Fairy cage

After Yu Lie successfully digested the copper tendons and iron bones, his energy and blood suddenly became stuck. Unless he could break through to a high-level Taoist boy and break through the limitations of the physical body, he could continue to increase his energy and blood.

But what discouraged him was that since he caught the black snake fish king, Yu Lie ran to the Black River every now and then, hoping to catch another fish king.

However, after seven days in a row, the number of black snake fish nearby he caught was reduced, but he never met the second king fish.

Even if he used part of the preserved flesh and blood of the Fish King as bait, he couldn't seduce it.

It wasn't until Yu Lie chatted with Lao Hutou and others that he knew that the reason why the Black Snake Fish King was called "King" was not only because of its large size and age, but also because of its large size and age. There will never be a second fish king within the range of a black snake fish king.

In a section of the river, once all the black snake fish grow to a certain size, they will inevitably be stared at by the existing king fish, and then they will try their best to prey on them and devour them.

This situation can be said to be that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, not even one male and one female.

Because the black snake fish is a hermaphrodite.

It seems that it is precisely because of this that the Black Snake Fish has taken the initiative to limit its flooding in the Heihe River to a certain extent, so as not to damage the ecology of the Heishui River.

As for the specific number of miles in a stretch of river, there can be a fish king... Yu Lie asked insinuatingly. Some said it was a hundred miles, some said fifty miles, and some said thirty miles, and so on.

But Yu Lie also understood that no matter whether the Fish King's range of activities was a hundred miles or thirty miles, there would not be another one within the Blackwater Town where he was located in a short time.

If he wanted to hunt a second or even multiple King Fish, he would have to leave the town and go to the other basins of the Black River!

After learning about this situation, Yu Lie's mood was slightly complicated.

He sighed softly: "It seems that I can only break through to the upper Taoist level outside the town."

However, in this way, he suddenly had a clear and specific goal in his subsequent experience outside the town!

for the rest of the time.

While Yu Lie was seizing his time to refine various elixirs, such as using the eggs of the Fish King to prepare more exquisite blood-strengthening pills, he would also run to the first and second floors of the library from time to time to read about various fist and kick martial arts.

After all, sharpening one's skills in battle will only lead to dissatisfaction.

He is trying his best to make preparations for the upcoming trip.

As time went by, the news of the Dadian soldiers spread more and more in Heishui Town.

The poison-extracting boys under Yu Lie became impatient, and some of them would come to Yu Lie from time to time, becoming familiar with them, hoping to get his care after leaving town.

Yu Lie just took in these situations one by one and continued to seize the time to make his own preparations.

At the same time, prices in the town have skyrocketed. In less than the last ten days, the prices of various spells, weapons, and elixirs have reached the highest level in the past, enough to annihilate all the people in the town. Some poor Taoist boys were completely excluded.

Taoists involved in related industries have all made a fortune!

Only teahouses, restaurants and other places, on the other hand, saw a sudden slump in business and had to drastically reduce prices.

The only one who made Yu Lie feel exceptional was his landlady. The other party's business has become more and more prosperous recently. He works all night long every day, and the red lanterns at the door are getting brighter and brighter.

Every time Yu Lie went out early in the morning, he would see the other party coming out to see off his benefactor. Moreover, the landlady was too lazy to tease Yu Lie anymore. It seemed that her business was so good that her skin was almost worn out, and there was no shortage of Yu Lie's orders.

This day.

Yu Lie continued his alchemy work in Dukou's quiet room.

Suddenly, a request for instructions came from outside the quiet room, which made Yu Lie, who was busy, frown slightly.

Although he no longer told him not to be disturbed like he did at the beginning, Du said that unless there was something difficult to do, Carrot Head and others would never disturb him.

I saw a small bell hanging at the stone door of the quiet room. It swayed slightly and stopped after three breaths.

Seeing that the bell stopped in time, Yu Lie lowered his head again and continued working on what he was doing.

After half an hour, he stood up, washed his hands, and opened the stone door.

As soon as he opened the stone door, Carrot Head moved a stool as usual and sat waiting at the door. As soon as he heard the movement of the quiet room door, he stood up immediately.

Yu Lie wiped his palms and said directly: "No need to be polite, what happened in your mouth?"

"Boss!" Luobotou shouted respectfully, then scratched his head and said with some uncertainty:

"This time it's not what happened in your mouth, but someone coming to find you."

Yu Lie was slightly startled: "Looking for me?"

Yu Lie felt a little confused. He subconsciously suspected that Mr. Fang or Hall She was calling him over.

But Luobotou took a step forward and whispered: "It's the tenant woman, the woman in charge of rent collection in the courtyard. Boss, do you still remember?"

Yu Lie had a strange look in his eyes and said, "Why did she come to see me?"

