Chapter 42: Incident

Jun Qiulan's blood almost flowed backwards and his whole body became stiff.

The pheasant I brought last time was completely dead in just two or three breaths.

But this little cat...

It's been more than two or three breaths, right?

His first reaction should be to send the kitten back quickly.

But he didn't dare move.

He only tried to bring living creatures from this side, but never tried to bring living creatures back from the other side.

No, that's not right.

Last time I brought back three rabbits.

But the rabbit had been shot unconscious by him with a slingshot in advance, and many things happened that day, so he hurried back.

I didn't care at all whether the rabbit was still alive after being teleported here.

A rabbit that has just died or is unconscious will not move, and its body will be soft and warm.

At that time, who would have the time to care whether the rabbit was dead or not?

Jun Qiulan squatted down and wanted to check the kitten, but the kitten slipped off his legs again.

He didn't seem to expect that he had moved twice today.

He took another step with his short legs and began a new round of patrolling the territory.

Oh, he's exhausted.

Jun Yu didn't dare to move. After a long while, when he was sure that the kitten was still alive and kicking, he finally found his voice.

"Lan'er, what's going on? Didn't they say you can't bring any living creatures?"

Obviously Jun Yu didn't pay attention to whether the rabbits were still alive last time.

Because their subconscious mind feels that if they bring a living thing here, it will definitely die.

Jun Qiulan held her breath and slowly let it out, "I don't know why, my son."

He explained the origin of the cat.

"It must be that when I came over just now, the kitten was being naughty and I accidentally brought it here."

Jun Yu pondered, "Is it understandable that living things cannot be brought over, but living things can be brought back?"

Jun Qiulan frowned slightly, "It's not impossible."

At that time, they just wanted to see if they could bring any living creatures over. If they could bring any living creatures over, would that prove that they could bring humans over? Their situation at that time was indeed too difficult.

I don't have that much energy to do experiments.

Now it is confirmed that we can bring back living things.

What should the kitten do then?

If he can’t bring it back, how can he explain to Yan Jing?

From what Yan Jing said, he might take the kitten away in the future. Considering that Yan Jing even built a garden specifically for the cat, he must love the kitten very much. Even if he doesn't take the kitten away, he might come to see the kitten in the future?

Where can he find a kitten that looks exactly like him?

The kitten's meowing startled Song Xirong and Jun Shuwan next door.

The mother and daughter hurried over.

Jun Shuwan's eyes lit up, "Where did this kitten come from? It's so cute."

She walked over quickly and held the kitten in her arms.

The kitten was not afraid of strangers and even rubbed Jun Shuwan's palm.

Jun Shuwan's heart was melted by the cuteness.

Jun Qiulan had to explain the origin of the cat again.

Although Jun Shuwan felt a little regretful, she could also understand it. They also had cats here. She could hire two and raise them in their new home. It would probably be quite interesting to hear them meowing every day.

Song Xirong also petted the kitten and asked, "What should I do if I can't bring this cat back?"

Jun Qiulan thought for a moment and said, "It's too late now. I'll try to find a living creature tomorrow."

You can't just try it with a kitten.

They don't raise chickens at home.

I don’t know if this kitten is the only exception, or if other small animals can be brought here.

The family of four couldn't sleep the whole night.

The main reason is that Jun Qiulan has had this opportunity for so long, but this is the first time something unexpected has happened.

The kitten lost its soft cat bed, so Jun Qiulan carried it to the bed, where it curled up and fell asleep next to Jun Qiulan's pillow.

It’s a bit chilly in the border town in late autumn.

Jun Qiulan was drowsy in the middle of the night and felt his ears itchy. Something was breathing in his ears and sucking his earlobes.

When I realized what it was: "..."

He pulled the kitten off and asked, "Are you hungry? Do you really think I'm your cat mother?"

Jun Yu also woke up, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Nothing, please take care of the kitten. I'll go over there and get him some food."

Jun Yu chuckled, "Why? You really treat the kitten like your son? You even get up in the middle of the night to feed it?"

Speaking of this, Jun Yu sighed, "When you were just born, you had to get up twice every night to drink milk, and you didn't let the wet nurse hold you. It was just your mother and I who did it ourselves, with an old nanny by our side to guide us, the new parents."

