Zhang Zhao only then somewhat understood the usefulness of the tenth golden character, and he tried a few more times, although he couldn't know what Lao Sha was thinking, he still felt that he had a strong sense of worry.

Lao Sha talked and laughed along the way, but Zhang Zhao didn't see that he was so bored in his heart. In this situation, Lao Sha can only worry about his own competition. It seems that even if Zhang Zhao is only allowed to stay in the first round, Lao Sha's confidence is still not big enough.

Are the people of those tribes really so powerful? Zhang Zhao was finally aroused by Lao Sha's concern.

"Uncle Sha, don't worry, the result this time will definitely satisfy you, don't worry about it anymore. Zhang Zhao's comforting words blurted out. Lao Sha heard what he was saying in a daze, and half-opened his eyes and asked, "What did you say?"

"I'm asking, how long will it take for us to get to the place?" Zhang Zhao asked with a smile. Ever since he felt Lao Sha's true emotions, he began to put himself into a new state.

Lao Sha blinked vigorously, he felt that he had woken up after sleeping for a while, and Zhang Zhao's face seemed to have changed somewhat. He couldn't say what he had, but he felt a lot more at ease for no reason.

"It's going to be a while, and it's almost dark when it's dark. Lao Sha looked out, then curled up back into the corner of the car and took a nap again.

Zhang Zhao didn't sleep this time, and he didn't use the golden light in his brain to sense Lao Sha's emotions, he sat quietly, thinking about the situation in the kitchen after the week, the golden light turned into a hanging livestock, imagining the strange knife in his hand cutting quickly.

The carriage walked for nearly an hour, and it was already dark, Zhang Zhao felt that the carriage was gradually slowing down, and then stopped. Lao Sha looked out of the car window and called Zhang Zhao with a smile: "Come down, you're home." ”

Zhang Zhao followed Lao Sha out of the carriage, and there were many torches scattered around him, which seemed to stretch for miles, and he didn't know how many tents were around.

A few young men who looked to be on duty at night bowed to Lao Sha. Lao Sha dragged Zhang Zhao into a tent. "Zhang Zhao, you just have a good rest here for a day, and we will set off together the day after tomorrow. ”

After Lao Sha finished speaking, Zhang Zhao looked at the obviously new utensils in the tent, and smelled the unique fishy smell of the herdsman tribe. He walked out of the tent, and a strong shepherd man standing at the door nodded in salute: "Little brother, what do you command?" ”

Zhang Zhao was caught off guard and hurriedly waved his hand: "This big brother, I'm fine, just come out and take a look." ”

The shepherd man grinned, his white teeth shining under the torch: "My father asked me to keep watch here, little brother, if there is anything, let me do it." ”

Zhang Zhao looked at his somewhat similar appearance to Lao Sha and hurriedly arched his hand: "This eldest brother is the son of Uncle Sha?"

The shepherd man smiled innocently: "My name is Sha Yun, the second in line, little brother doesn't have to be polite, my father said that you are a distinguished guest of our tribe, let me take good care of you." ”

Zhang Zhao looked around, it was dark and there was nothing to see, he was just about to go back, he turned around and said to Sha Yun again: "Second Brother Sha, you come in and sit, you stand outside, I can't sleep even if I think about it." ”

Sha Yun has a simple temperament, and he is the most obedient among Lao Sha's four sons, he didn't think much about Zhang Zhao's words, and followed him in and sat down. also picked up the milk tea jar from the side and poured a bowl for Zhang Zhao and himself.

The tent was so big that even seven or eight people wouldn't be crowded. Shayun took a sip of milk tea: "You can also taste it, this is a high-quality milk tea, usually it is taken out and sold for money, and my father is reluctant to drink a few sips." ”

Zhang Zhao took a sip and felt that it was no different from what he had drunk in the carriage, but Sha Yun drank it in a few sips and poured a bowl: "This milk is squeezed out within three days after the cow calves, the amount is very small, although it is not too sweet to drink, the taste is different." ”

He looked at Zhang Zhao and said with a smile: "My father has always been very thrifty, and this time he not only took out all these good things for the sake of his little brother, but also spent a lot of money." ”

Zhang Zhao didn't think how precious this milk tea was, he recalled Lao Sha's worries on the carriage, and asked casually: "Second Brother Sha, why did Uncle Sha make a bloody investment?"

