Longxi, Guyuan.
The Qin army that had just retreated from the battlefield was stationed here.
In the main tent of the central army, a black flag embroidered with the word "Huan" was fluttering in the wind on a tall flagpole.
"Under the orders of the general, Lieutenant Wang Li will lead his troops to pacify the wolf plague!”
Following the order of the messenger, a group of horses quickly galloped out of the camp gate and rushed into the distance.
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The morning after the heavy snow was unusually cold.
However, Xia Lan had already woken up. At this moment, he was preparing the items needed for the hunt in the courtyard.
There was a longbow that had been polished until it was shiny, a quiver with a few holes, and a small cloth bag.
Of course, there was also the Qin sword that Pan had left behind.
Behind Xia Lan, the woman walked out of the kitchen with a cloth bag in her hand.
Looking at Xia Lan's back, the woman's face was filled with worry.
Although Xia Lan was not her biological child, she was still the one who raised her from infancy. She was more like her biological child.
Now…
Perhaps she felt the gaze from behind her, Xia Lan carried her bow on her back, hung her quiver and Qin Sword at her waist, and turned around after tidying her clothes.
"How is it, Mother?" he asked, looking rather proud.”
"Hmm…"
The woman smiled and nodded.”
"Really?"
Xia Lan smiled and scratched the back of her head.
"Lan 'er, take these rations with you.”
The woman handed over the cloth bag in her hand and said earnestly,"In this hunt, you must listen to your uncles and not force yourself.”
"I will remember."
Xia Lan took the sack and said,"Mother, I will definitely hunt a wolf in this hunt!"”
The woman nodded with a smile and did not say anything.
In her heart, whether Xia Lan could hunt a wolf or not was secondary. As long as she could return safely, it was fine.
"Kid Lan!"
As the mother and son were talking, Gongshiju's shout came from outside the courtyard.
"Uncle, I'm here!"
Hearing Gongshiju's call, Xia Lan quickly responded and said to the woman,""Mother, son is leaving!"
With that, he turned around and ran out.
"You must pay attention to your safety and don't force yourself!”
The woman's exhortation came from behind.
"Got it!"
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Outside Shilitun, a group of five people stepped on the white snow and walked into the distance.
"Uncle Ju, where are we going?"
Xia Lan looked around excitedly.
Although he had experienced enough in his previous life, in this life, he was still a ten-year-old child. If he did not show everything that a child should have, it would make people feel that it was abnormal.
Moreover, for more than ten years, Xia Lan had basically never left the ten-mile radius of the village.
This hunting trip could be said to be the furthest he had ever gone.
"There!"
Seeing Xia Lan's excited expression, Gongshiju smiled and pointed at the mountain range in the distance.
"Brat Lan, have you seen blood before?" Gongshiju turned around and asked.
"I've seen him before!"
Xia Lan raised her head and replied seriously,"Greetings, father!"
"Haha…"
"Interesting little fellow!"
"Haha…Pheasant blood is also called blood?”
Xia Lan's words amused the hunters and Gongshiju.
Seeing this, Xia Lan pretended to be embarrassed and scratched her head.
Actually, Xia Lan had done this on purpose.
In his previous life, let alone seeing blood, the enemies that Xia Lan had personally killed in the many Special Missions she had carried out were enough for her to become a basic general in Great Qin, where military merits were calculated by the number of people killed.
But he could not show it.
Children had to behave like children.
"It's fine if you've seen Sha Zhi. I was afraid that you would wet your pants when you see blood.”
Gong Shiju teased.
Xia Lan did not say a word. She quietly listened to Gong Shiju and the hunters chatting.
When men got together, the content of their conversation was nothing more than some dirty jokes. Which family's girl was beautiful, which family's woman was coquettish, and so on.
However, the girls that these hunters were familiar with were basically village women from the villages.
When it was Gongshiju's turn to speak, they were stunned.
There was no other way. Among the few of them, only Gongshiju had left Longxi County.
"Brothers, if you ask me, this young lady is still the most beautiful in Chu.”
"Back then, I was lucky enough to meet the nobles of Chu. Those girls are really called Shui Ling…"
As Gong Shiju continued to narrate, the old hunters 'eyes widened.
Xia Lan, who was standing at the side, was secretly laughing when she heard this.
Gongshiju's words were somewhat exaggerated.
But it was basically the truth.
The Chu Country was located in the south of the Yangtze River, and the girls raised in the fish and rice rivers were indeed beautiful.
"Kid Lan, what are you thinking about?"
Gongshiju shouted when he saw Xia Lan lowering her head and not saying anything.
"Ah?"
Xia Lan was slightly stunned and raised her head.
"Needless to say, I must miss you, haha…"
One of the old hunters teased, and the others laughed along.
Xia Lan shook her head helplessly. The villagers were simple and honest, so he was too lazy to explain.
The group chatted as they walked. Unknowingly, half a day had passed.
In the middle of the day, the few of them simply ate some dry food and continued to set off.
"Kid Lan, there will be wolves in another two miles. You have to follow uncle and don't run around.”
Gongshiju said seriously as he looked at the small hill not far away.
Xia Lan nodded and slowly took out the longbow on her back.
"You know how to use it?" Gongshiju smiled.”
"Father taught me." As she spoke, Xia Lan skillfully nocked and pulled the bow.
"Not bad, he's a good seedling." A hunter saw Xia Lan's actions and could not help but praise her.
Xia Lan smiled faintly and did not say anything.
At this moment, he was already quietly observing his surroundings.
This was a habit he had developed in his previous life.
Before the battle, observe the surrounding terrain, where it was suitable to hide, where it was suitable to retreat, where it was easy to defend, and so on.
Only by doing so could they survive in battle.
The hunters were all silent and did not speak anymore.
Wolves had very sharp hearing. Among the few of them, other than Xia Lan, who was an old hunter, they naturally understood this principle.
As they approached the mound step by step, Xia Lan slowly noticed a series of shallow footprints on the snow not far away.
"Ju, there are wolf guards."
One of the older hunters, whose hair was a little white, noticed the footprints a short distance away and whispered.
Ju nodded slightly, slowly unsheathing the Qin sword at his waist, bending down to touch it.
Everyone followed closely behind and quietly arrived in front of the footprints.
The older hunter gently touched the snow beside the footprints, then looked at the direction of the footprints and frowned.""It should have been left behind four hours ago.”
Xia Lan was slightly surprised when she heard this.
"Uncle Liang, you can tell the gender of the wolf from these footprints?”
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