Chen Xiaobei thought of this and turned to shout at the crowd, "When the wolves come later, aim carefully and try to shoot them in the legs. Leave some alive."
Li Dong was stunned, "Brother, what do you want to do?"
Chen Xiaowen, standing beside him, chimed in, "Heh heh, Brother Xiaobei definitely wants to raise a wolf to keep those little dogs company."
Chen Xiaobei glared, "Go away, those dogs are too small, not enough for a wolf to eat in one bite."
Then, he turned to look at the mountain and said slowly, "Someone in the city is willing to pay a high price for live wolves. One can fetch at least dozens of taels of silver. We'll split it equally then."
Hearing that it was so valuable, the crowd couldn't help but gasp.
Not only the crowd gasped, but Chen Xiaobei also felt a pang of emotion. In this era, everything was valuable except for the labor of common people, who only earned five copper coins for a day's hard work. Alas.
Just then, Li Dong suddenly shouted, "Be careful, the wolves are coming."
Indeed, on the mountain road in the distance, a few pairs of green lights appeared.
One pair, then another.
Chen Xiaobei counted them all and felt a little excited.
There were eight wolves.
These were walking ATMs.
Not long after running, Chen Xiaobei's shouts could be heard.
Chen Xiaobo's eyes welled up with tears upon hearing this. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Brother Xiaobei, we are here."
As he led, Chen Dayong and others also shouted.
This feeling made Chen Ping, who was at the back of the group, feel a pang of sadness. At this moment, who else would remember his existence?
Chen Xiaobei and Li Dong couldn't help but become excited upon hearing the shouts of the crowd.
Chen Xiaobei cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted towards the mountain, "Where are you? Can you still walk?"
Hearing this question, Li Dong was secretly surprised. It seemed like an ordinary sentence, but it contained two meanings: asking for their location to determine their position, and asking if they could walk to determine if they needed help.
He had been a soldier and naturally understood these things.
But how did Chen Xiaobei know these things?
He thought again, perhaps he was overthinking it.
Chen Xiaobo and the others on the mountain could now clearly hear Chen Xiaobei's shouts and immediately responded loudly, "We're fine, we're running down the mountain."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei and Li Dong exchanged a glance and smiled.
Heh heh, running down the mountain, said with such confidence.
After running for about half a cup of tea, Chen Xiaobo, Chen Dayong, and the others finally saw the faint lights in the distance. They were the torches held high by Chen Xiaobei and Li Dong.
Seeing their appearance, Chen Xiaobei and Li Dong also breathed a long sigh of relief.
Chen Dayong was the first to rush over. He came before them and, without a word, was about to kneel.
Chen Xiaobei quickly stepped forward and held him up, "Brother Dayong, what are you doing?"
The relief and joy of surviving the ordeal left Chen Dayong speechless. The burly man couldn't stop his tears from flowing.
Li Dong also stepped forward and punched his shoulder, "Alright, don't cry, big man. Let's hurry down the mountain."
Chen Xiaobo came forward and gave Chen Xiaobei a tight hug, "Brother, I..." Before he could finish, he also cried.
Chen Xiaobei smiled and comforted him gently for a moment, then turned to the crowd and said, "Alright, everyone, let's hurry down the mountain."
With that, he turned and started walking down the mountain.
After walking for half a li, everyone's emotions had recovered somewhat, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.