Northbound Ultimate

The port at dusk is leisurely and quiet. The sunset has already set, and the sky shows a faint violet color. This is a high-latitude area, and the large clouds that reflect the sunset are hanging down, as if they can be caught with one's claws. Wu Xie said to Poker-Face: "Those clouds really look like cotton candy."

Poker Bottle didn't ask what cotton candy was, and now they were standing side by side on the wooden trestle in the port.Chen Pi Asi's group had already finished unloading and went to the town, so it was very safe here.Wu Xie smelled fresh fish, so they came over to have a look.

A belated fishing boat was unloading. The fishmongers sorted the fresh sea fish into bamboo baskets, hung them under the steelyard with big iron hooks, weighed them, and set the price. The voices of haggling were endless.People here are used to picking and throwing dead fish, fish that are too small to sell, or broken fish offal on the trestle bridge, so there are always groups of hungry cats and dogs gathered here There are also a large group of crows and seagulls circling in mid-air. If you are not careful, you will be "airstruck" by these winged guys, and even peck your ears or eyes.

Wu Xie is not very good at this kind of bloody and fierce fighting scenes. To be honest, he doesn't like fish too much, but fried ham, tender stewed beef cubes, and melt-in-your-mouth chocolate are the best. His favorite, but when the stomach is growling, there is not much to choose.

Poker-face observed quietly for a long time, so long that Wu Xie lay down for a while, and put his chin on his paws, almost drowsy.Poker bottle suddenly touched the tip of his nose, Wu Xie raised his head in surprise, and saw a gray shadow passing by like the wind, not far away, two yellow dogs were fighting for a huge salmon head. From left to right, the claws flew out flat without touching the ground.

Wu Xie subconsciously stood up, and the salmon head flew to his paws, but he didn't bother to pick it up and run away, busy searching for the oil bottle in the chaos of human shouting and cats and dogs running around. shadow.I saw that guy landed steadily on the ground, and walked calmly to the position closest to the fishmongers occupied by the flock of birds.There was a particularly big crow swooping down from mid-air, and Wu Xie screamed: "Brother, be careful!"

Poker Bottle didn't even turn his head back, but exerted strength on his hind legs, and his body soared into the air, twisting an incredible angle in the air, and when he fell back to the ground, the black feathers fell all over the ground.The old crow that had been king for a long time was held in its mouth by the oil bottle, kicked its legs twice in vain, and then stopped moving.

This leopard-like agility and wolf-like determination frightened all the animals in the port. The crows and seagulls swarmed away, and the other dogs stepped aside barking. The fishmongers were stunned.The gray-haired fisherman who took the lead murmured something, picked out the biggest fish in the basket by his side and threw it in front of the Poker bottle, and crossed himself on his chest.

Wu Xie resolutely abandoned the salmon head at his feet that had been gnawed into a mess by other dogs, and ran all the way to receive the fruits of victory.Poker bottle threw the crow's body on the ground, and touched noses with Wu Xie.The leading old fisherman immediately threw another fish up, and Wu Xie felt embarrassed, but Poker Bottle honestly picked it up.Wu Xie quickly picked up the bigger one, turned around and ran away.

The fish was really big, Wu Xie tried his best to raise his head, but the fish's tail was still dragging on the ground, leaving a fishy trace, in order not to dirty the long hair on his chest, he didn't dare to turn his head back, ran across the trestle bridge, and Climb the tall wooden steps and down an alley where they had been before.At the end of the alley there was an abandoned wooden shed, which he and Poker-Face had thought would be a good hiding place, and he thought he could put the fish on top of a box nailed to a pine board, and wait for Poker-Face to come and eat together.

As soon as Wu Xie stepped into the wooden shed, he smelled a strange smell, and he immediately backed out without hesitation. A big black dog was sitting on the wooden box, with fur on the chest and a mane on the side of the neck. His fur is almost reddish golden brown, very beautiful, like a mighty lion, but unfortunately there is a long scar on his face, which makes him look very scary.

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Facing a little brother who is like a god, does Xiaotian really have the urge to sing superstar?

