After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 289 Find the invisible monster

  She turned her head and asked He Lingchuan again: "Where's that monster?"

   "A patrol came after him and said he wanted to hand it in for me." He Lingchuan sighed, "Now that I think about it, that person is very problematic."

"what is the problem?"

  "When he got close, the monster I caught stopped screaming."

  Sun Fuling didn't even raise her head: "Maybe it's just a coincidence."

   "I hope so." He Lingchuan scratched his head, "But I don't understand why these monsters always gather here?"

"here?"

   "Look, just we encountered three of them, and captured two of them; but the whole city only caught six of them." Panlong City is so big, why don't the monsters go elsewhere?

  Sun Fuling thought for a while: "Could their lair be near here?"

   "Perhaps." He Lingchuan also considered this point, "Just now Sparrowhawk said that the pharmacist brought by Commander Zhong believes that these monsters are all in their infancy. Judging from the age of their bones, they haven't even been born at this stage."

   "And I just smelled a strange salty smell on the monster, it was wet and sticky, a bit like..." He Lingchuan had a weird expression.

"like what?"

  He Lingchuan hesitated, he really didn't want to say that word.

   "Amniotic fluid?" On the contrary, Sun Fuling asked generously.

  He Lingchuan can only say: "I guess."

   "If the most qualified pharmacists say that they are unborn babies." Sun Fuling fed the sparrowhawk meat seriously, "then your guess is very reasonable."

   "That is to say, they have such a strong fighting power when they are born?"

  This violates biological common sense. Although some animals can hunt and survive alone when they are just born, such as crocodiles, the larvae are relatively weak, and they are even other people's meals.

   "Strength and weakness are relative." Sun Fuling analyzed, "Perhaps compared to adult parents, they are considered weak like this."

  Giant whale cubs are more than ten feet long and weigh tens of thousands of kilograms. Isn’t it common for a giant whale to fly on top of a person?

   To put it another way, the prey of these monster larvae—people, is too weak compared to them.

   "Then we have to catch them earlier." Otherwise, Panlong City will be in disaster, "No wonder San... No wonder no matter how careful the search is, it is not easy to catch them. Where can I find the unborn things?"

   No wonder the three corpses couldn't find these monsters, they were all hidden in the mother's womb!

  The three corpse worms only drilled seven orifices, it’s amazing how could they get into the mother’s belly to inspect the fetus?

   "Huh? Wait!" He Lingchuan was taken aback, suddenly feeling something was wrong.

"how?"

   "Hmm..." Since the three corpses could find their mother, why didn't they alert the owner of the Dafang pot?

  Monster's mother, isn't it... not a monster?

   Sun Fuling also finished feeding the jerky here: "You can find the mother's body."

   "..." She hit the point.

   "For so many days, every corner of Panlong City has been searched several times, but there is nothing there." Sun Fuling took it for granted, "Then it must have been hidden."

   "Yes." What He Lingchuan thought was that the senior management of Panlong City knew more about the magical effects of the three corpses than he did. They must have inferred that the monster's "mother" might be human.

  I am not worried about eating salty radishes.

"The question is, why did these monsters sneak into the city?" He Lingchuan boiled some water while raising the fire, and Sun Fuling poured a bowl of hot water and put it next to Sparrowhawk, "Panlong City is extremely cruel to illegal intruders." Friendly, what kind of monster is willing to risk death to come in?"

  He Lingchuan exhaled: "After all, there are too few materials."

  Insufficient information, difficult to analyze, mostly guesswork.

   "So, people like you and I who eat cabbage, why worry about eating big meat?" Sun Fuling said leisurely, "Okay, I'm going back to take a shower, so don't come here to borrow things for now."

  He Lingchuan blushed: "Do you want saponin, I have it."

Sun Fuling laughed lightly, and was about to go out, when she suddenly remembered something: "By the way, today is Panlong City's heavenly festival day, and Mr. Wen Daolun is the officiant. Do you want to go together? Maybe there is a chance to ask Wen Daolun for help." .”

   Wen Daolun? He Lingchuan thought for a while, and then remembered that this seemed to be the counselor next to Commander Zhong, and it was said that he was also proficient in divination. "Yes, of course!"

  Then he asked: "What is the day of sacrifice?"

  Sun Fuling looked at him steadily.

  He Lingchuan touched his nose: "I was not originally from Panlong City." I don't understand their customs.

"On this day three years ago, Commander Zhong asked the Lord to sacrifice his only daughter to the gods in exchange for the gods' attention, and Panlong City has been able to continue to this day." Sun Fuling said slowly, "Panlong City only held one living sacrifice. , the flesh and blood of Mr. Zhong’s relatives were used. The citizens of the city appreciate it and go to worship on this day every year. Starting from this year, Panlong City will designate this day as the Heavenly Sacrifice Day.”

   "Since I'm going to worship." He Lingchuan thought for a while, "I'm going to buy some flowers and fruits."

   "Where are the flowers in this weather?" Sun Fuling laughed, "I've bought all the fruit cakes."

  …

   An hour later, the two set off in a donkey cart.

   Speechless all the way.

  He Lingchuan didn't say a word, and Sun Fuling didn't speak either, only the car was running.

