Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"When you go into the forest to hunt tigers, something unexpected always happens, right?"

An older hunter named Zhou Dazhu looked at the two guns on Li Yunshan's body with a sinister glint in his eyes.

The young hunter who spoke earlier was his son, Zhou Xishun.

This week, Xi Shun was not a law-abiding hunter. When he went into the mountains to hunt, he would often wipe out the wild animals, big and small, all at once. As long as he could catch prey, he had almost no scruples.

Upon hearing Zhou Dazhu's words, he immediately understood what he meant.

This is a deep mountain forest, where wild beasts such as bears and wolves lurk. Recently, several people have been killed by tigers. Someone went into the mountains alone to hunt tigers, and who knows what kind of accident might happen to them.

Heh heh, once they get their hands on those two guns, their strength will increase by leaps and bounds, and they won't be afraid even if they encounter a tiger.

Thinking of this, Zhou Dazhu said to the two hunters behind him carrying bows and arrows and wild boar spears, "Daqing, Erqing, do you want to get those two guns?"

Zhou Dazhu pointed to Li Yunshan, who was walking further and further away.

"Yes, of course I want to."

I dream about it.

Ma Daqing and Ma Erqing nodded repeatedly. That was a Mosin-Nagant, and the other gun was brand new, looking like a Tiger Head brand hunting rifle.

The brothers usually go hunting in the mountains using bows and arrows, along with a wild boar spear for self-defense. Their hunting haul has never been very good, so they've been wanting to get a gun to play with for a while.

But a hunting rifle costs more than two hundred yuan, and they don't have the money to buy one.

Judging from Zhou Dazhu's words, he intends to forcibly take the hunter's gun, and may even kill him.

Although they knew it was illegal, they couldn't resist the temptation of the two guns. Besides, as Zhou Dazhu said, accidents were common in these deep forests where wild beasts roamed.

"If you want to, then follow my orders."

Zhou Dazhu waved to them, and the four of them huddled together and whispered a few words before chasing after Li Yunshan in the direction he had left.

……

After separating from the group of hunters, Li Yunshan quickly entered the area marked on the map where tigers frequently appeared.

Once inside, he slowed his pace further, keeping his gun at the ready to pull the trigger at any moment, and cautiously surveying his surroundings.

After searching for a while, Li Yunshan suddenly sensed that something was following him. He turned around and saw that it was the group of hunters he had just encountered, who were also chasing after him.

"Am I being too nervous?"

Li Yunshan was puzzled, but he had just sensed that the people following him were not the hunters who had come after him, but wild beasts.

He's being targeted by a wild beast!

Is it that tiger that killed several people?

Li Yunshan was startled and suspicious. He quickly ran away and distanced himself from the group of hunters who were chasing him. He then found a hiding place to conceal himself, and only then did the feeling of being targeted by wild beasts disappear.

However, he dared not let his guard down and remained calm and vigilant throughout.

At this moment, the group of hunters caught up with the place where Li Yunshan had just appeared.

"Damn it, where is he?"

After catching up, Zhou Xishun did not see Li Yunshan. He looked around and couldn't help but curse.

He had already considered the two guns in Li Yunshan's hands as his own, but now Li Yunshan had disappeared, which made him furious.

When Li Yunshan saw Zhou Xishun cursing, he knew that the group of hunters was tracking him. He was also glad that Zhou Xishun hadn't accepted their invitation to join them when they met earlier.

Although he didn't know what the hunters' purpose was in tracking him, seeing their cursing and swearing, it was clearly not a good thing.

At that moment, Li Yunshan vaguely heard someone talking about guns.

gun?

Li Yunshan thought of the two guns he was carrying, while the four people on the other side only had two guns. He instantly realized that the hunters had their eyes on his guns.

Judging from their furious expressions, are they planning to rob us outright?

Thinking of this, Li Yunshan almost laughed in anger.

Damn it, the tiger had no intention of harming people, but people had the intention of harming the tiger. I never thought that I would be able to do something like robbing me and stealing my gun, when I had only met this group of hunters by chance.

"Since you dare to mess with me, you should be prepared to be kicked when you're down."

A sinister smile appeared on Li Yunshan's face. He no longer felt the beast staring at him, which meant that the beast was not following him.

Who is that beast targeting?

The answer is obvious.

……

"Dad, shall we split up and search?"

After a fit of impotence and rage, Zhou Xishun suggested to Zhou Dazhu the place where Li Yunshan had been staying.

"No, we've entered an area where tigers frequently appear; we can't separate."

Although the two guns were very tempting, Zhou Dazhu did not lose the caution that an old hunter should have. He knew that the four of them had entered an area where tigers often appeared.

But they only had two guns; it was impossible for four people to each have a gun.

Without guns, if they encountered a tiger after separating, they would have no ability to fight back.

