Heaven's Formula

She knew that this was a residual memory, and she could only forget it slowly with her brain. It might be easier if she didn't sleep tonight.

When that person evacuates from Qingshan Town and the exam continues, maybe this matter will be over.As for the future, Luo Qingqing is not worried - she doesn't think that she and the other party will have an intersection again.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the house.

"What's the matter?" She returned to her seat and asked.

"Someone wants to see you." Luo You'er poked her head in and said.

"Didn't I say that anyone who comes to the door should let them go to Senior Brother Luo Fengqing?" Luo frowned slightly.

The junior sister showed a embarrassed look, "This person is quite special, and he said he only wanted to talk to you."

"Who?"

"Xia Fan." Luo You'er said.

Chapter 24 No Choice

After thinking about it lightly, Luo decided to meet the other party in the wing room outside the bedroom.

This time is not suitable for meeting guests, not to mention that the visitor is a young man, but she has her own considerations - the other party will not fail to understand this truth, and even for reasons of avoiding suspicion, he should not appear in her presence Within a radius of ten steps.But he knew this and still did so, he could only say that he must have a plan in mind.

As a talented child in the new generation of the Luo family, she has seen a lot of unpredictable people.Xia Fan's attitude was good at the beginning, but it doesn't mean he will always be like this.It was a bit quick to change her mind in less than two days, but it was not beyond her worst plan.

In case the other party's attitude changed drastically, and she wanted to use what happened last night as a bargaining chip in exchange for something from her, she had to let the other party know that such a move was tantamount to nonsense.

And he has to pay the price for his wanton breaking of promises.

Under Luo Youer's "surveillance", Xia Fan walked in with a porcelain basin, "Good evening, luckily you haven't slept yet."

What is this way of saying hello?Luo Qingqing couldn't tell for a moment whether he was joking or really saying hello. "I don't think this is a good time to visit, you can't tomorrow..."

She stopped suddenly in the middle of speaking, because a tempting food smell caught her attention.

This has nothing to do with concentration, but a human instinctive reaction—due to the evacuation of the town’s residents, the supply of three meals has been completely interrupted. Although the Luo family usually buys more food as a reserve, the reserve is only for emergency. It's not enough for everyone's daily needs.Considering that there are still two more days left, Luo Fengqing has gathered the food and plans to distribute it to those who stay on the last night.

In other words, she hadn't eaten for almost a day.

It's fine when she's busy, but once she stops, her body gives the most appropriate response with the strong fragrance blowing on her face.

gollum...

Luo's stomach growled softly.

As soon as this sound came out, the aura she had accumulated disappeared immediately.

The source of the fragrance is undoubtedly the porcelain basin in the opponent's hand.

"Why are you……"

"I guess you haven't had dinner yet, so you just made some more." Xia Fan put the basin on the table and lifted the lid, "This thing is suitable for talking while eating. If you think it's good, you can share it with everyone." Call over and have a taste."

Luo Qingqing originally wanted to question his intentions for this move, but when the lid was lifted, the words on his lips suddenly changed in another way.

"This is... a crab?"

"Have you eaten before?" Xia Fan couldn't help being a little surprised.

"No, but I've heard of it." Luo gently looked at the sharp-edged and golden crabs in the basin and said, "It is said that the method of eating crabs was popular in the upper class of Yongguo. The northern blue crabs should be mashed and mixed with sugar to make crab sauce; The southern lake crabs are big and more suitable for steaming. As far as I know, there are three ancient books that mention this matter, but because of their ugly shape, most of them are only used as seasonings or seafood side dishes, and it has not been spread since then. .”

"Don't call me Luo Qingqing anymore, just call me Luo Baibai from now on." Xia Fan muttered softly.

"what are you saying?"

"Cough... I said that the Luo family is worthy of a general knowledge of everything, and even knows exactly what crabs do."

"But those books didn't record your practice." Luo Qingqing said with great interest, "It's neither a lake crab nor a blue crab, but more like a common small mountain crab by the stream... Is this really edible? "

Hey, that's not what your throbbing throat says.

Xia Fan didn't answer, but directly picked up a crab and put it in his mouth.

