Lingzhou is today's Yinchuan Plain, the Yellow River water here becomes gentle, there are many tributaries, nourishing the vast fields on both sides, coupled with the sunshine is abundant, the land is fertile, so that the products here are very rich, especially rich in melons and fruits, since ancient times it is called the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, it is the spring of March, and the winter wheat in the wheat fields has sprouted, and the green is boundless at a glance.

Guo Song was still dressed in the same costume as before, since Xiao Guan did not have a notice to arrest him, he didn't bother to change into a common costume, just washed off the bloodstains on his robe in a stream, dried it and continued to put it on.

He rode a strong green donkey, with an ironwood sword on his back and a horned bow of the Tang army at his waist.

This is an eight-bucket riding bow, well-made, and extremely comfortable in the hand, which makes Guo Song love it, but unfortunately the strength is too light to give full play to his strength advantage.

Guo Song had an idea in his heart to see if he could buy a bow and arrow that was really suitable for him in Lingzhou City.

At this time, Guo Song saw a tea shed on the side of the road, so he led the donkey and walked over.

"Dao Chief, come and sit down!"

The old man in the tea shed hurriedly got up and greeted Guo Song, Guo Song walked into the tea shed, saw more than a dozen melons on the ground, and said a little strangely: "Uncle, there are melons now?" ”

"Last year's melon, put in the cellar, this year can be eaten normally."

The old man helped him tie the donkey, brought him a stool to sit down, and said with a smile: "Eat a melon and then leave, don't charge money." ”

"Brother, kidding!" Guo Song is very strange, he doesn't need money to eat melons?

"How could I make a joke about you, oh! You think I'm a scaffolder? ”

It turned out that people didn't open a tea shed to do business, Guo Song's face was a little hot, and he said embarrassedly: "Uncle, I thought it was ...... I'm so sorry! ”

"It's okay, sit down and go."

Guo Song sat down, the old man cut the sweet courgon into four pieces, pushed it to him and smiled: "Let's eat it first!" The melons we have here are very sweet, don't look at last year's, they are still full of moisture. ”

Guo Song took a bite of the melon, it was sweet, the water was enough and the taste was sweet, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "Good melon!" ”

The old man smiled and asked, "Listening to the accent, it seems that the Taoist chief is also from this area?" ”

Guo Song nodded, "I am also from Lingzhou, I have been a monk in Kongtong Mountain since I was a child, and I am ready to return to my hometown. ”

"It's good to be vulgar, but you shouldn't go back to Lingzhou."

"Why?"

The old man sighed and pointed to the north, "Xue Yantuo people in the north!" Every year or two, they will go south to plunder, Lingzhou is the first to bear the brunt, those who can walk are gone, and those who can't go can only fight to the death with the Hu people. ”

Guo Song was a little confused, didn't the Xue Yantuo people perish in the early Tang Dynasty? Where is there another Xue Yantuo man?

However, he is not surprised, now this Datang is not the same as the historical Datang, and it is normal for Xue Yantuo people to still exist.

Guo Song stayed in Lingzhou for a few days at most, and he didn't want to listen to heavy topics anymore, so he changed the topic and asked with a smile: "How can my husband build a shed here?" ”

The old man pointed to a large green wheat field behind him, "I'm guarding the wheat field!" ”

"Guarding the wheat fields now? It's too early! ”

The old man smiled, "At this time, all the wild beasts in Helan Mountain have come down, wild boars, leopards, wolves, foxes, badgers, and a group of deer and wild goats, especially deer and wild goats, like to nibble on tender wheat seedlings the most, and the leopards and wolves have also been brought in." ”

As he spoke, the old man took out a pair of gongs from the box and said, "When you find that the scourge is coming, you will strike the gongs with all your might, and drive them away." ”

I see, Guo Song got up and hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, uncle, I should go!" ”

"If you walk another twenty miles along the official road, you will be able to see Lingzhou City."

"Thank you!"

Guo Song rode on the big green donkey and continued to walk east along the official road, but he had some expectations in his heart, there were deer and wild goats in the wheat field, to see if he could have the luck to hunt one.

After walking seven or eight miles, Guo Song suddenly grabbed the reins, and he seemed to hear something in the wheat fields on the high ground in the north, he turned over and got off the donkey, climbed up the high field in a few steps, and slowly looked up.

I saw a big black guy gnawing on wheat seedlings dozens of steps away.

"Wild boar!"

Guo Song recognized it at a glance that it was a wild boar, and he had also hunted it in Kongtong Mountain.

But the wild boar in Kongtong Mountain is nothing compared to this wild boar, the wild boar in front of him looks like a calf, the body is huge, the black hair is like a thorn, and a long fang is turned out of the mouth.

