Chapter Thirty-Two: The Red Fox

  Lin Bei naturally wouldn't let such a good thing go to waste, so he had Hu Tou bring himself to the ground.

  The mint grass has four leaves in a quadrangular shape, the plant is very short, and it's easy to mistake it for wild grass if you're not paying attention. Lin Bei didn't notice that there was such good stuff near Longtan either, he only paid attention to big trees and wild beasts.

  "Sir, the Mentha in Mount Fu is so abundant that it's nothing special." Hu Tou casually grabbed a handful of leaves and picked a good one to put in his mouth. A whistling sound came from his mouth, lingering and echoing. Lin Bei couldn't understand what tune he was whistling, but felt a sense of desolation. This generation's ancient people are indeed multi-talented.

  Lin Bei can't blow out a song with leaves, and I believe there are only a few people in modern times who can do it. Being able to make some noise is already very impressive. Hu Tou's name matches his appearance, looking silly and foolish, but you can't judge a person by their looks.

  After playing a tune, Hu Tou said: "Sir, there are some very strange grasses on Mount Fu. I've heard some old hunters say that some trees can even eat people. If someone touches them, they'll be wrapped up by the branches and then the trunk will open its big mouth and swallow them whole. The old men call it a tree demon. Sir, do tree demons really exist?"

  Lin Bei thought for a moment and finally nodded, because man-eating trees do exist in modern times, so they should have existed in ancient times as well. After all, the forest coverage rate was much higher in ancient times, so it wouldn't be strange if carnivorous plants like the man-eating tree or the man-eating flower existed.

  "Have you ever encountered it, sir? Those tree demons must be evil spirits. Are there fox demons that can transform into humans and suck people's blood, turning them into mummies?"

  Lin Bei still nodded, and let Hu Tou maintain his awe for the forest.

  As expected, Tiger Head listened and found out that there really was a fox demon. Their faces all changed color. Fortunately, they encountered a snake demon instead of a fox demon. Snake demons don't eat people, but fox demons do.

  When Lin Bei and Hu Tou returned, the hunters were cutting wood to prepare a bed for Lin Bei. The hunters also noticed Hu Tou's pale face and asked him what was wrong. It turned out that Lord Long had just said that there was an evil fox spirit in Mount Fu that sucked people's blood. Suddenly, everyone felt a chill run down their spines, afraid that a fox spirit would pop out from somewhere and suck them dry. To say the least, they now believed at least 80% of this legend, after all, Lord Long was right there, if he had it, why wouldn't the fox spirits be real too?

  Chui Shi Alan smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, the adults are still here." The implication being that the adults would be afraid of the fox demon? Lin Bei nodded in agreement and raised his snake body, this physique indeed gave the hunters a great deal of confidence.

  Today's work is actually not a lot, eight people are divided into labor and cooperation, when the day is just right, it will be finished early.

  The ground was covered with wooden boards, and they were all pine wood. The bed, however, was made of pear wood. This kind of wood that would be worth a fortune in the future could be found easily on Mount Feishan, even though it wasn't everywhere. In the end, Lin Bei also had them make a large wooden table. The table was huge, and even with some things placed on top, there was still enough space to eat. After everything was set up, the wooden house didn't feel so empty anymore.

  After lunch, the hunters went their separate ways to find downy grass for bedding. Lin Bei specially instructed Cui Shi Alan to bring back some flowering plants, as Longtan was too monotonous.

  Of course, this is not a big deal, so before 3 pm in the afternoon, the bed was made, and there were more plants outside the house. Since it's autumn, there are fewer flowering plants, so the hunters simply brought back fruit trees that have just borne fruit.

  The fruit of a certain tree is about the size of a thumb, dark purple in color, but the outer skin is covered with thorns, looking like a cactus ball. This tree is also called a cactus ball fruit. Cui Shi Alan said that this fruit can be eaten, but Lin Bei probably couldn't eat it because after peeling the fruit, only the core inside could be eaten, and the pulp of the core was very little, not much bigger than a grain of rice. With Lin Bei's physical strength, eating one fruit would be too troublesome.

  Another one is the wild jujube tree that Lin Bei knows, also known as the wild sour jujube tree. Hunters call it the thorn tree. Although the tree is small, it produces a lot of fruit. Some have been eaten by birds, while others are still on the branches. These are all green and need to wait for some time before they can be eaten.

  Seeing the wild jujube tree, Lin Bei suddenly thought of the wild grapes. Bird Valley was quite far from Longtan, and Lin Bei really didn't have time to go there these past few days. Taking advantage of the fact that the hunters were all present, Lin Bei called them over and directly rushed to Bird Valley, telling the hunters to transplant the wild grapes here.

  The birds in the Bird Valley suffered as a result. Lin Bei specifically chose the thickest grapevines, which were all old vines that produced the best fruit. The largest one was at least as thick as a person's thigh. After pulling it out, it stretched for over 50 meters. However, with such rough methods, the grapes would definitely not survive. But Lin Bei didn't mind; he wouldn't be able to eat the grapes this year anyway, so he'd just wait until next year.

  A yellow shadow jumped out with the movement of the hunters pulling the vines, and swooped into another grape rack. Cui Shi Alan's eyes were very sharp, and he hurriedly shouted: "Red Fox, sir, it's a red fox."

  As soon as the words fell, three small yellow shadows flashed before his eyes again, with the same speed. This time Lin Bei saw clearly that his snake's ability to capture dynamic movements was extremely strong.

  It's indeed a red fox, and it should be a den, probably living nearby. It was startled by Lin Bei and the others when they pulled the grapevine, so it ran out.

  It's said to be a red fox, but its fur is actually deep yellow or yellowish-brown. The tail is very long, almost as long as the body. Lin Bei didn't notice the big one, but he saw the three small ones clearly. The ears are large and pointed, and the whiskers on its face are very fine. It's quite cute.

  Foxes are omnivorous animals, they eat meat, fruits and crops. The proverb "sour grapes" is actually a story about a foolish fox. In fact, it's not like that at all. Foxes may not be good at climbing trees, but eating grapes is still easy for them. There are many grapevines in Bird Valley, and the food here is rich enough for foxes. Moreover, there are also birds around, and eggs are not scarce. It can be said that there are no natural enemies, so it's understandable that red foxes choose to settle here.

  "Grab?" Lin Bei glanced at the remaining grape vines in the valley, feeling a bit of a headache. It wasn't going to be easy to catch a few foxes here; if it were giant bears, it would actually be much easier.

  Choi Shi Alan shook his head: "Sir, it's no use, they're too clever. But since we know there are red foxes here, let's come back in a few days and set some traps to see if we can catch them."

  Lin Bei hastily nodded his head, he was quite afraid that Cui Shi Alan would ask him to catch the red fox, and if he couldn't catch it, he would lose a lot of face.

  After seeing the red fox, the hunters made a bigger noise, wanting to startle the red fox hiding somewhere. After pulling out several grape vines, Lin Bei, who was very sharp-eyed, discovered that there were several holes behind the mountain wall, and there were some fox hairs on the edge of the hole, which should be the den of the fox.

  The hunters also saw that, and their eyes lit up. If there's a den, it means the red fox will come back. After these few days pass, when the red fox's vigilance decreases, the chances of catching it are very high.

  PS: Thanks for the continuous rewards from Qi Qing Liu Yu. Also, please recommend and collect this if you can bear to read it.