Li Xiuyuan and the four guards rushed to the Qingshan boundary that Hu Han mentioned.
There is only one small county nearby, called Qing County. There is a rolling mountain dozens of miles outside the county.
The mountain is not high, but it is densely forested. There are many hunters in the nearby counties. Farmers go up the mountain to hunt and forage. There are also village women from nearby villages who go up the mountain to collect wild vegetables and mountain mushrooms.
"Is that the green mountain there?" Li Xiuyuan raised his eyes and saw that there were indeed mountains with lush green mountains. He didn't know what the scene was like in the mountains.
"The direction is correct and the place name is correct. You should not be going wrong." Wu Fei touched his bald head and said, "When the young master passed by Jinling City yesterday, why don't you go into the city to rest for a few days? He is a hard-working man who is rushing to eat.
I can’t bear it.”
"Who knows what will happen if you come one day late. If you complain again, just stay on Wangchuan Mountain and go to your mountain king." Li Xiuyuan said.
Wu Fei said quickly: "No, young master, I don't want to stay in the mountain. It's too boring. The smell in the mountain is so small that even if I smell it, I feel like vomiting."
"Let's go and have a look at Qingshan first. There are villages nearby. Find a family to stay at tonight." Li Xiuyuan said.
Ma Dong said again: "Young master, didn't you say that the fox fairy had already set off in advance? Why didn't he send anyone to pick him up? Why do you still want us to look for him? There are so many mountains, where can we find people like this?
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"What should happen when you get to the place will happen naturally, don't worry." Li Xiuyuan said.
Hu Han had already gone to Qingshan in advance. Although he had been delayed for a few days, if he and others entered the mountain, Hu Han would not have known about it, so he was not worried.
"Let's go." Li Xiuyuan ordered and continued on his way on horseback.
But on the road, I saw two stout and short men walking towards me, carrying steel forks and carrying some hares and pheasants from the mountains. They seemed to be taking the hunted game to the county for sale.
The two hunters started talking as they walked away: "I don't know what happened in the mountains recently. Instead of hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, these wild animals kept running out of the mountains. The trap I set yesterday not only caught several of them.
Game, and I also caught a fox. Look, it’s still alive. I’m going to sell it to a fur dealer in the county. I heard that good fox skins are worth a lot of money, especially if the fur is not broken.
fox."
"I heard about this from an old man in a nearby village. The old man said that the mountains have not been peaceful recently. There may be spirits fighting, which scared all the wild animals in the mountains, so the wild animals kept running out of the mountains.
, I heard that there are a few wealthy young men in Jinling City who like fox furs, so they specially invited a lot of hunters to go into the mountains to hunt foxes. The price reached one or two silver each, tsk tsk, it made me want to earn this reward.
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"Yes, that hunter Zhang from the next village has hunted twenty foxes these days and made a full twenty taels. He originally didn't even get a wife for more than thirty, but now he just made an appointment with a yellow girl.
It's the wedding day, I'm so greedy to see it, and when I sell this fox, I will make a lot of money to buy some new clothes for my wife."
Another hunter sighed: "Fox hunting is not allowed in Qingshan. This is a rule passed down from generation to generation. My father said that if I dare to hunt one fox, he will break my legs. If I hunt two foxes, my legs will be broken."
Legs, there’s nothing I can do about it, I can’t make this money.”
"Hey, my fox wasn't hunted, but it fell into the trap on its own. This doesn't break the rules."
The hunter patted the leather bag around his waist, and a wailing sound came from inside.
Li Xiuyuan came on horseback. When he heard the two hunters talking, he suddenly pulled the reins and shouted: "You two heroes, please stay~!"
"What's the matter with this young master?" The two hunters stopped and asked politely as they looked at Li Xiuyuan and others, who were tall, well-dressed and elegant.
Li Xiuyuan turned over and dismounted and said, "Are you two local hunters?"
"Yes, my name is Mu Mu, he is a strong man, and we hunt here." The hunter named Mu Mu said a little cautiously.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Are there many foxes on the mountain?"
"There are many of them. Our ancestors have been hunting in this mountain for generations, and we often see foxes." Mu Mu said.
Li Xiuyuan asked again: "I heard that many hunters have gone into the mountains to hunt foxes recently. Is this true?"
"Of course it's true. There are at least dozens of hunters who go into the mountains to hunt foxes. Even some rogue idlers in the county also go into the mountains to catch foxes. A rich man said that they can spend one tael of silver
An acquisition. Nowadays, as long as the wild foxes appear in the mountains, few can escape. If we continue to catch them like this, we will probably kill all the foxes." said the strong man next to him.
"Do you know who made the bid?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The person Hu Han offended was a bit ruthless. To buy a fox for one tael of silver was indeed to drive away all the foxes in Qingshan.
"I don't know. I only know that there is a leather goods shop in the county, but the shop owner buys fresh fox skins for one tael of silver a piece. I haven't been in this shop for long, so I don't know who is behind it," Mu Mu said.
Li Xiuyuan suddenly looked at the skin bag on the waist of the man named Zhuangzi and said, "Is there a fox in your skin bag?"
"Yes, a live fox, ready to be sold in the town." Zhuangzi said.
"You can sell it to the town, so why not sell it to me?" Li Xiuyuan said.
Zhuangzi said, "Okay, then Master, please give me a price."
"You can sell it in town for one tael of silver, and I'll pay you double that, two taels of silver." Li Xiuyuan said.
Zhuangzi's eyes lit up and he felt happy. He was about to agree, but then he rolled his eyes and looked at the strong horses these people were riding and the silk cushions on the saddles. He knew that this was also a man.
A young master from a wealthy family is a master who is not short of money.
