Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Mu Xueli rubbed her bottom, looking aggrieved, and said to Wang An:

"Brother-in-law, why are you like this? Can't I even enjoy myself for a moment?"

At this moment, Mu Xueli looked like a resentful young wife, which was quite funny.

Wang An glanced at Mu Xueli and said only two words:
"No."

As they spoke, Wang An and the other three began to gut the wild boar and feed its heart, liver, and lungs to the dogs.

With so many wild boar entrails, there's no need to cut off any more meat to feed the dogs.

For carnivorous animals, offal is their first choice, as can be seen from the fact that after each hunt, carnivores always tear open their bellies to eat their offal.

Although Xiao Hei performed very well today and made a great contribution, the first bite of meat still had to be given to Da Hei.

There's no way around it; the leader will always be the leader. As long as Big Black doesn't step down, Little Black can only be a backer.

This time, however, Wang An cut the pig's heart into four pieces. He fed the first half to Da Hei, the second and third half to Xiao Hei and Da Qing, and only gave the fourth half to Da Huang.

Although Dahuang, the female dog, is the alpha dog and a top dog, her abilities in all aspects are really limited, so she can only be ranked fourth.

After Wang An fed the first four pieces of meat to the four head dogs, Mu Xueli and Wang Li then began to feed the liver and lungs, as well as the hearts, livers, and lungs from other wild boars, to the other dogs and wolves.

Although all the dogs eat the exact same food as the alpha dog, the rule of who goes first and who goes last must not be broken; they must be separated for a short while.

Soon, all the dogs and wolves had eaten until their bellies were round and were scattered in various places, while Wang An and his three companions were not idle. They had to skin a bunch of dead wild boars while the carcasses were still warm.

At this point, the speed and quality of knife skills become fully apparent. Usually, Mu Xueli has already skinned all three dead wild boars, while Wang An and Wang Li haven't even finished skinning two wild boars.

As for Huang Zhong, he was even slower. He fiddled around for a long time and made countless cuts on the wild boar skin, but he still hadn't finished skinning a single wild boar.

When 14 of the 26 wild boars had been butchered, Wang An checked his watch and realized it was almost midnight. So, Wang An instructed Huang Zhong:
"Xiao Zhong, go chop some firewood, start a fire, and roast the remaining pig hearts and livers. Xue Li, Lao Wu, you two continue skinning the pigs. I'll go get the plow over here."

The three men agreed in unison. Wang An threw the knife down, rubbed his hands with snow, and then walked toward where the sled was.

Although the group was at Wild Boar Ridge, a place even hunters avoided, Wang An was still quite at ease with the presence of 21 dogs and wolves on guard.

But when Wang An walked out of the hill and was about to reach the vicinity of the sled, he suddenly saw huge plum blossom-shaped footprints on the ground.

Upon seeing the plum blossom-shaped footprint, Wang An's eyes widened in shock. He felt his scalp tingle, his hair stand on end, and his whole body tingle as if he had been electrocuted. Cold sweat poured out instantly.

Indeed, the reason Wang An had such a strong reaction was because the plum blossom-shaped footprint was a large paw, which was left by a tiger.

Those who have never witnessed the ferocity of a tiger will never know how terrifying it is. Only by putting yourself in its shoes and confronting a tiger can you understand why it is considered on par with the legendary dragon.

Instinctively, Wang An pulled out his Type 54 pistol and chambered a round. In this situation, Wang An felt unsure about using the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, mainly because the muzzle movement speed of the Type 56 was not fast enough.

Even with a large 54mm gun, Wang An still wasn't confident of taking down a tiger, but at least it would increase his chances of successfully hitting it.

Wang An, carrying the large 54 pistol, stood there motionless for a long time, observing the surroundings, before finally taking another step forward.

It's absolutely impossible not to be afraid, but no matter how afraid you are, you still have to do what needs to be done.

Because he was afraid that the tiger might suddenly jump out from somewhere and attack him, Wang An walked very slowly, you could say he was extremely cautious.

But when Wang An got to the sled and found that the three horses were eating the fodder without any problems, he felt that he had made a mountain out of a molehill.

It must be acknowledged that animals are far more sensitive to danger than humans.

For example, before an earthquake, chicks would fly around in the henhouse, dogs would become restless, mules and horses would try to break free of their reins, and even mice would run out of their holes.

But when people see these things, those who don't understand them will feel confused and wonder what's going on with the animals.

Seeing that the three horses were all safe and sound and there was nothing unusual, Wang An breathed a sigh of relief, then turned off the safety on the Big Five and put it back in his pocket.

He put the sacks of hay back on the sleds, strung the three sleds together, and drove the eldest son's horse toward where Mu Xueli and the other two were.

But as they walked, the eldest horse suddenly stopped and raised its head, making a "neighing" sound, as if it were facing a formidable enemy.

The two horses behind were even worse off, desperately pulling on the reins, clearly reacting with their fur standing on end after being frightened.

When Wang An and his two companions went into the mountains in sleds, the eldest son always led the way, with Mu Xueli's big blue horse tied to the back crossbar of Wang An's sled, and Wang Li's white horse tied to the back crossbar of Mu Xueli's sled, forming a chain.

Unfortunately, all three horses were startled at the same time, causing them to stray from the right path while pulling the sled, each trying to break free of the reins and flee immediately.

There's no way around it; horses and mules are like that when they're startled. They just keep running wildly without a care in the world, and they won't stop until they're too tired to run anymore.

Because of the tiger's footprints, Wang An was already uneasy sitting on the sled. Now that the three horses were in such a bad state, Wang An immediately jumped off the sled, swung his arm to take off the Type 56 rifle from his back, and pulled the trigger in the direction the eldest horse was looking.

Horses, mules, and donkeys all share a common trait: when they can't escape, they tend to stare intently at whatever they fear most, whether trying to figure out what's in front of them or trying to overcome their fear.

As the gunshots rang out, Wang An saw a huge creature suddenly leap up from the bushes not far away, rushing towards him with its overwhelming force.

At the same time, the behemoth let out a deafening roar.

Wang An looked closely and realized that this enormous, sky-covering creature was actually a giant tiger leaping into the air. (End of Chapter)