Fast forward to a few days ago......

Hushan Town is a remote and backward town. The house is dilapidated, the population is scarce, if it weren't for the three words Hushan Town clearly engraved on the archway in front of the town, it would definitely make people think that this is just a larger village.

The small area is one thing, and the most important thing is what I just said, broken.

Even, there isn't even a decent inn in a town, and the same is true for taverns.

However, because of the news of the appearance of rare wild foxes in the West Mountain Forest of Hushan Town, it has become lively here.

Two or three days ago, the town was suddenly buzzed with crowds of people, and the little restaurants that were open were filling up with a day's worth of guests every day, earning even more money than they had in the previous month.

Naturally, they knew what these people were here for, and almost everyone who came would ask them if they knew the specific situation and whether anyone had actually seen the fox.

In order to keep these people longer, they unified their voices and said that it was true.

When the news spread, more people flocked to the forest, and then threw themselves into the mountains and forests, but the people who came back every day frowned, ordered a glass of turbid wine, and wondered if they had been deceived by the people here while drinking.

They didn't shy away from saying this, and it seemed that they meant it to be said to the people here.

However, no one cares. As long as they are still around, there is money to be made.

Moreover, no matter what they say, they are still here, and they will not leave. When you make money, you can say a few words when you are said, it's not a big deal.

People spend money, spend time, and have to toss into the mountains, and a little complaint is deserved.

Recently.

This situation lasted until yesterday, when a general came over with a group of government troops and set up camp directly outside the town, making intense preparations. And sent out four or five groups of people to find out the news, two people in each group.

Visible battles.

For a while, many people in the town were a little panicked. If nothing else, it's just for them to carry things, and they are all wanted. If it's just ordinary people, they don't worry, after all, this place is remote, and no one should know about it, but these government troops can't say for sure.

But if you leave now, you won't be reconciled.

Such a big mountain, even if one hundred and eighty people enter it, it is like a drop in the ocean, and it is not so easy to touch it.

In the face of huge interests, too many people are willing to take risks.

It's just that I'm a little worried about being caught, so I went into the mountain before it was dark, and I was in the mountain in the future. As long as they find a place to rest, survival in the wild is not difficult for them.

Some of the rest are still thinking of following behind these government troops, and maybe they can pick up some benefits.

However, the natives of Hushan Town began to nervous, and they were secretly talking in private, worried about whether the war with the neighboring countries was about to start, why did so many soldiers suddenly come and be stationed outside?

As for what wild foxes......

They didn't believe it, it was just a fox, could it still alarm the army?

Is there anything the big guy up there hasn't seen before, just for a fox? Besides, they've already issued a bounty, and they don't need their own people to come at all.

And more importantly, these soldiers are much less experienced than hunters in the mountains and forests, so what's the point of letting them come?

Therefore, after several discussions, the people of Hushan Town thought that there must be something wrong between the two countries.

On the second day, the government army marched to the western mountains and forests, and then sealed the road into the mountains.

Outside Hushan Town, the officials of Lingchuan County set up checkpoints to check the crowd of people. First, in order to prevent people from carrying weapons into the town, it is also to prevent them from hunting wild foxes. Second, in order to ensure that no one can take important things out.

In this arrangement, the form of tension became instantaneous.

Everyone who was still in the town felt that they had come to the right place, but the more excited they were, the more anxious they became, because the road into the mountain was blocked, and how to enter the mountain became a problem.

Those who have already entered the mountain do not know this news, so there are still doubts about the existence of rare wild foxes.

Guo Chengling whispered, but Lin Xiaowan was silent. When I heard this, I asked, "Then how did you get in?" ”

"I hid my bow and arrows at a big rock outside the town." Guo Chengling said, "Originally, I wanted to see if I could get away with it, but when I arrived, I found that it was impossible." ”

Lin Xiaowan opened her eyes and asked him, "Huh?" Didn't you say that the bow and arrow were lost? ”

Guo Chengling kept looking down at Lin Xiaowan, and when she opened her eyes and stared at herself, she quickly turned her head away, and said, "Did I say it?" ”

"You just said that." Lin Xiaowan said firmly.

"That's what I said wrong...... Alright, don't dwell on this. Guo Chengling hurriedly followed up and said, "They saw that my leg was lame, so they let me go after a brief investigation." I was pretending to be a little more serious. ”

Lin Xiaowan closed her eyes and continued to listen.

