Da Zaojun

Chapter 22: Shooting a Tiger with Three Arrows
County Lieutenant Chen Xiu and Instructor Lu Han asked, "Can we work together to shoot down that demon? Do you have any verses related to archery that you could use your righteous spirit to bless me with?"

Lu Han immediately recited a poem: "The forest is dark, the grass startled by the wind, the general draws his bow at night. At dawn, he searches for the white feather, but it is buried among the stone edges."

This is exactly the poem that praises "Fei Hou".

As soon as he opened his mouth, Lu Han's accumulated righteousness was instantly drained, and then the words "shoot the tiger" appeared on Chen County Magistrate's strong bow.

At this moment, Chen Xiu also felt as if he was assisted by God.

"Ninth-Rank Demon Hunter Archer" - Hunting demons and offering their heads as a sacrifice to the art of martial arts!

As long as he successfully hunts down this rat demon, he will gain the true power of ninth-grade martial arts!

"Tiger Archery!"

"Fei Hou Breathing Technique!"

And the power of Fei Hou's precious bow "Shooting Tiger" brought out by Lu Haoran!

"call out!"

"call out!"

"call out!"

After three arrows were shot in succession, the words on the bow disappeared and the power bestowed by Fei Hou dissipated.

Chen Xiu only felt soreness in his arms and a faint tearing sensation. Every arrow he threw had exploded with several times the force of the past, and even mobilized his own qi and blood.

The arrow was shot without regret, and went straight towards the rat monster in the fragrant cabinet.

The rat demon was an extremely sensitive creature. When it sensed the arrow coming, it immediately played the flute and anxiously called on thousands of rats to surround it, like a huge rat ball.

But the rat ball returned to its origin, turned into foul air, and melted into a layer of black protective shield.

When the tiger-shooting arrow arrived, the shield of foul air exploded and knocked him down.

Immediately after the second arrow hit, a rat servant exploded instantly. The Jixiangcui rat demon exchanged its body shape with the rat servant, but its breath was already weak.

But who knew that the third arrow actually had the ability to "pursue". It made a sudden arc and hit the rat demon on the back.

The large cupboard that the rat demon was carrying was shot, revealing a crack, and the black air inside continued to leak out. The rat demon in the incense cupboard was so scared that he turned around and ran away!
Chen Xiu showed a regretful expression: "If there is another arrow..."

He wanted to catch up, but Lu Han held him back: "Although you and I have received the ninth-grade inheritance, we have not cultivated to the ninth-grade realm. Chasing after him would be a death. I didn't expect that the combination of literature and martial arts could unleash such great power. It's a pity that I haven't yet condensed my literary heart, otherwise I might be able to fight the monster with my sword and knife."

Chen Xiu instantly felt that he was unreliable: "Since ancient times, it has always been military generals who fought in wars. How could there be a civilian holding a sword?"

Lu Han was unconvinced: "Don't you know that the six arts of a gentleman include swordplay, archery, and charioteering?"

On the city wall, Tian Chengbi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Xiu shoot back the rat demon with three arrows, but he still said, "Tomorrow, no matter what, we must come up with a plan to destroy the demon. We can't just hold on to one corner any longer."

The City God, County Master, said, "This city has been marked by the eighth-rank tiger demon. The rat demon dares to come here, I'm afraid it's being driven by the tiger demon. We are accumulating strength, and the tiger demon is also accumulating strength."

"That's exactly what I was worried about," the county magistrate said. "However, he tested us, and we tested him as well. I wonder how powerful this rat demon is among the ninth-grade demons. Although his two magical instruments can summon and control rat servants, he doesn't seem to have any powerful magical powers of his own. It won't be difficult to restrain him."

"If Chen Xiu and Lu Han can hurt them once, they can hurt them a second time. This is good news."

What was even more shocking was the lackeys among the victims, especially Sun Xiucai and Liu the Hunter. Sun Xiucai asked Liu the Hunter, "The king transformed you into a martial lackey, so you must be close to the ninth rank, right? Could you possibly shoot those three arrows?"

