Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

After the trigger was pulled, no shot was fired.

"Damn it! It malfunctioned!" At the crucial moment, the bullet malfunctioned and failed to fire.

Li Lei reacted quickly, throwing the gun at the mother bear and turning to run around the tree.

If you run in a straight line, you'll be pinned down by the mother bear in no time and she'll sit on your butt. At best, you'll defecate and urinate; at worst, you'll die on the spot. Your fate won't be much better than that big spotted dog's.

Running around trees is a survival trick that old hunters have learned through their own experiences.

Black bears have difficulty turning around and can't run fast around trees. Humans can only have a sliver of hope if they run around trees, and even that is just a sliver.

"Brother-in-law, come here!" At this moment, the brother-in-law finished changing his bullets and peeked out from behind a tree, shouting.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, and the bullet grazed the mother bear's scalp.

The stinging sensation on her scalp jolted the mother bear awake from her rage and mania.

It suddenly stopped and let out a few roars.

Then, he turned around, darted a few steps, crossed the hill, and disappeared from the three people's sight.

Normally, a black bear wouldn't be afraid to run away when fighting a human at close range. This female bear, perhaps too clever, turned and ran as soon as she sensed danger.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Li Lei belatedly checked his entire body and, finding no injuries, breathed a sigh of relief.

He hadn't felt it before, but now he suddenly felt his legs go weak and he collapsed to the ground, sweating profusely.

This was truly the most thrilling moment of his life!

When I was closest to the black bear, it could grab me with just a reach. Now I'm sitting here perfectly fine, it's truly a blessing from the mountain god.

Li Lei silently recited a few words of thanks to the mountain god, when he heard his brother-in-law crying.

"Brother-in-law, Daqing and Dahua are both dying!"

Li Lei was jolted awake. He was so focused on escaping danger that he forgot Da Qing had been bitten by the mother bear.

They scrambled up the hill, where their brothers-in-law were holding Daqing and Dahua, weeping. These two dogs had been hunting with them for years and were like family.

Now that they have been killed by a black bear, how can they not be heartbroken?

Tears streamed down his face as Li Lei stepped forward, his throat choked with emotion.

"Qing, Da Qing..."

The big blue dog, which was like family to him, lay quietly on the ground, motionless, its eyes half-open, staring at the forest it had fought for most of its life.

After a while, Li Lei reached out and stroked Da Qing's eyelids, helping it close its eyes, and gritted its teeth fiercely.

"That bear! It owes Daqing and Dahua two lives, plus the grudge against Zhang Erdang, we must kill it!"

The brother-in-law sniffed. "Brother-in-law, without Big Green, how are we going to find Black Bear?"

Li Lei fell silent.

In recent years, I've relied entirely on Daqing to help me find prey. Now that Daqing is gone, finding the mother bear is going to be extremely difficult.

At this time, Chang Kun led the three Chen brothers into the mountains.

Last night, the three brothers thoroughly enjoyed the roe deer meat, constantly praising Chang Kun.

If it were an ordinary person, they would only give the three brothers a little meat because they helped drag the roe deer, and they would never let them eat as much as they wanted.

This morning, Zou Shengrong made roe deer meat scraps pancakes.

The roe deer meat was minced and stir-fried to extract the fat. It was then mixed with cornmeal, water was added to make dough, and the mixture was pan-fried. Each person was given a few to take with them, as this was very filling to eat in the mountains.

"Brother Chang, what game should we play today? I'll follow your lead."

Chen Asan was about the same age as Chang Kun, and he admired Chang Kun's hunting skills very much.

"Just like yesterday, I'll go first, and you guys follow behind at a distance."

Chang Kun still plans to capture the black bear and try to complete the mission as soon as possible.

After walking for a few minutes, the three Chen brothers fell far behind, and Chang Kun found a beehive.

They still used bees to extract honey, added anesthetic, and stored it in the space.

After doing all this, Chang Kun activated his senses and carefully searched for the black bear's tracks. There was really a lot of prey in the Northeast, with all kinds of wild rabbits, pheasants, and foxes hiding in the mountains to cool off during the day.

Not wanting to waste time on these little guys, Chang Kun walked along the mountain fork towards the shady slope.

There are many linden and chokecherry trees over there, and now is the season when the branches are laden with berries. Black bears love to stay in such places.

Just as they found a hill and were about to climb it, they suddenly saw Li Lei leading his two brothers-in-law down the mountain.

"Li Lei, are you looking for the black bear?" Chang Kun saw Li Lei carrying a long spear and looking sorrowful, and sensed something was wrong.

Li Lei sighed, nodded, and opened his mouth with difficulty: "The black bear has been found... but..."

Chang Kun looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Chinese is a profound language; the first half of a sentence is often not the main point, but rather the emphasis is placed on words like "but" or "however."

"But we killed the black bear so badly we left two good dogs on the mountain!"

Three men with three guns, and they still couldn't kill the black bear?

How powerful must this black bear be?!

Chang Kun could only offer the words of comfort: "It's good that everyone's alright, we'll do it again next time!"

Li Lei opened his mouth, wanting to say that he was lucky to have escaped unharmed, but knowing it was shameful, he didn't say anything more, just gave a greeting and left down the mountain.

Two good dogs, hunting in the mountains, died in the mountains, and their final resting place is to be buried in the green hills. This is the rule for hunters here.

After saying goodbye to Li Lei, Chang Kun continued searching for the black bear along the shady hillside, and he actually found it.

The big black bear was fast asleep under a large rock when it suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance.

This smell is the aroma of honey; it's been so long since I've had it that my mouth watered.

The black bear rolled over and got up, sniffing the berries as it approached the honey-smeared fruit.

I gently stuck out my tongue and licked it; it was exactly the sweet taste I wanted!

Reluctant to swallow it whole, it scooped up the berry, put it in its mouth, and swirled it with its tongue.

After a dozen minutes, the berries on the ground were all eaten. The black bear yawned, feeling sleepy again after just waking up, feeling listless and unable to muster any energy.

I wanted to walk back to the shady spot under the rock and continue sleeping, but even those few steps seemed impossible.

Forget it, I'll just lie down and take a nap. Anyway, there aren't any animals in these mountains that would dare to mess with me...

In a daze, the black bear drooped its head and collapsed to the ground.

After waiting a few minutes, Chang Kun threw a stone at the black bear's head. Seeing that the bear didn't wake up, he fired a shot into the air.

The three Chen brothers came upon hearing the noise.

"Brother Chang, you've caught another black bear?"

Chen Asan was stunned. No wonder Chang Kun, who was a sampler in Beijing, was sent to the Northeast to help catch black bears.

In just two or three days, they caught two large black bears.

That's what you call professional!

The three brothers busied themselves cutting tree branches, making a sled, flipping the black bear onto it, and dragging it step by step toward the base.

Chang Kun did all the catching of black bears; they were left with only the physically demanding tasks.

"You guys go ahead, I'll go wander around and see if there's anything I can get to take back for a meal."

Through his senses, Chang Kun discovered five or six small, agile creatures, about the size of pigeons, hiding among the branches of pine trees.

Could this be the famous Flying Dragon?

I've heard that hazelnut meat is tender and makes an extremely delicious soup, earning it the nickname "Dragon Meat from Heaven" and the moniker "Flying Dragon".

Having come all the way to Northeast China, I certainly couldn't miss out on this delicious food.