The years of reselling the haunted house

Among the birds domesticated by the bird king, there is a real bird king.It was a white-headed turtledove. It is said that on the day Qin Wuyu was born, it was standing in front of the window and chirping, never leaving its left and right sides.When Qin Wuyu was young, this white-headed turtledove played with Qin Wuyu every day and seemed to be Qin Wuyu's first playmate.

No one knows how old this white-headed turtledove is.

Generally speaking, different species of birds have different life spans.The longest lifespan is 70 to [-] years old, and the shortest life span is no more than ten years or even a few years.

But this white-headed turtledove, judging from some physical characteristics, is conservatively estimated to be more than 80 years old.

But the lifespan of birds is actually an unprovable subject, because birds have too many natural enemies in nature, and many birds will be wiped out by natural enemies before they live to die naturally.So there are very few birds that can live to die naturally.

Qin Wuyu, the king of birds, has learned the art of controlling birds since he was a child, and is well aware of the various habits of birds.

He knows a bird's secret.

Chapter 140

The secret is that although there are very few birds that can live to their natural death, it is not impossible.Every year, some birds know that their lifespan is approaching, and they will have a strange behavior.

These dying birds, knowing that their lifespan is over, will quietly search for a dead tree, find the highest branch, and perch on the branch, waiting for the coming of death.

This kind of bird will produce an invisible aura in its body, and this aura will make other creatures automatically avoid it, and will not disturb it until it dies.

During the time when the bird is waiting to die, no matter whether it is wind, rain, thunder, lightning, or severe cold and heat, it will not move half a step.Its body will secrete a kind of bloody saliva every day, and spit it on the branches it inhabits.

This period of time can be as long as more than a month, and as short as about a week.

And the body of the bird will also change over time.

Its feathers will gradually fall off and fly away with the wind.Its body is also gradually weathered, until when it dies, the bird's body will become stiff and fall from the branches.

Where the birds inhabit, only the blood-colored saliva that the birds spit out from crying blood every day is left, which has condensed into balls and stuck to the branches.

And after the bird's body falls, a new leaf will grow on the branch it is standing on.There is only this new leaf in the whole dead tree.This is because, before the bird died, in order to thank the branch for giving it the last habitat before it died, it gave the last bit of aura in its life to the branch.

This new leaf gradually grows, wrapping the ball of bloody saliva that the bird spits out every day, eventually forming a bead the size of a glass ball.This kind of bead is called bird spirit pill.

The formation of this bird spirit pill is a bit like a bird's nest, which is a nest built by swiftlets of the swift family Swiftlet family and many kinds of swallows of the same species with condensation of saliva and down feathers, etc., which is extremely precious.

And this bird panacea is even more precious, because no one knows which dead tree the bird will find before it dies.After the sparrow pill was formed, it was either eaten by other birds, or it was blown off by the wind and fell into dust.Therefore, there are very few people who can get the Bird Spirit Pill, and there are even fewer people in the world who know this secret.

And this kind of dead tree used by birds will attract more birds because it absorbs the aura of birds.Over time, the tree will also become full of aura.

The dead tree moved by Qin Wuyu, the king of birds, played this role.

The white-headed turtledove beside Qin Wuyu had reached the end of its lifespan, and was standing on the branch of this dead tree waiting to die.

After the death of the white-headed turtledove, the branches bloomed with new leaves, which were wrapped in blood-colored saliva, which also formed the bird spirit pill.

More and more dying birds flew over, causing the dead tree to frequently bloom new leaves and form sparrow pills frequently.The dead tree absorbed the purification of the sun and the moon, and the aura of heaven and earth should have been able to be revived.But the dead tree will spread the spiritual energy around through the roots, suppressing the resentment of the dead bones underground and the stiffness of the insect corpses.A balanced situation has been formed.

But in recent years, because Yagu has been used as the place where the cliff burial is performed, it has been full of yin.The yin qi on the ground and the insect-stiff qi underground complement each other and become stronger and stronger.

And that dead old tree is no longer suitable as the last habitat for birds, and its aura is getting less and less.Until a hollow is formed in the middle of the trunk, leading directly to the underground burrow.

Zhou Zheng finished talking about these in a calm manner, which indeed solved many mysteries for us.

Ma Su stared at Zhou Zheng and asked, "How do you know these things?"

Zhou Zheng lazily stretched his waist and said, "Teacher, in fact, my ancestor's surname is Zou, not Zhou."

