The old squire's grandfather lay down in the grass without even daring to breathe. As the stone ball rolled past, all the fox traps were triggered.

Every time a fox trap was triggered, the bloody fox took a few steps back in an extremely panic, and then moved forward as if forcefully. After a long time, it finally arrived at the water source.

However, this fox, who seemed to be very thirsty, did not drink the water in large gulps at the beginning. Instead, he first used his nose to smell the water carefully, and then took a small sip first, and then He moved it back and forth in his mouth, probably tasting the water.

The old squire's grandfather understood that the fox was afraid that the water would be drugged, so he was so careful.

After finding nothing abnormal, the fox started drinking happily. After drinking for a long time, the fox shook his head and stopped. It must have been almost drunk.

Sure enough, the fox started to turn around and go back. Unlike when it came, it walked back very fast. Almost in an instant, it jumped and disappeared.

The old squire's grandfather was still lying there motionless. After a long time, after confirming that the fox had indeed left, he got up from the ground. Because he had been lying down for too long, his arms and legs were already a little numb.

He stared blankly at the stone ball left by the fox, a little disappointed. Although the fox was close at hand just now, he could not catch it. For an old hunter, it felt very uncomfortable because he knew that in the past, he could not catch it. Given the fox's reaction speed, if he had acted rashly just now, not only would he not have been able to catch him, but he would have definitely alerted the snake.

But the old squire's grandfather was very stubborn. The more difficult it was to do, the more he would do it.

Since then, the old squire's grandfather often went there to watch the foxes drinking water. As a hunter, he quickly figured out the rules of foxes drinking water, about once every two days, and no more than three days at most. sky.

But other than that, there was still no progress. Every time he could only watch the fox come, drink the water, and then leave quickly. Although he never caught a fox again from then on, the fox did. Still very careful, every time he came, he would roll a stone ball and move forward tentatively.

The old squire's grandfather knew that these stone balls were actually nearly round pebbles, because in normal years, there was a large waterfall above the water source, and these round stones were formed by the erosion of the waterfall over the years. , but due to the severe drought, the waterfall disappeared completely, and the round stones were exposed under the waterfall.

Only below the waterfall, such a precious water source remains.

During several subsequent observations, the old squire's grandfather discovered that only once, the bloody fox did not use a stone ball to find its way, but followed closely behind several ordinary foxes to drink from this water source.

From the behavior of this bloody fox, the old squire's grandfather understood more and more that the bloody fox he was facing was simply smarter than a human being. To catch such a fox would be even harder than climbing to the sky.

But thinking about the huge value of this kind of fox, the old squire's grandfather really didn't want to give up, but he knew that time was running out, because the drought couldn't last forever. It would often rain for days when autumn arrived. By then, The water source will increase, and once the water source increases, the fox can drink water wherever it goes, and it will be impossible for it to risk coming here again. By then, it will be even more impossible to catch the fox.

The old squire's grandfather thought of countless plans, but rejected them countless times. What should he do? This was the first time since hunting that he was helpless against his prey.

Just as the old squire's grandfather was getting more and more desperate, an unexpected turn of events occurred.

Here's the thing.

During a squat, as usual, the fox was ready to leave after drinking water, and the old squire's grandfather, like every time, lay there helplessly, watching the fox leave helplessly, with nothing to do.

But just then, an accident happened.

The grandfather of the old squire suddenly heard a familiar cry, which was a bit like the trembling laughter of an old man. He knew that this was a kind of monkey in the mountains, which the locals called "Old Man Monkey".

This kind of "old man monkey" is not big, smaller than a baby, and if it is a small monkey that is not fully developed, it is smaller than a human hand. They look similar to ordinary monkeys, except that they have a tuft of red hair on the top of their heads.

But in fact, this kind of monkey is very weird.

Not only are their calls special, but compared to other monkeys, their living habits are even weirder. When their baby monkeys die, the mother monkey will always carry the baby monkey's body with her, and it will still look like the baby monkey is alive. Like that time, I took good care of the little monkey's body until it rotted and dried, and I couldn't bear to throw it away.

Therefore, in this mountain, you can often see "old man monkeys" holding rotting corpses in their arms.

And just when the fox turned around, such a monkey appeared on a stone nearby, and in the arms of this monkey, he was holding a little monkey with a rotting corpse. A gust of wind blew over, and a pungent smell came over him. The stench went straight to the old squire's nose, and he covered his nose and mouth tightly.

