HPDBC Chapter 66 An Unexpected Gain
Chapter 66 An Unexpected Gain
Li Xiangyang, carrying a gun on his back, walked ahead, guided by the dim, warm yellow light emanating from his flashlight.
Brother Li Xiangdong followed closely behind Li Xiangyang, dragging a sack full of pheasants and carrying a net.
After working together for about ten days, the two gradually reached a tacit understanding, adopting a cooperative model with Li Xiangyang as the main person in charge and Li Xiangdong as the assistant.
For this,
Neither of them had any complaints.
The snow fell heavier and heavier, and their steps quickened as they waded through the snow.
"Brother, in this freezing weather, it's best to go hunting in pairs!"
If someone is alone and encounters some danger on the road, gets injured, then it's very likely that they will die...
Li Xiangdong felt he was getting himself into trouble, so he didn't continue.
He was also because,
Looking at the extremely oppressive snowy night environment around him, he recalled how Li Xiangyang had chased the red deer alone for more than 20 kilometers to hunt it.
I just had to say something because I felt compelled to.
"Yes, brother, I understand."
Li Xiangyang nodded, looking at the complete darkness five meters away, and a chill ran down his spine.
"If I go hunting in the future, I'll either take you or Jianguo with me. I'll try not to go alone."
This icy, snowy landscape appears peaceful on the surface, with soft, fluffy snow everywhere. But whether you step into land or into a deep pit or a swamp is anyone's guess.
And below these are often sharp rocks or pointed dead branches.
Whether the haystacks harbor plump pheasants and rabbits, or deadly wild boars and wolves, remains unknown.
In such an environment, survival often depends entirely on luck.
of course,
It would be best if we had a hunting dog.
Animals' hearing is 16 to 20 times that of humans, and their sense of smell is 40 to 60 times that of humans.
They are better able to sense danger than humans.
They sensed a deadly threat hidden beneath the snow and in the withered grass.
"Brother, when we have the chance, we should get a hunting dog." Li Xiangyang said this so that Li Xiangdong could remember it.
But as soon as he finished speaking,
He froze instantly, like a frightened kitten with every hair standing on end, a chilling feeling of impending death surging from his heart.
Just as he was chatting casually with Li Xiangdong, the beam of his flashlight inadvertently shone onto a clump of dry hay on the right side of the road.
A pair of large, bell-like eyes reflected a soft green light.
They were staring intently at them!
What is that...?
Is it a ghost in the dark night or a messenger from the Grim Reaper in hell?
Li Xiangyang's mind went completely blank in an instant.
Li Xiangdong was startled by Li Xiangyang's strange behavior. He was about to step forward to ask him something when Li Xiangyang grabbed him and held him down.
Li Xiangyang quickly aimed at the creature with bright green eyes, raised his gun, and loaded it.
He then shouted, "Who's there!"
Li Xiangdong also realized that Li Xiangyang must have seen something, but in this snowy and desolate place, how could there be anyone?
He quickly dropped the sack full of pheasants and gripped his only weapon tightly with all his fingers: a 1.5-meter-long willow net as thick as an arm.
They stood back to back with Li Xiangyang.
The surrounding air seemed to freeze instantly.
The only sounds were the occasional low rumbling from the haystack, and the crackling sounds of white smoke exhaled from the mouths and noses of the two brothers, Li Xiangyang and Li Xiangdong, due to their excessive tension. The smoke rose onto their eyelashes or the fur of their dog-skin hats, quickly condensing into ice crystals.
"Brother, how are things on your end?" Li Xiangdong asked softly.
He was responsible for guarding Li Xiangyang's back, and dared not slacken his vigilance in the slightest, his sharp and agile eyes scanning the area in front of him.
However, he hasn't discovered anything unusual on his end so far.
Li Xiangyang did not answer.
He was trying his best to suppress the startled feeling in his heart that was about to leap out of his throat, and a doubt arose in his mind.
What exactly is that unidentified creature with bright green eyes in the haystack?
Why did it open its eyes for just a moment and then close them again so quickly? If it meant no harm to them, why didn't it run away quickly, but instead continued to hum softly in that spot...?
"Brother, let's go over there together and part the bushes to take a look."
"Go...go over and take a look?" Li Xiangdong was somewhat resistant. "If he doesn't bother us, then we should just leave quickly."
"No way," Li Xiangyang said firmly. "You can't be a thief for a thousand days and guard against thieves for a thousand days!"
Seeing that Li Xiangdong was puzzled, Li Xiangyang explained in a low voice:
"We're still quite a distance from home. If we don't figure out what that thing is, what it wants, and whether we chase it away or kill it, we won't be able to get rid of it."
Will that thing follow us all the way? Or will it suddenly pounce from some haystack or around some corner?
Li Xiangyang's idea was simple: since danger had been discovered, it should be dealt with head-on, rather than left unattended and allowed to suddenly erupt one day.
There could be wolves or leopards in the haystack. We're only afraid to attack them now because they've spotted us.
If they let it go unchecked, it will be troublesome if that thing follows them home!
"I...I understand." Li Xiangdong suppressed his panic and replied.
He gripped the net tighter, slowly turned around, and moved closer to the haystack next to Li Xiangyang.
As the two Li brothers pressed closer and closer...
The unidentified creature in the haystack made no attempt to dart out or escape, but instead continued to increase the gurgling sound emanating from its chest.
Li Xiangdong, suppressing his fear, used a net to carefully pry open the haystack bit by bit.
A Mongolian wolf, about 60-70 centimeters long and covered in grayish-yellow fur, had its cubs lying on the snow.
The moment I saw the person,
It made a constant gurgling sound, and its four sharp fangs, like daggers, were exposed to the cold air. Its pair of bright green eyes kept trying to open and then slowly close.
Startled, Li Xiangdong jerked his foot down with the heavy wooden stick in his hand, but was unexpectedly stopped by Li Xiangyang.
"Brother, wait a minute," Li Xiangyang called out.
They pulled Li Xiangdong, who was filled with murderous intent, back to his senses.
"Brother, calm down." Li Xiangyang poked the wolf cub lying on the snow, barely alive, with the barrel of his gun. "This wolf cub must be injured, otherwise it wouldn't be lying here motionless."
"It's better if it's injured, I'll kill it right now."
"No, no, no!" Li Xiangdong was about to strike with the stick when Li Xiangyang stopped him again.
A different idea suddenly came to his mind.
He desperately needs a hunting dog!
And this dog was also tamed by our ancestors from wild wolves, so can he also tame this injured wolf cub into a hunting dog?
Li Xiangyang poked the wolf cub a few more times with the barrel of his gun. Once he was sure it was completely too weak to move, he slowly squatted down, took the rope from his waist, and bound the wolf cub's mouth and limbs.
After doing all this, the wolf cubs were put into a sack.
"Brother, isn't it dangerous to do this?" Li Xiangdong was still a little worried.
"I'll try training it for a few days and see," Li Xiangyang said, placing his hand on his neck and making a throat-slitting gesture.
"If that doesn't work, then..."
Since Li Xiangyang had said that, Li Xiangdong didn't say anything more.
He was actually quite curious: what would happen if Li Xiangyang really trained this Mongolian wolf cub into a hunting dog?
To know,
The Mongolian wolf, in terms of endurance, explosive power, keen senses and intuition, aggression, and intimidation, is unmatched by ordinary hunting dogs.