Chapter 4 Hunting in the Mountain Village
Opening his eyes again, the first thing Bai Wen saw was a pair of snow-white and full twin peaks, the middle ravine was long and far-reaching, and there were bursts of virgin fragrance, which seemed to be absent. At this time, Bai Wen was extremely weak, and in the face of the restlessness of the true qi in his abdomen, his blood was boiling, and he couldn't suppress it at all.
Looking back, I realized that the owner of the mountain peak was a young girl. is dressed in simple coarse cloth clothes, but it is difficult to hide the delicate eyebrows of his face.
The girl was feeding Bai Wen the broth, and suddenly noticed something strange under her, and shouted in a language that Bai Wen did not understand, and ran out, and after a while, brought a strong man in. The man was in his 40s, also coarse linen, with dark skin, very strong muscles, and eyebrows quite similar to the girl, who should be the girl's father.
Bai Wen's mind was blank, and when he saw the two of them coming, he struggled to prop himself up from the wooden bed, and asked, "Where is this? Who are you?"
The man's expression immediately tensed, and he replied seriously word by word: "This is Woniu Village, my name is Lin Luo, and this is my daughter Lin Quanyin." "He spoke very slowly, and his words were inaccurate in some places.
"Then why am I here?"
Lin Luo spoke slowly in an unfamiliar language. It turned out that Bai Wen was bounced off by the dragon's sneeze that day and fell into the river. Drifting with the tide, I don't know how far I floated, but I happened to be rescued by Lin Luo, who went up the mountain to hunt. According to Lin Luo, Bai Wen was in a coma for at least ten days. has been taken care of by Lin Quanyin.
"I wouldn't have rescued you from the river so coincidentally, but it was all because of a strange fragrance that attracted me, and I found you floating. Lin Luo recalled the situation at that time, "When I came back, I realized that this fragrance was emitted by yourself." You're supposed to be a noble magician, right?"
"Aroma, what aroma?" Bai Wen wondered, "And I'm not a magician, I don't know magic at all." β
"It's what comes out of you, although it's lighter now, but this rich fragrance won't be forgotten once you smell it. Lin Luo said regretfully: "Except for magicians, I can't think of anyone else who can have such strange characteristics. β
Bai Wen sniffed vigorously, confirmed that he couldn't smell any fragrance, recalled the experience of the Beast God Mountain, suddenly thought of the pool, and couldn't help but vomit: "That fragrance is - dragon - saliva - incense -" Thinking of the pool water that was soaked for several days to quench hunger and thirst, it was actually saliva from the dragon, Bai Wen vomited and vomited disgustingly.
Seeing Bai Wen's reaction so fiercely, Lin Luo thought it was a recurrence of the pain, so he stopped talking, and said to Lin Quanyin and retreated.
After cultivating for a few more days, coupled with the diligent use of the "Du Tianshen Lu" every day, the true qi was used to heal his injuries, and Bai Wen's body had almost recovered. From Lin Luo's mouth, I have a general understanding of this world.
This is indeed the earth, but the age is not verifiable, maybe it is really the number shown by the space-time compass, 670 million years ago. At this time, there was only one land on the earth, and there was no plate drift. The entire continent has a history of more than 12,000 years of magical civilization, and before that, it has also gone through three civilizations: the era of the Celestial Era, the era of divine manifestation, and the era of demonic weapons.
At the end of the Demon Martial Era, martial artists generally weakened, and were eventually replaced by rising magicians, and gradually faded out of the historical stage. During that period, the kingdom was in chaos, civilizations changed, and finally Sheng, a descendant of the Emperor of Heaven, led the magicians to defeat the troubled Wudou Kingdom, unify the continent, and establish the Singularity Kingdom.
