Chapter 52: The chatter from the Spirit Bamboo Beast
There was already chaos in the lobby of the Ling Mansion, and at this moment, a shout - "quiet", like thunder on the ground, shook the crowd and did not dare to move. When everyone heard the loud and calm voice again, they could tell that it was Ling Cang, the patriarch of the Ling Mansion. Everyone has the backbone of the Lord, and their hearts are no longer in a hurry.
Ling Cang's voice was steady, and he continued: "Don't worry, there are many masters in the lobby, no one dares to make a mistake, everyone just needs to stay calm and wait for the lights to come back on." ”
I have to say that the Ling Mansion was indeed the first in Yancheng, and it didn't take long for the guards patrolling the Ling Mansion to flock from all directions. Someone else quickly changed the lantern. The lobby was brightened again, it looked even dirtier and uglier, all the filth and nature were exposed to the light, the trampled women and children lay on the ground and groaned in pain, the others were also ragged and disheveled, and the air was mixed with the sour smell of burnt and vomit, which was even more pungent and unpleasant.
Ling Cang was already angry, and he was angry and forbearing, and he exerted his strength with his dantian, and said loudly: "Today's banquet will end here, all relatives and friends can come to the dog's 100-day banquet in their busy schedules, Ling is grateful, as for the riot just now, Ling will also give you an explanation." ”
When everyone heard this, they retreated, and the banquet began in celebration and ended in a mess. Hua Youyu blended in with the crowd at low tide and left the Ling Mansion as if nothing had happened.
In the lobby, the people of the Ling family had not dispersed, and the furious Ling Cang said coldly to several masters serving the Ling Mansion: "How to explain this matter tonight, so many masters are here, and it can also make the thieves hide their eyes and ears, and there is an opportunity." ”
One of the middle-aged men in a magic robe said: "Patriarch Hui, if the other party uses the Elemental Method, there will definitely be fluctuations, but after the whole audience, I didn't resonate, so I can conclude that the other party is definitely not a mage." ”
Another warrior stood up: "Patriarch, if the other party can commit crimes without leaving a trace under so many masters, then it is either a top master, or it has a strange and unpredictable method." ”
Ling Cang also knew it in his heart, even he didn't feel any dark energy and elemental fluctuations, let alone the others present. At this time, someone found a piece of debris near the burned lantern, which turned out to be an alchemist, and listened to him: "Look, do you know what this green fragment is?"
Everyone watched, but no one could answer, and they all shook their heads.
The alchemist looked at Ling Cang, and then said: "This worm, called Dou Fly, is not a thing of the Eastern Xuan, it is mostly distributed in the Demon Domain, and its wing powder is indispensable in some alchemy, and it is irreplaceable, so I have some understanding. ”
Someone in the crowd interjected, "What does that have to do with tonight?"
"The body of the bean fly is rich in kerosene, as long as it encounters high temperatures, it is easy to explode, someone must have taken advantage of the phototactic characteristics of the bean fly, let them close to the lantern, this caused this riot, and the stench that lingers in the air is undoubtedly the smell produced by the bean fly after burning. ”
Only then did everyone understand that it was no wonder that none of them noticed that such a small creature could avoid many masters and cause an uproar, which was really ingenious.
Ling Cang still didn't understand what was the benefit of creating a wave in Ling Mansion. At this moment, a loud and open wolf roar resounded through the night sky, and it echoed in the Ling Mansion mournfully. Ling Cang's face turned pale in an instant, the purpose of the other party's trip had already been revealed in this roar, Ling Cang understood, it was too late, so he could only make up for it: "Steward Xie, tell all the patrol guards to hurry to the rockery in the backyard." ”
Manager Xie understood Ling Cang's metaphor, and immediately led a large number of people and horses to quickly rush towards the rockery.
Ling Cang let the masters retreat again, looking at the mess in front of him alone, as difficult to clean up as his heart, the happiness of the old man, he had just realized, the sorrow of the old man he had already understood, and he couldn't help but think in his heart, if Kurosawa was here, he would have noticed these abnormalities a long time ago, but it was a pity that he loved to be alone, and he didn't know where he was at this time.
Jiang Wangchen waited for a while, and saw that no one came out of the dark passage, and he didn't avoid it, so he put on a black mask and ran towards the dark passage.
As soon as Jiang Wangchen entered the dark passage, he smelled a trace of blood and began to ferment in the air. He crept down the steps against the wall. Two rows of cells came into view, and four cold bodies lying in pools of blood in the aisle.
Jiang Wangchen saw that there was no defense, and he was no longer calm, so he hurriedly looked for the spirit bamboo shoot beast, and remembered the appearance of the white and chubby radish that Hua Youyou said last night.
Soon Jiang Wangchen found them in a specific small cage. Seeing the five of them sitting side by side, Jiang Wangchen lowered his body and confirmed, "Are you spirit bamboo beasts?"
The leader replied, "I am a spirit beast. ”
Just as Jiang Wangchen was glad that he had finally found the spirit bamboo shoot beast, several other spirit bamboo shoot beasts interrupted in turn: "The boss is not a spirit bamboo shoot beast, I am the spirit bamboo shoot beast." ”
The third said: "The second one is telling a lie. ”
The fourth said: "The third is telling a lie. ”
Lao Wu concluded: "Of the five of us, two of us are telling the truth, may I ask who among the five of us is the real spirit bamboo beast and who is the fake?"
