35. Mixed in with strange things
"Five ants?"
I was stunned for a moment, how is this possible? I think, maybe Xiao Nan is wrong, there are only three ants in our cart, how can there be five here?
However, just when I raised my head and was about to comfort Xiao Nan, I subconsciously glanced in the direction she was pointing, and at this glance, I was completely stunned.
The three ant carts we were pulling were huddled together in the middle of the room, and the reins were not disjointed, but by the red light of the hourglass symbol, I could faintly see two ant-shaped shadows swaying in the corners of the diagonal corners.
I almost subconsciously set my eyes on the location of the three ant cars, which were not far away from us, only three or four meters away, and the three ants were lying quietly on the ground.
There are no three ants, none of them are missing, and they haven't left the vehicle to hang out outside, so what about the two shadows in the corner? The three ants pulling the cart, plus the two shadows in the corner, aren't they exactly five ants?
"Could it be...... Got a marching ant running in? ”
Thinking of this, I rubbed it and stood up.
Niu Kelian and Phyllis were also startled when they saw my strange movements.
Niu Kelian hurriedly asked, "Brother Cat, why are you so surprised?" What happened? ”
Phyllis gave me a questioning look.
I pointed to the corner and said, "Look over there, there are marching ants mixed in, it seems that there are two more ants." ”
Startled by my words, the two of them couldn't sit still, and stood up and looked in the direction I was pointing.
Almost the same reaction as I had just now, after they noticed the two swaying shadows in the corner, they also subconsciously looked at the place where the ant car was parked.
After only a few moments, Niu Kelian turned around, made a silent gesture to us, and then tiptoed to the direction where the ant cart was parked, and then returned here with three knives.
Looking at these three stainless steel knives made and crafted into delicate knives, I was shocked, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Niu, aren't you a cook?" How can a cook use such a knife? ”
Niu Kelian chuckled and replied in a low voice: "When you go out, you have to be a little self-defensive." ”
As he spoke, he handed Xiao Nan and me a handful.
When I took the knife, my only impression was that it was heavy, and the heavy blade almost made me unable to hold it, and it took me a while to get used to it. At this time, a thought popped up in my mind:
"How did those people who acted in costume dramas hold such a heavy knife in one hand and kill in and out?"
But the current situation didn't give me time to think about it, Niu Kelian waved his hand at us, held the Pu knife and walked slowly to the corner where there was the shadow of ants.
Now this situation is a little nervous, after all, the two ant shadows in front of me are a little bigger, larger than the ants we use to pull the cart, and it is not harmful to contact such a big ant before, when I think of these two may be able to prey on human beings, my heart can't help but start to be frightened, and my palm holding the Pu knife can't help but ooze a layer of fine beads of sweat.
As we move forward step by step, the distance between us and the ants is gradually shortening, the blurred figure of the ant under the red light is gradually becoming clearer, and the knife in our hand is beginning to become heavier and heavier.
I tightened the Pu knife in my hand, and nervously looked at the two gradually clear figures, but at this moment, Niu Kelian stretched out his hand and blocked us.
"No, it's not a marching ant."
As soon as Niu Kelian finished speaking, Phyllis waved the short staff in her hand, and a white ball of light flew out from the top of her cane, releasing a dazzling white light that illuminated the entire corner.
Through this white light, I can see clearly at this moment, which are those marching ants with red bodies, these are clearly two leaf-cutting ants with gray bodies.
Almost at the same time, two dazzling silver rays of light stabbed out from behind the ants, shaking us so that we couldn't open our eyes, and only our ears could detect nearby movements.
After only two crisp sounds of Jin Ge and a few shrill shouts, the field fell silent. The sound of the beating startled me, but my eyes could not adapt to the current light, and although I was curious, I could not see anything.
It took a moment for our eyes to begin to adjust to the harsh light.
However, when I opened my eyes, the scene in front of our eyes made my curiosity even stronger.
In front of us, there were two soldiers in silver armor, combined with the two sturdy ants, it was obvious that they were the city garrison of Iwacheng, probably following us all the way to escape, seeing that Phyllis had built a huge stone chamber with magic, they followed and hid, hiding in the corner and waiting for the opportunity to move.
Of course, I'm not curious about who they are, but ...... What the hell just happened.
Two soldiers' weapons were thrown on the ground, one soldier standing still with a Pu knife on his shoulder, while the other soldier was lying on the ground with one foot on his throat, and the person who did all this was Niu Kelian.
You must know that Niu Kelian usually gives us the impression that he is an honest and responsible chamber of commerce cook, but this time he is facing two neatly dressed soldiers, such precise and fast movements, at least definitely not a normal chef can have. It seems that this black uncle is deeply hidden.
At this time, the soldier who was put on the neck by the Pu knife trembled and said: "Lao Niu, my own people, I have something to say, can I put the knife down first?" ”
Niu Kelian heard this voice, paused for a moment, then took back the Pu knife, and asked hesitantly, "Little Blue?" ”
The soldier trembled and replied, "Yes, it's me." ”
As he spoke, he reached out and opened the silver mask of his armor, revealing his own face.
Niu Kelian lowered his head, looked at the soldier on the ground and asked, "Then you are?" ”
The soldier on the ground replied angrily, "Old Niu, it's me." ”
Niu Kelian thought for a moment, withdrew his foot, and said in surprise: "You are ...... Big Blue? ”
The soldier stood up with his support on the ground, untied the mask on his helmet, and said helplessly: "Yes, it's me, I didn't expect you to be so powerful, Lao Niu, our brothers were put down by you within one move, why didn't you see that you were so good before?" ”
Niu Ke Lian Han scratched his head with a smile and said with a smile: "Hey, don't mention it, I haven't fought for a long time, and my skills are not as good as before." ”
Phyllis wondered, "You know each other?" ”
Niu Kelian explained on the side: "The two of them are city defense soldiers in Rock City, and we often drink together, so we can be regarded as old acquaintances." ”
The two soldiers responded on the sidelines: "Yes, this incident is just a misunderstanding. ”
"I'm going to introduce you." Niu Kelian pointed to the soldier who spoke first and said, "He is Little Blue, and the other is Big Blue." ”
Little Blue laughed and said, "My name is Blue Frye, and the brothers in the army call me Little Blue." ”
Hearing this name, my hands trembled, and I almost threw the Pu knife on the ground, and I almost subconsciously asked, "What's your name?" ……”
"Blue Frye." Little Blue asked seriously, "Is there anything wrong with this name?" ”
I couldn't hold back the laughter in my heart, but my face turned red.
Xiao Nan was puzzled: "Kitten, are you okay?" What's wrong? ”
I hurriedly waved my hand to get rid of nothing, maybe only the majority of the people of the Celestial Empire knew the meaning of the meme of BlueFly, and I couldn't help but think of the English translation of the advertising slogan of 'Lanxiang' by a certain person in the Celestial Empire.
I looked at the soldier next to me and asked, "No, no problem, who is this?" ”
"Blue Shet."
After a long pause, I tentatively replied, "BlueShit? ”
Big Blue nodded, "That's right. ”
I kind of figured it out, these are two people with the same name, only people with different surnames, and generally other people distinguish the two of them according to their age for the sake of calling habits, one is called Big Blue and the other is called Little Blue. It's just that compared to the brother in front and the surname of the one in the back...... It's so casual.
Just when I was about to hold back my laughter, Niu Kelian came forward to relieve me.
He looked at the two of them and wondered, "Speaking of which, why are you two staying here?" ”
The two looked at each other, and finally Big Blue sighed helplessly and explained to us what had happened.