Chapter 125: Hunting (Part II)
After Zhang Di threw out the idea of a hunting competition, Zhou Shikai immediately picked up the conversation.
"Good! Lao Gu, let's go to each side of this fork in the road, go outside after dark to compare who hunts more, and treat you to drink on the night you lose! How is it? ”
Outsiders don't know, but Zhou Shikai and Zhang Di themselves know that they have rehearsed this dialogue in private several times, just to be foolproof, and provoke Qingshan to take the bait.
Gu Qingshan, who only shot a rabbit, was already very depressed, and as soon as he heard that he was going to compete, he immediately had the idea of competing with Zhou Shikai, not to mention that he also had a martial arts master Si Tao on his side, which could be regarded as having some advantages.
"Good! Then let's compare today! ”
Gu Qingshan was about to say that he wanted to choose the left side, but before the words could be spoken, Zhou Shikai rushed out, and it was the left fork he wanted to go.
"Hahaha! Good! Then old Gu, we'll see you after dark! ”
Most of the nearly 300 people rode away with Zhou Shikai, leaving only a few nearly fifty horsemen.
The rest of these people were Gu Qingshan's guards, led by Si Tao.
Gu Qingshan had no choice but to turn the horse's head around and walk on the fork in the road on the right, while not forgetting to encourage the army.
"Ladies and gentlemen! If we win today, I'll treat you to a drink! ”
"General Xie!" The subordinates shouted in unison.
But they don't pay much attention to drinking in their hearts, Gu Qingshan has a kind of uprightness in his bones, he said that if you ask for wine, then it must only be for drinking, and there is no rest of the program.
If Zhou Shikai, the king of the people, said please drink, it must be to drink flower wine, and it must be the high-end flower wine of Xiangfeng Building.
Si Tao's mind was not on this game hunt at all, he was still worried that something would suddenly pop up and threaten Gu Qingshan's life.
He was born into a martial arts family, and his ancestors had served the Daisheng royal family for generations, and after he showed great martial arts talent at a very young age, he was selected by the palace to be trained as the future head of the Ouchi guard.
Therefore, in Si Tao's consciousness, the emperor's order is greater than everything. Since His Majesty asked him to protect Gu Qingshan, then he is dead, and he must also protect him.
Now he was constantly scanning the surroundings, his eyes did not let go of any hidden bushes, he always felt that Zhou Shikai suddenly showed favor to Gu Qingshan, this matter was too strange and suspicious, and he had to guard against it.
But in the eyes of outsiders, the current Si Tao looks absent-minded.
Gu Qingshan was quite displeased when he saw him like this, thinking that this wooden pimple really had no eyesight, and he didn't know how to help him kill a few more prey.
Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, Gu Qingshan would not directly scold Si Tao, after all, even if he was a subordinate, he was also the emperor's person.
"Is the Commander homesick?" Gu Qingshan asked with a smile.
"Huh?" Si Tao came back to his senses suddenly.
"Haha, looking at the unyielding look of the commander, I must be thinking about my wife. That's right, it's really hard for you to accompany my pedantic boss to the East for so long, and I haven't returned to the capital once. ”
Si Tao, who had been in the palace for a long time, couldn't hear that Gu Qingshan was beating himself, and said busily: "I was in a trance just now, please forgive the general." ”
Gu Qingshan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Huh? What is this in charge, between you and me, don't talk about this. Let's not think about those troubles, let's relax today, hunt more game, and share the roast and wine for the brothers. ”
Si Tao nodded, and drew his longbow from the horse, "Don't worry, general, we will definitely overpower that side today." ”
Gu Qingshan nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly a shadow flashed in front of him.
When I looked closely, it was a fat boar, standing motionless, staring at the people on horseback.
Gu Qingshan almost laughed out loud, just when he was worried that there was no prey, such a big fat pig who threw himself into the net came, it was really God's help.
He raised his right hand and motioned for no one to move, then slowly drew a feathered arrow and placed it on the bowstring, aiming it at the boar's head.
Sou!
The boar didn't move, its arrows limply landing in the dirt a meter in front of it.
Although Gu Qingshan is a general in Zhendong, he is actually a literary general, he rarely wields a gun and a stick, and his martial arts cultivation is even less dedicated, so this first arrow is also within his own psychological expectations.
He quickly drew a second arrow and shot it again with a whoosh.
The arrow was more powerful than the one before, but it went over its head, and it flew over the boar's head and landed behind it.
This wild boar, which looked a little silly, still didn't move.
Gu Qingshan suddenly became annoyed and angry, feeling that this stupid pig was mocking himself.
So he drew a third arrow, and this time he aimed at it for a long time before he let go and shot it.
This time, it was finally enough, but the strength was a little worse. The tip of the arrow hit the boar in the back, but only scratched a little skin, and then slipped to the side.
The wild boar looked at Gu Qingshan with some confusion, as if asking what game this human was playing with it.
Gu Qingshan finally gave up, he turned his head to look at Si Tao, and said weakly, "It's better for you to come." ”
After Si Tao received the order, he shot an arrow like lightning.
This arrow, full of Yuan Power, seemed to disappear as soon as it left the bowstring, and appeared in the center of the wild boar's eyebrows in the next moment.
With a bang, the thick and strong head of the wild boar, like a watermelon, was completely shattered by this arrow.
Looking at the headless corpse of the wild boar on the ground in the distance, Gu Qingshan secretly spoke, this Si Tao is worthy of being a martial artist of the Nine Realms, and he is extraordinary as soon as he makes a move.
"Commander, you don't have to work so hard, just kill it, it's best to leave a whole corpse."
Si Tao nodded hurriedly, "I understand, I must pay attention next time." ”
Gu Qingshan turned his head and beckoned: "Brothers, all work harder, let's press them today!" ”
After another hour or so, Gu Qingshan, who was covered in sweat, looked at their loot with satisfaction.
After Si Tao was beaten by him, he really worked hard, and they killed a total of two wild boars, two wild deer, three foxes, and a bunch of pheasants and hares.
Gu Qingshan was very happy, and felt that even if they didn't hunt as much as Zhou Shikai, at least it wouldn't be too embarrassing, and one of the little doe was shot by him himself.
He was also a little tired after such a long jolt, so he said that he wanted to find a place to rest.
So they dragged their prey behind their horses and looked for a resting place.
Suddenly, one of the guards pointed into the distance, "Look, General, is there a tea stall over there?" ”
Gu Qingshan followed the direction of his hand and looked over, and sure enough, he saw the tea shop.
From the moment he saw the tea shop, the hunting ground was still the same hunting ground, but the hunter had become the prey.