chewing dragon

Chapter 154
"Senior is really knowledgeable! Compared with Lu Shu, that guy's tiger pattern matches, but he doesn't have a red tail, and Lu Shu has a horse body and no tiger claws. And this cry..."

Qi Jingzhi pondered and said: "That guy can roar like a tiger, and he can also bray like a horse, but it doesn't sound like a drum like the retort, and it doesn't sound like a ballad like Lu Shu's. There's a huge difference."

He paused, clenched his left hand subconsciously, and finally couldn't help but ask: "I just dare to ask senior, what should be the explanation for this 'Pei Zhiyi descendant'?"

Qi Jingzhi asked this because the tone of this sentence was quite similar to that of the small bronze mirror. If he had let the mirror refine that fellow, what kind of comment would he have given?
In addition, he was also really curious. After all, Lu Shu is a strange beast that looks like a horse. If there is no small bronze mirror refined, how can he wear it on his body?
"Ha! There is a saying in "Tu Zan", the beast of deer and Shu, the horse quality and the tiger writing, the flying head sings, the legs are straightened, the group is worn, and the descendants are like clouds."

The old man with a lame leprous explained with a smile: "Xu Shi's predecessors saw that Lu Shu commanded a huge ethnic group, galloping and gathering like clouds, and hoped that he would have as many children and grandchildren as Lu Shu, and his family would last forever. Wearing his fur is just a thought." Just think about it, don’t take it for real.”

"As for the strange beast at the bottom of the wall, apart from the good blood from its mother's womb, it seems to have been contaminated with a lot of gold and tiger at the same time. It must be a master who has no taboos and dares to put anything in his mouth. .”

"Hey! If you eat Hesai so recklessly, you didn't explode and die. It may be a blessing, you are the only one in the world! Therefore, although I am greedy, I am afraid of death, and I don't want to commit such a crime! "

"So that's the case." Qi Jingzhi nodded, and couldn't help but suddenly realized.

According to Yi Cheng and Wei Bao of the North Gate Station in Zhao'an County, the black and white tiger-striped beasts have only recently begun to show their heads. Apart from not having eaten humans, there is no other large or small domestic animal that it will not eat.

Listening to what the old Taoist said now, it seems that apart from domestic animals, that guy also ate a lot of amazing things in the wild.

Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi smiled and said: "That fellow has been galloping around Jiuzhen County recently, chasing dogs and chickens, making the people uneasy, and the younger generation surrendered him by chance, presumably it was once Have some adventures between the mountains and the wild?"

"Oh? You are lucky! The old Taoist sees that it is quite capable of observing words and deeds, and has no blood on its body. It is only that it was raised and matured since childhood. I don't think it is why it surrendered?"

The lame old man was a bit surprised, he couldn't help but look at the black and white tiger-striped beast, and the fellow was startled again: "It's a coincidence, old man, I happen to have some things that I want to ask a local snake like it. Don't worry, just asking a few words will not hurt your precious mount."

Qi Jingzhi was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, really curious how the other party would ask for information from a strange beast that couldn't speak human words, he immediately shook his head and smiled and said, "Senior, please do it!"

"Ha, the old Taoist thanked you in advance!" The lame old Taoist thanked him very politely, but he was not in a hurry to ask questions at the bottom of the wall, and still concentrated on fixing the head of the shaking cow in his hand.

At this time, he had already plucked the fine hair from the bull's head, but he was still uneasy, and was still inspecting it carefully over and over again.

Qi Jingzhi saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Senior, in order to eat a bite, you really worked hard."

The lame and scarlet-headed Taoist laughed, "What is this? To learn how to make this dish, the old Taoist, I spent several days in the monk's kitchen at the Lianxing Temple in Yangzhou!"

"Monk cook? The Buddhist sect actually eats meat and cooks beef heads in the back kitchen?" Qi Jingzhi really couldn't believe it.

"They don't make bull heads..."

The old man with a lame leprous immediately shook his head, and then a mischievous smile appeared on his face: "They use pigs! There are boiled and steamed ones, but the most authentic one is grilled."

"In the beginning, the little monks secretly cooked it themselves, but after a long time, word spread, and even some regular customers who were willing to pay a lot of money could enjoy it."

"When the young monk who created this dish becomes an old monk, the grilled whole pork belly in Lianxing Temple has become popular all over the state."

"As the saying goes, the first sound of spring thunder strikes, and the mountains are full of new bamboo shoots. Buy rice with boiled pork, don't ask the cook, ask the old monk!"

Qi Jingzhi couldn't help laughing, but he couldn't help but asked in doubt: "Since you can ask the old monk, why do seniors hide in other people's back kitchens to learn?"

