Early morning, Qinghe County East Pier.
The breeze was blowing coolness, and a drizzle was falling from the sky. An old man wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat was sitting on the shore fishing contentedly.
A fishing rod made of bamboo, a fishing line twisted from small strands of twine, and a pigeon feather used as a float...
This year's weather has been warm and there has been light rain for days. The earthworms in the soil have come to the ground to get some air - and there is also bait available.
"Here we go!"
The old man raised his hand, and a half-foot-long white fish flew out of the water and landed on the ground with a thud.
The white fish just fluttered a few times before it was caught by a skinny hand and thrown into the fish basket with perfect accuracy.
What everyone didn't know was that after a while, several rays of silver light rose above the fish basket and condensed into the shape of an earthworm.
The silver light only lasted for a few breaths before dissipating in the air.
"It seems that the ability to regenerate is not so easy to obtain. After all, I don't have five hearts like an earthworm. My body is a simple cavity."
Zhao Lin passed by the old fishing man and thought after a quick glance.
Perhaps because the body structures are so different, it seems easier to extract spirits from animals in spirit animal diagrams.
For insects, they can only see the soul, but so far they have not found one that can absorb it.
Zhao Lin is now the chief of police, so he can assign his subordinates to do patrol tasks quickly. However, he feels bored staying in the yamen, so he occasionally goes out to patrol the streets and experience the scenery of the county.
"I got it, I got it!"
There was a shout of joy from the front, and a chubby boy with a slingshot in his hand ran towards a sparrow that fell on the ground.
Grain ships often dock at the pier, and nearby sparrows gather here to steal fallen grains.
"Brother is so awesome. Is the bird alive? I want to take it back and raise it." A little girl clapped her hands.
"Let me take a look!" Little Fatty picked up the sparrow from the ground.
Seeing the spirit of the sparrow rising, Zhao Lin thought that they might be disappointed.
"Oh, he died again."
Sure enough, Little Fatty shouted in disappointment.
Zhao Lin shook his head in amusement and was about to leave when he suddenly found that the spirit animal picture in his mind was moving!
He thought he was dazzled, but when he took a closer look, he saw that the spirit animal picture was shaking violently, and the meaning was very obvious: the spirit of the sparrow can be absorbed!
"what's the situation?"
Zhao Lin was surprised. He had already tried to kill birds and had seen other hunters kill birds, but the spirit beast pictures always showed no response.
What's going on today?
He stopped, feeling suspicious in his heart, feeling that his previous knowledge was suddenly overturned.
How could he absorb the sparrow's spirit when he didn't have wings?
Do sparrows have other special abilities?
impossible! The sparrow is the most common bird. Not to mention other things, its flight ability is also the weakest among the birds.
Or...this sparrow is different?
He looked at the dusty sparrow in Xiao Pangdun's hand. There was nothing special about it, and he felt even more puzzled.
Why did the spirit animal map suddenly change?
What would happen if you absorbed the spirit of a sparrow?
Zhao Lin had been thinking about this matter all morning and had no intention of doing anything else.
The spirit beast map was indispensable to his being able to get to where he is today, so he took this matter very seriously.
"Brother Zhao...Captain Zhao."
Zhao Lin was so focused on the sparrow that he didn't notice Liang Song walking across the street with Tao Erleng and two other detectives.
After he became the captain, he promoted Liang Song to the rank of squad leader, responsible for the security of the two streets.
"fine……"
Zhao Lin was about to go there vaguely when he suddenly remembered that Liang Song was a hunter and said, "You know how to catch sparrows, right? Help me catch a few to keep them alive!"
Liang Song was stunned, not expecting Zhao Lin to make such a strange request.
But then he thought about it. In the past, when there was no food to eat, he would catch sparrows everywhere to satisfy his hunger. Maybe Zhao Lin wanted to recall the taste of the past, so he didn't ask the reason and said with a smile: "House sparrows are very thieving, but if you want to catch them, you can't." It’s not difficult either.”
"Then let's go."
Zhao Lin sent away Tao Erleng and the two detectives, and pulled Liang Song towards the river embankment.
"Wait a minute, prepare a few tools first."
Liang Song said a little funny.
After saying that, he took Zhao Lin to the market and bought two large bamboo plaques and a bamboo cage.
"Easy, right?"
Liang Song took out the rope from his waist and shook it.
Seeing these things, Zhao Lin burst into laughter.
This method of catching birds has been learned in textbooks before, and it was also an article by Brother Xun.
"When it snowed, I cleared out a clearing, used a short stick to prop up a big bamboo plaque, and scattered the grain. When I watched the birds come to eat, I pulled the rope tied to the stick from a distance, and the birds The bird is hiding under the bamboo plaque."
The two came to the river embankment, used an iron ruler to prop up the bamboo plaque, and placed it in a place where birds often hang out. They held the rope in their hands and guarded it from a distance.
There were a lot of sparrows by the river bank, and there were always some blind people coming over. They caught seven or eight sparrows in less than an hour.
"That's enough, that's enough."
Zhao Lin smiled and lifted the bamboo cage containing the sparrows, patted his belly and said, "Let's find a place to eat first."
In order to catch birdies, the two of them didn't even bother to eat lunch.
"Master Catcher, can you give me a sparrow?"
The little fat man who had just shot sparrows with a slingshot came over and looked at the public uniforms they were wearing and said timidly.
"Don't call me Master, just take it!"
Zhao Lin took out a sparrow from the cage and handed it to him with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Headcatcher."
Little Fatty carefully took the sparrow, thanked him, ran to the little girl, and loudly showed off: "Look, I'm coming!"
Liang Song looked at Little Fatty's back and shook his head, "The sparrow is the most angry. After catching it, it won't eat or drink. I won't see it for two days, and I will definitely be angry to death."
Then he said to Zhao Lin: "The sparrow has little meat, you'd better fry it and add some salt and pepper. It tastes delicious."
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Liuhe door, backyard study room.
"What, did you eat Runzedan?"
The old man in white stared at Zhu Huaishan in surprise, with disbelief on his face, "Junior brother Zhu, don't make fun of me. I haven't finished cultivating the strength realm, and it won't work if I take it."
"Senior Brother Pan, how could I joke with you about this kind of thing?"
Zhu Huaishan smiled and was secretly proud in his heart.
He has long been worried about this. The medicinal materials of Moisturizing Pill are difficult to find. Even with the wealth of Xingyun Sect, they can only refine a few pills a year.
It’s strange that no one has made any plans for such a good thing.
Fortunately, I gave it to Zhao Lin yesterday. If it were a day late, I might have had trouble.
The old man in white clothes couldn't hide his disappointment, his face darkened, "I heard that your apprentice Zhao Lin had just started practicing bones, so why did he start practicing muscles so quickly? You wouldn't give the elixir to other disciples, would you?"
Zhu Huaishan shook his head, "Senior Brother Pan found out clearly. To be honest, Zhao Lin's power realm has been perfected."
The old man in white's eyes flashed, "Is this true?"
"Absolutely true!"
The old man in white suddenly smiled, "Zhao Lin is only sixteen years old, right? If it's true as you said, if you train at the age of sixteen, you can be ranked high even in the Xingyun Sect."
"I want to meet such a great disciple."
