The Zhangjiang River slowly ran along Yuzhang County to Poyang Lake. With the gust of spring breeze, the weeds by the river have long become lush and green, and the scattered trees have begun to sprout.

The clear river reflects the blue sky, and occasionally a school of fish can be seen swimming in the water.

If it weren't for that bare leg, lying miserably white beside the river, this scenery would still be beautiful.

"It's not a scar from a weapon!"

As a former small tribal leader, Ashina Yong is also accustomed to seeing life and death.

I won't be scared by the leg in front of me.

"It looks like something has bitten it off."

Atatu didn't care about his grief now, and stood aside to look at the scar on his leg.

"Muramasa, could Tajp have been eaten by a tiger?"

Although Taohua Village is close to Yuzhang County, in this era, it is not like later generations, only the zoo has the opportunity to see tigers.

In the past few months alone, the people of Peach Blossom Village have killed two tigers in the surrounding reeds.

So it's normal for some people to speculate like this.

"No, this wound was not bitten by a tiger. Besides, if it were a tiger, how could there not even be any hair, bones, clothes, or anything like that? ”

Ashina Yong had a confused expression on his face.

Obviously, near Peach Blossom Village, there are some things that you may not know.

No matter what time it is, the unknown is the most terrifying.

If you don't do well, the thriving situation in Peach Blossom Village will be hit by this incident.

……

In Yuzhang County, Li Kuan received the news at noon that day.

"Are you sure you weren't killed?"

After listening to Tang Tongren's report to him, Li Kuan was also a little confused.

This bizarre case can't be influenced by yourself, right?

Although it's a good thing to solve more cases, I don't want any adverse effects because of the system.

"It shouldn't be, but what the situation is, I may ask the county magistrate of Yuzhang County later, and he may be clearer."

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

As soon as Tang Tongren's words landed, someone came to report that Zeng Xing, the county commander of Yuzhang County, asked to see him.

"What is the purpose of Zeng County's order to find this king?"

Li Kuan is not in the mood to greet Zeng Xing there now.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Xia Guan just heard about the matter of Peach Blossom Village, and came here to explain."

Zeng Xing naturally knew very well that Li Kuan was very concerned about the situation in Peach Blossom Village.

In a sense, Peach Blossom Village is a microcosm of the internal migration of hundreds of thousands of Turkic people.

If the Turkic people in Peach Blossom Village can develop according to the situation predicted by the imperial court, then the possibility of problems for the Turks resettled elsewhere will also become very small.

"Oh? Could it be that the county magistrate knew who the murderer was? ”

"Indeed!"

"Huh?"

Zeng Xing's answer was a bit unexpected by Li Kuan.

I just asked casually, but I didn't expect to get a positive answer.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, this matter is not known to the people of Peach Blossom Village. In fact, in the nearby villages, after the villagers heard about it, they basically guessed it. ”

"Oh? And this situation? ”

Zeng Xing's words made Li Kuan even more confused.

I thought that the case was coming, and the emotional case was a case that everyone knew about the case.

"If the lower official didn't guess wrong, this missing Turkic must have been eaten by the dragons in the Zhangjiang River."

"Dragon?"

"Yes, the people of our Yuzhang also call it Zhu Polong. This pig dragon will burrow into the ground in winter to hibernate, and will not crawl out of the hole until the beginning of spring. Pig dragons, which have just woken up from hibernation, are the most dangerous, and they will first go all out to forage for food to fill their stomachs. In previous years, there were also cases of pigs eating people in Yuzhang County. ”

Hearing Zeng Xing talk about Zhu Polong, Li Kuan reacted.

Feelings, this thing is a bad thing for the Yangtze crocodile.

However, the Yangtze crocodile of later generations only existed in a very few areas of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and I have not heard that there are also Yangtze crocodiles in this area of Nanchang.

It seems that after more than a thousand years, many situations are not exactly the same.

Just like the tigers of today, they can be found in every state and county, but in later generations, they are the traces of a wild South China tiger, which can make headlines.

"This pig poloon eats people, how did everyone correspond in previous years?"

Li Kuan had only seen crocodiles in the zoo in his later life, and he was really not sure how to deal with this prehistoric animal with such tenacious vitality.

