Chapter 204 Wolf on Shoulder

During the Lunar New Year period, the train runs more than an hour later, departing from the Sen Lorraine Railway Station at nearly nine o'clock in the morning.

As a result, the car broke down again halfway there, and this time it took several more hours just to repair it.

By the time the little train arrived at Ma'anshan Forest Farm, it was already past 3 p.m.

Actually, this is considered good. During busy logging and transportation seasons, the small train has to pick up the original trolleys and such, which can easily cause delays of one or two hours.

If you happen to be in an accident involving your vehicle and need to call a tow truck for assistance, the timing becomes even more unpredictable; it can happen as late as 7 or 8 pm.

So Sheng Xiping didn't take it to heart, carried his things off the small train, and walked back along the simple forest road from Ma'anshan to Qianchuan.

This road is less than thirty miles long, and at Sheng Xiping's speed, it will take him about two hours to get home.

The simple forest road was originally a tractor track, so it wasn't very wide, just wide enough for one tractor to travel on, and there were trees on both sides of the road.

The second-generation trees on both sides of the road have grown quite tall over the past ten years.

In summer, with lush trees, walking along this simple path through the woods is all shade and you won't feel the heat at all, which is quite nice.

But at this time of year, all the leaves have fallen, and the north wind is howling, making a whistling sound as it passes through the forest.

Add to that the various animal tracks in the forest and snow, and let's just say, anyone with a weak heart walking this path alone would probably scare themselves half to death.

Sheng Xiping was a skilled hunter and quite bold, so he wasn't afraid.

However, as the night grew later and the sky grew darker, many wild animals came out to hunt for food in the evening.

Even if Sheng Xiping isn't afraid, he didn't bring a gun today. What if he encounters a wild beast with just a knife?

So, Sheng Xiping didn't stop and hurried back.

But as he walked, Sheng Xiping felt something was wrong, as if something was following him.

There wasn't any obvious movement behind him, but the hunter's intuition told him that there was definitely something behind him.

That eerie, hair-raising feeling of being watched means something is definitely following you.

It's probably not a feline. Generally speaking, felines are good at ambushing and attacking, not following.

It wasn't a wild boar or anything like that. Wild boars make noise when they walk, and their panting is quite noticeable.

It's unlikely to be a black bear in the dead of winter; black bears are all holed up in warehouses.

Even if some people are disturbed and leave the barn, they will walk up the mountain step by step and will not run up this forest path.

Sheng Xiping roughly guessed what it was, so he slowed his pace slightly.

No matter how fast a person runs, they can't outrun the wild beasts in the mountains and forests.

If he were to turn and run now, he would only expose his weakness and attract the attack of wild animals behind him.

What we can do right now is to remain calm and act according to circumstances.

Sure enough, just a few minutes after Sheng Xiping deliberately slowed down, he suddenly felt something drape over his shoulders.

Only wolves would do that.

When a wolf encounters a human, it can follow them for a long time before looking for an opportunity to ambush them from behind.

A wolf will place its paws on a person's shoulders. Most people, in a panic, will turn around to see what it is.

However, when a person turns around, their throat, a vulnerable area, will be exposed to the wolf's jaws.

The wolf opened its mouth and bit the man's throat, instantly crippling him.

Knowing it was a wolf, Sheng Xiping felt relieved.

He quietly took off his gloves, raised his hand and grabbed the wolf's paws tightly, then tilted his head back.

Perfectly, he used his head to block the wolf's jaw, preventing the wolf from lowering its head to bite.

The wolf was quite large, but with Sheng Xiping's grab and nudge, its two hind legs were lifted off the ground.

The wolf tried to break free, but Sheng Xiping held its two front paws firmly, and it couldn't break free at all.

Its only movable hind legs kicked and thrashed about, making Sheng Xiping's pants creak and groan.

No matter how much the wolf struggled, Sheng Xiping maintained this posture, carrying the wolf all the way home.

Fortunately, the place where he encountered the wolves was only about ten miles away from Qianchuan Forest Farm.

Carrying a wolf that weighs nearly 100 pounds and is constantly struggling for ten miles is extremely tiring.

No matter how tired he was, Sheng Xiping couldn't let go and could only grit his teeth and keep going.

By the time the man and the wolf entered the forest, it was already past five o'clock. The sky was dark, and there weren't many people outside.

Fortunately, the Sheng family's new house was not far to the east of the forest farm. Sheng Xiping carried the wolf and quickly returned to his home.

Before they even entered the courtyard, Erlang Shen and Black General started barking.

These two dogs smelled the wolf and thought it had entered the village.

When Erlang Shen and the Black General shouted, the leopard and the fat tiger also shouted.

The two puppies are almost six months old. They've grown quite a bit, but their barks still sound very immature.

With all four dogs barking wildly, how could you hear anything else in the yard?

Sheng Xiping originally intended to shout loudly as soon as he entered the yard so that people could come out and kill the wolf, but with the dog barking, nothing could be heard inside the house.

Of course, the dog's barking was obviously suspicious, so the Sheng family quickly came out of the house to check.

"Big brother, why are you back at this time?"

When Sheng Xi'an came out, he saw that it was his older brother who had returned. He was quite puzzled and quickly asked.

"Stop talking nonsense and call Dad out. Can't you see I'm carrying a wolf on my back? Hurry up and call Dad out so we can kill the wolf."

Sheng Xiping rolled his eyes at his second brother, annoyed. How could he be so clueless? Didn't he see that something was wrong?

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