Old Chen touched his sparse hair and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier if you wanted money? It's not convenient."

"What nonsense! Am I short of money? I just thought that you have good character and we are high-end medicinal material partners. I will sell you the ginseng I dig next year. If something happens to you, who will I sell the ginseng to? So I have to help you. Go back now and come to the village entrance tomorrow morning to give you six sleeping bags and six raincoats. You don't need anything else. Let's make a deal first. No matter what the result is, you must get the money."

"Okay, it's urgent. Be there on time tomorrow morning." Lao Chen got in the car and left.

Liu Xia Lian came out and invited Li Shaoling, Li Hu, Xu Xiong, Daya and Erya to come into the house to discuss things.

"Things are a bit urgent. Five people have gone into the mountains and haven't come out in three days. Lao Chen wants to go into the mountains to help find them. It's too cold in the mountains now, the climate is extreme, and there are many wild animals. Volunteers are welcome. Who's willing to go?"

Erya yelled, "I'll go, I'll go wherever my sister goes."

Daya said, "I just want to see how wild the beasts can be."

Li Shaoling was an experienced man, and of course he knew the risks of this trip, but he also understood that the reward was huge, as the saying goes, fortune and wealth are sought in danger.

"I'll go. I'm experienced and have been into the mountains several times in the winter."

Li Hu and Xu Xiong looked at each other and said, "We'll go too. Changbai Mountain is our backyard. What are we afraid of?"

"Okay then, the three of you go home and prepare your things. Bring your tent, stove, and change into warm leather clothes."

"Don't worry, we have everything prepared at home."

Li Shaoling, Li Hu and Xu Xiong drove back to the village overnight. Liu Xialian also prepared things and summoned hunting dogs.

On the way back to Mang Village, Li Shaoling asked, "You two little brats are so brave to join in the fun."

Li Hu raised his head and said, "Sister Xia Lian is brave and careful. I believe she will not take us to die."

Xu Xiong disagreed: "I have brothers and sisters. One more or one less doesn't make much difference. I have only one life left. I can fight for it. If I'm lucky, I can make some money and get married. If I'm unlucky, I can die in the mountains."

Li Shaoling was surprised. He didn't expect that his two disciples were so insightful. They were only in their early twenties, but they understood life very well.

"Okay, okay, it's not in vain that I brought you two."

Arriving at the entrance of the village, Li Shaoling raised his wrist to check the time: "It's not even nine o'clock yet, Shaoyang hasn't gone to bed yet, you two should go back first, I'll go ask."

"Okay, go ahead, we're going home."

Li Shaoling went to ask the immortal and came to the home of his good friend Shaoyang. These days the immortals are all secretive and the dark hall where they are worshipped looks no different.

"Shaoyang, Shaoyang, open the door." Li Shaoling banged on the door.

A voice came from inside: "You are responsible for the broken door of my house."

"Who told you to close the shop so early?"

"If you don't close the door in such a cold weather, what will you do if a wolf gets into your house?"

This man called Shaoyang was very young, about 27 or 28 years old, thin, with long hair parted on the side.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me your fortune. You will have a role to play in the success of this matter. Tomorrow Liu Xialian will take us into the mountains to find five people, three of whom are students from Beijing."

"Okay, two pieces as incense money." Shaoyang stretched out two fingers.

"Look how stingy you are. Here, here, here." Li Shaoling took five dollars and Shaoyang gave him three dollars in change.

"This is the rule set by the old immortal in our family. It is not something that can be easily passed on. Wait here. I will go to the back hall."

About fifteen minutes later, Shaoyang came out from the back hall, looking tired, as if he had collapsed.

"Five people are still alive in Yelanggou. But it's extremely dangerous to go there. You may lose your life if you are not careful. You must think carefully."

"It's fine. As long as we know where the person is, it's fine. As for the danger, why should I care? I might die of exhaustion if I sleep with my wife."

In the morning, at the entrance of Lijiatun Village, Boss Chen arrived early, bringing five sets of roe deer skin sleeping bags and five large raincoats. Liu Xialian and others had also changed their clothes, all wearing real leather coats, all made of roe deer skin, bear skin, and sheepskin, without a single cotton coat.

Swords, spears, crossbows, ropes, hooks, and firecrackers were all prepared. Everyone carried their luggage and got off the carriage after arriving at the designated location.

Liu Xia Lian arranged for Lao Chen: "You go back first and wait for our news. It will take at most three days. Whether we find the person or not, we will come back."

"Okay, I look forward to your good news, you guys go."

There were six people and three dogs in the group. The little black dog from Li Damei's family had a sensitive nose for tracking scents, while Dahuang and Dahui from Xu Shiba's family were strong and wore nail armor, and were responsible for providing support.

Liu Xialian took the lead and walked in front, followed by others. It has snowed several times in Changbai Mountain now, and entering the mountain is very different from autumn. The snowy road is difficult to walk on and the movement becomes slow.

Xiao Hei did not disappoint them. After a short while, he found the traces of their entry into the mountain a few days ago. They continued along the road and walked more than thirty miles that day. It was already noon. The cold wind was howling, sounding like a wolf howling.

Liu Xia Lian waved her hand and said, "Set up the tent, prepare to eat and spend the night, and leave tomorrow."

Li Shaoling suggested: "I asked Shaoyang for a fortune-teller yesterday, and he said it was in Wild Wolf Valley. It's only about ten miles away from here, and we'll be there in two hours."

"Well, let's make a fire and have dinner, and then we'll continue our journey."

Time was running out, so we lit a fire and cooked some roe deer jerky. The jerky meat was hard to chew, but it helped to keep you full.

Liu Xialian stood guard with a gun. After everyone had eaten their fill, she ate a few bites and looked at the time. It was almost three o'clock. They set out on their journey again. After only a few miles, they saw wolf footprints everywhere on the snow. Xiao Hei was so scared that he slid into the crowd. Da Huang and Da Hei were also on high alert. This was a wolf pack and should not be underestimated.

After turning a hillside, the famous Wild Wolf Valley is in front of us. Most of these place names in the mountains were named by hunters and mountain hunters themselves. Maybe in the same valley, someone encountered wild wolves several times and named it Wild Wolf Valley, and someone encountered wild boars and named it Wild Boar Valley. These are just conventional place names.

There were dozens of wild wolves scattered in the valley ahead, sitting there as if they were having a meeting.

Everyone was horrified by what they saw. If it were an ordinary person, his calves would probably have cramps.

Liu Xia Lian waved her hand and said, "Lean against that big tree and build defense immediately."

Everyone in the group was an old hand and understood the situation. Liu Xia Lian, Daya and Erya held guns and guarded against the wolves. Li Shaoling, Li Hu and Xu Xiong quickly cleared the snow and piled it into a semicircle. They cut a dozen sharp branches from pine trees and wrapped them with ropes to build a temporary shelter.

Suddenly a wolf howl was heard from the wolf pack, and dozens of wolves gathered around.

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