When he heard the money, the beggar's eyes immediately lit up. When he saw it was a copper coin stained with blood, he said with contempt: "How can there be any difference between a copper coin in a round sky and a place with a round sky?"
"Next to the square hole is written "Recruiting Xin Bao"." The beggar frowned and took the copper coin, looked at it carefully, and muttered: "The Sa family has never seen this year name before."
"Not even Pindao."
"Where did it come from?"
Yun Kong pointed to the back of Dishui An: "Many people died there. I don't know who killed them."
After hearing this, the beggar immediately jumped up and ran to the back of the nunnery to rummage through the dead man's belongings.
The sky became whiter and brighter, and sure enough, the rain stopped soon.
Yun Kong packed up the dried luggage and put on his coat, but the beggar didn't come out of the back hall yet.
He walked to the back hall and saw the beggar squatting quietly on the ground, carefully examining the wounds on the dead body.
"I'm leaving," Yun Kong said, covering his nose, "I'll leave the fire behind."
The beggar didn't look back: "Thank you."
Then he moved on to another body.
Yunkong was turning around to leave when he was suddenly stopped by the beggar: "Xianjia, wait a minute!"
"Any advice?"
"These dead people," the beggar pointed at the rotting corpses, "are all men."
After he said it, Yun Kong also felt strange. No wonder he felt something was wrong just now.
"Did you go south?" the beggar asked him.
"Yes."
Originally, the Jin soldiers swooped south like locusts with the intention of wiping out the Song Dynasty. Under the stubborn resistance of the Song army and people, the Jin soldiers were unable to advance. And because the Jin people from the north were not adapted to the subtropical climate, they had to temporarily retreat, leaving a large area without jurisdiction. space, and many people took advantage of this space to escape to the south.
"Go slowly," said the beggar.
Yun Kong was puzzled.
How can a person on the run walk slowly?
He didn't comment on what the beggar said and just said: "Thank you."
After leaving Dishui'an, Yunkong stepped up his pace, hoping to find a place to stay before dark.
The air after the rain was refreshing, but the sky was still dark and it was hard to tell what time it was.
There seemed to be strong winds blowing high in the sky, which dispersed the clouds and made the sky brighter. It seemed that it would still be some time before dark.
Yun Kong saw a pile of things lying on the road ahead.
As he approached, it became clearer and clearer that the pile of things was human remains again!
A man's head rolled on the roadside, his face had been torn, his chin was torn off, and even his tongue was missing. Only a little skin and flesh were left attached to the skull. Ragged clothes, broken bones, and remaining internal organs were scattered on the ground, as if The mess of a beast after a feast.
A chill ran down Yunkong's spine, and he quickly took out a piece of peach wood from the cloth bag, with red runes painted on it. This was the "Laojun's Mountain Talisman" specially used by Taoist priests to enter the mountains to avoid beasts.
There was a deep roar, and Yun Kong's heart sank. Five wild dogs burst out from the roadside, occupying four corners and surrounding him.
Yun Kong looked at the wreckage on the ground in panic, thinking about his future fate.
The wild dogs stuck out their long black tongues and stared greedily into the sky. They seemed not in a hurry, or they had just eaten, and the remains on the ground still smelled of fresh blood.
Yun Kong moved his steps carefully, and the circle of wild dogs also moved accordingly, but his eyes did not leave Yun Kong for an inch.
His Laojun's mountain talisman really didn't work!
Yun Kong looked around in a panic, thinking of a way to escape. Occasionally, he made eye contact with the wild dog. Half of his body was immediately numb, and even his calves became soft.
Because the eyes of wild dogs are not hunger, but the desire to have another meal after understanding the taste of human flesh!
The five wild dogs surrounding him were waiting for work and did not attack him immediately. They just barked in a low voice and barked a few times. Every time they barked, Yun Kong's hair roots were paralyzed.
But their eyes would glance at the bamboo pole in Yun Kong's hand from time to time.
turn out to be!
They are wary of bamboo poles.
Yun Kong was so confused that he unconsciously raised the bamboo pole. As soon as he made a move with his hand, the two wild dogs immediately barked and tried to rush over. Yun Kong was so frightened that he stopped immediately, and then they retreated back to their original position and continued to growl.
Yun Kong broke out in a cold sweat, and even his brain felt like it was shaking.
"Xianjia." Yunkong looked in the direction of the sound in surprise, only to see the beggar who was at Dishui'an just now, sitting leisurely on the top of the tree, "Didn't the Sa family tell you to walk slowly?"
Yunkong looked at the beggar helplessly, dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.
