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Chapter 520: Hunting the Big Pig King: What is the most taboo thing when hunting?
Although Dongshan has been developed, many trees with roots as thick as legs are still lush and leafy, and the ground is densely covered with flowers and plants. The grass leaves that can be seen everywhere are pearl bush, Veratrum, Inula, Hawthorn, etc.

Due to the scorching temperature at noon in summer, the plants in the mountains felt airtight and stuffy after being exposed to the scorching sun. So after Xu Ning and the other five people entered the mountain, they were drenched in sweat after walking for a short while, with beads of sweat the size of beans sliding down their chins. However, they did not complain or back down.

The flowers and plants on the road in front of him had been trampled. Xu Ning's eyes were very good, and even without Liu Daming leading the way, he could find Li San's family cemetery.

When they were about to reach the place, Xu Ning said, "Uncle, we are at the front, right? Be careful, I am afraid that the big pig has not left yet."

"Well, I've already loaded the bullets. If it doesn't leave, we can just kill it. That would save a lot of trouble."

Liu Daming is a natural person. What does natural mean? To put it bluntly, he is a bit stupid.

Li Fuqiang walked forward quickly and said, "Uncle, why don't you go to the back and keep an eye on it, and I'll stay in the front."

"Hey, as your uncle, how can I let you guys stand in front? Nothing happened, just follow me!" Liu Daming waved his hand.

Xu Ning raised his arm to wipe the sweat off his face, lowered his head to check the safety of the 56 rifle, turned to Wang Hu and Guan Lei and asked them to take a look at the rifles in their hands. After checking, the two men pointed the muzzles of their guns upwards, but their eyes were scanning the surroundings.

This forest is really dense, with saplings and shrubs half a person's height growing vigorously, especially oak trees. The leaves of the oak trees are as big as a palm and are so dense that they block the view. This is why Xu Ning is not willing to run in the mountains in summer. The first reason is that he can't see the road conditions clearly, the second is the hot and humid weather, and the third is that he sweats too much and easily becomes dehydrated. It feels more tiring than running in the mountains in winter wearing a big cotton-padded jacket.

In front of us, a patch of newly turned black soil was scattered outside. The soil would not dry up quickly, but its color had become much lighter.

Xu Ning saw the flattened tomb of Li Shan. About two meters behind it was a round tomb, more than half of which had been opened.

Li Fuqiang stared in astonishment and said, "Oh my god, it really got pushed open? This pig is quite temperamental..."

Wang Hu said, "Brother Qiang, you can see that the graves of Li Shan and his grandparents are the ones that have been dug up. The graves behind are all fine."

"He deserves it!"

Xu Ning turned around and said, "Don't just stand there and talk nonsense, go up and take a look first."

Liu Daming waved his hand: "Then you go first, so we can track him down."

If he went up, it would be easy to destroy the trail. Xu Ning took two steps upwards with his gun, and his vision immediately became much wider. He glanced at Li Shan's grave and said, "Li San is lying here. The pig should have come from the left. There is a walnut tree planted on the left, right?"

Liu Daming said, "Yes, there is another row of tiger sticks to the left. Li San planted them because he was afraid that others would come and steal his fruits. I think it's really unnecessary. He is the only one in our village who steals from others. Who would steal his things? Besides, the whole mountain is full of walnuts, hawthorns and other things. You can pick them by walking a few more steps. Who would come here to cause trouble?"

Li Fuqiang stood under a tree on the left, holding a spear in his hand, and said, "Most people can't understand what Li San is thinking. He is jealous of his own son's money. There is really no way to deal with him."

Wang Hu said: "Now it's all over..."

"Okay, the pig ran down the mountain from this side. It probably hasn't come back. Let's chase it away."

"Okay!"

Then, the five of them turned around and walked down the mountain, and no one looked back at the cemetery.

After following the pig's trail for a while, Li Fuqiang asked, "Brother, is this pig 700 kilograms?"

Xu Ning nodded: "About the same. Look at this pig's hoof print, it must be as wide as a palm. The ground is relatively hard. It can crush the Schisandra chinensis and sink into the soil. It must weigh at least 700 kilograms."

"Brother, how did it get here? What is it doing here?"

"How would I know? Maybe there are no more rivals in the mountains, so they come to our territory to seek death."

"Haha, there's nothing wrong with that. It's indeed here to look for me." Li Fuqiang said with a smile.

Liu Daming said, "Five miles down is the 26th floor. It can't run into the floor and cause harm to people, right?"

Xu Ning frowned: "There aren't many people in the field now, right? If there are any, they are just pulling wood back to the field... Let's go quickly, or someone will get pushed by this big pig, or our jobs will be ruined."

"That's not a bad thing. Li San getting attacked by a pig was an accident. If someone gets hurt or dies next, it will be hard for the five of us to explain to the city government."

