Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 735 Black Bear Kills Five Dogs and Intercepts Goods on the Way
Black Bear roared repeatedly, its head darting forward as it chased after Boss Li's figure.

After running at high intensity, Li Laoda was already exhausted, but he could not stop, because the bear was less than two meters behind him, and if he hesitated even slightly, he would be devoured by the bear.

You should know that at this moment, Hei Xiazi was holding back a lot of anger, and that was when he was most ferocious!
At this moment, Li Laosan quickly threw out a burning piece of wood, which spun three or four times in mid-air and hit the black bear in the face. The black bear was burned by the flames and immediately stopped and raised its front paws to flutter its face, trying to relieve the burn.

However, it has thick skin and flesh, and when the fire stick landed on its face, it only burned off half a layer of fur and emitted a burnt smell in the air, but did not cause it any real damage.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Laosan darted out, pushed Li Laoda behind a tree, and then ran forward. When Hei Xiazi came to his senses and saw that he was the only one moving around, he pounced on him.

In the distance, Tang Er and Tang Hao, standing on the hillside, watched intently. They hadn't expected the lead black bear to be so complex and dangerous, which made Tang Hao consider backing down.

But Tang Er became more and more excited. He longed for such thrills, after all, he had done it a lot when he was a child, such as whipping a big rock with his whip...

"Aren't we going down and help out? Just standing here staring blankly won't make us feel involved."

"Why do we need a sense of participation? We'll just wait until they kill Hei Xiazi, and then we'll split the profits."

Tang Er pursed his lips upon hearing this. He really wanted to go down and shout a few words, because the scene was too exciting! It made his little heart pound.

In the open space, Li Laosan ran around the two bonfires four or five times, with Hei Xiazi still chasing closely behind. Li Laoda avoided Hei Xiazi's gaze, tiptoed to Li Er's position, and took the guillotine from his hand.

Li Er stared intently at the black bear. As soon as it dared to come closer, he would pull down the net and trap it. Then, Li Laoda rushed forward with a guillotine and slashed the black bear's neck. The black bear would be seriously injured, if not killed. Then, Li Laosan would finish it off with an axe.

However, a sudden change occurred. The black bear that was chasing Li Laosan suddenly stopped for some unknown reason. It raised its head and let out a long howl before rushing towards the direction where Tang Hao and Tang Er were.

"Holy crap!"

"Why is it coming at me?"

Li Laosan was stunned for a moment, then shouted, "Quick, get out of the way!"

Li Er was a little confused. Why did the black bear, which was chasing him, turn towards Tang Er? Neither of them had made a sound.

Black Bear darted up the mountain, and Tang Hao dragged the immobile Tang Er to the side. Black Bear didn't chase after them, but instead veered off to the south.

"Hurry up and chase after them!"

"Oh my god, what is this thing?!"

Tang Er raised his delicate finger and shouted, "Hurry up and chase them away! This is all money!"

Li Laosan said, "What a waste of time! We're really doomed!"

Black Bear's unusual behavior left everyone dumbfounded. This wasn't a killing spree at all; it was just playing tag!

"Could it be that he got tired from running? That can't be..." Li Er deduced somewhat uncertainly.

"No way! We were so angry with it just now. Didn't you hear it bark twice every two steps it took?"

"Second brother, shall we continue fighting now?"

"How are we supposed to fight it? You think you can chop it down with a big axe in these mountains?"

Tang Er was eager to chase after them, but Tang Hao grabbed him.

Just then, the sound of dogs barking came from afar.

"Holy crap! There's a dog!!"

Li Laosan hurriedly said, "Second Brother, hurry up and chase them! This is our Black Bear. The dog-beating gang definitely has guns. Don't let them steal it!"

"We're not afraid of robbing it, since we can't kill it anyway... Let's hold onto this black bear first. Even if they kill it, we'll still get a share."

After saying that, Li Er took off chasing after the black bear, waving to Tang Er and Tang Hao, "You two hurry up and catch up, there are dogs coming from behind, we have to chase this black bear away..."

Tang Er blinked and muttered, "Could it be Xu Ning?"

"Who? Xu Ning? Is he hunting livestock here?"

Tang Er nodded: "Yeah, we were just about to go find him, but we ran into you guys on the way. I saw his dogs, oh my god, a whole bunch of them!"

Li Laoda scoffed, "A whole bunch is useless. This is a black bear. If it goes berserk, it can kill a dog with a single slap."

Li Laosan said, "Don't even mention black bears, even a big egg-scraping dog could kill several dogs."

