Five pairs of eyes simultaneously swept under Heiyun's claws.
Looking closely, the white figure that was being suppressed and struggling was actually a fox with a snow-white body without a single stray hair.
"Snow fox?" Zou Yun raised his eyebrows.
It was easy to see ordinary foxes, but this snow-white fox was the first time I had seen one. I heard that Concubine Ling in the palace had a white fox, and Emperor Xiaoming had to spend a lot of effort to have someone catch it. But even that fox was not as white as the one in front of me. I heard that only its back was white, and its four paws had some light yellow hair.
"Is this the little thief who stole our corn?" Suihe stared at the snow fox with eyes wide open.
"It seems so." Wang Lu glanced at the four claws that were constantly kicking under the white fur. It was indeed smaller than that of a wild dog. He nodded and said.
"But foxes also eat corn?"
Doesn’t this thing always eat meat?
"Maybe it's because of the ice and snow and there's nothing to eat. I'm so hungry that I don't care about meat." Wei Yunlan said casually, his eyes falling on the snow fox that had stopped resisting, crawled obediently on the ground, and looked up at him.
There was pity and pleading in a pair of fox eyes.
Zou Yun was surprised and said, "This fox is really smart. He knows who to look for."
"Black Cloud, let it go."
Wei Yunlan said softly, and Heiyun loosened his claws and glared at the fox warningly.
The fox looked up at Wei Yunlan pitifully, shrank its body, and when it saw that Wei Yunlan did not say anything more, it stretched out its limbs, climbed up from the ground, and shook its snow-white fur.
Wei Yunlan took in all the changes in the expression on its face and knew clearly in his heart that this fox was a clever one.
"Go away. We won't bother with you for stealing things this time. Don't do it again." Wei Yunlan deliberately frowned and warned.
After saying that, he turned his head away and ignored the fox.
Seeing this, the fox tilted its head and finally shifted its gaze away from Wei Yunlan, but it did not walk far. It stared at the black clouds for a long time before turning around and running away after a while.
The snow-white figure quickly disappeared into the vast snow.
Wei Yunlan and his party also set off. The five of them, each leading a horse, marched northward with shallow footsteps.
Not long after walking out, I heard a rustling sound behind me.
Looking back, I saw that it was the fox that had left earlier, coming back with something in its mouth.
"Isn't this the roasted corn it stole?" Sui He asked in surprise, "Does it want to return it to us?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the fox brought the roasted corn in front of Heiyun.
It fell on the snow, making a shallow pit.
The furry white claws dug forward twice and rolled it to Heiyun's feet.
Heiyun looked down at the roasted corn that had already gone cold and frozen hard, with a hint of disgust in his eyes. He didn't even look at the fox. He turned around and was about to catch up with the team and continue walking forward.
At this time, the fox let out a few whimpering sounds.
It sounds like a baby crying, but with a bit of grievance.
Wei Yunlan and the others walked a few steps and looked back, and saw Heiyun stopped, turned around and barked to warn the fox.
The fox remained unmoved and continued to whimper. The fierceness in Heiyun's eyes finally subsided with each whimper.
He looked at Wei Yunlan inquiringly.
Wei Yunlan didn't know what the fox wanted to do by looking for Heiyun, but after being together for such a long time, she and Heiyun had already developed a tacit understanding. She understood that Heiyun was now asking her if he could follow the fox and leave for a while.
Compared with the black cloud, the snow fox's strength is almost negligible.
There is nothing to worry about. Wei Yunlan nodded and said, "Go ahead. Don't leave for too long. Remember to come back early."
Two figures, one white and one black, walked away side by side on the snow.
After a moment, he still hadn't come back.
Just when Wei Yunlan was about to raise his voice and call out to Heiyun, he suddenly felt as if there seemed to be some changes in his space.
Squinting his eyes slightly and probing his consciousness inside, he felt that there was a small pile of things shrouded in fog in the space.
Rotten meat, bird eggs, dead rats...
After being stunned for a moment, Wei Yunlan suddenly realized that this should be the fox's... stored food?
Could it be that the fox had to ask Heiyun for something and that’s why he took out these things to please him?
As I was thinking about it, I saw a black figure leaping up from the snow pile not far to the east. It was the black cloud that had just left.
It turned out that the place they were heading to basically overlapped with the route the group was taking.
"Let's go and take a look?" Wei Yunlan's suggestion was echoed by everyone.
Zou Yun and Wang Lu were left to guard the things, and the rest of the people went to look for the black cloud. Not long after they walked, they saw two figures, one black and one white, on the snow.
Not far away, there was a hole that had just been dug.
Judging from the thickness of the snow piled up near the entrance of the cave, it can be judged that the entrance was just dug.
When Wei Yunlan and the other two came over, Heiyun was standing at the entrance of the cave, and the little white fox in front of her was looking up with its teeth bared.
Wei Yunlan suddenly understood what was going on.
Most likely, the heavy snow had piled up the fox den, and the snow fox's stored food was buried inside. Otherwise, a carnivore would not be so hungry as to eat their roasted corn. As for finding Heiyun, it was probably to ask Heiyun to help it dig out the entrance to the den.
As for the grinning face, it was easier to understand. After Heiyun dug the hole, he put everything inside into the space...
As the owner of the space, Wei Yunlan has the right to decide whether things are put into the space.
As the two figures, one black and one white, confronted each other, Wei Yunlan took a few steps forward, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed the shiny dog's head, and whispered: "Those things are of no use to us, so why don't we bring them in to take up space?"
Heiyun tilted his head slightly, as if thinking about what Wei Yunlan meant by this.
After a moment, he nodded twice.
From the entrance, you can't see whether the fox cave deep underground is full or empty.
But all this cannot be hidden from the animals' keen sense of smell.
As soon as the stored food for the winter was put back into the cave, the snow fox sniffed it out.
After a moment of confusion, he immediately put away his grinning and aggressive look and became obedient.
Seeing Wei Yunlan and others standing here, he jumped into the fox hole, brought out three mice and placed them in front of the three of them.
"So you want Heiyun to help dig the snow." Chen Yan also understood the Snow Fox's intention at this time. He glanced at the dead mouse at his feet and said with some embarrassment: "But this is not necessary..."
Although the food they brought with them was not abundant, it was not to the point where they had to eat rats to fill their stomachs.
"Just keep it for yourself." Wei Yunlan said to the snow fox.
After that, he patted Heiyun's head gently and said, "Okay, we should go."
The three people and the dog went to meet Zou Yun and his group.
Not long after walking, I saw a white "little tail" following behind me.
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