Chapter 41: A Little Ball Is Found
At dawn, the fog grew heavier, and there was a hint of a fishy stench in the cool air.
Mu Ling transferred all the corpses of the strange beasts in the town to the outside of the town and destroyed them in a centralized manner.
She searched the vicinity for a long time, and did not return until she confirmed that there was no sign of the strange beast.
Unbeknownst to Mu Ling, there was a strange beast that had been following her, secretly observing all this, and finally disappeared into the fog.
The infirmary was destroyed, so the wounded were moved to an empty house near the county governor's mansion, but only a quarter of them could be placed.
Mu Ling was thinking about Zhao Fengnian's last words all the way, Yaose, it sounds like it should be a woman's name, but who is the other person? The surname is Cao, does she know it, or does she not know it, why did Zhao Fengnian become like that, why did he go to the hospital alone? It was like a great mystery hanging over her.
When the three flares that symbolized the danger were lifted sounded in the air, the first rays of the morning sun shone on Falling Moon Town, and everyone cheered happily, forgetting the pain and exhaustion in their bodies.
After the cheers, confusion also followed, in the face of this unknown creature, they were too small, the joy in their hearts turned into discouragement, and the whole person became decadent.
Two days later.
General Gu Yuan, lying on the hospital bed listening to the report of the visitor, could not hide the sadness in his eyes, his casualties were nearly seventy percent.
Gu Yuan closed his eyes and waved his hand, letting the man retreat.
The lieutenant general sacrificed to protect him, and Gu Yuan could now remember those familiar faces as soon as he closed his eyes, and his heart was a little depressed.
The support that Zhao Chuan asked for from Luyue also arrived, and a team of nearly a thousand people, including doctors and a large amount of wounded medicine and food, solved the biggest needs of Luoyue Town.
They join the rescue as soon as they arrive, giving the other doctors in Falling Moon a chance to breathe.
Looking at the rows of corpses on the ground, everyone was red-eyed.
A few days ago, they were still talking and laughing partners, and they were old friends who had known each other for many years, but now they were lying quietly on the ground, without any life.
"My lord, the number of people has been counted......
Zhou Ting's whole body was wrapped in bandages and handed over the statistical data to Zhao Chuan.
"Hmm...... Go and rest, you are injured and you can't run around. ”
Zhao Chuan saw that Zhou Ting's injuries were faintly bleeding out, and ordered.
Zhou Ting shook his head, "My lord, let me do something."
He couldn't stop, as soon as he stopped, his brain was full of blood, and it was all pictures of Lu Feng before he died.
When Zhao Chuan heard this, he also understood the reason, and seeing Zhou Ting's resolute face, he didn't say anything anymore, which was regarded as acquiescing to Zhou Ting's words.
Looking at the statistical table in his hand, Zhao Chuan's face turned pale.
There were 26,123 casualties and 18,093 deaths, a number far greater than he had imagined.
There were nearly 30,000 of them, and more than half of them died.
"Lord Zhao, has this matter been reported to the lord of the country?"
It was Wei Dong sent by Cheng from Luyue County who spoke, and he was the leader of the team this time, they had received a distress letter a few days ago, and when they gathered men and horses and food and equipment to arrive, the battle in Luoyue Town had already ended.
Zhao Chuan nodded, "I have already reported the incident before, and I will personally go to see the lord of the country in a few days." ”
"Alas, I didn't expect that there would be so many strange beasts in this mountain. I always feel that things are not so simple. ”
When Zhao Chuan heard this, he sighed, "If you don't let some people go in advance, I'm afraid more people will die." ”
Wei Dong patted Zhao Chuan's shoulder, "Let's mourn and change, those who survive need more courage to face all this." ”
When Zhao Chuan heard this, he looked around, and also found people's low emotions.
glanced at Wei Dong gratefully, "Thanks for the reminder." ”
Wei Dong nodded, his eyes full of encouragement.
"Ah sneeze......" Mu Jing sneezed and glanced at Mu Ling sadly.
That night, Mu Ling put him in the highest place, but he forgot to pick him up, and by the time Mu Ling remembered, it was dawn.
If he hadn't been afraid of heights, he would have come down long ago, and he wouldn't have had to blow the wind on it for hours.
"Dad, drink the medicine" Mu Ling brought a bowl of medicine, looking at Mu Jing's appearance, Mu Ling fed him to his mouth.
Seeing this, Mu Jing looked arrogant and drank the bowl of medicine.
"Mumu, are you really nothing?" Mu Jing took a bite of dates, but he was still worried about Mu Ling's body.
"Don't ask again, go to sleep, you've asked almost a hundred times since you came back."
He Ziyu came in, and when she heard Mu Jing asking Mu Ling again, she had the urge to beat him.
"Okay, okay, I'll sleep right away, sleep right away." Seeing this, Mu Jing quickly lay down, closed his eyes, and pretended to be asleep.
"Mumu, let's go, let's go out, leave him alone."
He Ziyu pulled Mu Ling out of the door.
Mu Jing closed his eyes and fell asleep after a while.
"Adult"
Mu Yin appeared in front of Mu Qinghan.
"How's it going?"
"Everything is ready, and it's ready over there."
"yes, I see."
Mu Qinghan was writing something, and after writing it, he put it in a wooden box on the bookshelf.
Yun Fei didn't know where he came out again, and everyone didn't ask him where he had gone when they saw that he was okay.
Mu Yi and several people were seriously injured, wrapped like mummies, and they all lay on the bed to recuperate.
For this reason, Mu Ling also went to Luoxia Mountain to pick up a large amount of wound medicine and came back.
This time, she made a new discovery, and when she entered the mountain, she chose a path that she had never walked before, and found traces of human life in a very hidden cave.
