Looking at the oncoming beast, Xue Tianqing was not afraid, he just felt that he was a wreck, and he didn't know what to die in the hands of him!

Although he couldn't dodge, Xue Tianqing's right hand holding the thing still rose upward, even if the beast pounced on him, he was confident that he would stab it into the other party's stomach, and he would pull a cushion back if he died!

Just when Xue Tianqing thought that he was going to explain this hundred and ten catties, a small figure suddenly flew from the side and crashed straight into the beast, it was a cub!

Although the cub was bounced out as soon as it hit the beast because of the big difference in size between the two, it also made the opponent's body shape in the air change the trajectory of movement slightly.

The beast that had been directly attacking Xue Tianqing deviated from its direction under the impact of the cub and landed on the lower left side of Xue Tianqing's body.

Xue Tianqing did not hesitate to give the cub the opportunity to earn with his life, and directly thrust the thing in his right hand towards the beast's head.

He knew he didn't have time to get up calmly, because his opponent was much quicker.

And so it was, and without the slightest pause, the beast that landed on the ground got up again, ready to continue pounce.

At this moment, Xue Tianqing's right hand was already on top of its head, and the beast raised its head just in time for its left eye to be on the object in his hand.

With an earth-shattering wail, the beast with wounded eyes could no longer care about the snow and the clear weather, and rushed straight into the depths of the cave.

Xue Tianqing got up one by one, and saw that the "iron rod" that was thrown away was not far away, and ran two steps to grab it in his hand, because no matter how bad a guy is, he is stronger than his bare hands.

But when he pulled out his stance and was about to play for his life, he found the beast lying motionless in the depths of the cave.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the other party still didn't move, Xue Tianqing walked over cautiously, and when he walked to him, he understood what was happening.

What he was holding in his hand just now was a slender animal bone, which had just pierced the beast's eyes, but it rushed deeper into the cave in pain, and hit the stone wall inside.

As a result, the bones that were still stuck in the eyes were pushed into the head, and it was it that killed itself! In addition, the scalp of the beast was also smashed by an "iron rod".

At this moment, Xue Tianqing suddenly felt a pain in his right hand holding the "iron rod", and then as soon as his hand was released, the "iron rod" fell to the ground, and he looked down to find that his right hand was already dripping with blood.

At this time, the "iron rod" was not only full of cracks on the surface, but also collapsed a piece, revealing a sword blade that flashed with cold light!

Xue Tianqing grabbed the position of the sword blade just now, so the palm of his hand was cut a big gap.

Tearing off a shirt to wrap the wound, Xue Tianqing began to clean the cracked surface of the long sword, and after revealing his true face, he couldn't help but say: "Good sword!" ”

The long sword in front of him is dark throughout, although it is not as dazzling as in film and television dramas, but it gives people a sense of profundity.

Inadvertently got a self-defense weapon, Xue Tianqing was happy and also felt lucky, if the surface of the long sword was shattered just now, the consequences of reaching out to grab it can be imagined.

At this moment, Xue Tianqing suddenly felt something strange behind him, and turned around sharply to find that another beast had appeared at the entrance of the cave!

Seeing this situation, he was trembling in his heart, it was a fluke to kill that head just now, and now that he hasn't breathed evenly, why did he pop out again?

Even if he has an extra long sword in his hand, he is probably not the opponent of this guy, and if nothing else, their speed is not something they can handle.

However, after the beast entered the cave, it did not focus on Xue Tianqing, but stared at its companion who had fallen to the ground.

Just when Xue Tianqing was puzzled, the beast suddenly let out a deafening roar, and then soared into the air!

It's just that the direction of the beast is not snowy, but the place where the first beast fell to the ground. It rose and landed a few times and rushed into the depths of the cave, hitting its head against the stone wall.

Seeing that the second beast fell to the ground and convulsed a few times before it stopped moving, Xue Tianqing was also stunned: What is the situation, martyrdom? Even if you are martyred, shouldn't you kill yourself first?

After standing there for a long time, the snow and the sky were clear before he came to his senses, and the cave could not stay any longer, and if he stayed any longer, he did not know what would come out.

