Zhang Yu walked out of this dilapidated building. Before he had gone far, he saw Cai Yuan walking quickly from outside. Her figure actually showed an erratic shape when moving, as if she had never touched the ground. However,
It doesn't look rushed, but feels elegant and unrestrained.
Cai Yong also saw him at this time, his figure seemed to be insubstantial, and he paused. There was a look of surprise on his face, and he asked: "Junior Brother Zhang, are you okay? You drove the assistant back, but found out
What?"
Zhang Yu clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Cai, for your concern. I'm fine. I just encountered a spiritual creature. I've already dealt with it."
Cai Yuan's expression tightened and she said, "Where is it?"
Zhang Yuyi turned around and said, "Senior Brother Cai, come with me."
He took Cai Gong back to the previous position. The latter looked up and saw the big python lying on the wall.
Cai Yuan didn't even exert much force, but he pulled his body up out of thin air and came to the top of the wall. He checked the big python and found that it was indeed a spiritual creature, and there was still a little spiritual brilliance left on it. The cause of death
It is also clear at a glance that he died with a sword piercing his skull.
He couldn't help but admired: "I heard that when Junior Brother Zhang killed the newt, the wound was also on the head. It's a pity that we didn't see such exquisite sword skills just now."
Zhang Yudao: "Senior Brother Cai is overly praised. There will be opportunities in the future."
Cai Yu looked around again and couldn't help but notice the collapsed stone wall. When he saw the smooth section that had obviously been cut open by a sharp weapon, he couldn't help but show surprise. Then he looked at the hand still holding in Zhang Yu's hand.
The Xia Sword he was holding showed a hint of understanding in his eyes.
He said: "Junior Brother Zhang, such a big spiritual creature is worth a lot of gold dollars. What are you going to do with it?"
Zhang Yudao: "Is there any precedent in Xuanfu?"
The rules of the Xuan Palace are not as stated on the surface as those of the Protectorate Palace and the Academy, and he is still gradually exploring them.
Cai Yu said with a smile: "Normally, the rules of the Xuanfu are the same as those of the Protectorate, but we are sent out by the Xuanfu to do things, so all the harvest outside can be handled by ourselves, and we only need to record it in notes.
Come down, confirm each other, and just give an explanation when you go back."
Zhang Yu thought for a while and said: "This time the four of us came out together, so the harvest should be considered as belonging to the four of us, but I will leave my share to the school in Xiaoshan Town. It will not be easy for them."
Cai Yu praised it and said: "Junior Brother said it well, well, Junior Brother Zhang killed this monster alone. I shouldn't be coveting this share, but since Junior Brother Zhang said so, I will accept it shamelessly and take it.
Let me give this share to Xiaoshan Town as well."
Having said this, he thought for a while and then said: "Don't tell the two brothers Wen Guo and Wen De about this. It's not easy for them either. They usually rely on going out to work for Xuanfu to save some savings. If they know that we
I'm afraid they won't be able to take it if we do it this way, so I'll make some other arrangements later."
Zhang Yudao: "Senior Brother Cai has thought carefully, so we will do as Brother Cai wants."
Cai Yu smiled, stepped on the python's head, and said: "For such a big python, I need to go to the town to find someone to move it. Junior brother, will you go back with me?"
Zhang Yudao: "No, I will circle around a few more times to avoid any hidden dangers."
Cai Jian nodded and said: "That's fine, junior brother, just do it yourself, I'll go call someone." He raised his hand and came down from the high place. After a while, his steps quickened, and he was gone as far away as when he came.
Zhang Yuze walked to the place where the big python was. When he talked with Chen Zheng, he specifically asked him if there were any traces of spiritual creatures around, but Chen Zheng said that there had been no traces of spiritual creatures in the past few years, and he had not heard of the town before.
There are stories of townspeople being eaten, and there are no large beasts around that can be regarded as food by the python. Even if there are, most of them are killed by the townspeople, so this python seems to have suddenly jumped out.
He walked around and soon found the movement traces left by the big python. He followed them and after a long time, he came to a collapsed temple. The traces led to the pit below.
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Judging from the remaining stone steps inside, there was a downward passage here before. It was once buried, but was squeezed out again from the inside out. This is undoubtedly where the python's lair is.
He closed his eyes and felt for a moment, but found nothing unusual in the inner lake, so he walked in. Unexpectedly, it was not very deep, and he quickly reached the bottom.
He looked around. This was supposed to be a cellar for storing sacrificial objects. There were also broken pottery pots and some exquisite gold and silver utensils. The walls were painted with gray and colorful murals, but there were no animal bones as expected.