At present, the continent is mainly ruled by two countries, namely the Singularity Kingdom and the Creation Kingdom, and the rest of the small principalities are basically dependent on these two countries for survival. The Singularity Kingdom has ruled the entire continent for nearly 10,000 years, and more than 2,000 years ago, the down-and-out royal family, Ge, with his peerless talent, made a new breakthrough in magic, subverted the 'elemental magic' system that had been inherited for more than 10,000 years, and created the 'Magic Civilization' system, and gradually developed and grew into a country that could compete with the Singularity Kingdom.
As for the difference between elemental magic and magic civilization, the villagers of Woniu Village couldn't explain it. It is located in the middle of nowhere, where no magicians have ever been born and are rarely visited. In addition, the two kingdoms fought for many years, and the villagers rarely went out.
Lin Luo's wife died in the war, and in order to avoid the disaster of the war, Lin Luo took his daughter to hide in this cow village.
"This is a small mountain village on the border between the two countries, and it belongs to the Sanzhi Zone, and now it is going to be drawn into this damn war. Lin Luo said hatefully, "I heard that there is already a detachment of the Creation Kingdom stationed in the town not far away, and it is recruiting troops everywhere. β
"It turns out that Auntie died in the war, it's a pity!" Bai Wen sighed and said: "Uncle, it's really not easy for you to bring Daquanyin alone!"
After Lin Luo told Bai Wen about the history of this continent and what happened to him, he looked at Lin Quanyin outside the door lovingly, recalling the sadness of the past, as if he remembered it vividly.
Lin Luo is a hunter with good skills, and he is good at trap hunting. After coming to Woniu Village, he did not cherish himself with a broom, and enthusiastically instructed the hunters in the village to some hunting skills, so he won the recognition of most of the village names, and was able to settle down in the village.
Treating Bai Wen, Lin Luo seemed to have met an old man he hadn't met for a long time, and told Bai Wen about his experiences and troubles over the years.
Bai Wen was quickly infected by Lin Luo's enthusiasm, and it didn't take long for the two to talk about everything. Bai Wen didn't even hide his secret from the future, but Lin Luo didn't seem to be able to understand the meaning of 'from the future', always smiling and not delving into it.
Bai Wen's body was stronger day by day, and he soon moved freely. Every day, I saw Lin Luo go up the mountain in the early morning, and only at dusk did he drag his tired footsteps and return with his prey. At night, the prey is also treated, some need to be skinned, some need to be taken from the bones and horns, and some need to be individually gutted. The rest of the animal meat was handed over to Lin Quanyin, salted and dried, and stored in the cellar as reserve food, and then taken out to eat during the rainy season when hunting was not possible.
On this day, Lin Luo went out early with a hunting fork and returned very late.
It turned out that he didn't meet much prey in the front mountain, so Lin Luo went to the back mountain to set traps and try his luck, but he didn't expect to encounter danger. During the escape, he fell and suffered a long cut in his left leg. Fortunately, a life was recovered.
The sensible Lin Quanyin, without any instructions, picked up the accumulated animal skins, animal bones, animal horns, and internal organs, and went out to the village chief's house to exchange for a bunch of medicinal materials for treating external injuries.
After treating the wound himself, Lin Luo blamed himself a little: "It's all because I'm too greedy, but I can't do anything now." β
Lin Quanyin, who was serving on the side, persuaded softly, but fortunately, Lin Luo's hunting skills were superb, and he had already stored enough dried meat for his own consumption. It's just that the materials that could have been exchanged for some gold coins have all been sold at a low price at this time and replaced with wound medicine.
"Uncle, don't worry, my body has almost recovered, tomorrow I will go to the mountains to try my luck, maybe I can catch a few prey!" Bai Wen said, "You have been taking care of me all along, and I don't know how to repay your great kindness." I'll take care of the hunting, you don't have to worry about it, take care of your injuries. β
Lin Luo knew that Bai Wen had no experience in hunting, so he kept dissuading him, but Bai Wen didn't listen.
Early the next morning, Bai Wenguo really took a bow and arrow hunting fork and went to the mountain.
Lin Luo was very worried, and he was nervous for a day, and it was not until the evening that he saw Bai Wen coming back exhausted and scarred. prey, but not a single one was hit.