Well, a familiar trio (woof?) is about to make an appearance.This is a Tibetan Mastiff. It looks like the famous "Iron-clad Gold", but its ears are a bit pointed, and its legs are longer than most Tibetan Mastiffs. It is obviously mixed with Spitz blood.When Wu Xie was at the guide dog base, he knew that mixed-breed dogs were often more aggressive than pure-blood dogs, so he took two steps back and wanted to call my brother, but when he turned around, he saw only two strange dogs.

Walking in front was a very beautiful golden retriever, the same golden color as Wu Xie, with wavy long hair on the chest, thick paws, obviously of pure blood.Wu Xie couldn't help feeling a warm feeling of seeing his relatives in his heart, and he shook his tail in a friendly way.

The golden retriever stood still, but the huge chow chow with hard muscles behind him came over, shook his shaggy tail curled on his back, and walked step by step. He leaned over, his body relaxed and friendly, Wu Xie had never been wary of dogs, so he put down the fish in his mouth, ready to say hello to him.

The Chow Chow stretched out its paws to Wu Xie, which is also a gesture of friendliness in dog social etiquette, so Wu Xie leaned over to touch his nose, but before he touched the other's hair, the guy suddenly Opening his mouth, Bai Liangliang's teeth bit down directly.Wu Xie finally exercised well these days, so he jumped back fiercely, out of the way.The sharp teeth of the Chow Chow cut a gash on his forehead, not deep, but blood seeped out slowly.

Before Wu Xie could stand still, the chow pounced on him again. He was huge and his voice was so loud that Wu Xie's eardrums were buzzing. He didn't dare to confront him head-on, but just dodged left and right. He wanted to He retreated into the wooden shed, only to see that the mixed-race Tibetan Mastiff had already jumped out of the wooden box and was sitting at the door. As soon as Wu Xie approached, he would make a threatening sound from his chest.

The golden retriever was still standing not far away, watching the chow lion and the Tibetan mastiff attack Wu Xie from both sides very calmly, Wu Xie suddenly understood that they were in the same group and had already set their sights on him.

Now that it was useless to be afraid, Wu Xie slid two steps to the side, sticking against the rough stone wall.It was already dark, and a gust of cold wind in the alley swirled the sawdust, and it began to frost. The ground under the paws and the wall behind him were as cold as ice. Wu Xie tried to calm himself down, but he had no chance to speak. Talk about conditions.The Chow Chow attacked again, and Wu Xie dodged in a muddy way. The Chow Chow was too late to stop, and hit his head on the stone wall, but he was not injured at all. On the contrary, the madness in his blood was aroused, and he rolled and stood up, bared. Gritting his teeth, he rushed towards Wu Xie again.

There was no way for Wu Xie to retreat, there was no way to hide, so he could only go forward with gritted teeth. A while ago, he also tried to get Poker-Face to train him to fight, and Poker-Face did teach him seriously for a few days, but it was a pity that he jumped Poker-finger wasn't as tall, and he didn't have the strength to knock down a mastiff with one paw, so he couldn't learn other tricks, so he just lay down on the deck and sighed dejectedly.Poker bottle came over, licked the tip of his nose, then lay down beside him, staring blankly with him.What that guy probably meant... Don't worry if I'm here?

But, bro, where are you going now!

At this time, facing a big dog that was bigger than him and rushed over to eat him, baring his teeth, Wu Xie was hopelessly distracted. He wanted to know, where did Poker Bottle go?Was it captured by Chen Pi Asi?Are you lost?Are you suddenly unable to remember anything?

The Chow Chow had already thrown Wu Xie down. Wu Xie desperately pushed his chin with his claws to prevent the other party from biting his throat. The Chow Chow's saliva dripped down and landed on Wu Xie's chest hair.The strength of Wu Xie's front paws, which had been injured on the A Ning boat before, had not yet fully recovered, and they were not supported all of a sudden. The Chow Lion immediately roared, lowered its head and bit, at such a distance, the Chow Chow's blue-purple tongue and almost The black gums are like the mouth of Death himself.

