Rebirth in 1972: Redemption in Changbai Mountain

Wang Zhen and Zhang Shitou exchanged a glance, finding their junior brother's suggestion very appealing, and felt a bit eager to try it out.

Wang Shouye seemed to sense the restless excitement in the three men: "Alright, let's slide down then."

Gu Shaofeng was hurrying along the waistline of the hillside towards Zhou Rui and the others. From his current position, he could no longer see his master and fellow disciples at the top of the mountain.

"Yay..."

"what……"

"Faster, faster, charge!"

"Woof...woof...woof."

From the other side of the hillside came shouts and calls. There were shouts from the junior disciples and barking from dogs.

Gu Shaofeng was very curious about what had happened, and his heart was itching with curiosity.

Gu Shaofeng rushed over, and as soon as he peeked out, he saw three snow sleds speeding past him, leaving three trails of white snow.

There were still faint figures on the snow sled. And behind the snow sled, eleven dogs were running wildly in pursuit.

"Damn it. Kuroko, you guys went skiing and didn't take me with you..."

Wang Zhen didn't hear a thing; he was completely absorbed in the tension and excitement of high-speed skiing. It was so much fun! His usual speed in the village was nothing compared to this.

Zhang Shitou was different; he was still a little worried. After all, the speed was too fast, and the oncoming wind was stinging his face. He definitely wouldn't be able to stop once they reached the bottom of the mountain.

Fortunately, Zhou Rui had warned them beforehand that if they couldn't keep the sled steady, they should jump off; after all, the sled was made of frozen flesh and wouldn't break.

Wang Shouye walked slowly behind, leading the mule, a smile on his face. It had been a long time since he'd seen his apprentices playing so freely; it was quite nice.

Only Gu Shaofeng, carrying a string of pheasants, was shouting and yelling angrily on the hillside.

By the time Gu Shaofeng and Wang Shouye arrived, the two beautiful snow houses had already been built. Zhang Shitou was busy starting a fire, while Wang Zhen and Zhou Rui were repairing the broken sled.

"You guys are so mean! You slid down the sled yourselves and left me on top while you walked down. And I even went to help you pick pheasants."

Gu Shaofeng, with a sour face, threw the pheasant on the ground.

"Don't be angry. We knew it was dangerous, that's why we didn't call you." Zhou Rui walked over with a smile.

"What's dangerous? You guys seem to be having a lot of fun." Gu Shaofeng turned his face away.

"Look at the faces of Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother. They were scraped when they fell," Zhou Rui pointed in the direction of Wang Zhen and Zhang Shitou.

Gu Shaofeng followed Zhou Rui's finger and looked over. Sure enough, Wang Zhen and Zhang Shitou, who had removed their veils, both had some injuries on their faces. Wang Zhen was in a worse state, with a large bump on her forehead.

"How come you're not injured?" Gu Shaofeng asked, looking at Zhou Rui's unharmed face.

"Uh... internal injuries, internal injuries, ah, hehe..."

Zhou Rui was a little embarrassed; he couldn't very well say that he jumped out of the car early to protect his handsome face.

"Don't worry about that. I'll roast a pheasant for you tonight. I brought plenty of spices, so I guarantee it'll be fragrant and crispy."

Zhou Rui stretched out his arm to reach Gu Shaofeng's shoulder, which looked somewhat comical.

Although Zhou Rui has grown taller in the past six months, exceeding 1.7 meters, he is still somewhat lacking compared to Gu Shaofeng, who is a head taller than him.

"You said that?" Gu Shaofeng's foodie mind was quickly defeated by Zhou Rui's top-notch cooking skills.

The sound of rain pattering against the ground filled the air. Their boots dragged along the thick snow, and Tong Jinjun and his two companions trudged along, each step a struggle.

"Old Tong, look, isn't there a firelight over there?" Old Qin called out to Tong Jinjun.

A few bare trees stood about a kilometer ahead, and a warm glow of firelight shone down beneath them.

"Someone's here! Quick, let's go up and get something to eat, I'm starving!" Park Bo-sang was starving and couldn't take it anymore.

"Wait, let's observe first and see if there's any danger?" Tong Jinjun grabbed Park Bushang and then took out a pair of binoculars from his bag.

They were able to evade Section Chief Lin's pursuit and escape so far thanks to the telescope and Tong Jinjun's experienced handling of the situation.

"It's the same group of hunters we met in the mountains last time." Tong Jinjun breathed a sigh of relief, feeling slightly more relaxed.

"Which time? Which group of hunters?" Old Qin was a little paranoid. He was most afraid of meeting strangers now.

"It was before I met you, when Captain Park and I were crossing the border and we met in the mountains. He was a hunter with four apprentices."

"So it's them. Let's hurry over there. They're hunters; they must have food on them."

Park still holds a psychological advantage over ordinary people, believing that most wouldn't be able to see through their disguise. Even if someone happens to discover their identity, they might not be a match for them.

"Wait, let's discuss this first. I'll still be Doctor Tong Guwei, and you'll still be the mute He Hongbing."

Last time we couldn't find the medicine to cure your mother's illness, so this time we specially invited Old Qin, an experienced mountain hunter, to help us.

No, we can't call him Lao Qin. We don't even know if Lao Qin is on a wanted list yet; it'd be best to change his surname.

"Then let's use Luo as our surname. My mother's surname is Luo, so I won't be caught off guard when she calls me that."

Tong Jinjun set up the binoculars, then reached into his pocket and adjusted the position of the pistol so that it could be drawn quickly.

"Alright, we'll just have to play it by ear for the rest. If we get discovered, we'll kill them all in these mountains to avoid revealing our location."

In the end, a cold, venomous glint appeared on Dr. Tong's gentle and kind face.

Zhou Rui sat by the fire, carefully turning the pheasants in his hands. There were five on the rack; the others had been taken by Zhang Shitou to make soup and feed the dogs.

The fat rendered out of the pheasant by the heat slid down its skin and crackled in the fire, releasing a fragrant aroma.

Gu Shaofeng was getting impatient and scratched his head in frustration.

Zhou Rui turned around and picked up a paper package containing his homemade barbecue spices. Just as he was about to open it, the spotted dog lying on the ground suddenly stood up and let out two clear cries.

Woof woof... woof woof woof. The other dogs also stood up and started barking wildly in one direction.

Zhou Rui quickly put down the material bag, reached behind him, and a rifle was in his hand.

Then everyone looked in the direction the dogs were barking, and in the last bit of light before sunset, they could only see three blurry figures a few hundred meters away.

A minute or two later, the figure drew closer, and a shout came from afar.

"Is this Brother Wang? I'm Lao Tong, Doctor Tong from the prefecture city."

The dogs were barking so loudly that Wang Shouye didn't hear them clearly and quickly called out to Spotted Dog. Once the lead dog stopped barking, the other dogs also shut up.

"Is this Brother Wang? It's me, Lao Tong. We met in the mountains last time."

After several repetitions, Wang Shouye finally understood.

"Is this Dr. Tong? I'm Wang Shouye," Wang Shouye shouted at the top of his lungs.

Upon hearing that they had run into an acquaintance, the others relaxed and went about their own business.

Only Zhou Rui found it a bit strange. These continuous mountains are so vast, how could they have run into each other by such a coincidence?

As the person drew closer, Zhou Rui's mind raced, but he couldn't come up with anything; he felt like he was missing something.

Zhou Rui couldn't help but touch his lower back; the metallic feel gave him a sense of security.

"Ruiwa, the pheasant is burnt."

Gu Shaofeng elbowed Zhou Rui, startling him from his reverie.