Chapter 108

Before dark, Yushanjiang drove the cattle, sheep, and horses that were gnawing grass on the nearby hillside into the warm enclosure, and then he grabbed a quite fat sheep from the warm enclosure and put it into the open enclosure outside.

The warm enclosure has a roof, which is a wooden house. Although no fire is set inside, after the cattle and sheep enter, the body temperature they emit can keep each other warm. The open enclosure is the most common kind, surrounded by wood, leaving a door, used for rest in spring, summer, autumn, or during the day in winter.

That sheep entered the open enclosure and started shouting loudly because it was lonely or afraid!

"We'll find a place to ambush now." Yushanjiang said to Li Long, "That wolf is very cunning, it will observe for a long time before it might come over. So, we have to wait in the snow for a long time!"

"It's okay, the milk tea was drunk just now, the meat was eaten, and I've already solved my internal urgency, I can afford to wait." Li Long knew Yushanjiang was reminding him, so he said with a smile, "It's okay, today, I must let that wolf know our power!"

Yushanjiang nodded and went to prepare.

Li Long had the experience from last time. This time he still lay by the sheep dung pile, and he took some snow to protect both his sides. Yushanjiang provided him with a sheepskin overcoat, and a sheepskin mattress was spread underneath, which was considered very luxurious.

Lying in the snow, Li Long soon felt the chill, but having had the experience of ambushing wolves with Halimu before, he felt that this chill wasn't as strong as before.

It was about to be spring and the snow was about to melt. Li Long felt that after he finished being busy in the mountains this time and went back, some things in the team also needed to start.

The fish in the small lake couldn't be washed away in vain like in his previous life. Such good resources, if they could be preserved, would be a great thing for both himself and the team.

In addition, not only does the small lake have fish, but there is also a big lake reservoir about one kilometer north of the production team. It was originally a wetland. In the 1960s, a dam was built on the north side of the wetland, and then a canal was opened to lead the Ma River water in, forming a public reservoir to irrigate tens of thousands of mu of land downstream.

There were also quite a few fish in that big lake, but because the plant resources such as reeds nearby were not rich, the fish inside were relatively thin.

Li Long was letting time pass by letting his imagination run wild. He suddenly heard that sheep shout loudly, and the shout was much more miserable than before!

He was startled and immediately began to observe the surroundings.

Seeing Li Long turn his head, Yushanjiang moved his chin slightly and signaled toward the mountain forest on the side of the open enclosure.

Li Long felt somewhat ashamed. He was still far behind these old herdsmen and old hunters.

He looked in the direction Yushanjiang signaled. That side was a dark forest. Occasionally, wind blew, and the sound of branches colliding in the pine forest and snow falling from the branches rang out.

But Li Long didn't see any wolves.

The sheep was still very afraid, running in circles in the open enclosure, looking toward the forest from time to time, and then shouting loudly toward the winter camp side, as if asking for help from its owner or companions.

Occasionally, sheep in the warm enclosure shouted once or twice, but most of the cattle and sheep had no movement. Yushanjiang's dog was brought into the winter camp; it should be that someone was controlling it, so it didn't make a sound.

Li Long looked at that mountain forest hard, and when his eyes were almost sore to the point of shedding tears, he finally discovered a black shadow, wandering on the edge of the mountain forest, moving lightly, walking back and forth in the snow without making the slightest sound.

That position was more than a hundred meters away from here. Li Long framed it with the gun's sight, but couldn't see it at all.

If it weren't for the fact that this area was mostly snow-covered in the past, he wouldn't even be able to find that black shadow.

That wolf wandered on the edge of the mountain forest for nearly half an hour, listening to the sheep shouting from loud to finally shouting until its throat was hoarse, before it stepped with light steps and walked slowly toward the open enclosure. When walking over, it looked left and right from time to time, smelling whether there was an unusual smell in the air.

Which wolf is this? This is more cunning than a fox!

Li Long cursed in a low voice, moving his fingers from time to time to facilitate the shooting later.

The wolf finally arrived at the open enclosure. The sheep could no longer shout, and it desperately leaned against the wooden fence near the winter camp, hoping to find something to support itself so it wouldn't fall down.

The wolf circled around the open enclosure, found a low place, and jumped in lightly.

Li Long moved the gun muzzle slowly, preparing to shoot.

Yushanjiang had said before, don't be stingy with the sheep, it's best to wait until the wolf bites down before firing; at that time, the wolf won't move, which is best to hit.

But to be honest, he really didn't want that sheep to be bitten by the wolf; what a pity!

Even at this time, the wolf was still vigilant, looking left and right while approaching the sheep, its steps light and powerful.

Finally, the wolf walked to the sheep, and the sheep actually erupted with final courage, lowering its head and butting toward the wolf!

Li Long praised it in his heart, watching the wolf just jump lightly, dodging the sheep's attack, and then stretched its mouth to bite the sheep!

"Bang!"

Li Long fired!

!.

The bullet passed under the wolf's spine. The wolf staggered, its mouth had already bitten the sheep, but it immediately let go and turned to run away.

Obviously, the bullet shouldn't have hit a vital spot.

Li Long kept staring at the wolf, immediately aimed at the direction the wolf was moving forward, made an allowance, and prepared to fire. Yushanjiang over there had already fired.

Coincidentally, the wolf only ran out three or five meters when its two front legs softened, and its body suddenly fell to the ground, just dodging Yushanjiang's shot. Li Long's later shot also hit the snow in front of the wolf, kicking up pieces of snow.

The wolf was startled by the gunshot, suddenly dashed up, actually taking advantage of this force to dash out from the gap in the wooden fence of the sheep enclosure, and ran toward the mountain forest limping.

Li Long climbed up and chased after it carrying his gun. Yushanjiang actually felt that Li Long's shot was a bit rash. If the wolf had bitten the sheep, firing at that time, the wolf definitely wouldn't have been able to run away.

However, looking at the sheep still alive in the enclosure, he could understand Li Long's idea.

Li Long was panting, chasing the wolf quickly, and the blood on the wolf's body was falling drop by drop onto the snow. It could hear someone chasing, but it couldn't even care about turning its head, only caring about dashing toward the mountain forest.

Li Long didn't expect that this wolf could erupt with such a big movement even when it was about to die, and it actually ran quite fast!

Seeing that the wolf was only thirty or forty meters away from the mountain forest, Li Long stopped, raised his gun, aimed, and fired!

Because of the violent breathing, the first shot missed. The wolf moved forward some more. He couldn't care about what Xu Chengjun said before about not being able to suppress breathing. He held his breath, half-squatted down, supported his elbows on his knees, framed the wolf that was about to dash into the shadow of the mountain forest in the sight circle, and then pulled the trigger again!

The distance was no more than fifty meters. After Li Long finished this shot, he didn't hesitate at all, aimed again, and fired!

The wolf's body lunged forward and fell into the snow.

Li Long let out a long breath.

Should—be dead, right?

(End of chapter)