Reborn 73 years later, he takes his mother-in-law hunting in the mountains.

Chapter 118 The Hibernating Bear

In the instant the match light flashed, Ding Mei was nearly scared out of her wits.

What he had just stepped on was actually a half-grown black bear.

Beside it, a huge female bear raised its head, opened its mouth wide, revealing its serrated fangs, and roared at itself.

I've actually startled a hibernating bear!

Ding Mei sensed something approaching in the darkness; it must be the black bear's big mouth.

Startled, he fired a shot.

Using the recoil, he did a backflip, then got up and ran.

I heard a "thump, thump" sound behind me.

He knew that Black Bear was in a hurry and had come after him.

There were many forks in the cave, and it was so dark that I couldn't see the direction. But I could vaguely see a light ahead, so I headed towards that light.

He ran wildly, falling countless times, and even lost his gun before he could pick it up.

It felt like if the bear stopped for even a second, it would bite me.

They finally broke out of the cave.

But then despair set in.

This is not the exit I used when I entered the cave.

Outside the exit is a recessed valley, not very large, surrounded by towering mountains.

Surrounded by mountains that form a barrier, there is surprisingly little wind and snow here.

Moreover, as soon as you step out of the cave, a warm current rushes towards you.

A hot spring lake suddenly appeared before us, surrounded by lush green grass, creating a scene reminiscent of springtime.

"Aww!"

With a roar, the black bear had already given chase.

Ding Mei had no interest in appreciating the scenery.

Quickly find a way to escape.

On flat ground, it definitely can't outrun a black bear.

Seeing a tall tree over ten meters high by the lake, I quickly climbed up it.

But the enraged bear charged straight at him and followed him up the tree.

Ding Mei huddled in the treetop, screaming in terror:

"Help!"

……

Fearing that something might happen to Ding Mei, Lu Yao ran towards the back mountain without delay.

If Ding Mei goes up the mountain, she might be waiting for me in the locust grove.

If it's not in the locust grove, it's in Rabbit Ridge; in any case, she wouldn't be foolish enough to go into Wild Boar Forest by herself.

After all, last time we encountered a pack of wolves there, we ran out of bullets and couldn't suppress them.

So forget about her five-shot burst; even if she were carrying a mortar and encountered a pack of wolves, she'd be finished.

There are no locust groves here.

Go straight to Rabbit Ridge.

The wind grew stronger as they walked, snowflakes filled the sky, and even the snow on the ground was swept into the air.

It seems that Sister Yuejuan's weather forecast was correct; it really is a rare snowstorm.

As we were walking, two dark figures came down the mountain ahead of us.

Upon closer inspection, it was Ding Dahu and Ding Youliang:

"Have you seen Ding Mei?"

Ding Dahu looked at Lu Yao and said one word:

"Hold!"

Ding Youliang ignored him.

Lu Yao panicked.

He went up and smashed Ding Youliang to the ground with the butt of his rifle.

The moment Ding Dahu moved, the gun was pressed directly against his forehead:

"Damn it, dare to act tough? I'll shoot you dead! Tell me, where's Ding Mei?"

Ding Dahu was furious.

But seeing Lu Yao's fiery eyes, he didn't dare to confront him.

When Ding Youliang saw that Lu Yao had a gun, he didn't dare to show off anymore.

They quickly replied, "We didn't see it. We searched all around Rabbit Ridge but couldn't find it. Maybe it didn't even go into the mountains."

Lu Yao looked at the snow-covered mountains and forests.

If Ding Mei hadn't gone into the mountains, things would have been fine, but if she was in Rabbit Ridge, it would have been extremely dangerous.

He kicked Ding Dahu so hard he fell over:

"Damn it, you spanked my mother-in-law and drove her away. If anything happens to Xiao Meizi, I'll come back and kill you!"

After saying that, he picked up his gun and headed up the mountain.

Ding Dahu got up and gave him a good scolding:

"You little bastard, if you didn't have a gun, I'd shoot you dead!"