"May I ask you, what do you see?"

Suddenly, a clear voice came from behind him.

As soon as Guo Song turned around, he saw more than a dozen people on horseback coming on the official road, all dressed in black suits, holding bows and arrows and long knives.

The man at the head was probably seventeen or eighteen years old, tall, with a Chinese face, thick sword eyebrows, and sharp eyes, and he was asking himself just now.

Guo Song hurriedly raised his index finger, 'Shhhhh

He walked down quickly, pointed to the high ground and said, "There is a big wild boar gnawing on the wheat seedlings on it. ”

Everyone was overjoyed, and the young man at the head said: "We are the field protection team, if the Taoist chief has no opinion, this wild boar will be handed over to us!" ”

Guo Song smiled: "I have no opinion, if you want to go, feel free!" ”

Lingzhou's field protection team is not the only one, everyone has already made a rule, whoever finds the prey first, others can no longer dye their hands, so the other party must ask Guo Song for permission.

When the young man saw that Guo Song agreed, he immediately became excited, and as soon as he waved his hand, more than a dozen of his men scattered, and the horses rushed up to the high ground from both sides.

Guo Song led the green donkey and hurried away, and if the wild boar rushed down from above, he would bear the brunt.

As soon as he walked dozens of steps, he heard a terrible roar behind him, and the people above shouted: "Childe, get out of the way, the wild boar is crazy!" ”

As soon as Guo Song turned around, he saw a big black wild boar rushing down from the high ground, with an arrow stuck in its eye and a red eye in the other, rushing towards him like crazy, followed by a large group of black-clothed people.

'You dead pig, it's not like I'm going to kill you!' ’

Guo Song scolded viciously in his heart, turned around and kicked the green donkey, "Hurry up!" ”

Unexpectedly, the legs of the big green donkey were frightened and weak, and they refused to move.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Guo Song pulled out his wooden sword and jumped up, flipped two heels in the air, and landed two feet away.

"Come over here!"

Guo Song shouted, picked up a stone casually, and threw it at the wild boar, 'Bang! The stone was hitting the boar's head.

The stone hit hard and accurately, the wild boar was in pain, shook its head, and saw Guo Song more than a dozen steps away, it roared wildly, and rushed towards Guo Song like crazy.

Guo Song was as calm as a mountain, and at the moment when the wild boar was about to hit him, he brushed the ground and flashed, fast as a ghost, dodged the fatal blow of the wild boar, and slashed away with a sword.

'Bang! The sword of iron and wood struck the boar's back like a crack with a dull sound.

The strength of this sword is more than 300 catties, which can smash a boulder, but this wild boar just stumbled, rolled on the ground, and then got up again, unscathed.

At this moment, the young man in black rushed in like a whirlwind, raised his sword in both hands, and stabbed the boar from behind.

'Click! With a sound, the long sword was broken in two, but it could not be pierced, the wild boar was fierce, twisted his waist and flung it, and the strength of more than 400 catties was thrown out horizontally, and the young man was unstable, took two steps back, and fell to the ground.

The boar let out a low howl, opened its bloody jaw, turned its head and bit the young man's calf.

"Childe run away!"

The subordinates around were so frightened that they shouted wildly, but it was too late, many people closed their eyes and turned their heads, Childe was finished.

"Death to the beast!"

The sound moved, Guo Song jumped up, his hands clenched the wooden sword, the iron and wood sword blew a fierce wind, and slashed at the wild boar, he had hunted wild boars on Kongtong Mountain, and it was clear that the weakness of the wild boar was in the head.

The wild boar was distracted by the young man's sneak attack from behind, and failed to prevent Guo Song's fatal blow, it suddenly realized that Guo Song was attacking itself, and instinctively turned around, and the wooden sword slashed right at its head.

This sword Guo Song used all his strength, 'Poof! Blood spurted out, and a sword split the boar's head in half, and the boar fell to the ground with a bang, its hooves twitching for a moment, and finally died.

Guo Song took a few steps back, only to feel weak, he still had a fear in his heart, it was too dangerous, just a little bit, this young man died.

The young man stared at the calf-sized boar in horror, and the long fangs of the wild boar would have killed him at the slightest poke.

"Thank you for saving your life!" He finally realized that it was this young Taoist priest who had saved his life.

Guo Song waved his hand and smiled: "The only weakness of the wild boar is in the head, its skin is too thick, the sword is difficult to penetrate, but it can be peeled off to make front and back skin armor, if it is pierced by your sword, it will be a pity." ”

Seeing that the other party was still saving face for himself at this time, the young man felt good in his heart, got up and saluted: "In Xia Liangwu, may I ask the Changxian Number?" ”