Even if there were any poisonous snakes or ferocious beasts in the mountains, she would still go out and try to find them. Otherwise, if she just sat at home, she would either starve to death or freeze to death...

“Crackle…, crackle…”

Walking on the mountain path covered with fine snow, the sound of branches that were occasionally broken in half by those I didn't notice was crisp and pleasing to the ears.

"Meow……"

The black cat lying in her arms let out a cry that seemed to indicate it had lost all hope in life.

Hua Shi changed her arms and held the baby in her arms. She shook her hand, which was numb from being pressed by the baby, and whispered, "It would be better if you were smaller..."

Just hang it around her neck as a scarf so that she doesn't have to hold it like this and get tired of holding it.

"Meow…!"

The black cat understood the sarcasm and disgust in her words, and patted her hand with its paw in dissatisfaction.

The mountains were silent, and the towering trees, with their high, obstructing branches, almost blocked all the fine snow on their leaves...

As she walked, a lot of fine snow fell on her body. Although she shook it off in time, her clothes were still wet.

As we walked into the mountains, the leaves blocked the fine snow, preventing it from falling on us, which made things much better...

After walking for a while, they came to a relatively open area. They looked around while looking at Hua Shi before stopping.

"Meow…?"

The black cat that was put on the ground tilted its head, looked at her with puzzled eyes, and made a strange cry.

Hua Shi put the basket on the ground and opened the cloth covering it, revealing the sealed bamboo tube inside.

There are five bamboo tubes, each as long as half an arm, neatly placed one next to the other in the basket.

This is the 'tool' she prepared in advance. The bamboo tube is a hollow bamboo core, filled with spring water from the spring.

She planned to use this to attract prey in the mountains...

Because she was afraid, she didn't dare to expose the spring on her palm directly in the mountains, for fear that the power would be too great and attract wild beasts in the mountains.

Her targets were hares, pheasants...these had little fighting power and were easy prey for her to catch.

When the flowers bloomed, he poured three tubes of spring water from the bamboo tube into the bushes and grass nearby, folded a square bowl with a large leaf, and poured one tube of spring water into it.

After placing the square leaf filled with spring water in a conspicuous place, she looked around vigilantly several times before hiding behind a thick tree trunk with the black cat in her arms.

"Meow……"

"Shh...!"

The black cat was held in her arms and cried out uncomfortably.

Hua Shi covered its mouth and hushed.

A man and a cat huddled in the bushes behind a thick log, holding their breath and keeping their eyes alert, staring at the direction of the trap.

I felt a little uneasy when I saw Hua Shi.

She didn't know whether this method would work.

For fear of attracting wild animals, she did not dare to sprinkle too much spring water around, and only controlled the amount to what she thought was a small amount.

This clumsy hunting method is probably unique to her, so I don't know if it will work...

Time passed by minute by minute.

Hua Shi was patient. All around her was quiet and silent. There was a lot of fine snow above her head, which fell on her shoulders through the branches and leaves.

She could clearly hear her own heart beating...

Success or failure depends on this one move, she is too nervous to care about anything else.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a slight noise coming from the dense bushes on the opposite side...

“Crack…”

The sound of several footsteps crunching on the snow and branches was clear to the ears.

Hua Shi's eyes widened.

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