Chapter 10 Are Rats Smart?
"I've heard Senior Sister Lu mention it before, saying that you can communicate with those animals, and even let those birds help you, why?"
Seeing Ji Tianyue looking at him with curiosity, Yun Xuan smiled bitterly: "I can't tell you this, in short, at a very young age, I found that I had this special ability, I originally thought that everyone was the same, but later I learned that except for me, no one seems to be able to communicate with animals." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"I see. Ji Tianyue lowered her head in disgust.
"That's right!" Yun Xuan suddenly said, "Do you know what news I have heard? In one of the corners of the trap, there is a small hole, from which it should be possible to get out, according to the mouse. ”
"But......" Ji Tianyue hesitated: "We are here to catch the rat demon this time, how can we believe that this rat did not lie to us? If this rat was sent by the rat demon, wouldn't we go to the net?"
When Yun Xuan heard this, he immediately smiled dumbly: "It seems that you really don't know about rats, do you know why the plague from ancient times to the present can be called a terminal disease? It's not that this disease is difficult to treat, but that the plague spreads so fast that the treatment can't keep up with the speed of transmission." Well, the reason why the plague spreads so quickly is because they are so large in number and reproduce at such a terrifying rate!"
"Does this have anything to do with my question?" Ji Tianyue tilted her head, looking puzzled.
"Of course it matters, because the rats reproduce too fast, even the rat demon definitely can't control all the rats, and even in the rat colony, it can only control about forty percent. ”
"What's more, the mouse I met before was obviously a young mouse, and it was not long after it was born, so it was even more unlikely that it was the eyes and ears of the rat demon!"
Ji Tianyue pursed her lips: "Who knows how old that mouse is, anyway, it looks the same way to me, it's very disgusting." After speaking, he waved his hand with a look of disgust, as if there was a mouse in front of him.
"Senior sister, have you ever heard of a sentence?"
"What words?" Ji Tianyue was stunned for a moment.
This sentence is called, you can't judge people by their appearance...... Well, at this time, it should be changed to not look like rats!" Yun Xuan said with a smile: "Don't look at these rats, but among animals, their minds are very smart, and they can talk almost as smoothly as humans. ”
"Let's just say that the mouse has only been born for a few days, but it can roughly be the same as a two or three-year-old child. From the conversation, I not only found the exit, but also learned that this underground passage is very large, and it is like a labyrinth, full of forks and traps, and the slightest mistake can trap you inside. ”
Ji Tianyue grew her mouth in surprise, and said in disbelief: "Really, I really don't understand, it turns out that those mice are so smart." ”
"Of course, there is one more thing that can be proven, and that is the 12 zodiac signs handed down by the ancients. Among them, there are not only mice, but even rats are in the first place, which represents the pursuit of wisdom by the ancients!"
Ji Tianyue's eyes showed a sudden look, and she had to say that Yun Xuan's words made her have a certain change in her opinion of mice.
After saying this for so long, Yun Xuan gradually felt a little dry mouth, and subconsciously flicked his sleeves, and a kettle appeared in his hand. But he shook slightly, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, opened the spout of the pot and looked at it, and found that it was empty, not even a drop of water left.
After calming down and thinking about it, he suddenly remembered that he had already given all the food and water he was carrying to the villagers yesterday, and he forgot to replenish it for a while, resulting in the uselessness of his current sleeves.
Speaking of this sleeve Qiankun technique, it is an extremely practical Taoist spell!
As the name suggests, the sleeve is to say that there is another meaning in the sleeve. Once the realm has reached a tribulation, one can practice this technique, and once it is unleashed, one can open up a space in one's sleeve and store the items one needs in it.
It's also extremely convenient when you want to take something out, just meditate on the item and take it out of your sleeve.
On the surface, this seems to be just a spell similar to a wrap, but in fact, the Qiankun Technique is a simplified version of the immortal technique, and people in different realms cast it with completely different effects.
For example, Yun Xuan's realm of one catastrophe and two thunders at the moment is only the size of a wardrobe at most, and on weekdays, in case of emergency, he always fills some food and water in it, and then some healing pills.
And it is said that if it is performed by a master of the five tribulations, you can hold a mountain between raising your hand, and with a wave of your hand, you can throw the mountain out.
However, these are just legends, and Yun Xuan has never seen the real situation. Because Mo said that he was a master of the Five Tribulations, it was very difficult to meet a Master of the Four Tribulations.
Touching his nose in embarrassment, Yun Xuan looked at Ji Tianyue with a look of hope: "Senior, senior sister, do you have water in your sleeves, I feel a little thirsty." ”
But then, Ji Tianyue only shook his head when he replied.
