The night in Antu County is quiet.
The streetscape is empty, and the trees on the roadside are tangled and struggling to stretch their slender branches toward the sky.
The night was deep and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.
Gu Bei knew that this was because a large amount of volcanic ash was sprayed into the sky and fell back to the ground, causing the area near Changbai Mountain to smell like burning gun smoke.
He smelled it as soon as he got off the train.
There are still a few crickets that are not dormant in the grass outside the room. Perhaps they have not found their favorite partner all summer. Even though it has already entered autumn, these single crickets are still flapping their wings and singing happily, filling the room. Mingfei's snoring accompaniment.
Lu Mingfei usually didn't snore, but he was really overworked on the train these days. Today, he fell asleep for the first time and snored.
While Lu Mingfei was snoring, Gu Bei and the little thing on the table were looking at each other.
The little thing was gray all over, with four thin legs supporting a fat belly. Its tail was slender but longer than its entire body.
When it found Gu Bei looking at it, it didn't panic, but instead looked around cunningly.
If it weren't for the fact that this guy only had one ear, Gu Bei would have thought it was a mouse... what the hell!
Isn't this just a mouse?
Do you think I don’t watch Sheriff Black Cat?
Like plum, one ear!
Gu Bei had quick eyes and quick hands. He twisted Yuan Qi into a thin "immortal binding rope" and flew towards one ear with a "whoosh".
It was obviously the first time for One Ear to see this thing. It was so frightened that the whole mouse jumped ten centimeters on the spot and almost took off.
Seeing that the situation was not good, One Ear turned around and wanted to run away, but it was just a little rat. How could it be faster than the "fairy binding rope" controlled by Gu Bei and with its own tracking function?
Before he even jumped off the table, one ear was tied up with the "fairy binding rope".
Gu Bei controlled Yuan Qi to lift One Ear in front of him, and frowned as he watched One Ear's four legs struggling wildly.
The Ma family in the Northeast worships different family immortals. Among them, the five major immortals, white, yellow, willow and gray, are the most widely distributed and have been circulated for the longest time.
The "grey fairy" refers to the mouse.
Gu Bei originally guessed that it might be the Five Northeastern Immortals when he saw the information, but his guess was just a guess.
After all, this is the Dragon Clan, not under one person.
The legend of the Five Great Immortals does exist, but it is still unclear whether it is true.
The most likely guess is that maybe some hybrid animal with dragon blood is playing tricks.
So Gu Bei was prepared to gain nothing before coming.
But I didn’t expect that God would give me a surprise on the first day after arriving at my destination! ?
Gu Bei was holding one ear's hind leg, feeling that the solution to the matter was a bit too simple?
I always feel like something is wrong.
Gu Bei frowned and thought for a while, and decided to be more careful.
Yuan Qi followed the "Immortal Binding Rope" and got into Yi Er's body. After a while, Gu Bei took Yuan Qi back.
Nothing to gain, it's just an ordinary mouse.
Without dragon blood, without Yuan Qi, an ordinary mouse can no longer be an ordinary mouse.
It seemed that Gu Bei had guessed wrong. The appearance of One Ear might just be a coincidence and not an arrangement by "Grey Fairy".
But Gu Bei didn't let go of one ear.
Judging from the physiological structure, this was indeed an ordinary mouse, but Gu Bei always felt that this mouse looked awkward.
Nothing else, its eyes are too smart and it doesn't look like a retarded creature at all.
Want to touch your soul with blue hands?
After thinking about it, Gu Bei decided to give up temporarily.
Without it, the soul of a creature like a mouse is too fragile. If there is no abnormality in the soul of one ear, then Gu Bei's touch with his blue hand is enough to send one ear to the west.
Although creatures like mice are everywhere, an ear is likely to be a clue that comes to your door. It is best not to let it die unless it is absolutely necessary.
After making up his mind, Gu Bei tied one ear carefully and threw it on Lu Mingfei's bedside, then he fell down and fell asleep.
There was no way, not only Lu Mingfei was tired from the journey, but he was too.
Tiredness is a common thing.
Since practicing, Gu Bei has not slept much, and has always used cultivation to replace sleep.
That night, Gu Bei had a good sleep for the first time in a long time.
Early the next morning, it was Lu Mingfei's scream that woke Gu Bei up.
"I'll blanch, boss, boss, there's a mouse!
!
"
Gu Bei sank the Lu Mingfei with a pillow: "What's the noise about so early in the morning?! Isn't it just a mouse? What a fuss!"
