It was already midnight when Wu Song and the three of them crossed the ridge, and they were hungry and thirsty.

Five or seven hunters were there to collect bows and crossbows and arrows, and when they saw the three of them coming over the ridge, Li Kui was covered in blood again, and they were all taken aback, and asked: "Recently, there are two big insects on the ridge, how dare you two cross the ridge at night?" ”

Li Kui's wife was ignored.

Li Kui couldn't help but boast: "The big insect is worth what kind of bird is tight, and it will eat me and kill it with one sword." ”

Orion saw that Li Kui's body was covered in blood, and he didn't look like he was injured, and said, "We didn't know how many sticks we ate for these two beasts. When the hero kills this tiger, he can go to the county to receive the reward. We carried ourselves away with you. ”

Li Kui shook his head and said, "What kind of reward, my old lady is hungry and panicking." If you want to thank me, you will lead me to find someone to rest and eat some food and wine. Well, I won't be able to go up the mountain with you tomorrow and kill another big worm. ”

The hunters were also overjoyed when they heard Li Kui say this.

Earlier, two large insects came to the mountain and injured several passers-by.

The county ordered them to hunt and kill within a certain time, and after each time they had to eat some sticks.

But the two big insects are not easy to catch, they don't dare to kill hard, they can only use some traps, these two big insects don't step on the traps, they can't do anything.

Now that they finally bumped into a brave man to help them kill the tiger, how unhappy.

At that moment, these hunters led Li Kui and Wu Song to the village Shanghu Zhengcao Taigong Village.

The man was an idle official, and he was devoted to indiscriminate in the township.

Recently, there have been a few rounds of floating wealth, but it is just a short line for people.

When Mrs. Cao heard that he had killed a tiger, he also got up to meet him in person. Let the dealer prepare a table of wine banquet in the thatched hall.

Wu Song thanked him, and Li Kui was already sitting with his mother.

Cao Taigong gave Wu Song and Li Kui a lamp. He asked, "Where are the two strong men, and how did they cross the ridge at night?" ”

Wu Song was afraid that Li Kui had missed something. He said: "It's the first time we've walked this ridge, and we just thought we could come to the ridge before nightfall, and we didn't want to go straight to the ridge that we have just passed now." ”

Mrs. Cao said fairly: "You are also in a hurry this way, otherwise you should see the list posted by the nearby yamen." It was also thanks to the two strong men, otherwise those two brutes would have injured three more lives. ”

Li Kui pulled a chicken leg for the old lady, grabbed another piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, and said while chewing: "It's a pity that the other big worm just roared from afar and didn't come, otherwise I would have killed you together." ”

One of the hunters said, "You should have killed the male." The mother worm must have given birth, so it didn't come out. A few days ago, we saw a big insect pregnant with a cub from a distance. ”

When Cao Taigong heard that there was a big insect pregnant with cubs, he was also taken aback, and said: "Please also ask the two strong men to be kind, and go up to the mountain with them tomorrow to kill the mother big insect and the tiger cub, so that when they grow up, they will hurt people everywhere." ”

If the tiger only haunts the ridge, he is not afraid.

But there are a lot of tigers. When there is not enough food on the ridge, they will naturally come down the ridge.

Li Kui smiled and said: "This is very difficult, I will go up to the mountain with them tomorrow." ”

Wu Song is also willing to eliminate harm for the people, but he is afraid that it will be delayed for a long time. He bared his heels and said, "If the hunter can find the trace of the big insect, it will not be difficult for us to kill it." But if you can't find it. We don't have a lot of time to delay here. ”

An Orion said: "Don't worry, it's not difficult to find the big worm cave." It's just that we don't dare to blatantly look for them on weekdays. Now that there are two good men in charge, it is not difficult for us to find them. ”

Wu Song nodded and said, "If you can find the tiger's den." Our brother committed suicide, and it is. ”

Cao Taigong and the Orions thanked the two of them, and asked, "I don't know how the two heroes killed the big insects?" ”

Wu Song pointed at Li Kui and said with a smile: "But he killed it alone." ”

Li Kui told him again about how he killed the tiger.

Everyone was stunned, not wanting anyone to dare to drill into the tiger's mouth.

Cao Taigong was stunned for a moment, and then asked the strong man's name.

Li Kui replied: "My surname is Zhang, I have no name, I only call Zhang Daring." ”

Cao Taigong said: "He is really a bold and strong man, how dare he drill into the tiger's mouth!" ”

Wu Song ate a few glasses of wine, afraid that Li Kui would be drunk and leak his mouth, so he said: "I have to go up the mountain tomorrow, brother don't eat wine." ”

Li Kui said: "It's okay, eat some more and sleep well." ”

Mrs. Cao was also afraid that Li Kui would get drunk and would not be able to go up tomorrow, so he said with a smile: "The night is already deep, and my mother-in-law is also sleepy, the strong men will rest first, and I will take care of the wine and meat tomorrow." ”

Li Kui saw that the old lady was really sleepy, so he stopped eating and drinking, and ate a few bites of meat indiscriminately, so he asked Mrs. Cao to arrange a place to live.

That night, the three of them rested at Cao Taigong Village.

The next day, after breakfast, the hunters came to invite them.

The two of them did not shirk it, and went up to the ridge with all the hunters.

Although these hunters are not as brave as Wu Song and Li Kui, they have their own means of tracking wild beasts.

It didn't take much effort to find the tiger's den.

But it was a big cave, and the mother was feeding her cubs in the nest, and when she heard someone coming outside, she jumped out.

When all the hunters saw the big insect, they were so frightened that they hid back.

Wu Song and Li Kui were not afraid, and they came up to kill this big insect with a simple knife.

