Reborn in 80: Starting with hunting in the mountains to get rich

Niu Jianghe and the other two were extremely anxious. He raised his gun, tilted his head back, and wanted to shoot down the wolf with the gap-eared head that was circling around the cave entrance, so he could vent his anger.

But the two wounded wolves were cunning; they only peeked out briefly before disappearing, not giving him a chance to fire.

Song Desheng fired several more shots into the air, hoping to use the gunfire to indicate Li Ju'an's exact location. Niu Jianghe cursed, "Why bother with all that? I brought a grappling hook; I'll just climb up."

He untied the rope from his waist. As hunters in Niubei Village, they all carried lifelines with triangular hooks, which they could use for climbing rocks and trees. He tilted his head back and threw the hook, trying to grab a tree trunk or the entrance to a cave, but he failed and slipped down. Exhausted, he finally swung the hook upwards and gripped the tree roots tightly.

But the two wolf spirits were very sharp. They stared at him and knew that the anchor hook could save his life, so they directly bit off the hemp rope connected to the back of the anchor hook.

The three men stared at the torn and fallen rope, their hearts filled with despair. Niu Jianghe's face was so pale he looked like he could cry.

Suddenly, there were footsteps at the cave entrance, and it really did sound like the footsteps of a hunter. If you listened carefully, you could also hear the crunching sound of the hunting dog's paws sinking into the snow.

Lu Zhiqiang was overjoyed: "Li Ju'an! Sun Weimin! You two are really like brothers to me! You've finally found me!"

The footsteps at the cave entrance came and went, sounding like they had gone far away.

Song Desheng's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed with delight, "It's Brother Li! Brother Li is bringing Da Hu over!"

Just as Li Ju'an turned his head, he noticed that three men were missing from the group. Hearing the gunshots, he knew the three were in danger. He told Sun Weimin and Niu Jianghai to lead the mules and take the wounded Wang Guochang down the mountain first, while he alone took his gun and led Da Hu to rescue them.

He was also uneasy.

He was facing a pack of wolves, incredibly patient, cunning, and lying in ambush. Rescuing someone from their jaws would be no easy feat. A single misstep, and he could be surrounded and attacked, likely ending up trapped in the snow-covered mountains like Wang Guochang.

Li Ju'an's footsteps drew closer, then turned back and walked further and further away, refusing to approach the cave entrance, much to Niu Jianghe's frustration.

The short-tailed and splayed-eared wolves spotted him warily, but seeing that he showed no intention of attacking, they patiently continued to ambush the prey beneath the cave.

The wolf was very patient, peeking out from the cave entrance repeatedly, as if mocking and laughing strangely.

Niu Jianghe grew angrier the more he thought about it, and roared, "Li Ju'an! You stand right there, do you hear me?!"

Li Ju'an was observing the terrain and the two wounded wolves from a distance when he heard the shouts and said, "Gah ya."

Niu Jianghe's eyes widened. Hearing that Li Ju'an was really there, he became even angrier and his face was full of anger: "You fucking come here right now, don't force me to beg you!"

He was terrified when he saw the two wolves resembling gatekeepers at the entrance of the cave, and spoke the most cowardly words in his toughest tone.

Li Ju'an slowly aimed his gun at the short-tailed wolf and said, "It's no use begging me. I don't have the ability to get you out."

Niu Jianghe was so aggrieved that tears welled up in his eyes. He truly regretted falling for the wolf's trick and stepping into a stone cave trap.

Li Ju'an didn't fire, but instead threatened the two wounded wolves from a seated position at a distance that wasn't too close or too far. The short-tailed wolf was covered in blood, and the hungry, gap-eared wolf was howling incessantly at the cave, but with Li Ju'an pointing a gun at its head, it wanted to escape but was unwilling to run away, so it could only move back and forth, howling while keeping a watchful eye on Li Ju'an's direction.

He chuckled: "Don't be impatient, you beast. Howl a few more times, and I promise I won't hit you."

