Chapter 125 Turnaround
“What’s wrong, Xiaofeng? Have you found the person?” Meng Yulan asked.

Yue Feng nodded and said, “We found the person. Zhao Yuanjie was killed by a bear. We carried him back and placed him outside the village entrance. Zhao Junhe was still breathing faintly when we arrived. My uncle took some people to take him to Hongxing Forest Farm on a stretcher. A car was sent over there to take the injured to the hospital via Chaiji Road!”
The scene was horrific, with blood everywhere! The little flower dog of Zhao Junhe’s family was eaten by a blind bear, leaving only half of its head and a piece of spine! “

“It’s fine as long as we’ve found the person. A blind bear walking on the ice is not an easy thing to kill. Let’s not get into trouble! Come into the house and warm up!” Yue Lei nodded and pulled his son into the house.

After entering the house, Yue Feng sat by the fire for a while and gradually warmed up.

He was hesitating about how to convince his parents to chase the bear that was walking on the ice tomorrow.

Including Zhu Xiaolong, this bear has injured three people. So far, one is dead and two are injured. It is definitely an extremely dangerous character.

But when looking for people, Yue Feng also observed some subtle traces. In addition to the bloodstains of Zhao Junhe and Zhao Yuanjie on the ground, there were also many marks of injuries left by the blind bear.

An experienced hunter can tell the difference between bear blood and human blood. Yue Feng roughly imagined the situation at that time through the bloodstains on the ground and various traces of the first battlefield.

This bear should have been shot at least three times, including the one shot by Zhu Xiaolong. Even if all the bullets avoided the vital parts, the bear’s condition was actually very bad.

The vitality of creatures like bears is indeed very tenacious, but it is also a mortal body with three holes on its body. It has no stable food source in the ice and snow, and the subsequent inflammation alone can easily take its life.

Yue Feng could say with certainty that this bear, which had been shot three times, would not survive the winter unless there were other unusual circumstances.

In this case, the actual risk of chasing the bear is not as great as ordinary people see it.

By the time we find the bear on the mountain, it might have already been exhausted and dying.

The density of mountain livestock is indeed quite high in the depths of Changbai Mountain, but bears are large beasts. Even if the density of these creatures is high, they are not like the flocks of sand chickens that can be seen at your doorstep. Generally speaking, it is still difficult for ordinary hunters to discover them, let alone find them.

Now that he had the ready-made information about the prey and knew that the prey was seriously injured, Yue Feng certainly did not want to miss this rare opportunity.

Yue Feng was thinking about how to convince his parents to go up the mountain to look for the blind bear tomorrow, but before he could say anything, Yue Lei came to Yue Feng with the milk eagle and a crutch.

“Dad…” Yue Feng called out in a deep voice when he saw his father approaching him.

“I know what you’re thinking. This is an opportunity. Not only can I avenge the villagers, but I can also get a bear gallbladder back if I can do it!
But I tell you, you are not allowed to go. We cannot accept the risk!
Your uncle Li is injured and can’t go into the mountains. You just entered the mountains and don’t have much experience. If there is any unexpected situation, our family can’t bear it!” Yue Lei said very seriously.

“From what I learned at the scene, the blind bear was shot at least three times! Zhao Yuanjie was holding a knife and was about to cut open the bear’s belly when the bear, which was pretending to be dead, attacked him!”

Yue Feng did not give a direct answer, but told his father his analysis.

“You can’t go there either! Our lives are getting better, we don’t need this bear!” Yue Lei emphasized again.

“Well, alright! Then I’ll listen to you!”

Yue Feng sighed, the sky is big, the earth is big, but it is not as big as me.

Having lived two lives, Yue Feng cherishes the father-son relationship with his father very much. Even though the bear’s gallbladder is very valuable, if his father doesn’t let him go, Yue Feng has no choice but to give up.

However, there is always a way out. When Yue Feng’s family had reached a preliminary consensus not to provoke the injured blind bear, a person who even Yue Lei had to treat with respect pushed open the door of the Yue family.

“Is Yue Lei at home?”

“Here, here, the door is not closed! Xiaofeng, go and greet your uncle Zhao!” Yue Lei heard the greeting at the gate and immediately called his son to go and greet him.

Yue Feng responded, opened the door and walked into the yard, welcoming Uncle Zhao in.

Uncle Zhao, who is nearly sixty years old, is in great health. Although he looks thin, his back is very straight. At this moment, Uncle Zhao’s face can hardly hide the sadness, which Yue Feng can see at a glance when they meet.

“Uncle Zhao, please come in and warm up!” Yue Feng greeted him.

