The fog, still the fog, hadn't dissipated since Rick had tracked the wounded fox into the valley two days earlier. The www.biquge.info is different from the muddy and sticky haze in the north, although the mountain fog in the Qinling Mountains is more humid, it is not choking, and even smells of the fragrance of flowers and trees, which is very pleasant!

Rick cautiously walked through the woods with his custom-made Hoyt recurve hunting bow, the fog making the already quiet mountain forest even quieter, the fox was long gone, and even the common rabbits and turtledoves were hiding somewhere! And all your electronics are broken! The watch is also stopped! Not even the compass moves! There is an unspeakable weirdness everywhere in this valley! In the past two days, he has neither seen the usual plastic bags, nor has he encountered the medicine picker, and Li Ke knows that he is really in trouble this time!

Li Ke is twenty-five years old this year, a member of the Chinese men's archery team - or a former member, archery is neither as a gold medalist as table tennis gymnastics diving, nor as popular as football basketball, not to mention the Olympics, even the Asian Games are basically crushed by their strong neighbor South Korea, even if there are occasionally one or two appearances, most of them are women's teams, so the attention is very low, the income of the team members is not high, the personnel change quickly, if there is no breakthrough in performance, most of them retire early and go home to fend for themselves, So Li Ke also started to retire after this Olympics.

Li Ke used to be beautiful in his early years, and was even hailed as the hope of Chinese archery, as his ex-girlfriend said - it can be regarded as a potential stock! However, due to many reasons such as huge pressure and his own injuries early on, Li Ke did not show the progress that everyone expected in the later competitions, and he failed in two consecutive Olympic Games, not to mention that the medals did not even enter the top eight, so most of the original praise turned into slander and criticism, and many expectations also became disregard, just like his ex-girlfriend who was a third-rate star and Internet celebrity said-black you are too lazy to hack you! If someone hacks you, they can afford you!

Speaking of his ex-girlfriend Lan Ning, he used to be the envy of everyone and abused countless dogs! Young, pretty, well-built, energetic - but also realistic! After discovering that his potential stock may never be realized, he sent himself a long article full of emotion overnight, and left in time!

In fact, Li Ke is not sad, as his grandfather used to say - this is life! You have to when you're proud, and you have to when you're frustrated! Li Ke also understands that his career as an athlete is just a fragment of his life, he is still young, and he still has a long life to waste, so retirement is just a new beginning and not an end!

Li Ke grew up in his hometown with his grandparents, his grandfather was a well-known good hunter, often took the young Li Ke into the mountains to hunt wild boars, rabbits or something, until he was thirteen years old before his parents took him back to the city, speaking of which Li Ke is more accustomed to the musty smell of rotten leaves in this dense forest, rather than the exhaust of cars in the city! Therefore, Li Ke often takes up his backpack after competition and training, away from the city, away from the hustle and bustle, and conquers those inaccessible mountains and dense forests alone. Originally, taking advantage of the end of the Olympic Games, Li Ke carefully planned this hunting trip, planning to enter the mountains from Hanzhong, and then cross the Qinling Mountains while hunting, but he didn't expect to be taken to the ditch by a fox in the end!

Rick leaned against the tree and gasped twice, and looked around, but the fog still hadn't cleared, and the wet air clinged to all your senses like a thick soup, enveloping your mind and leaving you with nowhere to run! There was no wind, no sun, and there was a deathly silence all around, and time seemed to have stopped, only the distant birdsong reminded Li Ke that the world was still alive!

You have to make up your mind, this fog doesn't know when it will dissipate, GPS and mobile phone are also broken, you can neither determine the location nor call for help, it seems that you can only rely on yourself! Although he knew that he was in a predicament, Li Ke was not panicked, nor fearful, and even faintly excited!

Rick loves a challenge – both in life and on the field! Again and again, difficulties and strong opponents not only did not defeat themselves, but also made themselves stronger and stronger! Li Ke is convinced that this time will be no exception!

