Metamorphosis - Many Disasters (10)

Senior Brother Sha said: Senior brother and second senior brother, should we go back and have a look now, I'm afraid those people in the shipyard won't be able to handle it. Brother Monkey said that it was not already arranged when you came up? Why are you worried about it now? Senior Brother Sha said that the arrangement was arranged, but he always felt relieved. Brother Monkey simply stopped, and said to Senior Brother Sha very seriously: Actually, this problem is still on you, think about it, if you can't even rest assured for the past few days, won't you have to do everything yourself in the future? Can you get busy then? I think even if there are ten Sha junior disciples, it may not be possible! I also helped and said: Yes, yes, Senior Brother Sha, this is a good opportunity to train your subordinates, if you arrange everything before leaving, then you don't have to think so much about it, no matter what happens, we will go back later, what matters now is to continue to move forward; Besides, it's not easy to go to Heaven last time, it's so laborious. Senior Brother Sha said that I also know this, but I always feel troubled. Brother Monkey comforted him and said that it would be better after a while, and everyone has experienced this situation. Brother Monkey also said that after a few more spells, he will see the length of time, and then decide whether to go back or not. Senior Brother Sha nodded in agreement, and the matter was settled.

As we spoke, a city appeared in front of us, and when we entered, we stood on the edge of the city, which was relatively desolate, and on the side was a wide road leading straight into the distance, on which drove all kinds of vehicles; Looking along the road, I saw that there were high-rise buildings on both sides of the road, which looked very magnificent and magnificent, but there was no end in sight. Senior Brother Sha said "ah" and said that this city is really big. Brother Monkey "shh I agree with Brother Monkey's statement and think that face is very important; Face can sometimes even be equated with dignity, isn't there only a thin line in everything? In fact, they are essentially the same.

Although we were curious, the crowd around us was not curious about us, as if we were in a vacuum. I said that Brother Monkey is wrong, we don't look like people and pigs, why aren't these people surprised at all? Brother Monkey said, do you want to be surrounded by people all day long and treated like a monster? Is that comfortable? I said no, but these people's reactions were too slow, and the old pig was a little unaccustomed to it. Brother Monkey scolded "not convinced" and then turned his head away and ignored me anymore.

I was disheartened when I looked at the endless road in front of me, so I said to Brother Monkey: Brother Monkey, let's take a taxi forward, it's too wasteful to walk! Brother Monkey said fart, we have just arrived, and we don't know what kind of place this is, how can we move forward easily? At the very least, you'll have to figure out what's going on here before you make a decision! Senior Brother Sha said yes, Second Senior Brother, sharpen the knife and don't cut the wood, and wait for the senior brother to find out clearly before moving forward, which will be half * times as much.

As he spoke, the crowd around him suddenly became hurried, and many people let go of their hands and feet and ran, shouting as they ran: Run! It's called again! We didn't know what was going on, we just stood there and watched the crowd swarm in amazement.

Just as I was looking around in a daze, I was struck by someone and almost fell to the ground, and the man apologized hurriedly and was about to turn and run. I thought that this was a good opportunity, so I also caught him in a hurry and asked: "Dude, what are you doing in a panic?" It's like running for your life. The man looked us up and down and said, "It looks like you're from out of town, right?" Alas, you don't know anything; Last year, there was a conflict of interest between our city and another city, and as a result, the commanders of the two cities fought with each other, and for more than a year, the other party would come to our city every once in a while to arrest people, and after they were caught, they were given a very special potion, which can make people reverse right and wrong, lose their nature, and become walking corpses loyal to each other; They're here again today, and everyone is running for their lives, and they're all afraid of being caught.

Brother Monkey was very curious and asked: Is there no defense in your city at all? The ruler of your city watched the other behaving like this, maiming his people? The man said that at first their side was still defended quite well, but then the enemy's offensive ability became stronger and stronger, and it was impossible to stop it at all, and even some of them suddenly drove over without being detected by their side at all, so many people have been caught on their side recently and become a tool for them to invade their own compatriots. After the man finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, and shouted to us while turning around: You should also find a counterpart to hide, they will not recognize people, and it will be terrible if they are caught.

