"Did you encounter strange man-eating cicadas on the way here?" Elder Dao sighed, "These ghosts are desperately trying to invade the realm of Rongshan. The disciples are trying their best to stop them, but they just keep killing them. Qiu Hu made an oath,
These strange cicadas must be wiped out."
He Lingchuan frowned: "What's going on?"
At this time, someone knocked on the door gently to announce.
Headmaster Xue had something to do, so he greeted He Lingchuan and left first.
The two people in the palace continued to talk.
"Qiu Hu was only three years old when he was brought back to Rongshan. Elder Zhao gave him to Bai Village to raise him. For him, the only closest relatives are Elder Zhao and his adoptive parents." Elder Dao sighed, "Elder Zhao has already
He passed away. Bai Village was invaded by strange cicadas two months ago, and not a single person was left alive. Qiu Hu’s adoptive parents also..."
It was also eaten by a strange cicada.
"When he rushed over, the village was in a mess. He swore an oath in Baicun at that time."
He Lingchuan thought for a while and then said: "If I can get rid of the strange cicada, will Qiu Hu follow me?"
Elder Dao immediately sat up straight: "Master He, do you have any ideas?"
"I'm new to your place, how can I tell you accurately now?" He only came here for the second day.
"This child Qiu Hu must repay kindness and revenge." Elder Dao also knew that he was anxious and said sincerely, "If you want him to suppress his temper and work honestly under your hands without causing trouble, you must use kindness.
Restrain him. To put it harshly, this is a good opportunity."
The meaning is very clear. He Lingchuan avenged Qiu Hu, so Qiu Hu would follow him wholeheartedly.
"I will try my best." He Lingchuan agreed without thinking, "By the way, I heard that these strange cicadas came from the northeast?"
"It was first reported by the villagers from the northeastern boundary of Rongshan Mountain. They should have entered the country from there, and there was no grass growing anywhere they passed." Elder Dao thought for a while, "But according to the observations of my sect, these monsters have grown in the past two months.
The speed has actually slowed down.”
He Lingchuan frowned: "Isn't this too slow?"
It only took a few dozen breaths for the strange cicada to go from birth to adulthood and eat people!
"Two months ago, they started to give birth immediately after eating people. My Rongshan disciples observed that these ghosts took less than ten breaths from laying eggs to the time when the larvae emerged from the ground!" Even the well-informed Elder Dao
, also thought this was too outrageous, "How could any creature reproduce at such a speed?"
How can we really maintain such efficient production all the time? In less than half a year, the whole world will be occupied by strange cicadas.
He Lingchuan also said: "This should be the result of a mutation. My companion identified this as the seventy-year-old cicada. Originally, cicada eggs and larvae have to stay underground for seventy years before they can mature and come to the ground. And the seventy-year-old cicada was originally a vegetarian.
, and it’s nowhere near that big.”
After seventy years of growth, the cicada suddenly changed from the slowest to the fastest, and its habits completely changed. It even eats people. There must be something strange at work here.
Elder Dao continued: "But after these two months, their reproduction speed has slowed down significantly. It already takes three to five hours from laying eggs to larvae emerging from the ground."
"That's what caused them to mutate, and it's rapidly diminishing."
Mutation, mutation, well, what does this word bring to mind?
Elder Dao smiled bitterly: "For two months, the disciples of Rongshan have been killing strange cicadas everywhere. Even as we speak, they are still busy. Alas, there is still no way to eradicate them. Wherever these monsters go, there is no life for humans and animals. Tian Mu
Withered, the people of Rongshan are all in danger and have no intention of farming, and even businessmen from other places dare not come."
The frozen soil in early spring has not melted yet. If the cicada disaster continues, the subsequent spring plowing will be over.
"I probably understand." He Lingchuan suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, I heard that the Rongshan Sect is a creditor of the Yuan Kingdom. The Yuan Kingdom borrowed a lot of money from you?"
This news was revealed to him by Li Qingge. When he heard it at the time, he thought it was unexpected and reasonable.
In fact, this is also the reason why he chose Rongshan to help him.
The turn was a bit steep, and Elder Dao was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses: "Uh, yes, there is such a thing. In the past thirty or forty years, Rongshan and the Yuan Kingdom have been good neighbors and friendly, and Rongshan's disciples have also served in the Yuan Court.
Official. Alas, the Yuan Kingdom has been experiencing constant natural and man-made disasters in recent years and has borrowed money from us many times. Last year, before they attacked Xunzhou Mu, they borrowed another two million taels of silver and some grain from our clan."
"How much is the total amount owed?"
"Oh, this matter is handled by my junior brother, I don't know the details. However, there is still 20 million taels, right?"
Twenty million taels was the total debt the Yuan Kingdom owed to the Rongshan Sect. He Lingchuan believed that with the character of the Yuan Kingdom, he would not just borrow money from the Rongshan Sect.
How much foreign debt does this country owe?
"Are you still on board?" No wonder before the Battle of Hanshui, Yuan Wangting suddenly raised money and food to support Zhao Pan's army.
The Rongshan Sect is very rich.
"Nothing." Elder Dao waved his hand, "The Yuan Kingdom fought on the western front and suppressed the rebellion in the south. I sent people two or three times to ask for loans. This time I prepared some collateral, but they were all rejected by the leader."
"Pawn?"
"It seems that Yuan Kingdom wants to use its mines, pastures, and docks as collateral. If the money is not paid, we will take these away." Elder Dao frowned, "I don't think there is any interest in the sect."
He Lingchuan sighed secretly. He had to borrow money from abroad to fight the war, and the people of Yuan Kingdom were also destitute and exhausted their wealth.
"Young Master He, you ask this..." Halfway through his words, Elder Dao suddenly remembered that He Lingchuan was going to Yuan Kingdom later, "What's the connection?"
"I am from the Yuan Kingdom."
Elder Dao was startled and looked at him twice.
"how?"
"The Yuan Kingdom can still produce figures like Mr. He. It seems that it is not exhausted yet."
"The family and country are corrupt, alas." He Lingchuan stood up, "My two friends have studied monsters, I will discuss it with them."
…
Aunt Zhu didn't know where she was wandering, and He Lingchuan found Dong Rui in a teahouse at the foot of the mountain.
Ever since he had the courage to go out, this man had a great time eating tea and listening to books, and even offered rewards. The ghost ape sat next to him and ate fruit. In this winter, it is not easy for people to eat a pear, let alone
Monkey.
But the ghost monkey finished one in two or three bites, and then went to get the next one.
Bystanders looked at the monkey twice and saw that it was clean and not moving, so they just went to have tea by themselves. Is it unusual for a rich man to walk a monkey with a bird? The main theme is "I have it, you don't have it".
The storyteller in front kept up with current events and was talking about the recent cicada disaster. But he also knew that when exaggerating the horror, he must add a little hope, otherwise the people in the teahouse would hear it in a gloomy tone, as if he himself was about to die and would still give him something.
Reward money?
Therefore, he praised the disciples of Rongshan Sect for their bravery and fearlessness, cutting insects like vegetables. He took out the recent battles and exaggerated them.
He Lingchuan came over, grabbed the melon seeds on the table and gnawed: "You are quite rich."