With just a light chew, the crispy shell shatters.

Anyone who hears that clicking sound can imagine how crisp it is.

Luo You'er couldn't hold back at all, imitating Xia Fan's example, stuffed a whole crab, and then her eyes lit up.

"Senior Sister, it's delicious!"

Once Junior Sister started, Luo Qingqing couldn't stop her.As she silently said that this was to verify the history books, and it was definitely not to satisfy her personal appetite, she stretched out her hand to the porcelain basin.

When half of the crab was put into her mouth, a thick oily aroma burst out instantly, covering her entire mouth.After the golden crab shell is broken, the juice inside pours out, presenting a completely different taste.The last thing that is felt by the tongue is the crab meat. After the impact of the salty aroma, it still maintains the original sweetness.

Although the younger sister's statement is simple, it most intuitively expresses her feelings about this dish.

"This method...could it be frying?"

Although foods cooked with hot oil are rare, Luo Qingqing has eaten one or two of them—in the whole Qiguo, only big shops in Gyeonggi sell similar meals.However, whether it is spring rolls or fried noodles, they are basically pasta and vegetarian dishes. It is the first time she has seen living things like crabs cooked with oil.

Xia Fan nodded his approval, "That's right. Although the rice vat in the back kitchen of the hotel has been completely removed, there are some seasonings left. It is probably because these things are not enough to fill the stomachs, so the townspeople did not take them away. I went to When I was back in the mountains, I found a live stream with a lot of crabs in it, and I just found a can of vegetable oil in the kitchen, so I used it to make this."

Not only a few, he used vines to make a basket, and caught nearly a hundred of them with ease—the crabs of this era have obviously never tasted the beatings of the terrifying upright apes, and they flocked to them when they opened a hiding stone. Crawling around in the basket, it didn't take him much effort to get together today's dinner.

Compared with the steaming method that emphasizes the original taste, this kind of small crab can catch several crabs with one slap, not to mention the crab roe, and there is not much meat. When I was a child, street vendors would skewer it and fry it for sale. .However, the high-fat and high-calorie method that was spurned at that time was a delicacy that ordinary people flocked to in ancient times. Driven by genes, the satisfaction brought by rich fat is far better than the taste of the ingredients themselves.

As for the cooking techniques of some modern cuisines, such as high-temperature water locking and double frying, they are just icing on the cake for this already attractive dish.

Luo You'er's exaggerated admiration quickly attracted the attention of others, and after a while, all the female disciples of the Luo family who were guarding in the big wing room gathered over.The women who hadn't eaten for a day had no power to resist this golden dish, and one by one they became captives of fried crabs.

Luo Weiwei was surprised to find that in less than a quarter of an hour, the seniors and seniors who had treated Xia Fan coldly had already spoken to him without saying a word.

This inevitably increased the pressure in her heart.Judging from the current situation, threatening her with reputation and innocence should be my own overthinking. After all, that matter itself is the biggest bargaining chip, and no matter whether I bring food or not, it will not help to tear her face completely.However, the other party's visit late at night is obviously not to give them food for free. The so-called cannibalism is soft and short-handed. If the other party takes the opportunity to make some gentle requests, such as asking the Luo family to take him to spend the wild night, she refuses. I'm afraid it will take a little more effort.

"Okay, let me tell you why you came here." Luo cleared his throat lightly, and said to Xia Fan seriously, "Your fried crab is really good, but compared to the interests of the Luo family, the latter is more important , I believe you will not make it too difficult for me."

"Unless you make crabs for us to eat every day." Luo You'er immediately added.

Luo Qingqing didn't say anything, and gave her a knife with his hand.

"Hey..." the latter said, holding his head in aggrieved way, "Isn't negotiation just bargaining? I think Master and the others talk like this."

"There are some things that cannot be compromised, you go aside!"

"Oh..." Luo You'er squatted obediently to the corner of the room with a crab leg in her mouth.

Xia Fan couldn't help laughing, he spread his hands and said, "I said it before, because I caught too many, so I brought you a copy, so I didn't come to the door empty-handed. As for what I want to talk about, It doesn’t have much to do with crabs. This time I’m here mainly to tell you that letting most people evacuate is not the best option, in fact, I have a better way to deal with the wild night.”

