My 1995 Small Farm.

"Er Tu Zi, is this... meat that a wolf leftovers picked up?"

"Yes, you should say that the wolves deliberately didn't finish eating this meat, but dragged it out to show us humans."

"Huh? They're doing this on purpose to scare us? What do you mean? They're throwing out leftovers to frighten us? To intimidate us?"

"Yes, that's roughly the idea."

Apart from Wang Lixian and Chen Dazhi, the others were still confused and muttered that they had never heard of such a thing before.

Where would you find wolves leaving food uneaten, only to throw it out to scare people?

Chen Ling didn't say anything more about it.

Actually, if it weren't for that silly goose, Er Tu Zi, making a fool of himself...

The wolf throws out the leftover scraps, and the dog picks them up and takes them home.

Pick it up as soon as it's dropped.

The villagers had known for a long time that wolves were in the nearby mountains.

After all, the remains of these wild deer and goats are much more obvious than those of pheasants; people can basically tell from them that they were eaten by wolves.

Needless to say, it was clear that the wolf was nearby.

"Sigh, in the end it was that silly bird that picked up all the meat. Otherwise, if the villagers who come to the mountains every day had seen it earlier, they would have been on guard. Luckily, nothing serious happened in the village."

Chen Ling grabbed Er Tuzi and shook him.

"You can't blame Er Tuzi either."

Wang Lixian shook his head: "These wolves are so close to our village. They're using these things to warn us. Does that mean we can never go up the mountain again? That doesn't make sense."

If the wolves come, we'll have to fight them sooner or later.

This statement won everyone's approval.

"Yes, as long as we get close to the village, we'll have to fight them. It's inevitable."

"Alright, in that case, let's see if Baldy can find their lair..."

Chen Ling now realized that it was his own bald son who was playing tricks, and he lost the desire to continue exploring.

With a wave of his hand, he sent Er Tuzi flying again.

He then pursed his lips and whistled.

They took the action of calling Heiwa and Xiaojin back.

The two dogs stayed in the cave.

After the two bald men flew out in a circle, they just turned back.

Chen Ling reacted immediately, chasing after them alone and taking the opportunity to release the two dogs.

"Where did it go? Why did it go south? Didn't the wolves come down from the north mountains?"

"Yeah, why did they go back to the south again?"

"First came the two bald guys, then came the two black kids, so there's no way things could go wrong."

Everyone was wondering about it, and Chen Ling was also a little puzzled because the direction was heading southwest.

Heading west and south from Wuyun Mountain leads to Kinmen Village and Peach Blossom Valley.

Of course, there's not much else in the mountains, except for deep ravines and streams everywhere, and a large swamp.

The two earth dragons that Chen Ling released back then went to the swamp to build their nests.

"Shall we go any further? There are too many ravines over there, and it's getting dark pretty fast. We didn't bring any torches or flashlights."

After seeing which direction it was, everyone hesitated.

But just as they were about to give up, they heard Heiwa and his companion shouting from ahead.

Upon hearing his dog barking in a strange tone, Chen Ling abandoned his packhorse and led his men in that direction.

We crossed a hill.

They saw Heiwa and Xiaojin, two tall and strong men, blocking the entrance to a cave at the edge of the swamp below the hill.

This cave is an earthen burrow, like a fox den.

It is well hidden by the dense grass along the riverbank.

At this moment, there was a wolf in front of the cave, its body hidden inside the cave, its head sticking out at the entrance, baring its white teeth, and howling at Heiwa and his companion.

Heiwa and his companion ignored it, focusing instead on the wolves that were lingering six or seven meters apart outside the cave.

The wolves that were lurking outside were said to be outside the cave, but they were actually on the hillside.

They tucked their tails between their legs and looked at Heiwa and his companion timidly, howling softly but not daring to come down.

The scene needs no further explanation.

The two dogs blocked the wolf's den and kept the wolves who wanted to go home from entering.

"Hit it!"

Upon seeing this, Chen Ling immediately raised his gun and began firing without saying a word.

He was both accurate and ruthless this time.

A single shot hit the head of the nearest wolf.

He was shot in the head on the spot.

The wolves trembled in fright. They were already on high alert and on guard when facing Heiwa and his companion.