"Zou? Insect King Zou Baizu...you are him..."

"That's right. I am the descendant of Zou Baizu, the king of insects. I know these things from a book handed down from my ancestors, and there is also a map in that book, which shows the exact location of Yagu, saying Zou Baizu, the insect king back then, was buried in Yagu. And...he is not dead yet..."

What Zhou Zheng said surprised us all.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zheng turned out to be a descendant of Zou Baizu, the king of insects.Seeing Zhou Zheng's attire, I suddenly turned around and glanced at the person standing on the altar.So, could this person be Zou Baizu, the insect king?he is not dead?how is this possible?

Seeing our surprised expressions, Zhou Zheng laughed loudly: "Yes, you read that right. He is my ancestor, Zou Baizu. I took great pains to find this place. Although the location of Yagu is marked on the map, it is not Not very detailed, and many place names have been changed now. I only know that it is in Fuyang Mountain. In that book, there are also many introductions to insects, including many rare ancient insects that have existed since ancient times. Insect King Zou Although Baizu has been buried underground, his aura is still there, and these rare ancient insects will gather at the place where he is buried. So if you find these ancient insects, you will find Zou Baizu."

Ma Di continued to analyze: "So, when you chose paleontology from other disciplines, after you were admitted to graduate school, you switched to my school, in order to learn more about these ancient insects, and then find the burial place of Zou Baizu. "

Zhou Zheng nodded: "That's right. But at that time, I also became very interested in insects after reading the books handed down by my ancestors. I joined you and wanted to learn more from you. As for whether I can find Zou Baizu , I didn't have any hope. After all, after he and Qin Wuyu were defeated, he thought that there was no face in the world, so he changed his surname to Zhou. And later, it was he who found someone to play tricks in Nanliu Village, and separated the villagers and Qin Wuyu. After all, he It is the king of insects. It is easy for him to make the villagers sick and recover. His practice has even injured hundreds of people in the village. I do not agree with this kind of behavior. So in my opinion, My surname is Zhou, his surname is Zou, and there is no necessary connection between the two of us."

"Then... Then why were you so persistent? Didn't you also become mad and even killed Wen Youyou? What's the difference between your animal behavior and Zou Baizu's? It's just that the current social environment prevents you from killing Wen Youyou. It’s just a lot of people. If you do this, it’s not as good as the brainless and thinking bugs you study.” Ma Di angrily accused Zhou Zheng.

Ma Su's words were not in a good tone.I think this Ma Di is a good teacher, and this may be the most vicious thing he can say.

I'm also very afraid that Zhou Zheng will become angry and order those poisonous insects to attack us.

But Zhou Zheng didn't seem to take it seriously.He still maintained a relaxed expression, without the slightest anger.

In fact, in my opinion, such Zhou Zheng is even more terrifying.

He is not in a hurry or annoyed, probably because he has a plan in mind.Although there are five of us here, he is not afraid of us running away.He even admitted to killing Wen Youyou, obviously it is impossible for us to get out alive.

With a joking expression on his face, Zhou Zheng asked Ma Su, "Teacher, do you know what I dislike most about you?"

Chapter 141

It may be that Ma Di was Zhou Zheng's mentor when he was in school, and Zhou Zheng has always been respectful to Ma Di.At this time, he suddenly spoke to Ma Di in this tone, which made Ma Di very uncomfortable.

Ma Di showed a very unnatural expression on his face, nodded and said: "Okay, Zhou Zheng, you and I have a teacher-student relationship, so let's just talk about it today. The teacher thinks he is a teacher, and he didn't treat you guys like that." What did the student do against the teacher's ethics. Since you said so, I really want to know, what did I do wrong?"

Zhou Zheng waved his hand: "Teacher, you are wrong. I am not saying that you are against the morals of the teacher. Everything you do is from the heart, and there is no right or wrong. I just represent myself and think some of your actions are inappropriate. .Teacher, if I remember correctly, you are not considered to have graduated, you have seventeen students under your belt now, right?"

Ma Di nodded: "That's right, among the seventeen students, you are actually the one I value the most."

Zhou Zheng smiled wryly: "I know this. This shows that, apart from academics, you, teacher, have a really bad eye for other things. Among your seventeen students, the one who has the biggest opinion on you is actually me."

"what is this?"

