Ye Luoxin woke up first the next day.
She stretched out and went out. As soon as her left foot stepped out of the door, a scream broke the tranquility in the morning forest.
"What's wrong, Luo Luo?"
Xiao Mu jumped up from his sleep and rushed to Ye Luoxin's side.
Ye Luoxin was in shock, and pointed with a trembling finger at a fat thing outside the door: "Old, rat!"
Xiao Mu looked at the mouse lying on the ground bleeding from the corner of his mouth, and Hu Zi standing aside with his head tilted.
Obviously, this is what it brought back.
"It seems that Huzi gave it to you."
"It, it, why did it give me this thing?" Ye Luoxin collapsed a little.
"Maybe I regard you as my relative." Xiao Mu analyzed.
"Then is it too late for me to regret now? I don't want to be its relative."
Huzi didn't understand the situation. Seeing that Ye Luoxin was reluctant to reach out, he picked up the mouse in his mouth and sent it to her feet.
Ye Luoxin screamed, retreated into the house, and closed the door with a bang.
The owl was rejected and seemed to understand something.
It lowered its head in disappointment, picked up the mouse, flapped its wings and flew away.
Xiao Mu protected Ye Luoxin behind him, opened the door again, and saw that the owl and mouse were gone, so he let Ye Luoxin go out to take a look.
"If it takes it away, will it stop giving me rats in the future?" Ye Luoxin hugged his arm in shock.
"should be."
Xiao Mu wasn't sure either. After all, when he encountered animals in the mountains before, he either couldn't hit them or killed them. He never tried to figure out their thoughts.
In the next few days, Xiao Mu went to the mountains to collect herbs in the morning, and would come back early in the afternoon to accompany Ye Luoxin to pick wild vegetables, mushrooms, and catch fish.
In a few days, they have accumulated two baskets of dried fish, one basket of dried mushrooms, and half a can of dried shrimps. There are also several live fish in the empty tank in the backyard, and they also hunted two rabbits and ten rabbits. A pheasant.
Xiao Mu skinned and plucked rabbits and pheasants, while Ye Luoxin picked a handful of star anise, marinated the meat, and dried it under the eaves.
Although they are not too expensive, they are rare delicacies in farmers' homes.
The owl is also not idle. In the past few days, it has sent Ye Luoxin a snake, half a bat, two scarabs and seven beetles.
Every time, Ye Luoxin screamed in fright, until Xiao Mu pinched the owl's neck and warned it that if it dared to give anything to it, its legs would be broken. Then it tilted its head and stared with its big cute eyes as if it understood. He nodded understandingly.
The years in the mountains are quiet and beautiful, with no disputes or worries, and the days pass by like flowing water.
Xiao Mu counted the days, Wang Fenghe would be completely mature within five days, and by then, the master would be back.
He took a long time to clean the master's room with Ye Luoxin.
Three days later, they did not expect Master, but an uninvited guest came.
The thief jumped into the yard in the middle of the night.
The two of them were already asleep at that time.
Xiao Mu had just started eating meat and had to toss it every night before going to bed, so both of them were a little heavy.
However, Xiao Mu heard the movement immediately.
He opened his eyes as soon as the visitor landed in the yard.
He slowly pulled his arm out from under Ye Luoxin's neck, put on his clothes and took out a dagger from under the bed, then walked to the door and listened to what was going on outside.
The footsteps did not come towards the door, but went straight to the back.
The thief came to watch Fenghe!
Xiao Mu didn't have time to think too much. He inserted the dagger into his arms, gently opened the door, stepped out, and then quickly ran back.
The thief obviously heard his movement and had already turned around and stood facing him.
"Who?" Xiao Mu asked.
"The person who came to get the medicine." The person replied.
"Ha! That's not a small tone! I'm here. Whether you can take it or not depends on your ability."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Mu reached into his arms with his right hand, took out the dagger he had packed in advance, and drew an arc in the air. The edge of the dagger was exposed. He then grabbed the end of the dagger with his left hand and struck towards the opposite side.
The person on the opposite side was also well prepared. He took a step back with his right leg and leaned back to avoid the attack. Then he turned sideways and attacked Xiao Mu's back.
Xiao Mu reacted very quickly. With one move, the dagger in his hand suddenly turned around and stabbed the person in the neck again.
His movements are crisp, and his moves are even more fierce. His feet are like shooting stars chasing the moon. If anyone knows about it, it will be obvious at a glance that he has at least ten years of martial arts skills.
This should not be the skill that a mountain herb collector should have.
However, the visitor didn't seem to be surprised. He moved every move in a leisurely and steady manner, and seemed to be familiar with Xiao Mu's moves. Unknowingly, the two of them walked back and forth for more than fifty years, but there was still no victory or defeat.
After all, the person who came here had more skill, and after more than eighty rounds, he slowly gained the upper hand. He saw a loophole in Xiao Mu's attack, and was about to attack him sneakily, but a big bird flew out of nowhere and ran toward him. The eyes pecked at me.
The big bird was ferocious and powerful, and even looked for its eyes to peck at it. He failed to knock the bird down several times, so he simply stopped fighting with Xiao Mu and instead ran towards the big tree to pick the fruits from the tree.
Xiao Mu was waiting for this opportunity. As soon as the person turned around, he ran to the side, ran under the pole standing in the courtyard, and stretched out his hand to pull it.
"Crack!" With a sound, a giant net rose into the sky, raising dust all over the sky, and then immediately tightened, trapping people in the net.
"You're playing dirty tricks! You can't win without force!" The visitor was so angry that he struggled and shouted loudly, even the black scarf covering his face was thrown off.
"Underhand tactics are just right for dealing with thieves like you."
Xiao Mu curled up his lips, then raised his feet forward, walked under the net, and carefully looked at the appearance of the person coming.
He was probably in his forties, with a muscular build, a face as big as a plate, a goatee on his chin, a raised mole on the edge of his mouth, and slightly bulging temples, which showed that he had internal strength.
"How did you find this place?" Xiao Mu asked.
The visitor was not in a hurry, and said calmly: "That old man Xiaoyao is really good at finding a place. He found such a beautiful place to live in seclusion. No wonder I haven't been able to find him all these years."
The meaning behind the words was full of familiarity.
Xiao Mu was even more vigilant: "What exactly do you want?"
The visitor did not answer, but said: "It feels so uncomfortable to be tied up in this rope. Why don't you put me down. Maybe I will be happy and I will answer you."
Xiao Mu's face sank, "Since you are so courageous, I won't make things difficult for you. As long as you are dead, you will not be able to threaten the master." As he said this, he took out a dagger and pointed it at the visitor's superior carotid artery.
When he saw that Xiao Mu was serious, the visitor immediately became anxious: "Hey, I haven't said anything yet, why did you make a move? If you ask me a few more questions, maybe I will make a move."
"No need!" Xiao Mu pushed the dagger closer, adding skin to the edge and immediately seeing blood.
"Stop, stop!" Big Pie Face shouted: "I have your master's token."
