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Chapter 8 The Boar

"It's walnuts!" Sancho leaned over and whispered: "This forest is full of walnut trees, all the way to the other side of the mountain! The wild boars here eat walnuts and grow the fattest. Every autumn, Baekje people

They hunt wild boar here and then smoke the wild boar with walnut wood!”

"Wild boar, that's not easy to deal with!" Wang Wenzuo stopped and looked around. There was a mountain col not far away, where the streams merged into a small pool. The edge of the pool was covered with thick walnut trees. It was dense.

The canopy of trees is connected into one piece, covering most of the water surface.

"Sancho and I climbed up the tree by the pool. The wild boar has good hearing and smell, but it is half-blind. You two, take the mules farther away and wait for the signal downwind!" Wang Wenzuo whispered, standing aside

Sancho translated next to him, and the other two military slaves nodded and quickly hid. Wang Wenzuo and Sancho walked to the pool, chose a thick tree and climbed up. Wang Wenzuo broke a few branches and climbed up.

A simple platform was set up between the branches of the tree, and then the crossbow was fully loaded, loaded with arrows, and waited patiently.

Apart from the sound of running water by the pool, there were only the occasional distant chirping of birds, and the silence was a bit breathtaking. Wang Wenzuo wrapped his clothes tighter to resist the bone-chilling chill in the forest. He couldn't help but regret a little why he didn't put on his skin when he came out.

He put on his coat. He was hesitating whether to let a military slave go back to get him a coat, but he heard the sound of breaking branches not far away. His spirits suddenly rose, and he patted gently

He glanced at Sancho next to him: "Listen, he's coming!"

The moonlight passed through the gaps in the leaves and reached the open space beside the pool. Wang Wenzuo could see a dark thing coming out of the bushes. After taking a few breaths, he could see clearly that it was a huge male wild boar. The moonlight illuminated

His huge protruding fangs showed a lifeless pale white color. The huge beast looked around vigilantly, as if looking for potential enemies. Finally, it snorted a few times, and the bushes behind it

The bush began to shake violently, and several dark shadows emerged from it.

"There are eight in total, two big and six small!"

Sancho's breath made Wang Wenzuo's ears feel a little itchy. He clenched his right fist, pointed at the largest male wild boar with his thumb, and then rotated his fist so that his thumb pointed down. Sancho nodded knowingly and took the

He raised his short bow, strung the arrow, and then looked back at his master.

Wang Wenzuo picked up the crossbow, held his breath, and aimed a little below the male boar's shoulder, where the heart was, and then pulled the trigger. He felt the crossbow vibrate slightly.

Just when Wang Wenzuo thought he had missed the shot, a piercing howl pierced the night sky. The male wild boar suddenly jumped up to half a man's height, then fell to the ground, spinning around wildly as if looking for the attacker.

Who is it? Wang Wenzuo hurriedly kicked the iron ring under the crossbow with both feet, re-strung the crossbow, inserted the second square-headed arrow into the arrow slot, and then aimed and pulled the trigger.

This time Wang Wenzuo missed his shot, and the arrow grazed the male boar's shoulder and sank deeply into the ground. At this time, the huge beast finally discovered where the enemy was hiding. It turned its head viciously and hit the tree trunk where Wang Wenzuo was.

The violent vibration caused Wang Wenzuo, who was stringing his crossbow, to almost fall from the tree. Fortunately, Sancho next to him caught him.

The frightened Wang Wenzuo hugged the tree trunk tightly, but soon he discovered that something was wrong with the male wild boar. The force of its impact on the tree was rapidly decreasing, and its howling seemed to have a sense of despair. Wang Wenzuo carefully changed the root.

Shuzhu fully loaded his crossbow and shot another arrow.

This time Wang Wenzuo could clearly see that the crossbow bolt penetrated the roots of the wild boar's hind legs, and the huge beast finally fell. Two other military slaves surrounded him. The male wild boar struggled to get up, but was unable to get up from the tree.

The fourth crossbow bolt fired from above completely shattered its efforts.

Wang Wenzuo jumped down from the tree. Under the moonlight, the male wild boar's light-colored belly rose and fell violently. Air flow spurted out from its nostrils, making intermittent moans. Even if this giant beast was lying on the ground, it was as high as his own waist. Wang Wenzuo

Wen Zuo looked at the behemoth in front of him with awe.

"This is really a big guy!" Sancho whispered: "We can't get him back!"

"Well, yes!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "Then get the two front legs back first, and then call a few people to carry the rest!"

military camp.

The bonfire was crackling, and half a fan of wild boar rib meat was being rotated on the grill on the fire. The fat was dripping and the aroma was permeating. Wang Wenzuo was sitting next to the fire, with daggers and plates on the short table beside him. Military soldiers were surrounding him.

The slaves are salivating.

"Sancho, this is yours!"

The steel knife cut open the pig's ribs, and the crispy skin crackled under the blade. The hot fat flowed down. Wang Wenzuo sprinkled salt on it and pushed the wooden plate to his servant. Sancho took the plate excitedly and put it on the spot.

He sat cross-legged and swallowed heavily, causing a commotion among the military slaves around him.

"You, and you!" Wang Wenzuo cut off two more pieces, put them on a plate and handed them to the other two military slaves who had just gone with him. The two men did not dare to be as generous as Sancho, so they hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

, then took the plate and walked aside to eat.

Soon Sancho finished the meat on the plate. While licking the grease on his fingers, he looked at the pork on the grill with longing eyes. Wang Wenzuo smiled and handed the short knife to Sancho.

, making a self-help gesture. Sancho let out a cheer, ran to the grill and started cutting meat.

Wang Wenzuo waited patiently for Sancho to stop eating, then winked at him and began to speak slowly to the military slaves around him. When he said something, Sancho translated: "Sancho is my domestic slave.

He is his master, he serves me, and I provide him with food, clothing, shelter and protection to ensure that he is not oppressed by outsiders. Today when hunting wild boars, he made a contribution, and this is what he deserves. Except

In addition, I also promise here that after this battle is over, I will give him freedom. At that time, he can go wherever he wants and do whatever he wants. If he is willing to continue to serve me,
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