Lao Sun wants to see what kind of powerful method they are, and they dare to do whatever they want! Brother Monkey said. Senior Brother Sha said Senior Brother forget it, let's find a other party to live in first, and wait for those guys over there to stop. I also agree with Senior Brother Sha's statement, thinking that only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one win a hundred battles, and if you fight rashly like this, you will only make yourself suffer. It is estimated that Brother Monkey also agrees with our statement, and after thinking about it for a while, he decided to find a person to live with first.

We had just walked a few steps forward, when suddenly a scream "Help" came from behind us, loud, terrifying, and terrifying. Senior Brother Sha was the first to look back, and just as Senior Brother Sha turned around, he also suddenly "ah". Brother Monkey is making a fuss about something. Senior Brother Sha didn't speak, but just tugged at Brother Monkey's sleeve and said, "Look at you, look at you!" What's there to see? I wondered what fun scenes could appear at the moment when everyone was in a hurry to escape for their lives. When I turned around to look, I was also stunned, because there was a guy like a UFO suspended in the air behind us, and it made a low "boom" sound, which seemed to be a flying machine; There was a rope hanging from the bottom of the aircraft, and a person was falling on it, and it was obvious that the rope was shrinking upwards, and the person on the rope was the one who had just spoken to us.

Seeing that we saw it, the man was very enthusiastic and shouted to us: Run! Otherwise, it will be too late! Don't get caught by them!

We finally realized that the UFO-like flying machine must have been sent by the city's enemies, and it was grabbing people on the ground into it. I said Brother Monkey, let's go quickly, otherwise we'll have to arrest it later. Brother Monkey said that if you want to go, you can go by yourself, this idle matter is in charge of my grandson! Senior Brother Sha said: Second Senior Brother, let's help him, no matter how you say that he was arrested, it was because he talked to us just now, and we are also responsible; What's more, saving him is just a gesture? I said okay, wait until we are also arrested, then we will be called "in trouble" with him. Seeing that the rope is about to reach its top, the person who just talked to us is about to be caught by the people on the aircraft; said that it was too late and that it was fast, Brother Monkey went up to the moon with a Chang'e, and then grabbed the man's two feet and dragged him down. Just as we were about to catch up to help, we suddenly caught a glimpse of Brother Monkey falling down with that person. It is estimated that Brother Monkey has not reacted yet, and he has not yet used the spell of soaring clouds and fog, and he is still falling straight down in a straight line in a free fall motion. Senior Brother Sha reacted faster than me, and when he saw this, he immediately rushed out with an arrow step, stretched out his hands and caught Brother Monkey and that person very accurately; However, Senior Brother Sha was also wrestled.

Before Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha got up, the person who spoke to us before stood up almost in the blink of an eye, and started running as soon as he stood up, and turned back to us while running: Run! Keep up! They're coming down to get you!

I was thinking about his unrighteous anger when I suddenly saw that the flying machine suspended above was really slowly descending, and directly below it were Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha! I ran over with a spirit, grabbed Brother Monkey with one hand and Senior Brother Shasha with the other, and ran forward regardless of the thirty, seven, twenty, or twenty, and followed the direction of the person in front of me.

Running and running, Brother Monkey suddenly spoke: Idiot, can you slow down, the old grandson hasn't had time to stand up yet! I looked back, and sure enough, Brother Monkey was lying on the ground and was dragged by me, and Senior Brother Sha was similar, but he was a little smarter, although he also didn't have time to stand up, but his feet seemed to be constantly kicking back, so that the whole body did not completely touch the ground, which is probably more comfortable. No wonder it feels like the two of them are much heavier than before, it turns out that they have been dragged along by me all the time. I said you two hurry up, and when they catch you, the game will be over. After I stopped, I remembered that we could still fly through the clouds, so as soon as Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha stood up, I took them and flew away together, still following the direction in which the person ran before.

As I flew and looked back, I saw that the aircraft was still coming at us at first, but it didn't catch up after a while, so I guess they weren't sure they could catch up with us, or maybe they had other tasks.

Let's fly and look down to see where the man we rescued is.

