"Here's a belly break." The Worm Tianzi swung the knife hard, and the two fans of skin and flesh were automatically spread out, showing a marble-like layered flesh and grease - Hua Jiuxi looked disgusted for a while.

The insect Tianzi probed slightly into it with a knife, and said directly: "There are no missing parts." ”

Hua Jiuxi raised his eyebrows: "How is it possible, the heavier the weight of this fetching spell, the larger the circle drawn - at least the things in the deceased's stomach are heavier than the heart." ”

"No is nothing, human organs are the same." The Insect Tianzi was very disdainful of Hua Jiuxi's questioning.

"So, what non-human organs might exist?" Hua Jiuxi asked.

"I don't rule it out." "Let's make sure what kind of creature this monster belongs to. ”

Hua Jiuxi spread his hands: "Senior brother has a way?" ”

"I couldn't help it before, but now it's a little bit." The Worm Tianzi pinched the short whiskers and said. Immediately, he took out a transparent gourd that Hua Jiuxi had never seen before.

"Take a little blood from the dead."

Hua Jiuxi was ordered, and his hand speed was also extremely fast, "whoosh" took out two silver cups from his pocket and buckled them on the skin of the deceased's chest - this was a bit like a cupping action, and when Hua Jiuxi turned the small cup over, it was already full of purple blood.

Worm Tianzi nodded with satisfaction: "This set of tricks is good, I didn't teach you in vain." ”

"Yes, when it doesn't work, you can use it for performing arts and scrubbing in the shower." Hua Jiuxi snorted.

"What do you think I'm carrying?" The insect Tianzi proposed a thick paper packet, and Hua Jiuxi hurriedly said: "You can come, and bring sauce and meat." ”

"What sauce meat." Worm Tianzi gave him a blank look, "This is the Muni mud that I have worked so hard to protect~"

Hua Jiuxi also rolled his eyes to the sky: Didn't I protect it?

"Pour the blood into the mouth of the gourd." The insect Tianzi instructed Hua Jiuxi, and Hua Jiuxi operated precisely again.

Then the Worm Heavenly Son slowly slid the lump of Muni mud into the gourd, which was originally alive, and now it was crawling at the bottom of the gourd like a meat worm - all soaked in the blood of the dead.

"Is this the treasure called 'Muni Mud'?" Xiang Ling rarely showed a curious expression—this was almost the first time.

"I can only say part of it." Hua Jiuxi said, "Last time, all the Muni mud gathered together, but it lost some of its activity due to the death of the body. But after all, it's much stronger than a single piece, so we cut it into pieces and studied it. Hua Jiuxi seems to have forgotten that Xiang Ling doesn't know much about Muni mud.

"Xiao Jiu'er, what do you think I'm going to do?" The insect Tianzi sold a pass.

"What's so hard to guess about this." Hua Jiuxi said, "The Muni mud that absorbs the blood of the deceased should develop into an individual exactly like him, and we can guess what kind of monster it is from the appearance of this young body." ”

Worm Tianzi nodded: "Yes, it's a pity that the nutrients of Muni mud itself can't make this embryo fully developed, and we can only look at the outline." ”

"What if the nutrients are enough?" Xiang Ling tried to ask.

"That's naturally the birth of a lively little monster." Worm Tianzi smiled and said, "To be honest, I want to see it all, old man, too." ”

"Embryonic development requires at least a tube like an umbilical cord or an energy source like egg whites – neither of which we have." Hua Jiuxi poured cold water.

"No, this little gourd is designed for this." Worm Tianzi said proudly, "If the demonic power is fed through the gourd, the creatures inside will grow on their own, which is very wonderful." This is the secret treasure of the ancestor, and there are only two in the world. ”

"So, do you have demonic powers?" Hua Jiuxi asked him.

Worm Tianzi shook his head, not to mention an old man like Worm Tianzi, even if Hua Jiuxi is such a big guy, the spiritual power of human beings is very limited.

"Can I try it then?" Xiang Ling said with a red face.

