Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

Prior to this, Zhao Lei had instructed Qin Bowen to remain calm and not to move without his orders, lest he scare away the prey.

Time passed little by little, and the sun rose higher and higher.

The original bluish-gray shadows in the valley were now bathed in direct sunlight, turning them golden.

The musk deer appeared to have eaten and drunk their fill, and they called to each other as they headed back.

As expected, they took the same animal trail as before.

A mountain breeze blew in gusts, and the two people hidden in the bushes seemed to blend into the forest, remaining motionless and quietly lying in wait.

Just as Qin Bowen was getting sleepy and his eyelids were drooping, a soft rustling sound came from ahead on the path.

coming!

On the other side, Zhao Lei also gripped his hunting rifle tightly, aiming the muzzle steadily in the direction from which the sound came.

Before long, a brown figure darted out of the bushes, cautiously looking around.

A moment later, another, larger musk deer emerged from behind.

It would occasionally raise its head, its nostrils twitching slightly as it sniffed the air, its two long ears twitching like radar.

Zhao Lei lay prone in the bushes twenty or thirty meters away, concealing himself like a stone, not even daring to breathe loudly.

He kept repeating to himself: One more step forward, one more step forward.

The trap he set was just half a meter in front of this adult male musk deer; if it took just two more steps, it would trigger the mechanism.

Once triggered, the pre-bent branches will snap back, lifting the prey off the ground.

Unexpectedly, the male musk deer suddenly stopped and remained motionless.

Zhao Lei's heart tightened, and he steadily aimed his shotgun at the opponent.

At the current distance of about 25 or 26 meters, although the shotgun pellets could hit, it would be difficult to kill them with one shot. The sound of the gun would only scare away the two musk deer.

We're still far enough away; we can only continue to wait.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye at another bush nearby, where Qin Bowen was hiding, about thirty meters away from Lin She.

Zhao Lei was secretly worried: Bowen, please don't fire indiscriminately.

Now is the crucial moment, let's wait a little longer...

It's best to let it get caught in the trap directly.

hiss!

The male musk deer suddenly tilted its head and looked straight in the direction where Zhao Lei was hiding.

Zhao Lei's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: This beast is too alert!

I didn't move an inch the whole time, yet it still sensed something was wrong?

Fortunately, the male musk deer stared for a few seconds and found nothing amiss before slowly walking forward again.

the other side.

Qin Bowen lay prone in the grass, his palms sweating as he gripped his hunting rifle tightly. He stared intently at the two prey, hoping that the larger one would step into the snare his brother-in-law had set.

One step, two steps, three steps...

The smaller musk deer paused for a moment, then hopped and darted into the grass to nibble on weeds.

The adult male musk deer continued walking, and on its fifth step, it finally stepped into a slipknot covered by dead leaves.

Seeing this from a distance, Zhao Lei clenched his fist tightly: Great, we've fallen for their trap!

hiss!

The male musk deer instantly sensed something amiss beneath its feet and instinctively lifted its hoof to try and break free.

But before it could retract its hind legs, the lasso mechanism was triggered instantly!

The thick branch that had been bent over suddenly sprang upwards!

The rope tightened suddenly due to the great elasticity of the tree branch, and the loop snapped around its left hind hoof, making the entire rope taut and straight in an instant.

baa!

The adult male musk deer let out a short, sharp hiss and struggled forward, trying to break free of its restraints.

But this slipknot is woven from hemp rope and thin bamboo strips, and the more you struggle, the tighter it becomes.

The male musk deer panicked and leaped about wildly, frantically charging through branches and bushes, kicking up fallen leaves and pebbles that flew everywhere...

Zhao Lei and Qin Bowen, who were hiding in the bushes, were both very excited when they saw this.

Zhao Lei originally planned to first stabilize himself and see if the other snare could be used to catch the musk deer behind him.

Unexpectedly, the male musk deer reacted very violently after being caught in the snare, startling its companions nearby.

They leaped up and disappeared into the dense forest in a few bounds.

Zhao Lei reacted almost simultaneously, shouting at Qin Bowen, "Bowen, charge! Find an opportunity and hunt them down!"

The two brothers darted out of the bushes and chased after the other musk deer that had run deeper into the forest.

But before they could run more than a few steps, and before they could even aim their guns, the remaining musk deer jumped ten or twenty meters away in just a few seconds.

Zhao Lei immediately reached out to stop Qin Bowen: "Bowen, don't chase after him, you can't catch up!"

"Oh dear, what a pity, that beast ran way too fast!" Qin Bowen muttered to himself.

But then he saw his brother-in-law running quickly back to the musk deer in the trap, and he hurriedly followed after him.

The two men surrounded the musk deer, whose hind legs were bound.

As a result, this guy jumped more than two meters, full of energy, and kept struggling.

The two brothers were at a loss as to what to do with this guy for the time being.

After all, this adult male musk deer looks to weigh about 30 pounds, almost the size of an adult hyena.

Moreover, it has two long fangs hanging from its mouth, somewhat resembling a saber-toothed tiger.

If Zhao Lei and Qin Bowen get too close and get kicked or injured by its fangs, it would be a huge loss for them.

However, Zhao Lei saw that the taut noose was loosening its grip on the branch and knew he couldn't let it struggle like that any longer.

Otherwise, if they manage to break free and run away right under their noses, it would be too embarrassing for them.

Qin Bowen, who was standing next to him, drew his long sword from his waist and prepared to chop the guy in half with one stroke.

Zhao Lei immediately waved his hand: "Bowen, don't use a knife! It will affect the extraction of the musk pouch later."

Qin Bowen was also a little anxious: "What should we do then, brother-in-law?"

Zhao Lei looked around, then picked up a wooden stick from the ground without saying a word.

Seizing the opportunity, he swung the sword hard across Lin She's head!

boom!

With a thud, the musk deer let out a miserable cry and collapsed to the ground, convulsing.

Qin Bowen, who was standing next to him, was stunned.

I thought to myself, "My brother-in-law is too decisive."

He belatedly picked up a stick, intending to strike a few more times.

Zhao Lei said, "No need, just knock it out. We need to quickly tie its limbs with rope and hold it down for me; I need to get the sachet."

Qin Bowen quickly did as instructed, binding Lin She's front and back legs separately, then pressing his knees down on the unconscious Lin She and using his hands to firmly hold down her legs.

"Brother-in-law, how do you plan to get it?"

Zhao Lei took out tools from his backpack: oil paper he had prepared earlier to wrap the musk sac, and a sharp knife.

"Bowen, hold it down for me. Make sure it doesn't break free if there's any movement. If it damages the musk sac, the price will drop drastically."

Qin Bowen patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, brother-in-law, I've got it covered. Even if there were two or three more of these little things, I'd still crush them."

Looking at his brother-in-law's robust physique, Zhao Lei repeatedly warned him not to let his guard down.

Zhao Lei then began his actions.

The extraction of musk deer sacs is a very meticulous process...

The first step is to regulate the flow of qi and blood.

The so-called "driving out of qi and blood" involves massaging and squeezing the musk deer to try to drive its qi and blood towards the musk sac at the navel.

This will ensure that the musk sac will have a better and fuller color when it is removed later.

Qin Bowen looked at his brother-in-law and said he wanted to take the musk deer's sac, but instead he was giving the musk deer a massage.

But the hand kept moving towards the navel, and she asked with some confusion, "Brother-in-law, what are you doing?"