"You?" Luo frowned slightly in doubt, she really didn't expect the conversation to unfold like this.

"That's right, but that method needs to keep everyone in Qingshan Town—the strength of each candidate is very important. Compared with fighting in aristocratic families or small teams, condensing into a group can exert the strength close to the upper limit of everyone."

Typical of talking on paper, Luo Qingqing didn't even want to ask him what his method was.Ten people are naturally stronger than one, but the premise is how to align the interests of the ten people - this is also the reason why the children of the family can take the lead. "What you said is not unreasonable, but others may not listen to you. It is not the Luo family's intention for the candidates to choose whether to stay or leave, but out of their own wishes. I'm afraid I can't help you."

"I know. I don't intend to convince them," Xia Fan said frankly, "as long as they have no choice."

Luo Weiwei was a little surprised by this straightforward answer. She thought that the other party was the kind of person who likes to make plans wishful thinking, but these words seemed to mean that he was not like that.

For some reason, a trace of uneasiness suddenly surged in her heart.

"What exactly do you want to discuss with me?"

"It's not a discussion, it's a telling." Xia Fan shook his head slowly, "Because the evacuation plan was initiated by the Luo family, I think you should be the first to know."

"..."

I should know?

This statement even seemed a little arrogant.

She imagined the situation where the other party threatened her ignorantly, and also considered whether the Luo family really had the strength to bring another Sanmen to pass the exam, but no matter what kind of imagination, it did not include the current situation.

Luo Qingqing didn't know how to answer the conversation for a moment, and there was a strange silence between the two.

What broke the silence were the hurried footsteps outside the wing room and the panicked shouts of the disciples of the Luo family.

"It's not good, Senior Sister Luo, it's not good!"

The door was opened, and the female disciple who rushed in was stunned when she saw a room full of people chewing crabs and mouthfuls of fragrance, but soon remembered her mission, looked at Luo gently and said, "Senior sister, let go Both the platform and the wooden kite are on fire!"

"What?" Hearing the news, everyone involuntarily slowed down their swallowing movements.

"How could there be a fire? There shouldn't be any ignition point there?"

"How's the fire going? Where's the watchman?"

"Anyone put out the fire?"

"I don't know... I only realized something was wrong when I saw the fire from a distance!" The reporter said anxiously, "Judging from the intensity of the fire, I'm afraid we won't be able to save him!"

The room suddenly exploded, only Luo Qingqing remained motionless, her heart was cold.

Xia Fan's words suddenly sounded in her ears.

"I'm not going to convince them either, I just want them to have no choice."

"It's not a discussion, it's a tell."

With disbelief, she slowly looked at Xia Fan.

And the latter gave an affirmative answer, "I let it go."

Chapter 25 The City of Green Hills

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the wing room suddenly changed.

Luo You'er held the half crab she just touched, neither eating nor letting it go, looking at a loss.

"Are you...crazy?" Luo Qingqing took a long time to hold back such a sentence. It turned out that the other party was not talking about war on paper, but had already put it into action!But the question is, what good will it do him?

For the Luo family?It doesn't mean much at all. It is not an obligation to organize everyone to evacuate, and it is not the fault of the Luo family that they died halfway. On the contrary, it can draw them together with other candidates.And Xia Fan was the only one in the worst situation—if the candidate who was planning to evacuate knew that he was the one who blocked this passage, he might be torn apart by life!

It's fine if you don't say it, but he dared to admit it publicly. Just by doing this, he has put himself on the opposite side of all the candidates.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Xia Fan said in a calm tone. "Too many choices will only distract the power of the group. It is the most effective way to make all candidates face the wild night."

"You think it's too simple!" Luo stomped lightly, "The crowd has strength as a whole, and their thoughts are just a pool of scattered sand! We have the source of spiritual fire, so we will naturally do our best for that night , but what about those candidates who don't have a spiritual fire? Why should they listen to you!"

"Because I can get them all to pass."

"Even so, it's not enough—what did you say?" Luo was startled slightly.

