People's hearts are fleshy. Lin Shuo himself is a foodie, and he judges others by himself, so he can't see others starving.
This Li Taian is a practitioner of borrowing things.
The Li family's loan inheritance was passed on by the ancestor of the Yun family, called Hetu Luoshu.
In fact, the Yang gossip of the Miao family was born out of Hetu Luoshu.
Similar to the Miao family, the descendants of the Li family are also cultivating gods, and borrowing objects is their means of displaying their cultivating gods.
Since he is refining the gods, Li Tai'an has a barrier of spiritual thoughts.
When meeting for the first time, both parties are not familiar with each other, so it is inconvenient for Lin Shuo to directly observe the physical condition of the other party with his spiritual sense. This will touch the barrier of the other party's spiritual sense, which is very impolite.
Even when he saw Li Tai'an's face turning blue just now, he didn't think much about it, because this person was calm and composed, and he didn't seem to be hungry.
As soon as Lin Shuo heard what Li Taian wanted to eat, Lin Shuo couldn't take it anymore.
The old Patriarch Li has passed away, and this Li Taian is the current Patriarch of the Li Family, one of the heads of the Nine Dragons Family.
A leader of the dignified hunting gate, this is a status that is comparable to the leader. In front of so many people, he can take the initiative to ask for food, and he looks embarrassed. How hungry is he
I have been negligent so far.
Lin Shuo hurriedly called for someone to move out all the food that could be eaten in the camp.
In the recent Russian airdrop, the food was their army’s field rations. Lin Shuo was hungry and ate a lot by himself at noon, and now there were still ten rations left in the entire camp.
There are actually a lot of things in the military rations, not just beef stew with potatoes, but also jams, chocolates, biscuits, and drink infusions.
In order to take care of Li Taian's face, after Lin Shuo received ten rations, he drove out all the other people in his tent.
The leader of Liemen opened the package himself, picked out the snacks inside first, and let Li Tai'an fill his stomach first.
Then Lin Shuo set up the grill and lit the charcoal fire, and put the main food and the tin foil packaging on the grill to heat up.
When the Patriarch of the Li family started eating snacks, he ate very slowly. He unpacked the package steadily with his hands, and slowly delivered it to his mouth. He chewed and swallowed slowly, as if he was still suppressing his appetite.
The snacks were almost finished, Lin Shuo handed over the first warmed staple food, Li Taian's eyes trembled, he took it with both hands to thank him first, then bowed his head and took a bite.
As soon as the hot potato stew entered his mouth, Lin Shuo noticed that the man's eyes were red, and he didn't chew a mouthful of food, as if he couldn't finish it.
Lin Shuo didn't feel very good at this time, but he didn't say anything, but made a cup of drink with the hot water bottle at hand, and gently pushed the cup in front of Li Tai'an.
Li Tai'an saw the drink and didn't drink it. Instead, he began to chew the food in his mouth with difficulty, and then swallowed it slowly.
This man seemed to be unable to hold back the hot staple food, and the more he ate the food, the faster he ate it.
While eating, tears fell down.
A man in his thirties, the head of the family, the identity of the leader of the hunter, and the superb cultivation of the Nine Realms of Borrowing Things, cried while eating in front of Lin Shuo.
Why did this man cry? Lin Shuo didn't ask. The head of the Liemen was waiting at the side, watching him finish eating, and quickly handed him another hot one to refill.
Don't worry about anything, let's talk when you're full.
Ten servings of staple food, Lin Shuo delivered one serving, Li Taian ate one serving, and it took about twenty minutes before and after, clean and tidy.
After eating, Li Tai'an had already controlled his emotions. He took the napkin from Lin Shuo and wiped his mouth and eyes, so that the oil stains and tears were no longer visible.
Putting down the napkin, the man looked up again. Except for some bloodshot eyes, there was nothing else, and the whole person was calm and composed.
The corners of Lin Shuo's mouth twitched, but he still didn't speak, waiting for him to speak on his own initiative.
"The boss is laughing at you." Li Tai'an cupped his fists at Lin Shuo, and then said, "I was taught by my father since I was a child that we, the Hunter Nine Dragons family, have been monitoring Nine Dragon-level alien species for generations, and have a heavy responsibility in the world.
No matter how big or small your ability is, first of all, your mind should be calm, and you should not panic in everything.
So, my father gave me the name Tai'an.
I have abided by my father's teachings for thirty years, but I never thought that after the old man passed away, not only would I not be able to properly bury him, but... "
Speaking of this, Li Taian's eyes were red again, he took a deep breath, held back his tears, and then said: "More than half a year ago, after the earthquake in our Li family, the house was gone, and people fell down one after another. Into the Rift.
After the survivors regrouped deep in the rift valley, they found that the terrain was treacherous and it was extremely difficult to escape.
Among the thirty-eight survivors, my father was seriously injured and his life was in danger. Except for me, I couldn't get out with other people's cultivation.
But I can't give up on them. Besides, after my father passed away, I, as one of the leaders of the hunters, have the responsibility to guard the soil. Everyone else can leave, but I can't.
At least, I want to stay there to get enough information, otherwise, what face will I have to meet you, the leader of the Hunting Gate
So I stayed there, and led the people to deal with the underground things slowly, and finally found a cave, which can be regarded as a temporary shelter.
It's just that these underground alien species are very powerful. Not only are all of our people wounded, but we also lack food and water. The prospect was once hopeless.
