The weather in the mountains is really fickle.
It was still pouring rain in the morning, but as soon as the sun came out in the afternoon, and near evening, the ground was almost dry.
After the new rain on the empty mountain, Lin Shuo had a profound experience of the changes in the entire mountain range.
The air is exceptionally fresh with very little odor factor.
It was rare for the nose to be so relaxed. Lin Shuo once slowly rubbed the wings of his nose with his hands, enjoying this moment very much.
He knew that this time was very short, because soon, the smell of various plants and trees on this mountain would float in the air again.
Your own nasal mucosa will start to get busy again, receiving various signals.
But Lin Shuo didn't care about the smell of vegetation at this time.
What he cared about was Anne and Zhang Jin.
Five hours have passed since they went out with Zhou Lingshi to catch the snowman.
Now that the sun was setting, it was less than an hour before the time limit Lin Shuo set for them.
In Lin Shuo's nostrils, there is no smell of them yet.
Both Wei Xingshan and Mao Dahai went out to cut firewood, and now only Lin Shuo and Cao Yusheng were left in the shack.
After sleeping well last night, and having rested for almost a day today, Cao Yusheng is in good condition, and his complexion and energy are all back.
Patriarch Cao boiled water on the bonfire in the hut, refilled the tea in his purple sand pot, took a sip, and then said: "It's really old people who don't use their muscles and bones. I thought I had the foundation of the past. Now, plus the fact that you have been practicing every now and then for the past 30 years, this trip to the Himalayas should not hold you back. As a result... hey, I made the leader laugh."
"Where is it?" Lin Shuo shook his head and said, "It's really not easy for the master at this age and with this physical strength."
"Hey." Cao Yusheng waved his hand, "That's the most expensive people nowadays, but in the past, the old hunter who was around sixty years old was the most terrifying existence.
His physical strength hasn't gone down much, his physical ability is superb, and he is always treacherous and slippery. It's hard to think about going against this kind of person in the mountains.
This kind of hunter, although the threshold may not be very high, the actual ability is more than seven inches.
Even now, there are such hunters, but they are basically not in China. "
"Well." Lin Shuo nodded, "There is no such environment in China now. One is that the wild beasts have basically been exterminated, and there is no business to do. The other is that everyone's living conditions have generally improved. Who would suffer from that? crime."
"That's right." Cao Yusheng said, "But having said that, this kind of hunter is usually not in the country, so the peer alliance ceremony will come.
Anyway, they are at this age, and for the sake of their children and grandchildren, it is a good deal for them to risk their lives at the ceremony.
At that time, our Cao family will be indifferent anyway, and Nian Qiu and Zhang Jin are really hanging in the balance. "
"It's not just them." Lin Shuo said, "There are also a few good Mesozoic families in the domestic hunting gate, the five-inch and seven-inch threshold families. They may not be satisfied with the nine-inch threshold, and I guess they will be very busy later."
"You're fine." Cao Yusheng said, "The overall strength of Liemen is actually the weakest in history. But you, the heir of the Lin family, are a bit stronger than the previous generations of Lin family heads. The position of leader is as stable as Mount Tai."
"Better than my ancestors, I dare not say that." Lin Shuo shook his head.
"You don't have to be overly modest." Cao Yusheng seemed to think of something, "But it should be noted that this time, a descendant of the Yun family was born. Once the way of the Yun family is successful, it will be the nemesis of your Lin family. .”
"Yes." Lin Shuo nodded.
"Let's not talk about the peer alliance ceremony for the time being." Cao Yusheng looked around and asked softly, "Leader, what do you think of the successive tragedies of the six Liemen in our country over the past few decades?"
"It doesn't matter how you look at it, the key is to have evidence." Lin Shuo said in a deep voice, "On the surface, the biggest beneficiaries of the decline of the Lin, Zhang, Cao, and Su families are the Miao family and the Yun family. The Qicun family is also inseparable, but this is only the most superficial analysis of the inside of Liemen.
It would be rash to doubt them just because of this.
The Miao family is originally a relatively out of place among the six families, and they hide from the world in the Yunnan-Guizhou area. They basically don't care about the matter of the hunting gate, and they have never shown any ambitions. This has been the case for thousands of years.
It is not impossible to say that they suddenly changed their temper and took the position of the leader of the hunting gate, but there must be evidence.
The Yun family, judging from the current appearance, seems to be very similar.
The Yun family hadn't participated in the peer alliance ceremony for three hundred years.
The reason why the nine-inch threshold is still maintained is because they are the ancestral family of hunters and have a detached status.
But no matter how great the face is, it will not last three hundred years.
In the last peer alliance ceremony, I heard that the Yun family was almost pulled down, but our Lin family came forward to protect it.
This time, if the Yun family didn't make any further moves, the nine-inch threshold would definitely be gone.
As the descendant of the Yun family of the previous generation, my mother took away the keel finger that symbolized the leader's token after marrying into the Lin family, and then disappeared with the finger.
However, the contemporary heir of the Yun family was born suddenly and had to participate in the peer alliance ceremony.
These things combined look like, but only like.
The tens of thousands of years of inheritance within the Hunting Gate, the relationship between the various families in the gate and their respective demands are intricate.
The apparent beneficiaries and the real instigators may not be the same group of people, nor may they not be.
But since someone has already done something, it must continue to advance.
