Chapter 463: The luck slot seems to be full again

Li Long carried the gun and chased after them. The two red deer rushed very fast, and after crossing the mountain, they called again. The movement was quite big. Li Long guessed that they should be fighting with some animal.

Wolves?

Possible. At this time, the red deer's cubs are still small, which is the best time for wolves to prey. When the red deer grows up, the lone wolf can't hunt alone and can only surround and attack.

But there was no wolf howling, which didn't quite conform to common sense. The red deer dared to come forward to fight, so it was likely not a pack of wolves.

Li Long thought while running. Among common wild beasts, it couldn't be a wild boar either. Although wild boars are also omnivorous animals, if they run into a deer cub that has just been born, they will eat it, but if there is a big red deer, they will also have scruples.

Running past this mountain ridge, he saw various weeds and shrubs below. The two red deer in front had already chased their target in the shrubs. The male red deer was kicking there, and the doe could only call on the side and couldn't join the battle.

Li Long could vaguely see a yellow figure appearing and disappearing from the grass. He couldn't see the specific body shape, but the movements were very agile. Then Li Long saw a small deer in the battle group, also squeaking.

Of course, this was Li Long's imagination. He couldn't hear the other party's call from so far away.

Although he couldn't see clearly what that thing was, Li Long had already guessed it. This guy was likely a lynx!

Li Long was immediately excited. A lynx skin isn't cheap! If he could shoot this guy down, this spring hunting season would be complete for him, and the rest would be hunting meat to eat!

There were several opportunities for him to hit the red deer, but Li Long didn't do it. He carried the gun and approached slowly, just wanting to see if there was a chance to hit the lynx. This is much more valuable than a red deer!

Li Long approached to a position of forty or fifty meters and didn't dare to move forward anymore. He was afraid that if he moved forward, the two sides fighting would discover him, and there was also the tall grass in front. If he walked so close, he wouldn't be able to see the two sides, let alone fire.

However, just as he was half-squatting and setting up the gun, preparing to aim, he suddenly heard a scream, a sound like "wa". Li Long was stunned for a moment. This guy is injured?

Then he saw that big red deer run forward a few steps, lower its head and prepare to resist the one attacking the deer cub. That thing was no longer biting the deer cub, but was preparing to flee in a panic!

Li Long raised his gun and prepared to shoot, but the grass in front was too lush, and he couldn't see clearly at all. On the contrary, the two red deer could be seen clearly. Li Long was worried that firing would startle the lynx, so he carried the gun and chased forward.

The doe was taking care of the deer cub, not knowing whether it was because of too much worry or the deer cub was seriously injured, the doe wailed from time to time. The male deer chased out ten meters and stopped. When Li Long ran over, the male deer was startled and lowered its head to give Li Long a hit. Li Long subconsciously raised the gun and gave it a shot, and then didn't care whether he hit it or not, he ran to chase the yellow thing in front. Li Long had already determined that this thing should be a lynx.

There was sound in the grass in front. This guy was injured, and the movement wasn't very fast. Actually, Li Long also determined that if it wasn't injured, he really didn't plan to chase, and he couldn't catch up.

Continuing to chase forward, he could occasionally see blood on the grass stalks. Li Long was even more determined. Although this guy ran relatively fast, Li Long believed that if it kept bleeding like this, as long as he didn't give it time to rest, he would definitely be able to catch up.

Even if he couldn't catch up, as long as he passed this section where the grass was relatively deep, at a distance of forty or fifty meters, Li Long also had confidence that he could hit it with a shot.

If he couldn't hit it, that would be his own incompetence.

The red deer side was no longer in sight. Li Long was still chasing. The grass in front wasn't so high. He could vaguely see the yellow figure running in the grass. Further ahead, Li Long saw that he had reached the end of the mountain ditch. There was a piece of sparse broad-leaved forest there, and there seemed to be pine forest behind it. He knew he had to speed up, otherwise, if this guy ran into the pine forest, he basically wouldn't be able to catch it.

When the lynx in front rushed out of the ditch head, Li Long saw its full appearance. It was indeed an adult lynx. The flower-yellow fur was very beautiful, and the ears were sharp and cool. However, it was a bit embarrassed at the moment, with blood on its hind legs. It should have been topped by deer antlers. He didn't know if it was pierced or not, but seeing the blood flowing quite a lot.

