Chapter 24, Chasing the Deer

The first time he entered Nanfeng Mountain, to be honest, Chen Zhiyuan felt that it was no different from Xiaoxi Mountain next to Qingshui Town, anyway, at a glance, there was nothing but trees and grass.

There was a distance into the mountain, although he was taken into the mountain, Chen Zhiyuan still has some impressions of you.

There will be basically no prey at the entrance, that's for sure, those who are close to the entrance have been killed by the previous hunters, even if the hunters don't catch them, the people of the Lin family will not allow so many large animals to haunt at will at their own doorstep.

So Chen Zhiyuan was rushing to the depths of Nanfeng Mountain all morning.

Thanks to the fact that he did not leave behind the exercise of his body when he was recuperating from his injuries at the construction site before, Chen Zhiyuan did not feel any difficulty after running wildly all morning, but he felt a little hungry when he stopped to rest.

But it's right to eat when you're hungry, and after running for half a day, Chen Zhiyuan is already very satisfied. Of course, it's not a blind run, Chen Zhiyuan has been paying attention to his surroundings all the way, at least he won't forget how to go back in the blink of an eye.

Now that there are no roads around, Chen Zhiyuan is completely relying on a machete to cut a barely crossed road.

Thanks to the old blacksmith's recommendation, the thorns and gravel all over the ground did not have any impact on Chen Zhiyuan at all. The small pieces of wood on the shoes and leggings are already covered with tiny scratches, but the feet inside are not felt at all, praise.

When he was almost deep, Chen Zhiyuan began to clear out a place to use as his resting point.

The first thing to do is to choose a higher place so that it doesn't get flooded when it rains. Of course, there must be shelter, otherwise it will be drenched if it really rains. Secondly, this place has to be a leeward place, and the noses of wild beasts are relatively smart, if you find a place to live downwind, you will basically say goodbye to hunting.

In the end, Chen Zhiyuan found a big tree as his first resting point.

The tree was very large and had a lot of branches, so Chen Zhiyuan found a relatively dry and thick branch, and then trimmed it with a dagger, found some hay to spread it, and then found some soil to press it, even if it was simply to make a resting point.

The beasts in the mountains and forests generally haunt at night and have less activity during the day, so Chen Zhiyuan sat on the branch with his back against the trunk, and after confirming that there was no danger around, Chen Zhiyuan silently operated his mental method, and when the thick sleepiness hit, he fell asleep shallowly.

The cool evening breeze blew, and Chen Zhiyuan, who had slept all afternoon, slowly woke up. After moving his limbs and waiting until the numbness caused by sleep disappeared, Chen Zhiyuan jumped off the branch and began to look for prey.

The leaves cover most of the light, although it is not yet night, the forest is already very dark, fortunately, this kind of darkness is not a problem for Chen Zhiyuan, although he has not yet reached the realm of night vision that the old student said, but it is still no problem to move in the forest with the help of weak light.

Of course, you can't look for wild beasts in your own resting place, and if you can't find them, forget it, and if you find them, then you will have to find a new place when you move? And the first requirement for finding a resting place is that there are basically no wild beasts.

Chen Zhiyuan walked towards the river, and every time he encountered a tree, he would use a dagger to scratch it on it, otherwise he would be embarrassed if he couldn't remember the way back and couldn't find the supplies to put in the rest point.

At night, many animals often come to drink water by the river, some gentle animals and some irascible beasts. Chen Zhiyuan quietly touched it, hid behind a tree and looked at the river.

The moonlight sprinkled on the surface of the river, and the flow of the river broke the moonlight, like thousands of fish scales shining in the sun. From time to time, a small fish pounces on the surface of the water to break the peace.

Chen Zhiyuan was lying on his stomach behind the tree bored, waiting for most of the day without seeing any animals to drink. Well, it's just that there is a general rule that creatures will come to drink water at night, and it is not necessarily there.

Chen Zhiyuan saw mice, hares and other small animals passing by the river, but he ignored it, after all, this kind of small animal can't be sold for a few dollars when it is caught, so it is better to spend more time and wait for a bigger one.

After lying on his stomach all night, Chen Zhiyuan saw that the sky was almost bright, and just when he got ready, he heard a faint sound of "stepping, stepping" from the opposite bank, which should be a hoofed animal such as a sheep or deer, so Chen Zhiyuan continued to wait on his stomach with a heavy breath.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, a deer emerged from behind the bushes opposite. This is probably a deer that is not yet an adult, at least Chen Zhiyuan thinks so, because the deer is only as high as Chen Zhiyuan's chest from a distance.

After comparing the distances, Chen Zhiyuan found that he was a little far away, so after making a deep mark on the tree beside him, he first slowly withdrew behind the bushes, and then quietly touched the opposite side of the deer.

The cat's waist got up, Chen Zhiyuan took a deep breath, and rushed out with a knife in his right hand like lightning.

Chen Zhiyuan didn't prepare any skills when he came to hunt today, he was a cultivator, even if he was just getting started, his physical fitness was already much better than ordinary people. Therefore, for this non-aggressive animal, Chen Zhiyuan just plans to chase it hard and then hack it to death with a knife, of course, it is best to chase it directly to the best, so that he can sell a good skin.

