"Damn, dead? Died like that? Which turtle shoots the arrow? At the foot of a majestic mountain, Chao Gai looked at the corpse of a big bird with an arrow in the abdomen, and didn't care to wipe the sweat on his forehead and cursed.

Chen Hu, Ma Fang and other guards next to him were all panting like cows, full of big men.

They ran fast through the forest, over mountains and mountains, and crossed dozens of miles. After following the incessant wailing until the evening, the golden eagle in the sky let out its last wail and fell from the sky and hung up.

It is an indisputable fact that the golden eagle is hanging!

"Brother, what should I do next?" Chen Hu asked with a sigh of relief.

Chao Gai knew that it was useless to scold, looked up at the silhouette of the majestic mountain, and immediately had a plan: "Let's go, find a place to rest first." I wonder if this golden eagle's nest is here, and I'll go into the mountains tomorrow to look for it. ”

After speaking, he picked up the dead golden eagle on the ground, and led people to find a village store or village to settle in nearby, but unfortunately he didn't know where he chased it, and the surrounding area was deserted and inhabited.

Fortunately, everyone found a deserted mountain temple, no monks, no old ways, no temple blessings, the scale is not small, many years ago the incense should be very prosperous. Now it has declined, the walls are ruined, and only the main temple barely collapsed.

In early winter, there is a lot of dry wood and withered grass in the forest, and bonfires are lit in the temple. Chao Gai caught a few fat quails outside, plus the golden eagle, and the dry food he brought over, and everyone hastily ate a meal and slept in their clothes.

The weather was not so cold, everyone put on winter clothes again, and there were people next to them who took turns keeping vigil and taking care of the bonfire, and they didn't feel cold, and slept soundly.

The next day, the sky was bright!

Chao Gai led people into the mountains to find out if there were golden eagles inhabiting, but unfortunately they were divided into multiple teams to search, and no trace was found until noon. Birds of prey found quite a few, but they didn't see the golden eagle flying.

"Brother, look at the top of that cliff!"

Just when Chao Gai thought that the golden eagle was hanging too early and was about to go home, Chen Hu, who was beside him, suddenly pointed to a sparsely wooded cliff in surprise.

Chao Gai followed the sound and saw that there was an irregular crack near the top of the cliff. It's just hidden by the withered yellow vines around it, and it's hard to notice.

"Golden eagles, birds of prey, like to build nests on mountain cliffs, and the entrance is hidden, this place is very similar!" Chen Hu thought about it and told what he knew.

"Brother, do you want to go up and have a look?"

"There will be little golden eagles this season?!" Chao Gai seems to remember that the golden eagle breeds in April and May, and now there are probably no small birds in November.

It's just that he wanted to think about it, but he still decided to take a look. It is also good to confirm that this is the nest of golden eagles, indicating that there are golden eagles in this mountain.

"Huzi, I'll take a look, you take people to hunt and prepare for food." Chao Gai took out a few sharp daggers, gave a command, and rushed towards the cliff quickly. With this sprint, jump up to six or seven feet and climb quickly.

The further up the hill became, the steeper it became, but it still didn't bother him. When he came across a place where there was no point to borrow, he used a sharp dagger to insert himself into the rock as a foothold, and climbed upward at a slow speed but very steadily.

"Hey, the boss deserves to be the boss!" Chen Hu and several guards were dumbfounded. Seeing Chao Gai climbing and jumping on the steep cliff wall, he was amazed. When they came to their senses, they took off their hard bows and went hunting in the forest.

How did they know that mountain training and climbing training are really commonplace for their own owners, but in most cases in later generations there will be protective steel cables, but the cliffs are much steeper than the current ones.

In most cases, no protection is needed!

Chao Gai knows better than anyone that when it comes to climbing training, very few people will be physically exhausted. However, he was not arrogant, he concentrated on finding a solid place to stay, and climbed the steep cliff face like an ape.

It took more than half an hour to reach a height of more than 200 meters!

As he approached the crack, he suddenly heard the crisp sound of birds. The voice is very young and weak, like a fledgling that has not been born for a long time. After listening carefully, he was surprised by the fact that he had heard correctly.

The natural suspicion is that in winter, golden eagles should not breed.

The surprise is that the chicks are easy to domesticate, as long as they grow up smoothly, they are very obedient.

Chao Gai suddenly thought about whether there would be a big bird to protect the nest, and then thought that he was climbing a lot, but the big bird flew out, and the big bird did not return. Knowing that you won't encounter an adult bird that attacks ferociously, you can rest assured.

He stepped on a jutting rock, and his body scurried up to the edge of the crevasse. When I looked at it, I saw a few fluffy chicks the size of a palm, with broken shells scattered, apparently not long ago.

Chao Gai counted the five chicks, overjoyed, and suddenly thought of the injured golden eagle, and he was worried about the young birds if he flew back desperately.

Maybe this is the love of licking calves!

He thought of roasting and eating the old birds, and felt that he should take care of the young birds responsibly. Climbing again, most of my body squeezed into the crack. Cut your finger and squeeze out a few drops of blood and gently smear them on the nostrils of a few chicks. The birds, which had not yet opened their eyes, opened their mouths wide and chirped.

This method was given to him by his grandfather, and he didn't know what the principle was, but if he did it regularly, the chicks would recognize people and be more docile when they grew up.

