Chapter 212: Mother and child are safe, cure the fool (two chapters in one)
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Zhang Hao and Li Siyu squatted on the outside of the spiritual soil together, staring directly at the [Piano Insect] which was very close to the [Mountain Grass].
The current [Qin Chong] is still the same as before, still listless, still lifeless, still unable to cheer up, as if it was suffering from heatstroke due to too much heat.
But Zhang Hao knew very well that [Qin Chong] was still saving energy and preparing for the future of having children.
The same is true for Li Siyu. She heard what Zhang Hao said and believed that this is the current situation of [Qin Chong].
The two of them just waited patiently, without stepping forward to disturb or trying to help, as if all they could do now was wait here.
This is exactly the case. They have no other way or anything else to do except waiting here.
"What kind of insect is this? Why can only one of it still have children?" Li Siyu held his chin with both hands and looked at the [Piano Insect] curiously, then turned to look at Zhang Hao, trying to find an answer.
Zhang Hao was stunned, and then he thought that he didn't seem to have told Li Siyu about the living habits of [Qin Chong], nor did he mention any related matters to Li Siyu.
Then he explained: "It's like this. This bug is called [Qin Bug]. It is a spiritual bug, that is, a spiritual bug in the mountains. It is a hermaphrodite and can conceive and give birth to children by itself."< br>
A flash of surprise flashed in Li Siyu's beautiful eyes.
To be honest, this is the first time she has heard of the existence of such creatures. She has seen a lot of bugs and the like since she was a child, and has a general understanding of them. She has even seen them. .
But she had never heard of hermaphroditic bugs that could reproduce only by themselves. This was simply amazing and completely violated the theoretical knowledge of biology.
However, the world is so big that it is full of wonders, such as the foxes you encountered while following Zhang Hao while walking in the mountains, the ancient trees that can talk, the so-called mountain treasures, and the wild ginseng that can run in the mountains. What else is there? These things are completely contrary to, or something that breaks her common sense.
Compared with these things, it is not unusual for this insect named [Piano Insect] to be hermaphroditic and able to reproduce the next generation on its own.
While thinking.
But seeing Zhang Hao looking at her, she immediately turned her head.
The two people looked at each other, the expressions on their faces were stunned at the same time, and then they looked at each other's expressions and the emotions in each other's eyes.
"What's wrong?" Li Siyu took the lead to look away, turned his face away, and asked doubtfully and shyly, his cheeks already blushing.
Zhang Hao shook his head and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about something."
He wasn't lying, and he was indeed thinking about things, but the things he was thinking about were a little different.
He was thinking just now that the [Piano Insect] is a hermaphrodite and can reproduce on its own without having to consider the status of its partner. This saves a lot of things and a lot of trouble.
You only need to absorb some spiritual energy and absorb as much spiritual energy as possible, and you will have the conditions to reproduce the next generation, unlike other beasts and people in the mountains.
You also need to find a partner, court, and get married. After passing this series of things, you can proceed to the preliminary preparations for giving birth, and finally give birth.
It's not like [Qin Chong], it's done in one step, it's a quick batch, it saves so many links, and there is no middleman.
Furthermore, Zhang Hao also thought about his wedding with Li Siyu. That wedding must be the most grand and festive. ,
If you want to give it, give it the best to Li Siyu, and you must satisfy Li Siyu.
When holding a wedding, the most critical step is also done before the wedding, which is to give the betrothal gift.
Before the wedding, he knew that a betrothal gift would be given, so he had to prepare a corresponding betrothal gift for his wedding to Li Siyu.
Moreover, this betrothal gift must not be given hastily, and it cannot be spent by giving something casually.
Although Li Siyu and his parents, Gaotang, have passed away now, the elders in Zhaojia Village are still alive. If the betrothal gift he gives is too light, those elders will tell him and make up for it. Zhang Hao I don't want that to happen.
And this matter is very important, the betrothal gift is also a part of showing sincerity, and Zhang Hao also wants to marry Li Siyu happily, but he is not willing to pay a light betrothal gift.
