Chapter 316: Hunting
After everyone finished eating, they got into the jeep.
Qu Dahua sat in the co-pilot seat and gave up the space behind to the young couple.
After happily getting into the car, I found that there were two shotguns thrown in the back seat of the car, which looked old on the outside, but they were wiped clean, which showed that the owner usually took good care of them. Remembering the shotgun mentioned by the waiter, he threw it to Long Tianba. The other party briefly looked at it and put it in the back.
They set off, the old dilapidated jeep resembling an old man, wheezing loudly along the way, and several people's eardrums were infested with noise.
Lu Shang kept stepping on the accelerator under his feet, and the speed was still like a scalper plowing the field, unhurriedly moving forward at a uniform speed of forty or fifty miles. Fortunately, today's simple play nature, if you meet a short-tempered guest, I don't know how to jump on the road.
He knew what everyone was thinking, and said self-deprecatingly: "Although the car is slow, it will definitely not be wrong." β
There was no trace of apology in his tone, as if he decided that everyone had to accept such a fact, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
Now that they were on the road, a few people couldn't say anything, and despite the limited speed, the town was left far behind for a while.
The road is lined with green willows, and the mountains in the distance are stacked on top of each other. The dilapidated jeep is ventilated on all sides, and the natural and fresh air is constantly coming, which makes the summer heat dissipate and sweep away the depressed mood.
Lu Shang took out a yellowed piece of paper from the worn clip on the windshield and handed it to the man in the back seat: "Brother Long, there is a map here, I don't have anything to look at." The roadmap I have arranged, if there is any objection, can be modified. β
Long Tianba looked at the signs on the map, he was not familiar with the nearby terrain, and the places marked on it aroused his interest.
"Brother Lu. Could it be that this is the place on the periphery of Savage Mountain that belongs to the territory of Huaxia? β
"Yes, in the past few years, the surrounding pristine forests have been developed. There is still some prey in this place, and I heard Brother Li say that you want to hunt. I can only go to this place. β
I was pleased to hear about the Savage Mountain, and suddenly remembered that it was the place where the Chinese warriors stepped into the country in order to resist Japan, and the team of more than 50,000 people returned from the Yunnan-Burma Road, and the harsh survival environment, miasma, locusts, man-eating ants and other countless dangers, came out of all difficulties and dangers, and only a few thousand people remained from more than 50,000 people, and most of them were buried in the valley of death in the Savage Mountain.
For decades, it was a forbidden place. Most people will be terrified when they hear it, but they didn't expect to be lucky enough to come here today.
Lu Shang wanted to scare them, but he didn't expect to see the man in the back seat looking normal from the rearview mirror, and even the little woman didn't have a panicked look, as if she was going to a park.
"Is there any danger there, what is the geography?" Long Tianba asked with concern.
He has lived on a desert island for seven years, and knows that many anomalies occur in the pristine forest, and since it is near the Savage Valley, it is not safe. There's really no need to take any chances.
"It's said to be outside the Savage Valley, but it's actually hundreds of kilometers away, and I've taken people there many times, and at most I've encountered a few wild boars. Pheasants and rabbits are quite numerous....... Lu Shang introduced himself complacently while driving.
Xinran tilted her head slightly and glanced at the map in her husband's hand. Curvy lines on a dilapidated map. I don't know if it was painted a few years ago, and there are some places showing a little inexplicable water stains. The printing and dyeing were spread, and even the handwriting with the marked route was a little thicker. The heart is clear. This broken map, Lu Shang doesn't know how many people Lu Dao has shown off, and he has led people to investigate on the spot, so there will be such old traces.
Lu Shang will not put his guests in danger, not to mention that he is also in it.
I heard that the guide had been there many times, and Qu Dahua was also relieved in the passenger seat. Although he didn't see the map, he was startled when he heard that it was near Savage Mountain, and his face turned white unconsciously. Now that he heard this, his face gradually returned to normal.
Long Tianba and Xinran glanced at each other, they had a lot of experience in hunting wild boars. Not to mention that there are two shotguns now, but there are no shotguns, and Long Tianba has no problem dealing with two by himself. Xinran has an affinity for animals, and does not worry about the existence of wild boars, maybe it will be a pleasure to harvest some prey and hold a picnic today.
The dilapidated jeep was still moving at a turtle speed, the sound of suffocating breath continued to be heard, the rugged mountain road became more and more difficult to navigate, and the body of the car kept shaking, as if it would stop at any time, which made people worry for a while.
Lu Shang confidently continued to drive forward, as if he had no such concerns at all.
Xinran can't help but admire, maybe this dilapidated jeep often travels on mountain roads and is used to it, or he will simply repair it when the engine is out, so he will have such confidence.
The scenery outside the window is becoming more and more eye-catching, with mountains, rivers and rivers, and the green spreads in the field of vision, giving people a sense of vitality.
The jeep finally hummed a few times and hopped to a stop outside a dense mountain forest. Lu Shang gave them formulaic instructions.
"The front can only walk, the car is parked here, we eat and drink first, and then carry a small amount of things up the mountain."