Wu Xie thought about how he would die, such as being slaughtered by a dog meat dealer and making his hair into a big blanket, being used as a snack by sharks in the sea, or being frozen into a golden popsicle on the way to the ultimate, but he never thought that he would be killed Their own kind bite to death, and it looks like they'll eat themselves too.On the way to the camp where Aning was training, he was used to this kind of thing. He even saw those hungry dogs start looting the meaty hind legs or simply ripping open the belly to find juicy meat before the victim died. liver.

Wu Xie struggled in vain, whimpering, and suddenly, he felt the force on his claws loosen, and the chow let go of him.Something fell from the sky and hit the chow's head first, so frightened that he had to let go of Wu Xie and jumped to the side of the Tibetan mastiff, then the thing fell on Wu Xie, Wu Xie was also startled, and subconsciously pressed his paws That slippery and cold thing.

It was a dead sea fish with a long beard on its mouth, and a bunch of silver-gray short hairs hanging from the beard, Wu Xie sniffed it, rolled around and stood up immediately: "Brother, where did you go? "

That's right, Poker Ping had already fallen from the sky and stood firmly in front of Wu Xie, but he didn't answer. He just looked at the Chow Chow, lowered his head and wrinkled his nose, revealing his sharp long teeth.

Wu Xie knew that the little brother was angry.When he was angry, like when Wu Xie smiled, he would wrinkle his nose and show his teeth, and his black eyes would stare at the enemy tightly, like an evil spirit from hell.Not to mention ordinary dogs, even those sailors on Chen Pi'a's four boats with sticks and guns who killed people without blinking an eye would back away shyly and wisely.

The Chow Chow was obviously very knowledgeable, and immediately took a few steps back to distance himself from Poker-Face. The Tibetan Mastiff also stepped out, outflanking the left flank.No need to ask, the golden retriever stood on the right wing, blocking Wu Xie's retreat.Wu Xie stood beside Poker Ping, who looked at him with concern from the side. Wu Xie knew that he was looking at the new wound on his forehead. The wound was not deep, and the bleeding had stopped, but the hair there There was blood, and a lot of sawdust and dust rolled on the ground, which was dirty and rolled up, which looked very scary.Wu Xie quickly said, "Brother, I'm fine."

Poker-Face didn't speak, but his expression was "I don't believe it". Wu Xie felt that his paws and cheeks were a little hot, so he took the initiative to lean over to have a closer look at Poker-Face, and Poker-Face took a look, carefully licking the wound.

Knowing that there were three bigger dogs staring at him, Wu Xie still closed his eyes subconsciously. The feeling of Pokerfing's tongue licking the sensitive and tender flesh of the wound was very strange, making him want to moan comfortably, but also want to be together. In the past, rubbing my chin against my little brother’s shoulders was like going to my hometown in the country for the first time, smelling the sweet fragrance of wild flowers, tasting the fragrant and soft steamed buns baked with new wheat, and happily rolling on the dry grain pile Time, the softness and joy surging deep in my heart.

The Tibetan mastiff made a sudden attack. Like the husky, this kind of dog can't bark easily, and even less when it launches an attack. It moves quickly and fiercely, with a desperate posture.

Poker bottle didn't look at him at all, but dodged at the critical moment, and slapped the Tibetan mastiff's nose with his paw.

This kind of action rarely occurs between dogs and dogs. They are more biting and beating between them, and the nature of dogs is to use all fours and limbs together. They don't actively use "scratching" as a means of attack like cats. .Even, only specially trained dogs will use their front paws alone, such as climbing vertical ladders when guide dogs or search and rescue dogs are trained, in order to train them to coordinate the ability to use a certain paw alone.Wu Xie thought, could it be that the little brother has also been trained, or has he been inspired by being scratched by his nose?

The Tibetan mastiff was also taken aback by this strange trick, twisted its waist and dodged it, before its claws landed completely, there was another roar, and the sharp canine teeth bared out of its lips, which made people feel terrified when they saw it.