Fortunately, I saw him soon, and he was running wildly; Seeing that the aircraft behind us did not follow, we decided to land; Just in front of the man. Seeing that it was us, the man continued to run non-stop despite his curiosity, shouting as he ran: Run! Keep up, don't get caught by them! Brother Monkey caught him up, and said with a smile: Don't be afraid, that guy didn't chase him. He turned the letter back suspiciously, and after reading it up and down, left and right, back and forth, he breathed a sigh of relief, and patted his chest and said, "Ah! Scared the hell out of me! Scared the hell out of me! After the silence calmed down, the man suddenly remembered something and asked, "Hey, how did you escape?" Why did you come ahead of me? I remember I was running pretty fast! Brother Monkey was right to say you ran fast, but we ran faster than you, so that thing didn't catch up. I see! It seemed to dawn on the man. After stopping, Brother Monkey began to ask questions, asking what the thing that was flying in mid-air just now. Huh? It was sent by the enemy to arrest people, and it was specially arrested. So why isn't there any movement on your side? Don't know how to resist? I asked. The man scratched his head and thought for a while, and then said, "I don't know this very well, but in the past, when this happened, there would be sirens in the city, and the commander would send people to fight them; I don't know how it was done today, but it is estimated that the enemy has done something on our side again. I said that the adaptability of your side is too bad, and the slightest harassment by people will collapse completely! That person said that there was no way, the methods on the other side's side were often surprisingly successful, so that our side was always unable to guard against it.

After talking for a long time, we still don't know what the man's name is; The man introduced himself and said that his name was Zhao Meng, and because it sounded like a grasshopper, everyone called him Grasshopper; And he suggested that we call him Grasshopper as well. When the grasshopper heard that we were passing by here, he advised us that we might as well go to his house to rest and rest until the war had calmed down before moving on. We just want to find a place to rest, and this is good, we have landed.

Grasshopper said that his family lived not far away, and that he had just planned to go out to buy something, but the enemy's airship happened to come over; Now that I have such a toss, I am no longer in the mood to buy things, and I am very lucky to be able to pick up a life; And I don't know if the enemy's airship is gone, so I decided to go home and hide first.

Senior Brother Sha asked: Those people don't go to the house to arrest people? Brother Monkey said where is it possible, wouldn't it be a crowd of people to attack it? Can you stand it? The grasshopper said so, and although the enemy was rampant, it was not so rampant that it entered the house and arrested people. After walking for about ten minutes, Grasshopper's home arrived, and Grasshopper said that his family used to live upstairs, but because he was afraid that the enemy would really come into the house to arrest people, he temporarily moved to the basement.

The Grasshopper family has two old men and a child, and a young woman; Grasshopper said it was his daughter-in-law. The two old men were his father and mother-in-law, respectively. When they heard that we had saved the grasshopper's life, they were very grateful to us, and they said a lot of good things. Brother Monkey said modestly: Don't be so polite, it's all your own people! It's all your own people! I really didn't expect Brother Monkey's identity to change quite quickly, and he became a family with them so quickly.

Brother Monkey said that this is called following the local customs.

After that, Grasshopper told his daughter-in-law to cook, and he stayed to chat with us. The grasshopper asks what are we going to do? He didn't necessarily understand when I told him the truth, so I just said to go and do something. The grasshopper didn't ask much, but said worriedly: "It's the enemy's territory in front of you, and if you really want to go over, I'm afraid it's going to be dangerous." Grasshopper says that if things can be delayed, they can go back to it later, because the commanders of the two cities are actively communicating with each other in the hope of resolving the dispute peacefully, although with little success. Brother Monkey said angrily What kind of communication do you talk to people like them, everyone will fight together, everyone will fight to the death. The grasshopper said that it would not work, they were now in an advantage, and if they were to fight hard, they would only suffer a loss, but if they negotiated, they could at least reduce the loss. I said Brother Monkey, you are too high-minded, you shout and kill at every turn, what age are you now, and you are still desperate? The grasshopper smiled and said that there were many people on their side who wanted to fight hard, but their commander was still relatively wise, and repeatedly stopped them from doing so. The grasshopper said that their city was called Thousand Island City, and the enemy's city was called Ten Thousand Island City; It is not that the city has many islands, but that the city is made up of many islands connected together, and a large part of the buildings were built on the land that was filled in later.

I thought that Thousand Island City and Ten Thousand Island City were sister cities, but after inquiring, I found out that it was not the case, and Grasshopper said that although Thousand Island City and Ten Thousand Island City were both "reclaimed from the sea", they were not a family before, otherwise they would not be so fighting today. I think that even if it was a family before, there was no guarantee that they would not fight, and this kind of thing is not easy to say.