Therefore, the four of them still had a chance to kill the tiger if they stayed together, but once they separated, the consequences were unimaginable.

"Dad, what are you afraid of? We've only just entered the tiger's territory. Besides, tigers often appear in other areas as well. We should be fine if we separate for a short time."

"If we can get those two guns, we'll each have one, and we won't be afraid even if we encounter a tiger."

They say a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, and Zhou Xishun is in that state now.

Moreover, in his eyes, it was worth the risk to get those two guns.

"That's right, Uncle Dazhu, you're the best hunter in Qianmentun. My dad told me you even hunted black bears when you were young. What are you afraid of?"

"Uncle Dazhu, Brother Xishun is right. We've only just entered the tiger's territory and haven't gone deep yet. We shouldn't encounter any tigers. As long as we get those two guns, we don't need to be afraid even if we do!"

Ma Daqing and Ma Erqing showered him with praise and admiration, saying it with great reverence.

Upon hearing Ma Daqing mention that he had hunted black bears when he was young, Zhou Dazhu's old face couldn't help but blush slightly.

Hunting black bears was something that happened twenty-five years ago.

Moreover, the hunter who killed the black bear was not Zhou Dazhu, but someone else.

At that time, a huge bear appeared in the mountains near their village, Qianmen Village, and killed two villagers who went into the mountains to cut firewood. The village's old hunter led him and three other hunters into the mountains to hunt down the bear and rid the people of this menace.

As a result, they encountered a black bear. The old hunter and three other hunters all died at the hands of the black bear, but he was incredibly lucky and managed to shoot the black bear in the eye. The bullet entered the black bear's eye and directly damaged its brain, which is how he managed to kill the black bear.

Later, Zhou Dazhu would often use this incident to boast to young people about how amazing he was back then, saying that he had killed a black bear, etc. In reality, he had wet his pants when he saw the four hunters die.

As for later becoming the most skilled hunter in Qianmentun, that came later.

But right now, his own son is young and fearless, and the Ma brothers admire and praise him so much. If he backs down now, he will lose face.

So Zhou Dazhu made up his mind: "Daqing, come with me, Erqing, come with Xishun. We'll search around, but remember, don't stray too far."

This arrangement ensures timely reinforcements and guarantees that each group has at least one gun and a hunting dog.

"Erqing, let's go."

Zhou Xishun winked at Ma Erqing, and the two of them, full of fighting spirit, began their search with a hunting dog.

As he walked, Zhou Xishun was still thinking about how to take someone else's gun for himself—whether to cheat or to rob it.

However, the means don't matter, the result does. As long as we can get those two guns, we're willing to kill people.

But just as Zhou Xishun and Ma Erqing had searched for several hundred meters, the headhunter following them suddenly stopped in place, its tail between its legs, trembling all over.

Zhou Xishun kicked him, cursing, "Useless thing, you didn't even touch the old man..."

As he was cursing, Ma Erqing pointed ahead and shouted, "Brother Xishun, you...look ahead...the old...tiger..."

Zhou Xishun looked over and saw a striped tiger a hundred meters away, like a king surveying his territory, staring at them menacingly.

Upon seeing the striped tiger, Zhou Xishun was overjoyed. Wasn't this the man-eating tiger that the Red Star Forest Farm had offered a huge reward for to get rid of?

If you kill this striped tiger, you'll not only get a thousand yuan reward and a bicycle, but also a job at the Hongxing Forestry Farm—a secure, stable job!

With this secure job, I won't have to risk my life hunting in the mountains every day anymore.

When the time comes, his father will be a bear-slaying hero, and he will be a tiger-slaying hero. Like father, like son; how impressive that will be!

"What's there to be afraid of? Since we've run into them, let's just shoot them dead."

Even when faced with a tiger, Zhou Xishun showed no fear and dared to utter arrogant words, displaying an audacity that was truly outrageous.

He said to Ma Erqing, "Erqing, you go ahead and shoot that tiger with your bow and arrow. I'll fire from behind. As long as we can kill the tiger with one shot, we'll be rich."

Zhou Xishun's arrangement was actually to use Ma Erqing as a human shield to attract the tiger, thus buying himself time to shoot and kill it.

If Ma Erqing were to die at the hands of the tiger... well, he'd be dead. It would just be one less person to share the bonus.

If necessary, Ma Daqing might even cause an "accident" in order to monopolize the prize money.

A crazed and sinister grin spread across Zhou Xishun's face.

At this moment, the hunting dogs, which had been tucking their tails between their legs, smelled the scent of a wild beast carried by the mountain wind and immediately began to bark.

The barking of the hunting dogs sounded to the striped tiger like a lowly reptile challenging the king of beasts. It roared, put its four paws on the ground, and charged towards Zhou Xishun and his companion.