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Chapter 1565: Fat
Chapter 1565: Fat
"Hmm?" He handed the basin to the ghost ape, "What have you figured out?"
"I know where the powerful force that secretly supports Qingyang comes from!" He Lingchuan said slowly, "The temple!"
There were signs that Qingyang and Baitan had colluded with each other. But He Lingchuan could sense that there was an extremely powerful third force behind them!
Qingyang was only the regent, with no real power;
Bai Tan represented some bureaucrats and military commanders and was not popular;
In order for them to have the confidence to stir up such a huge wave in Yao Country, they must have an extremely powerful force!
What kind of power dares to support Qingyang’s heaven-defying plan?
What kind of power can buy 30% to 40% of Guangyao Kingdom’s food in just one month?
This is Qingyang, can a few generals do this?
So the answer is obvious. In the Yao Kingdom, the only one who has such background, connections and power is of course the temple, apart from the Yao royal family itself.
Dong Rui also nodded: "Yes, Qingyang plus Bai Tan are still weak. The Yao people have believed in Miaozhantian for more than a hundred years. There are crazy believers everywhere. These believers support whoever Miaozhantian says it supports. Even the Yao King does not have such prestige."
Human emperors are subject to birth, growth, sickness and death, they make mistakes and become confused, and they may even be beheaded. How can they compare to the gods who are high above and have infinite magical powers?
To Dong Rui, "piety" has a similar meaning to "madness".
Gurgle gurgle, while the two were talking, the ghost ape raised the basin to drink milk, and it dazzled the light in one breath.
When it put down the basin, there was a circle of white beard around its mouth.
Before it could use its hands to wipe it, Lingguang quickly handed it a wet wipe.
"But King Yao served Miao Zhantian very attentively, but Miao Zhantian was planning to attack him? Tsk, were all those thousands of temples built in the past in vain?" Dong Rui picked up a piece of cake and chewed it incoherently, "The heart of the god is really hard to warm."
"It depends on your perspective." He Lingchuan took a sip of milk. The taste was really good and worth spreading. "From the perspective of the Yao royal family, sincerity cannot be exchanged for sincerity, which is somewhat worthless; but if you are Miao Zhantian, the entire Yao Kingdom is your sheepfold, and the Yao King is just a farmer guarding the sheepfold for you. If he doesn't do his job well and doesn't meet your expectations, you will of course replace him."
After all, King Yao thought that this country belonged to him, but the gods did not think so.
It's dawn, and it's 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 for a single day.
He Lingchuan also planned to ask the ministers who attended the banquet last night.
He was eager to learn more details. Bai Ziqi was originally led to the north by the Thousand Illusions Real Person clue he placed, but suddenly returned to Yao Country. Was there any other reason behind this?
Dong Rui was a little worried: "Hey, don't you have to go to the palace today? It's too dangerous."
Today is the day when He Lingchuan goes to the palace to report the progress of the project to King Yao, but Bai Ziqi only arrived in Tianshui City yesterday. Could it be that they have already set up a tight net in the palace, waiting for He Lingchuan to surrender?
"No problem, I have a solution." He Lingchuan asked him, "What have you found out about the yellow buns that Tian Yun secretly buried in Yongquan Villa?"
When it comes to this, Dong Rui becomes excited: "Ahaha, I guessed right, it's the insect puppet again!"
"What's the filling? I mean, what's the content?"
"Do they all look the same to you? All fat and ugly?"
"Well, it's like a piece of rough bread that has been left out for a long time. One of them is even a little deflated."
"In fact, the insect puppets inside are all different." Dong Rui explained, "This thing cannot be called an oospore, it should be called a sheath, because the larvae that come out of it are not necessarily newly hatched."
He Lingchuan said, "Just like a caterpillar lays eggs, but it still needs to pupate once before it can turn into a butterfly?"
It emerges once from the egg shell and once from the pupa shell.
"Right, that's the truth!" Dong Rui showed a gratified expression, "These sheaths are actually pupae, and inside are insect puppets waiting to transform into their final forms. Two of them will become powerful individuals after being unearthed. I can't estimate their future appearance for the time being."
Just like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, the 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. "Tian Yun is such a cunning guy. If I were him, I would want to cause more trouble for the enemy, and these two things are really excellent choices."
He Lingchuan thought for a moment: "How long will it take for them to hatch?"
"What do you mean by hatching?" Dong Rui said unhappily, "Didn't you remember a word of what I just said? That's metamorphosis! The other two sheaths will emerge from the pupa in about twelve or thirteen days, while the queen bee and queen ant will mature earlier, emerging from the sheaths in about three days, and then begin to reproduce underground or under the bark of a tree."
