Chapter 7: Confrontation

  "What's wrong, Xiao Lan?"

  "What's stopping you?"

  "There is a powerful beast." said Xiao Lan with a serious face.

  As soon as this was said, the expressions of the hunters behind him all tightened, tightly gripping the hunting knives in their hands. Two of them even drew out their bows and arrows from their backs, bending their bows and nocking their arrows.

  Xiao Lan's real name is Cui Shi Alan, and in Xishan Township, she is also a legendary figure with a great reputation.

  Dongshan Township and Xishan Township are less than 40 miles apart, both relying on Mount Fu for a living. The two towns have a lot of interactions, with many hunters, and it's hard to say which hunter is more outstanding. However, since this Cui Shi Alan became a hunter, the hunters in both towns almost unanimously regard her as the most outstanding hunter in both towns.

  Choi's father, Ah-ran, was also a hunter. When Ah-ran was three or four years old, his father would take him on his back into the forest to hunt. After several times, he discovered that Ah-ran had an unusually keen intuition about the dangers in the forest, which was a rare gift. Hunters usually passed down their skills from generation to generation, so Ah-ran started following his father at the age of five and learned how to hunt from him. By the time Ah-ran was thirteen years old, he had already killed a lone wolf, and it was after this incident that Choi's name became well-known in both villages.

  Apart from this, the most legendary thing about Cui Shi Alan is her marriage. Cui Shi Alan's body started to grow like a bamboo shoot from the age of 12 and by 16 she was almost as tall as she is now. Because of her height, Cui Shi Alan has not been able to get married until now.

  In ancient times, husbands were the rulers of their wives. Men were considered beautiful if they were handsome and elegant, while women were considered beautiful if they were slender and delicate. Ancient men liked those weak and frail women who would pant heavily after taking just one step. Cui Shi Alan had been hunting since she was a child, so her personality wasn't gentle, plus she was tall, which made men afraid to marry her, fearing that their masculinity would be threatened. So even now, at the age of 23, Cui Shi Alan still hasn't gotten married.

  Although she had never married, Cui Shi Alan had established a great reputation among the hunters. Every time she led the hunting party into the mountains, they almost always returned with some gains. In these times of harsh government policies and difficult living conditions for the common people, being able to hunt and exchange their catch for household necessities was already considered a huge advantage. For all these reasons, Cui Shi Alan's reputation continued to grow.

  It was precisely because of Choi Ah-ran's reputation that when she said there were powerful beasts ahead, these hunters didn't have the slightest doubt. Moreover, the man tied to the cow's back was none other than Choi Ah-ran's older brother, Choi Tae-rang, who had been seriously injured, and Choi Ah-ran was more anxious than anyone else.

  Lin Bei didn't know much about Cui A'lan's reputation, but he was also surprised. The branch of the big tree where he was now was extremely lush and layered, very high, at least 70 meters away from Cui A'lan. Moreover, he hadn't made any movement, yet he was still discovered by this woman in front of him. It is said that there are extraordinary people in the countryside, Lin Bei thought that Cui A'lan was probably one of those extraordinary people.

  However, Lin Bei did not stick his head out. After the incident where everyone shouted and scolded, Lin Bei already knew that as a giant python, he would hardly have any intersection with humans. As long as he went down, the hunter's bow and arrow and hunting knife would definitely be beckoning to him. Lin Bei didn't want to hurt anyone, so it was best not to meet.

  Lin Bei didn't move, but Cui Alan was getting impatient. Her own brother had been bitten by a wolf and might bleed to death. At this time, finding a safe place to bandage him was the priority. Although Cui Alan felt a sense of danger ahead, they still needed to pass through where the wooden shed was located. If they took a detour, it would be too far. The pack of wolves behind them was getting restless and impatient, so Cui Alan had no choice but to take a risk.

  Carefully guarded, passing under the trees from Lin Bei, Cui Alan looked up a few times, and the sense of danger came from above. This feeling was more terrifying than when Cui Alan was 17 years old and encountered a bear that had just woken up from hibernation. However, there was no movement on the tree, and it wasn't until they walked out for dozens of feet that Cui Alan suddenly realized his whole body was soaked through.

  After Orion comes the pack of wolves.

  These wolves felt even more unyielding than Cui Alang's abilities, and they also discovered Lin Bei. Afterwards, a low, muffled howl came from their mouths, which Lin Bei understood as a show of strength.

