Chapter 28: Slay the dragon and bind the tiger to eliminate the three evils (4)
Sorry, it's late, but fortunately it's before twelve o'clock, so it's barely considered a missed appointment. Sorry.
Early the next morning, the little guy ran out to play with his friends. Xue Xiang said hello to Lao Jiang and asked him to prepare lunch for the little guy and take care of it. He took Kang Tong and went straight to the agreed-upon place.
Meeting point - South Slope
, the reason why we met at that place was designated by Fourth Master Deng. It was said that there was a mountain ridge over that place, which is the Duanshui Cliff, and the chance of encountering the snake was the least. Because that mountain ridge was mostly made of earth and rocks, and there were very few wild animals.
Not a place to forage.
When Xue Xiang arrived, a group of people had already gathered, just waiting for him, the captain of the brigade, to give the order. There were thirteen people entering the mountain this time. All the people who had dinner yesterday came, except Lao Jiang who stayed behind;
In addition, there was Lao Yaozi, who was forced to come here by Han Donglin, who was accused of possessing opium. He was half threatened and half intimidated, and there were five good young men from the militia company. Initially, the militiamen were gathered together,
When he heard that he was about to enter Jinniu Mountain, he shook his head as if he had seen a ghost. Li Yongjun tried to say whatever he wanted, but everyone just didn't respond. It was Xue Xiang, the captain, who spoke with his own example and promised that after this experience, everyone would
After being rewarded with twenty yuan, these five good guys reluctantly stepped forward. Everyone did not believe that there were no ghosts in the mountains, but they believed that the captain from the capital would not hesitate to die. How could his life be more valuable than his gold?
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Xue Xiang came forward and exchanged a few words with everyone, but his eyes fell on the iron rod. He saw that the iron rod was as thick as a thumb, with a gray surface, and was more than thirty meters long. At one end was a ruler-long hook, which was thin and thin.
The tip was pointed, and the tip shone coldly in the pale yellow sunlight. The other end was not curved as he explained, but it was a thick and large iron ring, just suitable for tying a cable.
Xue Xiangzheng was staring at the main tool for catching snakes this time, and Captain Xu on the side said: "Director Xue, don't worry, this iron rod looks ugly, but the material is not ordinary. Hardware factories can't make it, so just carving an iron rod is still good.
There was nothing to say. When Wang, the director of the hardware factory, heard that it was you, Director Xue, who wanted it, he asked for it.
Please, without saying a word, what kind of alloy is used directly? It is said to have amazing toughness and high hardness. I ask you to just handle it and use it safely. Oh, by the way, the one hundred yuan you gave me is used to make iron rods and buy diesel.
I paid more than eighty, and the rest is with me." After that, Captain Xu took out his wallet and returned the money to Xue Xiang.
Xue Xiang waved and smiled, saying that he was inviting Mr. Xu to have a cigarette. Captain Xu did not show any pretense and stopped moving. The calculation was settled, Fourth Master Deng said hello, and the old Yaozi with a bitter look unloaded a kettle from his back.
, poured out a handful of blue water, the water smelled spicy from afar, and it was expected to be the Luolan juice that covered the smell in Fourth Master Deng's mouth.
After the old Yaozi poured out the juice, he passed the kettle to the neighbor Li Yongjun. When Li Yongjun saw the old Yaozi smearing it on his body, he immediately understood, did it again, and passed the kettle to the next person. The kettle went around like this
After everyone had finished applying it, there was not a drop of rolan juice left in the pot.
After making preparations, Fourth Master Deng did not hesitate and strode forward. Xue Xiang led the large army and followed closely. In half a cup of tea, they bypassed the south slope and entered Jinniu Mountain. This is Xue Xiang.
In my past and present lives, when I went into the mountains for the first time, I was curious about everything I saw, and everything I looked at was new.
The mountain forest in the early morning was gently shrouded in mist from dew, and the hot and scorching sun seemed to become gentler here. The soft light penetrated through the layers of forest leaves and fell into the forest, giving only light but restrained warmth. This Taurus
It’s true that no one has set foot on the mountain in twenty years. The dense clusters of carambolas on the trees can prove this, as can the numerous loquats hanging down that are almost breaking the branches.