Jun Qiulan felt sad. If he had not been chosen by the emperor, he would have been able to grow up with his parents and enjoy their care, just like his sister.

It doesn’t matter if they are relatives without real power.

It's good to be together as a family.

Parents don't have to endure the pain of separation from their children.

Now, it has fallen into such a situation.

"Dad, thank you for your hard work."

Jun Yu waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and get food for my cat grandson. Don't let him starve."

It is not appropriate for two grown men to talk about such sensational topics.

Forced to be separated from their son, he and his wife naturally suffered for a while.

But that period has passed.

Their family is living a good life now.

Perhaps it was destined that being trapped in the past would prevent them from moving forward.

It was the little cat's misfortune that made them feel really uneasy.

Jun Qiulan went back to the rental house to make milk powder, brought it back for the kitten, and also brought back the litter box.

“This thing is really well made.”

Jun Yu was extremely surprised, "The world over there is really nice."

There are also small bottles specially for kittens to drink milk.

The kitten drank until its belly was full, and went to the litter box to take care of the important matter of life. Jun Qiulan cleaned it up a little, carried it to the bed, and it fell asleep curled up on the pillow.

I didn't wake up until dawn.

Jun Qiulan, who had been thinking about the kitten all night, didn't sleep well.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he said hello and prepared to go over.

"Dad, Mom, don't make breakfast. I'll just go buy some buns over there."

Jun Shuwan said lazily: "I want to eat those small steamed buns with fillings, and those sugar buns."

After today, she and Miao'er should also return to the General's Mansion. They have rested long enough. Mrs. Huo did not send anyone to urge them, but they have to be sensible.

"good."

Jun Qiulan flashed back to the modern era, changed her clothes and hurried out.

It’s still the vegetable market in the old city.

Jun Qiulan thought about it and simply bought two chickens.

The chickens here are also fat. No matter whether they can survive or not, they can be used as snacks for the family.

It’s a live chicken, no need to kill it, and the boss didn’t ask any further questions.

Jun Qiulan was very cautious when taking the two chickens and breakfast back.

I'm a little worried about meeting Uncle Hua.

It's understandable that he keeps a cat, and the rabbit he brought before could be explained as props for the crew. But today he brought two chickens, so could he use this excuse again?

Fortunately, Uncle Hua had already gone out, probably for morning exercise.

Jun Qiulan breathed a sigh of relief.

Leading two chickens in one hand and carrying breakfast in the other.

Jun Qiulan stood in the room and prepared himself mentally for a while before he started traveling through time.

"Clack, clack, clack."

Animals are much more sensitive to changes in the environment than humans.

Jun Qiulan looked at the chicken flapping its wings happily in his hands, and felt a little excited.

"Dad, Mom, little sister, it seems like I can really bring back living things."

Jun Yu and Song Xirong were both happy.

"The chickens over there are bigger than ours. When the time comes, we can buy a few chicks and raise some chickens. They can lay eggs and we can eat chicken."

Jun Qiulan couldn't help laughing, "Now we have to try to see if we can bring the chicken back."

If he couldn't take the chicken back, he wouldn't dare to take the cat back rashly.

Jun Shuwan seemed to be thinking, "Brother, why don't you try taking one first? Is there a weight requirement?"

The little kitten probably weighs less than one kilogram.

These two old hens weigh about 17 or 18 kilograms in total.

Jun Qiulan thought about it and it made sense, but he had a hunch that if he could bring two chickens here at once, he should be able to bring two back at once. But he was not in a hurry now, so it would be better to try a few more times. He handed one of the chickens to his father.

He slipped back into the rental house again.

He and the old hen looked at each other.

"Clack?"

The old hen's small eyes seemed to be unable to understand what was going on. How could she have changed places in the blink of an eye?

Jun Qiulan was delighted, but the situation seemed to be even more chaotic.

This old hen weighs about eight kilograms, and the pheasant I brought before weighed only about two kilograms.

The pheasant couldn't be brought over, but the old hen was brought over.

Jun Qiulan didn't rush to take the chicken back, but went back first.

"Dad, the chicken is still alive. I need to observe it to see if it will die soon."

Jun Yu nodded.

