The closer you get to the Qilian Mountains, the cooler the temperature becomes.

The snow was falling heavily, and the weather was freezing.

Slightly bare skin can get frostbite.

The army circled all the way up from the foot of the mountain, first on the mountainside, then up the ridge, then down the valley, and braved the heavy snow and bitter cold wind, through the Qilian Mountains.

Afternoon.

It gets dark very quickly.

The team set up camp in the woods early and lit a fire to keep warm.

Song Che huddled beside the fire, holding flatbread and jerky in his hands, and his teeth were almost broken when he bit down.

"Won't you bring a pot? This hellish weather, how can you do it without eating a hot mouth! He threw away the jerky in his hand and couldn't help but complain.

Chachai picked up the jerky and unceremoniously put it into his arms, "In the winter, there is already a shortage of food, it would be good to have a bite of meat to eat, you are still not satisfied!" ”

Arhan said: "Mr. Song might as well settle for a moment, and in three or five days we will be able to cross the Qilian Mountain, I have already sent someone back to report the news, and someone will come to meet us at that time." ”

"Is that three days, or five days?" Song Che asked.

Alhan said: "It depends on whether the heavens are beautiful, if the snow has been so heavy, ten days and half a month may not be able to turn over, this is Qilian Mountain." ”

Ten days and half a month? If you don't starve, you freeze to death!

Song Che shook his head and stood up.

"Liang Ren, what do you want to do!" Chachai stood up with a knife.

"What can I do? This is a polar desperate situation, are you still afraid that I will not be able to escape? Song Che pointed to the dense mountains and forests behind him and said:

"I'm going hunting."

"Hunting?"

It was as if all the Hu soldiers had heard a joke.

Chachai sneered, "You shouldn't be frozen stupid, right?" In such a harsh environment, it is about to get dark, where is the prey for you to fight? ”

Arhan said at this time: "Mr. Song doesn't know, there are snow leopards in the forests of Qilian Mountain, if you are targeted by it, it will be very troublesome, if you really want to eat cooked meat, it doesn't hurt to kill a horse." ”

Chachai immediately retorted: "My lord, you are too good at this Liang person!" How can the brothers be convinced that we have not enough horses, and we kill a horse just to satisfy his tongue? ”

"What do you do with so much nonsense? Is there no prey in the cold winter? Instead of sitting here and getting cold, try your luck. Song Che glanced at the snow leopard, "If you're afraid of that snow leopard, you don't have to go, when I return from hunting, I'll reward you with a piece of meat." ”

"Joke!" Chachai glared and said, "I can tear the snow leopard in half with my bare hands!" ”

Alhan said: "It is okay for Mr. Song to insist on going to have fun, but there are two conditions: first, the hunting range can only be within three miles; Second, horses are not allowed. ”

Song Che shrugged his shoulders and signaled that it didn't matter.

"Chachai, you take thirty people, and then accompany Mr. Song to hunt, remember, you must protect his safety, and you must return before dark." Arhan commanded.

Chachai didn't say much, picked thirty warriors, swords, bows and crossbows on their backs, and walked to the forest on foot with Song Che.

The dense canopy of trees is like a natural umbrella, blocking a large area of wind and snow, and there is not much snow in the forest, which is thinly covered with fallen leaves, and "clicks" when stepped on.

In ancient times, there were no poachers, birds and animals grew freely, and even in the cold winter season, there were still animals active.

Red deer, antelopes, wild asses, leave many footprints and droppings in the forest.

"You all help me keep an eye on it, and if there's any prey, stop and then tell me where to go." Song Che held a bow and crossbow and commanded at the Hu soldiers who were accompanying him.

Chachai crossed his arms and followed behind Song Che with a playful expression, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, it's not a good sign to see prey." The predators of this forest, in addition to the snow leopard, are also bears that have woken up from hibernation, they are hungry and not picky eaters of anyone, especially your little white face with fine skin and tender flesh. ”

Song Che stroked his robe and said to Chachai, "Did you see my robe blindly?" It is made from the fur of brown bears. ”

"Snort...... Can you hunt a brown bear? I can kill the tiger with my bare hands. ”

"As long as your bow is powerful enough."

"This hard crossbow is a hundred paces away, it can shoot through a human skull, you can rest assured of its power."

"How about we make a bet?" Song Che turned around and asked.

Chachai whispered, "Tell me about it." ”

Song Che said: "Just bet on whether I can hunt and return today." If I win, you let me slap you ten times; If I lose, I'll let you punch me. How is it? ”

Chachai smiled disdainfully, and didn't speak, but walked to a big tree, raised his fist and punched the trunk, "Smack!" "The foot-thick tree was broken in half in an instant!

He clapped his hands with satisfaction and glanced at Song Che: "Do you really want to gamble?" ”

Song Che scolded in his heart: This bastard is still not a human after all, and his strength is so great that it goes against common sense!

He gritted his teeth: "Bet!" ”

Chachai pointed to the sky and sneered: "In less than half an hour, the sky will be completely dark, and if you can't hit the prey at that time, you will lose." ”

"Rustling ......"

Suddenly!

There was a strange noise in the jungle not far away.

"Silly big man, you can come with me, and the others don't move, so as not to scare away my prey!"

"Don't you rejoice too soon, what if the snow falls from the leaves?"

"The sound of falling snow is 'Bang La La', this sound is 'rustling' There must be something nearby, don't talk, just follow behind you honestly, otherwise you will scare away the prey, but you will lose."

Most likely, this stupid big man interrupted the trees and disturbed the animals hiding in the forest.

Song Che loaded the crossbow, lowered his body and footsteps, and walked slowly in the direction where it happened.

Pushing aside a piece of grass, the field of vision suddenly widened, and I saw a red deer grazing about thirty feet away, and the "rustling" sound was made when it tore the young leaves with its mouth.

"You're lucky to be able to meet a red deer at this time...... However, at such a distance, you can't shoot eighty percent. Chachai whispered, and then said, "You might as well use the grass as a cover, go seven or eight feet to the left, and shoot its stomach and heart." ”

Song Che glanced at the big man, "If I can hunt it, you will be slapped ten times by me." ”

Chachai snorted lightly: "With your thin arms and tender legs, why not let you slap a hundred times, but if you can hunt a red deer, the brothers will have cooked meat to eat tonight." ”

"Then don't follow me, I'll go by myself, your target is too big, it's easy to scare it away."

"No, Lord Arhan has explained, I must follow you at all times, and I can't leave an inch."

"Do you want to eat venison? I'll move forward a dozen or so feet, don't say you're not at ease. ”

After Song Che said this, Chachai hesitated for a moment, but still nodded, "Whether you hunt or not, you have to stand where I am, if you run away, I will definitely shoot you first!" ”