Zhou Zheng shook his head: "It's a pity that before me, no such person came to tell you about it. Most of them complained about you in their hearts, but they still agreed with you on the surface. Maybe what they valued more is your respect for them. Let’s comment. But I don’t have so many scruples, because I’m afraid you won’t have the chance to comment on them. Teacher, do you know your status in academia? Not to mention being a person at the level of Taishan Beidou, it is also very important. You see Looking at professors from other schools, their reputation and knowledge are far inferior to yours, but none of them rely on the results of their research to sell money in private. Their papers, the conclusions of their research topics, and even their names can be sold The price is not cheap. They drive luxury cars, live in villas, and live a life of superiority. What about you? You only know how to study your academics. How many people want to buy what you have at a high price? I was scolded by you. You may be disdainful to do such things, but have you thought about us students who follow you... Not to mention anything else, Wen Youyou and I have followed you, almost all over the country, how many deep mountains and wildernesses have we been to? , I almost lost my life several times, but in the end it was just the subsidy given by the school. So, I want to live a better life, and I want Yoyo to live a better life, so I have to be self-reliant. Destiny is in your own hands, not yours..."

When Zhou Zheng said these words, his emotions became more and more excited.None of the people present interrupted him, and the more Ma Di listened, the more ugly his face became.

Zhou Zheng's meaning is very clear, and I also know what kind of person Ma Di is.The reason why he is called the strange professor is because he is devoted to academics.Other conditions such as food, clothing, housing and transportation can be reduced to the extreme.That's why he is so old, still living in the school dormitory, eating in the cafeteria, and wearing old clothes that can't be worn anymore.All of his small salary was spent on buying books and experimental supplies.

But he ignored the feelings of the students he brought, and just as Zhou Zheng said, every student will have complaints.If you follow other professors, you can make some money, but if you follow Ma Di, you can only suffer.It's just that only Zhou Zheng said it.

After listening to Zhou Zheng's words, Ma Su felt as if he had aged ten years in an instant.He may not have known all along that the student he loved had such an evaluation of him.

I looked at Ma Di's appearance, a little pitiful.Ma Di's approach is actually not a big mistake, it's just that in this era, it is not accepted by others.

I went over and patted Ma Su on the shoulder to comfort him.Ma Di was also indifferent, looking thoughtful.

But Zhou Zhengyi was still not finished, and continued: "I have been studying the secret book left by Zou Baizu since I was very young. When I entered the mountain, I collected a lot of poisonous insects. After I came back, I practiced hard behind closed doors. It was not until the first two years that I achieved a little success in the art of ensecting insects. I have been looking for the location of the cliff valley all these years, not to find Zou Baizu's body, but there is a secret recorded in that book, and I have spent so much trouble in order to break that secret."

As Zhou Zheng was speaking, he suddenly began to pant, as if he didn't have enough breath.

Under our watchful eyes, Zhou Zheng bent down and picked out two green insects among those poisonous insects.Those two green poisonous insects are a bit like spiders in shape, with a round belly, but they are bigger.

He lifted the two worms and pinched them hard in the air.

The two poisonous insects twisted their bodies, and two streams of light green liquid were squeezed out.Zhou Zheng raised his neck, opened his mouth, caught the two streams of liquid, and swallowed them all.

We all looked disgusted here, but Zhou Zheng threw away the two insect corpses with a look of satisfaction, and there was still a lot of green slime hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Zheng smiled sadly at us: "You guys are laughing, there is no other way. Practicing this technique of fighting insects is very harmful to the body, but using insects to nourish insects is a good way."

Seeing Zhou Zheng make such a move, I also had an understanding of this insect-serving technique and the Bird King's bird-controlling technique.

Although the art of controlling birds and the art of enslaving insects are both the art of controlling the creatures in nature.But there is a huge difference.To control birds is to take birds as friends, and to achieve the purpose of controlling birds by making friends with birds and communicating with birds' spiritual consciousness.To put it bluntly, people and birds are soul-to-spirit communication.

This is not the case with the insect slavery technique, which relies entirely on some drugs and spells to control the insects.And most of these medicines are extracted from poisonous insects, practicing insect enslavement may require a lot of live insects.

When I discovered this, my heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that the thin bamboo sticks and the half-corpse symptoms that appeared on the third uncle's body were formed after being bitten by poisonous insects?If so, Zhou Zheng will definitely have a solution this time.

I know that the symptoms of Chu Liuyan's half-corpse man were caused by the disappearance of the two couriers, and this incident happened two or three years ago.

I guess that if Zhou Zheng continues to talk, he may come to this point soon, and maybe he can get some important clues from it.

