Lingzhou is today's Yinchuan Plain, where the Yellow River becomes gentle and has many tributaries, nourishing the vast wilderness on both sides. Coupled with abundant sunshine and fertile land, the area is very rich in products, especially melons and fruits. Since ancient times, it has been known as
Block the river south of the Yangtze River.
It was March in spring, and the winter wheat had sprouted in the wheat fields, which were so green that one could see the edges.
Guo Song was still in the same attire as before. Since Xiao Guan had no notice to arrest him, he didn't bother to change into ordinary clothes. He just washed the blood stains on the Taoist robe in a stream, dried it and continued to wear it.
He rides a strong big green donkey, carries an ironwood sword on his back, and carries a Tang Army horn bow on his waist.
This is a Badou riding bow. It is well made and feels extremely comfortable in the hand. Guo Song couldn't put it down. However, it is a pity that it is too light and cannot take advantage of his strength.
Guo Song had an idea in his mind to see if he could buy a bow and arrow that was truly suitable for him in Lingzhou City.
At this time, Guo Song saw a tea shed on the side of the road, so he led his donkey and walked over.
"Taoist Priest, come and sit for a while!"
The old man in the tea shed quickly stood up and greeted Guo Song. Guo Song walked into the tea shed and saw a dozen melons placed on the ground. He was a little surprised and said: "Old man, are there any melons now?"
"Last year's melons can be eaten normally this year if they are kept in the cellar."
The old man helped him tie the donkey up, then brought him a stool for him to sit on, and said with a smile: "You can eat melon before leaving, and you won't be charged for it."
"I'm kidding you!" Guo Song was surprised that eating melons didn't cost any money?
"How could I make fun of you, oh! Do you think I build a shed to do business?"
It turned out that he didn’t run a tea shed to do business. Guo Song’s face felt a little hot and he said sheepishly: “Old man, I thought… I’m so embarrassed!”
"It's okay, just sit for a while and then leave."
Guo Song sat down. The old man cut the sweet courgette into four pieces, pushed it to him and said with a smile, "Eat it first! The melons we have here are very sweet. Even though they are from last year, they are still full of moisture."
Guo Song picked up the melon and took a bite. It was sweet and full of water. He couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "Good melon!"
The old man smiled and asked: "From the accent, it seems that the Taoist priest is also from this area?"
Guo Song nodded, "I am also from Lingzhou. I have been a monk in Kongtong Mountain since I was a child, and I am planning to return to secular life and return to my hometown."
"Although it's good to return to secular life, you shouldn't go back to Lingzhou again."
"Why?"
The old man sighed and pointed to the north, "The Xueyantuo people in the north! They will go south to plunder every one or two years. Lingzhou is the first to bear the brunt. Everyone who can leave has left, and those who can't leave have to fight to the death with the barbarians.
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Guo Song was a little confused. Didn't the Xueyantuo people perish in the early Tang Dynasty? Where did another Xueyantuo people come from?
But he is not surprised. The Tang Dynasty now is different from the Tang Dynasty in history. It is normal for the Xue Yantuo people to still exist.
Guo Song could only stay in Lingzhou for a few days at most. He didn't want to hear any more heavy topics, so he changed the subject and asked with a smile: "Why did I build a shed here?"
The old man pointed to a large green wheat field behind him, "I'm guarding the wheat field!"
"Guarding the wheat fields now? It's too early!"
The old man chuckled and said, "At this time, all the wild animals in Helan Mountain have come down, including wild boars, leopards, wolves, foxes, badgers, and groups of deer and wild goats, especially deer and wild goats. They like to eat young wheat seedlings and kill leopards and wolves."
It’s also attracted.”
As he said that, the old man took out a pair of gongs from the box and said: "When you find that trouble is coming, you bang the gong as hard as you can to drive them away."
So that's it. Guo Song stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, father-in-law. It's time for me to go!"
"Taoist Master, follow the official road for another twenty miles and you will see Lingzhou City."
"Thank you!"
Guo Song rode on the big green donkey and continued walking eastward along the official road. However, he had some expectations in his heart. There were actually deer and wild goats in the wheat fields. Let's see if he could be lucky enough to hunt one.
After walking seven or eight miles, Guo Song suddenly pulled the reins. He seemed to hear something in the wheat fields in the northern highlands. He got off the donkey, climbed up the high field ridge in a few steps, and slowly looked up.
I saw a big, dark guy munching on wheat shoots a few dozen steps away.
"Wild boar!"
Guo Song recognized it at a glance. It was a wild boar. He had also hunted it in Kongtong Mountain.
But the wild boar in Kongtong Mountain pales in comparison to this wild boar. The wild boar in front of you looks like a calf, with a huge body, black hair like thorns, and a long fang protruding from its mouth.
