Chapter 46: The First Update: Meeting a Match
There was a reason why Ye Yu described the forest ranger as an otherworldly expert. She discovered that the old forest ranger's five senses were extremely sharp, almost reaching the upper limit of what an ordinary person could achieve.
Especially the sixth sense.
There is no clear definition of the sixth sense, but it most likely refers to a super sense beyond the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
Many people describe the sixth sense as something mysterious, while others offer a scientific explanation. The sixth sense is a kind of organic intuition that is transmitted to the brain through the senses (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin), and then analyzed by the brain. This includes decades of forest ranger experience.
On the first night in Nanshan, Ye Yu bypassed the forest ranger's house just as she bypassed the villagers' houses. She was sure that she would move very quietly and did not have time to have a barbecue in the wild.
But the forest ranger still got up in the middle of the night and patrolled the Nanshan forest.
Both sides discovered each other.
Ye Yu relies on his sharp five senses that exceed the limits of the human body, while the forest ranger relies on his familiarity with the mountains and forests. He can also find evidence of someone entering the mountains by looking at the trees, grass and animals in the mountains.
This is really surprising!
If the sparrow on Ye Yu's shoulder made her realize that the end of the world is the future of the present peaceful world, then the forest ranger made her see that there are masters among the people.
It feels like meeting a worthy opponent.
Believing the ranger felt the same way, the two had their first showdown in the dark night.
Ye Yu did not use his spatial ability, but his sharp five senses still exceeded the limits of the human body, while the ranger's body intuition was always within the limits of the human body.
Therefore, the former is slightly better.
However, because Ye Yu was unfamiliar with Nanshan, he had to rely on amazing speed to pass by him several times and escape from his jaws. It was really thrilling and exciting.
Little did they know that the ranger was also surprised.
He is sixty-eight this year, almost reaching the age of seventy. When he was young, his grandfather learned some physical fitness techniques from a Taoist priest, and later taught them to his father, who then taught him. He has been practicing these techniques since he was a child, and he is more adept at them than his grandfather and father.
Therefore, he has always been proud of his health, which is no worse than those young people in the village. His peers in the village have all been buried, but he is still full of life.
Coupled with more than 60 years of experience in survival in the mountains, the forest ranger once thought that no one knew these rolling green mountains better than him, but tonight he was slapped in the face by someone in Nanshan.
There are always mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people. It’s amazing!
Although the forest ranger could not catch Ye Yu, he was able to find all the traps left by Ye Yu. The traps were in stark contrast to the man's agility in the forest. They looked unfamiliar and crude, and were worse than those left by ordinary villagers.
This is a bit contradictory.
The forest ranger really couldn't imagine who in Wangjiagou had such ability. He even thought that it was a spy who escaped to their mountain. This was really not a wild imagination. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, they had been searched inside and out by those little devils many times. Their village even joined forces with soldiers to fight guerrilla warfare!
The next day, the forest ranger, who went down the mountain less than two fingers' number of times throughout the year, rarely went down the mountain and did not go anywhere else. Instead, he walked towards the team leader's house.
He asked about the spies.
The captain was silent for a moment before answering: "...not a spy."
"No?" the forest ranger wondered. "When did such a talented person appear in our village? Which young man was it?"
"He is indeed a young man, an educated youth, only seventeen years old."
"Sent-down youth? What kind of sent-down youth?" The forest ranger didn't quite understand these new words. He seldom interacted with the villagers because he was too lazy to pay attention to them. The initiative was in his hands.
If Wang Zhiming had not visited the mountain after becoming the team leader, and if the two of them had not been somewhat related, they might not even have known that the team leader had been changed.
"Educated youth." The team leader helplessly explained the whole story of the educated youth going to the countryside.
"There are four educated youth coming to the village, right? How do you know it was her and not other educated youth who went up the mountain in the middle of the night? She is a woman, right?" It's not that the forest ranger discriminates against women. Due to physiological limitations, generally speaking, women's strength and speed are indeed not as good as men's.
The captain didn't even want to reply:
"She's the only one who has this ability."
The forest ranger listened to some more stories about Ye Zhiqing and basically ruled out the possibility that she was a spy. Firstly, what kind of spy would be so high-profile and attract attention? Secondly, what kind of spy would come to a ravine to dig the soil?
But he became more and more curious about this educated youth. He told the team leader that he wanted to go and see him, and said, "This is the first time in my life that I'm curious about someone."
The captain and the others ignored him, but he still paid attention to the forest ranger, because he knew that the forest ranger was a real talent. It was thanks to Uncle Wang that he was able to become a soldier. So he took the forest ranger to the field to check on him.
When they reached the edge of the soybean field, the team leader pointed and said, "That one, the tallest and most distinctive one."
At first, the forest ranger was indeed surprised by the deceptive appearance of this female educated youth, but he suppressed his doubts in a moment. An expert can see the ins and outs of things, and he could see that her strength was obviously greater than that of an ordinary person, and her steps were light and powerful.
Ye Yu's sixth sense was also not activated. He noticed that two pairs of eyes stayed on him for too long. He looked up and met the ranger's gaze.
