Rebirth of the Legend of the Red Age

Chapter 151, Costin
That day, the couple came to a valley. It was already late, so they decided to set up a tent in the valley and rest for a night before continuing to explore the mountains.

Wang Li is setting up the tent, while his wife Zheng Lan is cooking.

Suddenly, a sharp cry was heard across the sky.

Wang Li and his wife looked up at the sky and found two birds flying. Zheng Lan did not see clearly what kind of birds they were because they were flying high, but Wang Li saw clearly. His body had been strengthened for a long time by the Golden Body Sutra, and he was nourished by the giant crocodile and white tiger pills.

His eyesight was already extremely good, and Wang Li clearly saw that there were two eagles flying across the sky.

Moreover, he recognized that it was not an ordinary eagle, but the famous condor Saker Falcon.

The Saker Falcon is the highest totem of the Manchu people. Its Chinese name is "Queying", which is "Xiongkuru" in Sushen language (Manchu), meaning the highest and fastest flying bird in the world, and also means "the god of all eagles".

According to legend, only one "Saker Falcon" is born among 100,000 sacred eagles. It is the highest totem of the Sushen and Manchu ethnic groups in China. Saker Falcon comes from Sushen (ancient Northeast China). Its colors vary, with pure white, sky blue, bright gold, pure black and jade claws being the best. Emperor Kangxi praised Saker Falcon: "There are 360 ​​feathered insects, and the most handsome one is Saker Falcon. It has a golden spirit and fire virtue, and its unique material reflects the Yaoguang Star." It not only promotes martial virtues and inspires military courage, but also boasts that Saker Falcon has a strong and fierce temperament, and its excellent quality can shine with the stars in the sky. Its strength is as great as a thousand pounds hitting a stone, and its speed is as fast as lightning and thunder. This shows that the status of Saker Falcon in the eyes of ancient Northeast emperors is extraordinary.

The two eagles flew very fast and soon disappeared from the sight of the two men, flying to the other side of the mountain.

Wang Li showed an interested expression on his face, which was seen by Zheng Lan, who asked him: "Wang Li, what kind of bird is that? Its call is so loud that it can be heard from so far away."

Wang Li replied: If I am not mistaken, it should be a Saker Falcon, the favorite bird of the Banner people. They should be returning to their nests. Let's explore in that direction tomorrow.

Let's see if we can find any baby birds. If there are any, I would like to tame one at home so that it will be convenient for us to hunt in the future.

Zheng Lan agreed without thinking. She also saw the scene of two eagles flying in the sky and liked it very much.

In the evening, the two of them ate a wild rabbit and a pheasant that Wang Li had shot in the evening, along with the dry food they brought with them. After a full meal, they built a fire outside the tent and went into the tent to rest.

Because they were skilled and courageous, the two did not keep watch at night. With their strength, if a large animal passed by at night, they would be able to sense it before it got close to the tent.

The night passed peacefully. The next day, the couple made some porridge and had breakfast with the leftover barbecue from the previous night. Then they packed up the tent and various daily necessities and headed in the direction where the eagle had returned to its nest yesterday.

As the saying goes: A horse will die if it runs too far up the mountain.

It was not until evening that the two saw the pair of Saker Falcons again.

At this time, the pair of Saker Falcons were falling into a cave on the opposite cliff.

Wang Li said to Zheng Lan: We finally saw their nest, but I don’t know if we can find the young eagles. As far as I know, they are in the breeding season.

（海东青繁殖期5—6月，每窝产卵3—4枚，孵化期35天左右，育雏期47天左右。生体长约有50到60公分，体重约1.5公斤到2公斤，翼展可达1米到1.5米左右。）
Let's camp here today. When the pair of eagles go out to look for food tomorrow morning, I will climb up and take a look.

Zheng Lan agreed with Wang Li's suggestion.

The two pitched their tent in the woods some distance away from the cliff, mainly to avoid being spotted by eagles on the mountain.

Early the next morning, Wang Li walked out of the tent and stared at the direction of the cliff. As long as the pair of Saker Falcons flew out to find food, he would immediately climb up the cliff and look for the Saker Falcon cubs in their nest.

Hard work pays off. Not long after the sun rose, the pair of gers really flew away from their nest. After Wang Li told his wife, he immediately rushed to the cliff.

Soon, Wang Li arrived at the foot of the cliff. The height of the cliff was about 60 meters. It was probably formed by a landslide caused by geological changes. There were many protruding rocks on the cliff wall, which made it very convenient for Wang Li to climb.

With Wang Li's current strength, climbing the cliff was very easy, and soon he climbed to the eagle's nest.

Sure enough, there were three eaglets in the eagle's nest, watching him and chirping.

It’s just that the eaglets have already opened their eyes. Although they haven’t grown all their feathers yet, they are not as easy to tame as newborn eaglets.

Only by keeping the eagle by your side before it opens its eyes can it be easier to tame.

Therefore, Wang Li did not plan to take all of them away. He would only take one of them and try to tame it to see if it could be tamed.

At this time, Wang Li was observing the three little eagles and activating his perception ability.

Soon, Wang Li discovered that the little eagle with lighter feathers had the strongest vitality.

Without hesitation, he quickly grabbed it in his hand, put it in the cloth bag he carried with him, and climbed down the cliff.

He knew that the eagle's eyes were very sharp, and he was afraid that the two Saker Falcons might suddenly appear nearby, see that he had stolen their cubs, and attack him, causing unnecessary trouble.

Soon, Wang Li returned to Zheng Lan, carried his luggage, and quickly left the cliff with Zheng Lan.

After walking for a distance, Wang Li opened the cloth bag in front of Zheng Lan. When the little eagle inside saw the light again, its cries became louder.

Zheng Lan looked at it with shining eyes, obviously liking it very much, but she didn't dare to touch it with her hands.

Zheng Lan said to Wang Li: "Is it hungry? Give it something to eat quickly."

Wang Li replied: Okay, I will go and kill a rabbit now. It can already eat raw meat.

As he said this, he took his longbow and walked towards a jungle. Soon he returned to his wife with a prepared hare.

He used a small knife made from the giant crocodile's claws that he carried with him to cut the rabbit meat into strips, and then asked Zheng Lan to feed the Saker Falcon.

It was indeed hungry, and ignored the change in environment. It opened its little mouth and began to swallow the strip of meat that was fed to it.

Wang Li felt relieved after seeing this and thought: Fortunately, it eats the food we feed it. Now the only thing left is how to tame this Saker Falcon.

In this way, the couple continued their journey with the little Saker Falcon.

(End of this chapter)