Guo Chengling said that he learned about the situation when he inquired with the locals, and that by the time he arrived in the town, most of the people had already gone out to find a way into the mountains. But no one got away with it.

The groups of people who had been sent out to inquire about the news had already figured out all the ways into the mountains.

After that, they came one after another, and there were enough people to block the road. Besides, they still have the status of an official family, and these people who come are always a little jealous.

Guo Chengling is not in a hurry to go out, no different from a headless fly. He pretended to be a family visitor, and after staying in the store, he had nothing to talk to, but in one day, he inquired about a lot of useful things.

For example, there is an unknown road into the mountains, just north of the town, but the road is blocked by bushes, and the road is difficult to walk, so it gradually falls into disuse.

There is also someone who saw the fox in the hinterland of the West Mountain Forest, by a small pool. The pool was just north of the creek that flowed down the mountain, and the deserted road was just right.

Guo Chengling also wondered, with such important news, didn't anyone want to use it to make a lot of money?

The man said, "Of course, someone told a big man and asked for fifty taels of silver." But the big man went in and looked for two days, and he didn't see any small pools at all, let alone foxes.

The big man was so angry that he killed people when he came back.

After the man was killed, the big man ran away, and he didn't know if he had gone into the mountains or somewhere else. Since then, no one has dared to say it.

Guo Chengling was even more curious: "Then how can you tell me?" ”

The man said happily, "I told you, don't be angry. ”

"Don't be angry." Guo Chengling smiled.

"Look at your legs, you can't go into the mountains to catch foxes. Just think of it as chatter, just talk about it. You can't take it seriously, and even if you do, you can't go. ”

After saying that, the man said that he was going to get busy, and left.

Guo Chengling thought: This leg really helped a lot.

Seon lost his horse, but he didn't know if it was a blessing.

Guo Chengling bought some dry food in the town, prepared water, a firewood knife, some hemp rope, and bought a bamboo basket on his back, in which some herbs were prepared, and a whole piece of linen cloth was placed on it, and then walked towards the deserted road that he had heard of.

No one cares much about such a person.

The road is not easy to find, but fortunately, Guo Chengling has many years of experience in walking in the mountains and forests, and has groped for a place from the traces left by some small animals.

Bushes are overgrown and thorny.

Guo Chengling tried to break through the thorny bushes and slowly walked forward. Soon, his clothes were torn, and even his body was left with many small wounds. I don't know how long it took before I finally crossed it, and the road up the mountain was still faintly visible.

It's just that the slope is a bit steep.

Half walking and half climbing, I found a rare place to rest. It's a small cave, so if it doesn't rain, you can spend the night.

Seeing that the time was not early, Guo Chengling decided not to leave again, so he stopped here and made some preparations by the way.

Fortunately, there are many trees in the mountains and forests, and Guo Chengling can choose a lot of wood. Just to save time, I didn't go too far, and when I saw an ash tree, I took local materials, cut down a thick branch, and cut some small branches.

I found another willow tree, cut some willow branches, and then turned back.

Make a bow, sharpen some arrows, and make a basket of arrows.

Everything was ready, and it was already dark. He took out the rations and ate them, then took out the linen cloth he had bought in advance and covered his body, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

I don't know when I'll be able to go back.

I couldn't think of a result, so I forced myself to think about it differently.

If you catch the fox, how do you get it out?

He couldn't go straight through the town, but he didn't know the way to the town. And you have to be on guard against others finding out......

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.

Guo Chengling laughed at herself: I will think about beautiful things, and I don't even look at the shadow, I just think about this. Let's take it one step at a time.

This night, just like that, passed.

Guo Chengling said: "You know, I didn't expect my luck to be so good. I woke up before dawn the next day, but I could see the road clearly. When I got up, I had a bite to eat, and I set out to find the little pool. But after walking for more than two hours, I didn't see it, but I saw the river coming down from the mountain. ”

"The river is clear and cool. I also caught a fish. It's a fat fish, and I didn't say anything polite to it, so I grilled it directly. ”

Lin Xiaowan pursed her lips and smiled, and then said, "You're really welcome." ”

"Hey, hey." Guo Chengling smiled, and then said, "I don't know if it's the fireworks or the smell of grilled fish, which attracted a few people." The one at the head was a stout man, dressed in cloth armor and with a sword at his waist. When you get closer, guess what......"

"How?" Lin Xiaowan asked very cooperatively.

Guo Chengling didn't answer immediately, as if he was reminiscing, and said after a while: "I've seen that person...... It's the general I told you, I've seen the man's sword. ”