Don't look at the crocodile as if it is silly, floating on the water like a log, but in fact, its nose is sensitive and its eyesight is very good.

As for slow movements......

According to later studies, crocodiles can move at speeds of up to 56 kilometers per hour over short distances on land.

What is this concept?

Usain Bolt, the 100-meter sprint gold medalist at the 08 Olympic Games, is most familiar to Chinese people, and his fastest instant speed is only 45 kilometers per hour.

So, don't make the mistake of thinking that a groggy looking crocodile is a slow-moving guy.

Don't wait until you're attacked by a crocodile to realize that people aren't slow animals.

It can be said that the crocodile is the proper "Cheng Biting Gold" of the animal world, it looks silly, but it is actually smarter than anyone else.

Otherwise, where can people live that long?

Survived the boss dinosaur to death.

"I'm ashamed to say that there is really no good way to deal with this pig dragon. It can only be as far away as possible from the places where it haunts. Especially when the spring flowers are blooming, these pig dragons come out of the cave to move, and if you are not careful, something will hurt people. In fact, the situation in Yuzhang County is relatively good, if it is near Poyang Lake, close to the Yangtze River, it is even more pig-po-dragon, which is why there are not many farmers in that area. ”

As the county magistrate of Yuzhang County, Zeng Xing is obviously quite familiar with Zhu Polong.

Especially today, the first Turkic who died in the mouth of Zhu Polong attracted Li Kuan's attention, and he naturally wanted to introduce the situation of Zhu Polong.

By the way, it can be regarded as a reminder to Li Kuan, in the future, on the edge of the Zhangjiang River, in the reeds and swampy areas, you must be careful of the attack of the pig dragon.

"Zeng County Order, since this pig dragon is so sinister and has affected the people's farming, why didn't the county government organize people to hunt and kill them in previous years?"

Wang Xuance asked puzzled.

"Steward Wang, do you know this, this pig dragon, although we know that it likes to inhabit lakes and swamps. But it's still a hassle to catch it. ”

Wang Xuance: "Oh? Could it be that this pig dragon is infinitely powerful? Or do you want to move fast? ”

"The main reason is not this, but because the pig dragon is very good at digging holes, and its head, tail and sharp toe claws are its tools for burrowing. As the saying goes, there are three caves of the cunning rabbit, but there are more than three caves in the caves of these pigs and dragons. ”

Zeng Xing was afraid that Li Kuan would mistakenly think that he had done nothing in Yuzhang County, so he quickly explained.

"The caves of the pig poloon generally have several openings, some in the reeds on the shore, and some may be at the bottom of the mire. This thing, very clever, tends to dig entrances and vents in the ground when the cave is at the bottom, and they will also have side openings to adapt to various water levels. ”

Listening to Zeng Xing's introduction, Wang Xuance was a little dumbfounded.

This pig Po Dragon, is it so difficult?

On the contrary, Li Kuan felt normal.

This crocodile can live for hundreds of millions of years, and the old dinosaurs have become fossils, and it is still alive and well, and it naturally has its way of survival.

Zeng Xing sighed helplessly, "In previous years, I also personally led people to catch this pig dragon, and once dug three feet into the ground to dig the cave of a pig dragon, and found that its hole ** winding paths are secluded, criss-crossed, just like an underground labyrinth."

In addition, there are almost no animals on the ground that can bring harm to it, and after this pig dragon is caught, there is no other use except to kill it, so although the people hate the pig dragon very much, but when they want to hunt and kill them, everyone is not very active. ”

Li Kuan: "Who said that Zhu Polong is useless?" ”

Li Kuan could understand everything else Zeng Xing said, but he couldn't accept it if he said that Zhu Polong was useless.

Anything that flies in the sky, swims in the water, or crawls on the ground is of any use in the eyes of the Chinese people?

This pig dragon, that is, the crocodile, in order to meet people's needs, but there are special people to breed it.

It is said that Guangdong Province alone can eat 100,000 crocodiles in a year.

As long as it is a slightly larger vegetable market, you can see crocodile meat for sale.

This Zeng Xing actually said that this crocodile was useless at all.

"Huh? Lord Wang, what is the use of this pig dragon? ”

Zeng Xing couldn't help but ask rhetorically.

