Chapter 255 Nature

In the book, there are not only monsters and monsters appearing in turn, but also all kinds of monsters. There are even endless conspiracies and unofficial secrets between human countries, between Taoist sects, and between human countries and Taoist sects.

The ruthlessness of fairies and monsters, the vileness of human hearts, the barbarity of the world, and the entanglement of cause and effect are all evident.

There are even mentions of gods in the book, implying that they never show up but have a significant influence on the world.

The life experiences of Zhong Shengguang, Hong Xiangqian, Nian Songyu, Sun Fuping... these people seem to exemplify this point of view.

The more He Lingchuan read, the more he felt that, peeling away the bizarre appearance on the surface of these two books, the underlying color was gray and black, which was horrifying to think about.

The book also mentioned an important point:

Spiritual energy revived.

The author believes that the aura of heaven and earth should have gradually recovered during the Middle Ages, but it was delayed due to some reasons.

"Some reasons", even this unabashed author did not explain.

He Lingchuan found the author's name:

Ao Xun dictated it and Sun Yang wrote it.

It turns out that this book was written by two people, one said it and the other wrote it down.

He Lingchuan had read so many books in Wenxuan Pavilion before, but now he felt that all of them combined were not as good as these two books.

Sun Fuling's recommendation is indeed reliable. This is the difference between being able to find books and not being able to find them.

While reading, it was evening before I knew it, and the sunset was shining brightly on the horizon.

The sound of children and adults quarreling could be heard from the neighbor's house, as well as the sound of snapping. I wonder if it was pork skin being fried on a bamboo board.

But Sun Fuling's house was quiet, with no sound at all.

He Lingchuan knew that she liked to be quiet and often went out, so he didn't think much about it before. But after today's battle, he felt more and more something was wrong:

She is already at home, but why are there no footsteps?

There was only a low wall between the two houses, and with his current hearing ability, he could easily hear the movements in her inner room.

Did she remain motionless after returning home?

Or is it like him, with some cultivation?

He Lingchuan's identity in this dream world is like a player and a passerby. So far, he didn't know exactly why he came, but the appearance of Sun Fuling must have been deliberately arranged by the dream.

One day when she is not at home, should he go over and check it out? As soon as this idea came up, I couldn't suppress it anymore.

Fortunately, someone was beating a gong outside at this time. He knocked twice in succession and shouted: "The city government has issued an order. There is a curfew at 6:00 tonight. City residents must not go out!"

It's around 6:30 pm, and it's only half an hour from now before everyone goes home and closes the door. This shows that this curfew comes suddenly.

People have to go home quickly after obeying the order. Soon, He Lingchuan heard the noisy and hurried footsteps in the alley outside.

Neighbors are also whispering: "What happened this time?"

"There have been a lot of things since the arrival of Emperor Liujian. It's hard to calm down for a few days, alas!"

He Lingchuan had a vague feeling in his heart, was the temporary curfew related to the monster that appeared in the afternoon?

It shows that this thing has received the attention of Panlong City’s senior officials.

As expected, the entire city's patrol force has been strengthened. Originally, only one group of guards passed by his door within a quarter of an hour, but now there were at least three groups.

The puppet beast patrolling the streets has also increased in size.

The city is concentrating its efforts to find where the monster is hiding.

He Lingchuan was not optimistic about the search results. The thing was too fast, and it was likely to shrink in size and hide in someone's chicken shed, making no sound.

Sure enough, the next two hours were calm, and He Lingchuan did not hear any whistles, nor did he see any signals for arrows and fireworks to fly into the sky.

The moon had passed its zenith and began to move westward.

He Lingchuan jumped on the roof and found that most of the lights in the houses had been extinguished.

In the middle of the night, no dogs barked, and frost formed on the branches.

By this time most people were already asleep. There was only the cold wind and night watchmen carrying lanterns walking through the streets.

He Lingchuan looked down at Sun Fuling's yard.

The door is closed, but light shines through the window paper.

She's not asleep yet?

The swaying branches and leaves of the tree in the courtyard never stopped, and the ubiquitous wind seemed to have stopped.

Unknowingly, Panlong City fell into silent solemnity.

He Lingchuan was keenly aware that there was something strange in the air, as if something was coming?

He sat on the roof, with a bright moon above his head and silence all around.

But he felt as if he was being looked at and spied on, and there seemed to be small whispers in his ears, like nagging, like ridicule, which made people anxious, but when he listened intently, nothing came out.

This feeling seems familiar?

He Lingchuan thought for a while, took out a pill from his arms and swallowed it.

He turned around again and saw swarms of mighty three corpse insects!

It is indeed these things.

Since leaving the Panlong Desert, he has never seen such a spectacular army of three corpse insects. They are like tropical fish in a coral reef, swimming around every building and entering and exiting doors and windows.

Needless to say, they are inspecting every intelligent living creature.

Needless to say, they were sent out by Zhong Shengguang through the big square pot, and they could penetrate every hole.

