Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 119 Black Blind Man Steals Prey
There was nothing to do the next day. I just went to set traps and snares. No matter if there were prey or not, I would go down the mountain after that.

So the four of them didn't get up early, until the kang was no longer warm and the stove was cold, then they got up to light the fire and heat up some food.

Then, carrying the gun and leading the dog, I would go for a walk to the places where they set traps and dug snares.

Qu Shaoyang spread some holly on the trap and sprinkled some salt water on it.

You know what, it really worked. A sika deer actually fell into one of the deer pits.

The four men took some effort to get the deer out, and saw that it was already dying.

There is no other way but to give it a quick death.

They gutted the deer to prevent it from getting stuffy, then sent Xingjia to carry the deer back to their shack while Qu Shaoyang and the others continued to set traps.

When Xingjia came back, the three of them had just checked all the traps, and only one of them contained prey.

"Let's go and see if there is anything on the other side of the set. If not, let's go down the mountain."

Seeing Xingjia coming back, Qu Shaoyang pointed to another forest and said.

Several people were walking forward with the dog. Just as they reached the foot of the hill, the blue wolf suddenly barked upwards.

Then, Qinglong seemed to smell something and started to cry out.

Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan looked at each other and said, "Don't worry, let's release the dogs later. Let's go up and take a look first."

In this way, four people, leading six dogs, slowly walked up the hillside.

The higher they went, the louder the blue wolf howled, and the harder it struggled against the rope.

The four of them followed the direction of the blue wolf's howling and found a trap with its prey inside.

It’s a pity that the prey was eaten by some animal, leaving only the head and two front legs.

"It's Hei Xia Zi, look at the footprints on the ground, they look like human feet, except that they don't have heels.

This is the footprint of the black bear." Liu Dongshan said, pointing at the footprints on the ground.

Black bears usually hibernate and will not come out of tree holes unless they are disturbed during hibernation.

Thinking of this, both the master and the apprentice felt a pang in their hearts. Could this black bear be the one that injured Wang Jiaxiang?

If that's true, it looks like the black bear isn't too seriously injured and can still eat.

I’m afraid this guy will get used to eating and will become obsessed with the prey caught here. What can I do?
It would be fine if it eats the prey, but I'm afraid it would encounter people when they are walking their traps. It would be terrible if it hurts someone.

"Let the dog go and chase it." Qu Shaoyang said decisively.

"Well, let the dogs go, and get your guns ready.

Both of you should have your guns ready. If you really encounter a black blind man, don't panic."

Liu Dongshan nodded and gave instructions to Xingjia and Xingye.

As they were talking, the six dogs were set loose, with Qinglang leading the way, running quickly towards Gangliangzi.

The other dogs followed the blue wolf up the mountain. Qu Shaoyang and his men quickly chased after it, guns on their backs.

The blue wolf led the dogs and quickly climbed up the hill, then walked forward along the ridge.

After walking about two miles, the black bear's footprints on the snow made a big circle and then disappeared.

This is the Black Blind's way of striking. Normally, before taking a rest, the Black Blind will circle around for a few times and then find a place to rest, so as to confuse the enemy.

Of course, this trick didn't work on the dogs. The blue wolf raised his head and sniffed the air, then led the other dogs to rush behind a large rock.

Behind the big rock, there was a black bear squatting. The black bear weighed about three or four hundred pounds and had an obvious wound on the back of its head.

In addition, there were several bite wounds on the body.

This black bear passed by the foot of the mountain this morning, ate half of a roe deer, and then hid behind a big rock to rest.

At this time, it was squatting on the ground, lowering its head to chew the ice lumps on its paws. The bear paws were hot, and when it walked on the snow, it would get stained with snow, which would then freeze into ice lumps that grew larger and larger, making it harder to walk.

Therefore, when the black bear stops to rest, it will first nibble on the ice lumps on its feet.

While the black bear was gnawing at the food, the blue wolf and the other dogs came rushing over, howling.

Black Bear had been bitten by Dahei and Erhei before, and he was quite annoyed by dogs.

But it was full and didn't want to move.

Just when Hei Xia Zi was still hesitating whether to leave or not, Qing Lang and the other dogs had already rushed forward.

Qinglong and Dahuang had only been to the mountain once, and last time they bit a wild boar. They didn't know the black blind, but when the blue wolf barked, they followed suit and barked at the black blind.

Barking, the dogs slowly approached, trying to find the best attacking position.

While Hei Xia Zi was hesitating, he was surrounded by the pack of dogs.

But it didn't seem to be afraid. Instead, it slowly stood up and walked away staggeringly.

For this black bear, the dogs in front of it did not pose much threat.

Weren’t those two black dogs killed easily by it?
Unexpectedly, as soon as Hei Xiazi moved, the six dogs immediately pounced on him.

The blue wolf went around from the front to the back of the black bear, and with extremely fast movements, it took a bite from the inside of the black bear's thigh.

The black bear also has thick skin and flesh, and in summer and autumn its body is covered with mud, pine oil, etc.

Moreover, it has long fur, so if it bites somewhere else it will just bite a mouthful of fur, and the damage is too weak.

But the inner side of the hind thigh is soft flesh and the fur is not that thick.

The blue wolf bit the black bear so hard that it hurt him. The black bear turned around in anger and tried to catch the blue wolf.

As a result, the blue wolf quickly turned around and dodged. The black bear was very angry. He pressed the ground with his two front paws and stood up suddenly.

This guy stood up, almost as tall as a person, then he raised his two palms to protect his chest and roared at the six dogs in front of him.

The bear's roar shook the heaven and earth. Qu Shaoyang and others who had not yet arrived at the foot of the mountain heard it.

Xingjia and Xingye felt their scalps tingling, their legs going weak, and their hands shaking.

This is a normal human physiological reaction. Not to mention people who have never encountered a black bear, even experienced hunters will have this reaction.

"It's okay, if you two are scared, just walk behind and don't rush forward.

As long as you two don't turn around and run away, you're doing good. Courage is something you develop slowly, so it doesn't matter."

When Liu Dongshan saw the expressions of the two men, he knew that they were scared.

Xingjia bent down, grabbed a handful of snow, and rubbed it on his face to calm himself down quickly.

"It's okay, old boss, I'm not afraid."

Xingye also followed his brother's example, rubbing his face with snow, then taking a deep breath and forcing himself to calm down.

The boss took them to the mountains to hunt, which showed that he thought highly of them and wanted to cultivate them.

At such a critical moment, they must not let down their guard.

Liu Dongshan saw that the two of them calmed down quickly and nodded, "Let's go, let's hurry up, Shaoyang has chased them for a long way."

While Liu Dongshan was trying to comfort Xing Jia and Xing Ye, Qu Shaoyang had already rushed to the middle of the mountain with a gun in hand.

Xingjia Xingye was young and strong, so when he saw this, he ran up as soon as he could.

Liu Dongshan is old after all, and his legs are not as fast as before, so he can only follow behind.

(End of this chapter)