But then, something unexpected happened.

As soon as the fox saw the monkey holding the corpse, its tail swung rapidly, stretched its neck, slightly bent its front legs, and tightened its hind legs.

When the old squire's grandfather saw it, he knew it was a sign of the fox's excitement, but he didn't understand why the fox was so excited when he saw the "old man monkey" holding the corpse.

Before he could see clearly, the fox used lightning speed to throw the female monkey holding the baby monkey's body to the ground, and fiercely like a wolf, bit off the female monkey's neck in one fell swoop. throat, and in a very short period of time, half of the monkey's head was eaten.

But it seemed to prefer eating the little monkey whose corpse had rotted. After a while, it almost ate all the smelly carrion, and then started to eat the female monkey.

The whole process made the old squire's grandfather break into a cold sweat. He felt that his body was shaking slightly and his stomach was churning violently. In his impression, foxes had never been a ferocious beast. At most, they would go to a farmer's house down the mountain and steal a chicken, or hunt a hare or a wild rat in the mountains.

And this blood-red fox eats monkeys so ferociously and bloody that it even dwarfs wolves, jackals, tigers and leopards. In the process of eating, the old squire's grandfather also discovered that the teeth of this fox are similar to those of ordinary foxes. , is also very different, this fox's teeth are sharp and long, like fangs, and it looks very scary.

Maybe the fox was too hungry. The meat of the two monkeys was almost eaten up by it quickly. Its belly was obviously bulging a lot, but the remaining bones and skin were not willing to be kept by the fox. Instead, it picked them up. , quickly disappeared into the woods.

The old squire's grandfather looked at the bloodstains on the ground and didn't react for a long time. Although he was an old hunter and had seen many preying scenes of wild beasts, such a bloody, cruel, and disgusting hunting process still left him with lingering fear. My internal organs were churning again, and I almost vomited.

It wasn't until night that his mood gradually calmed down.

But when he was lying on the bed and recalling this scene carefully, he suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He sat up excitedly, slapped his thigh, and couldn't help but said: "There is a way,"

Because it was this hunting scene that happened during the day that suddenly made him think of a way to catch the fox.

From the process of foxes preying on monkeys, it can be seen that foxes should love to eat these "old monkeys", especially the "old monkeys" holding the corpses of small monkeys in their arms.

And this can also be confirmed by other phenomena. During the process of squatting, the old squire's grandfather saw that if the fox was like ordinary foxes, why didn't it prey on those small animals? Instead, it only saw " "Old Monkey" is so excited and so hungry.

This shows how much it likes to eat "old monkeys", and from its impatient greed when eating the rotten corpses of young monkeys, it can also be inferred that the fox loves the rotten corpses of "old monkeys" , even more fond of it.

Now that you know what it likes to eat, it's much easier to handle.

Because of the drought, the "old man monkeys" are much rarer than in previous years, but no matter how rare they are, they are still much more numerous than the bloody foxes, and they are much easier to catch.

As long as you capture this "old man monkey" with a corpse and then use it as bait, you should be able to lure that kind of fox to "take the bait."

When the old squire's grandfather was a child, he often heard his father say: "As long as you know what these beasts like to eat, it will be much easier to catch them."

This is one of the most important tips when hunting.

From this, an arrest plan was gradually formed in the mind of the old country squire.

It took him two days to finally capture an "old man monkey" holding a corpse. Obviously, the dead little monkey in the arms of the "old man monkey" was its child.

This kind of "old man monkey" guards the corpse in its arms very tightly. If anyone dares to touch the corpse, it will tear and bite like crazy, and cling to the corpse tightly, as if it is afraid that others will snatch it away.

The only regret is that the body in the arms of this "old man monkey" has not been dead for too long, so it is only slightly rotten. Therefore, in order to enhance the effect, the old squire's grandfather waited a little longer before implementing the capture plan. Two days to allow the little monkey's body to decompose more.

Two days later, the old squire's grandfather designed a perfect trapping plan.

He placed the "old man monkey" holding the corpse under a tree at the water source, and wrapped a vine around the monkey's legs, trying to wrap it as naturally as possible, giving people the impression that "the monkey is not here" Be careful, you’ll get yourself entangled”.

Then, he hung a large cage on the tree directly above the monkey. His plan was that as soon as the fox walked over to eat the monkey, he would loosen the rope in his hand, and then the cage would fall down and take the fox away. The fox is covered inside, and by then, it's done.
Chapter completed!