Chapter 9: A Thousand Brilliant Suns (3)
Xiao Baiyu wears a mask, in such a high altitude area, the ultraviolet rays are very strong, try not to expose the skin, otherwise it will be damaged, except for conquering Mount Everest and wanting to take pictures to commemorate it, it is best to completely wrap yourself up.
Although Xiao Baiyu's head was wrapped, his sense of hearing was very sensitive, carefully searching for the breath of life in the nearby area. It's best to be able to spot a snow hare or two, and of course a rock sheep or a Tibetan antelope is also possible, but he won't hunt a nationally protected animal unless it's a special case.
What Xiao Baiyu didn't expect was that the rarer it was, the more it would be encountered first. A few kilometers away, Xiao Baiyu saw a group of Tibetan antelopes, but he was not much interested in this animal, not to mention that there was too little meat, hunting this animal would also disturb the entire flock, and it was also a national first-class protected animal, and poachers only hunted them for their fur.
He didn't dare to leave Xu Minhan too far or for too long, if the distance was more than two kilometers, Thor's technique would be invalid, and moreover, if the technique was carved on the tree, if it was gnawed off by small rodents, or cut off by reptiles, he wouldn't have time to rush back.
If Xu Minhan encounters any danger there, he is currently powerless to save himself, you know, there are large carnivores such as snow leopards, brown bears, wolves and other large carnivores in this area, not to mention that Xu Minhan may not even be able to fight a red fox now.
Before it was completely dark, Xiao Baiyu waited for the rabbit to stay and guard a rabbit, and when he was about to go back to trigger the long-range radio waves, he found a foraging brown bear sniffing not far from Xu Minhan's tent, and it was less than twenty meters away from the tent.
Experienced hunters know that they would rather encounter a tiger than a wolf, and a wolf rather than a bear.
Tigers are killers and hunters in the animal kingdom, vigilant and suspicious by nature, generally will not clash head-on with their prey, they are waiting for the opportunity to move, kill with one blow, and will not rashly attack strange animals, if they meet head-on, as long as you are strong enough, under normal circumstances, they will retreat. However, the exception is tigresses with cubs.
Wolves are the underworld of the animal kingdom, generally living in groups, they are insidious, cunning, and fierce, even if you have a way to get out, you will be entangled by them for a long time, and once they show their flaws, they will be ruthless, very cruel.
As for the bear, it is a hooligan in the animal kingdom, if you accidentally encounter it, it is not recognized by six relatives, people and animals are not distinguished, ghosts and gods are indisputable, roll up the sleeves is to do it, kill you first, and then say, in the mountains, even the tiger is very scared of it.
There are no tigers in such a high-altitude area, the largest cat is the snow leopard, which is also a feline, the temperament of the snow leopard and the tiger is almost the same, if it encounters, Xiao Baiyu is confident that it will be frightened away. But in the face of a blind bear, Xiao Baiyu couldn't think of any way.
Bears are called bear blind because they have very poor eyesight when they are very close, and if you stand still when you meet a bear in the wild, there is a good chance that they will treat you like a tree or a rock.
Xiao Baiyu knew this, but it was difficult for Xu Minhan to say whether he knew it or not, and even if he knew, if he found that it was a bear who opened his tent, it would be difficult to stay calm in an emergency.
Xiao Baiyu decisively induced the technique, and the instantaneous technique came directly to the tree where the technique was engraved, and then stopped without moving. Then, he slowly took out the Tang knife and a Nepalese saber from the box.
The bear sniffed around, and as a result, he walked in the direction away from the tent, Xiao Baiyu breathed a long sigh of relief, even now, he was not mentally prepared to fight with a bear.
However, perhaps because of the strong smell of blood produced by the rabbits brought by Xiao Baiyu, the brown bear actually went and returned, and the direction was where Xiao Baiyu was hiding.
