Chapter 2: A Premeditated Ambush
At first glance, it looks like a kitten. However, the claws are slightly larger, some are out of proportion, and it looks like it has just been born, and its body is weak and unstable on its feet. The pitch-black fur covers the whole body, without a trace of variegation, and a pair of big silver eyes are dripping around, which is very cute.
"This is Shanbiao, which I picked up in the jungle, probably abandoned by its parents. The light in Snowmark's eyes dimmed a little as she said this.
Thinking of being abandoned by his parents, Xuezhen felt a little sour in his heart, because he and this little mountain biao also had some sympathy, he had no father since he was a child, only his mother brought him up, and now he had to leave his mother and live alone in this jungle. How similar is the situation of this little mountain biao?
So when Xueji saw Xiaoshan Biao, although he knew that it was a drag, he still took it with him and fed it carefully.
When the girl heard Xue Scar speak, she shrank behind Wan Kui shyly, and the flush on her face seemed to be heavier.
Xue Scar looked at the small mountain biao on his shoulder and hesitated for a moment.
"Now it's too small, and if there is no one to feed it, it will certainly not live long. I'm not easy to raise, so I'll give it to you if you like it. ”
Snow Mark carefully took it down with both hands and handed it to the girl.
"He loves meat and fish, but he prefers fish. ”
The little girl looked at Xiaoshan Biao for a while, and looked at the snow marks for a while, her eyes full of disbelief. As if to say: is this really for me?
"That's right, it's for you. Snow Scar said as if she saw her question. At the same time, he handed his hands forward.
In the hands of the snow marks, the pitch-black mountain biao curled up his body, as if it was a fluffy ball of thread.
The girl hesitated, as if she was too shy to reach out and make contact with the snow mark, but her eyes stared straight at the mountain biao in the snow mark's hand, and finally made up her mind, reached out and took the little mountain biao from the snow mark's hand.
Xiao Shan Biao seemed to recognize life, and struggled very reluctantly, trying to escape from the girl's palm, and even grinned at her, revealing the fangs that had not yet grown, but the girl held her hands tightly, making it unable to move.
Shan Biao is a large number of small cats in this jungle, and they have a strong ability to survive, preying on small animals such as mountain mice, fish, birds, etc., and have a lot in common with domestic cats. In adulthood, they will be larger than domestic cats.
In today's era, wars and changes in the environment have made people's lives increasingly difficult, raising cute animals has become a very luxurious thing, and the rats that everyone once shouted at are now a rare source of protein for the settlers, so people's demand for domestic cats is very small. Domestic cats that are unkept and have a weak ability to survive are gradually becoming rarer. Only a close relative of a domestic cat, this mountain biao, which has a strong ability to survive in the wild, is still alive and well.
The little girl nodded shyly again, and thanked Snow Scar with her gaze.
Xueji scratched his head, and also showed a sincere smile, after all, his age is only a teenager, it is the age of the beginning of love, and he also has a good impression of the little girl.
"It's still rare to see a mountain biao covered in pitch black. ”
Wan Kui on the side looked at the mountain biao in the little girl's hand and exclaimed.
"If you like it, keep it. Wan Kui secretly gestured to his daughter with his eyes.
The girl's face was crimson, and suddenly she grabbed Snow Marks' hand and pulled him in the direction of the truck.
"Come on...... Come and sit in the van. ”
Xuechen didn't expect the little girl, who had always been shy, to suddenly take the initiative, not only spoke, but also pulled him to the car. lost his mind for a while, and was pulled to a stumbling side.
But when he heard the girl's words, he quickly stopped again.
"No...... No, it's just a little beast, there's no need to thank me like that. ”
In these last days, chastity has become cheap, and it is common for women to trade their bodies for benefits. Snowmark certainly knew what it meant to "go sit in the car", but he refused.
He was also a strong-blooded and lustful teenager, but he held back, because he knew his identity, he was a hunter, and he had to be vigilant at all times. He is also a hated "son of the devil", who may put himself and those around him in danger at any time.
And he had some bad premonitions in his heart, even if the girl was seduced in every way, he still did not ignore this faint sense of foreboding in his heart. This hunch told him that it was not advisable to stay here and now.
So under the girl's kind invitation to "go sit in the car", Snow Marks still refused.
Wan Kui smiled, unimpressed. His gaze shifted from the dark mountain biao back to the rare furs all over the ground, and the essence of the merchant emerged, and he began to calculate in his mind.
But today he was slower than usual.
Around him and the snow marks, the ambushers lurking in the grass were approaching slowly and covertly, and they walked and stopped, and they had a tacit understanding. The sound of the wind and the darkening sky obscured their tracks in the long grass.
On the hillside, Wan Kui was still appraising the price of the snow-stained commodity.
"80 silver. ”
After thinking for a while, Wan Kui reported a number.
80 silver coins are only equivalent to half a year's income of an ordinary farmer, which is still a lot less than the actual value of these mountain goods, but the young man does not care.
"Plus your gun. ”
The young man looked at the short tube ****** on Wan Kui's waist.
This is Wan Kui's self-defense weapon. Wan Kui took him to the north and south, and experienced many battles, all relying on it to save the day. The gun was a pre-war product, somewhat worn out and covered with duct tape.
