The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

But after a while, Zhou Zhiming didn't hear anyone echoing his sentiments.

Looking around, I noticed that both Dogil and Bateng, who were sitting opposite me, had worried expressions on their faces.

"Um, why aren't you guys saying anything?" Zhou Zhiming's voice lowered, and he slowly sat back down with a sullen expression.

Seeing this, Bateng quickly forced a smile: "Brother Zhiming, it's not your fault. We were just thinking about some unpleasant things."

"Brother Zhiming, don't take it to heart," Dojir quickly chimed in.

"It's alright, it's alright!" Zhou Zhiming waved his hand, then patted his chest. "As long as it's not because of me, it's fine. I thought I said something wrong again."

After saying that, he couldn't help but steal a glance at Li Kaixin.

Li Kaixin noticed Zhou Zhiming's little trick and found it amusing, but she ignored him.

He turned to Batten and Dogil, asking curiously, "Grandpa Batten, Uncle Dogil, you mentioned gazelles earlier, is there something going on?"

Dogiel nodded slightly, sighed, and then slowly began to speak:

"Brother Kaixin, you don't know this, but having too many gazelles isn't a good thing. They're really bad at destroying the grasslands, and our herders' cattle and sheep are almost out of grass to eat now."

"Moreover, in the past few days, a pack of wolves has followed the gazelle herd, and a few nights ago they even took away several of the sheep from the team."

After listening, Li Kaixin had a sudden thought. He remembered a TV series he had watched in his previous life, which mentioned that in recent years, a large number of gazelles and wolves had migrated to Inner Mongolia, and the locals had organized a large-scale hunt.

Sitting on the right, Master Chen couldn't help but ask, "Brother Dojir, didn't you try to get some?"

"We tried, but we couldn't keep up." Dojiel shook his head, looking helpless. "We have very limited manpower here. We can only manage to kill a few dozen a day at most, but those gazelles come in groups of them."

He paused, then changed the subject, "However, the situation should improve in a few days. Once these people who were sent over have recovered, the pressure will be less."

His next words were also meant to comfort his father, who had been quite worried about this matter these past few days.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiming couldn't help but interject, "Then why don't we go hunt gazelles today? Wouldn't that be perfect for you?"

After saying that, he looked eager to try it out.

"I couldn't be happier! Brother Zhiming." Bateng was indeed much more relaxed now, and he smiled as he made arrangements, "Here's what we'll do, I'll have Chagan and Bayar take you there this afternoon."

"Okay, okay!" Zhou Zhiming nodded repeatedly, his eyes sparkling.

Afterwards, everyone sat and chatted for a while, and agreed to meet at the brigade's square. Li Kaixin and the others then got up and went back to their yurt to get their equipment.

Back at his lodgings, Zhou Zhiming eagerly pulled out the rifle that the transport team had given him from his bundle.

After playing with it for a while, it excitedly gestured a few times towards the top of the yurt.

Master Chen, who was checking the gun in his hand, caught a glimpse of this scene and quickly said, "Zhiming, be careful, don't let the gun go off accidentally."

"It's alright, Master, I haven't loaded the gun yet!" Zhou Zhiming said this, but he still obediently put the gun down.

At this moment, Li Kaixin, having gathered the gun and bullets, smiled at his apprentice and asked, "By the way, Zhiming, did you bring any extra bullets?"

"Master, are the bullets issued by the station unusable?" Zhou Zhiming asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It definitely can't be used anymore." Li Kaixin shook his head and then explained the reasons to him.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiming's previously excited face froze instantly.

He lowered his head, his voice softening, "Master, I won't go today. You guys go!"

Seeing his apprentice's expression, Li Kaixin smiled and walked over, patting him on the shoulder: "Alright, here you go!"

As he spoke, he took out a box of bullets from his pocket and threw it on Zhou Zhiming's bed.

Zhou Zhiming looked at the box of bullets, then raised his head: "Master, are you really giving this to me? What will you do then?"

"It's alright, I have plenty more. You can take these for now." Li Kaixin waved his hand, then turned to Song Hai, "Junior Brother Song, do you want some?"

When his senior brother asked him a question, Song Hai lowered his head shyly and said, "I...I..."

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of hunting gazelles and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin didn't say anything, and directly took out another box of bullets from his pocket and handed it over.

Song Hai took the bullet, opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he could only manage to stammer, "Thank you, thank you, Senior Brother Li."

After the four of them finished getting ready, they lifted the curtain and stepped out of the yurt. From afar, they could see Bayar and Chagan already waiting in the square.

"Master, Grandmaster, Brother Song, let's hurry! Brother Bayar and the others are already waiting!" Zhou Zhiming shouted and took off running.

In no time, they had left Li Kaixin and the others far behind.

Li Kaixin, Song Hai, and Master Chen exchanged glances, shook their heads with smiles, and quickened their pace.

When the three of them got closer, Zhou Zhiming was already chatting with Bayar and Chagan.

Seeing his master and the others approaching, he quickly went up to them and asked, "Master, can you ride a horse? The Bayar brothers said we need to ride horses."

"Zhiming, you don't need to worry about that!" Li Kaixin smiled, then asked, "But you, can you ride one?"

Zhou Zhiming scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed: "I learned to ride one in Beijing before, but I'm not very good at it yet."

The conversation between the two caused Song Hai's expression to change.

Bayar noticed that Song Hai's expression was off and guessed that he probably couldn't ride a horse, so he quickly reassured him, "Brother Song Hai, it's okay if you can't ride. I or Brother Cha Qian can take you."

"Yes, yes, yes, my horse riding skills are pretty good too. You can sit behind me, and I guarantee you won't fall off," Chagan chimed in.

Upon hearing this, Song Hai's disappointment largely disappeared, and he nodded gratefully to the two of them.

Once everyone was present, Master Chen asked, "Brother Bayar, may we go now?"

"No problem, Master Chen, the horses are all ready for you." Bayar said, pointing to a spot not far away.

Following his pointing finger, everyone looked and saw six horses tied to hitching posts on the edge of the square, leisurely grazing.

The group walked over, and Bayar and Chagan skillfully untied the reins and led the horse to the group.

Li Kaixin had learned from Enhe and Chaolu before, while Master Chen had been learning since he was young.

The two men took the reins, hopped on, and mounted the horse with swift and clean movements.

When it was Zhou Zhiming's turn, he thought he would show off, but as soon as he stepped onto the horse, the horse moved forward a step, and he fell backward.

Bayar reacted quickly, grabbing him and saying, "Brother Zhiming, slow down, don't rush!"

"Thank you!" Zhou Zhiming regained his senses, but his face was still a little pale.

Seeing his appearance, Bayar said with concern, "Brother Zhiming, why don't you ride one of my horses?"

"No need, no need, it was just an accident." Zhou Zhiming waved his hand somewhat awkwardly.

He had intended to put on a show, but he didn't expect to make such a big mistake in the end.

Seeing his insistence, Bayar did not press him further.

After everyone mounted their horses, Bayar led the way, and the group galloped into the depths of the grassland.