Thinking about the current time, it is not too late to start preparing the betrothal gift now.
The most important thing is that he must now think carefully about preparing a betrothal gift, which is still relatively important.
As a mountain walker, the betrothal gift he can prepare must be related to the mountains, and it is also the thing that best shows his sincerity.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Hao immediately thought that he could look at the characteristics of those mountain treasures in the "Mountain Travel Notes" and then use some of the mountain treasures as betrothal gifts.
Mountain treasure is the thing that best reflects the value of a mountain walker, and it is also the most precious thing in the mountain, which can fully demonstrate his sincerity.
More importantly, the abilities of some mountain treasures are extremely helpful to people. For example, the thunder tribulation wooden bracelet Zhang Hao gave to Li Siyu can prevent Li Siyu from being harmed in times of crisis.
"What are you thinking about..."
At this time, Li Siyu's words interrupted his thoughts, allowing him to collect all the thoughts and thoughts in his mind.
Zhang Hao turned around, smiled and said: "It's nothing."
He was thinking about the betrothal gift, but he couldn't let Li Siyu know for the time being. After all, he wanted to prepare a surprise for Li Siyu. If he told Li Siyu in advance, there would be no surprise at all.
Then, he continued to look at the [Piano Insect] lying on the wooden pile.
At this time, [Qin Chong] suddenly trembled, and its petite, yet somewhat penetrating body suddenly twitched.
But [Qin Zhong]'s head was raised high at this moment, but his eyes were tightly closed and never opened, as if he was in a state of sleepwalking.
Immediately afterwards, as the head was raised, [Qin Zhong]'s body was slowly lifted up, as if it was malleable.
Zhang Hao's eyes widened, and the expression on his face became tense.
He knew that this was [Qin Chong]'s action of preparing to give birth to a child.
The reproduction of [Piano Insect] does not mean laying an egg that needs to be hatched, nor is it the kind of laying an egg and giving birth to a small [Piano Insect] that may die at any time.
Instead, a half-sized [Piano Worm] will be born, and as soon as this [Piano Worm] is born, it will have all the abilities of the [Piano Worm].
However, the [Piano Worm] that gives birth to a little [Piano Worm] will lose the ability of the [Piano Worm]. It is like a kind of transmission. The mother of [Piano Worm] passes on her ability to the little [Piano Worm], so that the little one can [Qin Chong] can survive in the mountains and forests as soon as it is born.
Moreover, it can also protect the [Piano Insect] mother from harm.
Of course, [Qin Chong]’s mother’s abilities have not completely disappeared, but require a long period of recovery. [Zoushan Travel Notes] records that after giving birth, [Qin Chong]’s mother’s abilities will take approximately It took nearly half a year.
Then during the past six months, [Qin Chong]’s mother has been absorbing spiritual energy, and her recovery will be faster, but it will not be less than four months at the minimum.
If you have to wait until [Qin Chong] gives birth to another child, it may take many years.
Therefore, at this time, the mother of [Piano Insect] does not have the function of attracting medicine. Only the newborn [Piano Insect] can be used as a medicine inducer.
Moreover, the little [Lin Bug] has to wait until it can reproduce. It will take several years just to grow, and then there will be a growth period, a growth period, a gestation period, etc. Maybe a small [Lin Bug] will go from making sounds to being able to reproduce. Reproduction will take at least ten years.
Of course, the lifespan of [Piano Insects] is very long, more than ten years, and to them, decades may be a few years of human life, or even less time.
Zhang Hao started thinking wildly in his mind, trying to relieve his nervousness.
Although he also knows that in this environment, when the spiritual energy in the spiritual soil is abundant and there is no danger, reproduction of [Qin Insect] is as simple as eating and drinking, and there is absolutely no chance of an accident.
But he still can't help but feel a little nervous, and he can't help but feel a little worried, what if something happens to [Qin Chong], what if [Qin Chong] doesn't give birth to a child smoothly...
"Is it about to give birth?" Li Siyu asked with wide eyes and expectantly.