In the evening, Lin Luo tried to dissuade him, but Bai Wen still insisted.
"Since you insist on going, I can't stop you, so I'll teach you some simple hunting and techniques, and when you go to the mountains, you can use them as you go. Lin Luo said, "Tell me about your experience in the mountains today, and I will teach you how to deal with it next time." β
"Not long after entering the mountain, I came across a hairy rabbit, and was about to shoot it with a bow and arrow, when the rabbit ran away. I chased after him, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and from the top of the mountain back to the mountainside, and along the way, I did not know who set the trap, and tripped four or five times. Finally it got into a hole in a grass nest, and I thought it wouldn't be able to escape, so I went up and opened the hole, and in the end, I found only some rabbit fur. And the hairy rabbit actually disappeared. β
"You actually went to pick up the rabbit hole, don't you know that there are three nests in a rabbit? You go to pick up this hole, it slipped away from another hole, and it's strange that you can catch it!" Lin Quanyin heard Bai Wen's deeds, and hid his face and smiled.
"Are you the rabbit that chased from beginning to end?" Lin Luo was a little surprised.
"That's right, it hurt me so badly, how could I let it go?" Bai Wen looked like he took it for granted.
"Do you know how fast the rabbit is? Even on flat ground, we can't outrun it, let alone in the mountains, where there are trees and grass everywhere. β
"I feel fine, I almost caught it several times, but it was blocked by some branches and grass before it ran away. If it was on flat ground, I could definitely catch up with it. β
"Then your speed is even more powerful than Xiao Hei!" Lin Quanyin praised.
But Bai Wen's face darkened, because Xiao Hei was a hairy dog raised by Lin Luo and used to watch the family's nursing home. is more powerful than a dog, in Bai Wen's ears, it is not a compliment.
"If you're really running that fast, it's much easier to catch the bunny. Lin Luo said, "In Banpo, there is an old tree, next to which there is a pit I set up, you drive the rabbit there, as long as it steps on the pit, you can catch it!"
"Old tree?" Bai Wen didn't know what kind of tree it was, "It's the very thick tree that still has some broken flowers?"
"Yes, that's it. On the east side of the tree, about ten paces, there is a pit in the ground, which is covered with leaves, so you should pay attention to it. β
The second time he went into the mountains to hunt, Bai Wen deliberately went to the bottom of the tree, and after confirming the location of the trap, he searched everywhere for the hairy rabbit. Surprisingly, I didn't meet a hairy rabbit today. Occasionally, a few pheasants flew away, but they didn't have time to start work, so they flew away and disappeared into the jungle.
On this day, Bai Wen got nothing again.
When he got home, Lin Luo said a few words of encouragement.
For several more days, Bai Wen still returned empty-handed. Gradually, Lin Luo couldn't help but doubt Bai Wen's ability: This kid, who said before that he could outrun the hairy rabbit, wouldn't he be bluffing?
Fortunately, Lin Luo has been recuperating for a few days, and the external injury has recovered from the ground, and it does not affect his walking. Lin Luo decided to go up the mountain in person, first, to guide Bai Wen to hunt, and second, to test whether Bai Wen was lying.
As soon as he entered the mountain, a pheasant jumped out and flew up the branches of the tree, clucking.
Bai Wen's eyes were fast, and he "brushed" an arrow to shoot it, but unfortunately the accuracy deviation was too much, and the pheasant flew away, and it was too late to shoot the second arrow.
Bai Wen bent his bow and arrows, and his movements were smooth and smooth, all in one go. Such a rapid reaction speed surprised Lin Luo, he couldn't help but be taken aback, he couldn't do it so quickly. But when I saw the accuracy of the arrow, I couldn't help but laugh.
"Look in the grass under that tree, and you might find it. Lin Luo pointed to a tree and said to Bai Wen.
Bai Wen searched in the grass and actually found a nest of pheasant eggs, which was considered a harvest.
