Reborn 73 years later, he takes his mother-in-law hunting in the mountains.

Zhang Mazi brandished a machete and made two feinting slashes at Ding Mei, which terrified Ding Mei, causing her to scream "Waaah!"

"Tell me, where did that country bumpkin hide my gun?"

Ding Mei spat on Zhang Mazi's face.

Despite her fear, the stubborn girl refused to back down easily.

"I don't know, go ahead and kill me if you dare! If that idiot and my dad find out, we'll tear you to pieces!"

Zhang Mazi stepped on Ding Mei's stomach, sneering:

"Girl, don't think I'll show you any mercy. If you don't talk, I'll strip you naked right now, tie you to a tree, and then call the whole village to come and see."

As he spoke, with a "rip," he cut off a piece of fabric from the front of Ding Mei's shirt.

This trick really worked.

Ding Mei wasn't afraid of him hitting her, but she was afraid of being insulted.

What if this old bastard really messes things up when he gets going?

Quickly put on a smiling face:

"Uncle Zhang, I'm sorry, I won't scold you anymore. I'll tell you the truth. I really don't know if Tuwazi took your gun. You can just ask him; he's in the commune militia company."

Zhang Mazi slapped Ding Mei's face with a wood-chopping knife:

"You brat, don't think you can scare me with a small militia company. Back in my day..."

I wanted to say that I had killed countless people back then, but I held back.

Zhang Mazi had made up his mind: once he got the gun back, he would flee far away.

But don't reveal your past identity.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to be wanted nationwide.

If you take the gun and leave, you won't be wanted by the police.

So he threatened Ding Mei: "If you cooperate with me obediently, I won't make things difficult for you."

As he spoke, he took off Ding Mei's socks, which startled Ding Mei, causing her to scream:

"Uncle Zhang, Uncle, I'm your niece, please don't do this..."

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Given Zhang Mazi's current condition, he's unlikely to harbor any impure thoughts towards Ding Mei, a mere young girl.

He couldn't even be bothered to look at his beautiful wife, who was always naked in bed waiting for him. How could she possibly be out having an affair?

They stuffed Ding Mei's socks into her mouth.

Then he used a headscarf to lift Ding Mei's head.

He took her to a cave on Rabbit Ridge in the back of the mountain.

They tied her up, then took the piece of clothing and returned to the village.

Upon arriving at Lu Yao's house, Lu Xiaoqian was asked to relay a message to Lu Yao.

Then, Zhang Mazi hid at the village entrance.

Only after seeing Lu Yao rushing towards the locust grove did he follow.

Lu Yao arrived at the locust grove and looked around.

I saw some messy footprints on the ground, but I didn't know where the person was.

So he shouted into the woods:

"Ding Mei!"

"Uncle Zhang."

"Where are you? It's me, Lu Yao, I'm here!"

The sound of footsteps crunching in the snow came from behind.

Turning around, Zhang Mazi appeared behind him, carrying a wood-chopping knife.

He stopped five steps away from Lu Yao and asked coldly:

"Where are the things?"

"Where is Ding Mei?"

"Give me the gun, and I'll let you see her. Otherwise, you'll never see her in this lifetime."

"Okay! You wait."

Lu Yao turned back and walked into the woods.

When we got to the old locust tree, we climbed up in no time.

Zhang Mazi never expected that Lu Yao had hidden the gun here.

However, we can only watch from below.

His leg is injured; he definitely can't climb that high.

He took the carbine out of the tree hole.

They slid down the tree.

The gun was pointed directly at Zhang Mazi.

"Hand over the person, or I'll shoot you dead!"

Zhang Mazi just smiled coldly:

"Shoot me, kill me, and no one will be able to find Ding Mei. Or you can wound me, capture me, and see if I'll tell you where Ding Mei is."

Seeing Zhang Mazi's calm demeanor, Lu Yao trusted him.

This guy is a desperado.

In his previous life, he was arrested and reportedly punched the prison guards in the eye.