Li Kuan glanced at everyone, "Why is it useless?" The skin of this pig dragon can be used to make belts and burdens after tanning, and the meat of this pig dragon is delicious and can be boiled, stewed, stir-fried, and fried; Even if it is the intestines of Zhu Polong, it can be made into vinegar intestines. Maybe you can also replenish qi and blood and strengthen your muscles and bones. And the liver of Zhu Polong, eating it can nourish the brain, generate new blood, remove dampness, nourish yin and nourish the liver, and clear the eyes and fire; Even crocodile bones, ground into powder, are also a good nourishment for children. ”

Zeng Xing: ......

Wang Xuance: ......

Wu Meiniang: ......

Gu Panpan: ......

The hall was a little cold for a while.

Especially Zeng Xing, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, opening his mouth slightly, looking confused.

How did that ugly pig dragon become a first-class treasure in the mouth of His Royal Highness the King of Chu?

If it's really so good, everyone should stop farming and go and catch the pig Polong.

"Lord Wang, have you seen Zhu Polong before?"

Wu Meiniang couldn't help but ask the questions in her heart for everyone.

At this time, Li Kuan reacted, and what he said seemed to be a little too much.

How do you go back?

"Ah...... I haven't seen it, but Doctor Sun told me about it. ”

Li Kuan felt that at this time, it was most appropriate to let Sun Simiao carry this pot, anyway, he would not appear in front of everyone for a while.

Even if everyone returned to Chang'an City in the future, no one would necessarily ask Sun Simiao if he had said such a thing.

If you take it a step further, even if you really ask, then what?

Actions speak louder than words.

This pig dragon does have so many functions.

"Lord Wang, since this is the case, then let's just organize a group of people to go to Peach Blossom Village first, and arrest all the nearby pig dragons, lest they come out and harm people again."

Although Wang Xuance felt doubtful, at this time, it was obvious that catching the pig Polong was the right thing.

"Xuan Ce is right, this king estimates that those Turks are now panicking, and there may be similar things happening elsewhere. Now is the critical moment for the growth of rice seedlings, and the chain cannot be dropped. ”

The situation in other places, Li Kuan can't control it for the time being.

But he has already inspected Hongzhou, and the good situation here must not be affected by a group of pigs and dragons.

On the contrary, it is necessary to turn waste into treasure, so that Hongzhou will become the supply center of Datang's pig Polong meat and skin, and become a local fist product.

Anyway, with the current vegetation coverage rate of Datang and the population size around Hongzhou, this pig Polong is definitely enough for everyone to catch dozens or hundreds of years.

Just as Li Kuan and his party were heading towards Peach Blossom Village, Ashina Yong had already found some new traces on the edge of the Zhangjiang River.

"Quick, hit it with a hoe."

In a beach on the bank of the river, Atatu stumbled upon a monster, needless to say, it must be the pig dragon in Zeng Xing's mouth.

However, Atatu didn't know what it was, but when the monster opened its mouth, and then he saw some remaining bones next to it, he immediately realized that Tajep's disappearance had nothing to do with it.

"Ah, be careful! The skin of this monster is very hard. ”

Although there is only one person in front of this monster in front of him, it looks like I am not easy to mess with, which makes Ash Nayong and the others nervous.

Even if it was a tiger in front of them, they wouldn't be so scared, after all, there were so many strong men.

But this extremely ugly monster made everyone's hearts weak for a while.

"Stop it, this monster is going to run!"

On the riverside, the scene is a little chaotic.

"Atatu, be careful!"

When everyone's attention was on the monster just now, Ashina Yong suddenly found that on the side of Atatu, I don't know when, a bigger monster appeared, and now it was biting at Atatu with a big mouth.

Still, his reminder was too late.

"Ahh

With a scream, most of Atatu's leg was bitten by the monster.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Ashina Yong and a few others beat the monster with hoes, wooden sticks and other tools, but it was useless, this thing just didn't let go.

Not only that, but it dragged Atatu into the river.

A blush began to spread across the water.

Atatu was desperately trying to break free, and he didn't want to end up like Tajp.

The old lady in the family is still waiting for her own pension.

"Quick, cut off his leg!"

At this moment, Li Kuan and his entourage came to the riverbank on horseback, saw the scene in front of them, and immediately issued an order.

Xi Junmai didn't say a word, pulled out his big knife and rushed to the river beach.