Chapter 43

It was a little excited, its big tail wagging wildly, stirring up gusts of cold wind.

Shi Wen pressed down on its tail, saying, "Stop wagging it, it's cold."

An Wa turned her head, nudged the dog with her nose Shi Wen: "Woof!"

Shi Wen rubbed its neck, untied his long scarf, wrapped it around its body, and secured it securely in front of him. He then draped the motorcycle windshield over it before slowly driving the motorcycle along the barbed wire fence.

While it's possible to patrol alone, bringing a dog along will increase safety.

For safety's sake, we should bring a dog.

As the weather gets colder, wild animals on the grasslands will have a harder time finding food and may come to the pastures.

Shi Wen Fu Meng say that in the past, wolves would come to snatch sheep every year, and occasionally foxes would come too. However, foxes could not snatch large sheep, so they would snatch lambs. Sometimes they would also come to snatch the placenta when the ewe was giving birth.

It's still necessary to patrol the pasture on snowy days to promptly check for and address any oversights, rather than waiting until wild animals have actually sneaked in before you discover them.

Shi Wen people riding motorcycles very slowly.

When he reached the northern section, he actually saw a line of plum blossom footprints on the snow.

The plum blossom pattern looked a bit like a cat's paw, but much larger, so it definitely wasn't from an ordinary cat.

An Wa saw it too, and barked loudly in front of him, twitching her nose to indicate that she smelled something strange.

Shi Wen sniffed as well, and also smelled the distinctive odor of wild animals, a rather strong, fishy smell.

Oh no, could wild animals have really gotten into the ranch?

Leopard?

Or a tiger?

Chapter 43

Shi Wen closer inspection, Shi Wen was able to confirm that the paw prints left in the snow must have belonged to a feline.

The claw print clearly shows five toes on the front paw and four toes on the hind paw, unlike other animals.

Judging from the paw prints, this feline must have wandered around the pasture for a while, then left without finding suitable prey.

Shi Wen took photos of the paw prints and showed them to Zhou Hongzhong.

Zhou Hongzhong quickly replied, "[Judging from the size and characteristics of this paw print, it doesn't look like a tiger, but more like a snow leopard or something. Felines are opportunistic; it might have gone to ambush other livestock. We'll be there right away.]"

Shi Wen: [Okay, if you need any help...]

Shi Wen was typing with his head down, a dark figure lunged straight at his face.

That speed was like lightning!

He instinctively dodged to the side.

An Wa, who was wrapped in his scarf, also fell to the ground, letting out pitiful whimpers.

The dark figure was still persistent and chased after her, lunging straight at An Wa.

Shi Wen immediately realized that An Wa was the target of the shadowy figure's prey.

At this critical moment, Shi Wen, wrapped in An Wa, rolled to the side, opened his mouth, and instinctively imitated the Hu Zai, letting out a loud roar, "Roar!"

The sound was incredibly loud, louder than the Hu Zai's roars, like an explosion.

Shi Wen's throat was filled with the taste of blood.

At the same time, the dark figure visibly flinched and immediately dodged to the side.

Shi Wen then realized that it was indeed a half-grown snow leopard, with a thick tail almost as long as its body, swaying behind it.

Shi Wen quickly untied his scarf, released An Wa, and bent down to look the snow leopard in the eye.

An Wa cowered in front of Shi Wen, not daring to make a sound.

When the snow leopard Shi Wen, it was clearly frightened, but it still stubbornly moved to the left and right, trying to find an opportunity to snatch An Wa away.

A man, a dog, and a snow leopard faced off in the icy wilderness.

No one dared to move.

I'm afraid that any move I make will become a breakthrough point.

After a brief standoff, Shi Wen clearly sensed that the snow leopard was gathering its strength.

He was very familiar with this way felines charged up their energy; he could almost guess from which direction the snow leopard would attack without even looking.

Just as the snow leopard leaped up, Shi Wen swung his fist and punched it directly at the snow leopard's chin.

With a loud "thud," Shi Wen's arm went numb.

The snow leopard was hit so hard that it flipped over in mid-air and landed motionless on the snow, its tongue sticking out.

Shi Wen breathing heavily, yet remained in a vigilant posture.

An Wa's ears were practically pressed against the back of her head, clinging tightly to Shi Wen's side, not daring to move an inch.

After waiting a few seconds and seeing that the snow leopard still hadn't reacted, Shi Wen realized it was temporarily unconscious.

He dared not go up to check, fearing another ambush, so he quickly picked up the motorcycle, took An Wa with him, got on, and left the spot as fast as he could.

Motorcycles speed across the snow-covered plains.

More than five minutes later, Shi Wen, with An Wa and the other dogs, ran home, closed the yard gate and the two front and back doors of the house, and then, holding An Wa, called Zhou Hongzhong: "I was just attacked by a snow leopard."

Zhou Hongzhong: "Are you alright?!"

Shi Wen, "I'm fine, I wasn't seriously injured, but the snow leopard was knocked unconscious by my attack."

Zhou Hongzhong: "Where are you now? Run to a safe place and hide. We've already brought tranquilizer guns and are on our way to you."

Shi Wen, "We're home now. The door is locked, and the dog and Hu Zai are home with us."

"Okay, then you wait at home until we get there," Zhou Hongzhong reassured him. "The snow leopard's fighting ability is relatively average; it shouldn't dare to block the door. Just a moment, we'll be there soon."

Shi Wen a wry smile, "Okay. You guys be careful too, don't drive too fast."

Only Shi Wen hanging up the phone did Shi Wen notice that An Wa was trembling.

This guy was clearly terrified.

Le Wa gently sniffed it, occasionally touching it with her long nose, clearly trying to comfort it.

Heiwa stood firmly guarding Shi Wen. Heiwa was growing into a big dog, was plump and strong, clearly intending to protect him.

Shi Wen rubbed Heiwa's neck, then hugged Fu Wa who was trying to lick him, and comforted Le Wa and An Wa one by one. After all the dogs calmed down, he realized that his throat hurt terribly, and his voice was completely hoarse when he spoke.