Sha Yunkou was happy and straight, and he regretted his words a little, but he also knew that it was too late: "My father won't let me tell you, this time in order to let you play for you, my father bet on his position as the leader of the southwest herdsman, if you don't stay in the first round as he said, then our Sha family can no longer take care of the livestock transportation in that area."

Under Zhang Zhao's careful questioning, he learned that the Baitou tribe had several leaders in the direction of selling livestock, and Lao Sha had been the leader of the southwest for decades, and although he was old, he still did everything himself. The Sha family is engaged in several livestock businesses at the same time, and the income has always been good.

"I don't know why my dad recommended you so desperately this time. Sha Yun drank another bowl of milk tea that he usually doesn't easily see: "Usually he doesn't do this." ”

Dozens of steps away from Zhang Zhao's tent, Lao Sha Zheng sat in his tent with a grim expression, the man and Sha Yun standing in front of him were almost carved out of the same mold, but there was more beard on his face.

"Dad, I still don't understand why you have to do this this time. I heard that the boy was only a teenager, how could he have fought the tribes, many of whom had been holding knives for more than twice as many years. The man asked puzzled.

Lao Sha's complexion became darker. He looked at the man in front of him and sighed: "Feng'er, don't you understand? I did all this for the whole tribe, for the Sha family, and even for you." ”

Sha Feng still didn't understand at all: "Dad, our Sha family has always done a good job, and the people in the tribe also respect you very much." This time, everyone can't understand why you would rather bet on the business of the southwest leader and our Sha family, and let this kid play. ”

Lao Sha shook his head: "Feng'er, our Sha family is doing well, and there are a lot of benefits every year, but the white-headed tribe has been getting worse and worse over the years, and its ranking in the competition is getting lower and lower.

Sha Feng's head was not stupid, he nodded: "Dad, I understand what you said, so you can't bet on our family's business to do this, not to mention that the second uncle has always disagreed with you doing this." ”

"Your second uncle just wants to keep his own financial path, Feng'er, our Sha family is the top three surnames in the Baitou tribe, and you can also see how much income has been made over the years, and if you don't make some changes, it will decline sooner or later." Lao Sha walked lightly to the door of the tent and looked out.

"And in another three years, when the tribe re-elects the head of the tribe, I am old and do not have that ambition, but I can't help but think about you and the entire Sha family. If you succeed this time, you have a great chance of becoming the next head of the Bald Tribe. Only then did Lao Sha tell the truth and the truth.

Sha Feng opened his mouth wide, he didn't expect his father to plan such a long-term plan quietly but secretly: "But Dad, why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

"Do I believe in my eyes, but you don't believe me. In that case, I can only bet on everything, so that neither I nor you can retreat. Lao Sha's eyes shone with determination.

"Those of us who graze can live with pasture, and I don't care about the southwest leader at all, as for you, since you value that false name so much, why don't you set your sights higher. Lao Sha looked at the gradually cheerful expression on his son's face, and continued with satisfaction.

"We are different from those who were born in a wealthy family with immortal crystals, everything must be paid in return. Since God gave me this opportunity to let Zhang Zhao appear in front of my eyes, I can't miss it. Not to mention being a leader in the southwest, even if it is to press my old life, I will not hesitate. ”

Lao Sha straightened his waist, as if he was more than ten years younger: "You young people think that we are old and confused, if this opportunity is placed in front of Hahetai and Ao Qiang, I guarantee that they will only bet bigger than me." The ancestor of the white-headed tribe said clearly, only staring at the grass in front of him, and he will never be able to raise fat cattle and sheep. ”

He patted Shafeng on the shoulder: "The older people are, the more things they think, and it's obviously a good thing for everyone, but I always can't let go." Now that we have no way back, no matter what the outcome is, the burden of the Sha family will one day fall on you. Even if I lose this time, I will have to live the same days in the future. ”

Sha Feng's eyes gradually glowed, and he stepped forward and gently hugged Lao Sha, this action he had not done since he grew up: "Dad, I understand, let's work together, the result of the competition will definitely satisfy everyone." ”

Zhang Zhao and Sha Yun talked very late, Sha Yun said a lot of things in the Baitou tribe, and Zhang Zhao knew that the original candidates for this competition in the Baitou tribe were one from each of the three major surnames of the tribe.