Wu Xie felt that they should run away. This Tibetan mastiff was the largest he had ever seen, bigger than the one that Pokerfing killed before, and probably weighed more than the two of them combined.What's more, the dog in the cage last time was a mess, but this time, the Tibetan Mastiff has two helpers. The terrifying black mouth of the Chow Chow left a huge psychological shadow on Wu Xie, and the smiling golden retriever, look It sounds very insidious.

But Poker-Face obviously doesn't think so. He flexibly fights with the Tibetan Mastiff, and will slap the Tibetan Mastiff whenever he has the chance. His strength is extremely strong, and like a human being, he can focus all his strength on one point. He doesn't It must be bloody like the last time when the mastiff was hunted. For example, when the old crow was killed just now, the strength of his teeth was just right. The internal organs of the crow were all crushed, but there were no scars on the surface of the crow.

But the Tibetan mastiff is not a crow after all, its fur is very plump and thick, like armor, it only rolls three or four meters away after being slapped by Pokerfinger, and it can bite and pounce when it stands up, and Wu Xie discovered that this dog The Tibetan mastiff was different from all the dogs they had seen before. Not only did they fight fiercely, but they were also quite strategic and flexible. It seemed that they had received professional fighting training and had experienced countless actual battles. Every move was practical and effective.

Can the little brother still be invincible like in the past?Standing in a safe place against the wall, Wu Xie's paws were still sweating nervously.

The golden retriever also saw that the oil bottle is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he gave the chow a wink: "Da Kui, let's go together."

The chow lion named "Da Kui" immediately roared and agreed, and joined the battle group from the left. Wu Xie rushed over to stop him, but considering the disparity in strength between the two sides, he still didn't move, and his eyes were fixed on the one giving orders. golden retriever.The opponent's size is about the same as his, but Wu Xie has received professional training and is still young. He thinks that if he works hard, he should be able to block the opponent.

Thinking this way, Wu Xie took two steps towards the direction of the golden retriever.

At this time, Poker-Face had been fighting with the Tibetan Mastiff and Dakui for about ten minutes. Although the two were huge and fierce, Poker-Face was more flexible. , Da Kui was so tired that he stuck out his blue-purple tongue and gasped.

No one knows Pokerfing's physical fitness better than Wu Xie - this guy can never wake up when he's okay, and doesn't know what it means to be tired when he's busy, while Tibetan Mastiffs and Chow Chows obviously lack stamina because of their own weight.As long as this is done for another 10 minutes, Poker Oil Bottle will definitely kill them all.

The golden retriever also saw it, he no longer stood there watching the battle, but approached Wu Xie step by step.It's also a golden retriever, but this one has a cold light in its eyes, and its walking style is completely different from Wu Xie's cheerful innocence. Wu Xie felt danger, so he took half a step back, arched his back, and flattened his ears back. Tie, subconsciously called out.

A dog that bites does not bark.So the golden retriever knew right away that Wu Xie was a dog that couldn't bite at all.Without hesitation, he swooped over and bit Wu Xie's throat.

Wu Xie turned his head sideways, and his shoulder blade immediately felt a sharp pain, which made his vision blurry. He sneaked a glance and saw that a large piece of hair had been bitten off. Fortunately, there was no bleeding.

The golden retriever missed a hit, turned around very quickly, and directly bit Wu Xie's hind leg. It was too late for Wu Xie to hide, so he could only block it with his tail.Seeing that the golden retriever was about to win, he suddenly felt a silver-gray shadow flashing in front of his eyes, and then felt a tightness in his chest, as if he had been hit by a hammer. He hurriedly stepped back a few steps, but the silver-gray thing followed him everywhere. .He only snorted, and felt a pain in his shoulder, his legs and feet could no longer support his body, and the whole dog went limp and fell to the ground.

Poker Bottle pressed him firmly under his feet, wrinkled his nose, showed his bright and sharp canine teeth, and let out a horrible whirring sound from his throat. The golden retriever immediately felt the cold from his back rushing to his chest. Deep, white dew on the ground turned into frost.It was the heartfelt fear of an opponent far stronger than oneself, and the trembling that any living creature could not avoid when facing death.