Looking at the furnishings, it should have been left recently, and after searching for it several times, Mu Ling found no useful clues.
The animals in the mountains have all come out, which means that there is no danger in the mountains.
"Woo ......" A small ball rushed towards Mu Ling without warning, and Mu Ling raised his foot, causing it to pounce into the air and flip twice on the ground.
"Woo......" The little guy shook his head and looked at Mu Ling with big watery eyes.
Mu Ling raised his eyebrows, this guy is a tiger cub?
Looking at the way it looks, it doesn't look like it either.
Leaving it alone, Mu Ling continued to walk forward.
"Whew!" The little guy pounced again and bit the corner of Mu Ling's skirt.
"What do you want to do?" Mu Ling crouched down and looked at it.
"Uh......h Woo......" The little cub let go of his mouth, as if whimpering.
Looking at its dull fur, Mu Ling took some jerky from his bag and gave it to it.
"Are you hungry? Is it OK to eat this? Mu Ling handed his hand over.
The little cub sniffed the smell and walked over to it, licked it, and then took a big bite to eat.
The touch of the palm was very itchy, which made Mu Ling shrink her hand, but the little guy grabbed her hand and dragged it back.
The four eyes were facing each other, a man and a beast blinked at the same time, and the atmosphere was a little delicate.
Just when Mu Ling was distracted, the little cub retracted his gaze and lowered his head, feasting on it.
He quickly finished eating the jerky on his hand and licked Mu Ling's hand.
"Haha...... It's so itchy......" Mu Ling quickly retracted his hand and met its big watery eyes again.
The little cub turned around and left, turning back three times at a time, as if calling Mu Ling over.
Mu Ling was curious, and followed it for a long time, and when he reached a cave, Mu Ling finally knew why the little cub was like this.
The cave is huge, and the sun shines in from the top of the cave, so the view of the whole cave is not dark.
Looking at the furnishings, there should have been someone living here.
The cub continued to walk inside, and Mu Ling followed up to find that it was a creature of unknown species, with a shriveled body, lying there quietly, if it weren't for the ups and downs on its body, Mu Ling would probably think it was dead.
Looks like the mother of the cub.
It is similar in size and appearance to a tiger, but its fur is as long as that of a lion, gray in color, with three horns on its head and sharp teeth in its mouth.
The point is that it has a chain around its neck, which seems to have been made by the people who lived here before.
It may be that it struggled too hard, the wound on its neck had festered, and it lay weakly on the ground, allowing insects and ants to gnaw at it.
The little cub touched its head with its head, it slowly opened its eyes, looked at Mu Ling, and then struggled to get up, standing in front of the little cub and facing Mu Ling's teeth.
"I have no ill will!" Mu Ling made a sound, took out a packet of jerky from his bag, and placed it in front of it.
It sniffed and shoved the bag of jerky to the cub.
"Uh......h Whew...... "The little cub pushed the jerky to it again.
It stopped eating after a few bites, probably because the chains had been ground down into its throat.
The "click" chain snapped in response.
"You're free," Mu Ling moved out of the way, motioning for it to come out of the cave.
Its eyes lit up for a moment, and it walked out of the cave step by step.
The sun shone on its body, and Mu Ling actually felt its joy.
But the wound on the neck was worse than she had imagined, and the carrion on it was full of maggots.
"Shall I treat you?" Mu Ling took out the wound medicine from his bag, and saw that it was a little unsteady on its feet, so he used his mental strength to hold it.
It shook its head, looked at the little cub beside it, and pushed it towards Mu Ling's side, and when the little cub went back, it pushed it again.
"You're going to give it to me?" Mu Ling understood what it meant.
It knew that it would not live long, and it was already the limit that it could survive until now, so it entrusted its child to Mu Ling, and it was gambling, betting that Mu Ling would be a good master.
Pushing the little cub to Mu Ling again, its eyes were almost unable to open, if it weren't for Mu Ling's mental support, it would probably fall down the stone steps.
Mu Ling slowly put it on the ground, and the little cub rubbed its head affectionately.
One last glance at the cub and closed his eyes.
"You can go in peace, I will take care of it!" Mu Ling was moved by this emotion, and knelt beside it, and tears flowed from her closed eyes.
Burying it on a hillside with a great view, Mu Ling took the cub home.
After arriving home, Mu Ling washed the cub and called the big flowers.
"Big flower, I'll give you a mission"
Dahua looked puzzled.
"It's up to you to take it with you starting today"
A small ball appeared in front of Dahua, he looked at the little dot in front of him, and the rejection in his eyes was obvious at a glance.
"You bring it, I'll give you two roast ducks a day, how about it?" Mu Ling began to tempt him with food.
Dahua was unmoved when she heard this.
"How about two more drumsticks?" Mu Ling continued to increase the temptation.
Dahua moved her ears, turned around, and pointed her ass at Mu Ling.
"Which thief drank the wine that grandpa treasured? I've seen it with my own eyes! "Mu Ling has made a killer move.
Dahua stiffened for a moment, and turned her head with accusations in her cat's eyes.
"If you help me carry it, I will give you wine to drink every day in the future, and you don't have to drink it secretly, so it's okay, right?"
Dahua reluctantly agreed.
Mu Ling named it Xiao Ash, because the color of its body is gray, Xiao Ash didn't react, Dahua had such an expression, which made Mu Ling laugh, was she disgusted?
Since then, there is a small group behind Dahua, and wherever he goes, the group will follow.
Mu Ling told him that this was his younger brother, so he took out the momentum of the boss, let Xiao Ash either go up the tree or catch birds every day, and taught Xiao Gray to pee in a manly way.
When Mu Ling was away, it was common to grab Xiao Ash's chicken leg and bully Xiao Ash every day, until later, Da Hua regretted not being at the beginning......