After the immortal disappeared

"Huh?" He handed the basin to Gui Yuan, "What have you figured out again?"

"The powerful force that secretly supports Qingyang, I know where it comes from!" He Lingchuan said slowly, "The temple!"

There are various signs that Qingyang and Bai Tan have colluded. But He Lingchuan could feel that there was an extremely powerful third force behind them!

Qingyang only supervises the country and has no real power;

Bai Tan represents some bureaucrats and generals who are not popular;

For them to dare to set off huge waves in Yao Kingdom, they need an extremely powerful boost!

What kind of power dares to give Qing Yang a platform for his heaven-defying plan?

What kind of power can buy 30% to 40% of Guangyao's grain in just one month?

This is Qingyang, can a few generals do this?

So the answer is obvious. In addition to the Yao royal family itself, the only people with such background, connections, and power in Yao Kingdom are the temples.

Dong Rui also nodded: "Yes, Qingyang plus Bai Tan, the power is still weak. Yao people have believed in Miao Zhantian for more than a hundred years, and there are crazy believers everywhere. Whoever Miao Zhantian says it supports, these believers will No matter who you support, King Yao doesn’t have this kind of prestige.”

Emperors in the human world are subject to birth, old age, illness and death, make mistakes, become confused, and even be beheaded. How can they be compared to gods who are aloof and have boundless power?

"Piety" in Dong Rui has the same meaning as "crazy".

Gulu gulu, while the two were talking, Gui Yuan drank milk from a basin and dazzled in one breath.

When it put down the basin, a white beard appeared around its mouth.

Before it could wipe it with its hand, Lingguang quickly handed it a wet wipe.

"However, King Yao served Miao Zhantian very carefully, but Miao Zhantian plans to attack him? Well, all those thousands of temples in the past were built in vain?" Dong Rui picked up a piece of pastry and chewed it vaguely, "God My heart is so hot."

"It depends on which angle you stand." He Lingchuan took a sip of milk. This taste is really good and worth promoting. "From the perspective of the Yao royal family, sincerity cannot be exchanged for sincerity, and it is somewhat worthless; but if you are Miao Zhantian, the entire Yao Kingdom is your sheepfold. King Yao He's just a farmer who keeps the fence for you. If he doesn't do his job well and it's not what you want, of course you'll replace him."

After all, King Yao thought this country belonged to him, but the gods didn't think so.

At dawn, it was time for He Lingchuan to go to the large construction site on the outskirts of the city.

King Yao hopes that the construction of the new city will not be delayed even for a single day.

He Lingchuan also planned to ask the ministers who attended the banquet last night.

He was desperate for more details. Bai Ziqi was originally led to the north by the Qian Huan Zhenren clue he arranged, but suddenly returned to Yao Kingdom. Is there any other reason behind it?

Dong Rui was a little worried: "Hey, don't you have to enter the palace today? It's too dangerous."

Today is another day when He Lingchuan enters the palace to report the progress of the project to King Yao, but Bai Ziqi only arrived in Tianshui City yesterday. Could they have laid a dragnet in the palace, waiting for He Lingchuan to cast it himself?

"It doesn't matter, I have a way." He Lingchuan asked him, "Tian Yun secretly buried the yellow buns in Yongquan Villa, what did you find out?"

As soon as he mentioned this, Dong Rui became excited: "Ah ha, I guessed right, it's a bug puppet again!"

"What stuff, I mean, what content?"

"Do they all look the same to you, fat and round?"

"Well, it's like a brown bread that has been stored for a long time. One of them is still a little deflated."

"Actually, the insects inside are all different." Dong Rui explained, "This thing cannot be called an oospore. It should be called a sheath, because what comes out of it is not necessarily a newly hatched larvae."

He Lingchuan snorted: "Just like a caterpillar lays eggs, but it still has to pupate once before it can turn into a butterfly?"

The egg shell emerges once and the pupa shell emerges once.

"Yes, that's the truth!" Dong Rui showed a childish expression of relief, "These sheaths are actually chrysalis. Inside are insect puppets waiting to transform into their final form. Two of them will become powerful after being unearthed. Individuals, I can’t predict what they will look like in the future.”

Just like a caterpillar turns into a butterfly, its shape changes greatly.

"The other two are annoying. One will evolve into a queen ant, and the other will evolve into a queen bee." Dong Rui scratched his head, "This guy Tian Yun is really a thief. If I were him, I would give the enemy more To create a little trouble, these two things are indeed excellent choices. ”

He Lingchuan thought for a while: "How long will it take for them to hatch?"

"What hatching?" Dong Rui said angrily, "Don't you remember a word of what I just said? That's metamorphosis! The other two sheaths will break out of pupae about twelve or three days later, and the queen bee and queen ant They mature earlier, emerging from the sheath in about three days, and then begin to reproduce underground or under the bark.”

"I infer that the bee eggs and ant eggs they lay can hatch within an hour at the latest - yes, we can call this process hatching now." Dong Rui did not forget to look down on He Lingchuan, "Remember when we The seventy-year-old cicada caught in Rongshan?"

