Just as He Qizhou was about to reach the bottom of the valley, a large group of antelopes suddenly flew past him wildly, startling the two of them. Then a group of wolves rushed over after him, scaring the two of them again.
Jump!
There were at least thirty or forty antelopes and six wolves. He Qizhou recognized the wolf pack at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. Once the wolves tried to get close to the cave where they were, but He Qizhou stabbed two of them to death. The wolf was also severely beaten.
After a hard kick, the wolves never dared to approach the cave or He Qizhou again.
The wolf was still limping a little when running. He glanced back at He Qizhou, staggered in fright, and then continued to chase the sheep.
In the blink of an eye, the sheep fled to the east. After jumping easily among the rocks, the wolves gave up the pursuit. As the leader howled, the wolves scattered and disappeared all over the basin, while the sheep all
Standing on the bare east slope, a few antelopes stood on several boulders, looking around warily.
Xiaoxue said: "Our old neighbors have all moved here! I want to drink broth!"
He Qizhou smiled bitterly and said: "It's really not that easy to eat meat! I only caught an extremely old antelope in two months under the snow-capped mountains. Look, even the wolves can't catch up!"
Xiaoxue put her face close to He Qizhou and hummed weakly: "I'm hungry..."
"I'm hungry too! Let's go and find a place to settle down first. Let's eat mutton tonight!"
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"No, they are already familiar with my smell. Even after hiding for half an hour, not a single antelope came within twenty feet!" He Qizhou set up camp in the gap between two big rocks, even if there were rolling rocks on the slope.
If it fell, it probably wouldn't affect this place, so I went to catch the sheep. Unfortunately, I worked for more than an hour and came back empty-handed.
Xiaoxue frowned and said, "I haven't taken a shower in more than 20 days. Let alone 20 feet tall, I can smell it on the top of the mountain, but it's just a little bit below. Isn't it possible to catch up?"
"But they will still run up the slope. I really can't outrun them. Forget it, I'll think of a solution tomorrow! If you think I smell, come on, go to bed. Anyway, whatever smell I smell, you smell too!
"He Qizhou opened his leather robe and invited Xiaoxue to sleep.
"Go, go, go, I can find firewood today, I might as well boil some more water to wipe myself down!"
"I'll wipe it for you!"
"roll!"
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At night, when the snow stopped and the clouds opened, He Qizhou lit a fire. They leaned on the big stone behind them and looked up at the bright starry sky above their heads. Xiaoxue said: "I didn't expect it to be quite warm here."
He Qizhou said: "It is indeed much better than above. There are two ponds on the west side of this basin, so some weeds and short trees can grow. The water comes from several springs, but unfortunately they are not hot springs, and the ponds are all frozen.
"
Xiaoxue asked: "Do you still remember what day it is today?"
"What day? Last year, I should have been in Tianxingyuan today. Was it the day you came to see me? Did you decide to commit your heart to me at that time?" He Qizhou asked in confusion.
"Go away! I'm asking you what day it is today? Don't try to make me happy. I'm probably no different from a ghost when I look like this."
"That's really flattering the ghosts. When they see you, they don't feel ashamed and run away?" Xiaoxue had just taken the medicine, but there were several big bumps on her extremely thin face. At first glance, it was indeed a bit chilling. After He Qizhou teased him,
Facing Xu Muxue, who was punching and kicking her like a storm, she hurriedly said: "You're just kidding me! I've been gone for so many days, how can I still remember what day it is today, probably the end of September."
"So late? I wonder if the Northern Zhou Dynasty has started to attack?" Xiaoxue stopped the attack and muttered.
"Yes, I don't know if Han Chong can hold on. We still have to find a way to go back as soon as possible. We will catch the sheep tomorrow morning!" He Qizhou said.
"There are three flocks of sheep in the valley, with a total of more than one hundred; a herd of horses, with twenty-seven horses. The horses are all wild horses like donkeys. They are very vigilant. The group sleeps on the hillside at night, and there are sentries to keep watch.
, the group of wolves were guarding the ponds and shrubs, waiting to ambush the horses and sheep when they came to drink water during the day. However, the wind in the valley was too strong to cover up the smell, so they could not get close, and there were too few wolves to form a surround.
That wolf can't run fast, so I attacked twice today with no results." At noon the next day, an exhausted He Qizhou explained.
"Then you've been watching the wolves attack?" Xiaoxue asked.
"Didn't you see that I am also chasing them? I have chased them three or four times. They are twenty or thirty feet apart. Even if I throw stones at them, I can't hurt them." He Qizhou said distressedly.
"The wild vegetables here are not as delicious as those in the snow-capped mountains and valleys! They also have a strange smell! Look how thin I am..." Xiaoxue's face was clouded.
"Strange smell... By the way, I have a solution!" He Qizhou said excitedly, taking off his leather robe and rushing towards the west slope.
An hour later, Xiaoxue was disturbed by the familiar sound of chasing again. She walked out of the tent to check, only to see a large group of frightened antelopes passing by the boulders on the tent. Then there was a wailing sound. After a while, she saw a group of antelopes wearing single clothes.