Xue Tianqing was just about to step out, but saw the cub that had been knocked out of the air got up and rushed towards the dead corpse, and then screamed at the head of the beast that killed first.

Xue Tianqing couldn't ignore the cub who saved his life, so he walked over and wanted to pick it up and return to Moyun Pass together.

When Xue Tianqing wanted to bend down to pick up the cub, she inadvertently glanced at the beast's corpse, only to find that the color of the bone in the wound on the top of its head was wrong.

However, because of the lack of light in the cave, it is not very clear to see.

The first time I woke up on the grass yesterday, Xue Tianqing wanted to use her mobile phone to contact the outside world, but after turning on the phone, she found that there was no signal at all.

He had tried again at Moyun Pass just now, but there was still no signal.

Originally, he thought that the phone had turned bricked, but he didn't expect it to come in handy now, with the light of the flashlight, he came closer to take a closer look, and found that the skull of this beast was actually golden.

Striking the wound bone with the hilt of the sword made a crisp sound of metal colliding.

Golden bones, don't say it, I haven't heard of it, what are these two guys?

Xue Tianqing gave up the idea of returning to the customs because he might have discovered a completely new species.

Although he couldn't bring them all back to the outside world, it was not a problem to bring a specimen of a skull, after all, he was half a hunter, and skinning it was a trivial matter for him.

After making sure that there was no more danger, Xue Tianqing dragged the two beast corpses to the river.

It's located away from the hillside and has a great view, making it easy to spot potential threats.

And there is a big tree next to it, in addition to being able to block the sun, when there is a fierce beast, you can directly climb the tree to dodge, and if you can't do it, you can jump into the river.

The long sword with a dark body shone with a strange black light in the sunlight, and Xue Tianqing, who was injured in his right hand, clenched the sword with both hands and slashed at the thick branch of the bowl.

As the branch broke in response, he felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, this is a sword, a real sword!

After the excitement, Xue Tianqing raised his sword and stabbed it at the beast's neck, but to his surprise, the sword slashed through the beast's neck, leaving only a white mark on the scaly skin.

Xue Tianqing just looked at it carefully, and this kind of scaly skin is actually a kind of stratum corneum, but the lines resemble scales. When you touch it with your hands, there is nothing special about it except that it feels smooth.

The sword, which can be easily cut through the thick wood at the mouth of the bowl, is blocked by the seemingly light animal skin, and the abnormal scene makes Xue Tianqing more and more interested in the two beasts.

Two o'clock in the afternoon was the hottest time of the day, but Xue Tianqing's heart was as bright as eating a popsicle.

At this time, he not only cut off a large piece of flesh from the beast's body, but also placed six scale-patterned animal skins on the ground next to him.

The hides were stripped from two beasts, each with three pieces: one on each side of the body, and the other on the neck.

The toughness of this animal skin was far beyond imagination, and Xue Tianqing stabbed it with all his strength with his sword, and he could stab a small hole in it.

If you guessed correctly, this animal skin was born to protect the vital points of the body, because the skin of the other parts of the beast was not abnormal, and the tip of the sword was a slight stroke.

Xue Tianqing secretly rejoiced that if there was no cub, he would have been buried in the mouth of the beast. Because even if that bone pierced them in the stomach, with this skin protection, it probably wouldn't cause any harm.

Other than that, the bonus was two golden skulls and a crimson bead in the jacket pocket.

The skull was of course removed from the beast's head, but apart from this bone, the bones of the rest of the beast were unusual.

The crimson beads grew in the beast's brain, and there were originally two of them, and the other was swallowed directly by the cub.

From the beginning of the cave, the cub showed great enthusiasm for the beast's head with a wound on its head, and when Xue Tianqing smashed his skull open, he almost ate the brain.

After cleaning up the beast's brain, Xue Tianqing found that there was a bead fixed by several tendons in the cranial cavity.

The beads are not like flesh and blood, and there is a trace of aroma coming out when you pinch it hard, although the fragrance is light, it is absolutely refreshing.

After swallowing the beads into their stomachs, the cubs seemed to lose interest in everything and ran directly under the tree to start napping.

When Xue Tianqing handed another bead to it, instead of eating it, the cub arched it to his mouth.