"Is there any food, and I don't know how long we'll be underground, we can't be hungry all the time. ”
"This ......" Ji Tianyue still shook her head: "It doesn't seem to be!"
Yun Xuan looked at her with a dull expression, and subconsciously asked, "Senior sister, I want to know what you have in your sleeve?"
"Oh, don't ask, it's all girl's stuff anyway. Ji Tianyue's face was slightly red, how could she say that her sleeves were full of beautiful clothes and some underwear, after all, as a girl who loves cleanliness, she can't wear clothes every day.
Sighing helplessly, Yun Xuan stood up: "Forget it, we can barely survive a few days without food, but if we don't drink water for a long time, we won't be able to last too long with our cultivation." ”
"So, what should we do then?" asked Ji Tianyue with a worried expression.
"Let's go quickly, first find the culvert near here, and then we can solve the problem of drinking water. With that, Yun Xuan jumped down and came to the bottom of the trap.
Ji Tianyue followed, and after a few steps around the skeleton, she felt a fresh breeze blowing on her face, although the air was not fresh, but at least it meant that there was an exit to leave. Looking up, with the light of the jade flower, he soon saw a half-man-high hole in front of him.
"Wow, this rat hole is so big, it can't be dug by that rat demon, right?"
Yun Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Of course not, I dug it myself, otherwise how would we drill through such a big hole with a fist?"
"In this way, I didn't expect you to look thin and white, but your strength is not small, so you will dig it in a while. ”
For this barely compliment, Yun Xuan couldn't help but laugh: "Senior sister, you really think highly of me, in the three hours you were asleep, I could only dig so big." ”
Ji Tianyue nodded lightly at first, and then her eyes widened suddenly: "What? Three hours? You said I slept for three hours before?"
"I can't lie to you, I can't see the sun in the depths of the earth, but it should be late at night outside. As he spoke, Yun Xuan hunched over and crawled over the half-human-high entrance of the cave.
Ji Tianyue also learned from him, and bent over cautiously, for fear of accidentally touching the wall next to him, thinking: This is the most beautiful set of clothes I have bought since I went down the mountain, but I must not get dirty!
Where did Yun Xuan notice her little girl's thoughts, and after coming out, she first looked at the surrounding passage, and found that it was an extremely rough road, with potholes and very uneven.
Along the passage all the way, soon the two encountered the first fork in the road, from the intersection of the road, there is no difference between the left and right sides of the fork, and I don't know which one is the right one.
"Senior Brother Yun, what should we do, which way are we going?"
Yun Xuan took a deep breath and didn't rush to leave, but said in a deep voice: "Now, we have two choices, the first is to find a way back to the top and join up with Senior Sister and them, but there is a lot of risk in doing so, because there is a high probability that they will not stay where they are, and we will only be in vain when we go back." ”
"And the second way?"
"The second one, very simple, let's go directly to the rat demon's lair, because our ultimate goal is it, but there is a greater chance of meeting the master. ”
Then, Yun Xuan changed his words again: "But before that, we still have to find a water source first, otherwise we will die of thirst before we get to the place!"
Immediately after, Ji Tianyue saw Yun Xuan walk into the passage on the left without hesitation, and hurriedly chased forward: "Go this way, how did you find out that there is water here?"
Yun Xuan smiled: "I didn't find anything, but the young mouse said before that there is a place to drink water on the left road, because it said that its house is also here." ”
Ji Tianyue paused, and grabbed Yun Xuan suddenly: "Wait, wait! You, are you going to take me directly to the rat's nest? No, no, I won't go, definitely not go, don't die!"
Yun Xuan couldn't help but be stunned: "Senior sister, didn't you already figure it out just now, in fact, rats are nothing to be afraid of." ”
"Hmph, here and there, I don't deny that you say they're smart, but it's impossible for me not to hate them. ”
Suddenly, Yun Xuan frowned, and raised his hand to interrupt Ji Tianyue's words: "Wait...... Senior sister, did you hear any sound just now?"
"No, no, don't scare me, what was the sound just now?" Ji Tianyue subconsciously leaned over to Yun Xuan's side, looking around nervously with her little head, for fear that something inexplicable would come out from the side, such as ...... A rat or something.
"I seem to hear it...... Someone is talking!" Yun Xuan listened attentively, but found that the other party had no voice.
Ji Tianyue seemed to think of something, and almost jumped up excitedly: "You said, could it be my brother, or Uncle Lu?" I didn't expect to meet them here by such a coincidence!"
As she spoke, she was about to run out along the passage, but fortunately, Yun Xuan's eyes were quick and he held her slender wrist tightly.
"No! Maybe it's someone else?"