Chapter 44 Looking for the fox! Looking for the mountains!
Frowning, Zhang Hao lowered his head and looked into the weeds.
He poked at the weeds with his cane and looked over.
Hidden among the weeds was a backpack with a red letter on it.
When he saw the backpack, he felt like he was standing upside down, his whole body was tense, and his pupils shrank uncontrollably.
This backpack, if he remembered correctly, should be the backpack carried by the fox subordinate team that he saw that night.
This backpack... why is it here?
Countless thoughts burst into Zhang Hao's mind. He swallowed and bent down. When he picked up the backpack, he noticed that the backpack was just a wreck. The side with the red letter on it had been torn off. .
The fabric of the backpack's remains looked like ordinary leather, and it was obviously man-made.
However, from the tear marks on the edges and the scattered claw marks on the remains of the backpack, there is also a tuft of light orange hairs.
Plus the red paper on the backpack and the fur on the fox...
And this claw mark.
It's certain that it was those foxes who did it.
And those backpacks that the fox was carrying that day must have been stolen or picked up by the fox?
There are only two possibilities. After all, the fox does not have the ability to make leather backpacks.
But why did those foxes tear this backpack apart?
There seems to be no corresponding record in [Mountain Travel Notes]...
But since the remains of this backpack appear here, does that mean that those foxes also appeared here before?
If those foxes appear here, they will inevitably leave corresponding traces. As long as you follow the traces and keep looking for them, is it possible that you will directly discover the fox's lair?
It's really possible.
Zhang Hao was delighted.
Just do what you say, since it is daytime anyway, when Yang Qi is at its strongest, even if you are discovered, those foxes will not dare to cause trouble.
By the time night came, he had already left and found a safe place to stay. The fox naturally couldn't do anything to him.
After all, he is a walker, so he still has some confidence.
Standing up and using his crutches to poke at the weeds on the ground, Zhang Hao used his enhanced vision to look straight at the weeds at his feet.
Generally speaking, if the group of foxes left the remains of the backpack here and then left, there would be traces on the weeds, whether it was hair or trampling marks, which would be obvious.
Just keep moving forward based on these traces and you'll be fine.
Zhang Hao walked forward very slowly, sometimes looking at the weeds under his feet, sometimes looking at the road ahead, and had already drawn out the knife on his waist, and casually chopped off a small sapling passing by, leaving behind Traces to avoid getting lost when you come back.
In today's mountains, as the time for foxes to get married gradually approaches, the frequency of those mountain spirits and wild monsters will become more and more frequent.
Zhang Hao is naturally not afraid of ordinary mountain elf monsters. With the bonus of straw sandals and his identity as a mountain walker, it is still difficult for ordinary mountain elf monsters to trap him.
But if it is those mountain spirits and wild monsters that are older or have a deeper knowledge, even Zhang Hao can easily be trapped without paying attention.
However, he could have avoided this with a little more caution.
Tweet, Tweet, Tweet~
Bursts of bird chirping rang in my ears, and I could see the endless dense jungle. There was soft soil under my feet, and the fragrant air filled my nose.
Zhang Hao didn't know how long he walked until there were no more traces of foxes on the road ahead.
He then took a deep breath and let it out. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, took out the water bottle from his bag, and took a gulp of water.
He raised his head and looked at the sun hanging high in the sky through the gaps between the branches and leaves.
The time has come to the afternoon.
This time when he went up the mountain, Zhang Hao did not take his mobile phone or any electronic products.
The main reason is that it is useless to bring it, there is no place to charge it, and there is no signal in the mountains.
Moreover, he is also afraid that electronic products will have a certain impact on the magnetic field in the mountains.
Normally, that's it. If it causes an impact, it will cause an impact. But now he is preparing for the fox wedding. If during the fox wedding, his cell phone suddenly has a signal, a call comes, or a message notification comes, then everything will be over.
So, in this case, not bringing your phone is the wisest option.
Gululu~
Feeling hungry, Zhang Hao touched his stomach, found a rock and sat down, took out the unfinished half of the cake from his bag, and ate it with big mouthfuls.
After eating the cake, I drank some water, grabbed some jujubes and wild fruits that I had just found in the mountains, and put them into my mouth to chew.
When people are in the mountains, they just eat something simple.
That is to say, I didn't encounter rabbits or pheasants, otherwise I could still have some primitive barbecue.
Forget it, let’s think about how to continue looking for the fox first.
The traces disappear and the simplest method can no longer be used.
In this case, there is only one other way...
Zhang Hao's mind quickly came to a method of finding objects recorded in the "Illustrated Record of Mountain Walking Travels".
However, he just didn't know if this method would be able to find those foxes.
"Forget it, let's give it a try, just in case it works." Zhang Hao laughed to himself, then stood up, leaning on his cane, and looked into the deep and dense forest.
……
At the foot of the mountain, Zhaojia Village.
As the sun sets in the west, the sunset falls in the sky, illuminating the last land.
Li Siyu, who was wearing a lavender Hanfu, carried the vegetable basket, lifted up her skirt, and easily crossed the threshold.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
As soon as he entered the door, Xiaobai, who was lying on his stomach in the courtyard, stood up unsteadily. Before opening his eyes, he seemed to be able to see and "looked" straight at Li Siyu at the door.
In the past few days, as I have changed the food for Xiaobai, the little guy's energy has gotten better and better. Now he can bark and looks more like a normal puppy.
I don't know when my eyes will open yet.
Logically speaking, a puppy of this size would have opened its eyes long ago, but Xiaobai showed no sign of opening his eyes.
Zhang Hao was indeed right. The previous dog dealer just didn't know how to raise dogs, which was why Xiaobai looked so weak, giving people the feeling that he would die soon.
But how could a puppy feed on medicinal herbs from the mountains...
It’s such a vast world, full of wonders.
But Li Siyu didn't think much about it. After all, on the day of Uncle Zhao's funeral, he also encountered some so-called wild monster called "Fantasy Mountain Spirit".
Although I don’t know whether it is true or not, what I heard from those who came down the mountain is that it is miraculous.
After putting down the food basket, Li Siyu did not prepare a meal for Xiaobai or cook, but turned around and walked into the south wing.
Then, walk to the incense stand in the southwest corner.
E raised her head slightly and looked at the clay statue with Zhang Hao's face, which was placed on the place of worship.
Li Siyu silently picked up a stick of incense and lit it with a lighter.
Then, according to Zhang Hao's request, he held the standing incense with white smoke in his hand, bowed three times to the clay statue, and placed it neatly in the incense burner.
Worshiping a clay statue with Zhang Hao's face felt a little weird just hearing it, but Li Siyu also knew that there must be a reason why Zhang Hao asked her to do this.
She didn't understand the root cause and didn't want to ask.
As long as this is a good thing for Zhang Hao and allows Zhang Hao to come back safely, that's enough.
(End of chapter)