Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Gao Dongxing felt that he was also innocent. It wasn't him who asked the leopard to bite his uncle. He couldn't be blamed just because the leopard had come to him.
“We were walking along just fine, and we don’t know where this thing came from. It bit my uncle’s shoulder and dragged him away. I was terrified.”
Si Cheng knew he couldn't give a coherent answer, so he simply turned and walked away without asking any further questions.
At this point, the person in charge of Gaojia Village, who had been observing the leopard, realized something was missing after being prompted by others. He quickly found the villagers to inquire about Gao Zian's situation. Seeing that the village's elected leader had only appeared at this moment, the other villagers mentally gave him a big thumbs down.
Yunqi and Gaojie rushed over at this moment. They had been protected inside by the able-bodied men of the village until they had thoroughly checked the area and found no further danger, at which point they were released. As soon as they came out, they heard that the injured person was their family member, and the two of them quickly ran back.
Seeing everyone still gathered around cleaning his wounds, with Yunnan Pharmacist standing by giving them instructions, Yunqi quickly went over and grabbed Yunnan Pharmacist's arm, asking, "Uncle Pharmacist, how is my uncle? Is he in danger?"
"There's no immediate danger to his life. Why do you and Acheng address each other differently? He calls him 'uncle' while you call him 'aunt's husband'?" Yunnan Yao usually doesn't know what's going on outside, so naturally he didn't know they were different relatives. They were just used to calling each other that, so he didn't change his way of addressing them.
"Our families are related, but we are not related by blood." After explaining, Yunqi felt something was off.
"Nonsense! Even if you're related by blood, you can't get a marriage certificate." Yunnan Medicine rolled his eyes at her, but he kept an eye on his apprentices as they treated their wounds. He immediately noticed that the water they had gathered earlier was almost used up. "Go and get some more water. You must wash these wounds several times to squeeze out as much blood and dirt as possible."
"I'll go get the water right away." As soon as Yunqi heard that water was needed, he grabbed Gao Jie, who was anxiously waiting on the side, and said, "Sister, let's go get all the water."
Si Cheng observed the surrounding environment and analyzed with Monkey and the others that the leopard might have come from the corner of the mountain, but it did not confront the group head-on when it came around. It might have been secretly following behind the group looking for an opportunity to strike.
“There seems to be a nature reserve nearby with many wild animals. If we weren’t evacuated before the disaster, we need to be extra careful along this stretch of road.” Chen Baoguo had brought Chen Rongtian here before, and they even took a special tour bus for a short drive around the area, where they discovered many different animals.
"Uncle Gao is quite lucky. You know, leopards always hit their target with one strike, and they usually bite right on the neck." Liu Jun has some knowledge of the habits of these wild animals. He knows that leopards love to ambush, and they always start by tearing at the neck.
"I don't know how Gaojia Village arranged the queue. They kept emphasizing that there should be a few young people at the very back to hold the line." Si Cheng was also having a headache thinking about that unreliable person in charge of Gaojia Village.
"Brother Cheng, if you're all sorted out, let's leave here first." Yun Xun asked, seeing that they had already started bandaging the wounds.
"Where are the cattle from Gaojia Village?" Si Cheng asked Gao Baiyun when he saw the herd of cattle huddled together. Gao Baiyun pointed to a few of the cattle, indicating that those were the ones.
Si Cheng walked over and picked out a relatively strong ox. "Put the load down, and everyone in your village will share the weight."
These cattle were already equipped with wooden frames for easy transport, and after these items were removed, Gauzyan could rest on them for a while.
Perhaps feeling that their village was in the wrong, no one objected this time, and they quickly packed up their things.
After settling everyone in, Si Cheng walked over to the leopard that was still being watched by everyone. He lifted the leopard, which weighed over 100 pounds, with one hand and said to the people next to him, "Hurry up and find your own teams. If you delay any longer, it will be even more dangerous when it gets dark."
They rushed as fast as they could and finally arrived at the campsite just as darkness fell. It was the same service area where they had found the warehouse earlier.
Everyone carefully avoided the traps set earlier and finally reached a flat area, where they breathed a sigh of relief.
Only after each team had finished their preparations did they have the time to start gossiping.
"It was terrifying. This is the first time I've ever heard gunshots in real life. I didn't think much of it when they told me our team had firearms. But the moment the gun went off, I was shaking all over." Gao Baiyun's mother was whispering to her sister-in-law.
"I was terrified at the time, and even now my hands are still trembling. But luckily we had a gun, otherwise the person who was bitten by the leopard would have been in real danger." Gu Mili's mother said this, but in her heart she was thinking about something else. Fortunately, her family had moved away from Gaozhuang with her. Otherwise, since this place was so close to Gaozhuang, if wild animals like these ran into the village, the few people in the village would definitely not have been able to escape.
"But that leopard looked terrifying. I saw Sicheng carrying it, and it was about 1.5 to 1.6 meters long. And did you notice how strong he was? He carried that leopard, which weighed over 100 pounds, so easily." Mama Gao and the others really didn't know how strong Sicheng was, and they found it very amazing.
“Our Brother Cheng is incredibly strong,” several women from Pinghe Village, who happened to be boiling water and cooking nearby, couldn’t help but share some of Si Cheng’s glorious deeds with them, and their exclamations of surprise could be heard intermittently.
After Sicheng and his men thoroughly searched the surrounding area twice and found no signs of danger, they allowed everyone to return to the camp to rest.
"Brother, what should we do with this leopard?" Yun Xun looked at the leopard that was still lying carelessly on the ground, and his initial fear of it had lessened.
"We'll skin that one later and then share the meat with everyone." Si Cheng couldn't help but feel a headache coming on as he looked at the leopard on the ground. He knew that in the days to come, humans would be fighting these wild animals for territory, just like going back to the primitive society.
If you want to transport salt along this route long-term, you'll need to add some protective weapons and transport animals.
"After we skin them, we'll hand them over to Grandpa Gao to process. Don't let you kids waste such good hides." Si Cheng thought of all the rabbit skins they had wasted before and decided not to let them participate.
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