"You deserve it for deliberately playing tricks on Heiyun."
Seeing the little fox wagging its tail and looking at him for help, Wei Yunlan shrugged helplessly, "You will suffer for your own mistakes."
"I can't help you with that."
The big fluffy tail that was shaking suddenly drooped down.
The little fox walked aside dejectedly, looking at everyone eagerly, but no one had the time to pay attention to him at this time. They were all busy preparing for the next journey.
Chen Yan and Wang Lu were busy setting traps.
"Although it's freezing cold, there are still many wild animals hiding in the mountains. I just saw two rabbits running over there."
Perhaps because the snow has melted, it is not colder here than on the snowfield. On the contrary, it is much warmer, and the cold wind is also much weaker. No wonder there are so many wild animals hiding and moving around in this area.
"We'd better be careful. We chose this place to rest, and there will be more animals here." Wei Yunlan reminded in a low voice.
Everyone responded in agreement.
They had been very careful along the way, and even in the deserted snowy plains where there were few animals, they remained alert at all times.
Not to mention stopping to rest at this moment.
The sky gradually darkened. Looking towards the rising mountains, Wei Yunlan felt a little uneasy, as if something was hidden on the mountain.
She always trusted her instincts. "It's almost time to rest today. Pack up your things tonight and we'll be on the road tomorrow morning."
He also reminded: "We should split into two shifts for night watch. Each person should stay on duty for a longer period of time and be more alert."
"Yes, Miss." Suihe, who was originally doing the things in her hands, immediately regarded Wei Yunlan's words as an imperial decree and nodded in agreement.
She didn't think much about it, but the other three people from Tianshu Pavilion beside her couldn't help but follow Wei Yunlan's gaze towards the mountain.
With a worried look on his face, he asked, "Miss Wei, have you found anything?"
I haven't discovered anything, but I do have some guesses.
"Wild animals have the habit of storing food in winter. Even if they don't hibernate, they will store some food for themselves." Wei Yunlan pointed at the three rabbits that Chen Yan had just caught in his trap, and his brows were getting tighter and tighter. "At this time of year, it's not normal to have so many small animals alive in this place."
They did not notice this when they first arrived, and only gradually discovered it after staying for a few hours.
Unfortunately, it is already dark now. It gets dark quickly in the north and it will soon be pitch dark. It is not a wise move to set off at this time!
"Let's be careful tonight. If there is any disturbance, wake everyone up immediately." Zou Yun said with a frown.
This time the five people were divided into two shifts. Zou Yun and Wang Lu guarded the first half of the night, while Wei Yunlan, Sui He and Chen Yan guarded the second half of the night.
It was a peaceful midnight, with a faint glow appearing on the horizon.
Just when everyone thought that the night would pass peacefully, a few long "woooo" sounds suddenly sounded in the mountains.
Then, there was the sound of flapping wings coming from a distance.
Wei Yunlan, who was beside the campfire, stood up suddenly and shouted urgently into the tent, "Zou Yun, wake up."
Zou Yun and Wang Lu had just fallen asleep and were still worried about something. When they heard Wei Yunlan's shout, they quickly jumped up from the ground, picked up the long sword beside the bedding, and rushed out of the tent.
The moment I opened the tent curtain, I saw a sky full of large birds swooping down towards me under the moonlight.
"Miss Wei, be careful!"
As Zou Yun's voice rang out, Wei Yunlan had already done a neat backwards flip, dodging the first big bird that was rushing towards the ground.
I was thinking in my heart that the bird must have good eyesight and could tell at a glance who was the weakest among the people standing on the ground.
However, things are different now. Wei Yunlan's martial arts training over the past few months was not in vain. She put a lot of effort into it and never complained about the hardship or pain. Both Yu Qi and Zou Yun said that what she had learned from her martial arts training over the past few months was equivalent to what others had learned in three or four years.
The first three big birds that dived downwards all missed their attacks. When they saw Wei Yunlan and his men draw their swords, they quickly flapped their wings and returned to the flock in the sky.
Under the moonlight, people and birds confront each other on the ground and in the air.
In the moonlight, you can vaguely see that these big birds have white necks and gray-brown wings. Compared with their slender necks and small heads, their bodies seem particularly large, giving them a feeling of being top-heavy.
This was the first time Wei Yunlan saw such a big bird.
"What kind of bird is this?" Zou Yun asked in surprise.
Sui He raised her head and looked around for a few times, then said in a hoarse voice, "It looks like a bustard? But it doesn't quite look like one..."
The Great Bustard's neck and claws are not so thin, so white, and it does not look so ferocious.
“It may not be the birds or beasts that have ever appeared in Dayong.” Wei Yunlan was not surprised to encounter animals he had never seen before. Dayong was just a country in this vast world.
She knew that there were many other countries like Dayong in the world, and there were also many animals and crops that they had never seen in Dayong.
For example, the goals of her trip.
Wei Yunlan had also heard of the "great bustard" that Suihe mentioned. It seemed to be a large bird with colorful feathers, which liked to feed on seeds, young shoots and insects.
Although the birds in the sky in front of him looked somewhat similar to the great bustards mentioned by Suihe, they were obviously not vegetarians.
Otherwise, they won't attack people actively.
There would not be so many living small animals "hoarded" in this sheltered valley at the foot of the mountain.
That’s right, Wei Yunlan has now figured out that the rabbits, pheasants, and many non-venomous small snakes running in the valley are mostly the “food” that these big birds have trapped here.
These big birds probably like fresh food, so they didn't kill the small animals but caught them alive.
Even without a real fight, Wei Yunlan could guess that they would be very difficult to deal with.
Otherwise, how could such a good location be occupied by them, and when they flew away in groups, no other wild animals dared to sneak into their territory.
This is enough to prove how powerful they are.
But precisely because they are powerful, Wei Yunlan and others cannot retreat at this time.
Once they give in, these birds and beasts will surely chase them relentlessly.
The only solution now is to be more ferocious than these birds and beasts and scare them away so that they won't dare to catch up and cause trouble.
"Release the arrow."
At Wei Yunlan's command, several arrows flew into the sky.
These big birds look fierce, but they are not very fast.
After barely escaping, he seemed to be more cautious than before.
Especially the leading ones that were about to rush down, they immediately stopped and circled in place.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and on the ground, Heiyun barked a few times with his neck stretched out.
Xuerong, who was not far away, followed suit and bared his teeth at the birds. The birds and animals that were originally hovering in the sky swooped down towards him when they saw him...
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