Hua Jiuxi thought for a while: "How embarrassing is that...... Besides, I don't know what effect it will have on you if you output too much demonic power. ”

"Is it okay to hold down the surface of this gourd?" Xiang Ling took off her gloves, revealing her jade-like ten fingers - Hua Jiuxi noticed that there was a small black spot on the fingers of each of the fingers of her right hand, and she didn't know what she was doing.

With a "whatever you want" expression, the insect Tianzi said: "The princess doesn't have to be anxious, it can be done in several parts." ”

Although Hua Jiuxi also wanted to see the true face of the little creature, he was actually a little resistant to the Worm Tianzi's behavior of using Xiang Ling like this, but he didn't say anything.

Xiang Ling took off his glasses before leaning his hand on the small gourd. Hua Jiuxi saw those beautiful green eyes again, and she was afraid of being discovered by Xiang Ling, so she was very conflicted in her heart.

"Let's get started." Xiang Ling said lightly.

I only knew that the void suddenly crackled, and many dark blue electric sparks flashed on Xiang Ling's clothes, enveloping her whole person in a strange brilliance.

Hua Jiuxi felt a strong demonic force - the last time he faced this kind of impact was when Laxmi was possessed by the Queen Mother of the West. The whirlwind formed by the demonic power was generated immediately, and fortunately, there was no furnishings in this room, otherwise it would have been destroyed by the demonic hurricane.

The old and thin body of the Worm Tianzi couldn't support it at first, so he slipped behind Hua Jiuxi's body and said, "Look, this is the second dragon power in the Eight Divisions!" ”

Hua Jiuxi couldn't help but think of a sentence in Qionglin when he was a child, "The land elephant is powerful, the water dragon is powerful, and the load is Dharma, so it is called the dragon elephant". But how can elephants compete with dragons?

"This strong wind was not deliberately released by the Dragon Maiden, but overflowed when she poured the demonic power in her body into the gourd." "You should be able to see it too." ”

Hua Jiuxi raised his eyesight by one level, and at this time, the demonic power flow seemed to be colored, and it was visualized. Hua Jiuxi saw that the demonic power around Xiang Ling's entire body was bottomless, and the storm that rushed out of her body was much shallower.

"Terrible." Hua Jiuxi could only pop out of this word.

However, Xiang Ling himself did not have any expression on his face, and there was no sign of pain or sweat. A pair of hands stroked the gourd, as if holding a cup full of hot water in winter, and adjusted the position after a while.

I saw that this gourd had absorbed the demonic power, and the red flesh mass in it was really expanding and stretching out—and now it had become similar to a four-legged snake. As the embryo grows, the gourd of unknown material slowly expands its volume, and it is now seven or eight inches tall.

"Old man worm, how long will it take for the milk beast to be born?" Xiang Ling asked.

The Worm Tianzi poked his head out from behind Hua Jiuxi, took a slight look, and felt a burst of joy in his heart, and said, "This thing is already halfway grown, princess, you are serious-" There were no good adjectives in his stomach.

"In ten minutes, I'm afraid I will be able to fall into the grass." The insect Tianzi calculated for a moment.

Xiang Ling nodded and continued to silently instill demonic power.

At the end of ten minutes, Hua Jiuxi saw that the demonic power was no longer overflowing, so he leaned over to Xiang Ling. I saw that the little beast was already full of all shapes, and its hair was all over its body. It's really a monster who wants to die!

"How did the gourd become...... Strange shape? Xiang Ling saw that the thing in his hand suddenly became a soft and soft thing, similar to a noodle pocket, and the gourd mouth also changed its appearance and became the appearance of the production door.

Hua Jiuxi hurriedly asked "What's wrong", and when she looked at it, she was equally embarrassed.

I saw the little beast with its head facing the entrance of the cave, sleeping very peacefully. Seeing that the time had come, the Worm Tianzi jumped up and rushed to the two of them, saying, "I'll deliver this thing, it will definitely be pickled for a while, you better stay away." ”

When Xiang Ling heard this, he immediately withdrew and washed his hands.