   However, she has a strong sense of presence.

  Sun Fuling has already changed her clothes, her wet hair dries early, the dark clouds are fluffy, and she exudes an aroma similar to pine wood, which is fresh, neutral and pleasant. He Lingchuan closed his eyes and felt that he was in the mountains again.

  He has only heard that girls like to bathe with floral fragrance, and this one beside him is a bit special.

  The donkey cart is very small, and the two have to sit next to each other. Sun Fuling held her chin and looked out, and He Lingchuan could get close to her slender neck just by turning her head.

  Her skin is thin and fair, with light blue blood vessels faintly visible underneath.

   No matter how you look at it, this is a young woman, at the right time.

  He Lingchuan couldn't help thinking of all the doubts about her, and finally broke the silence:

   "By the way, have you gone out to play these days?"

   "I went out of the city a few days ago, and went to my brother's house to clean the house yesterday." Sun Fuling sighed, "Although it is an earthen house, it may be taken back."

   That's right, the accommodation in Panlong City has always been very tight. Except for the luxury house, the other houses are designated by the city, and theoretically everyone is a resident. When a resident like Sun Jiayuan dies, the government will take back the house and distribute it to those in need.

   "Moved his stuff back?"

   "He has nothing." People die like a lamp going out, and finally there is no trace in the world.

   There was another silence, they seemed to have chatted to death.

  However, he was full of doubts in his heart, and finally one appeared out of nowhere:

   "Miss Sun, are you also a Lianjiazi?"

   "Well, yes." Sun Fuling turned to look at him, as if a little surprised, "I have learned supernatural powers, practiced kung fu hard, and also worked as a patrol. I almost joined the Gale Army."

She paused and said: "In Panlong City, there are many women who practice martial arts, and there is no shortage of them in the patrols and the Gale Army. Many of the girls I have taught aim to join the Gale Army when they grow up. "

  He Lingchuan thought of his teammate Liu Tiao, she was even stronger than men. Panlong City must gather all the strength of the city to resist foreign aggression, and it will last for more than ten years. As long as they can defend their homes and defend the city, women must also go to the battlefield.

   "But you will go to teach later?"

"I was seriously injured in the battle, and my brother persuaded me to give up martial arts and focus on literature. It happened that Shumin Academy was recruiting lecturers, and the treatment was good, so I..." She nodded her temples, "It is important to go to battle to kill the enemy, and it is also good to cultivate future fighters. "She said softly, "Even if the environment of Panlong Wasteland is not good, I think Panlong City still has a future."

  Where there are people and hope, this place has a future.

  At least, seventeen more years.

  He Lingchuan knows that the average life expectancy of the Yuan country is only about 30 years old, and these seventeen years are already half a lifetime for most common people.

  Sun Fuling suddenly pointed to the front and said, "Is that your shop?"

  They were already walking on the busiest main street, and there was a steady flow of people with cars and horses. He Lingchuan followed her finger to look, and sure enough, isn't that the storefront that he spent a lot of military exploits on?

   Last time, after he collected the sundries in the store, he handed them over to the official renter. Now the shop has been reopened after decoration, and a few green characters are written on half a piece of bark as a signboard:

   Yunling Island.

   Just by looking at this signboard, you can tell that what is sold is not food and clothing. Moreover, there were quite a few customers in the shop. He Lingchuan remembered that the first monthly rent had already been handed over to him, which was very generous.

   One shop has been raised for twenty years, no problem. If it's a family of four, the whole family doesn't have to do anything else, just eat and drink in this shop and save money to marry a daughter-in-law.

   However, Panlong City hates people who get something for nothing, so the business tax is not low, but if someone in the family joins the army, they can get a reduction according to the quota.

  Sun Fuling was very interested: "Go down and have a look?"

   Of course He Lingchuan would not refuse.

  But when Sun Fuling got out of the car, he stepped on a stone, slipped his foot, and staggered.

  He Lingchuan held her arm smoothly: "Be careful."

  Her almond eyes were curved, she must have smiled, and He Lingchuan realized that she was burning the candy snail shell on her left temple. The plain clothes accentuate the bright colors even more.

   Entering the store, He Lingchuan discovered that it was a magic weapon shop, which not only bought and sold all kinds of magic tools, but also included after-sales, repair and maintenance.

   It is conceivable that the service objects of this store are practitioners, and most of the civilians who step here are mainly visiting. He Lingchuan still met a few familiar faces here, all of them were guards.

  These people greeted him and winked, because Sun Fuling was by his side.

  The owner of the store is a fat man named Bai Grasshopper. He has a round belly and greets customers with a smile. He looks like a serious businessman.

   It turns out that this is the third branch he opened in Panlong City.

  The rent of shops on Wanglin Street is horribly expensive. There are only two types of shops that can survive here. Either the business is hot enough, or the goods are expensive and people want them. Yunling Island is the latter.

  As soon as he heard that He Lingchuan was the landlord, his enthusiasm doubled, and he served tea and water, and said that the landlord would like the magical artifacts in the store in the future, and he could buy them back at a 10% discount——

  As long as the store rent next year is cheaper for him.

  (end of this chapter)