Although she knew that beads were a good thing, she thought that she and the cubs were not the same breed, so Xue Tianqing still put it in her pocket.

The original plan to take the beast skull out has been shattered, you can't take the whole skull, you can bring two skulls, the golden bones, it will also cause a sensation after you go out, but I don't know if the government will give you a reward.

Throwing the corpse into the river, Xue Tianqing carried the loot and returned to Moyun Pass with the cubs, with such a large piece of animal meat, finally no longer have to be vegetarian!

Drilling wood for fire is a skill that the ancestor mastered when he wore animal skins, and Xue Tianqing, who was born as a hunter, had no reason not to, but after picking up the firewood, he realized how troublesome it was to have an injury to his right hand.

After many attempts to no avail, Xue Tianqing sharpened a few wooden sticks with a sword and made a simple wooden drill at the cost of a piece of clothing. It took a lot of effort to light the fire, and for this he also tore a few pieces of paper from the Journey to the West in his backpack.

The moment the flame rose, the cub showed a hint of fear, but as the aroma of the roast meat dissipated, it lay there staring at the bonfire without blinking.

Looking at the gobbling cub, Xue Tianqing swallowed the meat in her mouth and said, "The grace of dripping water is reciprocated, not to mention the grace of saving lives?" From now on, we will be brothers. If you are a brother, you should have a name, my name is Xue Tianqing, you can call it Tianyu, just call Xue Tianyu! From now on, if you have a bite to eat, you will eat a bite, and I will never let you drink soup when I eat meat! ”

……

Until the sun set in the west, the people who went out to search still did not find any useful clues.

Although Huo Tong and the others had known about this result for a long time, they still comforted everyone: "It seems that Ghost Rong has fled from here, but don't worry, no matter where they are, we will not sit idly by." You can go home and rest first, but we are not familiar with this place, so please leave the two of you as guides to accompany us to continue our search. ”

One of the two people left behind was a sturdy man who spoke in the morning, and the other was a middle-aged man, the man's name was Zheng Zheng, and the middle-aged man's name was Wei Yi.

Because there were no horses in Miaozhuang, Huo Tong let the two get on the war horses he brought and slowly went south along the official road.

After walking a short distance, Huo Tong asked, "How did Ghost Rong come to the village last night?" ”

Zheng Zheng said: "At that time, I was patrolling outside the village with a few people, and they suddenly appeared in the distance, and at first I thought it was a nearby villager, but I didn't know that it was wrong until I got closer. Although I was lucky not to die, the villagers who patrolled with me were all miserable. ”

Li Di said: "In this way, your martial arts are not bad, do you have any ambitions to join the army?" ”

Zheng Zheng smiled bitterly: "This general, I can't hide it, my two brothers have all joined the army, and there is only one adult male left in the family. According to the laws of the imperial court, I just want to serve the country, and the government will not agree. ”

Huo Tong nodded and said: "The imperial court has a clear rule that all adult men in the people's families cannot join the army, otherwise it is easy to cut off the Miao descendants." ”

Then Huo Tong asked again: "How did Ghost Rong come to the outside of the village last night, did he walk or have the strength to ride on his feet?" ”

Both of them shook their heads when they heard this, but Zheng Zheng still said: "They should have their own foot strength." ”

"Why?"

"When they left, the villagers also chased after them, and they lost their sights when they didn't want to reach the official road, if they didn't have the strength of their feet, how could they leave so quickly?"

Li Di said: "When they left, they went to the official road? ”

Zheng Zheng nodded and said, "There is no mistake!" ”

Huo Tong said: "When did they arrive outside the village?" ”

"It's just past the hour."

Huo Tong frowned and said, "How many villages are there within twenty miles of the neighborhood?" ”

Zheng Zheng's village is called Miaozhuang, although it is located near the official road, but because it is far away from the county seat, there are not many nearby villages, and there are only two villages and towns within a radius of 20 miles, Liujiaying and Huji.

The size of Liujiaying is about the same as that of Miaozhuang, with only more than 300 mouths, located in the east of Miaozhuang.

Huji is a town, with more than 2,000 men, women and children, especially Hu Yong, the richest man in Huji, is a well-known benevolent person, who often helps the poor people.

