Chapter 097 Chapter 97
When we left the fox cave and returned to the ground, it was already bright.
Mancang was still waiting up there. When he saw Ye Qing climbing up the vines, he immediately rushed forward with his tail wagging.
Ye Qing touched the big guy's head, then looked at the fox couple who followed behind him:
"I have sealed that seam tightly. You two should not dig that hole again. You can't get in there anymore. Do you understand?"
The two fox gods who escorted Ye Qing out howled a few times, but their eyes were still fixed on Ye Qing's bag.
As soon as he saw the eager look in the little eyes, Ye Qing knew what the two guys were thinking.
She opened her bag helplessly and took out a sweet potato from her pocket.
After thinking for a while, she pushed away the thick snow under her feet, revealing the black soil underneath, and then threw the sweet potato into the mud, releasing a wood-type ability.
Soon, the sweet potatoes sprouted and broke through the soil at a speed visible to the naked eye. The roots quickly took root in the frozen soil, and branches and leaves spread out. The sweet potato seedlings continued to extend and entwine around. After a while, a large area of lush green vines grew around. Not long after, these sturdy vines quickly turned yellow and withered.
After confirming that there were at least a hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes under the vines, Ye Qing stopped and raised his chin towards the two foxes, signaling:
"Okay, these should be enough for you to eat this winter. Next time, don't come down the mountain to my yard to bother me. If you want to eat, just dig it up yourself!"
Having said that, Ye Qing turned around and prepared to go home.
When they came here, they took many twists and turns in this deep mountain. The footprints in the snow had long been covered by new snow. Ye Qing definitely couldn't find the way back. However, with Mancang, the coyote, as his guide, Ye Qing didn't have to get lost in the mountains.
However, I don’t know if it was because they were too lucky or it was just a coincidence, but this time, the man and the wolf happened to run into a huge brown bear on their way back.
Normally, brown bears hibernate in caves during the winter. But if this one behaved abnormally and came out to run around in the woods in such heavy snow, it could only mean one thing: the food stored in the cave for the winter was not enough.
There is a food shortage, and this thing has no choice but to run out to look for food.
Even when people are extremely hungry, they are not picky about food, let alone brown bears? So when Ye Qing saw this situation, his scalp tightened instantly, and he immediately raised the hunting rifle on his back, loaded the bullets, and retreated quietly with Mancang, and looked vigilantly in the direction of the brown bear, ready to fight with the opponent at any time.
Brown bears and black bears may have relatively poor vision, but their sense of smell is extremely sensitive and they can smell the scent of prey several kilometers away. Ye Qing and Mancang were in the upwind position at the moment and were only a few hundred meters away from the brown bear. It was definitely impossible for them to avoid the brown bear without being noticed. It was estimated that the guy had already noticed their presence long before Ye Qing and Mancang discovered it.
So at this moment Ye Qing was on guard, walking through the lush coniferous forest, staring at the brown bear.
The brown bear had been digging around in the forest, rushing around and knocking down countless trees. But now it strangely stopped its actions, turned around quietly and stared silently in the direction of Ye Qing and Mancang.
Soon, the brown bear ignored the threat of the hunting rifle in Ye Qing's hand. After seeing Ye Qing and Mancang beside her, it quickly adjusted its state, took a few steps back, and then rushed straight towards Ye Qing.
Unwilling to engage in a fierce battle with the brown bear, Ye Qing immediately fired a shot into the air, trying to warn the big guy.
Maybe it was too hungry. The brown bear was attracted by the prey and completely ignored the gunshot. It rushed towards Ye Qing and the coyote violently and excitedly, as if it wanted to slap the man and the wolf to death with one slap.
Seeing that the gunshot did not scare away the brown bear, Ye Qing no longer hesitated and pulled out the vines from the bag in a lightning speed.
The brown bear was huge, and even if Ye Qing had a gun, she wouldn't dare to confront it head-on. Close combat was definitely impossible, so she planned to use her ultimate weapon and hang the guy directly on the tree with vines.
Who knew that she had just pulled out the vine, which was less than ten meters long, and the brown bear that was rushing towards her with great momentum suddenly slid on the snow and suddenly braked urgently when it was still two or three hundred meters away from Ye Qing.
Maybe because they rushed forward too fast, the group even slid forward several meters in the snow before they could stop themselves.
The strong and sturdy big bear suddenly raised his neck, and his nose twitched in the air, as if he smelled a very familiar and dangerous smell, and looked in the direction of Ye Qing with a vigilant and nervous look.