Luobotou replied: "It's said that Brother Qiao has lost it, and I want to ask you to help me find it."

Hearing this, Yu Lie frowned.

Before he could say anything, Carrot Head paused, and added: "I just asked someone to inquire, and I heard that it was indeed lost, and that it had been lost for several days. The landlord also said that it was in the alchemy room. It was lost in it. Perhaps it was because of this that the charterer came to see you, the boss."

Yu Lie frowned and wanted to ask Luobotou to call the tenant over and learn more about the situation.

If it is true, then it is okay for him to help inquire in the alchemy room and ask the Taoist boys under him. Anyway, it is just a matter of effort.

Besides, the landlady was domineering and mean, but Brother Qiao was innocent.

Brother Qiao is usually quite introverted. He lost his father at a young age and is also a poor child.

But when the words came to his mouth, Yu Lie suddenly pursed his lips again.

He pondered, just waved his hand towards Carrot Head, without explaining anything, and said:

"You go and help me see off the guests. I still have some elixirs that need to be concocted."

After saying this, Yu Lie stepped into the quiet room again without looking back.

Hearing Yu Lie's answer, Carrot Head hesitated, but he just sighed softly, turned around and walked towards the gate to send away the charterer.

And Yu Lie returned to the quiet room.

His brows furrowed even more, and after pacing again and again, he still didn't turn around and call Carrot Head back.

Yu Lie closed the stone door and suddenly pulled out the sleeping myna. One person and one bird cut their palms and held each other's claws. After Yu Lie whispered softly, he released the myna through the secret passage in the quiet room. .

Looking at the departing Bage, Yu Lie sighed softly.

Unless he doesn't want to go directly to the landlord to help find Brother Qiao.

But Yu Lie suddenly realized that such incidents of children getting lost were very rare in the town, let alone in the alchemy room.

Moreover, the charterer and Brother Qiao are natives of Blackwater Town. Even though they are just mortals and women and children, their status in the town is much higher than that of the Taoist boys who have just arrived here. It is directly equivalent to the lower Taoist boy.

For example, the house that Yu Lie and others once rented belonged to the landlord and Qiao Ge, and was the private property of each other.

The deceased husband of the charter wife seemed to have been a Taoist boy in the town. If he could earn a fortune for the orphan and widowed mother in the town, he must be not a small person, he must be middle-ranking or above.

Logically speaking, the town's government would take this matter very seriously if the only child left behind was lost. Even if the town's government didn't pay attention to it, the landlady could still find a few people to help her if she went to find out about her husband's connections. She would never come here to find Yu Lie, an old tenant with whom she had a bad relationship. guest.

Yu Lie narrowed his eyes slightly: "Unless I have searched for both, but still haven't found Brother Qiao..."

In this case, even if he takes action, it will probably be useless.

And more importantly, Yu Lie was worried that this matter was not simple.

Although Blackwater Town is harsh and depressing, several people die every day just in the alchemy room.

However, the town's management is also extremely strict. No matter how weak a living person is, as long as they abide by the rules and do not leave the safe area at night, unexplained deaths and disappearances will rarely occur, only once a year.

Therefore, to be cautious, Yu Lie thought it would be better not to see the tenant first.

He first sent Bage out, firstly, to keep an eye on the tenant, in case there was anything fishy, ​​and secondly, he first asked Bago to search outside the various houses and courtyards along the way.

Myna is a bird that can fly. It can see the ground from the sky and is far better at finding people than ordinary Taoist boys.

If there was nothing unusual about the charterer, or if he found Brother Qiao directly, it would not be too late for Yu Lie to see him again.

After thinking about this clearly, Yu Lie gathered his thoughts, sighed softly, and immersed himself in alchemy again.

………………

Outside the poisonous mouth.

The charterer's behavior was useless, and she was scolded by the carrot head, and even tried to get rid of her.

Before she could turn around, she alerted the patrolling Taoist boy in the alchemy room and was kicked out of the alchemy room.

Carrying the basket, the charterer was thrown to the ground hard, and the talisman money fell on the ground.

She was trembling, and quickly picked up the fallen talisman money into the basket, and then knelt down blankly at the door of the alchemy room, completely losing her usual vigor.

The charterer murmured: "Brother Qiao, my brother Qiao..."

Suddenly, she saw a small silhouette on the street next door.

The charterer's eyes bulged. She held the basket and ran over like crazy. Then she hugged the child and cried loudly:

"Brother Qiao, it's so hard for my mother to find you, ugh!"

But immediately, two big ear scrapers hit the charter woman on the face.

A short and stocky man rushed forward, protected his wife and children from behind, and cursed: "What a damn bad luck, you crazy woman, you need to see clearly before you scream!"

"You two bitches, let's go!" After scolding him, the short man quickly held his child tightly and walked home.