Zhang Hao nodded heavily: "Yes, He is indeed going to give birth. It's going to happen soon. You can see the birth of the little [Qin Chong] right away."
"Yeah!" Li Siyu's eyes lit up.
The two of them squatted here and watched, which naturally attracted the attention of Xiaobai and Mountain God Lu.
The dog and the deer had just come back from outside when they saw the two owners squatting beside the soil that was full of spiritual energy, looking at something.
They immediately came together.
"Woof~" Xiaobai called softly, with a little doubt in his voice.
The mountain god deer did not bark, but tilted its head and stared curiously at the insect whose body was about to fly into the sky, with eyes full of curiosity.
As the mountain god deer, he is the longest and most spiritual creature in this mountain, but he has never seen this bug before, so he is naturally full of curiosity about this bug, and is also very interested in the bug's behavior at this time. curious.
After all, He didn't know what the insect was doing, whether it was hostile to Him, whether it would cause harm to Him, etc.
However, since Zhang Hao, Li Siyu, and that stupid dog were fine if they were so close, I guess it would be fine if he stood here. Anyway, if something happened, Zhang Hao would definitely be the first to be injured. Li Siyu, and that silly dog.
"Shh~ don't talk."
At this time, Zhang Hao raised his finger at Xiaobai and made a silent sound, signaling Xiaobai not to scream blindly, so as not to disturb [Qin Chong]'s birth.
At this time, it is the most critical moment for [Qin Chong] to give birth to a child.
Just then.
As [Qin Zhong]'s body got higher and higher, and when his whole body was about to take off, he suddenly flapped his wings after standing up, keeping his whole body in mid-air, but his tail was still supported on the wooden stake. As if trying to maintain balance.
In this case, what is visible to the naked eye, right at the tail of the [Piano Insect], seems to be that something is coming out little by little, as if there is some kind of strange and unknown creature that is trying to get out of the [Piano Insect]. The tail end of the piano insect crawled out.
Zhang Hao squinted his eyes and opened his mouth slightly. If he guessed correctly, it should be the little [Piano Insect].
Although, he had seen in the "Illustrated Record of Travels in the Mountains" that about the reproduction process of "Piano Worms", the little "Piano Worms" came out from the tail of the mother of "Piano Worms", and they really came out.
At that time, Zhang Hao was still wondering how the little [Piano Insect] could be said to be an organism that had not yet been born. It could only be regarded as a semi-living organism in scientific terms, because being unborn could not be considered a complete organism.
It's like searching the whole nature. When all creatures give birth to children, they rely on the mother's power to give birth to the children. I have never heard of which animal is born by the child itself.
I have to say that the entire reproduction process of this [Piano Insect] was really an eye-opener for Zhang Hao.
"Well, that seems to be a little [Piano Insect], right? It, it came out by itself?"
Li Siyu exclaimed in a low voice, subconsciously covering her mouth and widening her eyes.
Zhang Hao did not answer this question, but continued to observe the [Piano Insect].
What can be seen is that at the tail end of the [Piano Insect], a beast-like head can be seen, which is being drilled out with force, and it is still squirming there. Just by looking at it, you can feel the head inside the body. The strength of the little [harp bug].
The mother of [Qin Zhong] kept flapping her wings and kept her body in the air, as if she was standing.
This couldn't help but remind him of what he had seen somewhere before. When women from the ancient Song Dynasty in Kyushu gave birth, they gave birth standing up, instead of lying on the bed like they do now.
Although it may sound a bit strange, in the Song Dynasty at that time, this was a very common way of giving birth, and it was also respected by every doctor.
The way [Qin Chong] gave birth seemed to be the same, which aroused Zhang Hao's strong interest.
Is it possible that [Qin Chong] only appeared during the Song Dynasty?
In other words, [Qin Chong] accidentally appeared in the Song Dynasty. After seeing the way humans gave birth to children, they applied what they learned. Each generation in the future would give birth to children this way, so it became the current situation. .
