"No. If this kept up, they might wear us to death."
"You can get tired too?" I asked Ying Gou. At the moment, I did not feel particularly tired.
"I'm fine. You know, I don't feel fatigue. But are you willing to spend all your time on these eagles?"
"What else can we do? What do you think we can do right now?" Even as we spoke, our hands never stopped moving.
If we really stopped, those eagles would probably tear me to pieces.
"I checked the navigation just now. There's a road maintenance station not far from here," Ying Gou said.
I had checked too. There was indeed a road maintenance station less than five li away, in a place called Renqinggang.
"You mean we should retreat to the road maintenance station?"
Ying Gou nodded. "That's right. Fight as we retreat. We'll figure things out once we get there."
Ying Gou unleashed his full strength as we retreated toward the road maintenance station.
Before long, we reached its entrance.
"Is anyone there?" I shouted while fending off the eagles circling above us.
Soon, I heard a dog bark. For some reason, its bark filled me with a sense of familiarity and warmth.
A large dog came bounding out. I was startled at first by that huge dark shape, then overjoyed.
"Xiuma!"
It was actually Xiuma!
Then came a gunshot. "Bang!"
One of the eagles fell straight to the ground, a bullet through its head.
I turned my head and saw that familiar old man—Qu Rang Na Duo.
The road maintenance station, Qu Rang Na Duo, Xiuma.
I was completely stunned. The expression on Ying Gou's face became rather interesting as well.
Two more gunshots rang out, and two more eagles dropped to the ground.
The remaining eagles seemed to