From the advent of the mountains and seas

Chapter 51

Qin Wenzhao led the way.

An Jing easily passed the Jinyiwei guarding outside the main tent.

Stepping into the extra spacious tent, everything in the attic of the main ship seems to have been moved here.

Part of the space inside the tent was separated by a screen, presumably that should be Commander Lu's bedroom.

At this time, the "Big Three of the Fleet" were all inside the tent.

In the central open space lies the soldier who died in the expedition.

It's just that compared to before, the armor and clothes on his body have been removed, and he is completely naked.

"Lord Lu, Lord Hu, Bachelor Tang."

An Jing stood still in front of the three of them, and bowed her hands in greeting.

As a stranger, he and the fleet are nominally a cooperative relationship, and there is no rule of kneeling when meeting.

But some apparently don't think so.

"Hmph, country folks are so unruly, which one of you here is not an important official of the imperial court, you."

Hu Zhijing slapped the armrest of the seat and yelled at him sharply, but was interrupted by Tang Ruosheng before he finished speaking.

"Qin Wenzhao said that you climbed to the top of the tree and saw the giant in the clouds with your own eyes?"

Ignoring Hu Zhijing's swollen face, Tang Ruosheng got up from the soldier's corpse and walked to An Jing in a few steps, with undisguised excitement and curiosity on his face.

An Jing glanced at Commander Lu, and found that the latter's expression was a little helpless at the moment, but he didn't stop Tang Ruosheng.

Apparently, this Grand Master Qin Tianjian's status in the fleet is not low.

"Yes, I did see giants deep in the jungle, their bodies hidden in the clouds."

Recalling the scene at that time, An Jing told the whole story of what he saw, and there was nothing to hide from this information.

Tang Ruosheng took a piece of white paper from the side and laid it flat on the table, while listening to An Jing's description, he drew on the paper with a brush.

Not long after, a giant with a square head, double horns on the forehead, and a large string of Buddhist beads hanging around the neck appeared vividly on the paper, which was almost similar to the monster in An Jing's impression.

"Scholar Tang, Penglai Island is isolated in the depths of the Lizhi Sea, why do the monsters on the island grow up like this?"

Commander Lu stood next to Tang Ruosheng, looking at the Buddha's head on the ground and Tang Ruosheng's giant figure,

"There is also the sea monster last night. The monster in the tentacles is obviously also a product of Penglai Xiandao."

"It's very simple. These monsters were all human beings before, human beings like us. Why, you should have thought of it, right?"

Straightening the broken copper-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, Tang Ruosheng turned his head to look at the people around him, with a strange smile on his face, as if he had expected this to happen a long time ago.

As soon as this remark came out, both An Jing and the other people in the tent fell silent for a moment.

After the sea monster attack last night and the jungle exploration this morning, it would be a lie to say that there is no such speculation.

But this kind of thing is really incredible.

Looking at Xueshi Tang again, An Jing knew that he must have some secrets.

"The emperor spent several years to build three fleets, and invested countless money in them. Of course, it is not just a legend. This Penglai fairy island was found and discovered hundreds of years ago. The strange phenomenon on the island is to seek longevity. It's not the first time this kind of thing happened, which dynasty's supreme doesn't want it to last forever?"

Putting the brush aside, Tang Ruosheng didn't show off, but turned to look at An Jing, and continued,

"The Buddhas and giants you met in the jungle are most likely people who came to this island to find medicine or refine medicine. It is because of this that they speak a language similar to ours!"

"But they have all become ghosts now. Does this mean that there is no elixir at all on Penglai Xiandao?"

Thinking of the monsters in the jungle, Hu Zhijing frowned and said.

"No, on the contrary, the ancients hundreds of years ago are still active on this island, even if their appearance, mind or other things have changed, but they have gained longevity, even if it is not Complete longevity, this is an undoubted fact!"

Speaking of this, Tang Ruosheng held up the Buddha's head on the ground, carefully looked at its appearance,
"When they landed on the island to refine the elixir of immortality, someone must test the medicine. I think that the humanoid monsters in the jungle are all experimental subjects left over from that year. Even if they fail in the end, they will inevitably leave a lot of experimental files. .”

The finished products of ordinary alchemy have to be tested.

Not to mention that the elixir of immortality has to be tributed to the emperor, and more people will try it.

It's just that what did people refine on this island hundreds of years ago, which finally led to the appearance of these humanoid monsters?
"Penglai Xiandao has a vast area, how can we find the laboratory hundreds of years ago?"

As the leader of the fleet, Commander Lu's goal has always been clear. She only wants to find the elixir. As for where the elixir comes from and how it is made, she doesn't care!

"Actually, the clues are already in front of us. The experimental subject who tested the medicine is alive, so how could it be impossible to find it?"

"Wait, you go out first."

Before Tang Ruosheng finished speaking, Commander Lu looked at An Jing, and then gave instructions to Qin Wenzhao at the entrance of the tent,

"You stay outside, anyone who approaches without authorization will be shot and killed!"

Originally wanted to take this opportunity to learn about the secrets of the elixir, An Jing quickly left the tent while feeling disappointed.

Although it is a pity that no further information can be obtained, An Jing knows very well that regardless of the outcome of Tang Ruosheng and others' discussions, the second exploration of the jungle is bound to start in a short time.

Because of this, he left the camp and turned to the location where the Huotou army was stationed, preparing to fill his stomach before talking.

Not surprisingly, he bumped into Tie Wushuang who was eating a big piece.

This guy has a huge physique, and his appetite is extremely exaggerated. Hu Zhijing's status as a stranger may not be welcomed by Hu Zhijing, but for these fire-headed troops who are in charge of logistics, it is enough for him to easily obtain a lot of food.

The arrival of An Jing did not attract Tie Wushuang's attention. The latter just glanced at him and continued to struggle with the pig leg in his hand, without any intention of communicating.

'Isn't this guy revealing the imperial list for the sake of eating? '

Seeing Tie Wushuang's mouth full of greasy food, An Jing couldn't help but think with such a careless appearance.

The performance of this fierce man in the jungle emerged in his mind, and An Jing found that the transformed man was obviously more suitable for this kind of adventure in the primitive forest than ordinary people, especially his two palms.

In Tie Wushuang's eyes, the human-faced butterfly, which ordinary people avoid, is no different from ordinary mosquitoes.

Let alone crushing to death, the follow-up was not affected in any way.

That's why An Jing asked Tie Wushuang to help him on the grounds of climbing the canopy to investigate.

Through the power of the soles of his feet, An Jing could clearly feel the extreme hardness of his palms.

When talking to Nangong Lian just now, he used his foot to grind the stone to try to compare, but the result is still that the palm is harder!
Tie Wushuang's body may have been transformed to a deeper extent than it appears on the surface.

(End of this chapter)