Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

Under the snow?

Right!

Who says you have to walk on the ground!

This is winter in Northeast China; digging snow nests and snow caves is a daily routine!

How could he have overlooked this?

Moreover, snow is a natural substance that is excellent at masking odors.

Snow, a natural form of ice crystal, is excellent at absorbing various odors!

No wonder even Wangcai, whose nose is better than a dog's, couldn't find any trace of those people.

"Wangcai, slow down."

Lu Weiguo didn't dare to shout loudly.

Following that snow cave, a self-comforting reminder.

However, while Wangcai could squeeze in, Lu Weiguo really couldn't.

He wasn't as agile as Wangcai, able to slip into the snow cave without the snow collapsing.

The only option is to follow Wangcai's direction and ski forward little by little. (This "skiing" refers to walking in the snow, not skiing in the traditional sense.)

But he had only walked less than ten meters when he was completely covered by snow.

Lu Weiguo looked at the snow pit, which was even higher than him, and hesitated in place.

The reason is simple: it's dangerous.

The snow-bearing capacity is insufficient.

If there's a big pit ahead, he could very well fall in and not be able to climb out.

Every year, many people die because of this situation.

Some clever animals in the mountains will even lure people into snow pits.

This could suffocate a person in a snow pit.

For example, intelligent animals like the polar bear with human faces.

But those children's lives are also slipping away little by little with time.

He was worried that the children might not be able to withstand the environment, not wasting a single minute.

Hesitation lasted no more than a minute.

Lu Weiguo lowered his head, held his breath, raised his hands high, and burrowed directly into the snowdrift.

Sweep away as much snow as possible from your head to give yourself room to breathe.

However, just as his hands were about to be covered by snow.

Wangcai hopped and skipped over his head.

"Sizzle..."

Wangcai's voice was cheerful, as if it were mocking Lu Weiguo's clumsy behavior.

"You little brat, you're still laughing? Have you found them yet?"

"Tsk tsk tsk." Wangcai jumped proudly onto his shoulder.

Its front and back feet rested on his two shoulders, while its belly protected the back of Lu Weiguo's head, like a scarf.

Wangcai is a lynx. It grows very quickly after reaching adulthood. In just a few months, one shoulder can no longer support it.

"You mean you've found it? How far away is it? In which direction?"

Wangcai curled up, thoroughly enjoying the warmth emanating from Lu Weiguo.

Sure enough, any animal that is pampered will become spoiled.

Wild lynxes don't feel cold even at temperatures of minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius.

However, after curling up, it still slapped Lu Weiguo's left shoulder hard with its front paws.

left?

Lu Weiguo recalled the terrain he had observed when he arrived here.

The forest on the left is lush, but the snow is very deep; in some places, you can only see the treetops that are two or three meters high.

If we rush forward like this, we'll be buried in the snow before we even find anyone.

But if Wangcai can continuously guide the way, then he can try a different approach.

Step back to a safe distance.

Lu Weiguo kept asking for directions.

The man and the lynx worked together seamlessly.

Following the edge of the snowdrift, we finally found a place with obvious signs of human presence!

Lu Weiguo knew that they were almost at their destination.

However, at this point, the lynx did not continue to provide directions.

Instead, it roared from its throat.

Lu Weiguo felt something.

"You mean... there's danger over there?"

Wangcai, in a human-like manner, put a little something on Lu Weiguo's head.

Lu Weiguo instantly understood that the only thing that could make a lynx sense danger was the smell of gunpowder!

However, at that moment, the lynx also jumped off his shoulder.

Crawling forward little by little, I chose a path no one had ever taken before, and finally reached a bend in the road through a corner with lush foliage!

This is an extremely secluded place.

The surrounding area is covered with pine trees, but because of this, the pine branches and leaves allow snow to accumulate and block a lot of the north wind.

It formed a snowdrift resembling a cliff!

In the corner of that snowdrift, a dark hole suddenly appeared!

The area near the cave entrance is covered in transparent ice crystals!

It is obvious that someone covered the snow with water and let it freeze into ice.

Reinforce the opening.

The occasional cries of children confirmed Lu Weiguo's suspicions about the location!

Before long, the crying was stopped by the adults' scolding and beating, their voices filled with impatience.

Clearly, time has worn them down and they've lost their patience!

There are people inside, guns inside! There are even children being held hostage.

Lu Weiguo buried himself completely in the snow, pondering how to rescue the children.

To be honest, even the police or border guards at this time would find this situation extremely difficult to handle.

The challenge is not how to catch all the human traffickers, but how to safely rescue these children.

Let's not even talk about the fact that they have guns.

Even with these unstable snowdrifts, if you're not careful and they collapse, a child's ability to withstand the impact will be severely limited, and they definitely won't be able to wait for rescue.

This is clearly a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack!

"Looks like there's someone who understands this."

Lu Weiguo said to himself.

It was precisely this sentence that instantly gave Lu Weiguo an idea.

They were able to find people hiding here, and even dig out such a stable snow nest.

Even if there are no locals among those human traffickers, there will be a particularly professional hunter.

This kind of living in a snowdrift is something most people would not, and would not choose.

While living in a snowdrift can indeed help maintain warmth, it's not a fool's tale.

But the inherent coldness of those snowdrifts is something that ordinary people simply cannot withstand.

Even people from Northeast China would temporarily set up a dwelling in the mountains.

You can either choose a cave or build a wooden shelter.

The Cuoluozi is a type of dwelling used by the Oroqen people.

Every Northeasterner knows how to build one.

But they chose this particular place.

Now that there's a hunter, things are simple!

As Lu Weiguo thought this, he concealed his body even more deeply.

Then he held the lynx in his arms and fed it some bear meat strips.

He fed her seven strips of bear meat, each about the thickness of a finger.

Only after the lynx had eaten its fill did Lu Weiguo draw the shapes of rabbits and squirrels in the ground.

He pointed to Wangcai, then pointed to the painting.

It means to catch a few that can survive.

Lynxes rarely kill their prey once they have eaten their fill.

This thing is quite arrogant, and it understands the concept of not wasting food.

After watching for a while, the lynx seemed to understand and affectionately wiped its face on Lu Weiguo's.

It was as if they were expressing concern for Lu Weiguo's safety being here alone.

Seeing Lu Weiguo shake his head indifferently, he then leaped and disappeared into the woods.

Animals in the mountains all have spirits.

It has to be said that the lynx Wangcai has already gained popularity.

Just like those old dogs that have been raised for five or six years, they have a bond between humans and animals.