Without hesitation, Amon and his men took on the job. To be honest, this was the first time they had ever seen the fighting power of the people from Pinghe Village.
The last time I went up the mountain and faced a herd of wild boars, it wasn't as thrilling as this time.
This also made him secretly resolve that he must never offend Pinghe Village in the future, and that he must be even more careful in cultivating a good relationship with them.
To further demonstrate his friendliness, Amon even taught Heiwa Village some of his tribe's methods of processing fur without reservation.
Yun Xun and the other little foxes immediately realized the benefits. They not only carefully memorized the information, but also secretly wrote it down in their notebooks, afraid of missing any important details.
Although I was supposed to rest here for a day, it took me a whole day to sort everything out.
As night fell, everyone's hearts tightened again, worried that some animal might come running over.
Si Cheng didn't dare to relax either. The stench of blood from all the wolves they had dealt with today lingered in the area, and no matter how much mugwort they gathered to fumigate it, they couldn't completely dispel it.
Thinking about the elusive nature of some animals, Sicheng spent the entire afternoon making traps and burying splinters.
Despite some arrangements being made, no one felt sleepy; they all kept their eyes open, staring intently outside.
"Don't be nervous. We've lit torches all around here. We'll be the first to spot any movement," Wu Yong reassured Cen Ran.
Cen Ran said, "Next time you go out with me, you must be careful. This is just too exciting."
Although Cen Ran had been a wanderer for a while before, she had only faced hunger and riots. This was the first time she had experienced the law of the jungle like this. Now it all felt like a dream, and everything seemed so unreal.
Wu Shan patted her hand reassuringly, "You've seen the fighting spirit of our village. Every experience is a form of accumulation. Only through continuous accumulation can we better survive in this world."
Cen Ran nodded in agreement, "When we get back this time, I'll go out to train with you every day. I promise I won't hold you back next time."
Cen Ran knew that she was a bit flustered this time. If it weren't for the Wu brothers protecting her, she would have suffered a lot.
Wu Shan nodded in agreement. Who wouldn't want to fight alongside their partner? Just look at Village Chief Si and his wife, they're so enviable. "Going to practice is a good idea. If we can't make it one day, at least we'll have some ability to protect ourselves."
Listening to his brother and sister-in-law's conversation, Wu Yong stared speechlessly at the sky. Even though he was single, he knew that his brother's words sounded so awkward. Shouldn't he be advising his sister-in-law to let him protect her in the future?
My sister-in-law's thought process is quite peculiar; she actually nodded in agreement. Like attracts like, I wonder how the two of them started dating in private.
This area truly lives up to its reputation as a dangerous place; it had only been night for a short while when something started watching them.
"What are these? Just a few of them, and they dare to target us." Yun Jianying squinted, trying to identify the animals in front of him, but because it was dark, he could only see the green light reflected in their eyes and couldn't make out anything else.
“Five pairs of eyes,” Yun Qiao counted.
"It's a leopard." Si Cheng could vaguely see the leopard spots on its body and reminded everyone to be on guard.
Although a trap had been set, the leopard's agility was unmatched by most animals.
"This is going to go on forever. We can't stay here any longer. We have to leave tomorrow, no matter what. Otherwise, who knows how long it will take to wipe out all these animals." Yun Qi had been smelling the stench of blood all day and was already quite disgusted.
Si Cheng reassured her, "This time you don't need to do anything. It's a good opportunity for them to practice their aim."
Gu Mili and his group of young people were incredibly excited. Although they had been practicing with crossbows in the village and had become quite accurate, they had never actually used them in real combat. Now that the opportunity was in front of them, they began to compete for the right to use the crossbows.
Wu Yong and his group understood the people's eagerness and generously gave away what they had.
Perhaps stimulated by the smell of blood, the leopards surrounding the area began to cautiously approach.
"Closer, even closer," Gu Mili and the others kept calling out in their hearts, calculating the optimal firing range based on their memories from the day.
“You should move closer. Brother Cheng has already set some traps on the outside. If they step on the traps, they will immediately retreat, and the distance between them will increase even more,” Yun Jianying reminded them in a low voice based on his past experience.
"You should have said so earlier!" Gao Baiyun couldn't help but complain as she secretly moved closer.
At this point, the other villages didn't dare to rush to collect the prey; they just kept adding firewood to their own fires to make the fire burn brighter and improve visibility.
Sicheng didn't give any orders; he let them do what they wanted. There were only a few animals, so they wouldn't suffer any major losses.
He simply washed his hands of the matter, but Wu Yong and the others were extremely anxious.
These people had been lying in ambush there for most of the day. The leopard didn't move, and neither did they. If this standoff continued, these fools would surely be the first to give up.
Wu Yong couldn't help but remind them, "Go a little further, or they'll make their move when you're exhausted."
“But as soon as we move, the other side moves too.” Gu Mili was a little anxious. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to move, but they were too weak to move any closer.
"What an idiot! Did he forget that Brother Cheng set up a trap on the outside?" Wu Yong even wanted to grab the crossbow and take over himself.
"That's true." Gao Baiyun immediately moved forward a few steps, and the others followed suit in a sparse manner.
However, the lack of coordinated action startled the leopards, who then charged towards them.
Just as Gu Mili and the others couldn't help but retreat, and Wu Yong and the others made a defensive move, a soft, light meow rang out.
It turned out that the leopard had fallen into a trap, and a scream could be heard.
But the majestic leopard suddenly let out a kitten-like meow, and everyone was caught off guard.
This is such a contrast between cuteness and ferocity! Where's the promised ferocity and might? This adorable scream is just plain cute!
It's unclear who started laughing first, but soon others joined in, completely ruining the tense atmosphere.
"It really does ruin everything with one roar. No wonder we rarely hear a leopard's roar. Maybe it thinks its roar is too weak to be proud of, so it keeps it quiet," Yun Jianying joked with a laugh.
They had encountered leopards and similar animals when they went hunting before, but while their growls sounded somewhat like lions, their cries after being injured sounded so soft and cute that it made people feel reluctant to attack them.
"Haven't you heard the leopard's roar before?" Yun Liping asked Wu Qingquan curiously.
Wu Qingquan shook his head. "Leopards have always been only good at long-range attacks, and they are basically one-hit kills. I have never heard them call like that before."
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