Watching the blood-red fox disappear into the woods, an idea flashed through the old Taoist priest's mind... Since the fox's yang energy is very similar to the yang energy of that insect, then their habits might be somewhat similar.

If it is similar, that kind of insect likes to collect insect corpses, then does this fox also have this habit?

Fortunately, the fox's nest on the cliff was not too high. So the old Taoist priest moved a few stones, built them up, stood up, and looked into the fox's nest.

This sight shocked the old Taoist priest... He saw piles of bones and skeletons in the fox's den. The pit was originally very deep, but now it was almost filled with bones. Some of the skeletons still had skin and flesh on them. It's connected to the hair. It's creepy.

The old Taoist priest's guess was indeed correct. This fox also likes to collect corpses.

Maybe its yang energy corresponds to the yin energy of the corpse, forming a subtle attraction to each other. Therefore, both this kind of fox and that kind of insect are attracted to the yin energy of the corpse. Extremely sensitive.

But no matter what, it was precisely because of this bloody fox that the old Taoist priest accidentally found the herb.

After that, the old Taoist priest ran around in the mountains for another two days, but he could no longer find any medicinal herbs. The dry food and water he brought were about to be used up. Although he was still unwilling, the old Taoist priest had no choice but to go down the mountain.

Every time the old Taoist priest came to this mountain to collect medicine, he would stay at the home of a well-known local old squire. Over time, he and the old squire became friends and talked about everything.

After he came back, the old Taoist priest didn't hide anything and told the old country gentleman about the red fox.

The old Taoist priest told this matter to the old squire for another purpose. He felt that the old squire, as a native and knowledgeable man, should know more about this blood-red fox than the average person. Therefore, .Perhaps we can provide him with more information about this bloody fox.

When the old squire heard the old Taoist priest talk about that kind of bloody fox, he couldn't help but be shocked at first. Because for decades, this kind of bloody fox has never appeared. Except for people his age, most people may have heard of it. Some local people already knew nothing about this kind of bloody fox.

The old squire had never seen this kind of fox. He only heard his grandfather talk about this kind of fox when he was a child.

When the old squire's grandfather was still young, one year there was a plague in this area. All the residents around the mountains died in villages. The area of ​​several hundred miles around became almost no man's land.

As for the old squire's grandfather's family, they lived in the mountains because they made a living by hunting, and they were deep in the mountains, far away from the village. In addition, when they heard about the outbreak of plague in the surrounding area, the family also paid special attention to it. They drank a kind of wild ginseng to boil medicine every day. In this way, the family was able to survive the plague safely.

Because they were afraid of being infected, the family tried to avoid going out in the mountains. But that year, the old squire's grandfather also discovered many abnormalities in the mountains:

First of all, there was a severe drought that year. Even in the mountains, many mountain springs that had been flowing for many years dried up quickly. It was difficult to find a water source within several miles.

Also, on every full moon night, the originally bright moon will turn dark red, as if it is covered with fog.

In addition, because he grew up in the mountains, the old squire's grandfather knew that cracks would appear in some places in the mountains on full moon nights, but they would automatically close up again after a while.

But since the outbreak of the plague, those cracks have no longer closed.

These were not the weirdest things. What surprised the old squire's grandfather the most was that he actually discovered a blood-red fox. The entire body of this fox was blood-red.

Their family has been hunting in the mountains for several lifetimes. They have seen many strange flowers and plants in this mountain, but they have never seen such a weird fox.

But the old squire's grandfather knew that this kind of fox must be worth a lot of money, because its blood-red fur is so beautiful. No matter what it is used for, it will be very beautiful. Those rich people will definitely pay a big price to fight for it. Such a unique thing.

So he made up his mind to catch such a fox no matter what. But in the process of catching this kind of fox, something unexpected happened that the old squire's grandfather could not have imagined.

For a hunter, there are only two ways to catch prey. One is to catch the prey directly, that is, using a bow and arrow or a hound to capture the prey directly; the other is to lay a trap or beast in the place where the prey often hangs out. folder.

Based on many years of hunting experience, the old squire's grandfather discovered that this kind of fox moves too fast, like lightning. Therefore, it is almost impossible to catch it directly.

After more than a month of observation, he figured out how to capture this kind of fox. And in the process of capturing, he had to use his own original "fox trap".

This kind of fox trap was specially made by the old squire's grandfather for catching foxes. As an experienced hunter, he was well aware of the habits of many animals, especially foxes. He knew what smells foxes liked the most. What kind of food to eat, the walking habits of foxes, etc. Based on these, he developed this special "fox trap". Using this kind of thing to capture foxes has a very good effect.

