Xin Wangquan agreed and instructed Zhang Guodong and Zhao Qiangqi to be careful.
The two men checked their air rifles simultaneously, and Zhang Guodong changed to a new cartridge. It was just a pity; each air rifle could only hold one bullet, and a new one had to be loaded after it was empty.
Clearly, Zhang Guodong and Zhao Qiang also realized this. They had to be cautious. There had just been a gunshot in the ditch; the people over there must have heard it. But in a hunt, the worst thing is for two teams to run into each other; stray bullets don't discriminate.
We must be wary!
Both men were young, physically fit, and quite agile. Zhao Qiang had originally intended to help Zhang Guodong out, since the path was very slippery and difficult to maintain his footing; someone unaccustomed to it could easily tumble down, which would be disastrous.
But Zhang Guodong surprised him. Zhang Guodong walked on this rough ground as if it were flat ground. He was very steady, and there was no sign that he was a novice.
“Don’t worry about me. I grew up in the countryside before I came to the city. I’ve walked this kind of road many times, haha!” Zhang Guodong explained.
Zhao Qiang suddenly realized that she had grown up in the countryside but now worked in the city. This immediately shortened the distance between them. They shared similar upbringing, which unintentionally made them much closer.
"Be careful!" Zhao Qiang reminded him again.
"Bang!" Another gunshot rang out, and the two men immediately crouched down.
"These bastards, knowing there are people in here, they still dare to fire their guns indiscriminately!" Zhao Qiang cursed.
The shot had no effect whatsoever on the three argali sheep; they were completely unharmed and vanished in the blink of an eye. Under Zhang Guodong's mental surveillance, the three argali sheep continued running a hundred meters away, disappearing into a cave. However, people's vision was severely obstructed, unable to see very far.
"Erxi is too far!" Zhang Guodong frowned. He wanted to catch that family of argali sheep. But those argali sheep were huge, not small fish or shrimp. The two adult argali sheep each weighed about seventy kilograms. At such a distance, Zhang Guodong was powerless to move them.
The thought that he might become dizzy and fall headfirst made Zhang Guodong regretfully give up. May those people never find the cave.
"Qiangzi, are those three gray sheep argali sheep?" Zhang Guodong asked uncertainly.
"Yes. This should be a family! They were probably separated by these people!" Zhao Qiang nodded and said. "In the past, if we were lucky, we might occasionally catch a argali sheep among our prey, but argali sheep are very skilled in the forest, especially in rocky environments, and they are very difficult to catch. They all have lookouts and like to hunt in groups!"
"Let's continue!"
Zhang Guodong and Zhao Qiang quickly descended the slope and reached the pebble ground in the ditch. Those above breathed a sigh of relief for them and began to curse.
I don't know which despicable people were firing their guns indiscriminately.
Fortunately, the two quickly approached the two pheasants. They were still flapping and struggling.
Zhao Qiang caught one and gasped. The bullet had grazed its wing, knocking off many feathers, but hadn't broken it; the male pheasant was still hopping around. Was this a coincidence? Or was Zhang Guodong's marksmanship just that good?
Zhang Guodong caught another pheasant, which was just as lively and energetic.
"Let me see yours!" Zhao Qiang snatched it away, looking very impatient. Upon seeing it, he was completely convinced. Another scraped arm!
One might be a coincidence, but two identical ones mean that Zhang Guodong's marksmanship is definitely superior to his!
"You're amazing!" Zhao Qiang exclaimed, looking at him like he was a monster. It took him a long time to utter the word. He was truly impressed. He was genuinely astonished! Such marksmanship was practically flawless.
"Luck, haha. Always on your side!"
"Luck? It's part of skill too! I thought I was going to teach you how to shoot, but now I know you've been faking it all along, haven't you? That's not very nice of you, Guodong!" Zhao Qiang said through gritted teeth.
The two gradually became familiar with each other. They were even able to joke around with each other.
"Watch out!" Zhang Guodong was about to say something modest, but suddenly he shouted and tackled Zhao Qiang to the ground. Then there was a loud bang, and a bullet sparked as it grazed the two of them not far away.
Zhao Qiang was completely taken aback. But being a retired soldier, he quickly regained his composure.
"Guodong, are you alright?" Zhao Qiang asked hurriedly.
"It's alright!" Zhang Guodong said.
But the voice held anger. He abruptly released Zhao Qiang, and the two fell to the ground. Zhao Qiang didn't say thank you, but he was deeply grateful.
"You son of a bitch!"
Zhao Qiang immediately flew into a rage, and was about to raise his gun to teach them a lesson. He was lucky to have Zhang Guodong with them; otherwise, he might have been in danger. Knowing there were people there, they still fired at them! This was murder!
If we don't fight back, we're not human!
Zhang Guodong, however, stopped Zhao Qiang's air gun, saying, "Bullets don't have eyes. If you hit the other person, you'll be in big trouble!"
Zhao Qiang glared angrily at Zhang Guodong.
“My marksmanship is better than yours, and I’m not afraid of trouble, so leave this to me!” Zhang Guodong tried to calm himself down. But the anger in his voice was still palpable.
"You two, put down your prey!" Just then, a group of about ten people appeared around the corner. They saw Zhang Guodong and Zhao Qiang, and even more so, the wild game in their hands. Someone shouted.
