In late autumn, the grass is dry and the geese are flying. At a glance, the vast grassland is full of withered colors. Marquis Wen led 5,000 Bingzhou troops all the way north along the Great Wall, twists and turns, stop and go, it took nearly ten days to arrive.

Xihe.

Lu Bu entered the grassland like a fish in water, paying no attention to all the small animals along the way. When he reached a hilly place with a continuous dense forest in the distance, he issued an order for his soldiers to form a team of a hundred, waved the big flag, and dispersed to hunt.

Everything is organized and orderly, showing that he is an experienced hunter.

Qilin rode a red rabbit, while Lu Bu changed his horse, holding a big bow and gesticulating like a child indulging in hunting games. He couldn't help but smile.

Lu Bu didn't look back. He was mysterious. He raised his finger and shook it, saying: "Shh, I'll give you a big blow later."

The messenger soldiers came galloping in the distance, and Lu Bu ordered: "Play the trumpet!"

Several people lined up in a row, surrounded the dense forest, and blew the horns in unison. The sound was loud and clear. Suddenly, the birds in the forest flew away one after another. The horses raised their heads to the sky and neighed. The soldiers without trumpets in their hands waved flags and shouted, and shot arrows indiscriminately.

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The frightened beasts in the forest rushed around, and finally found the breach specially left by Lu Bu, and rushed out. There were thousands of medium-sized beasts in the dense forest covering an area of ​​more than 100 acres. The bears roared and rushed into the grassland.

Lu Bu urged his horses fiercely, and the surrounding army abandoned their defense and quickly encircled them under the guidance of the billowing red cloak. Thousands of people turned into two wings and caught up from a distance, forming a beautiful encirclement.

Lu Bu blinded the left eye of a horse and bear with an arrow, then roared angrily, jumped up from his horse, drew out the long sword at his waist and made a perfect circle.

"Okay!" Qilin cheered from a distance.

Arrows fell like rain, and the wolves fell one after another. The attacked black bears ran away trailing blood, and collapsed on the ground one after another. The last wild boar fell with a groan. The soldiers cheered and stepped forward with spears and halberds.

assassination.

Lu Bu cut off half of a bison's horn with his sword and threw it to the unicorn with his backhand.

"First place!" Lu Bu smiled lazily and gestured with his thumb.

Qilin raised his hand to catch it. Lu Bu took the lead and took off his sable vest. He was only wearing a pair of leather pants. His body was covered with bear blood. He handed over water bags from left to right. Lu Bu was not afraid of the cold, so he raised the water bag and poured it on his head.

One of them trembled in the cold wind and shouted: "Pack it up quickly, peel the skin and cut the meat, and set off to the next place at noon!"

The soldiers agreed in a loud voice, and Qilin put the horns into his waist pocket. Lu Bu smelled the smell of blood on his arms, raised his shoulders, put on the animal hair vest, and said with a smile: "How about it?"

Qilin was convinced: "You are more suitable to be a hunter."

Lu Bu rode his horse slowly on the edge of the dense forest and said leisurely: "I was a hunter in the beginning. When I was young, I was used to following the adults to the mountains to hunt. In recent years, I have traveled to the Central Plains, and it is better to hunt freely... Great, let's have some wine.

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Qilin casually waved the wine bag at Lu Bu, indicating that he could receive the reward.

Lu Bu licked his lips and said, "Have some."

Qilin teased: "Be careful."

Lu Bu: "Oh, little baby."

Qilin was amused and unscrewed the stopper: "Don't drink too much."

Lu Bu drank a few sips from the wine bag in Qilin's hand, feeling drunk on his face. He whistled, and the soldiers set off separately. They wrapped the skins and fresh meat and tied them to the horses' backs. The group continued deeper into the grassland.

In these days, the animals were fat and thick-skinned before going through the winter. In the mountains, forests, and even on the vast prairie, Lu Bu laid a trap for them. The five thousand soldiers arrived empty-handed, but by the fourteenth day, they were fully loaded.

Thousands of sleds were dragged by horses, and they were piled high with animal skins, covered with salted animal meat. As they moved forward, light snow started to fall in the sky.

The wind was blowing, and fine snowflakes were flying on the grassland.

"The situation has changed." Lu Bu said, "No more fighting, just go back."

Returning home with a full load this time was unexpected for Qilin. At first, it was just a trip out for fun, pretending to hunt a few deer.

Unexpectedly, Lu Bu was able to keep his word. Tens of thousands of animal skins and salt meat were enough to support the entire city of Longxi through a long winter.

"Herd!"

Less than a moment after Lu Bu gave the order to retreat, shouts came from the distance.

Qilin jumped on the back of Red Rabbit's horse and looked out from a high position. In the distance, he saw a herd of deer running around the rocks and stopping at the side of the stream. Judging from the formation, there were nearly five hundred of them.

Lu Bu was stunned, and after a moment he said: "Silence!"

Qilin said: "Do you want to arrest him?"

Lu Bu said: "Catch, deer meat and deer tongue are rare game products. Follow my arrangements and don't act rashly. You wait on the horse and I will take people to catch them."

