"Okay, then let's follow the footprints and find the leopard for a while."
To have such a group of brothers who are willing to stand shoulder to shoulder even though they are in danger would be quite touching to anyone.
However, this old man was reserved and couldn't express much, so Sheng Xiping took the lead and walked into the woods without saying a word.
There is open space around the farm, but it is not far from the forest.
At first, the leopard's footprints were very clear and obvious. It could be seen that the leopard slowly walked into the forest with the sheep in its mouth.
Not far forward, Sheng Xiping suddenly discovered that the leopard's footprints and the jackal's footprints merged together.
Oops, what's going on?
Did the jackal see the leopard holding the sheep in its mouth and want to sneak up and take advantage of it?
But two jackals, how brave are they?
Sheng Xiping was also confused and couldn't figure out what was going on, so he could only follow the footsteps and continue chasing ahead.
A group of people followed the tracks into the forest and found that the leopard's footprints could not be found, and only the jackal's footprints were left on the ground.
Sheng Xiping raised his head and looked up.
This forest is close to the forest farm. In order to conserve water and maintain soil and water, this forest has not been logged. There are many trees with very large crowns and many branches.
Sheng Xiping guessed that the leopard probably jumped up the tree with the sheep in its mouth.
The leopard's body is light and powerful. Even if it is holding a sheep in its mouth, it can take advantage of the elasticity of branches in the woods to move forward quickly, and at the same time, it can also observe what is happening in front of it.
Without the leopard's footprints, everyone could only follow the jackal's footprints.
After walking another hundred meters, we could see the leopard's footprints again. The leopard's footprints were mixed with those of the jackal, and they continued for a while further.
Then everyone found blood stains on the ground and traces of wild beasts eating.
Sheng Xiping raised his head and looked at the surrounding trees, and found something hanging on a tree.
Sheng Xiping raised his hand to block the sunlight above his head, and took a closer look. It was the sheep that had been snatched away by the leopard before.
The back half of the sheep had been eaten, leaving only a sheep head with two front legs, and the sheep skeleton connected together.
It was stored on a tree branch by leopards to prevent it from being stolen by other animals.
Everyone searched around for a while, but other than the footprints on the ground, no trace of the leopard or jackal was found.
"Come on, let's go back first, have a meal, and then go to my master's place to ask for help from my eldest and second brothers."
Hunting a leopard is much more difficult than a jackal, and Sheng Xiping alone may not be able to do it.
Wang Jianshe and the others did not have enough hunting experience, so even if they saw the shadow of a leopard, it would probably be in vain.
We must ask the Liu brothers for help with this matter.
In this way, the group of people returned to the forest farm and went home to have a bite to eat.
Afterwards, Sheng Xiping came out of his home and went straight to Liu's house in the Great Alkali Field.
At the Liu family's end, Qin Qiuyan was busy with her two daughters-in-law.
It’s the Chinese New Year, who doesn’t want to cook something delicious? The family is very busy making meat and making noodles.
When they saw Sheng Xiping, the Liu family were very puzzled.
"Hey, Xiping, why are you here today? I'm not busy at home anymore? Is this something important?"
Liu Changde knew Sheng Xiping very well. He was looking at the Chinese New Year. Sheng Xiping should be helping out at home, so how could he come out to visit?
"Master, where are my eldest brother and my second brother? I have something to do and I want to ask my eldest brother and my second brother for help."
Sheng Xiping and his master had nothing to be embarrassed about and told Liu Changde what had happened.
"Master, I can take my little brothers to fight that jackal, but not this leopard.
That thing is so flexible. My little brothers are new to hunting and can’t handle it well.
So I thought, ask the eldest and second brothers for help and kill the leopard, so as not to keep entering the village and harming the livestock."
Liu Changde sat there, puffed on his cigarette several times, then raised his head and looked at Sheng Xiping.
"My child, have you noticed that the leopard has joined forces with the jackal? It's not easy to fight these two guys together."
Liu Changde is so old and has never experienced anything. He can immediately see something strange here.
In fact, Sheng Xiping had a little guess, but he thought it was unlikely.
Leopards and jackals are natural enemies. How can they join forces? Do animals really have such high IQs?
"Xiping, if you don't believe what your master said, it's not impossible.
I guess when we were hunting those jackals, the leopard was watching nearby.
Later, you injured the leopard and rescued General Black, and those two jackals might be hiding somewhere."
On the other end, Qin Qiuyan, who was talking, helped her husband speak.
Liu Changde and Qin Qiuyan are both old hunters. They both say so. Why doesn't Sheng Xiping believe it?
The world is full of wonders, and facing a common enemy, it is not impossible for two originally hostile parties to unite.
If this is the case, then things will be really difficult to handle.
Jackals have a sense of smell and are alert in nature. They are responsible for standing guard. Leopards are good at jumping and climbing. They move quickly and have strong combat capabilities. They are responsible for hunting pigs and sheep.
The two together are much more powerful than a single leopard or a group of jackals, and are indeed very difficult to deal with.
And the most crucial point is that leopards defeat dogs.
Dogs are most afraid of animals such as tigers and leopards. When seeing a leopard, they can't show off their power and want to hide with their tails between their legs. There's not even a movement. What's going on?
"Master, what should we do?" Sheng Xiping had never encountered such a situation in his life, and he was really confused at this time.
"What can we do? No matter how hard it is, we have to kill them, otherwise they will have to go to the breeding farm every day to cause trouble."
Liu Changde finished smoking a bag of cigarettes, knocked the pot on the edge of the kang, then wrapped the cigarette bag around the pole of the pot and threw it into the cigarette basket.
"Old woman, daughter-in-law, pack your things quickly.
When the boss and the second brother come back later, I will take the three of them to meet the leopard and the two jackals."
The old man planned to go out in person and help Sheng Xiping beat the leopard and jackal.
"Hey, Master, I don't dare to disturb your old man.
I'll just go with my eldest and second brothers. It's Chinese New Year, so you can just rest at home. Can we still be able to kill a leopard?"
Sheng Xiping saw this posture and hurriedly stopped him.
This is incredible. His master is already in his fifties. No matter how good his physique is, he can't go hunting for leopards all over the mountains and plains.
"What the hell, you look down on me, don't you?
Do you think that as I get older, my eyes, legs, feet and energy are no longer enough?
Oh, don’t worry, I’m fine, it’s just a leopard, what’s so big about it? Your master, I’ve beaten several leopards before.”
Liu Changde waved his hand, ignored Sheng Xiping, and still insisted on letting Qin Qiuyan help him pack his clothes.
"I'm not only doing this for you, but also for our village."
"You only raise a few sheep and pigs at the forest farm. After the harm done by that farm is over, why don't you come to the big alkaline farm?
Not only does the brigade have a special breeding farm here, but every household also raises pigs or sheep.
Wouldn't it be more convenient for the leopard to come and steal it?" The old man insisted on following him up the mountain to hunt the leopard.