Chapter 51: Into the Mountain
is not lonely along the way, Fan Ming can always find a topic to ask this and that.
"Uncle Qian, why is the sunspot blind in one eye?" Fan Ming asked curiously when she saw Kuroko's blind eyes.
Old man Qian had a lot of affection for this girl who was as lively and outgoing as his granddaughter, and replied with a smile: "Kuroko's eye was blinded when he went into the mountains a few years ago to fight with a coyote. ”
"Are there really wolves in the mountains?" Fan Ming was surprised, as if it was a very surprising thing that there were wolves in the mountains, and in her impression, wolves would only appear in zoos, "Didn't the book say that there were no wolves in the mountains due to a large number of people hunting?" ”
"How could it not be? It's just that he is hiding in the mountains, and ordinary people can't see it. In recent years, due to the deliberate protection of people, the number has increased again, and occasionally appears on the edge of the mountain range. Old man Qian said disapprehantly.
"Who wins in the end, the sunspot or the wolf?"
"Let's lose both, that coyote's neck was also asked for by Kuroko, and I finally slaughtered it." Old man Qian said with a smile.
"Wolves are also protected animals, right?"
Old man Qian explained without annoyance: "Protection is good, but it must also be under the condition that it does not hurt people, otherwise what else can it protect." If it's slaughtered, it's slaughtered, and no one is gossiping. ”
In this way, a group of people led by Old Man Qian zigzagged inward along the stream, because this time there was a figure who had discovered the source of the river. Several other people did not object, anyway, there was no special purpose for entering the mountain, just to experience this feeling of climbing mountains and adventures, and it was the same everywhere.
Wang Gui was still hanging thirty meters behind the team, not far or close.
The crowd walked a little slower, and it was already noon when they crossed the Camel Ridge. A lot of things on Fan Ming's body have gone to Zhang Taiping, although he often climbs mountains, but after all, they are scenic mountains, and he doesn't have to carry so many things on his back. Now it's nice to run such a long distance with so much on your back.
Cloth things such as tents were hung on the bodies of several large dogs, and a lot of the burden was relieved. Since it was almost the first time for everyone to enter the depths of this kind of inaccessible mountain, the preparation was a little too sufficient, and there was too much weight on their backs to be tired after just half a day's journey. Zhang Taiping took the initiative to share a large part of the heavy load, anyway, he has a lot of strength, even if he carries a few dozen catties of things, he can walk like nothing on the mountain road.
What really embarrassed several big men was that they were compared to a woman. Walking like water, carrying the same items on his back, but still floating like a fairy without blushing and breathless, his devilish figure rippled between slight jumps, and the tight-fitting camouflage could not grasp the waves on his chest. Let several big men not only admire her physique, but also be fascinated by her sassy demeanor.
However, Wang Gui and Zhang Taiping have different opinions, if a woman can have a strong physique to such a point, she must have undergone strict training, and her skills must not be bad.
Zhang Taiping couldn't help but think that he didn't know that there was a great god who could conquer this kind of goblin-looking goblin, and the wisdom was likely to be demonic, and the queen must be good. A queen with super high appearance value, intelligence value, and force value is not something that ordinary people can enjoy.
I believe this is the voice of all men here.
Unexpectedly, soon after arriving here, he was chased by a parrot. The guy didn't leave after a burst of noise above everyone's heads, and followed Zhang Taiping with a dead face, seeing that there was no impact on Zhang Taiping, he didn't insist on driving it away, but along the way, the parrot that seemed to him to be noise became everyone's fun, especially Fan Ming's happiness.
After sitting down at the foot of the mountain south of the camel mountain to rest, and then hurrying to the road, he did not hunt prey and eat, but ate some dry food or snacks that he carried with him. In fact, there is an old hunter in the mountains as a companion, and there is no need to worry about food at all, and the resources of the mountains can be used for him. Therefore, in order to reduce the burden, everyone did not have to rely on food and water.
After eating and drinking, Old Man Qian dealt with the traces left a little, and then found a spring water head for everyone to fill the water bottle before setting off. The parrot consciously acts as a pathfinder, flies to the front and spins in the air, and if there is no danger, it flies back again, and so on.
After that, the speed of progress was much slower, and when they entered the south of the camel mountain, they stepped into the deep mountains in the concept of mountain people, and there were more wild animals, fierce beasts would also appear frequently, and there were also many poisonous snakes and poisonous insects. Coupled with the fact that the road is rarely visited and the road is gradually disappearing, it is even more difficult to move forward.
The six of them put on all the protective gear they had prepared, but the remaining four fierce mountain people did not have any additional protective equipment at all, and still walked through the thorns like swimming fish. The other three don't have this concept, growing up in the mountains, climbing mountains and walking through the woods has become instinctive, and they don't need any extra ornaments to protect themselves well, and Zhang Taiping understands the truth and function of armor, but there is no condition to obtain it, but it doesn't matter if you want it or not.
