The man bowed and said, "I am the head of the nearby Lijiaji Village. My name is Li Mao. The villagers have nothing to eat, so I took a few young people from the village to go to Yezhu Ridge to hunt wild boars.
However, we are not hunters, and we are worried about the safety of going up the mountain. I see that you also want to go up the mountain, and I would like to go with you. Is it possible?"
Hu Dacheng looked at Kang Yueran, who looked at Li Mao. Li Mao was dressed in rags, but he had a respectable face and behaved properly. "You can follow us, but I'll be frank with you. If you run away, we can't do anything about it."
Li Mao was stunned for a moment. It turned out that the decision was made by this little girl, but he quickly recovered. "Miss, you are right. We will definitely not run around. Thank you very much! Please wait for a moment. I will go and call someone and will be back soon. Miss, you must wait for us."
Li Mao ran to the side quickly and brought over a dozen people in a moment.
Entering Wild Boar Ridge, Kang Yueran took out three crossbows from the donkey cart, one for herself, one for Hu Xiaocheng, and one for Duan Fei. Duan Fei was 26 years old and had been a hunter before coming to Qingping Mountain and was good at archery.
Hu Dacheng held his spear, the other three brothers each held a machete, and the remaining brothers held a rope.
Li Mao looked at the equipment of others and then at his own. They had knives, bows and arrows, and ropes. He looked at the crossbow in Kang Yueran's hand, and a trace of envy flashed in his eyes.
Wild boars usually like to come out to forage in the morning and evening. It was just past noon, and Kang Yueran thought it would take some time to find wild boars. Unexpectedly, just two quarters of an hour after going up the mountain, they saw two men running towards them in a panic.
Behind the two men, three wild boars were chasing them quickly.
The two men saw Kang Yueran and the others and shouted as they ran, "Run, run!"
Everyone around was a little scared. Kang Yueran grabbed the tree next to him and climbed up, set up his crossbow and shot at the wild boar.
The wild boars were very fast. Kang Yueran shot three arrows in a row, hitting two of them, but neither was fatal.
She shot arrows from the crossbow one after another. After all ten arrows were shot, the three wild boars fell to the ground.
The pork was to be made into jerky, so she didn't put any medicine on her arrows.
The crisis was over, and the two men lay on the ground, gasping for breath, unable to utter a word.
Hu Dacheng raised his spear and waved, "Brothers, follow me and carry the wild boar onto the cart."
Kang Yueran quickly reminded him, "Dacheng, use your spear to make sure the wild boar is dead before you attack. Don't hurt it. Also, bring me back my arrow."
Hu Dacheng agreed without even turning his head, "Don't worry, girl."
Li Mao finally understood why a little girl was in charge. It turned out that this little girl was a powerful person. "What a brave girl!"
Kang Yueran smiled in response. Alas! She probably, possibly, perhaps, would never be able to establish the image of a rich lady or a lady from a noble family in her lifetime.
Hu Dacheng retrieved seven crossbow arrows, but the other three did not hit the wild boar. The mountain was overgrown with weeds and it was difficult to find them.
Kang Yueran took out three from the bag carried by Hu Dacheng, and put the seven back into the crossbow.
The two brothers, Bai Sheng and Bai Yun, who were lying on the ground, took a deep breath and walked over to Kang Yueran to express their gratitude. "Thank you for saving my life, young lady."
"You're welcome. Where did you find the wild boar? How many were there? Are they big?"
Bai Sheng said anxiously, "Young lady, don't go there again! My brother and I saw that there was only one wild boar, so we dared to shoot arrows. The arrows scratched the wild boar's skin, and the wild boar screamed. Then two more wild boars suddenly appeared from nowhere. When we saw that we couldn't deal with them, we turned around and ran away.
If it weren't for the girl, my brother and I would have lost our lives here today." After saying this, he was still a little scared.
Wild boars are also social animals. They will be divided into several small groups, each of which has its own territory.
Kang Yueran asked, "I came to Wild Boar Ridge to hunt wild boars. Big brother, can you help me show me the way?"
Bai Yun looked at Kang Yueran's crossbow, then at the dozens of strong men behind her. He said, "We can lead the way for the young lady." With so many people together, it should be safe.
Bai Yun led the way, Kang Yueran followed closely behind, and Hu Dacheng walked at the end, always paying attention to his surroundings.
After walking for a while, Baiyun pointed to a place and said it was right there.
Kang Yueran looked at the people behind him and thought that if the wild boar ran rampant, someone might get hurt.
Duan Fei saw Kang Yueran's hesitation and said, "The young lady and I will attack from both sides and drive the wild boar to the left. Let Dacheng and Xiaocheng brothers stand in front to protect everyone."
Kang Yueran nodded, and ran over with Duan Fei, crouching down.
The wild boar was very alert and Duan Fei was discovered as soon as he approached.
The wild boar immediately raised its head and made a "grunt" sound when it discovered Duan Fei. At the same time, all the bristles on its body stood up, clearly indicating a fighting attitude.
No matter how well Kang Yueran hid, it was useless. Duan Fei had already shot an arrow at the wild boar, and the wild boar was enraged.
Several wild boars not far away also discovered Kang Yueran and roared from a distance to intimidate Kang Yueran.
Kang Yueran held his crossbow and shot arrow after arrow, startling the wild boars and sending them fleeing in all directions. It was harder to hit the wild boars while they were running, so Kang Yueran had to speed up and get closer to them before shooting.
There were a total of sixteen wild boars, six of which were killed instantly; four were hit in the vital parts and fell to the ground; three were still fleeing with arrows in their bodies, and their speed was much slower because of their injuries; and the three uninjured ones ran far away.
Duan Fei led his men to chase the three wild boars that were running away with arrows. Kang Yueran shouted from behind, "Don't run too far. If you can't catch up, forget it."
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