"This archery, the most important thing is to shoot accurately, like you shoot fast, not accurate at all, it's useless. Lin Luo said earnestly, "I'll give you a practice of how to shoot arrows first, and then I will teach you slowly when I go back, which requires hard practice!"
Lin Luo took the hunting bow in Bai Wen's hand, pointed to a branch 50 steps away, and said, "You put a wild egg on that branch." β
"In archery, the first thing to pay attention to is: body posture. Be sure to have a steady foot, loose waist, and a line of hands and shoulders. Lin Luo pulled the bow, and after debugging it a few times, he aimed his eyes at the eggs on the branches.
Two fingers and one loose, "Huh-"
The arrow hits the egg and nails it into the branch.
"Good archery!" Bai Wen pulled out the arrow and put another egg on the branch. This time he felt something in his heart and wanted to try it too.
"Come on, you try!"
Bai Wen walked to Lin Luo's position and took the bow and arrow.
The size of a pheasant's egg is about the size of an adult's thumb, and at a distance of 50 steps, it is difficult to see clearly with poor eyes.
"Archery, the second one, is particular about: eyesight!" Lin Luo pointed to the egg and asked, "Can you see the pattern on the egg now?" Without special eye training, it is difficult for ordinary people to see clearly!"
"I can see it very clearly!" Bai Wen said naturally. After focusing his eyes, the wild eggs continued to enlarge in Bai Wen's eyes, becoming clearer and clearer, and the patterns and spots on them were all visible at a glance. It felt like the egg was slowly enlarging in front of my eyes.
"Then you shoot!" Lin Luo saw that Bai Wen's state was almost full, and he had to send the arrow.
"Whoaβ"
This time, I was hit, and the egg shattered.
"Incredible!" After stepping forward to check, Lin Luo sighed with emotion, "This must be a coincidence, you shoot again!"
"Whoaβ"
Bai Wen hit again! Lin Luo was stunned.
Just as the two were about to pack up and leave, the frightened pheasant suddenly flew back.
Without having time to think about it, Bai Wen bent his bow and shot an arrow quickly. This time, the pheasant was pierced by an arrow and fell headlong. Bai Wen finally laid the first prey in his life.
"Terrible talent!" Lin Luo exclaimed inwardly.
"This is the first prey you have killed, right?" Lin Luo saw Bai Wen's face full of excitement, just like himself back then.
"Yes!" Bai Wen handed Lin Luo the first prey he had hit.
"Every prey is a gift from the mountain gods. Hunters make a living by hunting, but they can't kill beasts indiscriminately, otherwise the blessing of the mountain god will come to naught!" Lin Luo chanted while using his fingers to smear the blood of the prey on Bai Wen's eyebrows, smearing three blood stains in a row, and the pattern formed was like a big mountain. "From today onwards, you are a hunter of the mountains, and you will have the continuation of life in the mountains, and you will dedicate everything to it!"
This seems to be some kind of eternal ritual inheritance, Bai Wen looked respectful, and he didn't dare to ask more, and Lin Luo didn't explain anything.
The two walked for a while, and Lin Luo suddenly stopped Bai Wen and signaled to silence.
"There's a hairy rabbit there, you go and surprise it, I want to see how you catch up with the hairy rabbit!" Lin Luo whispered, pointing to the fern grass not far away.
Bai Wenhu looked suspiciously, unable to determine whether there was really a hairy rabbit there, but he still walked over slowly.
"Babblingβ" The fern swayed. Jumping out of it, it was really a hairy rabbit.
This hairy rabbit was really bold enough, and instead of running away with his back to someone, he jumped out from in front of Bai Wen, as if he was deliberately attracting people's attention.
Not to be outdone, Bai Wen stretched out his waist and legs, and the whole person shot out like an arrow, and chased after the hairy rabbit. Bending down and copying, he was about to catch it, and the hairy rabbit kicked his legs violently and escaped from Bai Wen's fingertips.