Years of professional training and many outdoor trips have made Li Ke quickly calm down! -- Maybe it's not that bad! Water is readily available, and the heavy rains of the previous two days left the valley full of puddles. The dry food is also fine, although there are not many compressed biscuits, but there are still two rabbits hanging on the backpack that came a few days ago! As long as you keep your physical strength, you will definitely be able to go out!

Touching his already rumbling belly, Li Ke looked up at the sky, although there was no sun, but with the change of light, he could still see that it was noon!

Li Ke found a nearby puddle and put down the backpack equipment, picked up the Nepalese saber hanging on the backpack and cut some bamboo and dead branches, found a pair of chemical fiber underwear, used a windproof lighter to build a bonfire, and then plucked a rabbit, went to the puddle and hastily killed it, set it up with a few branches, and roasted it!

Li Ke opened his backpack and tidied up, took out some items that were not necessary, for some reason, after entering this valley, all electronic devices were broken, tablets, digital cameras, GPS, mobile phones, all black screens, could not be turned on, and even the watch stopped! The compass is no longer moving! Thunder? Magnetic field? Alien? Li Kebai was puzzled! Otherwise, this computer stores photos and travelogues from my previous trips, and it's a pity to throw them away! I wanted to take it out and find someone to take a look, but in order to save my physical strength, I had to give up!

Lick found a plastic bag and reluctantly packed the electronics with some non-essential toiletries, and pressed a boulder under a tree! The compass can't be kept, it's a birthday present from my father!

The rabbits in autumn are very fat, and when they are lightly roasted, the grease that clatters and drips makes the fire more vigorous, and the roaring bonfire dispels the surrounding fog, and also makes Rick's heart relax!

The rabbit is roasted quickly, and the wild rabbit meat is different from the domestic one, and it tastes delicious with a little salt, especially when you get it yourself!

Every time he eats rabbit meat, Li Ke will remember that winter, his parents returned to his hometown in the countryside, his grandfather and father took him to the back mountain to set a few hares, his mother and grandmother stewed a big pot full of radishes, and the family ate a fierce meal together.

Thinking of his parents, Li Ke couldn't help but feel a little gloomy in his heart! Li Ke's father is a professor in the archaeology department of the university, and he often takes students to do field work and often does not go home once in half a year, while his mother is a doctor and often has to work overtime, so he can only leave young Li Ke in his hometown in the countryside! Later, he became a professional athlete, and the perennial training and competition made him leave his parents early, although this experience developed his own independent character, but also inadvertently alienated his family! Now that I think about it, every time I go home and take out photos of my hike to share with my mother, my mother's eyes reveal not only pride, but also heartbreaking helplessness and worry! …… It's time, it's time to go home!

A roast rabbit was quickly eaten, Li Ke drank some hot water boiled in a camping pot, and then filled the kettle to the brim, didn't care about drying his clothes, put out the fire pile, sorted out his equipment, habitually took out the compass and looked at the direction, Li Ke shook the compass vigorously, and the pointer still didn't move! Li Ke had to pick up the compass, and then roughly discern the direction according to the direction of the moss and the sparseness of the leaves, and continued to set off!

Lick slashed the branches with his saber and struggled forward. The saber is a birthday gift from my father, just like the compass, and it was brought back by my father when he went to Nepal for academic exchanges, which is very sharp and handy! Unlike his mother, his father was a staunch supporter of his own hiking, and his father often said that the comfort of modern society often makes people lose themselves, and only when they return to nature and use limited tools to challenge the difficulties of survival one by one, can they better prove the value of men themselves! Li Ke thinks so!

After walking for a while, the fog seemed to dissipate a little, and the surrounding environment gradually became clearer, and Li Ke was excited in his heart and couldn't help but speed up his pace.

Suddenly, Rick stopped and looked ahead through gritted teeth—and saw a fiery red faintly leaking from behind a bush not far away—and the damned fox again!