80s Taoism

"This cow's footprint is very fresh, similar to my buffalo. Maybe it is the footprint left by my buffalo." Liu Zongtai said happily.

Zhang Jiaohua also took a look, but didn't have much joy. He often herds cattle, so he can naturally distinguish between fresh cattle footprints and old footprints. Although this cow footprint is considered fresh, it was at least a day or two ago. The cow is not dead, and it is impossible to stay in one place. The only function of the cow's footprints two days ago is to show that the route we are looking for is correct.

Zhang Jiaohua also saw a few small plum blossom marks next to the cow's footprints, which were the footprints of the diamond mountain leopard, left not long ago.

Without stopping, Zhang Jiaohua continued to move forward. Liu Zongtai also quickly figured out this fact, and followed with some sighs. Liu Yunjun looked back a few times.

In Zhang Jiaohua's mind, the buffaloes of Liu Zongtai's family did not stop at this puddle at all, which is why there is no trace of cattle rolling here recently in this puddle.

Zhang Jiaohua didn't quite understand one more thing. Why did the cow run like a gallop when no one was chasing it after it ran out of the pen at night? Shouldn't it be leisurely looking for a piece of crop land to feast on? Most of the cows in the countryside have the experience of coming out of the stall at night, but most of them come out to eat. But Liu Zongtai's cow seemed to be panicked, as if something was driving it. What is it that drives the buffalo to escape and run wildly?

Zhang Jiaohua had never experienced this kind of thing when he followed the old Taoist priest in the dream, so naturally he couldn't think of it. And he didn't find any clues.

The voice of the Diamond Mountain Leopard has become more and more distant, and the sound seems to have penetrated deep into the Meishan Mountains. In the depths of the Meishan Mountains are uninhabited virgin forests. Could it be that the buffalo of Liu Zongtai's family ran into the depths of the forest?

"Hurry up, let's not follow this road, and go directly to chase my leopard." Zhang Jiaohua suddenly felt that it was completely unnecessary for him to follow the trail of the cow. The cow will definitely not stop at a certain position where it walked, but will go further and further away. It took a lot of detours, and if it followed its route completely, it would be impossible to catch up. The mountain leopard has already passed these roads, and it only needs to catch up with the mountain leopard.

Zhang Jiaohua came out from the woods, got onto the main road, and quickly chased after him along the road. Liu Zongtai and others also felt that what Zhang Jiaohua said was reasonable, and the Liu family had already searched the nearby forests. No trace of buffalo was found at all.

Even so, the speed of the Diamond Mountain Leopard is still much higher, Zhang Jiaohua and others can't keep up at all, so they can only rely on Zhang Jiaohua to track the direction.

Zhang Jiaohua was able to find the direction of the Diamond Mountain Leopard every time. By asking God, Zhang Jiaohua seemed to have a vague control over everything between heaven and earth. The drilling mountain leopard is originally a mountain dog domesticated by him, and has a mysterious connection with him. He can always find the approximate location of the Diamond Mountain Leopard based on this trace of connection.

Everyone ran for more than an hour and ran for more than ten kilometers in one breath. Zhang Jiaohua seemed to be fine, but Liu Zongtai, Liu Guocai, and Liu Yunjun couldn't, they were all out of breath.

"It can't be done, it can't be done. I really can't run anymore." Panting, Liu Yunjun bowed his waist, supported his knees with his hands, and said in mourning.

Liu Zongtai was not much better either, she was very short of breath. It's just that he wanted to find his own buffalo wholeheartedly, so he didn't show his pain.

Liu Guocai took a few breaths, and said to Zhang Jiaohua with difficulty, "Master Zhang, we can't run anymore, why don't we rest here for a while before continuing?"

Zhang Jiaohua looked at the sky, and when he came out, it was already after school. It was evening now, and it would be dark in just over an hour. Meishan at night is a world of beasts. No one in the village dared to enter the mountain during this time.

"Alright, take a break. However, we have limited time to look for cattle. If we miss the time, we will have to wait until tomorrow. You can figure it out." Although Zhang Jiaohua was not panting, it didn't mean he wasn't tired, and he was naturally tired too. It's just that he considers it his job. A little bit tired, not on his mind.

"Then take a rest, Master Zhang and I will continue to search. Master Zhang, can you still hold on?" Liu Zongtai was naturally embarrassed to stop and rest. This is to find cattle for my family. How could he delay the search because of himself?

Liu Guocai shook his head and stood up, "Forget it, keep looking. If you can't find it before dark, it will be troublesome. Although this is still outside Meishan, who can be sure that there will be no wild beasts in the outside? Finding the buffalo as soon as possible is the most important thing."

The sound of the Diamond Mountain Leopard in the distance suddenly stopped at a certain place, which made Zhang Jiaohua and the others very happy.

"Did your dog find the buffalo?" Liu Yunjun asked in surprise.

Zhang Jiaohua shook his head, "I'm not sure yet. I'll know the specific situation in the past."

Although Zhang Jiaohua didn't have a definite answer, he felt that there was a great possibility that he hadn't found it yet. Because from the cry of the Diamond Mountain Leopard, Zhang Jiaohua could tell that the Diamond Mountain Leopard hadn't found the target. If the target is found, the voice of the mountain leopard will become more urgent, and it will try to drive away the target it is looking for. But now the mountain leopard's voice was very gentle, as if it was barking in a certain direction. It may be because the way forward is blocked.

"I think it must be. It's probably the Meijiang River, there is no bridge, maybe the cow is by the river." Liu Yunjun said.

"The cow may have crossed the river. The Zhanshan Leopard chased it there and waited for us there. When you were looking for the cow, you probably didn't cross the river, right?" Zhang Jiaohua asked.

Liu Zongtai nodded, "There really isn't one. When we found it, we felt that you would not be able to cross the river. So we didn't continue to look for it."

"The buffalo can cross the river easily. Let's go to the opposite gate mountain, cross the bridge and come around again." Zhang Jiaohua walked faster.

"I really didn't expect the cow to cross the river. If we had crossed the river to look for it yesterday, we might have found the cow already." Liu Zongtai said very annoyed.

Half an hour later, the four finally arrived on the other side of the river. The diamond mountain leopard has also crossed the river and is waiting there.

Zhang Jiaohua searched, and the picture of buffalo appeared in Zhang Jiaohua's mind again. The buffalo did cross the river from here and go down the hill. Only now, the cow seemed a little tired, and instead of running as fast as it did at the beginning, it walked forward slowly step by step.

"This way!" Zhang Jiaohua quickly walked towards the hillside. The Diamond Mountain Leopard searched the side of the road for a while, and seemed to have recovered the breath of the cow. Go ahead of Zhang Jiaohua and run forward barking all the way.