Chapter 43: Strong Will to Survive After putting the little fox in their pockets, the three men continued to dig out the fox fur until their pockets were full, and then they left together. But what the three men didn't expect was that the female fox, who had just been out for a while, came back with five little fox cubs when they came out of the fox den. The two sides were less than ten meters apart, and they were both staring at each other in confusion. Beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on Zhao Erniu's forehead. He was the first to react and shouted, "Run!" Then he spread his legs and ran forward, with Gu Chan and Ma Zheng running away behind him. The female fox roared, "You damned two-legged beasts, how dare you come to my territory and act wild, I will tear you apart." After saying that, the female fox opened her mouth, revealing a row of Hittite fangs, and chased after Gu Chan and the other two. The five little fox cubs were frightened and quickly hid in the fox den. The eldest of the little fox cubs poked his head out of the fox den and looked at Gu Chan and the other two who were being chased by their mother and fled. He said in a frightened tone, "So this is a two-legged beast! It's really ugly and timid. No wonder it's not as good as our mysterious beasts."
[Big brother, stop talking. Come back and hide. Don’t let the two-legged beasts dirty our eyes.] The second little fox cub reminded him hastily. The eldest of the little fox cubs quickly retracted his head back into the fox den. Not long after, the female fox returned to the fox den angrily. After looking at the situation in the den, she angrily cursed, "You didn't even let go of my fur, you two-legged beasts! You are so pathetic and pitiful! If you dare to come to my den and take my fox fur again, I will kill you." After scolding, the female fox lay down in her den and said, "Children, it's time to feed." Five little fox cubs rushed to its belly, lay in a row and started to suck milk. The female fox calmed down, closed her eyes and rested, not caring at all that the dying little fox cub Lao Liu was taken away. In the world of mysterious beasts, the strong always prey on the weak. A sickly fox like Xiao Laoliu would be abandoned from the very beginning. As a female fox, she naturally wouldn't take it seriously at all. Entrance to Forest Hill Road. At this time, Gu Chan and the other two rushed out of the entrance like three rabbits fleeing for their lives. Looking back at the woods behind them, they found that the female fox had not caught up with them. Then the three of them collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. Ma Zheng wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead with his hand, his face pale as he said, "I was so scared. The tree was scratched with deep claw marks just now! I thought I was dead this time." "Now you know how powerful the fighting power of a mysterious beast like the fox is, right? Fortunately, we only took some of its fox fur and didn't do anything else, otherwise it would have chased us to death." Zhao Erniu replied, panting. Gu Chan lay on the ground and laughed out loud, "This world is so interesting! It has given me a lot of insights that I have never seen before. I feel like I am living a very happy life now." "Ah? Are you still happy? We almost died just now." Ma Zheng muttered unhappily. Gu Chan propped herself up and sat up again, staring at him and said, "When we become stronger in the future, we must come to this forest and have a good fight with the mysterious beasts and spiritual beasts here. This will test our strength. Only by defeating them can we go further in the future." "Okay, boss, I'll listen to you." Ma Zheng frowned and stood firmly on Gu Chan's side to support her. Zhao Erniu laughed, "Okay, let's talk about it later! The most important thing now is to save our lives. We have alarmed the fox just now. Now we can't go into the mountains again, or we will be retaliated by it." "Then what should we do now? It's only noon, are we going back now?" Ma Zheng asked. Zhao Erniu nodded, "Let's go back first. We won't collect herbs today, or else something bad will happen if we go in again. Besides, doesn't Gu Chan have to go to the county government to deliver spiritual herbs? It's a good time to go now so that we can come back early in the afternoon to stew this little fox."
"No, I think this little fox can still be saved." Gu Chan waved her hand to stop him. Ma Zheng immediately cooperated and reached into his arms, took out the dying little fox and handed it to Gu Chan. Gu Chan took the little fox in one hand and reached into her arms with the other hand to take out the Baibing Jiuling Grass. Zhao Erniu asked in surprise, "You don't want to feed it spiritual herbs, do you?" "Let's give it a try! It's already dying anyway, so we can only give it a try. If we are lucky enough to save it and raise it, then we will have a breed of foxes in our village in the future. Then maybe every household can start raising foxes." Gu Chan made a suggestion that was impossible to refuse. You know, there are not many people in Tiancang Country who can afford to keep cats, let alone foxes? If it is true as Gu Chan said, and we are lucky today and can save this little fox and raise it as a seed for reproduction, then every household in Jiuyang Village will be able to raise a fox in the future. The fox's entire body is a treasure. Its fur can be sold at a high price and made into high-quality clothing. It can also go to the battlefield and serve as a fighting beast. Even if it is slaughtered for meat, people can still eat delicious fox meat! The more Zhao Erniu thought about it, the more excited he became. He hurriedly urged, "Okay, then you treat it first, and we can take a break. After you treat it, we can go back to the village." "No, after you cure it, just accompany me to the county. I have never been to the county government office, so you have to take me there!" Gu Chan replied cleverly. Zhao Erniu thought what she said made sense and agreed without any rejection. Gu Chan said no more, and immediately plucked another fingernail-sized amount of white leaves, crushed them, and forced them into the little fox's mouth. She then mixed it with her own spiritual energy and fed it to the fox to swallow the spiritual herb. Ma Zheng asked hopefully, "Boss, will this work?" "It should work!" Gu Chan frowned and sighed. Last night, mouse Mickey was nearly dead after being beaten by the Rat King. She fed him a fingernail's worth of magical herbs, and as a result, not only did his wounds heal, but he also grew up. Not only did his five senses become stronger, he could even speak human language. They are both mysterious beasts. Mickey can be cured by Bai Bing's Nine Spirit Grass, so I believe this little fox can be cured too. This is the most direct reason why Gu Chan did this at this time. Anyway, she had tried it once, and it was just the same trick again. Sure enough, the facts were just as Gu Chan had thought. Not long after the little fox had eaten the magical herb, it slowly recovered its breathing and began to make faint sounds. However, because it had not eaten for a long time, its body was very weak and it was still unable to move. Gu Chan took out a steamed bun from her pocket, took out a little and put it in the little fox's mouth, and poured some water for it. Its little fox mouth moved with all its strength, chewing the steamed bun crumbs desperately and swallowing them into its stomach. Zhao Erniu couldn't help but sigh, "What a strong will to survive! It turns out that the mysterious beasts are really not simple, they are much stronger than us humans." "Okay, let it eat this little bit of food to save its life temporarily. We'll go to the county to deliver the spiritual herbs first, and then take it back to the village and take good care of it. Anyway, it's definitely not going to die now." Gu Chan looked happy. She put the little fox back into Ma Zheng's arms, and she got up and left first. Zhao Erniu and Ma Zheng also stood up, followed her down the mountain, and accompanied her towards the county town. (End of this chapter)