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Dekang could only run south, bypassing the area far and then turning back north, near the foot of the mountain in search of winter prey.

On the road, they kept seeing the little mice that came out to forage for food in the night, and they fled in all directions when they saw their appearance.

For this kind of tooth-beating and sacrificial side dishes, Dekang has no effort to hunt down; No matter how much they catch, they won't be able to survive this winter. Besides, Baoyue needs at least a big fur.

Wading through the large stream that flows into the southern end of Lake Belik, Dekang saw a small black dot moving slowly in the distance, lowered his body and slowly lowered Baoyue, his eyes firmly fixed on the prey and crawled forward.

After climbing more than 100 steps, I finally saw that it was a little fat rabbit, with its head down and big ears constantly gnawing on weeds.

Dekang sometimes crawls, sometimes lies down and hides, little by little to get closer to his prey.

Just as Dekang was engrossed in watching the hare approach, a damn mouse squeaked in front of him... Chirping... The goblin screamed and ran west.

The little fat rabbit raised his head vigilantly and looked around, the moment he saw Dekang, he pulled his legs and ran in the northwest direction, and at the same time Dekang chased after him, although the little fat rabbit fled quickly, but there was still a lot of gap compared with the tall wolf clan, and the distance between the two was shortened a little bit.

Seeing the little fat rabbit getting closer in front, Dekang's heart began to become agitated: "This little sample is running in a straight line, which means that his nest is not far ahead. ’

When the little fat rabbit is chased far from the nest, he will change the direction of his run from time to time and play a game of sharp turns with the predator in order to shake off his opponents.

In that case, the openness of the surrounding terrain is very important to both sides, and if the terrain is a little more complicated, the chances of a predator catching up with the little fat rabbit are almost zero, and the flying eagle is no exception.

In the blink of an eye, the hare disappeared from sight.

Dekang sniffed the scent he had left behind and traced it, and on the edge of a clump of camel thorns, a rabbit hole appeared, and the dead grass that had just been picked up was scattered all over the hole.

Barking at the entrance of the cave, unwilling to avoid the thorns of the camel, he lay down and plunged his head into the hole a few times, and Dekang heard the rapid breathing of a hare from the depths of the cave: it was his nest, not a temporary shelter, and it was not something that could be cut open in a short time.

Dekang pretended to be angry and roared inside, and at the same time slashed through the hole, trying to scare him out of the other escape hole, but the seasoned little fat rabbit was silent and completely unmoved.

After roaring for a while, Dekang reluctantly gave up the hunt and prepared to get up and go to join Baoyue.

In his eagerness, he completely forgot about the two camel thorn branches hanging above his head, and when he got up, the camel thorns pierced his scalp and back, and the sharp needles pierced into it, making Dekang shiver in pain.

He immediately leaned down and tried to free himself from the thorns of the camel, but the needles were as firm as if they had taken root

Absorbing the fur, Dekang gritted his teeth and tried to lower his body and move sideways little by little, finally getting rid of the damn camel thorns.

As soon as she took a few steps back, she saw Baoyue rushing over, and she saw Dekang's embarrassed grinning teeth and asked suspiciously, "Second brother." What's wrong with you? ”

"The little fat rabbit fled into the cave, and the second brother hit the camel thorn at the entrance of the cave, the cunning little rabbit." Dekang replied wryly.

"Let's go dig holes again, dig out the hares one by one and eat them." Baoyue's face was resolute.

Dekang was a little speechless: "Baoyue." The rabbit hole is much deeper than the mouse hole, if the escape port is connected to the bottom of the hole, digging for a day and night may not be able to catch one, even if it is caught, it will not help, the second brother can only survive the cold winter by chasing bigger prey. ”

Baoyue blinked: "Second brother is going to hunt down the little sheep?" ”

"Let's go search for the rock sheep first." Dekang said firmly, looking at the Alka Mountains that meandered in the east.

The vast area between Lake Beylik and Lake Whale is an ideal habitat for rock sheep with relatively gentle mountains at the bottom, open terrain, mountain streams, and aquatic plants.

In the summer, Dekang had followed Ah Da and them to hunt here, and he was confident that he had a better chance of success, and hunting in the mountains, he could use Baoyue to swing the ecstasy array, which was an important factor in his choice to hunt down the rock sheep first.

