With the sound of the bowstring, the sharp arrow immediately turned into a black shadow and burrowed into the sparse grove and disappeared without a trace.

Du He urged him to look carefully to see his results, but to his disappointment, he found that the arrow did not hit the target and was driven into the trunk of the tree half a foot deep.

"Forget it! Let's be honest! Du He sighed helplessly, and pulled out the arrow and put it into the quiver bag, finally giving up on his archery skills.

Today is the day of the competition hunting, and more than 30 of them came to the Gaoling Hunting Ground.

Gaoling hunting ground is near Gaoling in the north of Chang'an, where the plain is wide and hundreds of miles, as far as the eye can see, among which the hills and mountains are undulating, the dense forests are everywhere, the rivers are vertical and horizontal, it is indeed a good place for hunting. When Li Shimin was young, he liked to shoot with bows and horses, and even when he became the emperor, he did not change this preference, and from time to time he used his free time to hunt for his own entertainment, and often gave the hunted game to his courtiers to give some small favors.

In order to facilitate the hunting, they set up a hunting ground in the Gaoling Circle so that they could travel from time to time, and this Gaoling hunting ground was the place where their group of contestants competed in hunting.

According to the rules, the deadline is one day, and the prey points of the contestants are mainly collected at dusk.

This so-called point system is also a clever trick that Du He came up with, and still the hunting competition is won by the number of prey, but this is not fair. For example, if A hunts five hares, and B hunts four goshawks, it is natural that A wins in terms of quantity, but B is much better in terms of difficulty.

Therefore, in order to avoid this from happening, Duhe arranged all the prey that could be hunted according to the points, such as two points for rabbits, three points for roe deer, four points for deer, five points for wild boars, five points for eagles, etc., and at the same time, it was also specially stipulated that one arrow was shot to get a full score, two arrows were halved, and the third and fourth arrows were reduced again.

In the end, it is not based on the number of prey, but on the comprehensive score. It's only fair that everyone agrees in this way.

The hunting ground is large enough to accommodate all the participants to hunt at the same time, so there is no knockout match in this competition, but a one-round technical confrontation.

More than thirty contestants scattered, and at the beginning of this first place, Duhe wanted to test his archery skills, and met a rabbit in the field, bent his bow and shot it, and the arrow missed. As a result, he himself lost faith in himself. At that moment, he no longer offered ugliness, and rode across the plains to the nearby mountains and forests.

Duholma walked slowly through the woods, his eyes and ears at the same time, paying attention to the movements in all directions, and suddenly an elk appeared in his field of vision, which was in the midst of the thorns, leisurely eating leaves.

This was the first time Du He took a fancy to the prey, so he naturally couldn't let it go, reached out and grabbed an arrow feather, injected the internal force into the arrow feather, and shot it out with a shake of his hand.

The elk was alert and tried to escape, but Duho's arrow was faster, and only to hear a "whoosh" of its feathers pierce the elk's raised head.

The arrow feather may not be as long as the bow and arrow after the blessing of his internal force, but the power of the bow and arrow at close range is no less than that of the bow and arrow, and even more than that.

Hanging the elk on his horse's back, Duhe dismounted, holding the arrow in his hand and carefully watching the movement around him. The prey that appeared around him could not escape his ears and eyes, it was really like an arrow like a meteor, a horse like a dragon, and between the comings and goings, the birds and beasts were shocked.

Du He went deeper and deeper, and in half a day, there were many prey, a total of one elk, three roe deer, five hares, and the number reached nine, and all of them were hit with one hit.

The bushes in front of him suddenly shook while walking, and Du He stabilized his horse, bluffed, and shouted: "Ha! ”

A wild boar emerged from the bushes, frightened, and was fleeing forward.

The wild boar was the prey worth five points, and Du He hurriedly tied his horse to the tree, and performed a shocking light feat, in this deserted mountain forest, he ran like a fly, moved like a cunning rabbit, galloped and jumped in the mountains and forests.

The trees flew backwards with a bang, which showed how fast he was.

With the speed and agility of the wild boar and his familiarity with the mountain road, he couldn't get rid of Du He when he escaped, but was chased closer and closer by him, from the original distance of two hundred paces to one hundred and fifty steps.

