Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

Several more days passed.

He Dazhuang once took Gou An up the mountain.

This time, however, we didn't go to the same small hill as before.

There was already little prey on the mountain, and with the recent sweeping, it's become difficult to find any viable prey.

So He Dazhuang prepared to go to that distant mountain to try his luck.

After all, Zhang Da from the next village frequented that mountain, which was said to be teeming with game.

As long as you have the ability, you won't have to worry about not having prey to hunt.

But when He Dazhuang had only gone halfway, he ran into Zhang Da, who came from the next village.

Zhang Da was taller and stronger than He Dazhuang.

The bow on his back looked several times better than He Dazhuang's broken wooden bow.

At first glance, He Dazhuang was completely outmatched in every way.

The only thing He Dazhuang could rival Zhang Da in was the hunting dog that followed him.

Gou An was already half a size bigger than Zhang Dayang's hunting dog just by standing there.

"Hey! Isn't this the great hunter He? Why are you changing hunting grounds today?" Zhang Da's tone was full of sarcasm.

He Dazhuang simply replied calmly, "I've hunted all the prey on that mountain, so naturally I need to move on to another place."

"Hmph!" Zhang Da sneered, "You've got quite the nerve! But don't blame me for not warning you, this Da Wu Mountain is not like the mountain behind your village."

"There are many ferocious beasts in the Dawu Mountains. If you are not careful, you will not only fail to hunt, but you will also easily become the prey."

"Over the years, at least 27 or 28 old hunters have died in the Dawu Mountains, if not 30."

He Dazhuang was not intimidated by Zhang Da's words. In the past half month or so, he had become much more confident in his hunting skills.

He even came to believe that his previous difficulty in hunting was simply because he didn't have a good hunting dog.

Now that I have a hunting dog that's even better than Zhang Da's, I'm sure I can be even better than Zhang Da.

"Brother Zhang, you'd better be careful!" He Dazhuang replied with a smile, "As the saying goes, if you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet. You've been hunting in Dawu Mountain for so many years, you should be in much more danger than me."

Zhang Da's face darkened. He hadn't expected that He Dazhuang would change so much in just two months.

In the past, whenever they met me, they would address me as "Brother Zhang" and would occasionally ask me for advice on hunting.

Zhang Da's gaze was fixed on Gou An, who was standing to the side.

Seeing the hunting dog at such close range, Zhang Da immediately realized that this dog was no ordinary dog.

My own hunting dog, Black Panther, is already the best of the best, but compared to this big yellow dog, it seems a bit lacking.

If it weren't for the fact that this big yellow dog didn't exude any demonic aura, Zhang Da would have suspected that it might be a demonic beast that had escaped from a mountain range of demonic beasts.

However, this idea only lasted for a moment before he dismissed it.

If they were truly monsters from the Monster Mountain Range, why would they obediently follow the orders of that idiot He Dazhuang?

This stray dog ​​is really nice though; I wish I had one of my own.

"Don't get too cocky!" Zhang Da snapped out of his daze and said, "You've been able to hunt so much game all these days thanks to this dog. You think it's really your skill?"

He Dazhuang retorted, "Haven't you been relying on your hunting dogs all these years? We all make a living from dogs, so no one should look down on anyone else!"

"How about we make a bet?" Zhang's eyes darted around, as if he had thought of an idea.

"What kind of bet?" He Dazhuang suddenly became interested.

"Let's bet on hunting!" Zhang Dadao said. "This time we're going into the mountains to hunt, and we'll see who can catch the heaviest game before sunset."

"Sure!" He Dazhuang agreed without hesitation. "What are we betting on?"

"It's a dog-gambling game!" Zhang laughed loudly. "If I win, your big yellow dog is mine."

"If I lose, my Black Panther is yours."

Upon hearing this, He Dazhuang's smile vanished instantly: "Do you think I'm stupid? Can your Black Panther compare to my Big Yellow?"

Seeing that He Dazhuang wasn't falling for it, Zhang Da had no choice but to raise the stakes: "Okay! If I win, your dog, Dahuang, is mine."

"If you win, how about I give you thirty taels of silver?"

He Dazhuang shook his head repeatedly after hearing this and made a move to leave, saying, "It's too little, too little."

"Fifty taels!" Zhang Da immediately chased after him: "That price is already very high."

But He Dazhuang looked doubtful: "You have that much money?"

"Of course!" Zhang's lips twitched.

He certainly didn't have that much money, but he couldn't figure out how he lost.

First of all, he was very familiar with Dawu Mountain. Although he hadn't caught any prey in the past few days, he had found traces of a group of roe deer.

In addition, there are several traps I set in the mountains, and perhaps some prey have already taken the bait.

Therefore, it's impossible for me to lose.

Then this top-quality hunting dog will be mine.

Thinking of this, Zhang Da was overjoyed.

"Alright! Let's bet!" He Dazhuang perked up immediately, very confident in himself and in Dahuang.

He's definitely going to make a profit on those fifty taels of silver.

So the two made a bet.

They met at the foot of Mount Dawu before sunset.

Whoever catches the heaviest prey wins!

The two then headed to Dawu Mountain together, without exchanging another word along the way.

Zhang Da felt very bad when he saw his usually majestic black leopard tucking its tail between its legs and lowering its head in front of the big yellow dog.

Upon arriving at Dawu Mountain, the two each chose a direction to enter the mountain.

Zhang chose the familiar route he often took; he was very familiar with that area, and all the traps he had set were there.

The mountain path that He Dazhuang took was very difficult to traverse, making it almost impossible to hunt any prey.

Zhang Da was very confident that he would win this bet.

He Dazhuang followed Gou An all the way after entering the mountains.

It was like this before, on the hill behind the village.

Big Yellow always manages to pinpoint the prey's location, and all Big Yellow needs to do is shoot arrows from behind.

Even if it misses, Big Yellow can usually bite and kill small prey in one bite.

What He Dazhuang didn't expect was that the road to Dawu Mountain was much more difficult to travel.

In many places, there are no roads at all, and it looks like no one has ever been there before.

"Dahuang, you'd better work harder!" He Dazhuang followed behind Gou An and muttered in a low voice, "After we win the fifty taels of silver from Changda, I'll go to town and buy you a nice female dog."

"No! Two, three will do, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Gou An walked ahead and listened to what He Dazhuang said, speechless.

Suddenly I'm a little scared that this guy might win and actually buy me a few female dogs; he'd drive me crazy with worry.

Just then, Gou An's nose suddenly caught a peculiar smell.

It's a big guy.

Gou An suddenly had an idea: since He Dazhuang wanted to win so badly, why not give him a big gift?