Chapter 32: Foraging (2)
Da Li took some Yaoshi of different sizes, learned from the sand table model commonly used by Wuguang when commanding battles, and laid out the terrain of Wuling Mountain, and said: "The place bordering the cliff on the west side of Wuling Mountain is the solitary residence of the fox clan. There are no other monsters there. It's all because of a creek. β
He sprinkled the direction of the stream with the powder of the stone.
"The stream comes from the hot springs on the top of the Wuling Mountain, but the hot springs are occupied by a nest of poisonous pythons, and the water is poisonous, so the monsters and beasts in the places where they pass cannot avoid it. The stream flows from top to bottom and converges into a deep pool on the edge of a cliff on the western mountainside. β
Shu Li was puzzled: "Wuling Mountain is so big, why did the fox clan choose its territory near poisonous streams and deep pools?" β
Da Li pondered on the sand table for a while, and pointed out a location: "One is because the fox clan has offended too many demon beasts, and the other is because of this excellent storage cave next to the deep pool!" It is upwind and the terrain is very high, so it is not afraid of being polluted by poisonous water. The fox clan took a fancy to the rarity of monsters in this area, and there was such a hidden place to store stolen things, so they lived there for hundreds of years. The fox clan is also afraid of poisonous water, so the dwelling area surrounds the deep pool, and gradually, the territory of the fox clan forms an arc shape, enclosing the deep pool area. β
Shu Li nodded: "Regardless of the rest, just looking at the shape of the fox clan's territory, it seems to be guarding something." β
But when she thought about it, she was faintly stunned in her heart: Could it be that Da Li wanted to open a passage from the edge of the deep pool to climb Wuling Mountain? In this way, it is easy to get contaminated with toxic pool water.
Da Li used his paws to sketch a long, narrow path on the ground: "This path connects the area where Poison Tan and the fox people live, and is blocked by rocks and dense forests, and it is the only way to the area of Poison Tan. In this way, as long as the fox clan strictly guards this path, they can guard the granary. Uncle Wu Guang spent a lot of time and energy investigating, and only then did he discover the secret of the fox clan. If we can enter there without knowing it, we can easily get the food of the fox clan! β
When Shu Li heard this, her eyes were full of light: "You can give it a try!" β
Da Li smiled: "The fox clan steals the loot of the wolf clan every year, and Uncle Wuguang has long wanted to teach them a good lesson." However, these cunning foxes cowered in the territory to guard against death, and the wolf clan could not please them in a head-to-head confrontation. The clan searched in many ways to find out where the fox clan's warehouse was, but because the wolf clan was not good at making holes, it was over. β
Shu Li was puzzled: "Why don't the wolf clan go and unite with the Xi clan......
She remembered that the wolf clan and the Xi clan were an alliance, and her maternal grandmother Xi Ning and the wolf king's wife Wu Xian were close friends, so why didn't she seek the help of the Xi clan?
Da Li blinked, a little puzzled: "Master, don't you know?" β
Shu Li frowned, she really didn't know, she had a bad premonition in her heart.
Da Li shook his head and said, "The Xi clan once swore at the meeting of the major clans of the Qingxuan Mountain Range that all Xi clansmen would never make holes in other people's territory. β
It's no wonder that the talent of the Xi clan is too strong, digging a tunnel is as easy as a leisurely stroll, if it is not restrained, where can the demon beasts in the Qingxuan Mountains who have a few valuable things in their hands dare to sleep in peace? If indiscriminate excavation leads to unstable foundations and disasters, how can the monsters survive?
Shu Li really hadn't heard her grandmother talk about this.
She was a little apprehensive: "If you make a hole in someone else's territory, what punishment will be?" β
"The beast god comes in person and rains down the heavenly thunder, and the entire Xi clan will suffer from the ninety-nine heavenly thunders......"
Shu Li's head is full of black lines...... She didn't know which generation of the Xi clan patriarch issued this oath, but it was certain that the original intention of the oath was definitely not to put an end to the Xi clan's indiscriminate digging of holes. Shu Li even complained silently in her heart, maybe it was the Xi clan at that time who felt that God was really unfair, and let their bloodline degenerate from generation to generation, so they were dissatisfied and intended to confront the beast god!
Da Li thought that Shu Li was frightened, and comforted: "Actually, everyone knows that this oath will not come true. However, the talent of the Xi clan is too easy to cause disputes, and if the Xi clan wants to have a place in the Qingxuan Mountain Range, they must be restrained. Moreover, because of the degradation of the bloodline, the Xi people gradually believed that burrowing was a backward and barbaric behavior, and the high-level rats who could cultivate into human form were very taboo about the instinct of burrowing! So, ignore that oath, you're just helping me get my wolf booty back! β
Shu Li patted his chest and exhaled: "It's good that it won't really be struck by thunder......"
At this time, the naΓ―ve Shu Li didn't know that he would have many hardships in the future, and it was also related to the fact that he listened to the nonsense of Da Li's dog-headed military advisor today and deliberately violated the oath of the Xi clan...... Of course, that's another story.
The two little beasts with a direction pouted their butts and studied the specific plan.
"The exit of the passage cannot be opened in the warehouse, it is too easy to be detected."
"It's easy to do, find a hidden place at the exit." Da Pear wilted and came up with another ghost idea: "Master, after we succeed, we will forge a simple tunnel in the warehouse to the direction of the Nanshan wolf clan, and I will leave some wolf hair and footprints in the tunnel, so that those foxes think that the wolf clan stole it!" β
This stupid dog is not soft at all!
Those food were stolen by the fox clan, how dare they go to the wolf clan to theorize? I can only consider myself unlucky!
After discussing the plan, it was time for Shu Li to use her talent for burrowing and climb the cliff.
The wind and snow have been incessant for the past few days, which has facilitated their plans.
Shu Li followed the hole he had made before to the platform, and used the position of the platform to release his spiritual power to explore the location of the fox clan. However, due to the limited scope of her spiritual power exploration, she had to stop every time she dug up the mountain for a distance of five or six hundred meters, and opened a branch passage horizontally, which was used to dig a small hole in the cliff wall, so that her spiritual power could be released from the small hole to explore the outside world upward.
According to this method, after about seven or eight stops to investigate, Shu Li was already very close to the poisonous Tan that Da Li said.
She lay behind the rock wall of the cliff and poked a small hole in the hard stone wall with the nail of her right claw. The cold wind poured in from the small hole, almost blinding her.
The spiritual power silently adhered to the cliff wall and climbed up.
Then, everything on the cliff converged in Shu Li's mind.
The jasper-like waterhole was abruptly in a silvery patch, faintly bubbling with water vapor, presumably warm water.
Shu Li shuddered, thinking: This waterhole is so weird in color, it must be highly poisonous, it is better to be careful.