The Yanshi moved his fingers nimbly like a pianist, and the standing puppets began to dance with the movement of his fingers. When his fingers stopped, the dolls suddenly stopped as if they had lost their lives.

"Are you using the principles of puppetry?" Jiang Wenhao understood that Yanshi's actions were a bit similar to the manipulators in factories in modern society, where they were guided by the user to make a series of actions to complete the corresponding work.

The Yanshi nodded and said, "When I started designing these dolls, they didn't have the ability to perceive, so they couldn't do the work I assigned autonomously, and I needed to use these golden threads to direct them. ”

Only then did Jiang Wenhao see clearly that the shimmering things in Yanshi's hands were golden threads. Just like those puppet shows, the actors stand behind the scenes with a wire board to manipulate the puppet performance, so that the audience can enjoy the wonderful performance.

Yan Shi added: "Later, I gave these puppets the ability to perceive and recognize, just as you see now, I don't need to manipulate them with gold threads, and they can do some simple work. ”

Qi Lu said: "If the master lets them work in the fields, won't he be exempted from the hard work of the peasants?" ”

"That's a good suggestion, but I can't put it into practice yet."

"Why?"

"I haven't solved the material problem yet." "They must not be soaked in water for a long time, otherwise the limbs will rust; At the same time, they cannot carry heavy loads, which would crush their weak bodies. ”

Qi Lu praised: "Even so, these puppets are also the works of the master's ingenuity. ”

Yanshi said: "Hong Yi is a perfect work that I made on the basis of these dolls. I gave him all five senses, and I could make the most perfect heart and brain, so he had feelings and could think and learn like us. ”

Qi Lu exclaimed: "Isn't that no different from us?" ”

"Not really." Yanshi sighed and said, "Due to the complexity of the human body's body structure, Hong Yi is still very fragile compared to us and is not capable of complex and heavy work. Unlike us, the blood in his body is his energy, and once the blood is depleted, he basically loses the ability to act. ”

Listening to Yanshi's eloquent conversation, Qi Lu and Jiang Wenhao's expressions became more and more surprised.

He said, "Problems always have to be solved, and now I have a good idea. ”

Qi Lu hurriedly asked, "What is the method?" ”

"I heard that Lu Wu, who guarded the Kunlun Sacred Mountain, had a tiger skin on his body that was extremely tough, and he could not be immersed in water or burned by fire. If I go to Kunlun this time and can cut some fur from the mountain god Lu Wu to make Hong Yi's skin, then he can do any dangerous work in place of humans, and he will not be harmed. ”

"That's a good idea!" Jiang Wenhao nodded frequently when he heard this.

"Hey, hey, that's an idea." Qi Lu's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he was a little angry like a child. "Lu Wu is a noble god, if you hurt him, you will be punished."

"Hahahaha!" Yanshi laughed happily: "Don't be nervous, it's just a joke." I'm just a mortal, how dare I offend the gods. ”

Seeing that Qi Lu's face returned to normal, Yanshi said again: "Our ancestors were originally surnamed Ying, and they are the descendants of Zhen Lu. There were many prodigies like me in my ancestors, and some of them did not use this talent for the right path, but used it to bully the good people, and as a result, our people were punished by God. ”

Qi Lu was silent, what Yanshi said, he had roughly heard that the Yanyi clan was suspicious of the gods because of their mastery of the forbidden art of creation, which led to the disaster of extermination.

Yan Shi sighed and said, "Back then, the Emperor of Heaven was afraid that we would create a new species that surpassed the gods and threatened the Three Realms, so he sent the fire god Zhu Rong to destroy our race. Fortunately, Hou Yi helped defeat Zhu Rong, and pleaded with the Emperor of Heaven for us. ”

Yan means to stop in the ancient language, and Di Jun's decision has a deep meaning, which means to let the Yan clan rein in their abilities and warn them not to use the forbidden art again, otherwise they will invite destruction.

Qi Lu hesitated and asked, "Since the master doesn't seek Lu Wu's help, how can you solve the problem?" ”

"The Yan Volcano is less than a hundred miles away from Kunlun, and it is within the jurisdiction of Tianzun. I have heard the great god Zhuhai say that the flame volcano burns all day long, and there is an animal called fire rat on the mountain, and they are not afraid of fire by nature. As long as he captures some fire rats and uses their skins to make Hong Yi's skin, Hong Yi's body will not be so vulnerable and he will be able to do more work. ”

"The master's idea is indeed good."

"I asked the reason why the flames of the Great Divine Flame Volcano in Zhuhai continued to burn all day long, and the Great God told me that it was because the rocks in the mountain can produce a kind of stone liquid, which flows out of the stones, mixes with the mud and sand on the ground, and then ignites through the fire, so the flames of the mountain will not be extinguished for many years."

"What kind of stone liquid, isn't it oil?" Jiang Wenhao muttered in a low voice, and suddenly understood that the Yan Volcano was actually a big oil field, and oil seeped out of the surface through cracks, and naturally it would not be extinguished for a long time.

