The bamboo raft floated out of the small river and merged into the big river. Niu Youdao collected the bamboo raft and let the bamboo raft drift with the current. It must have gone to Dongguo Haoran. He was about to die and his words were good. There was no reason to lie to himself, so there was no need to be suspicious.
Sitting on the bamboo raft, I used a firewood blade to cut out some small bamboo strips. I pulled some dry firewood that I had prepared in advance. I took out the firewood and lit a small fire on the big flat stone. Then I baked the small bamboo strips and baked them.
Historically, until the toughness of the roasting was enough, the small bamboo strips were cut into small segments. I pulled out the twine prepared in the village from my arms, stretched it with my hands, and confirmed that the strength should be enough, then cut the small bamboo strips into small pieces.
The sub-nodes are tied to the twine, and the tied position is at the middle point of the bamboo strips.
Then he pulled out a wheat straw from his arms, cut it into small sections, and bent the tough bamboo strips. The small sections of wheat straw covered the two ends of the stretched bamboo strips, making it impossible for the small bamboo strips to bounce open.
He dug through the hole in his tattered clothes and found a handful of wheat grains. He had pulled them out one by one from the mud in the village. They probably spilled them when the bandits were robbing food. He twisted a handful of wheat grains and stuffed them into his bag.
The holes in the wheat straws at both ends of the small bamboo strips were placed, and in this way, more than a dozen simple traps were made on a piece of twine.
Then the twine was put into the water, one end was tied to the bamboo raft, and the rest was left to fate. Niu Youdao didn't care anymore. He took a piece of bamboo tube to get water from the river, slowly swallowed it in his mouth to cover the heat, then swallowed it, and sat on the bamboo raft.
He was warming himself by the fire and admiring the scenery on both sides of the river, with obvious curiosity about the world in his eyes.
I don’t know how long it took, but he suddenly felt some movement on the bamboo raft he was sitting on, as if something was pulling under the water, and he looked happy. The movement kept coming, but he sat there without moving. It didn’t take long for the movement to stop.
I pulled up the twine from behind the bamboo raft to retrieve it, and soon I saw a fish weighing two or three kilograms pulled out of the water. The gills on both sides had been stretched open by the bamboo strips that popped open, and after a while, the fish was already half dead.
.Don’t underestimate this small and simple fishing mechanism. Fish gills are the respiratory system of fish underwater. If breathing is obstructed, even fish living underwater will be drowned by water. This bamboo
The strips are elastic, so the fish cannot break free even if it takes a few clicks. In addition, due to lack of oxygen, it quickly loses its strength underwater. Once it is hit, it is difficult to escape. The fish caught on the hook can compete underwater for a long time.
Of course, this small mechanism also has shortcomings, and it is difficult to get big fish.
There was no other way. The conditions in the village were limited and there was no food for him to carry. He could only make do by picking up some things according to local conditions. He had to find a way to satisfy his hunger along the way.
He picked off the fish and threw it away, then tied a small piece of wheat straw with bait and put it into the water again. The other wheat grains had soaked and swollen, so he estimated that the chance of luring fish had been greatly increased.
Picking up the half-dead fish, he took out his dagger, gutted the fish, washed it in the river, lit the fire again, skewered the fish with sticks, and then grilled it to his own content. Since he could catch the fish,
It seems that the ecological environment here is not bad. He is going to eat, drink and have sex on this bamboo raft. I heard that there is a war here, so it is probably safer to stay on the bamboo raft.
The fish had just been grilled, and Niu Youdao, who was scalding his hands and bragging, had not even taken a few bites when there was another pulling sound under the bamboo raft, and Niu Youdao was very happy.
At the same time, on the shore in the distance, a carriage was jolting and running wildly, with a group of people galloping behind it. They quickly caught up. The cavalry rushing past on both sides raised their crossbows and fired at random into the carriage, and screams were heard.
The carriage was quickly stopped.
As the bamboo raft passed by, Niu Youdao, who was slowly eating grilled fish, witnessed the soldiers tearing down several corpses from the carriage. One man seemed to be alive and was kneeling down to beg for mercy.
The people of the earth stabbed him down.
Carrying out such a murder in broad daylight was a bit too much for Niu Youdao, who had experienced another world. The most important thing was that what he had seen in the village before made him have a preconceived idea of this group of officers and soldiers and had no favorable impression, but he could only watch with cold eyes.
The general who pulled back his gun also noticed Niu Youdao, curious, grilled fish on bamboo rafts?
Niu Youdao also noticed that the group of officers and soldiers had noticed him, so he pretended to be a good citizen and went about his own business, pulling twine from behind the bamboo raft and bringing up another fish.
The general had a look of interest in his eyes and said to his subordinates: "In the middle of winter, I wear tattered cold clothes, but I still have a way to make ends meet. This young man looks smart. With a little training, he might be a good prospect." The voice was a woman's.
The subordinates understood that they wanted to capture the young man as a soldier, and immediately shouted to Niu Youdao on the bamboo raft: "Young man, hurry up and get to the shore. I want to ask you something." He wanted to deceive him.
Niu Youdao didn't dare to go to the shore. He pretended not to hear, wiped his hands casually on his clothes, picked up the grilled fish on the bamboo raft, and continued to eat his own food, which seemed like he was pretending to be deaf.
Boom! An arrow feather was nailed to the bamboo raft and trembled slightly. It was right next to Niu Youdao. Niu Youdao almost jumped in fear. What if the shot missed slightly?
He looked up angrily, only to find that it was the general who had shot and killed him earlier.
The opponent sat on horseback, came with a bow and pointed his finger, and shouted: "Young man, come here!"
