Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu tied their dogs off to the side, then helped Xu Changlin carry Cyan Wolf and Ah Li to the bottom of the gully, where they buried them in a hidden spot.
By the time the two of them got back to the top, Xu Changlin had already dug Hua Gou and Qing Gou out of the snow.
The old man had no choice. He was afraid someone might come and dig up the dogs for their meat.
Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu carried the two dogs down the slope, and by the time they returned, it was already noon.
According to their original plan, the three of them were supposed to scout the mountain that morning to determine the lynx's territory. Then, around noon, they were to find the man Xu Changlin had mentioned, Xing San, and stay and eat at his pit-house.
But they never expected to run into this kind of trouble.
"Lads," Xu Changlin said to Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu, "I can't walk any further. Why don't we just head to the pit-house?"
