"Can the Forbidden Garden lack prey? Foxes in the mountains steal farmers' chickens. It's the middle of winter when there is little food. They have to take risks for food. It's just the first snow now, and there are still bonfires in the camp."
"Two royal brothers, think about it, since there is no shortage of prey in the Forbidden Garden, why did the fox take the risk to come to the camp to steal the chickens?"
¡°We don¡¯t think about it anymore, we just want to sleep.¡±
Li You pulled Li Min and was about to walk back when Li Zhi grabbed him. His strength at this time is not comparable to that of ordinary people.
"That fox has cubs, and it must catch food for the cubs. Therefore, it is short of food, so it takes risks."
"Moreover, its nest should not be far from here. Generally, this kind of animal is extremely clever. When raising cubs, its activity range will not be too far from the area where the cubs are."
Li You left directly, walked to the tent where the young princes were sleeping, and without being polite at all, he called out to all three young princes.
"Quick, get dressed, let's go catch the silver fox."
Three princes, you look at me, I look at you, you look so depressed and helpless!
Li Min looked at Li Zhi, then at his fifth brother.
"How can they sleep in while we are busy? As brothers, we naturally share blessings and hardships."
Li You walked over. Li Zhi looked at his younger brothers and could only smile bitterly. Li Fu and Li Mingcai were the same age as Hengshan, and they were leading them to catch foxes at night.
The group of people got dressed, and Li Zhi had already summoned more than a dozen Beiya Imperial Guards. At this time, they were chasing the traces left by the fox and looking forward.
However, this trace soon broke off. Several people searched around but could not find any new traces.
"Your Highness, no new traces can be found. We have lost track."
"I didn't follow him. This guy is really smart and knows how to erase his traces. It seems that his lair is nearby."
"The torch is out. This thing is extremely clever. It should have discovered us."
"Your Highness, what should we do?"
By this time, several torches had been extinguished, and Li Zhi lay on the snow, looking around.
The people next to him had also knelt down. Li Zhi looked around and pointed at a few places. Several Forbidden Army soldiers quickly ran over carefully.
In the dead of night, only the north wind blows through the woods, and the sound of the wind is accompanied by the sound of branches and grass stems scraping against the snow.
After a while, a Forbidden Army soldier carefully stepped back and pointed in a direction.
"Your Highness, I just saw a shadow move for a moment, and then disappeared."
"Let's go, this guy is moving the cubs, let's catch him."
"The torches were lit again, and the six princes and the dozen or so imperial guardsmen who accompanied them surrounded them in a semicircle."
Under the moonlight, the white shadow was extremely difficult to capture. Everyone was surprised to finally be able to distinguish the shadow from the snow.
A snow-white fox is running away with a small fox in its arms. The speed is somewhat terrifying. Even if it is holding a small fox in its arms, it cannot be caught by humans.
It¡¯s late at night again, and this silver fox easily blends into the snowy background.
"Search, it can't have only one cub, otherwise it wouldn't be so short of food."
The team dispersed and searched the surroundings carefully. Li Zhi was also holding a torch at this time. Suddenly, a thin silver-white fox rushed in front of Li Zhi, grinning at it.
"Little guy, you are very protective."
Li Zhi held the torch, but the silver-white fox refused to give way. It was obvious that there was something it was protecting behind him.
People around him had gathered around and looked at the silver fox that was behaving abnormally.
"How about it, fifth brother and sixth brother, what I said is right!"
Li Zhi handed the torch to the Forbidden Army next to him, squatted down, stretched out his fingers, and touched the silver fox whose tail hair had exploded.
"Ninth, be careful, this thing is not a rabbit."
"Fifth brother, a rabbit can bite when it's anxious, but it can't. This silver fox has been raised by others."
Li Zhi stretched out his hand and touched the fur of the silver fox. After a while, the tail hair of the silver fox fell down softly.
¡°Little one, come with me!¡±
The pair of purple gem-like fox eyes looked at Li Zhi, and his tail swept the snow.
"Hey, were those traces swept away with this tail?"
"Okay, everyone, step back ten feet and bring the pheasants you brought."
There were soldiers over there taking the pheasants they had brought. Li Zhi asked others to step back, and he himself also stepped back.
The silver fox looked at everyone and picked up the pheasant with a sharpThe teeth pierced the pheasant's neck, biting it several times and dragging it away.
"Okay, everyone retreat, let's go back to camp."
"Jiudi, what are you doing? You were finally caught. Why do we have to go back?"
"It's okay. This little guy was raised by humans. As long as you don't hurt it, it is willing to get close to you."
Li Zhi has the highest status here, so naturally others can't do anything about it. Seeing that King Jin is returning to the camp first, they can only follow.
On the second day, several pheasants left outside the camp were also stolen. After daylight, the silver fox wandered outside the camp and did not hide away when it saw someone looking at it.
By this time, the princesses and princes had naturally discovered the silver fox, and Hengshan and Sizi had stars in their eyes.
"You two royal sisters, go and feed them if you like them."
Li Zhi took the remaining rabbit and broke one of its legs.
"Brother, you are so cruel, can't you use a knife?"
"Sizi, what's the difference between using a knife and using your hands? Hurry up and feed it!"
Sizi held up the rabbit leg and approached the silver fox. The little guy screamed several times in alarm, whereupon Sizi and Hengshan put down the rabbit leg and backed away.
The team was stationed here for three days, and the prey they caught every day were randomly thrown outside the camp, leaving only a small part.
The silver fox became alert and gradually became bolder. On the third day, he saw the two little princesses coming to ask for food.
This kind of creature that was raised by humans is naturally close to people. Li Zhi didn¡¯t know how it came to the Forbidden Garden. However, this kind of creature¡¯s nature of being naturally close to people cannot be changed.
This is probably a bit like the cats and dogs that were raised in later generations.
By noon that day, Hengshan and Sizi had already returned to the camp holding a small silver fox, and the silver fox still had a small silver fox in its mouth.
The three cubs all look like their hair has just grown. It¡¯s no wonder that as soon as winter comes, these little guys are short of food.
"Okay, little one, follow us into the palace, and you won't have to worry about food in the future. If you stay here, you won't be able to feed three cubs this winter."
Li Zhi threw a rabbit and retreated. The silver fox jumped up and stuck it in his mouth.
It took a few days, but by this time the silver fox had maintained an attitude of trust with the team.
Li Zhi didn¡¯t want to harm this kind of animal that was raised by humans from the beginning, and tried his best to make it willing to follow him.
After all, Li Zhi wants to bring them into the palace to raise them. Trusting each other is naturally the best outcome. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com