Hua Jiuxi smiled maliciously and said, "Senior brother, I have grown so big, and I have never seen a kitten or a puppy born." You'll let me see. ”

"Hehehehehe, you kid." The Insect Tianzi smiled knowingly, and knocked Hua Jiuxi's head with his index finger with long nails, "Also, what's the point of living without curiosity?" ”

I saw that the gourd bag shrank for a while, as if it was a reaction to give birth. The Insect Tianzi instructed Hua Jiuxi to be busy, but fortunately, the two of them had many tools in their hands - far from being comparable to the midwives in the countryside, as long as their hands did not tremble, there was nothing that could not be done.

"Wow, ho." Hua Jiuxi said, "Is it so difficult to deliver babies to humans? ”

The Worm Tianzi ignored him and said, "It is difficult for humans to live because of their big heads, and this beast in front of them is definitely not—the reason why it is difficult to expel is probably because of the gestation time of this thing, I say that the natural state must be much longer than the human time." Therefore, the process of childbirth is naturally longer. ”

This set of theories of the Worm Tianzi is barely self-consistent, and Hua Jiuxi saw that the long tail of the little beast was finally dragged out by the Worm Genius, with the umbilical cord still attached to the inside of the gourd. The Worm Tianzi glanced at Hua Jiuxi, and he immediately understood, so he used his magic to cut off the umbilical cord.

After wiping the package, the two of them wrapped the little beast tightly like a baby, after all, a lonely old man and a young man had no experience in actual parenting.

Hua Jiuxi was holding the little beast in his arms, this thing actually made a cry close to that of a human baby, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised, so he asked the insect Tianzi: "Senior brother, do you know what kind of animal this is?" ”

As soon as the insect Tianzi wanted to speak, Xiang Ling came back - Hua Jiuxi thought that she was just going to absorb it, but she didn't think it was to take a bath, so the fragrance on her body was different from Fang Cai. Hua Jiuxi guessed that Xiangling had a collection of at least fifty kinds of perfumes, sometimes changing them several times a day.

"Has the baby been born?" Xiangling's braids still have a bit of a wet luster.

She was immediately relieved when she saw the mess of blood and filth, and the gourd was restored to its original state. Just before the swaddling clothes of Huajiuxi.

The body shape of this animal resembles a giant weasel - Hua Jiuxi is estimated to be at least a few catties, and it is a little difficult to hold. The head of the small animal is shorter than that of rats but longer than that of the feline, although it does not open its eyes, it is certainly not small. Its fur is golden yellow - all in all it is cute.

"I ...... Can you touch it? Xiang Ling asked.

Hua Jiuxi didn't expect that such an indifferent person as Xiang Ling would actually like small animals, and hurriedly said: "Of course, after all, you are its mother." ”

Hua Jiuxi handed the swaddling clothes to Xiang Ling, and Xiang Ling gently shook the little beast, while saying: "Actually, I also used to do the work of taking care of babies...... Her words have no follow-up, Hua Jiuxi guessed that the results were not ideal.

The little beast stopped crying immediately after entering Xiang Ling's arms, and Xiang Ling asked the same question as Hua Jiuxi at this time: "What kind of animal is this?" ”

The Worm Tianzi shook his head and said, "The old man knows a little bit about birds and beasts, but this little thing in front of him doesn't look strange—but it can't be attributed to any one anyway. ”

After he said this, Hua Jiuxi and the others were disappointed for a while. Hua Jiuxi walked up to the corpse, lit three sticks of incense, and said, "Brother, we used your blood to make a new 'you' out - so that you can be regarded as a successor, and we will avenge you!" ”

He himself was moved by this, but the two of them didn't pay much attention to it. Hua Jiuxi was a little depressed and said, "What should I do then?" - Now the clue is broken again, and I'm sure the murderer killed the victim because of his special species. ”

"Would you like to ask the members of the Mothweed Society?" Xiang Ling proposed.

But when he heard the insect Tianzi, he sneered: "I don't know, can they know?" ”

Hua Jiuxi nodded: "Yes." ”

The Worm Tianzi stroked his beard again and said, "I said a place, have you heard of it?" ”

Hua Jiuxi knew that he was going to sell Guanzi again, and immediately said, "Say it quickly, don't tease the boring son." ”

"Do you know the sect of 'He Dian'?" Worm Tianzi asked.

