Chapter 45: Using tiny bubbles to catch a litter of rabbits

"No, I don't believe it, I'm going to look again!" Someone refused to believe it and jumped up and walked in one direction.

After taking a few steps, he looked at the Qiao brothers surrounding Qiao Qiao and called out to Qiao Kun inside, "Kunzi, let's go, let's look for her again."

Qiao Kun waved his hand: "You go first, I'll stay here with my sister for a while."

The young man who was speaking didn't understand what was so great about keeping a younger sister company. Seeing that he didn't move, he didn't insist and instead called another person.

And so, the other young men who had come in with them soon left.

Only the Qiao family remained, preparing to rest for a while.

Qiao Qiao was held by Qiao Xu and sat together on the small stool that Qiao Kun had brought over.

Qiao Jing held the thermos for her, letting her sip the malted milk powder that Grandma Qiao had given her.

Qiao Kun eagerly opened the satchel that Qiao Xu had been carrying and dumped all the snacks that Qiao Changdong had brought for Qiao Qiao onto the ground.

Qiao Qiao wasn't hungry, so she refused her brothers' offer to eat by themselves and told them not to worry about her. Then, her eyes scanned the surrounding trees.

Her five senses were indeed sharpened, and she could hear many sounds within a ten-meter radius.

However, she wasn't very good at using this ability, and the sounds entering her ears were quite noisy, causing her to frown slightly in discomfort.

"What's wrong? Is the malted milk powder cold?" Seeing his little sister frowning, Qiao Xu moved the thermos a little away and asked.

Qiao Qiao shook her head.

She pushed the half-finished malted milk powder towards Qiao Xu's mouth: "I'm full, brother, drink this."

"Give me some water, I'm not full!" Upon hearing this, Qiao Hai's eyes lit up, and he pulled over and barged in.

Qiao Xu was speechless. He shook the bottle in his hand, estimating how much was left, before handing it over: "You can only drink one sip."

Qiao Hai nodded happily.

The brothers then divided up the malted milk powder that their sister no longer wanted to drink.

Qiao Qiao closed her eyes.

Following the method Xiaoyuan taught her, she held her breath and focused her mind on sensing the movements around her.

Gradually.

The incredibly noisy sounds disappeared.

The chaotic noises also subsided.

The surroundings were eerily quiet.

She felt that her consciousness was like a giant spider web, trapping the information of all living things within a ten-meter radius.

Then, following these threads, the message is passed back to her.

The Qiao brothers sat around Qiao Qiao on the ground, eating and watching her, occasionally exchanging a few words in hushed tones, as if they were really there for a leisurely outing.

Qiao Kun finished his snack, clapped his hands, and was about to get up when he saw another light pink bubble appear on Qiao Qiao's forehead.

The little person inside the bubble is holding a painting. The painting is black and white and looks like a simple sketch.

What's this?

The Qiao family boys moved closer, examining the little bubble on their sister's forehead with a mixture of seriousness and puzzlement.

Suddenly, Qiao Hai clapped his hands, pointed to the painting in the little bubble, and shouted excitedly to his brothers beside him.

"Brothers, look at this! Isn't this the place we just passed by?! There's a big, crooked tree there!"

Qiao Hai was able to remember it so clearly because there was also a crooked tree in that place, just like the one in the painting, a particularly large crooked tree.

It would probably take three of them, stretching out their arms and putting their arms around each other, to hug that crooked tree.

"What's inside this tree? And what about cricket pupae? Such a big bunch of them." Qiao Kun tilted his head, looking at the wriggling creature in the painting.

Because it was a simplified Chinese drawing, he had no idea what it was.

Qiao Qiao opened her eyes and smiled happily.

"It's rabbits, a whole litter of rabbits! Brother, hurry and catch them!"

Just now, following the method Xiao Yuan taught her, she held her breath and searched for any movement within her range of abilities.

Sure enough, they found the nest of rabbits.

They were less than ten meters away, right where they had just passed.

The crooked tree had a burrow dug by the mother rabbit, and inside was a litter of rabbits that had grown up.

They were all plump and strong.

You can make tons of spicy rabbit!

The Qiao brothers were somewhat skeptical when they heard this.

However, since they were very close, Qiao Xu picked up Qiao Qiao and put her on a small stool, with Meng Zihuan by his side. The four brothers then walked towards the crooked tree.

The four brothers formed an encirclement, gradually approaching each other.

Sure enough, the entrance to the cave was found under a clump of low trees around the crooked-necked tree.

Qiao Jing used a stick to push aside the dead branches and leaves blocking the entrance to the hole, revealing a nest of furry rabbits inside.

The rabbits were white, gray, and black, huddled together tightly. When they saw the hole open, they were startled and chirped as they scurried inside.

However, the space inside the cave was limited, and no matter how they squeezed, they were still exposed to the Qiao brothers' sight.

The Qiao brothers were overjoyed. They immediately used their old method to clear away the weeds at the entrance of the cave, then found some dry branches to place at the entrance, lit them with matches, and blew the smoke in with their clothes.

The rabbits couldn't stand the smoke, and slowly, one by one, they ran out.

The Qiao brothers stood at the cave entrance, waiting for their prey to come to them.

In the end, all the rabbits were wiped out by the Qiao brothers.

A rough count revealed that there were seventeen!

Hearing the commotion, the other friends who had gone into the mountains with them ran over and saw the four Qiao brothers carrying a litter of rabbits, using hastily gathered vines to tie the rabbits' four legs together.

"..." The other friends.

Looking at the rabbits with their legs tied, unable to move, only able to wriggle a couple of times on the ground, I was filled with envy.

Qiao Kun and Qiao Xu tied up all the rabbits, and Qiao Jing, carrying Qiao Qiao and leading Meng Zihuan over, walked over.

Meng Zihuan was still carrying that bamboo basket on his back.

"This basket probably can't hold it all," someone said sourly.

"You guys are so lucky, how come we didn't notice?" someone said enviously.

"When did you find out? Did you find out a while ago and deliberately wait until we left before arresting them?" someone started speculating about a conspiracy.

Qiao Kun didn't react to what was said earlier.

Upon hearing the next sentence, that short-tempered person couldn't hold back anymore.

He rolled his eyes at the man and retorted, "What? Even if I find out and don't tell you, is there a problem? What I find is mine! What business is it of yours when I go to arrest him!"

"You're not convinced? Come on, let's fight!"

As he spoke, Qiao Kun rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular arms.

The person who said those words only dared to talk; he wouldn't actually fight with Qiao Kun.

Qiao Kun's parents both practiced martial arts, and his maternal family even ran a martial arts school in town. They were no match for him when he was young.

Fighting him isn't fighting; it's just one-sided beatings!