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Because Wen Liang assigned a new task, Ming Xia didn't go back to the dormitory after get off work, and took a taxi directly home.

Mingxia's home is on Jianghua Road, two streets away from Feiteng Company. It is a semi-old commercial complex. The conditions in all aspects are good or bad. The only thing worthwhile is the good location of the complex, especially the few high-rise residences with a particularly good view , Standing by the window, you can see most of Jianghua Park and the open river in the distance.

Ming Xia's house is on the top floor, and the first floor of the attic was opened up during the renovation and transformed into Ming Xia's workshop.

A large workbench and some necessary machinery and equipment are supported on the side of the workspace near the window, and the wall next to the workbench is arranged as a target wall.The other two walls are covered with bows and arrows of all kinds, including bows and arrows commonly seen in modern clubs, as well as imitations of bows and crossbows that are representative of various dynasties.

These are Ming Xia's collections, and there is a cabinet dedicated to Ming Xia's own works.The modified military crossbow that Wen Liang had seen before was also included in it.

When Ming Xia remodeled this army crossbow, he considered the needs of hunting in the forest, especially the wild environment where the natural scenery is well maintained.Therefore, this crossbow must be small enough while ensuring its strength, and its shape must be smoother, so as to minimize the impact of tree branches scraping.

Ming Xia pondered over and over with this crossbow, and always felt that there was still room for further modification.

The most important question now is that this is just an ordinary weapon. It is more than enough to deal with people and ordinary animals, but if you want to deal with big monsters like Shui Ji and Shui Ji, it is simply a joke. .Not to mention any fatal wounds, that layer of snake skin is absolutely impenetrable.

Ming Xia knows that Wen Liang is researching new composite materials that can be used to make bows and strings. It is said that the samples have already come out, but the various data have not had time to test.Whether it meets the requirements has to wait for the data to come out.

Ming Xia was busy when the phone rang, picked it up and looked, it was an unfamiliar number.As soon as the phone was connected, he heard a crisp voice calling him, "Ming Xia!"

"Qingqiu?" Ming Xia was pleasantly surprised, "Have you learned how to make a phone call?"

"Not yet." Qingqiu was not depressed because he couldn't make a phone call, but was excited, "Nanjiang asked me to speak, and as soon as I spoke, your voice appeared."

Ming Xia couldn't help laughing, "Where are you?"

"I'm in the car in Nanjiang." Qingqiu said with admiration: "Ming Xia, the house you live in is so tall. There used to be a national teacher who lived on the top of the pagoda. Your house is so tall!"

Ming Xia laughed loudly, "Are you downstairs? Come up."

"Nanjiang told me to go up by myself. He has something urgent to go to your boss." Qingqiu asked him worriedly, "Do you want to come to the window to pick me up? I'm going to fly up."

Ming Xia ran to the balcony, opened the window and looked down.The outside of the attic was originally a terrace, but it was sealed up by Ming's mother because it was unsafe, and it was transformed into a greenhouse.But then they didn't live at home all year round, and the greenhouse gradually became a utility room where Ming Xia piled up materials.

Ming Xia saw a black off-road vehicle parked on the sidewalk downstairs, Nan Jiang leaned against the door, and looked upstairs with his neck up.Seeing him poking his head out, he waved at him.Then, a group of small black shadows whirled and flew up to the top floor, whistling and whining, "Oh my god, I'm so exhausted, why are you so high..."

Ming Xia reached out to catch it, then looked downstairs, the black off-road vehicle had already circled the green belt downstairs and drove away.Ming Xia was a little puzzled, why was he so busy that he didn't have time to come up for a cup of tea?

"You said that Nan Jiang went to find my boss," Ming Xia confirmed to Qing Qiu, "Is it Teacher Wen?"

"It's Teacher Wen." When Qingqiu said the word "teacher", there was obvious respect in his tone, "Nanjiang said that he has something important to ask for advice."

Ming Xia thought of his previous guess, "Nanjiang and the others are going to enter the mountains?"

"Yes, I've been going into the mountains recently." Qingqiu replied, looking at Mingxia's workshop curiously, "Is this your study?"

It has seen not many houses with a modern flavor, and many things here in Mingxia make it curious.It does not recognize the equipment on the workbench, but it does recognize many bows and crossbows hanging in the room.

"This is Tang, Bow." Qingqiu's eyes lit up, "This is the divine arm, Bow."

Ming Xia explained with a smile, "They are all imitations, I made them myself according to the drawings."

Qingqiu flattered him, "Xiao Xia, you are amazing!"

"It's amazing that you know these things."

Qingqiu didn't take it seriously, "What's so great about this? I went to a private school, and later went to a famous academy to study. A gentleman must learn all six arts."

