"Life in our village is much better than others. Even if you don't look at my chubby body, everyone can tell. I can't hide it at all," Yun Zhizhong grinned.
Just as Yun Zhixin was about to say something, he heard Liu Xinwei exclaim, "This is too outrageous! So many animals have fallen into this pit in just one night!"
Everyone hurried up and discovered that there were at least a few muntjacs, rabbits, and goats at the bottom of the entire row of ditches.
The villagers who were keeping watch over the area yawned as they walked over. "These people fell in around midnight, and some even ran in another direction."
"Did you see what kind of animal was chasing them?" This was still the question Yun Zhixin was most concerned about.
"No, it must have caught its prey. It didn't come this way, and we didn't hear any noise."
His words made everyone even more worried. So many animals were falling in every day, but the mastermind behind it all hadn't shown up yet. It felt like a sword was hanging over their heads.
"This is so strange. How can there be no sound at all? What kind of animal can be so patient?" Yun Qiao looked at the mountain behind her, her curiosity really piqued.
He turned to Hou Yunhai and said, "Brother Hou, it's been so long since we checked those traps on the back mountain. Should we go take a look?"
Hou Yunhai shook his head. "Those traps have either been destroyed or animals have gotten stuck in them. We shouldn't go up the mountain unless we know the situation is clear."
Yun Qiao said, "But aren't we being too cowardly? Just because we don't know who they are, does that mean we'll never go up the mountain again? Besides, there's a Xinjiu Village behind here. They live deep in the mountains, and their situation is much more dangerous than ours."
Wu Yong pulled over a ladder and lowered it down. "First, pick up the animals at the bottom and take them back to them while they're still fresh so they can be taken care of. As for whether or not to go to the back mountain, don't think about it for now."
Liu Xinwei: "Are we just going to stay here all the time? Can't we get anything done without Brother Cheng?"
Wu Yong shared his speculation: "What if another tiger comes up in the back mountain? We'd really need Brother Cheng to have the courage to go up the mountain."
Yun Qiao opened her mouth wide. "It can't be that bad, can it? They say two tigers can't share one mountain. We're not going to be that lucky. There will always be some tigers that want to settle down here."
“The last tiger was here a long time ago, can’t they just move?” Wu Yong teased him.
Chen Rongtian then remembered, "I remember I said before that there were three tigers in the zoo, and our village only managed to kill one at a time, so the possibility of this tiger is really high."
The villagers who had seen the King of the Forest last time couldn't help but shudder and completely lost the idea of going up the mountain. "Then let's not go up the mountain. Let's wait until Brother Cheng comes back so we'll have a better understanding of the situation before we go up."
Yun Qiao still wanted to believe it, "If there really were tigers, we should have heard some tiger roars here, but there hasn't been any noise at night these past few days, so it's definitely not what you're thinking."
"But besides tigers, what other animal could make these animals panic and fall into this ditch?" Chen Rongtian asked Yun Qiao in return.
Everyone imagined every animal they could think of, and it seemed that apart from tigers, there really wasn't any animal that could make these small animals run away from afar.
Wu Yong and several villagers drove the wild boars in the ditch to one side and intercepted them. Seeing that they were still chatting there, they shouted, "Hurry up and pick up the animals from the bottom of the pit, or another half day will be wasted."
Hou Yunhai glanced at the distance of the trench, then at the surrounding wooden spikes, and said thoughtfully, "Should we widen these wooden spikes a bit? If it's a really good jumping animal, we might not be able to stop it from here."
Yun Zhixin said, "It would be safer to add another lap. It would be best to inform the elderly and children in the village to avoid coming to the back mountain during this period, otherwise we will not be able to take care of them if something happens."
Thinking of the children who run around the village all day, Hou Yunhai nodded. "I'll let them know when I get back. I just don't know when Acheng and the others will be back. They're not in the village, so I'm really not sure."
Hou Yunhai had never looked forward to their return as much as he had this time. Although he could bring people up the mountain, he couldn't guarantee everyone's safety. If something really happened, he wouldn't be able to explain it to the villagers.
We're on high alert every day, but we haven't even caught a glimpse of the enemy. Every day, so many different animals still fall into the trench.
The village was becoming increasingly tense due to this unknown fear, and some people even kept their children at home, trying to prevent them from going out.
Hutiao Village bravely took their first step, returning with a bountiful harvest on their first team trip. This gave everyone even more confidence, and they gradually expanded their scope and went further and further.
Si Cheng and his companions knew nothing about their home situation; at this moment, they were staying not far from T City.
Yun Liping: "We offended Captain Gao and his men last time. Will they cause trouble around here?"
Yunqi added some salt to the chicken soup in the pot, put the lid on, and then answered her question, "It's possible, but they don't know when we'll return, and we don't know where they'll set traps, so we have to be extra careful along the way."
Yun Liping poked at the fire, "These people are really annoying. They started this whole thing, and now they're causing us trouble."
They had discussed whether Gao Duo would cause them trouble many times along the way, and everyone was still inclined to believe that he would. However, they didn't know where the other party would set a trap, so everyone was extra careful when entering this area.
While everyone was resting, Si Cheng had already led his men to scout ahead for a while. When he returned, he shook his head at Yun Qi and the others, indicating that they hadn't found anything along that stretch of road.
Yun Heng rushed to the fire, breathing in the aroma of meat in the air. "It should be cooked by now, right?"
Liu Yuqing: "Not yet, we'll have to wait a little while."
"We still have to wait? I'm getting so hungry." Yun Heng didn't care about any ambush at this point; all he wanted now was a good meal.
Although they gradually caught some small animals along the way, they gave them all to the two children and the woman because of the limited number.
Having finally hunted a larger quantity this time, Yun Heng, who hadn't tasted meat in a long time, couldn't bear to wait a moment longer.
Although Yun Jianying and the others, who were also watching anxiously from the sidelines, didn't say anything, the eagerness in their eyes was so obvious.
Liu Yuqing didn't want to tease them anymore. "Look how hungry you are. Hurry up and prepare your own bowls and chopsticks. We'll start eating soon."
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