"Comrade Zhong!"
Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong's hearts stopped beating as they rushed forward in terror. Zhong Yuxiu's reaction was beyond their expectations. Not only did she avoid the attack, she also beat the wolf leader with a vicious blow, hitting flesh and bone with each blow.
The sound of bones breaking could be faintly heard.
In just a few breaths, the wolf leader was already dying; being locked in mentally, the wolf leader was no match to the opponent, and after being hit hard by several sticks, the wolf leader's head was bleeding and he lay on the ground, breathing in less and out more.
The other three wolves wanted to retreat and retreated unconsciously; while retreating, they did not forget to stare at Zhong Yuxiu, as if they were afraid that she would suddenly go crazy.
"Comrade Zhong, are you okay? Were you hurt by the wolf?" They saw the wolf's claws reaching out, but Zhong Yuxiu dodged too quickly, so they couldn't see clearly and didn't know whether she was scratched by the claws.
Fang Guozhong was so nervous that he didn't care about the difference between men and women. He looked her up and down and asked uncertainly, "Are you okay?"
As they were talking, the three wolves were almost hidden by the grass.
"Let's talk about it later. Kill them. I don't know if there are still wolves on this mountain. If there are, they will come to take revenge. When we leave, the village below the mountain will suffer." Wolves are a vengeful species, very vengeful.
Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong nodded quickly and went to chase the three wolves with Zhong Yuxiu. They turned around and tried to run, but Zhong Yuxiu's mental power was already overwhelming, suppressing the three wolves and slowing down their movements. In just a short while, the three of them were already in front of the three wolves.
Zhong Yuxiu raised her stick and hit the wolf in its weak spot, killing it instantly.
The other two wolves were also taken care of by Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong respectively. The two were very puzzled, "Comrade Zhong, why do these three wolves seem to have no resistance? They just let us beat them."
"I don't know." Even if I knew, I couldn't say it.
Zhong Yuxiu took a look at the six wolves and instructed the two men, "Trapping them all, taking them back to skin them, and distributing the wolf meat to the villagers; we will keep the skins, peel them and preserve them, as wolf skins are valuable." Especially the wolf skins with such shiny and smooth fur.
All six wolves were dead. Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong looked around and still had concerns in their hearts.
"Are there still wolves in the woods? Wolves are pack animals."
"They should be gone, otherwise, the wolves would have come out when we killed them; no matter how smart they are, it is impossible for them to leave no trace. Hurry up, trap the wolves and take them away, and don't use the firewood for now." The mountain products cannot be thrown away. They can be eaten for several days if we take them back.
Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong thought it made sense, so they untied the ropes that bound the firewood and divided the six wolves into three groups, with three wolves tied to one rope. The total weight of the three wolves was more than two hundred pounds, which was not heavy for Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong, but not light either.
On the way down the mountain, they were extremely careful, especially when walking on small paths; if they weren't careful, they might fall. They wanted a complete wolf pelt, so the pelt had to be well preserved. Once the fur was worn, the value of the pelt would plummet.
Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong carried the wolves, while Zhong Yuxiu followed behind with wild vegetables and mountain products.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Zhong Yuxiu said, "Comrades, let's put down the wolf and rest for a while before we continue."
"Yeah." The two were indeed tired, so they obediently put the wolf down and found a place to sit down and rest to recover their strength.
Zhong Yuxiu put the mountain products in her hand on the ground and was about to talk to Gu Lingguo and the others; unexpectedly, several male and female voices came from the distance. Following the sound, she found that it was the village chief, Xiong Er and several women.
"Why are they here?" Zhong Yuxiu was puzzled.
There's no fertile farmland here, only dry land where sweet potatoes and corn grow. At this time of year, the corn has been harvested, but the sweet potatoes are still in the fields, untended. Most people come here to pick wild vegetables.
The village chief wouldn't come here just to pick wild vegetables, and there were a few women there.
Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong also saw them and had to stand up; when the village chief came closer, Gu Lingguo spoke on his behalf.
"Comrade Village Chief, what are you doing?"
The village chief took a breath and said, "It's Comrade Gu and Comrade Fang! Did you just come down from the mountain?"
"Yes, I just came down."
"Ah...wolf, there's a wolf, village chief."
"Wolf!"
"Village chief, there are wolves. Look, I told you there are wolves. If you still don't believe me, the wolves in the mountains must have come down."
The women all saw the wolf corpse placed nearby and screamed in shock.
The village chief glared at them and said, "Why are you yelling? They're all dead, yet you're so scared?"
The women shut up and retreated behind the village chief, as if they regarded him as someone they could rely on.
In fact, this is not wrong. A village chief who does a good job deserves the respect and trust of the villagers. When encountering problems, the first person the villagers always think of is the reliable village chief, not others.
The village chief shook his head speechlessly and said to Gu Lingguo and others, "Comrades, did you kill all these wolves?"
"The things are placed here, how could someone else have taken them?" Fang Guozhong spoke in a harsh tone as usual.
Xiong Er frowned but said nothing. The village chief didn't seem to care and said cheerfully, "I was wrong. The dead wolf is here, and I still asked this question. I shouldn't have said that."
"Comrades, are there wolves coming down the mountain? Are there a lot of them?"
Zhong Yuxiu shook her head. "For now, these are the only ones we've encountered. All the ones we've encountered are here."
"That's not bad." The village chief seemed worried, but then he breathed a sigh of relief. "We haven't seen wolves in this mountain for many years. How come wolves suddenly came down the mountain?"
Zhong Yuxiu pursed her lips. These wolves must have been lured out by them. They went to the mountains to hunt, but ended up luring the wolves out. This was really not right.
"If the village chief is worried, you can organize people to search the mountain; we will also send people to go with you."
"That's also possible." This was the sentence he had been waiting for. As the village chief, he knew very well what kind of skills the villagers had. And these newcomers, with just three people, no, two people, could kill six wolves. It was obvious that they were not simple people.
Zhong Yuxiu was excluded by the village chief. In the eyes of the village chief, Zhong Yuxiu was a rich and beautiful flower growing in the world; she was not the most beautiful, but she had fair skin. In the farmers' family where most people had wheat-colored skin, a beautiful lady like Zhong Yuxiu was also very good-looking.
Seeing that she was accompanied by two people when traveling, her status in the family must be quite high; perhaps she even had some special identity. Her outstanding temperament was truly eye-catching. Looking at her slender hands, as white as her face, he knew at a glance that this was a pampered woman, not from an ordinary city family.
"I'm afraid we'll have to trouble you then. We've been traveling deep into the mountains for years, and we didn't realize how many wild animals there are. Fortunately, you were here this time and killed those wolves. Otherwise, I'm afraid all of us villagers would have suffered."
Zhong Yuxiu: You're overthinking it. They are not stupid and will not come down the mountain easily.
The food in the mountains is good, what are you going to do down there?
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