Ming Xia, "..."

I forgot that the ancient teaching content included bows and horses.

Ming Xia asked him, "Why is Nanjiang looking for Mr. Wen?"

Qingqiu thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "It seems that the mission has failed, and we need to find a new way?" It tilted its head and looked at Ming Xia, "Your husband also knows how to catch demons? Is he a celestial master?" ?”

Asked by it like this, the grade of the teacher's school dropped immediately.

Ming Xia couldn't laugh or cry, "My teacher is engaged in the research and development of sporting goods, and it has nothing to do with catching monsters." As he said that, his heart suddenly moved. The so-called sporting goods are used at the right time and place, aren't they just weapons?

The bows and crossbows they design and manufacture, in the eyes of those who really love them, are not just collections or toys, but a kind of emotional sustenance - the retrospection of a long time, the fighting instinct in the blood, ability, and fighting spirit with passion.

The more Ming Xia thought about it, the more fascinated she became.

Qing Qiu happily jumped up and down on Ming Xia's workbench.It doesn't know many of the things placed here, and it's a bit messy, but it's full of the atmosphere of Mingxia, which makes it feel happy to be accepted and allowed to enter the private domain.

"Mingxia, Mingxia," Qingqiu called him happily, "It's so far from here."

Ming Xia came back to his senses, remembering that this was Qingqiu's first time as a guest at home, "Are you hungry? What would you like to eat?"

No one lived in the house for a while, but when I came back just now, I bought some fruit at the gate of the community.For dinner, he originally planned to order takeaway.Because he probably won't have time to come back in the next few days, he naturally didn't expect to go shopping for vegetables or meat.

Qingqiu said very simply: "Chicken!"

Foxes seem to be omnivores, right?

Ming Xia wondered uncertainly, Qingqiu was indeed a fox in his core, right?Asking this question is suspected of prying into other people's privacy, and Qingqiu seems to be very concerned about his black history.Good face, and a little bit of secondary school.

Forget it, don't ask.Ming Xia reached out and scratched the back of Qingqiu's neck.He thought that after all, Qingqiu was still a person who had not been released after serving his sentence, so if he asked too many questions, wouldn't he poke someone's foot?

One person and one bird compared a large number of takeaway orders for a long time, and finally ordered a table of fried chicken.

While waiting for the meal, Ming Xia carried Qing Qiu around upstairs and downstairs, letting the little monster see what life in an ordinary family in modern society is like.

"This is my parents' room," Ming Xia pushed open the door of the master bedroom to show Qingqiu, "In general families, parents live in the largest bedroom, because they are the masters of the house." Ming Xia's face dripped With a helpless expression, "They are engaged in biological research, and they are now abroad. It will take a long time to come back."

As a monster, Qingqiu doesn't quite understand human children's feelings for their parents.But it could sense Ming Xia's emotional changes, so it leaned over and rubbed him on the face very intimately.

"I live here." Ming Xia asked him to look at his room, "Most of the children will move out after they grow up. My family is because the elders have gone out, so I have to take care of the house. Otherwise, I would have moved out long ago. Living."

Qingqiu saw several certificates of physics competition hanging on the wall, with a jealous expression on his face, "Certificates mean that you have learned well...I can't even learn..."

And the guy who was hit by an apple, Qingqiu couldn't figure out why he had to read under the apple tree, shouldn't studying be sitting in the school?If he was sitting in the school and reading a book, maybe...he wouldn't be so cranky.

Qingqiu recalled the law that was smashed out, what was it called?

Ming Xia wisely changed the subject, "This is my parents' study room, and there are many rare specimens. When I was young, I was very afraid of this room, for fear that the specimens inside would come to life, or mutate or something."

He pushed open the door, and let Qingqiu see the neat specimen cabinet in the room, which contained large and small glass jars, soaking many weird things.On this point, Qingqiu and Mingxia are completely the same kind of people, it just took one look and buried its head in Mingxia's arms, not daring to look.

"Your parents are so scary." Qingqiu's claws were a little soft, "If they find out that I am a demon, will they pick me up too? You see, I am quite rare."

Ming Xia didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You think too much."

Qingqiu thought for a while and then said: "You should let your parents follow Nanjiang to catch monsters. There was an earthquake in Xishan first, and then it was smashed by water gnats. Many strange big monsters ran out. Some of them were killed. It’s been locked up for too long, and all the same kind in the outside world have become extinct. Your parents must be very happy to see them, maybe those glass jars are not enough.”

Ming Xia, "..."

"Xishan is dangerous now?"

Qingqiu tilted his head and thought for a while, and felt that this question did not seem to be a violation of discipline, so he nodded and said, "I heard from Mr. Hu that most areas are no longer accessible to humans."