Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she planned to continue to move forward, but when she looked up, she found that this place was very strange.

Her heart trembled, and a drum beat in her head.

Could it be that I misremembered the route and went astray?
Not being able to control that much anymore, she gritted her teeth and continued to move forward with a cane. If she was caught by that stubborn Orion, she would definitely be taken back and wanted her to be his wife no matter what.

At noon, she had already entered a rather dense forest, surrounded by towering trees with dense branches and leaves, enough to cover the sky, and under the trees, weeds were luxuriant. Fortunately, there was a winding path leading to the forest. to it.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, only the rustling of the branches and leaves of the cold wind blowing through the trees and the sound of her limping and struggling footsteps. The air was filled with the smell of bitter wood, so quiet that it seemed to be isolated from the outside world.

As she walked, she suddenly felt a chill on her back, as if she had eyes staring behind her.

Just at this time, a gust of cold wind blew past, like small snakes getting into the collar and swimming on the skin.

She was startled, and quickly turned her head to look around. Behind her was a green barrier of different shades. Only the grass blades danced gently with the wind, and there was nothing weird about it.

Is it because I am too suspicious?
Tang Luoyu patted her chest and continued to move forward. After a few steps, another gust of wind blew in. This time, she clearly smelled a strange smell mixed with the wind. It was the fur of animals that were clearly different from humans when they passed by. breath.

Could there be coyotes?

The strings in her mind were tense immediately, and she squeezed the crutch tightly with her hands, and looked back quickly, but she still didn't see anything unusual.

Just as she was breathing for a moment, the grass around her suddenly moved violently, followed by a strange cry of animals, and then, a huge brown figure suddenly jumped out of the green barrier and came straight towards her.

The incident was too sudden, and she had never dealt with such a situation before. Her legs, which were already uneasy, suddenly softened. After a scream, she sat on the ground with a "slap", and the crutch flew more than a foot away.

Just when the huge brown figure was about to rush in front of her, there was a sudden "swoosh" sound of piercing wind not far away, and then, a black arrow galloped forward, precisely piercing the brown animal's throat.

The animal neighed, and its speed suddenly slowed down. A large ball of blood dripped from its neck, soaking most of its fur, and finally fell staggeringly in front of Tang Luoyu.

Immediately, the air was filled with bloody smell, and the ground was painted red. Tang Luoyu subconsciously took two steps back while dragging his injured leg, and turned to look at the person who shot the arrow.

Not far away, I saw a tall figure in Tsing Yi quickly approaching. The man's steps were vigorous and steady, with broad shoulders and narrow waist, holding a dagger in one hand and a bow and arrow in the other. If it's not a mountain, who else?
Tang Luoyu didn't know whether to be happy or worried for a while, how could it be such a coincidence that he could meet him in the deep mountains and old forests after walking all this way?

"Miss Tang?" Dashan was stunned when he saw that it was her, "Why are you? Why did you go out? Didn't I tell you not to run around?"

Tang Luoyu felt wronged for a moment, and he couldn't lie cheekily, so he could only lower his eyebrows and keep silent.

The atmosphere between the two fell into a suffocating embarrassment, and the cold wind in the mountains was fierce. After a long silence, Tang Luoyu sneezed several times to break the calm.

Dashan squeezed the bow and arrow in his hand, stood there for a long time before letting out a long sigh, then put the dagger in his waist, put the bow behind his back, went to the side, picked up the crutch, and handed it to Tang Luoyu .

"Fortunately, you are lucky today. What you met was not a jackal, tiger or leopard, but a roe." He carefully helped Tang Luoyu up, "Although the roe is a vegetarian, I'm afraid it won't be able to walk if you hit it on the head. You met me."

Tang Luoyu still didn't speak, just took the crutches, stood up staggeringly, and limped to the side, watching Dashan deal with the deer's corpse.

She was too nervous just now, and she didn't see the animal's appearance clearly in a hurry. After she gasped, she realized that it was really just a roe deer with yellow fur.

The animal was shot by the mountain with an arrow, and its body was red. It had died long ago, and only two huge eyes were still staring at it, which made people dare not look at it.

Dashan motioned her to wait for him, then pulled out the rope and cloth from his waist, tied up its four feet, wrapped it with the cloth, and carried it on his shoulders deftly.

"Let's go," he nodded at Tang Luoyu, "The coyotes nearby will smell the blood and surround us within half a stick of incense. If you want to leave today, you have to deal with it here late at night. Preparations for twenty wolves."

Tang Luoyu was startled, swallowed nervously, and then had no choice but to follow behind Dashan with a cane, and staggered back home.

After returning to the wooden house, although Dashan was a little angry and had some emotions on his face, he didn't attack.

He hung the deer upside down, went back to the house, took out things like sharp knives, and began to peel the skin.

He has been hunting in the mountains all year round, and he is very proficient in skinning and handling animal carcasses. He cut the deer's fur three times, five times, and two times. With his hands hard, he peeled off the fur from the deer's body like taking off his clothes. It flows smoothly, without any pause.

Tang Luoyu has rarely seen such a bloody and detailed picture of "Paod Ding Jie Niu", he retreated or advanced for a while, so he could only stand in the yard and watch.

"This roe is enough for us to eat for several days," Da Shan began to chat with her probably because he was happy with the prey. "The roe skin can also be exchanged for things."

Tang Luoyu heard something strange, recalling what Dashan had said in the past few days, it seemed that he only said "exchange" and never said "sell" and "buy".

With a keen mind, she turned her head around and asked, "Why don't you just sell the deer skin and exchange it for money? Wouldn't that be a lot more free?"

"Exchanging money? Buying things?" Dashan seemed to be hearing this word for the first time, his hands paused, and his face was a little surprised. "We never buy or sell things here, only barter."

"Barter?" Tang Luoyu had only read about such transactions in books, "Didn't it start during Emperor Yan's time? How many years have passed now, why are you still bartering?"

Dashan's eyebrows twitched, and there was a little displeasure on his face.

Realizing that what he said was a little offensive, Tang Luoyu quickly changed the topic, "What can you get for that roe deer skin?"

Da Shan wiped the bloody blade on his hand, did not look at her, and only responded briefly: "A jar of salt."

Tang Luoyu was surprised again, "Can a piece of skin only be exchanged for a jar of salt?"

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