Since Liu Ruyan decided not to leave, Bai Zhi and Dong Qingxian also decided to stay.

Qiu Ying casually threw up a stone, and her lips curled slightly: "There are so many people who are not afraid of death, and the old lady will not give the baby to others." ”

The Tufuzi brothers were still hesitating, and asked the eldest brother who took the lead: "Brother, do you say we are going to stay or not?" ”

The eldest brother knows that the future is dangerous, but these years are in chaos, and they can only starve to death when they go out, and he wants to get some money.

"Stay!" He said ruthlessly.

Everyone expressed their attitudes, and Jin Buchang slowly spoke: "Since it can be controlled with the rhythm, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with the skink." ”

Seeing that everyone was pinning their hopes on themselves, Dong Qingxian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The reptile has a keen sense of smell, and it is not easy to control it." ”

"Can't you control the rhythm with music?" Kim was surprised.

"If you get too close to the herd, you can't be sure."

Hearing Dong Qingxian say this, everyone suddenly lost their backbone: "How should this be?" ”

"Skinks are afraid of fire." Liu Ruyan said suddenly, as if recalling, "They live underground all year round, their eyes have long adapted to the dark environment, if they encounter open fire, they will have temporary blindness, if you want to deal with them, you can take fire attacks." ”

Dong Qingxian looked at the torch in his hand, and a trace of dazedness appeared on his warm face: "This kind of small flame can deal with reptiles?" ”

"In addition to torches, we also have crossbows and fish oil." Liu Ruyan continued to add, "Just like the mechanism we triggered just now, it is a kind of machine-like crossbow, if you tie hemp rope to the position of the arrow and drizzle it with fish oil, the beasts will definitely be hit hard under the fire attack." ”

As Liu Ruyan said the plan, everyone rekindled hope.

"It's just ......" Dong Qingxian's face was embarrassed, "When it comes to crossbows, Qingxian has never been used." ”

Bai Zhi also nodded: "After all, everyone is used to using swords, and it is inevitable that crossbows will be rusty when used." ”

Liu Ruyan knew everyone's concerns, and she immediately formulated tactics: "The crossbow is a long-distance combat weapon, which requires extremely high eyesight and can effectively block the beasts, so I hope everyone will work together, and other people who are not good at martial arts will walk in the formation and try not to cause a commotion." ”

The reason why she thought of the crossbow array came from the fact that in the army, relying on a strong crossbow could effectively prevent the cavalry from charging into battle.

The same is true for dealing with the tide of beasts.

The only problem that needs to be solved at the moment is where to find the crossbowman?

Liu Ruyan turned her gaze and looked at Dong Qingxian.

Dong Qingxian understood in his heart, although he had not deliberately practiced crossbows, but his eyesight was accurate and his talent was excellent, so it should not be difficult to get started.

"Isn't it just a crossbow, we've played with this thing since I was a child, and no one is more skilled than me." Ah Lan was about to retreat, but here he changed his mind.

"Ah Lan—" Elder Ren grimaced, "You think this is a place for you to have fun!" ”

"I'm serious." The boy said, running away and hiding to the side.

"Come over to me!"

Ah Lan simply hid behind Liu Ruyan and refused to come out, he didn't believe that the master would do something to a girl's house.

"It's against you!" Elder Ren was furious, "You scoundrel, don't get over here!" ”

"I don't." Ah Lan was also stubborn, and he shouted in a choked voice, "Senior brother, they were bitten to death, can the master bear it?" Today, I'm going to hunt a few reptiles with my own hands! ”

Elder Ren was originally angry, but when he heard him say this, he was speechless.

"It's old and incompetent, and you can't protect your disciples, and right now, you can't take any more risks."

Ah Lan continued to lobby: "Master, you are wrong, our group, there are few good crossbows, if I don't get out of the horse, it is difficult to guarantee that everyone will not have an accident." Master didn't educate me since I was a child, those who practice martial arts value martial arts the most, and when they are in danger, they should help the needy, not be a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death. ”

"Little brother is right." Another man walked out of the crowd, with deep eyebrows and dark complexion, "My name is Gesang, I am a Tibetan businessman, I happened to encounter war when I was doing business in the capital, and after some tossing, I met a few friends from the rivers and lakes, so I simply came to try my luck." ”

He continued: "Gesang is good at riding and shooting, remember to count me in shooting 'roots'!" ”

Ah Lan didn't hear clearly for a while, frowned and asked, "What roots?" ”

Gesang was stunned, although he was a native of Tubo, he spoke fluent Central Plains dialect, and there was nothing wrong with him.

"Rooted." Gesang said in a straight voice, "A lizard that lives in the Gobi, you Central Plains people also call it a skink and a four-legged snake." ”

Ah Lan was curious: "Can you shilongs in the Gobi grow so big?" ”

As he spoke, he gestured with his hand.

Gesang also felt strange: "But I heard the old people say that thousands of years ago, the ancient kingdom once domesticated a group of exotic beasts, which were huge in size and hard in leather armor, and were called rooted by the locals. ”

Rooted, is the ancient Qiang Tibetan language, it is the earliest title of "dragon".

Speaking of this, Gesang was also unsure: "But whether it is rooted or shikk, this legendary beast disappeared into the depths of the Gobi more than a thousand years ago. ”

"Didn't you find out?" Jin Buchang sat down against the stone wall and said casually, "There is no food source in the mine, how did this group of reptiles survive so far?" ”

Ah Lan replied: "I still use it to ask, it must have been transformed into a refinement." ”

Jin Buchang smiled: "Even the mountain and rock spirits have to eat meat, but before we arrive, what do they eat?" ”

Hearing this, Qiu Ying couldn't help but choke: "What do you care about what these beasts eat!" ”

"Nope." Liu Ruyan suddenly took over, and she looked at everyone present, "These skinks have been fed, and they have even been fed by their owners for thousands of years. ”

Her words were too shocking, and Ah Lan gasped, "Impossible, not to mention how long the skink lives, where can mortals live for a thousand years?" ”

Liu Ruyan nodded: "All life has an end, but people can multiply, and so do beasts." If the children and grandchildren of the human race come and feed them, it will explain why they have survived to this day. ”

Ah Lan's thoughts were pulled by her, and she even remembered an ancient text.

Sons beget grandchildren, grandchildren beget sons, sons beget sons, sons beget grandchildren, children have grandchildren, and children have infinite scarcity.

"You should be a fool moving mountains." He opened his mouth and said.

"It's just a conjecture on my part." Liu Ruyan said honestly, "Before we went up the mountain, there was a deserted village in the mountain, called Xuechi Village. At the entrance of the village, there is a bloodstained pit that has dried up, and judging from the tools on the scene, the village once slaughtered cattle and sheep for sacrifices. But the strange thing is that a long-lost sacrificial platform, why would the villagers continue the blood sacrifice ceremony? Where were the large numbers of cattle and sheep they slaughtered going? ”