The wind and frost were like knives, blowing on Wu Nian's rough face, leaving small cracks.

The white snow all over the mountains, like a thick quilt, stepped on the snow, one foot at a time.

As the harsh winter continued, the herbivores on the mountain began to be skinny. Even those carnivores, too, are hungry.

The mountains are very dangerous now.

Wu Nian jumped onto a big red rock, looked around, pointed ahead and said, "Walk a little further, there is a cave." The last time I met that tiger was in that cave. ”

Although many days have passed, Wu Nian still has palpitations when he thinks of the scene at that time.

No one wants to go it alone.

This time, though, there were five of them.

There is a strong iron bull and a veteran Li Yong.

Wu Nian glanced at his brothers, and his chest was full of pride. Although the tiger is strong, it will not be a human opponent after all.

He reached into his arms, took out the sheepskin water bag, took a sip of lukewarm water from mouth to mouth, and shoved the water bag back.

Iron Bull, an old hunter, looked at the terrain and said, "It's a resting spot for hunters in the neighborhood, and I occasionally spend the night there. ”

"But then again. You go into the mountains alone, and you can survive the tigers. Since you are a brother, you are brave, and I am afraid that you are also blessed by the mountain gods. ”

Speaking of this, Tie Niu's face showed admiration.

Zhang Sheng, Li Yong, and Wang Gui are all the same.

Encounter a tiger alone in the mountains.

That despair.

I shudder to think about it.

"Brother. I don't believe in mountain gods. I survived only because I was me. Wu Nian smiled, then jumped forward, landed on the ground, and strode forward: "It's almost time today, let's spend the night in the cave over there." ”

"Okay."

Everyone was accustomed to listening to Wu Nian's orders, and they all responded in unison.

After coming to the entrance of the cave, Tie Niu, Wang Gui, and Zhang Sheng were on guard outside, and Wu Nian and Li Yong entered the cave and checked it, and they were all relieved.

There are no traces of the life of the beast, just that the fence has been somewhat destroyed.

Immediately, the group worked together to cut down some wood and repair the fence. And when the hunter went into the mountains, he had everything.

After finishing the fortifications, everyone took some of the prey they had hunted for the past few days and went to the nearby mountain stream to deal with it, and when they returned, they put salt in it for cooking.

"It smells so good." Wang Gui sat on a stone, smelling the smell of meat coming out of the iron pot, and his saliva flowed out.

Among the crowd, Tie Niu and Li Yong are hunters, and Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng don't know how to hunt.

It's hard to eat meat a few times a year.

"Eat." Wu Nian smiled slightly, picked up two thin wooden sticks, picked up a piece of meat, and handed it to Wang Gui.

"Scald, hot, hot." Wang Gui grabbed the meat with both hands and threw it around hotly, but he was reluctant to throw it.

"Hahaha." Wu Nian and the others laughed.

After eating and drinking, Wu Nian raised his head and said to everyone, "Brothers. The last time I met a tiger here, then the tiger might be nearby. Let's talk about tiger hunting. ”

"This tiger hunting is about courage. It's like two armies against each other. If you are timid, you lose. ”

"When you see a tiger, you can't be afraid of it."

"Secondly, we need discipline."

"I, Tie Niu, and Zhang Sheng are strong and strong, and I am also a big spearman on weekdays. Holding a large gun, he stopped in front. Lao Li and Wang Gui, you stand far away and shoot arrows with a bow. ”

After saying that, Wu Nian put his hand on his knee, straightened his chest and belly, and said with a bright look between his eyebrows: "Brothers." Fight with the tiger. ”

"Fight."

Everyone couldn't help but be enthusiastic, and nodded in unison. Immediately, Wu Nian personally assigned the task of vigilance at night. The first class is Li Yong, the second class is Zhang Sheng, and the third and fourth are Wu Nian and Tie Niu.

Wang Gui was weak, so he was not allowed to be on duty.

Wu Nian kept the most difficult time period for himself.

Early the next morning. Everyone cooked a hot breakfast first, ate it, and set off with heavy strides.

Wu Nian, Li Yong, and Tie Niu, three people with experience as hunters, walked ahead, carefully searching for the traces left by the tiger.

Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng.

Gradually, the sun was in the middle of the day, and everyone's stomachs began to growl.

Tie Niu pointed to the east and said, "A mile away, there is a stream. Let's go over there and make a fire to cook. ”

"Okay." Wu Nian responded and beckoned everyone to follow.

Soon the crowd reached the creek that the Iron Bull had said, but found that someone had taken the lead.

A team of eleven Orions is setting up an iron pot and preparing to cook rice.

Wu Nian tightened the big gun in his hand and frowned.

This mountain is a terra nullius land, and anyone can come and hunt. But the people here in the Northeast are fierce, and now the people of the Great Chu State are struggling to make a living.

This man's heart is separated from his belly.

It is not a good thing for Orion to meet Orion.

"It's them." Li Yong narrowed his eyes and gave Wu Nian a look.

The two had a very tacit understanding, and Wu Nian immediately understood that this was a guarded look, and couldn't help but become more and more cautious.

Tie Niu obviously recognized the other party, his eyes were round, his head was held high, and the whole person was like a tiger ready to attack.

"It turned out to be Li Yong."

The other party also seemed to be surprised, and then stood up one after another, each picked up a big gun, clenched a big knife, and confronted Wu Nian and the others.

One of them, a bearded and strong man, wearing a sheepskin hat and a thick old white cotton jacket, stepped out.

He first glanced at Wu Nian and the others, then looked at Li Yong, smiled and hugged his fists and said, "It turned out to be Li Yong." ”

"We haven't seen each other for two years. I didn't expect your old bones to be so tough. ”

"It's tough. It won't be a problem to live another ten years. Li Yong sneered, said a word to the opponent, and then introduced to Wu Nian: "This is Li Long from [Dingxian]. The small leader of the Black Tiger Gang. ”

Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng gasped, and their eyes became more and more jealous when they looked at Li Long and his gang.

Wu Nian's heart moved.

The Black Tiger Gang is a very powerful gang in Ding County. Not only are they numerous, but they also collude with the government, act ruthlessly, and do many things that hurt nature and reason.

If it were in a peaceful and prosperous era, such a force would have been wiped out by the government a long time ago.

But now that the situation in the Great Chu State is erosive, gangs like the Black Tiger Gang have become the climate.

Of course, the Black Tiger Gang did not dare to attack the soldiers of the Hundred Households in a bright manner, but this is the deep mountains and old forests. Murder and burial of corpses have to be prevented.

Li Long is good at observing words and feelings, and when he saw the small movements between Li Yong and Wu Nian, he couldn't help but feel strange in his heart.

"Although Li Yong is old, he is hard-boned. I also know this iron bull, a strong man. How did you listen to this guy instead. ”

He also recognized Tie Niu, but he didn't recognize Wu Nian, and he couldn't help but be curious.

Wu Nian, how could he become the leader of this small team.

"What is this brother called?" Li Long took the initiative to salute Wu Nian with his fists, and said very politely.