Old man Qian sprinkled realgar on everyone's trouser leg before setting off again, and then he will enter the deep mountains and old forests, there will be more poisonous snakes, insects and ants, and if you are not careful, you will be bitten and poisoned, and sprinkling realgar can reduce the occurrence of this accident, at least these poisonous things will not take the initiative to come forward, of course, you step on others and be eaten back.
Unexpectedly, in the team, not only the old man Qian, who has been shuttling between the mountains and forests for decades, is a veteran of dealing with traces, but Wang Gui is also a veteran, looking at his skillful movements and figure, Zhang Taiping couldn't help but be curious about his previous experience.
Fan Ming didn't know where Wang Gui was busy, so he asked Old Man Qian, "Uncle Qian, what is he doing?" ”
Her words also asked the thoughts of several other people. Zhang Taiping can vaguely understand what the role of Wang Gui's actions is, and I believe that he can understand it if he is like water, and the middle way is not shallow, because Zhang Taiping noticed something along the way, obviously ten people walked but could only find traces of seven people. Needless to say, Old Man Qian and Wang Gui even acted like water and demons unconsciously eliminated their traces, maybe deliberately, maybe instinctively, in short, extraordinary.
"Take care of some of the marks and smells we left behind. We humans swagger through the forest, and the smell of our bodies is like a light in the darkness, attracting the tail of some animal. Old man Qian returned with a cigarette in his mouth.
"Tailgating, won't you?" Fan Ming wanted to say something, but her hand was patted on her shoulder, don't be impatient!
Old man Qian shook his head and said, "You haven't lived in the mountains, you don't know how sensitive the animal's sense of smell is, and it is possible to smell people from miles away." Trailing, waiting for an opportunity to move, it is easy to suffer when people do not know that they are defenseless. The other animals are fine, but it's even worse if the wolves come, often in packs. Getting rid of the smell or setting up a small trap can be a good way to prevent being raided and reduce unnecessary trouble. ”
"Oh." Fan Ming stuck out her tongue, "It's really dangerous for that person to walk in the mountains." ”
"So from now on, it's best not to stay too far away from the big team, and stay within the range that others can have time to help." Old man Qian admonished with a serious face for the first time.
As soon as he finished speaking, the dogs barked wildly in one place, and then a wild boar rushed out of the grass. The wild boar did not have the intention of hurting people, but was very timid, and ran away when he saw people. Kuroko was about to rush first, followed by several other big dogs. Several people also raised their repeater crossbows in their hands, ready to fire.
Old man Qian stopped the move of several people who were about to launch. shouted loudly, "Kuroko is back!" Kuroko immediately turned around and ran back, never dragging mud and water. The others were unknown, but they also retrieved their dogs.
Wang Peng didn't care about this, and was a little angry: "Old man Qian, what are you doing?" Such a great opportunity was wasted? Hundreds of pounds of meat......"
"You kid knows a piece of." Old man Qian didn't have the same politeness and patience as Fan Ming to Wang Peng, and burst into a foul mouth, "What else do you know about meat?" Look at your little bit of talent! ”
Yang Wanli came out to play a round: "Don't worry, this brother, Uncle Qian will always have a reason to do this, you might as well listen to it first." ”
Old man Qian glanced at Wang Peng and said, "This wild boar is obviously a female, and it is also pregnant with a piglet. It's better not to kill a female animal like this that is pregnant with a cub, and it will be a bit of a sin to kill it. Besides, it's still early, and it's not time to rest in the tent, so it's hard for you to carry it on your back to kill it? ”
Wang Peng was speechless when he was asked, and couldn't stop muttering: "But it's a pity to let it run away like this." ”
After everyone understands the reason, they don't care about this matter, it is important to continue on the road, and they do not know where the source of the stream is, so they cannot delay too much time in front of them.
A group of people continued to forge ahead through the thorns.
The Qinling Mountains are separated from Shaanxi and Sichuan, and it can be seen from the song "Shu Road Difficulty" that this is a rocky mountain range. Most of the peaks on the edge of the Qinling Mountains do not grow trees, and some of them were sown by airplanes only a few years ago, and they are still small saplings that are not old enough.
But in the deserted mountains, it is a different story, where untouched virgin forests abound, especially pine forests with lush coniferous leaves and cypress forests with large straight covers.
In some areas, no one has even set foot on it, and the ground is covered with a thick layer of pine needles and rotting leaves, which are soft and silent when stepped on.
Since there is no sign of human activity in the trees, there is no way for Lu Xun to be stepped on, and a group of people can only move forward one after another in a single line. This time, Wang Gui opened the way in front, and Old Man Qian was behind the palace.