Xiao Baiyu secretly sighed that he had made a mistake, and he had to raise his spirit to deal with it at the moment, this may be the first time he has a life-and-death fight with an opponent head-on, although it is mostly a joke to tell it in front of his uncle, but at this time, Xiao Baiyu has to concentrate and observe his opponent's every move.
Bears, as the apex predators in this area, generally forage lazily except when they find prey, because there is little to threaten their existence. Naturally, the bear at this time did not realize that its life was in danger.
In order to prevent the fire from burning himself, Xiao Baiyu threw the rabbit half a meter away, and looked coldly at the brown bear that was approaching, unfortunately, this bear did not have the slightest consciousness of not eating the food that came from it, and when it sniffed the bloody rabbit and found that the meat was not rotten, it was ready to take it away, but how could Xiao Baiyu's rations allow a wild bear that did not have long eyes to touch?
Thinking in his heart, "Forget it, there is another bear paw", the Nepal in his hand was instantly replaced by a three-edged thorn, and while the wild bear was caught off guard, he suddenly stabbed into the bear's neck, and pulled it out in an instant, and suddenly, blood gushed out.
Xiao Baiyu was very calm at this time, listening to the angry cry of the brown bear, he retreated and waited quietly, while guarding against the opponent's counterattack. Undoubtedly, this beast has been enraged, but under normal circumstances, it is difficult for humans who have punctured their carotid arteries to prepare momentum to launch a counterattack, of course, beasts cannot be compared to humans, Xiao Baiyu is still waiting for it to be completely exhausted.
Blood gushed like that for more than half a minute, and the crumbling brown bear finally collapsed, and blood gushed out from the bear's mouth and nose because the triangular thorn punctured the carotid artery and trachea at the same time.
If Xiao Baiyu had seen such a scene a few days ago, he would have seen such a scene, and his heartbeat would have reached one hundred and fifteen, but now, he didn't have the slightest nervousness, and just watched this giant beast fall calmly and calmly. Xu Minhan naturally heard the commotion a long time ago, he looked at the fallen brown bear blankly, trembling, and couldn't speak for a while.
"I originally wanted to roast a hare and cook some vegetable soup for you to make up, but I didn't expect this guy to be so considerate and come all the way to deliver bear's paws......" Xiao Baiyu smiled kindly.
Looking at Xiao Baiyu's gentle and harmless smile, he really couldn't compare him to the calm and decisive hunter just now. No wonder he answered with the affirmative "yes" when he asked him that night if he were a bad guy if he would kill someone, and now it seems that he would really do it without hesitation.
When night fell, the two of them lit a bonfire in front of the tent, and the rabbits were being roasted and browned, and drops of golden oil were falling, and the color alone gave people an infinite appetite. The wild vegetables and thick soup in the small iron basin are gurgling, and there are some wild mushrooms picked by Xiao Baiyu in the thick soup, but he knows all the wild mushrooms that dare to put them in the soup, and it should not be poisonous.
"I said how you have walked such a long way and never shouted tired, today I see that you can still be so agile with your dozens of kilograms of box, I finally understand a little. I didn't expect you to have the same thin arms and legs as me, but your physical fitness is much better than mine, and you are so decisive in killing, it seems that you are a person with a story. ”
"Story?" Xiao Baiyu was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and smiled, "There are no interesting stories in my life experience, if I have to say it, there are many accidents." ”
"Heh! You're funny. Xu Minhan smiled slightly.
"It's ...... award," Xiao Baiyu said.
"I have seasoning in my bag, I see that the soup is almost cooked, you go and get it. ”
"Huh, you went out on a trip and brought spices with you......
Although there was only salt, chili, and cumin, it was already very satisfying for them, and both of them ate it happily, after all, it was a rare hot meal.
Xiao Baiyu took out two bottles of Erguotou from the box, unscrewed one bottle and drank it first, and handed the other bottle to Xu Minhan casually. This is what the uncle brought when he helped him purchase, saying that the temperature in the mountain is too low, and drinking wine can warm up his body.
