"What about our casualties?"

"It's okay, not much, after all, we started this time." Sparrowhawk didn't say the specific number, but continued, "Later, Zhu Erniang negotiated with General Hong." ”

"What did they say, is it convenient to reveal?"

Sparrowhawk didn't hesitate a little: "Convenient, because I don't know either." ”

“……”

"We are all halfway up the mountainside, including the other crypt spiders, only General Hong and Zhu Erniang are talking at the top of the mountain." Sparrowhawk continued to eat, "We saw Zhu Erniang showing her teeth and claws, and she seemed to be very angry, but General Red was determined throughout the whole process, and finally negotiated with him before coming back." As far as I know, the Crypt Spider will still abide by the original protocol and will not attack past humans. Among them, there is a new one, the crypt spider wants to help Panlong City to help defend the southern part of the Panlong Wasteland, that is, Zhu Erniang wants to send the spider demon to patrol the main road in the south regularly, and once there is an abnormal situation, it must be reported. ”

It's only fitting that a snake would do this kind of thing.

In the past, the agreement between Panlong City and the Crypt Spider was relatively loose and respectful, but Zhu Erniang attacked the Panlong City army this time, and General Hong was not polite to them at all.

"Counting General Nanke's defeat, we have also lost a lot of manpower in the Ghost Needle Stone Forest. In fact, according to General Hong's original plan, it seems that he wants to burn the ghost needle stone forest clean. ”

He Lingchuan went down to Zhu Erniang's lair, and he knew very well that there was a big ranch underneath. Now that the external danger is temporarily removed, it is not easy for Panlong City to deal with the crypt spider, but it is not impossible.

Zhu Erniang's family has many children and grandchildren, and it is difficult to find a second suitable habitat in the empty Panlong Wasteland. Probably because of this, it finally compromised, right?

"However, Panlong City also has to transport 500 camels, 2,000 goats, 100 roosters, and 700 hens to the crypt spiders before the middle of winter comes, as a reserve for them to survive the winter. In exchange, the Crypt Spider will produce more Demon Spider Silk every month in exchange for Panlong City, which is a good thing for refining magic weapons. In addition, fluorescent spores, fungus blankets, and aphid dew are also provided, which the crypt spider refused to give in the past, but from now on, these can only be sold to Panlong City, and can no longer be sold to other merchants. ”

"And specify a hen?" He Lingchuan Daqi, "What do you want the hen to do, to lay eggs?" ”

If you think about it, it doesn't seem outrageous. What's so strange about those burrow spiders who can grow moss and raise aphids like ants, and start a large ranch, and then raise some hens to lay eggs?

The Crypt Spiders did suffer heavy losses in the battle between the Baling and the Panlong Army, and the nest and pasture were set on fire. If there is no other food, they are likely to wrap themselves in the stomach of humans passing by.

In the future, Panlong City will become the exclusive agent of crypt spider specialties. Zhu Erniang is so angry, probably because General Red pressed the price too hard?

However, it is the defeated side, and the price to be paid must be high.

"How do I know? I have to go. Sparrowhawk swallowed the last bite of meat and flapped its wings, "By the way, both General Red and General Nanke appreciate your bravery." I also heard that General Nan Ke intends to recruit you into the guard, are you interested? ”

He Lingchuan sighed: "In other words, although General Hong admires me, he doesn't plan to recruit me into the Gale Army?" ”

He originally hoped that after making great contributions, he would be able to open an expedited promotion channel.

"To escape from the cave alive, tactfulness and luck are indispensable; But you're too young and you still need to go through it. Sparrowhawk tilted her head, "That's what the Red General said." ”

He Lingchuan subconsciously straightened his waist, and General Hong actually commented on him?

At that moment, there was a creaking sound of the door opening in the next courtyard.

Is Sun Poria back?

He Lingchuan raised his voice and asked, "Is it Miss Sun?" ”

"Hmm."

Just one word, He Lingchuan could tell that it was her.

He Lingchuan's job is to patrol, and he travels south and north all day long, and it stands to reason that he is the one who is often not at home. But he felt that this Sun girl was elusive.

Since the first meeting, he has fallen asleep three or four times, and the courtyard next door is empty.

So he hesitated for a moment and decided to seize this opportunity: "Did you get back the stolen warrant?" ”

"Got it back." Sun Fuling's voice came through the wall, "The government sent me over yesterday, and Liu Tailai in the west of the city was also taken down for interrogation. ”

"That's good, that's good." He Lingchuan coughed lightly, "I have something to ask Miss Sun." ”

Sun Fuling did not answer.

He Lingchuan thought she was impatient and touched her face. Isn't it white enough? The eldest girl and little daughter-in-law in Dunyu City have been flattering him a lot in the past two days.

However, the sound of squeaky and squeaky trampling on the opposite side soon came, and I didn't know if it was wood or bamboo, and then Sun Ling's figure actually appeared on the wall.

Upper.

"What's the matter?" She looked at He Lingchuan condescendingly, covered with a face scarf as usual.

It turned out that she had made a ladder to climb the wall.

"You've got a new bird?" She also saw the sparrowhawk in the yard.

"No, it's in the Gale Army."

After the sparrowhawk finished eating the magpie as a snack, it flew to the wall, took two steps in front of Sun Poria, and looked at her.

Sun Poria didn't care that there was still a little scrap of meat at the corner of its mouth, and reached out and touched its head.

