Chapter 969

"Not sure yet, but it must be a beast!"

Gu Zheng whispered back. He was not very powerful now and had no weapon spirit around him, so he could not investigate, but his intuition told him that the eyes on the opposite side were just wild beasts. As long as they were wild beasts, even if tigers and leopards came together, Gu Zheng would No worries either.

"Can I eat it?"

Tao is a little eager to try it. For him, the most interesting thing is eating. He likes to eat the delicacies made by Gu Zheng. Apart from eating, he also plays. Unfortunately, no one in the village plays with him. Only Gu Zheng occasionally takes him to play games. .

However, there is a price for Gu Zheng to take him to play. He must practice before he can do it. What he hates most is practicing, but in order to be able to play, he still listens to Gu Zheng's words and practices every time. He has no idea what the meaning of practice is.

The six green eyes approached quickly. The moonlight was good tonight and luck was good. Gu Zheng had already seen clearly that they were three porcupines with tusks, two big and one small, like a family.

The giant porcupine is bigger than the previous domestic pigs on the earth, like a calf. No wonder tigers don’t dare to provoke them easily. With their hard fur and sharp long tusks, if a tiger and a porcupine face off, who will lose? Who wins.

Fortunately, these porcupines like bamboo shoots and don't like to eat meat. Otherwise, other larger animals in this bamboo forest would not be able to survive. This is definitely the territory of these porcupines.

Two big and one small, even the small ones are the same size as the original earth pigs. The meat of these three porcupines together is enough for Aunt Cui to eat for several years. Of course, the meat cannot be stored for that long, and it will be choked when made into jerky. But the food and other things in exchange are definitely worth it.

These are three porcupines, and the fur alone is worth a lot of money, not to mention there are six tusks.

"Be careful and wait for me here!"

There was no need for Taoist to take action against the three porcupines. Gu Zheng took a small dagger from his calf. This was a dagger made of iron. Gu Zheng had made it by exchanging dried fish for a piece of iron at Aunt Cui's place.

It's just ordinary iron, or pig iron. It's okay to deal with ordinary pheasants and rabbits, but it's too weak to deal with porcupines. Such a short iron knife cannot pierce the skin of a porcupine in the hands of ordinary people.

However, Gu Zheng is not an ordinary person. Even a wooden stick will become as hard as steel with the blessing of his immortal power. If weapons are not effective, he still has immortal power, which is his greatest reliance.

The three porcupines were no longer standing about ten meters away from Gu Zheng. They roared sharply together, seeming to warn Gu Zheng and the others.

"bring it on!"

Gu Zheng grinned, and his body suddenly disappeared. It was not that he really disappeared, but that his speed was too fast, and it seemed as if he had disappeared.

"Didn't your body skills fall behind?"

Gu Zheng muttered to himself, his hand had already been raised, and when his body stopped next to a porcupine, the short knife was fiercely inserted into the porcupine's eye.

The whole porcupine skin is the most valuable.

The porcupine let out a painful roar and rolled its whole body on the ground, twitching. Gu Zheng ignored it, drew out his short knife, and jumped up in a hurry.

The other two porcupines saw their companions being attacked and had already rushed over. Gu Zheng was not afraid of porcupines, but there was no need to fight with porcupines with brute force. What's more, his body was not invulnerable now. The tusks of these porcupines could also cause him harm. , just hide.

He had no problem dealing with several porcupines with his fighting skills.

After three consecutive stabs, each of which was an eye, the three porcupines were slaughtered by Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng caught two large porcupines and felt them. Each of these two porcupines basically weighed about 500 kilograms. Really big fat pig.

The little one weighs almost three hundred kilograms. Just the meat, these three porcupines can harvest a lot, not to mention that the whole body of the porcupine is treasure. The value of three porcupines is what many ordinary families of four cannot earn for many years. Achieved harvest.

"I'm hungry!"

