My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 560 The Creepy Little Beast

Many villagers were hoping that Chen Ling would bring the tiger into the mountains and wreak havoc.

Only the older generation still has some concerns.

It's been so many years since a tiger has appeared in the mountains.

Will something bad happen if we suddenly take it into the mountains?

Everyone knew in their hearts that there were an unusually large number of wild animals in the mountains this year.

Jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards—the other three species, except for the tiger, are all present.

Besides jackals and leopards, no one can say for sure whether there are other ferocious wild beasts.

So many powerful figures from the mountains have come together.

It always makes people unconsciously feel a lot of apprehension.

Chen Ling and his group were in high spirits at this moment.

Naturally, they wouldn't care about these things.

He simply told the elders, "I brought a kite. With kites flying in the sky, it will give you a warning if anything happens."

Moreover, jackals and leopards don't easily come out during the day.

What's there to be afraid of?

None of the young men were afraid. They carried their guns and dogs with great pride and followed Chen Ling across the old river bend up the mountain.

Most of the local dogs in the village were trained by Heiwa and Xiaojin, and they are even more formidable than properly trained hunting dogs.

It's interesting to say.

These dogs in the village.

Even in families who had conflicts with Chen Ling or disliked him, their dogs would follow Heiwa and Xiaojin around the mountains and fields all day long.

Human grudges have nothing to do with dogs.

Using this, Heiwa and his companion performed many unexpected and extraordinary feats.

It also made these originally inconspicuous mongrel dogs smart and fierce.

In addition, over the past two years, they have also been trained by fighting wolves and hunting pigs with Heiwa.

Even now, Heiwa and the other two haven't come along.

They are quite well-made.

They're no worse than those tiger-headed yellow dogs from Kinmen Village.

I was still a little scared of the two tigers, Ah Fu and Ah Shou, so I was a bit nervous and didn't dare to go forward.

Afu and Ashou, on the other hand, had absolutely no awareness.

Once in the mountains, it would sniff around the big trees, growling softly, its eyes becoming dangerous.

The two little ones hold grudges very well.

They weren't looking for prey, but for monkeys.

The others, unaware of the situation, remarked, "These tigers are truly formidable; the dogs haven't even made a move yet, and they've already come looking for us."

The roar of a tiger is truly terrifying.

Just then, by sheer coincidence, a sika deer actually emerged from the edge of the forest on the other side of the ravine.

With its big, dark eyes wide open, it looked around.

"Wow, this sika deer is so close to us, let's chase it."

Chen Ze and his men couldn't contain their excitement once they saw their prey.

They had long heard that Chen Ling had once chased a wild boar king in the mountains of the Miao village, and they were itching to try it themselves.

Chen Ling and the lynx remained calm and unhurried.

Chen Ling waved his hand and said, "Don't rush. If we rush over like this, we'll scare them away. Let's wait for the deer hiding in the woods to come out first, and then we'll attack when they all come closer together."

We encountered sika deer peeking out from the edge of the forest.

It's not that they're spying on people, or that they're just curious.

It's not that they're deliberately trying to be cute.

Rather, it's when the deer are foraging or drinking.

The doe will be the first to emerge from the woods to check if the surrounding environment is safe.

If there is no danger, they will return to the forest to bring the baby sika deer out to eat or drink together.

The fawns have long been weaned and are now half-grown, so they don't need special care.

The female deer now appearing at the edge of the forest are mostly out keeping watch for the rest of the herd.

We must not disturb them.

Instead, they waited quietly until all of them came out before swarming them and delivering a fatal blow.

"Ah Fu and Ah Shou, don't move yet. Be good. Today we can't just chase monkeys like yesterday. We need to hunt more prey."

Chen Ling held the two tiger cubs down beside him, preventing them from moving.

Then, quietly watching the sika deer emerge one by one from the woods opposite, they walked out.

There were more than twenty of them, of all sizes.

Moreover, male deer have already joined this herd of sika deer.

"My goodness, there really are so many deer hiding in the forest. Fugui, how have you improved so much in the past two years? You're no worse than the old hunter. You're always right."

"Alright, stop praising me. With a male deer joining the herd, they've been mating frequently lately and can't live without water. See? They're heading towards the old river bend."

Wild animals in the mountains are no different from domestic animals.

Frequent mating necessitates drinking water regularly to replenish fluids.

For both male and female deer, this is a very physically demanding activity.

Just like how sometimes a large water tank isn't enough after the cattle and horses at home have finished mating, the same goes for these deer.

"So, it was these deer that ruined Auntie San's soybean field."

"Definitely. Drinking water and eating beans are just side things. The deer herd is just nearby, no doubt about it."

"What about the muntjac? Didn't they say the muntjac tracks are the most numerous in Nanshan?"

