"Wolves are very cunning, but no matter how cunning a beast is, it can't escape the word 'eaten'."

The old man pointed to a bush ahead.

"See that? That's a ravine. Wolves often hang out around there. Let's set the trap there."

The two men crouched down and came to the vicinity of the ravine. Lao Yuantou took out the pre-prepared animal traps from his backpack and began to set them up carefully.

"There are some rules for setting a trap. You can't just set it anywhere."

As Lao Yuantou demonstrated, he explained, "Look, this trap should be placed on a path where wolves often roam. It should also be covered with branches and weeds so that the wolves can't easily find it."

Chen Changyuan listened attentively, afraid of missing any details.

After setting the trap, the two used branches and stones to camouflage the surrounding area. After making sure that there was no room for error, they quietly left.

"Okay, let's go and come back tomorrow morning."

Old Yuantou patted the dirt off his body and turned to leave.

Chen Changyuan looked at the trap reluctantly, his heart full of anticipation, wondering if he could catch the wolf tomorrow.

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Chen Changyuan couldn't wait to pull Lao Yuantou up the mountain.

"Uncle Yuan, please hurry up, I can't wait!"

Chen Changyuan urged.

"You kid, you can't keep your cool!" Although Lao Yuantou said this, his pace also quickened a lot.

The two men came to the place where they had set the trap last night. From a distance, they saw that the branches and weeds around the trap had been flattened, and there were obvious signs of a struggle on the ground.

"There's hope!" Chen Changyuan shouted excitedly and rushed over quickly.

However, when he saw the situation in the trap clearly, the smile on his face froze instantly...

The trap was empty, the animal trap was gone, leaving only a pool of dark red blood, which was particularly glaring in the morning light. Chen Changyuan's heart skipped a beat and sank.

"this……"

He stared blankly at the empty trap, in disbelief.

Old Yuantou squatted down and carefully examined the traces around him. The messy broken branches and the deep claw marks in the soil all indicated that a fierce fight had taken place here last night.

"It's a big guy and very strong." He pondered, a serious look in his eyes.

"Uncle Yuan, what could this be? Could it be a tiger?"

Chen Changyuan's voice trembled a little, and his back felt slightly cold.

"Tiger? Where did a tiger come from in these mountains? In my opinion, it's most likely a grown male wolf."

Lao Yuantou pointed at a huge claw mark on the ground.

"Look at this paw print. It's much larger than an average wolf's. And it has incredible strength. It can even break free from a trap. Not an ordinary wolf can do that."

Chen Changyuan's heart sank. A mature male wolf was the top predator in the mountains, extremely ferocious.

He couldn't help but worry at the thought of such a ferocious beast wandering around the mountains injured.

"Uncle Yuan, this wolf is injured. Will it come down the mountain to take revenge on the villagers?"

Old Yuantou shook his head. "Wolves are very cunning. When injured, they usually hide and won't attack humans easily. However, for safety reasons, we should hurry down the mountain to inform the villagers and organize a search in the mountains to prevent it from actually hurting anyone."

The two men did not dare to delay and immediately went down the mountain and returned to the village to report the situation to the village chief.

Upon hearing this, the village chief did not dare to delay and immediately summoned several experienced hunters, brought hunting dogs and weapons, and followed Lao Yuantou and Chen Changyuan into the mountains to look for traces of wolves.

The hunting dogs sniffed the blood all the way and shuttled quickly through the mountains and forests.

Chen Changyuan followed behind, feeling uneasy. He seemed to be able to feel that the injured wolf was nearby, with a pair of bloodthirsty eyes staring at them.

“Woof woof woof!”

Suddenly, the hunting dogs' barking became more rapid. They stopped at the entrance of a hidden cave ahead and barked wildly into the cave.

"Found it!" Old Yuantou shouted softly, signaling everyone to approach carefully.

The cave entrance was narrow, only wide enough for one person. Chen Changyuan, Lao Yuantou, and the others cautiously reached the entrance. In the dim light, they saw a large, gray-black male wolf lying on the ground deep inside. Its body was covered in blood, and its ferocious eyes stared at them warily, emitting a low, warning sound from its throat.

"Wow, that's a big one!" exclaimed a hunter.

"The entrance of this cave is too narrow, and the hunting rifle cannot be used effectively." Another hunter said with a frown.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

If they rashly entered the cave, they would inevitably be attacked fiercely by the male wolf, but if they gave up, they were worried that it would hurt innocent villagers.

The old man pondered for a moment and said:

"Well, let's set up an ambush at the cave entrance and wait until dark. The wolf is injured and must be very exhausted. At night, its vigilance will be reduced. Then we can go in and catch it in the trap."

Everyone thought that Lao Yuantou's plan was feasible, so they began to set traps at the entrance of the cave, preparing to capture the injured male wolf at night.

Time passed minute by minute, and the sky gradually darkened.

A tense atmosphere permeated the forest, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the final battle.

As night fell, the stars dotted the sky. At the entrance of the cave, the old man and several hunters stood ready, torches in hand.

Chen Changyuan hid behind a big tree in the distance, holding a hatchet tightly in his hand, and stared at the situation at the cave entrance nervously.

“Ouch—”

A shrill wolf howl pierced the night sky, followed by a loud noise in the cave.

"Let's do it!" Old Yuan gave an order, and everyone rushed into the cave holding torches.

However, when they entered the cave, they found that it was empty, with only bloodstains and some wolf hair on the ground. The injured male wolf had disappeared!

"Strange, can this beast actually fly away?"

A hunter came out of the cave cursing, holding a torch in his hand, illuminating the scene around the cave entrance.

Chen Changyuan's heart was in his throat. Could it be that the wolf really ran away?

He gripped the hatchet tightly in his hand and looked around vigilantly.

Old Yuantou's face was solemn as he carefully examined the ground at the entrance of the cave. "The bloodstains stopped here. It seems that it did escape from here. Is there another exit in this cave?"

"No, Uncle Yuan, I came to this cave when I was a child. There is only one exit." Chen Changyuan said affirmatively.

Everyone entered the cave again and searched carefully, but still found no other exit.

The injured wolf seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, leaving people puzzled.

"Damn it, this is weird!" a hunter spat. "Could it be that this wolf has become a spirit?"

The old man pondered for a moment and said:

"Could it be that when we set the trap earlier, we startled it and made it escape early?"