The cold winter has passed, but the climate in Qinghe County is still bitterly cold, the grass and trees are withered, and the earth is dead silent.

Only the rolling Difei Mountain has a scenery that is completely different from the surrounding areas.

Difei Mountain is blessed with beautiful scenery and abundant resources.

However, there are layers of fog at the foot of the mountain all year round. If you accidentally enter it, you will often lose your way. If you are unlucky, you may be trapped to death in the fog.

Therefore, it is rarely visited on weekdays. Ordinary people only know that there is a group of extraordinary Taoists on this mountain, but they don’t know what the scenery on this mountain is like.

The Taoist sect on the mountain has few members, and Difei Mountain covers a very large area, so there are many wild mountain paths, which seem to have never been visited even by the Taoists.

Early this morning, the sound of hurried footsteps broke the tranquility here.

Tatata!

The footsteps fell on the thick fallen leaves, which were particularly clear in this dense forest.

Three men who looked like hunters staggered out of the fog. After seeing the surrounding scenery clearly, an ecstatic look suddenly appeared on their faces.

The three men were all over forty years old. They carried longbows on their waists and hatchets on their backs. Their backpacks were bulging with food, tinder, and antidotes necessary for their mountain trek.

A real hunter will not be equipped with too many fancy things. A hatchet can be used to clear the way and hunt, and its practicality is more important than anything else.

The three men kept their hands on the hilts of their knives, looking around vigilantly. If you look closely, you will find that their hands are covered with thick calluses. They are obviously experienced hunters.

Only after confirming that there was no danger around did the three of them visibly breathe a sigh of relief, but their faces were all yellow.

This doesn't mean that the three of them have any disease, but they have applied special wax oil to prevent freezing.

"It's freezing cold at the foot of the mountain, but who would have thought it would be warm inside? How bizarre!"

"Rub the wax off. The sun will be out soon and the temperature will probably go up even higher."

Once the temperature rises, the wax will melt, and the wax oil will be useless. Not only will it fail to provide protection, but it will also affect your vision.

"I never thought that my brothers and I could actually make it to Difei Mountain. This is really a stroke of luck."

The man in the lead was named Qin Chang. He had a slightly round face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and very full temples on both sides. It was obvious that he was also a martial artist.

"Brother Chang, I heard that the tigers in Difei Mountain are more powerful than those in other places. We should be careful and find a few precious herbs on the outskirts before returning."

A slightly slender man looked around nervously. His body was tense at all times, and he was obviously a cautious person.

"We've gone through so much trouble to get into the mountains. It's not worth the risk just to get a few precious medicinal herbs!" The man with a goat beard on the side was unhappy, and it was obvious that he wanted to make a fortune on this trip.

"Old Wu is right. It's not easy for the six of us to go into the mountains. Three of us were killed just to get through the fog. We can't go back so easily." A glimmer of greed flashed in Qin Chang's eyes. He went into the mountains this time just to make a big profit. It would be best if he could hunt down an exotic animal like the Nine-Colored Deer, which would allow him to have food and drink for the rest of his life.

As he spoke, he bent down and brushed away the thick fallen leaves, revealing the moist soil underground.

The climate here is indeed different, and some new green shoots are already emerging from the soil.

With such lush vegetation, it must be able to produce many exotic animals and precious medicines.

"Let's set a few traps first, mark them, and then we'll go walk into the woods." Qin Chang observed the surrounding terrain and skillfully set down a few traps. The other two also quickly selected some locations and placed traps such as animal traps and locks.

Ding Ding Deng!

At this moment, a huge rabbit suddenly jumped out of the woods not far away, immediately attracting the attention of the three people.

"What a fat rabbit! Let's open the business today!" Qin Chang chuckled, quickly took out his bow and arrow, drew the bow and arrow in an instant, and aimed at the hare that was as big as a small dog.

With a whoosh, the arrow pierced straight through the hare, which fell to the ground with a thud, kicking its hind legs continuously on the ground, sweeping up a pile of fallen leaves.

Qin Chang stepped forward, grabbed the back of the hare's neck, twisted his wrist, and with a click, the hare died instantly.

"Wow! This hare is so big and fat!"

"This wild rabbit must weigh 20 kilograms. It must be a spirit!"

Two men ran over, looked at the hare in amazement, and at the same time did not forget to compliment Qin Chang.

Qin Chang was in a good mood after having caught a large prey right off the bat. It seemed that Difei Mountain was as bountiful as the rumors said. Even a rabbit was as big as a dog.

The three of them continued to go deeper, hunting some wild animals and collecting some precious herbs. Their spirits became more and more excited.

"There's some movement in the woods ahead. Let's go up and take a look." Qin Chang, a martial artist, keenly sensed the movement ahead. He took out his hatchet and quietly lowered his body.

The other two followed closely behind and headed towards the forest.

After climbing up a low slope, as soon as the mountain breeze blew, the three of them immediately smelled a bloody smell.

In the woods ahead, a leopard was tearing half of a wild deer into pieces. The leopard was not big and seemed to be underage. It lowered its head and ate with relish, seemingly unaware of the gazes of the three people here.

"It's a leopard cub. Its skin is very valuable. Try to shoot its head!" Qin Chang and the other two had already drawn their bows and arrows, aiming at the young leopard that was eating.

At a distance of about 50 steps, the three of them were not sure they could hit the target, so Qin Chang whispered:

"Listen to my command. I'll say three, two, one, and then we'll shoot together. Don't alarm the beast in advance."

The other two nodded and immediately focused their attention on the leopard cub.

"three……"

"two……"

Just when the word "one" was about to come out of his mouth, the leopard cub seemed to have noticed something and suddenly stopped eating, but raised his head and looked over here.

Qin Chang suddenly felt a sudden palpitation for no reason, and an inexplicable sense of crisis suddenly arose in his heart.

Before he had time to think about it, his body reacted instinctively and rolled to the side.

Almost at the same time, a deafening roar of a beast came from behind, and a fishy wind suddenly rushed over.

The two men were still waiting for Qin Chang's command, and only then did they notice something was wrong, but it was too late.

A leopard had been lurking behind the three men at some point, and suddenly attacked, pouncing on the man with a goat beard and knocking him down.

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