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Chapter 616 The Earth Leopard Comes at Night

Chapter 616 The Earth Leopard Comes at Night

This time, Lu Lu slept quite comfortably.

Surrounded by piles of dry grass, he felt warmer and warmer. During the day, he slept for half a day in the morning, and when he woke up naturally, it was only in the middle of the night.

With enough sleep, he couldn't do much when he got up at this time, so he continued to lie in the haystack, closing his eyes and resting his mind.Until Yuan Bao, who was lying next to him, suddenly stood up, he opened his eyes keenly.

"Wang..."

Yuan Bao let out a cry, his head fixedly looking in the direction of the sheep pen.The other dogs also stood up immediately.

This is a signal that wild animals are approaching.

Is it the wolves?

The bright moon is in the sky, and the snow reflects the cold moonlight. Even at night, you can see far away, although it is only a vague outline.

Lu Lu lifted the mattress carefully, got out of the haystack with a semi-automatic hand, then squatted down, and looked in the direction Yuan Bao was looking at, which was the direction of the sheep pen.

He looked carefully for a long time, but saw nothing.

In the sheep pen and the stable, Sukhbaru kept two big watchdogs on a leash, and the two dogs did not make a sound.

But Yuan Bao was still snoring and making a low, fierce sound.

Seeing this, Lu Lu couldn't help but feel a little strange.

He raised his semi-automatic rifle, looked through the scope, and searched.

Suddenly, he saw branches and leaves shaking beside the fence on the opposite hillside, and animals slowly poked their heads out.

The light was poor, and he still couldn't see what it was. He only felt that the animal was not small, and there was a cold light in its eyes.

Just as he was wondering, he saw the animal slither, then jumped up with ease, directly onto the fence, and stood motionless on the railing.

It was a large animal at least 1.4 meters long, dragging a long tail, at least a meter or so.

From a distance, it was just a vague black shadow, and I still couldn't tell what it was, but since it came, it must be aimed at the livestock in the pasture.

Lu Lu didn't think too much, and immediately aimed at the small head of the wild animal through the scope, estimated the distance in his heart, and after making some adjustments, he decisively pulled the trigger.

There was a bang, and the sound resounded through the night sky.

The wild creature standing on the fence looking down on the pasture fell and fell from the fence.

At this moment, Yuan Bao and the others barked and ran towards the fence.

When they got to the fence, they couldn't jump out of the fence, they could only bark outside through the fence.

Lu Lu stared at it for a while, but after seeing no movement, he also got up, and carefully leaned over with his gun in hand.

Gunshots and dogs barking woke up the sleeping people living in the yurt.

Zhang Shaofeng and others were the first to react. When they heard the gunshots, they immediately opened the door of the yurt with the semi-automatics that were habitually put aside, and ran out immediately.

Suhebalu also woke up immediately, and called his two sons who lived in the same tent to also raise their shotguns, hold the torches they had prepared earlier, light them, and run outside.

When they came out, they saw that Lu Lu and others had already run to the fence diagonally opposite in the distance.

At this time, Lu Lu finally saw clearly the wild animal he killed under the flashlights of Zhang Shaofeng and others—a Far Eastern leopard, also known as the Northeast leopard, which is what the locals call an earth leopard.

The head is small and round, the body is well-proportioned, the limbs are long in the middle, the fur is soft and smooth, and the prominent patterns all show its identity.

This is the second earth leopard that Lu Lu has seen since he lived in the mountains.

The last time I saw it, I was wandering alone in Xiaoxing'an Mountains to investigate the situation in the mountains. I had a quick glance, and before he got close, the earth leopard jumped from the tree and entered the forest.

Unexpectedly, this time he was shot and killed by Lu Lu under such circumstances.

Compared with the golden-yellow earth leopard seen last year, this earth leopard is lighter in color, light gray, probably because it moults in winter.

This is a fur that is not inferior to that of a lynx, and it is intact.

Earth leopards are also called leopards because of the dotted markings on their bodies that resemble copper coins.

In fact, the leopards called leopards are not only Far Eastern leopards.

The Far Eastern leopard is just a branch of the leopard, and the appearance is not much different, but the color of the earth leopard is darker, and the largest body can even grow to 1.8 meters. The overall shape is very similar to the big paw, but the body is obviously much smaller. .

If this thing is encountered in the woods, the gun will not work well.

After all, this guy is too agile, not only extremely fast on the ground, but also can run and jump like flying on trees, much faster than monkeys and cats.

When Suhebalu led his two sons over, he saw Chen Xiuqing climbed out of the fence, and lifted the earth leopard weighing more than [-] kilograms with both hands, and was helped by Zhang Shaofeng and others inside. I took it.

He took a closer look and said in surprise, "Leopard..."

Afterwards, he looked back at the barn where the grass was grazing, and then at the only wound on the leopard's head, and said in more surprise: "More than 200 meters, one shot... that's too powerful."

Lu Lu smiled slightly: "It's just a fluke."

"This is not a fluke, I have never seen such a powerful hunter... How many people are afraid that they can't even see the shadow of a leopard, let alone more than 200 meters away, and it is still at night... I really appreciate it this time. It's time for an expert!"

If before, Suhebaru still doubted the ability of these people whom he recruited to help get rid of wolves, now he really believes that only these people can help him get rid of wolves.

Just kidding, on a snowy night, where can I find someone who can easily kill a leopard with a single shot.

You must know that Mongolians are not only nomadic, but also hunt and herd on weekdays.

They are not only good at hunting on horseback, but also pay attention to selecting and keeping some good hunting dogs-Tig, which is a castrated short-haired dog. At the same time, there are people who tame falcons.