Bai Wen leaned forward, already out of balance. Roll on the spot, pounce on the fit, and the whole body is opened, like a lid, to cover the hairy rabbit.
"Wow-" The hairy rabbit suddenly turned around, causing Bai Wen to pounce again.
Bai Wen's palms were heavily propped on the ground, his legs retracted, and he suddenly exerted force. used the "Beast Fighting Technique" toad skill, and chased after the hairy rabbit like a lightning shot again. No matter how the hairy rabbit dodges, he can't get rid of Bai Wen's pursuit.
Lin Luo, who was watching from the sidelines, was dumbfounded, it was unbelievable that humans were able to compete with the hairy rabbit for agility and speed! In a flash of light, Bai Wen completed several pursuits against the hairy rabbit, although it fell short, it was shocking enough. One person and one rabbit, the figure gradually drifted away, Lin Luo's breathing slowly relaxed, it turned out that he had been holding his breath and watching the chase.
"So agile and fast, could it be that this Bai Wen is a legendary Dou Qi Master?" Lin Luo thought secretly.
This world once had a very glorious era of martial arts civilization, but with the passage of time, the martial arts civilization was gradually replaced by the magic civilization. To this day, the Douqi Master has still become a very rare profession, far inferior to the magician, which is familiar.
Bai Wen came back empty-handed, and the hairy rabbit still escaped.
"It's normal, it's a lot smaller than a human, and it can easily get through the grass and branches. Lin Luo asked, "You are the only person I have ever seen who can compete with the hairy rabbit." Are you a vindictator?"
"What does a vindictator do? I don't even know. Bai Wen's expression was sincere, and he looked dazed, "But I may be a cultivator, because there is always a lot of knowledge about cultivation in my mind, and I will follow this knowledge to cultivate." And where these things come from, I don't know. β
"Then I see, you must be a child favored by God!" Lin Luo said affirmatively.
"Perhaps!" Bai Wen could not deny. Coming from the era of scientific civilization, he did not believe in the existence of God. Even if he had encountered beings who claimed to be gods, Bai Wen believed that they were a group of very powerful human beings. It's just that we can't find a reasonable explanation for why they can be so powerful!
Maybe the answer lies in cultivation. Because cultivation has brought substantial changes to Bai Wen, his body is faster and stronger than before.
Lin Luo took Bai Wen to wander around the various traps he had set up and explained various techniques related to hunting. Different traps need to be set for different prey and terrain.
After seeing the traps, traps, traps, and traps set up by Lin Luo in the mountains, Bai Wen also had two more hairy rabbits and a pheasant in his hands. These are those traps that catch them.
Lin Luo was a little dissatisfied, the trap that had been placed for so long, according to experience, there was definitely more than such a prey. There was no trace left at the scene, but Lin Luo knew that other hunters had taken the prey that should have belonged to him. So on the way home, he was a little unhappy.
As a foreigner, he lives in a simple place on weekdays, and he doesn't have much interaction with other villagers, so he has lived in this village for many years, but he has not been able to really integrate into this village. There are still some villagers who regard him as an outsider, and from time to time, they will poach his belongings. Lin Luo was already used to it, but this time he knew that he was injured, and those people took advantage of the danger, which made him feel cold.
Bai Wen didn't know what Lin Luo was thinking, and kept asking questions about hunting along the way. Lin Luo patiently answered them one by one, and gave Bai Wen some training in a targeted manner. For example, throwing wild fruits allows Bai Wen to train his mobile archery skills, lets him set traps by himself, and lets him come up with some new traps.
Bai Wen came from the era of scientific and technological civilization, and what he saw in daily life were complex and delicate machines, and he could often put forward very unique suggestions for improving such simple hunting mechanisms.
With Bai Wen's right-hand man, Lin Luo's hunting results became more and more abundant, and he was often able to hunt prey that was usually difficult to catch, such as: horned deer, roe deer, wild boar, etc. The two of them even worked together to kill a horned cow! That's worth more than a hundred hairy rabbits!