Kill the enemy and get a wife? I'll single-handedly slaughter my way through the Northern Barba

Fan Xing was extremely angry when he talked about this.

"We...we said it!"

"Two months ago, I reported this matter to the Ruzhou Prefecture. At that time, a high-ranking official sent someone to say that he would handle this matter for us. What was his name again?"

Fan Xing was getting old and his memory wasn't good, so the little girl beside him quickly reminded him, "Grandpa, it's Lord Ye!"

Fan Xing slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing, "That's right! Lord Ye Zhi of the Ruzhou Military Command!"

"I still have the letter that Lord Ye sent me back then!"

Ye Zhi?

Lin Feng was very familiar with this name. When Zhang Liao told Lin Feng about the situation in Ruzhou, he mentioned Ye Zhi several times.

Ye Zhi died suddenly in office due to an "acute illness," and his superior, the Commander of Ruzhou, resigned.

The imperial court urgently needed talented individuals to guard Ruzhou, which is why it made an exception and promoted Lin Feng to replace Ye Zhi.

Fan Xing said with great regret, "It's a pity that Lord Ye died of a sudden illness, and the matter of this evil dragon has been dragging on until now, with no one taking care of it."

Lin Feng pondered for a moment and then came up with an idea.

"Mr. Fan, I used to be a hunter before I joined the army, so I have experience hunting in the mountains."

"Tomorrow you will gather all the able-bodied hunters in town, and they must all bring their hunting dogs."

"I will select another five hundred skilled men from the army, and we will go into the mountains to find the evil dragon."

"If you know any snake catchers, especially experienced ones, call them along."

"I will try my best to rid the town of this menace during my few days of rest."

Fan Xing, Uncle Liu, and several other townspeople were all deeply moved upon hearing this and expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Lin Feng.

"Mr. Fan and everyone else, there's no need for such formalities."

"I, Lin Feng, am the Deputy Commander of Ruzhou. The town has been ravaged by an evil dragon, and it is my responsibility to eliminate it."

"It's getting late, you should go back and rest!"

After finally seeing Fan Xing and the others off, Wang Tu couldn't help but ask, "Sir, do you really believe what they said? Are there really dragons in the world?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng laughed and said, "What do you mean by 'dragon'? It's just a big python. In their panic, the people mistook it for an evil dragon."

Wang Tu scratched his head: "What about the feet on its head and the claws under its body? Snakes can't have horns and claws."

Lin Feng pointed to Wang Tu's forehead.

"Snakes also have bones. The bones and scales on their foreheads are deformed, resembling a unicorn horn. Although rare, it does exist."

"As for claws, snakes originally had four limbs, but they degenerated later."

"By now, if you could separate the flesh and bones of a large snake, you would be able to see the remains of its hind limb bones."

"When the uninformed people saw the protruding hind limbs, they thought that the python had cultivated 'two legs' and believed that it had become an evil dragon."

Wang Tu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is... My lord, you truly are a master hunter. So that so-called dragon-slaying technique was also a fake?"

Lin Feng rolled his eyes at Wang Tu: "My family has passed down hunting skills for generations. What's so strange about passing down the skill of killing pythons?"

"I said it was passed down by a wandering Taoist priest just to make Mr. Fan and the others believe it."

"They have a deep faith in the Dragon King and believe that there are evil dragons in the world, so I just went along with their story."

The following day, Lin Feng led more than 600 soldiers and civilians into the mountains to search for the "evil dragon".

Pythons are cold-blooded animals and excellent ambush predators.

Their habitat selection revolves around three core elements: constant temperature and moisture retention, concealment and ambush, and proximity to water sources.

Based on Lin Feng's and the other hunters' experience, rocky caves or huge rock crevices are the best choice.

Large pythons weighing hundreds of kilograms can find stable temperature and humidity inside the cave, making it warm in winter and cool in summer.

At the same time, pythons are very dependent on water sources.

Pythons can survive for a long time on land without water.

However, after each hunt, pythons need to drink water to aid digestion and also enjoy taking baths in hot weather.

In summary, it is often found in piles of rocks near deep pools in mountain streams or on the edge of swamps in dense forests.

The saying "a dragon dwells in water" illustrates this principle.

Therefore, Lin Feng focused his search on environments that met the above conditions.

Each squad consisted of fifty soldiers, and was equipped with two or three hunters and several hunting dogs to search the mountains.

Based on the accounts of the locals who had once ventured deep into the mountains and encountered the "evil dragon," the group searched for two consecutive days and finally made a discovery.

At dusk, Lin Feng casually picked up the dried excrement on the ground and crushed it with his hands.

The grayish-brown excrement had a rough texture and was mixed with dense hairs.

There were even fingernails and two teeth!

"It is indeed snake excrement, and it contains undigested hair and other things."

"It seems we're not far from that beast."

Lin Feng clapped his hands and gave the order: "Continue the search tonight. Once you find it, do not make a fuss, so as not to alert the enemy."

The group obeyed and continued the search, but Feng Qing frowned deeply: "Did that beast really devour the people? That's too cruel!"

Feng Qing couldn't bear to watch, while Xia Bing, to Lin Feng's right, had a cold expression.

"Pythons eat people and animals; it's all in their instinct."

"What's so cruel about natural selection?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Qing looked at Xia Bing in surprise: "Xia Bing, how can you be so cold-blooded? A living person has been killed, and you still bring up the concept of natural selection?"

Xia Bing shrugged and stopped arguing with Feng Qing.

Since returning to Ruzhou, Feng Qing and Xia Bing's emotions have been very strange.

Xia Bing put on a veil and spoke coldly.

Feng Qing's emotions are also unstable; she is often anxious and sensitive.

Don't argue over a python.

"Let's go! Once we find that python, I'll show you my 'Dragon-Slaying Formation'."

Upon hearing this, Feng Qing's beautiful eyes sparkled with curiosity.

"Lin Feng, you've been having so many things transported into the mountains these past few days, all very mysteriously."

"Could you tell me exactly what your dragon-slaying formation looks like?"

Lin Feng deliberately kept everyone in suspense, saying, "Naturally, there are thousands of swords and axes forming a forest. If a python dares to come out, it can be torn to pieces in an instant."

"I don't believe it!"

Feng Qing rolled her eyes at Lin Feng and said, "What do you mean by thousands of swords and axes forming a forest? It sounds like a fairy tale from a novel."

……

Persistence pays off. After searching for most of the night, Lin Feng and his team actually found a cave hidden behind vines.

About ten feet outside the cave, there is a deep pool, extremely quiet.

"Lord Lin, I have already examined the traces around this cave."

A hunter named Xiuyuan from Dragonbone Town cupped his hands and said, "The evil dragon is very large; I estimate it to be about four or five zhang in size."

"If we want to kill them by force, it is entirely feasible with bows and crossbows, but there will probably be casualties."

"It's alright!"

Lin Feng's gaze remained fixed on the dark cave entrance, and he said confidently, "With the 'Dragon-Slaying Formation' in hand, no matter how big it is, it can't escape my grasp!"

"Wang Ling, Wan Qian, you two take men and set up an array to show our soldiers and the people of Longgu Town what to do."

Wang Ling and Wan Qian received the order and rose to pay their respects.

"Yes, sir!"

These past few days, the two of them had been studying the "Dragon-Slaying Formation" that Lin Feng had taught them, just waiting to show off their skills. They immediately called over the soldiers of Zhenyuan Army and brought over the equipment for setting up the formation.

One by one, heavy wooden boxes emitting a faint fragrance were carried out.

Wang Ling opened the box and took something out.

All eyes turned to the object, and the people present were stunned the moment they saw it.