  In the forest, the contradictions between predators are almost irreconcilable. When facing a prey together, the predators will first drive away or kill the threatening ones. In the wisdom of not many wolves, Lin Bei was obviously regarded as a threat to come and interfere.

  Lin Beihui turned his head and looked at the few hunters who were still not far away. On the back of the big cow, there was a large package. Lin Beihui smelled the scent of wind-dried meat, which made his mouth water. This was food.

  "I helped you drive away the wolf pack, shouldn't you also take out some food to thank me?" Lin Bei thought to himself.

  In fact, Lin Bei had just thought of helping these people a moment ago. As a human being, Lin Bei naturally couldn't bear to watch them being bitten to death by wolves, and now he has the ability to do so. Of course, if he didn't have the ability, Lin Bei would probably stand idly by.

  Lin Bei quietly slid down from the tree.

  The howling of the wolves grew louder, and they began to gather together, apparently considering Lin Bei a great threat.

  In front of them, they heard the howling of a pack of wolves. A hunter was somewhat surprised and said, "What's going on?"

  "It must have been that fierce beast and the pack of wolves that clashed."

  "Doesn't that mean we're safe?" Another hunter still looked bewildered.

  "It should be, but Alan, what kind of fierce beast is it? Not even a pack of wolves dare to approach?"

  Choi Ah-ran's face turned heavy as she shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.

  These hunters have been hunting for at least five or six years, and they almost know all the ferocious beasts in the forest. The number of wolves has reached more than 20 heads, and all ferocious beasts must retreat. How could they think that it was a giant python that suddenly appeared out of thin air, with an extremely long body?

  Lin Bei had quietly crawled to the bottom of the tree and slipped into a thicket, which happened to be on the path between the pack of wolves and the hunter. This attitude had already made it clear to the pack of wolves what Lin Bei meant.

  A low, rumbling howl came out of the mouths of the wolves one after another, and it was unclear how they were communicating with each other. The wolf pack formed a semicircle, surrounding the thicket. Lin Bei scanned the wolves around him, his gaze fixed on one of the three wolves to the left.

  This wolf is slightly larger than the other wolves, its fur is smoother than that of other wolves, and it looks more ferocious and powerful, which already shows its identity as the leader of the wolf pack.

  The head wolf is not the wolf king, the head wolf generally refers to the most powerful wolf in a small wolf pack. Generally speaking, the number of wolves led by the wolf king will exceed hundreds at least, so the leader of such a small wolf pack can only be called the head wolf.

  In addition, the number of wolves in a general wolf pack is about seven, which is also known as the "Seven Wolves". However, this wolf pack is obviously larger, and it's precisely because of their numbers that they dare to attack eight people and one cow.

  Confronted with the pack of wolves, Lin Bei only then realized that these guys were truly intelligent, their fighting instincts extremely fierce. The distance between these wolves and Lin Bei was at least seven or eight meters away, occasionally pacing back and forth, or stretching out a wolf claw to suddenly swipe at Lin Bei, accompanied by incessant howling, forming an enormous pressure.

  If it were another giant python, without wisdom, it would probably be easily exhausted by the actions and howls of the pack of wolves, but Lin Bei was not included.

  The interaction between Snake and Eyes allowed Lin Bei to capture the dynamics at a higher level, even the movements of each wolf in the pack. Lin Bei could predict whether they were attacking or just harassing him beforehand. In the end, he found that more than 90% of their actions were harassment, so Lin Bei didn't move at all, just curled up there, not even taking the initiative to attack. Anyway, Lin Bei's goal was to hold back the pack of wolves. He thought that killing these wolves would be really difficult, and the speed of the wolves was no joke.

  After wasting more than a dozen minutes, the group of wolves, known for their patience, also became somewhat anxious, because they felt that what was in front of them was a hard bone to chew on. Their target was actually not Lin Bei, which is why they were getting impatient.

  A wolf had approached within about four meters of Lin Bei, its paws probing the air a few times. Seeing that Lin Bei hadn't moved, it suddenly bit down towards Lin Bei's upright snake tail with one swift motion.

  This attack is real!!

  P.S: It's a bit slow, but it's been almost a month since I last wrote, let me take my time, now I feel like I've taken enough time, and soon I'll be back to normal updates.