The voice was crisp and bright, quite pleasant to listen to. Only then did Niu Youdao realize that this was a female general. Just because she was dressed in battle armor and couldn't tell whether she was male or female, he immediately became angry. He pointed his middle finger at the opponent and loudly shouted two words: "Bitch."
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Although the female general didn't see the meaning of the middle finger he showed, she could tell from the other party's curse that this gesture was definitely not a compliment to her. An ordinary civilian dared to scold the officers and soldiers head-on. He was very courageous. If there was such a meaning, he sneered.
There was a sound.
Immediately, a dozen of her men drew their bows and arrows and aimed them in this direction.
"I'm going!" Niu Youdao screamed strangely. He had forgotten that the other party had a bow and arrows. He had known better than to curse and anger the other party, so he turned over and jumped into the cold river water.
There was a series of clanging sounds, and more than a dozen arrow feathers were nailed to the spot where Niu Youdao had been sitting. The fire jumped up, and the firewood burning on the stone slab was blown away by the arrows.
The female general said "Huh", and her eyes became more and more appreciative. She found that this young man was not simple, and his reaction speed was fast enough. Most people would be frightened and overwhelmed, but this young man's first reaction was to avoid danger in advance and confirmed
It was indeed a good prospect, which further aroused her interest in taking him under her wing.
She raised her hand to stop her men who were about to shoot again, looked at it with a playful expression, and led the team to follow the drifting bamboo rafts.
Under the water, he stretched out his hand to climb the edge of the bamboo raft. When he looked up, Niu Youdao found that a pile of dry firewood piled on the bamboo raft had been ignited by the fire. He quickly waved his arm and poured water to extinguish the newly ignited fire. If the bamboo raft was burned,
If it was burned, he would not be able to take the body to the Shangqing Sect without a vehicle and with his current body size.
Seeing the other party's men and horses following him leisurely on the shore, clearly eyeing him, Niu Youdao climbed onto the bamboo raft, paddled under his feet, and pulled the bamboo raft to the other side of the bank.
The female general casually took out an arrow from the quiver, put on the bow and pulled the string, and shot out with a whoosh.
Niu Youdao turned back to follow the flashing arrow shadow, and saw that the arrow was stuck in a crooked tree trunk on the other side and was shaking. The corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. The river channel was at least sixty or seventy meters wide, and it could easily hit a tree trunk with a crooked neck on the other side.
It was a big tree, so it was too obvious what the other party meant. She was showing off her archery skills and warning him that if he dared to land from the other side, she would shoot him down with one arrow, so don't even think about running away.
Niu Youdao did have this idea. If it didn't work out, he would give Dongguo Haoran a water burial and he would sneak up to the other side and run away. It wasn't that he was ruthless, but it was just that the water was too cold and he would lose his life if he stayed in the water for too long.
The female general had a joking smile on her lips, as if she wanted to see how long you could stay in the water. She led the men and horses at a very high riding speed, keeping an eye on Niu Youdao. She also had her men drive a long line along the river bank, covering a long distance.
Keep an eye on the river section to prevent him from diving too far and escaping.
After resisting for a while, Niu Youdao began to tremble with cold teeth. Finally he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "General, I have no grievance against you, so why are you forcing me to die?"
The female general replied: "No grievance, no enmity? Who did you call a bitch just now?"
"..." Niu Youdao was speechless for a while, then shouted: "Can you, sir, not remember the faults of villains?"
The female general simply said: "No!"
Niu Youdao: "How can I let it go?"
Female general: "It's very simple. Come and serve under my command to atone for your sins and become my soldier!"
He's so unruly, why won't he be tortured to death by you? Niu Youdao complained endlessly, and he couldn't believe the other party. He quite suspected that the other party wanted to deceive him and deal with him. Since the other party was unreasonable, he had nothing to be polite about, loudly
He replied: "I'm not interested in being your soldier, but how about being your man?"
The female general sneered and said: "You dare to talk harshly if you don't have all the hair, let's see how long you can soak it!" An arrow was attached to the bow, making a gesture of wanting to shoot.
Niu Youdao took a sharp breath, got into the water, grabbed the vines braided under the bamboo rafts, and hid under the bamboo rafts to sneak.
However, after waiting for a while, there was no movement, so he quietly appeared again. As soon as he appeared, the opponent drew his bow again, forcing him into the water again.
After several repetitions, Niu Youdao finally understood that the other party was playing tricks on him, but he still didn't dare not hide. What if the other party really shot him? He was a little doubtful of Dong Guo Haoran's words now, not that the amulet could protect him.
Have you had a safe journey? Why don't you see any results?
He had to sneak to where the dry firewood was piled to hide. Under the dry firewood was Dong Guo Haoran's body. He couldn't care less about whether the arrows would injure innocent people.
Fortunately, there is no end to the road. Just as he was trying to find a way to escape, complex terrain appeared on the river bank ahead. It was difficult for the horses to walk close to the river. The river began to meander and change direction. Towering mountain shadows appeared in the distance, and the river seemed to be flowing through.
In mountainous areas, the flow speed seems to have accelerated a lot.
One of the soldiers walked over to the female general and muttered for a while. The female general looked at the terrain ahead. After being silent for a while, she took out a sign, tied it to an arrow, shot an arrow with a whoosh of the bow, and nailed it to the bamboo raft.
He went up, and then shouted loudly: "Boy, listen up, I see that you have fun playing with this general today, and I will give you a clear path! The war outside is chaotic, and the world is difficult. If you have figured it out, you can use the nameplate to generalize.
If the county goes to the government, they will find me. I can't guarantee anything else. I'll keep you well fed and clothed, but maybe you can have a bright future. Don't be ignorant!" After saying that, he turned the horses and led the group back.