So it couldn't run fast.

However, even if it couldn't run fast, this speed was still faster than Li Long. It arrived at the sparse broad-leaved forest one step ahead. Li Long saw it and hurriedly squatted down, raised his gun, and pulled the trigger three times.

Didn't hit with one shot.

But it startled the lynx. It rushed forward seven or eight meters and then climbed up a big tree.

Li Long was happy this time. This guy actually likes to hide in the tree!

On the flat ground, the claws were too sharp, and Li Long would be afraid, but it ran to the tree, and Li Long really felt it was stable.

Running quickly to the bottom of the tree, Li Long saw that the lynx had already climbed to a position of ten or so meters on the tree, hiding in the branch position, vigilantly poking its head to look down.

Li Long raised his gun and was about to shoot, but the lynx was very smart, actually knowing how to hide, and its body suddenly shrank behind the tree trunk.

Li Long circled the tree, and the lynx also circled the tree, always not looking at Li Long, which made Li Long quite angry. He simply raised his gun and aimed, regardless of whether he could hit or not, and fired three shots first.

"Bang bang bang!" One shot missed, two shots hit the tree, wood chips fell down, startling the lynx, and it climbed up three or four meters again, but there were no big branches to block it anymore. It didn't climb anymore, but the movement seemed to be trying to jump to the tree next to it.

Li Long wasn't worried that it could jump over. After all, it wasn't a monkey. No matter how well it could climb trees, it couldn't be as agile as a monkey.

Having fired several shots, Li Long saw that the lynx didn't dare to come down, so he immediately pointed the gun to the ground, took bullets from his satchel, opened the magazine, and pressed bullets into it.

Only pressed four bullets in, and then heard the sound of "ka pa" from the tree branches above. When Li Long looked up, he found that the lynx had already climbed to a thick side branch, and then jumped fiercely, actually jumping to the tree opposite!

Really treated itself as a monkey!

Li Long couldn't care about pressing bullets anymore, pulled the bolt to send the bullet into the chamber, and chased towards the tree next to it.

Ultimately, it was a few minutes slower. The lynx jumped to the tree opposite, didn't stop at all, slipped down, and ran forward. In front, past this piece of broad-leaved forest was the pine forest. The pine forest was relatively dense. If it really ran in, Li Long couldn't catch it at all.

He didn't chase anymore, immediately half-squatted and raised his gun to aim. Although the lynx was jumping left and right twenty or so meters away, Li Long could also be considered a half-hanging gun hunter. After predicting the lynx's movement trajectory, he fired a shot with a "pa".

This shot grazed the lynx's right hind leg and hit out, bringing out a piece of skin and flesh. The lynx's body tilted and fell to the ground, and then it stubbornly climbed up and continued to run towards the pine forest, but the speed was much slower.

Li Long put away the gun and chased forward. He believed that this time, even if the lynx ran into the pine forest, he could catch up.

That lynx turned its head and looked at Li Long, finally entered the pine forest, and then found a pine tree as thick as a hug to climb up. However, the speed of climbing up now wasn't particularly fast. When Li Long arrived under the pine tree, it had only climbed up five or six meters.

But these five or six meters made Li Long feel difficult.

After walking close, Li Long discovered that this was a cedar, not a masson pine. The branches and leaves were very dense. Although it grew straight up like a Lombardy poplar, each branch grew dense leaves. These leaves easily protected the lynx.

If it weren't for the fact that he definitely saw the lynx climb up this tree, and if it weren't for the fact that there was blood on the tree trunk, Li Long wouldn't even be able to connect this tree with the lynx.

However, Li Long was very excited. This time, no matter what, it was stable. He held the gun, circled the tree, looked for an angle, and he didn't want to fire randomly—lynx skin is expensive, if he shot and broke it, wouldn't he lose a large sum of money?

But if he didn't shoot, the lynx could stay in the tree for a few days!

So after finding the right angle, Li Long fired a shot at the lynx's head exposed on the tree. The lynx was startled, almost fell from the tree, and then continued to climb up. This climb made Li Long difficult. The tree branches were crisscrossed, plus the pine leaves were dense, so he couldn't see the top from below.

