Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting from the Spiritual Beast Picture

Chapter 109 White-throated and pointed-tailed swift
"There is no choice but to fall, and it seems that Yan is returning."

Looking at the swallows flying across the sky, Zhao Lin remembered a poem from his previous life.

Half a month has passed, and the weather has completely warmed up.

During this period of time, he didn't go into the mountains to kill Beard, he only observed it secretly twice.

The Drilling Mountain Leopards have moved their positions and entered Fuli Valley, which is deeper in Baitou Mountain.

The entrance to Qizhu Peak, the original lair, was blocked with rocks, and there were a lot of animal traps and thorns inside. It seems that it is not going to come back in the short term.

At this time, after reminiscing about the previous experience, it was still very thrilling. The Mountain Leopard actually got the crossbow!
Although I don't know if it was smuggled out of the army, but judging from the range and rate of fire, it is not far behind.

If he hadn't mastered the flying skills and overheard the bandits' conversations, and prepared in advance, he would probably have been injured.

He was going to lie dormant for a period of time, on the one hand to accumulate strength, on the other hand, to keep the bandits mentally tense for a long time, to taste what it is like not to be afraid of thieves stealing, but to be afraid of thieves thinking about it.

……

This morning, Zhao Lin made a tour of the area under his jurisdiction, then turned around and came to the Xinglong Escort in Xicheng.

Liuhemen has a stake in the Xinglong Escort, and regularly sends people to the Escort to understand the business situation. Zhao Lin specifically asked Master for this job.

The reason is still related to the beard.

That day at Qizhu Peak, he overheard Zhuanshanbao discussing the mountain fee with his subordinates, and the Tongfu Escort was only willing to give [-]%.

Judging from Zuan Shanbao's tone, it seemed that he wanted to teach Tongfu Escort a lesson.

Zhao Lin felt that if a escort car from the Tongfu Escort Bureau passed through the area around Mount Baitou, Huzi would probably come out to rob the escort, and that would be an excellent opportunity for him to snipe.

Escorts usually inform the local Escorts in advance out of etiquette, so Zhao Lin Ming came to check the operation status of the Escorts, but actually inquired about the news of the Tongfu Escorts.

"Junior Brother Zhao, please come in."

The head of the bodyguard who received Zhao Lin was Zhu Qinggang, who was in his forties and had worked in the Xinglong Bodyguard Agency for nearly 20 years. He was a veritable veteran.

Zhao Lin represents Liuhemen, so Zhu Qinggang called him junior and junior to show his closeness.

"Brother Zhu, the Escort Bureau has been doing quite well recently."

Zhao Lin put down the Escort's business records and said with a smile.

Zhu Qinggang also smiled and said: "It's all thanks to the care of the families. The road has been safe recently and nothing has happened."

Zhao Lin nodded, took a sip from his teacup, and asked casually, "By the way, I have a friend I haven't seen for many years, and I heard that he works as a bodyguard in Tongfu Bodyguard Agency."

"Ask Senior Brother Zhu, has a convoy from Tongfu Escorts passed by here recently?"

Zhu Qing just thought for a while, then shook his head and laughed at himself: "I have received a few letters, but I can't remember which one. Brother Zhao, wait a moment, I'll check it out."

"Then thank you, brother." Zhao Lin said politely.

After a while, Zhu Qing walked back quickly, holding an opened letterhead in his hand, and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Zhao, there really is one!"

Zhao Lin got up and took it with both hands, and glanced at the envelope, which had the name and emblem of Tongfu Bodyguard Bureau printed on it.

"Brother Zhu, can I read what's written inside?"

Zhu Qinggang said indifferently: "It's inconvenient to pass the book on to outsiders, but Junior Brother Zhao is one of his own, so you can take it and read it, and don't pass it on to others."

"Brother, don't worry."

Zhao Lin thanked him, took out the letter paper, and opened it to read. The content of the letter was very simple. It said that the Tongfu Escort Bureau planned to pass through the border of Qinghe County in April, and they would notify their counterparts in advance so that they could take care of each other.

The time is very general, but this is also normal. There are risks in sending out darts, so it is natural to keep it secret.

But for him, this information was enough. He was in charge of dozens of police officers, and he also had acquaintances on the pier, so it was not difficult to find out the news.

After returning the letter to Zhu Qinggang, and after exchanging pleasantries for a while, Zhao Lin got up to say goodbye.

After leaving the Escort, it was past noon.

Zhao Lin went back to the county government office and changed into casual clothes, went out of the city to the north, and came to Hejiatun on the outskirts of Mount Baitou, where he found the hunter named Jin Bao who helped him catch the leopard last time.

"Master Zhao, what does that pintail swift you're talking about look like?"

Zhao Lin called Jin Bao out of the village, saying that he wanted to catch a bird called the white-throated needle-tailed swift. Jin Bao scratched his head and thought for a long time, but he didn't think of a bird with such a name in Baitou Mountain, so he couldn't help but said in embarrassment.

"Look at this, can you remember?"

Zhao Lin took out a piece of paper from his bosom, on which was drawn a bird with sickle-shaped wings and needle-like tail feathers.

There is a pinch of white under the bird's neck.

"It looks like a swallow." Jin Bao said after looking at it for a while.

"Yes, they are swallows, but they are a special kind."

Zhao Lin nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Are there any swallows like this around Mount Baitou?"

Since absorbing the spirit of Skylark and gaining the ability to fly, Zhao Lin has been planning to upgrade the spirit.

Both the bear and the leopard are representatives of strength and speed. Although the skylark has good flying ability, it is not top-notch among birds.

Flying birds are hard to find in winter. Now that the weather is warmer and migratory birds return, you can start preparing.

Zhao Lin thought deeply about which bird to choose.

The fastest birds he knew were probably white-throated pintail swifts, peregrine falcons, and frigatebirds.

Of these three birds, the peregrine falcon should be the most famous.

However, the strength of the peregrine falcon lies in its flat, streamlined body and unrivaled dive speed. The pintail swift should be even better just by flapping its wings.

Frigatebirds are similar to peregrine falcons, and their strength lies in diving.

The white-throated needle-tailed swift not only flies fast, but also has excellent flying ability. It even completes mating and sleeping while flying. It can be said that it is a bird born for the sky.

Zhao Lin just wanted this ability.

In fact, the skylark spirit is still releasing white mist every day, stimulating those 24 acupuncture points, and it is still some time before the bottleneck.

However, Zhao Lin felt that he should prepare first, otherwise, when he needed it half a year later, the swallow would go back to the south for the winter.

Jin Bao thought silently for a while, then suddenly slapped his head and said, "I remembered, I saw it in the mountains when I was hunting."

Zhao Lin glanced at him and asked, "Why didn't you remember just now?"

Jin Bao said with a smile: "Swallows eat insects, they don't harm the crops, so why beat them? The swallows you painted fly so fast that you can hear them swishing when you get close."

Hearing the second half of the sentence, Zhao Lin was relieved, took out two liang of silver and gave it to him, and confessed: "Old rules, help me catch the only one alive. After the matter is over, you send someone to the county government to find a catcher named He Qingquan." .”

He didn't want to come forward in person about this matter, it's too abnormal to pay someone to catch the swallow, it's better to keep a low profile.

Jin Bao was taken aback, waved his hands again and again and said, "How can I get so much money for catching a swallow? When will I go hunting in the mountains and meet you, just catch one by the way."

Zhao Lin shook his head slowly, "This swallow is not easy to catch, especially if it is alive. You keep the money first, and if you catch it, you will be rewarded."

(End of this chapter)