Later, as humans expanded their territory, there were fewer and fewer dense forests. Spiritual insects, mountain treasures, etc. were all confined in the mountains and never went out, so [Piano Insects] could not learn. What about other ways of giving birth to children, so it still maintains this ancient and fairly good way of reproducing offspring?
Thinking about it this way, it is possible.
But all in all, this is just a guess.
Just as Zhang Hao had always suspected, the "Illustrated Record of Mountain Walking Travels" was passed to him. The records on it were compiled and written by mountain walkers of all generations, leaving behind a wealth of experience. However, if future generations find this mountain treasure or find that this experience is wrong or inaccurate after practicing it, the records left by the predecessors will be revised in time.
But what if the person who modified it also made a mistake?
One wrong move and all the rest are wrong.
Moreover, the [Illustrated Record of Traveling in the Mountains] he is seeing now is also the final version revised by Mr. Xu Xiake. From the current point of view, many of the records on it are correct and have given him a lot of benefits. help.
Therefore, Zhang Hao did not continue to think deeply.
But this discovery seemed to open a door to the real world for him.
You can also pay attention to this aspect in the future. If there are similarities, you can also use it as a decryption game to complete your own reasoning.
Zhang Hao quickly put his thoughts back together, and the expression on his face remained unchanged from beginning to end, and he continued to stare at the small wriggling [Piano Worm] at the tail of the [Piano Worm].
The whole process is very long and cannot be completed in just a few minutes.
The Mountain God Deer was tired of looking at it, so he went to the side and lay down with his eyes closed to rest. Xiaobai also lay down at Zhang Hao's feet, as if he was tired.
Zhang Hao and Li Siyu still maintained their previous curiosity, always staring at the little [Qin Chong].
As time passed little by little, the entire head of the little [Qin Worm] had emerged from the tail of [Qin Worm]'s mother. The face, which looked like multiple beasts fused together, appeared clearly on [Qin Worm]. Worm] mother's tail.
Just looking at it like this, it's like [the mother of the piano insect] has grown another head at the back. It's very restrained and very scary. It will make people feel creepy at first glance and extremely scary when they think about it.
But it had no impact on Zhang Hao and Li Siyu who understood the specific reasons. Instead, they watched attentively, hoping that the little [Piano Insect] could get out as soon as possible.
Zhang Hao was still waiting for this little [harp bug] to give the fool a medicine and completely cure the fool's disease.
Li Siyu was just curious. She just liked to watch the whole process of the birth of this kind of life.
Because this is the scene closest to reality and the most realistic.
Just then.
[Qin Chong] changes again.
[Piano Insect]’s mother suddenly flapped her wings and flew into the air, and the little [Piano Insect] was naturally dragged up, and its not-too-small head hung on the tail end of [Piano Insect]’s mother. It swayed as it flew into the sky. The amplitude was not large, but it was very strange.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Hao and Li Siyu saw that under such dragging, the body of the little [Piano Insect] was being pulled out bit by bit, as if it was being pulled.
Then, they saw the snake-like soft body of the little [Piano Insect] slipping out little by little, wrapped in unknown mucus.
But the little [Qin Chong]'s beast-like head opened its eyes and looked at the surrounding scene, as if he was familiar with the situation in front of him and preparing for what was going to happen next.
"She's been born, she's been born!" Li Siyu exclaimed in a low voice, the expression on her face already becoming excited and gradually becoming surprised.
Because this is the birth of a life. Although this thing called [Piano Insect] looks a bit ugly and strange, how can something that Zhang Hao calls a spiritual insect look any better? .
Zhang Hao nodded and watched silently as the little [Piano Insect] continued to squirm out.
Just as the mother of [Piano Insect] continued to flap her wings and kept pulling her body up, already flying into the air, the little [Piano Insect] had already completed its flight.
The body of the little [Piano Worm] is already halfway out, and you can see the four transparent wings on the back of the [Piano Worm], which are still covered with thick mucus.
In this case, if the body of the little [Piano Worm] comes out completely, the little [Piano Worm] will probably fall to death because the wings are covered with too much mucus, and the little [Piano Worm] has just been born. , judging from the appearance of ordinary creatures in nature when they are just born, they should not have the ability to fly.
