That night, Lin Shuo and others spent the night on the mountain.
Wang Yong said before that he felt he was being stared at, so in the past two days, Wei Xingshan was very careful and sent people to touch all the nearby hills.
It turned out that nothing suspicious was found. Instead, he found a wild boar and was shot down by Wang Yong with a crossbow.
This is a big guy weighing more than five hundred catties, like a hill, and it took four mercenaries to carry it back to the camp with all their strength.
Everyone is very excited, but also a little worried.
The mercenary squad that performed the mission this time was all the elite of the army before retiring from the army, and none of them came from the cooking class.
With such a big wild boar, they can kill it, let alone eat it, but they don't know how to deal with it in this barren mountain.
Of course Lin Shuo would, but he didn't intend to do anything, and no one else dared to mention this in front of him.
In the end, it was the old professor He Zihong who stood up and cooked the wild boar with his disciple Yang Tuo.
These two people are both experts in the field of biology, He Zihong is in charge of gestures, and Yang Tuo is in charge of hands. After a while, the wild boar like a hill was skinned, dehaired and dismembered.
Although they are two literati and scholars, those who are engaged in biological research have a lot of scalpels. When Yang Tuo used the knife, he didn't touch the bone at all, so it was very easy.
The pork was almost decomposed. He Zihong walked up to Lin Shuo and said with a slight smile, "Mr. Lin, I saw you were carrying some seasoning, can you borrow some?"
Lin Shuo took a look at the biology authority, took out the bottle of homemade seasoning from his bag, and handed it over without saying anything.
He Zihong took the seasoning, but he didn't leave. Instead, he sat down beside Lin Shuo and continued to ask, "Mr. Lin, can Xiao Yang and I accompany us when we go to the riverside tomorrow?"
"No." Lin Shuo shook his head.
"Can you tell me the reason?" He Zihong was not in a hurry, his expression was kind and his tone was very calm.
"Then why are you going?" Lin Shuo asked rhetorically.
"Hehe." He Zihong smiled, "I have a hunch that this time, there is a great possibility that we can see it."
Lin Shuo shook his head and said, "The envoy of the Dragon King used the method of someone in the door to pass on the news to me, so this matter is not ordinary. I don't know if I can see the Black Water Dragon King. But the matter The danger is not small. I go alone, and I have no scruples. If you bring the two of you scholars, it will be inconvenient."
He Zihong looked at Lin Shuo's expression, and did not insist any longer, but said with a smile, "Well, we will follow Mr. Lin's arrangement."
When He Zihong walked away with the seasoning bottle, Anne came over again, sat cross-legged beside Lin Shuo, and asked softly:
"Then can I go?"
Lin Shuo didn't say anything.
"Brother Shuo, take her with you." The mynah flew back from the forest and landed on Lin Shuo's shoulder, "This woman is obedient and won't make trouble for us."
Lin Shuo glanced at Xiao Ba, thought for a while, and nodded, "All right."
"Thank you, Mr. Lin."
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Early the next morning, from the direction of the village on the other side of the mountain, there was a sound of blowing and blowing.
Almost all the people in the village, some carrying sacrifices, some driving animals, and some beating gongs and drums, were bustling and slowly heading towards the river.
Lin Shuo and Anne stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the group of people.
"Wow, there are so many things." Anne sighed.
Lin Shuo was a little surprised when he saw the movement down the mountain.
There were indeed a lot of sacrifices on this trip.
Chickens, ducks, and geese, which have been treated, have more than 20 domestic animals, placed on trays, with red cloth strips tied around their necks.
There were three live pigs, and they were handled very cleanly. Each of the six men carried half a fan on their shoulders.
Behind the crowd was driving a cow.
These things are nothing in China, but here, these villagers have undoubtedly spent their money.
"That old guy, he made a lot of money this time." Xiao Ba said.
When Lin Shuo was talking to the envoy of the Dragon King yesterday, the bird hid in the tree and heard everything.
"Can he get it alone?" Anne asked softly, "There's still a live cow."
"Don't worry about that." Lin Shuo said, "No matter how bad he is, he is also a member of the sect. He always has some abilities that ordinary people don't have."
While speaking, Lin Shuo took Anne and Xiaoba and started to descend the mountain, following behind the group of villagers.
After following for a while, Lin Shuo didn't continue to follow, but turned into a side road.
There are only a few mountain roads here, and the one the villagers took before was actually the one that Lin Shuo and his group took after crossing the chain bridge two days ago.
The place where the villagers delivered their sacrifices should be the chain bridge five kilometers away. Lin Shuo didn't have to follow, he needed to go to a higher place and find a suitable observation position.
Besides, this group of people was chattering and chattering, making a lot of noise, and they couldn't lose it no matter what.
After turning onto a side road up the mountain, Lin Shuo quickened his pace a little.
His acceleration was gradual. As he accelerated, he observed whether Anne could keep up.
This woman is unusual, he knows this, but he has been too lazy to delve into it. Since I have a chance to be alone this time, I might as well give her a try.
