Chapter 45 Will-o'-the-Wisp and Fox
In the mountains.
The last bit of sunset passed over the dense forest and disappeared without a trace. The night sky enveloped the entire sky, and the dense forest fell into deep silence and endless darkness.
Teng~
The burning firelight reflected Zhang Hao's face. He turned his head slightly and looked at the dark forest. He then raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky.
Finally, he focused on the fire in front of him and the things being roasted on the fire.
This was a skinned rabbit. It was a hare he encountered accidentally in the mountains. It took a lot of effort to finally catch it.
At this time, the rabbit was spitting out oil, and the oil dripped into the fire and made a sizzling sound.
Zhang Hao couldn't suppress the secretion of saliva, but he temporarily suppressed his desire to eat roast rabbit now.
It's not yet cooked, and no seasoning has been sprinkled on it.
It doesn't taste good yet, and it can easily cause diarrhea.
Diarrhea in the wild... is a very painful and dangerous thing.
After all, he only wore this outfit and only one pair of pants.
Gululu~
After touching his protesting belly, Zhang Hao licked his tongue, opened the kettle, and took a swig of water, hoping to relieve his hunger, but obviously, it was of no use.
At this time, he forcibly shifted his gaze from the roast rabbit to the dense forest.
Looking at the dark forest, his brows wrinkled slightly, but gradually relaxed.
In this afternoon, he gained very little.
The methods recorded in [Mountain Travel Notes] are not easy to use.
It is a method called "Xingshan Jue". Simply put, it is to find the current location of mountain treasures through the traces left before, or to use the spiritual properties of mountain treasures and other things to judge. The specific location of those old mountain delicacies.
This method is somewhat useful when looking for mountain treasures.
It can be used to find foxes... obviously it's not particularly useful.
Sure enough, he still needs to find other ways to find those foxes.
With his thoughts at this point, Zhang Hao sighed helplessly and then turned his gaze over.
At this time, he looked at the burned and smoking rabbit, his pupils shrank, and he exclaimed: "Fuck!"
Without any time to think, he rescued the rabbit from the fire.
Looking at the rabbit meat that was burnt black and inedible, he swallowed his saliva, but felt very distressed, and cut off the blackened part with a knife.
Then, while sighing, he sprinkled a little salt on the rabbit meat, took out a piece of cake from his bag, heated it briefly, and put it in his mouth together with the rabbit meat.
The roasted rabbit meat has a meaty smell as soon as it enters the mouth. It is different from the mutton smell of beef and mutton. The taste is closer to the smell of earth and blood, and it is very tough.
Sure enough, mountain game that has not been properly bled and has not been heavily seasoned will not taste good if simply grilled.
Zhang Hao was chewing cakes, eating rabbit meat, and drinking water.
After a quick dinner, he took a short rest, got up, and walked into the dense forest.
Not long after, he walked out with a pile of dry branches. These were the most indispensable things in the mountains.
He returned to the fire and threw branches into the fire.
If you want to spend the night in the mountains, first, try to choose an open place, such as an open space, or a place near water.
Second, there must be a fire, and the fire cannot be extinguished all night long.
Because the firelight can drive away those wild beasts, making them afraid to come forward, and it can also ensure that the mountain elves and wild monsters do not approach to a certain extent.
And try to choose an open place.
That's because if you light a fire in a dense forest, it's basically...
There was a fire on the mountain, the police station at the foot of the mountain, and the tears of relatives, this little day was punished.
Throwing away the boring branches and looking at the blazing flames, Zhang Hao's thoughts gradually dispersed.
There are still three days left before the foxes get married tonight. During these three days, they must find a way to find the den of the foxes, or find the wedding route of the foxes.
Anyway, as long as I can take the opportunity to follow the fox's wedding team, find the fox's wedding place, and see the treasure, that will be the greatest success. Three days, logically speaking, should be enough...
Thoughts flashed.
From the corner of Zhang Hao's eyes, he was immediately attracted by the flash of light in the dense forest.
He turned his head sharply, staring at the light like torches.
It was a glowing green light, like a flame.
Phosphorus fire is commonly known as ghost fire among the people.
After the death of a person or animal, the phosphorus oxygen decomposes when the body decomposes and ignites spontaneously.
Generally speaking, this situation is quite common in the mountains.
After all, animals often die in the mountains, and generating phosphorus fire does not require overly complicated and cumbersome procedures.
But that ball of phosphorus fire appeared when the fox was about to get married...
He hesitated for a moment, took out the "Mountain Travel Notes", turned to the page about the fox getting married again, and browsed carefully.
After a while, he squinted his eyes, looked away from the ancient book, and turned to look at the "phosphorus fire" carefully.
Sure enough, it was not an ordinary phosphorus fire, but...a fox reporting news!
In other words, the fox is telling the whole mountain that the fox is getting married!
[Mountain Travel Illustration] records that within three or four days of the wedding day, wherever night falls, until midnight, there will be foxes everywhere in the mountains and forests, placing something that can form something similar to a "will-o'-the-wisp" Same thing.
The purpose is to tell the creatures in the mountains and all the mountain spirits that we foxes are getting married, so be prepared to celebrate.
There is no detailed description of what this kind of thing is. There is only one record: untouchable.
There are some records in ancient books.
That is, at this time, all the foxes will appear in the mountains, and they will not return to their nests until midnight.
Touching the small stubble on his chin, Zhang Hao squinted his eyes and thought carefully.
After a long time, he slapped his thigh.
Come on, I won’t sleep tonight. When the foxes return to their lair at midnight, I will follow them.
Even if he loses track of this one, he can follow other foxes and always find the lair of this group of foxes.
What's more, this is the last chance.
If we don't find the fox's lair this time, it will only become more and more difficult to find the fox's lair next time.
Because, in the next few days, both the "Fox Groom" and the "Fox Bride" will prepare for the wedding, and all the foxes will stop all activities and quietly wait for the wedding day to arrive.
It can be said that if Zhang Hao does not take this opportunity to find the fox's lair, then he will have to wait for the fox's wedding day and try his luck.
Zhang Hao didn't want to try his luck. He wanted to finalize everything and fight a well-prepared battle.
Thinking like this, he held his hands in his arms and quietly waited for the passage of time.
……
Crackling.
The fire in front of him has been extinguished, and the firewood crackling into charcoal.
Zhang Hao was already a little drowsy and could hardly open his eyelids.
He didn't take his phone and didn't know what time it was.
But it must not have been midnight yet, because the phosphorus fire has not been extinguished yet.
Haha~
He yawned uncontrollably and squeezed a few tears from the corners of his eyes.
Raising his hand to wipe the tears from his eyes, Zhang Hao immediately looked in the direction of the phosphorus fire.
Then, his eyes paused.
The phosphorus fire is extinguished!
(End of chapter)