After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 285 "Borrowing"

He Lingchuan counted: "Out of the five, I caught two?" Isn't your efficiency too low? "Isn't there a curfew at night?"

In fact, what he wants to say is that Panlong City must often release three corpses to patrol, but they still can't catch those monsters?

"They have changed their time and don't come out at night." Sparrowhawk said, "They don't appear in the bright sun either. They only pick cloudy days, and they are probably a little afraid of the real fire of the sun. These things are not smart, and we suspect that someone is behind the scenes. And -"

It hesitated.

"What else?" Experience told him that this kind of remark is often the key point.

"Commander Zhong called the most experienced pharmacist to examine these monsters, and I was there at that time. They came to the conclusion that these monsters are still in their infancy."

"Infancy?" He Lingchuan frowned, "Are they still cubs?"

"The fontanelles on the top of their heads are very big, and they haven't even begun to close. The pharmacist judged that they were young." Sparrowhawk repeated, "It's either a baby or a fetus."

"Fetus?" He Lingchuan was taken aback, "It's so difficult, but it's still a fetus?"

How terrifying can these ghost things grow up?
"So they are instinctively afraid of strong light, and they only come out on cloudy days." Sparrowhawk resisted the urge to flap its wings, "Since the first monster appeared, there have not been many cloudy days." So they captured few monsters, no? They don't try hard enough.

"That little monster, did it come by itself?"

"Well, it stopped and went, as if it was looking for something, and finally came to your wall." Sparrowhawk was originally flying in the sky to monitor, "I think it wanted to turn around and bite you, so it came down."

"Thank you." He Lingchuan was greatly moved, and gently stroked its head.

Sparrowhawk avoided his hand disdainfully: "If you want to thank me, turn on the stove!"

It's freezing in this room, it's freezing to death!

"Okay, okay." He Lingchuan thought about the fact that he really didn't treat guests well, "This will ignite the fire."

He went around the kitchen and found that the charcoal was gone and the firewood was gone.

That's right, it was used up last time I entered the dreamland, and I have been too lazy to replenish it.

Anyway, if you are physically strong, you can survive with a healthy body.

What should we do now?He Lingchuan thought for a while, then picked up the only quilt to wrap around Sparrowhawk: "Wait, I'll borrow some charcoal, and I'll be back in a while."

……

Leaving He Lingchuan's house, the guard turned more and more sideways, and finally entered a deserted alley.

The walls on both sides are very short, and the trees above are tall. A residential house next to it is being renovated. The gate is open and materials are piled up, but there is no one in the house.

The sky is cloudy and it will rain soon.

The patrolman looked around, making sure no one was following him, and slipped in.

He stood in the corner at the back of the house, lifted the straw basket, and looked parallel to the little monster in the basket.

One person and one monster, looking at each other for a few breaths.

Afterwards, the little monster made a pattering sound, as if confiding.

The guard remained motionless, and after the little monster finished speaking, he actually made a clicking sound!
Listen carefully, the voice didn't come from his throat, but from his chest!

Then the guard put down the straw basket, and wanted to dump the little monster on the snow.

If you apply snow powder several times thickly on it, and after the snow melts for a while to reduce the stickiness of the glue, it may be able to get out of trouble.

However, at this moment, an arrow was shot not far away, directly nailing the guard's arm to the wall.

He didn't even feel the pain, and he didn't yell out, and then the sound of "whoosh" piercing through the air was long overdue.

The guard stretched out his hand to draw the arrow, but the next arrow arrived and nailed his other hand to the wall.

He finally let out an angry roar, no matter how hard he pulled, he actually tore his palm off the entire long arrow!
The arrow was still nailed to the wall, covered in blood from head to toe.

But he was still a step too late, the third arrow hit the heart!
The guard was stunned for a moment, and his head was lowered, but the armor on the back of his chest moved, and something suddenly jumped out from here, trying to escape along the corner.

Its actions are extremely decisive, and its speed is as fast as light. Even if others are watching, they can only see an afterimage passing through the air.

It's a pity that the fourth arrow arrived, and it hit the target, as if it had calculated its ejection path in advance.

With such a jump, it seemed as if it had reached the arrow by itself.

"Gah—" a rough scream.

Such an unpretentious four arrows forced it out of its hiding place and nailed it to the wall.

Take it easy, take it easy.

It was only then that I could see clearly that the thing that jumped out from behind the guard was also a monster. It looked like a long-legged spider. Its eight legs were at least three feet long, but they were as thin as noodles. Its body was only the size of a duck egg. human face.

After being hit by this arrow, its eight claws clawed and scratched at the wall, but it didn't even scratch the wall——

Its long legs are used for fine work, such as injecting venom, manipulating human nerves, making the skin speak and act normally, not for smashing and looting.

Apparently, the patrol was accidentally attacked by it, and then turned into a skin inhabited by monsters.

It tricked He Lingchuan into trusting him just to save the little monster in the straw basket.

It is a pity that the oriole is behind.

At this moment, a figure jumped down from the wall, approached silently, pulled out a feathered arrow, and stuffed the arrow with the spider monster into the quiver.

