Yan Zhenshen stayed at home for nearly ten days after he went down the mountain. Lu Zhicheng came once two days ago and brought a basket of eggs and a few hens laying eggs. He also said that he wanted to go to the mountain to take a look.

Early that morning, Yan Zhenshen packed up his things and said to Chu Xiao, who was still sulking, as he walked out of the yard: "Don't be angry, I'll be down in three to five days."

Chu Xiao didn't say anything, so Yan Zhenshen pulled his hand and said, "If I hunt wild goats and deer, I'll save them for you to eat, okay?"

"Be careful." Chu Xiao was always worried if he didn't go up the mountain with them, although he also knew that Yan Zhenshen must know his limits after so many years of hunting.

There will be no risk for hunting. Besides, this time all three hounds are going up the mountain with them, as well as the wolf cubs who are always restless at home, so there is naturally no problem.

But worry is worry. Chu Xiao felt that since she knew she was pregnant, she had become more pretentious than usual.

Chu Xiao squatted down again and touched Taxue and Wolf Cub’s heads: “Protect Brother Shen for me.”

Taxue nudged Chu Xiao's palm with her hand, and after leaving with Yan Zhenshen, she looked back from time to time.

The wolf cub, however, followed Dahuang and Dahei heartlessly, but soon disappeared from view and only the occasional barking of dogs could be heard in the forest.

Yan Zhenshen met up with Lu Zhicheng and his two men at the entrance to the mountain. He did not lead them along the usual route up the mountain, but chose a barren slope. This way, they only had to climb over two hills to reach the canyon.

The main reason was that Yan Zhenshen didn’t know who Lu Zhicheng brought into the mountains, and he didn’t want to have anything to do with those people.

They did not take the same route into the mountains, and he and his husband would not go towards the canyon in the future. It is best to keep to themselves.

It was almost noon, and the dense forest did not seem hot at all. Yan Zhenshen led his men into the canyon, but he did not go deeper. Instead, he chased a few hares with his hunting dogs nearby.

Further east is a cliff. Chu Xiao has never been here before. Yan Zhenshen had been here several times before. There used to be many wild goats here, but they were all hunted by old hunters. No large prey has been seen here for many years.

The leaves were shaking slightly. Yan Zhenshen tied up a few wild rabbits and put them into a backpack. He squatted beside them and kept watch. Suddenly, his ears moved.

Big Yellow and Big Black also quickly took attack stances towards the depths of the dense forest. The wolf cub bared its teeth even more sharply, and its restless claws tried to move forward step by step.

Although Yan Zhenshen had good eyesight, he couldn't see what was in front of him among the shadows of the trees.

The dense forest was deep and quiet, when suddenly a loud bird cry pierced the sky.

The birds in the forest were startled and flew in all directions, and pheasants were flapping their wings and running around aimlessly.

Walking on the snow, the dog barked at the dense forest, trying to scare away the creatures in the forest.

At the same time, a black shadow rose in the forest. Yan Zhenshen glanced over and thought it was an eagle, but when he looked again, he found it was a mountain eagle.

The mountain eagle, also known as the dog-headed eagle, is a large bird of prey with a wingspan of nearly two meters. It was circling in the air at this moment, and it was not known whether it had taken a fancy to the hare in the basket, or if it thought it was a meal for his hunting dogs.

Yan Zhenshen knew that there were these disgusting creatures in the mountains. He would see them several times every year, but they mostly wandered around the high mountains further north. After all, there were large wild beasts there, and sometimes the carrion that the wild beasts could not finish eating could fill its stomach. But he didn't know when it had come to Dongshan.

Before Yan Zhenshen could make any move, Lu Zhicheng, who came out of the canyon, had already shot an arrow. The bald mountain eagle flapped its wings twice and turned to fly north.

I think this thing is taking a rest in the dense forest, not settling here.

Lu Zhicheng put away his longbow, still staring at the mountain eagle, and only spoke after he could no longer see it: "How come there is such a thing in this mountain? I thought it would only appear on the border battlefield."

"I don't know when it appeared." Yan Zhenshen really didn't know when this thing began to appear. At least he hadn't seen it in the first two years after he went up the mountain.

When it first appeared, the old hunter told him that it was a dog-headed vulture that eats carrion, and that soldiers often had to snatch the bodies of their comrades from them.

So it makes sense that Lu Zhicheng doesn't like this thing. Otherwise, there is no need for him to waste his arrows on an animal that is not very threatening.

Lu Zhicheng seemed very satisfied with this canyon. He patted Yan Zhenshen on the shoulder and said, "I believe in Brother Yan, so I will tell you the truth. Although Marquis Zunyuan returned to the court with a great victory, he was injured. The emperor agreed to let him retire to recuperate, but he was not allowed to take any soldiers with him."

"But the general has no one around him, and his safety is a big problem. So I want this place just to temporarily house the brothers in the barracks, and wait for me to slowly register their household registration in Anning Town. Otherwise, if too many people suddenly appear, I am afraid that the emperor will suspect that Zunyuan Hou has ulterior motives."

"You have no other intentions?" Not to mention the emperor, even Yan Zhenshen didn't quite believe it.

"Really not." Lu Zhicheng pointed to his head: "The general is injured here. Sometimes he is conscious, sometimes he is crazy. How can he have other thoughts?"

Yan Zhenshen: “…” He didn’t dare to respond.

It was a rare opportunity to go up the mountain, so Lu Zhicheng was not in a hurry to leave. He insisted on following Yan Zhenshen to go hunting. He even heard that there were tigers in the mountains and was eager to try.

"I don't know where they are." The existence of tigers in the mountains has been passed down from generation to generation through word of mouth. No one knows whether there are tigers or where they are.

Anyway, Yan Zhenshen had been in the mountains for nine years and had never heard even the roar of a tiger.

Lu Zhicheng's men were doing a simple cleanup in the canyon during the day, while their young general followed Yan Zhenshen into the mountains to look for wild goats.

The two of them worked together, and with a hunting dog following, Yan Zhenshen searched for the wild goats' whereabouts.

However, the vegetation is lush at this time, so it is neither difficult nor easy to find a wild animal. It all depends on your luck.

As it gradually darkened, Yan Zhenshen found a nearby cave and a fire rose at the entrance of the cave.

We just spent the night there and the next day, after crossing Wild Boar Ridge, we finally found a group of wild goats.

Of course Yan Zhenshen would catch a living sheep. It would be even better if it was one with lambs. Once the lambs were born, his children would have goat's milk to drink.

But when Lu Zhicheng was in the army and went out to secretly get meat to eat, he would just shoot them directly. At this time, he had already made his bow and arrow, but was held down by Yan Zhenshen.

"Let the hunting dogs surround two first, and you can shoot the others." Otherwise, if one arrow is shot, the sheep will be scared away and he will chase after them, which will be much more troublesome to catch.

The hunting dog was lying not far away, waiting for Yan Zhenshen's order, and the most naughty wolf cub was already eager to try, but fortunately, this was not the first time it came out with Yan Zhenshen, so it still knew how to obey orders.

The sheep were eating grass and getting closer. Yan Zhenshen raised his hand and then lowered it: "Surround."

When the wolf cub heard the sound, it was the first to rush into the flock of sheep. At once, more than a dozen sheep fled in panic.

The three hounds worked in perfect harmony, surrounding the three sheep. No matter how they ran, they were always within their circle.

"The rest is up to you." Yan Zhenshen picked up the hemp rope, and the hunting dog chased the wild sheep towards him.

Lu Zhicheng watched without blinking and was a little greedy for these dogs. They were really very human.

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