However, since [Qin Zhong]’s mother did this, there must be some reason why he had to do this.
Then, as time passed little by little.
Zhang Hao and Li Siyu then saw that the entire body of the little [Piano Insect] hanging at the end had completely emerged from the tail of the [Piano Insect] mother.
Then, the two of them saw that the whole body of the little [Piano Insect] fell straight into the spiritual soil below.
Li Siyu's eyes widened suddenly, and just as he was about to scream, Zhang Hao stopped him.
Zhang Hao stared closely at the falling little [Piano Insect] and saw that the little [Piano Insect] was trying hard to flap its four transparent wings.
In fact, it didn't take too long, just one to two seconds, for the mucus wrapped on the wings on the back of the little [Piano Insect] to be completely shaken off.
Immediately afterwards, the little [Piano Insect] seemed to use all its strength to flap the four transparent wings behind it, and tried to let itself fly.
Just when the little [Piano Bug] was about to land, the little [Piano Bug] seemed to have finally learned to fly. The falling speed of its snake-like body slowed down significantly, and then it began to take off and fly into the air.
Zhang Hao clearly saw that when the tail of the little [Piano Insect] touched the ground, it punched the ground hard with its tail, and perhaps it flew up with this force.
But he was finally relieved.
If the little [Piano Worm] dies like this, it will be a big loss. He has already thought of using this little [Piano Worm] as a medicine to cure fools. This little [Piano Worm] If he dies, it means that the fool's mental illness cannot be cured, and the fool will have to wait many years for the [Piano Worms] to reproduce again.
If that's the case, the fool will have to wait too long.
Now that I see the little [Piano Insect] survive, that is the best result.
The same was true for Li Siyu. She breathed a long sigh of relief. Her delicate face was full of worry, but it dissipated a lot at this time, and a smile appeared on her face.
The mother of the [Piano Insect] who gave birth to the little [Piano Insect] flapped her wings and slowly fell down. It looked like she had lost a lot of strength. She slowly fell down and landed on the wooden stake. Restored to its previous appearance.
Listless and lifeless, he closed his eyes as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.
This is also an expected situation. After all, He has just reproduced the next generation and spent a lot of effort. In this case, he definitely needs more rest and must get better rest.
The little [Piano Worm] was flying around in mid-air, as if it were a child who had just learned to fly. He found it fun and kept playing.
Li Siyu looked at the little [Piano Insect] that kept flying and exclaimed: "This thing can fly right after it is born... It's so amazing."
Zhang Hao nodded: "My initial understanding was that this thing was already quite big when it was born, but I didn't expect that it could fly right after it was born."
"This thing is indeed a spiritual insect." Li Siyu murmured to himself, continuing to support his chin with both hands, his face full of curiosity.
Sure enough, her knowledge was still too little. Things like this androgynous [Piano Insect] and the scene in front of her made her feel the strangeness and novelty of this world.
After some time, Zhang Hao watched the little [Piano Insect] flapping its wings and slowly falling, and finally landed next to the mother of [Piano Insect]. Its petite body was wrapped around the wooden stake, and its beast-like head was as tall as He raised his head high, and his eyes kept looking around, as if he was alert, but also seemed to be afraid of any dangers around him.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Hao was truly relieved.
This fully proves that there is nothing wrong with the little [harp bug], it can be used as a medicine, and it can possibly cure the disease of fools.
Of course, he has no plans to turn the little [Piano Insect] into a medicine now. He still needs to wait a few days.
Not only did he need to prepare the required medicinal materials in advance, but he also needed to make some preparations for the fool in advance.
This is not something that can be cured by just feeding a fool a small [harp bug], then frying other medicinal materials, and then boiling it into traditional Chinese medicine and feeding it to the fool. Some methods are also needed for this.
It's like giving a fool a little [Piano Worm] in advance, so that the fool can get used to the effect of the little [Piano Worm]. To put it simply, it's the kind of feeling that makes people's thoughts stagnant and their movements sluggish.