Tao was very obedient and didn't move at all. He waited for Gu Zheng to kill three porcupines before he spoke. Aunt Cui's family didn't have much food. Gu Zheng usually helped with some housework. Tao didn't do anything, so Gu Zheng didn't do anything before. Limit him so he doesn't eat too much at one time.

However, Gu Zheng often went out secretly at night to hunt small things such as pheasants and rabbits for tooth sacrifices. Some of them would be taken home by him for various reasons to supplement Aunt Cui's household expenses. For example, they were caught in small traps he set, and Or maybe they were lucky enough to catch it. Aunt Cui had no doubt about it. Every time she would happily pack up the things Gu Zheng brought and exchange them for food to eat together.

They were all around the village before, so Aunt Cui didn't suspect anything. This time the porcupine was hard to explain, and Gu Zheng didn't intend to explain. He just wanted to put down the porcupine and leave.

Gu Zheng dragged the small one, Tao one in each hand, and the two larger ones. The two of them just carried the three porcupines to the edge of the bamboo forest. The little white dragon was still standing there waiting for them.

There is no water here. Gu Zheng put the three porcupines on the back of the little white dragon. He pressed more than a thousand kilograms on them. The little white dragon's legs instantly softened and he neighed in grievance. This was the horse king. , if it were an ordinary horse, a big porcupine would be enough to crush it, but with two big porcupines, an ordinary horse would not be able to get up.

"I'll give you a massage later, please forgive me first!"

Gu Zheng chuckled. He knew Xiao Bailong's weight-bearing capacity. The weight-bearing capacity of more than a thousand kilograms was okay. It might be difficult to run, but it was absolutely no problem to walk for a while. There was a small river not far away, as long as he got there.

By the river, three porcupines were completely dismembered by Gu Zheng's short knife. Their furs were stacked neatly together, their meat was separated, and their tusks were put aside.

Gu Zheng didn't want the bones. Actually, porcupine bones are valuable, but they are not as valuable as meat and fur. Bones are too heavy, so he just threw them away. There was a fire rack by the river. A leg of the little porcupine was roasted on it. Tao was drooling at the sight.

The two of them had eaten so much of the leg that their stomachs were swollen. The rest of the porcupine meat was packed up by Gu Zheng and put back on the little white dragon. Without bones, the weight was much lighter. After being combed by Gu Zheng's immortal power, the little white dragon, who was full of energy, had no problem running.

At noon the next day, Gu Zheng had left the village for dozens of miles.

The meat, teeth and fur of the three porcupines were placed by Gu Zheng in the living room of Aunt Cui's house. Aunt Cui could see them as long as she got up. As for the two of them, there was no need to stay there any longer.

Gu Zheng was now in a place called Huiyuan Village, which was also one of the ten villages allowed by the immortal to preach, but it was the easternmost village.

Like Aunt Cui's place, there are many people here, and this village is bigger than Aunt Cui's village, so there are more people here, especially outsiders, who stay here almost half more than Aunt Cui.

The main reason is not that this place is closer to the city, but because the place where the immortal preaches is very close to here. Among the ten villages, this village ranks third.

Fortunately, it is the third, and the village closest to the immortal's preaching is basically full of people. Even if they are not qualified to enter the Taoist temple to listen to the sermon, they may just take a look from a distance. Everyone wants to get a little bit of the immortal's aura.

Some villagers who are good at doing business have already set up sheds and sold tea. The village where Gu Zheng arrived also has a tea shed. After tying the horse, he took Tao into the tea shed. Many people looked at the two of them, and more people looked at Xiao Bailong. Many people had greed in their eyes.

The expressions of these people could not be hidden from Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng just smiled, thinking in his heart, let's see who can take the bait later.

He knew very well that two three or four-year-old children riding such a horse were no different from the temptation brought by a child on Earth holding a box of banknotes before, and the box was transparent, so anyone could see it.

