Chapter 18: The Wolves
Three figures stepped out from behind a large tree, and they looked around with sharp eyes.
It had been a night in the mountains, but to Zheng Haotian's disappointment, he had not found any large animals. Not to mention the tigers and leopards who have admired the name for a long time, even the overlords in the Bear and Wolf Mountains have never seen the bears and wolves.
Along the way, all they encountered were small animals.
Of course, they didn't get nothing. Under a withered tree, they gathered some precious mushrooms, which could be sold for a large price if they were sent to the city. However, this kind of good thing is not encountered all the time, so their attention is still on hunting.
Suddenly, Lin Ting, who was walking in the forefront, stretched out his hand and waved, and Yu Weihua and Zheng Haotian suddenly stopped.
"Look. Lin Ting stepped forward and pointed to the ground, his expression extremely serious.
Yu Weihua stepped forward, squatted down, carefully identified for a moment, his nose twitched a few times, and his face became a little ugly.
A gray figure burst out of the basket behind Yu Weihua, it was the squirrel Xiaoyu he had raised for two years.
The small body spun around on the ground, and the little squirrel suddenly jumped on Yu Weihua's shoulder, and his body trembled slightly.
Since entering the mountain, it was the first time that Zheng Haotian had seen the two of them look so heavy, and Xiaoyu's performance was also very different from what Ping Yue had seen, and he couldn't help but be deeply affected.
"What's wrong?" he asked cautiously.
Lin Ting said in a deep voice: "Haotian, we may be in trouble. ”
"What's the trouble?"
"Near here, there are wolves. Lin Ting pointed to the ground and said, "There are footprints and feces of wolves walking past, judging from the marks left on them and the hardness of the feces, they have not passed for a long time. Moreover, their number should be more than six. ”
Zheng Haotian's eyes suddenly lit up.
On Bear Wolf Mountain, the most famous beasts are bears and wolves.
They may not be the most powerful in individual combat, but in a huge mountain range, their overall strength is deservedly ranked first.
Zheng Haotian has already seen the power of the bear, and although two years have passed since that night, he still remembers it vividly.
If it weren't for his father's trap, if it weren't for the fact that there was an experienced veteran hunter Yu Jiansheng in the village, then their village might have ceased to exist like countless villages that once existed but disappeared for various reasons.
Although the wolves in the Bear Wolf Mountain cannot be compared with the bears in terms of individual strength, they are real social creatures. In the mountains, no matter what kind of fierce birds and beasts of prey, as long as they encounter packs of wolves, they can only escape.
"Six wolves, we should be able to handle it. Zheng Haotian asked with great interest.
Lin Ting said with a solemn face: "If there are only six wild wolves, the three of us can naturally deal with it easily, but I am afraid that the number of wolves is more than six." ”
Yu Weihua smiled dumbly and said, "Lin Ting, after all, this place has not yet entered the deep mountains, although there will be wolves in this area, but they are all the smallest wolf packs, and it is impossible to exceed more than ten." ”
Zheng Haotian was slightly stunned and said, "This is not a deep mountain?"
Yu Weihua and Lin Ting glanced at each other, Lin Ting glared at the outspoken Yu Weihua fiercely, and said, "Of course this is a deep mountain, but there are endless mountains in the mountains, and there are mountains deeper than here." ”
Zheng Haotian suddenly clicked his little head, lowered his head and lowered his head to study the wolf footprints and feces.
Yu Weihua stuck out his tongue and made an apologetic gesture.
Although the two of them can be regarded as bold, they took Zheng Haotian into the mountain together, but they definitely did not dare to enter the real deep mountain and old forest.
Of course, the place where they are now is considered a deep mountain, and the chances of encountering ferocious beasts in such a place are far greater than at the foot of the mountain.
"Do you want to take a detour?" asked Lin Ting, who had always been known for his steadiness, in a deep voice.
"No, I don't. Yu Weihua said arrogantly: "The three of us have refined our true qi, and our skills are better than most hunters, and we can definitely deal with wolves with less than ten heads." ”
Lin Ting's brows furrowed slightly, he glanced at Zheng Haotian, who was eager to try, his eyes fell on the mace in his hand, and finally nodded slowly.
A pack of wolves with less than ten heads, even if he joins forces with Yu Weihua, he should be able to kill them, let alone add another Zheng Haotian.
"Haotian, let's set the trap together. Lin Ting smiled and said, "Weihua, it will depend on your craftsmanship later." ”
Yu Weihua smiled, he patted his chest, and said, "Don't worry, everything is with me, and I promise not to disappoint you." ”
Zheng Haotian glanced at the two of them inexplicably, but seeing that they were all confident, he didn't say anything more.