Xiang Ling immediately replied, "I heard my father mention that it is an organization as long as your anti-sect - they also seem to be engaged in intelligence. ”

"Princess, you're right." The Insect Tianzi said, "Speaking of which, their ancestor Hua Jiuxi Old Immortal still has a little friendship with our grandfather. As the name suggests, this is a pawnshop, but they are 'doing one thing' in exchange for 'one message'. He Dian's people have the means, and they don't know where they got so much gossip in exchange for the inside story of the government and the opposition. ”

"Senior brother, why did you never mention it to me?" Hua Jiuxi frowned and said.

"Hehe, tell you what else to do to treat you?" Worm Tianzi laughed dryly, "Senior brother just can't let senior brother hold it." ”

"Okay, okay, no matter you." Hua Jiuxi said, "You mean, He Dian's people know the origin of this little animal?" ”

"Nine times out of ten." The Insect Tianzi said, "They have a special file, which is to collect rare beasts and monsters in the world." So now I have to rely on them. ”

"Then senior brother, can you talk to them?" Hua Jiuxi asked.

Worm Tianzi shook his head, "When people do business, they will clearly mark the price, not human feelings." You'd better get ready and get them on a mission! "Take the blame away.

"In that case, find a day or I'll go with my husband - where is He Dian's location?" Xiang Ling asked.

"He Dian has bases all over the country, and the closest one to us is also in the Southwest Snow Mountain. But with our foot strength, it's nothing more than a day and a night's work. The Worm Son said, "I have their map here, and I can hand it over to the Dragon Maiden." ”

After explaining these insects, he raised his legs to leave, and Hua Jiuxi was relieved - he had to keep him for a meal. The insect Tianzi was very resolute, because there were still a few experiments at hand that had not been completed.

After sending away the Insect Heavenly Son, Hua Jiuxi was about to think about how to take care of the little beast - he said to Xiang Ling: "I don't know what this guy eats?" ”

"Naturally, it's milk." Xiang Ling said, "I don't think it's okay to feed him bottled milk." ”

"It's best to be able to feed nature, and when the time comes, I'll have to take it to He Dian for advice." Hua Jiuxi knows that the cost of cultivating cherished animals is very high - higher than that of ordinary babies.

In this way, another day passed, and Youji handed over the confessions of the people around the deceased to Hua Jiuxi. This can't be sloppy, Hua Jiuxi watched it several times that night.

Since the social relations of the deceased were not complicated, there were naturally very few testimonies that were known. Several witnesses witnessed someone entering the deceased's room around the presumed date of the deceased's death - however, a strange point emerged.

These witnesses were unable to describe any of the physical characteristics of the suspect - they only knew that the other party was a short person, about the appearance of a primary school student to a middle school student. And there is no sign of conflict between this man and the deceased.

Another point is that as soon as witnesses see the suspect, they will have an inexplicable sense of closeness, as if they are a relative they have never met.

"Tsk." Hua Jiuxi put down the materials in his hand and said, "If you are short and can make others feel good, is it a boy in Zashiki?" He noticed this suspicion, immediately repaired a book, sealed it with worm wax, and ordered Bai Yi to hand it over to the leech - how did you ask Bai Yi to know where the leech was? Hua Jiuxi first asked Bai Yi to smell the replica of the leech, and asked, "I heard Brother Bai say that you have a good smell, so the Sacred Heart Middle School is hundreds of miles away from here, can you find it?" Bai Yi nodded confidently.

The so-called employment is not suspicious, Hua Jiuxi is relieved to let him go out.

Then he and Xiang Ling and Bai Bing waited for the little beast to eat and drink, and gradually explored its temperament - or rather, to test it. Xiang Ling kept blowing cold air on it, but the little beast didn't shiver, and changed to hot air, and the little beast was also unmoved.

"It's strange, all animals always have a habit of cold and heat, why is it okay in such an environment where it is exposed to the cold?" Hua Jiuxi muttered.

"Maybe it's some kind of mythical beast." Xiang Ling said.

