Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

"Giant turtle?"

Lin Changgui frowned slightly. From his childhood to adulthood, the water monster in the lake could never be as simple as a turtle.

"Xiao Ze, when you saw the giant turtle, it was..."

"It appeared in the center of the lake and swam towards the south mountain." Lin Ze continued.

"It's okay to go into the mountains. No matter if it's a water monster in this big lake or not, you have to be careful. Winter is coming, and I don't know if the water monster will hibernate."

Lin Changgui said worriedly, "No more deaths this winter."

"I understand, Grandpa." Lin Ze nodded, but he already had a plan in his mind.

The next morning, Lin Ze put on his backpack and set off for Nanshan.

Along the way, he carefully observed the surrounding environment, looking for traces left by the giant turtle.

After climbing over a small hill, he finally found some suspicious traces - huge footprints in the snow and crushed branches.

Lin Ze was delighted and followed the trail.

In the end, the place Lin Ze chased to was the same damp cave where he found the python last time.

Maybe because the python died, this place became the territory of the giant turtle.

Lin Ze did not peek inside. He only found a ruby ​​in the cave last time. Even if he went again this time, he was afraid that he would not find anything special.

Lin Ze stood at the entrance of the cave for a moment, then turned and left.

He hadn't visited the mountain covered with light snow for two months. When he came, he checked the traps, but the previous trap had been destroyed, leaving the place empty without a single prey.

It is normal that there are no prey. If there were prey falling into the trap, it would have rotted into a pile of rotten meat in the past two months.

Lin Ze decided to check out another trap first.

He walked along the mountain path and came to another place where a trap was set.

The trap here had also been damaged, but the damage was fresh, and he noticed some animal tracks around it.

It looked like some small beast, which might have triggered the trap and escaped.

Lin Ze followed the footprints and found a small cave hidden in the bushes.

As he approached the cave entrance, he heard a faint sound coming from inside. Lin Ze carefully pushed aside the branches at the entrance and looked inside, only to see a wounded snow-white little fox curled up in the corner.

Lin Ze felt pity, he walked gently into the cave and tried to approach the little fox.

The little fox raised its head vigilantly, but when it saw the food in Lin Ze's hand, a hint of desire flashed in its eyes.

Lin Ze slowly handed the food to the little fox. The little fox hesitated for a moment, but finally started eating.

Lin Ze decided to temporarily take in the little fox and release it back into the forest after it recovered.

He took the little fox back home and treated its wounds with herbs.

He often caught pheasants and rabbits and fed them to the little fox. Under his careful care, the little fox's injuries gradually improved.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu both liked this snow-white little fox very much. Upon hearing this, they reluctantly said, "Brother Ze, let's give it a name?!"

Lin Ze thought about it for a moment and said, "Since it's all white, why not call it Baituan?"

Lin Wen and Lin Wu surrounded Bai Tuan, gently stroking the little guy's soft fur with their hands, somewhat reluctant to let go.

Bai Tuan was not timid either. He squinted his eyes and let them touch him. He looked just like a domestic cat.

Lin Changgui and Liu Ying both liked this little guy. Lin Changgui asked, "Xiao Ze, after this little guy recovers from his injury, will he return to the forest?"

Lin Ze nodded and said, "It belongs to nature, so it must go back."

However, as time went on, Lin Ze found himself developing a special feeling for the little fox.

The little fox also became more and more dependent on Lin Ze and always followed him.

One day, Lin Ze took Bai Tuan to the mountains to hunt. They came to a stream. Lin Ze stopped, bent down and prepared to drink some water.

The white ball was jumping happily on the side.

Suddenly, Lin Ze heard a noisy sound, as if something was approaching. He immediately became alert and tightened his hunting knife.

After a while, a group of wild boars rushed out of the woods. They were very aggressive and were obviously attracted by the figures of Lin Ze and Bai Tuan.

Lin Ze quickly held Bai Tuan in his arms and prepared to fight the wild boars. He nimbly dodged the wild boars' charge and waved his hunting knife to try to scare them away.

However, the wild boars were not afraid and continued to attack. At this moment, Bai Tuan jumped out of Lin Ze's arms, exuding a mysterious aura and baring its teeth to intimidate the wild boars.

The wild boars stopped in their tracks immediately. They seemed to sense the extraordinaryness of the white ball and fled in all directions.

Lin Ze looked at the little fox in surprise, and he realized that Bai Tuan might have extraordinary abilities.

"It seems that you are not just an ordinary little fox." Lin Ze touched Bai Tuan's head, with a gleam of surprise in his eyes.

After the battle with the wild boar, Lin Ze became more and more curious about Bai Tuan. He began to read various books, hoping to find clues about Bai Tuan's life experience.

One day, Lin Ze found a record about a white fox in an ancient book of strange things, and the description was very similar to that of Bai Tuan, which made him firmly believe that Bai Tuan was definitely not an ordinary creature.

As the days passed, Bai Tuan's body fully recovered. Although Lin Ze was very reluctant, he knew it was time for Bai Tuan to return to nature.

On a quiet night, Lin Ze brought Bai Tuan to the mountain. He patted Bai Tuan's head and said gently, "Go, Bai Tuan, this is your world." Bai Tuan stared at Lin Ze, as if he understood his words, and then slowly went deep into the woods.

Lin Ze looked at the direction where the white ball left. Although he felt disappointed, he was also happy for it.

However, what he didn't expect was that this separation was not the end, but a new beginning.

A few days later, one morning, Lin Ze opened the door as usual, but unexpectedly found Bai Tuan lying at the door. He was overjoyed and quickly went forward to pick up Bai Tuan.

"Why are you back?" Lin Ze asked puzzledly.

Bai Tuan licked Lin Ze's hand affectionately, then jumped out of his arms and ran into the house. Lin Ze followed Bai Tuan to the table and found two dead pheasants on it.

Lin Ze picked up the pheasant and gently stroked Bai Tuan's soft fur. "Little Bai Tuan, is this the prey you caught?"

Bai Tuan ran to him again, bit his trouser leg and pulled him out. Lin Ze understood what Bai Tuan meant, so he followed it out of the house.

Bai Tuan brought Lin Ze to the top of Dongshan Mountain. A mysterious light descended from the sky and shone directly on Bai Tuan.

In the blink of an eye, the white ball turned into a huge white fox, emitting dazzling light all over its body.