What to do?

Leaving was definitely reluctant. Li Long simply turned off the safety of the gun, carried it on his back, and climbed up the tree himself.

The pine bark was very rough, and many small branches grew on the thick tree trunk, all withered, very prickly. If he wasn't careful, he would scratch his face.

Li Long climbed up three or four meters, found a thick horizontal branch and sat on it, took the gun from his back and aimed upwards.

That lynx probably didn't expect this two-legged beast chasing over to be able to climb trees. Its proud skill seemed to have met its match. Climbing up was possible, but the tree branches of this kind of pine tree wouldn't be too thick. Like the Lombardy poplar, it mainly grew upwards. When it reached seven or eight meters, the tree branches weren't enough to support things that were too heavy.

The lynx's speed of climbing up slowed down.

Li Long aimed at the moment it exposed its head and fired a shot. The bullet grazed the lynx's scalp and hit out, bringing out a piece of blood and flesh. The lynx "wa" and fell from the tree!

This lynx wasn't small, with a body weight of nearly thirty kilograms. When it fell, it broke several tree branches. It tried to grab the pine branches when it fell, but failed several times, and finally fell to the ground.

With several layers of pine branches as a buffer, this lynx fell from a height of seven or eight meters and didn't die. It climbed up, shook its head, and then wanted to flee staggeringly!

How could Li Long tolerate it running away? When the lynx fell, he had already turned off the safety, carried the gun, and climbed down. The pine branches and miscellaneous branches scratched Li Long's hands, face, and feet with many blood marks. He couldn't care about it at all. Two seconds after the lynx fell, Li Long also fell to the ground. Seeing that the lynx wasn't running fast, Li Long put aside the thought of raising the gun, ran quickly, and took the gun from behind his shoulder at the same time. After running out more than ten steps, he caught up with the lynx, and then used the gun as a stick, fiercely swinging the gun butt towards the lynx's head! The lynx heard the movement behind it and wanted to dodge, but both its head and legs were injured, and the dodge was a bit slow. It was swung out by Li Long's gun butt!

The lynx fell heavily on the ground seven or eight meters away, its body twitched, and then it wanted to climb up. Li Long went over and knocked on its head again. This lynx stopped moving completely. Li Long panted heavily, looking at his trophy. After a moment of excitement, he calmed down.

When this guy was alive, it looked very majestic and cool, especially the two ears that stood very high, very individual and unique, but after it died, it felt like just an animal corpse, losing its beauty. It seemed that at that moment, the luster on the fur also disappeared.

But no matter what, this guy is very valuable.

After sighing, Li Long felt that he was still quite tired. Looking east, the sun had already revealed its head from the horizon.

Carrying this lynx, Li Long identified the direction. Originally, he could directly cross out, but he still hesitated for a moment and returned along the original path.

He remembered that when he ran into that big red deer, he fired a shot. He didn't know if there was any result.

Maybe there is a surprise?

Of course, Li Long just thought about it. After all, such a big red deer, it must be more than two hundred kilograms, right? Whether a sudden casual shot could knock it down was a problem.

But what if? If it was really knocked down, how to take it back would be a problem.

When walking back to the position where he ran into the red deer family, Li Long found with disappointment that although there was blood on the ground, he wasn't sure if this blood was the red deer's or the lynx's.

Then what surprised Li Long was that he found the corpse of the small red deer.

!.

That small red deer was bitten through the neck by the lynx, and the blood flowed into a pool. Li Long guessed that when the big red deer topped the lynx and drove it away, the small red deer shouldn't have died yet, but it wouldn't live long. Hearing the doe's call vaguely behind, it should be that it noticed the child couldn't live anymore.

This small red deer was about seven or eight kilograms. Li Long lifted it with one hand. No matter what, it would be a beautiful meal if he took it back.

As for saying this was just dead, what does it matter? Just dead is good, at least it is fresh now.

Carrying the gun, one hand carrying the lynx and one hand carrying the small red deer, Li Long strode back as if he had won a battle.

When walking back to Xiaobaiyang Ditch, Li Long saw Sun Jia Qiang making a fire at the earth pit, so he shouted:

"Old Sun, what are you doing?"

"Cooking, yo, Boss Li, your harvest is very big! What is that?"

