Chapter 268: Shameless and the World, Which One Do You Choose?
"Huh? What is that?"

After Zhao Fujin finished speaking, she was startled and immediately made hand gestures and chanted a spell to cast the [Armor Covering Technique]. Suddenly, her body was wrapped in a rosy glow.

Yang Chang, who was blocking the way ahead, took a closer look and smiled instantly. He thought it was some unknown monster, so he was a little nervous for a moment.

"I thought it was something else, but it turned out to be a wild boar."

"Wild boar?"

"Well, Princess, look at me."

Yang Chang had just taken out the flying knife and immediately put it back to his waist. He suddenly remembered the time on Jingyang Ridge when Wu Song killed a tiger with his bare hands, which allowed him to fly into the sky.

Now that I have great abilities, why not try them on this beast?

"Just look at what my husband does!"

Yang Chang took a few steps forward, holding the thin rope that tied the bird in his left hand and standing in the woods with his right hand behind his back.

Although Zhao Fujin had considerable magical powers and had helped Yang Chang to achieve merit on the battlefield, he had never encountered a ferocious wild beast. At this moment, looking at the man's back, it was as if he saw a mountain blocking the wind and rain for him.

"Hmm."

"Jiji."

The giant wild boar locked onto the two men and rushed out from the woods, growling and grunting. Its huge body was as big as a buffalo.

There is a saying among the people that "one pig, two bears and three tigers", which means that these three wild beasts are the most threatening, and the pig is ranked first.

The wild boar ranks first, not because it is the most ferocious, but because it is not as intelligent as the latter and is more reckless. When it encounters humans or animals that intrude into its territory, it will rush forward without hesitation.

The wild boar that Yang Chang encountered at this time should be the king of pigs in this area judging by its size. It might not be able to defeat the tiger in Jingyang Ridge, but it might be able to fight against an ordinary tiger.

Yang Chang stood with his hands behind his back, facing the wild boar's charge, his expression as calm as the breeze.

Seeing the black shadow coming, Yang Chang used the [Centipede Step] and stretched his hand forward.

With a loud bang, sand and rocks flew everywhere.

"Hmm."

Yang Chang held the wild boar's tusk in one hand, just like holding a toy model. The wild boar was completely unable to move by force, and its humming sound changed from a roar at the beginning to a whine in an instant.

Such a large wild boar is not necessarily weaker than a tiger in strength, but Yang Chang not only has the "strength of a tiger", he also has the great power of the fifth level of Qi training.

The wild boar initially pushed forward, but when it realized that Yang Chang was unfathomable in strength, it finally remembered to struggle backwards. The thick black mane on its back stood up tensely, and Yang Chang's slender arms seemed to be welded to his fangs.

"Hmm."

The pig's cries became more and more urgent, and even Zhao Fujin could hear the sadness. She stepped forward to look at it and said, "So this is a wild boar. How can it be so huge? It seems to be afraid of Yang Lang."

"Hey, it's right for it to be afraid."

Yang Chang held the wild boar and calmly asked, "I wanted to wrestle with it, but I didn't expect the beast to surrender so quickly. It's really boring. But it's rare to encounter such a giant. Princess, do you want to eat wild boar meat?"

"Ah? No need."

Zhao Fujin was born into a royal family, and the main meat he ate was mutton. Pork was recognized as "cheap meat" and people from better-off families would not eat it. Only ordinary people could eat it to satisfy their cravings or use it in various fillings.

Even now under Yang Changzhi, pork is still not the mainstream, mainly because domestic pigs need to be fed with grain, and due to frequent wars in various parts of Shanxi, people have just started to rely on potatoes to solve the problem of food and clothing, and there has been no time to vigorously develop the pig farming industry.

Domestic pigs in the market are not popular, and wild boars in the mountains are fishy and difficult to handle, and are not worthy of being served in formal occasions.

In addition to his eating habits, Zhao Fujin also believed that cooking wild boars was time-consuming and laborious, and would delay precious time to enter the city to rescue people.