Listening to his tone happily, I suspect that he has said this set of rhetoric to different people countless times, forming a clichΓ© tone, which will lead to the stereotype of facial expressions.
In front of it is a small mountain, with a dense forest on top of it, and a path that winds into the invisible distance, with a bit of a winding path.
A few people have just finished breakfast for more than half an hour, how can they eat. Everyone barely drank some water, cleaned up their things, and sorted them into three backpacks, each of the three men carried one, and Long Tianba and Qu Dahua held shotguns in their hands.
Xinran is still holding the luxurious Mickey Mouse handbag that never leaves, which not only contains various bills, but also the star ruby that he got yesterday.
It's not safe to put important things in a hotel, and it's even more inappropriate to put them in the car, so it's better to carry them with you. Fortunately, the gem is only the size of an egg, and its weight and volume are limited, and it is placed in a luxurious Mickey handbag, which is absolutely impossible for uninformed people to see.
Lu Shang held a long machete in his hand, and said with a solemn face: "I'm exploring the way ahead, you guys follow well, don't fall behind." He glanced at the little woman dissatisfiedly, and his tone was warning.
Seeing them nodding in agreement, he walked down the forest path.
Xinran muttered in his heart, there are forest paths, it is obvious that there are often people acting, Lu Shang can really make a fuss, thinking that everyone is a chick who grew up in the city.
Lu Shang was in front, Qu Dahua followed closely, then Xinran, and the last was Long Tianba.
At this time, the sunlight happens to be blocked by the clouds and mist, and the breeze blows in the distance, bringing a cool feeling, which is immediately refreshing.
They walked into the path and found that the trees here were very high, and both sides of the path were covered by trees, because of the high terrain here, the lack of air circulation, the sudden feeling of humidity and stuffiness, or the relationship between being far away from the water source, mosquitoes and small animals were basically extinct.
This woodland covers a large area, and they walked for more than half an hour to pass through.
Along the way, Lu Shang and Qu Dahua were worried that the little woman would drag their feet, but they didn't expect her speed to be slow at all, and they followed closely behind Qu Dahua half an hour later, without pulling a single step.
Walking out of the forest, the vision in front of them widened, and several people breathed in a burst of fresh air. Seeing that the tall trees were basically gone, they were all plants under one person, and continued to walk forward.
From time to time, dense greenery appears on the path, and naturally growing vines and other dense vines hinder walking, which is obviously caused by the sparse number of people here.
Lu Shang's long machete worked, he kept clearing the obstacles on the path, and the people behind him walked much more easily, and the swinging movements looked quite imposing.
Xinran was unhappy to see him along the way, and finally changed his outlook.
Suddenly, there was a strange ripple in the grass, and a faint voice faded away.
Long Tianba picked up his shotgun and fired a bullet in the direction of the grass, only to hear a wail, a hare lay on the ground, and the grass suddenly stopped.
"Brother Long, hit!" Qu Dahua shouted and ran towards the prey in the distance.
"Not bad! That rabbit just now, the speed is too fast, I can't even hit, you've played with guns before, right? Lu Shang put away the arrogance on his face, showed a look of admiration, accosted a few words, and raised his thumb for a gesture.
Long Tianba blew down the still smoking barrel of the gun and stared confidently ahead.
"I've served in the army, not to mention shotguns, even sniversers I can play ......."
Lu Shang just wanted to compliment a few words, but before he could say anything, he heard Qu Dahua shouting in the distance.
"Brother Long's Big Fat Rabbit ......" carried a big rabbit in his hand and ran back. The rabbit shook naturally in his hands, as if it was not dead.
"Dahua, your brother Long is not a fat rabbit ......." The tone was relaxed and a little smug.
While speaking, Qu Dahua had already run back, and he was pleased to see that the rabbit had been shot in the head, and it was already dead, and it was the shaking caused by Qu Dahua's running just now.
"We have rabbit meat to eat at noon!" Xinran smiled charmingly at her husband.
"There are a lot of rabbits in this bush, so everyone should pay attention to the surroundings." Lu Shang didn't want to be robbed of the limelight, so he said in a playful tone. It seemed that he wanted to move back to the disadvantage just now, took the shotgun in Qu Dahua's hand, and stared at the movements around him.
The grass also made a sound in the other direction, and it did not form a straight line and fled into the distance, staying in the spot. It seems that it was just a dazzle, or a ripple formed by the wind blowing.
Lu Shang aimed at the fluctuating place in the grass, raised his shotgun and observed for a long time, his face wandering.
Long Tianba hurriedly stopped: "This time it's not a rabbit, it's probably a small animal like a mouse." β
Qu Dahua showed a look of suspicion on his face, how could Brother Long be so sure?
Feeling Qu Dahua's puzzled gaze, Long Tianba said in a low tone: "I've lived in such a place for more than seven years, and if I can't tell the difference between rabbits and mice, it's really stupid." He still hasn't said a word, and martial arts practitioners are particularly sensitive to the abnormal sounds around them.
Lu Shang was shocked, glanced at Long Tianba with complicated eyes, and put down the shotgun. (To be continued......)
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