“Oh, good! Good boy!” Uncle Zhao looked at Yue Feng kindly, and the grandfather and son walked into the house one after the other!

Just as Uncle Zhao entered the room, Yue Feng was still turning around to close the door when he heard a thud and Uncle Zhao fell to his knees in the hall.

“Old Zhao, what are you doing? Get up quickly!” Yue Lei knelt down as soon as he saw his elder brother come into the room. He put the eagle on the edge of the kang and was about to come over to help.

Yue Feng was nimble and quick. He stepped forward and helped Uncle Zhao up.

“I know that the black bear walking on the ice is dangerous. Logically, Xiaofeng has just arrived at the mountain, so he shouldn’t come to you for help, but I still came here with a thick face!

I watched Yuanjie grow up, and now he has died in vain on the mountain. If I don’t kill this blind bear, Yuanjie will never be able to close his eyes in death!”

Uncle Zhao was helped up, and the mask of adult expression on his face faded away. At this moment, he was just an old man who was extremely sad about the death of his nephew.

“Our two families have always been on good terms, and have been close since my father’s generation. Family members don’t talk nonsense. You get up first! We can discuss things slowly!” Yue Lei and Yue Feng helped Uncle Zhao sit on the chair.

“Uncle Zhao, stop talking! I’ll go! Tomorrow I’ll call people, gather the dogs, and go up the mountain!” The rationality that Yue Feng had been suppressing in his heart was completely broken by Uncle Zhao’s kneeling.

Ever since Yue Feng could remember, Uncle Zhao had been very close to the Yue family. Uncle Zhao was very popular in the village. He would help orphans, widows, widowers, and the lonely, without making a sound. For example, the families of Xiaowen and Xiaowu had received a lot of help from Uncle Zhao. All the families, big and small, in the village respected him.

If he had wanted to be the secretary at the beginning, it would not have been the turn of Wang Jianguo, who had much less experience.

Now Uncle Zhao came to my house in person and knelt down as soon as he entered the room. If I refuse again, I will not be able to explain myself.

“Hey! If someone else came, they would have borrowed the Dingtian gun and taken the dog away, but since you came and asked, I can’t refuse you. So I’ll let Xiaofeng take the people there! It’s already happened, so please accept my condolences!”

Seeing that his son had expressed his opinion, Yue Lei didn’t know what to say. He sighed and agreed reluctantly.

“Since I was little, I have known that Xiaofeng is a kind and righteous child! I won’t say anything more, my whole family will remember your kindness!
I also went to find the Zhou family and the Zhang family, and we will go up the mountain early tomorrow morning! Xiaofeng, are you going to lead people into the mountain by yourself, or with the Zhang family’s hunting team?” Uncle Zhao saw that Yue Lei was relieved, and continued to ask about Yue Feng’s arrangements for tomorrow.

Yue Feng said, “I can gather the people myself. Xiao Tao and the Zhang brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu are with me. They are all our own people who work well together. In addition, we have the three dogs that Old Chen Pao from Fang’an Village gave me. We can’t cause any trouble if we encounter a blind bear!”

“That’s good! I’ll leave first. I’ll have my family prepare a celebration banquet tomorrow and wait for your triumphant return!” After finishing his business, Uncle Zhao stood up and was about to leave. “It doesn’t matter if you wait a little longer. You just got here, so warm up before you leave!” Meng Yulan also tried to persuade him to stay.

“No, such a big thing happened in the Zhao family, I can’t sit still!! Don’t argue, I’m leaving first!”

“Xiao Feng, go see your uncle off!”

“Hey!” Yue Feng responded and accompanied Uncle Zhao to the entrance of the alley outside the courtyard gate before returning.

When Yue Feng returned home, Yue Lei and Meng Yulan both looked unhappy.

He had just given his son a strict order not to provoke the scary blind bear, but Uncle Zhao showed up at his doorstep the next moment.

The society of this era is not the money-based society of later generations. When people deal with each other and get along with each other for a long time, what they develop is friendship.

Uncle Zhao has a very high prestige in the village. The two families have had a good relationship since my grandfather’s generation. Now that something happened at home, he came to the door and kowtowed as soon as he entered. Even if he was unwilling in his heart, he had to bite the bullet and agree. Who told you to drag a pig and a bear home before?

From this point of view, it can be seen that Yue Feng’s series of performances have gradually gained mainstream recognition in the eyes of the villagers. In the eyes of Uncle Zhao, Yue Feng is already a formal hunter leader who is capable of going into the mountains to kill bears.

“Alright, Mom and Dad! Stop worrying about it! I know you two are both concerned about my safety and don’t want to take that risk!

