Rebirth in 1972: Redemption in Changbai Mountain

"This, this, this, Junior Brother has become a sharpshooter."

Hearing Gu Shaofeng's stuttering voice, Wang Zhen didn't laugh at him for the first time. She was also completely bewildered herself.

Zhang Shitou swallowed hard. Is this his junior brother's strength? So high! He can't see the end. This distance must be at least four hundred meters!

Wang Shouye reacted the fastest, quickly regaining his composure. This apprentice was a real gem; he was determined to teach him all his experience and skills, making him the most awesome person in Changbai Mountain.

"Spotted, go and bring back the prey."

The spotted dog responded with a sound and darted away.

The barking of the dog brought everyone back to their senses, and they all surrounded Zhou Rui.

"Junior brother, why did you fire as soon as you raised your gun? Why didn't you aim for a while longer?" Zhang Shitou was very excited, losing his usual honest and steady demeanor.

"Just shoot when you feel it. Shooting isn't about taking longer to aim to make it more accurate."

Gu Shaofeng silently gave Zhou Rui a thumbs up in his heart; he really knew how to put on a good show.

"Young man, you're amazing! I've never seen such a skilled hunter. When I used to lead hunting trips, they all acted all high and mighty, but they couldn't hit anything even after aiming for ages."

After praising Zhou Rui, Lu Cheng turned to Wang Shouye and asked, "Wang Pao, are all your apprentices this capable?"

"No, no." "I wouldn't dare compare myself to my junior brother." "I'm learning from him."

Gu Shaofeng and the other two waved their hands repeatedly.

"Haha... My little apprentice is exceptionally talented in shooting; most people can't reach his level."

Wang Shouye laughed heartily. Zhou Rui had really made him look good; he'd have to reward him properly later. Next time Zhou Rui came to his house, he'd let him order when his wife cooked, making sure Zhou Rui was satisfied with his meal.

"Junior brother, you have to teach me. That shot just now was so cool. Just like that, I turned around, pulled the trigger, and bang, I hit it."

Gu Shaofeng's face was flushed, and he kept gesturing with his hands, as excited as if he had actually shot his prey.

Woof woof... Several dogs barked at the outside; it turned out that Spotted had returned.

The spotted creature held a bright red ball in its mouth, its pure color shining so brightly that, under the sunlight, the reflected light overshadowed all the colors around it.

Wang Shouye stretched out his palm, and Huaban obediently placed the ball of fire from his mouth on it.

Everyone was drawn to the fox in Wang Shouye's hand, and they all gathered around, staring intently at it.

"So beautiful~" After a long while, a soft sigh finally rang out.

A hand reached out shakily and touched the smooth fur.

*Slap*... A hand was slapped down.

"Take your dirty hands off. Your hands are covered in bread crumbs, don't get this fine fur dirty." Wang Zhen complained to Gu Shaofeng with some disgust.

Gu Shaofeng glared at Wang Zhen but did not refute him. Instead, he wiped his hands on his body.

"Hey, you guys are so focused on the leather that you don't even see how top-quality it is. There aren't any bullet holes on it."

Wang Shouye glanced at his three apprentices, pausing for two seconds on each of them. Gu Shaofeng and Wang Zhen lowered their heads in shame, while the honest Zhang Shitou scrutinized them carefully.

Zhang Shitou examined the fox from top to bottom, centimeter by centimeter, and after more than ten seconds he finally found a clue in a wisp of fur under the fox's left ear.

A few hairs were stuck together by a drop of blood, congealing. Following the direction the blood drop fell, Zhang Shitou then discovered bloodstains inside his cochlea, along with some white substance.

"Master, this is how my junior brother shot the fox, the bullet went in through its right ear and out through its left. The bullet went right through, but it didn't even hurt the bones."

Zhang Shitou analyzed the situation carefully, his admiration growing stronger. He himself couldn't achieve the same effect within a hundred meters, yet Zhou Rui had accomplished it from over four hundred meters away.

"Not bad, you've observed very carefully. Don't be fooled by the fact that this fox doesn't seem to have any external injuries; its brain is completely mush."

Wang Shouye shoved the fox into Zhang Shitou's hand: "Go and deal with it. Be careful not to break it even a little bit."

Zhang Shitou carefully processed the fox pelt, and everyone waited by his side. The process took a little longer than expected, but no one complained.

"Master, here you go." Zhang Shitou handed the fox pelt back to Wang Shouye, even carefully wiping away the drop of blood on the fox's cheek.

"Master, this fox pelt is so beautiful, I really can't bear to sell it," Gu Shaofeng murmured.

Wang Zhen and Zhang Shitou nodded in agreement, clearly showing their strong support for this statement.

"Then we won't sell it. Isn't Ruiwa's niece turning one year old? We can keep this pelt as a gift; it can be made into a scarf."

Wang Shouye waved his hand and made the decision immediately.

"No way, this is too valuable. This pelt is comparable to top-grade mink. If it were given to Old Xing, it would probably be worth over a thousand."

Zhou Rui quickly waved his hand.

"We can't give him that; that old man doesn't deserve such a fine hide. Alright, it's decided then."

This leather suit was acquired by accident, merely a byproduct of intimidating Lu Cheng, so giving all the profits to Zhou Rui wasn't a loss. After all, he liked this little apprentice.

"I'll take this leather back first, have someone fix it up, and then give it to your niece."

Lu Cheng watched as Wang Shouye packed the leather into his bag, still reluctant to part with it, his eyes seemingly hooked.

"Let's go, it's getting late, we should hurry on our way."

Zhou Rui and his men acted swiftly; as soon as Wang Shouye gave the order, they all stood up with their bags on their backs.

Before Lu Cheng could react, Wang Shouye patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go, I'll have to trouble you to lead the way."

Lu Cheng then stood up in a daze.

As night fell, two snow huts rose up on a flat patch of snow.

"Brother Lu Cheng, now that we're here, we're not far from the location of the Green Sheep Herd, are we?"

Wang Shouye took off his boots and dried them by the fire. They were a little wet from traveling all day.

"We're not far now. You're moving much faster than I usually do when I patrol the mountains," Lu Cheng explained.

"It's right there; you can see it once you go around that hill."

Lu Cheng pointed in a direction, but it was already pitch black and he couldn't see anything.

However, Wang Shouye had already seen the mountain before setting up camp. It was an isolated, pointed mountain, only about ten miles away from the snow hut, which was indeed very close.

"Could we use snow to create a terrain? I'll study it first and see how we can catch the most prey."

Lu Cheng's eyes lit up. So that's how it works. Hunters used to never ask him these questions. This gunner is something else.

The snow was readily available, and Lu Cheng had seen the terrain there several times before, so a complete terrain pattern was quickly carved out on the ground.

Wang Shouye gathered the group together and discussed how to hunt the blue sheep and maximize their profits.