Lu Mingfei's number was broken.
Gu Bei grabbed his messed up hair and yawned. He hooked his fingers lightly, and one of his ears that was tied up floated up from the head of Lu Mingfei's bed and flew towards Gu Bei.
Maybe he had realized the truth last night, or maybe Shushu had already tried to escape but with little success. In short, One Ear had completely given up resistance now and fell asleep so soundly that his nose was bubbling.
Well... In a sense, last night should have been the peak of One-Eared Rat Life. After all, not everyone can sleep with the Dragon King.
Of course, there will be more opportunities like this for Su Xiaoqiang in the future. She is probably the human being in the world who has the easiest time to become a Dragon King Knight.
Hmm... maybe Chu Zihang?
Gu Bei suddenly thought of the unknown Xia Mi. If, as he guessed, she was also a dragon king, then maybe it would be easier for Chu Zihang to become a dragon knight?
But having said that, aren’t there too many Dragon Kings around me?
Gu Bei's thoughts drifted further and further away, completely unaware of a pair of resentful eyes looking at him.
Lu Mingfei was so frightened that he jumped up and was hit by a pillow from Gu Bei under the bed. When he got up, he saw Gu Bei Dan putting an ear in his pocket.
After such a fuss, both of them became energetic and got up to wash up separately.
"Dong Dong Dong" knocked on the door, and Gu Bei, who was brushing his teeth, poked his head out of the bathroom: "Lu Mingfei, open the door."
Lu Mingfei opened the door, and after a while the door closed again.
Gu Bei gargled and spit out a mouthful of foam, walked out of the bathroom, looked around the living room, and found that Lu Mingfei was the only one sitting on the sofa.
Gu Bei sat down next to Lu Mingfei: "Where was that person who knocked on the door just now?"
Lu Mingfei pointed to the package on the coffee table: "Here, that person left after delivering this."
Gu Bei nodded, remembering yesterday that Gu Haitang said that he would deliver the information they had today. It should be this package, right?
But...is there so much information on the Northern Branch?
Gu Bei picked up the package and weighed it, oh, it's almost five or six kilograms. When will we go?
Without thinking carefully, Gu Bei casually removed the sealing tape on the package.
After opening a corner of the package, before he could see anything clearly, an ominous aura leaked out. Gu Bei's eyes narrowed and he threw the package away without hesitation.
The package flew high and then hit the floor hard. Before Lu Mingfei, who was sitting on the other side of the sofa, could react, Gu Bei grabbed his neck and pulled him behind him.
Gu Bei looked solemnly at the location where the package fell.
After being dropped hard, the outer shell of the package was in tatters, and the contents slipped out. It was not the information Gu Bei thought it was, but a small statue.
The total length of the statue is about 30 centimeters. It is made of copper and is divided into three parts.
The front part is the head of a mouse, but this mouse has a pair of big furry fox ears on its head, which looks nondescript.
The middle part is a long yellow torso. The claws look like Wong Tai Sin, but the hairs on the torso are sharp and stand up, making it look like a hedgehog.
The back half of the tail looks like a mouse again, thin and long, but if you look carefully, you will find that there is a small snake with a wide mouth on the tip of the slender tail, turning its head to pull its long tail. The fangs stabbed hard into the base of the tail.
The three parts of the statue look strange when taken out individually, but when viewed as a whole they appear quite harmonious, as if they should be that way.
What's even weirder is that on this statue made entirely of copper, the eyes of the mouse and the snake are not copper, but dotted with thin gold. The gold is flashing, as if a pair of eyes are watching Gu Bei and Lu. Ming Fei's golden boy.
Lu Mingfei felt uncomfortable looking at the statue: "Boss...Boss, what is this?"
Gu Bei looked at his index finger that accidentally touched the statue when he opened the package just now. The tip of his finger was already burnt black, but Gu Bei didn't feel any discomfort.
Moreover, Gu Bei didn't notice the method used on the statue. The power was neither a mixed-race spirit nor a stranger's Qi. It was strangely tight.
Gu Bei urged the Immortal Thief Liuku, and in an instant, no scars were left on his fingers.
"I don't know what it is, but I know it's not something good."
The characteristics of the five great immortals are cast on a bronze statue, which is indescribable and indescribable. Coupled with the golden touch, it obviously symbolizes the mixed race...
The ingredients are complex enough. Do you want me to guess your true identity? Or is the statue itself misleading?
