[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw":3,"chapter-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-108":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in 1981: Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1933989,2572,"Chapter 108: The Lure for the Wolf","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-108",108,"\u003Cp>Before nightfall, Yushanjiang herded the cattle, sheep, and horses scattered on the nearby hillsides, grazing on grass, into the warm pen. Then he pulled out a rather fat sheep from the warm pen and placed it in the open pen outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warm pen had a roof; it was a wooden house. Although no fire was lit inside, the body heat radiating from the cattle and sheep entering it kept them warm. The open pen was the most common type, surrounded by wooden fences with a gate, used for resting during spring, summer, autumn, or daytime in winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single sheep, once inside the open pen, began to bleat loudly, either from loneliness or fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will find a place to lie in ambush right now,\" Yushanjiang said to Li Long. \"That wolf is very cunning; it will observe for a long time before it dares to approach. So, we will have to wait in the snow for a very long time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. I just had milk tea, ate some meat, and relieved myself. I can wait,\" Li Long said, understanding Yushanjiang's reminder. He smiled and added, \"It's fine. Today, I must also let that wolf know our strength!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yushanjiang nodded and went to make preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having gained experience from the previous time, Li Long once again lay beside a pile of sheep dung. He took some snow to shield himself on both sides. Yushanjiang had provided him with a sheepskin coat, and a sheepskin mat was spread underneath, which was considered quite luxurious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying in the snow, Li Long soon felt the chill. However, having previously ambushed wolves with Harimu, he felt the cold was not as intense as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With spring approaching and the snow beginning to melt, Li Long felt that once this trip in the mountains was finished, he needed to start addressing some matters within the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fish in the Small Lake could not be wasted as they had been in his previous life. Such excellent resources, if preserved, would be a great benefit to both himself and the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, it was not just the Small Lake that had fish. About one kilometer north of the production team lay the Great Lake Reservoir. Originally a wetland, a dam was built on its northern side in the 1960s, and a canal was dug to divert water from the Ma River, forming a public reservoir that irrigated tens of thousands of mu of land downstream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were quite a few fish in that Great Lake as well, but because the surrounding reeds and other plant resources were not abundant, the fish inside were relatively thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Li Long was lost in idle thoughts to pass the time, he suddenly heard that sheep bleat loudly again, the sound far more miserable than before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shivered and immediately began to scan his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Long turn his head, Yushanjiang moved his chin slightly, gesturing toward the forest on the side of the open pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long felt somewhat ashamed; he was still far inferior to these old herdsmen and old hunters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked in the direction Yushanjiang had indicated. Over there was a dark forest. Occasionally, the wind blew, causing the sound of pine branches colliding and snow falling from the branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Long did not see any wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheep remained terrified, running in circles within the open pen. It occasionally glanced toward the forest, then immediately bleated loudly toward the winter camp, as if calling for help from its master or companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, a sheep inside the warm pen would bleat once or twice, but most of the cattle and sheep remained silent. Yushanjiang's dog had been brought into the winter camp, presumably under someone's control, so it did not bark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long strained his eyes looking at that forest. Just as his eyes were about to ache and tear up, he finally spotted a black shadow lingering at the edge of the forest. It moved with lightness, pacing back and forth in the snow without making a single sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That position was over a hundred meters away. Li Long tried to align the rifle's sight with it, but he could not see it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the fact that this area was mostly snow-covered ground, he would not have spotted that black shadow at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wolf lingered at the forest edge for nearly half an hour, listening as the sheep's loud bleating gradually turned into a hoarse rasp before it finally began to walk slowly toward the open pen with light steps. As it approached, it frequently looked left and right, sniffing the air for any unusual scents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of wolf is this? It is even more cunning than a fox!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long cursed silently, occasionally flexing his fingers to prepare for the shot later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf finally arrived at the open pen. The sheep, unable to bleat anymore, desperately pressed itself against the wooden fence on the side closer to the winter camp, hoping to find something to support itself and prevent it from collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf circled the edge of the open pen, found a low spot, and leaped in with lightness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long slowly moved the muzzle of his rifle, preparing to shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Yushanjiang had said not to spare the sheep; it was best to wait until the wolf actually bit down before firing, as the wolf would be motionless then, making it the easiest target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to be honest, he really did not want to let that sheep get bitten by the wolf; what a waste!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at this point, the wolf remained vigilant. As it approached the sheep, it looked left and right, its steps light yet powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the wolf reached the sheep. That sheep suddenly summoned its final courage, lowered its head, and charged at the wolf!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long silently praised the sheep. He watched as the wolf simply jumped lightly aside to dodge the sheep's attack, then stretched its mouth to bite the sheep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long fired!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullet passed through the wolf's lower back. The wolf stumbled, its mouth already clamped onto the sheep, but it immediately released its grip, twisted its head, and ran outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, the bullet must not have hit a vital spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long kept his eyes fixed on the wolf, immediately aiming in the direction the wolf was moving to lead the shot. Yushanjiang had already fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, the wolf ran only three or five meters before its two front legs went weak, and its body collapsed onto the ground. It just managed to dodge Yushanjiang's shot. Li Long's subsequent shot hit the snow in front of the wolf, kicking up patches of snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled by the gunshot, the wolf suddenly leaped up. Using that momentum, it squeezed through the gaps in the wooden fence of the sheep pen and limped away toward the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long scrambled up, holding his rifle, and chased forward. Yushanjiang actually thought Li Long had been a bit rash in firing. If the wolf had firmly bitten the sheep, firing at that moment would have ensured the wolf could not escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing the sheep still alive inside the pen, he could understand Li Long's reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long panted heavily as he rapidly chased the wolf. Blood dripped from the wolf's body onto the snow. It could hear someone pursuing it, but it did not even have time to turn its head, focusing solely on darting toward the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long did not expect that this wolf, facing imminent death, could still summon such energy; it was actually running quite fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the wolf was only thirty or forty meters from the forest, Li Long stopped, raised his rifle, aimed, and fired!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to his heavy breathing, the first shot missed. The wolf advanced a bit further. Ignoring what Xu Chengjun had previously said about not holding one's breath, Li Long held his breath, squatted halfway, rested his elbow on his knee, placed the wolf, which was nearly darting into the forest shadows, within his sights, and then pulled the trigger again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance was no more than fifty meters. After firing this shot, Li Long hesitated not at all; he aimed again and fired!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf lunged forward violently and fell onto the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Long let out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should—be dead, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1404,"2026-06-14T06:06:39.549Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","9e184272455d39e0f1dc52c4d3b40fbc387e06d611b1405f9ae3ff45c2248790","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-109","reborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-chapter-107",825,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-1981-fishing-and-hunting-in-the-northw-cover.jpg"]