The leading male deer, who was drinking water, raised his head alertly. The sound of xun in the distance floated along the wind, and the deer lowered their heads one after another.

Lu Bu gestured his thumb towards Qilin and led the people closer.

After a few breaths passed, the male deer let out a mournful cry, turned around and started running away with the entire herd!

Lu Bu shouted: "Shoot an arrow!"

Thousands of arrows flew up at once, and Qilin suddenly noticed something. Turning his head, he found a snow-white doe not far away, staring at him from afar.

Lu Bu felt something in his heart for a moment, turned his head and looked around, and saw Chitu slowly backing away in fear.

Just as Qilin was about to turn around, Lu Bu had already landed and rushed forward. He jumped onto the red rabbit's horse and said, "That's the Deer King. Don't let him get away! Drive!"

The red rabbit neighed, finally obeyed Lu Bu's urging, and ran towards the white deer.

"Hey, wait..." Before Qilin finished speaking, Lu Bu had already ordered: "Go to the back and prepare to shoot arrows!"

The red rabbit ran with all his strength, and the white deer immediately turned around and ran away. In the light snow in the sky, a touch of bright red and a touch of white separated the distance.

Qilin stepped on Lu Bu's hunting boots, quickly turned over, took off his long bow from behind, and said: "Does the Deer King have a mother?"

Lu Bu couldn't explain clearly. This was the first time he saw a snow-white wild deer. He thought for a moment: "We'll catch up first."

The red rabbit ran with full force, the wind was blowing under its hooves, and the unicorn shot out several arrows in succession. The white deer seemed to have eyes in the back of its head, predicting the direction of the incoming arrows in advance, and easily dodged them. The two of them were thrown away by the white deer for a hundred feet, and ran wildly no matter what.

But he couldn't catch up after all.

Lu Bu: "Lulululu——"

"Stop chasing! I almost don't know the word deer!" Qilin shouted amidst the whistling wind.

Lu Bu galloped his horse and said loudly: "Keep chasing, look, that white deer's skin is beautiful! I'll make it for you..."

Lu Bu chased him for a full four hours, starting from the camp and running all the way into the vast grassland. The snow fell harder and harder, and the sky turned gray, until the red rabbit kicked up two feet of flying snow every time he stepped, and finally he was in the wilderness.

lost its way.

The white deer was also lost.

Lu Bu suddenly realized: "It must be a monster!"

Qilin: "..."

Qilin turned around and looked around. In the distance were dark stone mountains, heavy snow was flying in the sky, and the sky was getting dark.

"Where is this?"

Lu Bu unfolded the map, but couldn't tell the direction for a long time. There was no sun in the sky. On impulse, he threw away the large army and chased them out without thinking.

"The red rabbit travels a thousand miles in a day, so let's consider it running at full speed today." Lu Bu dismounted and said, "We are at least three hundred miles away from the camp."

The red rabbit was running so fast that he was almost exhausted, his whole body was covered with sweat, and the snow was dotted with bright red, like plum blossoms blooming.

"Have a rest and find a place to spend the night. We will go back tomorrow." Lu Bu took Red Rabbit and Qilin to the shelter behind the stone mountain. He picked up half-wet dead wood and made a fire.

After a long journey, the two of them actually crossed the boundary of the Western Han Dynasty and entered the area where the Huns were active.

Lu Bu walked around behind the stone mountain and fetched two hares and Qilin barbecue. Lu Bu hummed in a low voice and concentrated on spreading salt.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier. After eating, Lu Bu called the red rabbit and horse over. The red rabbit understood and leaned on the rock with its four hooves bent, still chewing hay.

There was a red rabbit in front of him to block the wind. Lu Bu spread his legs and let Qilin sit between his legs. He picked him up and snuggled up to him.

The firelight shone on Qilin's face. Lu Bu couldn't sleep, so he took off his hat and covered Qilin's face.

Qilin breathed evenly and seemed to be sleeping.

Lu Bu couldn't help but lift his hat again and stared at Qilin's lips, wondering what he was thinking.

After a while, the second fool lifted his hat to cover Qilin's closed eyes, and brought his face closer. The two breathed each other, and Lu Bu seemed to want to steal a kiss.

Qilin: "..."

Lu Bu's breathing was slightly short.

Chitu turned his head curiously and looked at this scene.

Lu Bu moved his fingers and said "go away". Chitu turned his head and stopped looking.

"Like a woman..." Lu Bufeng's stiff lips moved and said to himself: "A woman..."

"Female..." Lu Bu's voice was very low.

Qilin moved slightly, and Lu Bu quickly closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Chitu raised his head alertly, and Lu Bu opened his eyes and frowned.

"Someone is coming." Qilin closed his eyes and said with a teasing smile: "It's not one of ours, what should we do?"

Lu Bu leaned his head against the rock and listened to the noise: "Nearly five hundred people...are you still awake? I'll go take a look."

Qilin stopped him and said, "Don't go. Just keep pretending that you are sleeping. If it's the Huns, they probably won't be able to find us and just go around."
To be continued...