After a day of searching, they only found some tiger hair on a nearby hill, but no nest was found. Seeing that the sun was about to set, Chen Shuo had no choice but to organize his team and walk towards the village.

He Da was concerned about his family, refused He Sanlang's invitation to have wine and dinner together, and returned home.

His wife was washing vegetables in the yard when she saw He Da coming back and said hello. Turning around to wash the vegetables, he suddenly remembered something, stood up abruptly and asked, "Where is my son?" Aren't you going to search for the big worm today?! ”

He Da was confused: "He showed us the place and went to school." Why, haven't you come back yet? ”

"Nope!" The wife suddenly panicked, "You are searching for the big worm, and you may have provoked the beast in a hurry, and I don't know where to run." On weekdays, my son has already gotten out of school and returned home, why hasn't he come back today?! ”

Seeing that his wife was anxious, He Da hurriedly comforted: "Don't be anxious, Xu is after school, I will go to play with others." ”

Seeing his wife looking straight at him, He Da was also a little flustered for no reason, and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to another house to take a look." Those children all go home together after school and see if others come back. ”

After saying that, he hurriedly went out of the house and went to the homes of the children who went to school with the dog head to ask. When I asked, I found out that the children who went to school in the village did not come back today. The country people are not strict with their children, and occasionally come back late, which is not taken seriously. He Da's family asked, and everyone felt that something was wrong, so they got together to discuss: "Even if you don't go down the mountain to the woods, the other road is not remote, just crossing a small river." Isn't it that a few children have changed their paths, are greedy for fun, and refuse to go home? ”

He Da felt uneasy in his heart, and said, "Today, we searched that hill for a day, but we found no trace of the big worm, and the nest of the animal is unknown. Things are going on now, and we can't do it like usual. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the Yamen were in the village, and we joined us to look for the children along the road. Look at it and get the child back early to avoid accidents. ”

Everyone said yes and went to He Sanlang's house together.

A feast was being set up in the courtyard, and when he saw He Da and a few people coming in, He Saburo hurriedly greeted him and asked what was wrong.

He Da talked about the matter and said, "These children are the hearts and minds of the family. On weekdays, we would just go out and look for it. Now that the big worm is being beaten, maybe the animal will be provoked, and a few people will go together, so that everyone can rest assured. ”

He Sanlang thought about it, went to Chen Shuo's side, and said He Da's words.

Chen Shuo said: "It's not far from the left and right, let's search along the road, and it's not too late to come back for dinner." Guys, pack up the guys, let's look for them along the road. If you happen to meet that animal, just take it back to celebrate! ”

At this time, it was almost dusk, He Saburo brought a few torches, and everyone left the village in a mighty manner.

Along the way, there were no shadows of a few children. Seeing that the sky was getting darker, everyone's hearts began to feel uneasy. After walking more than two miles and far away from the village, He Saburo took out his own fire, lit a torch, and began to feel that something was wrong in his heart.

After walking a short distance, suddenly there was a shout from ahead: "Don't go forward, the big worm is lying there!" ”

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly stopped. At this time, the sun had already set, and it was dim and dim in front of me. A few people raised torches in the air, and vaguely saw a large tree in front of them, and the sound came from there.

He Da heard what seemed to be his son's voice, took two steps forward, and said in a loud voice: "Da Lang, is it you?" I'm your daddy! ”

I heard the voice of a dog's head coming from the tree: "Daddy, it's me!" There's a big insect lying under the tree, so let's hide in the tree! ”

He Da let out a sigh, and the father of the other children next to him was anxious, and stepped forward and asked, "What about the other children?" ”

"It's all in the trees! That big worm is lying on the road and doesn't go, we don't dare to go down! ”

The crowd breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Shuo said loudly: "It's okay, it's okay if people are fine." Brothers, get ready, guys, we'll meet the beast in a moment! Listen to my commands, and do not come forward without my commands! ”

The crowd shouted promises, several officers took torches from the villagers, two with bows and arrows, one with a fork, and four men spread out a huge fishing net and walked slowly forward with torches.

After walking a short distance, I finally saw the situation clearly under the light of the torch. In a big tree on the side of the road, several school-going children lay on the tree, clinging to the branches. Underneath the tree, there was a large insect covered in color. As they got closer, the big insect only turned its head slightly, glanced at everyone, and then turned back, still staring at the children in the tree.

Zhou Su, the cavalry utility, said: "The appearance of this beast ignores us, isn't it sick?" ”

Chen Shuo said: "Don't take it lightly! The big insect is such a temperament, you look lazy, and when you move, like lightning and flint, you will take people's lives in an instant! Everyone watched it, as long as the hair on his body was stirring, they gathered together to prevent him from pounce and bite! ”

Everyone said yes, but there was some disbelief in their hearts. Even if it was a fierce beast, seeing so many people coming forward, the big insect should not be there lazy, as if he didn't see a few people.