But then you can take it with you to the towering snow-capped mountains. It turned out that He Dian had his own intelligence points and staff in various places, but the place where he hid the documents and archives was extremely remote and could not be reached without great effort.

"Where's the little one?" Hua Jiuxi asked Xiang Ling while digging out the winter clothes he had purchased on the last expedition.

"Hang on your chest like a normal woman." Xiang Ling said, "But it doesn't have a name—how about we come up with one?" ”

Hua Jiuxi nodded: "Okay, then you have a lot of ink in your stomach, Xiangling, you can get up." ”

Xiang Ling pinched his chin and said, "I don't think of a name that has something to do with that dead man, ominous." Since it was born in a gourd, it is surnamed Hu; And it is a reborn life, and the name is Sue. So that's it, Husu. ”

After saying that, Xiang Ling tied the little beast Hu Su in front of Hua Jiuxi, Hua Jiuxi was embarrassed for a while, and it turned out that he was asked to take it.

"My senior brother said that He Dian does not accept money from people, and their transaction method is like this: the person who comes provides a message, depending on the importance, the person can make a request. And later, the person who searched for the news had to complete it for the former - He Dian is actually such a platform, so it is called 'Dian'. Their boss is like Mr. Pawnshop, called 'Chaofeng', and he has many large and small pilgrimages underground—as soon as these pilgrims enter the canon, they all have the surname He. ”

When Xiang Ling heard this, he said, "I don't know what the task will be?" ”

"From digging a bird's nest to assassinating an imperial monarch." Hua Jiuxi said, "Of course, the main thing is to look at the value of the exchange message itself. ”

"Then we're going to have to get in touch with one more helper." Xiang Ling said.

"That can be talked about after contacting He Dian." Hua Jiuxi said, "And this operation should be relatively secret." I informed Brother Jiaqin with a letter bee, I don't know if this bee is good or not. ”

Xiang Ling nodded and said, "He was originally a monster on the snowy mountain, and he will definitely arrive before us." And Brother Jiaqin is both reliable and doesn't have a lot of tricks. ”

Hua Jiuxi felt that Xiang Ling was full of praise for Jiaqin, and what Hua Jiuxi saw and knew was that person was a complete stuffy gourd - maybe it was because of this that they could understand each other?

Immediately, the two changed cars and horses, and finally hiked up the mountain. Xiang Ling's footsteps were naturally much stronger than those of a clumsy human like Hua Jiuxi, but he deliberately slowed down his pace out of consideration to protect his self-esteem.

Because Hua Jiuxi dragged his feet, the two walked for a long time before they got slightly close to He Dian's stronghold. I saw a snow arhat piled up under a crystal snow rock. 、

"This place is inaccessible, who built a snowman on a whim?" Hua Jiuxi ignored the cold and said that he was going to touch it.

"It's a stone carved with snow." Xiang Ling guessed.

A section of snow fell from Huajiuxi, and the white spots of snow were pushed away by the high wind in an instant. And under the snow was a long piece of hair—someone had died here. Hua Jiuxi's curiosity was great, and he cleared all the snow in three or two.

Jiaqin sat there.

"It's like sitting in meditation." Hua Jiuxi said, "It turns out that he has been waiting for us here." Saying that, using spiritual power to sense Jiaqin's anger is like a rotten stone. At that time, I was really worried that he would die here, so I was busy confirming with Xiang Ling.

"The Beastmaster is at ease." Xiang Ling pushed his glasses and said, "Big brother has been practicing this exercise for four hundred years. This happens often, so don't worry. Just sitting in this kind of dry meditation, time is dead, and he can only wake up at the specified time. ”

"I wonder when?" Hua Jiuxi rubbed his hands as he spoke, and he suddenly felt a chill again. He then proposed to set up a tent on the spot to cover Jiaqin, and Xiang Ling agreed.

The main physical work is done by Hua Jiuxi, and Xiang Ling originally wanted to help but refused for Hua Jiuxi - he has a knightly complex.

After walking for half a day, Hua Jiuxi's stomach was already empty, so he wanted to make a fire to cook. But there is no fire on this plateau.