"Young master, two taels of silver are a bit too little. This is a live fox. It doesn't even have any damage to its fur. It's a very good product."
When Li Xiuyuan saw him like this, he knew he was trying to raise the price, so he said, "Let's do this. I'll give you three taels of silver and sell me the fox."
A look of surprise appeared on Zhuangzi's face immediately. To him, one tael of silver was a lot of money, and a fox could be sold for three taels of silver, which was enough to go hunting in the mountains for several months.
However, seeing Li Xiuyuan so happy, Zhuangzi chuckled again and said: "Master, please add more, I will sell all these prey to you, Master."
"For four taels of silver, I can buy all your prey." Li Xiuyuan said.
"How about five taels?" Zhuangzi said excitedly.
"..." Li Xiuyuan did not reply to him, but looked at Wu Fei next to him.
"Ah, what did you say? How many taels of silver."
Wu Fei grinned, touched his bald head, put one hand on the sword at his waist, and asked with a bit of ferocity.
The Zhuangzi was suddenly frightened, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said: "Four taels of silver is enough, that's enough."
Wu Feikeng pulled out a sword with a loud sound and asked again: "What? Did I hear it wrong? Why did I seem to have heard the word "death"? Who is getting impatient with life?"
"Two, twenty taels of silver, young master, I will pay you the price you mentioned before." Zhuangzi trembled and said hurriedly.
Wu Feihu put a hand on his shoulder, squeezed his shoulder hard, grinned and said: "Two taels of silver? Do you think we are the kind of people who can't give out a few taels of silver? Don't do that.
We won't do things like forceful buying and selling. We are from decent and wealthy families, not the kind of bandits who kill people, buy goods, bully men and dominate women."
After saying that, he put the knife against Zhuangzi's waist and stabbed it gently.
Zhuangzi almost burst into tears immediately; "No, no more money, this fox is given to you, given to you."
He was just a hunter in the mountains, hunting, killing pheasants and hares, but he had never encountered such a vicious person as Wu Fei.
"Okay, Zhang Yi, I have made a promise to be your friend. From now on, when you go out and encounter trouble, you will report my name. I am Wang Sichuan Mountain King Wu Feishi. Any hero in the green forest will give me some face when he sees me."
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Wu Fei patted his shoulder and said loudly: "Don't worry, I, Wu Fei, keep my word. If I say I am your friend, I will be your friend. If I say kill someone else's whole family, I will kill someone else's whole family. There is no ambiguity."
"Big, big king, little, little is just a hunter. Just now, just now, I didn't mean to..." Zhuangzi said with a sad face and full of fear.
Wu Fei squinted his eyes and smiled: "You idiot, am I the kind of person who cares about everything? I don't care about what happened just now."
"Then, can you take the knife, take it away?" Zhuangzi said with a trembling voice.
"Am I the one who used the knife on my brother? I just wanted you to see the quality of this knife. This is a fine steel knife that can be used to blow and break hair. It's a treasure. I'm afraid you haven't seen it, so
I'll give you a long experience." Wu Fei said, shaking the waist knife in his hand.
But seeing the waist knife flashing coldly in the sun made people feel terrified.
"Okay, Wu Fei, stop making trouble. I'll give you two five taels of silver, three taels for you and two taels for him. Buy all your mountain products. Do me a favor and inform the nearby hunters not to go hunting for foxes in the mountains. If
You will be responsible for the consequences if you continue to hunt foxes." Li Xiuyuan saw that Wu Fei had frightened the hunter so much that he stopped.
After giving them five taels of silver and taking away all the mountain goods, they continued on their way.
"See you later, brother." Wu Fei grinned and rode off.
After the group of people walked away, Zhuangzi stood there, holding five taels of silver, his whole body trembling with fear, and he was at a loss for a while.
The wood next to it was also as silent as a cicada, not daring to move.
He was sure that the man named Wu Fei just now was definitely not just scaring him. The man's knife smelled of blood and he had killed people before. The look in his eyes just now was very scary. He only saw it on those executioners in the county.
I have seen such people, they are all ruthless people who kill people without blinking an eye.
"Bah, what kind of guy? You're just trying to raise the price. He wants to sell a fox for five taels of silver. Why don't you go and grab it? Our double price is already generous enough. Young Master, your heart is too kind, so
That's why these people kicked you in the nose." On the way, Wu Fei took a sip and said angrily.
But Li Xiuyuan smiled and didn't care: "That's why I have to have a villain like you by my side."
"Hey, that's true." Wu Fei grinned, feeling that he was valued.
Li Xiuyuan slowed down his horse and opened the skin bag in his hand. Immediately, the shadow of a fox swooped out, jumped out of his hand, and then quickly slipped into the grass next to it.
"Master, what's wrong, five taels of silver has escaped." Ma Dong said hurriedly.
But I saw the grass nearby swaying, and a fox quickly ran towards the forest.
The taciturn Xing Shan immediately took off a big bow on his horse, nocked the bow and drew the arrow, and he was ready to go: "Young Master, do you want to live or die?"
"No, let it go. I bought it to release it, not to kill it. I have only killed one tailless fox in my life, and I don't want it to become the second one." Li Xiuyuan said.
He knew that Xing Shan's bow skills were rare in the world, and he would definitely be able to shoot down the running wild fox. However, if he shot him, it would defeat the purpose of Li Xiuyuan's trip.
"I understand." Xing Shan put down the bow and arrow in his hand.
"Go and stay with a family in the village over there, and go up to the mountain at dawn tomorrow to have a look." Li Xiuyuan said.
After they entered the village.
The wild fox that escaped before had fled to a safe place before stopping in shock. She looked around, suddenly stood up, and transformed into a slim girl.
Her face was a little pale, and there was a look of disbelief in her eyes.