Following the vague trail, Xia He and Er Pang chased closely all the way and finally came to a clear stream.
Just as they were looking around, they unexpectedly ran into the group of hunters who had gone up the mountain before.
Xia He is quite famous among the hunters in this town.
The reason is simple, it’s just that he is very young, but the prey he captures every time are almost all terrifying "monsters".
So when this group of people saw Xia He appear, they all came forward with great enthusiasm and vied with each other to greet him.
"Brother Xia, you are here too."
After a round of greetings, everyone began to pay attention to the surrounding environment.
One of the hunters rolled his eyes and wondered in his heart whether Xia He came here also for the precious thunder marten.
So he pretended to ask casually: "Brother Xia, you look so hurried, is it because of Mr. Kui's order..."
"Master Kui? I don't know what your orders are."
Faced with such temptation, Xia He just smiled slightly and said nothing more.
"I have something else to do, so I won't go with you guys."
Then he bowed to everyone without hesitation, turned around and left.
Looking at Xia He's back gradually walking away, the remaining hunters stood in place, looking in the direction he had just pointed.
The bare ground on the distant hilltops was almost invisible, with no cover at all, and it looked extremely barren and desolate.
According to the usual habits of minks, they usually choose to live in places with beautiful environments and rich resources, such as alpine forests or dry and cold plateaus. How could they possibly survive in such a desolate place?
Moreover, this place is in two different directions from the tiger cave where the thunder marten had previously appeared.
"It seems like he really doesn't know."
"That's good. If he gets involved, what will happen to us?"
"Heh! What you said, are we that bad? Maybe this kid was just lucky the last few times?"
"Too……"
Thinking of this, several hunters couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and dispelled their doubts.
Don't dwell on it anymore, just walk quickly in another direction.
After parting with a few people.
Xia He and Er Pang headed straight for the ridge.
Along the way, they moved forward cautiously.
There was really no sign of any prey.
"Don't worry, it will be soon."
About half an hour later, we successfully reached the top of the mountain.
Standing on the top of the mountain, Xia He looked into the distance and his eyes were soon attracted by a huge rock in the distance.
There was a barely noticeable charred spot on it, as if it had been struck by a strong lightning strike.
"The guidance is indeed correct!"
Xia He pondered secretly in his heart.
The reason why the exotic beasts are called "exotic" is not only because they have a unique bloodline, but more importantly, they have a very high intelligence. Compared with ordinary wild beasts, these exotic beasts are completely different.
The strange beast, the Thunder Marten, particularly likes to find a high place on a mountain on stormy nights, then stand there quietly, attracting the lightning in the sky directly into its body.
Perhaps, this cunning marten had already realized that someone was chasing it, so the traces it left in the tiger cave before were most likely intentional in order to confuse the tracker.
Thinking of this, Xia He couldn't help but curse: "This damn beast is too smart!"
As he spoke, he continued to walk forward a few dozen steps. As expected, on the top of a tall tree, he keenly discovered an extremely fine hair.
If you don't look closely, it's almost impossible to detect its existence with the naked eye.
Following this clue, Xia He and Er Pang continued their pursuit.
Every fifty steps or so, they would find a few of these hairs. In this way, the two followed the traces of the hairs and chased from the front of the mountain to the back.
Finally, after a long search, they successfully found a secret cave entrance located on the cliff and covered by dense vegetation.
Xia He looked up and finally confirmed that the thunder marten was here!
"Brother He, you are amazing. You found all this?"
Erpang looked very excited and shocked.
Xia He raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said softly: "Er Pang, quickly bring me the blood ginseng."
Whether this thunder marten really likes to be struck by lightning, I am afraid no one has ever witnessed it.
But its love for blood ginseng is well known to everyone.
The reason why Kratos was able to discover the whereabouts of the Thunder Marten was because he had laboriously transported a batch of precious blood ginsengs from outside the town, and had intended to sell them for a good price on the black market.
Unexpectedly, they were robbed by this thunder marten on the way, and all the blood ginsengs were stolen, resulting in heavy losses.
From then on, Kratos was determined to catch the beast and take revenge.
Hearing Xia He's instructions, Erpang hurriedly reached into the bamboo basket behind him. After fumbling for a while, he finally took out an exquisite sandalwood box.
Gently opening the lid, a strong medicinal aroma immediately hit my nose. The box contained a blood ginseng that was several decades old. Its shape was like a human figure, with dense roots and a bright red color. It was obviously a rare treasure.
Looking at the valuable blood ginseng in front of him, Xia He couldn't help but smack his lips and said, "Twenty taels of silver... It really hurts!"
However, he knew very well that if he didn't pay a price, how could he lure the cunning mink into the trap? As the saying goes, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb.
Carefully buried the blood ginseng in the soft soil.
After doing all this, he and Erpang quickly found a secluded place to hide, put some wet mud on their bodies, and finally reached out to hold the sharp javelin at their waist.
Xia He held his breath and concentrated, not daring to make the slightest sound. He stared fixedly at the piece of land in front of him where the blood ginseng was buried, quietly waiting for the thunder marten to appear.
Although the thunder marten has always been cunning, it is now facing pursuit all over the mountain and has to flee everywhere to avoid it. Moreover, it is in the period of giving birth and food is scarce. I believe that driven by hunger, it will relax its vigilance to some extent.
After waiting for half an hour, a nimble figure with a hint of azure blue in the black and gray quietly appeared.
The steep cliffs are as easy to walk on as flat ground!
He sniffed and soon found the blood ginseng buried in the ground.
It seemed very eager and climbed down very quickly.
But when approaching, it became alert again, and its black eyes as big as green beans sniffed around.
But it seemed that he was too greedy. After he didn't find any special human smell, he moved closer and prepared to feast on the food.
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