The atmosphere of the first branch hall has never been so serious, no one in the huge hall speaks, everyone has a question in their heart, everyone's question is different, but they are also curious about the same question.

...... Lin Suqing held the small teapot and poured tea into the tea bowl, and the only sound of tea rushing into the tea bowl was the unique sound of porcelain hitting the water.

Xia Xuaniao looked left and right, she didn't think that there would be anyone leaking between them, nor did she think that anyone had the ability to break through many formations and traps to hide without them noticing, but for some reason, she suddenly felt that there was a pair of eyes secretly watching them.

She glanced around, looked around and asked cautiously, "After this incident, do you need to find a new place to stay?" ”

"I'm not in a hurry to change places for the time being. Lin Suqing took a shallow sip of hot tea, slightly hot his mouth, he blew a few broken leaves floating in the tea bowl, drank it gently, and casually glanced at the half and a half standing behind the inside of the hall with the rest of his eyes, the little monkey who was always silent, he knew that no matter how many small movements he had, half and half were the most complete.

"That's right, those five cubs haven't come back yet, and if we suddenly change places, they're afraid they won't be able to find them. Xia Xuaniao glanced at the fish hook and sighed, "What now, should I go to find the Gu Eagle first, or go to the five little cubs first?"

"Banban, when was the last time you saw those five little guys?" Lin Suqing suddenly asked Banban, his tone was like an autumn breeze blowing across a quiet lake, seemingly gentle but with layers of turmoil.

Half of her body was shocked, looking at him in astonishment with round eyes, confused and afraid, this reaction was right, Lin Suqing knew it in her heart, obviously she was defenseless against Lin Suqing's question, and obviously she understood Lin Suqing's words at once, and her sudden knee-jerk reaction was already the most correct answer.

"I don't doubt what you mean. Lin Suqing, who received half of the answer, immediately denied his original intention and said, "I just asked them when they left, so as to speculate on their current situation." ”

Half and half blinked her eyes twice, and quickly took out the booklet and pen from her sleeve, the tip of the pen was originally full of ink, and there was no need to dip it in ink at this time, she just stretched out the tip of her tongue and licked it to moisten it and began to write.

For so long, she hadn't said a word other than her own name. In the process of cultivation, most youkai will choose to learn to speak first and then learn to transform into shapes, because in the case of lowly cultivation, it is more suitable to hide than to transform into human form early and continue to retain their original appearance. And half and half is the choice of first incarnation and then learning words. She learned calligraphy later, and it was Xia Xuaniao who taught some common words and phrases when she had nothing to do. Compared to those monsters who can only speak but not write, this is what makes her different.

Her booklet was handmade by her. The cover of the booklet was a specially cut silk cloth, which was full of leaves of equal size that she had selected, washed and dried, and then nailed into a pile with needles and threads, so that they could fit into the cuffs and replace them when they were finished.

In order to avoid staining the sleeves of the pen, she also made a pen cap, and the pen cap is even more fine, divided into two sides, one of which she added oil paper, and that layer is used to store a small amount of ink, so that even if you suddenly go out, you are not afraid of no ink available.

After half of it was written, she blew the words, and hurriedly presented it to them in turn, and she wrote four small and upright words: "Seven days, rain, fishing".

"You mean, they went out with their fishing rods on a rainy day seven days ago?" Lin Suqing asked confirmedly.

She nodded vigorously, flipped the page and wrote, "North."

"Went to the north?" Lin Suqing suddenly remembered that those little cubs often went to the pond in the north to fish for Wang Ba on rainy days. At this time, half and a half presented two words: "find, none".

Xia Xue bird continued: "Half and half are the fish hooks found near the pond where they frequent, I have searched all around there, and found nothing else. It rained a few times in a row, and I couldn't even see the footprints. ”

Lin Suqing pondered, "Several of them know that it is strictly stipulated that they must not leave the store for more than one day and night, but now they have disappeared for seven consecutive days, and there is no news, which is very abnormal in itself." In addition, if they are going somewhere else, they will definitely leave a mark, or come back to let them know. ”

"Fish hook!" exclaimed the summer bird.

"Yes, I don't think this hook was accidentally lost by the loquat. It didn't look back, only to say that it had left it on purpose. Lin Suqing looked at the small silver hook engraved with the thin word "earth", and thought: "If they leave a mark because they are going to other places, the loquat should be reluctant to use this hook." What's more, there is only one mark, I am afraid that it made a decision in a hurry, and specially used a fish hook, and nothing else, which shows that the mark is not left for their own, but for us to see. ”

Lin Suqing frowned, and said sadly: "Therefore, even if there is no rain, I am afraid there will be no footprints." ””

"Then ......," Xia Yuniao thought for a moment and proposed, "Why don't we split up and look for them, maybe there are a few signs of honeysuckle?"

