Only after the child asked the foxes about it did he know what was going on.

It turned out that Xiaobai broke into the territory of another group of foxes while hunting. Therefore, he was punished by the other foxes and was forced to eat the roots of a plant.

After eating these roots, the fox's red pupils will disappear for a period of time. Of course, during this period of time, the fox will not be able to see anything and can only rely on its sense of smell and hearing.

This is also the reason why Xiaobai didn't recognize that the house they came to tonight was the child's home. Although it had been here many times before, it couldn't recognize it this time because it couldn't be seen.

After the child heard these words from the fox, his heart moved. Since eating the roots of this plant can make the red pupils disappear, can he try it himself?

So the child asked the foxes to get him some of these roots. This request was simply too easy for the foxes, and they readily agreed.

Although the chicken was not stolen, the child did not let these foxes go to waste. He quietly took four or five pheasants from the house and distributed them to the foxes. This made the foxes treat the child even more Gratitude and respect.

The next night, the two foxes came to the child's house again and brought the roots of the plant.

At first, the child was ready to eat the rhizome raw like those foxes. After washing it, he took a bite. He found the taste bitter and astringent and difficult to swallow, so he decided to cook it with water before eating it. Sure enough. After it's cooked, it tastes much better.

After eating it, I didn’t expect the effect to be amazing.

About half an hour after eating, the child opened his eyelids by the water tank and took a closer look. He found that the red pupil had almost completely disappeared. If you follow the usual rules, it is because these days are the days when the moon is relatively full. The red pupils should be more obvious. But eating this rhizome makes the red pupils disappear. How can this not make the child happy? In this way, the child feels that he has finally become a normal person.

This rhizome is really the hope in life for the child. Since taking this rhizome, he is also willing to have contact with other children. Moreover, the foxes will appear every month when the red pupils are about to appear. Send that rhizome and let the child take it in time. Therefore, the child's red pupils will never appear again with the help of this rhizome.

The young hunter couple heard what their child said. They were really surprised and happy. They were so surprised that their child actually had such an ability. Moreover, even though he was so young, he was so smart and scheming. What made him happy was that in his son's eyes The abnormality was not completely cured by taking the rhizome of this plant, but it was basically solved.

After listening to his son's story, the young hunter never hunted foxes again.

The child's family lived a peaceful and warm life. In their spare time, the young hunter often chatted with Old Man Jiang. The two of them cooked a few plates of game and drank some soju. They were friends forever and talked about everything. Of course, about the secrets of the child. The young hunter didn't hide anything and told Old Man Jiang. Old Man Jiang comforted him and said, "This is fate. Although the child's eyes are a little abnormal, he is so smart and obedient that he will be successful in the future."

But what I didn't expect was that when the child was ten years old, a huge disaster would fall from the sky.

It was the winter of the year. It was extremely cold. It snowed heavily all day long. It stopped in the evening. Because it was a snowy day, the young hunters did not go to the mountains to hunt anymore. It was rare for them to have some leisure time.

The family of three gathered around the stove. Xiaocui cooked a sumptuous meal and prepared a pot of shochu for her husband. The young hunter was also very interested. He told his son about his various interesting experiences while hunting. The child listened with gusto. .He also laughed a few times from time to time or asked a few questions out of curiosity.

Xiaocui sat next to him, watching the father and son chat with a happy face.

And this scene will always be engraved in the child's memory. He will never forget it for the rest of his life. Many years later, the child still remembers it clearly. When he talks about this with Old Man Jiang, he can't help but burst into tears.

Because after that day, in the child's life, there will never be such a scene again.

That night was particularly cold. Before going to bed, Xiaocui thoughtfully covered her son with a new quilt. The child also slept very warmly and fragrantly. But when he woke up the next day, the child was surprised to find that his own My parents are gone. There are still stains of blood on the kang.

The child immediately had an ominous premonition. While crying, he put on a few clothes casually. First, he ran out of breath to the neighbor Old Man Jiang's house. When Old Man Jiang heard this, he was also shocked. He held a shovel in his hand. He came first. I took a quick look at the young hunter's house, and then hurriedly looked for some young people in the village. Two of them were hunters. Everyone got together to look for the young hunter couple.

But the scene alone made these people confused. Looking at the pool of blood on the bed, everyone guessed that the young hunter couple was most likely eaten by wild beasts.

But if they were eaten by wild beasts, there should be at least some skin, flesh and bones left. But in the house, not even the fingernails of the two people were left. Except for the blood stains, it can be said that they disappeared without a trace. trace.

If it were assumed that a wild beast bit the couple to death and carried them away whole, it would definitely leave blood stains along the way. Especially on this snowy day, the blood stains would be more obvious.

