Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 47 Shooting
Qu Shaoyang looked at the dead chicken in his hand. Except for the wound on the neck, there were no other injuries anywhere else.

I guess this is the reserve food that the beaver has hidden away to eat when there is no food.

"Erkui, take it. This chicken is not seriously damaged. You can take it back and eat it." Qu Shaoyang said as he threw the chicken in his hand down.

Zhao Erkui below hurried forward to pick up the dead chicken, and Qu Shaoyang also jumped down from the tree.

"Let's take a look. There might be chickens hidden by beavers nearby."

So the three of them looked up and carefully examined the trees above their heads as they walked forward.

Sure enough, after walking forward for a while, I found another dead chicken.

However, there was only half of the chicken left, and Zhao Erkui was reluctant to throw it away, so he planned to take it back and eat it.

Going further, there was nothing. Qu Shaoyang looked ahead helplessly and said, "Let's go climb up the ridge and take a look."

In this kind of terrain, the mountain ridges are usually rocky cliffs or rock cellars.

Tigers, civets and other animals like to live in places like this. Go up and take a look, and you might get something.

When Qu Shaoyang and his team climbed up the ridge, they saw that it was indeed full of steep cliffs and rugged rocks. The wind on the ridge was very strong and was blowing loudly.

Qu Shaoyang's attention was attracted by a piece of dead grass, because there was a chicken feather hanging on it, just like the one they had seen before, it was a domestic chicken feather.

With this chicken feather, it can be confirmed that the raccoon has indeed been here.

Everyone perked up and started looking around.

Qu Shaoyang's eyes wandered over the thin sand under the big rock, and sure enough, he found a few shallow plum-shaped footprints, which were exactly the footprints left by the mountain beaver.

Qu Shaoyang pulled the bolt of his gun without saying a word, and walked along the half-foot-wide path under his feet towards a rocky cliff opposite.

When we got under the rock, the footprints disappeared.

Qu Shaoyang looked up at the rock cliff, which was about 60 to 70 meters high and quite steep, like a wall.

Under the rock, there is a slope made of sand.

It can be seen that something often goes up the rock, and every time it goes up and down, it brings down some sand.

Over time, a slope like this was formed.

"Shaoyang, do you think that mountain raccoon is up here?"

Shui Laowu followed Qu Shaoyang and came over. Looking at the rock in front of him, Shui Laowu rolled up his sleeves and handed the gun to Zhao Erkui.

"Wait, I'll go up and take a look."

"Master, no, I'll go up. This rock is too steep, and there's nowhere to lean on."

When Qu Shaoyang heard this, he thought it was impossible. Shui Laowu was almost fifty years old. What if he fell down while climbing up and down?
"It's okay, your master is not so old that he can't climb over these rocks.

You wait down there, if there's anything unusual, I'll call you."

After saying that, the water crow jumped lightly, stepped on the gentler part under the rock, and began to climb up little by little.

The water crow climbed up the rock like a giant gecko, while Qu Shaoyang and Zhao Erkui watched anxiously from below.

Fortunately, the water crow is quite capable. As long as there is the slightest bump, he can use it to climb up.

Just when the water crow was about two or three feet away from the top of the rock, Qu Shaoyang suddenly heard an angry roar from above the rock.

"Master, be careful, don't move, that beast has come out."

Qu Shaoyang quietly reminded Shui Laowu while backing away. He was too close to the rock and could not see the situation at the top.

“Woo-ha-ha”

A continuous and long terrifying sound came from the depths of the throat and continued to sound on the rock. Shui Laowu obviously heard it, but at this moment, he was in a very embarrassing situation.

Whether he climbed up or retreated, the guy above him would most likely jump down and attack him.

The rocky cliff is steep and high. Once attacked by a beaver, the water crow is likely to fall down.

The water crow thought about it and decided to keep climbing. He might still have the strength to fight if he climbed up, but he had no place to exert strength in mid-air where he was stuck.

The water crow ignored the mountain raccoon's warning and continued to climb up, which scared Zhao Erkui and Qu Shaoyang below.

"Master, don't move." Qu Shaoyang was so anxious that he kept backing away to find a suitable angle.

However, the leopard above did not approach the edge of the rock. Qu Shaoyang tried to find the angle several times but could not see the situation on the top.

The water crow climbed up cautiously, bit by bit. The protesting sounds of the mountain raccoon on top became more and more shrill and fierce, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

At this time, no one dared to make a sound, only the sound of the wind whistling on the top of the mountain.

Suddenly, Qu Shaoyang heard a rustling sound. It was the sound of sand falling from the rock and landing on the dead leaves below.

Qu Shaoyang immediately reacted and realized that it must be the raccoon on the top approaching the edge of the rock.

Because sand will not fall down for no reason. If sand falls down, it means that something above has moved.

At this time, Shui Laowu's hand was less than half a foot away from the edge of the stone rock.

Qu Shaoyang held his breath, held the gun with both hands, and aimed intently at the top of the rock.

Rustle, rustle, some more sand fell from above, and then the leopard's head appeared on the protruding part of the rock.

Just as Shanlizi lowered his head to look down, he suddenly saw Qu Shaoyang holding a gun in the distance.

The leopard was very alert. It immediately stopped walking and suddenly turned around to run.

At this moment, the gun fired, and with a bang, a thick smoke spurted out of the muzzle.

As the area below the stone cliff was sheltered from the wind, the thick smoke did not dissipate for a long time, blocking Qu Shaoyang's vision and making it impossible for him to see the situation above the stone cliff.

"Master, are you okay?" Qu Shaoyang shouted anxiously.

No one responded, only the sound of a large amount of sand falling down, making a rustling sound.

When the smoke cleared, Qu Shaoyang discovered that the water crow was no longer visible on the rock. It seemed that the water crow must have climbed up.

"Master, where are you? Are you hit?" Qu Shaoyang shouted at the top of his voice from underground.

"I hit it. You're a very accurate shooter. You shot its head and smashed it."

At this time, the joyful voice of the water crow came from the stone cliff.

Then, the water crow appeared at the edge of the rock, holding a dead raccoon in one hand.

"Go on." Shui Laowu exerted force on his hand and threw the raccoon towards Qu Shaoyang.

Qu Shaoyang hurriedly ran forward a few steps and just caught the body of the raccoon.

Wow, this thing must weigh more than ten pounds, with yellowish-brown fur with black spots on it, and the fur feels pretty good.

The water crow leaped up, stepped on the raised parts of the stone several times, and then jumped down easily.

"When did you learn this shooting skill? Not bad.

This raccoon's head was smashed, but its fur was intact, so it can be used as a hat." Shui Laowu patted Qu Shaoyang on the shoulder and praised him.

(End of this chapter)