In addition to the Sha family, the Baitou tribe also has the Hahe family and the Ao family, although the people of the two families are not satisfied with Lao Sha's choice, they dare not guarantee that their family members can improve their rankings after the competition. I didn't dare to press the leader position like Lao Sha and go through the business with the whole family for decades.

Sha Yun wanted to go out of the tent and continue to stand after eating and drinking, Zhang Zhao did not agree, the two talked for a while, Sha Yun couldn't help but snore, and Zhang Zhao also fell asleep.

As the sky grew brighter, both of them were still asleep, and they faintly heard the noise of people outside the tent, and the sound was getting closer and closer, until the tent was near.

"This is it, isn't it?" cried a gruff voice, and with a lift of the tent curtains, someone came in and looked at it. Zhang Zhao, who was lying in his clothes, opened his eyes and saw a head wearing a flower hat quickly retracting.

"It's him, his eyes are very raw, he is not very old, and Sha Lao Er is also in it, so he can't be wrong. ”

Zhang Zhao sat up, and Sha Yun opened his eyes when he heard the voice. At this moment the door of the tent lit up, and a tall shepherd in a blue robe with wide sleeves and straight legs, with thick eyebrows and leopard eyes, a thick nose and a wide mouth, a few patterns on his face, and a short knife hanging from a brocade ribbon around his waist.

When this man entered the house, he looked at Zhang Zhao and shouted: "Are you the kid that the Sha family found to replace the race? Come out quickly, I will compete with you to see who is faster." ”

Before Zhang Zhao could react, Sha Yun jumped up: "Ha He Leopard, your father has agreed to the matter of the substitute race, why are you still not convinced?"

Ha Hebao shook his head: "I just don't accept it, your father praised this kid's knife skills, I don't believe that he is faster than me at such an age." Your third brother and Ao Dong are also outside, and the three of us can't let this kid replace him without a sound. ”

Sha Yun walked out of the tent quickly, and there were hundreds of young people outside, all looking at this side with expectant faces, Sha Yun pointed to one of them and shouted: "Sha Lei, what are you kid doing with it, don't you listen to your father?"

Sha Lei smiled: "Second brother, you can't lose a piece of meat to him, if this kid is really capable, can he be afraid that the three of us will not succeed?"

Behind him, a short old shepherd man squeezed out: "Second nephew, you don't care, let's just wait to see what your father's vision is." ”

Sha Yun looked at the old man and shouted: "Uncle Bao, you don't care about them, and you still follow the coaxing." ”

This old man is Lao Sha's second brother Sha Bao, and the smile lines on his face are blooming: "Idle is idle, and we can't let people from the other two families say that we don't have the guts." ”

Zhang Zhao and Hahe Leopard walked out of the tent, and the young herdsmen around them surrounded them, and a young shepherd who was also wearing a blue robe, with a serious expression, a long face and thin lips, stepped forward: "Leopard, can we compare?"

Hahe Leopard looked disdainful: "I have made everything clear, it depends on this kid whether it is better or not." Even if he doesn't dare to compare, we can't help it, who makes my father and your father don't have the courage of Sabeth. ”

Zhang Zhao also understood what was in front of him, he looked at the crowd, and saw Sha Yun's figure, there were unfamiliar faces before and after, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"You give a happy word, is it better than that?" Sha Lei stepped forward and stood in a row side by side with Hahe Leopard Ao Dong, and the three of them were full of resentment in their hearts. Although they didn't dare to be too conceited about this game of Baimumeng, they were really unwilling to be replaced for no reason.

At this time, more and more people gathered around, and the shepherds of the bald tribe continued to come out of the tents. The young ladies dressed in robes of different colors and with white silk handkerchiefs wrapped around their heads also gathered over, and when they saw Zhang Zhao's tall figure and handsome face, many bold shepherd girls frequently winked and smiled at him.

Zhang Zhaozheng was a little at a loss, and Lao Sha walked over quickly: "What are you doing here?" Sha Yun and Sha Feng followed behind him.