You can also experience the various side effects of the little [Piano Insect], allowing the fool to adapt in advance and avoid the backlash of the drug. Simply put, it is to prevent the fool from being harmed and the condition from further deteriorating.
Furthermore, he still needs to make some preparations himself. After all, this is the first time he has used a small [Qin Chong] to treat someone. He is not sure whether it will be useful, and he cannot guarantee that using a small [Qin Chong] will help. 】can cure the fool's disease.
He needs to prepare a few more response plans so that if a situation arises, he can solve it in time.
This is my thoughts.
Zhang Hao then stood up, woke up Xiaobai who was sleeping at his feet, held him in his arms, and said to Li Siyu: "I'm going to go for a walk in the mountains, and this time I'll find some herbs to give the fool a gift in return. ”
Upon hearing this, Li Siyu paused for a moment, then immediately reacted.
She turned her head and looked at the newly born little [Qin Chong], then looked at Zhang Hao, and asked: "What you said is that when you give a fool a gift in return, you use [Qin Chong]?"
Thinking about it this way, it's right. Zhang Hao is not very idle on weekdays. If it wasn't for something important, why would he squat here for so long just to watch this insect give birth to a baby?
Thinking about it this way, the only important thing Zhang Hao said recently was giving gifts to fools in return.
Zhang Hao nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, you have to prepare in advance. If I don't come back at noon, you don't have to wait for me. You can eat as usual. I won't be hungry in the mountains."
"Well, you must pay attention to safety. It would be best if you can come back for lunch at noon." Li Siyu warned.
Zhang Hao nodded.
Then, he completely woke up Xiaobai who had fallen into a deep sleep, put Xiaobai on the ground, took a basket, and took Xiaobai into the dense forest.
Li Siyu turned her head and glanced at the little [Qin Chong] who still maintained the same posture as before, and couldn't help but think of what Zhang Hao just said.
Use this little [harp bug] to give the fool a gift in return.
Zhang Hao should be able to cure a fool's mental illness, right?
If it's Zhang Hao, it must be possible. After all, he is Zhang Hao. It seems that there is nothing that Zhang Hao can't do.
Think of this.
Li Siyu turned around, walked towards the shelf, and continued to play with the bacon.
Take advantage of this time to dry the bacon, then put it in a cooler storage room until it's time to take it out.
……
Until dusk fell, the sunset on the horizon completely enveloped the entire sky, but a bright moon could still be faintly seen hanging high in the sky.
Zhang Haocai took Xiaobai and slowly walked back from the dense forest.
He was holding a basket in one hand, which was full of medicinal materials, and he was holding a lot of medicinal materials in the other hand.
Xiaobai was jumping forward, chewing something like grass in his mouth. The dog's face was full of joy, as if he had just eaten something delicious.
This time, one person and one dog walked in the mountains, and the harvest was quite fruitful. Zhang Hao found medicinal materials for fools to treat diseases, and also found a lot of food for Xiaobai and the mountain god deer.
The medicinal materials used for fools to treat diseases are mainly relatively common, and there are no so-called precious medicinal materials. After all, there are already spiritual insects such as [Qin Chong] as medicinal ingredients, and other auxiliary medicinal materials are used as foils. The effect of preventing [music bug] is too great and affects fools.
After preparing these, the next thing is much simpler. Just put all the medicinal materials together. Some need to be ground into powder, some need to be squeezed out of the juice, and some need to be placed whole.
Then bring the fool to the spiritual soil on the mountain, let him feel the ability of [Piano Insect] first, let the fool adapt to it, repeat this several times, until the fool is completely adapted to the ability of [Piano Insect].
At this time, the little [Piano Worm] has almost grown, and it can be used as a medicine for fools, and then treatment can be carried out.
Zhang Hao had already thought about the whole process when he was looking for herbal medicine, he just needed to implement it.
He looked up at the sky and saw that it was getting dark.
Let's wait until tomorrow and call the fool to the mountain.
Zhang Hao thought like this and took Xiaobai towards the hut.
(End of chapter)