Hearing this, the crippled and lame old man quickly turned his head, glared at Qi Jing as if looking at a fool, then pointed to the very unremarkable gray robe on his body, and said angrily: "What else can it be because of it? Let us not be a rich pilgrim, especially a Taoist?"

"At the beginning, when I went to Lianxing Temple as an old Taoist, I sincerely asked how to make this dish, but those monks watched people order dishes. One or two first said that there was absolutely no such thing, and later said that they only wanted to cook and not eat. When you are in a hurry, put your hands together, proclaim the Buddha's name, and only open your mouth and shut your mouth, you can only say "My Buddha is merciful, good and good", it is really treacherous!"

Hearing that although the old Taoist had a bit of resentment towards the monks, his words were convincing and did not seem like nonsense, so Qi Jingzhi could only sigh that the world is so big, it really is no wonder.

After inspecting it several times, the lame old man finally felt satisfied. He scooped up a scoop of boiling water from the nearby cauldron and poured it directly on the cow's head. It peels the skin and bones, cuts off the hairy meat around the eye sockets, the nose, and ears, cuts open the jaw, and throws the whole face into the boiling water pot.

Immediately afterwards, the old Taoist put his hand into the pot, and washed the boneless cow's head again with boiling water. His technique was familiar and meticulous, and his demeanor was even more meticulous. Returning to his senses, he carefully observed the old Taoist's tricks that seemed ordinary but actually hidden secrets.

As for the bamboo ox with a broken horn, it was a bit grievous at first, but now it was scared and ran away, curling up with the black and white tiger-striped beast.

After thoroughly washing the bull's head and taking it out for later use, the lame old man went to find a few clean tiles, threw them into the pot, and cleaned them carefully.

Wei Bao just sent the onion, ginger, wine, salt and other things he had collected, and he instructed him to wash the pot and boil the water again.

The old man himself stood aside, sighed regretfully while waiting: "It's a pity, such a small village can't find a brand new chamber pot for a while."

Now even the worried brother Shu Dashi couldn't help asking: "What do you want the chamber pot for, senior?"

"Of course it's cooking!"

The lame old man smacked his lips, and replied leisurely: "According to what I've heard, the young monk at Lianxing Temple used to pool money to buy a pig's head, and put it in an unused urinal after deboning it with tweezers. , put all the onion, ginger, wine and salt, tie the mouth of the pot tightly with lotus leaves, seal it with yellow mud, then put the urinal behind the hall, and slowly burn the bottom of the pot with the candle on the altar..."

"After several days and nights of stewing, the pig head is cooked. It really melts in the mouth and has an endless aftertaste! Even now, the back kitchen of Lianxing Temple still uses a chamber pot for this dish!"

Speaking of this, the lame old man slapped his thigh suddenly, and said half admiringly and half regretfully: "Hey! Old man, why didn't I think of such a good way to steal food back then?"

"If you want to say that the young monks have good brains, they choose a place that is extremely hidden first. If the mouth of the pot is sealed, there will be no smell. The big monks and old monks in the temple will not do the hard work of adding candles to watch the night. If you can't find it, you really don't know it!"

Seeing the situation and hearing the words, the three of Qi Jingzhi exchanged glances with each other, and they all felt that although this senior came quite strangely, his words and deeds were straightforward and casual, not like some treacherous person, nor like a black-clothed demon monk. , Daogui shaking the cow is the same way.

While talking, the few people waited for a while. The lame old man didn't wait for the fresh water in the pot to boil, so he went in to test the temperature of the water, and then put the previously washed tiles on the bottom of the pot.

Then, he put the bull's head face down on the tile, and put the cow's chin and ears beside it, and picked out a few ingredients from Wei Bao's delivery, and threw them into the pot together with the bamboo horns cut into sections.

When the water in the pot finally started to boil, he put the lid on the pot, turned his head to Wei Bao and said, "Changing to a simmer and simmering slowly! There are tiles on the bottom, so it won't stick to the pot. When the morning light is dim and the soup is thick and the meat is rotten, it will be cooked." Call me again sometime!"

After finishing speaking, the old man with a lame leopard pointed his eyes at Qi Jingzhi again, and the two walked towards the far wall one after the other.

So, when Lao Dao crouched in front of the black and white tiger-striped beast and looked it up and down carefully, this guy showed a pitiful look of trembling, obviously wanting to escape but didn't dare, just crying with a sad face and using a pair of wet hands His big eyes stared at Qi Jingzhi fiercely, and he was about to shed tears.