The confrontation lasted half a second.
Ye Yu also guessed the identity of the man in his fifties in front of her. After staying in the village for so long, this was the first time she saw an old man whose appearance was so much older than his actual age.
He curled his lips, smiled politely, and greeted the captain from a distance.
"Indeed, he's quite good," the ranger sighed. "He's much better than the old man was when he was young. He's also very calm and composed. He's a man who can accomplish great things. He has a bright future."
The situation was chaotic, and the team leader was unable to answer what Ye Zhiqing's future would be like. He only added: "Comrade Ye Yu is also Uncle Gousheng's granddaughter."
"Wang Gousheng's family? I can't believe a golden phoenix flew out of the chicken coop."
The captain pretended not to hear this, but he was very happy that Ye Yu could lure out the forest ranger.
Another day passed. Because Ye Yu got off work early, he did not wait until nightfall and went to explore the Nanshan map during the day.
The forest ranger was well aware of her arrival, but did not stop her.
Especially after knowing that Ye Yu abided by the hunting rules, such as marking the pits, not killing cubs or those with cubs, and not making fires randomly, after all, his family used to be a family of hunters, and he quite admired such young hunters.
With the training of the forest ranger, Ye Yu's ability to restrain his breath has improved greatly. Now, when he enters the forest in the middle of the night, he will not necessarily wake up the forest ranger.
After the Nanshan map was lit up, Ye Yu successfully crossed the top of the mountain and stepped into the restricted area for Wangjiagou people most of the time.
After crossing the top of the mountain, the forest on the sunny side of Nanshan is many times denser than that on the shady side.
The road is more difficult to walk on, or there is no road at all.
No matter how good Ye Yu's skills are, he has nowhere to step in the pile of weeds that is half a person's height. There are thorns and vines everywhere, and there may be hibernating snakes and pythons hiding in them. If they are frightened, they will bite you suddenly.
If you can't stand still, then climb a tree.
Jump directly from one tree to another. Thick branches are fine as fulcrums, and thinner branches are elastic and can act as ropes.
Under the moonlight, Ye Yu jumped around in the forest like a nimble monkey.
After a while, my jumping ability has been significantly improved, and jumping really relieves stress.
Of course, the amount of prey that crossed the Nanshan Mountain increased significantly.
However, Ye Yu’s recent target is no longer hares, wild boars, wild deer, or roe deer, but larger animals to shut up the people in Wangjiagou Village.
The wild boar in the saying "There are wild boars over the South Mountain" is very suitable.
Ye Yu came to the legendary Wild Boar Valley, and found that there was indeed a large group of wild boars living in the nearby forest.
I estimate there are several hundred of them.
There are so many!
Does Ye Yu now believe in the ability of the forest ranger?
When he is alive, it is unlikely that these wild boars will cross the South Mountain and cause trouble in the fields of Wangjiagou. However, if the forest ranger dies, these wild boars are very likely to cause trouble and will probably face mass extermination. At most, a few wild boars will escape into the depths of the mountains.
This is also why there has never been any report of wild boars injuring people near Pingquan Town. Perhaps the forest ranger had made arrangements for this before he died.
"Chirp." The sparrow chirped twice. Although it was always bold, it didn't dare to go into the wild boar group to make trouble. It just circled above Ye Yu's head.
Seems to be refueling.
Ye Yuchao:
"coward."
In fact, it’s not the sparrow’s fault. Don’t be fooled by the fact that both wild boars and domestic pigs have the word “pig” in their names. Their fighting power is completely different.
Wild boars have very little fat on their bodies, and are basically covered with muscles, with thin skin and thick flesh. Not only are they very large in size, with it being not uncommon for them to weigh over 200 kilograms, they can also burst out at speeds of 40 kilometers per hour in a short period of time.
Wild boars have two thick and sharp tusks and like to live in groups. They will not show mercy even to tigers or blind bears, and may even kill them in return. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "one pig, two bears and three tigers".
Ye Yu was not afraid, as 40 kilometers per hour was too slow for her.
He flew to the edge of the wild boar group on a branch. When his feet touched a wild boar, he instantly took it into the space. He did the same thing again and took in three wild boars in a row.
Hunting in the wild is often filled with blood, but Ye Yu uses the space to kill pigs, so there is not a drop of blood outside the space. Moreover, animals have little intelligence, and it is difficult for them to react when their companions disappear. Many pigs still eat their own food or collapse to rest.
Until the wild boar leader smelled the enemy invading his territory and let out a howl.
Ye Yu had already run away.
The hunt tonight was very peaceful.
I returned along the same route and found that the oil lamp in the forest ranger's house was on. Well, it would be strange if the noise didn't alarm him.
Ye Yu wiped his nose and, with great reluctance, threw a rat snake into the forest ranger's yard, both as a protection fee and to let him know that he was safe.
When the forest ranger heard the noise and went out, he couldn't find anyone. Looking at the five-pound rat snake in the yard, he laughed and scolded: "You girl, do you think this old man wants your little bit of snake meat?"
Ye Feng sent these words to Ye Yu's ears, and she wanted to reply:
"If you don't want it, you can give it back to me!"
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