madnovel Chapter 1557: Deep Waters of Research
Chapter 1557: Deep Waters of Research
Chapter 1557: Deep Waters of Research
Is this an unknown monster, or...
Or is it a transformed demon puppet? But no matter what, this bat's mission seems to be to prevent any creature from approaching the mountain cellar.
Tian Yun became more and more interested.
But he did not send the beetles up to die. Instead, he let them lurk among the branches and leaves.
"Why is Mr. Tian sweating?" He Lingchuan asked curiously, "Is this braised fish too spicy?"
The maid beside quickly handed over a warm wet wipe.
Tian Yun took it and wiped his sweat, then said, "Yeah, I can't eat spicy food."
It was not easy for him to control the beetle to monitor the green door while chatting with He Lingchuan and Fan Shuang.
The beetle was very reluctant to approach the green door, and he had to force it to do so. He was a little tired after trying to do two things at once for half an hour.
Haha, he didn’t know if there was anyone else in the world who could control so many insect puppets at the same time.
Fortunately, his wait was rewarded. Just after the meal, the green door of the cellar suddenly opened from the inside and a man walked out.
This man has an ordinary face and messy hair. If he were to walk down the street, he would be drowned in the crowd. He is a typical "one-shot" person who would be forgotten by others as soon as they see him.
But the monkey with a ghost face just lay on his shoulder, looking quiet and well-behaved.
Moreover, this person's skin looked a little pale, as if he had not seen the sun for many years.
Tian Yun wondered, is this his second target, Wei Yishan?
The man walked slowly for more than ten feet, and a gray shadow flashed in the forest and went into his arms.
Tian Yun knew it was the bat.
It seems that this is the owner of the ghost-faced monkey and the bat.
The man stretched and walked away.
Tian Yun really wanted to send the beetle to continue tracking, but what annoyed him was that the man had already walked out of the beetle's activity range!
The activity radius of these insect puppets is within a few miles centered on Tian Yun. Once it exceeds this radius, the insect puppets will no longer be under his control.
But he was now with He Lingchuan and couldn't rush over to expand the beetle's search radius.
Damn it, damn it!
But he couldn't show his anger, and even praised the food in the villa for being delicious.
It seems that I have to leave a hook for the next visit. Tian Yunsui asked: "I may get another batch of black crystals in a few days. Will Master He accept them?"
"Take it." He Lingchuan said with a smile, "The price will follow the market, we'll see when the time comes."
"Row."
Only then did Tian Yun say goodbye and leave with a large sum of money.
He Lingchuan wanted to personally see him off, so Tian Yun pretended to stumble before getting on the carriage, propped himself on the ground, and took the opportunity to retrieve the pine cones from the soil. At this time, most of the beetles had returned to the pine cones, including the beetle that his apprentice had lost in Yongquan Villa not long ago.
Watching the carriage he was riding in leave, He Lingchuan winked at Wanqi Liang, who understood and followed quietly.
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After Tian Yun left Yongquan Villa, He Lingchuan also asked Fan Shuang about Tian Yun, and then he thought for a moment: "Did you just meet him yesterday?"
Fan Shuang was a little embarrassed: "I also think his request is a bit presumptuous, but he has a lot of good black crystals, and I heard that you have been buying them recently, so..."
He was also kind-hearted, so He Lingchuan patted his shoulder and said, "You did the right thing. I am very satisfied with buying this batch of black crystals for 700,000 taels!"
Fan Shuang's mission was to introduce various people to him, and Tian Yun just took advantage of this.
He Lingchuan asked casually: "By the way, how many plots of land do you have left?"
"There are only two pieces of the best land in Shanghu District left." Fan Shuang shook her head. "I wanted to sell it, but my family strongly opposed it, so I had to give up."
He Lingchuan knew what he was thinking, but still said, "It's okay, Xiaoman will be full."
When Fan Shuang also left Yongquan Villa, Dong Rui just came out of the mountain cellar: "I heard that you dug up some good wine today? Give me a jar."
He Lingchuan immediately sent someone to bring him a jar of apricot wine. "How many days have you not slept?"
Dong Rui had an unshaven beard, a haggard face, and dark circles under his eyes. People who didn't know the truth might have thought that he had spent three days and three nights in Cuixiang Tower, which caused him to look so weak due to kidney deficiency.
"Three or four days? No, four or five days." Dong Rui scratched his head, snowflakes flying, He Lingchuan stepped aside in disgust, "Oh, six or seven days, six or seven days!"
There is no sun or moon in the kiln, so he couldn't remember it clearly.
"Take it easy, the storm in Tianshui City is approaching." He Lingchuan didn't want Dong Rui to still be in this desperate state before the change came.
"I can't forget it. Isn't it time yet?" Dong Rui pointed at the wine jar and said, "Give me a bowl now to relieve my fatigue."
He desperately needed a drink to relax.
He Lingchuan casually poured him a bowl of wine. The wine was amber in color, had a light fruity aroma, and was sweet and not spicy.
This wine went down his throat very smoothly. Dong Rui gulped down three bowls in a row before throwing the bowl away and letting out a long, “Great!”
The previous owner of Yongquan Villa didn't do well in business, but he was good at making wine.