There was nothing to be ashamed of. The main thing was that they were being paid by the city. If they didn't do anything when the animals hurt people or damaged crops, that would be a bit unreasonable. So they all felt that they had a responsibility on their shoulders and didn't want to be accused of eating for free...

After walking more than a mile, Xu Ning raised his hand to ask the four people behind him to stop. He squatted down and glanced at the poop on the ground and said, "I just pooped. There are two drops of blood on the leaves. I guess he was injured. The terrain here is a bit messy. Uncle, is there a bubble here?"

"There is no bubble of water, but there is a spring behind the 26th floor."

"Then let's go to 26th Field. The trail is a little unclear."

"Okay!"

When they walked to the back of 26lengchang, they replenished some water. Wang Hu and Guan Lei both carried marching canteens, and their cloth bags were filled with tiaozi cakes and biscuits. Although they had to go home at 3 o'clock, they still had to prepare everything to prevent any accidents.

There were still more than two miles to the back of the 26th Lengchang. Xu Ning raised his hand to stop the march. He looked down at the pig's tracks, frowned, and said, "The big pig went south."

"Fuck, it's just wandering around here?" Li Fuqiang said, "It just hurt someone and it's not tired at all. It should at least take a break."

"Hahaha, are you tired of running in the mountains today?" Liu Daming asked with a smile.

"Not at all, uncle. My heart is pounding, as if I can't breathe."

Guan Lei and Wang Hu were in the same situation. Xu Ning said with a smile, "I don't like hiking in the mountains in summer. You can't see anything and it's hot and stuffy in the mountains. Let's go. It's not even 1 o'clock yet. If we don't meet before 3 o'clock, we'll go home."

"Going south? Erning."

"Well, follow the pig's hindquarters. I guess it can't go too far. It's so hot, it must find a cooler place to take a bath, right?"

Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu and Guan Lei looked at each other and said at the same time: "Heishitang!"

Liu Daming clapped his hands and said excitedly, "It's really possible! Let's take a gamble? Go straight to Heishitang, do it if you can find it, and go home if you can't. How about that?"

"Fuck! Then run a few steps."

After that, the five of them ran towards the south. The mountain was full of knee-high grass, so they couldn't run at all. They could only take big strides like a race walk. Moreover, they walked in a straight line, not side by side, which saved a lot of time.

The mountains in the east are not very high. Some of them don't even have peaks. What is the top of the mountain? It is similar to the terrain of a hill, not steep, but not flat.

Four words can describe the mountains here - rising and falling...

But as we move towards the south, the mountains change. The southern mountains are endless, with peaks upon peaks, and one mountain looks higher than another...

It was already 1:40 in the afternoon when we reached the dense forest on the north side of Heishitang.

Xu Ning put down his arm with the watch on it, pointed in the direction of Heishitang and said, "According to the almanac, today is suitable for hunting. If we don't encounter this big pig, it means we are not doing well."

"Brother, I noticed that you are not motivated today." Li Fuqiang noticed that Xu Ning's mood was different.

"Oh my god, it's for my nephew, look at the sweat pouring down, his whole body is soaked."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "All five of us are the same. I just don't like to move when it's hot." "That's not right. You were born in the Year of the Rabbit..."

"Any rabbit will get heat stroke on this day. My head is a little swollen."

While chatting, the five of them climbed onto the black stone at the edge of the Black Stone Pond. They stood on the stone and looked inside.

Liu Daming pointed to the pool of water ahead and said, "Why don't we walk downstream along the Xiaoshi River?"

"Oh my god, where did the pig go? Why is it so hard to find a pig?" Guan Lei was a little anxious.

"It's different from winter now. In winter, there's snow so you can see the tracks clearly. Today, I have to rely on my experience to track them. But I think the pig should be nearby."

"Hush! Listen..." Wang Hu opened his eyes wide, put his index finger in the middle of his mouth, pointed to the right and whispered, "There seems to be some movement over there."

Li Fuqiang grabbed the spear and said, "Huzi, did you hear that?"

"Listen for something."

"Let's go! Let's be quiet. Brother, don't get too close with your spear. This is the big pig king, not a little wild boar."

"know."

The five people walked towards the west. Since the Black Stone Pond was full of stones, they walked along the edge. At least the edge was shaded by trees and was not a windy place.

The water was flowing to the west, and the wind was blowing from the southeast. If we didn't take the dense forest ditch area, it would be easy for wild boars downstream to smell it, so we would run away early...

It took them 100 minutes to walk a distance of just over 15 meters. When they peeled off the leaves in front of them, Xu Ning saw a dark hill rolling in the water.

Li Fuqiang was a little excited, and tightened his grip on the spear. Guan Lei was obviously a little stunned, thinking, is that a wild boar? It's really fucking big!

The big pig king rolled the clear water pool into a yellow mud pool. It lay in the middle of the pool, revealing its head and tall back. The mud on its body had been washed away, leaving only a layer of yellow and black pine oil. It raised its head and screamed from time to time because there was a branch stuck in its chin...