"Don't you want to eat?"

Yang Chang looked at the huge object in front of him and was troubled for a moment.

He killed the pig mainly for the loot, and eating the meat was actually secondary, but this pig was probably a thousand pounds, and it would be inconvenient to take away if he couldn't finish it. If it was in his own jurisdiction, he could give it to the local army as a meat. But the two of them were now in the Jin people's territory, and even if he gave it to the nearby people, it would definitely cause a big commotion, and might even harm the people.

Cheap mountain beast?
During the few hours that Yang Chang had been in the mountains, he had scared away many birds and beasts. Just when he was about to kill a pig to get the treasure, a prompt suddenly popped up in his sea of ​​consciousness.

[Random talent of the Riding Grandmaster, 'Controlling Beasts' has been triggered and awakened]

Nani?

Talent awakening?

Oh my goodness, what kind of trigger is this?
boom.
The giant wild boar suddenly knelt down, the fear in its eyes instantly turned into submission, and the erect mane on its back also fell down.

Zhao Fujin hid behind Yang Chang, poked his head out and asked curiously, "Yang Lang, what is it doing?"

"Uh"

Yang Chang smiled awkwardly and blurted out, "Maybe you want me to ride it?"

Weapon skill talent special effects have explanations, but survival talent special effects do not. Yang Chang did not have time to look at the panel at this time, so he interpreted it according to the literal meaning.

"Riding a pig? I've never heard of that."

"Haha, how about giving it a try? Princess, keep your armor on and move away a little."

"Oh"

The new talent came too suddenly. Yang Chang couldn't help but want to test it. Then he carefully let go of his hand and found that the wild boar was still crawling on the ground, with no intention of escaping.

It seems that I was right.

Sometimes having good eyesight is not a good thing. Yang Chang saw that the pig was covered with bristles and wondered if it would prick his butt if he sat on it. But he thought that he had the blessing of [Iron Wall], so it should be fine to ride for a while.

He was mainly testing his ability to "control all kinds of beasts". If he could ride a wild boar now, then elephants, lions, and tigers would also work? If he rode a beast into the battlefield, the scene would be exciting. Wouldn't the enemy flee in fear?
The more Yang Chang thought about it, the more excited he became. However, he didn't know that he had made a name for himself and would be shot if he showed his head. How could the Jin people fight against him?
Nianhan has decided that when he meets Yang Chang in the future, the generals in the front row must wear full body armor, and even their faces and necks must be covered.

"Yang Lang, I'm fine."

"Ah."

Hearing Zhao Fujin's reminder, Yang Chang patted the pig's body, jumped up, and then landed steadily on the wild boar's back.

I thought the bristles would prick my butt, but it turned out not to be as uncomfortable as I imagined. Instead, it became a substitute saddle, increasing the comfort of riding.

"Chirp!"

Yang Chang called out, squeezing his legs together and controlling the wild boar like riding a horse. He was able to bring him forward steadily and could speed up or slow down according to his wishes.

"Wait for me."

When Zhao Fujin saw Yang Chang riding a pig at full speed, he immediately used his wind-fire wheels to chase after him.

Wild animals are naturally afraid of fire. The wild boar was running very hard, but suddenly it saw two fires approaching. It was so frightened that it almost knocked over Yang Chang. Fortunately, Yang Chang patted its back in time to calm it down, which calmed its anxiety and mania.

"Yang Lang, it seems to me..."

"It was the Princess's Hot Wheels that scared it. Did you use up your magic power and ride with her? Riding a pig is quite fun." "Riding a pig?"

Zhao Fujin was obviously a little resistant. Although she and Yang Chang were dressed simply when they set out in disguise, they did not want to be stained with the smell of wild boar.

Yang Chang seemed to see her worry, pointed to his arms, and continued to invite: "I'll hold you and set off. It's getting dark soon, and the forest is uneven. It's not convenient for me to show you the way. It's just right to lead us down the mountain."

