Chapter 19: First Hunt
On the second day, Qin Ziling did not go to the martial arts gym.
Because according to common sense, Yinranyue, who is like a family member to him, is going to Xujiabao today. As a young master, he should not go to the martial arts school in the city to learn martial arts early in the morning as if nothing had happened. The most normal thing to do is to stay at home.
Of course, even if Qin Ziling really went to the martial arts gym, with his identity and ability, Xujiabao would never suspect him.
However, after careful consideration, Qin Ziling decided to stay at home.
All morning, Yinranyue and Cui were still sad and worried, especially Cui, who secretly shed a few tears from time to time.
At noon, a middle-aged peasant woman rushed into the Qin family with an excited look on her face.
"Sister Cui, Sister Cui, good news, good news. This time Ranyue doesn't have to go to Xujiabao." The middle-aged peasant woman shouted as soon as she entered the door.
Cui and Yin Ranyue, who were winding silk threads, were shocked when they heard this. Cui even nervously grabbed the middle-aged peasant woman's hand and said nervously and incredulously, "Mother Gouzi, what did you say?"
"I say, Ranyue doesn't have to go to Xujiabao!"
"Why?" This time, Cui and Yin Ranyue heard it correctly and their eyes widened.
"I just heard the news that Young Master Xu Qi died last night, and Cao Zhengbin and his son are rushing to Xujiabao in a panic! Maybe he drank too much or ate something bad at his house last night, otherwise how could a healthy person die suddenly?" replied the peasant woman.
"Dead!" Cui and Yin Ranyue were stunned when they heard this. They never dreamed that this would be the result.
"But it's a good thing that he died, now Ranyue won't have to be abused by that rapist!" the peasant woman said in a low voice.
"Haha, that's right, that's right!" Cui suddenly burst into laughter, then took the peasant woman's hand and said, "Mother Gouzi, thank you so much, don't leave yet."
Cui went back to the house and took out four or five eggs, stuffed them into the woman's hands, and said, "Take them back and feed Gouzi. The child is growing up, and we can't let him suffer any loss."
"How can this be done?" the peasant woman said hurriedly.
"As I should, as I should. You have given me great news." Cui said.
"Hehe, then I won't be polite." The peasant woman smiled naively, and happily took the eggs and left.
Watching the peasant woman leave with the eggs, Cui wiped away the tears from her eyes with joy, turned to Qin Ziling and said, "Son, you were right. This evil man has really been punished by God!"
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.
Upon hearing this, Yin Ranyue remembered that Qin Ziling had gone out in the middle of the night yesterday, and looked at him thoughtfully.
"Mom, Ranyue, you can finally rest assured now. I'll go to the martial arts gym now." Qin Ziling said.
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After leaving Anhe Village, Qin Ziling did not go to the martial arts hall in the county town, but wandered around a mountain ten miles away from Anhe Village.
For Qin Ziling, what he lacks most now is meat and medicinal herbs to replenish his qi and blood, rather than hard training.
The Qin family is now poor, and he can't afford to buy tonic meat and medicinal herbs, so he has to find a way to go into the mountains to hunt.
This mountain range is called Xisheng Mountain, a branch of Wuyang Mountain. Although it is only a branch, it is also high and densely forested, with many cliffs, rugged rocks, and many poisonous insects and ferocious beasts.
If you are not an experienced hunter, you generally don't dare to venture into Xisheng Mountain, so it is a place where few people go.
Now, Qin Ziling is taking advantage of the time during the day to scout the area and familiarize himself with the surrounding terrain so that he can go into the mountains to hunt at night.
Hunting in the mountains at night is naturally very dangerous. But Qin Ziling's biggest advantage is that he has a bronze bodyguard and assistant and the art of soul.
The bronze corpse cannot be seen in the light. When the soul performs the art of opening the orifices, the body also cannot be seen in the light. Once discovered, leaking the news will bring about great trouble or even death.
Therefore, the most experienced old hunters would go into the mountains to hunt during the day, while Qin Ziling, a martial artist who had no hunting experience, had to choose to go into the mountains to hunt at night.
Qin Ziling wandered around the outskirts of the mountain until the sun set, and found several places suitable for him to hide before returning home.
Rural people don’t have much entertainment activities. After dinner, when it gets dark, they go to bed if there is nothing to do.
Qin Ziling estimated that his family and neighbors should have fallen asleep, so he dressed in black, carried a sack and an axe, and quietly left home and headed towards Xisheng Mountain.
In the dark night, Xisheng Mountain was completely silent, with the occasional cries of night owls, which made people's hearts shiver.
Qin Ziling stood at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the pitch-black mountain range where the tall trees looked like a swarm of demons dancing wildly. He gritted his teeth, summoned the bronze corpse of the Tongbi Lingyuan, and carefully entered the mountain .
Insects and poisonous snakes seemed to be able to sense the dangerous aura of the bronze corpse. Qin Ziling's sharp eyes saw several times that in the dark night, some insects and poisonous snakes fled far away before they got close, which saved them a lot of trouble.
Otherwise, in the middle of the night, the mountains would be full of insects and poisonous snakes. Even if Qin Ziling's five senses were as sharp as they could be, he would still be nervous.
With the bronze corpse of the Tongbi Lingyuan leading the way, Qin Ziling quickly found the cave he had chosen during the day.
This cave is not big, just enough for one or two people to hide.
Qin Ziling had already surveyed the cave during the day and found that there was a solid rock wall behind the cave with no gap for exit. As long as he let the bronze corpse guard the entrance, he wouldn't have to worry about being attacked by any insects, snakes or beasts behind him. He had no worries at all.
In front of the cave, there are several large rocks and several crooked pine trees blocking the view, which can just be used to hide the bronze corpse.
Of course, it is impossible for anyone to appear in Xisheng Mountain at night, but out of caution, Qin Ziling still believes that it is better for the bronze corpse to be hidden than to stand there exposed.
After entering the cave and confirming that there were no insects or venomous snakes in the cave, Qin Ziling ordered the bronze corpse of the Tongbi Lingyuan to lurk at the entrance of the cave to guard his main body, while he sat cross-legged in meditation and performed the technique of leaving his body.
Soon the soul jumped out and flew out of the cave.
It is difficult for people to walk in the dark night, but for the soul, the vision at night is no different from that during the day. On the contrary, the masculine sunlight during the day makes it feel uncomfortable.
The spirit slowly floats within a range of two or three miles where the main body is hiding, searching for prey.
Not long after, Qin Ziling discovered a fat pheasant.
Qin Ziling was surprised at first, then hesitated, but finally gave a helpless bitter smile.
"It's just a pheasant, let's get on with it first!"
Having made up his mind, his soul pounced towards the fat pheasant.
As soon as the spirit pounced on the pheasant, the pheasant trembled violently all over, then stretched its neck and looked around. Its eyes actually revealed a strange spirituality.
Soon, the pheasant seemed to have figured out the direction, and then quickly walked towards the cave where Qin Ziling was hiding.
After entering the cave, the pheasant trembled all over again, then quickly sensed the danger and turned around to run out of the cave.
However, just as the pheasant reached the cave entrance, it was hit to death by the bronze corpse holding an axe with the back of the knife.
