The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 858 Chapter 840 Seven: The Promise Iron Bull Kills the Giant Snake
Duan Wuji grinned when he heard this.

"Don't worry, old man, I will never let you down. Besides, it's not like we haven't killed snakes bigger than this giant snake before. What's the matter with killing such a long worm?

Let me tell you that within five days, the snake will be gone.

If you don't believe me, just wait and see! "

The prefect of Quzhou laughed and said: "Master Imperial Envoy, I can't blame you for being so confident, so you have experience!

What good way do you have to kill such a huge snake!

There is nothing wrong now, can you tell us about it! "

Duan Wuji grinned when he heard this.

"What's wrong with that!

If you are willing to listen, then our brothers will chat with you! "

As he said that, Duan Wuji took off his coat abruptly, revealing the snakeskin armor inside.

"Everyone! Look, this is the snake skin of the iceberg snow snake that our two brothers killed in Tufan country. Look how beautiful he is!

This thing is worn on the body, it is warm in winter and cool in summer!

Everyone was stunned when they saw it, and saw that the snow-white snake skin was glowing with silver light, how beautiful it must be! "

When the officials present saw this, they clapped their hands and applauded!Most of these people are experts in flattering!

Seeing the snow-white snakeskin armor of the imperial envoy, everyone praised it greatly!

The prefect of Quzhou asked with a smile: "My lord, how many giant snakes have you killed?"

Tie Niu grinned and said, "Where can you find such a big snake! To be honest, we have only killed two giant snakes, one in Sichuan and the other in Tupan Kill it, among the three giant snakes we met, it should be said that the giant snake in Sichuan is bigger!
This giant snake in this place should be ranked second!
However, the snake we killed in the Tubo Kingdom is called the Bingshan Snow Snake, and it is also a giant snake with righteousness!

So what if it has a way!Wasn't it killed by us!

This snake was seriously injured. It hurt people for no reason. It is already an unforgivable crime. If it doesn't die, then there is no reason for it! "

Everyone laughed loudly after hearing this, everyone thought that what the iron bull said made sense!

The prefect of Quzhou nodded again and again.

"Master Imperial Envoy, you are right, but do you have a way to kill this snake!"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "There is a method, how can we do it if there is no method."

"What method, tell us quickly!"

"Didn't you southerners raise boa constrictors? When the boa constrictors grow up and you want to kill them for their skins, don't you bury a knife in the ground?

When the boa constrictor was eating, once the knife cut through the boa constrictor's skin, the boa constrictor would not back up because of the pain, but instead crawled forward desperately.

When it can't move, the boa constrictor will die!
Although this giant snake is huge, it also has the characteristics of those boa constrictors!

I believe that its belly should be where the skin is the thinnest. Once its skin is cut, it will crawl forward desperately.

Isn't it much easier to kill a giant snake like this! "

The prefect of Quzhou nodded.

"Hmm! This method works.

If it's feasible, let's get ready!

Find a few sharp knives, it shouldn't take much trouble.

Imperial Envoy, you wait, I'll get you this knife!
How many such knives are there in total? "

"We don't want too many knives, just give us nine knives."

"Huh? There are so many knives!"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "How many knives are there? Can you do without them!

My name is Nine Knives Slaying the Dragon. If there are fewer knives, I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything! "

"Well! Since your lord has said so, I will do as you please!

Don't worry, I'll give you Zhang Luoqi these nine knives before it gets dark! "

Tie Niu said with a smile: "Master Zhifu, when you pick up these nine knives, three of them are in a group, and one is longer than the other. Did you hear clearly! And the handle of the knife is also It takes a long time, that's the way to go!"

"Then how much longer is each knife than the other?"

"Well, just grow two or three inches longer. This knife needs to be sharpened quickly. If it is not fast, then it can't be used!"

"That's natural, don't I even know this!

Don't worry, I'll find these knives for you in a while! "

Time is running out, and those people who ran out to watch the snake path are back again.

After seeing Tieniu and Duan Wuji, these people praised them greatly!