If you were to hunt down the antelope herd alone in the unobstructed basin, and you had to drive and run around the clock, then Baoyue would not only be unable to help at all, but also have to worry about her safety.

It is very dangerous to leave Baoyue in the open area, and the eagle can easily take her away.

Dekang carried Baoyue on his back on the slopes east of Lake Belik all the way east to search for traces of rock sheep, although the mountain is relatively gentle, but carrying a little cub on his back and climbing the mountain alone are completely different things.

He had to concentrate and concentrate on every step in front of him, and if he wasn't careful, he would fall, which made it impossible for Dekang to smell the scent left by the rock sheep while running, so he could only walk a short distance, stop and sniff around, so that the speed of the search was greatly reduced.

Fortunately, I was lucky enough to climb only two hills, and I found a few piles of droppings left by rock sheep in a gentle part of a leeward col.

Dekang stepped forward and crushed a black dung ball, carefully inspecting its hardness and moisture inside and out.

The appearance of the dung ball is black and shiny, indicating that this group of rock sheep is strong, the shell is slightly hard, and there is still a little moisture in the inner layer, which is left by the rock sheep two or three days and nights ago, that is to say, the rock sheep are only about a day and night away from themselves at most.

Dekang looked around and took Baoyue down the mountain on his back, and hurried east along the mountain.

Baoyue asked curiously, "Second brother." Found the trail of the rock sheep, how did you come down the mountain? ”

Dekang didn't stop walking, and said as he ran: "Stupid! The rock sheep went up and down, chasing the rock sheep on the mountain to what year Ma Yue, no matter how he went, we just had to follow the mountain to catch up, they could not cross the mountain to the north. ”

I ran all the way for half a day and night to the mouth of a Grand Canyon from north to south.

When the thaw occurs, several streams on the western, northern, and eastern mountains converge along the mountain to form a huge stream that flows into the open area to the south.

Did the herd turn north into the mountains, or wade through the stream and continue eastward along the foothills?

Dekang carefully searched for the traces of the rock sheep at the mouth of the canyon, and the Baoyue on his back also looked around seriously following Dekang's example.

After running a thousand steps north against the current, a clear line of hoof prints appeared on the sand and headed east through the stream, and a few piles of sheep dung appeared on the grass next to the stream.

The sheep dung was very fresh and still had a strong smell, probably left over from the time period when Dekang and the others set off, and it seems that the rock sheep replenished the water here and continued to move forward after gnawing on the weeds for a while.

The rock sheep don't travel long distances at night, and must rest somewhere in the foothills ahead.

Follow the hoofprints of the rock sheep across the stream, then across the sand to the base of the mountain.

Sure enough, the occasional hoof prints showed that the rock sheep were heading in the direction of Whale Lake, perhaps these fat sheep wanted to rush to Whale Lake to eat the last tender grass of this summer and autumn.

Dekang carefully followed the hoof prints of the rock sheep, checking the foothills along the way, trying to find a suitable spot to ambush the rock sheep.

After walking for a short time, a longitudinal cliff appeared in front of me, and the strange rocks above the cliff were craggy, and it was impossible to pass smoothly.

Dekang inspected a rock crevice at the foot of the mountain for Baoyue to ambush there, and then Dekang urinated and rubbed on the nearby rocks, leaving a strong smell to confuse the rock sheep.

"Baoyue. The second brother wants to run to the front, drive the rock sheep over after dawn, you hide here and don't move, and after dawn you hear the second brother's howl and pee in the wind outlet of the rock crevice. The second brother will rush back soon, don't run around, it's dangerous! Before leaving, Dekang repeatedly told Baoyue.

The first time she was going to be separated from her second brother, Bao Yue was obviously a little scared, and there was begging in her eyes: "Second brother." Baoyue will not catch rock sheep. ”

Dekang kissed her: "Just hide it!" There is a second brother in the rock sheep. ”

After pacifying Baoyue, Dekang ran straight south, until he couldn't see Baoyue's hiding place, then turned around and headed east, ran for a long distance and then turned around and ran north, making a big circle to intercept the front of the rock sheep.

Stopping at the sand dunes a few hundred paces from the foot of the mountain, the ground was dark, and Dekang dug a pit and bent down to take a nap, accumulating some strength for the hunt after dawn, and the fatigue of these days had unconsciously put him into a deep sleep.

I don't know how long it took, but a messy, small footsteps not far away alarmed Dekang, and he woke up from his slumber.

