The old squire's grandfather, who didn't even dare to breathe, lay down in the grass, and as the stone ball rolled over, all the fox clips were triggered.

Every time the fox clip was triggered, the blood-colored fox took a few steps back in a panic, and then moved forward as if it were stubborn, and just like that, after a long time, it came to the water source.

However, the fox, who looked already very hungry, did not take a big gulp of water at the beginning, but first sniffed it carefully with its nose, close to the surface of the water, and then took a small sip first, and turned it back and forth in its mouth, probably tasting the taste of water.

The old squire's grandfather understood that the fox was afraid that the water would be drugged, so he was so careful.

After noticing anything abnormal, the fox drank happily, and after drinking for a long time, the fox shook his head, stopped, and should have drunk almost.

Sure enough, the fox began to turn and go back, and unlike when it came, it walked back extremely fast, almost instantly, three times and two jumps, and then disappeared.

The old squire's grandfather was still lying there motionless, and after a long time, when he was sure that the fox had indeed left, he got up from the ground, because his arms and legs were already a little numb because he had been lying on his stomach for so long.

He looked at the stone ball left by the fox, and was a little stunned, although the fox was close at hand, but he could not catch it, and it was very unpleasant for an old hunter. Because he knew that with the fox's reaction speed, if he had acted rashly just now, not only would he not be able to catch it, but he would definitely have startled the snake.

But the old squire's grandfather is stubborn, and the more difficult things he does, the more he prefers to do them.

From then on, the old squire's grandfather often went there to squat and quietly observe the foxes to drink water. As a hunter, he quickly figured out the pattern of the fox's drinking—once every two days, but no more than three days at most.

But other than that, there was still no progress, and I could only watch the fox come every time, drink the water, and then leave quickly. Although he had never been in the fox trap since, the fox was still very careful, and every time he came, he would roll a stone ball and move tentatively forward.

The old squire's grandfather knew that these stone balls were actually nearly round pebbles, because in normal years, there was a large waterfall above the water source, and these round stones were formed by the waterfall over the years. But because of the drought, the waterfall also disappeared completely, and under the waterfall, these round stones were exposed.

Only below the waterfall remains such a precious water source.

In the next few observations, the old squire's grandfather found that only once, the blood-colored fox did not use the stone ball to find its way, but followed closely behind several ordinary foxes, and came to this water source to drink.

From the behavior of this blood-colored fox, the old squire's grandfather understood more and more that the blood-colored fox he faced was simply smarter than a human, and it was probably more difficult to catch such a fox than to ascend to the sky.

But thinking about the great value of this fox, the grandfather of the old squire really didn't want to give it up. But he knew that time was running out, because it could not be so dry forever, and often when autumn came, it would rain for days, and then the water would increase, and when the water would increase, the fox would be able to drink water wherever it went, and it would be impossible for it to venture here again. At that point, it will be even more impossible to catch the fox again.

The old squire's grandfather thought of countless plans, but rejected them countless times. What to do? For the first time since he had been hunting, he was helpless against his prey.

Just as the old squire's grandfather was becoming more and more desperate, an unexpected turn of events appeared.

Here's the thing.

During a squat, as usual, the fox was ready to leave after drinking water. And the old squire's grandfather, as he did every time, lay there helplessly, watching the fox leave, and there was nothing to be done.

But just then, the unexpected happened.

The grandfather of the old squire suddenly heard a familiar cry, this kind of cry, a bit like the old man's trembling laughter, he knew that this was a kind of monkey in the mountains, and the locals called it "old man monkey".

This "old monkey" is not large, smaller than a baby, and if it is a small monkey that is not fully developed, it is smaller than the palm of a human hand. They look like ordinary monkeys, except that they have a pinch of red fur on the top of their heads.

But in fact, this kind of monkey is very weird.

Not only are their calls special, but compared with other monkeys, their living habits are even more strange - when their baby monkeys die, the mother monkeys will always carry the body of the little monkey, and will still take care of the little monkey's body as the little monkey did when it was alive, until the body is decomposed and dry, and is reluctant to throw it away.

Therefore, in this mountain, the "old monkey" with a rotting corpse in his arms can often be seen.

And just as the fox turned around, one such monkey appeared on a stone next to him, and in the arms of this monkey, he was holding a little monkey whose body had rotted, and a gust of wind blew, and a pungent stench rushed straight to the nose of the old squire's grandfather, and he tightly covered his nose and mouth.

But then, the unexpected happened.

