Chapter 86 Silkworm God
"Your people have seen the descendants of the Yan family, the monsters that were killed by the group of tomb robbers in front of you, and the legendary man-eating monsters in the nearby villages."
"They did not marry outsiders. Over time, they have been reduced to ten, and even the surviving descendants have almost lost their human form."
"And I heard from my father that the entire Yan family has been suffering from a kind of madness for some time. They are often trembling all over and unable to control themselves, and their minds are becoming increasingly unclear. They are often confused and don't know what to do. Even my father ordered people to give them
Sometimes they can't understand the messages sent to them, and they even kill and eat the messengers sent by my family to deliver the messages..."
"Later on, our Bai family had to keep a distance from the Yan family. We only occasionally sent people to look outside the valley. If there was any news, it was only placed at the previously agreed place. As for whether the descendants of the Yan family would pick it up, and how
If you can’t understand it, then you can’t control it.”
This can explain why those elusive monsters fainted in front of Hao Meng's tent for no apparent reason, and were eventually captured by Hao Meng, causing the group to be destroyed.
Hearing this, Wu Liang finally became interested. He straightened up and continued: "In other words, those monsters are actually the product of inbreeding and ancestral meat addiction?"
"What antipathy?"
Bai Jingjing said in confusion.
"You just said that they are cannibals, and their ancestral meat addiction is a strange disease that can only be caused by cannibalism. This is a curse placed on them by the sky. Even if they are not killed, they will eventually become extinct in a short time."
Wu Liang explained half-truthfully.
In fact, the scientific name of this disease in later generations was "prion".
In the 20th century, this disease was rampant among a cannibal tribe in Oceania. It was then that people began to pay attention to this terrible disease. Studies have shown that the only way this "prion" spreads is through cannibalism.
Therefore, it is vividly called "ancestral meat anti-addiction".
Judging from Bai Jingjing's description, it is very likely that the descendants of the Yan family suffered from this disease.
In fact, it is not difficult to verify this disease. You only need to open the skulls of descendants of the Yan family and see if their brain tissue has turned into spongy bodies.
However, now that their bodies have been burned to ashes by Hao Meng's troops, they cannot be verified anymore.
"To this day, I still can't understand. Your knowledge, eloquence, medical skills, and agility are all rare in the world. Sometimes I even thought that you can see through people's hearts. A weirdo like you can just make ends meet in this troubled world.
It's so easy, why do you have to come here to rob the tomb? Don't you feel that your talents are wasted?"
Bai Jingjing stared at Wu Liang's eyes for a long time with her beautiful eyes, and finally shook her head with great regret.
"The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan."
Wu Liang smiled proudly, first poured wine for Bai Jingjing, and then for himself, and then made a gesture of invitation and said, "Go on and tell me your story, don't involve me."
"The next thing is what happened recently. You should know it all, so why do I need to say it again?"
Bai Jingjing said.
"No, there are still some details that I don't understand. Why don't you ask me instead?"
Wu Liang moved forward and said with great interest, "I want to know who removed the tomb-suppressing beasts outside the Valley before, and who owns the two corpses buried in the ground instead of the tomb-suppressing beasts.
masterpiece?"
"The tomb-suppressing beast was moved by our Bai family, and the two corpses were the work of the Yan family. After my father knew that the Yan family had captured the two people, he originally wanted to bring them over for interrogation, but he didn't expect to see those two bodies.
When they were two, only their heads and bones were left. Later, when my father led people to remove the tomb beast, he buried the two corpses in order to let the two accomplices see them later.
, I was afraid to enter the valley again."
Bai Jingjing said calmly, "As a result, even we didn't expect that not long after, two groups of tomb robbers came at once. One group was so large that they could move the mountains, while the other group was smaller.
, but they are very cunning and rogue, and are actually more difficult to deal with than that group of people!"
Having said this, Bai Jingjing looked at Wu Liang with a look that said, "I'm talking about you."
"Hey hey hey."
Wu Liang laughed twice and said, "There is another question, why do the Yan family only capture two people at a time?"
"My father said that this is a habit they have only developed in recent years. The Yan family has a limited number of people and does not have enough salt to make dried meat. Catching two people at a time can just eat it before it rots. If you can't eat more, it will be wasted.
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Bai Jingjing explained.
"Is this still possible!?"
Wu Liangliang was shocked.
He had thought about countless possibilities before this, but he never thought that it would be such a refreshing and refined reason. Man-eating monsters actually have to pay attention to thrift and sustainable development?
After calming down for a moment, Wu Liang continued: "In this case, the offense suffered by the group of tomb robbers in front should not have been caused by the Yan family. They were reluctant to waste 'food'."
"Yes, they captured the man, and my father set up the scheme. It took a long time of persuading them to give up."
Bai Jingjing did not excuse the Bai family, she said frankly.
"Emmm..."
Wu Liang nodded, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "The last question, how did the descendants of the Yan family capture people without anyone noticing? As far as I know, the group of tomb robbers in front of them were very tightly guarded at night, even if they were
I can't do it without alerting them, not to mention that my people are monitoring the situation in the valley every night, but they haven't found any clues either."
"The Yan family has some martial arts skills as a martial art. Over the past dynasties, they have also practiced a kind of Kung Fu that can fly over the walls and fly over the walls. Even if they are traveling up and down the valley dozens of feet high, they can still walk on flat ground."
Bai Jingjing glanced at Wu Liang and said as usual, "However, in addition to the accumulation of practice over time, the key to this kind of skill is to rely on the assistance of a treasure, so others cannot learn it."
"What treasure?"
Wu Liang's eyes lit up.
"Master, have you ever heard of the Silkworm God that became extinct a long time ago?"
Bai Jingjing asked instead without answering.
"Silkworm God? The Silkworm God recorded in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"?"
Wu Liang was stunned.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" says: The Silkworm God is a beautiful girl who lives in the wilderness of the north, where there are tall, branchless mulberry trees. The Silkworm God half-knelt on the tree, put on a horse skin and transformed into a silkworm.
Spun silk day and night.
In addition, there is also an allusion in ancient mythology about "Silkworm God Offering Silk".
But that is a legendary god, how can there be talk of extinction?
"My father said that the Silkworm God recorded in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is fake. Back then, the late king found a human-shaped silkworm cocoon in an ancient tomb. The silk on the cocoon was as thin as a little finger. It was extremely light but tough and strong, and almost invulnerable.
, is not afraid of water but is afraid of fire. It can be burned in a moment by burning fire."
Chapter completed!