In a mountain stream, a young man with short hair was pouring water from his skin, and he poured a sip of freshly beaten mountain spring water on his head, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Lin Zhi, you can take a bite too. This water comes from the springs in the mountains, and it is very sweet. The man at the water's edge threw a skin bag that had been filled with water to another young man behind him. The young man named Lin Zhi had short ear-length hair, he was dressed in a fur coat, with a dagger pinned to his waist, a sheep's horn bow and more than a dozen arrows on his back, and a broadsword in his hand. He took the flying water bladder, took a few sips, and said, "Qiangzi, I always feel that this place is too quiet to stay for a long time, Ah Yan and they are still waiting for us, it is better for us to leave here quickly." ”

Because the night is so bright, the scene in the water is even more difficult to see. The water of the creek was as black as ink against the background of the moonlight, and the strong son picked up a handful of water and pasted it on his face, and the water of the stream was stirred by the ripples he stirred.

Under the pitch-black water, a dark shadow was silently approaching him, and where the black shadow passed, there were no ripples.

"You're too cautious, aren't we all calm all the way over, I've been busy on the road these days, sleeping in the open, and finally found a mountain stream, I have to clean it up." Shaking his head disapprenously, he took off his boots and set them aside, wading barefoot into the stream. "Oh...... Ho Ho Ho Ho ...... Oh...... It's so cool......"

Lin Zhi frowned, but there was nothing he could do. The person in front of him is called Liu Qiang, and he is a hunter of the Archer Hunter Guild. This time, the two of them and the other four team up to hunt the monsters in the mountains, and the captain sent the two of them out to patrol the area around the camp to sweep away possible dangers.

Liu Qiang stood in the water for a while and felt that it was enough, and he wanted to get out of the water when he raised his feet, but at this time, there was a sudden noise in the water, and a black shadow broke through the cover of the moonlight and rushed straight to his neck from behind.

"Be careful!" Lin Zhi yelled and pulled out the broadsword in his hand. Liu Qiang didn't have time to react, he only subconsciously flashed his head to the side, and a black shadow instantly crossed his neck. Liu Qiang suddenly let out a terrible scream, and blood flowed out of his neck.

Lin Zhi didn't have time to take care of Liu Qiang, the black shadow had already flown in front of him, the broadsword in his hand slashed straight at the black shadow, only to hear the sound of the gong like a gold and iron strike, the black shadow disappeared in a flash and fell to the ground.

Looking closely, the black shadow was two feet long, and the whole body was pitch black, and it looked like a carving, but it had a single horn and no feathers, which looked very strange. This thing is called Gu Eagle, which likes to live alone, and is an extremely ancient species, its claws and beak are extremely hard, ordinary iron tools are difficult to move, and they are highly poisonous. The Gu Eagle let out a piercing scream, like a baby's cry, and the voice was terrible, even more terrifying than Liu Qiang's scream.

Lin Zhi's face was not very good, this Gu Eagle was rumored to be vicious and abnormal, and the short confrontation just now made him not sure that he would be able to defeat this fierce beast. On the one hand, Liu Qiang fell on the shore, there was no movement, and the blood was still flowing out of his neck, I don't know whether he was dead or alive. Here, Lin Zhi and Gu Diao confronted each other, and Gu Diao kept making a terrible baby cry, which made Lin Zhi uneasy.

Lin Zhi had a retreat in his heart, Liu Qiang's condition is unknown, I am afraid that he can't delay it any longer, and he must be treated as soon as possible. He took out two black beads from his arms and threw them on the ground, and suddenly the explosion produced a pungent smoke, Gu Diao was frightened by his actions and took a few steps back, taking advantage of this time he hurriedly carried Liu Qiang on his back and fled.

The smoke contains a medicine designed to repel monsters, and is a must-have for hunters when hunting in the mountains. Choking on the pungent smell, the Gu Eagle let out an even more piercing baby cry, crawled into the water and churned for a while, and then crawled out of the water again, chasing after the smell of blood in the air. However, although the Gu Eagle is agile when hunting, it is only limited to water or when jumping hard, it cannot fly, and can only walk on land with its claws, and its speed is limited. After a while, the Gu Eagle was left behind by Lin Zhi far behind.

But the Gu Eagle was also extremely persistent, following the smell of blood all the way to catch up. Lin Zhi ran all the way with Liu Qiang on his back, and after a while, he saw a fire, and the four of them were chatting around the bonfire.

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"This damn thing! Lao Tzu will definitely cramp and peel it to make soup when he goes back!" In the forest, a tall and mighty young man shook the Gu Eagle in his hand while running.

"Okay! Why is there so much nonsense! Hadron won't last long, we must rush back to the city as soon as possible. A woman in her early twenties scolded the man impatiently. The man was not annoyed, and silently tucked the Gu carving into the leather bag on his waist.

"This can't be done, with our speed, even if we don't sleep, it will take at least one night to rush back to the city, Qiangzi he ...... I'm afraid it won't last that long. ”

"If we can find a horse, maybe we can save it. Lin Zhi ran with Liu Qiang on his back, already sweating profusely.

"There's light ahead!" the woman suddenly pointed into the distance, "go and see, maybe you can find the horse." ”

"Be careful, don't get into trouble with people. A middle-aged man with a scruffy beard said, this person is the leader of this hunter team, named Sun Xiaofeng.