Gu Zheng did this on purpose. He wanted to go to the city, and it was really difficult for the two children to enter. The city was different from the village here. There were gates and soldiers guarding it. There were only two of them. Even if the soldiers had no greed, they would probably not let them in casually, or send them to the city to be raised first, as before.

Before, it must be said that Gu Zheng was very lucky to meet Aunt Cui and the others. Gu Zheng didn't know whether such luck would continue. He had no way before, because he didn't encounter a place where humans lived at all. This time, he was prepared, and naturally it would not be the same as last time.

What he needs now is an agent.

Someone who can help him come forward and do things for him. His age is too young, which is his biggest inconvenience. If he wants to collect raw materials and make food repairs, someone must come forward to help him buy them.

Moreover, he planned to earn some extra money when he arrived at the city. When the time came, they couldn't go to sell things alone. There must be someone to help him. Such a person must be found before going to the city. The sooner the better. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for them to go all the way unless they avoided the crowd and walked by themselves.

Gu Zheng deliberately came to the crowd and brought Xiao Bailong with him to find this agent.

The agent didn't need to be loyal to him. As long as he had certain abilities, it would be fine. If he was brave enough, it would be better. In the future, no matter what he wanted to buy or sell, it would not be too cheap. In this case, an honest man would definitely not be able to do it.

It was easy to find a courageous person. He deliberately showed off himself, and some people would definitely be greedy. It was not enough to be greedy. He had to dare to take action. Only those who dared to take action were courageous. Although the villagers now dared to fight and kill when facing wild beasts, many people couldn't do it to their own kind. People at this time were generally kind.

But no matter where, there were always courageous people. Gu Zheng had noticed that at least three waves of people had more fierce eyes, and some people kept staring at Xiao Bailong.

He exchanged some dry food for some tea. After drinking it, he didn't say anything and took Tao away. The two little guys rode on horses and walked slowly out of the village.

Gu Zheng knew without looking back that eight people followed behind him. These eight people were the three groups of people before.

"Two little kids, where are your parents?"

Only a few miles out of the village, four people rushed over and stopped them.

These four were one of the three groups of people before, and it was also the group with the most people. There was another group of three people, and the last group was a single person.

"We lost our father. Daddy had told us before that if we couldn't find him, we should ride back to the city directly on horseback!"

Gu Zheng pretended to be innocent and answered their questions with a smile. The four people showed joy on their faces. These two children had no adults. Without adults, and in a place where no one was, this was simply pie in the sky.

"Little kid, we are going to the capital city as well. Let's take you there!"

The four of them walked towards Gu Zheng and his friends with smiles on their faces. Gu Zheng and Tao did not show any fear at all, and even when the four of them wanted to call them down, they did not refuse.

"What a good horse, what a good horse!"

The four of them surrounded the little white dragon and kept looking at it, praising it constantly. The little white dragon was the king of horses, pure white, tall and mighty, so it was definitely a good horse.

"Brother, what should we do with these two children?"

One person asked their boss. Gu Zheng was still standing by holding Tao's hand. The two children looked innocent.

"These two children may be from the city, or they may be children of a wealthy family. They can't stay!"

The boss's eyes flashed with a fierce light. The horse was a good horse. They wanted it, but the people didn't want it. Gu Zheng had said before that they were going to the city to find their family, which made him mistakenly think that Gu Zheng was from the city. Even in the city, such a good horse was not something that ordinary people could have. It must be a powerful family.

In this way, if the two children find their families, their robbery of horses will be exposed. If they are someone they can't afford to offend, it may bring them disaster.

This boss is also a ruthless person. Facing Gu Zheng's two children, he can be ruthless.

"Boss Si, it's not appropriate for you to do this business alone!"

Before they started, three more people came out. This was the second wave of people before. In fact, they had been watching secretly in the dark. Seeing that the people here were about to take action, they would definitely take the horses away once they took action, so they came out.

The three of them, one less, seemed to be at a disadvantage, but the three of them were ruthless and knew the four, so they were not afraid and walked out directly.

