On the ground, spring and summer are changing, and even the mighty Chu Dynasty is falling apart, but in the cellar deep underground in the Changling Tomb, even the temperature does not change much.
Hu Hai has lost a lot of weight, and the skin on his body has also become strangely pale. Like many animals that have lived in seclusion underground for a long time, there is even some faint fluorescence on his body.
However, there were not many scars on his body at this time, and he didn't even have chains or other restrictions, so he seemed to be able to move freely.
On the stone plate in front of him were many thinly sliced bloody slices of meat.
These slices are raw rat meat.
Because Shen Xuan stored a large amount of food in the cellar, some rats often came here smelling the smell of food, and these rats naturally couldn't escape Shen Xuan's perception.
On the battlefield where Qin and Chu were fighting at this time, rat meat was sometimes used as emergency food. Many troops would dig three feet into the ground to dig out plant tubers and rats to satisfy their hunger. However, the rat meat placed in front of Hu Hai was not cooked. After careful cleaning, it was mixed with a lot of rat hair and dirt, which looked extremely disgusting.
Every time his eyes fell on these stinky rat meat, Hu Hai retched, but he didn't dare to make a sound.
Shen Xuan was standing not far in front of him, cleaning a knife blade fixed to the wall with a rag that didn't look bright.
The time in the cellar was extremely long, so his movements were very slow and meticulous, as if he was polishing some jade, and he used this to pass the time.
"梼杌"
After a long time, he put down the cloth in his hand, said these two words, then looked at Hu Hai expressionlessly, and said, "After eating it, it actually tastes very good, comparable to the most delicious food in the world."
"梼杌" is a legendary beast that has long been extinct.
This kind of ferocious beast is only recorded in very few classics in the world of practitioners, and there is no authoritative record of what it looks like.
Even the vast majority of practitioners today don't know the name of this beast, let alone mention this unusual word.
However, the sound of these two words seems to have some kind of strange magic.
Hu Hai, who had been retching all the time before, heard these two words, a strange red cloud appeared on his extremely pale face, and even a kind of naked greed appeared in his eyes.
He really seemed to have seen the most delicious delicacy in the world, he almost threw himself on the stone plate.
He chewed heavily, not only finishing all the bloody slices of raw meat, but also not missing every drop of blood on the stone plate.
Shen Xuan just looked at him silently, still expressionless.
But in the next counting time, he lowered his head, thinking that he should be able to go out to see the Changling above soon.
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The Changling above is very deserted.
The desolation stemmed from a huge purge after Ye Celeng's defection and Minshan Jianzong Baili Suxue's entry into the palace.
Many officials were involved, many people died in the battle, and many people left quickly for fear of being implicated.
The most important thing is that many sword academies and practice places disappeared overnight, not because of the encirclement and suppression by the army, but because they could no longer bear the control of the palace.
The bustling one today is in Honghe Town, a small town on the bank of the Weihe River outside Changling.
This is a port where many merchant ships are moored. It is rich in clay that can be used to make pottery. There are many merchant ships, and the mud at the bottom of the river is also red, making the entire river red.
In the drama of the border war, the most scarce thing is food.
Next is the chariot.
The most in short supply is naturally drugs, the most important of which are hemostatic drugs.
However, as the weather became hot and humid, medicines to get rid of diarrhea and wound suppuration suddenly became important.
Today, most of the ships docked on the river bank of this small town are ships from some important companies in Guanzhong. Among them, the people who landed are the principals who are rarely seen on weekdays, some legendary rich men.
But the complexions of these Guanzhong tycoons are very ugly.
Because before everyone realized that all the medicines were in short supply, these wealthy people in Guanzhong suddenly discovered that a few percent of the hemostatic medicines and most of the medicines for making the medicines to get rid of diarrhea and wound suppuration had already been acquired by a mysterious wealthy businessman. .
It is understandable in the business world to have a sense of smell ahead of everyone else and hoard scarce resources.
However, many finished medicinal materials are under the control of the court, and some companies must complete a certain amount within a limited period of time. When these raw materials are monopolized by others and the prices are raised by several percent, the prices of the finished drugs sold by these companies are not high. possible promotion.
This is not just a matter of taking advantage of the opportunity to make war money, it is simply stepping on the faces of all the wealthy people involved and taking money from their pockets.
Who dares to do this
It's not just that the officials of various divisions are inextricably linked with these giants in Guanzhong, it's not just that many practitioners have gone out of Guanzhong and become generals in the army. Even the vast majority of Changling's practice sites receive funding from these wealthy people in Guanzhong every year.
The only thing that prevents these rich people from completely breaking out is that the money owned by this mysterious person is terrifying, otherwise it would be impossible to buy out many medicinal materials in such a thunderous way, and this mysterious person gave them a talk. opportunity to talk.
Surrounded by several important people from Guanzhong, Xie Lianying went ashore and walked towards the most secluded inn in this small town.
As the head of the richest man in Guanzhong, it is natural for him to take the lead to discuss such a challenging matter. However, he is worried at this time, but his mind is not on this.
After the Minshan Sword Sect was destroyed, his daughter Xie Rou, who was learning swords in the Minshan Sword Sect, disappeared, and before that, Xie Changsheng was also missing.
Compared with the news about a pair of children, this matter is not the most important thing to him right now.
However, when he walked into the quiet room in the deepest part of the inn alone according to the other party's request, a voice that first reached his ears made him stunned.
"Father."
The sound of these two words is extremely familiar yet unfamiliar.
"Eternal victory?"
Xie Lianying's eyes widened, and he looked at the young man in the dim light in disbelief.
His nose was inexplicably sore.
That was not the son he had been dreaming about and worrying about all day long.
In the dim light, the idle son of the past seemed to have matured a lot.
"Using this way to let you come and get a chance to meet you is actually not a matter of business or this medicinal material." Xie Changsheng bowed deeply, saluted his father who was also thinking about him day and night, and then said softly.
"What's the meaning?"
Xie Lianying stayed for a long time, and he came back to his senses, "What are you doing, how can you do such a thing?"
When father and son meet in this situation, Xie Changsheng's mood is very agitated, his hands are trembling slightly in his sleeves, but his face is extremely serious. He didn't answer his father's question, but quickly and softly said: "Zheng Xiu is going to meet with you soon." Let's close our hands."