Under the thoughtful arrangements of the Jiahe County Magistrate, Gu Yuan and the four of them finally had a good rest.
When Gu Yuan opened his eyes again, it was already sunset.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw the magistrate of Jiahe County running around anxiously in the yard outside.
Hearing the sound of Gu Yuan opening the door, the fat magistrate of Jiahe County was so happy that he immediately came over to greet him.
"Gu Shaoxia, it's great that you're awake."
"County magistrate, why are you so anxious?
Is the dragon-horned monitor lizard here again?"
"The dragon-horned monitor lizard didn't come."
The magistrate of Jiahe County paused and then said: "However, Xing Captou has been waiting at the county government office for a long time with fifty elite soldiers.
Gu Shaoxia, it's almost night now. If we don't go out, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch it.
Xing and the others are all impatient, look at this..."
Gu Yuan nodded and looked up at the sky.
"When does that dragon-horned monitor lizard usually come out to look for food?"
"At night, it comes out at night."
The magistrate of Jiahe County said worriedly, and then added something after thinking about it.
"However, sometimes it will come out during the day when it is hungry.
As long as it comes out, it will attack humans, which is really a big harm to this county!"
"The last siege was during the day yesterday?"
"Yes, that beast came out during the day last time. It..."
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"In short, it has hurt many people in our Jiahe County... If this disaster is not eliminated, our Jiahe County will never have peace..."
The magistrate of Jiahe County quickly told Gu Yuan what he knew about the situation.
"Gu Yuan, you're already up!"
"Come over and have something to eat."
At this moment, Yun Duoduo, who had washed up and changed into a red hunting suit, passed by Gu Yuan's door carrying some food.
Yun Duoduo smiled: "I was still thinking that if you haven't gotten up yet, we would leave some food for you, and we would eat first.
Now that you've woken up, let's come together.
The meal prepared by this fat man is very rich!"
Gu Yuan turned to the magistrate of Jiahe County and said:
"Let's do this. You ask Mr. Xing to wait for a moment, and please let us have something to eat. We will set off immediately after eating."
After explaining to the magistrate of Jiahe County, Gu Yuan followed Yun Duoduo to a courtyard.
"Ah, okay, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You guys eat slowly."
Gu Yuan had already gotten up and promised to leave immediately. The magistrate of Jiahe County was in a much better mood and hurriedly went to find Xing Putou again.
Beside a stone table, Li Cheng and Xiao Yingying were already seated, waiting for their arrival.
Seeing Yun Duoduo and Gu Yuan, the little eagle pretended to touch his belly.
"I'm just waiting for you. Hurry up and eat. I'm almost starving."
The stone table was already filled with several dishes. As soon as Gu Yuan sat down, the little eagle couldn't wait to use his chopsticks.
Perhaps the magistrate of Jiahe County wanted to please the four of them, so the dishes on this table were cooked extremely well.
Every dish is delicious in color, flavor, and a combination of meat and vegetables. Just smelling the aroma will make people salivate and move their index fingers.
No wonder the little eagle is so impatient.
Gu Yuan and the four of them had a hearty meal.
After having enough wine and food, the four of them went to the lobby of the county government office together.
Here, Capt. Xing has been waiting for a long time with fifty soldiers who were given generous rewards.
As soon as Gu Yuan and the others appeared, Xing Baotou couldn't wait to greet them.
"Four young heroes, shall we set off now?
If we don't go, the dragon-horned monitor lizard will probably take action."
"Okay, you can lead the way."
Gu Yuan and others had no objection, and followed Xing Baotou and fifty soldiers out of the county government office.
Tianfeng Valley is located in the southeast of Jiahe County. A group of dozens of people followed Xing Baotou out of the east city gate. The sun had already set in the west.
Fortunately, Capt. Xing was well prepared. A dozen soldiers took out their pine tar torches and continued towards Tianfeng Valley.
The dragon-horned monitor lizard has only caused destruction around Jiahe County, and traces belonging to the dragon-horned monitor can often be found along the way.
The fifty soldiers who followed Capt.
"ah!"
Just as a group of people were heading to Tianfeng Valley, soldiers holding torches suddenly screamed and screamed.
For a moment, all the soldiers gathered together, with their swords and guns unsheathed, and their expressions were serious.
"what happened?
What was your name just now?"
"What happened?"
Xing Baotou and Gu Yuan quickly turned around and turned back, squeezing their way to the front of the crowd.
"Sir, we found something here, look."
A senior officer reported to Gu Yuan and Xing Baotou with clasped fists, and at the same time pointed at a pile of things not far away.
A fishy smell lingered around, and Xing Captou and Gu Yuan looked at each other.
At Gu Yuan's signal, Capt. Xing scolded the screaming soldier, and then squatted down with a torch.
A large pool of thick green mucus exuding a fishy smell appeared in front of everyone.
Capt. Xing used the tip of his knife to pick at the pool of mucus, and unexpectedly pulled out some broken pieces of meat.
These are gastric juices vomited out by dragon-horned monitor lizards after regurgitating, and are mixed with some undigested food.
"Look, this, this corpse is one of ours."
Some soldiers with sharp eyes recognized the clothes of their fellow soldiers from the things they pulled out. After all, they were all wearing the same clothes as the soldiers in Jiahe County, so they could tell at a glance.
Following this exclamation, the surrounding soldiers suddenly became confused.
Seeing their former comrades die here, these soldiers were pounding in their hearts.
In addition to some broken limbs and broken arms, there are many bones of various animals nearby.
Looking at the blood stains on the bones, some are still fresh and some have solidified and turned black.
With a heavy heart, Capt. Xing sheathed his sword and ordered the soldiers to take care of everything here before setting out on the road.
Soon several soldiers came out to collect these identifiable body parts. They wanted to take these mutilated corpses back for burial.
Seeing the soldiers leaving, Li Cheng on the side came over and whispered to Gu Yuan and Xing Captou:
"We will fight in a while, and these soldiers will not participate."
"They have lost all their courage. If they see the real owner soon, they will be too frightened to move."
"Yes, even if they are not afraid, there is no need to let them go. They are no match for the dragon-horned monitor lizard, and they will not lose their lives in vain."
"Okay, okay, it all depends on the young hero's arrangement."
Gu Yuan naturally had no objection.
Xing Captou on the side also breathed a sigh of relief.
Some of the soldiers behind him, some of whom were close, had already heard the conversations of several people, and they all looked happy.
They are all ordinary people. Facing a huge ferocious beast like the dragon-horned monitor lizard, the only way to fight against it is to die.
Being able to save a life made these soldiers very happy, and they even looked at Gu Yuan and the four of them much closer.