The charterer was slapped a few times by the short man, and stars suddenly appeared in her eyes, but she still opened her eyes wide and looked forward to seeing the short man's son.

The child happened to look back at her and smiled curiously.

The charterer saw clearly that it was not Brother Qiao, and immediately felt her eyes darken. She stretched out her fingers and grasped at the market's mouth blankly.

Bang!

The bamboo basket in her arms rolled to the ground again, and the talisman money inside fell to the ground, all black and red.

"Brother Qiao, Brother Qiao! Where are you?"

The charterer slumped down in the talisman and shouted at the top of her lungs: "My mother-in-law will never force you to go here or there or take the Taoist examination. My mother-in-law only wants you to come back..."

Footsteps one after another sounded around the charterer.

What just happened alarmed many people on the street. The crowd surrounded the tenant, pointing and talking.

Surrounded by so many people, the charterer's eyes were black and her ears were noisy. There were voices and footsteps in all directions, but the little footsteps and laughter that she was most familiar with were not there.

The charterer's waist was bent, her hair was gray, and her mouth was trembling:

"Aniang can't find you, Aniang can't find you..."

She reluctantly got up from the ground and groped for a direction.

Suddenly, a voice from the crowd shouted:

"Auntie, your money..."

The charterer stumbled and didn't look back.

Time passed until night fell.

A figure has been groping and searching in the streets and alleys of Blackwater Town, and he does not feel tired at all.

Instead, as night fell, the charter woman found that her eyes had improved and she had adapted to the darkness, and she could see better.

She walked along the street of the night market with a smile on her face and asked every person she met:

"Have you seen my brother Qiao?

right. He's a kid with a gourd head, about eight or nine years old... Okay, thank you, good luck to you. "

Then we waited until sunrise.

The figure of the charterer finally disappeared from the street.

But until night, no one in the courtyard saw the charterer come back.

That night, rumors began to spread in the nearby streets that the woman who had lost her child was attracted by the cry of the wild dog, walked outside the town, and was eaten.

Some people also said that the charter woman missed her foot and fell into the river, and then she disappeared without any trace of her body.

Someone else told the inside story mysteriously, saying that the charter woman was selling fake fishing bait and was hated by others, so she abducted her son and sold her to the town. Now the other party is worried that the matter will get worse, so he also kidnapped her. killed.

There was only one black-feathered starling standing on the eaves, and it could see it clearly.

It was the tenant who was lingering at the door of the alchemy room. Suddenly a small door opened and someone walked out of the alchemy room and called the tenant in.

After that, the charterer never came out again.

………………

"You are so lucky, Brother Qiao, Brother Qiao, are you really here!?"

"You! Why did you bring this woman here?"

"Godfather, this woman has come to the alchemy room again. She is still rolling around in the street today. We must not keep her. Otherwise, if the news leaks out, or there is a nosy master..."

"Oh! It's your fault too. Why did you catch the baby in the town? It's nothing but trouble!"

"Hey, can you blame your son? It wasn't your elixir, but it was a critical day. It's just that the price of goods in the town has skyrocketed recently, and no one is willing to break the ban, so the supply was out of stock that day."

"Has the elixir been affected!?"

"Don't worry, godfather. My son didn't take a few steps that day, and he found him in the alchemy room. He added it in time, and there was no impact at all. Moreover, the ones in the town seem to be different from the ones outside, and the effect is particularly good!"

"That's good, that's good! It's just the mother and daughter...well, let them meet each other."

Suddenly, a loud cry sounded:

"Brother Qiao? Brother Qiao! Is that you?"

Two thin shadows continued to discuss in a low voice:

"What is godfather going to do with this fat woman?"

"We can't let her go out again, so let her... This way you can take care of the medicine furnace, and they can see each other a few more times. It happens that you will go out of town to join the larger army later, and it can be used to protect you. This is safe. Some."

"Godfather, good luck! Thank you, Daddy!"

"You are my son, why do you need to do this?"

"By the way, godfather. This mother-in-law has been looking for a lot of people recently, and someone in the alchemy room asked about it. If you don't want to run the risk of leaking the news, in my opinion, you still have to find a way to deal with it, just in case. one."

"Yeah. But you can't move too many people... That's it. Those who helped this woman, you get a charter. There are only two or three, and I will figure out a solution for the tricky ones. It's just right. Take action with more troops."

"Daddy is considerate!"

In a dark and red secret room, mice were whispering.

And a fat body, she was lying in front of a lighted cage, with a mountain-like back behind her, pressing on the two mouse-like figures.

The charterer bowed and looked at the sleeping little man in the cage. Her voice was trembling, but full of joy:

"Auntie has found you, just find you, just find you..."

Two in one to avoid procrastination…