Ran Ye leaned on his shotgun, his skinny knuckles turning white from the exertion.
He circled the woods three times, his nose catching the mixed smells in the damp soil - in addition to the coarse sweat of the people in the neighboring village and the blood of dead dogs, there was also a faint smell of gunpowder belonging to an unfamiliar gunpowder.
The smell was too light, as if diluted by morning dew, but for an old hunter who had been immersed in the mountains for half his life, it was enough to make his pupils shrink.
He squatted down and pushed aside a thorny bush.
There were a few blurry boot prints on the soil, the edges of which had been deliberately covered with fallen leaves.
The mark is too shallow, and it is useless even if it is discovered. It is impossible to tell whether it was left by someone who passed by here earlier, or by someone who stole sheep and killed dogs.
Ran Ye murmured in a low voice, his Adam's apple rolling with anger.
"Don't let me hit you, otherwise..."
On the branch, Zhao Wei dangled his feet, a sneer appearing on the corner of his mouth.
He had expected that Ran Ye would find some clues. This old guy's nose was sharper than that of a hunting dog.
Fortunately, they smeared that unpleasant smell on their bodies to cover up the smell, otherwise, even if he dug three feet into the ground, this man would definitely dig them out.
This is the terrifying thing about experienced hunters, who have five senses as sharp as dogs.
Fortunately, the other person is old. No matter how good his eyesight was when he was young, it will become blurry now.
They were on this high branch, and the other party never noticed them once.
Of course, I looked up during this time, but it was blocked by the dense branches.
If the other party had not feared death and climbed up the tree, this game of hide-and-seek would have ended long ago.
Now, I can only sigh and watch the sheep.
"Brother Wei," Yunxiu tightened his grip on the dagger at his waist, "If we wait any longer, it will be dark. Do we have to stay here forever?"
There was a hint of annoyance in her eyes, completely different from the relaxed and joking look she had just had on the tree.
They remained motionless. Even though they hadn't shown up for an hour, Zhao Wei still held them back and wouldn't let them get down from the tree.
It's hard for anyone to handle it.
She usually listens to Zhao Wei.
But now, she began to have her own ideas.
On the contrary, Liu Qian, the always spoiled young master, was surprisingly calm at this time.
As long as Zhao Wei didn't say anything, he wouldn't do it. This way he wouldn't make any mistakes and wouldn't cause his cousin to dislike him.
Liu Qian’s idea is so simple, and this is also what makes Zhao Wei very happy.
If this guy was still yelling and complaining like before, he would have kicked him long ago.
Ahem...As for my wife's nagging, I naturally indulge her in every way.
He was reluctant to punish her. He had worked so hard to cultivate a delicate little white flower into a thorny wild rose.
Zhao Wei raised his hand to stop the irritated Yun Xiu, his eyes fell on the distance, and then said: "The other party is not an ordinary person, don't be fooled by the illusion. I bet he must be lurking nearby, waiting for a few of us to go down and kill him in one go."
Liu Qian took a deep breath and said, "Is this old man so cruel? This is murder! How dare he do this?"
"Heh...you are still too young. There is nothing you dare not do to this man. He has a strong murderous aura. It is the result of his experience in mountains of swords and seas of blood. Don't provoke him easily."
Liu Qian shrugged and said nonchalantly, "What's so great about this old man? He's still being played around by you, my cousin!"
"I think you don't have to be afraid of him at all, just confront him directly!"
Zhao Wei slapped him on the forehead without thinking.
"Shut up. It's best not to get into conflict with this person. Otherwise... if something happens with you as a burden, I won't be able to escape even if I want to."
This left Liu Qian speechless.
He couldn't even climb a tree. The only way he could climb such a high tree was because Zhao Wei tied him up with a rope and brought him up.
He still knows how much effort it takes.
He insisted on coming along today.
I just didn't expect that such a casual trip would cause such a big disaster.
The few of them stayed on the tree quietly for another half an hour, until Liu Qian could no longer hold it in and let out a loud fart. Then Zhao Wei said, "It seems like we should leave now, but just in case, I'll go down first. You guys can come down after you're all right."
He was very fast. It took him some time to climb up the tree, but now the tree slid down with a "whoosh".
Liu Qian was filled with envy: "When can I be as good as my cousin! Alas..."
Yunxiu said calmly: "Your cousin has given you a chance. He has allowed you to train with Erxiao and the others. As long as you stick with it, you will definitely be fine in the future."
Liu Qian immediately became happy.
"I know. That yellow-haired brother is my cousin's apprentice. He is more powerful than Erxiao and the others. I also want to be my cousin's apprentice. Will he accept me as a master?"
Yunxiu reminded him with a smile: "You seem to have forgotten that you have a grudge against your cousin. Don't you hate him very much?"
Liu Qian touched his nose a little embarrassedly: "I said that in anger. I have always been filial to and worshipped my cousin!"
When I first came out of the city, I chased Zhao Wei's house regardless of everything and didn't want to leave no matter what. That was what I was thinking at the time.
Some things happened afterwards. Now that I think about it, I took the wrong path and almost broke off my relationship with my cousin.
Thinking of this, he looked at Yunxiu with a pitiful expression.
"Cousin, please help me. I did something wrong before. Can you help my cousin say something good to him so that he won't bother with me?"
Yunxiu said helplessly: "You, if you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? I really thought you would break up with us in the future."
Liu Qian begged for a long time before she said, "If your cousin ignores you, do you think you can keep up with us?"
"We are all relatives. Your cousin is still very good to you. You should be more careful in the future and don't hurt his feelings again. Otherwise, I'm afraid that no one will be able to help you at that time."
Liu Qian nodded and swore: "Don't worry, I will listen to you in the future and I will never make a mistake again."
A huge weight fell from his heart, and Liu Qian finally had the mind to look at the situation under the tree.
Originally I just thought it was for fun.
Until they heard gunshots not far away, their faces changed instantly.
Yunxiu said in shock, "The sound of the gun is wrong. It doesn't sound like it was fired by Brother Wei. It must be the old hunter just now."
Liu Qian held onto the tree trunk tightly, and then said, "He probably didn't hit my cousin, did he?"
If it really hits you, you're really done for.
It's really hard to say whether the two of them can survive.
The hunters in these mountains are too scary.
It was at this time that Liu Qian realized that hunters were not so easy to mess with. They had no organization, no discipline, and everything they did was based on their personal likes and dislikes.
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