Chapter 5: Unprovoked Adversaries

When Aiko was attacked and unconscious, He Chunhua also delivered a flying message to the Xishan Leopard Demon, but there was no reply.

He sighed: "In addition, the emergency report in the interior was interrupted for more than ten days, because the Pingning area was occupied by the rebels, and then there was a flood, and the post stations along the way were no longer usable, and all the communications were interrupted. Blackwater City has been busy rectifying its troops and horses these days. ”

He Lingchuan was slightly stunned: "We're going to go to war too?" ”

He had heard that there had been some changes in the barracks recently, but he didn't take it to heart. There has been no major battle in Qiansong County for a long time, but the sporadic battles around Blackwater City are two ends in three days, most of them are officials and soldiers who go out to suppress bandits, and they can't beat thieves who can't open their eyes, and the army and civilians are used to it.

"It's hard to say." He Chunhua's face was gloomy.

"That's it." Looking at his slightly haggard face, He Lingchuan didn't really blame this cheap dad in his heart. The county's affairs are heavy, such as grain production, commerce, border troubles, defense, and natural disasters, and they must be prevented from being attacked by rebels in the interior. He Chunhua wakes up earlier than chickens and sleeps later than dogs, and is a diligent parent.

Even if he tried his best for Qiansong County, the worst news often came from the hinterland of the Kite Country!

The country is plagued by civil strife.

"What did you call me to see?"

"This." He Chunhua broke the leopard's mouth.

The sharp teeth made people shudder, but He Lingchuan immediately saw the difference: "The canine teeth are gone?" ”

All four canine teeth were forcibly pulled out, leaving only a bloody hole.

"The leopard demon who attacked you is also hiding with canine teeth. In addition, the leopard's internal organs are very similar to those of the leopard king. He muttered, "Where did you take the contents of its canine teeth?" Show it to me. ”

At that time, when he was found by the He family at the bottom of the cliff, He Lingchuan was unconscious, covered in blood, and the leopard had already died.

So the He family moved the two back together, the living were hurriedly treated, and the dead leopard was sent for autopsy. He Lingchuan just went to hunt the rock sheep, but got back a leopard demon, so this is also his prey. After He Chunhua saw the collection in the leopard's tooth, he gave it to his eldest son as a souvenir.

Youkai also have storage needs, but most of them don't wear clothes, so where can they hide? It is common practice to refine a certain part of your body into a storage space. Of course, this requires the support of talent, such as the crocodile demon likes to use the stomach as a treasure bag, and the tiger, leopard, wolf and jackal monsters usually refine their canine teeth to hide things.

Humans who understand this trait kill the leopard demons, and of course rip off their canine teeth as trophies.

And it takes spiritual power to open the storage space, and He Lingchuan, who had just crossed over at that time, didn't know what to do, thinking that the leopard's teeth were really empty.

"I've put it in the house, turn around and get it." Now it's finally He Lingchuan's turn to get down to business, "Dad, I still have something to tell you here." ”

Then, the Donglai Mansion guards traced the whereabouts of the sand leopard.

The more He Chunhua listened, the tighter his brows wrinkled, and when he heard the words "Donglai Mansion", he suddenly got up: "What did you say?" ”

He changed color, and shook his hand and slapped him.

He Lingchuan subconsciously took half a step back.

However, He Chunhua's slap stopped in mid-air, and he didn't really pull it out.

After a few seconds, his palm shrank into a fist and slammed on the table:

"Private torture, it's just nonsense!"

He knew that this son was reckless, and if he didn't change his ways, he would be kicked to the iron plate sooner or later. I didn't expect the iron plate to come so quickly and so accurately.

Great Sima!

How did you offend Da Sima!

He Chunhua's evaluation in the officialdom has always had the word "calm", but in He Lingchuan's memory, it is common for his father to be angry with himself, and he is not afraid much, but argues loudly: "Those two people are asking everywhere, the city is full of mouthy miscellaneous pieces, I am afraid that they will soon track us down." ”

At this time, he somewhat admired He Chunhua's caution. Regarding the leopard demon, instead of making a noise, He Junshou asked those in the know to keep silent, otherwise the news that the little overlord of Blackwater City killed the leopard demon alone would have been circulating all over the city, and the two of them would know without asking.

Of course, there is no such thing as an impermeable wall.

"The Zhang Hongbin case initiated by Da Sima six years ago involved a duke, two marquis, and seven uncles, implicating more than 2,600 people.

Daddy's face was like a black cloud pressing down, and He Lingchuan was cautious: "It seems to be ...... Not much? ”

"Seventy-three!" He Chunhua said word by word, "How many women and children are there?" Oh, in the end, only seventy-three people had to survive! ”

He Lingchuan felt a chill in his heart.

Don't say that the people of Pingtou, even the lives of the ministers are like cheap grass, and they will be cut if they want to be cut.

"In comparison, what happened to our family is not the worst......" He Chunhua sighed with emotion, and then turned back to the topic, "Why don't you report it directly when you receive a summons from the Red and White Road?" ”

"I'd like to ask for something and report back." He Lingchuan's expression froze, and his eyes were ruthless, "If these two people don't have much background, it's best for me to take revenge; If they are too strong, then we can't let them know that the escaped sand leopard is in our hands. ”

He Chunhua was originally full of anger, but after carefully pondering his son's words, his expression slowly calmed down, and finally he actually agreed with two points: "It's not unreasonable." ”

Whether these two people catch or not is not the point, the root of the trouble is that what Da Sima wants may be in the hands of their father and son.

He looked at He Lingchuan: "You will also use your brain to think about things." ”

Facing Daddy's relieved gaze, He Lingchuan grinned and avoided: "I'll go get something." ”

A quarter of an hour later.

He Lingchuan had already returned with the leopard's tooth and poured all the stored things on the small table.

"That's all."

The relics of the sand leopard that attacked He Lingchuan at the beginning include several demon pills of different sizes and colors, a set of daggers with broken hair, a few pieces of mutton fat and white bi, a string of pearl necklaces, a few miscellaneous items that are not of obvious use, and even a dozen gold and silver ingots!

Youkai are not blindly fierce, and they also do business with humans. Gold and silver appeared as hard currency, and it was not surprising that the He father and son were born.

"What Da Sima wants, it can't be this string of beads, right?" He Lingchuan picked up the string of beads and shone it on the light.

The luster of the pearls is warm and charming, each one is slightly larger than a melon seed, and it glows faintly blue in the sun. After a while, a light water vapor began to condense around the bead string, and people felt cool in it, and even breathing was much smoother, as if they had come to the shore with a breeze.

"It's a little bit of a condensation, nothing special." All creatures need water, and in the dry desert, this string of beads can make the sand leopard feel comfortable, but Da Sima should not be interested in it.

He Chunhua's eyes were on the pile of debris. The last time he counted, he piled them all aside, but now he needs to take a good look.

But there were bits and pieces, such as shriveled flowers, half a piece of black musk, ungnawed bones, and bloody rings that looked like they had been taken from human victims, hairpins that had been broken, a few packets of spices, a dozen feathers, half a comb, and ......

A lot of dried worms, dried snakes, dried lizards.

(End of chapter)