Poking his head out, more than a dozen rock sheep were walking in their direction from the foot of the mountain, gnawing weeds as they went, completely unaware of the presence of the wolf clan.

Dekang secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, I was cautious last night and dug a hole, otherwise I would definitely have been discovered by the rock sheep flock from afar." ’

Dekang nested motionless in the pit, staring coldly at the actions of the leader rock sheep, and the rock sheep were unaware and slowly approached; But as he approached, the head sheep seemed to react, and he stopped gnawing, looked up and sniffed the air, and looked hesitantly in the direction of Dekang's nest.

The sheep will react immediately. Dekang took a sharp breath and rushed out.

The rock sheep in front of them instantly scattered and fled.

Dekang stared at the three rock sheep that were lagging behind and pounced on them.

At this time, the three rock sheep were still at the foot of the mountain, and when they saw a ghostly black wolf clan rushing towards them viciously, they only hesitated for a moment, and instinctively turned around and ran wildly towards the mountain.

Dekang rushed all the way to the mountainside, only to slow down his pace, unhurriedly drove the rock sheep to the west, the three rock sheep ran wildly at the foot of the mountain for a while, and when they turned around, they saw that the chasing wolf clan slowed down, and they ran for a while and slowed down.

Dekang let out a long cry in front of him, and the three rock sheep stopped, looked back in horror, and began to run wildly again, while Dekang followed closely.

Running west one after the other, he was amazed by the physical strength of the rock sheep, and after running for a while, their pace did not change in the slightest, and they were still dexterous and vigorous.

Turning the last hillside, Baoyue's hiding place suddenly appeared in front of him.

Because it was a headwind, the smell of a wolf wafted through the air, and as we got closer, the fresh smell became clearer and clearer.

The rock sheep in front hesitated and slowed down, sniffed the air deeply, and then looked down at Dekang, who was rapidly approaching on the mountainside, glanced at the top of the mountain for a while, and resolutely turned around and climbed towards the top of the mountain.

In order not to give the rock sheep a choice and to cause the rock sheep to panic as much as possible, Dekang began to chase upwards, and let out threatening howls from time to time.

Rock Sheep is indeed a master of rock climbing.

The steep mountain road, they walked on two or three high boulders on the ground, and they jumped over almost vertical cliffs, and they could also climb up in a zigzag pattern, as if their hooves had magical magic suction cups attached to them.

However, when the rock sheep confronted the wolf clan, the sharp horns they used for fierce fights during the mating season became ornaments, and they all became cowards, and they still ran for their lives in a panic except for their lives.

The rock sheep that fell behind seemed to be a little unable to run, and this time he did not follow the rock sheep in front of him to take an almost straight escape route, but made a roundabout way through the rock crevices, and the gravel at the steep point was kicked straight down the hill by him, making a series of crisp sounds.

The pace of this little sample is out of order. Dekang stared at him viciously.

Dekang quickly approached him in the jump.

Hearing the movement behind him, the rock sheep looked down in horror, and scurried up with wide eyes.

In the panic, the hind hooves stepped on a small loose stone on the edge of the cliff, the stone was shaking, the hind hooves of the rock sheep kicked hard to climb up, the stone shook and quickly slid down, the body of the rock sheep suddenly lost balance, he first fell down, his abdomen hit the ground hard, and then the upper body turned clockwise outward, and instantly rolled down with his head down.

Although the body lost its balance, the limbs of the rock sheep were always kicking wildly, as if they wanted to regain their footing, but the mountain was too steep, even if there was a rock that blocked the rock sheep halfway, but before the rock sheep used its strength, the huge inertia with the body was thrown out, and it rolled to the gentle place above the foothills, and the rock sheep stopped the fall.

When Dekang caught up, the hapless rock sheep was lying on its side on the gravel.

Seeing the wolf clan approaching the rock sheep, his eyes showed deep despair, his head hanging to the ground, his limbs kicking wildly, but he couldn't stand up.

Dekang pounced and bit the neck of the rock sheep, his neck may have broken, and without a little resistance, his hooves twitched like a spasm for a while, and finally he lost his breath.

Dekang picked up the dead rock sheep and ran towards the place where Baoyue was hiding.

Bao Yue saw the whole process of the last rock sheep fleeing to the top of the mountain in the rock crevice, and at this time she was already drooling and wagging her tail to meet her.