Chen Ling then shot and killed one of his companions.

He was so frightened that he immediately turned around and ran up the mountain.

Wang Lixian and his men were about to fire when they were stunned by what they saw.

"Are these wolves really that cowardly?"

Chen Ling had already seen through the wolves' true nature and said in a deep voice, "These are the old wolves from that pack."

As they were talking, Heiwa and his companion had already chased after them.

The old wolf is cunning and runs away very quickly, making it difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, Heiwa and Xiaojin were familiar with the mountains and forests.

There are also two bald guys providing support.

They quickly killed most of the escaped wolves.

After killing them, the two dogs dragged them all back one by one.

The group counted, "Two ran away."

"It's alright, so what if they ran away? Big Head is right here."

Chen Ling stood in front of the earthen cave, and the wolf that had been howling at the entrance had already retreated.

"Is this the pack of old wolves you mentioned, Fugui?"

"Yeah, that's right. They're a bunch of old, weak, sick, and disabled people who've teamed up with a pack of stray dogs."

Chen Ling chuckled: "This pack of wolves and dogs is quite large. The ones here, plus the ones we took down last night, almost made them a force to be reckoned with."

Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately horrified.

I just thought this pack of wolves wasn't very strong, not powerful at all.

He was scared away after being shot once.

They were so frightened by the two black children.

But now that I've heard Chen Ling say this...

There are probably close to fifty wolves and wild dogs in total.

"Almost fifty? No way, can such a small den of wolves hold them all?"

"Then you don't know, this wolf den is huge. Ask Fugui, he crawled through the wolf den, and it's bigger than our house. The entrance is long and narrow..."

"Huh? That's it!"

"By the way, we only saw wolves, not any wild dogs. Were the wild dogs all dead? Or did the wolves eat them because they were hungry?"

"Look at what you're saying, you make people work when you need them, and then use them as food when you don't?"

"Alright, stop joking. Get some firewood and smoke these wolves out."

When Wang Lixian saw Chen Ling go to collect firewood, he also called on everyone to get to work.

The wolf den is very deep, and the space below is very large.

Conventional methods, such as flooding, are ineffective.

Only smoking is allowed.

If smoking doesn't work, then we'll have to crawl down.

Soon, the fire was lit. "Jianxin, where did you get this firewood from? It smells really strong."

The fire had just been lit, and wisps of smoke were already rising when a pungent, foul odor nearly suffocated a person.

Chen Ling and Wang Lixian came over and took a look. "Wow, Jianxin, you're so lucky! You can even carry firewood into a wild boar's den!"

"Oh my god, is this a wild boar's den? No wonder it smells so strong."

"It's alright, the strong smell is just right for smoking the wolf." The smoke gradually thickened...

Thick smoke was fanned and sent into the wolf den.

From inside came the sounds of childish cries.

"Huh? No, listen, listen to the noise inside... Is that a wolf cub?"

"Oh dear, it seems so. What time is it? Autumn is almost over, why are wolves having cubs?"

"...Don't be so alarmed. Fugui has seen this situation several times before, right?"

Chen Dazhi turned to Chen Ling.

"I've seen them twice, and neither of them were normal wolves."

Chen Ling had seen wolves that didn't give birth in spring and summer.

The first time I've seen this situation, the culprit is Heiwa.

Heiwa matures sexually relatively late, and when he is in heat, he wreaks havoc on the wolf pack.

The second time he saw the pregnant she-wolf was some time ago, when he ventured alone deep into the Qinling Mountains.

That situation is also quite special.

The female wolf was abandoned by the pack and became pregnant after mating with another male wolf.

A lone wolf will not follow the rules of the pack.

When a male and female wolf meet, they will mate if they are interested.

They belong to free combination.

There is absolutely no pattern to when they mate or when they get pregnant.

It's different with wolves.

In a wolf pack, lower-ranking wolves are not eligible to mate.

Normal wolf packs reproduce between spring and summer.

"Good heavens, there are so many twists and turns among these beasts?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard what Chen Ling said.

"That's right. Humans have human language, beasts have animal language, and even animals have rules."