"Shabo, we just want to compare swordsmanship with him, nothing else. Hahe Leopard lowered his voice and replied, "The three of us have been replaced like this, let's see the head office." ”

Lao Sha saw Sha Rai at a glance, and he was even more angry: "Sha Rai, how did I tell you? What are you doing here?" Before Sha Rai could speak, Uncle Bao, who was smiling and tattooed behind him, came up.

"Big brother, you have the final say in the family, and you have to convince us. It's just a casual comparison, and everyone wants to have fun. ”

Lao Sha looked at his second brother and frowned: "I said that this beast dared not listen to me, it turned out that you were instigating him behind his back." He looked at the three young people standing in a row and shook his head: "Now I have the final say on this matter, if you have an opinion, let your family members speak, you can go back." ”

The three of them didn't dare to disobey Lao Sha's opinion, and took a few steps back. The surrounding herdsmen saw that they were not lively, and they were about to turn back, and some young girls looked at Zhang Zhao in disappointment: "It's really a tall and big man for nothing, and he doesn't have any courage at all." ”

Lao Sha was about to comfort Zhang Zhao for a few words, when he heard Zhang Zhao say with a smile: "Uncle Sha, these people are very gracious, so it's better to compare." ”

Although Zhang Zhao's voice was not high, the people around him could hear it clearly. Hahebao and Ao Dong Shalei looked at each other and smiled: "Shabo, this is what he promised." ”

Lao Sha looked at Zhang Zhao: "Zhang Zhao, you should rest quietly now." ”

Zhang Zhao smiled: "Uncle Sha, it's the first time I've participated in this kind of competition, and I don't think it's a bad thing to have a few big brothers to give me advice." ”

The competition was finalized, Zhang Zhao ate a little something, and Lao Sha and his son accompanied him to the agreed competition venue. In the form of a herdsman's race, they erected wooden and iron hooks dozens of steps away from a livestock fence, and all three of them changed into neat and neat clothes. Not only was there a sea of people around, but also a few tables were set up, and two old men who looked similar to Hahebao Ao Dong sat quietly in robes and waited.

"Brother Sha, the two of us will come and see when we are idle, just to warm up the children. Both of them cordially got up to greet Lao Sha and sat down.

One of these two old men is the current head of the Baitou tribe, Hahetai, and the other is Ao Dong's father, Ao Qiang. The two and Lao Sha belong to the three major surnames of the Baitou tribe.

Lao Sha sat down and said with a wry smile: "You two, it seems that you can't trust me." ”

Hahetai was tall, but he spoke in a gentle voice: "Brother Sha, both of us are thinking about the tribe, and if our sons can get lucky, you won't even save those bets." ”

Ao Qiang smiled: "That's it, you old guy staked all the business in the southwest with a word, the two of us thought about it, if you don't do it, no one in our tribe can take over the business over there." ”

Lao Sha knew that these two people were not sure about Zhang Zhao in their hearts, but he didn't want Zhang Zhao to lose his nascent spirit, so he refused this competition.

Zhang Zhao walked to the wooden frame prepared for himself, stretched out his hand to compare the height, looked at the three of Hahe Leopards beside him and smiled: "When will we start?"

"Okay, boy, you're good enough, no matter what the outcome is, let's make you a friend. Hahe Leopard grinned.

At this time, an old shepherd in the audience shouted: "Everyone, be quiet, this competition will begin immediately." According to the rules of our competition, from slaughter to bloodletting and skinning, bone and meat, only one round, there are four strong cattle in the barn, and each of the four of you takes one. Prepare now. ”

The old shepherd raised a white scarf in his hand: "The white scarf has landed on the ground, and it has officially begun." He was just about to let go, when he heard Zhang Zhao shouting, "Uncle, wait a minute." ”

Everyone looked at Zhang Zhao, thinking that he was going to retreat, but Zhang Zhao ignored the boos from the crowd: "This old man, I want to ask, do you know how much time has been different between us and those who stayed in the first round in this kind of competition in the past."