The trees were already full of seasonal fruits, and freshly grown strawberries and fungi could be seen everywhere on the ground. Along the way, Xue Xiang felt that his eyes were not full, and he looked up and down, scanning here and there, looking non-stop.
Before entering the mountain, Fourth Master Deng told him not to speak, so as not to alert the beast. At this moment, Xue Xiang did not see the truffle, but he was not in a position to ask. Anyway, he kept his head down and walked away in a hurry.
As they walked, the road ahead became wider, with sparse vegetation and more rocks. Xue Xiang knew that this was the mountain ridge that Deng Siye mentioned. Beyond it, there was the Duanshui Cliff. When he reached the foot of the mountain ridge, Deng Si
He waved his hand to stop everyone, made gestures, summoned everyone to gather around, and whispered
Explanation: Later, we will go up to the Duanshui Cliff and be silent. After the explanation, Fourth Master Deng asked each of them to check the objects on their bodies that could easily make noise. In particular, he asked the old Yaozi to check whether the medicine jar containing poppy juice was safe.
If the seal is tight, if some smell is exposed, it will be fatal.
After another round of fussing, everyone checked and found nothing was missing. Fourth Master Deng continued to lead the way. When the sun reached above everyone's heads, Xue Xiang and others climbed up to the end of the trip - Broken Water Cliff. As soon as they climbed up Broken Water Cliff.
Before Xue Xiang could stand up straight, he was pulled down by Fourth Master Deng. Everyone followed suit and fell to the ground.
Xue Xiang leaned over and looked around, only to see that the Broken Water Cliff was about twenty-five or six meters away from the bottom of the cliff. The bottom of the cliff was a depression with a lot of water and not lush vegetation. I scanned all around, but did not find the animal.
Traces. When Xue Xiang turned back to look at Fourth Master Deng, he saw that the old man had slowly straightened up, put up an awning with his hands, and looked into the distance.
After looking at it, Fourth Master Deng let out a long breath and sighed: "What luck, that beast really went out to look for food, leaving us just enough space to arrange things." As soon as Fourth Master Deng finished speaking, twelve eyes came to him like lightning.
, if it were actinic substance, it would definitely pierce countless small holes in the old man's body.
What's going on? It turns out that Fourth Master Deng was afraid that people would not dare to follow him to Duanshuiya, so he lied and said that the beast had to go out to look for food at noon every day, and it would be absolutely safe to go to Duanshuiya at that time. Who knew?
, the old man lay down on his stomach as soon as he reached the Broken Water Cliff, and after finally looking around, he said the above words again.
How could everyone not be angry after hearing this? This old man is joking with our lives.
Especially Han Donglin. He was originally a white-faced scholar. He dared to come this time just to cheer for Li Yongjun and was afraid of being looked down upon by Xue Xiang, so he came here. When Lin came, he was severely beaten by Fourth Master Deng.
At this moment, Han Donglin's eyes were almost bulging with bubbles, and he wanted to stare Fourth Master Deng to death on the spot.
Han Donglin was about to curse loudly when he saw Fourth Master Deng pointing at the bottom of the cliff. He was so frightened that Han Donglin quickly covered his mouth and did not dare to express his anger. Fourth Master Deng succeeded in his evil plan. He bowed to everyone, stood up and said with a smile: "Everyone
, it’s not that I, Old Deng, am playing tricks, I want to
Did I say that the beast is at the bottom of the cliff? Do you still dare to come up? Right now, this is not the time to care about such trivial things. Let’s just get on with the arrangements. If the beast comes back and we haven’t put everything in place yet, it will be really bad.
It’s so sad.”
Everyone was obsessed with Master Deng, but they didn't dare to tell the difference. It was actually said that the mountain god was extremely evil. Everyone didn't dare to delay for even a moment, so they hurriedly started their own actions.
