Chapter 545: Going Down the Mountain Early
“Toad, the toad is moving!”

Xiao Tao, who had been silent, could no longer contain his excitement when he saw that there was really a toad wrapped in ice cotton under the ice and it moved a little after entering the scoop net.

“What are you yelling about? Shut up!!”

Wu Keji held the net steadily in his hand and gave Xiao Tao a sharp look.

Wu Keji doesn’t have such a good attitude towards anyone except Yue Feng. He is asking for trouble by making a fuss now.

Xiao Tao realized that he had lost his composure and shrank his neck in silence.

Ma Liang on the other side looked at Wang Chao next to him, and there was secret joy in the eyes of the two brothers.

Leaving the group and coming to this place where rabbits don’t shit to look for toads, Wang Chao and Ma Liang didn’t have too high expectations at the beginning. Their efforts in recent days have also verified their early guesses.

But unexpectedly, an attempt at a critical moment resulted in the discovery of a Moon-gazing Frog that looked a little different.

A good toad would either stay in the mud at the bottom of the water, wrapped in ice cotton and floating on the water surface under the ice shell.

But now the mission is completed. If they can really save people, then Wang Chao and Ma Liang will have made great contributions. At least they can show their faces in front of the leaders. They can also earn a big favor. After joining the army, who would not want to make progress?

Wu Keji continued to lift the net up with the scoop pole. The holes in the dense net were only as thick as a finger, so the toad definitely couldn’t get out.

He noticed the icy cotton-like substance, not ice balls but more like a jelly-like semisolid gel.

After the edge of the gel ball was subjected to force, a lot of it leaked out of the net bag. After the entire ice ball touched the net bag, the fragile structure maintained its balance.

Soon, the toad in the gel ball was lifted out of the water with a scoop net.

Then Uncle Wu moved steadily, a little bit at a time, and retreated to a safe area with thick ice.

“Sir, this must be the Moon Gazing Frog!!”

Yue Feng also saw the full appearance of the toad up close and asked curiously.

“It’s hard to say. It doesn’t drill out of the ice to absorb the moonlight as the legend says. It’s not quite the same as the legend says!
Oh, right, didn’t you say that this toad has some pattern features? Shine a flashlight on it and see if it matches up!”

Wu Keji turned the scoop net over, flicked his wrist, and the gel ball wrapped with the toad fell into the rubber bucket.

Yue Feng immediately did as he was told and looked around carefully with a flashlight.

This toad is about the same size as a large female common forest frog, and the underlying color is similar, but there are several very conspicuous golden lines running through its body.

It is certain that this should be the golden thread snow clam that Wang Hu mentioned.

“Hey! There is indeed gold thread! The pattern is so beautiful!!” Yue Feng said excitedly.

The other friends also swarmed over, all looking at this rare species that they had found after spending so much time and effort.

“Alright, mission accomplished, stop hanging around here, pack up your things and go back to the cellar!”

Wu Keji untied all the sticks on his body and said happily.

“Hehehe, it has to be Uncle Wu. Your heroic figure on the thin ice just now was so handsome!!” Xiaowu flattered him lightly.

“That’s good, we found the toad, Brother Hu’s son is saved!!” Xiao Tao also looked at it excitedly.

Completing the task meant that all previous efforts were meaningful. Everyone was very happy and went back to the cellar humming little songs.

No one knew what the gel-like ice cotton substance on the toad’s outer surface was. Even though it was exposed to the air, I didn’t get frozen on the way back to the cellar, as if it could keep out the cold.

“Uncle, look! This layer of sticky substance on the outside is not afraid of freezing! I didn’t even get frozen while walking along this path!” Yue Feng said excitedly about his discovery.

After hearing this, Wu Keji looked down curiously and said, “This thing is definitely not an ordinary species! Anyway, I have never seen a toad wrapped in this kind of mucus in my life!

Get some snow water, let it cool down, put it in a bucket, let the toad stay there quietly, and then cover it with a lid.

Now that you have found it, you must preserve it properly.

This thing is worth a 10,000 yuan reward outside!”

When the words “ten thousand yuan reward” were mentioned, Wu Keji glanced at everyone in the room subtly from the corner of his eye.

At that time, 10,000 yuan was an astronomical figure. Even if an ordinary rural family dismantled their roof, they could not come up with a few hundred yuan in cash. But just this toad could make someone a millionaire.

Seeing so much money, these young people should be very excited.

However, to Wu Keji’s surprise, when he looked around, he found that only the two soldiers, Wang Chao and Ma Liang, were slightly excited.

The three brothers Yue Feng, Xiao Tao and Xiao Wu’s micro-expressions revealed their true mentality, without any drastic emotional fluctuations of wanting to get rich.

For ordinary people, ten thousand yuan is a lot of money, but Xiao Tao and Xiao Wu have made a lot of money following Yue Feng. Although ten thousand yuan is not a small amount, it is just that.

When Yue Feng heard Uncle Wu mention the bounty, he immediately said, “Regarding the bounty, I’ll go back and ask Brother Hu to finalize it. Everyone in our team will get a share!

Xiao Wang and Xiao Ma, in addition to the reward money, I will also ask for a commendation for you. Sorry for bothering you all these days!”

“Hehe, I really got an award! I have to thank Brother Feng!”

When Wang Chao heard the word “commendation”, his face immediately turned into a flower.

In this era, there are many opportunities both in society and in the military. Once you seize an opportunity and step over the threshold, your life’s destiny will be completely rewritten.

