PFC Chapter 257 She absolutely had to admire him to the point of prostration.
Chapter 257 She absolutely had to admire him to the point of prostration.
As dawn broke and the sky began to lighten, Li Xiangyang and Wang Ergou were still tracking the injured three-tailed weasel in the mountains.
The black cat led the way, its nose occasionally touching the ground to sniff the faint smell of blood.
Before long, led by the black cat, the two arrived at a cave.
"Looks like it's hiding here," Li Xiangyang said in a low voice, raising his hunting rifle and slowly approaching the cave entrance.
"Brother Xiangyang, are we really going in?" Wang Ergou swallowed hard, his voice tinged with nervousness.
Li Xiangyang nodded: "Now that we've found its lair, we must take care of it."
As he spoke, he pulled a makeshift torch from his backpack and lit it. "I'll go first, you follow behind, and stay alert."
The firelight illuminated the narrow cave passage, and the two cautiously made their way inside.
The firelight illuminated the animal fur and bones scattered on the ground, with withered branches and fallen leaves piled up all around, clearly indicating that this was a place where a pack of weasels had lived for a long time.
In the center of the cave, the three-tailed weasel lay on a pile of dry grass, its eyes gleaming fiercely in the firelight.
Upon seeing the two chasing after it, it immediately stood up.
Despite its serious injuries, its eyes were incredibly fierce, and it let out threatening growls.
"This guy's pretty fierce." Wang Ergou raised his gun, ready to aim and fire.
The moment Wang Ergou raised his gun, the three-tailed weasel suddenly darted out, leaping and weaving through the cave at a dazzling speed, remaining incredibly agile even when wounded.
"Split up and block it!" Li Xiangyang whispered. "I'll block it on the left, you on the right, don't let it get away!"
Wang Ergou immediately understood his intention, and the two moved to opposite sides of the cave, forming an encirclement.
Upon seeing this, a hint of panic flashed in the weasel's eyes, but it quickly became even more ferocious.
Using the cave wall as cover, it suddenly pounced on Li Xiangyang!
Li Xiangyang was prepared; he sidestepped and simultaneously raised his gun to aim.
However, the weasel nimbly dodged the gun barrel with a turn in mid-air.
"That beast!" Li Xiangyang clicked his tongue inwardly, while giving Wang Ergou a wink.
Wang Ergou understood and quietly changed his position, further tightening the encirclement.
The three-tailed weasel sensed danger and became even more agitated, running back and forth inside the burrow, searching for a chance to escape.
But no matter how it moves, there's always a gun pointed at it.
Just then, Wang Ergou suddenly fired a shot, and the bullet hit the ground behind the weasel!
The gunshot startled the weasel, which leaped up and pounced on Li Xiangyang in a panic.
As soon as the weasel landed, Li Xiangyang quickly stepped forward, stepped on its hind leg, and at the same time grabbed its tail with lightning speed with his right hand!
"Awooo!" The weasel let out a shrill cry, struggling desperately, and even turning its head to try to bite Li Xiangyang's arm.
Li Xiangyang acted swiftly and decisively, slamming it heavily to the ground while simultaneously pressing the shotgun against its head.
Wang Ergou immediately ran over to help control the ferocious three-tailed weasel.
"Brother Xiangyang, should we kill it or not?" Wang Ergou asked hesitantly, looking at the weasel struggling desperately on the ground.
Li Xiangyang did not answer immediately, but stared into the weasel's eyes.
There was no fear in those dark, bright eyes, only a wild ferocity.
"Kill." Li Xiangyang uttered a single word in a low voice, then pulled the trigger.
Gunshots echoed in the cave, causing dust to fall from the walls.
The three-tailed weasel's body trembled violently, struggled a few times, and finally stopped moving.
Li Xiangyang released his grip, stood up, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, it's done."
"Wow, Xiangyang, you're amazing!" Wang Ergou exclaimed admiringly. "That beast is really fierce; I couldn't have handled him."