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"Excuse me, Master, what did you see?"
Suddenly a clear voice came from behind.
When Guo Song turned around, he saw more than a dozen people on horseback arriving on the official road at some unknown time. They were all dressed in black attire and holding bows, arrows and long knives.
The leading man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, tall, with a Chinese character face, thick sword eyebrows, and sharp eyes. He was the one who was asking himself just now.
Guo Song quickly raised his index finger, ‘Shh——’
He walked down quickly and pointed to the high tunnel: "There is a big wild boar eating wheat seedlings up there."
Everyone was overjoyed, and the young man at the head said: "We are from the field protection team. If the Taoist priest has no objection, leave this wild boar to us!"
Guo Song smiled and said, "I have no objection. If you want to go, feel free to do so!"
They are not the only ones in Lingzhou's field protection team. Everyone has already established a rule that whoever finds the prey first will not be allowed to get involved with others, so the other party has to ask Guo Song for permission.
When the young man saw that Guo Song had agreed, he immediately became excited. He waved his hand, and more than a dozen of his men dispersed, and their horses rushed up to the high ground from both sides.
Guo Song took the green donkey and left quickly. If the wild boar rushed down from above, he would bear the brunt.
After walking a few dozen steps, I heard a shrill roar from behind, and the person above shouted: "Young Master, get out of the way, the wild boar is going crazy!"
When Guo Song turned around, he saw a big black wild boar rushing down from the high ground. It had an arrow stuck in its eye and the other small eye was red. It was rushing towards him like crazy, followed by a large group of men in black.
'You dead pig, it's not like I want to kill you!'
Guo Song cursed fiercely in his heart, turned around and kicked the green donkey, "Quickly leave!"
Unexpectedly, the big green donkey's legs were so frightened that it refused to move.
Seeing that the situation was critical, Guo Song drew out his wooden sword and jumped into the air. He did two somersaults in the air and landed two feet away.
"Come this way!"
Guo Song shouted, picked up a stone, and threw it at the wild boar. "Bang!" The stone hit the wild boar's head.
The stone hit hard and accurately, and the wild boar was in pain. It shook its head and saw Guo Song, who was more than ten steps away. It roared wildly and rushed towards Guo Song like crazy.
Guo Song was as calm as a mountain. The moment the wild boar was about to hit him, he ducked out of the way. As fast as a ghost, he avoided the fatal blow of the wild boar and slashed it with a sword.
‘Bang!’ The iron wood sword struck the wild boar’s back, like breaking leather, with a dull sound.
The force of this sword was more than 300 kilograms, which could smash a large stone into pieces, but the wild boar just staggered, rolled to the ground, and then got up again without any damage.
At this time, a young man in black rushed in like a whirlwind, raised his sword with both hands, and stabbed the wild boar with a sword from behind.
'Crack!' With a sound, the long sword broke in two, but it could not penetrate. The wild boar showed its ferocity, twisted its waist, and swung out with more than 400 kilograms of force. The young man was unsteady and stepped back two feet.
He took a step and fell to the ground.
The wild boar let out a low growl, opened its bloody mouth, turned its head and bit hard at the young man's calf.
"Young master, run away!"
The surrounding men were so frightened that they shouted wildly, but it was too late. Many people closed their eyes and turned away. The young master was finished now.
"Beasts suffer death!"
The sound made people move. Guo Song jumped up, holding the wooden sword tightly with both hands. The iron-wood sword blew out a strong wind and struck hard at the wild boar. He had hunted wild boars on Kongtong Mountain and knew very well that the weak point of the wild boar was in its head.
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The wild boar was distracted by the young man's sneak attack from behind, and failed to prevent Guo Song's fatal blow. It suddenly realized that Guo Song was attacking it, and instinctively turned around, and the wooden sword struck it right on the forehead.
Guo Song used all his strength with this sword, and 'poof!' blood spurted out. He split the wild boar's head in half with one sword. The wild boar fell to the ground with a crash, its four hooves twitched for a moment, and finally died.
Guo Song took a few steps back, feeling weak all over. He was still afraid for a while. It was too dangerous. The young man was only a little bit close to losing his life.
The young man was in shock, staring blankly at the wild boar, which was as big as a calf. With just one poke from its long tusks, he would be killed.
"Thank you, Taoist Priest, for saving your life!" He finally realized that it was this young Taoist priest who saved his life.
Guo Song waved his hand and said with a smile: "The wild boar's only weak point is its head. Its skin is too thick to be penetrated by a sword. You can peel it off to make front and rear armor. It would be a pity if it was pierced by your sword."
Already."
When the young man saw that the other party was saving face for himself at this time, he felt good in his heart. He stood up and saluted: "Liang Wu, may I ask about the Changxian?"