Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

Facing the questioning look from Jinlong, Yue Feng's lips curled up slightly, and he said lightly, "What I mean is very simple: anything not mentioned in the rules is considered an unexpected situation!"

Logically speaking, we can handle this thing as we see fit!
If the eagle is lost, the result doesn't matter whether it counts or not!

After all, this isn't just a one-man game; we can't just lose the eagle and the rest of us can just sit around and wait!

"Would Li Wenhu agree? He's here to support us, after all!" Jinlong frowned slightly after hearing this and whispered to Yue Feng.

"Whether you agree or not, unexpected situations are beyond our control! Besides, do you even consider him a friend?"

Yue Feng responded again, emphasizing the last few words.

"Xiaofeng, you seem a bit strange right now!"

Jinlong scratched his head and looked at Yuefeng with a sincere gaze.

Yue Feng hesitated several times before finally bringing up the matter of Li Wenhu poaching his employees.

The timing isn't right now. If I actually say it, it might lead to a fight, and I'd end up doing more harm than good.

"Young Master Jin, we've been brothers for so long, do you trust me?"

"That's for sure!"

"Trust me, then let's wait and see!"

If you can catch the rabbit within one hour, that counts as a score. If you exceed the time limit, it doesn't count and the next person takes their turn!
In this situation, you need to go and express your stance to Jianjun, and tell him that this is our position!

Since things had come to this point, Jinlong nodded to Yue Feng: "Okay, I'll listen to you! When Brother Jianjun comes back later, I'll go over and talk to him about this!"

……

On the other side, Ye Jianjun called his staff to follow Li Wenhu out of the kiln pit competition area.

The locust grove was full of obstacles, making it unfriendly to the eagle chasing the rabbit.

Several times the rabbit tried to pounce, but it nimbly dodged the attack by using the tree trunks for cover. Before long, the rabbit had crossed the locust grove and was running further and further away into the wasteland ahead.

Once in the wilderness, where there are absolutely no terrain limitations, this battle-hardened old rabbit is naturally even less afraid of eagles.

Several attacks by the three short eagles failed, and instead, the old rabbit took advantage of the opportunity to change direction and turn, pulling further and further away.

The eagle and the rabbit were locked in a fierce battle, chasing each other further and further away without being able to catch them. Before they knew it, they had flown more than a mile away.

At first, the pursuers could roughly determine the direction by the bell on the eagle's tail, but after the eagle and the rabbit had gone far away, they could no longer even hear the sound of the bell.

The terrain of the kiln pit caused a gap in the pursuit, successfully creating a time difference.

For a moment, Li Wenhu and the other staff members who caught up were all a little bewildered.

The rabbit has vanished without a trace, and the eagle is lost too!

Li Wenhu, who had completely disappeared, was starting to panic.

I strained my ears to listen for any possible bell sounds, but all I could hear was the wind; there was no sign of the eagle.

Unwilling to give up, Li Wenhu randomly chose a suspicious direction and strode after it.

We can't afford to lose the eagle like this; we're counting on it to get good results!
The other staff members, seeing Li Wenhu chasing after him, also followed behind.

A wrong leader led the team astray.

Eagle chased after the eagle toward the southwest, while Li Wenhu chased it toward the southeast, which was closer to the production road. Although they didn't go in completely opposite directions, they were getting further and further away.

Half an hour later, Ye Jianjun caught up with the group who were aimlessly searching in the wilderness in his car.

"How's it going, Wenhu! Did you find the eagle?"

Li Wenhu waved his hand: "Damn it, this is weird! I watched as the eagle followed the old rabbit into the locust tree grove, and when I chased after it out of the grove, the eagle had completely disappeared!"
"Brother Jianjun, what are we going to do?!"

Ye Jianjun had already spoken with Jin Long. When asked, Ye Jianjun said, "There are two more people waiting for the results of the competition!"
Don't rush back to the kiln pit yet. Take the people I arranged and keep searching!

The time before dark is crucial! If it's not in this area, you're most likely looking in the wrong direction. Try searching in a different direction!
Don't worry about the competition at the kiln pit! Finding Eagle is the most important thing! There are plenty of other competitions to come, there will always be opportunities!

"Forehead……"

Hearing Ye Jianjun's indifferent words, Li Wenhu was instantly speechless!
"What about the grades? How will the grades be calculated? If the rabbit runs away and the eagle is lost, I can't just invalidate the grades, can I?" Li Wenhu said somewhat reluctantly.

"According to the competition rules, each person has one hour! We've already exceeded the time limit!"
Since neither the rabbit nor the eagle returned, the result can only be considered a failure!

