What is a contour line, Si Qin must not understand, because this is a concept that only existed in the perennial world of the previous life.

The eldest grandson took some time to explain to Si Qin what the contour line was, and after listening to it, Si Qin's evaluation of the eldest grandson went up to another level.

Although the eldest grandson only used the knowledge left in his mind in his previous life, it was an innovation for Siqin, and it was a very practical innovation.

After the eldest grandson got Si Qin's consent, the two discussed some preparations before leaving again, and then went to their own business.

The Mercenary Guild has chapters in every inland part of the Southern Regions, even in a remote place like Castle Peak.

Although the Mercenary Guild has set up a huge stall, the transmission of information between the various chapters is still the traditional and inefficient way, using carrier pigeons or fast horses.

The tasks of the Mercenary Guild are generally divided into five classes: first, second, third, fourth, fifth.

At the same time, the Mercenary Association will evaluate the registered mercenaries, which are divided into one-star, two-star, three-star, four-star, and five-star.

Five-star mercenaries are the lowest, and can only understand and accept fifth-level tasks.

On this day, among the many missions of the Mercenary Association, there were suddenly a few fifth-class missions and fourth-class tasks, and the task content was to escort the target from Qingshan Town to Lieyang City.

Generally, there are many such fourth-class and fifth-class tasks, and they will basically sink into the sea and will not be paid attention to by too many people.

However, due to a special task of the Mercenary Association before, the location of Qingshan Town suddenly became sensitive, so that as soon as these tasks were issued, they were quickly accepted by the mercenaries, and at the same time, many people with ulterior motives paid attention to them.

In the room, the eldest grandson was looking at the map, thinking about whether he had missed any questions, but was interrupted by Si Qin, who rushed into the room.

Si Qin questioned the eldest grandson: "Did you send those tasks?" ”

"Yes." The eldest grandson naturally replied in the affirmative.

"You keep saying that our key is secrecy now, but you send out these missions to attract the attention of the enemy, what are you going to do?" Si Qin asked a little angrily.

The eldest grandson poured a glass of water for Si Qin unhurriedly and said, "It's my fault that I didn't say hello to you beforehand." Since you're here to ask, I'll give you an explanation, but before that, you can sit down and have a glass of water. ”

Seeing the calm appearance of the eldest grandson, Si Qin sat down angrily.

The eldest grandson said: "With your ingenuity, you don't know the reason why I did this, but you are still so angry, and the more reason is that I didn't ask you in advance." ”

The eldest grandson saw that Si Qin's anger had disappeared a lot, and it seemed that he had guessed correctly, so he smiled.

Si Qin still didn't say anything, and snorted.

The eldest grandson continued: "Although I don't know which of the big names above sent what kind of special mission caused so many mercenaries to pour into Qingshan Town today, he or they should not be sure that you are in Qingshan Town, otherwise you would have been found out a long time ago. One thing is for sure, though, Castle Peak is already on the radar of those people. Now in Qingshan Town, I am sure that I will escort you to Qinling Island unknowingly, but the closer I get to Lieyang City, I think those people with ulterior motives should have more arrangements to hinder you, and then there will be nothing I can do. That's why I'm sending out these tasks to remind the people who are protecting you to be prepared to meet you in advance. ”

Si Qin is a smart person, she must have thought of what the eldest grandson said, and after listening to the eldest grandson at this moment, she was sure that it was the same as what she thought in her heart, so she didn't spend too much time thinking about it.

"Hmph, you just need to make sure that you can send me safely to Qinling Island, and when I get to Qinling Island, I have my own means to contact my people to pick me up, and you are simply doing this redundantly."

The eldest grandson smiled, shook his head and said, "Miss Siqin, I don't know what you went through to get into trouble. But I think before you fell into the Styx and fell into a coma, you must have used your own means to send a distress signal to the outside world. ”

Si Qin did not deny it, with the wisdom of the eldest grandson, she was not surprised at all when she thought of this.