"Xianjia, look, among these five beasts, there is a leader."
The five wild dogs turned to look at the barking tree. One wild dog barked lowly and turned back to stare at the sky. The other four immediately returned to their posts.
Yun Kong could tell. The wild dog giving orders was smaller and had calm eyes. Unlike the other four wild dogs, which were very tall and strong, as high as his waist, they could bite his neck off with one bite. Their eyes were full of killing intent. .
"I can see that..." Yun Kong said to the beggar, "But what can I do?"
"Attack the leader first, and the others will naturally be in chaos."
"I'm not being polite. I'm afraid the other ones tore me into four big pieces right after I attacked."
The beggar frowned: "You are walking alone in the world, but you are so helpless, how do you survive until now?"
"I'm ashamed to say it." Yun Kong smiled apologetically.
The beggar licked his lips: "Forget it, I'll think about it later."
The beggar really closed his eyes, lowered his head and began to think.
Yun Kong saw that the circle of wild dogs was getting smaller and smaller, and he felt really panicked.
He was worried that as soon as he waved the bamboo pole, he would be like what Liu Zongyuan said in "The Donkey of Guizhou". As soon as he kicked his legs in the air, the tiger would find out the weight and happily eat it.
"The tiger has the strength of a tiger, the bear has the strength of a bear, and the dog has the strength of a dog," the beggar muttered incoherently. "It's hard for a tiger to turn around, and it's hard for a bear to go downhill, so if you encounter a tiger, you have to run around the tree, and if you encounter a bear, you have to go down the mountain. run."
"But..." Yun Kong glanced at the beggar uneasily, "Dogs are more agile than tigers or bears."
"As beggars, we often encounter vicious dogs on the road. Over time, we also understand the temperament of dogs. Our ancestors were virtuous and created a set of stick techniques specifically for beating dogs." The beggar raised the eyebrow-level stick in his hand. .
In order to avoid provoking the dog to attack, Yun Kong only dared to speak in a low voice: "Sir, since you have a wonderful method of beating dogs, now life and death are at stake, can you save me?"
"Don't be so impatient." The beggar changed his position on the tree.
Seeing that he didn't want to help, Yun Kong saw that the wild dog's saliva was almost dripping on his shoes. He felt anxious, so he carefully removed the white cloth move from the bamboo pole, wrapped the white cloth around his left arm, and then slowly turned it bamboo.
He planned to use the cloth wrapped around his left arm to block the sharp teeth if a wild dog attacked, then use a bamboo pole to create a gap and escape while fighting.
I'm afraid they are not afraid of beating and insist on eating him.
"Very good, very good. Children can be taught." Yunkong was startled, and saw the beggar nodding with satisfaction on the tree, stroking the beard on his chin with one hand: "Very good, are the poles ready?
Let’s write down these few words from Sajia. "
It turned out that the beggar thought he was going to be taught a lesson.
"Listen, dogs have four legs, and if you mess with this beast's legs, there's nothing he can do."
Yun Kong was just confused after hearing this, and looked up at the beggar in confusion.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his head, the wild dog saw that he was distracted and immediately attacked.
It turned out that they had been waiting for the opportunity for a long time, and Yun Kong was unprepared. They immediately pounced on Yun Kong at the same time, with their mouths wide open and their sharp teeth aimed at Yun Kong's throat.
Yun Kong was trembling all over, and subconsciously swung the bamboo pole up, hitting a wild dog in the chaos, but it did not affect their offensive at all. One pounced, and the other immediately took over.
The beggar didn't hesitate, immediately got down from the tree, swung the eyebrow stick at the leading dog, and hit it hard on the nose.
The leader shrieked and retracted his tail, ducked aside, and roared unwillingly.
No matter it is a human or a dog, the nose is a vital part. Once it is hit hard, it will lose its ability to resist in a short time. Especially the nose is the second life of the dog and must not be injured.
The beggar succeeded and immediately rushed into the encirclement, shouting: "The Immortal Family is watching!"
He swept his stick across his chest and reached it right into the belly of the wild dog that jumped into the air. He shouted: "It's time to attack without even touching the ground!"
So the stick was lifted upwards, and the wild dog was on its back in mid-air and landed heavily on the ground.
"Kill it before it turns over!"
The beggar immediately went to deal with the other one.
Yunkong was nervous for a moment. He forgot to be merciful with the bamboo pole in his hand, and hit the wild dog on the head with all his strength. The iron hook on the bamboo pole was inserted into the wild dog's neck. The dog's trachea was immediately opened, and blood bubbles came out of its throat. Yunkong couldn't believe it. looked at the blood on the hook.