"Du Gouzi, it's your brothers!"

The man called Si Laoda frowned. These three brothers were not good people. They were the most notorious people in dozens of nearby villages. They were basically bullies of this period.

The four of them were not good people either, but they were better than the three brothers. Seeing these three made Si Laoda hesitate.

"How about this, the children belong to you, and the horses belong to the three of us brothers. These two children must have a background. You can send them back and you will definitely get a reward. How about it?"

The three of them smiled and walked forward. Si Laoda and the other four were already on guard and took out their weapons.

Among the four people, Si Laoda took out a short knife, but it was much longer and better than Gu Zheng's. The other three took sticks and shoulder poles.

"What, do you want to fight?"

The three men stopped walking, revealing a fierce look. The three men lifted their clothes together and took out a knife. And it was not a particularly short knife, but a waist knife.

The three waist knives made Si Lao Da and the other four gasp.

It has been heard that these three brothers are ruthless and have killed people. Judging from their posture, this rumor is not true. These three waist knives are not ordinary knives. They are knives that only soldiers in the prefecture city have. I didn't expect that these three people also have them.

No need to guess, you know where these knives came from. The three men are not soldiers, so they definitely don't have such knives. It is impossible for them to come out at will after becoming soldiers in the prefecture city. This knife must be obtained by them secretly.

These three brothers are not rich people, and the knives are not cheap. There is no need to explain how they got them.

"Okay, the horses are for you, and we don't want the children anymore. Let's go!"

Si Lao Da took a step back. They have more people, but the other side has better weapons and is more fierce. They may not be opponents in a fight. A man who knows the times is a hero. Si Lao Da also understands, so he thought of leaving.

This horse is good, but life is more important, so we can only avoid it first.

"Okay, let's go!"

The three men stepped forward again, and put away their knives, as if they were going to lead the horse. Even if Si Lao Da was unwilling, he had no choice but to turn around and leave with the people around him.

As soon as the four turned around, the three brothers suddenly drew their knives again, roared and rushed forward. Si Lao Da was not a real robber and bad guy at all, and he was very inexperienced. With his back to him, three knives fell on him.

One of the knives cut off half of his head, and it seemed that he would not survive.

The remaining three were stupid, and before they thought about running, the three brothers rushed up again. Now they couldn't run away even if they ran. Only one of the three picked up a carrying pole to resist, but was soon chopped to the ground. The final result of the battle can be imagined. The three brothers killed all four people, and only one person was slightly injured.

He was still hit by the person who resisted with a few carrying poles, but there were only blue marks, and no broken bones.

"Good horse, it's really a good horse, haha!"

The three brothers didn't even look at Gu Zheng. They walked to the side of the little white dragon and praised it. Tao was always confused, while Gu Zheng was smiling.

After a while, one of the three brothers suddenly turned around and looked at the two of them. This person finally noticed something strange. The two children didn't react at all when they saw the killing here. They were still laughing, which was very abnormal.

"Kill them!"

The one who turned around was Du Gouzi, the eldest brother of the three brothers. He pointed his waist knife at Gu Zheng and shouted.

The other two turned around and didn't say anything. They picked up the knife and chopped Gu Zheng and his neck.

"Dong Dong!"

It wasn't the sound of someone being chopped, but someone falling down. The two people's eyes blurred, and the child who had been laughing disappeared. Soon, their heads were confused, and then their consciousness completely disappeared.

Du Gouzi was completely stunned there. His two brothers were now leaning on two trees. The two trees were not close, and they first hit the middle of the tree and then fell down.

This means that someone kicked or threw them out, so far that they fell directly into the middle of the tree, and then fell to the ground.

Such a distance and such a force made Du Gouzi shudder.

"Monster, monster!"

Du Gouzi screamed suddenly, threw away the knife, turned around and ran, and suddenly fell to the ground after running a few steps.