Anyway, my father had already taught me that in things that I was not good at, I had to watch more, listen and talk less, so that I could learn real skills.
Lin Ting reached out and pulled out a short hoe from his back and began to dig in the ground.
Zheng Haotian naturally didn't dare to slack off, and with a sweep of his eyes, he began to lay out other traps.
It is not the first time that Lin Ting has done this kind of thing in the mountains, he is naturally familiar with the way, and although Zheng Haotian is the first time to enter the mountain, his family history and attainments in this area are far beyond the ability of ordinary people. Just a quarter of an hour later, there were five more traps on the ground, each with their own characteristics.
Nodding with satisfaction, Lin Ting said: "To deal with the small wolves in this area, these traps are enough, as long as two of them can play a role, then the remaining wolves are not to be feared." ”
Yu Weihua's envious gaze retracted from the trap and said, "Haotian, you have already obtained the true inheritance of Uncle Zheng." ”
Lin Ting nodded sympathetically and said, "Compared to the trap you arranged, I don't have enough to see at all." If you take the hunter's assessment right now, I'm afraid you can pass it with this unique skill alone. ”
Zheng Haotian smiled, he disturbed his scalp, and a trace of red flashed on his face.
In the past two years, in addition to refining true qi, boxing and archery, all his time has basically been devoted to the study and research of family heirlooms, and his attainments in traps are no longer under Zheng Chenglian.
This is the biggest benefit after practicing martial arts, except for some lack of experience, his basic skills are quite solid.
The head slowly tilted westward, and gradually, even the last ray of light disappeared.
At this time, Yu Weihua had already collected a large pile of dry dead branches, and the three of them worked together to clean up a clean place.
Lin Ting and Yu Weihua skillfully set up a shelf, lit the dead branches, and whisked up the pheasant leg feathers with iron bars and slowly smoked them on the shelf.
Soon, a fragrance suddenly spread, and it spread out in the mountains and forests.
Lin Ting's eyes rolled around, and at the same time he said in a low voice: "Fortunately, it's not summer now, otherwise we wouldn't dare to make a fire in the jungle easily." ”
Zheng Haotian's heartbeat was much faster than usual, he had a little anticipation, a little excitement, but only he knew that a feeling that he had never experienced before seemed to spread in his heart at a faster speed.
It was a strange feeling that he couldn't control.
His hands and feet trembled slightly, and the mace, which had been as light as nothing, seemed to become much heavier.
Taking a deep breath, he realized that he had to say something, otherwise he would not be very good at what awaited him.
"Will they come?"
The moment these words came out, even Zheng Haotian himself was startled, because his voice was like his limbs, trembling uncontrollably.
"Definitely will come. Yu Weihua said confidently: "The name Bear Wolf Mountain is not called in vain, as long as it is a place where the wolves pass, the rest of the fierce beasts will rarely stay there." These wolves haven't been around for long, and as long as they smell these scents, they will definitely return. ”
Lin Ting was slightly stunned, glanced at Zheng Haotian, hammered him with a smile, and said, "Haotian, what are you worried about? Don't worry, just a few wolves, even me and Weihua can easily settle down." ”
Zheng Haotian smiled reluctantly and nodded heavily. He secretly resented in his heart, didn't he want to go into the mountains to hunt in every possible way, in his plan, the first hunt would at least kill a wolf with his own hands, which would not be considered an insult to his hard training in the past two years.
However, when the matter came, he was a little weak. Looking at the conversation and laughter of the two partners in front of him, his heart became more and more ashamed.
"Whew......"
In the distance, a terrifying wolf howl was suddenly heard.
After hearing this voice, Zheng Haotian and the three of them all felt a pang in their hearts, and even Yu Weihua and Lin Ting's faces became solemn.
Although they keep saying that they don't take the wolves to heart, when they really encounter the wolves, they don't dare to be a little neglectful.
Yu Weihua patted the basket lightly, and the little squirrel immediately slipped out with a thud, and immediately ran to the surrounding trees to hide.
There was a slow sound of footsteps, the sound of a creature stepping on a fallen leaf, soft, but so pronounced in the night that had become darker.
A faint bloody aura of slaughter began to waft here.
Yu Weihua and Lin Ting counted silently in their hearts, their faces suddenly changed, and the number of wolves was wrong.
According to their estimates, even if there were wolves in this area, it would not be more than ten. However, at this time, there were obviously more than ten wolves approaching......
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