This laughter suddenly rang out. In this silent and empty mountain, it could be said that it was not frightening. Especially Li Rui and the others, who had just heard the old man's story about the fox spirits, now that they heard this strange laughter, they were all scared out of their wits.
Gao Zixuan cried out in alarm and hid behind Li Rui. Li Rui was so scared that he almost jumped up, looking at the north wall that hadn't collapsed yet.
Xu Da was also surprised, looking at the direction of the strange laughter, she said, "Who's laughing inside? How can there be anyone inside? When I walked past just now, there wasn't a single person. " The old man looked at the north wall and said lazily, "There's no one, that's not a person laughing. Those foxes are laughing at me for not being able to catch them. "Xu Da said in surprise," Foxes … laughing at you? They … they can laugh? "The old man said," What can't they do? They can cry, they can laugh, they can shout and make noise, just like children. Last time I caught a red-eyed old fox, the little foxes here cried for more than a week, crying every night, it annoyed me to death. "
When Li Rui heard this, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, he didn't know if the old man was telling the truth or not. Although it wasn't a problem for foxes to understand humans, but to say that foxes could cry and laugh, just like humans, was too amazing. It wasn't like he hadn't been to the zoo, when he passed by the fox area, he observed the white fox and the red fox, they were just like dogs, the most common animals. No matter how smart they were, they couldn't learn to cry and laugh like humans, if that was the case, they wouldn't be foxes anymore, they would really become fox spirits.
"Why are they crying?" Xu Da asked. "Wuwu, wuwu," the old man replied, "Just like a human." With a bitter laugh Xu Da said, "That's really scary." The old man said, "What kind of scary is that? They don't dare to bite you, they won't eat you, they're just blindly crying, what are you afraid of? Come with me. "Saying this, he went around to the outside of the dilapidated north wall.
Li Rui, Xu Da, and Gao Zixuan looked at each other and followed him.
The area outside the north wall of the Mountain God Temple was not very big. It was only about ten square meters. To the west was the mountain wall, and to the north was two or three meters. At the end was a very steep slope. The ground was covered with broken stones, tiles, and thatch, so one had to be very careful when walking.
Li Rui and the other two followed closely behind the old man. Just as they were about to reach the north wall, suddenly, a "flapping" sound came from the bushes at the foot of the north hill, followed by a "hehe" laughter. The four of them turned their heads and looked over, only to find a few clumps of grass swaying in the wind.
The old man at the front bent down and picked up a stone from the ground. He threw it over and cursed angrily, "I'll smash you to death, you son of a bitch. How dare you tease me?"
Seeing this, the three of them laughed out loud. Gao Zixuan copied the old man and picked up a stone and threw it over.
The old man waved his hand and said, "You don't have to throw it, it ran away a long time ago." Gao Zixuan asked, "Then why did you throw it?" The old man laughed and cursed, "I'm f * cking angry, I want to smash that bastard to death."
While they were talking, the old man had already arrived at the foot of the north wall. When Li Rui and the other two surrounded him, he pointed at the base of the wall and said, "This is the entrance to the fox's nest."
When Li Rui and the other two heard this, they moved closer and opened their eyes to look carefully. However, other than a part of the wall that was already broken, they could not see anything else.
Due to natural causes such as wind, sun, rain, and so on, a large portion of the wall had been damaged, forming a concave pit about two feet long and less than a foot high. But this hole was very shallow, so all the details could be seen at a glance. If someone said that there was a fox's nest here, no one would believe it.
Gao Zixuan pursed his lips and said, "How can there be a fox's nest here? Sir, you're not making fun of us are you? " The old man said, "Of course you can't see it if you stand. Squat down, all of you will see it."
When Li Rui heard this, he squatted down. At this time, when he moved closer to look, he finally discovered the mystery. It turned out that on the left side of the hole, in the wall, where two bricks met, there was a small hole that faced downwards. This small hole was not much bigger than a rat's hole and was deep in the wall, so the three of them could not see it when they were looking down from above.
At this time, on the outside of this small hole, there was a loop made of thin steel wire that was almost sticking to the hole. One end of the loop blocked the hole, and the other end extended out and was tied to an iron drill that was firmly inserted into the ground at the base of the wall. The steel wire was very thin, and the drill only showed its head above the ground. If one did not look carefully, they would not be able to see its existence at all. If a fox came out from this small hole, it would undoubtedly be trapped by this loop. It would be fine if it did not struggle, but the more it struggled, the tighter the loop would be and the faster it would die. However, Li Rui did not understand. This hole was not much bigger than a rat's hole, how could it be a fox's nest? A fox was bigger than a rat … Not to mention a rat, even a cat was several times bigger. How could it fit into such a small hole?