As soon as the fox saw the monkey holding the corpse, its tail swung rapidly, and its neck was extended, its front legs slightly bent, and its hind legs tensed.

As soon as the old squire's grandfather saw it, he knew that this was the fox's excited expression. But he didn't understand why the fox was so excited when he saw the "old monkey" holding the corpse.

Before he could see clearly, the fox pounced on the female monkey holding the corpse of the little monkey at lightning speed, and like a vicious wolf, it bit off the throat of the female monkey at once, and in a very short time, gnawed half of the monkey's head.

But it seemed to prefer to eat the rotting little monkey, and in a short time it ate almost all the foul-smelling carrion, and then began to eat the mother monkey again.

The whole process, let the old squire's grandfather see the cold sweat, he felt his body, trembling slightly, stomach churning violently, in his impression, foxes have never been a fierce beast, they will at most go to the farmer's house at the bottom of the mountain, steal a chicken, or hunt a hare, a wild mouse in the mountains, and the like.

And this blood-red fox, eating monkeys, is so ferocious and bloody that even wolves, jackals, tigers and leopards are dwarfed. And in the process of eating, the old squire's grandfather also found that the teeth of this fox were very different from ordinary foxes - the teeth of this fox were sharp and long, like fangs, and looked very terrifying.

Perhaps the fox was so hungry that the meat of the two monkeys was eaten almost quickly, and its stomach was visibly bulging. But the fox was reluctant to keep the remaining bones and flesh, but picked it up and quickly disappeared into the woods.

The old squire's grandfather looked at the bloodstain on the ground and didn't react for a long time. Although he was an old hunter and had seen many predatory scenes of wild beasts, such a bloody, so ferocious, and such a disgusting predation process still made him feel palpitations, and his internal organs were churning again, and he almost vomited.

It wasn't until the evening that his mood slowly calmed down.

But when he lay on the bed and carefully recalled this scene, he suddenly seemed to think of something, sat up excitedly, patted his thigh, and couldn't help but say: "There is a way!" ”

Because it was this predation scene that happened during the day that suddenly made him think of a way to catch the fox.

It can be seen from the process of the fox preying on the monkey that the fox should love to eat this "old monkey" - especially the "old monkey" with the carcass of the baby monkey in its arms.

And this can also be confirmed by other phenomena - in the process of squatting, the grandfather of the old squire, if the fox is the same as ordinary foxes, then why doesn't it prey on those small animals? And only when I saw the "old monkey", I was so excited and so hungry.

It can be seen how much it likes to eat "old monkeys". Moreover, from the impatient greed when it eats the decaying corpse of the little monkey, it can also be inferred that the fox has a soft spot for the decaying corpse of the "old monkey".

Now that you know what it likes to eat, it's much easier.

Because of the drought, the "old monkeys" are much rarer than in previous years, but no matter how rare they are, they are much more numerous than the blood-colored foxes, and they are also much easier to catch.

As long as you catch this kind of "old monkey" with a corpse and then use it as bait, you should be able to lure that kind of fox to "take the bait".

The grandfather of the old squire, when he was a child hunting with his father, often listened to his father's words: "As long as you know what these beasts like to eat, it will be much easier to catch."

This is one of the most important secrets when hunting.

As a result, a capture plan gradually took shape in the mind of the old squire's grandfather.

It took him two days to finally capture an "old monkey" holding a corpse. Obviously, the dead little monkey in the arms of the "old monkey" is its child.

This kind of "old monkey" guards the corpse in its arms very strictly, and whoever dares to touch the corpse will tear and bite like crazy, hugging the corpse for fear that others will snatch it away.

The only regret is that the corpse in the arms of this "old monkey" has not been dead for too long, so it is only slightly decomposed, so the grandfather of the old squire, in order to enhance the effect, waited for two more days before implementing the arrest plan, so that the corpse of the little monkey can decompose more violently.

Two days later, the old squire's grandfather devised a perfect trap plan.

He placed the "old monkey" holding the corpse under a tree in the water source, and wrapped a vine around the monkey's leg - and wrapped it as naturally as possible, giving people the illusion that "the monkey was accidentally entangled with himself".

Then he hung a large cage in the tree directly above the monkey, and his plan was that as soon as the fox came over and ate the monkey, he loosened the rope in his hand, and then the cage fell down and covered the fox inside. At that point, you're done.

Counting the time when the fox came to the water source to drink, he prepared a qiē in advance, and all the links went smoothly, just waiting for the fox to enter the arranged trap.