Until the evening, when the sun sets.
Everyone returned to the cave and reunited, lighting a fire and barbecuing.
After spending the entire afternoon, they still couldn't find the man-eating beast.
But everyone gained a lot.
In addition to everyone having hunted pheasants and rabbits, Yan Laoliu also hunted a roe deer, while Chen Wang and his four companions encountered an adult wild boar.
It was still Ruyi who discovered it first, and Chen Wang got the right to shoot first. The bullet hit him, but failed to kill him.
The Yang brothers and Chen Dazhuang fired almost at the same time, and their bullets hit the wild boar.
It was impossible to tell who had hunted the wild boar, so after discussing it, the four of them decided to divide the wild boar meat, with Chen Wang taking four portions and the other three taking two portions each.
It was getting dark outside.
Inside the cave, everyone sat around the fire, chatting and barbecuing.
There were roasted rabbit and roasted pheasant, and the tenderer parts of roe deer and wild boar were also selected.
Chen Wang was used to bringing barbecue seasonings, which he sprinkled on the barbecue, and the aroma immediately spread.
"We're tired after searching all day. Let's eat and drink our fill, then take a rest here!"
Yang Heping made a suggestion.
Naturally, no one had any objections, as he said, he was indeed very tired.
"Dad, what time should we go out to look for it?"
Yang Xuewu asked.
After thinking for a while, Yang Heping replied, "About 12 o'clock in the morning. It happens that big insects are more active at night. Let's get a good sleep for a few hours and then go out to look for the beast after we have enough energy."
"We haven't found him for a whole day, and we haven't found any traces of him. Is it possible that he has gone back to the mountains?"
Chen Dazhuang said with a frown.
"No."
Yan Laoliu suddenly opened his mouth to refute.
When everyone heard this, their eyes were focused on him.
"After eating human flesh, the behavior of the big insects will change. It is unlikely that they will return to the mountains in the short term."
Yan Laoliu continued.
Chen Jianjun nodded and agreed, "You're right. After a tiger has eaten a human, it will no longer have a natural fear of humans. Instead, it will treat humans as weak prey and will most likely still wander around nearby."
At this point, his voice became lowered.
"Back then, I encountered a giant beast that had eaten human flesh. It was lying in ambush and took the initiative to attack me. In just a blink of an eye, one of my two dogs was killed and the other was injured..."
"Master, don't think about it, eat something first."
Chen Wang suddenly interrupted him and tore off a leg of the roasted rabbit in his hand and handed it to him.
Chen Jianjun reached out to take the rabbit leg and began to eat it in silence.
"Brother, do you think it is possible that this tiger is the same one from that year?"
Yang Heping made a shocking statement.
Hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Jianjun in surprise.
A tiger can live up to 20 years, and this is a big beast that Chen Jianjun encountered in the mountains ten years ago, so it is really possible.
"I don't know. Several people died that year. After I survived, the village organized a hunting team. The police also came. We went into the mountains together to search for several days, but we didn't find the big insect."
Chen Jianjun narrated the story with a calm expression.
"Yes, I also heard about the giant insect back then. The news spread to several surrounding villages."
Yang Heping nodded in agreement.
"Whether it is the same beast or not, we will know after we kill it. I once left a deep wound on it with my knife."
Chen Jianjun spoke slowly, burning flames flickering in his cold eyes.
"Dad, let's not talk about this for now. The meat is ready."
Chen Dazhuang spoke up.
No one continued the topic and started to enjoy the barbecue after dividing it.
Chen Wang took out the remaining pancakes from the medicine basket, cut a few pieces of roast meat with a knife, added some pickled vegetables, and ate it like a rolled roast duck.
After eating and drinking, everyone found a place to sleep and rest.
Lin Xiuqin knew that he might have to spend the night in the mountains this time, so she prepared a blanket for him.
Chen Wang spread out the blanket beside the fire, lay down on his side on the blanket, slowly closed his eyes and rested.
The temperature has turned warmer, and with the heat from the fire, I didn't feel cold.
Chen Dazhuang also lay down on the blanket, with their backs facing each other.
The cave soon became quiet, with only the slight popping sound of burning wood.
After a while, heavy snoring sounds were heard.
Fortunately, Chen Wang had fallen asleep.
However, a few dogs that were lying down were awakened by the sudden snoring. They raised their heads to look at the source of the sound, and then continued to lie down and sleep.
Chen Wang slept very deeply, and when he woke up, all his tiredness was gone.
He stretched himself and looked around, only Yan Laoliu was sitting by the fire.
I raised my wrist to check the time and found that it was just past eleven o'clock in the evening.
"Won't you get some sleep? I'll keep an eye on the fire."
Chen Wang said in a low voice.
The fire was still burning, and it was obvious that Yan Laoliu was helping to add firewood.
Yan Laoliu looked up at him, then lowered his head and continued to look at the fire, saying, "You continue to sleep. I am not used to sleeping in the mountains."
"I slept well, too."
Chen Wang smiled, stood up, walked over and sat opposite him.
Ruyi slowly followed over and lay down beside him.
The little monkey also woke up and jumped onto Chen Wang's shoulder and sat down.
"Are you, the dog, the offspring of the chief dog of the old Yang family?"
Yan Laoliu suddenly asked.
Chen Wang looked up and glanced at him, then looked at Ruyi who was lying beside him, smiled and nodded, "Yes."
"How could he be willing to sell you such a good dog?"
Yan Laoliu asked again.
This man is usually taciturn, but he seems to talk a lot when talking about hunting dogs.
Chen Wang then explained the whole story.
“That’s how it is!”
Yan Laoliu nodded suddenly and looked at him with some surprise.
"So, you are not only good at hunting, but also good at collecting herbs?"
"No, I mainly hunt. My father was a herbalist."
"Well, there are fewer prey in the mountains now, and those medicinal herbs are harder to find."
"Yes."
Perhaps it was because the atmosphere was too quiet, the two of them chatted casually and it didn't feel so strange.
Others also woke up one after another.
At half past eleven, Chen Dazhuang, who was still sleeping, was woken up by Chen Jianjun.
Everyone packed up their things and drank some water.
After he sobered up a little, he put out the fire, picked up his shotgun, and led the dog out of the cave.
The stars are shining tonight and the moon is high in the sky.
Outside the cave is a relatively open area. With the light of the stars and the moon shining down, everything around can be seen clearly.
"Dad, where are we going? Or should we split up?"
Yang Xuewu asked.
Yang Heping shook his head and said, "It's much more dangerous to encounter that big beast at night than during the day, so we won't split up and go in different directions. Let's just go straight ahead!"
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