I don't know how long it took, anyway, the grasshopper's daughter-in-law was calling for us to eat; Grasshopper's daughter-in-law is very young, and she can't help but remind me of Sister Qing, and I don't know if she is still doing well. Although the meals are not very hearty, it is completely clear that they are prepared with care. Grasshopper's daughter-in-law said that there was war everywhere now, so she couldn't get much decent one. At first, I was ready to eat a lot of land, but when I heard the grasshopper's daughter-in-law say that, the old pig's compassionate heart was born, and I didn't want to eat more of their food, after all, people almost needed them to save their lives.

After eating, Brother Monkey asked me what was wrong? Why do you suddenly want to lose weight? If I don't answer, I guess I'll be laughed at by him if I say it.

After eating, Grasshopper arranged for us to rest, saying that it might take two days for the fighting to stop, and told us to stay at his house in peace again. I heard that we would have to wait for two or three days, but Brother Monkey became impatient and said that we can't wait that long, otherwise it will delay the big event. Although the grasshopper didn't know what Brother Monkey meant by the big thing, he still seemed to understand very well: Since you are in a hurry, then I can't force it; Well, wait for it to get dark and then you can go quietly, it will be safer that way. Senior Brother Sha said: This is a good idea, Brother Monkey, let's do what the grasshopper said! Brother Monkey nodded. I wanted to object, but I thought that since the grasshoppers had already told us to act at night, it would be too bad for the old pig to insist on staying for two more days, so I had to agree.

Evening was not long in coming. About half an hour after dinner, we stood up and took our leave; The Grasshopper family thanked us again and again for saving our lives; I said no, it's a gesture! Just like Brother Monkey said before. When we went out, Grasshopper was going to give us a ride, but Brother Monkey told him not to use it, saying that we would take care of ourselves and not worry; What's more, it is dark everywhere now, and the enemy's airship will definitely not come at this time. The grasshopper persevered for a while and agreed, but repeatedly told us to be careful. Grasshopper was tired of saying those words, and although it sounded disgusting, he could feel that he was telling the truth. So I shouted to the grasshopper standing in the distance at the door of their house: Go in! Be careful, too!

Each of the three of us had a flashlight, a very small one, and then we walked forward in the darkness. Because the grasshopper said that you just need to keep moving forward, so our speed is still relatively fast. As I walked, there was a headlight in front of me that suddenly lit up, and at first I thought it was a car headlight, so I hurriedly pulled Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha to hide to the side. Strangely, the lights didn't come closer to us, they were still there. I said that it seems that people are giving us convenience. So I decided to move on. As he walked, there was a sudden shouting in front of him, and then more lights were turned on, shining brightly, illuminating the night as if it were day. Since we were facing the light source, we didn't know what was going on in front of us, so we had to hide and look ahead. The shouting was getting closer, and gradually some figures could be seen shaking. Brother Monkey yelled "not good", and then he was ready to pull us away. Senior Brother Sha asked Brother Monkey what was wrong? Brother Monkey said that the soldiers of Wandao City must have set up a checkpoint here to arrest people from Qiandao City. Hearing Brother Monkey say this, I also reacted, and said that it was designated like that, because I had heard Grasshopper talk about these situations before, but it is estimated that Grasshopper had not come in person, so I didn't know what was in front of me.

Since they all think so, they must run.

It doesn't matter if we don't run, as soon as we run, the ones behind us will shout even harder, and the footsteps will be more messy, and they are really coming at us! Everyone is getting closer and closer, and the shouting can be heard more clearly, only someone is shouting: you go left, you go right, and the rest are with me, we must arrest the people in front of me! As soon as they shouted like this, we were even more sure that they were coming at us.

Senior Brother Sha is finished, this time we are dead!

Brother Monkey said to perform a stunt! Soar through the clouds!

It's just a pity that we just left the ground when we tripped over something, and suddenly fell to the ground again. When I touched it carefully, I realized that it was a net; Brother Monkey wanted to tear it open, but the strange thing is that no matter how hard we tried, the three of us couldn't tear the net together.

Grandma's! Brother Monkey scolded hatefully.