Qi Jingzhi was quite surprised when he saw this, because even though the lame and scarlet old man knew the details of his kung fu skills as soon as he met him, and he was more familiar with all kinds of strange beasts and stories, he was obviously a master of the world, but in Qi Jingzhi In the induction, Lao Dao has never shown any aura or power that is different from ordinary people since he appeared, even when facing the attack of Geshu Dashi and Zhuniu.

Therefore, even though the bamboo ox was broken off by one corner and stepped on the back of the ox, it was still not completely subdued. It was only after seeing the head of the shaking ox being skinned and boned that it was completely frightened.

On the other hand, the black-and-white tiger-striped alien beast, whether it saw the clear light of the red gold beads and the small bronze mirror, or faced the lame old man with a round and flawless body, this fellow almost immediately showed sincere fear. It will be praised that it is quite observant.

"Perhaps it is this keenness to distinguish danger that makes this guy happy to be at ease to this day."

With this thought in his mind, Qi Jingzhi stepped forward slowly, stretched out his right hand to pat the neck of the black and white tiger-striped beast, but didn't want his tearful mount to poke his head over immediately, and rubbed his palm vigorously first. .

At the same time, the old Taoist at the side suddenly opened his mouth and let out a series of low-pitched barks.

The black and white tiger-striped beast froze for a moment, then turned its head away after a while, and stared at the old man stupidly, as if he had heard and seen something incredible.

Seeing this, the old man with a lame leprous let out another short but loud bark, this time with a bit of sternness in it.

The black-and-white tiger-striped beast came to its senses immediately, and responded hastily, roaring like a tiger for a while, and then neighing a few horses for a while.

The old Taoist listened intently for a long while, during which time he was interrupted by a dog barking several times, his brows were tightly furrowed and then relaxed, but there was always a lingering shadow in his eyes.

Qi Jingzhi watched quietly, but he recalled in his mind the scene where the dogs in the village suddenly made loud noises and the crowd responded before the old Taoist suddenly appeared. Presumably he was also asking the dogs?

At that moment, one person and one beast chatted back and forth for a while, the lame old man seemed to have finally finished his questioning, he turned his head and said respectfully, "I've finished my questioning, old man, I finally got something."

He paused, and said with a strange expression on his face: "By the way, your mount said that it has never been to the sea, and it is very familiar with all kinds of ghost territories within a hundred miles. We can eat whatever we want. You can lead the way, as long as you don’t eat it.”

After hearing this, Qi Jingzhi turned his head and glanced at the black and white tiger-striped beast with a flattering face. It is very likely that the only beast in the world has such a virtue, which really makes people laugh and cry.

He thought for a while, and asked the old man curiously: "Senior, does this guy know what kind of strange beast he is?"

The old Taoist shook his head: "It wasn't born like this. At first, it only thought of itself as a horse. Not long ago, tiger stripes suddenly appeared on its body, and it was expelled by the wild horses. Later, its four hooves fell off overnight, and its muscles and bones changed shape. Once you have the legs and claws of a tiger, you think you are a tiger again."

"However, when it found a nest of tigers in the mountains, it was besieged, and after killing and devouring them all, it completely didn't know what it was. As for why it changed like this, it couldn't explain it at all, and it didn't give birth to a tiger. What special ability."

"This kind of situation doesn't seem to be the recovery of the blood. Most likely, it's just accidentally eating some strange thing that contains the evil spirit of the golden tiger. In short, its life is really good, and it's really big! If it is as the old man thinks, it will have an adventure It should not have enlightened wisdom at the time, so it’s not surprising that I can’t remember it now.”

Qi Jingzhi nodded knowingly, and said to himself that it was not only strangers like Lu Ao and Qing Yuanzi, but even ordinary beasts might become uncooperative in a sudden encounter.

"Thank you senior for clarifying the confusion, otherwise this junior would really not know the details of his own mount."

Qi Jingzhi thanked him, and then pondered: "Since this is the case, it's hard to refute it or Lu Shu."

The old man with a lame head nodded and said: "From the appearance alone, the shape of a horse and the shape of a tiger are half and half, you may call it a tiger with a leaping head, or a tiger with a spotted tiger. In short, the difference is not bad. Tiger, you can put a small character on its black and white tiger stripes, and call it... Bannu!"

"Bannu?"

Qi Jingzhi repeated it, and subconsciously looked at the black and white tiger-striped beast. Unexpectedly, this guy immediately moved his furry neck closer.

The old Taoist suddenly laughed: "It is recorded in "Guang Yi Ji" that there are mandrills who take tigers as their sons and call them 'Banzi'. Your head is a mount. From now on, food and drink will be tied to you, and you are cowardly and flattering. Can be called 'Bannu'!"

(End of this chapter)