PFC Chapter 240 Success
Chapter 240 Success
After stretching his shoulders, Li Xiangyang felt a burning pain in the wound on his back.
“Let’s go,” he frowned, “Let’s find Doctor Qian to apply some medicine; it’ll be troublesome if it gets infected.”
"This wound is quite deep. How did you get it?"
When they arrived at Dr. Qian's house, the old man frowned as he looked at the wound and asked a question.
"Damn it, I'll have to trouble you this time, sir," Li Xiangyang said truthfully.
"It's not a problem at all, thankfully no bone was broken," Dr. Qian muttered as he applied the medicine. "But this wound needs to be carefully tended to. If it gets infected, it'll be a real problem."
"Mr. Qian, how long will it take for my injury to heal?" Li Xiangyang asked.
He was preoccupied with the golden eagle incident and naturally wanted to recover as soon as possible.
"Given your recovery speed, it should scab over in about a week. But you need to be careful during this time; avoid getting it wet and don't do anything strenuous," Dr. Qian advised. "If you feel feverish, come see me immediately."
After recovering from his injuries and parting ways with Wang Ergou, Li Xiangyang returned home. Seeing the bandages wrapped around his back, Li Xiaoyun rushed to greet him, asking, "What happened?"
"It's nothing, I just accidentally scratched myself while hauling in the net," Li Xiangyang said, smiling at her. "Dr. Qian has already seen me; I'll be fine in a few days."
Li Xiaoyun looked at him with suspicion: "You're not lying to me, are you?"
"It's really nothing, it was just my own carelessness." Li Xiangyang held her hand. "Look, I'm perfectly fine."
Seeing that Li Xiangyang's expression was normal, Li Xiaoyun did not ask any further questions, but simply told him not to do any heavy work these days.
Over the next few days, Li Xiangyang's wounds gradually healed under Li Xiaoyun's meticulous care.
I change the dressing every morning and evening, and the meals are all light and easy to digest.
Although Li Xiangyang thought she was being too cautious, he felt warm inside.
Wang Ergou would come to see him almost every day, but he never mentioned what happened that day in front of Li Xiaoyun.
Only after Li Xiaoyun left would he lower his voice and discuss the follow-up plan with Li Xiangyang.
"Brother Xiangyang, I've got the network set up. When are we going to start?"
"Wait a little longer," Li Xiangyang said. "Practice your marksmanship first. You absolutely cannot miss this time, or you'll have no more chances."
Three or four days later, Li Xiangyang's wound scabbed over, and he was able to move around much more easily.
Wang Ergou's marksmanship has almost been mastered.
Early in the morning, the two men took their nets, chose a secluded spot, and began to carefully observe the movements of the golden eagle's nest.
"Do you think we can really make it work?" Wang Ergou asked somewhat nervously.
"Whether it succeeds or not depends mainly on whether you can disrupt the mother eagle at the crucial moment."
As they talked, they set up the net and began to wait for the eagle to come to them.
And so they waited until the sun was high in the sky.
During this time, Li Xiangyang and Wang Ergou saw the eagle go out hunting twice, once bringing back a wild rabbit and once a pheasant.
Every time the male eagle returns to the nest, the female eagle takes the prey and carefully tears it into pieces to feed the young.
However, they were feeding them much less often today, and the cubs cried out in hunger but received no response.
"There's hope!"
Upon seeing this, Li Xiangyang's eyes lit up.
Wang Ergou was overjoyed, nodded, and gripped the gun in his hand tightly.
Through the binoculars, it was clear that the mother eagle was indeed luring her eaglets out of the nest.
However, it was clear that the young eagles were not very brave. Some of the little ones were so hungry that they tried to go out, but they would soon hesitate and retreat.
This process continues indefinitely and undoubtedly puts people's patience to the test.
Similarly, the mother eagle's patience was gradually worn down in the process.
After about an hour, the mother eagle finally lost her patience.
It suddenly swooped down, snatched up a young eagle, circled it a few times in the air, and then abruptly released its beak.
"Should we fire?" Wang Ergou asked nervously.
"Wait," Li Xiangyang said, staring intently at the fledgling eagle flapping in the air, "and see how it performs."
Although the eaglet fluttered frantically at first, it quickly regained its balance, spread its wings, and, under the protection of its mother, managed to fly back, albeit unsteadily.
"This little guy has quite a talent," Li Xiangyang laughed. "Looks like we won't have a chance with this one."
“Brother Xiangyang, we don’t have a chance with the talented ones, but what about the idiots we caught? Will they be able to fly high in the future?” Wang Ergou asked worriedly.
Faced with this question, Li Xiangyang was actually unsure himself.
He's not an eagle either.
But to avoid distracting Wang Ergou, he said confidently, "Don't worry, even if it's an idiot, Master Zheng has countless ways to tame it. Our priority now is to catch one."
"So that means we just need to catch them, and the rest can be handed over to Master Zheng?"
“Yes,” Li Xiangyang nodded, “the key is to catch her. Look, the mother eagle is about to start again…”
Sure enough, the mother eagle picked up another eaglet.
Through the binoculars, it was clear that this eaglet was noticeably smaller and thinner than the previous one, and didn't look as energetic.
“This might be our chance,” Li Xiangyang said in a low voice, “Get ready…”
The mother eagle circled in the air a few times before suddenly releasing her beak.
As soon as the young eagle landed, it began to flap its wings frantically, but it was clearly not as agile as the previous one.
Although this one can fly, it's far inferior to the previous one; it flies precariously and keeps falling down.
Upon seeing this, the two were overjoyed, knowing that their opportunity had arrived.
Just as the eaglet was exhausted and plummeting downwards, Li Xiangyang shouted excitedly, "Now! Don't hit the mother eagle, hit that rock on the cliff face diagonally above it!"
boom!
Wang Ergou, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly pulled the trigger.
The shot was extremely accurate, hitting the rock face diagonally above the mother eagle.
The flying rocks startled the mother eagle, who instinctively dodged the falling stones.
In that instant of distraction, the eaglet completely lost its rhythm. It flapped wildly a few times and plummeted straight down.
"It's done!" Wang Ergou shouted excitedly.
"Don't shout! Shoot! We must force it back!" Li Xiangyang roared.
Seeing the mother eagle swoop down like an arrow, Li Xiangyang quickly pulled in the net.
At the same time, Wang Ergou fired several shots, barely managing to force the mother eagle back.
In the air, the mother eagle let out an angry cry.
It was clearly not giving up; it circled in the air once more before swooping down towards the net again.
The eaglet struggled desperately in the net, letting out sharp cries.
"Run! Get into the woods!"
Li Xiangyang, carrying the net and pulling Wang Ergou along, took off running.
The angry cry of a mother eagle came from behind, so close it sent chills down one's spine.
"Brother Xiangyang, it's catching up!"
Li Xiangyang suddenly turned around, raised his gun, and fired a shot in the direction of the mother eagle.
He certainly didn't intend to hit it with that shot; he only wanted to force it back.
Of course, its effect is pitifully weak.
Fortunately, Li Xiangyang's gun could fire in bursts, and with a series of gunshots, the mother eagle was forced back into the air.
Seizing this rare opportunity, the two ran desperately into the depths of the dense forest.
The branches and leaves overhead grew denser, and sunlight filtered through the gaps, casting dappled shadows.
The eaglet in the net was still struggling and letting out a pitiful cry.
Each sound made Li Xiangyang's heart tighten.