Those who eat qi, live long life

Chapter 3 Assassination
Early the next morning, Ding Niu got up on time, ate breakfast, and received the distribution, which was five mu as usual.

Going to the cattle house to get the cow, naturally you can't get the old cow, Ding Niu pretended to ask, and the little steward said sarcastically:

"The cow is sold, Ding Niu, this time I will give you a strong one. If you find a bargain, you must work hard!"

It seemed that they didn't want to say anything, and Ding Niu was so happy that he took the cattle to plow the fields.

He intentionally conserved his strength, and when plowing the field, he let the strong ox exert more strength. After a busy day, in the evening, he would finish plowing the allotment of five acres, which was much slower than yesterday.

In the evening, I went to practice as usual, and found a secluded place to start, but only pricked four flat piles, practiced basic boxing methods, and exercised basic strength. I stopped punching tree stumps for a day to preserve my strength.

Until the dead of night, Ding Niu set off when he was full of energy and energy.

For safety, a dagger was pinned to his waist.

Following Zhao Hanjiang to find yesterday's location and reconfirming that there is no tail, Ding Niu grabbed the river bank and went down, step by step, with something to rely on.

It's just that when I searched again, there were some deviations.

The first time I went down, I didn't find the target.

Ding Niu remained calm and never rushed in. Even if he couldn't find the cave, he was not in a hurry.

Going deep into the water, the water pressure squeezes the body very hard, and at the same time consumes a lot of energy. If you can persist for a long time, it is also a kind of exercise.

Compared with hitting tree stumps, it is another exercise method. The underwater is dark and unknown, which makes people feel frightened. If you can calm down, you will naturally exercise your mind and endurance.

Ding Niu found that this kind of exercise is also a good way, and he decided to increase this kind of training in the future.

Going back and forth twice, I became more proficient and unhurried.

On the third trip, Ding Niu finally got his wish and found the entrance of the cave.

He was still very careful, sneaking all the way, finally saw the water outlet, slowly raised his head, and saw the old cow lying in front of him for the first time.

Ding Niu was startled, he didn't dare to inhale rashly, and still replaced breathing with true energy.

He touched it very slowly with light hands and feet, and when he got close, he saw the terrible gap in the old cow's back, missing a large piece of flesh and blood.

Miserable.

Ding Niu just glanced at it, feeling angry.

He pressed himself down and checked the wound on the old cow. The wound on the back looked horrible, but the loss of flesh and blood was not much, but the abdomen was hollowed out first.

Ding Niu took a closer look:
The wound was not as neat as a sword stabbing knife, but it seemed to be gnawed, torn, and the edges were ragged.

If it wasn't in this dark hole at the bottom of the water, Ding Niu would think it was a beast biting, but in such a deep water hole, what kind of thing would have such a habit?
Ding Niu didn't know the answer.

He secretly adjusted his breath and returned quietly.

No matter what it is, if you eat a lot, you will often be strong and ferocious.

However, Ding Niu already knows its habits: it eats raw flesh and blood, and likes to eat internal organs.

There is a way to deal with this.

After returning, Ding Niu lay on the bed, and heaven and man were at war.

The first two times he was thinking about the old cow, and he was ignorant and fearless when he went into the water, because he didn't know the danger in the dark underground cave. Now the danger is clearly in front of his eyes.

Reality can't help but make him unconscious.

There are unknown monsters that eat raw flesh.

The old cow is already dead, and he would not live long. The dead are dead, and so are the living.

Is it worth taking the risk again?

Even at the risk of own life?

Lao Niu saved his life in a substantial sense when he was young and weak. If he just thought about it in his heart and talked about it, then in fact, he never really appreciated the kindness of Lao Niu.

He has to accept a reality: his character, will, determination, nothing more.

If he really regarded Lao Niu as a benefactor, he would not hesitate.

Ding Niu thought of this and fell asleep peacefully.

Silent all night.

The next day, Ding Niu finished the assigned farm work early and went to the mulberry field at the foot of Liangjiaao Mountain.

It was the time of spring plowing and the season of recovery of all things. Liang Jiawa removed the thousand acres of fertile land in the middle, and in the corners, some women and children in the town guard's mansion were engaged in other jobs.

Such as planting mulberry and raising silkworms.

The mulberry here is not a mulberry tree, but a plant called ground mulberry. Ding Niu knows this thing. It is called bima on the earth. This thing is found in many places. Used for lamp oil lighting.

Here, the ground mulberry is also used to raise silkworms, and the ground mulberry is patted with a knife and fried in a pan. After a while, the kung fu oil will be refined. Put chopped green onions in the pot and the whole street will be full of fragrance. If you beat it again It would be fatal if one egg fell.

Ding Niu tried his best to practice, eat whatever he caught, and sent Shennong to taste all kinds of herbs. Ever since he discovered Dimulberry, he had made up his mind a long time ago.

When I came here this time, I had the cheek to ask the mulberry planting aunt for the mulberry seeds. I promised a lot of benefits, and I only got some. In addition, I secretly saved a lot, and I got a bunch.

I took these mulberries, but they were not used as a tonic.

Using bottles, jars, big leaves and other utensils, I simply got some impure distilled water, pounded the mulberry into a slurry, washed it, filtered out the precipitate with gauze, and dried it in the shade to get a powder.

These powders are a highly poisonous substance.

Just don't get hot.

After obtaining these, he tried every means and spent all his savings to secretly buy a live chicken from the kitchen assistant.