The Tibetan Mastiff and the Chow Chow Dakui didn’t dare to move when they saw the leader being restrained, especially the Tibetan Mastiff with the scar on his face, his eyes turned red all of a sudden, but everyone knew that no matter how loud his barking was, he would never move again. It is impossible to frighten Poker Bottle.

The cold wind blew by, and the sound of small bells suddenly rang. The golden hair saw the chicken bell hanging on Pokerfing's chest in a panic, and his expression changed drastically. He stared at Pokerfing's face in disbelief: " Eldest nephew? No way! Your surname is Wu? Is it the eldest or the second child?"

Hearing their conversation, Wu Xie hurried over and looked at the golden retriever under Poker Ping's claws in amazement, but said very politely: "Who are you?"

The Golden Retriever looked at him and then at Poker Ping. Poker Ping was so strong that he couldn't break free, so he could only answer: "Wu Laogou's third son, Wu Sansheng!"

Wu Xie was taken aback, and subconsciously wanted to call him "Third Uncle", but he saw Poker Ping looking at him from the corner of his eye, shaking his head slightly, he knew that although the little brother didn't like to talk, he seemed indifferent to everything, in fact But he was extremely cautious and wise, so Wu Xie shook his head: "I don't believe it."

Wu Sansheng was also angry: "I still don't believe it, I don't believe how the Wu family gave birth to a husky! It must be the second child's fault, right? The eldest one has always done his duty and married a purebred sister-in-law a long time ago. Second child, hum! That fox Wu Erbai was born!"

Now Wu Xie couldn't help but not believe it, his father was Wu Yiqiong, and his second uncle was Wu Erbai.His father is indeed a well-known honest dog, the most gentlemanly, he is very calm when dealing with speeding cars or nervously barking puppies, and he doesn't even need a leash when he goes out for a walk with his master , Even if he encounters a bitch in heat, he can walk forward without squinting.

Wu Erbai also seems to be the kind of steady and prudent dog, but in fact, the dogs in the whole community are afraid of him. If anyone offends the Wu family or touches his lover, Wu Erbai will definitely retaliate silently , It made the other party suffer and couldn't tell.Although Wu Xie was not yet an adult when he left home, he had heard it said countless times, for example, Wu Erbai made the Samoyed of the Li family fight with the Corgi of the Wang family again.Because of this, although Wu Erbai is also a purebred golden retriever, he has always been called "the second fox".

This place is far away from Changsha, Wu Xie's hometown, but the golden retriever in front of him can explain his family's affairs so clearly. It can be seen that it is indeed his third uncle who was abducted by a foreign old man.He hurriedly said to Poker Ping, "That's right, it's my third uncle."

Only then did Poker-Face let go of Wu Sanxing, and protected Wu Xie by taking two steps back.

Wu Sansheng narrowly escaped death, rolled over and stood up, looked at Wu Xie and Poker Oil Bottle suspiciously, and said to Wu Xie, "You belong to the Wu family? Is this your wife?"

Wu Xie blushed, and the pads on his paws were all red. He shook his head quickly, and then thought of what Uncle San asked before, so he nodded again.The third uncle wrinkled his nose: "No, this is the public's!"

Poker-Face snorted and turned to look for his fish.Wu Xie was so embarrassed that he could only stare at his third uncle, ran to catch up with his brother, and touched the tip of his nose with him.Poker-Face did not speak, but worriedly sniffed the skin on his shoulder that Wu Sansheng had just torn off a large piece of hair, and after making sure that there was no bleeding, he lowered his head and started to eat dinner like a dog.

Wu Xie was also very hungry, but he still politely asked the third uncle if he wanted to eat together, after all, the three of them seemed to be blocking here because they seemed to be grabbing food.The third uncle shook his head: "We have eaten, but I just heard that there are two powerful dogs at the port, come and have a look."