However, with the development of nomadism, these hunting skills are gradually weakening, but it doesn't mean that they can't, and there are also many hunting masters.

Suhebalu dared to choose such a place to build his own ranch. According to what he said yesterday when he was eating belly meat, he still thought he had good hunting skills and could guarantee the safety of his own ranch. However, in the end, he found that I overestimated my abilities.

The livestock were injured one after another, and he still had no good way to deal with the pack of wolves. What made him even more unexpected was that the Oroqen people who went to Jiagedaqi to invite the surrounding safari came several times, but they couldn't get rid of the wolves. wolf pack.

Now, seeing Lu Lu who could easily shoot and kill the local leopard, he was full of hope in his heart that he just had a try.

Several people moved the leopard to the front of the yurt. Suhebalu found firewood and built a fire. Taking advantage of the fact that the leopard had just been hunted and its body was not frozen hard, they were busy putting the gorgeous fur to the ground. Carefully peel it off, this is another eight or nine hundred income.

"Leopard meat and bones are also good things, so keep them well. Leopard meat can be used as medicine. It has the functions of calming the five internal organs, nourishing wounds, and nourishing qi. Take it home and give it to your family to taste.

In addition, bones have the functions of expelling wind and activating blood, strengthening bones and tendons, so take it back to make wine. "

These are all good things, they can't be given away directly like the meat of other animals, but they are rare things, of course, you can often drink some wine, so you don't have to be reluctant to drink it like tiger bone wine.

In my impression, starting from this year, leopards have become less and less rare, and their rarity is no less than that of big paws. It was at this time in Lu Lu's previous life that he began to fiddle with wild goods. The number of times he has received leopard skins over the years since his family has been here is A slap can be counted.

Maybe, this is the last time the earth leopard was hit.

You know, in the entire Great Wilderness, it is estimated that the current stock is only about forty or fifty.

What is an absolute wound?

Absolute injury means that the disease has reached the extreme, which means that the essence of a certain organ has been exhausted or will be exhausted, and it is difficult to recover.

Of course, it's not just leopard meat that has such effects, but also the meat of many other animals, such as dog meat, antler powder, etc., which have different effects.

Anyway, it's always good to have the family share some too.

Of course, he was not stingy, and asked Chen Xiuqing to cut off a leg, took the bone of the leg, and handed the meat to Su Hebalu.

By the time the earth leopard was taken care of, it was already dawn, and Lu Lu took the viscera and fed them to Yuanbao.

It is a hero at night.

It is worthy of being a dog who has eaten the meat of the big paw, dared to pounce on the big paw, and dared to make a sound in the face of the earth leopard, without any fear.On the contrary, Suhebalu's two small dogs were different. When the earth leopard came, they didn't even dare to make a sound.

Knowing that Lu Lu and others were going to enter the mountain, Suhebalu hurriedly made his wife and daughter-in-law busy preparing breakfast.

After a meal, the few people did not delay. Everyone checked their semi-automatic rifles, brought hunting bags, pancakes, sticky bean buns, etc. for noon, drove a sledge, and found a river with a river. The valley, going deeper into it.

Along the river the day before yesterday, I got several water dogs, a few foxes and a few sables each, and of course, I got up late in the morning, put my head in the snow nest, and only kept my tail outside for shelter from the wind. Snow Dragon.

Flying dragons search for food on the snow during the day, eat leaves on the branches, don't look like they can fly, but spend the night in the snow nest on the ground at night.

Because in the trees, it is more likely to be preyed by natural enemies such as sables and leopard cats at night. On the contrary, it is safer and warmer to hide in the snow nest.

Go out early in the morning and return in the evening, and the harvest is equally rich today.

Greyhounds, snow rabbits, sables, badgers, and foxes all got several of them, and in the Shilazi cave in the valley, they even killed a blind bear.

Seeing the full load of prey on the sledge, Sukhbaru was surprised again.

He didn't expect that a few people could bring back so many prey in one trip to the mountain. No wonder, they also specially asked people to pull the meat of various prey to give away. The hunting efficiency is really high.

At this time, he was dragging a sheep back, ready to slaughter and roast the whole sheep for Lu Lu and others, but was stopped by Lu Lu.

There is so much meat on the sledge, I'm afraid I can't eat it, so why bother to slaughter the sheep.

Suhebalu thinks about it too. There are hundreds of catties of all kinds of meat on the sledge, and I'm afraid I can't finish it.

Therefore, he asked his son to drive the sheep back to the sheepfold.

Tonight, I ate meat from Greyhound, Snow Rabbit and Xiong Xiazi.

It's just that halfway through the meal, Lu Lu stood up, walked to the door of the yurt, and looked up at the distant mountain.

Zhao Yongke, Liang Kangbo and others also came out and listened carefully.

"Take time to rest after eating, I'm afraid something will happen tonight." Lu Lu whispered.

Zhao Yongke nodded slightly: "I don't know how many will come and from which direction."

"We'll know when the time comes, everyone be alert!" Lu Lu smiled slightly.

"Tonight, I will go to the thatched shed with you to watch!" Zhao Yongke glanced at Lu Lu: "It's good to have a care."

"Yeah!" Lu Lu responded, and then looked up at the sky: "The weather is about to change again, I hope it won't be a snowstorm!"

Sukhbaru also walked to the door at this time, and asked a little puzzled, "What's the matter?"

"Listen carefully..." Lu Lu smiled slightly.

On the hilltop in the distance, there was a faint sound, long and deep.

ooh...

Hearing this voice, Suhebaru's face changed a little: "Wolf!"

"It's very likely to come tonight!" Lu Lu said with a smile.

　Thanks to the book friends for living freely.

(End of this chapter)