At dawn the next day, the hunting team was ready to go.
It was already dusk when I came down from the mountain yesterday. This place was originally a basin surrounded by mountains. The light was dim, and the surrounding situation was not so clear.
Looking again this morning, the atmosphere of this place feels different from the previous place.
This was the first time Lin Shuo experienced the gentle side of nature since he entered the territory of the Queen Mother of the West.
There is a piece of green grass under your feet, and the soil layer is two or three inches thick. It is soft and comfortable to step on.
In the rift valley not far ahead, mist is steaming up, but the mist is not thick, bringing a hazy feeling to the surroundings.
The air smells fresh and you can hear the birds chirping.
As the mist rose, countless scent messages entered Lin Shuo's nostrils.
Lin Shuo soon knew that there was a forest in the great rift valley in front of everyone.
This is a typical temperate forest, dominated by evergreens and broad-leaved forests, and the animals inhabiting it are also unusual.
At first glance, except for a few lynxes that can be called beasts, there are no big guys, and there is no smell of alien species.
In this way, Lin Shuo had some confidence in his heart.
Looking at it like this, it should be no problem for everyone to descend to the bottom of the rift valley by rope.
Moreover, the forest at the bottom of the rift can be used as a temporary camp, and there should even be a source of water in it.
In this way, they can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. At least the hunting team has a foothold.
The situation looked good, but Lin Shuo always felt an indescribable weirdness.
Obviously, He Yongchang also noticed this.
The abseiling was led by Su Dongdong, who went down first, and soon the news of the safety below was transmitted by shaking the rope, so the others followed in turn.
And He Yongchang stood beside Lin Shuo, with a look of hesitation.
"Speak." Lin Shuo glanced at Lao He, "Don't hide it."
"Boss, this situation is wrong." He Yongchang said in a deep voice.
"What's wrong?" Lin Shuo asked knowingly.
"You coaxed the child all night last night." He Yongchang said.
"No, what's wrong with me coaxing the child?" Lin Shuo rolled his eyes, "Your son, He Tianbiao, is eight years old this year and doesn't need to be coaxed. The three in my family are still young, and they won't go to bed at night, and Gotia can't figure it out. I don't care. What should I do?"
"Of course you have no problem coaxing the child." He Yongchang waved his hand, "but logically speaking, you should have no time to coax the child last night. Not only did you have no time to coax the child, Su Dongdong also didn't have time to listen to it all night, and I, Lao He, am not so lucky to be half asleep in the tent. There is something strange about this."
"What's so strange?" Wei Xingshan also came over at this moment.
"According to our previous experience, it is easy to deduce that the vicinity of this rift is very lively at night." He Yongchang said, "The alien celestial butterflies, alien jumping spiders, and those humanoid aliens we encountered before, They all came out of the chasm.
So the place where we camped last night was on the main road where these things come and go. According to common sense, last night should be very lively.
Last night in the first half of the night, the chief executive dragged me to chat with Su Dongdong at first, probably because of this.
But in the end, the whole night was calm, but it was the two sons and a young lady from the Chief Chief's family who stumped the Chief Chief.
It's not right. "
"There's nothing wrong with it." Lin Shuo said, "Because of a very simple reason."
"What reason?" Wei Xingshan asked.
"You have to know how to close the door when you come in and out." Lin Shuo said, "Beasts don't understand this truth, but an existence like Li Tai'an must understand it. He came out once and then went back. Maybe he will seal the passage of the underground space and the rift valley." So the things under the ground can’t come out.”
"So that's how it is." He Yongchang muttered, "Then who exactly is Li Taian?"
"This person, if my guess is correct, you should have heard of this person." Lin Shuo said, "In Chinese myths and legends, there is this person's name."
"Ah?" Wei Xingshan asked, "Who is it?"
"Prince East." Lin Shuo said.
"Prince of the East?" Wei Xingshan was taken aback, "From the name, it seems to be the husband of the Queen Mother of the West?"