But the strange thing is that the blood is only found inside the house, but not a drop can be seen on the snow outside. It would be understandable if it snowed at night and the blood stains were buried. But everyone knows that the snow is obviously It rained during the day yesterday, but stopped in the evening, and it didn't rain at all during the night. Therefore, if there were blood stains on the snow, they would be clearly visible.

This is really weird.

What’s even weirder is that if it’s a wild animal, it’s most likely a large beast like a tiger. And it’s probably not just one that can carry two adults in its mouth. Therefore, even if there’s no blood on the snow, there should be a tiger. The footprints are. But the strange thing is that there are no tiger footprints on the snow. There is only a trace like a belt being dragged.

What kind of beast left this strange trace?

No matter what kind of trace it is, the only way to find the young hunter couple is to follow this mysterious trace. So, a few strong young men were selected from the village and led by two experienced hunters. Taking a hunting fork and knife hook, he followed the traces left on the snow and headed into the mountains.

But after they walked three or four miles into the mountain, the trace suddenly disappeared at the entrance of a cave. Moreover, the entrance of the cave was very narrow. Most adults would not be able to get in even if they took off their clothes, let alone wearing cotton-padded clothes.

No one has ever entered this cave, but it is said that a few years ago, two children from a neighboring village came to play in this area. After seeing the entrance of the cave, the two children were very curious, so they crawled in. But after entering . He never came out again. From then on, no one dared to enter this hole.

What kind of beast or monster is inside? No one knows this. But based on the traces on the snow, we can deduce that the beast that made the young hunter couple disappear should have gotten into this hole.

But what kind of beast is it?

One of the leading hunters squatted on the snow at the entrance of the cave and observed the traces on the snow for a long time. Suddenly, he said to himself, "Could it be a python? These traces are very much like those left by a python." But how is it possible? It's winter now. How can pythons come out in winter? But what else could such traces be besides pythons?"

The other hunter also shook his head. He probably couldn't figure out what it was. However, based on the blood stains and other signs in the house, it could be basically determined that the young hunter couple should be more or less vicious;

Moreover, I am afraid that the body has been torn into pieces. Otherwise, if the body is still relatively large, there will be no way to enter such a hole.

But people are still very puzzled about one thing...why do wild beasts only eat adults and not children sleeping next to them? Experienced hunters all know that if adults and children are together, wild beasts often attack the children first. This is Not only because children have weak resistance, but also because children’s meat is more fragrant and delicious than that of adults.

In addition, when the young couple was killed, the child was not awakened. This shows that the attack was very short and the movement was very small.

The mysteries surrounding this matter are increasing and puzzling.

Suddenly, a young man in the village seemed to have discovered something. He shouted loudly: "Look, there are some fine hairs on this trace."

Hearing what he said, everyone squatted next to the trace and looked carefully. Sure enough, there were some white hairs scattered on this mysterious trace in the snow. This kind of hair is also white because of its color. So on the white snow, if you don't look carefully, you can't find it at all.

The discovery of this kind of hair made people think that what ate the young couple was definitely not an ordinary beast, but a monster that no one had ever seen.

The mysterious disappearance of this young couple also made the people in the village suddenly afraid. During those days, almost every house closed before dark. Moreover, almost all the houses began to raise hunting dogs. The villagers The doors and windows were also made wider and thicker with wood, and the courtyard walls were also raised. All nearby villages followed suit.

I don’t know if it’s because of these measures. Anyway, similar situations have not happened in the village since then.

But two or three years later, other dangers appeared in this area. People who went into the mountains to collect medicine were often eaten by pythons.

And the child who used to have a happy family immediately became an orphan because his family suffered such misfortune. Originally, Old Man Jiang wanted to adopt the child and let the child move to their home for food and accommodation. But for some reason, the child was very stubborn. He insisted. I didn't go anywhere. I still lived in my original home. Although everyone thought it was dangerous, the child was too stubborn and refused to listen. In the end, everyone had no choice but to let it go.

Although this child is just over ten years old, he is very sensible. He knows that Old Man Jiang and his wife are old and childless, and life in the village is considered very difficult. When his parents were alive.

Frequently giving alms to them has enabled the old couple to survive. But if I go to the old couple's home now, it will greatly increase the burden of the two old people's lives.

So, the child who was just over ten years old began to be self-reliant. He often did what he could for others in the village in exchange for food. The villagers saw the child as pitiful and took good care of him. In this way, the child was slow.

I grew up slowly and arduously, and finally when I was fourteen or fifteen years old, I was able to go hunting in the mountains.
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