Along with the flames, the commotion of the wolves became even more intense. The leader of the gray wolf was also pacing back and forth, and even exposed his terrifying fangs to us.
Time passed minute by minute, but the flames of the fire still showed no sign of decreasing. It seemed that the wolf's corpse was much easier to burn than the dry wood.
The hungry wolf that I shot to death was dragged back by two hungry wolves, and the same kind of people started to eat it in front of us, and it was eaten clean in just a moment.
"Don't let down your guard, as long as you hold on until dawn, everyone will be safe."
I shouted to everyone.
I checked the time on my phone. It was already two o'clock in the morning. It was getting bright early next door. It would be bright in about an hour.
Wolves are nocturnal animals, especially in the unbearably hot Gobi. As soon as the day breaks and the temperature rises, all the wolves will disperse.
With the corpse of a hungry wolf to fuel the fire, it shouldn't be a problem to keep the fire behind us for another hour or two. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little relaxed.
Slowly, a hint of blue and white appeared on the horizon, and the dark surroundings were no longer so dark.
As the sky gradually grew brighter, the entire wolf pack became extremely chaotic, and hundreds of hungry wolves began to howl one after another.
The howls of hundreds of hungry wolves seemed to be asking the gray wolf leader for a fight.
The gray wolf leader was pacing back and forth more frequently, and it was obvious that his patience had been completely exhausted.
"Ah, boy, to capture the thief, capture the king first, and shoot the big bad wolf to death first."
I turned my head suddenly and saw the old man standing on my left looking at me sleepily and yawning.
This is obviously the look of someone who has just woken up. At that time, I vomited the fragrance in my heart, thinking that this old man actually slept standing up, what a weird thing.
By the way, I also understand this allusion, but I just didn't think of it for a moment. Old guy, I know why you didn't tell me earlier. Why did you have to wait until you woke up?
I secretly greeted the old man's family in my mind, then raised the crossbow horizontally and pointed it at the gray wolf leader.
Whoosh!
puff!
My arrow was enough to kill the gray wolf leader on the spot, but I never thought that it seemed to sense the danger and actually ducked out of the way.
Although he avoided the fatal arrow, he still couldn't dodge and was blinded in one eye by the crossbow arrow.
Ouch...!
The gray wolf leader let out a miserable howl, and almost at the same time, hundreds of hungry wolves seemed to have heard the final horn of attack, pouring in like a tide.
"Fuck me, Fatty, I'll fight you!"
Facing the roaring pack of wolves, Fatty Wu trembled all over. It was obvious that he was scared to death, but now he had nowhere to escape. The wolves were not far away from us, but now they are in front of us in just the blink of an eye.
We all glared at the stool and were ready to fight in the next second.
But at this critical moment, a gunshot sounded from nowhere.
With the sound of the gunshot, the wolves that had already pounced in front of us turned around and fled in all directions like frightened birds.
Suddenly, even the shadow of the wolf disappeared.
Although the wolves retreated suddenly, we did not relax our vigilance at all, because we had no idea who fired the shot just now, whether it was an enemy or a friend.
About half a minute later, several tall figures appeared in front of us. They turned out to be several camels. On the back of one of the camels, suddenly riding a man holding an old-fashioned shotgun and wearing this leather sunshade woman in hat.
The woman looked to be in her early thirties, and her skin was slightly rough, which could have been caused by the wind and sand in the Gobi, but she was still pretty.
The woman rode a camel to our side, pointed the shotgun directly at us, and then asked with a vigilant face: "Who are you and why are you here?"
"Um... Hello sister, thank you for your help just now. We are here for a trip. We originally wanted to go across the Gobi to Mofen Village, because there is a distant relative of mine there who wanted to stop by. We went to see him, but we never thought that our car broke down halfway, so we chose to walk out of desperation, and we never thought that we would encounter a pack of wolves. Thanks to sister for that shot just now, thank you very much. Got it!" I said hurriedly.
"Nonsense, what's so good about traveling in the Gobi? Also, why are you holding knives and arrows in your hands? You can't be a poacher!"
"Sister, you really misunderstood. Look at us old and young, we don't look like poachers. We are really here to travel and visit relatives."
Just as I was trying my best to explain, there was a noise in the tent nearby.
The woman hurriedly and vigilantly pointed the muzzle of the gun in the direction of the tent and shouted: "Who is inside, come out, or I will shoot!"
"Ah... don't shoot, don't shoot!"
The tent opened quickly, and Liu Tingting walked out of it tremblingly.
Seeing Liu Tingting walking out of the tent, the woman looked at her in shock before putting down the shotgun in her hand.
"Okay, let's trust you for now. I know how to get to Mofen Village. I'll take you there, get on the camel!"
In this way, the five of us mounted camels and headed towards Mofen Village under the leadership of this woman.
I don’t know if this is God’s attachment. Not only did I avoid a fight with a hungry wolf, but I also met such a kind-hearted woman as a guide.
After riding the camels, the five of us finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After a brief conversation, we found out that the woman riding the camel was called Kestrel. She was a native of the Dunhuang Desert. Her family lived in the Mofen Village we were looking for. Her father was the village chief of Mofen Village.
As soon as I heard that this woman named Kestrel was from Mofen Village, I pretended to be looking for a relative and named the Shaanxi man.
After hearing the name, Kestrel said she didn't know him, but when I told her that his wife was sick, Kestrel told me that the people in the village called him Hanzi, which means honest person.
Silly man, I don't care what his name is, I only care whether he has returned to Mofen Village now.
Kestrel told me that Hanzi came back with his wife as early as a week ago, but on the second day after returning, Hanzi’s wife died of illness.
Now Hanzi is left alone, crying at home every day and drinking heavily.
Kestrel added, but just two days ago, a dozen people came to the village, saying they were from the geological expedition team. They found Jiazi and asked him to take them to the Fengouzi outside the village to study some geology. Kestrel doesn't know the specific situation very well, but she can go back and ask her dad, because her dad is the village chief, so he stayed with those people the whole time.
Geological expedition team?
What is there to explore scientifically about the yellow sand all over the place?
I had doubts and felt that these people were not as simple as Kestrel said.
But doubts are doubts, and the specific situation can only be known when you get to the place.
In order to build a good relationship with Kestrel, we also reported our names one by one.
Fatty Wu seemed to have some interest in Kestrel. He would ask some sensitive topics whenever he had nothing to do, such as whether he had a partner, whether he was married, etc.
Kestrel didn't take Fatty Wu seriously at all, but her eyes always looked at the unsmiling dog from time to time, with a slight wavering in her eyes.
I also wanted Kestrel to reveal Gouzi's situation, but I didn't expect that she didn't mind at all.
I was very sad about this. I didn't expect that a person like Gouzi would like that woman. It was really rare.
But there is a big age difference. Gouzi is about the same age as me. I don’t know exactly how old he is. At most, he looks like he is in his early twenties, the same as Liu Tingting.
As for that kestrel, you can tell at a glance that he is in his thirties. Is this old cow gnawing on young grass really good?
Although the camel is slow, it is still a means of transportation. It took about a whole day, and towards dusk, we finally arrived at the entrance of Mofen Village.
