past

Wei Ming and Tan Changxing went down the mountain along the Qingshiban road, and ate two blue fruit pads on the way. The two of them were newcomers, hungry and full, and they didn't know what adventure they would have this time.

Wei Ming walked ahead with a sword on his back, Tan Changxing took two steps behind and followed him, with probing emotions in his eyes.Tan Changxing is the fifth prince of Song Haiguo, he is not favored, nor is he easy to get along with, he has many eyes, if he is not living on a deserted island, only Wei Ming is by his side, he will not be as helpless as he is now A carefree look.

As for Wei Ming, he didn't think too much about it. He was born in Suiyu Mountain Villa and was the eldest son. Ming has always been gentle and kind, a standard character of a knight-errant.Wei Ming was shocked by his mother's actions, and then broke his heart. He believed that feelings are harmful things, so he insisted on entering the ruthless sword. sincerity.

"What's that?" Tan Changxing asked, pointing to the gray shadow in the bushes, "Rabbit?"

"Follow and have a look." Wei Ming ran up and down a few times, grabbed the gray shadow's long tail, and slammed it hard, the shadow was dragged to the ground by him, struggling non-stop.

It's a gray...fox?Probably, this thing has a long snout, slender eyes, pointed ears, gray spotted fur, and a fluffy tail. Unlike ordinary foxes, this one has a part Forked antlers.It was the antlers hanging from the bushes that made it easy for Wei Ming to catch him.

"A fox with antlers?" Tan Changxing touched the fox's horns and said disgustedly, "Fox meat is not tasty."

"Its fur is very soft." Wei Ming said, he stroked the fox's tail, "It can be used as a pillow or a scarf."

The fox seemed to understand what he said, whining tremblingly, and patted Wei Ming's knee lightly with its paws, as if begging him to let him live.

"I know you like to exchange things, you can exchange your life with meat." Wei Ming said to the antler fox, "If you agree, raise your right paw."

The fox hastily raised his right paw to show that he understood and agreed.

Wei Ming let go of his hand, and confidently said to the fox: "If I catch you once, I can catch you a second time, and..." He held a long sword in his hand, and cut off a bunch of hair on the tip of the fox's tail, "You Surely you don’t want to be skinned and made into pillows.”

The fox with antlers was so frightened that it turned over and turned over to show its belly to show its submission. Tan Changxing stood aside, watching Wei Ming fiercely threatening a fox, with interest on his brows. He wanted to know Wei Ming a little bit.

The fox wagged its tail flatteringly, and led Wei Ming to a deep cave.It has antlers on its head, so it can't get into the hole, but it is very smart. There is a small puddle on the side of the cave. It looks like it was dug out by the fox with its claws. It dug a deep pit to collect rainwater, and the puddle gradually filled up. , It dug a ditch with its paws, and the water in the hole was poured into the hole along the ditch. After a while, several big and fat long-eared squirrels were forced out.The fox killed the squirrel and placed it neatly in front of Wei Ming.

"..." Eating mice, Wei Ming couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, he hesitated for a while, touched the fox's horns, and said, "Eat it yourself."

"Actually, we can treat this thing as a rabbit." Tan Changxing discouraged, "I guess it will be dark in one or two hours. If we can't find food, we will all be hungry."

Wei Ming thought for a while, and accepted Tan Changxing's suggestion. He lifted the ears of the four squirrels and left two for the fox. After walking two steps, he suddenly remembered and turned to ask the fox: "Have you ever eaten barbecue?" ?”

The antler fox looked at him in bewilderment.

Wei Ming lowered his head and took the two remaining squirrels in front of the fox: "Go, I'll treat you to barbecue."

The fox looked anxiously at the six squirrels in Wei Ming's hands, tears of distress were about to flow down, it was heartbroken, followed behind Wei Ming, boldly went back with Wei Ming.

When Wei Ming and Tan Changxing returned to the mountain hut, the little tiger dozed off on the wooden post, and there were a gray bird and a small snake under the wooden post.Hearing the footsteps of Wei Ming and Tan Changxing, the little tiger opened his eyes, stretched his wings, and yawned long.

Wei Ming lit a fire with his long sword, built a fire, and boiled hot water.Tan Changxing clumsily handles the snake meat, peeling off the snake gall and intestines.Wei Ming put the birds and mice into hot water, plucked the hairs and dissected them, cut them into pieces and strung them on sharpened branches.

The little tiger looked at the fox with antlers curiously, and stroked the furry horns of the fox with its big paws: "Wow?"

The fox squatted dignifiedly, shaking his head impatiently.

A huge black spider slid over without a sound, and sat on the other side of the fire, staring at Wei Ming and Tan Changxing with six red eyes.

In just two days, they made so many friends, Wei Ming was not so afraid of the big spider, and said to the big spider in a friendly way: "Hello."

Big Zhiniang responded to his greeting by shaking her forelimbs.

The meat was grilled by the flames, emitting a strong aroma. The fox moved his nose and moved to the side of the fire, staring longingly at the sizzling meat skewers.

Wei Ming turned the meat skewers over, and suddenly heard the sound of huge waves, he raised his head——

The morning glow is like fire, sweeping across the sky, a giant beast appears on the sea surface, its fins are like clouds hanging from the sky, occupying half of the sky, a loud and long whale cry, magnificent and magnificent, like a giant ship in the sun, flying steadily above the sea surface .

"That's..." Tan Changxing sighed, "Could it be the whale in the sky?"

"The whale in the sky?" Wei Ming asked, "What is that?" He was born in the middle of the mainland and had never seen the ocean. He talked about Song Haiguo, where Changxing was located, which was built near the sea and had a long coastline. Moe knows a lot.

"The whale in the sky is a legend." Tan Changxing said, "'Running to the whale, swaying the sea. Breathing out the dark sun, and floating clouds.' ①There is a giant whale that grows in the deep sea, with a back like land, and two fins like wings. When they are courting, they jump out of the sea, covering the sky and the sun, and the singing is spread all over the world, expressing their heart to their lover. In Songhai, seeing a whale in the sky is a good omen." Auspicious omens are still to be put lightly, it is a rare sight that cannot be seen in a hundred years.

Wei Ming thought about another angle: "Will it stir up many sea fish when it falls back into the sea?"

"..." Tan Changxing blinked, "You're right." He urged Wei Ming, "Let's finish eating, take a few ragged clothes as baggage, and go to the beach to pick up fish at night."

"Okay." Wei Ming handed the roasted gray bird to the little tiger, four skewers of squirrel meat to the antler fox, two skewers of snake meat to the big spider, and eight skewers of squirrel meat and a few wild fruits. Long star points for one point.

After a while, humans and animals ate up the barbecue, and the antler fox followed behind Wei Ming with round black eyes and shiny fluffy tail.

"Anyone want to go to the beach with us?" Wei Ming asked.

The little tiger and the fox raised their heads, and the big Zhiniang lay beside the fire, obviously not wanting to go.

"Okay." Wei Ming took two worn out clothes, and Tan Changxing also took two.

When the two left the mountain hut, Tan Changxing said to Big Weaver, "We'll be back in a while."

Big Zhi Niang waved her forelegs to them to say goodbye.

The little tiger and the antler fox followed behind them step by step, fighting and having a good time.

Notes: ① "Ben Jing Pei, swaying the sea. Breathing out the dark sun, fishy floating clouds." From "Tang Nao Ge Advocacy Song Ben Jing Pei" by Liu Zongyuan in the Tang Dynasty, it means "Giant whales churning wantonly, the sea is turbulent and restless. The evildoer swallows Clouds spew mist, covering the sun, moon and stars.”