Then, more and more figures gathered together, and the shouting became louder and louder. I originally suggested that Brother Monkey and Senior Brother Sha get out after getting smaller, but Brother Monkey said that it was just to see how powerful they were, so I decided to pretend to be caught.

Eventually, many people gathered around us at the same time, and someone tied us up, along with the strong net. Ah, three ugly bastards? How come you've never seen it before? Someone said so. Looks like it's from out of town! Someone else said so. I was about to tell them that we were indeed from out of town, but I just wanted to pass by here and ask them to let us go, but I was quickly robbed again. Regardless of whether he is a foreigner or a local, our commander said that as long as he sees someone, he will arrest him, and now he is just going back to make up for the lack of the day. Someone said harshly. Right! Right! Right! Immediately after that, someone chimed in: After calling them up, we can go home and sleep in shifts! So, let's not push and push forward.

Because it was too dark and the lights were too dazzling, it was impossible to see the faces of the people around them, but it was certain that they were from Wandao City. Senior Brother Sha said that this should be good, senior brother and second senior brother, let's escape! I also agree with Senior Brother Sha's statement, thinking that we must not just be caught with our hands tied, because we will be used by others. Brother Monkey said that we can't escape, once we escape, where can we go? It must be to the side of Thousand Island City, it is obvious that you can't go to the side of Thousand Island City, and going there is tantamount to throwing yourself into a net; But once we flee to the side of Thousand Island City, the people on the side of Ten Thousand Island City will inevitably follow after us, and then more people of Thousand Island City will inevitably suffer. Senior Brother Sha thought for a while and said yes, but what should we do now? Is it true that they want to be used? Brother Monkey said that you should not be afraid first, see where they want to escort us, and then see the opportunity to act. The people who escorted us saw that we were muttering, and they couldn't hear what we were talking about, so they yelled: Don't make noise! Don't be noisy! When death is dying, he whispers! I thought about it, wait a minute, see his face clearly, and I must find an opportunity to give him a little color, so that he can know how powerful my old pig is.

After walking for a long time, we finally came to a relatively bright place, and in front of us was a group of houses, which were probably the buildings of Wandao City. At this time, I could see the faces of the people around me clearly, about seven or eight people, all wearing uniforms and guns on their shoulders, looking like they should be soldiers from Wandao City; They all look like normal people, similar to the people of Thousand Island City before. Then they escorted us into a room on the side, which looked spacious and bright, and the light illuminated the place as if it were daytime.

When we entered the house, only four of us followed, and the rest were standing outside. Senior Brother Sha looked very curious: Hey, where is this? It's beautifully decorated! I muttered that it was the housing of the Lord of Wandao City? Brother Monkey said nerd, you dream, they are already very merciful if they don't feed us to the sharks, and they still count on those. I'm right, I can guess just by the way those people treated us fiercely.

Just as I was looking left and right, Senior Brother Sha suddenly called us: Senior brother and second senior brother, look! I looked panicked. I looked in the direction that Senior Brother Sha was pointing to, and saw rows of fenced houses in the distance, with no end in sight. Thinking of the scene in the movie and TV series, I screamed "broken". Brother Monkey asked, what's wrong? What's broken? I said, Brother Monkey, do you know what the place is in front of you? Brother Monkey said that it hasn't arrived yet, so how can he know? Senior Brother Sha said very softly: Senior Brother, it's really not good, the ones in front seem to be prisons. Jail? Brother Monkey showed an incredible look. What's impossible, maybe they've arrested the people of Thousand Island City and locked them up here! I said.

As expected, it wasn't until we walked to those fences that we completely saw that there were really some people imprisoned inside, and it was estimated that ten of the ** were all taken from the side of Qiandao City. Seeing that we were grunting in the back, the soldier who walked in front was not satisfied, and cursed hatefully, and then the other three soldiers who followed us urged us to go faster. The middle of the fence house is separated by a strong wall, except for the part facing the middle corridor. When you pass through the wide corridor in the middle, you can see the situation in the fenced houses on both sides. There were groups of listless people sitting lazily in the fence houses, and there were about twenty or thirty people in each of them. I saw that a soldier next to me was more good-looking, so I cautiously asked him: Brother, what kind of place is this? Isn't it a prison? Why did you arrest us here? It would be a big mistake to think that the good-faced soldier would answer me with the old pig, because they didn't even look at me with the right eyes, but just glanced at me out of the corner of their eyes, and then "snorted" from their nostrils, which was a reply to me. Of course, I didn't know if his "hum" was directed at me or if he sent it by accident, so all the answers were completely gone. But I'm still grateful to him, because he wasn't as fierce as the soldier at the front.

