Chapter 286 The Missing Monster

She turned around and asked He Lingchuan: "Where is that monster?"

"A patrol heard the sound and came after me, saying that he would turn it in on my behalf." He Lingchuan sighed, "Now that I think about it, that person is very problematic."

"what is the problem?"

"The monster I caught stopped screaming when he got close."

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 come here?"

"here?"

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

Sun Fuling thought for a while: "Could their nest be nearby?"

"Perhaps." He Lingchuan also considered this, "Sparrow Ying just said that the pharmacist called by Commander Zhong believes that these monsters are in the infancy stage. Judging from the bone age, they have not even been born yet 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 strange expression.

"like what?"

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

"Amniotic fluid?" Sun Fuling asked openly.

He Lingchuan could only say: "I guessed it."

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

"In other words, they have such strong fighting power when they are born?"

This goes against biological common sense. Although some animals can hunt and survive on their own right from birth, such as crocodiles, the larvae are relatively weak and can even be eaten by others.

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

When a giant whale calf is born, it is more than a foot long and weighs tens of thousands of kilograms. Isn't it common for a giant whale calf to be knocked off a person?

In other words, the prey of these monster larvae - humans, is too weak compared to them.

"Then we have to catch them early." Otherwise, Panlong City will suffer a disaster. "No wonder San... no wonder it's hard to catch them no matter how carefully you search them. Where can you find unborn things?"

No wonder the Three Corpse Insects can't find these monsters, they are all hidden in the mother's body!

The Three Corpse Insects only have seven orifices to burrow through. It’s amazing how could they get into the mother’s belly to inspect the fetus if they had one more orifices?

"Huh? Wait!" He Lingchuan was startled and suddenly felt something was wrong.

"how?"

"Well..." Since the Three Corpse Insects could discover their mother body, why didn't they alert the owner of the square pot?

Is the monster's mother... not a monster?

This time Sun Fuling also finished feeding the dried meat: "You can find the mother."

"..." She hit the nail on the head.

"After so many days, every corner of Panlong City has been searched several times, but there is nothing there." Sun Fuling said matter-of-factly, "Then it must have been hidden by someone."

"Yes." What He Lingchuan thought was that the senior officials of Panlong City knew more about the wonderful uses of the Three Corpse Insects than he did. They must have already inferred that the monster's "mother" might be a human.

I just eat carrots and don't worry about it.

"The question is, why do these monsters sneak into the city?" He Lingchuan boiled some water while lighting up the fire, and Sun Fuling poured a bowl of hot water and placed it next to Sparrow Eagle. "Panlong City is very unfriendly to illegal intruders." Friendly, what kind of monster is willing to risk death to come in?”

He Lingchuan exhaled: "After all, the information available is too little."

The information is insufficient and difficult to analyze, and most of it relies on guesswork.

"So, people like you and me who eat cabbage, why should we worry about those who eat meat?" Sun Fuling said leisurely, "Okay, I have to go back and take a shower, so don't come over to borrow anything for now."

He Lingchuan's old face turned red: "Do you want saponin? I have it."

Sun Fuling chuckled softly and was about to walk out when she suddenly remembered something: "By the way, today is Panlong City's Heavenly Sacrifice Day, and Mr. Wen Daolun will be the officiator. Do you want to come with us? Maybe there will be a chance to ask Wen Daolun to clarify your doubts." ”

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

Then he asked: "What is the Heavenly Sacrifice Day?"

Sun Fuling stared at him steadily.

He Lingchuan touched his nose and said, "I'm not originally from Panlong City." He didn't understand their ancient customs.

"Three years ago today, Commander Zhong sacrificed his only daughter to the gods in exchange for the gods' overwhelming attention. Panlong City has been able to continue to this day." Sun Fuling said slowly, "Panlong City has only held one human sacrifice. , the people of the city admire him, and they will go to worship him every year. Starting from this year, Panlong City will designate this day as the Heavenly Sacrifice Day."

"Since I have to go to worship." He Lingchuan thought for a moment, "I'll buy some flowers and fruits."

"Where did the flowers come from in this weather?" Sun Fuling laughed, "I've already bought the fruit cakes."

…

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

I was speechless all the way.

He Lingchuan didn't say a word, and Sun Fuling didn't speak either. They just drove and rolled.

Yet her presence is strong.

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

He had only heard that girls like to bathe in the scent of flowers, and this one was a bit special.