"I infer that the bee eggs and ant eggs they lay can hatch within an hour at the latest - yes, now we can call this process hatching." Dong Rui did not forget to look down on He Lingchuan, "Remember the seventy-year-old cicada we caught in Rongshan?"
"Remember. They are stained with the blood of gods, so their mutation and reproduction are unprecedentedly rapid." Isn't this an explosion of troops?
"The queen bee and the queen ant are both ruthless production machines. Before Tian Yun enters the villa next time, they may have produced a whole colony of bees and ants. By then, they will be extremely useful for reconnaissance or attack." The insecticides spread in the villa may not cause fatal harm to them.
He Lingchuan interrupted: "Before Tian Yun buried these yellow buns, he calculated the time for their transformation."
Dong Rui snorted twice: "For a good demon puppet master, this is the basic skill."
"Conversely, we can infer that Tian Yun actually intends to launch the attack in a dozen days." He Lingchuan pinched his knuckles, "This timing is very important."
They both knew what would happen in a dozen days. "Do you think they will also choose to act on the day when Emperor Liujiang descends?"
"The whole city was in chaos that day, so he had an opportunity to take advantage of it." He Lingchuan asked an expert, "If the Emperor's Flowing Liquid erupts, can they still control their insect puppets?"
"If it's the murderer who attacked Situ Yu, I think it's OK." Dong Rui said seriously, "His control is very strong. Even if the Emperor Liujiang explodes, the possibility of the demon puppet escaping control or backlashing is very small - unless he is seriously injured."
He Lingchuan asked curiously, "If you were seriously injured, I don't think the ghost ape and bat would retaliate, right?"
"Of course not." Dong Rui shook his head. "I have always kept them with me because I have established a strong emotional bond with these two demon puppets and No. 66 in the egg."
As he was talking, the ghost ape stretched out his hairy hand and secretly touched the cake 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 do that?"
"He's controlling an insect puppet! How big is the brain of an insect?" The insect puppets act more on instinct. "Do you know why I don't like insect puppets? You can't tame them!"
"But the Spider Sisters...?"
"They are ancient monsters. Look how big their brains are." Dong Rui was unwilling to discuss issues with outsiders. "Judging from these insect puppets, the monster puppet master organization that Tian Yun belongs to should have started research in this area a long time ago."
"In fact, insect puppets have advantages over ordinary beast puppets that cannot be denied. By accelerating the generational change, they can adapt to the influence of the divine blood more quickly. In addition, they actually have two chances to break out of their shells. They are dormant in their sheaths, making them easier to control."
Sure enough, the man surnamed Tian specializes in insect puppets for practical reasons. Well, it's hard to say whether his real surname is Tian.
"Now that they are in your hands, they won't hatch again, er, won't metamorphose 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 valuable to Dong Rui. He is a model of self-taught, but he also needs to broaden his horizons and gain new inspiration from his peers.
"You dug out these yellow buns. Does Tian Yun know about it?"
"It's hard to say." This line of work is too complicated.
He Lingchuan stood up and said, "I'm leaving. You stay in the villa and don't run around."
He had to go to work before the sky fell.
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.
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As Bai Ziqi entered Yuquan Palace, a chill hit him in the face.
This kind of cold will make anyone who is caught off guard breathless, because the air inhaled into the nose instantly condenses into countless small ice crystals, and once it enters the lungs, it will make you feel cold to the bone.
The rocks and buildings in Yuquan Palace are covered with a thick layer of white snow.
It's not frost, it's snow.
Separated by a wall, the temperature inside and outside differs by at least twenty degrees.
Bai Ziqi exhaled a puff of white steam as soon as he opened his mouth: "Yuquan Palace seems to be getting colder?"
The 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 become colder every year."
Since the end of the birthday ceremony for King Yao, Yuquan Palace has been getting colder day by day. This palace seems to have its own barrier, and snow falls at night. In the morning, the palace servants have to go out to sweep the snow, at least to clear a path for King Yao to walk on.
However, King Yao is no longer leaving here.
He was old and frail and could not withstand such cold.
"Huh?" Bai Ziqi paused after turning the corner, "Where's that old pear tree?"
The old pear tree is the protagonist of Yuquan Palace. Its canopy is tall and graceful, and its fragrant snow leaves a deep impression on the knowledgeable Bai Ziqi. But when he came in this time, he found Yuquan Palace empty.
Where is the tree?
The palace maid hesitated for a moment before whispering, "The precious tree has disappeared."
Bai Ziqi was a little surprised: "When did it happen?"
He was able to receive some news from the Yao Kingdom from time to time, but trivial matters like "a tree died" usually did not reach his ears.
"On the day of my king's birthday, the precious tree's flowers and leaves fell, and it suddenly withered."
Bai Ziqi said softly, "I see."
He just asked casually and didn't take it too seriously, so he walked through Yuquan Palace and went to Qingyin Pavilion.