Chapter 622: The Eagle Falling from the Sky
Chapter 622: The Eagle Falling from the Sky
There was a gentle breeze, and the leaves of the trees on the roadside were rustling. As soon as we entered the mountains, the fresh scent unique to plants hit us in the face.
"Oh, the air here is so fresh." A boy named Wu Wei took a deep breath and said refreshed.
Su Qing smiled faintly. The spiritual energy in Xiqing Mountain is only slightly lower in concentration than that in Qinling Mountains. It is incomparable to other mountains. Naturally, the air in Xiqing Mountain is much fresher than other places.
The ox cart moved slowly, and it took almost half a day to get from the foot of Duxiqing Mountain in Maqu County. After Su Qing and his group entered the mountain, they walked for more than an hour, and it was almost time for lunch.
Su Qing sensed a mountain stream not far away, so she said to Cao Zhengming, "Dean Cao, let's find a place to eat something first."
"Okay." Cao Zhengming smiled and replied, "Su Qing, you are more familiar with this mountain than we are. You have the final say on how to arrange it. We will listen to you."
Bai Qingyuan also said: "Yes, Su Qing, you can arrange the specific schedule, we all have no objection."
"Okay." Su Qing didn't act pretentiously, and pointed in the direction of the mountain stream and said, "I feel that the moisture over there is heavier, there should be a mountain stream or something, let's go there to eat something."
"Row."
The group followed Su Qing towards the mountain stream. Sure enough, after walking for less than twenty minutes, they saw a mountain stream. The clear mountain stream flowed slowly among the rocks, sparkling. When they got closer, they could even see wild fish swimming in the stream.
"Oh, fish, there are fish!" A boy looked at the mountain stream in surprise and said happily.
"There really are fish." Another boy also saw it and said happily, "I wonder if we can catch some and grill them."
Grilled fish outdoors!
Just thinking about it makes me happy!
These young people who came with them were not too old and naturally had the lively nature of youth. At this moment, they all looked at Su Qing and Cao Zhengming with eager eyes. As long as the two of them nodded, they would not have to eat dry food at noon today, but could have a delicious meal.
Cao Zhengming smiled. He was not a pedantic person and understood the thoughts of these young people. If he were 20 or 30 years younger, he would probably think the same way. So he smiled and said to Su Qing, "How about having a picnic here today?"
Su Qing smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll go find some pheasants and rabbits. If I'm going to catch something good, I'll catch something good."
"Oh, that's great, thank you, Su Qing." Hearing Su Qing's words, several young people laughed happily, except for Wu Qiaoping who just stayed aside quietly, obviously in a bad mood.
Wu Qiaoping was the one who was wrong in the first place. Now seeing Wu Qiaoping's expression, everyone pretended not to see anything. Then a boy volunteered: "I know how to catch fish a little bit. I'll catch the fish."
Su Qing took out some cornmeal from the space and said, "You fishermen can use this as bait, the effect is quite good."
"Thank you." Several young people thanked Su Qing with a smile.
Su Qing said something to Cao Zhengming and Bai Qingyuan, then went into the forest to catch game. Of course, she also brought Bai Minyun along as a tail.
Bai Minyun has been dealing with traditional Chinese medicine since she was a child. Grandpa Bai pays attention to the physical training of his descendants and emphasizes conditioning. Bai Minyun herself also loves to exercise, so her physical fitness is quite good.
However, Bai Minyun is still not very proficient in hunting.
"Oh my God!" Seeing Su Qing throw a stone and a gray wild rabbit fell down, Bai Minyun hurried forward and lifted up the rabbit's ears. He looked at the unconscious rabbit and then at Su Qing: "How did you practice this trick? How come you are so accurate?"
Su Qing tied the rabbit's legs with vines and said with a smile, "There were mountains where I lived when I was a child. I walked around in the mountains since I was a child. Over time, my accuracy naturally improved."
"That's amazing." Bai Minyun said with emotion: "If I had your skills, my grandfather would be so happy."
"Why, Grandpa Bai wants you to be a female knight?" Su Qing teased with a smile.
Bai Minyun nodded and said, "That's right. You don't know. When my grandfather was young, he loved reading those storybooks. It is said that he had a dream of being a knight and even wanted to go to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts. In the end, it was said that he was ruthlessly suppressed by my great grandfather."
As he said this, Bai Minyun laughed: "My grandfather felt regretful for a long, long time."
Su Qing couldn't help but laugh out loud. When she met Mr. Bai that time, she felt that he was a kind and steady elder. She didn't expect that he was so frivolous when he was young.
As the two were talking, Su Qing caught a rabbit and two pheasants. She thought that there were ten of them in total, and two rabbits, two pheasants, plus the fish caught in the mountain stream, were almost enough to eat. So she took Bai Minyun to pick a lot of mugwort and went back to the mountain stream.
Everyone was very happy to see Su Qing and Bai Minyun bringing back several wild animals. Several boys volunteered to collect pheasants and rabbits. The firewood and grill for barbecue were also prepared. Su Qing took a look and found that these young people were quite capable. During the time she and Bai Minyun were away, they caught seven or eight wild fish. The smallest one was about one palm long and three fingers wide, and the largest one weighed almost three or four kilograms.
Several young people were grilling fish, rabbits and pheasants busily and lively. Cao Zhengming and Bai Qingyuan were also smiling. The atmosphere was harmonious. Even Wu Qiaoping, who had always looked unhappy, did not dare to say or do anything to spoil the atmosphere. In short, Su Qing felt that going into the mountains with these people was generally good for the time being.
"Wow—"
Although barbecue in the wild lacks a lot of seasonings, the animals here live in the mountains all year round, and the spiritual energy in Xiqing Mountain is rich, so the taste of these wild animals is quite good.
Everyone was eating happily when suddenly a shrill cry was heard above their heads.
Several people looked up in a hurry, their eyes suddenly widened, and they saw something falling towards them at a very fast speed.
Others couldn't see clearly, but Su Qing recognized it at a glance. It was a golden eagle, and it seemed to be seriously injured. Seeing that the golden eagle was about to fall to the ground, she hurriedly took a few steps forward to catch it. However, just as she walked over, she saw the golden eagle flapping its wings hard and pounced into her arms.
So, running in both directions, Su Qing and the golden eagle bumped into each other.
Su Qing: ...Why does she feel that this golden eagle is throwing itself into her arms?
Moreover, Su Qing had a feeling that the golden eagle seemed to be coming for her.
At this time, the golden eagle nestled in Su Qing's arms shook its body comfortably. Although the wounds on its body were very painful, the familiar breath it had been looking for for the past year was right in front of it. It was so excited that it nestled in Su Qing's arms and didn't want to come out.
Well, it's injured, it's still a baby...
SFS