After the three teams entered the mountain, Majia Village finally gained a brief period of tranquility.
Hei Niuzi's body had been carried away. With the help of the village chief, Hei Niuzi was buried in a small forest behind the village. Even a simple funeral was not held.
Although Hang Baiqiu was a woman and did not look like a vicious villain, the villagers immediately stayed away from her after learning her identity.
The village chief was afraid of neglecting Hang Baiqiu and the others, especially Sun Xingba, who was nine feet tall and had a fierce look on his face, so he specially vacated his home to let them live temporarily.
It will take at least two or three days for a large team of people to search the mountains this time. These three giant Buddhas must be properly worshiped. The only people left in the village are old people, weak women and children. If they offend them, will they have to walk around without food?
Sun Xingba's responsibility is to take care of the horses and the iron animal cage. There is no need to worry about the iron animal cage, but the care of the horses cannot be ignored.
Hang Baiqiu was not idle either. She took Chai Yan to find the village chief and asked about the location of the abandoned animal cages.
The village chief immediately said that he could personally guide the two of them.
While walking, Chai Yan asked: "Village chief, you said earlier that the two lions escaped because the Uhura merchant failed in his responsibility. Can you tell me in detail what happened that day?"
Hang Baiqiu's expression was serious, and she had the same idea.
The village chief got angry when he mentioned this, and immediately said: "My lords, we really can't be blamed for this. It was those Uhura people who drank too much at night, and they went crazy...
Just lost the lion..."
According to the village head, the Uhura businessmen arrived at Majia Village half a month ago with two lions. At that time, they were going to Mishan County to rest before continuing to the capital. However, the weather suddenly changed and the rain fell.
It started to rain heavily. Seeing that it was already getting late, the Uhra people knew that the gate of Mishan County was closed, so they had to set up a temporary camp outside Majia Village.
Unexpectedly, the heavy rain stopped just after setting up camp. At the same time, the villagers in Majia Village also learned the news. The whole village, old and young, were very curious about what the beasts from the Western Regions looked like, so they ran outside the village to watch the excitement.
The Uhura people were not stingy either. They simply lifted the curtain to let everyone see enough, and at the same time they did not forget to sell the goods they brought from the Uhura country.
Probably because they made a lot of money from selling the goods, several Uhura people were very happy, so they bought a lot of wine from the village, and then they gathered together to drink at night.
At that time, a Uhura man named Arle was probably drunk, so he started to show off to everyone that he could tame lions. He said that as long as he gave himself a whip, the two lions told them to stand, and they did not dare to lie down.
.......In short, it means that lions will obey themselves like slaves!
But no one believed what he said. Everyone kept laughing at Arles, saying that he was bragging.
Arles was angry at that time. He went back to the camp to find a whip and ran to the animal cage to swing it vigorously. However, no matter how Arles gave instructions to the two lions, the lions did not even look at him, let alone tame him!
As a result, everyone began to laugh loudly, and the voice of mocking Arler became louder and louder. Arler felt so humiliated and ashamed that he angrily threw down his whip and hid in the camp.
Unexpectedly, at night, after everyone fell asleep, Arles suddenly came out of the camp. It was probably because he had been embarrassed in front of everyone before. Now he ran to the animal cage with resentment and anger to curse.
!
Arles not only cursed, but also picked up the whip and started beating the lions across the cage. The two lions were sleeping well, but suddenly they were woken up by someone with a whip, and they began to howl and roar in the cage.
Because they drank too much, the others fell into a deep sleep, and the roar of the lion failed to wake them up for a while.
Arles beat and taught the two lions like crazy. Perhaps because he felt that the railings of the cage were in the way, Arles even opened the door of the cage to beat them.
What is unexpected is that the two lions did not escape because of this, but were trembling with whips. They completely lost the power of the king of beasts and only curled up in the corner of the cage.
Finally, the loud noise woke up the other companions. With the warning and dissuasion of his companions, Arles finally stopped beating, and by this time, the two lions had many scars from the whip.
Then everyone fell asleep again, but not long after, they heard continuous crashing sounds. When everyone woke up and went out to see, the door of the animal cage was wide open, and the two lions had long disappeared.
Several Uhura people were dumbfounded at that time. If the lion ran away, they would not be able to pay the buyer, not to mention that the buyer was the current Crown Prince. The more they thought about it, the more serious the consequences became, and then they fled north together.
After listening to the village chief's story, the three of them had arrived at the camp where the Uhura people were camping. A large wooden animal cage was abandoned in the open space in front of them. Not far from the animal cage, there were two or three tattered and collapsed animals.
Abandoned tent.
Hang Baiqiu and Chai Yan took a closer look and found that there were indeed obvious signs of impact on the door of the animal cage...
Hang Baiqiu said angrily: "That guy must have beaten him too hard, and the two lions were forced to escape!"
Chai Yan agreed, not only humans have the desire to survive in this world!
Then, Chai Yan began to look for something near the animal cage. While searching, he asked the village chief: "Have they been here before?"
The village chief naturally knew who "they" were referring to, and immediately shook his head and said: "No, no!"
Chai Yan searched inside and outside the animal cage, even the collapsed tent, but still couldn't find what he wanted, so he had to ask: "Sir Hang, have you found that whip...
..."
"No..." Hang Baiqiu's eyes kept searching on the ground.
The whip that injured the lion must have the lion's blood. As long as the blood sample is obtained, there is no need to worry about finding the whereabouts of the lion?
"Could it be said that those Uhura people took away the whip?" Chai Yan frowned and said to himself.
Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately said: "My lords, are you looking for the whip that Arles used to beat the lion?"
Chai Yan nodded immediately: "Yes, that's the whip. Do you know where it is?"
The village chief nodded hurriedly and said: "Then...the whip is...in the hands of another adult..."
"Which sir?" Hang Baiqiu suddenly frowned: "Di Chu or Pu Junxiong?"
The village chief didn't understand the name, but he quickly replied: "He's the man who doesn't speak much and carries a big knife behind his back..."
"Di Chu?" Hang Baiqiu's expression tightened and he asked: "Why are they at his place? Didn't you say they have never been here before?"
The village chief immediately panicked and said: "Yes...I haven't been here, but...but that adult asked about the Uhura people, and the little old man didn't dare to hide it, so...