Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. As soon as Village Chief Li gave the order, everyone immediately set off for their destination as agreed.
Jiang Qinyu continued walking with Village Chief Li, but she had already distributed the gunpowder in her hand to everyone, keeping only three portions for herself as an emergency measure.
"Have you all remembered? Hyenas and wolves hold grudges, we can't let them go!" Village Chief Li confirmed again.
"I've got it!"
Although she heard their answer, Jiang Qinyu was still a little worried.
As far as she knew, hyenas and wolves both had a social nature, and the number of them here was too small. If they were released, there could be endless troubles.
Even after capturing all the hyenas and wolves, Jiang Qinyu was still a little scared. What if the other hyenas and wolves came after her for revenge?
But she couldn't worry about that right now. Unless she gave up the water source, the chances of encountering these animals head-on were still very high.
Moreover, Yunshan is so vast, who knows if there are wild animals elsewhere? Simply running away is definitely not an option.
It was past noon, the sun was blazing, and the heat was so intense that people and animals alike were lifeless. But the two fighting wild boars seemed oblivious to this, continuing their fierce battle.
Even Jiang Qinyu could see that the two wild boars were at their limit and could collapse at any moment.
The hyenas and wolves drew closer and closer, flanking the two wild boars from the left and right.
Village Chief Li gestured to the people in charge of pulling the net, instructing them to go to their designated positions.
This area was about the same size as the wild goat's meadow that night, and the two large nets perfectly enclosed all the prey in the area.
However, this time Jiang Qinyu and her group were small and did not have anyone in charge of driving the stakes. But they changed their strategy to ensure that the prey caught in the net could not get out for a short time.
Everyone watched the situation on the field with tension. Liu Erleng wanted to rush out several times in a hurry, but seeing that Village Chief Li and Jiang Qinyu did not move, he could only hold back.
"My dear niece, is it alright now?" Village Chief Li asked in a low voice.
Jiang Qinyu shook her head, "Wait a little longer."
Village Chief Li turned to look and saw that the two wild boars were too exhausted to fight anymore, lying on the ground grunting and panting.
In the blink of an eye, just when everyone thought the hyenas and wolves were going to split up and attack the two wild boars, the three wolves suddenly changed direction and attacked the two hyenas!
Village Chief Li opened his mouth wide, pointing ahead but unable to utter a sound.
Jiang Qinyu said in a low voice, "We'll make our move after they've both been severely weakened."
Village Chief Li wanted to ask her how she knew this would happen, but this wasn't the time to talk, so he turned back and stared nervously.
Jiang Qinyu was actually gambling. Hyenas are cunning, and wolves are proud and won't be willing to share prey with hyenas, so there will most likely be a battle between the two sides. It's just unknown whether it will happen before or after they steal the wild boar.
It now appears that the three-headed wolf wants to seize the initiative.
The battle between the wolves and hyenas was much faster, quickly escalating into a fierce battle. Undoubtedly, the hyenas, outnumbered, were defeated by the wolves.
"Attack!" Jiang Qinyu suddenly shouted, and at the same time quickly threw two packets of gunpowder around the three-headed wolf.
The moment the explosion rang out, the three-headed wolf panicked and instinctively darted backward.
But by then, Liu Erleng and his men had already pulled up a net and surrounded the three wolves!
"Old Meng, shoot!" Village Chief Li shouted.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Meng Tianze's arrow was already shot out, aimed directly at the wolf running in the lead!
"Keep them all tightly sealed! Don't let a single one escape!" Village Chief Li roared as he ran towards the wild boars that weren't quite dead yet.
Running on the large net was difficult, and Village Chief Li practically tumbled and crawled his way over. He stopped three meters away from the wild boar and began throwing his share of gunpowder at it.
On the other hand, after the initial panic subsided, the three-headed wolf quickly began to fight back, opening its large mouth to bite at the net.
"Quick! It's about to be bitten open over there!"
"Big Hammer, I'm out of stuff, hurry up and throw yours over here!"
"The wild boar is standing up! Hurry up!"
"..."
Jiang Qinyu and her group were outnumbered and were a bit flustered at this moment. Fortunately, this was the third time they had worked together to catch prey. In addition, Jiang Qinyu seized the opportunity and threw the most powerful gunpowder at the wolf that had bitten a hole and was trying to escape. The most dangerous part of the hunt was over.
Several people, unaccustomed to using gunpowder, didn't even bother to take it out of their pockets until all the prey in the large net had died, at which point they slapped their foreheads in regret.
"How the hell could I have forgotten? This thing is so useful, isn't this a waste?"
"Why waste it? Keep it; you never know when you might need it."
"That's right. Besides, Lu Yanzheng's family knows how to cook, so hunting will be much easier for us in the future..."
They were talking amongst themselves, but in reality, everyone was completely limp on the ground.
Jiang Qinyu was also covered in sweat. She took out her water pouch and drank several mouthfuls of water. She turned to look at Old Man Lu and asked, "Dad, are you alright?"
She just saw Old Man Lu twist his ankle while running.
"It's alright, it'll be fine in a bit," said Old Lu, sitting on the ground and rubbing his ankle.
He wasn't seriously injured; it just hurt a little, but he'll be fine after some rest.
Village Chief Li looked at the prey in the net, his heart bubbling with joy. He was the first to get up from the ground and happily ran to the two wild boars.
"It has to be Old Meng. He didn't damage the pigskin. We can make a lot of shoes for the kids in the village by peeling it off!" Village Chief Li praised Meng Tianze.
The reason they threw gunpowder near the prey wasn't to kill it, but to buy Meng Tianze time.
Jiang Qinyu isn't stupid. If the parts that have been blasted by gunpowder can't be eaten, wouldn't they be heartbroken, given how much these people cherish their food?
"What's that saying again? Something about the mantis unaware of the oriole?" Li Dachui asked Liu Erleng, who was standing next to him, panting.
Liu Erleng didn't know, and looked at Jiang Qinyu.
Jiang Qinyu smiled and said, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."
"Yes, yes, that's it!" Li Dachui looked at the others with a grin. "I never thought we'd be the ones to get away with this, haha..."
Village Chief Li laughed and scolded from the side, "You guys are just laughing like idiots! If it weren't for my niece's good timing, would these prey have anything to do with us?"
“The village chief is right, I never expected that wolves and hyenas would fight each other first!” Meng Tianze chimed in.
Jiang Qinyu quickly said modestly, "It's all thanks to everyone, I dare not take credit for it."
"You deserve it!" Village Chief Li said, leaving no room for refusal.
Everyone else agreed.
Before long, Village Chief Li began to worry again, "I don't know when the villagers will come. We can't just let all this stuff rot..."
Before he could finish speaking, everyone heard Zheng San's shout from afar, "Village Chief, Brother Da Chui, Er Leng, where are you?"
Village Chief Li's spirits lifted, and he immediately beamed with joy, "They're here!"
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