He Qizhou came over carrying a stuffed antelope, his grin wide enough to fit a fist in: "At least forty or fifty pounds, I can knock you out at night!"
"Why were you caught?"
"First break the ice of the pond, take a bath to wash off the scent, then find a place to ambush, wait for the wolves to drive the antelope, and then suddenly attack, followed by rain of rocks, and then the antelope
I don’t remember where I came from.” He Qizhou tied his wet hair back casually and said proudly, completely ignoring that ice crystals had begun to form at the ends of his hair.
"Then the wolf didn't come to snatch the sheep? Was their work in vain again?" Xiaoxue asked with a smile, covering her mouth.
"How dare they snatch it? But the group of antelopes were frightened by me and scattered. Two of them were lone and were caught by the wolves!"
"Ah, isn't it so unlucky? Light a fire quickly, you are almost turning into a popsicle!" Xiaoxue suddenly felt pity for the sheep.
"Um."
Beside the fire, Xiaoxue carefully combed He Qizhou's hair and put it into a bun. He Qizhou's black hair was just like her original long hair. She felt comfortable when she touched it. Today was the most I had eaten since the poisoning. I was a little full.
, burped and said: "You see how pitiful the lamb is. After finally crossing the Gobi desert to get here, it still became a meal for us and the wolf."
"Yeah, but if the wolf wants to survive, it will definitely eat a lot of sheep. I have killed two wolves, which is worthy of the antelope. I will hunt wild horses next time! This sheepskin is really good, you can cut some pieces to put in your boots!" He Qizhou
I threw down the lamb's foot that I had been chewing on for a long time, and after confirming that there was no more shreds of meat, I continued to move further away.
"Go cut more grass tomorrow and we'll set off as soon as possible!" Xiaoxue said.
"Okay, but this bit of meat is still a bit too little. Based on our current appetite, we will finish it in seven or eight days. We still can't go out. We will try to catch another animal tomorrow and leave! Are you cold? I'll go.
Get some water, wash up and go to bed early."
"It's strange, maybe because I'm full, I don't feel cold at all now." Xiaoxue said.
The pool is on the west slope, only half a mile away from the east slope. Under the silent starry sky, He Qizhou walked through the grass, then through the low shrubs, and arrived at the slightly larger pool. The broken ice had not yet frozen.
There are wolf footprints on the thin snow on the ice.
Now there is no need to practice underwater. The poison has been eliminated. Although he is much thinner than before, He Qizhou feels that his meridians are stronger. Huazhen Gong can be easily circulated for dozens of days, and the true energy has begun again.
If it accumulates smoothly, if it is not for Xiaoxue's Qi to keep warm every night, maybe the sixth pulse will be able to break through soon, and then the power of Huazhen Gong will be truly unleashed.
But I still don't know how to use my strength. I still have to ask Master Wan Yi for advice after I go back. While I was thinking about it, I filled two large bamboo tubes with water and then turned back, but I heard the sound of light snow coming from the east slope.
Although they were far apart, they could be heard clearly in the empty valley.
He Qizhou was shocked, dropped the bamboo tube and flew towards the east slope. After a few ups and downs, he saw Xiaoxue walking out of the tent and waving to He Qizhou with a smile on his face.
"What's wrong? Is there a wolf coming?" He Qizhou asked as he ran.
"No, I, I can do my kung fu!" Xiaoxue said excitedly: "The infuriating energy has been loosened a little bit..."
He Qizhou was also overjoyed. He ran closer and took Xiaoxue's pulse, saying: "I also discovered it, but you are too poisoned. You have only recovered 10% or 20% now, so you still can't take it lightly."
"I know, Doctor He." Xiaoxue said with a slight smile. He Qizhou found that Xiaoxue's big eyes were shining with the long-lost starlight! Just because the face was too thin, the originally beautiful eyes looked particularly abrupt at this time.
The next day, He Qizhou tried to hunt down the wild horses that looked like donkeys. Apart from going down to the valley bottom to graze in groups, the wild horses spent the rest of the time huddled together on the gentle hillside in the west. The big horses were on the outside and a few young ones.
The foal was surrounded in the middle. He Qizhou chased it twice, but failed to catch up. Then he got angry and rode the snow dragon horse to chase. This time he caught up with the young colt running at the end. He was about to throw stones to hunt, but saw
The mare rushed over frantically to protect the calf. She couldn't bear to do anything, so she let go of the mare and the pony.
Frightened by this, the horses tried their best to stay away from He Qizhou and Xuelongma, and even ran outside the basin at one point. When they went back to talk to Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue was in a dilemma, neither wanting to kill the horses nor the sheep. What could happen?
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Perhaps because there was enough food, the wolves stopped hunting for four or five days, and they hid somewhere. He Qizhou saw that he had almost finished eating the meat, so he had no choice but to go after the wild horses. Unexpectedly, early on the sixth day, the wolves actually
He came to the door by himself. The alpha wolf growled a few times from a distance outside the tent, as if inviting He Qizhou to hunt with him. When he saw He Qizhou coming out, he turned around and walked into the bushes. As he walked, he looked back from time to time to see if He Qizhou was looking for a place to ambush.