The dinner that Dongsheng's family served Huwa was very "lavish". They added wheat flour, bean flour, a little salt and ground wild pepper to arrowroot starch, stuffed it with vegetable leaves and cooked it into a large pot of paste.
It was served on an earthenware plate, and it smelled very fragrant and made people very appetizing. But Huwa only ate one bowl, so he asked them to take everything back and eat it by himself.
Then Huwa heard the old couple and their daughter-in-law whispering in the hall, wondering why the young gentleman only ate one bowl. They were worried that the food was too simple and not to the taste of the distinguished guests, so they discussed getting up early tomorrow to kill the chicken. Sitting there
They spoke up in time to stop them in the house so that they didn't have to kill the chickens. When Dongsheng wakes up tomorrow, he will ask a few more questions and then leave.
Huwa claims that he is practicing cultivation and should not eat too much. There is no need to deliberately prepare anything for him for breakfast tomorrow, just the food he usually eats at home. As for the chickens, it is better to keep them to lay eggs, which can replenish the body of Dongsheng who is recovering from his injuries.
There are five chickens raised in the yard of Dongsheng's family. They are all egg-laying hens. Most of the eggs are given to the children and Dongsheng who needs to do heavy work. The eggs saved at home were all taken out yesterday to thank the village elders who set Dongsheng's bones and treated his injuries.
When the tiger baby came, it happened to be gone, so they thought of killing the chicken to entertain the little gentleman.
In the early morning of the next day, the sound of roosters crowing was heard in the village. Soon after, the clucking of hens was also heard in the yard of Dongsheng's house, followed by the sound of the old couple getting up. It happened that two chickens had laid eggs that day.
Eggs, although Huwa told them not to deliberately prepare a better breakfast, the old couple did not kill the chicken, but served a bowl of wheat flour and egg custard. Huwa did not refuse and ate.
Panhu ran off to play somewhere unknown. It had not stayed at Dongsheng's house since yesterday, and Shidan's child also ran out. Soon after, the old man took the farm tools and left, leaving only two women at home to serve him.
After Dongsheng woke up, his injuries were no longer serious. Huwa came to the bed and asked about what happened in detail. The key point was what kind of monster did he see?
This village is located in Longma City. It is said that in ancient times, there was an auspicious beast, dragon and horse, that appeared in this area. The so-called auspicious beast is a creature transformed by heaven and earth, which is born with supernatural powers and can practice spiritual cultivation. The dragon horse may not be a kind of horse, it looks like a horse but also resembles a horse.
Dragons are gifted with supernatural powers and can travel across mountains and rivers as if they were walking on plain ground. Dragons and horses with advanced cultivation can also spread their wings and soar in the clouds. It is said that in ancient times, the emperor of heaven was driven by dragons and horses.
Legend has it that the founding king of Ba State tamed a dragon horse here, raised it carefully, and rode a dragon-drawn chariot throughout the Bayuan mountains and rivers. Therefore, this place was called Longma City in later generations.
In that era, horses were rarely used for riding, and were mainly used to pull carts. Because horses are tall, fierce, and fast. It is difficult to maintain balance when riding on them, and it is easy to fall down and cause danger, and the clothes people wear are not good.
Suitable for riding horses and galloping. Domestic animals such as cattle and donkeys are slow and docile, so they can be harnessed or ridden.
When the two armies are fighting, the soldiers usually do not charge on horseback. Instead, they fight with horses pulling chariots. But in legends, many experts, including many immortals, use all kinds of rare birds and exotic animals to fight.
Beasts are used as mounts, and in reality we have seen people galloping on horses or other exotic beasts. Such people usually have advanced cultivation, are proficient in the art of controlling beasts, or have superb kung fu that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
Could it be that another dragon and horse appeared in the mountains and fields in this area? But Dongsheng's description was wrong. Dongsheng was frightened at the time and thought the monster was very scary. It looked like it was going to pierce him with its horn and eat him.
.But in his memory, the monster was obviously not the legendary dragon and horse.
The mountain god once introduced various auspicious beasts and birds in the world to Huwa. Many of them have never been seen by the mountain god himself, and he has only heard of legends. According to what Dongsheng saw, the monster should not be a dragon or horse, but it is very consistent with another kind of strange beast.
Beast - the characteristics of the Zhan horse.
The horse looks like both a horse and a tiger. It has a straight and pointed horn on its forehead. Its legs are not horse hooves but like tiger claws. It also has tiger teeth in its mouth. As long as it grows a horn, it is a psychic.
Signs of practice.
It is said that the horse is a close relative of the dragon horse, and its relationship is a bit like that of a wolf and a dog or a donkey and a horse. The psychic horse is also gifted with magical powers. If it has mastered the climate, it can also be good at controlling the wind. If you can get a horse and pay attention to it since childhood,
If you raise it, you can travel across mountains and rivers in a cart pulled by a horse. If you are proficient in controlling the beast and subdue it, you can even use it as a mount.
Huwa was very curious and interested. If there really was a horse in this area, running around and frightening the villagers, and possibly hurting people, then he would try to tame it. This would not only benefit one party, but also himself.
You can also get a strange beast to accompany you, which makes the journey much more convenient.