"Not even a piece of cow dung!" Hua Jiuxi said disappointedly.

"Don't worry." No matter what happens, Xiang Ling always has a way - she built a snow mound, took off her glasses and it - the snow water actually burned!

"Ah, using water as fuel, it turns out that this is dragon fire." Hua Jiuxi said.

"Dragon fire can only be formed in the brains of dragons." Xiang Ling explained, "And it takes a long time to accumulate a little bit - it's really a pretty bad thing." ”

"Then Xiang Ling, are you still wasting on such a trivial matter?" Hua Jiuxi felt a burst of gratitude in her heart.

"I told you that it's pretty." Xiang Ling said, "Where is it used? ”

"Since the dragon fire burns when it encounters water, if you light it in the sea, will it make the whole sea burn?" Hua Jiuxi asked.

"You are the story of 'Zhang Sheng's boiling sea'." Xiang Ling said, "I don't think the dragon fire is really a flame, because a certain amount of dragon fire can only burn the corresponding water. The fires that can really burn the water bodies of the Three Realms are the world-destroying fires from the depths of the sea—we don't have a chance to see them. ”

"The fire that uses water as an energy source destroys the world." Hua Jiuxi repeated the words, "It's really scary. ”

The two of them chatted over and over again, roasting a few pieces of tofu over and over again - Xiang Ling ate as slowly as Laxmi, and definitely didn't make any sound, and the most gratifying thing was that she didn't show displeasure with Hua Jiuxi's gobbling behavior.

"I'm done." Xiang Ling said, "I have to remind you, sir—don't leave any filth on this snowy mountain." ”

Hua Jiuxi's face turned red and said, "Okay, I'll hold it as hard as I can." ”

"I say this because the mountain gods of this mountain are very fierce – and easy to kill. If a creature other than the mountain pollutes the mountain, He will kill you. This is the reason why there are so many avalanche accidents. ”

When Hua Jiuxi heard this, how could she dare to continue eating-hurriedly picked up the garbage and carried it on her back.

"By the way, the baby should be hungry too." Xiang Ling suddenly said that because Hu Su had been sleeping soundly since entering the snowy mountain, the two of them hadn't noticed it.

Hua Jiuxi untied it, and Xiang Ling warmed the milk in the bottle and gently put it into Hu Su's mouth - it made a comfortable gurgling sound in its stomach like a cat.

After feeding the little beast, Hua Jiuxi suddenly felt a strange aroma wafting from the tent - but it was not the fragrance of flowers and plants - besides, where did the herbs come from on this snowy mountain?

"No wonder the deceased paid so much attention to the spice books when he was alive." The spice also smelled the aroma, "It seems that this animal is really related to 'incense'!" ”

Hua Jiuxi nodded, and suddenly heard a voice that was not Xiang Ling saying, "Actually woke up?" ”

"Brother Jiaqin, zazen is over?" Xiang Ling stood up and said respectfully.

Jiaqin didn't have time to shake off the snow dust on his body, and hurriedly returned the salute to Xiang Ling - and bowed to Hua Jiuxi again, saying: "It's strange, I smelled a trace of fragrance in my nose, and it broke my meditation in an instant...... I haven't seen anything like this yet. ”

Hua Jiuxi saw Jiaqin's two sword eyebrows tangled, and it could be seen that this matter hit him a lot, so he held Hu Su and said, "It's the fragrance from this little thing." ”

Jiaqin's eyes widened, and he said, "This kind of animal that is neither a cat nor a mouse - I seem to have seen it in Buddhist books, but unfortunately I am not impressed. ”

"It's okay, aren't we just going to find out what it's all about?" Hua Jiuxi smiled and said, "You have come here, we have helped a lot." ”

Seeing that Jiaqin had woken up, the three of them dismantled the tent and came to He Dian.

He Dian's stronghold is also the same as the Worm Tianzi's room, which is a natural cave - this cave is much more spacious than the Worm Genius's one. The interior furnishings are similar to those of pawnshops commonly found in the Central Plains.

When a few people entered the door, they saw someone leaning against the window.