When he caught an ear last night, Gu Bei thought it was a simple rat infestation, or that a rat had turned into a hybrid.
As for the appearance of the Great Gray Immortal, it was not impossible, but the possibility was too low, and Gu Bei did not think about it.
But now it seems that Gu Bei still underestimated it.
Moreover, the other party also delivered this thing to the door. It was obvious that the other party knew the purpose of Gu Bei and Lu Mingfei's coming to Changbai Mountain. They just didn't know the purpose of the other party sending the sculpture. Was it a warning or a demonstration?
Gu Bei lowered his head and thought, feeling that things were getting interesting...
By the way, where is one ear?
As soon as Gu Bei took out his pocket, he found that the little mouse that was supposed to be in his pocket was missing. He searched around with his sense of energy and found that the little guy was flapping his two short legs that were not tied up, trying hard to move towards the statue. Move over there.
Gu Bei frowned, his head was spinning and one ear was dizzy, then he stuffed it into his pocket.
Will the mysterious statue attract (specific?) creatures?
Let's test it later.
Gu Bei took out a notebook and compiled and recorded all the information collected so far, and then confirmed each one.
Check it again, it seems like something is missing...
Less...that's right!
"Lu Mingfei," Gu Bei turned around and asked Lu Mingfei, who was curled up in the corner of the sofa, "What does the man who came to deliver things look like just now? Do you remember?"
"ah?"
Lu Mingfei thought for a while and shook his head: "He was wearing all black, a hat, a mask, and sunglasses. He couldn't see his face clearly."
That is to say, there are no clues...
Gu Bei closed his notebook and said, "Put those things away. We will go out for breakfast later."
When Lu Mingfei heard this, his expression turned bitter: "No, boss, that thing looks disgusting."
Gu Bei smiled and said, "If you don't clean it up, then let it have breakfast with you later."
Lu Mingfei grinned, picked up the statue with a grimace, threw it back into the package, taped it with sealing tape, and then carried it away to go out.
Gu Bei: "Where are you going?"
Lu Mingfei: "Go throw this thing into the trash can."
Gu Bei shook his head: "No, that thing is still useful if you keep it."
Lu Mingfei was shocked: "Boss, you don't really want it to have breakfast with me, do you?"
Gu Bei: "...I think I should take the time to check if there is anything wrong with your brain."
After a fuss, Gu Bei locked the package containing the statue into the cabinet under his desk.
After thinking about it, Gu Bei edited a text message and sent it to Gu Haitang. After a while, he received a reply: "Received."
"Boss, let's go eat quickly, I'm almost hungry."
Lu Mingfei had already packed up and was waiting at the door. After all, he was really hungry after sleeping for more than ten hours at a stretch.
Gu Bei put away his cell phone, and after confirming again that the sculpture was locked, he packed it up and left the door.
"Okay, stop urging me. It's like urging me to order you."
"Hey, boss, let me tell you, if you are not active in your work, you have a problem with your thinking!"
"……You scold me?"
"...Boss, I think you should take the time to check your brain."
"...Did you beat around the bush and cursed me again?"
"...Boss, just be happy."
The two quarreled and discussed what to eat for breakfast, and left the B&B noisily.
In the cabinet under the desk, the package shook twice, then returned to calmness.
On the other side, Gu Haitang, who had not slept all night, moved his body and looked at the exploration team on the other side: "How's it going? Have you found the location of the 'egg'?" "
The people in the exploration team seemed to have not heard her and looked down at the instruments in their hands seriously.
Gu Haitang is not annoyed either. She has long been familiar with the temperament of this group of people, and she is not asking everyone.
The captain of the exploration team, a little old man about 1.5 meters tall, walked out of a group of team members and came to Gu Haitang.
"No trace, Captain."
Gu Haitang frowned: "If I remember correctly, we have already dug through the entire Changbai Mountains, right?"
The little old man nodded: "Yes, so we now have two inferences."
"speak."
"The first possibility is that this 'egg' is hidden in the deepest part of the magma and cannot be detected by our instruments. "
Gu Haitang shook his head: "This is impossible. These new instruments are alchemy tools and have a specific response to high concentrations of dragon blood. Unless she hides in the center of the earth, she will always be found."
The little old man agreed: "We thought so too, so we came up with a second guess."
"The 'egg' may have hatched, and the 'target' is hiding from us. "
After hearing this, Gu Haitang was silent for a moment: "Okay, I understand."
"You guys continue searching. I have something else to do, so I'll go down the mountain first."
"yes."