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Judging from the area of this cave, it is only barely enough for the giant python, but it seems to be too narrow as a lair, and from the traces left, it can be seen that the python stayed here for as long as
Not long.
Could it be that this giant python really wandered from somewhere else, or was it...underground?
He couldn't help but think of the dry ancient lake and the underground river.
While he was thinking, he was unconsciously attracted by the paintings on the wall. The characters in the paintings were wearing Yidi clothes, but their gestures were pointing in a certain direction under their feet.
But something is wrong with this.
The Yidi people are a race that believes in sea gods and are very taboo about the power from the abyss and the underground. Therefore, the murals painted by the Yidi people never have a downward posture. All the characters are looking straight forward or looking up.
With the head turned toward the sky, even if he kneels down to worship, he still has his head turned upward and his hands raised high.
Once this happens, it is either fake or has some special purpose.
He walked closer and looked along the place pointed by the figure's gesture, and found a protruding part, roughly in the shape of a diamond. So he wiped it with his hand, and a few pieces of wrinkled skin fell off, and a small piece of skin was exposed inside.
gold.
After all the coverings on it were removed, the true appearance of the thing was finally revealed. It was a small gold plate the size of a palm, with a series of strange words engraved on it.
The reason why I use strings is because the words are like branches intertwined, it seems to be one, and it seems to be many.
He had a feeling that the appearance of the giant python might be related to this thing.
If so, this thing shouldn't be left here.
After thinking about it, he carefully peeled it off the wall, wrapped it in cloth and put it in his sleeve. He was going to go to Xuanwen Hall to check the documents when he had time to see where this kind of writing came from.
Since he found nothing here, he walked out. When he returned to his original place, the people who came to transport the python had already arrived, so he simply returned to Xiaoshan Town with everyone.
The townspeople in the town heard that the new Taoist priests of Xuanfu had killed a spiritual python, which immediately caused a sensation. They all came to watch the fun. When they saw how huge the python was, they couldn't help but express their gratitude to Zhang.
Yu and his party were very grateful.
They had no idea that there was such a spiritual monster so close to them. If it came out to eat people at some point, there would be nothing they could do about it with the cannons, cannons, knives and guns in the town.
For this matter, the mayor held another banquet, which lasted until the evening.
After the banquet was over, Cai Yu called Zhang Yu and the Wen brothers to have a discussion. Except for the giant python in the ruins today, there were no special discoveries in the other three directions.
Wende said excitedly: "Zhang Jun is really awesome. When he came out in the past, those gentlemen were not as powerful as Zhang Jun."
When he heard that this big python still belonged to him, he was so happy. From then until now, he kept sending good words to him. Even his cousin couldn't stand it after hearing it.
But he didn't care. In his opinion, he had already benefited from it, so shouldn't he say a few more good words? If he could get benefits by bragging a few words, then he would be willing to brag every day.
Cai Yu chuckled and suggested: "Junior brother Zhang, two junior nephews, we can stay for another half day tomorrow. If we find nothing else, then leave here and go to the next garrison town as soon as possible. What do you think?"
The three of them had no opinion.
Seeing this, Cai Yu said no more, and after they separated, they went back to rest.
Everyone got up early the next day and continued to investigate in various directions, but nothing unusual was found. So after noon, the group said goodbye to everyone in Xiaoshan Town, and left the place with everyone reluctant to see them off.
After Zhang Yu went out for a while, he looked back and saw that many townspeople were still there waving goodbye.
He knew in his heart that the people in Xiaoshan Town were enthusiastic about them because they brought connections to the civilized world.
Although these townspeople have enough food and clothing, they are surrounded by loneliness and desolation, and their lives are constantly threatened.
But whether it is the Protectorate Palace or the Xuan Palace, they must maintain this place, because once the footprints of civilization shrink, the place will retreat into the wilderness again.
Not only here, but all the garrison towns we are going to go to are like this. They are like nails and torches, firmly wedged into the wasteland, so that the light of civilization from Tianxia can continue to shine on this land.
Keep it up.
And why is it not the case for the Dongting Protectorate itself?
After Xiaoshan Town gradually disappeared from sight, the group continued to walk southeast.
After an afternoon of running around, a broad river running east-west appeared in front of me. This is the Ji River, which is a tributary of the Dan River like the Hong River north of Ruiguang City.
The group of people walked along the river and soon saw a flying rainbow-shaped wooden arch bridge across the two banks. However, the bridge seemed to be guarded at this moment. Before they could get closer, several warning firecrackers sounded.