"I can shoot one arrow, but it's hard to shoot three arrows in a row. I'm just a hunter in the mountains, and he's a martial arts scholar. I can't beat him in life, let alone after death."

Hunter Liu was shocked: "Although the king has given me some of the power of the tiger soul, it is definitely not as powerful as his long-range shooting. Instead, it is more effective in close combat. I can transform into a half-tiger and fight the enemy with the tiger's strength."

Wen Qiang nodded: "Yes, I have obtained some of the king's magical powers to control the ghosts, but this cannot be passed on to you. But Lu Han can do it. He is upright and righteous, and he is strong and great. This is what scholars strive for in their lives, but I will never be able to reach it."

As the rat demon retreated, the "Cat Catcher", who had captured twelve giant rats and even killed a disaster victim and transformed him into a rat servant, showed a thoughtful expression, followed the rat demon, and left the vicinity of the city.

Without the rat demon's command, the rats ran around in panic. The Punishment Department killed quite a few of them, but the only things they dropped were disgusting meat tails.

Song Wuji wished he could go down and kill the giant rat and pick up the dropped items. Even if he had no experience, it would be good to collect some [Original Demonic Energy], which could be refined to replenish himself.

Fortunately, the sky was gradually getting brighter. At three quarters past three in the morning, the county magistrate ordered the city to be opened and sent the Medical Bureau out of the city to treat the victims bitten by rats and prevent the plague.

Song Wuji followed him out of the city and stayed beside Doctor Wu. Doctor Wu was most concerned about the giant rat's tail, believing that this was the "demon material" that the Medical Bureau urgently needed to obtain.

Song Wuji had a bloody kitchen knife in his hand, and taking advantage of the chaos, he killed a giant rat that rushed towards him without any eyes.

This giant rat looks big, but Song Wuji doesn't need to use the "fire-starting technique". He just needs to cut off the rat's tail and it will disappear immediately.

[Plague Foul Gas]
[Giant Rat Tail]

There is no original demonic energy.

Song Wuji checked the [plague stench].

Plague foul air: The five plague messengers each have a mount. The mount of the northern plague messenger is a plague rat. This rat carries a plague cabinet on its back. The plague cabinet is divided into three layers: one is plague, the second is cholera, and the third is smallpox.

The meat tail of the giant rat in the cabinet: The rat monster in the fragrant cabinet got the remains of the plague rat, but there was no plague cabinet. He only found the fragrant cabinet in the temple. This cabinet was used to store leftover food, intended to "keep away rats". However, after being refined by the rat monster, it has become a "rat-feeding" tool, which can plunder the fragrant cabinets from all directions for feeding and breeding "giant rats". Its meat tail also has the wonderful use of fragrant cabinets, and eating it can eliminate filth.

Song Wuji didn't expect that this rat demon actually had a background. It was the "Plague Rat", the mount of the messenger of the Northern Plague God. These disgusting rats were all transformed by the plague.

But everything has yin and yang, and where there is poison, there must be an antidote. This disgusting rat tail is actually a medicine to cure plague.

However, Song Wuji felt that eating rat tails was a bit too shady.

But a recipe has already appeared in the kitchen book.

[Xiangji Poyi Rat Tail Soup. Low Grade]

Ingredients: Giant rat tail, aged mugwort water
Method: Cut the rat tail into sections, soak it in old mugwort water, and use the fire-inducing technique to make it fragrant. Stew it for an hour to remove bad air and get the fragrance to eliminate filth. Eating it will fill your mouth with fragrance and eliminate plague.

This was the first recipe Song Wuji had unlocked, and it was a good start.

"Many disaster victims have already developed fever."

"It feels like urgent diarrhea!"

"The wound started to fester and fester, and in the most serious cases, it had turned black!"

"Plague! They've got the plague!"

(End of this chapter)