It was almost noon when Shen Wujiu left Zhang's house. He stayed at Zhang's house for a full two hours this time. He spent most of the next hour talking secretly with Zhang Yan in the study room in the backyard of Zhang's house.
The matter is not complicated. Shen Wujiu was ordered by the Special Case Department of Nanyuan State and the Yamen of the Ministry of War to inform Zhang Yan of the strange "black spot death" incident that recently occurred on the border of Xiyuan County. As things turned out to be strange, I thought You need to listen to Zhang Yan’s thoughts. Secondly, it also serves as a foreshadowing so that if Zhang Yan needs help later, it’s easier to speak up.
Of course, for the time being, the situation in Xiyuan County has not affected the soldiers of the West Route Army. All those who died were monsters. But this way of death is too weird and very similar to the kind of plague that swallows countless human lives. Moreover, the monsters The tribe is now frightened and has stopped digging holes on the border of Xiyuan County recently. However, the number sent has not decreased at all. It is obvious that they are stationed at those places where trouble occurred. The West Route Army is using more force than before. Continue to keep an eye on these monsters in a cautious manner.
There wasn't much information, but Zhang Yan asked for a lot of details, which was why Shen Wujiu stayed in Zhang's mansion for so long.
The reason why Zhang Yan asks so many questions is that he does not think that the death of those monsters is due to the so-called plague. Because in his opinion, there is no such coincidence. Xiyuan County is not an ice sheet area, what ancient things can be hidden underground? The source of the plague. And even if it happened once, what about the second time? It was a coincidence that the demon clan was unlucky enough to encounter it twice in a row?
Besides, the demon clan doesn't dig holes everywhere in Xiyuan County for a day or two. Zhang Yan knows this. How can there be people who didn't have any trouble before but now they just get together when something goes wrong?
The most outrageous thing is the "black ice" that can be clearly seen with the naked eye. This has nothing to do with the so-called plague.
Different from Shen Wujiu's gloating over the monster clan's encounter this time, Zhang Yan felt the opposite thought. He felt that although the monster clan had died, maybe this was not good for them. It’s not a bad thing, they are even happy about it. Because it is very likely that the “black ice” is what they have been looking for in Xiyuan County for more than two years!
Or is it a sign that something is approaching the target?
Zhang Yan had been curious about the actions of the demon clan before. The words "vision" and "catastrophe" were already full of suspense, and coupled with the actions of the demon clan, it seemed that it was almost time to reveal the answer.
"There is no death without reason in the world." Zhang Yan remembered that there was such a description of life and death in a Taoist book.
Whether it is birth, old age, illness or death, everything is determined by destiny. Although destiny also changes, it generally follows the pattern of "one drink and one peck". The consequences of what you do are said to be determined by destiny, but in fact it should be more "your own decision" "Your own destiny". Unless you want to go against the will of heaven, then it is God's turn to take action.
Just like those dead monsters, if they don't dig a hole and come into contact with the "black ice", they will naturally not die.
But how did it cause death?
Poisonous?
A few days later, Zhang Yan sent his three apprentices to the gate of Longhu Mountain to continue the Qing Dynasty, while he continued to drive the Skylark Shuttle toward the southwest.
After flying for another two hours, Zhang Yan entered the territory of Xiyuan County. The overlook is indeed much flatter than that of Beijiang County and other places. There are almost no undulating terrain that can be called "mountains" here.
Zhang Yan didn't go to disturb anyone, so he didn't plan to see either the military commander in Baishi City or his friend Zhou Cang, whom he hadn't seen for several years. It wasn't difficult for him to come once, so he first put aside the curiosity in his heart.
It's better to explore the matter first.
Zhang Yan's goal was the place where he first discovered the "black ice", which was the rocky beach near the north of Zhou Cang's station.
First, he found the Baima Stone on the border as a landmark, and then looked northeast. Not long after, Zhang Yan saw a large area of gravel with a radius of several miles from high altitude, embedded in the surrounding flat terrain like a tidal flat, with little vegetation.
They are all stones of different sizes.
However, there are also dark and eye-catching cave entrances scattered here and there on this rocky beach, as well as round tents scattered not far from these cave entrances.
Zhang Yan has been in the army for a long time. When setting up tents, humans like hexagonal tents with clear corners. The round tents in front of them are obviously not the habit of humans. Combined with the news told by Shen Wujiu
, Zhang Yan was certain that these tents must have been built by the demon clan stationed here.
Instead of falling down in a hurry, Zhang Yan hovered high in the sky and looked down. After a moment, he frowned. He didn't realize it just now. After he concentrated his attention, Zhang Yan discovered that this place seemed to be different from other places.
different.
It's not because of the difference brought by the aura of the monsters stationed here, but because the earth aura rising from the ground here is different from other places. It's like a glass of white water suddenly has a bitter taste.
You can taste it just by tasting it.
Is there something wrong with the yin energy? No!
Zhang Yan's careful feelings were always specious and incomplete. Finally, he let go of his perception again, thinking that he might have to try it down-to-earth before he could find out.
He found an uninhabited place on the rocky beach and landed, and then Zhang Yan escaped directly underground, but did not dare to go deep. He simply let himself stay about three feet underground. Then he once again focused his attention on
In terms of perception, continue to explore.
"Yes! It's this weird feeling! I've never encountered it anywhere else... It's not right. Although I haven't encountered it anywhere else, why do I feel a little familiar?!"
Zhang Yan's heart was inexplicably touched. Shen Xin calmly began to recall in his mind when and where he had felt the strange feeling in this area at this moment.
After a while, Zhang Yan couldn't help but stare fiercely even in the state of earth escape. He remembered that the strange feeling he had at this moment had happened before. He also understood why this place was like this.
Give him a weird feeling.
"It's space! The space here is extremely unstable!"
Zhang Yan found a similar feeling in his memories. It was when he first started refining storage magic weapons that he felt unstable in the space of the wilderness when he settled in the storage space. Although the feeling at the time was not very sudden.
But it was obvious that it was much more direct than what he felt from the ground at this moment. That's why he was not sure where he had felt this way before.
In other words, the reason why this rocky beach is "different" from other places is that the underground space here has changed, or has it been in this unstable state from before?
Is it for this reason that the demon tribe chose to dig holes in this rocky beach?
Does that weird "black ice" appear here because of the instability of space?