The donkey cart was small, so the two had to sit side by side. Sun Fuling held her chin and looked out, and He Lingchuan could get close to her slender neck by turning his head.

Her skin was thin and white, and the pale blue veins underneath were faintly visible.

No matter how you look at it, this is a young woman, in her prime.

He Lingchuan couldn't help but think of the various suspicious points about her, and finally broke the silence:

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

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

Yes, Panlong City has always been very tight on accommodation. Except for the luxury house, the other houses are designated and allocated by the city, and in theory everyone is a resident. If a resident like Sun Jiayuan dies, the official will take back the house and allocate it to someone in need.

"Did you move his things back?"

"He doesn't have anything." When a person dies, it's like a light goes out, and there is no trace of him in the world.

There was another silence, and they seemed to have talked to death.

However, he was full of doubts, and finally one of them came out despite his abruptness:

"Miss Sun, are you also a martial artist?"

"Yes, that's right." Sun Fuling turned and looked at him, as if a little surprised, "I have learned magical powers, practiced hard, and worked as a patrol guard. I almost joined the Dafeng Army."

She paused and said, "In Panlong City, there are many women who practice martial arts, and there is no shortage of patrol guards and Dafeng Army. Many of the girls I have taught have the goal of joining the Dafeng Army when they grow up."

He Lingchuan thought of his teammate Liu Tiao, who was even more sturdy than men. Panlong City had to gather the strength of the whole city to resist foreign aggression, and it would take more than ten years. As long as they could defend the home and the city, women had to go to the battlefield.

"But you went to teach later?"

"I was seriously injured in the battle, and my brother advised me to give up martial arts and pursue literature. It just so happened that Shumi Academy was recruiting lecturers with good treatment, so I..." She tapped her temple, "Going to the battlefield to kill the enemy is important, but cultivating future warriors is also good." She said softly, "Even if the environment of Panlong Wasteland is not good, I think Panlong City still has a future."

As long as people are there and there is hope, this place has a future.

At least, there are still seventeen years.

He Lingchuan knew that the average life expectancy of Yuan Country was only thirty years old, and these seventeen years were half a lifetime for most civilians.

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

They were already walking on the most prosperous main street, with cars and people flowing continuously. He Lingchuan looked in the direction of her finger, and sure enough, wasn't that the store he had bought with a lot of military merit?

Last time, after he sorted out the sundries in the store, he handed it over to the official for rent and management. Now this store has been renovated and reopened, and a few green words were written on half a large piece of bark as a sign:

Spirit Island

Just by looking at the sign, you can tell that it is not food and clothing. And there are many customers in the shop. He Lingchuan remembered that the first monthly rent had been handed over to him, which was very generous.

One shop can support twenty years, no problem. If it is a family of four, the whole family does not need to do anything else, and the food and drink from this shop alone can save enough money to marry a daughter-in-law.

However, Panlong City hates those who get something for nothing, so the business tax is not low, but if someone in the family joins the army, it can be reduced according to the amount.

Sun Fuling is very interested: "Go down and take a look?"

He Lingchuan will certainly not refuse.

However, when Sun Fuling got off the car, she stepped on a stone, slipped, and stumbled.

He Lingchuan held her arm: "Be careful."

Her almond eyes were curved, and she must have smiled. He Lingchuan then discovered that she had a candy snail shell hairpin on her left temple. The plain clothes actually highlighted this bright color.

After entering the store, He Lingchuan found out that this was a magic weapon store. It not only bought and sold various magic weapons, but also provided after-sales, repairs and maintenance.

As you can imagine, the target of this store is practitioners, and most of the civilians who stepped into this place were mainly for sightseeing. He Lingchuan also met a few familiar faces here, all of whom were patrol guards.

These people greeted him and winked at him, because Sun Fuling was right next to him.

The owner was a fat white man named Bai Gua, with a slightly round belly and a smiling face to welcome customers. At first glance, he was a serious businessman.

It turned out that this was his third branch in Panlong City.

The rent of Wanglin Street was frighteningly expensive. There were only two types of stores that could be opened here, either the business was hot enough, or the goods were expensive and people wanted them. Yunling Island was the latter.

When he heard that He Lingchuan was the landlord, his enthusiasm doubled, and he served tea and water, and said that if the landlord saw the magic weapons in the store in the future, he could buy them back at a 10% discount -

As long as the rent of the store next year was more affordable for him, it would be fine.