Tang Er said somewhat displeasedly, "What do you mean? Do you want Old Xu's dog to get killed by Black Bear?"

"Oh my god, I didn't say that!"

"Don't talk nonsense, this is no joke."

Li Er rolled his eyes and said, "If they really are Old Xu's dogs, then we should stop them from going near Black Bear."

"Row!"

The three Li brothers made up their minds, since this matter would at least leave a good outcome. The Xu family would remember the favor, and if they ever needed help from the Xu family in the future, they could ask for it out of gratitude.

The black bear had already reached the top of the mountain. The mountain was not high and not very steep. After climbing up, the three Li brothers spotted the black bear's rear end, as it was running wildly down the mountain.

Then four or five dogs suddenly appeared from behind. These dogs were almost the same color. Tang Hao glanced back and shouted, "The dogs are coming!"

Li Er turned around and frowned, saying, "This doesn't seem to be Old Xu's dog."

"No? That can't be right."

Li Er shook his head: "No, we've seen his dog."

"It doesn't seem like it. Did those dogs we saw earlier look the same as these?"

Tang Hao shook his head: "I can't tell either."

At this moment, Li Er raised his hand to stop everyone and said, "Anyway, we can't catch up with the black bears, so let's just let them pass."

Five dogs came rushing down the mountain. When they saw the group, they didn't attack. Instead, they turned around and sniffed the bear's scent. The dog running in front was the lead dog. This dog had a flat, round head and droopy ears, unlike the blue wolf which had erect ears.

They watched as five dogs darted past them, feeling a gust of wind on their faces. Old Li, staring at the dogs' retreating figures, asked, "Whose dogs are these?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it before," Tang Hao said.

Li Er squinted and said, "Why does it look so much like the dog of the Chang brothers from your village?"

"His dog? Didn't his dog die last year?" "It did die last year, but we bought five more, and they've just been brought out now."

Li Laosan smacked his lips and said, "Hey, Second Brother, look at his dog, it's pretty good. It chased after Black Bear right behind him."

Upon hearing this, Tang Er quickly patted his backside and said, "Then what are you still thinking about! Hurry up and chase after them, or we won't get anything. I know what kind of people the Chang brothers are! Let's go up there and shout a few times so they know this black bear is ours!"

Li Laosan looked at him strangely, covering his backside with discomfort, and asked with a tilted head and squinting eyes, "Why are you patting my butt?"

"Hey, we're all buddies, what's wrong with a couple of pats?"

Boss Li shielded him behind him and said, "Don't make any rash moves."

Tang Er rolled her eyes, her expression delicate, and said, "Look at you all, I'm speechless. We're all men, what's wrong with me patting you? Will you lose a piece of flesh?"

"Alright, alright, stop talking and hurry up and chase after them, that bear has almost disappeared."

After saying that, they took off chasing after the five dogs for about three or four minutes before they saw the bear in the distance below the mountain, looking like it was about to run out of steam.

When the five dogs saw that the bear had slowed down, they surrounded him and barked loudly.

This wasn't the first time the black bear had encountered this creature. It had heard its calls before in the mountains, and later discovered two wild boars dead there. Therefore, the black bear believed this creature posed a threat. Upon hearing the barking of the dog, it fled without hesitation…

At this moment, five dogs surrounded the black bear, their barking irritating its eardrums and making it very irritable. The black bear tried to pounce on the hunting dogs, but its strength was severely depleted. As soon as it lunged forward, the dogs dodged to the side, not even touching a hair on its head.

The five dogs wandered around barking. After about 10 seconds, the bear finally couldn't stand the piercing barking anymore and continued running towards the ravine.

Whenever it made a move, the dogs would quickly follow, which made the bear very helpless. It opened its mouth and roared, but the five dogs only took two steps back and did not pounce on it at all.

At this moment, Tang Er and the others heard a commotion behind them. About 70 meters away on the hillside, two men carrying guns were running towards them quickly. They were the Chang brothers!

When they saw the five people standing in front of them, they were stunned. Chang Beifeng frowned and said, "How come there are still people here?"

"So many wild boars ran around in the snail shell yesterday, isn't it normal that someone was there?"

"Our dog found this bear cub..."

The implication was that they couldn't be allowed to steal it.

When the Chang brothers had run forty meters forward and were only thirty meters away from Tang Er and the others, they were about to greet them when they heard a dog's pitiful howl.

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Suddenly, a spotted dog lunged at the black bear, who, already seething with anger, raised its front paw and slapped at it.

The sharp claws tore open the dog's belly and sent it flying 3 meters away. The spotted dog landed on the snow and lay motionless.