While Zhao Qiangguo stared in disbelief, Zhang Guodong raised his hand and fired a shot. The crisp gunshot startled everyone awake. "My God!" A heart-wrenching scream came from the other side, and the group of men immediately scrambled to the ground, looking utterly disheveled.
"Damn it!" Zhao Qiang exclaimed. The man who had been shouting was wearing a hat, but Zhang Guodong had shot it off! He swallowed hard; if the gun had been even slightly bigger, it would have been a headshot.
"Hurry up!" Zhang Guodong pulled Zhao Qiang, who was still in a daze, and ran with two pheasants.
He fired a shot, making the other person somewhat wary. But when someone loses their temper and their head is filled with bloodlust, there's no reasoning with them. After all, there's a gun in their right hand.
Sure enough, the two reached a concealed spot and were about to climb into the woods when gunfire erupted. Bullets were flying everywhere from where they were. It seemed there were some skilled marksmen among that group.
Gunfire erupted for a while, with about a dozen bullets fired.
Then someone shouted, "Stop! Don't shoot!"
"Damn it. Keep fighting! Those two actually stole our prey. They almost hit me too. This can't be left like this!" The man in the hat, whose hat was now gone, his hair disheveled, and his face pale, suddenly became furious.
Someone actually dared to shoot at him?! But the man lay on the ground, not daring to show his face.
"Director Cha, there's no one left over there," someone coughed and reminded him.
"Nobody's here?" Director Cha looked up when he heard this. Sure enough, the area was empty; everyone had run away. He immediately stood up. That was far too dangerous.
When I picked up the pristine white hat, I saw a dark, burnt hole in the brim. If it had been just a fraction of a second off, my head would have been smashed into a watermelon. I couldn't help but feel a chill of fear.
"Go after him!" But after the initial fear, he felt mostly ashamed and angry.
On a narrow path through the dense woods beside the ditch, Zhao Wangquan and the others were trembling with fear. Those with guns gripped them tightly, while others picked up stones, ready to provide support to Zhang Guodong and Zhao Qiang at any moment.
Zhang Guodong's lunge, in particular, almost caused the people above to open fire.
Fortunately, the two men immediately took cover, indicating they hadn't been shot.
"They're up! They're up!" Fan Dun's voice was soft, but you could hear the tension in it.
Downhill, Zhang Guodong and Zhao Qiang appeared, having made it up safely.
"Are you alright? Did you recognize who the other person was?" Zhao Wangquan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two seemed to be unharmed, and asked seriously.
Zhang Guodong glanced at Zhao Qiang, indicating that he would handle the situation. He himself walked aside. The two pheasants needed to be dealt with immediately. Otherwise, carrying them around like this for too long might cause them to die.
The two pheasants couldn't break free from Zhang Guodong's grasp. After thinking for a moment, Zhang Guodong quietly took out a substandard blood-replenishing pill from his storage bag, broke it in half, and fed it to the two pheasants.
For these chickens, Zhang Guodong really went to great lengths. If this batch of Pin Dan were sold, it might fetch over 100,000 yuan, sold purely as a top-grade special medicine.
Now it's been eaten by two pheasants.
Zhang Guodong had no choice but to carry live pheasants with him; he couldn't very well put them in his Peach Blossom Spring space, could he? Luckily, someone had brought in a cage. Zhang Guodong borrowed it. Although it was a bit small for two pheasants, it was better than nothing. With half a blood-replenishing pill, these two pheasants wouldn't die even if they wanted to.
Meanwhile, Zhao Qiang recounted the events, omitting the part about Zhang Guodong's provocative shot. The crowd listened with righteous indignation, eager to fight.
"These people have gone too far!"
Unfortunately, Zhao Qiang didn't see clearly whether there were any acquaintances in that group.
Zhao Wangquan's face was dark with anger, but if things really escalated to a gunfight, it would be a serious matter. Therefore, he decided to first find out who the other side was and try to communicate with them. A gunfight was best avoided unless absolutely necessary; it could cost lives!
“Uncle Quan, I’ll go with you to make the announcement,” Xiao Feng said, stepping forward.
“Alright. The rest of you shouldn’t come along. If they’re people you know, that’s fine, but if they’re outsiders, we want to avoid trouble!” Zhao Wangquan nodded and said.
After saying that, the two went back along the original path. They remembered that there was a big rock about twenty meters away, where people could hide and it would be safe to shout from there.
While the others were on high alert, Zhao Qiang sat down with Zhang Guodong and whispered, "Thanks to you just now."
“If I’m in danger, you wouldn’t just ignore me, would you?” Zhang Guodong said with a smile.
"certainly!"
“That’s settled then, isn’t it? But among those people, there might be people from other villages, and there might be outsiders as well.” Zhang Guodong’s smile faded, and he said seriously.
"You saw it?" Zhao Qiang asked in surprise. He had been busy escaping danger and hadn't had time to stop and analyze. He hadn't expected Zhang Guodong to notice him.
Zhang Guodong narrowed his eyes and said, "If I'm not mistaken, they're probably from some village accompanying outsiders on a hunt. The one with the hat is dressed in expensive clothes!"
They were talking when Zhao Wangquan called out, "Who are you? We're from Jixing Village, and I'm Zhao Wangquan!"
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