The old shepherd man was experienced, thought about it carefully, and replied, "Our tribe has been at least twenty breaths away from those who stayed in the first round over the years. ”

Zhang Zhao said loudly: "Okay, please count twenty breaths for me after the white towel lands, and I will do it again." ”

Everyone didn't understand what was going on for a while, but the old shepherd understood what he meant: "This young man, do you mean to start twenty breaths later than the three of them?"

Zhang Zhao nodded: "Uncle Sha asked me to substitute for the game, naturally he wanted me to stay in the first round, if I can't advance these twenty breaths, it will be a waste of time to go." It's better to save everyone this trouble. ”

Everyone finally figured out his intentions, looking at Zhang Zhao standing up in the field with a confident face, the shepherds all shouted in unison, and the girls screamed and applauded.

Lao Sha's face was different, he didn't expect Zhang Zhao, who had always been peaceful in his eyes, to put forward such a condition. From Zhang Zhao's words, he felt a different kind of arrogance from the past. Lao Shahe chuckled: "It seems that this is really not a bad thing. ”

Of course, the three of them were not angry after figuring out what Zhang Zhao meant, but no one dared to open their mouths to provoke, and the momentum exuded by Zhang Zhao made them faintly feel a little depressed.

The old shepherd in the field obviously didn't expect Zhang Zhaozhen's request, his shepherd's bold personality has not been worn away with the years, and the old shepherd laughed: "Good boy, I'll accompany you crazy this time." ”

After speaking, he raised his hand: "Ready." The white scarf in his hand fell gently, and as soon as the white scarf touched the ground, the Hahe leopard rushed out like an arrow from the string, Ao Dong and Sha Lei followed closely behind, and the old shepherd said clearly: "One, two, three, four, five......." ”

The leopard rushed into the corral, knocked down a cow with a rope, lifted his hands and began to walk towards the wooden frame. Ao Dong Share was not much slower than him, and the three of them passed by the old shepherd with their livestock.

Zhang Zhao stood motionless, quietly listening to the old man's mouth: "Six, seven, eight...... Fifteen. At this time, the three of them had already walked back to the wooden frame and hung the ox in their hands on the iron hook, the knife flashed, and the blood flowed into the large basin below.

The surrounding herdsmen became agitated, and they shouted in unison with the old man: "Sixteen, seventeen...... Nineteen. At this time, the three of them began to lift their knives to break the fur of the livestock.

"Twenty. Nearly 1,000 people shouted in unison, and the sound shook all over the world, and Zhang Zhao rushed towards the corral with a movement under his feet. His pace was not too fast, and he walked up to the ox and pulled it down, grabbed his hooves and tied them up.

With both hands lifting the back crotch of the scalper, Zhang Zhao returned easily. The fastest of the three, the Hahe Leopard, had already peeled off the small half-cowhide. Zhang Zhao hung the ox in his hand on the iron hook, and did not do it immediately as everyone imagined. I close my eyes and don't know what I'm doing.

Many of the surrounding shepherds shouted, "Are you doing it?"

After Zhang Zhao finished chanting, the knife in his hand flashed, and the blood gushed out from the scalper's chest and neck, and he received half a basin in a moment. As soon as the scalper stopped breathing, the knife flashed again, and a thin slit was cut between his legs and abdomen.

The strange knife in Zhang Zhao's hand trembled slightly, skillfully probed into the inner layer of the cowhide, and the whole cowhide was quickly separated. When the Hahe Leopard began to divide the body of the cow, Zhang Zhao quickly peeled off the cow's skin, flashed to the other side of the cow, and gently cut down the knife in his hand, and the heavy ox was divided into two.

With a flick of his wrist, strange knives flew, and slices of beef flew up and down into the basin below. The ox hanging on the hook gradually showed white bones. Sha Lei, the slowest of the three, had just cut the bones of the cow, and the meat bowl under Zhang Zhao's feet was almost full.

In fact, the usual speed of the three of Hahe Leopard is really faster than now, and under the huge pressure, Sha Lei and Ao Dong's methods are a little scattered, and Ha He Leopard is not much better.

The shouts of the surrounding herdsmen came and went, and as the beef in the basin in front of Zhang Zhao continued to increase, the sound wave became higher and higher. Cutting off the last piece of meat, Zhang Zhao withdrew his hand and stood up, and the deafening cheers suddenly became one piece and lasted for a long time.