Chapter 36: The Black Fox
A small valley hundreds of miles away from Zhu Chiyuan, where ancient trees are forested, streams are vertical and horizontal, and it is full of a simple and natural atmosphere.
The valley is inaccessible to people, so it is inhabited by many animals, for some reason, the animals in this valley are extremely alert, and it is difficult for ordinary people to catch, especially a small fox called the snow cloud fox is the most astute, and often dozens of experienced hunters combined may not be able to catch one.
This kind of snow cloud fox is small and exquisite, only a foot long when it grows to adulthood, and the fur on its whole body is snow-white and abnormal, without a trace of variegation, just like snowflakes and clouds, which is cute and abnormal.
It is precisely because of the small and cute snow cloud fox that those rich ladies and young masters often like to raise one as a pet to relieve boredom, but the number of snow cloud foxes is scarce, and it is not easy to catch, so it is often out of stock, and once a hunter catches a snow cloud fox, it will be bought at a high price within half a day.
The number of snow cloud foxes is insufficient, the price has risen, and with the promotion of real money, there are many experienced hunters who form a hunting group to catch snow cloud foxes.
At first, these hunting groups were able to catch some, but three years ago they changed, and the valley where these snow cloud foxes lived produced some miasma, and as long as humans entered it, they would feel dizzy in less than half an hour, and if they stayed for a while and a half, they would die inside.
What is strange is that those animals can enter and exit the thin miasma at will, as if this faint miasma is not for people and beasts.
Of course, these hunting groups will not discourage the idea of catching the snow cloud fox because of a layer of poisonous miasma, they bought some simple antidote pills from the city, and then entered the poisonous miasma with confidence, but who knows that these antidote pills not only did not prolong the time for them to enter the miasma, but increased the toxicity of the miasma, so that those hunters who ventured into the miasma lay in bed for nearly a month.
In the end, the leader of a hunting group could not resist the temptation of the Snow Cloud Fox, and he spent a lot of money to invite a healer from the city, who was said to be famous for treating incurable diseases.
When the doctor arrived at the miasma, he did not enter it rashly, but released a kitten, and as a result, the kitten ran around in the miasma without any signs of poisoning.
Seeing that the kitten was safe and sound, the holy hand of the medical path was relieved, he stepped into the poisonous miasma, and soon after he felt dizzy, then he took out the homemade antidote pill from his bosom and took it directly.
This medical Dao holy hand is extremely confident in his new detoxification pill, this detoxification pill is very fast and amazing, and it is more than enough to solve the small poisonous miasma.
It was fine that he didn't take the detoxification pill, but as soon as he took the detoxification pill, he fell to the ground immediately, his face was purple, his mouth was still foaming at the mouth, and his body was also convulsive.
Seeing this, the leader of the hunting group immediately asked a hunter to hold his breath and dragged out this holy hand of medical dao, and poured water to rescue it, fortunately, this holy hand of medical dao did not stay in the miasma for too long, and narrowly saved his life, but he still cultivated in bed for half a year.
Since then, no hunters have had the intention of entering the valley, and the hunting groups that specialize in catching snow cloud foxes have been disbanded, and the wild snow cloud foxes have been given a chance to respite, and their numbers have increased.
"Third child, do you really see five snow cloud foxes here?" a bearded man looked at a big man in animal skin clothes beside him with some suspicion.
The big man who was called the third brother saw that he was suspected, and he couldn't help but be anxious, and his voice instantly raised: "Big brother, you don't believe me." ”
"Be quiet, the voice is so loud that you have to die, if there is really a snow cloud fox and you are scared away, then we are not at a loss." The bearded man looked angry and glared at the third child fiercely.
"Third brother, who doubts you, if you doubt you, can we accompany you here to wait stupidly? A big man carrying a hunting knife hurriedly comforted the third child.
"That day I was chasing a wild deer, and I saw from a distance that there were five snow cloud foxes playing here, two large and three small, but before I could get closer, these five snow cloud foxes returned to the valley. Yesterday I passed by here, and the ghost sent a closer look, and I saw these five snow cloud foxes again, and I didn't dare to approach them, so I found you. The third child whispered about his experience.
"Hehe, big brother, the third and fourth, here. A large man who had been lying on the ground called softly to the three people behind him.
Surprise instantly appeared on the faces of the three of them when they heard this soft shout, and they slowly poked their heads out and looked at a meadow in the distance.
I saw that there were six cute little beasts lying on the grass basking in the sun, two large and four small, five of them had snow-white fur, and they seemed to be five small snowballs, which were very cute. But there is another little beast that is black, and its fur is as smooth as black satin, and it is also very cute.
"Big brother, can you really catch this cloud cage?" the third child looked at the big man beside him with some concern.
"Don't worry, third child, this cloud cage is originally designed to capture small beasts like snow cloud foxes, and it is difficult to make, so I still have one here. The big man with stubble on his face smiled.
"Big brother, what is that black thing, is the Snow Cloud Fox black? I haven't seen it before. The third child frowned, the black beast was clearly a snow cloud fox, but why was it black, he had never seen a black snow cloud fox.
"Whatever, if you catch him together, the black one may be more expensive!" the stubble-covered man chuckled.
The five white snow-cloud foxes chased back and forth on the grass, while the black one lay there lazily, basking in the sun with its belly facing the sky, silly.
The big man with stubble beckoned gently, and the other three big men took two steps back gently, and then tightly grasped a finger-thick rope in their hands.
The big man with stubble on his face suddenly waved his hand, and the other big men immediately pulled the rope in their hands.
On the grass not far away, a ten-zhang long and wide net was directly covered on the grass, and the five snow-white little foxes were instantly covered inside.
