The Scarlet Sky Sword penetrated deeply into the black bear's belly. The Scarlet Sky Sword was extremely sharp. For a black bear with rough skin and thick flesh, most of the sword's blade was not penetrated by the sword.
The black bear was in pain, roared violently, raised its two front paws, aimed at Liu Xiu's head and slapped it hard.
Liu Xiu didn't bother to draw the sword anymore, so he could only abandon the Chixiao Sword and dodge to the side with all his strength. His head was dodged, but his movement was still a little slow, and one of the black bear's paws slapped him hard on the head.
Left shoulder.
Bang! With a muffled sound, Liu Xiu leaned back and rolled backwards. He didn't stop until his body hit a big rock by the river. He felt his throat licking, and a mouthful of old blood gushed out.
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He gritted his teeth and swallowed the old blood again. The black bear still had the Chixiao Sword stuck in its belly, roaring and charging towards Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu was lying on the ground, as if all the bones in his body were falling apart.
Can't stand up.
He watched helplessly as the black bear rushed towards him, opened its bloody mouth, and tried to bite his neck.
Liu Xiu, who was lying motionless on the ground, suddenly waved his arm and a crossbow arrow flew out from his wrist, hitting the black bear's right eye.
Poof! The black bear let out a howl like thunder in pain, and the figure standing on the ground stood up again, roaring to the sky for a while, and then the voice gradually weakened, and then with a bang, the huge figure fell to the ground, lying on the ground.
He stopped moving when Liu Xiu came closer.
Looking at the black bear lying on the ground, motionless for a long time, Liu Xiu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and his tense nerves relaxed. He lay on the ground, relaxed for a while, and then leaned on the stone.
Slowly sit up from the floor.
He looked at the wounds on his body, and there were bloodshot eyes oozing out from a few places. He sighed softly, and his eyes fell on the black bear in front of him again. The only thing he was thankful for now was that he didn't have to go hungry tonight, at least there was a bear.
Meat is edible.
The bear meat is not very tasty, it is very smelly. If you can get used to the smell, the bear meat can still be swallowed, but don't chew it carefully. The more you chew, the more sour it becomes.
In addition, the meat of adult bears and immature bears are also different. The meat of immature bears is very soft and relatively delicious, while the meat of adult bears is much harder.
If you want to make bear meat delicious, it needs special marinating. For Liu Xiu now, he certainly does not have such conditions.
Liu Xiu rested for a long time before he slowly stood up from the ground and used all his strength to turn over the bear corpse lying on the ground.
The Chixiao Sword, which was originally only inserted into most of the bear's body, now only exposed the hilt, and it was also stained with the bear's blood.
Liu Xiu spent a lot of effort to pull out the Chixiao Sword from the black bear's body. He swallowed, looked down at the bear's body for a while, and then used the edge of the sword to cut open the black bear's belly and cut it open.
He suffered an intestinal rupture.
Then he put the Red Sky Sword aside, endured the discomfort, and reached into the black bear's body with both hands, grabbing it out one by one.
He rummaged in the sewer for a long time and finally found what he wanted, bear bile. Bear bile can clear away heat and detoxify, calm gallbladder and improve eyesight. The most important thing is that it has the effect of stopping bleeding.
Liu Xiu has read many books and is very knowledgeable. Naturally, he knows how much bear bile can help him now.
The bile of this big black bear was larger than the palm of an adult's hand. Liu Xiu held it in both hands and after a while of mental preparation, he bit open the bile with his teeth and drank the bile.
Liu Xiu almost spit out the first bite he took into his mouth. It was so bitter. Even the bitterest traditional Chinese medicine is probably not half as bitter as pure bear bile. Liu Xiu knelt on the ground, holding on to the stone next to him.
, making a retching sound.
After retching for a long time, nothing came out. Liu Xiu shuddered, closed his eyes, poured the entire bear bile into his mouth, and drank it in. After that, Liu Xiu plunged into the river.
inside, drinking water in big gulps.
After struggling for a full quarter of an hour, Liu Xiucai finally recovered. At this time, there was no other taste in his mouth, only a bitter taste.
He returned to the shore from the water, picked up his Red Sky Sword, cleaned it carefully with river water, and sheathed the sword.
He looked at the armor he had just taken off, pondered for a moment, gathered it together, wrapped it in his cloak, and threw it into the river together.
Now he doesn't know where he is. Maybe he is still under the control of the bandit army. Once the bandit army searches them, these armors will immediately reveal his identity. wavv
Just as he was sitting on the shore, looking at the black bear's body and wondering where to start, the sound of rustling footsteps was heard again in the woods.
There won't be another one! At this time, Liu Xiu felt like there were really dark clouds covering his face, and his face was almost black. As the footsteps got closer and closer, finally, ten people suddenly jumped out of the forest.
Number of people.
These people were all dressed in linen clothes and linen trousers, and their clothes were shabby. Looking at their faces, they all had dark skin. Some were in their twenties, some in their thirties, and some in their forties or fifties.
Seeing these people, Liu Xiu couldn't help but be startled. When they saw Liu Xiu and the big black bear with its disemboweled stomach next to him, everyone was even more stunned and unable to react.
Before Liu Xiu could speak, a young man in his twenties asked first: "Did you kill it?"
Liu Xiu grabbed his tattered coat, put it on, and said, "Exactly."
"Are you alone?" the young man asked with wide eyes.
Liu Xiu looked around him, and it was obvious that he was the only one here.
Seeing this, everyone was filled with surprise and looked at Liu Xiu in disbelief, looking at him from top to bottom.
To other people, they may not think that bears are ferocious beasts, but only wealthy wolves, tigers and leopards are ferocious beasts. But for villagers living in the mountains, they would rather encounter a wealthy wolf, tiger and leopard than a blind black bear.
