"Shi Gandang?"

When Guan Sanya saw the person leading the way, her pupils trembled slightly.

She instinctively gripped the machete in her hand, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

Seeing this, Lin Chuan frowned.

He leaned closer to Guan Sanya and asked in a low voice, "Third Sister, who are these people?"

"The leader is called Shi Gandang. He is a notorious hooligan from the neighboring Hujiagou village. He is also an old hunter. He has been in jail for several years for committing crimes. He is ruthless and vicious."

As Guan Sanya spoke softly, she stared intently at the dark muzzle of the gun, a thin layer of sweat beading on her forehead.

After all, in these deep mountains and forests, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife if you're bare-handed.

Not to mention that the other party was holding a shotgun!

The only truth!

The moment Shi Gandang pulls the trigger, the two of them will be riddled with bullets.

"Oh ho~ I wondered who had such great abilities? It turns out to be the wildest third daughter from Guan Yu's family? I suppose the one behind you is that gigolo from the city?"

Shi Gandang squinted and looked over with a smile, then casually spat out a mouthful of saliva and stepped forward with his hunting rifle in hand.

At the same time, seven or eight men behind him brandished their machetes and other weapons, surrounding the two men.

"Shi Gandang, what do you think you're doing?! What kind of prey is this?!" Guan Sanya frowned and coldly rebuked.

"What are you doing?"

Shi Gandang grinned as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"Third Sister, you know how tough this winter is? We brothers have been wandering in the mountains for three days and haven't even caught a bird's feather. We're practically freezing and starving to death here!"

As he spoke, he greedily licked his lips, his eyes fixed on the three- or four-hundred-pound wild boar king, and the baskets on the backs of the two men.

"This mountain belongs to the community! The prey in this mountain is naturally the community's property! You two are trying to eat such a big wild boar by yourselves, aren't you afraid of choking to death? If you know what's good for you, leave the wild boar and the rabbit behind, and I might have the mercy to spare your lives!"

Shi Gandang showed no politeness whatsoever, and the smile on his face became even more ferocious due to greed.

"Bullshit! This is blatant robbery!"

Guan Sanya was so angry at Shi Gandang's shameless behavior that she trembled all over and instinctively raised her machete to fight to the death.

"Third sister, don't move."

At this critical moment, Lin Chuan suddenly grabbed Guan Sanya's shoulder from behind and pulled her behind him.

Facing the dark muzzle of the gun, Lin Chuan showed no panic whatsoever; instead, a calm and unhurried smirk curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Shi Gandang, right? You just said that this wild boar is collective property?"

Lin Chuan slowly brushed the snow off his body, and then his gaze fell on the back of Shi Gandang.

He looked at the group of villagers who, though their faces showed great envy, were trembling with fear and clearly lacked confidence.

"Since it belongs to the collective, what right do you have to take it all for yourself? With that piece of junk you're holding?"

"Shut the fuck up! I have a gun, and what I say is law!"

Shi Gandang roared and snapped the hammer off the shotgun with a sharp "click".

"Lin Chuan!"

Guan Sanya's heart pounded wildly, and she desperately wanted to rush forward and shield herself from the bullet.

Lin Chuan remained as steady as Mount Tai, standing there motionless, his face completely calm.

He didn't even look at Shi Gandang, but suddenly raised his voice and shouted at the group of villagers.

"My fellow villagers, you must think this through! In these deep mountains and forests, if you encounter a fight over prey, that's just a minor dispute! But if you follow Shi Gandang today and point a gun at us to rob us, that's armed robbery and murder! That's a capital offense!"

Today, if the two of them were to encounter a Shi Gandang wielding a gun, things might indeed become quite difficult.

But looking at the villagers behind him who had initially followed to bolster their courage, they were now trembling with fear, almost dropping their machetes on the snow.

Lin Chuan immediately understood.

After all, they were just starving and wanted to come along for a bite of meat; who would really want to be shot and sentenced to death?

Seeing that the villagers were beginning to waver, Lin Chuan pressed his advantage and dropped a bombshell.

"You all came up into the mountains in this heavy snow just to get food for your wives and children back home, right? If you follow Shi Gandang and things get out, you'll all go to jail, and your wives and children will starve to death at home! But I, Lin Chuan, am making this clear today!"

As he spoke, Lin Chuan suddenly pointed at the wild boar king on the ground.

"As long as you throw away that junk now and help me safely bring this wild boar back to our Guan family compound, I'll make the decision: once we get to the compound gate, my mother, Guan Hongying, will personally cut two jin of top-quality wild boar meat for you to take home! It'll be clean and straightforward, and no one will break the law!"

Two pounds of pork belly!!

In this year of famine when even tree bark was scarce, two pounds of pork covered in thick layers of fat was nothing short of a life-saving elixir!

Besides, who is Guan Hongying?!

A female demon within a ten-mile radius!

If we steal someone's meat here today, it will be equivalent to offending Guan Hongying in the future!

If you offend this woman, you'll definitely suffer the consequences!

But now, you can get meat without offending anyone?

The villagers' eyes lit up instantly, and their greedy gazes immediately shifted from the wild boar to Shi Gandang's back.

"You, you guys, don't listen to this little brat's nonsense! Once I shoot him dead, all four hundred pounds of meat are ours!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Shi Gandang angrily raised his gun and pointed it directly at Lin Chuan's chest, his finger about to pull the trigger.

"You little brat, you're asking for it!"

Shi Gandang gritted his teeth and said irritably.

Just as he was about to pull the trigger, Guan Sanya suddenly moved.

She was as fast as a black lightning bolt.

There was no need to draw the bow at all; she simply pulled out the skinning knife from her leg with her other hand and flicked her wrist!

*Whoosh!*

Everyone only saw a flash of cold light before their eyes, and then heard a wail coming from in front of them!

"ah--!!!"

Shi Gandang suddenly let out a shrill scream, like a pig being slaughtered.

That sharp skinning knife pierced his right wrist with perfect accuracy, pinning his gun-wielding hand to the thick tree trunk beside him!

With a "thud," the hunting rifle fell directly onto the snow.

Lin Chuan strode forward and kicked the hunting rifle directly into the ditch.

He then grabbed Shi Gandang by the collar and slapped him hard across the face several times.

These few blows caused Shi Gandang to bleed profusely from his nose, and two of his back teeth even flew out!

"You dare to rob my Guan family? Don't you even know how sharp my mother, Guan Erjie's, knife is!"

Lin Chuanshan, like a mountain king, stepped on Shi Gandang's head, his piercing gaze sweeping over the remaining villagers who were completely terrified, and coldly uttered two words.

"Pull the cart."

"Pull! We'll pull! Young Master Lin, we're willing to pull!"

Seeing this, the seven or eight villagers no longer had any intention of resisting.

Not only do you not have to be shot, but you can also get two pounds of pork for free by doing some hard labor. This is simply a windfall!

Besides, it seems that Guan Hongying isn't the only one who's not easy to mess with.

Her children all look like little devils!

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