Five young men from the militia company unloaded the iron rods from their shoulders, and Kang Tong also lifted the sack containing the dead pigs from his shoulders. Fourth Master Deng untied the cable as thick as an arm from his waist and ran straight to the bottom of the cliff.
There is a big banyan tree about ten meters to the northwest. The banyan tree is as thick as three people hugging each other. It is more than enough to cope with the weight and strength of the mountain god.
Fourth Master Deng wound the cable around the big banyan tree three times and tied a tight knot. Dragging the cable, he ran up the cliff again, inserted the other end of the rope into the iron ring, wound it for several weeks as usual, and tied a tight knot.
I stretched out my hand and pulled it, and felt it was unusually strong, so I felt relieved.
Fourth Master Li moved quickly, and Xue Xiang was not slow at all. But he saw Xue Xiang lifted the dead pig, which weighed more than 100 kilograms, with one hand, held it horizontally, and inserted the hooked end of the iron rod through the pig's mouth.
Go straight into the belly and use gentle force to hook the pig's belly. After hanging the "bait", it's time for the most critical step of the operation - applying the medicine.
According to Mr. Deng, the beast had an amazing sense of smell. The poppy juice smelled very strong, and it was the beast’s favorite. At this time, the cliff was high and the wind was strong, and the smell of the poppy juice could be conveyed in just a moment.
It's a long way, so you have to move very quickly.
Lao Yaozi is an expert in identifying medicines and detecting poisons, but when it comes to his psychological quality, it is like carrying tofu with a hemp rope - let alone mention it. But when he saw him holding the jar of poppy juice, he trembled and opened it, and his hands jumped.
It seemed that the pottery pot could be knocked down. Seeing this, Xue Xiang grabbed the pottery pot with his bare hands, tore open the seal, reached into the pottery pot, took out the ink-black juice, and smeared it on the pig.
The smell of the poppy juice was so strong that after a while, Xue Xiang felt dizzy. Xue Xiang resisted the drowsiness and wiped three handfuls of it all over the pig's body. With a wave of his hand, Kang Tong understood and called his new harvester.
His men slowly lowered the iron rod along the cliff.
After drinking a few sips of the mountain breeze, Xue Xiang felt that his boredom was relieved. He just took out his cigarette and was about to light it to relieve his fatigue, but he was snatched away by Fourth Master Deng. When Xue Xiang was about to ask, Fourth Master Deng waved his hand and pointed towards the front of the cliff.
,Xue Xiang
Looking along the direction, I saw a shocking wave suddenly set off in the forest a thousand meters away. The sea-like forest trees continued to fall down. From time to time, there were broken trees, and small beasts rose into the sky. This was the beast.
Arrived
Xue Xiang suddenly shuddered and ordered everyone to step back and lie down. He and Kang Tong strode forward to support the five militiamen holding iron rods. Those militiamen also caught a glimpse of the movement in the distance and were naturally frightened.
Everyone's expression changed. When Xue Xiang and the new company commander Kang Tong walked up to us, the tension in everyone's hearts immediately dissipated, and they realized that the difficulty was huge, and the captain was still with us.
This is just like fighting, the general is the courage of the soldiers. One strong general is often worth more than a thousand soldiers, and it is the main force to suppress morale. Xue Xiang is the courage of these five people. With him coming, everyone will not be uneasy.
, life or death, just go through it together.
The wave came very fast, and it reached the end of the forest in front of it in a moment. In another breath, the python came out of the forest and revealed its true form. When Xue Xiang saw the python, he felt a sudden shock in his heart. He was really
It is unimaginable that there is such a big snake in the world. According to his past life, he asked Du Niang
, the largest python in the world is only more than ten meters, about the mouth of a bowl. The length of the object you can see is about ten meters, but its body is as thick as Xue’s thigh. Isn’t that unusual? Such a thin thing
Not only does a python swallow a pig, it is also common for a python to swallow a calf.
Seeing the power of the python, Xue Xiang lost the confidence he had before. Sure enough, not long after, the two sides started a shocking double dragon fight.