The subsequent investigation of the blood pool did not make substantial progress. In less than two days, the depth of the blood pool had expanded to an unknown level. Several monks tried to explore the inside of the pool through their spiritual consciousness. However, their consciousness can only enter a very shallow position inside the pool. If they want to go further, they will encounter great resistance.
In addition, some monks tried to throw a few weak monsters into it to observe their reactions. The monsters all had ropes on their bodies. If they encountered danger and struggled, they could quickly retract them, but without exception, All the monsters that entered the blood pool were swallowed up, and then disappeared without a trace, leaving only the severely corroded ropes. Although some monks were unwilling to do so, they could not get any results if they continued to investigate like this, so they simply Give up.
During the investigation, Luo Ting also came several times, but he was not concerned about the progress, but worried that others would find out the cause of the formation of the blood pool. The death of the two monks finally found a way to suddenly suffer. The excuse for the attack was excused, but the loss of two Yuxu monks at once was not a small matter after all. He did not want to be found out that this incident was entirely caused by him.
Luo Qin has not yet gotten over the impact of what happened that day, not only because she witnessed the death of two monks, but more importantly because of the shock that the drop of blood brought to her. The Tao is completely inapplicable to this mysterious blood bead. It does not seem to have to abide by the laws of this world. Even if it has no body, it can still maintain strong corrosiveness and violent vitality. Fortunately, this drop of blood is only under the influence of spiritual energy. It was shattered under the influence, and it did not cause any worse impact. Otherwise, with the strength of everyone present, there would be no way to deal with this blood pool.
Luo Qin sat in the carriage and looked at the scenery outside the window, silently recording some information about the blood pool, and then called out the half-moon-shaped jade in the sea of qi. A stream of black energy spurted out from the jade, forming a The shape of a palm held a drop of purple-red blood. It was the drop that Luo Qin secretly left behind when she discarded the pool of blood. This blood drop was so magical that of course she was not willing to throw it all away, but was prepared to After returning to the family, ask those knowledgeable elders to study it.
Yan Zheng, who was also lying on the carriage, had not had a good night's sleep in the past two days. Ever since the red-clothed fairy came gracefully that day, he would always wake up without warning at night, for fear that the fairy would suddenly appear in his sleep again. The tense nerves never relaxed, but the fairy who had had a good meal was probably satisfied and disappeared and never appeared again.
She had seen Yan Zheng fall into a daze for no apparent reason many times, which made the young doctor who had been by his side a little curious. She could see the changes that had happened to Yan Zheng, but when she asked, Yan Zheng avoided him. Don't talk about it, there is a worried look on his face.
Of course it's not that Yan Zheng doesn't want to say it, but because no one will believe it if he says it. There are enough weird things in this secluded realm. I don't know who revealed the news, but the discovery of the mysterious blood pool has already been revealed among the soldiers. Word spread. Although no one knew about the red fairy, he had heard soldiers complaining more than once about hearing whispers in the dark at night. These things seemed to convey some dangerous signals.
Captain Ji, who was tied up with ropes, once again knocked over the food sent by the soldiers. His mouth was full of obscene words. He didn't know what he was insulting. Looking at Captain Ji who fell into madness, Yan Zheng couldn't help but There was some sympathy for each other, probably because the world was too cruel, and people like them who were sane were not even as good as going crazy.
Seeing the precious food being knocked to the ground, the soldier taking care of Captain Ji looked angry, but he couldn't really argue with a madman, not to mention that this madman was his commander before. The soldier squatted down and silently Di picked up all the food that fell on the ground, wiped it with his hands and put it back into the bowl, then muttered: "There is not enough food now, we are all not full, and we have to waste food to take care of you, a madman. It’s better to strangle you to death at night.”
Yan Zheng, who was not far away from the two people, heard the soldier's muttering. He also knew that these were the soldiers' angry words and they were not necessarily sincere. But now it seems that the problem that Yang Shen was worried about before is gradually becoming a reality. Although The progress of various tasks has been fast enough, but high-intensity labor will naturally increase the food intake of the soldiers. The food that could have lasted until the return journey now seems to be a few days short, and it is clear that the food will not be reduced for everyone. rations, but in order to ensure the survival of more people, adjustments must have been made secretly.
In order to free up some carriages for loading baggage and for the wounded to rest, some supplies and food that could not be accommodated were distributed to individual soldiers, who took turns to carry them. Anyone who has actually participated in a march knows that this does not seem to add much. However, carrying extra weight and marching for a whole day will bring many times more fatigue to the body. If this continues, the soldiers will inevitably have a lot more complaints.