Dekang patted her head: "Baoyue." Are you afraid in the dark? ”

Baoyue immediately showed an aggrieved expression, pouting and drooping her ears: "I'm so afraid." In the future, Baoyue will never be separated from her second brother again. ”

Dekang sighed: "Alas! Heavy snow is about to fall. The second brother can't go out to hunt on your back, and in the future, Baoyue will stay alone in the cave and wait for the second brother to come home. ”

"Why can't you bring Baoyue with you when it's snowing heavily?" Baoyue was about to cry.

Dekang was a little helpless: "You are too young to run alone in the snow; Most of the predation in the snow is a long journey, competing for physical strength and endurance, if the second brother carries you on his back, don't say predation, he will be tired and half dead, and he wants to catch up with the prey. ”

Baoyue was still reluctant, and it seemed that she was scared enough to be alone last night.

Dekang bit the belly of the rock sheep with his cracked teeth and pulled it hard, and then pulled it, tearing a big hole in the belly of the rock sheep, and the internal organs mixed with blood suddenly poured into the sand, Dekang hurriedly asked Baoyue to suck the blood first: "Drinking sheep's blood is the best way to resist the cold, which was told to me by my grandma when she was as old as Baoyue." ’

Baoyue lowered her little head and licked and sucked with her little tongue at the opening of the rock sheep's broken belly, and unconsciously put her head into the rock sheep's belly, and when she finished licking and pulling it out, half of her body was covered with blood.

She wagged her tail and jumped to Dekang's side, stretched out her bright red tongue and kissed Dekang: "Second brother." The blood of the rock sheep was sucked into the stomach and it was hot. ”

'It's not nonsense, the rock sheep has just been killed, and the body temperature is still there. Dekang secretly laughed: "Baoyue." Eating the stomach of the rock sheep is both tender and easy to absorb, and I have the physical strength to follow the second brother all the way home. ”

He Baoyue ate all the internal organs of the rock sheep, of course, most of them were swallowed by Dekang. Baoyue's little teeth didn't know how to tear the rock sheep's stomach apart, so Dekang could only help tear it to pieces first, and then she chewed it in one bite.

Dekang rested on the sand with his bulging belly.

Bao Yue was looking around, she was always curious about strange places, and this time she was obsessed with a sheep's horn, trying to run around and play with it, and let out a few smirks from time to time.

After resting for a while and setting out on the way home, Dekang carried the heavy rock sheep on his back, and Baoyue followed him, running west unhurriedly.

Although he was a little tired, he was in a very happy mood, and he didn't have any anxiety when he came, and despite the loss of Ah Da and Grandma's protection, this hunt proved that he and Baoyue were able to survive in the Belik Lake area.

Returning with a full load, Dekang didn't pay attention to the rats, rabbits, and birds he encountered along the way.

Running along the large stream that flowed out of Lake Belik, I finally came to the southern end of the lake, rested on the tidal flat with the panting Baoyue for a while, and then ran west for a while, and then turned north, and finally returned to the newly dug cave.

Baoyue dragged her tired body and staggered into the hole and fell asleep, Dekang was also sleepy, and his eyelids drooped down from time to time, but the work was not finished yet, so he had to hold on.

Putting down the rock sheep and running to the lake, sticking his head into the icy water, a spirit made Dekang shiver, and suddenly fell asleep.

Running back to the mouth of the cave, Dekang picked up the rock sheep and walked a few hundred steps west before he began to skin the sheep: starting from biting the abdomen and ribs, biting off the flesh and bones, the whole process was very hard. When a fluffy sheepskin is revealed, snowflakes begin to fall in the night sky.

Dekang hurriedly rubbed the sheepskin on the sand to remove the residual grease and bloody smell, and then dug a shallow pit, buried most of the rock mutton in the pit, and then pulled a thin layer of sand, and then returned to the cave to sleep with a leg of mutton in his mouth.

I slept soundly this time, and woke up to the sky.

Baoyue curled her body, her head was still asleep in her abdomen, and the sheepskin covering her body didn't know when she was swept under her.

Dekang crawled to the entrance of the cave lightly, inhaled the cold air into his nose, and his brain suddenly cleared.

He looked around, the mountains, sand, tidal flats, and swamps had no boundaries at this time, and everywhere was white, only Lake Belik was still sleeping quietly, and the white around her set off her blue, quiet, and mysterious.

The cold winter of Altyn has come ...

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