You also need to be very knowledgeable when setting this kind of fox trap. It can only be placed under grass cover and near a water source.

Because the fox’s whereabouts are difficult to fix. If you place the trap casually, the chance of catching the fox is too small. But the fox always needs to drink water, and almost every day. Just put the trap near the water source. .It’s easy to catch.

Of course, because foxes are very cunning, it is best to place the clip in the grass. It must not be exposed outside.

Before starting the action, the old squire's grandfather was full of confidence. He felt that based on his rich experience, he would be able to catch this bloody fox very quickly.

But to his disappointment, half a month had passed. He had caught a few ordinary foxes, but not one of these bloody foxes.

What puzzled the old squire even more was that many "fox traps" had been triggered, but nothing was caught on them. What was going on? This had never happened before.

This made the old squire's grandfather very puzzled, because according to his observation, this kind of bloody fox did pass through those places. Why did setting up "fox traps" in those places have no effect at all?

What the hell is going on.

In order to solve this mystery, the old squire's grandfather brought dry food and water and started squatting next to the water source. Because based on some scattered red hair next to the water source, the old squire's grandfather concluded that this was the kind of bloody fox that often comes to drink water. place.

A whole day passed. He didn't see the red fox. He stayed up all night again and still couldn't find any trace of the bloody fox.

The old squire's grandfather knew that foxes are very cunning animals, especially wild foxes in the mountains. Their intelligence is far beyond ordinary people's imagination.

Therefore, when he was squatting, he was extra careful and tried not to drink water, because as long as a person peed, it would be easily smelled by the fox. Once the fox smelled the smell of human urine, it would know that someone was around, so he would not drink water. Will come to these places again.

Therefore, even if the old squire's grandfather wanted to pee, he would first dig a deep hole and then pee in it. Then he would quickly bury it with soil and cover it with leaves with a strong smell to cover up the smell of urine.

But even though he was so careful, a whole day and night passed without seeing the red fox coming.

But in the early morning of the next day, the sun had not yet come out and the night had not completely dissipated. The old squire's grandfather was also a little drowsy. But at this time, the old squire's grandfather suddenly heard several strange chicken sounds. Called. He stirred up his energy and became energetic.

Because he knew that the crow of chickens was imitated by foxes, because there would be no chickens in this mountain, and there were not even pheasants in this area.

So he suddenly became energetic, quietly raised his head, and carefully observed the movements around him.

At this time, the old squire's grandfather's whole body was covered with leaves and branches. He was very well camouflaged. He even wore a straw hat on his head.

Moreover, the position he chose could not only conceal himself well, but also allow him to clearly see the passing fox. And where this kind of fox passed, he placed four or five "fox traps". As long as the blood color Once the foxes come, it will be difficult to escape these fox traps.

The old squire's grandfather held his breath and concentrated. Through the hazy morning light, he vaguely discovered that a blood-red thing was slowly moving over. This made his heart beat wildly. Yes, it was that kind of bloody fox. It finally appeared.

I saw the fox walking slowly over, fidgeting with something with its front paws as it walked.

When he got closer, the old squire's grandfather was extremely surprised to find that what the blood-red fox was playing with with his front paws was actually a stone ball the size of a fist.

Before each step forward, the fox would roll the stone ball forward with its front paws and then move forward cautiously along the path of the stone ball.

Seeing this scene, the old squire's grandfather instantly understood the puzzling question... why many fox traps were triggered, but nothing was caught on them. It was this kind of fox that used stone balls. The clamp was triggered.

The old squire's grandfather was very shocked because this was the first time he saw that a fox could be so smart. Even people may not have thought of this trick.

At the same time, he was secretly glad that he encountered such a severe drought. Otherwise, if there were more water sources, this kind of bloody fox would never risk coming here to drink water again. Because it can be seen from its behavior of rolling the stone ball. .It already knows that the surrounding area is full of dangers. But because the water source is too little. Besides, there is no water source around. It can only take risks here again and again.

And precisely because there are few water sources, it is very advantageous to catch this kind of fox, because as long as you wait and squat next to the water source, you can wait for this kind of bloody fox to appear.

The old squire's grandfather really wanted to pounce on the fox and catch the fox out at once. But he knew that he must not do that. No matter how fast he reacted, he could not compare with this kind of fox. If he rushed over rashly, not only could he not catch it, but he could also

If you do something that will alert the enemy, the gain will outweigh the loss.

The old squire's grandfather knew better than anyone else what this fox meant to him. If he could catch this blood-red fox, he might become rich. Even for the rest of his life, he wouldn't have to hunt so hard.

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