When the Emperor's Guard arrived at the hunting ground, they saw flags fluttering and crowds of people. There was a sentry tower hundreds of steps around the hunting ground to observe the surrounding activities at any time. There were special rangers in the distance responsible for driving wild animals to the hunting ground to facilitate hunting by dignitaries.
At this time, a Forbidden Army knight holding a command flag rode out from among tens of thousands of people, and went straight to Mu Sheng's hunting team. He handed the token to him and said, "Jun Changping, this is the hunting ground token, please." Go up and hunt in the designated hunting grounds.”
"Well, I understand."
When the knight saw Mu Sheng accepting the order, he turned back and rode back to the team.
As the team leader, Mu Sheng received a token from the guard flag officer. This token designated the team to hunt in the hunting ground designated in the northwest. The hunting ground was very large. It was impossible for Mu Sheng to hunt in the same guard unit as the emperor. .
Except for a few highly trusted important officials of the imperial court, the emperor's guard was generally surrounded by imperial guards and royal guards, with three circles inside and three outside, protecting them tightly, for fear that wild animals would not be protected during hunting. Controlling the collision of the emperor's chariot, of course, sometimes it's not just wild beasts that you have to guard against...
Mu Sheng led his team to the designated hunting ground and officially started hunting.
Mu Sheng looked back at the few guards behind him and ordered, "You guys go to the south. We found that ferocious beasts trust whistle arrows. Let's take the east road..."
After arranging the task, several personal guards agreed! Riding their horses and leaving, they were responsible for exploring and guarding ahead. Mu Sheng personally led ten of his bodyguards to take another hunting route.
Hunting is not only a reflection of individual shooting skills, but also a reflection of teamwork. A pioneer scout team discovers the prey, and the team behind has to ambush the prey on the way to escape in advance. There are also personnel responsible for chasing the prey. It depends on one person's organization. Team, the ability to command operations.
The predecessor of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Jin State was granted the title of Liang Dynasty. Because it was located in the northwest, it had fought wars with the grassland tribes led by the Huns for hundreds of years. In order to deal with the military threat from the northern grasslands, the Jin State since Top-down hunting and round-up hunting are also held every year. Some private social activities of the powerful usually focus on inviting each other to hunt.
Mu Sheng led the team to track the hunting. His arrow skills were accurate and almost all arrows were missed. He actually shot a lot of wild animals along the way.
While they were dabbling, one of the guard's horses suddenly frightened and almost overturned the knight.
The knight shouted, "Sir, be careful, there are monsters."
I saw a black shadow that looked like a pig rushing towards the cavalry. The beast's fur was like spikes and it moved as fast as the wind. The captain of the guard blew a whistle, and the guards immediately dispersed. Around the beast, the knights raised their bows. Arrow, attack this beast.
Mu Sheng rode his horse to the left, and with good timing, an arrow flew out and hit the monster. The monster roared and became even more panicked, trying to break out of the encirclement of people.
At this time, the safari horse team took advantage of their numerical advantage. Under Gongzi Sheng's accurate arrow shooting, the monster was hit by more than ten arrows in a row, and finally wailed and fell to the ground.
Mu Sheng immediately stepped forward to inspect the corpse of the monster. He drew out his sword and cut open the monster's belly and took out a demon pill the size of a grain of rice. At first glance, it was bright in color and shaped like a pearl. There were faint spiritual fluctuations in the demon pill. . The demon pill is the essence of this beast's cultivation for many years, and it is usually located on the chest.
Mu Sheng wiped the blood on the demon pill, put it in his arms, and said to himself, "What a pity, I have only been practicing Taoism for ten years, how can a monster appear here in the hunting ground?"
Mu Sheng got on his horse, turned around and told the guards, "Put away the prey, let's continue..."
Legends about monsters have been left over from ancient times. It is recorded in the Taoist scriptures that the battle between the gods in ancient times caused the earth to collapse, which led to the alienation of many ordinary beasts in the mountains and forests and the creation of monsters.
Monsters can be cultivated, have certain abilities to use magic, and have higher IQs than ordinary beasts. They are very difficult to deal with. There are also professional monk monster hunting groups among the people, who are responsible for hunting monsters. Monsters of middle and high levels and above cannot be dealt with by ordinary people. , only the monks can take action. The monster that Mu Sheng captured just now is only ten years old and is only the lowest level monster.
Secondly, there are too many valuable things on the monster beasts. Many monks are the biggest financial backers. They purchase these materials to refine magic weapons and refine elixirs, which are all top-grade. The beast tooth magic weapon given to him by the master belongs to high-level monsters. Refined from the remains.
Along the way, the hunting horse team stopped and continued hunting. The knights in the guard were also amazed by Lord Changping's incredible archery skills. Invisibly, Mu Sheng's personal prestige was slowly built up.
After a while, a sharp whistle sounded from the forest in the distance, and the knights in the cavalry immediately became alert, indicating that they had encountered a beast.
Upon hearing the sound, Mu Sheng immediately led his guards to support him. After the cavalry entered the forest, he saw several scout knights he had sent out to guard before being chased by a tiger-spotted leopard.
The leading knight shouted, "Your Majesty, retreat quickly, it's another monster."
The tiger-spotted leopard was as fast as the wind. Mu Sheng directly used his bow and arrow to snipe its pursuit. The knights immediately dispersed to cover the retreat of his teammates.