Immediately afterwards, four other dogs pounced on the bear. Two of them bit the bear's hind legs, while the remaining two tried to attack the bear's face and forelimbs, but the bear raised its paw and swatted them away. The two dogs landed with pitiful cries.

The two dogs biting the black bear's hind legs didn't let go. The black bear roared, got up, turned its head, and kicked its hind legs to take two steps forward. However, the two dogs bit too hard and couldn't kick them away. So it could only turn around and open its mouth to bite.

Sharp fangs embedded themselves in a dog's hind leg. With a sudden jerk of its head, it flung the dog away. The remaining dog was pierced in the abdomen by the black bear's outstretched claws, its intestines spilling out and quickly staining the white snow red.

On the hillside, after hearing the dogs' pitiful cries, the Chang brothers ignored Tang Er and the others and focused solely on running forward. When they saw the four dogs lying in the snow covered in blood, they were furious!
"You son of a bitch! I'll kill you..."

Chang Beifeng gritted his teeth and lifted the old hoe hanging on his shoulder, while Chang Xifeng said, "Don't fire a shot here! Let's move forward a little further."

"Brother, all our dogs are dead!"

Chang Xifeng calmly said, "I know, what's the point of raising them? Isn't it to make money? As long as we kill this black bear, we can buy a few more dogs to keep as pets."

"..."

Chang Beifeng glanced at his older brother, feeling a little unhappy. He thought to himself: You may not be close to these five dogs, but I'm the one who usually feeds them. You may not have feelings for them, but I do.

"Hey, why aren't these two saying anything? Hey, Chang Xifeng, aren't you looking at me?"

Tang Er called out twice from behind, being a bit cheeky.

Chang Xifeng turned around abruptly and said, "Don't shout! We'll talk about it later..."

"I can't tell the difference in facial features." Chang Beifeng scoffed.

At this moment, the Chang brothers were only 40 meters away from Black Bear. Chang Xifeng leaned against a small tree, raised his old hoe, and looked up at Black Bear, who was fighting with two wounded dogs.

The bear seemed to sense danger. It turned to run away, but then it felt a heavy object hanging between its legs. Looking down, it saw a spotted dog!

This dog was the alpha dog of the Chang brothers, and had been raised from a puppy. Although Tangzi and Xiangtou were not as good as Qinglang, Hualang, and Heilang, it was indeed a good dog because it knew how to grab the crotch and its bites were steady, ruthless, and accurate.

Chang Xifeng's heart skipped a beat when he saw this scene, but he quickly composed himself and said, "I'll fire first, then you hand me the gun, understand?"

"know."

Chang Xifeng squinted at Hei Xiazi's head, and the next moment he pulled the trigger.

Because of the close proximity and the fact that it was a single-bullet, the bullet went straight into the black bear's neck. Its whole body tilted to the side, and as it struggled to stand up, Chang Xifeng took the second bullet from Chang Beifeng and pulled the trigger again.

Bang!
The bullet struck Hei Xiazi precisely in the head, and Hei Xiazi crashed to the ground, sprawling out on his back.

"Go check on our dog! Load the gun, don't forget to load it!"

Chang Xifeng glanced at Chang Beifeng as he ran out and gave him a reminder.

"I know, you don't need to remind me."

Chang Xifeng sighed, glanced back, and saw Tang Er, Tang Hao, and the three Li brothers nod. He then asked, "What are you all doing here?"

Tang Er babbled, "Hey, damn it, Chang Da Xiao! You're pretty heartless. Your dog got killed by the black bear, and you didn't even go check on it? You still have time to chat with us here?"

Chang Xifeng frowned and said, "They're already dead, what's the point of me going to check on them? The best ending for this kind of dog is to die on the mountain, you understand?"

"I don't know anything! I knew you were heartless and ungrateful. No wonder nobody in the village wants to talk to your family. If you treat your own dog, which you've raised since it was a puppy, like this, what will you do to strangers?"

Tang Hao said, "Stop rambling and get down to business."

Tang Er raised his hand, unconsciously extending his delicate pinky finger, and said in a shrill voice, "Let me tell you, it was the five of us who found this bear. We called for help first, and then your dog came over and scared our bear away..."

Li Laosan grinned and said, "Why say so much? To put it bluntly, the five of us own a share of this black bear! You two brothers are just intercepting it halfway through. According to the mountain rules, what should be done about this?"

Tang Hao and Tang Er didn't understand at all, and they weren't mountain runners, but the three Li brothers knew exactly what was going on.

(End of this chapter)