Now is not the time to think about these things; finding the eagle is the most important thing!
"How about we discuss other matters when Eagle returns? Nobody wanted something like this to happen!" Ye Jianjun said, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Forehead!"

Li Wenhu felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through his mind, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Ye Jianjun's words make sense; the rules and regulations do contain disclaimers.

If the eagle flies away, gets injured, or even dies, it is solely responsible! The event organizers bear no responsibility.

Moreover, the organizers did not specify the exact location of the competition venue, only saying that the kiln pit and the surrounding wasteland were within the competition area.

Seeing that Li Wenhu's expression was not good, Ye Jianjun called out to the young man helping him, "Xiao Meng, take some men and help your brother Li search as much as possible, don't miss any areas in the surrounding area!"

Xiao Meng replied, "Okay, I got it, bro! Let's look again!"

Brother Li, let's hurry, it's not dark yet. Once it's dark, the eagle will hide in some corner and it'll be even harder to find!

Having said all that, Li Wenhu couldn't say anything more. He nodded reluctantly, "Let's go, keep looking! Let's try a different direction and check over there!"

……

Seeing that Li Wenhu and his men had gone far away, Ye Jianjun reversed and turned the car around without expression, and quickly returned to the kiln pit site.

Seeing the car return, a familiar friend approached and asked, "Young Master Ye, how did it go? Did you find it?"

Ye Jianjun shook his head: "We've gone over time. Xiao Meng and his men have gone back to searching with Wen Hu! There's nothing we can do to help. Let's continue the competition. If we delay any longer, it'll get dark!"

"How do we calculate Wenhu's score?" Feng Huanping asked, hovering over with his hawk. Ye Jianjun replied, "It's counted as two rabbits! The third one escaped, so it doesn't count!"
"Brother Feng, it's your turn to go on stage!"

Feng Huanping nodded: "Okay, let's continue playing our game for now, and we'll talk about other things after we find Eagle!"

Ye Jianjun nodded and said, "Let's all get back to the viewing platform!"

The crowd slowly dispersed, each returning to their comfortable spots.

Feng Huanping rode the large eagle down to draw lots according to the procedure, while the staff set up the traps for the prey.

Once everything returned to normal, Yue Feng, who had been staying in the spectator area, breathed a sigh of relief.

He persuaded Jinlong to join him in stating that he wouldn't give Li Wenhu any special treatment or preferential treatment. Although it might seem a bit heartless, it was definitely the right thing to do.

This guy is rebellious and not someone we can win over. Let's use the falcon-losing incident to teach him a lesson first. We'll talk about the rest after the party tonight.

Below the stands, Feng Huanping, steadily carrying his five-year-old old eagle on a sparrow's back, was already waiting in the preparation area.

The staff quickly set up the mechanism, and then, with a shout, the competition began.

After the first round of practice in the morning, Feng Huanping has gained a preliminary understanding of his Eagles' performance on the field.

To give his eagle a better chance to catch the three rabbits in the afternoon, Feng Huanping padded his eagle's axle after lunch.

Unlike other hunters who would feed their eagles rabbit hearts and lungs to replenish their strength, he instructed his men to have the eagle handler give them an extra rock sugar syrup.

As mentioned earlier, feeding eagles something like rock sugar can quickly boost their spirits.

From the perspective of orthodox falconry, this is considered an unorthodox practice. However, it is undeniable that it can be very effective when used in the right context.

At this moment, after the eagle in Feng Huanping's hand swung out the rock candy shaft, its slightly reddened eyes widened, and the short, fine hairs on its head stood on end.

The eagle, perched in a human's hand, exudes an imposing aura of power and menacing presence.

Feng Huanping, riding his eagle, strode to the competition area. After confirming that everything was in order, he began the preliminary search work.

Soon, the first old rabbit was triggered and sprang out.

The moment the rabbit appeared, the old rotor eagle, perched on its arm, spotted its target and gave a powerful push to give chase.

Its speed was still astonishing; in less than twenty meters, the falcon was almost in front of the rabbit in the blink of an eye.

The old rotor, now freed from the rock candy shaft, was filled with murderous intent, and its pursuit was extremely resolute.

The battle-hardened rabbit turned to dodge, but the eagle anticipated this and its talons grazed the rabbit's back fur several times, almost grazing it.

After several failed attempts to catch up, the old rotor seemed to realize what was wrong with him.

Although it flies fast, it is far less agile in turning than a rabbit running on land. So after failing to strike again and being outmaneuvered by the rabbit, the falcon let the old rabbit dart away.

Looking at the old rotor again, its subsequent pursuit method changed significantly.

