Rebirth in 1972: Redemption in Changbai Mountain

"Okay, I'll do as you say. We'll notify them once we find them." Luo Hao said, putting away his gun and then releasing the three dogs.

This time there were clear tracks, and they were much faster. They no longer needed to stop and search for tracks on the ground; they could just follow the dog.

Meanwhile, Huaban, along with Wang Shouye and Xie Zhijie, kept following the wild boar herd, fearing that Lü Zhijun and his group might have taken this path and their footprints would be erased by the wild boars.

They walked until they reached the bottom of a valley, where the spotted dog barked a few times in a low voice.

"That's it."

Xie Zhijie saw about a dozen wild boars huddled together ahead, fast asleep. The valley was arc-shaped, with no other roads.

"It seems they didn't come here. Otherwise, with the energy of young people and the guns they have, they wouldn't have been able to get along with these wild boars."

Wang Shouye merely glanced at the valley. Although there were some hidden spots inside, he didn't intend to search them further. As for the wild boars, he figured he might as well let them go; they weren't worth the trouble.

"Let's go then." Xie Zhijie turned around.

Although it's worth some money, the mission is the priority. He had promised Director Xie, and this matter concerns the rise and fall of the Xie family.

Hu Dongmu led Gu Jiacheng to the foot of Eagle Cliff, where it was very quiet.

The nest on the cliff looked very small, and you could only vaguely see the feathers of the gyrfalcon occasionally sticking out.

"They've never been here before. It seems you guessed wrong?" Hu Dongmu said with some regret.

Gu Jiacheng wasn't discouraged: "It's not necessarily wrong. It's also possible that we encountered trouble on the way here."

But then he added, "If only Ruiwa were here."

"Is young Zhou very capable?" Hu Dongmu had a good impression of Zhou Rui and wanted to learn more about him.

"Of course, Ruiwa is exceptionally talented. She's a great shot, incredibly skilled, and also very intelligent."

Gu Jiacheng praised Zhou Rui to the skies, believing that no one his age could compare to Zhou Rui.

"Really? But he is indeed more skilled than those disciples of the Xie family."

"Let's go find Wang Pao. He's Ruiwa's mentor; he'll definitely be able to find him."

"Huff, huff. Senior brother, tell the dogs to stop, I can't walk anymore." Wang Xiaolong put his hands on his knees, looking like he was about to die.

"Whoosh..." Luo Hao exhaled a breath of white mist, but he was in much better condition than Wang Xiaolong.

"Just a few more steps, and the dogs are barking really loud; they must be close to finding it. You don't want your hard-earned credit to slip away, do you?"

"Okay, okay. Wait for me."

As he spoke, Wang Xiaolong forced himself to straighten up, the cans on his back pressing down on him and causing him back pain.

After about ten minutes, the three dogs stopped and barked at a crack.

The crack was only half a meter wide, but seven or eight meters long, like a long gash cut into the earth.

Luo Hao walked to the dog's side, peered down, and saw an arc-shaped ice surface sloping downwards from the ground. It disappeared after about five or six meters, disappearing into the side.

"Hey, is anyone downstairs?"

After a while, there was no movement inside, so Luo Hao turned around.

"Xiaolong, come here quickly. Come and take a look, see if Lü Zhijun and the others have fallen down? I can't see them clearly."

"Here it comes...here it comes. Huff."

Wang Xiaolong wished he could throw away all the canned food in his backpack, but he couldn't bear to, so he took the backpack off and gently placed it on the snow.

"where?"

Wang Xiaolong was still in shock and didn't even glance at Luo Hao.

Luo Hao glanced at Wang Xiaolong and shook his head. One senior brother was arrogant and looked down on him and Xiaolong. The other junior brother was lazy and cunning, completely lacking in tact.

"Senior Brother Luo, is this the place?" Wang Xiaolong looked at the crack beside Luo Hao and moved over step by step, appearing extremely cautious.

"This is the place. Take a look, and then we'll discuss it." Luo Hao nodded.

Wang Xiaolong was much more timid than Luo Hao. He crawled down to the crack and shouted into it.

"Hey~ Is anyone in there? Hey~ Is anyone in there? Hey~ Is anyone in there?"

Wang Xiaolong shouted three times in a row before tilting his ear to listen for any possible sounds coming back from inside.

His voice was much higher-pitched than Luo Hao's and could carry further, which was why Luo Hao had called him over.

After a while, some faint sounds came from inside, but they were mixed with the sound of wind and echoes, and some of them were incomprehensible.

"Senior brother, there are people in here."

Wang Xiaolong turned around with excitement on his face; they had finally found the person and received the greatest credit.

"Are you Lü Zhijun, He Wu, Qin Rui? What are you saying?"

Wang Xiaolong drew out each ending phrase for a long time, as if afraid the people inside wouldn't hear it.

"There are... a lot of wolves here... there are..."

"Senior brother, did you hear that? I think I heard something about 'wolf' and a lot of other things."

Wang Xiaolong tilted his ear and looked up at Luo Hao, then saw Luo Hao's face gradually turn pale, his mouth opening and closing, but no sound came out.

"Senior brother, what did you say?" Wang Xiaolong thought he was too far away to hear clearly, so he propped himself up with his hands and sat up.

"Jackals, jackals..."

Luo Hao's voice sounded like it was being squeezed out from between his teeth.

Wang Xiaolong then realized something was wrong. He turned his head and looked around, only to find that the edge of the crack was low-lying and his view was blocked.

He could only sense that something was wrong through the strange behavior of Luo Hao and the three dogs.

The three dogs lowered their hind legs slightly, assuming a fighting stance, their eyes fixed ahead, but not in the same direction.

Luo Hao, trembling, took the hunting rifle from his shoulder and pointed the muzzle into the distance.

A sharp cry suddenly rang out, continuous and rhythmic.

"You jackals!" Wang Xiaolong rolled over and got up. Once he stood up straight, he immediately saw outside.

The scene was chilling to his bone; a whole ring of jackals surrounded the crack.

Wang Xiaolong quickly grabbed his hunting rifle and stood back-to-back with Luo Hao.

"Senior brother, we're in big trouble. This crack can't stop the jackals from leaping around at all. We're surrounded by enemies on all sides."

"I should have fired sooner, then Master and the others could have arrived." Luo Hao was filled with regret. He shouldn't have listened to Wang Xiaolong and tried to take all the credit for himself; now he was about to lose his life.

"Junior brother, how many bullets do you have left? Let's hold out for as long as we can until Master and the others arrive."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolong casually reached behind him and then smiled bitterly.

"Just two. My backpack is over there."

After saying that, Wang Xiaolong looked at the backpack a dozen meters away. He had left it there before even reaching the crevice because he was tired, and now there were five or six jackals surrounding it, sniffing at it incessantly.

"Fuck!" Luo Hao cursed, if the situation weren't so critical, he would have strangled his junior brother Wang Xiaolong.

The battle started faster than expected. Before Luo Hao and his men could collapse on their own, the jackals pounced in circles.

Bang... Luo Hao fired first, a single bullet tearing apart the body of a jackal.

boom……