He Lingchuan was a step too late, lest the sparrowhawk stretch out its beak and peck a hole in her hand.

Fortunately, it didn't.

She kneaded it twice, and the sparrowhawk still closed her eyes, looking like she was enjoying it.

"This monster doesn't seem to be very vicious." Sun Poria scratched its neck, "What are you going to ask me about?" ”

"Oh, there's something I want you to see." He Lingchuan took out a piece of paper from his arms, held it high above the top, and spread it out for Sun Ling.

He is tall, and he can reach the top of the wall as soon as he stretches out his hand, which shows that this wall is also an anti-gentleman and not a villain.

"Do you recognize this kind of writing?"

He once obtained a rubbing book from the Immortal Cave, and it was also one of the only two relics left by the unknown "Immortal". The other, of course, is the heart core of the cave that was eaten by the divine bones.

"It's ugly."

He Lingchuan sneered. The rubbing is a real thing, and of course it can't be brought into a dream. He took a little effort to memorize the glyphs in the rubbing, and after falling asleep, he copied a copy.

In view of the fact that his spirit was becoming more and more condensed in his cultivation, it was much easier to memorize an ancient text that he didn't recognize than before.

"But I do." Sun Fuling's answer made him overjoyed, "Well, I'll see—"

"Which subject are you teaching in the Shulu Academy?"

"Arithmetic, national history." Sun Fuling's gaze moved with the lines, "Where did you get this?" ”

"A cave in the wilderness." He Lingchuan didn't say the specific location, but restored the interior scene of the fairy cave to her.

"I heard that this is the Immortal Cave Mansion, so the bones inside the sitting are really immortals?"

"Not necessarily, but it will have some relationship with the ancient immortals, just like more than rats appear in the mouse hole." Sun Fuling explained, "This kind of writing was popular two or three thousand years ago, also known as the language of immortals, and today's text actually evolved from it. ”

"The immortals taught the humans?"

"Legend has it that the immortals taught humans more than that." Sun Fuling couldn't take her eyes off it, "Well, the name of the owner of this cave mansion is Dongli Zhenren, he is the 227th generation true disciple of the Great Returning Sect, he studied under the Mu Ling Shangzun lineage, and he died at the age of 767. ”

"This chrysanthemum picking real person, isn't it, Dongli real person, lived for more than 700 years before and after?" He Lingchuan is envious of his real name, and he is satisfied if he can live for a fraction of a fraction.

"He wrote it himself, who knows if it was exaggerated." Sun Lingling is rational and objective.

Here it is also said that he also upheld the advice of the Supreme Being, and was a teacher for mortals, enlightening the ignorant and making them not forget their origins. It's a pity that the general trend is irreversible, and people and immortals have different paths, and they are going farther and farther. Sun Fuling narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she was carefully identifying, "Well, the point is here, the aura is weaker day by day, and he can't guarantee longevity, his hair is white and wrinkled, his skin is gradually loosened, and he is in pain, so he fell into the devil's way and changed to gods and demons to seek immortal mana in vain, and he also committed many wrong things, and he didn't repent until he died." ”

"Converted to gods and demons?" He Lingchuan thought of Sun Fuping, Nian Songyu, and then Hong Xiangqian. These people all believe in gods and demons, and Nian Songyu even used his body to welcome the gods.

But none of them ended well.

Is this the exception, or is it the norm?

He couldn't help but think of General Red again. Everyone in the world knows that Zhong Shengguang worships the gods, and Panlong City worships the sky.

This city, these people, the final fate is also ......

Sun Ling's words dragged his attention back: "At that time, he understood the mental method left by the master and revised the "Passing Water Collection". This was originally a divination book handed down by the Wood Spirit Venerable, but in the later generations when the aura disappeared, there was a deviation, and it was repeatedly missed. Dongli Zhenren redid the adjustment and changed the name, and it was engraved in the golden book, leaving it for fate. ”

He Lingchuan was refreshed when he heard the word "divination", but then he remembered that he had flipped through the Immortal Cave Mansion, and he didn't find the third thing that could be used, let alone any golden book.

Sun Fuling was also asking him: "Have you seen "Passing Water"? ”

He Lingchuan shook his head: "It was taken away by an old turtle demon." No wonder it knows this well, and it is not at all like an ordinary mountain spirit and wild monster. "It turns out that the old turtle has obtained the relics of the ancient immortals.

"Dongli Zhenren said that time is like passing water, and there is no return. Today, when the aura is declining, the prophet is like a fish in the water, trying his best to occasionally jump up and see the scene ahead, but it is only a quick glance, and it is difficult to see the whole picture. ”

“…… I see. He Lingchuan was disappointed.

If even Dongli Zhenren, who revised out "The Passing Water Collection", thinks so, his hope of changing his future fate seems to be even more slim.

Sun Fuling sighed slightly: "Sure enough, the immortal disappeared like this in the end." Dongli Zhenren died peacefully. ”

"Huh?"

"You call it sitting or not, I think he's more like old age and death—like a mortal."

...... "The daring immortals died of old age in the end?" It's a really boring ending. ”

"No matter how strong a fish is, it will die after a long time out of the water." Sun Fuling said, "He asked the latecomers who saw this suicide note to send his token to the former site of the Great Restoration of the Sect on the First Shore Mountain and put it in the Naturalization Tower." Although the Great Returning Sect is no longer there, he also hopes that the fallen leaves will return to his roots. ”