The moment Chen Zhiyuan rushed out, the deer who was drinking water was frightened, turned around and ran away, his four hooves waving fast, and he looked at the flat ground as if there was nothing in the woods.

The river is only one person wide, but it will take a certain amount of time to cross it, and by the time Chen Zhiyuan crosses it, the deer has already run away for some distance, but it doesn't matter, it hasn't left the field of vision yet. The first one failed to hit the deer, Chen Zhiyuan inserted the knife into the scabbard behind his back, and also ran wildly.

The deer ran very fast, and the jagged rocks did not stop its pace, but crossed it with a slight leap. Chen Zhiyuan followed closely, and his movements were not slow at all. There are small pieces of wood around the shoes, but there is an iron plate underneath, Chen Zhiyuan is naturally not afraid of stones, and when he encounters some places with stones, he can step on them with more strength and step on them.

In this way, one ran, the other chased, and soon Chen Zhiyuan didn't know where he was chasing.

Gradually, the speed of the deer began to slow down, but Chen Zhiyuan's physical strength was also a little exhausted. Although he was a cultivator, he couldn't afford to run at full speed for so long.

Feeling the little spiritual power left in his body, Chen Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and transferred all the remaining spiritual power to his feet, and the speed of slowing down increased again.

The last spiritual power has been used, and Chen Zhiyuan naturally won't let this deer run away like this. The distance between one person and one deer gradually shortened, and when Chen Zhiyuan approached the deer, he jumped and really pounced on the deer.

Chen Zhiyuan failed to knock the deer down with this pounce, but he was firmly hung on the deer's body. was already tired, and Chen Zhiyuan suddenly added a person to his body, and the deer maintained inertia and rushed forward for a while before falling.

However, the deer didn't intend to be caught like this, he fell to the ground and rolled and kicked wildly, Chen Zhiyuan dodged several times, but still kicked it.

There was a sharp pain in his leg, and the hand that grabbed the deer almost let go. However, after being kicked by this, Chen Zhiyuan also made a big move, picked up his fist and went to the deer head hammer. Although it hurts to hammer down, Chen Zhiyuan knows that the deer under his hand hurts even more.

Both sides are hurting each other, but it seems that Chen Zhiyuan is superior. I don't know how many punches he hammered, Chen Zhiyuan felt that the resistance under him was getting smaller and smaller, and at this time Chen Zhiyuan focused on looking at the deer head, good guy, it was not like a deer to be hammered.

Finally, the deer under him finally kicked the lobster weakly and stopped moving, Chen Zhiyuan also let go of his fist and lay down on the spot with a sigh of relief.

Thanks again to the old blacksmith for recommending gloves to him, looking at the hands that were bruised and turned out of the skin of the hammer in some places, Chen Zhiyuan didn't dare to think about what his hands looked like now without gloves.

After resting for a while, feeling that he had relieved himself, Chen Zhiyuan got up and found some dandelion leaves around, chewed them, wiped them on the injured area, and then put the gloves back on. It was his father who taught him to use dandelion leaves to apply the dress, and when he was a child, he fell from climbing a tree or ran and fell from his feet.

Now Chen Zhiyuan didn't know where he was, but he also knew that this place would definitely not be safe, not to mention that there was a fresh deer dead on the ground, and it was estimated that it would not be long before a carnivorous beast smelled it and ran over.

After trying to move his hand and finding that he could bear it, Chen Zhiyuan took out the dagger pinned to his waist and began to bleed the deer.

There was no rope, so I had to find some rattan to tie the deer's legs, but there was no shortage of these things in the woods.

Make a longitudinal cut on the neck of the deer, cut the skin of the deer, and slowly find the carotid artery and veins of the deer inside, and then cut it again. Why not just cross-cut, because cross-cutting affects the aesthetics of the deerskin.

The hot blood flowed out like a column of water, Chen Zhiyuan climbed the tree, found a strong branch, stepped the rattan over, and then hung the deer, then fixed the rattan, found a safe place to hide, and then began to take a good rest.

The exhaustion of spiritual power came up at this time, and Chen Zhiyuan only felt that he was weak now, and any child could hang himself to fight. The best way for a cultivator to recover is to meditate and run the exercises, and Chen Zhiyuan naturally adjusted slowly in a safe place.

About half an hour later, Chen Zhiyuan had almost recovered, but he was a little hungry, and if he looked at the deer again, there was no blood dripping, fortunately, there were no beasts smelling blood and running to join in the fun.

Chen Zhiyuan probably remembered the direction of the way, cutting the rattan tied to the deer, Chen Zhiyuan pulled hard to the side, and dragged it in the direction he came, fortunately it was still daytime, if it was night, Chen Zhiyuan could only let the deer hang on the tree and wait until the next day to leave.

It was very fast when he came, but it took a long time to find his way back, and when Chen Zhiyuan found the sign he carved by the river, it was already close to dusk. I had no choice but to spend another night in the woods, and finally returned to the market in front of Nanfeng Mountain in the afternoon of the next day.