"OK then"

Zhao Fujin put away the Wind-Hot Wheels, walked to the wild boar, held Yang Chang's hand, and was easily lifted up.

She lay in the man's arms, watching the darkening twilight ahead and the trees passing by, and couldn't help but sigh: "The wild boar ran so steadily. I didn't expect it to be so exciting. I thought it would be very bumpy."

"With me as a shock absorber, how could the princess be shaken? But this is actually related to the size of the pig. Ordinary piglets are not so stable."

"I'm afraid the little pig can't carry two people. Oh, why was it so crazy just now? Why did it turn around and let Yang Lang ride it?"

"hey-hey."

Yang Chang smiled wickedly and said, "My husband is so powerful, if it dares not to surrender, won't it be beaten to death with one punch?"

"That's right, humans admire the strong, and so do animals."

Zhao Fujin stopped talking after she sighed. She thought about the relationship between Song and Jin. She thought that her father and brother were so tolerant of the Jin people, but in the end they ended up like this. The victor can really do whatever he wants.

The wild boar ran for a while, and the two were brought to the edge of the dense forest, where they could see brighter light outside.

"Yang Lang, what are you going to do with this wild boar?"

"Handle it? What do you think, Princess?"

"We can't ride it into the city. It's carried us all the way. How about releasing it back into the forest?"

"Haha, that's fine."

The wild boar was so huge that Yang Chang originally wanted to see if there was anything new dropped, and then disguise himself as a hunter and sneak into Zhending to sell meat. But since Zhao Fujin had asked, he spared the pig king's life.

It’s better to keep the pig alive. In case I don’t kill enough birds, I will have to come to Fenglong Mountain tomorrow. This mount may still be useful.

Shortly after nightfall, Yang Chang and Zhao Fujin descended Fenglong Mountain. Passing through a village in Zhending, they used the excuse of asking for water and sent out more than 20 birds. In the end, they obtained four [camouflage feathers]. Their luck this time was pretty good.

The level of security in Zhending Prefecture is naturally not as strong as that of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. If the four [camouflage feathers] are used well, rescuing my sister-in-law and her husband will be a piece of cake.

The Jin army on the east route withdrew to Zhending, with most of the troops stationed outside the city, while the main generals and prisoners were stationed inside the city.

As the mission this time was to rescue people, Yang Chang and Zhao Fujin could not dress up as The Return of the Condor Heroes, but instead disguised themselves as a refugee couple. With the help of Yang Chang's extraordinary sleight of hand, the two easily passed the city gate interrogation the next day.

The people did not dare to talk about it, and there were few people in teahouses, taverns and other places, so no useful information could be obtained.

Yang Chang decisively changed his mind. He first found a remote inn and settled Zhao Fujin down. Then he went out to the streets alone to inquire. He was going to use extraordinary means.

The so-called extraordinary measures are to abduct patrolling soldiers or officials in the city and extract intelligence directly from the enemy.

Of course, Yang Chang gave priority to puppet soldiers when selecting people, so as to prevent language barriers, and the impact would be limited if they were killed afterwards.

This guy spent an entire afternoon and an entire night comparing the statements of seven or eight people with circumstantial evidence, and finally confirmed that the captives were held in the mansions of several wealthy families in Zhending in the north of the city, but were closely guarded by five thousand Jin troops.

Five thousand people guarding a few houses is different from five thousand people guarding the imperial palace. The area is small and the population is large, so there are no blind spots. There are soldiers in almost every position. If there is no [camouflage feather] to sneak in, it is impossible to find Zhao Fujin (Princess Xunde) quickly.

Even if Commander Yang had extraordinary means, he could not disappear without a trace. If he alerted the enemy while searching for someone, the difficulty of rescuing the person would be greatly increased.

There are four [camouflage feathers]. Yang Chang originally planned to give one to Zhao Fujin and they would first quickly find Zhao Fujin and his wife, and then within the invisibility time limit, each of them would take one person out of the city directly.