Huji is not only a place where the population gathers, but also the residence of the local pavilion chief, and there is also a post station for messengers to change horses in the town. Other than that, there are no other villages and towns within a radius of 20 miles.

After walking for a while, Huo Tong let Zheng Zheng and the others go first, and he asked Li Di to accompany him to dismount.

Dismounted and came to the side of the road, Li Di squatted down and looked at it: "The horseshoe prints are very fresh, Your Majesty suspects that the people of Huji Town are making ghosts?" ”

"It's the height of summer, it's getting dark, and a large number of cavalry want to avoid the eyes and ears of others, and they have to do it at the earliest. In addition, when you arrive at Miaozhuang, you have to launch a surprise attack, and it is impossible to run recklessly on the road, and there is only one place to go. ”

Li Di nodded and said, "Why don't you wait outside the town tonight to catch someone?" ”

Huo Tong pointed to the smoke and dust that had begun to appear in the north and shook his head: "The army has arrived, they don't dare to act tonight, and they want to wait for their next move, at least a few days." They plundered more than 20 young people and girls, and they must have ulterior motives, and if they waited, their lives would be in danger. You go and stop some military horses, and set up camp in Huji Town tonight, the sooner this matter is settled, the better. ”

The first to arrive was Zhao Huai'an, the general of Pingnan, followed by about eighty horsemen, all of whom were his own soldiers.

It's just that at this time, whether it is Zhao Huai'an or his soldiers, it doesn't look like the most elite Yulin cavalry of the Han Dynasty at all, but like a defeated army.

Immediately, the armies were not only crooked, but also unkempt, as if they had just been released from the prison.

Looking at the approaching cavalry brigade, Li Di's brows twisted into a pimple, he first walked to the middle of the road, and then complained to Huo Tong: "My Majesty, do you see what they have become, are they still known as the most elite Yulin Iron Cavalry?" ”

Huo Tong said with a smile: "Then let's see if they have lost the necessary things, as long as there is no shortage of armor and weapons, they can fight at any time, so what's the harm if they are embarrassed!" ”

Seeing someone blocking the road from a distance, Zhao Huaian frowned and said, "Who dares to intercept the way of the army?" ”

A military academy beside him said: "General, you are confused, we are dozens of people, where is the army?" I think it may be that the people have something to ask for. No, general, you see, the one blocking the road seems to be a general. ”

Zhao Huai'an looked at it carefully, and suddenly he was trembling: "Slow down!" ”

"Why? Does the general know the general and the man on the side of the road? ”

"That's Your Majesty and the Great General!"

When the two approached, Zhao Huai'an wanted to get off the horse and pay a visit as soon as he pulled the reins, but Huo Tong waved his hand: "General Zhao, don't think about the merits of going to Yingchuan first, there is something going on here, you have to stay and assist the two of us to find out about this matter." ”

Hearing that the ghost Rong attacked the village, Zhao Huai'an was also faced, this is a thousand miles of fertile wilderness, and it is not the easiest mountain area for the ghost Rong to hide, how can they appear here?

Huo Tong smiled: "That's right, that's why I asked you to stay with me to see what was going on." ”

Zhao Huaian frowned and said: "Your Majesty, you are now the current emperor, you can no longer call me, you have to call yourself by that word." ”

Huo Tong said: "Today's detective, don't call Your Majesty, just call General Huo." Not only you, but also your subordinates, whoever dares to disobey military orders, I will not spare him. Also, you are the leading general of this team, and the general and I are only lieutenants, so don't forget your identity. ”

Seeing Zhao Huai'an's bitter gourd face, Li Di said: "You have almost eighty horsemen under your command, and you can't dominate with two more horses?" If so, this General Pingnan doesn't do it. ”

Everyone gathered together to fight forward, and it didn't take long to catch up with Zheng Zheng and them.

Seeing that not only did many military horses come this time, but also the bosses of the two generals were among them, the two of them were immediately overjoyed, and this time the ghost Rong would definitely not be able to escape.

While the two of them were secretly happy, more cavalry came from afar, at first in groups, and then in a continuous process, sometimes for half an hour.