As Party A, He Lingchuan was most concerned about his research rather than his health: "What results have you achieved after so many days of seclusion?"
"In the past, when Xiao An had an emotional outburst, he would turn back into Tong Biao. Do you know when Tong Biao would turn back into Xiao An?"
He Lingchuan shook his head. He already had a lot of problems to worry about, and he would not think about such a professional topic.
"When its body is on the verge of collapse."
He Lingchuan keenly grasped the key point: "You mean, Tong Xuan can't maintain his own body and needs Xiao An's strength?"
"Yes! I found that Tong Xuan's body has been transformed by divine blood. It is also a demon puppet." Dong Rui said seriously, "All demon puppets have to face the problem of unstable body and short lifespan."
"Ever since Xiao An found the village where she was born, her body has been relatively stable. Only by using my method to strengthen it can her life span be extended." Dong Rui sipped the fourth bowl of wine slowly. "I found that her original consciousness and Tong Xuan's are merging, which shows that her soul is naturally powerful."
He emphasized again: "It is stronger than anything I have ever seen."
"so what?"
"I want to try and see if this transformation process is reversible." Dong Rui's eyes lit up when he talked about the experiment, but his face was still ashen, which looked particularly weird. "I have wanted to do this kind of experiment for a long time, but the soul power of all the demon puppets I have handled is too weak!"
"Wait a minute, what does reversible mean?" He Lingchuan could only understand the literal meaning, "Do you want to remove the power of the divine blood?"
"Yes!" Dong Rui rubbed his eyes. "Tong Xuan is a shapeshifter, but Xiao An and I have been together for more than half a month, and I have never seen its third form. If I can change it back, its hidden dangers may disappear."
"Turning the demon puppet back into a demon?" He Lingchuan asked curiously, "Is this really possible?"
"Even if I can't turn back into a monster, at least I can weaken the influence of the divine blood." Dong Rui said immediately: "I originally used this method on No. 66, and it has been very successful so far."
Number 66 was the child-eating beast He Lingchuan had given him. This thing was obtained from He Jing, the Cloud Envoy of the Heavenly Palace. The latter had released several child-eating beasts in the Panlong Illusionary Realm, but this one did not respond and was intercepted by He Lingchuan.
After Dong Rui got it, he found that No. 66 was sleeping because it was too weak. Out of instinct, it rejected He Jing's request to fight.
The solution he proposed at that time was to extract the effect of the divine blood, allowing No. 66 to return to his original source and stabilize his body.
But that's because No. 66 was reborn from a larva and turned back into an egg.
But for an individual like Xiao An, is it still possible to strip away the divine blood?
Dong Rui continued, "But the success of No. 66 seemed short-lived. I did dozens of experiments afterwards, but couldn't replicate it. It wasn't until we found the Ghost King's Underground Palace in the Howling Forest that I discovered that Master Minghui was also doing related research. Although he destroyed the paper materials, the remains of the experimental subjects he threw in the landfill gave me a lot of inspiration."
Why does Minghui Zhenren also do this kind of research?
"What would happen if it was done?"
"The soul of this Tong Xuan has long been gone, and its original consciousness has also deeply merged with Xiao An. If this transformation process is reversed, then Tong Xuan may be able to regain its original talent." Dong Rui emphasized, "There is a problem here. The soul of a human cannot adapt to the body of a monster. This is an iron law between heaven and earth, and no one can violate it. But Tong Xuan is very special. When it turned into a human, it was almost a human. Xiao An's 'father' took advantage of this."
"Wait a minute!" He Lingchuan heard the problem, "If your transformation is successful, and Tong Xuan changes into the appearance of another animal or monster, can Xiao An still control it?"
"That's what I want to know!" Dong Rui's speech speed increased. "Logically, it shouldn't be possible. Otherwise, why did Xiao An hide after Tong Xuan transformed back into his original form? She used another way to circumvent the laws of heaven and earth."
He Lingchuan said unhappily: "What is the significance of this kind of research?"
While other demon puppeteers were studying how to make demon puppets, Minghui Zhenren and Dong Rui were studying how to turn demon puppets back into demons. Are these guys just bored?
"Of course there is." Dong Rui said seriously, "This is actually about the 'golden ratio' of the divine blood. Hey, you won't understand even if I tell you more."
Their conversations about the demon puppet usually end with this sentence.
Dong Rui yawned: "Number 66 has been getting restless at night lately. Hello, is it night time?"
The last few words were addressed to the ghost ape. He himself lived a life of day and night confusion and had long lost track of time.
The ghost ape bared his teeth and nodded.
It was also disturbed by the noise, and it also had dark circles under its eyes, but because of the thick hair on its face, others couldn't see it.
"I stare at it every day. It's so tiring."
"The hen hatching eggs doesn't worry as much as you do." He Lingchuan took out a box of winter melon candy and salted pork biscuits, "It will be released soon, right?"
"Yes, when the melon is ripe, the cub will fall off the vine and the egg will be broken. It just needs an opportunity." Dong Rui immediately grabbed a piece of cake to eat, "How is your place? Have you sold those residential plots in the upper lake area?"
"There are still two pieces left." He Lingchuan had his own calculations, "If we sell them all, it will attract too much attention."
Have a good August!