It's not that I exaggerate, and I didn't believe it at first. The merchant waved his hand, "Those things were struck into charcoal by lightning, and some people took them back to treasure them, and I went to his house to see them." Ouch, humanoid coke, but you can still see the outside. ”

"You say those weirdos can command evil ghosts?" Hu Dongjia also took a sip of wine, "They were all killed by the thunder?"

"Ah yes, even the people and ghosts were chopped to death. The merchant nodded, "After that battle, the corpses were counted, and they were all piled up into a small mountain." ”

The patriarch of Hu Dong said "oh": "That city lord is very powerful." ”

"It's very powerful, I heard that the city lord was also an alien hero a few years ago, and he made a home in Taoyuan. ”

"Do you know why Taoyuan is open to the outside world?"

"That's not clear. The merchant spread his hands, "The townspeople have set up statues of their heroes, and there are more than a dozen of them." The funniest thing is that there is a cat in the statue!"

"Cat?" Hu Dongjia's eyes flashed, "Just give people a statue, how can there be a cat?"

The cat was lying on its stomach in the box, carried by a teenager on his shoulder. The merchant laughed, "It is said that the lord of the castle personally requested that he commemorate his companion who fought alongside him against evil spirits. ”

Hu Dongjia thought thoughtfully: "The cat lying in the box, what does that young man look like, but he looks very handsome?"

"I don't see it. The merchant shrugged, "The face is a little blurry, anyway, it doesn't look very old." The sculptures are all big and strong men, but he is lean, but conspicuous. ”

"The image you're talking about looks like an old friend of mine. Hu Dongjia stroked his chin, "He also walks around with a cat on his back all year round." ”

The merchant was curious: "What is this friend of yours doing?"

Hu Dongjia smiled: "Kill people, steal goods, do anything." ”

The merchant was stunned.

At this time, someone outside the restaurant walked in and patted Hu Li on the shoulder: "There is news from Shengyi." ”

Hu Li casually threw a tael of silver to the table: "Wine money." ”

The merchant picked up the silver, Hu Li and his partner had already walked out, and only the voice came intermittently: "Shengyi...... Contract ......"

......

Li Kailiang was very busy, and he only received a summons from Yan Saburo early the next morning. However, at noon that day, the young man did not wait for Li Kailiang, but waited for the distinguished guests to come first.

"Yan Shichu, you're finally awake!" someone strode from outside the door, and when he saw Yan Saburo, he hugged him and slapped him twice on the back.

Chitose sighed: "The one who rubbed the rice is here again." ”

Yan Saburo has never liked outsiders to get close, and the only one who can express his closeness to him like this is naturally Xiao Mi, the son of the current patriotic emperor.

The girl in red stood behind Yan Sanlang, and Xiao Mi also greeted her with a smile, and then asked Yan Sanlang, "How do you feel?"

"It's fine. The boy turned and led him down the corridor.

Xiao Mi turned her head and waved her hand to a large group of waiters outside the door: "Okay, don't come with me." ”

He's safe in Invitational Garden.

Xiao Mi is familiar with the road - although Yan Saburo's home is big, he has come a lot.

Yan Saburo was still a little surprised: "The news spread so fast. ”

"You went to 'Shiweiquan' for dinner, and it was midnight when you received the news, and it was inconvenient to leave the palace. This morning, I finally managed to get through until the end of the court meeting. Xiao Mi sighed.

"Good work. Yan Saburo asked him, "What do you want to eat at noon?" Xiao Mi came with a little food, and he would inevitably come to eat again.

"Just have good wine. Xiao Mi touched her nose, "Others are casual." ”

It's been a long time since he's eaten at Invitation's Garden. Yan Shichu was dormant for half a year, although he had come to see it a few times, but the master's house was sleeping, how could he be embarrassed to stay and eat? Besides, Yan Shichu was not awake, and Chitose often disappeared.

Yan Saburo thought about it, and casually ordered the kitchen to clean up a table of wine and food, and kill a few more white jade melons.

This melon is a specialty of Shengyi Xinkai Township, listen to the name to know that the juice is full, sweet as honey, the taste is crisp and raw, it is the current seasonal fruit. Yan Saburo is not as sweet as Chitose, and the white jade melon is one of the few melons he loves to eat.

Father Huang responded, but then said, "Young master, it's been raining lately, and I'm afraid the white jade melon is not too sweet." ”

If there is too much rain, the sweetness of melons and fruits will decrease.

"It doesn't matter. Xiao Mi smiled, "Just take care of it, it's a big deal to gnaw on a turnip." ”

He walked in the garden, the midday sun was shining and he was still a little warm. He took a deep breath: "This rain is dozens of days at once, and I almost forgot what it feels like for the sun to shine on my body." You are a lucky general, and you will catch the good weather as soon as you wake up. ”

Yan Saburo smiled: "How is it in China lately?"

"That's it, there's a lot going on every day. Xiao Mi glanced at him, "The annoying spirits in the royal court are also endless, and they have to play big and small things." When it's time for them to brainstorm ideas, it's a saw-edge gourd again!"

Yan Saburo is so shrewd, as soon as he hears it, he knows the voiceover: "What happened?"

"Dozens of days of heavy rain, the Lanjiang River flooded. Xiao Mi's smiling face was finally put away, "More than 100,000 hectares of farmland and houses along the coast were flooded, and more than 12,000 people died, not counting the missing." ”

Yan Saburo's face also became solemn. The Lanjiang River is the main artery of the country, irrigating countless fertile fields along the way, and it will become a problem during heavy rains. The three major floods of the Lanjiang River in history will hit the country hard each time, and the destructive power is no less than that of war.

It has only been less than six years since Wei Guoguo recovered from the civil strife, and he is about to recuperate and speed up production, and he cannot afford such a natural disaster.

And according to local reports, there are still monsters eating people in areas where the flood has not subsided, and there are witnesses in at least a dozen cases, although the confessions are not consistent. It is unknown how many youkai there were, and how many people died in the mouths of youkai. "When the flood came, it swept away many lives, and it is impossible to tell how many were drowned and how many were eaten by the monsters in the water.

"The water demon is waiting for an opportunity to eat people? Yan Saburo frowned, "Have you ever been successfully arrested?"

People eat animals, monsters eat people, and the so-called weak eat the strong, all within the principles of heaven. However, aquatic monsters and cannibalism generally occur in the deep mountains and rivers, or when the country's fortunes are declining. The military strength of the thriving great powers is prosperous, and the monsters are generally reluctant to provoke.

After all, compared to wild beasts, they have always been wary of the power of human nations.

"I've caught two, not like ordinary youkai. Walking into the house, Xiao Mi rubbed her hands, "Okay, stop, today I only talk about private matters, not official business." You've just woken up, so enjoy a moment of peace, and you'll have something to worry about later. ”

Delicacies were quickly served. At this time, it has just entered September, and the crabs in the rice field are already fat, and even the eight hook claws are very full. The chefs of Invite Jingyuan give up other cooking methods and only take fist-sized lake crabs and steam them.

The crab roe almost lifted the crab lid, and Yan Saburo dipped it in sweet ginger vinegar, and his mouth was full of mellow and unique creamy aroma.

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