It was evident that some of the horsemen knew the people who were traveling with them, and not only were they constantly greeted, but some of them even whistled as they passed by.

However, what Zheng Zheng and the others didn't notice was that the two generals who came to their village first not only never showed their faces, but even half-pulled down the anti-arrow grille on their helmets.

Huo Tong didn't care about the army that rushed forward, but believed that the horses were slowly walking towards Huji Town, and did not reach the outside of the town until the sun set, at this time the 50,000 horses had already passed.

Wei Yi was a little puzzled: "Three generals, why don't you leave the team to exterminate the ghost Rong together?" ”

Zhao Huai'an, who had been regarded as a leader by the two, said helplessly: "Dozens of ghosts still need an army? I have more than enough of these people. If it weren't for that, there would have been ten or eight people. ”

Different from the messy Miaozhuang, the buildings of Huji are unusually neat, in addition to the official road as the main road leading to the north and south, there is also an east-west street.

Although there are many towns on the official roads in the Han Dynasty, they will be built one or two miles away from the main road, and it is very rare to cross the official roads like Huji.

Because although Hanlu didn't force this, it was definitely not a good feeling to be woken up by the horse team from time to time when he slept at night.

Several times to send troops to Yingchuan, Huo Tong passed by Huji Town, although he had some impressions of this special geographical location of the town, but never stayed, today is the first time he stopped here.

Zheng Zheng pointed to a tall courtyard in the southeast of the cross street and said: "General, there is Hu Yuanwai's house, if you look to the west, that elegant quaint courtyard is the pavilion chief's residence." ”

The streets of Huji were also a little deserted, and after Li Di called a young man on the side of the road to inquire, he learned that it was mainly because of the passing of the army.

Seeing Li Di's distinct armor, the young man also asked curiously if something happened in the capital, otherwise how could there be so many defeated soldiers.

Looking at Li Di's face that was about to sink into the water, Huo Tong said: "This little brother, do you know about the ghost in Miaozhuang?" ”

The young man said: "I know, it is also the luck of these ghosts, if they come here, they will definitely have no return." ”

"Is the local pavilion chief at the station?"

The young man shook his head and said, "When the pavilion chief heard that a ghost Rong had appeared, he immediately led the town guards to rush over, but he hasn't come back until now, and I don't know if he has found those beasts. ”

Li Di frowned and said, "When will the pavilion chief leave the town?" Why didn't I meet all the way here? ”

"Around the time of the hour, you may not know the local pavilion chief, so even if you have seen it, it is impossible to know."

Huo Tong and Li Di glanced at each other when they heard this, and they felt as if someone had really been flying horses to the north, but the army was passing by at that time, and they didn't look carefully.

Then Li Di asked again: "Little brother, what movement did you hear last night?" ”

The little brother was surprised: "Last night, there were cavalry passing from the south to the north, and they went south just after the ugly time, and the sound of horses' hooves was very urgent, and my family lived on the side of the street, so I heard it clearly." ”

"Who are they?"

The young man smiled: "I don't know, but I heard that it is the garrison in the county, and there are garrisons patrolling everywhere tonight, in order to prevent the remnants of the ghosts." But it's a pity that they still didn't prevent it this time, and let Ghost Rong sneak attack Miaozhuang. ”

After thanking the young man, Huo Tong and his entourage went straight to the post station, and after placing the troops properly, he motioned for Li Di and Zhao Huaian to go out with him.

Standing at the gate of the post station, looking at the vermilion gate in the distance, Huo Tong said: "Since Hu Yong is a great good man in the town, let's go and pay a visit?" ”

Then Zhao Huai'an took the lead, Huo Tong and Li Di followed closely and walked towards Hu's house together.

I heard that three generals came to the door, and Hu Yong personally greeted him.

After letting the three of them sit in the living room, Hu Yong bowed his hand again: "I don't know what advice a few generals have when they come to the cold house?" ”

Zhao Huai'an arched his hand and said: "Hu Yuanwai, I didn't dare to give advice, I was originally ordered to go to Yingchuan, but when I passed by Miaozhuang, I heard that there were ghosts attacking the village, so I stopped for a moment to prepare for a detailed investigation, I don't know if there are clues about this matter?" ”