The day's long journey was temporarily over, and the soldiers could finally unload their supplies and have a good rest. They raised a bonfire, put up the iron pot, poured water into it, broke the pancakes and put them away. Go in and cook. Under the action of the flame, the water boils quickly. The dry and hard pancakes absorb enough water and expand. The soldier uses a spoon to mash the pancakes into paste, then picks up the iron pot and puts it in everyone's rice bowl. Some were poured.
Just eating pancakes was a bit boring. Several soldiers took out the dried meat from their arms and shared it with the people around them. The young doctor also got a piece of dried meat, but she did not eat it directly. After chewing it until it was soft, he spit it into the rice bowl containing the paste while others were not paying attention. Then he pretended to be full and handed the lunch box to Yan Zheng.
Of course, the little doctor's little moves couldn't be hidden from Yan Zheng's eyes. He knew that this was the girl's little intention to express her love, so he didn't expose it directly. Instead, he reached out and took it, drank a few symbolic sips, and then pretended The wound on his body was in pain, so he handed the rice bowl back with a lot of paste left.
Seeing that Yan Zheng had no appetite, the little doctor had to take the rice bowl back. Seeing that there was still a lot of batter mixed with meat scraps in the bowl, she couldn't bear to waste it, so she ate them all. This way of making dried meat is not really delicious, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it looks like pig food, but in order to replenish energy, everyone eats it with gusto.
While the soldiers were sitting around the campfire to keep warm, Shen Dutong, who was staying in the camp, frowned and listened to General Yang's report.
"Due to the Luo family's mission, the originally scheduled departure date has been postponed for two days. Coupled with the continuous march every day, the food is consumed very quickly. Although I have secretly asked the food officer to make adjustments, the current meat supply It is no longer enough to support the troops until they return. According to the reports from the corps commander and chief commander below, the soldiers have some opinions on the food. If this continues, I am afraid it will shake the morale of the army."
After listening to General Yang's report, Shen Dutong said: "We have to believe in our soldiers. They are all experienced warriors. The lack of food in a short period of time should not be a problem. The difficulties we encountered before were far worse than now. It was much harder, but we managed to survive.”
Yang Shenjiang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I know that you still carry a lot of food in the magic weapon. I wonder if you can take out some for emergencies? I made a rough estimate, and it doesn't need much to satisfy you." What the brothers need.”
Shen Dutong waved his hand and said: "It's far from time to use these grains, so don't worry. I will explain it to everyone tonight and let the brothers hold on a little longer."
A messenger suddenly ran over, knelt down on one knee and saluted the two of them, "Come to Dutong, there is a monk from the Luo family outside asking to see him. He said that he is Lord Luo Ting's younger brother, and he is here on behalf of his older brother. There is an emergency." The situation must be reported to you face to face.”
"I have the impression that this person is Luo Ting's cousin Luo Haoyang. He has always been by his side." General Yang said.
Shen Dutong nodded slightly and said to the messenger: "Hurry up and invite people to the big tent, and then prepare some hot tea. It will be cold at night, so don't neglect them."
The personal guards took the order and left quickly. A moment later, the Luo family monk came in under the guidance of the messenger. He had a dignified appearance, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. He was wearing a plain robe similar to Luo Ting's, but his complexion was different. It's a bit better, he hasn't become gloomy because of practicing the Shadow Heart Devouring Curse.
Luo Haoyang walked up to the two of them, gave a salute to Shen Dutong, and then said: "Master Dutong, the monks we stayed at the blood pool before sent news that there was something strange happening in the blood pool. Several extremely weird monsters ran out, and the blood pool is moving in the direction where we are stationed. They will catch up with us tomorrow morning. Master Luo Ting asked me to come and report the situation to you, and he has already gone to deal with it. ”
The news was very sudden. Neither of the two people sitting on the chairs spoke. For a moment, the camp fell into silence. Only the sound of wind outside and the chirping of unknown birds could be heard from time to time. After a long silence, it was still Yang Can. The general broke the silence first, "Is this news accurate? If it is true, we must set off immediately to avoid being overtaken by that weird blood pool. Although I have not gone to the scene to check, according to our monks, the blood pool It doesn’t look like a product of this world at all, and it’s not something our state can handle.”
Luo Haoyang did not speak, silence was his answer.
Shen Dutong was silent for a while, as if he had made a great decision. He stood up and ordered: "Give me the order and set off immediately!"
