It took a while before Su Yizhao regained his mood.
She took out the meat in the space and planned to let Ahua and Xiaozhuang have a full meal.
Xiao Zhuang was very happy to see the food. He glanced at his father and saw his father coming to eat, so he was no longer polite.
Ahua lives in the mountains all year round, and actually rarely worries. There are no other wild beasts nearby, except for wolves and bears.
However, wolves rarely invade Ahua's territory. As for the bear, if you don't provoke it, it will only hunt weak animals.
"Has there been anything unusual in the mountains recently? Have many people been here?"
Su Yizhao thought of this and asked as he saw that the two leopards had almost eaten.
When talking about this matter, Ahua became very angry.
"Recently, many people have gone up to the mountains and hunted wildly in the mountains. Many wild beasts have died. I can no longer stay in my original nest. They have been hiding in Tibet during this period. There are too many of them, and they all carry weapons and longbows.
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Ah Hua stopped eating and simply complained to Su Yizhao.
"I just took Xiaozhuang to find a place to live again, and I had to avoid those people. I heard your whistle and rushed over, but they almost discovered me."
Ahua is very unhappy about so many people going up the mountain recently. These people are killing animals wantonly, which has made it very difficult for it to hunt for food recently. Those small animals are hiding and dare not leave their nests easily.
Su Yizhao frowned when he heard this, "You, be careful, there are so many of them and they carry weapons? If you encounter them, you will easily suffer a loss."
Ahua nodded. How could he be brave? Now he even brought a cub with him. In order to protect the safety of the cub, he could only stay away from those people.
"I just don't know when those people will stop coming. If this continues, all the wild animals in the mountains will be hunted by them."
Su Yizhao saw that Ahua was very worried, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, this situation won't last long, because their real purpose is not hunting."
She thought for a moment and asked about the details of that group of people.
"So, there are two groups of people. One group is responsible for hunting, and the other group goes to other mountains?"
Su Yizhao listened to Ahua's narrative and analyzed that the two groups of people had different purposes.
One group of people was hunting specifically to hide the whereabouts and purpose of the other group.
"That group of hunters, let's avoid them. There is another group of people, do you know their whereabouts? Take me to see them."
Su Yizhao didn't want to wade into troubled waters, but the fifth prince moved into the Su family as soon as he arrived in Beiyuan Mansion, so they might not be able to escape the relationship.
No matter what, I still need to find out the whereabouts and purpose of the fifth prince, just in case something unexpected happens, and I have to be prepared on my side.
"They have been here several times. They always go to the top of the mountain past Fuyan Mountain. It is a bit far away. I will take you there."
As Ahua said, she motioned for Su Yizhao to sit on its back.
Considering the speed of a martial arts practitioner, it would take at least more than an hour to get to the top of the mountain. But the speed at which Ah Hua shuttled through the jungle was beyond the comparison of a martial arts practitioner.
Su Yizhao took out clothes from the space and wrapped his head and face. There were branches and thorns everywhere. If he didn't wrap them up, he would become a big painted face in just a moment.
On the way, they met a group of people hunting. Su Yizhao counted six people in total. At this moment, they were carrying some wild animals in their hands, but they were all small, such as rabbits or pheasants.
Su Yizhao asked Ahua to avoid them and continue moving forward.
After a quarter of an hour, A-hua slowed down.
"I followed them here the first two times they came. I don't know if they are still here after that, but I see that their direction has not changed."
A-hua walked forward slowly. Suddenly, Su Yizhao heard voices. She patted A-hua's back and signaled it to stop.
"You take Xiaozhuang to the side and hide, and I'll go to the front and take a look alone."
Ahua is too big and can be easily spotted. Furthermore, Xiaozhuang is a bit naughty and restless, so he is afraid of disturbing others.
Su Yizhao sneaked forward, moving carefully, and when he gently pushed aside the grass, he saw a small mountain col in front of him. Now, there were many people standing in the mountain col.
There were too many people and the distance was a bit far, so I couldn't see their faces clearly. Even their voices were blurry and I couldn't hear the content clearly.
Su Yizhao wanted to talk about it further, but after thinking for a moment, Su Yizhao held back.
This group of people were all dressed in fancy attire, and everyone was carrying weapons, including long swords and long bows. You could tell at a glance that they were a group of practitioners.
People who practice martial arts have extremely keen senses. If you step forward, they will easily notice you, and you will not be able to tell clearly at that time.
One of them was surrounded by several people, and it seemed that he was the center of the crowd.
Su Yizhao tried his best to open his eyes wide, but he couldn't even see the corners of this person's clothes clearly.
I glanced around and suddenly discovered that a large pit had been dug out in a part of the mountain col. There were dirt and stones thrown up from below, and a bunch of utensils were scattered on the ground.
One of them seemed to have discovered something and was dancing a little. The man stepped forward and bent down to pick up something and quickly walked towards the crowd.
At this moment, the crowd dispersed, and Su Yizhao saw the people surrounded in the center.
Although he still couldn't see his face clearly, the figure of the other party looked familiar.
Like the fifth prince! Su Yizhao was shocked. What on earth were these people digging for? She suddenly understood.
An idea flashed in his mind, and he thought to himself: These people must be mining.
After observing for a while, Su Yizhao saw that these people were talking a lot. Su Yizhao saw from their body movements that they were very happy. There must be a mine in this mountain, and there must be a lot of mineral deposits.
But it was too far away and she couldn't see clearly what kind of mine it was.
Su Yizhao carefully observed every move of those people. The group of people were discussing intensely, and Su Yizhao could only vaguely hear a few words.
What is "excavated" and "rich", there are still several places that need to be investigated.
Looking at the direction they pointed in, Su Yizhao felt that they must go to other directions on the mountain to investigate.
After listening carefully again, Su Yizhao heard words such as "good" and "excellent" again. Does this mean that the quality is very good?
Seeing a man holding a long sword in his hand and holding a stone in the other hand, as if comparing something, Su Yizhao immediately understood that this should be iron ore.
Suddenly, the fifth prince began to look around, his eyes scanning the hiding place of Su Yizhao. She was so frightened that she quickly hid her body.
It seems that iron ore has been dug. No wonder the imperial court specially sent the fifth prince here.
The imperial court attaches great importance to mineral deposits, and private mining is not allowed, and the penalties are very severe, unless ordered by the imperial court.
However, the mines that were dug out had to be forged and blended by the imperial court.