Li Rui originally wanted to learn more about the distribution of caves in the mountain temple through this old man who could be said to be a local expert. This was because if the treasure keeper wanted to hide the treasure, it was unlikely that he would use manpower to open up another cave on this stone mountain. Not only would it take manpower, it would also take countless days. In addition, it would be a big problem to cover up the excavated cave. He could only use a naturally formed cave to make an issue out of it. According to this hypothetical setting, the more caves one found, the higher the probability of finding the treasure. This was a very simple principle. But now, this old man pointed him to a cave that could not even be considered a cave. It gave him the feeling that it was a bright flower and dark willow village.
Li Rui coughed dryly and smiled bitterly, "Old brother, you said that this is the entrance to the fox's nest?" The old man said, "What else do you think it is?" Li Rui put his hand into the small hole and barely managed to squeeze it in. He said, "It's just a small hole, how can a fox fit in?" The old man said, "What do you think? Foxes have soft bones and know how to shrink their bones."
Li Rui was half convinced and half doubtful. He did not dare to believe it, but it was not good for him to not believe it. He stood up and looked at Xu Da and Gao Zixuan with a bitter smile.
The old man did not pay any more attention to him. He squatted down and began to unwrap the loop leisurely. He muttered non-stop, "This nest of fox cubs, each one of them is more cunning than a monkey. It's getting harder and harder to catch them, forcing me to use the clamp …"
Li Rui and the other two looked at him and did not say anything.
After the old man finished unwrapping the loop, he stood up and sighed, "That's true. Nowadays, even mice know how to avoid the clamp, not to mention the fox. Alright, that's all for today. I'm going down the mountain. You guys can continue playing, haha. "After he finished speaking, he took the iron drill and went down the mountain.
The three watched him leave until he could no longer be seen. Gao Zixuan suddenly asked with flagging interest, "Shouldn't we go down the mountain and go home? I think we won't be able to find the treasure. "
Xu Da slowly shook his head. He looked at Li Rui and said, "No, I think this fox's nest is a bit strange. Who knows, our treasure might be here. "Li Rui heard this and said," Old brother, quickly tell us, what did you think of? " Xu Da said, "I've seen foxes before. They're two times bigger than cats and about the same size as small dogs. Let's not talk about whether they can squeeze into such a small hole. Even if they can, how much space would be needed to accommodate them? They're in a nest, not just one. In a nest, there should be at least one male, one female, and three or four cubs. In total, there should be five or six or even more. Think about it, five or six cats would take up a lot of space, not to mention a fox that's so much bigger than cats. "
Li Rui was very excited and said, "I understand what you mean. You're saying that the entrance of the fox's nest is small, but the belly is big, and there's a lot of space inside?" Xu Da nodded and said, "That's what I'm thinking. Going further, the entrance of the fox's nest is at the base of the wall. It's only two layers of height from the ground. A nest of foxes naturally can't live in such a small space. So, their nest must be under the foundation, in another world." Li Rui shouted happily, "And we've already deduced that the treasure is most likely buried under the foundation." Xu Da smiled and said, "Foxes can't dig holes in the mountain rocks. They can only use natural cavities as nests. So, this underground fox's nest is very likely to be the location of the treasure."
When the two of them said this, they were very happy. They reached out their hands at the same time and high-fived each other to celebrate the solution to the puzzle.
Gao Zixuan was also excited when she heard this and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's dig quickly." Li Rui smiled and asked her, "Aren't you clamoring to go home?" Gao Zixuan raised her hand and hit him. She smiled and said, "Nonsense, we're about to dig up the treasure. Why would I go home? Hehe."
Xu Da said, "Don't be anxious. You guys wait. I'll find a soft branch to explore the hole and see where it leads." After saying this, he broke off a soft branch from a small tree. It was about one meter long and walked to the base of the wall where the entrance of the fox's nest was. He half squatted and half knelt on the ground. He slowly pushed the branch in with his right hand and felt the direction the branch went in.
Li Rui walked to him and squatted down. He looked at it for a while and asked, "How is it?" Xu Da said happily, "It's really as we've deduced. The hole is slanted downwards …" After saying this, he pulled out the branch and gestured. He said in surprise, "Look, when I reached in, I used my hand to measure the length. Now look, the length of my branch is obviously 60 to 70 centimeters below the ground! But this was not the end yet! Li Rui was overjoyed and cried out, "There really is something going on in this Fox Cave!"
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