"You know how to call me this old man!" Faced with a large number of twists and turns, Prime Minister Chu Xun shook his head helplessly.

"I think you're having fun. Liang Teng put more folds on the table and said with a smile.

"I still have to toss at this age, when will I be a head?"

"I can't find a replacement for you!"

"Don't talk cool on either side, come and help!"

"Ahem! I remembered, I have to teach the prince to practice swords, one step ahead!"

“......”

The carriage runs along the flat avenue, which is unusually calm compared to the hustle and bustle of the palace.

Tang Tianyou was in charge of leading the way, and a team of Praetorian Guards followed closely to protect the car with the dragon flag planted.

Ning Ze sat next to each other with Liu Yuanxiang, Chu Meiren, Fluttershy, Mi Yan, and Hua Erniang in the car, telling all kinds of things that happened during the expedition, including the story of the Hanzhou Iron Wing Sect, and what they wanted to hear most was of course the story of Shui Bo and the bird demon.

After looking forward to it for so long, my husband finally came home, and as soon as we met, I received a complaint, and I was going to Bozhou to subdue demons. Liu Yuanxiang decided to go together, and of course the others asked to go along.

They each left their children in the palace and were looked after. In fact, they took the opportunity as a vacation to leave their jobs and children behind and travel with their husbands for a brief period of peace.

As for the demon subjugation, it didn't make them feel afraid. After all, her husband even surrendered to the legendary Shui Bo, and caught a powerful bird demon, with such mana plus Shui Bo and the bird demon to help, Mi Yan and Hua Erniang also have a strong martial arts, what's so scary?

Ning Ze was also quite relaxed, because he knew very well that the so-called demons and monsters did not exist. After traveling to this world for so many years, I know that most of the so-called demons that appear among the people are false, and they do not exist. And a few, like iron-backed crocodiles and odd-winged moa, belong to more peculiar and unknown animals, and even survivors left over from the age of dinosaurs.

There were dinosaurs or dinosaur-age creatures in this world, and although they were quite rare, they did not reach the point of complete extinction.

It has some similarities with the Earth, but there are obvious differences.

The monster Tang Tianyou said should also belong to this category, although I don't know what kind of creature it is, how powerful it is, it's amazing that a Tyrannosaurus rex appeared! With Ning Ze's ability, coupled with the iron-backed crocodile and the strange-winged moa, how could he take it down.

Along the way, the husband and wife took this trip as an outing, which was quite pleasant.

The carriage traveled a long way, stopping and stopping, and finally arrived at Xingshi Township, Jiyang County, Bozhou after three days.

When the people in the village learned that Tang Tianyou had returned smoothly and successfully invited the King of Danyang, and even Empress Yuanxi came here, they were sincerely frightened and greeted each other.

When there was a situation of monsters harming people in Xingshi Township, they were all scared and at a loss. It just so happened that the news of King Danyang's submission to Shui Bo came here through the Chamber of Commerce, allowing them to see hope.

Knowing that the King of Danyang was about to return to Huajun, he sent Tang Tianyou, who was young and strong and had the best physical strength, to ask for help with a love letter written by the people of the whole township.

In fact, they didn't have much hope, the King of Danyang was high, and he was the pinnacle of power in the entire Huaguo, who would have thought that it would really come! Instantly ignited hope, and as soon as the talent arrived, he talked about the process of the monster harming people, hoping that Ning Ze, the king of Danyang, would show his magical powers and arrest him as soon as possible.

Tang Tianyou came all the way, and he knew the hard work of hurrying. So I persuaded the villagers: "The king has accepted the pleading, and when he comes here in person, he will definitely catch the monster." What's more, Your Majesty is also here, don't worry! This journey is really hard, let Your Majesty and the king have a good rest today, and go to catch demons tomorrow!"

The people in the township nodded one after another, and the elders of the township hurriedly arranged a place for Ning Ze and his wife and the accompanying soldiers, and slaughtered chickens and sheep to set up a banquet for hospitality.

At the banquet, Ning Ze asked the village elders: "Tianyou said that the elder has seen monsters, can you describe the appearance of monsters for Lone?"

The elder nodded and replied, "The old man has indeed seen monsters, and he is lucky to survive. The monster has a strange appearance, and it is difficult to judge what kind of spirit it is, but it is only known that it is fully armored, carrying a big ao, and is good at retreating, and it is elusive. Because of the speed, the old man was too frightened at that time to see it all, but he only remembered the pair of big ao, and there were sharp teeth that could divide people into two...... It may be a little vague to say, but the old man tries to draw it for the king according to his memory!"

"The elder can still draw?" Ning Ze was a little surprised.

"If you don't draw well, you can only do your best!" The elder asked someone to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and drew the "demon" in his impression on the spot according to his memory.

When he was painting, Ning Ze was curious to check, and Liu Yuanxiang and others also gathered to see what the demon looked like.

The elder was still able to draw skills, and soon sketched a head similar to an insect with a brush, and the lower half of the body seemed to be hidden in the soil, so it could not be drawn.

