Chapter 52: Fire
"Then, the fire broke out. Zhu Qingyan said in a heavy tone.
Zhu Nanmu raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully, "Could it be related to those insects that emit blue light?"
Zhu Qingyan nodded slowly, "When our people tried to drive away and kill those flying insects, as soon as they came into contact with those flying insects that glowed with blue light, the blue light insects 'whoosh' directly drilled into the person's body, and the whole person spontaneously combusted in an instant. Almost instantly, dozens of fires generated by the spontaneous combustion of the human body ignited the surrounding Lingmi Fields. ”
"Sure enough, it's a blue firefly. Zhu Nanmu touched his chin and said lightly.
"Blue fireflies, do you mean those weird blue flying insects?" Zhu Qingyan's beautiful eyes flashed, and she asked.
Zhu Nanmu nodded, "When I heard the eldest sister mention the blue glowing flying insect, I vaguely guessed that it might be it, and after listening to your story, I was even more sure." ”
"The blue fire bug is a species of insect that inhabits the Southern Regions. This bizarre insect is naturally timid and not aggressive, but it is a rather dangerous creature. Because once the blue fire insect comes into contact with other life forms, it will directly burrow into its body, and then burn itself, causing spontaneous combustion, and die with it. ”
Qing Yan's face was a little ugly, and the spontaneous combustion was not because she was frightened by hearing the terrifying and weird flying insects of the blue fire bug. Who is she, the eldest lady of the Zhu family who began to take care of family affairs when she was a teenager, with her heart and determination, she is not like this.
And the reason why her face is not good-looking is because after listening to Zhu Nanmu's words, Qing Yan is almost certain that this time she has been calculated again; "You just said that the habitat of the blue fire insect is the Southern Regions, so this time someone planned and arranged it?"
"And that's not all. Zhu Nanmu narrowed his eyes, "Blue fire insects are not seen casually even in the Southern Regions, they usually live in inaccessible primeval jungles, wetlands and swamps. Ordinary people don't talk about catching it, even if it is difficult to see it, in the Southern Regions, the market price of a blue firefly can catch up with the price of an ordinary second-order early demon beast. ”
"The value of the blue fire insect can be seen from this, it is so valuable in the Southern Regions, not to mention that it is transported to the Eastern Wilderness across the region, and the cost of one must be estimated to have the price of a general second-order mid-stage demon beast. ”
Zhu Nanmu sneered, "Didn't there be dozens of blue fire insects before, so the people behind the scenes who laid out today's situation are really generous, and they are willing to invest! ”
"Compared with the results achieved, even if they invest several times more, I am afraid they will be willing to pay. Zhu Qingyan said coldly.
Zhu Nanmu nodded, "This is also true, compared to their investment, the return is indeed a profitable deal." ”
Isn't it possible, although dozens of blue fire insects were lost and tens of thousands of gold coins were gone, they successfully burned the Zhu family's Lingmi Field, not to mention the heavy losses of the Zhu family, and they may even fall into a life-and-death crisis.
The key is that the consequences of this incident, as well as the chain reaction, will bring an unprecedented test to the Zhu family. If one is not handled well, the Zhu family is really likely to be destroyed, and it is by no means alarmist.
"Eldest sister, you don't have to blame yourself, as the old saying goes, it's easy to dodge an open gun and a dark arrow is hard to defend. We are in the light, and the other side is in the dark. Lingmitian is there, as long as the other party has the heart and is willing to invest, there are many ways to burn Lingmitian, and there is no way to prevent it. Zhu Nanmu opened his mouth and comforted Qing Yan, "The most important thing now is to think about how to deal with the next situation. In addition to those forces that have dealings with the Zhu family, the family forces to which the Lingmi Tian belong that were affected by the fire tonight should also be dealt with, especially their detailed information about Lingmi, it is best to investigate in advance in case of emergency. ”
Zhu Qingyan barely squeezed out a smile; "Thank you, Xiao Nan, I'm fine, I know what to do next." ”
She is a shrewd and capable heroine, so naturally she will not dwell on what has happened.
Lingmitian has been burned, it's useless to think so much, and the top priority is not to find out who secretly set up this bureau to harm the Zhu family, but to deal with the aftermath next.
The fire burned all night, and it was not until the early morning of the next day that all the fires were extinguished. Not only the thousands of acres of spiritual rice fields of the Zhu family, but also the spiritual rice fields of other family forces around them were also burned and turned into ashes.
According to later statistics, this fire burned down more than 20,000 acres of Lingmi fields.
After Zhu Nanmu learned about the situation, he left and returned to Zhu's mansion, and he couldn't help much if he stayed anyway. As for Qing Yan, she stayed until the early morning of the next day, and after making sure that all the fires had been extinguished, she returned to her home with Zhu Changluo, who arrived later.
The Zhu family, the meeting hall, and the core high-level of the Zhu family gathered here, and even Zhu Caiyuan, an idler who rarely attends family meetings, also arrived. However, there was someone who was supposed to come who didn't come, needless to say, it was naturally Zhu Nanmu, the foolish aunt of the Zhu family.
The head of the family, Zhu Changluo, sat in the position of the head of the family, and Zhu Qingyan was under his right hand.
After the father and daughter returned to the mansion after they had not slept all night, they did not go to rest, and they did not even eat, so they summoned the core high-level of the Zhu family here to hold an emergency family meeting.
Both Zhu Changluo and Zhu Qingyan knew very well that the raging fire had turned thousands of acres of spiritual rice fields of the Zhu family into ashes, but this turmoil did not end there, but it had just begun.
First of all, the Zhu family has to face the problem of the supply of spiritual rice.
The harvested and the spiritual rice that could be harvested in the future were all burned in the fire, and the Zhu family naturally could not supply spiritual rice to the cooperative forces. The other forces are okay to say, at most, they will accompany more money, but the tribute rice of the Apocalypse royal family is not so easy to pass.
Secondly, there are more than 10,000 acres of spiritual rice fields that were burned down together with the Zhu family's Ling rice fields, and I am afraid that the owners of those Ling rice fields will also come to the Zhu family to ask for an explanation. After all, the fire started from the Zhu family's Lingmi Field, and everyone would naturally point the finger at them.
"It's so early in the morning, disturbing people's dreams, what are you doing?" Zhu Lingyu, who was in the back position, yawned and complained again and again; "I haven't eaten breakfast yet, so let someone call me, what big deal can be." ”
She didn't seem to notice that the atmosphere in the room was wrong, and she looked sleepy-eyed and hadn't woken up yet.
Beside her, a middle-aged beautiful woman wearing a silk brocade palace dress pinched her fiercely.