A good dog dies on the mountain.
This was an old saying passed down through generations of Hunters.
Just as it is a great tragedy for a General to die of old age in his bed.
Some might ask, 'But do dogs think that way?'
Yes.
Hunting dogs, especially the most skilled ones, refuse to accept old age.
When a dog grows old and its master stops taking it to the mountains, it won't eat, no matter how well it's fed.
In Zhao Jun's past life, Xing Zhuyong, who had distinguished himself in a recent hunt, once owned a hunting dog. When the dog turned seven, Xing Zhuyong stopped taking it to the mountains.
Every time the dog saw Xing Zhuyong head into the mountains with other dogs, it would sit at home and howl.
A howl is different from a bark. A dog's owner can hear the sorrow in its howl.
But it was old and couldn't run anymore. During a hunt, if it charged too eagerly and a wild boar turned to gore it, the dog wouldn't be able to dodge in time.
In the end, the dog starved itself.
