. Thank you for asking," the little one said with a sweet smile.

The little cuts on her face from the tree branches had also completely healed after soaking in the Spiritual Spring Water for a few days.

Shen Ningning went to look at the loquat trees in the village.

Just as Chen Ye had said, they were growing incredibly fast, as if they had drunk Spiritual Spring Water.

She had brought them over when they were just small saplings, but now, they had actually grown taller than a person, their leaves a vibrant green, unafraid of the scorching sun.

Clusters of unripe green loquats hung from the branches.

But the ones growing the best were still the two loquat trees on Shen Ningning’s own plot of land.

Her family’s land was the most barren and infertile. Even in the early years before the drought, the Qin Family couldn’t grow anything here, and the harvests were exceptionally poor.

But Shen Ningning’s loquat trees grew thick and lush.

The tips of her loquats were even starting to turn slightly yellow. It looked like they would be ripe very soon!

Chen Ye approached, supporting Granny Chen.

"Ningning, you really are a little Fuxing. I’ve never seen loquat trees grow so fast."

"It must be because Uncle Liu and the others took such good care of them for me!" the little one said.

The old village chief, his head wrapped in white gauze, approached with a crowd of villagers, supported by his son.

"Ningning." The old village chief was recovering well, but he had lost a lot of weight, and his voice was very weak.

The little one hurried forward. "Grandpa Village Chief, are you feeling better? I was just about to come visit you."

The old village chief nodded, gratified. "Much better, and it’s all thanks to you."

The money from selling the gold, silver, and jewels from the bandit raid not only paid for his treatment but also allowed his family to eat their fill.

"Ningning, now that you’re back, there’s something I wanted to discuss with you."