Ding Youliang also got up and asked, "Dad, when did you spank his mother-in-law? Who's his mother-in-law?"

"How should I know!"

Ding Dahu was also completely bewildered.

Watching Lu Yao rush into the wind and snow, the father and son said together:

"Idiot!"

Then, feeling dejected, he walked down the mountain.

Lu Yao headed straight for Rabbit Ridge.

The wind was getting stronger.

Even though her concentration was much stronger than Ding Mei's, her vision was obstructed and she couldn't see far, so she could only feel anxious.

Suddenly, he spotted a footprint at the edge of the woods.

The ground was ice, and the snow was floating, so the footprints were quite clear.

Lu Yao had studied tracking and had a strong ability to distinguish footprints.

Although the footprints were almost buried by the wind and snow, they were still discernible as those of a woman.

Following the direction of the footprints, we searched further and found traces of someone lying down among the tall grass among the trees.

Lie down in the grass and smell it.

In normal weather, you might be able to smell a faint scent left by a human body.

But now the wind and snow are too strong, and I can't smell anything.

Just then, a gunshot rang out faintly from the valley.

Lu Yao's spirits lifted, and he immediately rushed in that direction.

As we descended the valley, a red headscarf fluttered in the wind.

Lu Yao grabbed it and examined it closely, and was immediately shocked.

This headscarf is the one Ding Mei wore around her neck last night when she came to see her.

This proves that Ding Mei is in the mountains.

And they've even lost their headscarf, could they have run into danger...?

Lu Yao didn't dare to think too much about it.

They searched frantically everywhere.

Suddenly, a lame wolf darted out from behind a tree.

Lu Yao raised his hand and shot it dead.

Upon closer inspection, a bullet hole was found in the wolf's shoulder blade.

Lu Yao pulled out his machete and cut open the wolf's flesh, revealing that the bones were indeed inlaid with the bullet heads from Ding Dahu's five-shot slugs.

He quickly followed the trail of blood left by the wolf.

I saw deep footprints in the snow.

The snow here is soft and fluffy, and the footprints are two feet deep.

Lu Yao followed the footprints.

We finally arrived at the place where the mountain had cracked open.

Go inside through this crack.

Upon entering the cave, Lu Yao realized it was a den of wild animals.

Not only did it smell wrong, but there were also some animal hairs on the ground.

However, in order to find Ding Mei, they had to venture into dangerous and dangerous places.

Pick up your gun and proceed with heightened vigilance.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh"

A low growl from a wild beast.

A little black bear wobbled over.

Bears hibernate during this season.

It won't wake up unless it gets a fright.

The little bear ran towards Lu Yao.

Lu Yao handed over the gun.

The bear opened its mouth and bit down, and "bang!" a bullet slid down its upper jaw and into its brain.

The little bear fell to the ground.

Lu Yao didn't even glance at it, his eyes fixed on the depths of the cave.

Where there are cubs, there must be a mother bear.

A mother bear with cubs is several times more ferocious than a normal bear.

As they walked, it grew darker and darker, so Lu Yao lit a match to see where he was going.

There was a glimmer of light ahead. Could there be another exit from this cave?

As Lu Yao was walking forward, he suddenly kicked something with a "clang".

I struck a match to look.

He immediately broke out in a cold sweat again.

It was Ding Dahu's five-shot shotgun.

Ding Mei lost her gun.

Could he have been murdered?

Lu Yao's mind was buzzing.

Even on the battlefield where life and death were at stake in his previous life, he had never been this afraid.

He was terrified that Ding Mei's corpse would appear before him at any moment.

Just then, faint cries for help came from the direction of the light.

Then, a bear roar that shook the cave came, and the soil above fell down with a "whoosh".

Lu Yao's spirits lifted immediately.

He leaped and ran towards the cave entrance.

To my surprise, there was no snowstorm at the entrance of the cave.

The surrounding area is surrounded by towering mountains, forming a barrier that blocked the storm.

As soon as he looked around, Lu Yao became nervous.

The scene before him made his heart leap into his throat.