The effective distance of Du He's hand shooting feather is two hundred steps, and at this moment he is fully confident that one arrow will hit the target, but the other party is a wild boar, and it is an adult wild boar, according to preliminary estimates, no less than one hundred and fifty catties. Wild boars have always been known for their rough skin and thick meat, and even more so for wild boars of this weight, if an arrow cannot be hit, the score will be halved, and the gain will outweigh the loss. To be on the safe side, he decided to approach within a hundred paces and shoot an arrow that was nine out of ten.

As he got closer, Doho had increased his speed to its peak.

Now his internal strength has been small, the speed is more brisk, just a little toe between the run, you can move forward one meter, the speed is not inferior to the galloping horse, but the tea kung fu to approach a hundred steps, see the opportunity, toe to the ground, the body oblique spur high and close to the zhang, from top to bottom, look at the boar vital point, arrow feathers out of the hand.

The arrow feathers appeared like a meteor, piercing through the back of the boar's neck, and the arrow pierced through the throat, killing with one arrow.

Du He stepped forward and took the wild boar in his hand, and as he expected, the wild boar weighed about one hundred and fifty or sixty pounds.

If it was Du He in the past, he would have no problem with it, but now that he has undergone strict practice, his strength has grown a lot, and it is not difficult to carry a weight of one hundred and fifty or sixty pounds.

Looking around, I realized that I was in a strange place. The trees here are towering, and because the tall trees block the sunlight for many years, only a few herbaceous plants can grow on the ground in the forest, and there are few roads to do.

Fortunately, the wild boar ran all the way, panicked, and did not know how many flowers and plants were broken and trampled, leaving clear traces. Otherwise, if you want to go back to the original way, I'm afraid you will have to find it for a while.

At this time, he found that his left arm was stained with something, green, it should be something similar to moss from the branch of the previous chase, and instead of patting it off, he slapped it with one hand, and scratched the slimy one.

Du He frowned, he usually loves cleanliness, although it is not to the point of cleanliness, but he can't let this unknown thing stick to his body and hands.

Listening attentively, he was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a faint sound of water not far ahead, and his expression was overjoyed, so he hid the wild boar in the thorn bush and walked over. Not long after, a stream that didn't know where it came from, meandered across the mountain stream.

Du He found a place where it was easy to settle down, cleaned the stains on his hands, saw that the stream was clear, and the fish swam freely, he couldn't help but feel a little thirsty, and drank two sips, only to feel that the stream water was sweet and cold, extremely refreshing, refreshing, refreshing, and hearty, and it was several times better than those drinks in later generations.

"I don't know where this is?" Du He asked, looked around, saw the surrounding scene, and found that there were some blood stains not far behind him, but his expression was moved, and he hurriedly stepped forward to investigate. Following the trail of blood, he came to a thatched pile by the stream, and he took out a sharp arrow from his quiver.

Because it is said that hunting is the main thing today, and Du He's archery skills are not good, he needs to rely on light skills and hidden weapons to hit the prey, and he takes the Panlong Sword on his body, which is not conducive to him running in the jungle, so he put the Panlong Sword at home early. The arrow feather in his hand was his only weapon for self-defense. He opened a bush of thatch, but saw a large mark of a fall in the thatch, which was the mark of the overpower of the great thing.

The thatch was mixed with some animal hair and a trace of blood, and his expression became serious.

In later generations, when Duhe did not become a thief, his favorite thing was to travel the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, so he was well-informed, and he once listened to the tour guide in the deep mountains to introduce the specific places where tigers infested.

Although tigers are known as the king of beasts, they are in fact far less adaptable than leopards or wolves, so their living environment is far less complex than the latter. Generally speaking, the living environment of tigers must have three indispensable basic conditions:

First, there must be enough animal resources for them to hunt and eat.

Second, there must be enough water for them to bathe when it is hot and drink after they have eaten enough.

Third, there must be enough trees or grass for them to hide.

In particular, the third point is particularly important, if it is not available, it is not only not conducive to the tiger's predation, but also to their avoidance of humans. Human beings are the great enemies of all wild animals, and no animal is not afraid.

Therefore, most of the tigers are infested in the barren mountains and mountains.

But judging from the nearby signs, this is likely to be the place where the tiger haunts, and the lying thatch in the thatch, the tenth ** is overwhelmed by the tiger when it is hidden.

Is there a tiger in the neighborhood?