Mu Sheng looked back at the pattern of the monster and saw that it was actually an intermediate monster. No wonder the scout knight wanted to run away. The middle-level monster had already developed its intelligence, making it difficult for ordinary people to deal with it. At this time, he became suspicious. Demonic beasts have a very strong sense of territory. They usually stay within the hunting range of their own. They usually hide in the deep mountains and old forests to practice. It is rare to see them. Today, they unexpectedly saw one on the outskirts of the mountains and forests. Two monsters!
How could a monster appear in this ritual hunt? Mu Sheng speculated that the hunting ground location assigned to him was indeed a bit too fringe and he was not lucky.
Without thinking about it, Mu Sheng turned around, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and hit the tiger-spotted leopard's left eye with another arrow. He only heard it roar, and the knights and horses all stood up in surprise. The knights were still running and turning back to shoot, although The archery skills of the knights were not as good as that of Gongzi Sheng, but they were better because of their numbers, and many of their arrows still hit the tiger-spotted leopards that were chasing behind them.
Seeing that the crowd was not easy to mess with, the monster beast flashed a dark figure and rushed towards the knight, making an attack. When everyone shouted angrily and arrows rained down, unexpectedly, the monster beast feinted a shot and suddenly pounced downwards. In a leap, it went to the left and disappeared into the woods. It obviously saw that the situation was not good, so it made a move and ran away.
The middle-level monster has thick skin and strong strength. Mu Sheng's current strength is no match for the enemy it faces directly, not to mention that Mu Sheng's personal guards are just ordinary people.
Mu Sheng summoned the scouts who met the monsters and asked, "What's going on? How can there be monsters in a place like this?"
The scout stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, take a closer look at the hide of the monster beast we just hunted..."
After hearing this, Mu Sheng took a closer look and saw a faint white mark on the fur.
Mu Sheng said in a somewhat surprised tone, "This is the mark of the beast master..."
The scout said, "Master Qi, I speculate that there may be a beast master nearby to survive the tribulation. Otherwise, it would be impossible for these low-level monsters to reach the outskirts of the forest..."
Before the scout finished speaking, a guard beside Mu Sheng shouted, "Your Majesty, be careful."
Mu Sheng was alert and made a decisive decision. He rolled off the horse. He only felt a black shadow flash behind him and a sound of tearing cloth. The cloak behind him had been cut into strips. It was actually the tiger-spotted leopard. Returned and killed a carbine.
Mu Sheng was lying on the ground in a cold sweat. He had been seriously injured even if he had reacted a little slower just now. Unexpectedly, he shot one of his eyes out. This beast was quite vindictive.
Seeing that the monster tiger-spotted leopard missed a hit, it tried to escape again. All the bodyguards opened their bows and set arrows. The arrows were all directed at the beast like locusts. It jumped up and flew to the edge of the forest, facing everyone. The knight roared angrily, shook his body, shook off all the arrows, turned around and sneaked into the forest and disappeared. If this was an ordinary beast, it would have been shot on the spot.
When Mu Sheng saw the monster running away, he immediately got on his horse and ordered, "Be more vigilant. This monster has developed its intelligence and is too difficult to deal with. We should evacuate this place immediately."
"No!" The knights immediately withdrew from the hunting ground.
Mu Sheng led his team to set up camp on a flat grassland not far from the hunting ground. The tiger-spotted leopard used the cover of the forest to conduct a sneak attack and was difficult to deal with. On the grassland with a wide field of vision, it could not take advantage of its stealth and ambush advantage.
The knights sat around the campfire to warm themselves up and rest.
The scouts came to report, "Your Majesty, we have already smeared demon-slaying powder on the arrows in accordance with Your Majesty's order. If this beast dares to come again, the security guard will make it unable to eat and carry it away."
Mu Sheng said, "Well, that's good. We're prepared. If we encounter a monster, we can easily deal with it."
At this time, he looked at the monster skin in his hand and fell into deep thought. The monster ran out of the dense forest. There were only two possibilities. One was that the monster owner was going through the tribulation, or the beast tide was caused by the territorial battle between the two monster owners.
The so-called beast masters are monsters that have reached the realm of transformation, which is equivalent to the human race's monks at the Four Elephants Unity Realm. Each beast master is very terrifying in strength. Some monsters that have been practicing for a long time have copper skin and iron bones all over their bodies. They are of the same level. The human monks are no match at all.
Mu Sheng suddenly remembered something and asked the captain of the guard, "By the way, have you sent someone to notify the base camp? Don't let the monster run too far and collide with the emperor's chariot."
The captain of the guard said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to inform you."
"Ah That's good……"
Before he finished speaking, everyone heard a thunderous roar of beasts erupting hundreds of miles deep in the forest, followed by the roar of lightning and thunder. Birds suddenly flew into the forest, and wild beasts roared endlessly.
Mu Sheng immediately ordered, "Everyone is on alert."
The camp immediately entered a state of alert, and all knights entered combat positions in an orderly manner to deal with possible accidents.
Mu Sheng looked at the woods in the distance shrouded in thick fog, and his heart moved. It seemed that his guess was correct. It should be the beast tide caused by the fight between the beast owners. They were a bit unlucky, and the hunting ground they were assigned was relatively remote. It was just right. Hit the muzzle.
The knights heard the roar of beasts in the distance and looked a little panicked. The captain of the guard stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
Mu Sheng looked solemn and said, "Don't panic, everyone is on horseback and on standby..."
The captain of the guard warned again, "Your Majesty, there seems to be something strange in the southeast..."
I saw a herd of beasts running past in the forest in the distance, a few roars of beasts, followed by the roar of lightning and thunder.
Mu Sheng was startled, and turned around and warned everyone, "Everyone, be careful, there may be high-level monsters that can use magic. If there is any movement, we will run first. With our strength, we cannot defeat these monsters..."