There is nothing more terrifying than encountering a blind black bear in the deep mountains and forests.
Only one person can kill such a big black blind man, and judging from his age, he is only in his twenties. This person must be too powerful!
An elderly man walked out of the crowd, raised his hands and said: "This strong man, we are all villagers in the local Ping Village. Do you know his name?"
It turned out that they were all villagers! Liu Xiu was secretly relieved, but he still did not tell his real name. He raised his hands and said, "My surname is Jin Minghe. I fell into the water because of a mistake and happened to be passing by here!"
He called himself Jin He, which was chosen from the two characters Liu Xiu. There is the character "金" in Liu's traditional Chinese characters, and the character "禾" is in Xiu.
"It turns out to be Jin Zhuangshi. Sorry, disrespectful!" The old man said with a smile and cupped his hands: "I am the village leader of Pingcun, my name is Zhao Li."
As he spoke, he looked down at the big black bear again and said: "This beast has injured several people in my village in this area, and no one can stop it. Today, the golden warrior killed this beast, but he helped
I am very busy in Pingcun!"
More than a dozen villagers present saluted Liu Xiu and said in unison: "Thank you, Mr. Jin!"
Liu Xiu quickly returned the courtesy and said: "Muramasa and you are too polite, I am just protecting myself."
Muramasa Zhao Li looked at the cloth wrapped around Liu Xiu's body and said, "I think Jin Zhuangshi's injury is not serious. Why don't you come to our Pingcun to treat the wound?"
"Is this... going to bother you all too much?"
Zhao Li and others were startled at first, but they all laughed in unison. They felt that Jin He was young, but well-mannered, and had the elegance of a Confucian scholar. He really didn't look like he could kill a big head alone.
Black and blind people.
The old man changed his words with a smile and said: "Master Jin is so polite! Master Jin is the great hero of our village after killing this beast. Our whole village has not yet welcomed him, so why would he feel disturbed?!"
"Yes, Mr. Jin helped our Ping Village eliminate this great harm. Our whole village is grateful!" Other villagers also enthusiastically invited Liu Xiu.
Of course Liu Xiu didn't want to stay alone in this barren mountain. Now he can go to the village to rest, which would be great. He handed over his hands and said: "Respect is worse than obeying orders. In this case, thank you very much!"
"Master Jin, please!"
The villagers headed by Zhao Li happily led Liu Xiu to their village. As for the big black bear, eight young strong men hung it on four wooden sticks and then carried it together, following Liu Xiu and Zhao Li.
later.
Pingcun is only two or three miles away from the river. The reason why they rushed here was because they heard the roar of the big black bear. The villagers thought that someone was being attacked by the black blind man again, so they rushed over in a hurry, intending to fight with the black blind man.
Desperately.
Unexpectedly, the roar they heard was actually the scream of the black blind man before his death, which had been dealt with by Liu Xiu alone.
Pingcun is not big, with only 20 households and less than 100 people in the village. The villagers in Pingcun mainly make a living by fishing and hunting.
This place is relatively close to Wujing County. On weekdays, the villagers take the fish and prey they catch to the county market and sell them in exchange for food, daily necessities and other items. Their lives are not very rich, but at least they can make a living.
To have no worries about food and clothing.
Following the villagers into the village, Liu Xiu was immediately invited to his home by Zhao Li.
Muramasa's home is larger than that of ordinary villagers. Zhao Li has three sons, all of whom are married. The second son and the youngest son have moved out, and Zhao Li lives with his eldest son.
The eldest son's name is Zhao Gui, a simple and honest man in his thirties.
After learning that Liu Xiu had killed the black blind man who was causing harm to the village, Zhao Li's family warmly entertained Liu Xiu and even specially invited the only doctor in the village for Liu Xiu.
This doctor is also an all-rounder. He is in his early forties and can treat both people and animals. Therefore, in the village, he is both a doctor and a veterinarian. He knows a little bit about everything but is not good at anything else.
Fortunately, Liu Xiu's injuries were all external injuries, not complicated diseases, and he had prepared some good medicine for sores. The doctor came over, helped Liu Xiu apply the medicine again, and bandaged it again, and it was done.
At Zhao Li's warm invitation, Liu Xiu temporarily stayed at Muramasa's house. In return, he planned to give the big black bear he killed to Zhao Li.
After Zhao Li heard this, his head shook like a rattle, and he couldn't bear to say it was expensive.
Bear bones can be used as medicinal materials and can also be made into bone tools, such as rings made of bear bones, which are valuable in the market. Bear meat and bear paws can be sold to wineries and restaurants, and they are not cheap, especially bear paws.
, even more expensive.
Bearskin is also a luxury product favored by dignitaries. The value of a good bearskin is enough for ordinary people to live comfortably for two to three years.
Therefore, although bears are scary, they are full of treasures. How much is such a big black blind man worth?
Zhao Li had a firm attitude towards Liu Xiu's gift and refused to accept it no matter what.
Liu Xiu admired the character of the old village master. Finally, he asked Zhao Gui to help him get rid of the big black bear and sell the skin, bones, meat and paws in the market.
As for the money in exchange, he did not intend to take it away, but wanted to secretly leave it to the old Muramasa when he left.
Liu Xiu stayed in Pingcun for three days. The injuries on his body changed almost every day, and the speed of recovery was staggering.
This made the doctors in Pingcun couldn't help but marvel, thinking that this must be the effect of Liu Xiu drinking a whole bear bile.
On the fourth day he lived in Pingcun, Liu Xiu was taking a nap in the house when he suddenly heard a noise outside. Liu Xiu sat up from the bed, twisted his joints, and was about to go out. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
After opening the door, Zhao Gui ran in from outside in a panic.