"You two imperial envoys, you are really amazing!

We observed the snake path, and there was blood dripping from the snake path!

Based on this, it can be inferred that the snake was seriously injured.

Although this will not kill it, but even if it does not die, it must be weak! "

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu grinned when they heard this.

"What's the matter with this? Isn't it just a big long worm?
Even if we kill it, it's nothing to be proud of. "

When people saw the humility of the two imperial envoys, they admired them from the bottom of their hearts.

The time is not too long, then the prefect of Quzhou will come.

The prefect of Quzhou took nine knives and swung them in front of Duan Wuji's eyes.

"My lord, what do you think of this knife?

Do you think it is sharp enough? "

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu took the knife and took a look, only to see that the knife was polished brightly, and the surface of the knife was blue and blue.

Duan Wuji knew at a glance that the knife sharpened really fast.

Duan Wuji said to the policemen and mountain people beside him: "Which of you people knows how to bury knives?"

"Bury a knife? What kind of knife?

Imperial envoy, what do you mean by what you said?Why do we become more and more confused the more we listen? "

The old man said tremblingly: "The imperial envoy wants to bury the knife on the ground to kill the giant snake. There is something special about burying the knife, that is, the knife must be buried on the ground very firmly.

Otherwise, if the giant snake climbed onto the knife and knocked down the knife, wouldn't it be over? "

Only then did everyone understand.

There are many people raising pythons in the southern region, and many people have heard of the story of burying knives in the ground.

Some people have even done it themselves!After hearing the old man's explanation, everyone immediately understood.

"My lord, I have buried a knife and killed a boa constrictor."

"Master Imperial Envoy, what kind of job is this? I have done this job too."

"My lord, I have done it too."

All of a sudden there were twenty people coming out!

Duan Wuji said: "All of you practice your knife skills again!

Let me tell you that this giant snake is so huge that I'm afraid I won't be able to kill it with a knife.

We are going to bury three knives, and these three knives have to be in a line, and the tip of one knife is longer than the tip of the other knife!If the first knife cuts its skin, the second knife can cut its flesh, and the third knife can open its chest!

In this case, if we want to kill it, it will be effortless!

The key to this job is that the three knives must form a line, and that will work!

Of course, all three knives must be fixed.

If it is not fixed well, it is a waste of wax for a blind man to light a lamp. "

A mountain dweller laughed and said, "Master Imperial Envoy, how difficult is it to fix these three knives.

To tell you the truth, I am a carpenter, I can make a wooden holder for the three knives, fix the three knives on the wooden holder, and put thread on the wooden holder, so that There is absolutely no problem if the three-point knife is in a line!
As long as you can kill this giant snake, what kind of work is it!

You just leave this job to me, I will make it beautiful, and I will guarantee your satisfaction when the time comes! "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, you'd better do it this way!

Then you should do it quickly, and it will save us a lot of trouble.

At that time, it will not be a problem for anyone to bury the knife. Whether this thing can be done or not depends entirely on you.

There's nothing to do now, so go ahead and do it.

If we had done it earlier, we could kill that giant snake tomorrow. "

The carpenter took nine knives and left, and the other villagers also slowly dispersed.

Duan Wuji looked at the prefect of Quzhou and said: "Lord prefect, where do you think we should rest tonight?
You have to make arrangements for this matter! "

The prefect of Quzhou laughed and said, "Master Imperial Envoy, don't worry about this matter, I have already arranged everything.

There will definitely be our residence by then, and eating and drinking will not be a problem. Under my rule, if I can't even solve such a small problem, wouldn't it be a joke?

We're not going anywhere tonight, we're staying in their village.

As for eating and drinking, the people here will take care of it for us.

We don't ask them to cook well, as long as they are full.

Before we leave, wouldn't we solve the problem by giving them some money? "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, that's great!
Let's do that then. "

The prefect of Quzhou arranged the people at Lizheng's house in the village, and the people went to rest early after dinner.