The moon and stars are scarce, and a bunch of bonfires are burning under a big tree that is hugging each other, and there are bursts of crackling sounds from time to time. Dugu Zhishui was resting leaning against the trunk of the tree, and at a certain moment, his ears suddenly moved a few times, and then he opened his eyes. He looked in a certain direction in the grass, and after more than ten breaths, there was a sudden sound of rustling in the grass, and then a black shadow peeled off the grass, and five people ran out one after another.

As soon as these five people came out, the first thing they saw was not Dugu Zhishui, but looking for something, and when they saw the two horses tied to the tree in Dugu Zhishui, they were immediately excited. The leader was a middle-aged man, he looked Dugu Zhishui up and down, hugged his fists and said: "This little brother, I'm sorry to disturb you late at night, it's just that one of our companions was attacked by Gu Eagles and urgently needs to be sent to Anping City." You see, if you can sell us a horse, the price is negotiable. ”

Dugu Zhishui looked at the five people standing, only to find that he was still carrying one. Hearing the middle-aged man say that someone was attacked by a Gu eagle, Dugu Zhishui was stunned, he had only seen this thing from books, and had never seen a living thing.

"Being attacked by the Gu Eagle, if he is poisoned, even if you ride back to Anping now, it will be useless, he will be poisoned to death halfway through. Dugu Zhishui said.

"We have to give it a try, we can't just watch our comrades die. Little brother, we really don't have time, please give me a happy word if your horse is sold or not. Sun Xiaofeng's voice was eager.

Dugu Zhishui saw that several people behind the middle-aged man had touched their weapons, and it seemed that they were ready to negotiate and rob them if they couldn't do it. Dugu Zhishui didn't bother to care, he got up and walked to them, and the five of them suddenly became nervous. He saw that there was an extremely hideous wound on the back of the neck of the guy who was being carried, and he could already see the white spine inside, and the wound was surrounded by black bloodstains, and the flesh was blue, and now the wound had been sprinkled with hemostatic medicine.

"Put him down", Dugu Zhishui said, "Go and get some medicine." ”

"You ......" Sun Xiaofeng was puzzled.

"Do you want to save him? If you want to, put him down first. Dugu Zhishui said lightly.

"You...... Oh......" Lin Zhi reacted, and hurriedly put Liu Qiang under the tree and leaned against the trunk. "Brother, do you know how to heal?"

"A little bit, go get some medicine. Dugu Zhishui told them the appearance of several medicinal herbs and asked them to pick them separately. The four of them hurriedly went to find medicinal materials with torches, and the woman in the team stayed behind to take care of Liu Qiang, who seemed to be not very at ease with Dugu Zhishui.

Dugu Zhishui dissected the Gu eagle they killed, took out the five internal organs, and asked the woman, "Is there a pot or anything like that?"

The woman frowned and said, "No, what do you want to pot?"

"Make medicine......

"Shall I make one out of stone?"

"As long as it doesn't slip out. ”

The woman randomly found a stone the size of a human head around, took out a dagger and dug it up, and soon made a stone pot. Dugu Zhishui put the five organs of the Gu carving in a stone pot and smashed them, saw the woman in a daze on the side, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Huh, what?" the woman reacted and said, "Oh, we're hunters, from the Archer Hunters' Guild." ”

Dugu Zhishui was a little curious, "What does the Hunter Guild do?

"No, the Hunters' Guild is a trading place that provides services to hunters. We can buy some weapons from there, or we can sell our prey to the guild for money. People like us who have registered with the Hunter Guild can receive the Hunter Guild's quests, and there will be bonuses after completing them. The woman explained.

"Oh. ”

"What are you doing, doctor?"

"Huh?" Dugu Zhishui was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "Yes, I'm a doctor." ”

"Then you came to this deep mountain to collect medicine?"

"yes. ”

Sun Xiaofeng and a few of them went out to look for medicinal herbs and came back soon, and Dugu Zhishui asked them to find not a scarce object. However, they still found a lot of mistakes, but fortunately, several people picked a bunch of them. Dugu Zhishui picked some of the plants from several piles and put them in a stone pot to mash, and grind them into a granule shape together with the Gu Eagle's internal organs. Then he handed the stone pot to Sun Xiaofeng and said, "Give him the juice in it to drink, and rub the remaining minced meat on the wound, and after a day, scrape off the minced meat, clean the wound with wine, and sprinkle the wound medicine on it." ”

Sun Xiaofeng listened carefully, he took the stone pot from Dugu Zhishui, fed Liu Qiang medicine and treated the wound according to his instructions. The task of stopping the water was completed, and he found another tree to lean on.

After Sun Xiaofeng and a few people dealt with Liu Qiang, they saw that the blue and black on his face gradually faded, so they all breathed a sigh of relief and stayed in place to rest. The woman in the team saw that Dugu Zhishui was alone, hesitated, walked to him and sat down.

"Thank you for saving our friend. ”

"It's nothing, it's just a gesture. ”

"We still have to rush back to the city after dawn, what about you? Do you still want to stay in this mountain to collect medicine?"

"I still have some medicine that I haven't taken, and I can't go back for the time being. ”

"Need help?" the woman stroked her hair scattered across her forehead, but this inadvertent small movement fascinated the few men who were looking here.

Dugu Zhishui didn't have any special expression on his face, only slightly bent the corners of his mouth, and said "No need".

The woman sighed, did not speak again, and the atmosphere fell silent for a while. Dugu Zhishui closed his eyes, thinking in his heart that he would return to the city to go to the Archer Hunter Guild to have a look.