The "insects" he painted were huge, with a captured human being added in front of them as a contrast, just a head about the size of a human.

Liu Yuanxiang, Fluttershy, Chu Meiren, Mi Yan, and Hua Erniang covered their mouths in surprise when they saw the contents of the painting, and they couldn't believe it.

Although they had already seen Shui Bo and the bird demon, the painting of such a huge and cruel monster still made them creepy.

Ning Ze couldn't help frowning when he saw this painting.

There was only one huge head on the painting, but he quickly determined that it was an insect class, also a prehistoric creature.

Judging by its head, this huge insect has a pair of sharp mouthparts in its mouth, like two scimitars that can easily grip a person and cut it in half. It hid underground and raided its prey, instantly making Ning Ze think of the antlion. It's really similar to an antlion, but it's ridiculously large.

And the two forelegs of this thing are different from the antlion, a bit like the crab or shrimp with large pincers, which can also be used to hunt prey.

Maybe it's a combination of an antlion and a crab or shrimp?

"Did this monster appear in the huge quicksand pit?" Ning Ze carefully examined the elder's words before asking.

Most of the animals in this world are similar to the earth, but there are also many differences. For example, the iron-backed crocodile and the strange-winged moa are all paradoxical to the ancient creatures on the earth, and the monster painted like a combination of an antlion and a crab is not seen on the earth.

In the face of Ning Ze's question, the elder didn't want to answer directly: "Your Majesty, this monster is directly retreated, it can appear anywhere, and it can disappear anywhere, there is no so-called quicksand pit!"

"That's so?" Ning Ze touched his chin and rubbed his beard, and whispered to himself, "It doesn't seem to be the same as the antlion, it's not the type to wait for the rabbit...... Please describe the places where the monsters have appeared recently, and what happened before and after the appearance. ”

"Wow!" the elder told Ning Ze the scene he had seen with his own eyes, as well as the clues of the bloody cases he had encountered several times before.

In addition to the elders, Ning Ze also asked the local officials and people at the banquet, and he did not let go of even the slightest clues.

The people of Xingshi Township put their hopes on Ning Ze, coupled with the high position and power of the other party, and the empress by his side, no one dared to hide it, he said as much as he knew, and told all the information and discernment.

Ning Ze wrote down all the information, although except for the elder who had seen the monster in person, who said that the intelligence was the most helpful, the content of the others was either a misunderstanding, a random connection with unrelated things, or a clue that was not a big deal and was meaningless.

Of course, it's not all useless.

For example, one villager said that his cattle and sheep all disappeared in the same area, and there were strange sounds before they disappeared.

Then some other villagers also said that strange sounds were heard at the scene of the crime, regardless of whether the livestock or fellow villagers disappeared.

The scattered fragments came together, and Ning Ze generally understood the situation.

The so-called demon is a giant prehistoric insect with sharp mouthparts like an antlion and a giant turtle like a crab, which can easily kill humans and even adult cattle.

This thing is good at burrowing, and can quickly burrow into the ground, or suddenly rush out of the ground. After catching the prey, it is immediately dragged into the hole, and the speed is extremely fast. Few people can run away from it!

To be like the elders is pure luck. Probably there were a lot of people at that time, and the others attracted the attention of the giant worm, so that the elder could escape.

Ning Ze judged based on the intelligence that the reason why the elder escaped was because the giant insect had a certain range of movement and would not leave easily. Since there was plenty of prey, and the elder happened to take out the range of its territory, he did not continue to pursue.

All the cases that have occurred, whether people or domestic animals have disappeared, are apparently within its territory.

From the words of the villagers, it can be known that this territory belongs to the soft soil and is suitable for planting, and it is also suitable for insects who are good at burrowing.

Since it is operating underground, it is certainly not hunted by sight, which shows that this creature either has excellent hearing or can sense targets through heat like a snake.

It shouldn't be the existence of the strange winged moa that relies on sound waves for positioning, after all, the soil will block the transmission of sound waves, and it can accurately and quickly capture prey from the ground, definitely the first two!

In this case, you can test it to see if it relies on sound or heat to lock on to the target, and after figuring it out, you can make a capture plan according to its characteristics!

This thing is still dangerous, and the wives can't be allowed to watch it when the time comes. You have to see it, and you have to let them ride in a hot air balloon, at least a certain distance from the ground.

According to the description of this giant insect, it was not possible to catch it with an iron-backed crocodile. You should let a strange winged moa that is fast enough to fly assist you.

As soon as the giant insect is lured out, let the Odd Wing Moa quickly grab it, drag it directly out of the ground, and carry it into the air.

It is good at burrowing, and when it reaches the air, it is helpless, and then it will tame it by itself, and it will get a powerful pet.

With the ability of this giant insect, it can launch a sneak attack on the enemy army alone, and perhaps it can also make a hole to the enemy camp, so that your own army can gain the advantage of tunnel warfare.

The only thing that bothered Ning Ze was that the local elders said that this monster had appeared hundreds of years ago, but why did it reappear after hundreds of years, and could it be hibernating during this time?

Also, Can insects live that long?