I saw a nest made of dead branches and weeds, and termites crawling on the dead grass next to it. Chao Gai caught a lot of them and threw them into the nestling's mouth, then took off the sheepskin gloves around his waist, picked up the thread, spread it out, and added soft dead grass to make a nest.

Carefully wrap the four chicks and hang them on their backs to prepare for the next place. But it's easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, so I don't think it's appropriate to look down. Seeing that it was only more than ten meters away from the top of the mountain, I decided to go up to the top of the mountain first.

Chao Gai stepped on the crack as a point of focus, and the dagger assisted in climbing up quickly. After a while, I reached the top of the mountain, and looked around to find that the surrounding mountains are stacked on top of each other, and there is no shortage of evergreen ancient trees, yellow and green are intertwined, and the scenery is unique.

He held a few chicks hanging on his back in the palm of his hand, shook off his stride and ran down the hill quickly. Halfway up the mountain, he faintly heard the roar of cows and horses in the mountains in the distance, which made him a little puzzled, how could there be cows and horses in the deep mountains?

Chao Gai wanted to go over and see what was going on, but he didn't act rashly. When he returned to the foot of the previous mountain, he saw that Chen Hu led people to hunt a lot of pheasants, hares and a roe deer, and found a leeward place to light a bonfire. On the horse side, the other two teams have assembled, or dealt with the prey or barbecued.

"Brother, are you back?"

"No need to be polite, what should I do?"

He hurried and waved at the crowd who saw him coming up.

"Brother, I found the traces of the golden eagle in the west!" Ma Fang hurriedly reported the good news: "I wanted to shoot a hare but was swooped down and taken away by a big gray-brown bird, whether it is size, appearance or feathers, it is very similar to yesterday's one." ”

"That's good, Huzi, five chicks, I'll make a birdcage later." Chao Gai had already guessed, and handed the sheepskin bird's nest in his hand to Chen Hu.

"That's great!" Chen Hu's face was full of excitement, how could he not know the benefits of chicks? handed over the barbecue at hand to Kong Ming, and opened the sheepskin by the bonfire and saw a few small birds inside, most likely it must be a golden eagle.

The man couldn't sit still, so he took a few people to look for materials to make a birdcage.

Chao Gai placed the sheepskin nest near the campfire and then talked to the horse side about the situation. It was found that the nesting places of golden eagles were very dangerous, and it was not so easy to catch.

The various spice teams carried some, thinking about the moment. The golden crisp game was overflowing with fat, and everyone feasted on the spirits.

After he was full of wine and food, Chao Gai also arranged the next action. Chen Hu, an experienced old bird from the Black Mountain, led the team to capture the golden eagle. Adult birds can catch them, but don't force them if they can't. Raising several chicks or buying them for a lot of money doesn't have to be time-consuming and laborious.

Chao Gai acted alone, and before leaving, he repeatedly told him to do what he could. Carrying a three-pointed and two-edged knife, he rushed in the direction of the previous cow roar. After climbing several mountains in succession, I suddenly heard that sound again.

It's just that Wangshan ran a dead horse, and after most of the hour, he rushed out of the mountain. The intuitive feeling is that the terrain is relatively flat, not as bumpy as the mountains. Surprisingly, the north wind is gone, and I no longer feel cold.

The bushes and thorns that were overgrown and the weeds were just beginning to turn yellow. It is not uncommon for the mountains to block the cold snap and the temperature in the basin to be relatively warm.

From time to time, a strange and dull cow roar came from the front.

As he went deeper, he could perceive the humidity of the air, the lush vegetation of the forest, and he didn't go far before he saw a lot of hares scurrying around. The sound of humming and chirping became clearer and clearer, and a herd of wild boars arched and foraged. Bypassing a few old trees, I heard a big herd of goats......

It's a paradise for animals!

Chao Gai clenched his big knife and looked around vigilantly, in an ecosphere, there could be only herbivores, there must be fierce beasts here. The journey was peaceful, and it took about a stick of incense to walk in the forest.

When he felt that his vision was broad, he was a little stunned when he looked at it. The trees in front of you absorb the lush vegetation like a grassland in the forest. A giant beast with a huge body and horns on its head is particularly eye-catching. Some are eating grass, some are looking up to the sky and roaring, and the roar is like a cow's moo.

This turned out to be a rhinoceros?

Chao Gai's face was a little surprised, but he was quickly relieved, there were many Asian rhinoceros and Asian elephants in the land of China during this period, and it was not strange in front of him.

The sudden rumbling sound made him look away, and then his eyes widened. At that time, a herd of two or three hundred horses was galloping, neighing slightly. Ninety out of ten are adult horses, with thick limbs and extraordinary horses.

Could this be the herd of horses that Saburo is talking about?

Chao Gai could see that these were all wild horses, and suddenly he thought of what Shi Xiu had told him, that is, he met a herd of wild horses in Yunwu Mountain, Hebei. It is located in the northern part of Henan, and the possibility of the same herd of horses cannot be ruled out.

Just when he thought he had hit good luck, suddenly there was a strange roar from the left front. The rhinoceros and wild horses that had been grazing quietly became agitated, and many of them even quickly moved away, as if they were far away.

Chao Gai raised his eyebrows, already treating this place as his own private territory. Shaking the three-pointed two-edged knife in his hand, he rushed over there to find out.

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