Chapter 62: Seeing Deer in the Deep Forest

“Xiong Ba!!”

Lin Heng called softly along the way.

“Woof woof!”

Suddenly, Xiongba came out from a forest in the distance, and without walking away, he just looked at Lin Heng.

"What did you find?"

Lin Heng brought Xiulan over to check.

"Woof."

Xiongba turned around and walked forward, stopping in front of a "thorn ball".

"Hedgehog, what did I think?"

Lin Heng was a little disappointed. Hedgehogs were everywhere and had no value.

If you hear a sound while walking on the road at night, turn around and shine the flashlight, it will definitely be a hedgehog.

Moreover, this guy is extremely stupid. When he sees people, he doesn't run away but curls up into a ball of thorns. It is too easy to catch him.

"Let's go, this thing is useless."

Lin Heng rubbed Xiongba’s dog’s head and turned to leave.

The mushrooms were half dried after being exposed to the sun and roasted on the white stones. As the sun had not yet set, the two were in no hurry to clean them up.

Sitting on the stone and observing both sides of the canyon, you can hear the crowing of golden roosters one after another.

There are just so many green leaves that it is impossible to tell the exact location.

"Clean up, we hide, the prey will come out."

Lin Heng jumped off the stone, opened his arms and looked at Xiulan.

"good!"

Xiulan hugged Lin Heng's neck and was carried down from the stone by him. She kissed her when he let her go.

"Pack your things."

Xiulan has gotten used to it. As long as no one is watching, Lin Heng can kiss her whenever he wants, and she is happy about it.

The two of them picked up all the mushrooms. After being dried in the sun, their weight was reduced a lot.

After packing up their things, the two of them walked back to the shelter along the river bank.

The edge of the stream is too conspicuous, and without any shelter, so wild animals can see it from afar and definitely won't go down.

It’s different here in the shelter. The bushes, big trees and weeds can all serve as very good shielding.

At this moment, Lin Heng no longer looked for mushrooms and focused on hunting.

At about 6:40, there were sudden bursts of sharp shouts from the mountain: "Wow!! Wow!!"

Lin Heng and Xiulan showed joy at the same time: "It's a muntjac!"

Muntjacs are a relatively common prey in the mountains. In Lin Heng's impression, their number is second only to wild boars and badgers.

"Listen first and see the exact location."

Lin Heng was not in a hurry. Muntjacs were more vigilant than badgers, and most of the time, noose traps were used to catch them.

“Wow!! Wow!!”

The howling continued and was getting closer and closer to the canyon.

"On the south slope."

Lin Heng confirmed that it was on the hillside where their shelter was, but further downstream.

This was good news for him, as he would be easily spotted as he crossed the canyon if he were on the north slope.

"Xiu Lan, you stay here. Xiong Ba and I will go take a look."

Lin Heng said this, and then he took Xiongba and moved downstream carefully.

On the way, Lin Heng made himself a straw hat to make it easier to disguise himself.

“Wow!! Wow!!”

At this time, a muntjac's call suddenly came from the northern hillside.

“Wow!! Wow!!”

Suddenly, the muntjacs on the southern hillside became excited. It was obvious that they were a male and a female, in heat and wanted to mate.

“This is a great opportunity.”

Lin Heng thought to himself that lust is like a sword hanging over one's head, and the prey in estrus will be less vigilant.

When they are focused on mating, they become much less alert to their surroundings.

After walking more than 700 meters, Lin Heng was sure that the muntjac was very close to him, so he tiptoed to a secluded bush and hid there.

Xiongba was also hiding not far away.

There is no need to move now, just wait for the muntjac to appear.

What followed was a long wait. The two muntjacs called in the canyon for about thirty or forty minutes before slowly approaching.

"Damn, hunting is so tiring." Lin Heng thought to himself. He had no feeling in his legs and had been squatting for an hour.

He couldn't understand why the male muntjac was so patient. When he saw the female muntjac, he quickly ran over to ride it.

He once wanted to get up and touch it, but he told himself again and again to calm down, as the probability of failure was very high.

Fortunately, he was a man who had lived through one lifetime and had enough self-control to clear all distracting thoughts from his mind. He changed his posture and waited quietly.

When the sun had completely set and only a few last rays of light remained, Lin Heng finally saw the figure of the muntjac.

A tall yellow muntjac with smooth and soft fur and small horns on its head stood in the grass and looked around from time to time.

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Lin Heng estimated that this muntjac might weigh about 40 to 50 kilograms, and it was definitely a big prey.

This soft fur can be sold for one hundred and twenty or thirteen yuan for a large skin, and fifty or sixty yuan for a small skin.

And this male muntjac is definitely an adult muntjac.

However, Lin Heng was unable to make a move. The distance was over a hundred meters, and any move would inevitably fail.

But he was not in a hurry. His heart had calmed down completely. He was waiting for the prey to slowly approach. He was just waiting, but the prey wanted to reproduce and was definitely more anxious than he was.

“Wow!! Wow!!”

The call of the female muntjac was heard again from the other side of the canyon.

"Wow!!"

Suddenly, the male muntjac's eyes widened, and he lost all his vigilance. He rushed forward twenty or thirty meters and howled.

The sky had completely darkened amid their roars.

The female muntjac on the other side of the river first appeared on the riverbed, and the male muntjac also kept moving forward, and soon passed Lin Heng's position.

Lin Heng was squatting in a very clever position, about thirty to less than forty meters away from him, just south of the line connecting the calls of the two muntjacs.

Lin Heng bent his body and slowly stood up. He felt that the time had come. He knew very well that male creatures were most anxious before mating.

At this time, the male muntjac's mind was full of reproduction and how to capture the female muntjac. His awareness of the surrounding environment had been reduced to the lowest point.

Pulling the bow and arrow, Lin Heng aimed at the heart and lungs of the muntjac, paused for three seconds, and shot an arrow.

With a "swish" sound, the sharp arrow pierced through the green leaves and stabbed into the chest of the muntjac.

"Wow!!"

With a shrill scream, the male muntjac turned and ran, but after running only a few meters, it fell to the ground.

“Woof woof!!”

Xiongba was the first to catch up, hold down the muntjac and bite its neck.

When Lin Heng walked over, the muntjac was still coughing up blood, and its eyes were filled with a desire for life and fear of Lin Heng.

Lin Heng shook his head. Lust is like a sword hanging over your head. If it weren't for the female muntjac, it would have been difficult for him to get so close.

After a while, the male muntjac died. Lin Heng reached out and closed its eyes, with joy on his face beyond words.

"This big muntjac must weigh 40 to 50 kilograms!"

Lin Heng rubbed Xiongba's dog head in ecstasy.

“Ouch~”

Xiongba licked the blood of the deer and didn't want to respond to him. He kept eating with a whooshing sound.

Lin Heng pulled out the arrow, which had shot into the muntjac's chest from the side, hitting its lung and probably also its heart.

That's why it died so quickly.

As soon as the arrow was pulled out, blood gushed out. Xiongba opened his mouth and drank wildly, and the entire dog's mouth was stained red.

“What a pity!”

Lin Heng shook his head. If it were close to home, he could collect the blood and make some delicious blood soup.

After the blood had almost dried up, Lin Heng picked up the muntjac and walked towards the shelter.

“Woof woof!!”

Xiongba followed behind him, holding his head high and chest puffed out.

(End of this chapter)