Sure enough, after Zhou Zheng drank the bodily fluids of those two poisonous insects, his situation was greatly relieved.

He stuck out his tongue and licked the green mucus at the corner of his mouth, and continued talking with a satisfied expression.

Chapter 142 Gentian Sand

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"What is the secret in your book? It can change your temperament drastically, and you will not hesitate to give up so many things that are worth cherishing..." Ma Di shook his head and sighed, while looking at Zhou Zheng.

A sad expression appeared on Zhou Zheng's face again, and he said lightly: "Teacher, if the secret is revealed, it is not a secret. Unless...the people who should not know the secret will die. There are five of you here, five Is it worth exchanging human life for a secret?"

Zhou Zheng's tone was calm, but it sounded intimidating, as if the life and death of the five of us were in his hands alone, and he could take our lives with just a casual move of his finger.

Looking at those poisonous insects all over the ground, I know that Zhou Zheng's confidence is well-founded.

Ma Di hesitated for a moment, then turned around and looked at me, obviously asking for my opinion.I nodded at him, and he looked at Liang Yue and Xing Mo, and they both nodded in unison.Ma Di looked at the third uncle again, who was still sitting there cross-legged, as if he had fallen asleep, and remained indifferent to everything that happened on the court.

According to the principle that the minority obeys the majority, we don't need to seek the opinion of the third uncle.

I guess everyone thinks so, this secret is on Zhou Zheng's lips, and this secret may be related to the origin and direction of the entire incident in Nanliu Village.Even if we don't ask this secret, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out of this hole in today's situation.

Seeing that we had reached an agreement, Zhou Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Okay. Since you are not afraid of death, then I will tell you this secret. After I got the cheat book from my ancestors, I found the map of Mount Fuyang. I thought that my ancestors would leave me a fortune, maybe there would be a treasure waiting for me to dig. Who knew that after I studied and understood the book, I discovered that there are actually many treasures in nature, which are more valuable than real treasures. Gold and silver are more precious and more valuable. Because real gold and silver have a price after all, but the treasures of nature are priceless. For example... Bird Spirit Pill, and... Longdansha."

"Gentian sand?" We heard another novel thing from Zhou Zheng's mouth, and we couldn't help but increase our curiosity.

Zhou Zhengze continued: "Longdansha, like Bird Spirit Pill, has an extremely complicated formation process. It's just that the name sounds good. It is said to be gentian, but it actually comes from the body of a worm. We know that worms are the same as birds, and their natural lifespan is the same as birds. No one knows how long it is. Insects have more natural enemies, and most of them will die unexpectedly. Molluscs do not have gallbladders in their bodies, but these worms that die unexpectedly will produce a special substance in their bodies, and The bile of other animals is similar, but this substance is solid, called worm sand. This kind of worm sand can detoxify hundreds of poisons, but it must be taken out of the worm in time, otherwise it will decompose within 1 minute,"

Having said that, I glanced at Ma Di.We were poisoned by the sand wolf worm, and he took something from the worm's body and took it to detoxify.Is that thing the so-called insect sand?

In all likelihood, this is the case, but Ma Di remained calm and was listening intently to Zhou Zheng's narration, so we don't need to rush to ask.

"Actually, during the period of following the teacher, the teacher has been studying how to preserve this kind of insect sand for a long time. If it can be successful, it will be a discovery that attracts worldwide attention. But the teacher probably also Not much progress..."

Ma Di frowned, and asked, "So, you have researched it?"

Zhou Zheng smiled, nodded and said: "I remember the teacher often said a word to us, that is, never underestimate the wisdom of our ancestors, the things handed down by our ancestors are treasures in many fields. I remember the teacher's words I also take it seriously. In the book left by Zou Baizu, there are detailed records on how to obtain this kind of insect sand."

"Oh? Sure enough, there is a way to obtain worm sand." Ma Di's eyes lit up when he heard it.

Zhou Zheng smiled and said: "I know the teacher can't wait, don't worry, listen to the students slowly. It is recorded in the book that centipedes are dead but not stiff. If a large number of poisonous insects die and are buried in the soil, the body will A large amount of toxins will be produced. If these toxins are emitted, it will be the air of insect stiffness. If people smell them, their bodies will change. If these toxins are dispersed in the soil, it will ensure that the insect sand produced by the insect body will be preserved forever But once this kind of insect sand leaves the soil, it will still decompose."

Ma Di said: "Isn't this still impossible to preserve? You can't take the soil to get insect sand, right?"