Risks and opportunities coexist. If I lead people to kill this bear, then our Yue family will have truly established a foothold in the village and become a leader!

I am the grandson of Yue Xianzong. My grandfather was also a well-known Yue Paotou and Eagle Master! My father is a hero and my son is also a hero. Your son is not a coward either!

It’s just a blind black bear. Our family still has the claws and teeth of the brown bear that my grandfather killed back then!

Now we have people, guns and dogs!
It’s not like your son hasn’t hunted bears before. Wasn’t the bear he hunted a few days ago more difficult to deal with than this seriously injured bear that was shot three times? He still knocked it down with a few shots!”

Seeing their son swearing confidently and patting his chest, Yue Lei and Meng Yulan looked at each other and agreed to the result.

It is indeed dangerous, but what my son said is right. We are strong now, with four brothers, a 56 and a half, and three dogs. No matter how dangerous it is, we can’t turn the situation around.

Yue Lei frowned and said, “You have never experienced this kind of bear walking on ice. After dinner, I will take you to your uncle Li’s house to listen to his advice. Let’s try to get up and down the mountain safely tomorrow!”

“Okay, I’ll do as you say!”

Just like that, the blind bear who was originally not destined to be with Yue Feng had a turn for the better.

After dinner, Yue Lei took Yue Feng to his neighbor Li Wentong’s house. After Li Wentong told Yue Feng some old-fashioned things to pay attention to, Yue Feng and his father stayed at Li’s house until 8:30 before going home to rest.

The next morning, just after daybreak, Xiao Tao and the three brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu were already fully armed.

Meng Yulan also prepared bear oil and steamed fat cakes for the hunting team going up the mountain. After the four brothers had eaten and drunk their fill, they took the dog and went into the mountain.

Yue Feng and his friends’ idea was actually quite simple. Uncle Zhao had hired more than one hunter to avenge his nephew, but there was only one bear. Since they went up the mountain in such a high-profile manner, they must be aiming to kill the blind bear.

Therefore, it is better to go up the mountain early rather than late, and you can get to the scene earlier. With Dahuang, a cool and cool dog, it is not difficult to catch the wandering black bear that hurt people.

The four brothers had a full breakfast at home, then took the dog out and headed straight for Forest Farm No. 19.

This was the first time that Yue Feng took the hunting dogs given by Chen Pao to the mountains to hunt (it didn’t count as going up the mountain to hunt for people). It had been a long time since Da Huang almost got into trouble when Chen Pao was hunting Xiong Cangzi last time, so he was particularly excited to return to the mountains again.

Along the way, they walked and stopped, sniffed here and there, and found traces of prey several times on the road, but Yue Feng held the dog’s rope with his own hands and never let go.

After a two-hour journey, the four people and three dogs arrived at the place where they found Zhao Yuanjie and others yesterday.

After another night of northwest wind, the bloodstains on the ground were largely obscured by the snow, but the tragedy of yesterday could still be seen.

Yue Feng searched around and soon found a bloodstain that was obviously different in color from the other bloodstains.

The dark red bloodstains that were a bit black and purple were the bloodstains that flowed out after the bear was injured. Yue Feng led the yellow dog to the bloodstains.

“Da Huang! Sniff!!”

Dahuang was very smart. After hearing Yue Feng’s command, he immediately lowered his head and sniffed the blood. Two seconds later, he raised his head and turned around. He quickly determined the direction of pursuit and barked wildly towards the northwest.

As soon as the leading dog, Dahuang, barked, the two dogs following behind him instantly became excited.

Upon seeing this, Yue Feng untied the hemp rope with a flick of his hand.

“Da Huang, chase!”

After receiving the order, Dahuang immediately rushed forward and ran all the way towards the direction where the smell came from.

“Let’s follow! Hold on to your knives and spears. No matter where you go, be careful not to be left alone. Watch your feet!”

While chasing, Yue Feng emphasized the importance of safety to his brothers.

“Don’t worry! It’s just a seriously injured blind bear. We can kill it with a single shot. Let’s go!”

Xiao Tao was walking in the woods with a spear in hand and his long legs stretched out, looking very high-spirited.

The brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu were much steadier. They dragged the sled they brought from home and walked slowly at the back. The four of them moved forward in a search formation.

Led by the big yellow dog, the group went straight through the ditch next to Chaiji Road in Forest Farm No. 19, and then chased towards the deep mountains with steeper slopes.

At this moment, if there was a drone flying overhead, it would find that Dahuang, who had the best sense of smell, was running in the front, the other two dogs were in the middle, and the four Yue Feng brothers were left behind.

(End of this chapter)