"This is a lynx, this is a small red deer," Li Long said proudly, "I'll go back and clean it up, come to my place at noon, taste the boiled deer meat!"

"Good, good." Sun Jia Qiang smiled, "I found a trace of wild boar arching yesterday, and then set a trap, but unfortunately I didn't catch anything."

"Where is it?" Li Long asked casually. He had already arrived in front of Sun Jia Qiang.

"Just that mountain ditch, the outermost layer of the mountain, the middle of the ditch is relatively flat, and there are quite a lot of shrubs."

Li Long built a map in his mind and remembered it. Isn't this the time when he set a trap to catch a small wild boar last year and then ran into Xu Jianjun?

It seems he can go see it tomorrow.

"Eh? What did you catch?"

"Lynx." Li Long showed the lynx to Sun Jia Qiang, "Just hit it, chased for a long time, a lot of tossing, if it weren't for the big red deer topping it and injuring it, I wouldn't have gotten it."

"Lynx!" Sun Jia Qiang's eyes lit up, "This is a good thing, are you going to skin it later? Can you give me a bone?"

"What do you want the bone for?" Li Long was a bit strange.

Sun Jia Qiang smiled:

"This guy is almost the same as a big cat, similar to leopards and these things. The bones are very good for soaking in wine, but don't boil it."

"Is there such a saying?" Li Long thought of the bones he boiled casually last time, a bit of a pity. If it's really said like this, these bones still have great use.

"That's for sure, soaking in wine cures rheumatism, waist and leg pain, although it's not as effective as tiger bone, it's also very effective. I don't want much, give me one, preferably spinal bone, leg bone is also fine, how about I exchange it with fritillaria?"

"Exchange for what, I'll give it to you. If you didn't say it, I really wouldn't know." Li Long said with a smile, "Come over at noon, I'll properly remove the bones, you pick one."

"Okay." Sun Jia Qiang was very happy.

Li Long chatted with him for two more sentences, and he urged Li Long to leave, telling him to hurry back to remove the bones.

Li Long was in a good mood. If it's really like this, then this lynx has a great effect!

Happily carrying the lynx and the small red deer, he hurried back to the wooden cabin. Li Long felt that he wasn't too hungry yet, maybe because he was quite excited, so he simply set up the fire on the stove to boil water, set up the fire on the stove outside to boil water, and then took several basins to the spring to start skinning and opening.

Because this lynx skin is very expensive, Li Long was very careful. Fortunately, practice makes perfect. He skinned from head to tail, and even skinned the head. Except for the injuries on the legs and head, the whole skin wasn't broken at all.

Li Long appreciated his work, very satisfied, went to rub salt, and then hung it on the wall of the wooden cabin. Next was removing the meat.

This time, his movements were very slow. Since he wanted to remove the bones, he had to take his time. These bones were useful, and the meat shouldn't be bad, right?

Open the stomach, clear out the stomach and intestines inside and put them into the basin, and next was carefully removing the meat.

This lynx, excluding skin, bones, and internal organs, had ten or so kilograms of meat. Li Long removed it very slowly. During the process of removing, he also decomposed and unloaded the bones section by section and placed them aside.

The meat was removed and put into the basin. Li Long looked at the time. This whole process felt very slow, but in fact, only more than an hour had passed.

This meat and internal organs were first soaked in water, Li Long rested for a while, and then went to deal with the small deer.

The small deer was much simpler. Skin and open, the stomach and intestines were also easy to clean. After cleaning, the skin was still okay, relatively complete. Li Long simply removed two kilograms of meat from that body, directly unloaded the legs, dismantled the bones, and threw them into the pot to boil.

The fire was very big, the pot opened very quickly. Li Long put the deer skin up, and in another pot were the small deer's internal organs.

The lynx meat was in the basin. Li Long thought about dealing with it when the sun was big in the afternoon. There was also a gun, which he put into the small room to rub salt and dry after skinning.

This gun might be very useful later.

As for the bones, Li Long put them all into the basin, taking advantage of this idle time, and removed some meat tendons on them again, trying to ensure they were clean.

The more troublesome one was the head, which had a brain, too difficult to handle.

The next chapter is daytime, don't wait. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 464 =====