Xu Ning stared at the big pig king and raised his gun, saying, "It's more than 60 meters away. I can see its butt. It's not easy to go down the mountain from here. What if the gunshot doesn't kill it and it runs away, we won't be able to catch up with it."

Liu Daming said, "Erning, what do you think we should do? I'll listen to you."

"Then the five of us will split into two groups. My eldest brother, Hu Zi, and Shi Tou will go around from the Black Stone Pond... No, this won't work. Black Stone Pond is upwind, and this is downwind. The Big Pig King might be able to smell something."

"You three have to go around from downstream. My uncle and I will walk down and find a spacious and easy place to walk. If we get closer, we should be able to see its head."

Liu Daming nodded: "Okay! That's it. Qiangzi, you three should be careful."

"Hey!" Li Fuqiang responded, and he and Wang Hu and Guan Lei quickly ran downstream, but their movements were not big and they stepped very carefully.

Xu Ning and Liu Daming walked downstairs, but neither of them dared to go too close.

"If only this big pig could turn his face around."

"I want to, too... Uncle, you can shoot it later. From where we are, we can probably kill it with one shot."

Liu Daming nodded.

Xu Ning lowered his head to look at his watch. Five minutes had passed since Li Fuqiang and the other two left. He was starting to get a little anxious.

Because the most taboo thing when hunting livestock is to procrastinate. You either have to fire the gun immediately or turn around and leave. Waiting like this is like missing the best opportunity.

The big pig king who was bathing in the pond moved. It arched its hind legs and stood up on its front legs. Water poured down its body and it barked twice before heading under the pine trees. There were several pine trees around the pond. Xu Ning had grilled fish under the pine trees before.

"Er Ning..."

When Xu Ning saw the Big Pig King turning around, he immediately lifted up 56 and a half, but unfortunately the Big Pig King just turned his head and glanced, then turned around and continued walking towards the pine tree.

Now Xu Ning was just waiting for the big pig king to turn around and rub against the pine tree, otherwise there would be no way to shoot the pig. If the first shot didn't hit the right place, he wouldn't be able to see the pig when he wanted to fire the second shot.

At this time, the big pig king rubbed against the pine tree, and the thick pig skin rubbed off a layer of the pine tree, and the bark fell on the grass leaves.

"Uncle, I'll just fire my gun, you fire one more, and then call my eldest brother to chase it away."

Xu Ning anxiously explained and picked up the 56. Why was he so anxious? Because of the characteristics of this big pig king! It just rubbed the left side of its body, and didn't turn around to rub the right side! What kind of donkey fucking pig is this?

Before Liu Daming could reply, Xu Ning had already put his index finger on the trigger, and then a gunshot was heard.

Bang!
The bullet flew out, and the next moment the big pig king trembled all over, opened his mouth wide and screamed, then quickly ran forward.

Liu Daming raised his gun and fired, but his marksmanship was average, so the shot probably missed. Xu Ning, who was holding a gun nearby, pulled the trigger continuously, bang, bang, bang..., firing six shots in a row, until he could no longer see the big pig king.

"Qiangzi! Chase it!" After Liu Daming fired the shot, he ran down the mountain. However, the mountain was steep and there were green grass and wild flowers, so it was slippery. He accidentally slipped and sat down on the slope. He slid down two or three meters before stopping.

"Uncle, are you okay?"

"Oh my god, there's a vine here... get off from the side..."

"There must be one nearby, right here! Can you move?"

"Nothing happened! I just used my butt as a cushion..."

At this time, Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu and Guan Lei had already rushed out from downstream. They chased in the direction where the wild boar disappeared.

"Brother! There's blood on the ground!"

Xu Ning shouted, "Don't chase too closely, you three! Be careful."

He and Liu Daming ran to the edge of the pond and stepped into it without hesitation. Their shoes and trouser legs with leggings were wet, but the pond was not deep, so their crotches were not wet...

The two were chasing relentlessly from behind. They could see the three people in front catching up. Li Fuqiang was the most enthusiastic in chasing. He really wanted to stab the big pig king to death with his spear and revive the name of General Li!
Liu Daming shouted: "Qiangzi! There is Shetanggou ahead!"

At this time, Li Fuqiang and the other two suddenly stopped. He ran under an oak tree by himself, while Guan Lei and Wang Hu raised their old sticks.

"Oh my god...it's so fucking big!"

"Fuck it!"

Bang bang!

The reason why Li Fuqiang dodged and Wang Hu and Guan Lei fired guns was entirely because the big pig king turned around and came back.

It lowered its head, exerted force on its limbs, and rushed forward. Its two large fangs were extremely sharp. If you were hit by them, you would be disabled at best, or die at worst.

However, Wang Hu and Guan Lei have also experienced great things. They were not afraid of the firefight with the bandits Li Quan and Lao Ba in Sandaohe. How could they be panicked when facing this 700-pound pig?
(End of this chapter)