Lin Shuo kept his sense of proportion, so naturally he would not go all out, but after five or six minutes of slow acceleration, the speed of his feet was no longer what ordinary people could keep up with.
But Anne, who is as beautiful as a flower and has a gentle temperament, not only can keep up, but even handle it with ease.
Different from Lin Shuo's striding style, Anne's way up the mountain is much more fancy.
Wherever there is a tree branch, you can break it with your hands and borrow some strength; where you can step on the rock and jump over it, you can take a shortcut of a few meters; where there is no other way, you can only walk the mountain path honestly.
All the details of this mountain seemed to have been clearly in her mind. After following Lin Shuo for more than ten minutes, her face was neither red nor out of breath, and that graceful figure was always by Lin Shuo's side.
Seeing Anne's method of going up the mountain, Lin Shuo had a good idea.
Sure enough, she was in the door.
This kind of movement is called "cutting the mountain". There are not many people in this world who can do this, and they all have the same surname.
"Didn't you hide it well before?" Lin Shuo asked while walking, "Why can't you bear it now?"
"If I don't reveal my identity to you again, I'm afraid you will blame me." Anne jumped lightly, walked side by side with Lin Shuo, and said with a sweet smile.
"No wonder you know where I live in seclusion." Lin Shuo shook his head and said in a flat tone, "Since you have crossed the same threshold, why do you hide from me? You always use words to deal with me. Your family His tutor is really good."
After Lin Shuo finished speaking, Anne turned pale for a while, and quickly explained: "Patriarch Lin, please don't blame me! Our branch has been living overseas. My parents passed away early. I really don't understand."
"Then why do you suddenly know the rules again?" Lin Shuo asked.
Anne lowered her head and said, "I just feel that Patriarch Lin is already testing me. If you don't let me know your identity, you may never trust me again in the future."
"Finally, I'm still a little smart." Lin Shuo glanced at Anne, "Okay, they are all people who have lost their parents, so don't call me the master. Remember, if something happens later, don't act rashly, listen I arrange."
"Hey!" Anne responded.
At this moment, Xiao Ba flew to Anne's shoulder, lightly pecked Anne's hair, and said, "Mother, are you a member of the family?"
"Yes, Eighth Master."
"It's hidden deep enough."
"Baye, I won't dare in the future." Anne stuck out her tongue, but looked towards Lin Shuo.
"Woman, what generation are you in your family?" Xiao Ba asked again.
"I've already called you Ba Ye. You must be your junior." Anne said, "According to my seniority, I should call Mr. Lin an uncle."
"No need, just call him brother." Xiao Ba said carelessly, "Otherwise, he will be inferior in seniority, and it will not be easy to develop in the future."
"Then if I'm of the same generation, should I be called Ba Ye... Ba Ge?" Anne narrowed her eyes into a crescent, and asked with a smile.
"Ma'am, I'm not as tender as you. I'm only twelve years old." Little Ba tilted his head and flew back to Lin Shuo's shoulder.
The two of them were talking, and their feet had already reached the top of the mountain.
Lin Shuo did not choose this mountain wrongly, it is the highest mountain in a hundred miles around here, and it has an excellent view.
Looking down from here, the group of villagers who went to deliver sacrifices was not much bigger than a group of ants. The big river that blocked Lin Shuo and his party for more than four hours was not far ahead.
There was a gentle breeze on the top of the mountain, bringing the smell over there. Lin Shuo twitched his nose twice, but he didn't smell anything unusual.
"It's a bit far here." Anne also saw the scene below, and asked softly, "If the Black Water Dragon King appears, can we catch it?"
"Mother, why have you suddenly become stupid?" Xiao Ba said, "The Black Water Dragon King is so big, and his home field is in the water, you really think that we two brothers are gods, who can capture the moon in the nine heavens, and catch the five oceans in the bottom." Turtle
The foundation of our hunters lies on the ground. Once we enter the water, 80 to 90% of our abilities will be lost. Fighting with that guy by the water, isn't that courting death? It must be brought to land! "
"It's so far away, how can I get it?" Anne asked.
"Isn't Master Chaser here?" Xiao Ba jumped onto the giant recurve bow behind Lin Shuo, pecked at the bow, "You think so? Master Chaser."
"Xiao Ba, stop talking." Lin Shuo stared at Jiang Mian's eyes, and suddenly narrowed his eyes.
With a backhand copy, he removed the recurve bow from his back:
"There is movement in the water."
Anne heard Lin Shuo's reminder, and hurriedly looked over.
Sure enough, on the surface of the river, a black figure, looming, was swimming slowly under the water.
This river, looking down from the high mountain at this moment, seems to be only three feet wide.
But this river Anne has seen before, the narrowest water area is at least 50 meters.
And this black shadow is under the water, like a big river eel swimming in a small ditch.
At first glance, it is not surprising, but when you think of the width of the river, it is scary.
"This is called a big guy." Lin Shuo said softly, and then flipped his backhand again, and took down a bow and arrow as thick as an arm.