In the Blade

Even Du Chengfeng didn't expect that the coyote would actually swallow the old man's body.

"Aren't you afraid of choking yourself to death?"

This was Du Chengfeng's first reaction, just because the coyote's movements were too exaggerated. The suddenly widened mouth swallowed the corpse into his belly in just one mouthful, and he couldn't even see the swallowing movement - Perhaps this was the hidden skill of the coyote. After all, even if it were Du Chengfeng himself, he would probably be in a hurry when encountering such an attack.

But Du Chengfeng didn't care about this kind of thing right now. He was more concerned about another issue.

"Is it okay for you to eat it raw? If you take such a big bite... even if you cut everything?"

"This...it's not like what I'm eating is a corpse."

The coyote turned his head, but his whole body had lost the terrifying posture just now. The bloody mouth before seemed to be just a flash in the pan, and the coyote still looked like a coyote.

It was just about the size of a large dog, but it swallowed the size of an adult in one gulp without any change in its body. God knows where the old man's body was swallowed.

"So you said... what you ate was not corpses?"

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng remembered what the coyote said.

"Then what are you eating?"

"Mark."

Coyote explained.

"The path you have traveled will remain on your body, and those subtle marks contain the most real experiences... Or to put it in a way that you can better understand, you should have sharpened your knife, right?"

"That's for sure."

Du Chengfeng nodded, sharpening knives was his old skill.

Then it dawned on him.

Coyote's way of describing it is indeed accurate, just because he himself has experienced similar things - a used weapon, the bumps and nicks on it, dirt and rust, as well as the wear and tear of the handle, and even the grip Every detail of the hand contains traces left by those who used it. From these traces, he can even glimpse the memory of the weapon's past.

And now, if nothing else, the coyote's behavior of swallowing the corpse should be exactly the same as his.

Just as he can appreciate the past of the weapons from these subtle details, the coyote may also be able to sense some of the experiences of the old fisherman from the traces left on these corpses - as for those powerful people's feelings about the corpses Probably because of this, but out of respect for him, those powerful people did not snatch the body.

If there is any problem, it's the way the coyote used the body. It's really...

"Actually, it's okay to keep it for a while, right?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help scratching his head.

"Put it aside as a decoration. You can take a few more glances if you have nothing to do...do you have to eat it?"

"It should be said that I am feeling his body with my body."

Coyote sighed.

"This is the most comprehensive method and the most suitable method for me. What's more, he can be regarded as my mentor after all, although he may not admit it himself..."

"So you decided to eat him and inherit his legacy?"

Du Chengfeng was in awe of the coyote, but he didn't expect that the coyote would contain such deep and complex emotions under its ferocious devouring.

Although he didn't quite understand this behavior, he still respected it...

"No, that's not the main reason."

Coyote shook his head.

"Mainly because he can only be regarded as my mentor, so looking at his old face makes me annoyed... Rather than showing it there, I might as well just swallow it in one gulp."

"Ah this."

Du Chengfeng was so choked that he couldn't speak for a long time.

He didn't expect that this coyote would be so filial.

But in the final analysis, it was just a corpse, so he ate it. Anyway, this corpse had no effect on him. Now that it fell into the coyote's mouth, it saved him a lot of trouble - after all, fishing Everything that the old man left behind was originally supposed to be inherited by Coyote, but now the cave and the knowledge have all fallen into the hands of his helper. This is a bit of a toothache.

Now it's easy to say a lot. He got the cave, and the coyote got the body. As for the knowledge left by the old fisherman, everyone has a share and everyone has it.

"Anyway, if you go to this cave, you can come here more often in the future."

After thinking about it, Du Chengfeng still wasn't ready to eat alone.

"After all, this is your mentor's place. I will not change the environment here. If you want to come and stay for a while, you can..."

"No, I don't want to at all."

The coyote immediately shook his head.

"I really don't want to stay here, and I don't want to stay for a while. If you are interested in this cave, then this cave is yours. Just consider it as the payment for your hard work this time, whether you live in it yourself or give it away It’s up to you, people.”

"this……"

Du Chengfeng was silent for a moment, but did not turn down the gift.

On the one hand, it was impossible for him to run away in vain. On the other hand, it was naturally because he still cared more about the fishing pond.

Although strictly speaking, those armed monkeys may not have existed, but after the monkey melted into the pond, he still felt that there was some special connection between the pond and those armed monkeys - so even if those armed monkeys Because the monkeys have respected him for thousands of years, he also wants to keep this pond.

It doesn’t matter if you are a fantasy or not, just leave it as a thought.

Just like what the old man with red hair and red beard who calls himself Lord Huo Dexing said, is it really important whether it is true or false?

It doesn't seem that important.

At least compared to those thousands of years of getting along, it's not that important.

"Then it's settled, the cave belongs to me, and the body belongs to you."

After a simple exchange, the division of the old fishing man's inheritance came to an end.

After dividing the inheritance, Coyote immediately wanted to run away. After all, this cave was a bit too uncomfortable for him. Whether it was the environment itself or the remaining aura, it was not a place he was willing to stay for a long time - but before leaving, he still found He asked Du Chengfeng and gave him some more instructions.

"You can be considered to have a decent cave now, and you have established a firm foothold in the sky... So if you still have any unfinished relationships in the mortal world, you should deal with it."

"What you mean by processing is..."

Du Chengfeng made a gesture of slitting his neck with a puzzled look on his face.

Although he has thought about this kind of thing, for example, with his current fighting level, ordinary people will only die if they are involved. If he really encounters a strong enemy, he will not attack him, but tie up someone he knows and force him to go. Death...of course he wouldn't be stupid enough to die, but it would be quite disgusting if such a thing happened.