"That's a good idea. Lin Suqing immediately took out a volume of pictorial from the case and spread it out, it was a map of the town and a radius of 100 miles, with different markings that he added one after another, he pointed to various places and said, "You remember these places, you must focus on searching." There are some witch doctors and loose cultivators living in these places, and I am afraid that they are taking the little ones away and using them for alchemy. There are some goblins and ghosts in a few places here, which are more dangerous, so let me and the dog go. ”

Then, he vigorously pointed to a few places that had been circled with cinnabar, and solemnly said: "These are the places where Gu carvings once haunted, you should be careful to avoid them, and once you find anything unusual, immediately withdraw to a branch hall." ”

Xia Xuniao was very surprised, he always didn't pay attention to seeing Lin Suqing on weekdays, and even his cultivation was three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, but he never thought that he would prepare such a detailed map. She knew that Lin Suqing had been good at "one thing in front of her and one thing behind her back" since she was a child, but she couldn't help but be surprised - what unknown things are still hidden in this kid. Maybe when they didn't know it, he also practiced secretly?

"What about the ten-day covenant?" Xia Xuanniao asked cautiously with a calm face.

Lin Suqing stared at the map and replied casually, "I planted a mechanism earlier in the place where Gu Eagles often hang out, and set up formations and mechanisms throughout Luwu Mountain. Anyway, I can't wait for it to fall asleep, as long as it doesn't leave Luwu Mountain, it can go any day. ”

"In other words, the five little ones are still in Luwu Mountain?"

"Yes. Lin Suqing frowned, his expression was very solemn, "My organ is not effective against mortals, but except for mortals, anyone with cultivation, as long as they enter and leave Luwu Mountain, I can know it immediately." ”

"Oh my God, when did you do these things?" Xia Xuaniao was surprised.

But Lin Suqing didn't answer her, only said: "So I'm wondering whether the control behind the hurricane that suddenly hit Xiaozhu Village is from outside, or whether it was originally in this Luwu Mountain." If it's foreign, I don't know why. And if they were already in Luwu Mountain, it means that it is very likely that they also came when we came. Or is it even more terrifying, they were waiting before we came......"

"It's terrifying!" Xia Xuaniao's brows were also tightened, "If you had expected us to come to Luwu Mountain, such an accurate prediction would be unusual. And if they had come at the time of our arrival, or shortly after our arrival, and had been able to discover your whereabouts so quickly, it would have been unusual!

Half and half tightly clutched his small notebook and bamboo pen, and looked at them tremblingly. It turned out that things were more complicated and dangerous than expected.

At this time, the dog shook his hair, stood up and scratched the hair on the side of his belly with his hind legs, and said casually: "Think so much, do you want to do so much, is it useful to think so much? Is it useful for you to rack your brains to trace the cause? After guessing who is behind the scenes, do you turn around and run? Don't you look for those five little guys? Don't you take the Gu Carving Spirit Bead? Really, I don't know what you're thinking about, you might as well act quickly if you have this kung fu. What to do, what to do. ”

"That's not what I said...... Xia Xuaniao was quite embarrassed, she glanced at Lin Suqing, and saw that he had long been accustomed to being unmoved, but she couldn't save face and explained: "If you can get to the bottom of the root cause and find out the root cause, maybe you can prepare in time, not to dwell on what has happened, but to prepare for what has not happened but may happen." ”

"Hey, I'm too lazy to argue with you. The dog rolled his eyes and said to them, "My idea is, first of all, we don't have to rush to look everywhere, so as not to startle the snake, we should first go around and check whether Lin Suqing's formation and mechanism have been damaged, so that we can confirm whether it is foreign or original?"

The dog raised his eyelids and continued with his eyelids at them, "Then, turn inward and search for the whereabouts of the five cubs. As for the Gu Eagle, I mean don't fight it first, why should others let us fight the Gu Eagle, so we have to really fight the Gu Eagle? What are they? Who are they? I have to listen to their arrangements after chasing the wind? Besides, you Lin Suqing have been cultivating your painting skills for so long, can't you still draw a Gu Eagle? Can't you just draw another one, let it run around for a few days, and then we will destroy it?"

The dog jumped up, jumped on the desk, sat in the center of the map, and said, "You think, since they can go to Xiaozhu Village to find your Lin Suqing's name, it means that they must be secretly watching you as soon as you go out." Isn't it possible to say elsewhere, don't you have a point in your heart in the first branch hall? Then you draw a Gu carving in the first branch hall, find someone to take the opportunity to take it out and turn it into a real form, and then wait for the fake one to run for a few days before you go to slaughter, then won't it be equivalent to killing the Gu carving in front of them? Can they still suspect that it is fake?"

The dog said as he spoke, like a teacher who has been teaching for many years, and said: "Lin Suqing, you are a person who wants to cultivate painting immortals, you see, isn't it time to test your skills? It depends on how you draw it. ”

The dog said one thing after another, Xia Xuaniao was stunned when he heard it, and said with some uncertainty: "Although I also feel that this is a mess...... But that sounds...... Sounds like ...... It seems to make some sense......"

"How is it unreasonable? Simple, direct, crisp, how good?" the dog stared at them disapprovingly.