Chapter 24: The Initial Encounter with Zhang Jiao

  Because the Os Draconis had been found, Cui Shi Alan thought of leaving the forest.

  Lin Bei made them wait a bit, went out for an hour, and came back dragging a wild boar.

  These two days, Lin Bei went deep into the mountains of Fu Shan and found that there were many wild boars. Many groups of wild boars had dozens or even hundreds of heads. Lin Bei discovered two groups with over a hundred heads. Wild boars originally reproduced quickly and had almost no natural enemies. Lin Bei believed that these wild boars already showed a tendency to destroy the ecosystem of Fu Shan, so if hunters wanted large beasts in the future, Lin Bei estimated they would all start by hunting wild boars.

  Lin Bei pointed and put the wild boar in front of the three people.

  This wild boar was naturally given by Lin Bei as a reward to the three of them, because they had done a good job here and also delayed the hunters for two days.

  Choi Ah-ran hastily expressed her gratitude, then looked somewhat worried.

  Wild boars are very heavy, this wild boar is fat and strong, at least three hundred pounds or more. This time they didn't bring a big cow over, it's really not easy for the three of them to get one wild boar back.

  Lin Bei took a look and thought, "Alright, let's do it thoroughly." Since he had great strength with no place to use it, he directly picked up the wild boar and gestured to the three people, "Let's go!" This action again earned him the gratitude of the three.

  Lin Bei was both a delivery worker and a security guard. His breath had become familiar to the animals around him, so when Lin Bei passed by, tigers and wolves disappeared without a trace, and he walked quite smoothly along the way.

  Starting from Longtan, the outer edge of Xishan Township's forest is about 25 miles away, very far. This is still walking in a straight line, if you take a detour, it will be more than 30 miles away. As for the small river that flows down from Longtan, this river does not pass through Xishan Township, but after circling around the outer edge of the forest, it returns again. Cui Shi Alan said that the course of this small river is not long either, and in a dozen or so miles, it will flow into a cave and then disappear without a trace.

  "Sir, a few days ago I heard from those people in Dongshan Township that a monster appeared there. It's a long worm, very big, and it's said to have eaten people too. Do you know about this, sir?" asked Cui Shi Alan.

  Now the Hunters are no longer afraid of Lin Bei, so they would ask like this; otherwise, they would definitely hold it in their stomachs and not say anything.

  Lin Bei pointed at himself with his tail.

  "Is it you, sir?" Juro asked in surprise.

  Lin nodded.

  "How can you say adults eat people?"

  Lin Bei shook his head, he had no idea.

  It's terrible to spread rumors, Lin Bei appeared in Dongshan Township and was passed on as a monster. If you don't say that it eats people, wouldn't that be a waste of the monster's reputation? There are always those gossiping women in the folk who, after saying a few times, won't even be surprised if they swallow an entire county.

  "These days, the hunters in Dongshan Township don't dare to enter the mountain to hunt anymore. It's said that they were scared out of their wits and are probably afraid that the big guy will eat them up." Hu Tou said with a silly grin, also somewhat gloating over their misfortune.

  Chui Shi Alan explained: "We two villages are adjacent to each other, but the relationship is not very good. Do you know Chunshui River? Oh, Chunshui River flows through our two villages, Dongshan Village is upstream, and we are downstream. In a drought year, Dongshan Village will intercept the water, and our Xishan Village has to go dozens of miles to Dongshan Village to carry water. We even fought several battles over this in previous years, with both sides winning and losing."

  "Alan's reputation also spread during the battle, Alan was very powerful, don't look at her as a woman, many men couldn't compare to Alan, unfortunately, it was precisely because she was a woman, so Alan couldn't become a knight-errant."

  Youxia? Lin Bei thought for a moment, and suddenly realized that youxia was probably the ancient men who could wear swords in the past. In ancient times, swords represented nobility and martial power, and those who could wear swords were mostly from aristocratic families and scholar-officials. If it were the Three Kingdoms period now, being a youxia would still be very useful. Although they had no official status, they had great prestige among the people, even comparable to that of a village head or clan leader. Moreover, youxias were often violent, and this era was said to be one where people could draw their swords and kill at any moment. Verbal disputes were common in modern times, and online abuse was rampant, but in this era, one had to be careful with their words, otherwise it would be easy to get into trouble.

  Lin Bei somewhat disapproved of the concept of "youxia", what's wrong with women? Lin Bei came from modern times, and had the idea of equality for all. His wife, Gao Rou, had a name that meant softness, but was actually very strong-willed, complementing Lin Bei's calm nature perfectly. In other people's families, it was usually the man who took charge outside and the woman inside, but in Lin Bei's household, Gao Rou's opinions carried significant weight, which made Lin Bei appreciate strong and independent women even more. In his opinion, Cui Shi Alang's vision was too narrow, if you had abilities, you should show them off, what's the point of hiding them?

  "There's something I need to tell you, sir. Xu Datou from Dongshan village has returned from his travels and heard about your situation. He's planning to lead a group of men into the mountains with the intention of killing you." Chui Shi Alan suddenly said.

  When Cui Shi Alan first heard about the Dongshan Township's Long Worm Demon, he thought it might be Lin Bei. Now that he heard it was related to Lin Bei, he naturally reminded him. In fact, Cui Shi Alan wasn't worried at all. The adults were able to easily kill wild boars and bears, so why would they care about a few wandering knights in the countryside? Dongshan Township relied on Xu Da Tou's gathering of over a dozen wandering knights, and had always been at a disadvantage in terms of military strength compared to Xishan Township. Cui Shi Alan couldn't help but wish for Xu Da Tou to suffer a great defeat.

  Lin Bei nodded slightly, not taking it to heart. This wasn't the era of myths and legends, he was already an anomaly. What did Lin Bei have to fear from anyone now? It was simply laughable. Even if Xiang Yu or Lü Bu dared to come, Lin Bei had the confidence to beat them until they were picking their teeth off the ground. Let alone some unheard-of Xu Datou? Was his head too big? He'd just flatten him.

  After opening the topic, all the way, three hunters talked about the grudges and grievances between Dongshan Township and their Xishan Township, and also talked about the rumors they heard from various places.

  "Have you heard of the great virtuous teacher? It's said that their talismans are very effective, can bring people back from the dead and make them energetic. If someone is about to fall ill, just sticking a talisman on them will make them lively and spirited. This is indeed a divine skill, sir, I suppose you know it too?"

  Lin Beidou's heart was moved, a great and virtuous teacher? General Zhang Jiao of the Heavenly Lord? The Three Kingdoms, indeed it is the Three Kingdoms. It seems that now is still not long after Zhang Jiao founded the Taiping Dao, and he is sending his disciples everywhere to preach. In just a few years, there will be a massive Yellow Turban Rebellion sweeping across China, which will mark the beginning of the downfall of the Great Han Dynasty.