Chapter 15: Another Leopard

"I said there must be a river here......"

I walked all the way along the mountain stream on the side of the ginkgo forest for about ten minutes, and with the speed of one person and one leopard, it didn't take long to hear the sound of flowing water flowing quickly over the stones.

The sound of swishing reached Yang Xi's ears through the layers of tall trees, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace again.

After a few more steps, the view suddenly opens up, and a river five or six meters wide comes straight into the eye, neatly separating the woods on both sides.

"The water is clear, there should be fish in it. Walking to the river and putting down his backpack, Yang Xi twisted his wrist and began to ponder the question of dinner.

"I won't continue today, there may be an accident in the forest at night, so I'll rest here first. ”

"If you want to see everywhere, go by yourself, just remember to come back!" Seeing that the clouded leopard was a little curious about the forest across the river, Yang Xi didn't keep it.

Anyway, this big cat is a wild animal, and it will be fine to run around.

The clouded leopard turned its head to stare at Yang Xi for a while, and then ran neatly on the river.

"Next time you bring something to me, don't give me the leftovers you eat, I want fresh!" Looking at the clouded leopard's running figure, Yang Xi suddenly shouted at it.

He still had the half rabbit with him just now, and the bloody layers of leaves couldn't contain it, if the clouded leopard did it again, Yang Xi could only refuse its kindness.

With that, he took out the rabbit carcass he was carrying—it was bitten by a clouded leopard, and his hands were covered in blood when he touched it.

"Tsk!"

Yang Xi threw half of the rabbit into the water in disgust, washed his hands by the way, and then brought a few stones to surround it, forming a simple trap, "Let's see if we can bring something over, so that we can eat it together tomorrow." ”

As for the food waiting for the meeting, it must be Yang Xi who needs to find it himself.

But the immediate priority is to make a fire.

Returned to the woods and found a large pile of dry wood, Yang Xi piled them into a pile, and then took out a lighter that would not light anywhere, and within a few clicks, a raging fire ignited, burning Yang Lao Ghost with red face.

"Sure enough, technology changes lives...... With a lighter, the ignition charm can be saved. ”

Picking up the fire to make the flame burn more vigorously, Yang Xi picked up a thicker branch and sharpened one end of it with a knife.

The heart of the ginkgo tree is thin and soft, and it is useless before it has been refined, so it can only be carried first.

"It should be fine to fish with it......"

Walking to the river with a wooden pole, Yang Xi looked at the gurgling water in front of him, and only found some finger-sized fish, and occasionally large ones, as if he also sensed the crisis, and slipped away as soon as he turned around.

"Gotta find a way to lure the big ones out. ”

Feeling in his pocket, Yang Xi took out a yellow talisman and threw it at the water.

This is a spirit talisman used to attract beasts, and it is powerful to attract dragons and phoenixes, but here in Yang Xi, the effect is not high, and the duration of the effect is short, so it can only be used to fool the brainless fish.

If he didn't hook up with a fish within five minutes, then Yang Xi would have to think of something else.

Fortunately, God gave him face, and it didn't take long for a few big-headed stupid fish to come out without resisting the temptation, wandering next to the rune paper that had been blistered and kept opening their mouths to spit bubbles.

Yang Xi's hands were quick, and the sharpened wooden pole immediately shot out, shot a hole fish, and successfully came to a skewer.

"Just let your heart, its heart, string a string, string a concentric circle......" The trapping was successful, and Yang Lao Ghost also sang two sentences with great interest, the five tones were incomplete, and a few fish as an audience twitched on the wooden pole, and the eyes of the dead fish emitted a strange light.

The following process is that Yang Xi made a very convenient killing and grilling fish, which is basically not difficult, and this time it is also smeared with spices, and the taste is more delicious than before.

As the sun sets, the sun, which has no temperature in late autumn, slowly disappears and is replaced by a half-moon. After dark, the entire Tianmu Mountain looked very ghostly and gloomy.

At this moment, it is only heaven and earth, mountains and people.

I don't know where the wind came from, whistling, blowing through the woods and the fire in front of Yang Xi, and they were all in peace.

"It's a little cold. Yang Hopeyue sighed, "Fortunately, I know that the temperature in the mountains is low, so I prepared spare clothes in advance." ”

Taking out the coat he was carrying in his bag and draping it on his body, Yang Xi continued to pull the fire, with fish bones at his feet.

"Why hasn't that guy come back yet?" Thinking of the clouded leopard who had been away for several hours, Yang Xi muttered, "It's dark and I don't remember to come back...... But the leopard is supposed to be active at night, so nothing should happen......"

By the time he finished the channeling technique he had to practice every day, the clouded leopard was still nowhere to be seen. "Forget it, I'll squint first, I'm too lazy to wait!"

The fire that was leaning cross-legged was a little closer, and Yang Xi closed his eyes and began to cultivate.

After congenitalism, although rest is also essential, it can also be gradually replaced by intentional cultivation, and there is no need to sleep at night.

The moonlight poured on Yang Xi's body, creating some kind of strange harmony with the spiritual power in his body, and between one breath and one breath, the efficiency of cultivation was two or three times higher than before.

The thunder talisman that existed in the depths of consciousness also flashed a halo of light, isolating the cold air of the night from Yang Xi.

It wasn't until the fire suddenly crackled and there was a fluffy touch in his hand that Yang Xi suddenly woke up.

He glanced at himself, and the clouded leopard that had been wandering for a long time was lying lazily on the ground, squinting his eyes that reflected green light, and rubbing his tail against Yang Xi's hand.

"Why did you come back at this time? It must be the fifth watch of the night, right? It will be dawn in a while. The cultivation was just right, but it was interrupted by the clouded leopard, Yang Xi was not angry, and reached out and scratched the big cat's chin with interest.

The clouded leopard moved his head away in disgust, making Old Ghost Yang hit it funny, "Okay, you, I won't touch it......"

"Anyway, you've been out for so long, and you're full, why did you bring a tail here?"

Hearing this, the clouded leopard turned his head and looked at him puzzled.

Yang Xi also understood when he saw the stupid appearance of the big cat, "You cow, brother, people followed you all the way back, and you didn't even notice it!"

"Someday someone has to arrest you and sell you!"

Yang Xi forcibly dragged the big cat into his arms, regardless of its struggle to defend its dignity, pinched its little head and let it face the other side of the river, "Look over there, there are good things you brought back!"

"Meow ......"

This time, the clouded leopard's cry was rare and unconfident, and he shrank on Yang Xi suspiciously, showing full vigilance against the strange aura on the other side of the river.

I only heard the sound of soft footsteps suddenly coming from the originally quiet forest opposite, if it weren't for the fact that the surroundings were too quiet, even Yang Xi would have been difficult to catch this sound.

In the moonlight, a clouded leopard that had never been seen before and had a more vivid pattern was slowly coming out of the shadows of the woods, staring at them with a pair of eyes.

Beautiful and dangerous.