Chapter 140: No Persuasion
Da Lang seemed to have really overcome his fear of the forest. He could not take a step before, but now he walked forward with big strides.
Qin Yao turned around and saw the determined look on that dirty little face, and a sense of pride arose spontaneously. It seems that her teaching method is quite effective.
Dalang noticed his stepmother's gaze, raised his head and gave her a "strong" smile. The mother and son were like two wild cats, freely shuttling back and forth between the mountains and forests.
Qin Yao wanted to find the cave where she lived last year, but she had been delayed for two days, poking around in the woods looking for snake nests, so her direction was a little unclear. Now she had to find a new location.
This was also the second lesson Qin Yao taught Dalang, how to identify directions in a forest with lush vegetation and treetops blocking out the sun.
Also, if you lose your way, how to save yourself.
Qin Yao told Dalang: "No matter what the situation is, we must first ensure our own safety. If we really can't find the direction, go find water."
According to Qin Yao, you won't starve to death in the forest anyway, so the worst that can happen is that you can just become a savage.
Dalang's little heart was shocked again. He admired his stepmother's strong inner self.
The mother and son walked through the overgrown area and finally arrived deep in the forest.
There are still a lot of weeds here, but because of the temperature difference, they don't grow densely, so people can walk upright.
Qin Yao took Dalang to find a water source, and asked him to take out the slingshot and attack immediately when encountering small animals!
After the boring two days of poking snakes, today's activity suddenly aroused Dalang's excitement.
Which young man or girl has not dreamed of traveling the world with a sword?
As soon as he saw the prey, Dalang couldn't help but scream, and Qin Yao slapped him on the back of the head, "Quiet!"
Are you here to hunt or to scare small animals?
Dalang touched his head and said "Oh". This was the first time he was beaten by his stepmother since he could remember.
But the strange thing is that not only did he not feel any pain, he even felt pretty good in his heart. He thought, let me hit him a few more times, just like his mother would.
Qin Yao found a little squirrel and immediately pulled out her slingshot. When she turned around and was about to call Da Lang, she found that he was staring at her blankly. She frowned and reminded him to look ahead, not at her!
Da Lang came back to his senses, secretly exhaled, and perked up to learn how to hunt from her.
Qin Yao had taken Dalang to shoot birds before, but those birds were stupid and would not run away even if they heard a sound. They would fly back after a while after scattering. It did not require any skills to deal with them.
Deep in the mountains, the situation is completely different.
Prey animals do not walk around freely. They are threatened by natural enemies and also have prey to hunt. They hide during the day and come out at night, so they are rarely encountered during the day.
But in the evening, if you wait near a water source, you can see all kinds of animals gathering together.
Dalang was holding a little squirrel in his hand that was captured alive by Qin Yao and then knocked unconscious by a slap. The squirrel looked very special, with a white hair on its tail and a tuft of white hair on its forehead. It looked extremely cute.
That's why Qin Yao captured it alive, intending to take it back and sell it as a pet.
Dalang felt a little sorry for the little guy. Qin Yao asked him to hold it, but he held the little squirrel in his arms.
The child had never seen real hunting, so Qin Yao did not immediately stop him from showing excessive compassion.
The mother and son squatted on the top of a big tree near the water source, observing the various animals that appeared near the water source.
No large wild animals appeared. They usually wait until dark before coming out. Now the largest animals by the stream are two sika deer.
Dalang was a little excited. He held the little squirrel in one hand and used the other hand to clumsily sign the sign language he had just learned from Qin Yao.
This was the secret code the hunter used to communicate with his companions in the forest. He was asking her if he could shoot the two sika deer.
Qin Yao waved her hand. The water source was not the best hunting ground unless you only wanted to come once.
Otherwise, other large animals will be alarmed, arousing their vigilance, and they will not come to this place for a long time.
Dalang nodded regretfully, indicating that he understood.
But seeing that Qin Yao had no intention of taking action, he couldn't help but gesture and ask: Aren't we going to continue hunting today?
There is only this little squirrel in my arms, isn't it too little?
Qin Yao warned him not to forget his original intention, and practice was the main purpose of going into the mountains this time.
You haven't even learned the basics yet, and you're already rushing forward?
Seeing that Qin Yao had no intention of taking him on a mission, Dalang nodded again with regret.
But the intense interest in his eyes did not diminish.
Qin Yao thought, young people are usually hard to persuade, so let him try it himself.
He waved at the young boy, pointed at a sika deer that was leaving alone in front of him, picked up the little squirrel in his arms, and slapped it again to make it dizzy again.
Dalang's breathing became heavier, and the light of surprise in his eyes was about to burst out.
Qin Yao nodded, and Dalang immediately slid down from the tree trunk to the ground, crouched down, and followed the deer's footsteps.
Having learned how to track prey before, Dalang followed the sika deer from a distance all the way. Seeing that the deer didn't notice his presence at all, he was overjoyed.
Seeing the sika deer walk to a bush full of wild fruits, stop and start eating the fruits, without noticing his arrival at all, Dalang slowly stood up, took an arrow from the quiver on his back and put the bow on.
Dalang's bow drawing posture is very standard and his movements are very skillful, which shows that he is not lazy at all when practicing at home.
Before shooting arrows, Dalang looked around for Qin Yao, hoping to get some encouragement from her.
However, after looking around, there was no trace of her.
But the bird calls she imitated behind him reminded him that she was behind him and he shouldn't be afraid.
After the birds' singing disappeared, the only sounds left in the forest were the rustling of leaves in the wind and the sound of sika deer gnawing on their food.
Dalang was shocked to find that his stepmother had blended into the surrounding environment. She didn't make any sound, and he couldn't find any trace of her existence.
If he had this ability, could he also hunt a big black bear?
Dalang took a very slow breath, aimed at the deer's neck, and released the bowstring.
An arrow was shot out, sweeping across the leaves and making a slight sound.
The deer had such a keen sense of hearing that
it turned around and ran away. The arrow just grazed its horn and missed.
Just a little bit!
Dalang anxiously pulled out the second arrow, put on the bow, chased out from his hiding place, and then hurriedly shot an arrow at the deer's butt.
There was no surprise at all, not even the skin of the sika deer was touched.
But the prey is right in front of us, how can we let it go?
Dalang took out the slingshot he was most skilled at using and ran after him.
At this moment, the sika deer that was about to run ahead suddenly screamed and turned back.
Just as Dalang was feeling strange, a huge brown shadow suddenly jumped up from the bushes and rushed towards him!
(End of this chapter)