But unlike what He Lingchuan saw in the Panlong Desert, these ferocious little things did not harm any of the city residents. They only walked around them, as if checking, and then looked for the next suspicious point.

Even He Lingchuan felt a little irritated when he was shaken by them, but he didn't go crazy.

People who are sleeping are even more unaware.

It can be seen that the restraint of the big square pot on the three corpse worms is so strong that it can make them go against their nature.

This method is really not something that humans can have.

Of course, at this moment, He Lingchuan is more concerned about whether they can find the target.

Zhong Shengguang actually dispatched a large army of three corpse worms to search the whole city, which shows how much he values ​​monsters.

After waiting for another hour, there was still no sound outside.

He Lingchuan was a little confused while reading a book, and the last thought in his mind seemed to be:

By the way, his knife broke, and he had to change a weapon as soon as possible.

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Bailu Town, Haotian Township, Xiazhou.

On the high platform built with wooden boards at the east end of the town, three teenagers were tied up, the youngest was fourteen or fifteen, and the oldest was no more than twenty years old.

The executioner stood aside with a knife in his arms, and the patrol was reading the charges loudly on the stage.

It turned out that when the grain transport army passed Bailu Town last time, these three actually successfully stole two carts of grain. One cart was buried, and the other cart was secretly distributed to the equally hungry townspeople at night.

After several days of pursuit, the three were finally caught. According to the law of Dayuan, those who steal military rations during wartime shall be beheaded, and they shall be executed on the spot without reporting to the royal court.

After listing the charges, the patrol asked them: "Any last words?"

The oldest boy cursed loudly: "Last words? The last words are, I am not wronged, at least I had a full meal last night!"

"You robbed the last grain of food, you lie on the villagers to suck blood, robbers are not as cruel as you, what kind of parents are you!"

"Why didn't the righteous army of Woling Pass break into the capital, pull out the intestines of you dog officials, and parade them around the neck?"

"I will just extend my head for you to kill. If you kill me, there will be others who will come after me. One day, you will lose your heads like me!"

He was passionate, and the high platform was surrounded by three layers inside and outside. The villagers looked up, without saying a word, and some even opened their mouths.

The patrol winked at the executioner, who stepped forward and chopped off the boy's hands with a knife.

Blood gushed from both wrists.

The young man screamed in pain and continued to curse.

The executioner chopped off his feet with another knife.

The young man fainted directly.

The third knife, the head fell to the ground.

For the main offender who stole military rations, this is a standard procedure.

The blood flowed all over the stage, and the head rolled in front of the other two teenagers. The latter were already kneeling on the ground, and they were scared and peed at this time, screaming and crying: "Master, spare my life, he tricked us into stealing food!"

"We didn't know it beforehand!"

The patrol sneered: "It was also he who tricked you into distributing food. Didn't you know when you did it?"

The two desperately pleaded for mercy, but the executioner raised his knife and fell.

As accomplices, they got a good time.

"I reiterate the order of Xiazhou Prefecture: the battle on the front line is stalemate, military supplies are of great importance, and thieves will be executed on the spot!" The patrol was full of energy, and he retreated after saying that. Someone brought water to wash the blood, and the family members cried and collected the body.

In the chaos, someone secretly took the shoes off the corpse's feet.

After the excitement, the dull audience dispersed.

A tall man also turned around with the crowd, holding his hat tightly to block the wind.

When he walked around the shame board of the pawnshop, he found that there were many people inside, and they had to queue up. And those who left the counter were either angry or dejected.

Soon, it was his turn.

The young court official sitting on the top asked: "What are you pawning?"

The tall man took off his jacket, turned it over and pushed it forward: "The lining is mouse skin, which is waterproof and warm."

The court official took it and pinched it: "It's too old, the fur is worn out. The price is two coins of silver."

The tall man was depressed: "When I bought it before..."

"That was in the past." The court official was too lazy to listen to his reminiscences. Who of those who came here was not a hero in the past?

"Give me a little more?" He was humble online, but he had gotten used to it in recent years.

"If you don't want it, forget it." The court official pushed the coat out, "I've been pawning too many clothes recently, so I don't need yours."

"Pawn, pawn, and add this." The tall man took off his hat, "This is made of silver mouse skin."

"I've been wearing it for so long, any kind of mouse skin is the same." The court official said after just touching it, "Seven cents."

The tall man choked and his voice became higher: "Only two cents and seven cents in total?!"

Another old court official poked his head out from behind: "What's going on? What's so expensive?"

"Nothing." The young court official smiled back, "A coat made of silver mouse skin."

As he took the money, he lowered his voice and said urgently: "Mr. Hong, this is already too much, please take the money and leave quickly."

The tall Mr. Hong was startled, and heard footsteps coming from the counter. He saw the young court official nodded at him, so he had to grab the two cents and seven cents, lowered his head and walked away quickly.

It was windy today, and without the coat, the spring street was still chilly.