"Let's not say that it's not good to drink alcohol because of the cold, even as a *** believer, I can't drink. Xu Minhan directly refused, and Xiao Baiyu also knew that *** rejected everything that had an anesthetic effect on the body and spirit.
"I let you drink for three reasons, first, the climate here is too bad, drinking can warm up your body, second, drinking a small amount of liquor can help you recover, and finally, ......" Xiao Baiyu took a sip of it, lying on the lawn and looking up at the starry sky, and couldn't help but think of Ji Duyu's red and fluttering little face at the graduation party, which was as delicate and cute as a doll, and did not have the coldness of being alone with her at all, "Wine may also be able to shorten the distance between people and gods!"
Xu Minhan shook his head with a smile, threw the second pot to Xiao Baiyu, and drank the wild vegetable and mushroom soup by himself, as if his last sentence was a joke.
After eating and drinking, the two sat on the ground, didn't want to sleep for a while, and talked over the campfire.
"Although the bear is a nationally protected animal, it should not be illegal for us to kill it in self-defense. Anyway, the bears are dead, and it's a waste to keep them, so why don't we take the bears' paws away......"
Xu Minhan listened helplessly to Xiao Baiyu's bad idea and did not express his position.
The carcass of the brown bear was only more than twenty meters away from them, and it was not a good idea to continue to stay nearby. However, Xiao Baiyu has already asked, Xu Minhan's physical strength has recovered six or seven percent, there is no problem in continuing to walk, and he can set off tomorrow morning.
Since they have all crossed the peak of Xixia Bangma, the highest peak behind is more than 6,000 meters. There is no longer a need to almost take a small life to climb a mountain, as was the case two days ago.
It was late at night, after the two of them packed their things, Xiao Baiyu ran to a small stream at the foot of the mountain to wash his face, and when he came back, he found Xu Minhan with a solemn expression and a motionless body.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Baiyu followed his line of sight and found that it was the direction of the bear corpse, Xiao Baiyu leaned down, and vaguely heard a sparse commotion over there, and soon, he heard a few howls, and then dozens of green light spots suddenly appeared in the dark night.
"Damn!" Xiao Baiyu scolded secretly, although this was the first time he had survived in the wild after his memory was partially restored, but such a low-level mistake really should not be made, the wild animals in this area were very active, and the smell of blood would soon attract other carnivores, and they should have stayed away from the bear corpse immediately. Unexpectedly, now it is actually attracting wolves.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before the sky continued to echo with wolf howls.
Xu Minhan's scalp tingled when he heard this, he had indeed never seen such a scene, and Xiao Baiyu had never seen it either. For him, when he meets a bear, he just needs to calmly find an opportunity to kill it, and it will be a headache to deal with the wolves, not to mention that he still has a sick person with him.
The wolf is really like an underworld, insidious and cunning, and it will be revenged. When you are entangled by wolves, you must not kill any wolf out of anger, if you are just entangled, you climb a tree, wear off the patience of the other party, they will naturally retreat, and once you kill their members, then, you will be greeted by the wolves' endless crazy revenge!
Xiao Baiyu took out the Tang knife, half-squatting in a horse-like manner, clenching the handle of the knife with both hands, the blade facing the night sky, flickering in the cold light under the starlight. He was ready for battle, and handed Xu Minhan a handful of Nepal and a handful of triangular thorns to protect himself.
"Quickly pack up our things and climb to the tree next to the tent, the wolves have spotted us and we are running out of time. Xiao Baiyu said softly, "My things have been packed, only the tent is needed." At the moment, the wolves are very cautious and will test first, but I don't know how long these beasts will be tempted, you hurry up, try not to let me hurt or even kill their members, otherwise we will not be at peace for a long time. ”
"Is it okay if you don't want anything?" Xu Minhan was obviously very nervous.
"No!" Xiao Baiyu snorted coldly, "These things are the foundation of our life out of this snowy mountain, if not, I don't care, it's difficult for you to get out." ”