The eldest grandson continued: "Then have you ever thought about why when you were exiled to Qingshan Town, Qingshan Town suddenly flooded into so many people of unknown origin, and they were not your people? ”

Si Qin was stunned when he heard this, Si Qin could understand the meaning of the eldest grandson's words, the eldest grandson said that his whereabouts were likely to be leaked by his own people, and at the same time, it was even more doubtful whether there were his own people among those with ulterior motives.

Seeing that Si Qin had already understood what he meant, the eldest grandson did not wait for Si Qin to answer, so he continued to speak: "So I also want to make those so-called people who are called you have some scruples when they act. ”

Si Qin had already understood what the eldest grandson meant, but what the eldest grandson said just now woke up Si Qin, and she had to start thinking about a question that she didn't want to think about, who were trustworthy.

The more Si Qin thought about it, the more tired he became, and finally had to accept the fact that he might have been betrayed by someone he trusted.

At this moment, Si Qin felt a little tired, and the weak girl who made people want to protect appeared in front of the eldest grandson again, and the eldest grandson's right hand was raised, wanting to pat Si Qin's back and give her some help, but in the end, the right hand was only suspended in the air and did not shoot down.

The eldest grandson sighed and said, "Alas, betrayal is a necessary experience for you to grow up. ”

Si Qin said a little tiredly: "Do you have to be betrayed to grow?" ”

Si Qin's question made the eldest grandson fall silent for a while.

……

A few days later, the eldest grandson made the final preparations and quietly left Qingshan Town with Si Qin.

The eldest grandson was not in a hurry to let Chu Li and the iron tower leave for Burning Sun City.

Although Chu Li has the protection of the iron tower and should not encounter any danger along the way, the eldest grandson is still not at ease, and decides to let the iron tower and Chu Li miss this sensitive period before leaving for Lieyang City.

Deep in the jungle of Aoyama is a haven for plants and beasts, and the trees here are so thick that the plants below do not see the sunlight, and even during the day, the place is a little dim.

In these shadows, there are always some cold-blooded hunters, waiting for the moment to tear the prey that intrudes under the fangs.

The eldest grandson took Siqin to hide in the hollow of a giant tree, leaving only a small hole.

The eldest grandson was in the hollow of the tree, lying one ear on the tree.

Si Qin was behind the eldest grandson, watching the eldest grandson listen carefully to the movements around him, and couldn't help but remind: "There is a small hole here, you can just look through it, can you use so much effort." ”

The eldest grandson made a shushing motion, and after a moment he whispered: "That's not safe, there is a cunning owl around us, named Hunter Eagle, with very sharp eyes, even the faint light reflected in the pupils, it can catch it, I don't want it to snag my eyes." ”

Si Qin listened to the eldest grandson's explanation and believed it, but he couldn't help but say: "Then isn't it superfluous for you to leave a small hole." ”

The eldest grandson replied, "This hole is reserved for us to breathe, and in a short time there will be prey delivered to the door." ”

Saying that, the eldest grandson continued to listen carefully to the movements around him, and Si Qin listened to the eldest grandson's words, and also became interested, quietly waiting for the eldest grandson's so-called "prey" to come to the door.

Under Si Qin's gaze, the eldest grandson lay motionless on the tree as if he had cast a fixation spell, and did not move at all for a long time.

Si Qin found that the eldest grandson was like a natural hunter, and after entering the woods, he seemed to blend in with his surroundings, and he could always find the blind spots of the beasts.

After another half an hour, the eldest grandson suddenly moved.

The eldest grandson straightened up, looked at the small hole left behind, and said softly, "It's here." ”

Si Qin also became nervous because of the eldest grandson, staring at the entrance of the cave, and after another moment, Si Qin also heard the sound of squirming.

The prey was finally exposed to the gaze of the two, the moment the eldest grandson poked its head in, it suddenly made a move, although Si Qin did not have such a swift skill as the eldest grandson, but his eyes could still keep up, and he saw a black intent appear in the palm of the eldest grandson, and then he killed the prey that had just come in, just like swatting a mosquito.