"Have you forgotten the saying that one muntjac is worth a hundred sheep? Muntjacs are too timid. They can go to eight hundred different places just to drink water by the river. If you see a lot of muntjac footprints on the riverbank, it is very likely that they were made by just one muntjac."

"Right, right, I almost forgot about that. The scourge of soybeans was caused by the sika deer. Let's avenge Third Aunt right now."

"Shh, don't speak yet, the deer are coming."

With a soft rustling sound of footsteps, the herd of sika deer drew closer and closer along the path piled with fallen leaves.

at this time.

The woods became quiet without anyone noticing; even the loudest bird calls of the morning could no longer be heard.

The small animals and birds nearby seemed to have sensed something.

One by one, they disappeared without a trace.

suddenly.

At one moment, a loud whistle rang out from the forest.

Immediately afterwards, the leaves rustled and shook.

Two striped tigers suddenly leaped out from the east and west, letting out a roar that shook the mountains and forests. Their domineering and fierce aura made the entire deer herd tremble in fear.

Just as they were about to run away, the barking of dogs erupted from all directions, and a pack of mongrels rushed out.

The deer herd panicked, running forward and backward in a chaotic frenzy.

In this situation, no one needs to fire a gun.

Two tigers and a pack of dogs slaughtered the deer herd.

Soon, even the villagers at the foot of the mountain heard the commotion.

The roar of the tiger and the barking of the dogs carried so far that they could be heard clearly throughout the village, and the villagers working in the old river bend could hear them even more clearly.

I thought something bad had happened.

They quickly grabbed hoes and shovels and followed the sound to the mountain.

Once they entered the woods, they were immediately stunned.

There were sika deer lying all over the ground in front of me.

The two tigers dragged the deer one after another to Chen Ling, like they were pulling chicks, and lined them up in a row.

The stray dogs brought from the village didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

They just squatted in front of their respective owners, watching longingly.

"Wow, that's incredibly fast! Did you even have ten minutes to get up the mountain? And you've already caught so many deer!"

"The tiger is really powerful; it killed eight deer in one go."

"Yes, it has to be the Tiger King."

"..." Chen Ling clapped his hands and laughed, "When you're chasing someone down a mountain, everyone gets a share. Since you've all come along, help carry it back. We'll divide it up when we get back."

The villagers immediately cheered.

"Third Aunt, Fugui has avenged you now, he killed all these deer, don't be unhappy."

Seeing your crops ruined in the fields early in the morning would make anyone feel bad.

When Auntie San heard what everyone was saying and saw the deer on the ground, she also smiled broadly.

Everyone happily carried the eight deer they had hunted back to the village.

After the villagers left.

The lynx said, "This time we caught mostly old deer. Don't the jackals and leopards in the mountains hunt deer? We've run into all the old, weak, sick and disabled ones."

Chen Ling shook his head: "It's hard to say, they might be a herd of deer that migrated from elsewhere."

Just now, the tiger pounced and the pack of dogs surrounded and hunted; the battle was quite fierce.

But some clever deer managed to escape.

Especially the deer; I don't know if it's because of their size, or if the dogs and tigers weren't interested, but not a single one was caught.

Finally, there were eight deer, and Afu and Ashou each took care of two of them.

The remaining task was for the pack of dogs to entangle the enemies separately, and then Ah Fu and Ah Shou would rush in and deliver a fatal blow.

That's why they say if you bring a tiger, you don't even need to use knives or guns.

A tiger can easily kill its prey with a single swipe of its paw and a bite.

"Let's go, while it's still early morning and the sun hasn't risen too high, let's quickly search the mountain twice and make a few trips."

Chen Ling said.

Encountering a herd of deer as soon as you enter the mountains is largely due to luck.

Next, we still need to go on a few proper mountain chases.

"Chasing the mountain" means to first follow the prey's tracks to find out which mountain the prey is active on.

After determining its location on the mountain peak.

The hunters then divided their tasks: some took dogs up the mountain to chase prey, while others waited at the foot of the mountain or in the mountains along the prey's usual route.

This time, a tiger was brought along.

When chasing mountains, you don't need to take the usual route.

There's no need for such trouble, to specifically search for prey tracks and chase them across the mountains and fields.

Today, whichever mountain we go up, whatever prey we find there, we'll take the tiger to chase that prey.

Afu and Ashou rarely hunt alone in such a wild environment.

Therefore, Chen Ling did not restrict them from necessarily hunting large prey.

You can also catch small prey.

Wild rabbits, pheasants, hedgehogs, and mountain rats.

They'll catch anything they see.

Even when they encountered a group of arrogant wild ducks, Chen Ling and his men would fire a few shots into the water, and then have the tiger lead the pack of dogs to chase after them.

It's really fun to do whatever you want with a tiger and wreak havoc everywhere.