We can't see clearly now because things haven't been pushed to that point yet.
In any case, to move the hunting gate, they must get their hands on the position of the leader of the hunting gate.
As for the position of leader, I, Lin Shuo, are sitting.
No matter what they do, they can't get around me.
I just wait. "
"Lier is the reasoner." Cao Yusheng said, "But in the end, I'm still a little passive."
"What suggestion does the mastermind have?" Lin Shuo asked.
"It's not a suggestion yet." Cao Yusheng shook his head and said, "At present, it seems that the other party's work is impeccable. The leader, I, Cao Yusheng, would like to request an order from you today."
Lin Shuo was slightly taken aback, and then said, "Spirit master, please tell me."
"Please allow me the right to act cheaply." Cao Yusheng said seriously, "To deal with this kind of enemy, we need to use some unconventional means."
"You are the mastermind of Liemen, so you already have the right, so why ask me?" Lin Shuo asked.
"Originally there were indeed." Cao Yusheng said, "But after the spring, I, Cao Yusheng, can't keep the Cao family's nine-inch threshold, so I am not the mastermind of the hunting gate. So I hereby ask the leader in advance."
"After the beginning of spring, it's still a matter of whether I'm the leader or not." Lin Shuo shook his head, then nodded again, "If I'm still, yes."
"Thank you, chief." Cao Yusheng cupped his fists.
Lin Shuo looked at Cao Yusheng's expression and asked, "Master, are you targeting someone?"
"Yes." Cao Yusheng nodded
"Is that Miao Guangqi?" Lin Shuo asked suddenly.
Cao Yusheng was slightly taken aback, and then nodded: "This person acts insanely, and at the same time, he is unpredictable. I still can't see through him. I don't know if he did it, and I don't know why he did it.
And now, there is still the relationship of Nianqiu.
Girl, she is indeed a good girl.
Of course, it's not that I think the leader will abolish public affairs for personal reasons, but some things, it's better for me, Cao, to come forward. "
"Oh." Lin Shuo understood, shook his head and said with a smile, "No wonder the mastermind has been trying to match me and Nianqiu along the way, so it's because I feel bad.
However, the more favors you sell now, she may resent you even more after the matter is over. "
"I don't mind what she thinks of me in the future." Cao Yusheng smiled wryly, "I, Cao Yusheng, really know how to calculate things, but I also want peace of mind.
I only count things, never count favors.
Because in this world, people's hearts are easy to change, but things don't change. "
Lin Shuo cupped his fists and said, "Fourth Uncle, you've been taught."
"Hey." Cao Yusheng shook his hand, "Don't pretend to me, you understand this truth better than anyone else."
While the two were talking, it was already dark.
Wei Xingshan came back with firewood in his arms, looked around the hut, with some worry on his face: "Old Lin, they haven't come back yet?"
"Yes." Lin Shuo looked at the sky and nodded.
"Okay, stop pretending." Wei Xingshan took out a pack of cigarettes from his coat pocket and handed one to Lin Shuo, "The future wife and nephew are fighting for their lives outside. I know your temperament. It's cold on the outside and hot on the inside. My heart is probably about to break, so don't pretend to be deep with me. Have a cigarette and calm down."
Lin Shuo smiled wryly, took the cigarette from Wei Xingshan, lit it up and took a puff: "Old Wei, do you think I'm a little bit messed up this time, won't it be over if I go by myself?"
"It's not called that." Wei Xingshan said seriously, "They are your relatives and have their own responsibilities.
If the ability is insufficient, how can we take responsibility
These two patriarchs were in the Altai Mountains last time, which was quite embarrassing, and I couldn't stand it at the time.
If you don't let them go out to practice, even if they don't die in the future, you, Lin Shuo, will be exhausted to death.
You also said just now that when we hunters enter the mountains, we need to cooperate.
But since they want to cooperate, there shouldn't be too much difference between each other, otherwise it's not cooperation, but unilateral care.
You don't have to worry too much, if the future wife is gone, wouldn't there still be that Dylan
Although her beauty is a little bit worse than Anne's, she is a big horse, so she is very energetic.
My nephew is gone, so there is still my apprentice. Although I am not as capable as him for the time being, I can speak.
If you feel bad for a while, you'll be fine. "
"I'll fuck you!" Lin Shuo was annoyed, "You're not so persuasive."
"Persuading people should be like this. Bring out the worst result and see if you can bear it, right? I think you Lin Shuo can still bear it, so you want to be more open." Wei Xingshan laughed a lot, and then his face changed. Shen, "But you, Lin Shuo, can bear the consequences, but I, Wei Xingshan, can't bear it.
Anne is not only my old boss, but also my good friend.
Zhang Jin, this kid, has been getting along very well with me recently, especially when it came to drying the meat for two days, we cooperated very well.
People's hearts are fleshy. When I think that they won't come back, my heart, let alone how uncomfortable it is. "
At the end of Wei Xingshan's speech, his voice was full of tears.
Such exaggerated acting skills, the more Lin Shuo looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and his nose suddenly twitched.
Then he just laughed.
Wei Xingshan was just picking up firewood near the top of Caishan Mountain, and he had already seen it from a distance, so he pretended here.
Now that the smell is rising, Lin Shuo knows it.
They have actually returned, and they are just below the mountain.
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