sjar Chapter 423 The Snow Fox Appears
Chapter 423 The Snow Fox Appears
Old Jiang and Old Chen each held a gun to a grave robber, pinning one down. Another thief tried to struggle to get up and escape, but Xiao Xu stomped on his chest and shouted, "Move again, and bullets don't have eyes!"
Many gangs come to the Xingan Mountains to do shady things. Some come to collect wild ginseng, some to raid graves, and others are human traffickers who sell hides and seahorses. In the past, some people even carried guns to rob and steal goods and hide gold in the Xingan Mountains. Over time, the local mountain people have been able to distinguish which outsiders are there to collect hides and which are there to do shady things.
Kui San tried to struggle, but Li Ju'an roared and fired his Type 56 semi-automatic rifle into the air.
The crisp crack of the fire startled the desperate men, silencing them and making them much more timid. Big Tiger, leading his hunting dogs, surrounded the group, the dogs baring their teeth, their eyes bulging with ferocity, emitting low, threatening growls.
These people are in the business of buying and selling; their hands are often stained with blood. But hunters spend their lives hunting in the mountains year-round, taking countless wild animals with them every day. The ferocity and bloodthirsty aura emanating from a hunter are unmatched by ordinary people.
Li Ju'an fired two more shots, aiming at the five tomb raiders near them.
Kui San screamed in terror, "Why are you shooting again! What did I do? I didn't do anything!"
He even started to complain, but Li Ju'an said, "It's nothing, the gun just went off accidentally."
"Accidental discharge?"
Kui San was both angry and indignant, but he couldn't retaliate. What kind of gun could accidentally discharge and graz his shoulder? This wasn't an accidental discharge; it was clearly a show of force.
Li Ju'an and Lao Jiang used thick hemp rope to tie the five people up tightly, tied their arms behind their backs with hemp rope, and then strung them up in a long line and squatted down.
Kui San was unconvinced, but he was timid. The tomb raider next to him muttered, "It's freezing. The ground is even colder. If they don't give us a fire to warm ourselves, we'll all freeze to death. If someone dies, you'll be sorry."
Chen Xiangqian raised his foot and kicked the man hard in the lower back. The man gasped in pain and howled in agony.
Chen Xiangqian cursed, "If you say another word, I'll throw you into the graveyard and not untie you. You like crawling into graveyards, right? You can crawl in as many as you want."
The tomb raiders shut their mouths and stopped talking. Chen Xiangqian looked the youngest and most honest, but he hadn't expected his words to be so sharp, as if they were poisoned, making them afraid to speak again.
Old Jiang tossed the five men into the barn and told two other young hunters to watch over them. One of the young hunters was surnamed Tao, and the other was surnamed Jiang; both were hunters from nearby villages. The two patted their chests and confidently declared, "Don't worry, leave them to us. We'll keep an eye on them."
Li Ju'an and Lao Jiang lifted their legs and continued hunting foxes in the old work area.
Xiao Tao and Xiao Jiang sat in front of the barn, gathered some firewood, put the wormwood in the middle, lit the campfire with an old-fashioned lighter, then took out a pot, scooped up the ice and snow on the ground, put it in the pot to melt into water, and it bubbled and steamed.
Xiao Jiang took out the sticky rice cake from his pocket, sighed, and said, "We've got a lot of free time. I wonder if Jiang Pao will get us a share when he catches a fox later."
Xiao Tao smiled, with a hint of nonchalance: "Forget about breaking up. Come on, let's make a hot pot of roe deer meat to satisfy our cravings."
"Roe deer? Where did you get a roe deer?" someone asked in confusion.
Xiao Tao's eyes gleamed slyly as he gestured towards Kui San and the others who were tied up behind him: "Why don't we just search them and see? They've been wandering around outside for days, they can't be empty-handed, can they? I don't believe it. Besides, Brother Kui San is known for his love of wild game, I'd be the first to disagree if he didn't have some on him."
Kui San was already resentful because he was tied up, and upon hearing this, the flames in his heart flared up even more. He shouted loudly, "Come on, I only have my underwear left, and I don't even have a scrap of dry food!"
Xiao Tao, however, didn't take it seriously, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. Xiao Tao didn't believe it, and led Xiao Jiang to start patting Kui San's body. After patting him repeatedly, they searched the other four men's rations and actually found some good stuff.
"This piece of meat is good; we actually found a jumping cat during the search."
"It's a pity the rabbit head has already been stewed, otherwise the spicy cold rabbit head meat would be delicious."
The two men chuckled as they processed the catfish and greyhound meat they had searched from the group, slicing it into thin pieces with a knife and then cooking it in a boiling pot.
Seeing that the man was off guard, the tomb raider had a plan in mind. He shouted to them, "I still have meat in this cloth bag. We're all brothers here. If you cook meat, we don't need much. Just share a bite with us. We've been busy for days and we're starving."
Despite their grumbling, Xiao Tao and Xiao Jiang were surprisingly quick with their hands. They actually found a large piece of dried meat and a jar of deer antler wine, and the two of them beamed with joy.
The tomb raider looked at the two hunters drinking and playing drinking games in front of him, exchanged glances, and then closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
Xiao Tao and his companion got tired from drinking and playing drinking games, so they leaned against each other by the fire to warm themselves, and then fell into a deep sleep.
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At this moment, Li Ju'an and Lao Jiang returned to the old work area. Da Hu sniffed the air, then quickly ran towards the mass grave below the old work area.
Hua Er and the lead dog in Lao Jiang's hands followed Da Hu, running very fast.
Old Jiang cursed, "This is really strange, they've joined forces with the Dog Gang."
His lead dog was very arrogant. It usually wouldn't easily join another hunter's pack, never submitting to anyone, let alone competing with another's lead dog. But this dog became meek and submissive when it encountered Da Hu, willingly following behind him.
Xiao Xu and the others were also puzzled, saying, "How strange, it really is true that one thing can subdue another. The mountain-chasing dog is really something else."
Chen Xiangqian glanced at Li Ju'an, feeling quite smug, and laughed, "Absolutely. Our Da Hu is second to none, he has to be strong, so those dogs will follow suit."
Xiao Xu and the others burst into laughter, and they all offered a compliment. He really got cocky.
But then again, they were also very envious of Li Ju'an. Who wouldn't want to have such a strong gang of dogs, so they wouldn't even have to personally fight the fox?
Li Ju'an grabbed his gun and ran after Da Hu, saying, "Ahead, the fox has moved to the ditch near the mass grave."
The ditch is located next to the rocky cliff, and the ground is full of uneven stones, both large and small.
The tiger barked at one of the cave entrances. This time, Li Ju'an didn't hesitate and ordered a few men to search the other cave entrances. He then led Chen Xiangqian to burn wolf dung.
The smoke from the wormwood mixed with chili powder and wolf droppings filled the cave, and the smoke seemed to seep into the cave entrance.
Before long, commotion indeed arose underground. The loud noise and the unique, strange cry made it immediately clear that it was a fox!
A snow-white shadow suddenly darted out of the cave entrance. Li Ju'an's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Snow Fox!"