It was so much fun!

Through repeated small hunts, Afu and Ashou also learned more and more hunting skills.

Rabbits are not easy to catch.

Some wild rabbits are even harder to catch than deer when they run on the mountain.

Needless to say, those with wings are even more so.

If people don't shoot to help when they encounter pheasants or wild ducks, they will inevitably fail many times. It can be said that the birds themselves have never been able to catch them.

In this way, their temperament was gradually tempered.

The two little tigers' biggest improvement today was learning how to ambush.

They've learned to patiently ambush their prey.

This is a significant improvement.

They also recognized their own limitations; they knew that brute force alone was not enough to deal with creatures with wings, those with thorns, or those that could burrow.

By noon, they had already crossed several hills along Nanshan Mountain and entered the depths of the forest.

We made a fire by the stream and roasted pheasants and rabbits.

Wild ducks and other animals with a strong fishy smell were eaten by tigers and dogs.

With Afu, Ashou, and a pack of dogs around, there wasn't much of the prey left over today; it was all gone in one meal at noon.

"Fugui, Fugui, I was in the middle of taking a dump when I heard wild boars calling from the mountain. You should take the tiger to catch them quickly."

Everyone was resting after dinner when Chen Ze rushed over, pulling up his pants in a panic.

"Water Boy, aren't you supposed to be so brave? How come you've become such a coward after just hearing a few wild boar calls?" Everyone laughed at Chen Ze for his panicked appearance, as if he hadn't even wiped his own butt.

"It's not that I'm a coward, but when I think about how Uncle Guangli from Kinmen Village almost got gored to death by a wild boar while he was taking a dump, I'm really scared."

"Shuiwazi, Yuqiang, you two take the dog and come with me to take a look."

Chen Ling waved, then gestured to Lynx, telling him to keep an eye on this side.

Lynx's marksmanship is far superior to that of the young men in the village; he can also provide support in case of emergencies.

So Chen Ling, along with the tiger and Chen Ze, along with several dogs, headed towards the mountain where the wild boars were calling.

As soon as we entered the forest, we heard the howling of wild boars.

It seems to be separated by a mountain ridge.

They looked around and did a quick calculation; they figured it shouldn't be too far.

So they continued following the sound.

During this period, Afu and Ashou reacted strongly, and the dog pack also became somewhat restless.

Everyone wanted to rush over.

Chen Ling sensed something was wrong with the wild boar's howling and, fearing they might encounter other wild animals, restrained the two tigers and the pack of dogs to prevent them from moving or barking.

So quietly approaching the past.

Before we even crossed the hill, there were bloodstains on the fallen leaves in the forest, which were extremely glaring.

Upon seeing this, the three men's expressions turned serious once again.

No one sets traps this far away.

There's no need to elaborate on the mammals that can threaten wild boars.

So they suddenly became cautious.

Chen Ling then took out a plum tube from the Miao village, blew it several times, and sent a signal to the lynx.

He didn't fire, afraid of startling the unknown beast.

After transmitting the signal.

Chen Ling stroked the heads of the two tigers, silently thinking, "Perhaps, Afu and Ashou will have a real battle ahead."

However, when the lynx arrived, they climbed over the hill together and stood ready for battle.

The situation in the mountain gully surprised everyone.

A wild boar covered in wounds lay howling in a shallow puddle in a ravine. The puddle was stained blackish-red with blood, and small yellow animals were jumping around and gnawing on the boar's body.

In some cases, large chunks of flesh had been torn off from the wounds of wild boars.

"What the hell is that thing eating wild boar? Is it a weasel?"

While everyone was stunned, some felt a chill run down their spines and their scalps tingled: "Damn it, how did they hunt such a big wild boar? This is too eerie, I'm getting a little scared."

Just imagine, a pack of twenty or thirty weasels leaping and bounding around a large wild boar, eventually knocking it down and swarming over it to eat its flesh. That scene is so bizarre, it's practically on the verge of becoming a spirit.

"This is not a weasel, it's a wild boar."

Chen Ling squinted and took a look, recognizing what it was.

Just then, the wild boar let out an even more pitiful howl, trying to struggle to its feet.

But it's a pity.

The ferocity of those small yellow beasts was unexpected; some bit the wound on the wild boar's hind leg and wouldn't let go no matter how much it kicked and jumped.

The other small yellow animals swarmed forward, some biting the wild boar's rump, others its back, continuing to attack the wounds on the boar's body.

No matter how much the wild boar struggled, it wouldn't let go.

The wild boar spun around in pain, trying to shake off the puddles but unable to, and trying to run away but unable to. After rushing a short distance out of the puddle, it collapsed weakly to the ground.

He let the small yellow beasts gnaw at his flesh, leaving it a bloody mess and blood flowing freely.

(End of this chapter)