Li Xiangyang smiled and said, "You did well this time, especially your teamwork just now, very good."
Wang Ergou scratched his head sheepishly, looked at the weasel on the ground, and said, "This pelt should fetch a good price, right?"
“Yes, such rare weasels are indeed hard to find. Of course, more importantly, the problem in Yangjia Village has been completely solved,” Li Xiangyang said with a smile.
"It seems that no matter what kind of immortal they are, they only pick on the weak. Bah!"
The fear on Wang Ergou's face vanished, and he spat fiercely at the weasel's corpse.
Li Xiangyang tied up the carcass of the three-tailed weasel and carried it on his back: "Let's go back to the village. Yang Zhonghou and the others are waiting for our good news."
The two men emerged from the cave with their spoils; it was already broad daylight.
“Brother Xiangyang, to be honest, I was really scared last night when those weasels stood upright and bowed to us,” Wang Ergou said frankly as he walked.
Li Xiangyang smiled and said, "It's normal to be scared. The key is that you weren't intimidated and bravely chased after me to the end."
"Don't say that. If I weren't with you, I probably would have wet my pants from fright." Wang Ergou smiled sheepishly.
"Don't tell anyone else what you're saying. If this gets to Ma Hongxia's ears..." Li Xiangyang joked.
Wang Ergou's face immediately turned red: "Brother Xiangyang, don't tease me!"
The two chatted and laughed as they returned to Yangjia Village.
When they carried the three-tailed weasel into the village, Yang Zhonghou, who had been waiting at the village entrance, was the first to rush forward.
"You're finally back! I was worried something had happened to you!" Yang Zhonghou's anxious expression immediately relaxed, and then he saw the prey on their backs and his mouth dropped open in surprise.
"This...this is the three-tailed weasel?"
“That’s right, that’s it.” Li Xiangyang put the weasel down so the villagers could see it clearly.
The villagers gathered around, staring at the unusually large weasel and discussing it amongst themselves.
"Alright, Uncle Yang, the weasel problem is completely solved for you now. We should head back to the village," Li Xiangyang said.
"Don't rush, don't rush!" Yang Zhonghou quickly stopped him. "You won't lose a single penny of the money we promised. Also, don't leave yet; the village has prepared a feast to properly thank you!"
Li Xiangyang glanced at the sky, then at Wang Ergou's exhausted appearance, and nodded: "Then I'll take my leave."
That noon, Yangjia Village set up more than a dozen tables for a banquet to entertain the two.
The villagers eagerly toasted the two men, thanking them for resolving the village's troubles.
"Brother Xiangyang, it seems our trip wasn't in vain," Wang Ergou said quietly with a smile, holding his wine glass.
Li Xiangyang smiled slightly: "I made a lot of money and even got a free good meal, so it's not bad."
After several rounds of drinks, Yang Zhonghou took out a cloth bag he had prepared beforehand and handed it to Li Xiangyang: "Brother Li, this is the reward I promised you, one thousand yuan, not a penny less."
Li Xiangyang took the cloth bag, feeling its weight, and knew that Yang Zhonghou had kept his word.
"Thank you, Uncle Yang." Li Xiangyang nodded and stuffed the cloth bag into his pocket.
"Not at all, we should be thanking you!" Yang Zhonghou waved his hands repeatedly. "If it weren't for you, we really wouldn't know what to do with our village."
After the banquet, Li Xiangyang and Wang Ergou declined Yang Zhonghou's invitation to stay overnight and decided to return to Xiaoliang Village while it was still early.
On the way, Wang Ergou kept replaying the experience in his mind: "Brother Xiangyang, do you think that three-tailed weasel was really as evil as people say?"
Li Xiangyang shook his head: "It's just a special kind of wild beast. As for those legends, most of them are just people's fear and imagination about the unknown."
"Haha, whatever you say, at least I dared to shoot it." Wang Ergou grinned, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Just for that, I'll go back and tell Ma Hongxia, she'll be absolutely in awe!"