Chapter 588 of 887
Chapter 588: The wolf is coming!
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There are beasts in the mountains, this is something everyone in Lingshui
Village knows.
But even if he knew this, no one wanted to turn around and go back.
Last night, everyone knew what the soaring flames outside the mountain meant.
In the face of the chaotic disputes in the world, they are simply unable to
resist, and the only thing they can do is to avoid them from a distance.
This is how the old ancestors came here, and only then have descendants like
them.
"Everyone is quiet, we have to discuss it!"
There are wolves lurking around, which is not a good thing.
Because, no one knows when the wolves will emerge, and whether they will
suddenly attack them. The people in the village are all here, young and
strong, and there are also many old and weak women and children.
If the wolves suddenly come out, Qing Zhuang can still resist it, but the old
and weak women and children may have lost their lives directly.
"Old Qi, what else is there to discuss, let the men pick up knives and guns,
carry bows and arrows on their backs, and find these beasts and kill them!"
Wolves walking through the mountains and forests will definitely leave traces.
Generally speaking, the range of activities of wolves is fixed.
The mountains are vast and there are many wild beasts. However, these beasts
generally have their own fixed territory. Even if it is a pack of wolves, it
will not easily break into the territory of other beasts, which represents
war.
The wolves that appeared on the outskirts of the mountain before were the
wolves that lost their territory in the depths of the mountain. Before this
pack of wolves, this happened every few years.
No one knows what the battle between the beasts in the depths of the mountain
is like.
But it can be guessed.
"Don't make trouble!"
Hearing someone in the crowd talking, Guan Laoqi glared at him.
"We are not familiar with the depths of this mountain. How long do you think
it takes to track the wolves?"
"If you don't find it until it gets dark, the man is not here, if the wolves
come over here, how can you fix it?"
When Guan Laoqi said something, the people in the crowd who suggested to find
the wolves were instantly dumbfounded.
As the patriarch, Guan Laoqi obtained the route map for refuge in the
mountains and the experience handed down from his ancestors. Of course, this
experience may not be useful over time.
However, in the general direction, it will certainly not go wrong.
In the simplest way, on the way into the mountain, no matter what kind of
beast you encounter, you can't divide your troops. Young and strong men must
stay with old and weak women and children.
"My thought is that when we are on our way, we walk slowly."
"Whether it is a man or a woman, as long as you have time in your hand, take a
weapon!"
"The old man and the child are in the middle!"
"Strong young guys are in groups of five. Beware of the front, back, left, and
right sides of the team!"
At this time, Guan Lao Qi really missed the old Xu and the second of Xu Lao
Er, who had exploded military strength. If they are here, what if there are
wolves?
When Guan Laoqi thought of Father Xu in his heart, Fubao was thinking of his
master. If the master catches up right now, then there is nothing to be afraid
of.
"Mother, Xiao Bai can sense wolves!"
After thinking for a while and not knowing when to catch up with Uncle Lu, Fu
Bao whispered next to Mrs. Xu.
Last night, Fubao didn't know what Xiaobai was afraid of. However, after what
happened in the morning, Fu Bao knew why the little white wolf was scared last
night.
It must have sensed the wolves lurking in the woods, so it kept whimpering,
and at the same time shrank under the quilt in fright.
Fubao told Mrs. Xu about the abnormality of Little White Wolf yesterday. Mrs.
Xu just nodded slightly and said, "When I look back, I will talk to your old
seventh uncle!"
"Uh, uh!"
Fu Bao nodded obediently.
After Guan Lao Qi gave some orders, the team of people from Lingshui Village
who entered the mountain quickly reintegrated.
The women of the old Xu family walked together with the old and weak women and
children of other people's families, and outside of them, they were heavily
armed young men with back arches, armed with knives and guns, and aggressive.
The soldiers of the town army who followed the old lady Xu and them into the
mountain, as well as the private soldiers arranged by the old Zhao's family,
also obeyed Guan Laoqi's instructions and lined up on both sides of the team.
Of course, the core of their guardianship is still the people of the old Xu
family.
It was still a sunny day on this day.
The speed of the team's advancement is a lot slower than yesterday, one is to
prevent the team from pulling too long, and the other is to open the way and
it takes time and effort.
This path of refuge left by the ancestors of the Lingshui Village Guan family
has not been cleared for more than a hundred years, but it is not so easy to
walk.
However, as the team progressed, there was no danger.
Of course, there are still many snakes and insects in the forest.
But with the existence of Cai’s mother, even if someone encounters a poisonous
snake venom, they will quickly be detoxified and treated.
Originally, some people in the village felt that the reason they had to escape
into the mountain was the trouble caused by the old Xu family. However,
slowly, these people's thinking also changed.
After all, when the world is in real chaos, no one can avoid where the rebels
pass.
The old Xu family really did a lot of things to the village. Years ago, the
old Xu family's men went north to Longxi Mansion, and Huang Fengkou fought
against the North Barbarian. It was a pragmatic way of defending the land for
the people.
If it weren't for the men of the old Xu family to block the Beiman at
Huangfengkou, and the Beiman army went south, they would definitely not be
spared from Xiangyi Mansion.
As a human being, it is inevitable to complain for a while.
But if you can't recognize the reality and don't distinguish between right and
wrong, then you are not being a human being.
The night in the mountains comes early.
When the sun was about to set, the team stopped and set up camp.
Because the wolves lurked last night, the camp here is even more solid today.
On the periphery of the camp, various traps and pits were quickly arranged.
Even so, everyone worked together, relying on the big tree to make a fairly
strong fence.
In addition, at the request of Guan Laoqi, a number of ladders were built.
If a pack of wolves comes, the old and weak women and children can quickly
climb through these ladders to the trees.
In this way, even if the wolves rushed into the camp, they would not directly
cause harm to the elderly, weak, women and children.
"Amazing!"
Guan Laoqi methodically arranged for everyone to do all kinds of preparations.
Fu Bao gathered with a group of small dolls such as Dabao and Erbao. For the
first time, he discovered that the old seventh uncle was actually an
individual talent.
When everyone did the preparations, the sky was already dark.
The bonfire is lit, and supper is ready.
All of Fubao's spirit is on the little white wolf. If the wolves are close,
the little white wolf will definitely react.
As a result, when the food was fragrant, the little white wolf squatting at
Fubao's feet suddenly shivered, followed by a whimper in his mouth.
"Old Uncle Qi, the wolves are here!"
Fu Bao immediately shouted at Guan Laoqi who was walking by.
Before, Mrs. Xu had already told Guan Laoqi about the fact that Little White
Wolf could warn her. This was also the reason why Guan Laoqi was just
wandering around Fubao.
Hearing Fubao's shouting, Guan Laoqi immediately picked up the gong hanging on
his body, picked up the hammer and knocked it down.