As they spoke, the smoke from the fire grew thicker and thicker. Suddenly, Xiao Jin perked up his ears and his eyes sharpened.

Heiwa also stood up abruptly, staring intently at the cave entrance.

Before anyone could react to the two dogs' actions, something burst out of the smoke-filled earthen cave.

Without saying a word, the two dogs pounced on it.

Just as I tackled this one, several more emerged from the cave.

The scene resembled rats that had their nests disturbed after someone had filled their holes, frantically jumping out of the holes one by one.

However, now the rats have been replaced by wolves.

No, it's not just wolves...

There are also stray dogs.

The cave was actually inhabited by wild dogs and wolves.

Take a closer look.

These wolves that ran out were carrying their cubs in their mouths.

And you know what? This scene really does look more and more like the time when they were filling in a rat hole.

These wolves, like mice carrying their young, frantically rushed towards the entrance of their den.

Actually, at this moment, no one expected the wolves to suddenly rush out, catching them off guard. Several people cried out "Ah!" and instinctively moved back.

That is, Heiwa and his companion were guarding outside.

Whether it's a wolf or a dog, we'll take them down one by one.

If it were a human, they might not have had time to fire, and some of them might have actually broken through and escaped.

The thick smoke was choking. The wolves and wild dogs, bitten by Heiwa and Xiaojin, lay on the ground, each dragging their injured bodies.

But Heiwa and Xiaojin held back their words.

None of the wolf cubs that were carried out were touched or harmed.

But the two dogs were very virtuous.

These wolves and wild dogs don't have such a high level of awareness.

Even when injured, it has red eyes, bares its teeth, and hysterically tries to pounce on people.

This is a desperate act, like a dog resorting to desperate measures.

Chen Ling wasn't going to tolerate them; he fired without hesitation.

They killed three wolves and a wild dog in a row.

"Fugui, wait a minute!"

Just as he was about to finish off the last wolf and dog, Wang Lixian quickly called him to stop.

"Huh? What's wrong, Brother Xian?"

"Keep the dog."

"Ok?"

“I want to catch these little pups and take them back; these stray dogs still have milk on them.”

It turns out that Wang Lixian had his eye on these wolf cubs.

The main problem is that these wolf cubs are not purebred wolves.

It's clearly a hybrid of stray dogs.

The two rows of drooping nipples on the wild dog's belly said it all.

Wolfhounds and dogs live together.

Among them, the wolves were the old, weak, sick, or disabled ones who were eliminated by the wolf pack and had never been eligible to mate.

If you encounter a stray dog, it's easy to imagine that things could escalate from there.

"What? You're taking this little wolf cub back? Li Xian, do you want to follow in Fu Gui's footsteps?"

Everyone was surprised.

Wang Lixian shook his head: "I'll keep one, plus the little yellow dog I caught from Fugui's house, that'll be enough. The rest will be sent to Jinmen Village and Yangtougou."

"Oh, it's for my son-in-law's family. Li Xian, you've really gone to great lengths for your daughter."

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and burst into laughter.

In the past two years, there have been wolf outbreaks. Ordinary dogs cannot guard their homes when wolves enter the village.

Wang Lixian saw the wolf puppies in the wolf den and got a craving for them.

Even if these pups don't grow up to be hunting dogs, they certainly won't be afraid of wolves.

"Alright, then let it live and go back to nurse its babies."

As Chen Ling spoke, he fired a shot, killing the wolf and leaving behind a female wild dog who was terrified, howling and defecating and urinating like a leaf.

"Get some straw rope and tie its paws and mouth. Many of these stray dogs carry diseases, and it would be bad if it got bitten."

"I'll help you, I'll help you, Heiwa, come and help me quickly."

A group of people rubbed their hands together and helped Wang Lixian tie up the stray dog.

The others followed Chen Ling to clean up the dead wolves and put them on the packhorses.

As for the little wolf cub, Wang Lixian took off his shirt and wrapped it up with the clothes.

These little ones are only just full-term.

It looked very frail. If we didn't leave behind the mother dog with milk, it would be really difficult to feed it back home.

In short, these little things were an unexpected bonus.

With this ragtag pack of wolves wiped out, everyone's worries have been lifted. (End of Chapter)