Lin Shuo said: "In China's mythology system, this person is also called Emperor Donghua, who is in charge of the immortal book.
In today's terms, this person is the head of the organization department of the Immortal Realm, and anyone who wants to become an immortal must be guided by him.
Of course, mythology has its own historical and religious background, and there are many fabricated elements.
However, it can be heard from his own words that there is a saying in Taoism that has its roots.
That is, he stands side by side with the Queen Mother of the West, manages the two qi together, and is the Liangyi God who nurtures all things in the world.
It's hard to say whether they are husband and wife, but it's always right to be together. "
Speaking of this, Lin Shuo stopped talking, but pointed to Old Wei: "Hey, everyone has gone down, it's your turn."
While the three were discussing this matter, the hunting team was descending by rope, and everyone else was also descending at this moment.
Wei Xingshan quickly followed the rope down the rift, and He Yongchang said: "Chief Chief, it seems that the relationship between the Queen Mother of the West and the Duke of the East is not so harmonious. We got through those bottoms."
Speaking of this, He Yongchang looked around, then propped Feitian Yasha on his head, and said softly: "Chief leader, do you think it is possible that Yun'er, grandma of the ancestor of hunting gate, and this Eastern Prince..."
"Stop!" Lin Shuo quickly waved his hands, and said earnestly to He Yongchang, "Old He, aren't you the kind of gossip person? How can you talk nonsense about things like this?"
"What did I say?" He Yongchang shrank his neck and denied it, "I didn't say anything!"
"Then what are you doing with the beast fork?" Lin Shuo rolled his eyes at Lao He, "Isn't it because a thunderbolt strikes you in fear of being blamed by the patriarch?"
"Hey." He Yongchang said, "I mean, since the Duke of Dong has an old relationship with our Liemen Patriarch, he also said that he ran out without telling the person inside. It makes you think of something.”
"What association?" Lin Shuo asked.
"What associations are not important." He Yongchang waved his hand, "The key is that we seem to have a chance here."
"what chance?"
"The Queen Mother of the West doesn't get along with the Duke of the East, isn't this our chance?" He Yongchang asked back.
"Old He, if you think so, you are wrong." Lin Shuo said.
"Also ask the leader to advise."
"It's very simple." Lin Shuo pointed to He Yongchang, "You old He stole people outside."
"What?" He Yongchang was dumbfounded.
"Let me make an analogy, your old He stole someone outside." Lin Shuo said, "Then one day, Xiao San came to the house and confronted your wife. Then at this time, who are you helping?"
"I don't know." He Yongchang shook his head, "I can't do that anyway."
"Hey, for example, what did you do?" Lin Shuo said.
"It still depends on the specific situation. It's hard to say who to help." He Yongchang said, "But normally, as long as a man is sensible, he must help his wife, because this is his and his wife's home. Other women Come home, this is crossing the line."
"That's right." Lin Shuo said, "Then if it's not Xiaosan, but Xiaosan's descendant, and this descendant should not be related to you by blood, who are you helping?"
"That nonsense, I must help my wife. Not only do I want to help my wife, but it's best not to let this little bastard enter my house." He Yongchang said, "Otherwise, even if this kid is not my own species, my wife won't believe it!"
"So." Lin Shuo pointed to the canyon, "Isn't the door closed?"
After hearing this, He Yongchang was stunned for a while, sweating profusely, and said softly: "Boss, what you said just now seems a bit..."
"I didn't say anything." Lin Shuo looked up at the sky, "I was just making an analogy."
"Or, you should take my beast fork and support it."
"Get out, it's your turn to go down."
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Descending along the rope, Lin Shuo felt somewhat guilty.
His comparison with He Yongchang is actually just nonsense.
To put it this way casually, whether the facts are so unimportant, the main thing is to let He Yongchang relax and not be so nervous.
It turned out to be the opposite if you were not careful. Not only did Lao He not relax after speaking, he was sweating profusely, and his face turned pale with fright.