Qi Lu wondered why Yan Shi asked Zhuhai about the secret of Yan Volcano, so he asked, "Why is Master interested in this matter?" ”

"The fact that the liquid stone burns quickly means that it contains great energy, and if I refine it to replace Hong Yi's blood, then he will have more strength to work."

No wonder Yanshi wanted to go to Kunlun, Qi Lu only now fully understood his good intentions. Hong Yi's fire rat skin can prevent fire, and the oil can stimulate the energy in the body, so he can get twice the result with half the effort and his body will not be harmed in any way.

Before I knew it, it was midnight, and the Yanshi smiled and said, "It's not too early, and I won't delay the rest of the two of you, so it's better to let Hong Yi take you to the guest room to rest." ”

Qi Lu asked, "Master, don't you rest?" ”

"I'm going to finish what I'm doing and I'll go back to rest later." With that, he took out a bronze mirror from his sleeve.

As soon as he saw this mirror, Qi Lu's eyes straightened, and he hurriedly motioned to the professor to pay attention to the bronze mirror in Yanshi's hand.

Jiang Wenhao looked at the red agate that shone in the moonlight on the back of the mirror and was also shocked, and he whispered to Qi Lu: "Isn't this the ancient mirror we found in the dark room?" ”

The two hurried back and sat back on the stone bench.

"Aren't you two going to rest?"

Qi Lu winked at the professor and said, "It's rare to have such a good time chatting with the master, so I'll accompany the master to chat more." ”

"It's fine."

"Master, where did you get this mirror in your hand?"

"This is a treasure mirror I just made, but I haven't had time to test its efficacy yet."

Qi Lu hurriedly asked, "What is the effect of the mirror?" ”

"It allows people to travel back in time and space, back in time."

"Master, you're not kidding, are you?" Qi Lu's body was trembling slightly.

"Of course not." Seeing that they all had frightened expressions, Yanshi smiled and explained to them: "Actually, I don't have such magical skills, and it is still the help of the great gods to complete this work." ”

Qi Lu thought to himself, Zhu Hai and his twin brother are gods who master time and space, and with his help, it seems that it is not difficult for Yanshi to travel through time and space.

Yan Shi pointed to the red agate and said, "This gem is the treasure given to me by the Great God of Zhuhai, and it can open the door of time and space. I made this mirror to imprison the mana of the gem, and then I supplemented it with a spell to go back in time without affecting everything in this world. ”

"It's amazing!" Qi Lu couldn't help but glance at the professor, then hesitated and said, "Master, can you show me the mirror?" ”

"No problem." Yanshi handed over the bronze mirror to Qi Lu.

As soon as the bronze mirror arrived in Qi Lu's hand, there was a slight "chirping" sound, and everyone was surprised to see that there were a few cracks on the mirror.

"Master, I didn't mean to" Qi Lu panicked, he couldn't understand why the mirror would shatter as soon as it reached his hand.

"Strange, how can this be?" Yanshi knew that the mirror was damaged and not because of Qi Lu, but he couldn't figure it out.

"Could it be that I accidentally mixed impurities when casting the mirror?" Yan Shi took the bronze mirror in his hand and looked at it over and over again, and accidentally pointed the mirror at Qi Lu and Jiang Wenhao's bodies.

Suddenly a colorful light shot out from the crack on the mirror, and Qi Lu felt his hand uncontrollably touching the mirror.

"Don't touch it!" Yanshi noticed something was wrong, but by the time he could say this, it was too late.

The moment Qi Lu's hand touched the mirror, the cracks on the mirror disappeared, and the bronze mirror transformed into a huge whirlpool in Yanshi's hand.

The originally dead courtyard suddenly flew sand and rocks, and then everything around him spun rapidly. Qi Lu and Jiang Wenhao felt a huge attraction coming from the whirlpool, and their bodies floated up like flying flotsam, floating straight towards the whirlpool!

"Did you get it?"

"It's done, and the task given to us by the master has been completed."

"Hey, hey!" The man let out a sneering laugh said, "Then they are useless, why don't I kill them!" ”

In the haze, Qi Lu felt a black shadow rushing towards him!

"Don't!"

With an exclamation, Qi Lu's eyes opened suddenly, but his consciousness was a little blurred.

"Qi Lu, are you awake?"

In front of me was a face that was never more familiar, and a wisp of perfume smelled into my nose

Qi Lu, who was suddenly conscious, turned over and sat up, because the speed was too fast and fierce, he almost bumped into Ding Xiaolan's pretty face.

"You're trying to kill me!" Ding Xiaolan, who was still anxious just now, was angry at Qi Lu's reckless move.

"Where am I?"

"Hospital! You've been in a coma for a day and a night. ”

"Professor?" Qi Lu realized that he was back in the modern era, and immediately worried about Jiang Wenhao's safety.

"I'm here." The familiar voice of the professor came from the right.

Qi Lu opened his eyes and looked, and it turned out that Jiang Wenhao was lying on the hospital bed next to him.