Du He was a little incredulous, and when he was in doubt, he faintly heard someone whispering and singing, and the singing came and went, and he could only hear that it was a woman's singing.

He was full of suspicions in his heart, it couldn't be some mountain spirit monster!

He shook his head and smiled bitterly, also amused by the idea that suddenly came to him, and said in his heart: "In this barren mountain and wilderness, I want to see where it is sacred." ”

Du He walked away, his singing voice gradually became clear, and what he sang was not their Tang song, but a strange tone, which was very beautiful and beautiful, but unfortunately he couldn't understand a word.

When he came upstream, he turned a few corners and passed through a row of towering green pines, and was stunned.

For some reason, the singing had stopped, and in front of him was a large lake, surrounded by jagged flowers and trees, red and white, reflected in the turquoise water, very beautiful.

The breeze is coming, the water ripples, the weeping willows on the creek, the flowers are clustered, nature uses his magic pen to conjure up a colorful picture scroll, looking at Du He is relaxed and happy, forgetting the purpose of coming here.

Bushes of primeval forests and shrubs, endless meadows and wild plants, surrounded by a stream, are truly a sight to behold.

"I didn't expect such a beautiful scenery in this barren mountain, it's really eye-opening." Duhe's heartfelt admiration.

While he was admiring the miracle of the Creator, he suddenly saw a slight ripple in the lake, and an arm as white as jade stretched out from the lake, and then a [***] head came out of the water.

Du He was startled, hurriedly shrunk up, hid in the grass, and his heart was pounding.

God, didn't you really meet a mountain spirit monster?

Now there is still a period of time before the early spring, the climate is still very cold, although the weather is sunny today, but the lake must be cold and biting, in such a cold season, it is possible to go down to the lake to bathe, this is unimaginable.

Don't say it's a woman, even if he is a good man, he doesn't dare to go down to the lake!

Thinking about it, the more I thought about it, the more curious I became, and I couldn't help but push aside the grass and look over secretly.

This look almost made him exclaim.

He actually knew the woman, and he knew each other.

It's none other than the princess Yaochi of the Xiangxiong Kingdom.

Du He was dumbfounded, but then he also reflected. Princess Yaochi grew up in Zhangxiong, which is located near the Tianshan Mountains, and the altitude is extremely high, where there is almost no cold, and the temperature can sometimes reach minus twenty or thirty degrees. Born in such an environment, it naturally produces resistance to the cold that ordinary people can't reach.

Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty in winter, the frail Princess Changle was wrapped like a giant panda, but Princess Yaochi was dressed even thinner than him.

In later generations, there is no shortage of strongmen who swim in winter, let alone characters like Princess Yaochi who are used to the cold?

This lake water may be unimaginable to him, but it may not be so in the eyes of Princess Yaochi.

Thinking about it is also relieved.

At this time, Princess Yaochi in the water suddenly took a handful of water and splashed it into the sky, and then floated up, feeling the feeling of the water droplets falling on her body - her body was defenseless.

Seeing this scene, Du He's breathing couldn't help but become short, his mouth was dry, and his eyes were faintly red.

So beautiful!

Most of Princess Yaochi's body is exposed to the water, the white skin like snow, the long black hair, the beautiful face, the slender body, the plump breasts and the two small pink dots on the chest, which are very exciting.

She washed herself in the water and sang incomprehensible but touching music.

A smile and a move are all filled with indescribable allure.

Du He felt that his heart was about to jump out of his mouth, and there was a war between heaven and man in his mind, and reason told him that he should not watch it, and if he continued to watch it, he was afraid that unimaginable things would happen. But ** kept instigating and tempting on the side: Look, look, this kind of thing is rare, and it's a pity to leave, not to mention that you are alone, no one will find out.

The two thoughts have the upper hand with reason for a while, and ** for a while.

But when they fought, Duho's eyes were round and he didn't blink.

Suddenly, Princess Yaochi got into the lake, and Du He also woke up all of a sudden, remembering Princess Changle and Li Xueyan, she slapped herself in the face, didn't dare to look at it again, and left in a hurry.

Before he had yet walked out of the hundreds, he suddenly heard a tiger roar in his ears, and the roar shook the heavens and the earth, and the mountains and forests resounded.

Then I heard another panicked exclamation.

The exclamation came from behind him.

Du He no longer hesitated, tiptoed, turned around and rushed over like a sharp arrow off the string.

(To be continued)