Later, he was tortured and paralyzed. He broke his own toothbrush, sharpened it, and used it to sever his carotid artery, thus committing suicide.

You can kill this kind of person, but you might not be able to conquer him.

If he's shot, this stubborn guy won't say where Ding Mei is, and he could freeze Ding Mei to death in the mountains in less than a day.

Therefore, Lu Yao has decided to return the gun to him and ask him to release the person.

Let's get Ding Mei back first.

I can't risk her life just to help her steal a gun.

Besides, he had a backup plan, and fortunately, the old bandit didn't search him.

Lu Yao removed the magazine and tucked it into his waistband, then tossed the gun to Zhang Mazi.

"Take me to see Ding Mei. Once you see her, you can have the bullets! I've hidden another pack; I'll give it to you then. I won't give you a single bullet unless I see Ding Mei."

Seeing Lu Yao's resolute expression, Zhang Mazi knew he was a tough guy.

He had also heard about what had happened to him in the village during this period.

Even if you force Lu Yao, he might not be convinced.

Looking at Lu Yao, who was unarmed, while I was holding a wood-chopping knife, I wasn't afraid if we were to fight.

So he nodded.

He slung the gun over his back, gripped the machete tightly, and let Lu Yao walk in front while he followed behind.

He watched Lu Yao warily, preventing him from resisting.

Lu Yao was led forward by him.

The two headed towards Rabbit Ridge.

Zhang Mazi asked Lu Yao:

How did you know I had a gun?

"That's what the ferryman told me."

"Nonsense, how would he know I have a gun?"

"He said he heard it from your wife, Xilian."

Lu Yao had long known that Zhang Mazi would ask.

So they brought in the ferryman.

If I fail to catch this old bandit today, he will definitely go back and kill the ferrymen.

That kind of scum deserves to die.

What?

Zhang Mazi's head buzzed.

The ferryman was rich and lecherous; everyone in the village knew it.

Could it be that his wife cheated on him?

Zhang Mazi stopped asking questions.

He believed it.

Because Lu Yao was just coming of age, he didn't believe that he could have any connection with happy Lian.

He believed it when they said he was a ferryman.

And the thought of Xilian's unsatisfied state might actually mean she's cheating on him!

Zhang Mazi's teeth were grinding together, making a "crunching" sound.

He was originally going to leave on his own after getting the gun back, abandoning Xilian.

Now that I'm powerless, no matter how beautiful my wife is, it's useless.

But if Xilian really cheated on him while they were living together, then he would definitely go back and kill the adulterous couple before running away.

The two of them went up Rabbit Ridge.

In a secluded, overgrown mountain forest, we arrived at the cave entrance.

The entrance to the cave was sealed with stones.

Zhang Mazi pointed his gun at Lu Yao:

"Go and move the stone at the entrance of that cave yourself."

Lu Yao walked over and moved the stone at the entrance of the cave.

Ding Mei's feet were exposed.

Lu Yao reached out and pulled.

He pulled Ding Mei out, who was wrapped up tightly.

The girl removed her headscarf, revealing a look of terror on her face.

Lu Yao quickly removed the sock from her mouth.

"Tuwazi, you're here."

Ding Mei's eyes were filled with tears.

During those two hours, she thought countless times that she might not survive.

But I'm really not willing to die like this.

The person he most wanted to see on his deathbed was Lu Yao.

Upon seeing him, and then looking at Zhang Mazi behind him holding a gun:

"Uncle Zhang, here's the gun, please let us go."

Zhang Mazi snorted coldly, suddenly grabbed Ding Mei, held the wood-chopping knife to her neck, and ordered Lu Yao:

"Enough talk, give me the bullets and I'll let you go."

Lu Yao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ding Mei was alright.

If we give him the bullets now, Zhang Mazi might kill him and Ding Mei.

However, if they don't give it to him now, it will be very difficult to rescue Ding Mei from his hands.