The eldest grandson felt that the prey under his hand was completely lifeless, so he took his hand away, revealing that the prey underneath was actually a huge spider.

Si Qin saw that the eldest grandson had a palm-sized black spider lying on his hand, and it was still furry, so he instinctively felt disgust and looked at it with disgust.

"That's what you're talking about? What are you doing with it? ”

The eldest grandson did not answer, holding the spider in his left hand, and pinching the two fangs in front of the spider's head with the thumb and index finger of his right hand, he pulled it out with a force, and then a black flame quickly flashed on his left hand, and all the hair on the spider's body was roasted in an instant.

Only then did Si Qin see that it was this flame that appeared in the eldest grandson's hand when he caught the spider just now, but what made Si Qin feel strange was this flame, or it could not be called a flame, because he couldn't feel a trace of heat.

"What is the black flame that flashed in your hand just now?" Si Qin asked.

The eldest grandson replied while not forgetting to be busy with the work at hand.

"You should have felt it just now, it doesn't have a trace of heat, so I know if it can be called a flame, and by chance it appeared in my body, and the nameless predecessor called it an 'evil spirit'. So far I've found that it can be used for refining weapons, and ...... That's how the ingredients are processed. ”

When the eldest grandson spoke, his hand movements were not affected in the slightest, and he was obviously very proficient.

The eldest grandson thought in his heart that if he let the nameless senior know that he used the evil spirit to deal with the ingredients, and it felt very useful, the nameless senior would probably faint with anger.

Si Qin didn't ask who the "nameless senior" in the eldest grandson's words was, because she felt that the evil spirit was unusual, saying that it was a flame but there was no trace of heat, but there was a feeling of burning everything.

Si Qin was in a daze, the eldest grandson had already dealt with the spider in his hand, and at this moment, the spider's small head and eight legs had been disposed of by the eldest grandson.

The eldest grandson left the rest of the spider in his hand, looked at it and felt that something was still wrong, and reached into the small bag on his back with his right hand, and took out a green leaf from it, which he picked on the way here.

The eldest grandson wrapped the spider in it and handed it to Siqin.

Si Qin looked at the spider wrapped in green leaves in the eldest grandson's hand, like a green purse, he was stunned for a moment, and then said as if he remembered something: "You just said that this is...... The ingredients? ”

The eldest grandson nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Si Qin was stunned again, as if he didn't give up, and said: "I'm not talking about this green leaf, I'm talking about the spider." ”

The eldest grandson replied, "Yes, I'm talking about the spider. ”

"Are you sure it can eat?"

"It's edible, I've removed all the poisonous parts of its body, and the parts left behind are safe and edible, and the nutrients contained are not bad." The eldest grandson said affirmatively.

Si Qin was completely speechless, turned his head and said, "I don't eat, I want to eat you!" ”

The eldest grandson only reacted at this time, for a delicate girl like Si Qin, it was a little scary to eat spiders raw.

The eldest grandson hesitated for a moment, but still insisted on handing the "little purse" in his hand to Si Qin, and said, "This spider is one of the few edible insects in the green mountains. Although I know it's a bit difficult for you to eat it, but in our current situation, you have to eat it, or you won't be able to make it out of the green mountains. ”

Si Qin was about to get angry, but when he turned his head and saw the eldest grandson's determined gaze, he didn't know how to refute it for a while.

Calm down, I understand that what the eldest grandson said is right, but I am still very resistant in my heart.

Under repeated entanglement, Si Qin still picked up the purse in the hand of the eldest grandson.

The eldest grandson looked at Si Qin's hesitant expression, suddenly remembered something, reached into his small backpack again, took out a small jar, and smeared the red sauce in the small jar on the purse under Si Qin's surprised eyes.

Si Qin looked at the purse in his hand and filled in a pattern, looking so cute, so he took a bite under the expectant gaze of the eldest grandson.