In the morning of the next day, people had breakfast early, and because the carpenter hadn't come with the nine knives, people sat in the house and waited.

After three poles in the sun, the carpenter and five young men came in carrying three sets of fixed wooden frames.

"My lord, what do you think of this wooden bottom holder I made!

In order to do these three things, I didn't sleep all night!

Look at what I made, isn't it solid? "

Duan Wuji looked carefully, the three knives were indeed in a line, Duan Wuji shook the knives, but it didn't move at all.

"Um!

Well done, since this is done, let's quickly bury it on the snake path.

After the burial is complete, just step on the soil firmly. For these three sets of knives, bury one set every twenty feet. Come back after burying them.

You don't need to take care of the rest of the matter, and the rest of the matter is the business of our two brothers.

After killing that giant snake, our brothers are sending people to find you! "

As soon as those people heard what Duan Wuji said, they all left in a huff.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu started to pack their bags, Duan Wuji held a sword in his hand, and Tie Niu set off with a stick in his hand.

This time, both of them were carrying bows and arrows!

The two walked into the bamboo forest, and saw that those people had already buried the three sets of knives in the ground.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu checked and found that there was nothing wrong with the burial, so they were relieved.

Duan Wuji said to these people: "Hurry up and retreat to the village, lest that giant snake hurt you to death!"

After finishing speaking, the two of them ran straight to the snake hole.

Both of them walked forward cautiously, for fear that something might happen!

It was safe and sound all the way, nothing happened.

The two came to the cave, and saw a dead silence in front of the cave, there was no movement at all!

Duan Wuji probed into the cave, and the cave was pitch black, so he couldn't see anything!

Duan Wuji shook his head helplessly, then retracted his body.

Tieniu saw it and asked in a low voice: "Brother, what do you think about this matter?"

Duan Wuji smiled helplessly and said: "The cave is pitch black, you can't see anything.

What do you think I can do about it?

In my opinion, let's shoot two arrows into the hole first.

If you can shoot it, let it go, if you can't shoot it, you will be knocked down! "

"Well! That's all I have to do!"

The two men bent their bows and set their arrows at the same time, and with the sound of two bowstrings, two sharp arrows shot into the hole at the same time.

Suddenly there was a gust of bad wind, and the two of them knew it was not good!

The two threw their bows away, and Niutou ran towards the snake path. Both of them knew that this giant snake crawled extremely fast, and once it died, its crawling speed would be against the sky.

If you escape late, it is extremely dangerous.

The two of them were running desperately!The snake chased out of the hole again!

This giant snake was seriously injured yesterday and was recuperating in the cave. Today it was disturbed again, and it was really annoyed.

The snake rushed out of the hole, roared and chased after the two men.

The speed is so fast, three points faster than yesterday!

After the two of them ran into the small bamboo forest, they bypassed the three sets of buried knives and rushed out of the bamboo forest.

The two people ran out of the knife's position for more than 100 feet, and the giant python was hit by the knife buried in the ground.

Because the speed of this giant snake is very fast, he patronizes to chase these two people, and the knife plunges into its snake belly. Due to the pain, this giant snake does not know to back up, but rushes forward desperately , The knife pierced deeper and deeper, and due to the pain, the python roared angrily.

The cry spread out more than ten miles away!It made the valley humming.

After the giant python crawled forward more than ten feet away, it wagged its tail in pain.

The huge snake tail slapped the bamboo forest, and there was a sound of crackling bamboo in the bamboo forest.

In just half a meal, the giant snake lay motionless on the ground.

The huge cracking sound of the bamboo in the bamboo forest just now has already alarmed Duan Wuji and the others!
The two of them knew that the giant snake had been hit by the buried knife, but they didn't know if it had died so far!

Duan Wuji said to Tieniu: "Brother Tieniu, go to the village to find other people!
Call them all over here!I guess this snake is not much different if it is not dead!

Let me go over and solve it completely. We will peel the skin and take the meat in a while, and we will send people to the various prefectures quickly. The matter here is finally settled. "

Tieniu nodded, turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)