Jiang Wangchen's pupils contracted, and he stared at the little guys in front of him viciously and said, "I don't care if a few of you are real, just rescue them all......" After speaking, he put Hua Youyou in his earrings and handed it to the big spirit bamboo shoot who took the lead.
The spirit bamboo beasts sniffed on the earrings, and then gathered together, seeing that they all put their hands on the earrings, in an instant, emitting a brilliant light, like a rainbow of brilliant condensation on the earrings, the light gradually converged, returned to a visible point, and finally disappeared plainly.
The five of them scattered one after another, and then sat side by side in order, and said in unison: "It turned out that Princess Youyou asked you to come." ”
Jiang Wangchen didn't have time to take care of them, so it was urgent to quickly open the lock of the cage, so he turned to take the jailer's knife and slashed towards the lock, but there was no scratch left on the lock, but the blade had been rolled and invalidated. I couldn't help muttering in my heart: What kind of material is used for this lock, it is so hard, how good is this.
I only heard the five spirit bamboo beasts speak in turn: "Who can use a knife to pick a lock?"
"Picking locks with a knife, skillful and funny. ”
"No keys, in the head. ”
"Where's the key, Jailer's pocket. ”
Lao Wu summed up embarrassedly: "I have nothing to say to the fool......"
Jiang Wangchen shouted angrily: "What time is it now, can you save some time, and directly talk about the point." ”
The five spirit beasts were scolded by Jiang Wangchen like this, their expressions were startled at first, and then they realized what was the point, and after seeing them looking at each other, they nodded in unison, and said, "I have nothing to say to fools." ”
Jiang Wangchen, who was rummaging through the jailer's pocket not far away, couldn't help but feel weak under his feet, and almost fell, but fortunately, with his strong will, he always supported him.
Soon, Jiang Wangchen found a bunch of keys and unlocked the cage.
The five spirit bamboo beasts were freed, but they were not excited, and they still walked out of the cage in order without hurry.
No matter how good Jiang Wangchen's temper is, he has reached the limit at this moment, and scolded: "Can you hurry up and ......?"
At this time, he heard a low "fox fox" wail, which came from another cage next to him, Jiang Wangchen was distracted, and there was a dark puppy in the cage, which was curled up in the corner and moaning helplessly, with a pair of shining black eyes, looking at Jiang Wangchen pitifully.
Jiang Wangchen felt pity in his heart, but there was no longer enough time, how could he have a distraction, he really couldn't help! Jiang Wangchen turned his head ruthlessly and no longer paid attention to the puppy, but when he looked back at the five spirit bamboo shoot beasts, they also stopped, revealing two white front teeth that burst out slightly, looking at Jiang Wangchen with fierce eyes, and the big spirit bamboo shoot threatened: "If you don't save the Star Flame Dog, we won't go with you." ”
Jiang Wangchen saw that several other spirit bamboo shoot beasts were about to speak, so he hurriedly raised his hand to stop them. Because he knew that the time to rescue the Starflame Dog was definitely much shorter than the time it took to listen to the chatter of several other Spirit Bamboo Beasts. Jiang Wangchen tried the keys one by one, and when he was anxious, he finally heard a "click" when the last key was spinning, the sound was crisp and loud, the copper lock was unlocked, and the weak body of Xiaoyan Dog was carried out by Jiang Wangchen.
Jiang Wangchen didn't dare to delay any longer, and shouted at the five spirit bamboo beasts at the moment: "You have to follow me, this night is dark and windy, and it will be difficult to find if you lose it." After Jiang Wangchen finished speaking, he hugged the little flame dog and quickly ran towards the dark passage.
A gust of night wind blew evenly, causing the little flame dog to tremble in Jiang Wangchen's arms. Jiang Wangchen couldn't help but hug it tightly into his arms, and looked left and right, only to find that the spirit bamboo shoot beast did not follow, and even the lowest step did not reach. couldn't help but curse a foul word: "These foolish old demons, I'm really convinced...... If I hadn't agreed to Hua Youyou, I would have left it alone. ”
Jiang Wangchen's mouth is strong, but he has to go back to the dungeon, and then see that the five spirit bamboo shoot beasts are neatly arranged, lined up in a column according to the order of generation, like a military parade, walking with thick legs as long as Jiang Wangchen's palm, walking forward leisurely in small steps, one small step, this is not counting, you have to stop after two steps, and come to the drum and pass the flowers with a clapping palm. So they have only just stepped out of the cell door, and they have not yet walked half a foot away. Jiang Wangchen jumped the steps several times, and had already fallen in front of the five spirit bamboo shoot beasts, at this time he understood why Hua Youyou asked him to prepare a sack, Jiang Wangchen no longer explained, opened the coarse cloth sack, grabbed the five spirit bamboo shoot beasts, threw them directly into the sack, tied a dead knot, clapped his hands and said: "Five ancestors who have become demons for thousands of years, Xiao Jiang has offended today, and after you are rescued, I will take the guilt and obey the fate." After Jiang Wangchen finished speaking, he carried the sack in one hand and the little flame dog in the other hand and rushed out of the secret passage at full speed.