Let's go inside! The soldier at the front was speaking viciously again. He was referring to a fenced house with the door open. It's different from the fence houses we've seen before, because this one is very small. The fence house was completely empty before we went inside, which means that there is a good chance that this fence house will only be for the three of us. Maybe they saw us looking weird and were afraid that we would do something unbelievable. After the three of us were locked in, the four soldiers were ready to walk away. Brother Monkey shouted at them: Hey, what do you mean? Throw us here and go! I said Brother Monkey forget it, it's not that we can't go out, what are you yelling about? Beat the air! They were lucky that they didn't inject us with the terrible potion that Grasshopper had told us about. Senior Brother Sha also said: Yes, Brother Monkey, don't mess with them, otherwise you won't be able to eat and walk around when the time comes. Only then did Brother Monkey stop shouting; There was a soldier who came over with a gun in his hand, but when he saw us smiling at him, he turned back. I said, Brother Monkey, you can be quiet for a while, and we'll escape while they change shifts. Senior Brother Sha said that if they want to escape when they change shifts, it probably won't be long, and when they came, didn't they say that if they caught us, they could change shifts? Brother Monkey said yes, it seems that we still have to look at the time, so as not to miss the opportunity and be in trouble.

The three of us summed it up, and finally decided to adopt Senior Brother Sha's plan: when those people outside changed shifts, they turned into three soldiers and swaggered out. I'm a little worried, what if they break it? They must have a regular shift change, and there is no reason to have a few more soldiers for no reason, right? Brother Monkey said that although he was rightly worried, the most practical and feasible plan at the moment was only Senior Brother Sha, otherwise what else could he do? That's true, at least my old pig hasn't found a better way so far. Everything is ready, just wait for them to change shifts.

After a long time, there was finally a shouting outside, and the sound of talking came intermittently to the prison side. At that time, I was already asleep, because I had not stopped walking before, but now I suddenly stopped, so I felt tired; Although I rested at the grasshopper's house for a while, I didn't fall asleep at all, because the old pig recognized the bed, but it always took a while to get used to the bed if it wasn't his own bed. Besides, it's almost midnight, and it's time for the biological clock to sleep. Senior Brother Sha patted me on the shoulder vigorously before waking me up. Brother Monkey said: Nerd, hurry up, we're going to get ready to escape! Ah, so fast! Why doesn't it feel at all? Brother Monkey said that you don't care if you feel it or not, it's important to run for your life now!

Although the transformation of the three of us can be, it is estimated that it has not changed for a long time, so I did not become * when I first appeared, and the same is true for Senior Brother Sha; But Brother Monkey is very neat, and he can do it in one go. Raw and cooked twice, the second time we were able to change smoothly, just like the soldiers who had brought us in earlier. The shouting outside was getting louder and louder, presumably a conversation between the soldiers on shift.

After going out, when I passed the door of the other cells, I saw that the ground was full of prisoners, so I asked Brother Monkey: Brother Monkey, do you want to take them away together? Brother Monkey "cut" and said that if you can guarantee that they leave safely, then you can do it. This is a serious problem, and the old pigs are not guaranteed to be safe, because at least they can't hide it like we do. Senior Brother Sha said: Second Senior Brother, it's better to take care of ourselves first, not to mention that if you look at their appearance, they are all listless, they must have been injected with anesthetics by the soldiers of Wandao City, even if you are willing to take them away, they may not be able to walk...... As he spoke, Brother Monkey "shh

Sure enough, there was a changing of the guard outside, and it looked like the handover had been completed, and some people were walking outside. As I got closer to the entrance, my heart was beating harder and harder, "knock knock", like a drum, as if it would jump out of my chest at any moment. Brother Monkey said: Idiot, is your heart beating? I wonder if we can hear it from so far apart? Brother Monkey said that it was the second senior brother, your heartbeat, even I heard it here, let alone Brother Monkey? Depend on! This shows how fierce the sound of the old pig's heartbeat is.