Huwa asked Dongsheng to recover from his injuries and he would recover soon, then he said goodbye and left. The two women in the family left as soon as they saw the young gentleman, and they couldn't keep him even if they wanted to.
Dongsheng's house is on the edge of the village, close to the steep slopes of the mountains. The terrain is relatively high and far away from other houses. Huwa told that family yesterday not to spread the news of his arrival in the village. He only said a few words.
It was just a passerby staying overnight, so it didn't cause any disturbance in the village.
Many villagers were working in the fields. When they saw the tiger baby walking by, they cast curious glances, but they did not stop working. This is the beginning of spring, the most important farming time of the year. The fields have already been plowed and the seeds have been harvested.
Sow the seeds. It rained not long ago. Two-finger-long green seedlings have already grown in the ground.
After the rain, there are also various weeds that sprouted along with the seedlings, and the villagers are using farm tools to weed them. Some of the seedlings have grown too densely and need to be thinned; while in some places the seedlings have not sprouted and need to be transplanted and
Replanting seeds and repairing ridges are at the same time. Now is the busy time for farming.
The strong laborer in the family, Dongsheng, could not get up, and Dongsheng's father had to do more work. If the young man was not at home today, the old woman would be left to take care of her son, and Dongsheng's wife also had to work in the fields.
Looking down the high slope, there is a busy scene on the terraces. At the foot of the hillside, there is the largest and most important field in the village. The soil there is fertile, irrigation is convenient, and the terrain is relatively flat and open.
, extending to the edge of the hunting garden. However, because the terrain is too low and cannot protect against floods, it is not suitable for building houses.
In the mountains and forests around the field, there are many scattered crops such as hemp and bean. This reminds Huwa of the scene outside Lu Village, making him feel a little more friendly. The children are here
Playing in the wild fields at the foot of the hillside, Panhu was nowhere to be seen. Huwa wanted to go to the hunting garden to look for traces of the horse. Of course he had to bring the Panhu with him, so he took out his bamboo whistle and blew a whistle.
This whistle sound is inaudible to ordinary people. Unexpectedly, before Panhu appeared, a war drum sounded from the distant mountain forest. Listen carefully, it is not the sound of war drums, but a strange beast roar, and then you can see a terrifying monster suddenly charging towards you.
came out.
This beast has a torso like a horse with a white body and a black tail. It has thick limbs and claws and fangs like a tiger. There is a pointed and long single horn on the forehead that is bright silver and has a tuft of mane around the base of the horn. The base of the horn is more than an inch thick and reaches the tip.
It was about a foot long, shining with little silver light in the sun, and rushed out with a snort, frightening the villagers working in the fields.
People nearby screamed and fled, and the children also ran up the slope crying for their fathers and mothers. Many people were so frightened that they fell down and got up and ran away regardless of the pain. Huwa immediately realized that it might be him
The whistle caused trouble, and ordinary people couldn't hear it, but the monster followed the sound and ran over. It was the horse he was looking for.
This horse galloped recklessly in the fields, trampling the most fertile and open flat fields at the foot of the mountain. The villagers were so distressed that they almost cried when they saw it, but no one dared to go and provoke the monster.
Even if a bear or wild boar comes, the villagers will use various weapons to coax it away or hunt it. In the past, wild beasts such as roe deer and muntjac often ran out of the mountain forest, and most of them were hunted by the villagers and became
A delicious meal. But this monster is so scary. No one knows what it is, and no one dares to approach it.
At this moment, people suddenly heard a childish voice shouting angrily: "Stinky beast, get out of here, don't step on the seedlings!" Dongsheng's child Shi Dan was seen standing in the field beside the field, and the monster happened to pass in front of him.
Running past in the distance, he picked up a fist-sized stone and smashed it hard.
Shi Dan had heard what his father said about the appearance of the monster he encountered in the mountains, and he recognized it at this moment. It was this beast that suddenly rushed out of the forest, causing his father to lose his footing and roll down the hillside. He was seriously injured and almost died.
Of course, Shi Dan felt extremely resentful that he had lost his life. The children in the village had been taught or taught by their adults since they were young, and they were not allowed to trample young plants when playing. Seeing this monster running around like this in the fields, he hated it even more.
Children sometimes don't know how to be afraid, and now they dare to hit the monster with stones. The horse snorted, and the nearby stones were thrown far away in the air. It jumped a few times proudly, as if it was jumping.
Show off your skills.
Shi Dan yelled again: "Smelly beast, you are still stepping here!" Then he smashed a bigger stone with all his strength. This kid is really a tiger, and his strength is not small.
The horse was almost hit, and the stone shattered a foot away in front of it, and the fragments also touched its body. The beast became angry, lowered his head and pointed forward with his sharp horn, turned around and charged towards the stone egg.
passed.
Shi Dan was frightened now, and ran away along the edge of the field. The horse chased him in the field, but deliberately did not let go of its speed, always running several feet behind, letting out frightening low roars one after another.
Dan fell down several times, then got up and ran again. The horse always chased him in the field, and his knees and hands were broken.
At this time, Shi Dan's grandfather had rushed down the hillside, blocking the edge of the field with a long pickaxe, and shouted: "Beast, get away!... Shi Dan, run quickly!"