"I said, I can make everyone who stays pass the exam." He repeated, "Spiritual fire comes from corpses, and the Great Desolate Night inspires corpses. Whether it is a small "magic" or a large "demon" , will gather a large number of surrounding dead things, as long as enough evil spirits are killed, isn't there a source of spiritual fire everywhere?On the contrary, if you blindly hide in the well and emphasize on preserving yourself, you will not be able to achieve this. "

Can you still... think so?

Luo Weiwei feels that his common sense has been subverted—is there any problem in trying to protect himself in the face of the wild night?But this person in front of him regards Da Huang Sha Ye as a shortcut to grab the spiritual fire!

Theoretically speaking, he said that it is indeed possible. Tens of thousands of corpses are piled up together. After a hundred years of precipitation, it makes sense that there are a large number of sources of spiritual fire around.But this is only a theoretical possibility - if you can't even survive, so what if the fire is everywhere?What's more, they not only have to survive, but also have to defeat a large number of evil spirits head-on, which is a bit whimsical.

"It seems that you have a good understanding of the Great Desolation Night, so you shouldn't be ignorant of why the well is the first choice of the family!" Luo gently retorted loudly, "You only need to guard the front and rear passes to reduce the evil spirit's numerical advantage to At the very least, if it doesn’t work, you can seal off the entrance and wait for the rescue of the Privy Council the next day. And resist them outside? You don’t know which direction they will appear from! Once someone collapses in the night, a chain reaction will soon form, to where Do you think you can take care of being pushed and trampled by the crowd?"

Xia Fan couldn't help but have a high opinion of this Luo family genius - being able to say such a thing proves that she is not only knowledgeable, but also has practical experience; Orders and orders are prohibited, and the team advances and retreats with restraint.What's more, the Great Desolation Night is a night battle, and fear and chaos are always the biggest enemies.

"I can't, so try to avoid such a situation."

"How can you guarantee it?"

Xia Fan stretched out a finger, "The purpose of the examination is to select qualified alchemists. What the Privy Council wants to see is definitely not a one-sided fiasco. Qingshan Town is no longer what it was a hundred years ago. The Privy Council must have It is because of the consideration that this place is set as an examination room. In other words, if the dry well and waterway below the town can become the preferred position, the strength of the Great Wilderness Night should fluctuate around this level. You can understand it as "standard Answer". "

Luo thought lightly several times before he understood the meaning of these words.She really couldn't understand why the other party's words and sentences were so weird, as if some words were deliberately combined abruptly.At the same time, she also realized that what the other party was thinking might not be that simple—the seemingly inconsequential remarks seemed to be obtained after careful thinking.

This made her ask involuntarily, "And then?"

Xia Fan raised his second finger, "We only need to raise the level of the new line of defense above the standard answer, and we will be able to block the Great Desolate Night this time. As far as I know, apart from the narrow main roads, those with high walls Both the city and the fortress have a good ability to resist evil spirits, and at the same time, the number of people it can accommodate is far better than that of the underground shaft, and there is no need to worry about suffocation and collapse accidents. As long as everyone gathers in the city, it can take advantage of the number of people , and can greatly reduce the risk of collapse.”

"But there is no city in this town—" Luo Weiqing stopped in the middle of speaking, and she could see from Xia Fan's eyes that he was not joking.

"If there isn't one, we'll build one."

Xia Fan said word by word.

……

Early the next morning, all candidates gathered again in the small square in front of the hotel.

The news of the fire between Fang Feitai and Mu Yuan had already spread. Many people almost stayed up all night. If the Luo family hadn't stepped forward to calm everyone's emotions and said that they had other plans, they would have dispersed and looked for each other. way out of town.

After all, this is already the sixth day of the examination, if you don't leave, you will probably be trapped here, and when the yin comes on the seventh day, you will really have to resign yourself to fate.

Because of this, the atmosphere in the arena was rather depressing, and everyone was patiently waiting for the Luo family to announce a backup plan. As for this examination, most people had put their hopes in three years.

However, what was surprising was that the person standing at the long table was neither Luo Qingqing nor Luo Fengqing, but a young man who didn't know each other.

"Who is this person?"

"Not wearing a blue robe, he is not from the Luo family."