“As long as we can save people, we will definitely get this little thing! Xiao Ma will also get a share!” Yue Feng promised again. “Ah~~~” Compared to the excitement of Wang Chao and Ma Liang, Xiao Tao yawned and showed little interest.

“Uncle, Brother Feng, let’s add some firewood and go to bed! It’s already the middle of the night, let’s have a good sleep and go down the mountain early tomorrow morning!” Xiao Tao suggested with a tired look on his face.

Yue Feng nodded: “Okay, let’s stick to the old rules. Except for Uncle Wu, everyone else will take turns to take night shifts.

Now that we have found the toad, we can’t sleep tonight. We have to make sure it is safe!”

Leaving aside trivial matters, after arranging the personnel for the night shift, everyone lit a blazing fire in the cellar and soon fell asleep.

The matter that had been weighing on his mind had finally been resolved, and Yue Feng was completely relaxed, sleeping soundly.

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Wu Keji got up early again.

I lifted the cover on the rubber bucket and took a look. The gel ball in the bucket had returned to its round football shape in the snow water, and its icy cotton-like texture remained.

The golden-thread snow clam wrapped in the middle was in good condition. Feeling the change in light when the lid was opened, it kicked its hind legs lazily and quickly regained its calm.

Now that we have completed the mission objectives, we will go down the mountain today.

Under the command of Uncle Wu, everyone worked together to pack up the supplies and luggage, and went down the mountain along the same path they came up.

When crossing the ridge line, Yue Feng looked back at the Holy Maiden Lake below.

Covered in ice and snow, the Holy Maiden Lake still looks the same as when we came here, as if nothing has changed.

In the next two days, the hunting team went down the mountain and headed towards Iron City in a very happy mood.

Now that they were in better condition, they could travel much faster. By the evening of the third day, the Yuefeng hunting team had arrived at a location less than 20 kilometers away from the northernmost end of the forest farm.

The pace of travel in the past few days was not slow but it also made people very tired. Except for Uncle Wu who was still calm and composed, everyone else looked tired to varying degrees.

Everyone chose a suitable location to set up the tent. After the tent was packed up, Wang Chao and Ma Liang found Yue Feng.

“Brother Feng! We two brothers want to discuss something with you!”

“What’s wrong?”

“This time, we followed you and Uncle Wu, but we didn’t help much. Even if you are willing to ask Young Master Wang for a reward for us, we would still feel a little guilty!
Now it’s less than 20 kilometers to Chaiji Road in the forest farm. We know the mountain roads here very well, so I wanted to say hello to you in advance, and then Xiao Ma and I will go down the mountain in advance to report to Wang Shao!
Time is running out. The sooner they can get the news, the sooner they can contact doctors and organize treatment! This is also our part of the job!”

“Hmm? Are you sure you two remember the way?” Yue Feng’s heart moved slightly after hearing Wang Chao’s suggestion.

What Wang Chao said makes sense. The doctor may not be in Tiecheng, and the child may not be there now.

Yue Feng has been in and out of the mountains for such a long time. The Wang family will definitely not sit idly by and wait for death before finding the golden snow frog.

The child is in a bad condition, and people will try all kinds of treatments in a hurry.

If we can go back one day earlier to report the news, we may have enough time for one day, and we can make more preparations.

“I can’t say I remember the front part, but we both definitely remember the section from entering the mountain to Chaiji Road and to where we are now!
The mountains here all go in one direction, there isn’t much misleading terrain, and we both learned skills like finding our way in the wild!”

Yue Feng nodded: “Okay, you and Ma Liang go down the mountain first! Remember to bring your guns and flashlights, and some food!

After we get down the mountain, report our situation to Brother Wang on time! Let him take care of the rest!”

“Well, then let’s go down the mountain first!”

“Be sure to be safe!”

“rest assured!!”

……

Soon, brothers Wang Chao and Ma Liang each carried a small bag and left the hunting camp, heading down the mountain.

The campsite is about 60 kilometers away from Tiecheng. If these two soldiers with very strong physical fitness do not rest at night and keep on traveling, they will be able to go down the mountain and deliver the message by early tomorrow morning at the latest.

Watching the two soldiers disappear into the night, Wu Keji asked leisurely, “What are the backgrounds of these two soldiers? Xiaofeng, have you ever touched them?”

Yue Feng shook his head: “I didn’t ask in detail, it should be that Mr. Wang found the top soldiers from which unit. It is said that they have a background in field combat and are proficient in high-altitude combat.

What’s wrong, Uncle Wu? Are you worried that they might get into trouble if they go down the mountain too early? “

Wu Keji pursed his lips and shook his head: “If that’s the case, then I’m worrying too much!

There shouldn’t be any accidents, as we’re not far from Chaiji Road and there aren’t many wild animals in the mountains.

The closer you are to your goal, the more alert you must be!

In a similar situation, if we runners were to go down the mountain, we would definitely not allow someone to leave early for any reason.

Money can make people happy, and you can do so many things in one night!”

“Well, Xiao Wang and Xiao Ma, the awareness is definitely enough! I don’t think there’s any need to worry about that!”

Yue Feng was right. Brother Bing was definitely reliable, and there was no need to worry about Uncle Wu’s concerns.

Now people don’t know that although the soldier didn’t cause any trouble when he went down the mountain, Yue Feng’s big black eagle caused a big disaster early the next morning.

(End of this chapter)