The little monster in the straw basket barked non-stop. Apart from scolding, its small eyes seemed to be filled with fear.

The figure picked up the straw and disappeared into the alley after a few vertical leaps.

……

He Lingchuan jumped onto the wall.

Yes, it was the low wall between him and Sun Fuling's house.The way he came up with was to borrow some firewood from a good neighbor.

The teachers of the Shumin Academy receive so much salary every month that they can't burn it out, otherwise how can it be called "salary"?
By the way, why did that little monster come here?

The moment he climbed over the wall, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly figured out where the violation just now was:
The little monster in the straw basket struggled from beginning to end, except——

Except when he talks to the patrol.

Except when he gave the straw basket to the guard.

During these two times, the little monster was as quiet as a child.

why?
He Lingchuan was in a daze for several seconds, and patted his head in frustration.

The patrol probably has a problem!But after such a long time, this person has long since slipped away.

What was he thinking at the time, why did he trust it?

The thing is over, it's useless to think about it.

He sighed and continued looking for firewood.

Sun Fuling's courtyard was empty except for a chair and a ladder under the eaves.The snow on the ground melted and turned into ice again, crystal clear and slippery to step on.

This yard is cleaner than his face, but it is unpopular.

It seemed that Sun Fuling hadn't come back for several days.Isn't she on winter vacation recently? Why is she nowhere to be seen?
There was no firewood in the yard, so He Lingchuan decided to go to the kitchen to find it, or leave a note for her at worst.

It's a good relationship, you can order as you like.

He opened the door and walked in, and found that there was indeed a high pile of firewood in the corner of the kitchen, and there was charcoal beside it. I don't know how long she had saved it.

He Lingchuan looked at the woodpile, which was taller than a person, and wondered to himself, is it possible that Miss Sun doesn't keep warm at home?
Otherwise, how could firewood save so much?

Looking at the kitchen, there are all kinds of pots, pans and pans, but they are placed too neatly, and there is no trace of smoke or fire anywhere, just like a model room.

He Lingchuan reached out to the bottom of the stove to dig out, but there was no burnt smoke, at most there was a little dust.

Ms. Sun said that she can't cook, so she really has no humility.

But doesn't she boil water, and usually eats snow to quench her thirst?

The door between the bedroom and the kitchen was not closed. He Lingchuan knew he shouldn't go there, but his legs didn't work.

Sun Fuling's bedroom was also spotless, the bedding was clean and flat, the chair was placed against the wall, and there were two books on it.He Lingchuan read it, and it was all idle books.

There was also a box against the wall, with a lock but not locked.

There was still a tray of half-burned candles on the lid.

He Lingchuan glanced at the room again, and saw nothing unusual, so his eyes turned to the box.

Can it be opened?
Several times he saw Sun Fuling go back to the house to get the medicine, but there was no medicine box here, so the medicine was put in the box?
What else is there?
Suddenly there was a "creak" sound outside, and the courtyard door opened.

Oops.

He Lingchuan quickly went around to the kitchen, opened the door and went out.

Then, he met Sun Fuling who stepped into the yard.

Both of them were stunned.

Sun Fuling was a little surprised, blinked, and held things in both hands.

Being caught straight, He Lingchuan didn't need to look in the mirror to know that his face must be embarrassing in capital letters and bold.

"Hi." His voice was very weak, "You are back."

Sun Fuling looked at the courtyard wall and then at him, seeming to understand something: "Is there something wrong?"

"I'll come..." He Lingchuan chuckled, "Borrow some firewood."

Seeing that the leather bag in the opponent's hand was bulging, he hurried forward to help: "I'll carry it for you."

Sun Fuling handed the things to him, then went into her kitchen, brought out a large bundle of firewood and a large bundle of charcoal, and stuffed them all into his hands, "I can't use them all up, take whatever you want."

Suddenly there was a creaking sound from the next door.

Sun Fuling noticed it: "What's that sound?"

"Birds chirping." He Lingchuan squeaked on the ground, "Just now Sparrowhawk was fighting a monster in your yard, got injured, and healed at my place. It kept crying cold, so..."

He shook the firewood in his hand.

"Is it injured?" Sun Fuling was slightly moved. The last time Sparrowhawk was a guest, she was also there, "I'll go and have a look." After saying that, she turned and opened the door to go out.

Of course, He Lingchuan didn't want to go back the same way, so he had to go out with her, took two steps and pushed open the door of his courtyard: "Please come in."

He went to the kitchen to start the fire, and when he turned around, he saw Sun Fuling squatting down to check Sparrowhawk's injuries, and even stroked its back.

Not only did Sparrowhawk not hide, but he closed his eyes, enjoying himself.

"..." Does this bird look at people big and small? Why did it dislike him just now?

"It's so pitiful. The feathers are all broken. It seems that it will take some time to raise it to the sky." Sun Fuling took out a small bag of dried meat from somewhere, tore it into thin strips, and fed it bit by bit. salty."

(End of this chapter)