Chapter 230: Almost Attacked Again
After Mu Xueli finished speaking, she turned and walked toward the sled.
Looking at Mu Xueli's retreating figure, Wang An couldn't help but chuckle. He wondered why his brother-in-law was so cowardly?
Taking out cigarettes, Wang An and Wang Li began to blow clouds of smoke.
However, when the ten dogs, led by Da Hei, saw that the two of them remained sitting still even after finishing their cigarettes, they began to grow unhappy.
The three black dogs didn't dare bark at Wang An, mainly for fear that he would beat them.
But Da Hei was more cunning. He barked a few times at the three green dogs and four yellow dogs, then stealthily glanced at Wang An.
Finding that Wang An was looking at him, Da Hei lay down and closed his eyes, pretending to sleep.
Then, the three green dogs, led by Da Qing, began barking at Wang An and Wang Li.
If he wasn't mistaken, this pack of dogs was definitely cursing the two of them.
When Wang An cast a menacing gaze toward the three green dogs, they immediately shut up and continued to drool as if nothing had happened.
Then, the four yellow dogs, led by Da Huang, began barking at the two of them.
If he wasn't mistaken again, this pack was definitely not saying anything nice either.
But when Wang An shifted his unfriendly gaze toward them, they also shut up instantly, as if they had never barked at all, and immediately lay down with innocent expressions.
After that, the two groups of dogs took turns barking, achieving a perfect relay.
Furthermore, if Wang An and Wang Li were chatting and ignored them, they would sometimes bark simultaneously.
Although Wang An and Wang Li were chatting, they had actually been observing the dogs. Seeing this behavior, the two were amazed.
Not only had Da Hei become a spirit, but it seemed this whole pack of dogs had become spirits!
Wang Li couldn't help but speak up: "Fourth Brother, do you think they're cursing you?"
Hearing this, Wang An became displeased. He rolled his eyes at Wang Li and said, "Then why aren't they cursing you?"
Wang Li looked into Wang An's eyes, observed his movements, and then said cautiously
"Fourth Brother, when they bark, their eyes are staring right at you."
Wang An felt quite helpless upon hearing this, because he had also noticed it.
So, what Wang Li said was actually the truth!
Still, Wang An said somewhat gloomily, "Get lost."
Wang An scanned the dogs with wide eyes, suddenly realizing that these dogs all listened to Da Hei.
Did that mean as long as Da Hei didn't let them bark, they would stop?
Thus, Wang An shouted to Da Hei, "Da Hei, get over here."
Hearing Wang An's unfriendly tone, Da Hei likely knew he was about to get a beating, so he didn't even lift his head and continued to pretend to sleep.
Da Hei's act infuriated Wang An, who shouted again, "Da Hei, get your ass over here right now, do you hear me?"
Wang An's voice was quite stern this time. Da Hei seemed somewhat frightened; he lifted his pretending-to-sleep head and stood up.
Da Hei first glanced at Wang An, then his eyes darted around as he slowly walked toward Wang An with his tail tucked between his legs.
Looking at Da Hei, Wang An was suddenly reminded of his school days.
Whenever a teacher called out a student who had made a mistake, that student's gaze and movements were always filled with trepidation.
At this moment, Da Hei's gaze and movements were exactly like those students!
Da Hei walked up to Wang An, continuing to tuck his tail and hang his head low, looking ready to be beaten.
Seeing Da Hei's cowardly appearance, Wang An almost laughed. This dog had actually managed to produce human-like facial expressions.
As Wang An raised his hand, Da Hei immediately squinted his eyes, his eyelids twitching continuously, yet he never moved his head to dodge.
In reality, how could Wang An actually hit Da Hei? He simply couldn't bring himself to do it!
These three black dogs were now essentially Wang An's treasures; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them family.
Beating them was impossible; he just wanted to scare him a bit.
After waiting a long time without being hit, Da Hei opened his eyes in confusion.
When he saw Wang An's smiling face, Da Hei immediately stopped tucking his tail and began wagging it, looking quite cheeky.
This dog understood people!
Wang An pulled Da Hei close and rubbed the dog's head, making Da Hei's tail wag even faster.
After a while, Wang An said to Da Hei, "I'll feed you meat in a bit, what's the rush? Hmm? You even dared to let them curse me."
Da Hei seemed to understand. He barked a few times at the three green dogs and four yellow dogs, and then both groups stopped barking.
Impressive. Truly not ordinary.
After rubbing the dog's head for a while, Wang An and Wang Li continued chatting, naturally talking about things related to the hunting dogs.
Suddenly, all ten lying dogs stood up.
Then, all ten dogs bared their teeth and looked in the direction behind the two men. Immediately following, all ten dogs began barking wildly.
While barking, they ran toward the area behind the two men.
It was a long story, but in reality, it only took two or three seconds. The two instinctively reached for their guns, but both found their hands empty.
Because the two Type 56 semi-automatics were currently stuck upside down beside the elk.
However, given Wang An's instinct for survival and reaction speed, he instantly pulled the large Type 54 from his pocket.
He quickly chambered a round, turned around, and then two gunshots rang out: "Bang! Bang!"
When Wang Li failed to find his gun, he panicked for a moment, but he quickly reacted. Very rapidly, he pulled out his Mauser C96, cocked the striker, turned, and fired.
A second later than Wang An, the Mauser emitted a "Pa! Pa!" sound that differed from the Type 54.
After each fired two shots, they both breathed a sigh of relief, and then cold sweat broke out.
They saw the behemoth in front of them collapse and lie motionless.
That furry big head was nearly shattered by the four bullets.
The two of them stared at the big head leaking yellowish-white fluid, unable to recover their senses for a long time.
At this moment, their hearts were beating incredibly fast, feeling as if they were about to fly out of their chests.
The key was that this was just too damn terrifying! It was mainly the lingering fear.
Indeed, these two had almost been attacked again.
But this time it wasn't a black bear, but a brown bear. Although the brown bear was now dead, it had been only about 20 meters away from them, definitely less than 30.
The "Ba" in "Xiong Ba" (Bear-Ba) actually refers to the character "Pi" (罴), which has the "four-dot bottom" radical.
However, the locals all called brown bears "Xiong Ba," and the actual pronunciation of "Pi" didn't exist in their dialect.
Some educated youths had called them by the correct name once, but no one listened, so they continued to be called "Xiong Ba."
In reality, as long as you knew what a "Xiong Ba" was, it was fine. They were all country folk; who would waste time researching this?