Although it is easy to buy in large towns, it is a rarity in small mountain villages, where it can be bought for only 10 silver, but here it can be estimated at least 30 silver.
Even with the addition of 30 silver, which is equivalent to more than a gold coin to buy snow-stained mountain goods, this price is still extremely cheap.
"This can't be done, this is my self-defense weapon, and it all depends on this guy to go south and north. ”
"Then I won't sell it. As he spoke, he picked up the mountain goods and left.
Although Xueji is a hunter in a mountain village, he still has some experience in valuing these mountain goods, otherwise he would not have collected these rare and precious furs and herbs. Based on his previous experience in dealing with this profiteer, the price he offered must have a lot of room for profit.
"Slow!" Wan Kui hurriedly stopped the snow marks: "Deal." But this gun is a little dirty, I'll wipe it for you. ”
With that, Wan Kui turned around and went to play with his short gun.
"I don't want cash, 80 pieces of silver for salt, knives, and rope. ”
For hunters living in the mountains, gold coins are not very important, because they rarely enter the city once, so many of them are bartered.
"No problem. ”
Wan Kui rummaged through the carriage, his back to the snow marks, and a dark and uncertain look flashed on Wan Kui's face.
Wan Kui knew about the ambush. In fact, he has been bought.
According to the hunters' plan, he only had to delay for a short time to cause Snow Mark to fall into the ambush and be killed, and he would be paid two gold coins.
Two gold coins are already the income of an ordinary farmer for two years.
Merchants come and go in all kinds of dangerous places, eat and sleep, hide from robbers, all just for money, Wan Kui has never been a soft-hearted person, because he walks in the world deeply understands the cruelty of this world, he has seen deceit, deception and betrayal. In this troubled world, indecision and womanly kindness are the biggest flaws, vices that are not conducive to survival, so he has long since abandoned these vices and become a hard-hearted man.
Killing the teenage boy in front of him can make the family worry about food and clothing for two years, and it is definitely a good deal for him.
As for the moral condemnation that comes with killing this child. Morality? What is that? And how much is it worth?
What Wan Kui has been worried about all along, in fact, is that these two gold coins are too easy to earn, and the hunters are unwilling to pay.
The black Shan Biao began to struggle fiercely in the girl's hands and let out a scream.
Snow Scar, who was looking at the short spear, frowned, and there was a subtle sense of foreboding in his heart. He looked around the hillside. Looking down from the hillside, the surrounding scenery is unobstructed, but there is no suspicious sign of it.
The ambushers had crouched deeply, lurking deep in the tall grass, holding their breath as if they had become one with their surroundings. This is the quality of a veteran hunter, who has been through countless rounds of wild beasts, and is already familiar with it.
Under the shy gaze of Wan Kui's daughter, Xue Zhen felt very narrow, which also made him less alert to the things around him.
The distance between them and the snow marks was already close to ten meters.
Their intended ambush distance has been reached. The next moment, it is a foolproof kill, for this blow, the hunters have practiced too many times, no matter which direction to escape, will be subjected to the next series of interceptions, in order to achieve the limit speed required by the hunter leader, the hunters who do not meet the requirements have been replaced by five.
At this time, the snow mark was still looking at the struggling mountain biao in the girl's hands in a daze.
Everything seems to be a foregone conclusion.
But at this moment, the silence was broken by an eagle's chirping, and the eagle in the sky let out this chirp.
Snowmark looked up at the eagle in the sky.
His brow furrowed.
"Do it!" a snap came out of the grass.
The leader of the ambushers is also an extremely sharp person, and when Snow Scar looks up at the sky, it is the time when the alertness is the lowest, and it is the best time to launch the ambush, and the leader immediately makes a decision and gives the order to attack.
As soon as he shouted, the fierce figures of the ambushers instantly rose into the air, and the cheetahs attacked the snow marks!
In an instant, the figure leaped into the air, spears flew out, and beaded bows and arrows burst into the air. From the air, the image of the spears and arrows flying towards the snow marks looks like a flower growing backwards and closing.
The timing of the hunter leader can be said to be very accurate, and the hunters are also good hands, and the execution of orders is flawless, and these attacks are not bad, and they attack the boy with an unstoppable momentum.
The next moment the snow marks will be pierced into a hedgehog!
At this moment, I saw a black figure with snow marks and dexterity burst out like a rocket, soaring from the ground into the air. Avoiding the spears and arrows fired at him in the midst of lightning, he dodged the first wave of attacks with an explosive force beyond the ordinary.
But the crisis has not been resolved, and the three short axes that fell on the head in an instant once again forced the snow marks into a desperate situation!
Three tall figures fell from above, and the short axes in their hands slashed down at the snow marks.
The ambushers have practiced many times, and it can be said that they are in control of the response to Snow Marks. So the moment he jumped up, the attack from above had already hit him in the face.
The snow mark man is in the air, and the castration is not stopping, so it can be said that it is completely impossible to dodge.
These three short axes are like three scythes of death, about to harvest the life of the boy.
When it was too late, Snow Scar's eyes flashed, and his body writhed in an instant. From a distance, I saw blood flowers, leather clothes, ropes, and several colors mixed together, like a colorful paper windmill, rolling forward in the air, and in a twisted posture, even kicking and dodging the three short axes that were bound to hit.
A fountain of blood shot into the air.
Three figures fell, and the snow marks had risen to their highest point.