Earth Immortal Righteous Path

Chapter 323
At the foot of Tiger Hill, at the hunter's hut.

A group of people gathered in one place, surrounded by jackals, foxes, wild boars, leopards and other prey.

They have scoured the hills and caught all the foxes, but... there is no white fox.

"How do you do things? How come there is no white fox?"

Some rich servants jumped their feet angrily, and got angry at these hunters.

"My lord, it's not that we don't try our best, it's that there are no foxes left!"

A young hunter stepped forward, and it was obvious that he had something to say here.

"We have traveled all over here, maybe you don't understand, but we believe that there will be no more foxes that have not been found, this is just a small hill!"

"No matter how fast a fox is, it cannot escape the eyes of a falcon. No matter how well it hides, it cannot escape the nose of a hound. There are no other foxes here!"

Pointing to the bound and struggling fox on the ground, he said solemnly:
"This is all the foxes we found, all red foxes, not the white foxes you mentioned."

"No white fox? No white fox! How can I go back and explain to the master without a white fox?!"

This time, this servant is really popular, and no matter how powerful the hunters in front of him are, they can knock him down with one hand if they just pick one up.

He jumped three feet high on the spot, with his hips akimbo, his eyes almost popping out.

"Let me tell you, there must be white foxes here, there must be white foxes, and there must be white foxes!"

"Without the white fox, it's hard to explain when I go back, and it's hard for me to explain, and you don't even want to get a penny of that bounty!"

As soon as these words came out, he suddenly felt bad.

The hunters on the field all had unfriendly expressions, and put their hands on the handles of their waists. Not far away, some strong-bodied peasants also had eyes flickering, and they faintly approached here.

Cold sweat drenched the back of his clothes. The servant knew that he had provoked everyone's anger, and was about to say something soft and went down the steps when the bureau heard the young hunter from before.

"My lord, we have agreed in advance that if you get the white fox, you will get the reward, and if you can't get it, you can't get the wages. Now we really haven't found the white fox, so I dare not ask you for the reward of the white fox. It's just , the wages we should be given, you don’t want to swallow it up, do you?”

Although it sounded good, the young hunter's tone became a little harsh.

It is not uncommon to defraud the superior and conceal the reward and withhold rewards anywhere.

But these hunters are no different than others, they often need to use knives to beg for food, and here is a barren mountain, if it really breaks out... Anyway, every year, there are always a few unlucky guys who stumble and fall to death or are eaten by wild animals dropped.

At this moment, the servant obviously thought of this. He is usually considered a smart person, otherwise the magistrate would not have entrusted him with such a private matter.

At the moment, he secretly complained, but he restrained himself a little, and replied with a forced smile:

"The hard work that should be done is naturally impossible. I just got angry for a while, and then I said something wrong. Please forgive me, please forgive me."

"It's easy to say, if we take labor's money and do things for others, we won't go to dinner with you on purpose."

After talking, the atmosphere on the field eased down, and everyone returned to the previous atmosphere.

"It's just this little brother, I mean, what if, what if there really are white foxes in this mountain? What if they are hidden somewhere and haven't been found?"

The servant still tried to persuade him again, after all, it was related to the master's order, and the master gave all kinds of instructions and affirmed everything before, so he really didn't dare to neglect.

Just go back like this, and a period of whipping punishment is indispensable.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help shivering.

"If there is really a fox that hides so well, I didn't find it the first time, and it's the same when I come again the second time. It doesn't matter if we are tired, the hounds and falcons are tired, and it is impossible for them to go around this mountain again. Running up and down."

"Besides, it's going to be dark in a while. It's dangerous in this mountain. If you don't leave now, it's too late to close the city gate. Don't sleep under the city gate then."

The hunters meant that they didn't want to continue searching.

The hounds on the lead were all sticking out their tongues and breathing, lying lazily on the ground, and their owners were feeding some dry food.

Falcon was still full of energy, but kept staring at the fox on the ground. If he hadn't been soothed by someone, he might not be able to resist eating more.

Jia Ding looked at this scene and felt that it was not realistic.

Finally, he thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said:

"It's better to burn the mountain!"

"what?"

"No!"

"Do you want to offend the mountain god?"

Hunters' reactions were mixed, but all against.

"I'll add another 500 taels from my own private house. This is just a small hillside. Just force the fox out!"

When they heard 500 taels, they hesitated.

"600 taels!"

There were also objections.

"Beware of the anger of the mountain gods!"

"700 taels!"

"Burning the mountain is too much. If you die, you will be caught by the mountain god and sent to hell!"

"Up to 1000 taels, that's all I have! If not, let's go back! I have no money!"

The field was silent for a while, looking at each other, the young hunter in the lead nodded.

"It's done, 1000 taels, we will burn the mountain for you and force out all the game in the mountain, but the ugly word is up front, if you renege on your debt, beware of our knives!"

"Don't worry, how can I go back on my word? As long as you burn the mountain for me, I will definitely deliver 1000 taels, and I will not deny it."

Blood was dripping from the bottom of his heart, the servant gritted his teeth, and couldn't hold back the smile on his face.

"hope so."

The leader of the hunters called everyone together and discussed how to burn it, how to block the intersection, and force out the hidden beast.

These hunters were all acquainted with each other, lived very close to each other, and had dealt with each other to some extent. At this time, they divided up the work and cooperated, and quickly finalized a simple and easy plan.

Then, in the planning of the leading young hunters, the peasants collected combustibles, equipped with some kerosene, charcoal and other things that were originally prepared in the car, and started to light fires on possible paths in the mountains.

One place after another, soon, flames were ignited all around, and thick smoke billowed out, creating the illusion that the fire was burning the mountain.

Burning mountains is fake, but smoking is real. Real burning mountains is not acceptable, because that would cut off the livelihood of hunters and herbal gatherers.

Their idea was to smoke early in the morning, and the combustibles in those cars were all prepared for this.

In other words, even if the servant doesn't take the initiative to increase the reward, they will try to smoke in the end.

"Hateful, hateful, how come there is such a strange person among the hunters, so cunning, the young master paid 1000 taels for nothing!"

He bitterly remembered the appearance of this young hunter, and vaguely heard other hunters calling him He Jia Dalang.

"Don't bump into the young master's hands in the future, or...or you will be sued, and you will be bankrupt!"

It so happened that at this moment, the eldest man of the He family turned his head and gave him a bright smile with a strong evil spirit on his forehead, which made the servant tremble all over in fright.

"What's wrong, Dalang?"

An acquaintance hunter noticed the gaze of the young hunter, looked suspiciously, and asked.

"It's nothing, I'm just looking at a monkey with no guts. Hey, this trip is really a good deal. It's nearly 3000 taels more after coming and going. Let's go find a white fox later, and we can get [-] taels here and there. , enough to buy dozens of knives in the stockade.”

He Dalang is one of the best hunters in the nearby stockade, and he is the leader in this generation.

"Then what if there is no white fox here?"

"It's okay, we can dye the fur white. If not, I remember that there is an earthen recipe that can also turn the fox's hair white. Anyway, those officials are all indifferent, and they can tell the difference. Why can't it turn white?"

He grinned, showing his white teeth.

"This trip is over. After selling these wild game, we need to search for more iron, and go back and beat a few more knives. The national teacher died suddenly, the emperor fainted, and there are ominous omens everywhere. Let me see, this Daliao It's about to mess up again 1"

(End of this chapter)