So as this coyote said, it is definitely right to make arrangements in advance, and it can be considered as a precautionary measure.

But that's the problem. If you want to prevent this disgusting situation from happening, you should kill everyone first... Isn't there something wrong with doing this?

"What are you thinking about?"

To Du Chengfeng's surprise, Coyote shook his head.

"If you really have any unfinished fate, just bring the other person directly to your cave. Your cave is your territory. As long as you don't die, who else can break in?"

"Ah this."

Du Chengfeng slapped his head.

That is indeed what happened. Taking an acquaintance to heaven and placing him in a cave is undoubtedly the safest way - just like what the coyote said, as long as he doesn't die, no one can break in.

On the other hand, since he has been slaughtered by other powerful people, the people who are familiar with him will definitely be liquidated. At this time, it doesn't matter where he lives. They are all dead anyway. It is even possible to live in a cave. On the contrary, it will die slower.

"But……"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but rub his hands.

If he only brings one or two people with him, there probably won't be any problem, but the problem is that he has a lot of acquaintances here, which makes it a bit...

"Oh, you're worried about this."

After listening to Du Chengfeng's considerations, Coyote looked indifferent.

"Your cave is your territory. You can let in as many people as you want. I heard that after a great power ascended in the past, he directly moved his entire country into the cave... Although his country is not It’s big, but having more people won’t be a problem.”

At this point, Coyote's voice paused.

"But everything has a prerequisite, that is, the other party is willing to go with you. Otherwise, if there are subsequent disputes, it will be very troublesome."

Saying this, the coyote raised his paws and made a sign of walking out.

"If there is a dispute on the ground, the worst case scenario is that the two parties will not see each other and go their own ways. But if it were in the sky...if you bring up a mortal who has not learned to fly, what do you think the consequences will be?"

As soon as he said this, many scenes of cordless bungee jumping and flying trapezes suddenly appeared in Du Chengfeng's mind.

Jumping from the sky, how will it be shattered when it falls to the ground?

If you include air friction...

"It's just a familiar mortal. It doesn't matter to us whether he dies or not, but if it's a familiar person... it will eventually affect our mentality."

Coyote explained patiently.

"If you have an unstable mentality and expose your flaws, you will give your opponent an opportunity to take advantage of it. Those powerful people did not touch you before, which may make you think that the powerful people are easy to talk to, but that is also because you want to share the spoils together... If you are exposed If they find out about the flaw, how do you think they will treat you?"

"Well...it depends on the person."

Du Chengfeng could understand what the coyote was worried about, but he felt there was no need to think so outrageously of all outsiders.

Coyote himself believes in the law of the jungle, so he feels that everything around him is an enemy and opponent, but Du Chengfeng believes in his own feelings more, so at least he knows that if something goes wrong on his side, if others don't tell him, at least he will The red-bearded Huode Xingjun would not do anything to him.

We all have the character of a warrior, and when we fight, we fight, but when we are not fighting, we all still have the basic dignity of being a warrior.

This is also the reason why Du Chengfeng said that it depends on people. Just because a person has his own thoughts, even if he wants to target him, because of the difference in personality and energy, the methods used by those powerful people will be different—— If we forcefully categorize these complex things into one category, it would be a bit too lazy, and even potential friends may become enemies.

Judging from Du Chengfeng's understanding of combat, the best way to fight is not necessarily to fight. To quickly establish one's own advantage, thereby extinguishing others' thoughts of attacking, and to cut off the opponent's thoughts before the fight begins, can this be regarded as a true victory. In an invincible position.

"That's what you think...it's up to you."

After listening to Du Chengfeng's theory, Coyote didn't know what to say for a while.

Or, in other words, neither of them could convince the other in this matter. After all, they all had their own ideas, their own ways of doing things, and even the paths they took were completely different.

"Then I'll go back first, you can do it yourself."

With that, the coyote also left the cave.

Only Du Chengfeng was left standing by the pond, looking at the pool of water.

"In fact, it can be changed into a swimming pool."

After looking around the pond for a while, Du Chengfeng still didn't think about finding some more fish to put in - although fishing is indeed interesting, after all, he is not a fisherman, fishing can only be regarded as a part of life, or even a very small part.

In comparison, he is more willing to exercise or cook some food.

"But... I still have to pick up the people."

Thinking of the coyote's instructions just now, Du Chengfeng decided to go back and take a look.

Although the time he spent as a fish in the pond made him think that he had lived for thousands of years, only a short time had actually passed outside. The huge gap in time did not seem to be too deep when he was in the cave just now, but now that he was out, he felt as if he was in another world.

Nothing had changed, but everything seemed so strange.

"I have to adapt to this feeling quickly."

Taking a deep breath, Du Chengfeng in mid-air tried hard to get rid of this strange feeling.

Just an old man fishing could control him for thousands of years. Other powerful people might have similar means. If there was a conflict in the future, this incoordination caused by the deviation in time cognition might become his death warrant. In fact, even for now, he had to adapt to this feeling first.

Otherwise, after thousands of years, let alone Wangyou Township, he might not even recognize Nanchen.

Fortunately, after a short period of adaptation, he finally remembered where the village he built with his own hands was.

"After all, this is home."

Thinking this way, Du Chengfeng flew all the way to Wangyou Township.

"I'm back."

Although he said this, the closer he got to Wangyou Township, the more uneasy Du Chengfeng felt.

This is home, but he now has a safer new home, so he also wants to see if any of his former friends and fellow villagers are willing to go with him.