Wu Xie's paws were red again, it was clearly a powerful dog and a...ahem...a dog that was very good in other aspects besides fighting.Wu Sansheng didn't continue this topic either. When he was devouring the fish, he introduced Pan Zi, the Tibetan Mastiff, and Da Kui, the Chow Lion. He is big and ruthless enough to be deadly. There is no dog in the town who is not afraid of him, but the third uncle has saved his life, so Pan Zi is loyal and very polite to Wu Xie, always calling him "little third master".

Wu Xie also briefly talked about his own affairs. He didn't mention the ultimate, but only talked about how he encountered Poker Bottle after escaping from the guide dog base, and how he got here all the way.

Poker-Face gave him an indifferent look, obviously appreciating his concealment, and pushed the remaining half of the fish over.

Wu Xie knew that he always ate much less than himself, so he was not polite, so he ate big mouthfuls.Wu Sansheng saw it, but didn't say anything, but told them: "This town is called 'Chudaobaihe', and it is very close to the Arctic Circle. Most people who go on an expedition to the Arctic will buy equipment here and hire enough workers. sled."

Da Kui was very interested in the fish heads and offal that Wu Xie didn't want, and said while stealing them: "Our third master is the boss of all the sled dogs in this town!"

Wu Sansheng nodded very graciously, and immediately asked Poker Ping and Wu Xie to follow him back to the sled station: "Shunzi, the sled driver, is a good man, let him take care of the nephew's injury. It's so cold here at night, and then It's warm."

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The third master not only told some "truths", but also robbed the younger brother's lines! !Of course Wu Xie was willing, and Poker Face had no objection, so after eating the fish, everyone went back to the sled station together.The sled driver Shunzi is an ancestral craft and shop. He is very friendly, understands dogs, and treats people and dogs very generously. He is good at driving sleds and familiar with the terrain. He is recognized by the whole town as a good man and guide.Wu Sansheng took Wu Xie and the others back, and knocked on Shunzi's door with his paw.

Shunzi is not yet 30 years old this year, and like most people here, she wears a leather jacket sewn with polar bear skin and seal skin, and the room is very warm with a burning stove.He was used to Wu Sansheng bringing a dog back, but he didn't expect that this time there was a golden retriever who was very similar to Wu Sansheng. He looked at Wu Xie's teeth, and then touched Wu Xie's stomach. Seeing that he was not malicious, he didn't stop him. He walked to the fire and lay down, watching Shunzi take alcohol cotton balls and medicine powder to help Wu Xie treat the wound.

Shunzi chatted with Wu Sansheng while playing, and a small Tibetan dog he raised also ran out of his fur coat, watching the scene curiously, and after smelling Wu Xie, he ran to smell the oil bottle.Wu Xie knew that Poker Face hated any dog ​​other than himself approaching and sniffing him, and he didn't even like puppies. He lay still and when the puppy came, he stretched out his hand and pulled the puppy aside.The little dog named Leather Bag was also nimble, but he couldn't get close to Poker Fing's body, so he couldn't help whimpering anxiously.As the boss of the dog, Wu Sanxing glared at him, and then the purse calmed down. He went to find a place to nest next to the milk teapot, and tilted his head to watch Shunzi bandage the wound on Wu Xie's forehead.After finishing it, Shunzi patted Wu Xie on the back and said, "You're really obedient, and your hair is not bad, and you should be able to get used to it in a week or two."

Wu Xie didn't quite understand what he meant, so Wu Sansheng explained to him: "This place is different from Changsha. It's extremely cold in winter, and you have to grow thick down to survive. Our golden retrievers are not as good as theirs. They are born with You are good at making a living in this kind of place. But don’t be afraid, as long as you get through the first year, your hair will grow like Uncle Third, and you won’t be afraid of the cold.”

So far, Wu Xie has not experienced the wind and snow in the North Pole, so he is not too scared. He hurried over to the little brother, and the little brother pampered him and licked his chest, which was rubbed fishy. With long hair, Wu Xie was warmed by being roasted, and this day was too exciting and tired, so he fell asleep comfortably after a while.