Then prepare a closed iron box, a boning knife, and finally wrap the powder with rice flour into pills.

At night, as usual, I went out to practice.

When the calculated time came, he secretly came to Zhao Hanjiang, fed the rice flour balls to the chickens, then grabbed them and stuffed them into the iron box, racing against time.

All the way into the water, first of all, the chicken should not be suffocated or crushed to death. Second, the time must be seized. If the rice flour shell outside the powder is digested and the poisonous powder inside is exposed, the chicken will die first.

Ding Niu was bold and careful, counted the time well, aroused his true energy, and coordinated his hands and feet very quickly. He was very fast at the beginning of the water, but he remained cautious when he entered the hole and turned, and then reached the water outlet.

Along the way, many accidents are likely to erupt.

such as:

What if you encounter an enemy on the way?
If you haven’t encountered it twice, then strictly follow the time of the first two trips, neither early nor late, and follow the successful experience.

What if you throw a chicken when you get to a place, but the enemy is not there?Well, all plans fall short.

Ding Niu will not be discouraged and will continue next time.

What if the poison can't kill the enemy?
Then think of another way.

Ding Niu has plans for these.

There will always be accidents, and there are only six words for all arrangements.

Do your best, listen to destiny.

After coming out of the water, the chicken was still alive and its neck was stuck, making it unable to scream.

The iron cage sank to the bottom of the water, biting the boning knife, and slowly went ashore. Looking at the old cow again, a large piece of flesh and blood was missing from its back.

This thing feeds on old cows, so if it doesn't need to go out to hunt, it is probably still here.

Ding Niu looked around and cautiously entered into the belly of the old cow. The stench and putrid smell hit his face, and sticky blood clots slid down his face, hands, and body.

Ding Niu endured the discomfort, and secretly said to Lao Niu to bless you and avenge you!
giggle!
With a flick of his hand, the live chicken in his hand was thrown out, flapping its wings and clucking.

Ding Niu slid into the cow's belly completely, condensed his true energy in his ears, and waited intently.

Old cow bless!

After a while, the strong smell of fish and the sound of whirring filled the nose and ears, and the crowing of the live chicken stopped abruptly, followed by the sounds of tearing, chewing, and swallowing.

In the dark and closed space, I heard a strange sound beside my ears, steel teeth colliding, chewing bones, swallowing and whimpering, even if Ding Niu was mentally prepared, he still felt his hair stand on end.

The next thing was even more terrifying, the monster swallowed the live chicken, seemed to have tasted the fresh flesh, screamed excitedly, but was still not happy, jumped on the back of the old cow, crazily tore and gnawed.

The ox was below, only flesh and blood separated from it, and felt the sudden increase in weight, the sound of swallowing and biting was above its head.

If the monster eats any more, they will meet their eyes.

Ding Niu completely replaced his breath with true energy, grasped the sharp knife for bone removal, and waited for it.

Although the ground mulberry is highly poisonous, its onset is not fast. Ding Niu was prepared to hide for a while, but if he is discovered at this time, he will fight head-on.

He is physically strong and full of courage, and he only feels that it is not clear who will win the battle.

With firm determination, Ding Niu let the monster above toss and lay there holding his breath.

When it is launched, it must be a thunderbolt.

When the time came, the monster groaned twice and jumped away.

Ding Niu thought to himself, what's so weird?
Hearing the rattling sound going away, Ding Niu slowly slid out of the cow's belly and peeked at it.

Such a deep underwater cave should have been dark and dull, but as far as the eye can see, there is some phosphorescence.

Ding Niu concentrated his eyes and saw animal carcasses and fish bones all over the place. He was a little surprised at once. Thinking of the strange behavior of the old cow before, Ding Niu couldn't help guessing, could it be that this is some kind of animal grave, and dying animals would hide here quietly. die?
Through the phosphorescent light, he saw that vague humanoid monster, only more than one meter long, which seemed to be a dwarf, dancing in front of the stone wall.

Ding Niu looked again, on the stone wall, there was a faint auspicious cloud palace, and the graceful woman in ancient costume, playing the pipa and the piano, looked like a fairy in the sky, not a human phenomenon.

It turned out that he was not a fish monster, nor was he the first time here.

Who is it that spends so much effort here to leave such exquisite and lifelike murals on the stone walls?
Ding Niu couldn't help guessing.

The monster stood in front of the stone wall and refused to leave for a long time, as if worshiping the fairy on the stone wall.

Suddenly, the monster spit out a red pill, bright red better than blood, surrounded by a faint green halo, which was spit out and sucked in by the monster, playing with it repeatedly.

Ding Niu was not surprised when he saw it suddenly spit out red pills, it turned out to be a monster!
He has also heard that there are Qi practitioners and immortals in this world, but he has never really seen them.

Can't help secretly thinking that it's bad, so we can only be more cautious.

Ding Niu thought that this red pill must be the monster's inner alchemy, where his life is, and his whole body's energy is condensed in it, but it is too far away now, and it is unrealistic to take the risk of taking the pill.

He only thought of one opportunity, and that was the monster's poisonous hair.

Whether it was the previous assassination or the capture of the inner alchemy, this opportunity was waiting.

The plan remained the same, and he adjusted his spirit more patiently, accumulating strength, emotion, and determination.

Wait, wait, still wait.

At the moment, he is the most patient hunter and killer.

(End of this chapter)