It no longer chased the old rabbit in a straight line like a shadow, but began to use its high flight speed to slowly circle the rabbit in an arc.

What does this mean? The old rotor no longer pursues a quick victory and immediately controls the prey to end the battle. Instead, it maintains a constant sense of pressure on the prey and plays a slow-paced war of attrition.

The rabbit ran ahead, while the eagle leisurely stretched its wings overhead in pursuit.

Once the distance widened slightly, the eagle would quickly flap its wings a few times to close the gap. When the rabbit exerted its strength and continued its sprint to widen the distance again, the eagle would chase after it and flap its wings a few more times.

The arena was relatively enclosed, so the rabbit could only run in circles within the large area, and it had to run at full speed, otherwise a feint attack might turn into a real battle.

In this atmosphere, in less than ten minutes, the old rabbit in the wheat field was already starting to feel the strain.

Seeing that the speed was getting slower and slower, the old rotor eagle folded its wings and slammed down at an extremely fast speed.

Whoosh!
Offense! Smash the pile!
The old rotor eagle grabbed the old rabbit by the rear, flapped its wings and accelerated upwards, flipping the old rabbit over and rolling several times on the ground before stopping.

Before it could even get up, the eagle swooped down again and grabbed the rabbit in the groin.

The old rabbit struggled to turn around and bite, but the eagle decisively sealed its mouth shut with its other claw.

The rabbit was still struggling violently on its hind legs. The old rotor slightly adjusted its posture and used the base of its wings to firmly hold the rabbit's legs in place.

In an instant, the old rabbit was subdued and unable to move, and was captured!
The legendary martial arts technique of the eagle catching a rabbit: grabbing the crotch, sealing the mouth, and inserting two flags!
Whoa whoa whoa!
A piercing scream echoed throughout the entire kiln pit hunting ground. Those on the viewing platform, witnessing this scene, exclaimed, "Brilliant!"

Yue Feng couldn't help but clap his hands until they were red: "Great! This textbook double flag planting is really awesome!"

Upon hearing the words "double flag planting," Jinlong scratched his head in confusion: "What does 'double flag planting' mean? Is there any special meaning behind it?"

"Of course! This is the most technically sophisticated way for an eagle to catch a rabbit, besides the tiger hugging its head!"

"Hmm? How so? To me, the only difference is the way they were captured!" Jinlong tilted his head and examined it carefully, but he couldn't figure it out.

Those who know how to appreciate it understand the intricacies, while those who don't just enjoy the spectacle. At this moment, Jinlong is one of the laymen.

Yue Feng explained, "The act of an eagle hunting a rabbit is inherently risky!"
Especially these old rabbits, which are experienced, strong, and larger than young rabbits, pose a particularly high risk!
Like Li Wenhu's eagle, which was able to catch the old rabbit, it relied on the external assistance of its master to wait for the opportunity to attack the prey, and finally used its claws to grab the head and end the prey's life by strangling its trachea and blood vessels!
This method of catching is very dangerous; if you make even the slightest mistake, you could easily get kicked by the rabbit's hind legs!
Like that old roc in the audience just now, he's much smarter at catching rabbits!

It initially wanted to end the fight quickly, but after discovering that the rabbit was too agile to be caught quickly by its own strength, it immediately changed its strategy.

A short-range pursuit has turned into a long-range attrition!
The eagle followed leisurely behind, exhausting the old rabbit until it was nearly worn out before finally striking the stake again.

Its first goal is to disrupt the rabbit's balance and make it fall! Once the rabbit exposes its groin, the eagle will strike with its claws!

A quick grab to the groin is enough to make a rabbit turn around.

Once the rabbit turned its head, the eagle decisively sealed its mouth with its other talon! The rabbit could no longer stand up and could only lie there struggling!
Now comes the most crucial point: the rabbit's two powerful hind legs are its greatest weapon. The eagle's posture as it straddles the rabbit allows it to use the base of its wings to pin down the rabbit's hind legs!

With this process, all threats are safely overcome, the danger to the eagle is minimized, and the physical exertion is also reduced to a minimum!
The old rotor in Brother Feng's hands is truly remarkable!
Even my own Ironback Red Eagle, which I've trained with great care, wouldn't perform much better in a competition against an old rabbit like this!

"Damn! Now that you've explained it like that, there's so much more to it than meets the eye! How come I've never seen it used before?"

Jinlong scratched his head, feeling that he was still far behind in terms of professional knowledge.

"We've used methods like smashing stakes to catch them before, but we didn't use double-flag planting! The rabbit is small; it's unnecessary for an eagle!" (End of Chapter)