Li Ju'an threatened the wolf with the gap-eared head to raise its head and howl, attracting more wolves to gather around. On the way down the mountain, the wolf pack relentlessly pursued him. Rather than giving the wolves a chance to hunt him, he decided to lure them over and launch a frontal attack around the cave trap.

The wolf with the gap-eared head was still tilting its head back and howling softly.

The wounded wolf was terrified of Li Ju'an. First, its ear was pierced by a hundred-meter-long spear, and then it watched as its companion had its tail blown off. It was extremely wary of the hunting rifle in Li Ju'an's hand. All it could do was howl loudly, calling for the wolf pack to scare Li Ju'an away.

Niu Jianghe roared, "Li Pao'er! We've come all this way, we can't leave empty-handed. Since you're already here, let's go big! Let's take both of them."

Li Ju'an remained unmoved and said, "You think hunting is as addictive as fishing? Who are you trying to provoke?"

He stubbornly refused to fire, driving Niu Jianghe to distraction. Enraged, he roared like a bull, "Li Ju'an! You fucking get over here! I'll kneel down and beg you!"

Song Desheng and Lu Zhiqiang exchanged a glance and almost burst out laughing.

Seeing Li Ju'an being amusing, they knew he must have a plan.

Li Ju'an spotted the gunpowder trap under the stone bridge, which Lu Zhiqiang had laid earlier. The Lu family had been hunters for generations; everyone owned a hunting rifle and wore a belt full of gleaming yellow bullets. The Lu family patriarch used to carry a double-barreled shotgun across his shoulder every day, studying the force of gunpowder on the shot and how to modify the rifle.

Later, the Lu family patriarch used thin felt as a gunpowder pad. After firing, the felt wouldn't be completely shattered by the gunpowder, instead propelling all the gunpowder along the barrel. This greatly increased the power of the shotgun. After seeing this many times, Lu Zhiqiang brought out the Lu family's gunpowder pads. He didn't bring a whole pad, but rather the thin wool felt the Lu family patriarch had previously used, wrapped around a gunpowder pad, to make a landmine.

Li Ju'an didn't know how powerful the landmines Lu Zhiqiang brought were; he guessed that Lu Zhiqiang himself hadn't even tested them.

The wolf pack is now closing in nearby, and he has to use the terrain of the stone bridge and Lu Zhiqiang's landmines to fight back. Firstly, he can lure the wolf pack over so that they can attack together with the three of them. Secondly, he can also draw the wolf pack away from Wang Guochang, giving the wounded Wang Guochang time to get down the mountain.

The wolf with the gap-eared head kept howling, its cunning eyes glancing in Li Ju'an's direction as if mocking him.

The shadows of a large pack of wolves appeared in the distant woods, their howls echoing as they approached.

Niu Jianghe's expression changed as he stood at the bottom of the grotto, and Song Desheng was so frightened that he quickly stood behind Lu Zhiqiang.

"Oh no, oh no, so many wolves!"

The wolf's howl was deep and resonant, creating a strong sense of psychological pressure. Especially hearing so many wolves howl together for the first time filled them with a sense of dread and fear.

Song Desheng called out, "Brother Li! How's it going up there?"

Li Ju'an stared intently at the approaching large pack of wolves, their green eyes glowing like will-o'-the-wisps in the night. He leaned against the stone bridge, slowly moving towards the ditch and pile of stones beside it, and said with a wry smile, "You guys wanted to come up, right? I'll trade with you."

Niu Jianghe remained defiant, shouting, "Fine, I'll change! I'll climb up right now!"

He said that, but when he heard the mournful howl of wolves approaching from above the cave, his hair stood on end, he gripped the gun tightly, and his heart pounded like a drum!

Even experienced hunters would be terrified if they encountered such a large pack of wolves in the snowy mountains. They were inexperienced novices, and even crouching at the bottom of a 5-meter-deep cave, their hearts were pounding in their throats.