As I got closer, I was able to see what was ahead. I saw a big worm, like a calf, lying on the ground. The two eyes were like brass bells, glowing with cold light in the dark night. His body swayed slightly, and he could faintly hear the sound of wheezing.

Zhang Lin whispered to Chen Shuo: "Before we formed a team, I heard the old hunter say that big insects are different from ordinary wild wolves, and rarely confront hunters. Even if you meet someone, it's just as if it happened. I didn't want to hurt anyone, so I walked away generously, and if I wanted to hurt someone, I stopped there. The beast doesn't care when it looks there, but if it moves, it hurts! ”

Chen Shuo said: "I heard the old Orion say that this is the case, but we have not seen it, so act carefully." ”

To take a few steps forward, Chen Shuo said to the four people with the net open: "You open the net and move forward slowly." I'll shoot an arrow here and see how this beast copes. If you don't move, you may really have an injury. ”

Zhou Su and others from Zhang Wang said yes, and the two of them held one side tightly and slowly moved forward. The musket is a sharp weapon in the army, and this time the Xiang army scattered in various villages to fight tigers did not bring it. Hunting tigers with knives and forks is too child's play, and the army specially made this kind of large net made of thick ropes, which is specially used to catch tigers. The four people in Zhang Wang are all strong men with great height and strength, and they have a tacit understanding after training. When encountering a tiger, they put a net over its body, and others can calmly dispose of it.

Seeing the big net open, Chen Shuo opened his bow and arrows, looked at the buttocks of the big insect, and secretly shouted, and the sharp arrows flew out.

In the blink of an eye, the sharp arrow hit the tiger's buttocks, but it didn't penetrate and slid down the fur. Chen Shuo secretly said that it was not good, he didn't expect the fur of this animal to be so tough, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while.

The big insect received an arrow, slowly stood up, turned around, looked at Chen Shuo and the others, and wagged its tail slightly.

Chen Shuo's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "Be careful! The beast pounced, as fast as lightning, and did not want to be in its way! ”

Everyone was beating drums in their hearts and getting nervous.

Unexpectedly, the big insect stood up, just quietly watched everyone, occasionally wagged its tail, and did not attack.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and the cool breeze was up, He Da was anxious, and stepped forward and said, "When the wind rises at night, how can the children in the trees stay?" Can you use a net to stop the big trees over there, and I'll go up and take them next. After picking up the child, we will go back to the village for the time being, and look for this animal tomorrow. ”

Chen Shuo thought for a while and said, "If you let it go today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find it again." It's not good to hurt people elsewhere. ”

He Da said anxiously: "We can wait here, how can the children in the tree survive?" If one is not good, and falls from the tree, will it not reach the mouth of the beast? The night is already dark, if it takes a child in its mouth and runs away, where to find it? ”

Chen Shuo hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, save the child first." - Zhou Su, the four of you who spread the net, slowly go over and separate the big tree from the animal. Send someone up the tree here, and take the child first. ”

Zhou Su and the others agreed, opened the big net, and slowly turned towards the big tree.

The big worm looked at the crowd coldly, and when he saw them beside the big tree, he suddenly arched himself and let out a low howl. The whistling sound pierced the night sky, and there was a strange power that made people feel frightened.

He Da was worried about his son, and he didn't care about the danger, so he ran quickly towards the big tree, and shouted in his mouth: "Son, you bring someone down, and I will catch you!" ”

At this moment, the big insect suddenly jumped up from the ground and pounced on He Da like lightning.

Zhou Su and Liu Huai, who were opening the net, were taken aback, and secretly said that it was not good. The big insect saw it very accurately, and this time it just bypassed the big net and pounced on He Da, who was bent on picking up his son.

Liu Huai, the nearest cavalry utility, shouted, raised his arms, and put the net in his hand on the big insect that pounced. He was only holding the end of the net, how could he hold a tiger? I was taken out together with myself.

Zhou Su, who was holding the other end of the wooden stick at the end of the net, was desperate, held his hands tightly, was dragged to the ground, and stopped the big insect with a wooden stick.

Chen Shuo saw it, stepped forward quickly, and said loudly: "Transfer the network, transfer the network, catch this animal!" ”

Liu Huai was carried by the big insect and slipped on it, his leg hit a big rock, and he felt a sharp pain. Holding the wooden stick with both hands, together with Zhou Su behind him, he covered the net on the big insect.

The big insect noticed that there was something more on its body, and suddenly let out a long howl, and its claws "snapped" on Liu Huai, who was not far away.

Liu Huai only felt a sharp pain, and his hands were already blurred with flesh and blood. Zhou Su, who was behind, saw the opportunity, jumped up, took a step forward, and entangled the big worm with a net. Wang Liang and Tan Chen, who were artillerymen behind, caught up with a few big strides and covered the big insects with nets.

Taking advantage of the entanglement of the net to limit the opportunity for the big insect to move, Chen Shuo caught up and grabbed the wooden stick in Liu Huai's hand.