After the immortal disappeared

When his beloved son was attacked and fell unconscious, He Chunhua also sent a message to the Xishan Leopard Demon, but there was no reply.

He sighed: "In addition, the emergency reports from the mainland were interrupted for more than ten days because the Pingning area was captured by the rebels and then encountered floods. The inns along the way were unusable and all communications were interrupted. Heishui City has been interrupted these days. Tian is busy arranging his troops."

He Lingchuan was slightly stunned: "Are we going to join the war too?"

He heard that there had been some unusual movements in the military camp recently, but he didn't take it seriously. There have been no major battles in Qiansong County for a long time, but there are sporadic battles around Blackwater City every three days. Most of them are the officers and soldiers going out to suppress bandits and beating up the little thieves who can't open their eyes. The soldiers and the people are used to it.

"I can't tell." He Chunhua's expression was serious.

"That's all." Looking at his slightly haggard face, He Lingchuan didn't really blame this cheap dad. The county's affairs are heavy, including grain production, commerce, border troubles, defense, and natural disasters. They must not be neglected, and they must also guard against insurgents from the mainland. He Chunhua wakes up earlier than a chicken and goes to bed later than a dog. He is a diligent parent.

Even if he works hard for Qiansong County, the worst news often comes from the hinterland of the Kite Kingdom!

The country is gripped by civil strife.

"You asked me to come here, what exactly do you want to see?"

"This." He Chunhua opened the leopard's mouth.

That mouth full of sharp teeth made people shudder, but He Lingchuan immediately saw the difference: "All the canine teeth are gone?"

All four canine teeth were forcibly pulled out, leaving only bloody holes.

"The leopard monster that attacked you also used its canine teeth to hide its objects. In addition, the leopard's internal injuries were very similar to that of the leopard king." He muttered, "Where did you keep the things in its canine teeth? Show them to me. look."

When he was found by the He family at the bottom of the cliff, He Lingchuan was unconscious and covered in blood, while the leopard was already dead.

So the He family moved both of them back together, the living ones were rushed to treatment, and the dead leopards were sent for autopsy. He Lingchuan only went to hunt rock sheep, but he got back a leopard demon, so this could be considered his prey. After He Chunhua saw the collection in Bao Ya, he gave it to his eldest son as a souvenir.

Monsters also have storage needs, but most of them don't wear clothes, so where can they hide their things? A common practice is to turn a certain part of your body into a storage space. Of course, this requires the support of talent. For example, crocodile monsters like to use their stomachs as treasure bags, and monsters like tigers, leopards, wolves and jackals usually refine their canine teeth to hide things.

Humans who understand this characteristic kill leopard monsters and, of course, take their canine teeth as trophies.

Opening the storage space requires spiritual power. He Lingchuan, who had just traveled through time, didn't know what was going on and thought the Leopard Ya was really empty.

"Put it in the house. Go get it right away." Now it was finally He Lingchuan's turn to get down to business, "Dad, I have something else to report to you."

Then, he told the story of Dong Lai Mansion's guards tracking down Sha Bao's whereabouts.

The more He Chunhua listened, the more he frowned. When he heard the words "Donglai Mansion", he stood up and said, "What did you say?"

His expression suddenly changed, and he slapped him with his hand.

He Lingchuan subconsciously took half a step back.

However, He Chunhua's slap stopped in mid-air and did not really hit him.

After a few seconds, he clenched his palms into fists and hit the table with a bang:

"Private torture is just nonsense!"

He knew that this son was used to his behavior and would not change his ways despite repeated admonitions. Sooner or later, he would be kicked out of trouble. But I didn't expect the iron plate to come so quickly and so accurately.

Da Sima!

Why did you offend Da Sima!

He Chunhua has always been evaluated as "stable" in the officialdom, but in He Lingchuan's memory, he often saw his father getting angry with him, so he was not too afraid, and instead argued loudly: "Those two people are asking around, and the city is full of talkative people. Damn it, I'm afraid they'll track us down soon."

At this time, he admired He Chunhua's caution. Instead of making any announcement about the leopard demon, Governor He asked those who knew about it to keep silent. Otherwise, the news that the Blackwater City bully killed the leopard demon alone would have spread throughout the city, and the two of them would have known about it without asking.

Of course, there is no airtight wall under the sky.

"The Zhang Hongbin case initiated by Da Sima six years ago involved a duke, two marquises, and a seventh uncle, and more than 2,600 people were implicated. How many people were left alive in the end?"

His father's face looked like a dark cloud, and He Lingchuan cautiously said, "It seems... not much?"

"Seventy-three people!" He Chunhua said word by word, "How many women, children, and children are there? Oh, in the end only seventy-three people survived!"

A chill suddenly arose in He Lingchuan's heart.

Not to mention ordinary people, even the lives of ministers are like cheap grass. If you want to chop it down, just chop it down.

"In comparison, our family's experience is not the worst..." He Chunhua sighed with emotion, then changed the topic, "After receiving the summons from the Red and White Road, why didn't you come directly to report it?"

"I want to ask for something and then report it." He Lingchuan's expression was condensed, his eyes were ruthless, "If these two people have no background, it would be best for me to take revenge; if their backing is too strong, then I can't let them know how to escape. The sand leopard is in our hands.”

He Chunhua was originally full of sullenness, but after carefully considering his son's words, his expression slowly calmed down, and finally he actually agreed: "It's not unreasonable."

Whether these two people are caught or not is not the point. The root of the trouble is that what Da Sima wants may be in the hands of their father and son.

He looked at He Lingchuan: "You can also think about things with your brain."

Facing his father's pleased gaze, He Lingchuan grinned and said, "I'll get something."

A quarter of an hour later.

He Lingchuan had already returned with Leopard Fang and poured all the stored items on the small table.

"And that's all."

The relics of the sand leopard that attacked He Lingchuan include several demon pills of different sizes and colors, a set of daggers with broken hair, several pieces of mutton-fat white jade, a string of pearl necklaces, some sundries with no apparent purpose, and even There are also more than a dozen gold and silver ingots!

Monsters are not just vicious, they also do business with humans. The emergence of gold and silver as hard currency was not surprising to the Hes and his sons.

"What Da Sima wants is definitely not this string of beads, right?" He Lingchuan picked up the string of beads and shined it into the light.

The luster of the pearls is warm and charming. Each pearl is slightly larger than a melon seed and glows faintly blue in the sunlight. After taking it out for a while, light water vapor began to condense around the bead string. People felt cool when placed in it, and even breathing became much easier, as if they had arrived at the coast where the breeze was blowing.

"It has a little water-condensing effect, nothing special." All living things need water. In the dry desert, this string of beads can make the sand leopard feel comfortable, but Da Sima probably has no interest in it.

He Chunhua's eyes were focused on the pile of debris. Last time he took inventory, he piled them all aside, but now he wanted to take a closer look.

But these things were bits and pieces, such as withered flowers and plants, half a piece of black musk, ungnawed bones, and bloody rings that seemed to be obtained from human victims, broken hairpins, almost Pack of spices, a dozen feathers, half a comb, and...

A lot of dried insects, dried snakes, and dried lizards.