Ye Qing was a little confused. He didn't know why the brown bear suddenly stopped.
Unexpectedly, the next second, the brown bear acted as if it had seen a ferocious beast. It retreated in fear and panic, and then ran into the woods in a panic, stumbling all the way. The whole set of actions confused the man and the wolf who were ready for battle.
Ye Qing was totally confused and had no idea why the brown bear ran away.
Aren't we going to fight? She's already ready, and she hasn't even used her ultimate weapon yet, so why is she frightened like a frightened bird?
Was he frightened by the hunting rifle in her hand? But that shouldn't be the case. When she fired the gun to intimidate him earlier, he wasn't frightened. Could it be that his reaction arc was too long and it took him several dozen seconds to react?
Ye Qing felt confused, but since the fierce battle did not start, she did not want to continue fighting. She quickly retracted the vines in her hand, called Mancang, and hurried to the cabin.
Who knows if the brown bear will come to its senses after a while and come back again? It’s better to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.
On the way back, Ye Qing suddenly figured out what was going on.
She lowered her head to look at the rattan stick in her bag, and a picture suddenly flashed through her mind. Then, as if she had suddenly been enlightened, she stood in the snow and laughed uncontrollably.
She realized belatedly why the brown bear had suddenly gone into a trance and ran away.
If she guessed correctly, the brown bear this time was most likely the one she hung upside down on the tree last time. What a pity! Such a long time has passed, and she didn't expect to run into this "old friend" again when she went into the mountains.
This guy has a keen sense of smell and must have smelled this familiar and dangerous scent when Ye Qing was catalyzing the vine.
This big guy was quite aware of the current situation. He learned from his mistakes and knew that he couldn't win, so he just ran away.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing couldn't help but turn around and look towards the road coming up the mountain.
They were already far away from the forest and could no longer see any trace of the brown bear, otherwise Ye Qing really wanted to say hello to the big guy in a friendly manner.
After these two clashes, the two of them can be considered as strangers to each other. If they meet again in the mountains, there is no need to be so tense and fight each other. Even if they cannot live in harmony, they can at least keep out of each other's way.
Ye Qing silently made a decision in her heart. Let it go this time, but next time if she ran into that guy in the mountains again, she would have to have a good negotiation with him. If the brown bear didn't agree, she would just hang him upside down a few more times.
The big brown bear had already fled far away, and even though it was downwind, it could not smell any scent of Ye Qing at all. However, it still felt the wind blowing on its butt and was shivering with cold.
Feeling that danger was following them like a shadow and there was no way to get rid of it, the family was so scared that they quickly shook off their fur and dared not stay in the mountains any longer. They quickly retreated back into their hibernation cave.
Even if it still feels very hungry, it plans to stay in the nest first and does not plan to run out to find food in the short term.
Ye Qing didn't know that she had now become the shadow of the brown bear, and even her scent had been put on the brown bear's blacklist. Until her scent was completely dissipated in the forest, the brown bear had no intention of showing up again.
Although the snow was deep in the mountains, she was able to get down the mountain easily with the help of vines. However, when she got to the cabin, she heard a loud and intense quarrel coming from there.
Ye Qing was startled and immediately realized that something had happened.
Sure enough, as she quickened her pace and got closer, she soon heard the howling of wolves and the sound of gunfire, followed by a series of deafening and hair-raising tiger roars that echoed in the forest, shaking the snow hanging on the pine trees to pieces.
Ye Qing immediately became anxious. It was obvious that the people in the cabin had encountered a giant insect!
Without thinking about why the tiger appeared here, Ye Qing ran over to join the main force.
When they arrived at the scene, they saw a mess. A male educated youth who had followed them up the mountain was lying on the ground, holding his thigh and wailing in pain.
The flesh on the outside of his thigh was turned inside out, and blood was dripping all over it. It was obvious that he had been attacked and bitten by a wild beast.
The hunters were now holding their hunting rifles and confronting the adult tiger in the jungle not far away. Mancang's wife and her subordinates also took a defensive and alert posture, ready to rush up and fight the tiger at any time.
Sensing the movement behind them, several villagers immediately turned their guns towards them vigilantly. Ye Qing quickly spoke:
"Uncle Wu, it's me!"
Seeing that it was Ye Qing, the hunters all breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Yongbing even felt like he had seen his savior:
"Ye girl, you are finally back. Come and help Liu Zhiqing. He was bitten by a tiger and is seriously injured!"
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