This female big worm was the opponent of these two big worms with knives, but one of them was cut down to the ground.

Li Kui made two more stabs, chopped the big insect to death, and said, "I'll see if there are tiger cubs in this tiger's den." ”

"Be careful."

Wu Song instructed and waited for Li Kui outside the cave.

A group of hunters watched the big insects killed by Wu Song and Li Kui, and they also came to praise the martial arts of the two.

After a short time, Li Kui came out with two little tigers more than a foot long, and said, "These two beasts are small, and I don't know if they can be raised?" ”

One of the hunters said: "Ordinary people can't be raised, otherwise they will be injured sooner or later." I've only heard of people in Tokyo who can tame animals, but I haven't heard of anyone else. If a strong man takes them to Tokyo, he can't say that he can exchange them for some money. ”

Li Kui said: "Whoever is impatient to sell them, since they can't raise them, I'll give them to you." ”

With that, he threw the two tiger cubs to Orion.

The two hunters hugged the tiger cub, and everyone found the male tiger that Li Kui killed yesterday, and carried the two tigers down the ridge.

The group carried the tiger into the village, which also attracted the people of the village to come and see.

Cao Taigong had already prepared a banquet at the village, and when he saw the big insect that the two really killed, he invited the two to the banquet.

Cao Taigong and the Orion people took turns to take the lamp, the big bowl and the big bell, and only persuaded Li Kui and Wu Song to eat and drink.

Cao Taigong asked again: "I don't know if the strong man wants to ask for credit for the dismissal of this tiger, or just ask for some money here!" ”

Wu Song was afraid that he would be seen through when he went to the Yamen, and said: "We are passing guests, and we have to hurry, and we accidentally killed this nest of tigers, so we don't need to go to the county to ask for credit." I didn't bother the people in the village to spend money, and only ate some wine and food before going on the road. ”

Mrs. Cao said fairly: "Killing a tiger has its own reward, and the two strong men have no time to go to the county to receive the reward." We can do it for us, and the two strong men will do us no more rewards. I also asked the two strong men to wait a while, and I raised money in the village and entangled with the two strong men. ”

Wu Song shook his head and said: "We have our own entanglements, if we receive the reward, we will scatter it to the poor people in the village." ”

Li Kui nodded and said, "Yes, we should do the right thing for the sky." ”

When Wu Song heard this, he couldn't help glaring at Li Kui.

The word "Acting for the Sky" is true, but now it is the banner of Liangshan, how dare ordinary people say it nonsense.

Cao Taigong looked at Li Kui and said: "The two strong men are righteous, and Zhang Zhuangshi's clothes are stained with a lot of blood, and it is not easy to go on the road." I asked someone to bring a collar of clothes and let Zhang Zhuangshi change them. ”

Li Kui smiled: "It's okay, otherwise when I see the public on the road, I think I've killed someone." ”

Cao Taigong asked his subordinates to take a collar of fine green cloth clothes, and exchanged the blood-stained clothes with Li Kui.

Wu Song ate a few bowls of wine, and then said: "After eating, we still have to hurry, so I will ask the princess to call the old lady out, and we will say goodbye." ”

Cao Taigong hurriedly said: "The two strong men have eliminated this great harm for us, how can we also express our gratitude." If you don't think I'm rude here, you two will stay for another day, and then leave tomorrow. ”

Wu Song was about to speak, but he felt his head sink, so he planted it on the table.

Wu Song bit his tongue and looked at Li Kui, Li Kui had already fallen on the table.

Sweat medicine!

When Wu Song wanted to pull out the waist knife, the medicine was already attacking and he threw himself on the table.

A few hunters who had eaten and drank a lot also fell on the table.

A hunter who didn't eat alcohol was shocked: "Taigong Cao, what are you doing?" ”

Cao Taigong smiled and said, "What kind of strong men do you think they are?" It turned out to be a thief from Liangshan, and this big black man was the black whirlwind Li Kui on the other side of the ridge, and this majestic man was the tiger Wu Song. I have already asked people to go to the county to report to the officials, and it will not be long before the people from the county come. ”

Orion said, "How does Taigong know?" ”

Mrs. Cao said fairly: "This Li Kui's old lady said, after you go up to the mountain this morning, I will go and talk to her." She said that she leaked her mouth, saying that they lived in Baizhang Village on the other side of the ridge, and their son's surname was Li. As soon as I guessed, I knew that he was the black whirlwind Li Kui recently taken by the government, and deliberately told her that he admired the heroes of Liangshan very much. She said the names of Li Kui and Wu Song, and this matter should not be wrong. ”

This Orion said: "It turned out to be a tiger Wu Song, he also killed a big insect with his bare hands on Jingyang Gang, no wonder he is not afraid of big insects." ”

Another hunter who drank less said: "There are many generals in Liangshan, and I heard that it was because of the capture of Song Jiang in Yuncheng County that they sent troops to break Yuncheng County and kill the head of the capture of Song Jiang. Taigong arrested them, but he didn't cause trouble for the village. When Liang Shan knew about it, I was afraid that they would send troops to fight. ”

Cao Taigong said with a smile: "Liangshan is hundreds of miles away from here, how can they come here." Besides, Wu Song and Li Kui both had a reward of 3,000 yuan, and I received the reward money and went to live in Yizhou, and Liangshan couldn't beat the state capital. They are good men, and they will not be angry with you in the future, so you can rest assured. ”

Although several Orions were scared in their hearts, they didn't dare to say that they let Cao Taigong release Wu Song and Li Kui.

Cao Taigong was afraid that Wu Song and Li Kui would wake up, and asked someone to tie up Wu Song and Li Kui, so that people could wake up the hunters who were overturned together. (To be continued......)