Zhou Zheng waved his hand: "Teacher, you are too impatient, I haven't finished yet. Do you remember our subject?"

"Earth dragon?"

Zhou Zheng shook his head and said, "That's right, that's not right. Earth Jiao is just a temporary name given by the teacher? Actually, this kind of creature..."

As he spoke, Zhou Zheng put his hand into his bosom, and unexpectedly grabbed out a strange worm.The worm twisted its body in Zhou Zheng's hands. It had a snake-like round head and a slender tail, but there were many limbs distributed on its body, and it also had many densely packed thin feet.Isn't this the earth dragon in the picture that Ma Su showed me?

The worm was not big in size, only more than 20 centimeters in length.The triangular head turned around, and snake-like letters spit out from its mouth.Looking at it makes people get goosebumps.

Zhou Zheng went on to say: "Actually, this kind of creature is called a mirage. It is not a creature inherited from ancient times, but a product that was cultivated by nature by chance and coincidence. The formation of a mirage requires the cooperation of many conditions. For example, we need a good climate, good soil, even suitable geomantic omen, and a place with strong yin energy. The Yagu where we are located is such a place. At that time, a large number of insect corpses were buried in the ground, and this is exactly The best food for a golden-threaded earthsnake. The golden-threaded earthworm swallowed a centipede. The centipede is dead but not stiff. It will gradually wake up and revive in the belly of the earthworm. After two years of gestation, the two creatures will The two merged into one to form a new species called earth mirage. Earth mirage will swallow insect sand in the ground. The insect sand gathers less and becomes more, and the sand gathers into a tower. It condenses in the body of the earth mirage, and the earth mirage will spit it out after a few years. One thing, this thing is gentian sand.”

After listening to Zhou Zheng's narration, I realized that the creature that Ma Su and the others came to look for was not a land dragon, but a soil mirage.Moreover, this mirage is a necessary link in the formation of gentian sand.

Ma Di asked: "So you came last time to look for mirage and gentian sand? Why didn't you come alone, but with us?"

Zhou Zheng shook his head: "No. I was also caught off guard on that topic. Because no one in the world knows this secret. As soon as I saw the pictures and photos, I knew it was a mirage. But I can't stop us from coming to Mt. No."

Ma Di nodded: "So, you want to keep this secret secret. You can only take some measures to interrupt the research on this subject."

Chapter 143 Escape

As Ma Su spoke, he became agitated: "When we came to Fuyang Mountain last time, you were responsible for all those weird and bizarre things, including you being hooked away by the spirit banner in the middle of the night, and the fact that you were in this village. When you were in the middle of the night, your strange behavior, and the extra person who came out in the middle of the night, these are all real, not my hallucinations..."

Zhou Zheng nodded: "That's right. I know that you are obsessed with academics. If there is no special event, it will not stop you from continuing to explore. Moreover, I accidentally discovered that the teacher's fate is actually Yin, so that time it unexpectedly We found Nanliu Village. I could only be intentionally poisoned to create a kind of unpredictable fact in Fuyang Mountain. As expected, this project was terminated afterwards.”

Xing Mo asked in a cold voice: "Why do you need to make such an unnecessary move? Why don't you just kill the three of us at that time?"

I glanced at Xing Mo, he was bitten by a poisonous insect just now, and he recovered quickly.This is beyond my expectation. It seems that Zhou Zheng's words are true, he did not make a killer move on Xing Mo.

There was a hint of surprise in Zhou Zheng's eyes, but he didn't express anything in particular. He just shook his head: "The teacher's weight in the academic world is too heavy. If he dies, there will probably be a big sensation, and more and more people will pay attention to him. Yang Shan. What's more, I still have to rely on my teacher for many biological problems. Over the years, my teacher has helped me solve many problems from different angles, hasn't she?"

Ma Di nodded: "In these years, Zhou Zheng often asked me some questions. I also answered him patiently. I thought it was because he had a strong thirst for knowledge and was good at finding problems. Who knew he would actually use it for this."

Xing Mo shook his head, pointed at Zhou Zheng, and glared: "But, Yoyo is still dead, in your hands."

There was a sudden sadness on Zhou Zheng's face, and he muttered: "I don't want to, I don't want to, that night...she..."

Ma Di said: "Yuyou, she discovered your secret, didn't she?"

Zhou Zheng nodded: "That night, she saw me with the mandrill..."

"Mandrill? Can you control a mandrill?"