Not only did Old He turn pale with fright, Lin Shuo himself was also uneasy.
At first he said this as a joke, but as he kept talking, he still felt that it was quite reasonable.
If this is the case, the ancestor of the Yun family is not an ordinary practitioner, he has already embarked on the road to heaven like his own mother, and he has great experience.
It really annoyed her old man, if a thunder came down and chopped him apart, he deserved it.
So while everyone was going down and there was no one around, Lin Shuo began to mutter to himself while slowly descending:
"Master Patriarch, I'm young and ignorant, so don't be as knowledgeable as me."
"I don't mean any disrespect to you. I was talking nonsense just now."
"If you are really effective, bless our trip smoothly."
Along the way, I don't know whether it was Lin Shuo's prayers that helped, or his abseiling technique was really good, and the rope was strong enough. In short, the weight of more than 3,000 catties of people and things descended to the bottom of the valley safely.
Everyone was waiting for him at the bottom of the valley, and when he saw that he had arrived, he set off immediately.
Since the hunting team reached the bottom of the rift valley, they naturally marched in hunting formation.
He Yongchang and Kui En went ahead. Su Dongdong, the scout hunter, Lin Shuo specially ordered last night not to wander around, but to stay by her side and use her ear power to help the hunting team scout.
At present, it is speculated that the passage between the underground space and the Great Rift Valley has been blocked by Li Tai'an for some unknown reason.
To find this entrance, others can't count on it, only Su Dongdong has a way.
Because she knows the way by listening to the mountains, which is a unique skill of the hunters of the Su family.
Looking at the sister-in-law beside him, Lin Shuo's mood is relatively peaceful now.
What should be said with her is also clear. The two know each other well, so the current relationship is more natural and frank.
Coupled with the experience last night, the friendship between the two has deepened.
Lin Shuo wanted to coax the child, so Su Dongdong hurried out to watch the night for him. This kind of tacit understanding can only be found between relatives, and the leader of the Liemen is very pleased with this.
No thanks, because this is my family.
"Hey." Su Dongdong suddenly called himself softly.
"Huh?" Lin Shuo asked.
"According to what you said, our patriarch was someone else's mistress?" Su Dongdong asked.
"I didn't say that!" Lin Shuo quickly denied it.
"Even if she's not mistress, she's been the confidante of Duke Dong. Is that what you mean?"
"It may also be a righteous brother and sister." Lin Shuo murmured.
"A righteous brother and sister like Gotia?" Su Dongdong said softly, "Brother and sister call during the day, but sleep together at night?"
"Sister, please forgive me." Lin Shuo said with a bitter face, "I don't mean any disrespect to the patriarch, it's normal for the patriarch to have any friendship with anyone, we can't gossip about it. "
"I'm not gossiping." Su Dongdong said softly, "I just thought that since our ancestors could do this, it seems reasonable for us descendants to follow suit."
"No, sister, you must not think that way." Lin Shuo quickly persuaded, "We humans are making progress.
The patriarch was in the tribal era at that time, and the atmosphere was different.
Everyone often sings nursery rhymes by the river in spring, and then regardless of whether they recognize each other or not, the men and women go straight to the grove.
At that time, there were few moral constraints, and there was no particularity between men and women.
It’s different now, we are today’s people, not ancient people, and we cannot live in ancient times. "
"Are you trying to reason with me?" Su Dongdong asked lightly.
"You understand the truth, I just don't dare to offend the patriarch." Lin Shuo said, "If she really did that, I have to excuse her. In her era, the concept of marriage between men and women had not yet been formed. It is even more impossible to talk about it. We cannot demand the ancients with the current moral level."
"Then if I do this, will you also excuse me?" Su Dongdong asked.
When the words came to this point, Lin Shuo understood what Su Dongdong meant, and he straightened his expression: "Sister, I won't let you do this."
"Why?"
"Because you have been wronged too much." Lin Shuo said.
Su Dongdong blushed pretty, and stopped talking.
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