However, in view of the tight defense of the Jin army, Yang Chang could only adjust the expenses of [camouflage feathers].

After getting the approximate location, he returned to the inn to discuss with Zhao Fujin, picked up a [camouflage feather] and said, "Princess, I will have to go and check out the houses in the north of the city later, so I have to use one in advance. You may have to go out of the city and wait tomorrow. Once they find out that the people have been rescued, they will definitely block the city gates immediately."

"It's all up to Yang Lang. In fact, you don't have to discuss it with me. Just make your own decision."

"Yes, the princess cannot go with me to rescue people, and my sister and her husband do not recognize me. What if they refuse to cooperate? Do you have any personal token? I can also gain my sister's trust."

"A token? In such a hurry."

Zhao Fujin shook his head, thinking that they had not seen each other for many years, so what token could there be? But soon his eyes lit up and he said, "She has a red mole on her left armpit. Except for those close to her, few people know about this. I wonder if it can be used as evidence?"

"It should be OK. I'll go out now. Be careful."

"It's okay. I have magic skills and am not afraid of ordinary people. I will practice and wait for you on the couch."

"it is good."

Yang Chang said goodbye to Zhao Fujin, then climbed out of the window and jumped down.

The royal captives were in Zhending Prefecture. Erlido imposed a curfew on the city. The door of the inn had been closed long ago. Yang Chang had to climb through the window to go in and out at night. Fortunately, he had the agility blessing of [Flying General]. Although he could not fly over the eaves and walls like Shi Qian, he could still capture them easily by jumping up and down.

The streets were dark under curfew.

There was no need for the so-called [Camouflage Feather] when walking in such an environment. It was not until they arrived at their destination in the north of the city and saw soldiers patrolling densely with fire that they had no choice but to hide themselves on the wall.

I climbed up the first courtyard wall, stood on the high point of the wall ridge and looked around. I saw soldiers around the backyard. I thought the Jin people were quite polite and didn't guard outside the dormitory, but I soon found out the reason.

Yang Chang squatted on the courtyard wall and saw that the window of the main house on the north side was open. There was a dignified woman inside, massaging Huizong Zhao Ji's shoulders.

Is this Queen Zheng?

After jumping down the courtyard wall and approaching, I saw Empress Zheng frowning and asking softly, "My lord, are you really going to play polo tomorrow?"

"Ok?"

Zhao Ji's body froze for a moment, then he shook his head and said, "Marshal Erliduo has invited me, so I don't think it would be a good idea not to go. Besides, the journey is really boring, so playing ball can help me relieve my boredom."

"Xun De had just had a miscarriage, and the Jin people forced the prince consort to death. The evil intentions of the thieves are obvious. If we all go out of the city to watch the game, you won't worry about her."

"There are a few Jin generals who are not honest, but Marshal Erliduo has punished them, and the captain who forced the prince consort to death was also beheaded. There shouldn't be any more problems. But now that the obstacle of the prince consort is gone, Xunde can't escape the fate of remarrying."

"The Jin people really disregard human ethics."

Before Empress Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Ji grabbed her hand and interrupted her, saying, "When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. I have so many daughters, but I chose to trick Xunde out of the city. It must be related to Maode and Yang Chang."

"Didn't the emperor say a few days ago that Prince Kang was secretly colluding with the Jin people? Shouldn't all the people in the capital be his? How did it become Maode and Prince Consort Yang?"

"That's not the meaning."

Zhao Ji shook his head and murmured, "King Kang must have an insider in Tokyo, otherwise how could his mother and wife be sent out? I mean Yang Qing married Maode, many Jin people coveted her beauty, and Yang Qing killed many Jin generals, so the Jin people took her sister instead."

"The Jin people are so shameless, and King Kang is also shameless. They are in league with the thieves and are selling out their country!" Queen Zheng was indignant.

"I didn't expect that Lao Jiu would be so ambitious and shameless. What do you choose?"

(End of this chapter)