The little black fox's squinted eyes opened, and he instantly turned over, and saw that the other white foxes were caught in the big net, so he immediately tore up the big net, but he didn't find that he couldn't bite at all, so he had to go straight around the big net, and kept squeaking.
"Why is the net crooked, the black one is not covered, fortunately it didn't run, I went over to see if I could catch it. The big man with stubble on his face took off his big bow and slowly approached the grass.
The white fox in the net was also in a mess, squeaking and squeezing together from time to time, looking very pitiful, and the black fox outside the net was also squeaking in panic.
The big man slowly approached the meadow, and the black fox was also very sensitive, and immediately the hair on his whole body stood up, and bared his teeth at the big man.
The big man was naturally not frightened by the little black fox, but he still slowed down and tried to pretend to be peaceful, for fear of scaring the little black fox away.
Dahan is getting closer and closer to the black fox, and he is getting more and more excited, he didn't see this black fox clearly when he was far away before, but now he can see it a little clearly, this black fox is even more beautiful than the white fox, and it can definitely be sold for a good price.
After a few more steps, the big man could throw out a small net behind him, and when he fell, the black fox would inevitably have no escape.
But at this moment, the black fox turned around and ran towards the big man, and the speed of the snow cloud fox was still very fast, and it didn't take long for it to burrow into the miasma.
In a wooden house, a middle-aged man was sitting on a futon with his eyes closed, but soon after he opened his eyes, there was a slight loneliness in his eyes, but this loneliness was only fleeting.
"Alas, I still haven't succeeded, the Yuan Sword Technique, the Cheng Yuan Sword Technique, the defeat also the Yuan Sword Technique, it's okay, let's go out and spread some residual heat, and it can be regarded as a little repayment of the master's kindness. ”
This middle-aged man slowly stood up and walked into the bedroom inside, and after a while, the middle-aged man walked out again, but at this time he changed into a pure white robe, and when he looked at it again, he would feel that this middle-aged man was more free and easy than before.
But at this moment, a pure black little fox stumbled into the wooden house, kept biting the middle-aged man's trouser leg, and pulled the middle-aged man outside.
The middle-aged man frowned, and with a bend of his waist, he hugged the little fox in his arms, the middle-aged man was dressed in white, while the little fox was pure black, but it was like this, but it looked unusually coordinated.
"Big brother, look at this snow cloud fox, the fur is so bright, it will definitely be able to sell for a good price. ”
"And there are three smaller ones here, which can be more expensive. ”
"Fourth, what are you doing, light, don't get hurt, they are more expensive than you. ”
"I just touched it, but I didn't make any effort. ”
"Lightly, put two more layers of animal skins in the bamboo basket, don't knock these treasures. ”
"It's a pity, let that black one run away, the black snow cloud fox has never appeared, and the value is even higher!"
It took a lot of effort for the four hunters to transfer the five snow cloud foxes to a bamboo basket, and when they stood up, they found that there was a middle-aged man in white clothes standing in front of them, this man had a ruddy face, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a free and natural temperament.
"You have caught five snow cloud foxes, and you are willing to buy them at a high price. The middle-aged man smiled at the four hunters in front of him.
"Oh, although you are dressed extraordinarily, you know how valuable this Snow Cloud Fox is, and you have to buy five of them at a time, I'm afraid you don't have the financial resources. The leader of the hunter frowned, a little unbelieving that this middle-aged man could buy five at once.
"I don't know if that's enough. The middle-aged man in white took out a silver ticket from his sleeve, smiled and handed it to the man at the head.
The man took the silver ticket and looked at it, his eyes were shocked, and then he looked at it repeatedly, and handed it to another big man behind him.
Another big man took the silver ticket and looked at it a few times, then whispered a few words in the ear of the head man, and the head man was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately arched his hand to the white-robed middle-aged man and said: "These five snow cloud foxes are your brothers, and the bamboo basket is also given to you." ”
After the big man finished speaking, he beckoned the other three to leave, and after a while, he turned into a forest, as if he was afraid that the middle-aged man would regret it.
"Big brother, that person seems to be quite rich just now, let's rob him, and then snatch the Snow Cloud Fox back and take it to the city to sell. "A big man's eyes revealed a greedy light.
"Shut up, you want to die or I don't want to die, that man is standing quietly in front of us, do you think we can kill him? And he is generous, and he has an extraordinary background at a glance, even if we use ruthless means to kill him, who knows if it will provoke any chase and kill order. And this man is calm and abnormal from beginning to end, which shows that he is not afraid of us at all, and we are not looking for death when we have bad intentions. The man at the head glared angrily at the man who spoke, and then walked away quickly, now they had a huge amount of money, and it would be miserable if they met a horse thief nearby.
On the grass, the middle-aged man in white lifted the lid of the bamboo basket, and when he saw the five snow-white snow cloud foxes huddled together and shivering, he couldn't help but smile, he gently put down the bamboo basket and released the five snow cloud foxes.
At this time, a small black head poked out of the middle-aged man's arms, and the little head squeaked happily when it saw the five white snow cloud foxes.
The middle-aged man in white smiled slightly, took the black snow cloud fox out of his arms, and then put it on the grass, and suddenly the six snow cloud foxes ran around the middle-aged man in a circle.
"Alas, I should also go, don't run out of the valley in the future, otherwise I will be arrested again, and the poisonous miasma in the valley can last for ten years, which is enough for you to dodge." The middle-aged man sighed softly and prepared to leave.
The other five snow cloud foxes were still making a fuss, but the black snow cloud fox seemed to understand something, and bit the middle-aged man's trouser leg to prevent him from leaving.
"You little fellow, fatherless and motherless, just accompany me on the last stretch of the road. As if remembering something, the middle-aged man bent down and picked up the little black fox, and then slowly walked into the distance.