"Remember. They are stained with divine blood, so they mutate and reproduce at an unprecedented rate." Isn't this an explosive soldier?

"The queen bee and queen ant are ruthless production machines. Before Tian Yun enters the villa next time, they will probably have produced an entire nest of bees and ants. By then, they will be extremely useful for both reconnaissance and attack. "The insecticides spread in the villa may not cause fatal harm to them.

He Lingchuan cut off the conversation: "Before Tian Yun buried these yellow buns, he calculated the time for them to transform."

Dong Rui snorted twice: "For a good demon puppet master, this is the basic skill."

"Conversely, it can be inferred that Tian Yun actually intends to launch it in a dozen days." He Lingchuan pinched his knuckles, "This timing is very important."

Both of them knew what would happen in a dozen days. "Do you think they will also choose to attack on the day when Emperor Liujiang descends?"

"The whole city will be in chaos that day, and he will have an opportunity." He Lingchuan consulted an expert, "If Emperor Liujiang erupts, can they still control their insect puppets?"

"If it is the murderer who attacked Situ Yu, I think they can." Dong Rui said seriously, "His control is very strong. Even if Emperor Liujiang erupts, the possibility of the demon puppet escaping control or counterattacking is very small-unless he is seriously injured."

He Lingchuan asked curiously: "If you are seriously injured, I don't think the ghost ape and bat will counterattack?"

"Of course not." Dong Rui shook his head, "I have always brought them with me because I have established a strong emotional bond with these two demon puppets and No. 66 in the egg."

While speaking, the ghost ape stretched out his hairy hand and secretly touched the pancake on the table. Dong Rui slapped him on the back of his hand: "No rules!"

Indeed, Dong Rui rarely used other demon puppets, and He Lingchuan thought this guy was too lazy. "Can't that demon puppet master?"

"He controls insect puppets! How big is the brain of an insect?" Insect puppets act more on instinct. "Do you know why I don't like insect puppets? They can't be tamed!"

"But the spider sisters...?"

"They are ancient demons. Look at how big their brains are." Dong Rui was unwilling to discuss issues with outsiders. "From these insect puppets, the demon puppet master organization where Tian Yun is located should have started research in this area a long time ago."

"In fact, insect puppets still have advantages that cannot be erased compared to ordinary beast puppets. By accelerating the generational change, they can adapt to the influence of divine blood more quickly; and they actually have two opportunities to break out of their shells. They are in a dormant state in the sheath, which is easy to control."

Sure enough, the surname Tian specializes in the direction of insect puppets, and he has his own practical considerations. Well, it's hard to say whether his surname is really Tian.

"Since they are in your hands, they will not hatch again, uh, they will not transform again, right?"

"I interrupted their transformation process, but I have to keep them and study them carefully." Other people's works and experiences are also very valuable to Dong Rui. He is a model of self-study, but he also needs to broaden his horizons and get new inspiration from his peers.

"You dug out these yellow buns. Does Tian Yun know?"

"It's hard to say." This line of work is too complicated.

He Lingchuan stood up: "I'm leaving. You stay in the villa and don't run around."

Before the sky falls, he still has to go to work.

Before leaving, he once again reminded Wanqi Feng that if Zhao Song raised an army, everyone should evacuate as soon as possible according to He Lingchuan's previous arrangements.

...

As soon as Bai Ziqi entered Yuquan Palace, a cold air hit him.

This kind of cold will make everyone who is caught off guard breathless, because the air inhaled into the nose will instantly condense into countless small ice crystals, and it will be chilly when it enters the lungs.

The surface of the rocks and buildings in Yuquan Palace is covered with a thick layer of white snow.

It's not frost, it's snow.

Separated by a wall, the temperature inside and outside is at least 20 degrees different.

Bai Ziqi exhaled a puff of white steam as soon as he opened his mouth: "Yuquan Palace seems to be colder?"

Last time I came, it didn't seem so exaggerated.

The palace servant who led the way said respectfully: "Yes, in the past three years, Yuquan Palace has been getting colder every year."

Since the end of the birthday ceremony of King Yao, Yuquan Palace has been getting colder every day. This palace seems to have its own barrier, and snow falls at night. In the early morning, the palace servants have to come out to sweep the snow, at least to sweep a path for King Yao to walk.

But King Yao no longer walks here.

He is old and weak, and can't withstand such cold.

"Huh?" Turning the corner, Bai Ziqi paused, "Where is the old pear tree?"

The old pear tree is the protagonist of Yuquan Palace. The canopy is tall and the jade tree is fragrant and snowy, which also left a deep impression on the knowledgeable Bai Ziqi. But this time when I came in, why is Yuquan Palace empty?

Where is the tree?

The palace maid hesitated for a moment before whispering, "The precious tree has disappeared, disappeared."

Bai Ziqi was a little surprised: "When did it happen?"

He could also receive some news from Yao Kingdom, but such trivial matters as "a tree died" usually did not reach his ears.

"On the day of my king's birthday, the precious tree suddenly withered with flowers and leaves falling."

Bai Ziqi said softly, "I see."

He just asked casually and didn't take it too seriously. He walked through Yuquan Palace and went to Qingyin Pavilion.