I don't know whether it was good luck or bad luck. We later found a groundwater source.
But this road to and from water fetching is a road to hell.
In order to get water and keep water, most of the people in the tribe were killed or injured. Even I was seriously injured and forced to recuperate in the cave for more than three months.
In the past three months, I can only witness that there are fewer and fewer clansmen around me, but there is nothing I can do.
While I was recovering from my injuries, my second uncle Li Tianlan said that I found an edible alien species. Its combat power was not strong, but the meat was quite fragrant. It was very good for recovering from my injuries.
When the meat was brought to me, it was roasted and without bones.
I, Li Tai'an, have practiced for half my life, and I still understand the structure of the human body. Even if it is baked beyond recognition, I can still recognize it.
That's human flesh.
The meat of my Li family members who died in battle.
But in that situation, what could I do
If you stick to the ground again, it will be a dead end.
Since the result of the destruction of the whole family is inevitable, the only way is for me to heal my wounds and go out, and report the information I have obtained underground these days to the Hunter Gate, so that this matter can have hope.
So I can only pretend not to know, eat the flesh of my clansmen, and nourish my wounds.
Three months later, five days ago, I was pretty much back in shape.
But the only clansman around me is my second uncle Li Tianlan.
Four nights ago, just as I was leaving, he disappeared.
I didn't look for him, because I could guess what he was doing, and I also knew that if I didn't come out quickly, I might encounter a different species and die.
I couldn't let the sacrifices of my clansmen be in vain, so it took me four days to return to the ground from the depths of the rift, and only then did I meet Chief Lin. "
After listening to Li Taian's description, Lin Shuo felt both heavy and admired.
The members of the Li clan abided by the ancestral precepts thousands of years ago, and the last person in the battle still thought about how to hand over the information, which is admirable.
The transcendent status of the Liemen Nine Dragons family was not obtained for nothing. This Li Taian is worthy of being one of the nine leaders of the contemporary Liemen. This trip can be regarded as a great help.
With him as a source of information, at least from today onwards, the hunting team can no longer wander around the rocky mountain terrain in order to collect information, and can go straight to the Great Rift Valley, which greatly promotes the progress of the transaction.
At the same time, from his description, it is no wonder that his first mouthful of food just now caused such a big mood swing.
Because that's beef.
He thought he had eaten human flesh for three months in the ground, so if he was given a bite of normal meat at this time, it would be good if he didn't collapse on the spot.
However, from what Li Tairan said just now, Lin Shuo felt that there might be something to be discussed, so he said:
"Li Longtou doesn't need to blame himself too much. You may not be eating human flesh underground. What if there are human-like aliens in the Rift Valley? The ones with very similar body structures."
Lin Shuo's statement is not unfounded, because the hunting team encountered such a group last night, humanoid aliens, whose body structure is indeed similar to human beings.
Cut out their meat and roast it in front of them, not to mention Li Tairan, a borrower, even Lin Shuo, who is from his own family, is a cultivator. His understanding of human body structure is far superior to Li Tairan's, and he can smell it. But it may not be obvious.
Of course, Lin Shuo couldn't say that he was dead. On the one hand, it was Lin Shuo's own guess. At the same time, Lin Shuo couldn't ignore the news that Li Tianlan was missing.
After Li Tianlan disappeared, Li Tai'an didn't look for him. He probably thought that the second uncle had personally cut up human flesh and felt guilty. Now that he recovered, his mission had been completed, so he went to seek death.
In such an extremely harsh environment underground, there is no failure to seek death, so there is no need to look for it.
And if Li Tai'an didn't eat human flesh, then Li Tianlan didn't do that kind of thing, he had no guilt in his heart, and there was another reason for his disappearance.
Since Li Taian didn't realize this, Lin Shuo couldn't directly expose it now.
Otherwise, even if the human flesh was not eaten, although the cannibalism of human flesh is horrific, there is a reason for it. Li Tai'an has obviously prepared his mind, and being able to tell Lin Shuo shows that he has accepted the fact.
And the second uncle was usually affectionate and kind to him, and served him underground for three months, and he didn't care when he disappeared in the end.
This matter seemed minor compared to cannibalism, but Li Taian didn't realize that it might overwhelm him at this time.
Now Li Taian can still speak normally in front of him.
So Lin Shuo's reminder was tentative. He felt that Li Tai'an had never seen that kind of humanoid alien, so he felt that what he ate must be human flesh.
As a result, Li Tai'an gave a wry smile, shook his head and said, "Boss Lin, please don't comfort me. I have been underground for six months, and I have never seen anything like that."
Lin Shuo smiled and said, "Maybe I was overthinking. Li Longtou must have had a hard time traveling for days, why not sleep in my tent. After you wake up, let's combine the information we have so far. , and then proceed to the Rift Valley.”
Four days without sleep, and another ten servings of beef stew with potatoes, Lin Shuo could tell that Li Tai'an could hardly keep his eyes open at the moment, and he was currently trying to keep his spirits up.
In this state, things like information exchange can't be done well, and the brain can't keep up, so I simply suggested him to rest first.
In addition, when he wakes up and his mind is clear, I will tell him about the humanoid alien. At that time, he will eat enough and sleep well, and his psychological endurance will be strong, so the problem will not be big.
Li Tai'an listened to the persuasion at this moment, cupped his fists and said: "Then bother Chief Lin."
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