Jun Qiulan brought another chicken back to the rental house.

"Clack?"

very good.

This one is also alive and in good spirits.

The two chickens clucked at each other, as if they were secretly wondering why the man had brought them back.

Jun Qiulan waited and waited, and only felt relieved when the two chickens defecated in his room.

Bring the chicken home again.

"There should be no problem. Let's kill these two chickens and send one to my cousin and his family tonight."

"Okay." Jun Yu sharpened his knife.

Jun Shuwan said again: "Brother, do you want to go to the village and buy another chicken and try it?"

The kitten, the two hens, and the rabbit from before were all creatures from that world.

Now it has been proven that the creatures brought back from there can survive and can be brought back there.

But it does not mean that the creatures here can also travel in both directions.

Jun Qiulan thought about it and suddenly realized a problem.

If animals can really be brought across, does that mean that people can be brought across as well?

Jun Yu and Song Xirong, who were holding the chicken, both paused.

If it were before, they would definitely go there to live with their son without hesitation.

But things are different now. Life here is slowly getting better and there is more hope.

Although relatives are far away from each other, they can still contact each other several times a year.

Although that world is beautiful, it does not belong to them. If they go there, they will probably be out of tune with that world.

Besides, if we leave the border town completely now, it will definitely attract a lot of attention.

The family next door, General Huo’s family, and Mr. Su.

Jun Shuwan spread her hands: "Don't think too much now. If this thing can be successful, then consider it as our family's last resort. Besides, hasn't my brother tried it yet?"

Jun Yu and Song Xirong couldn't help laughing, "My daughter is really smart."

Jun Qiulan finished a large meat bun and drank a cup of soy milk. "Then I'll go to the village now."

The chickens in the village are generally not sold but kept for laying eggs.

He went to several stores before he bought two roosters. The weather had been cold recently and there were not many insects in the fields. The chickens had become thin from eating only rice bran.

The two chickens here weigh as much as the one over there.

Jun Qiulan simply carried it over with him.

After waiting for a long time, both chickens were still alive and well.

I took the two chickens back and they were still alive and kicking.

"Okay, now it's confirmed, no problem."

He can indeed bring living things through time.

However, no one can figure out the most important question.

Why didn't it work at the beginning? A skinny chicken weighing only two pounds was not enough. But now I can carry more than ten pounds of things across at once without any problem.

Where does this change come from?

Is it certain that I can bring people over now? What if I fail?

There are currently no answers to these questions.

They also cannot afford the consequences of such experiments.

Jun Qiulan decided to go to the mountain to find Master Qingheng first and ask him if he had any insights.

I haven't seen this little old man for a while.

After the cable car was opened, I heard that he came down the mountain to look for food when he had nothing to do.

He also heard from a junior nephew that there was actually a film crew looking for Master Qingheng to act in a play.

Qingheng has seen a lot in his life. It is understandable to ask him to perform rituals, but it is really incomprehensible to ask him to act.

When Jun Qiulan brought back the bags to the mountain, Master Qingheng was just about to go down the mountain.

"Master."

"Oh, my little disciple is back." Qing Heng didn't go down the mountain either. "Come on, come on, let's go into the house and have some tea. Can you help me identify some characters in ancient books that I can't recognize, and I can't find them even after searching for information."

Jun Qiulan nodded, "It is my honor to share Master's worries."

"Stop the fancy talk." Qing Heng said cheerfully, "You brought back so many things again today? Don't bring any next time. Earning money isn't easy, and there's no shortage of money in the mountains."

He will have no shortage of money to spend.

Jun Qiulan couldn't help laughing, "Next time, bring some delicious food to Master."

"This is good, this is good."

Qingheng didn't refuse this time and brought out a large pile of ancient books.

"These are books passed down from generation to generation by our ancestors. There is actually no way to verify how many years of history this Taoist temple has."

Jun Qiulan was a little surprised.

It can be seen that these ancient books bear the marks of time, but they are also well preserved.

"Why do you suddenly want to take it out?"

"Well, now that the cable car is open, tourists will gradually come. The relevant departments have allowed us to build a miniature museum to exhibit things that are meaningful to the Taoist temple."

After much thought, he decided that only these ancient books were worth exhibiting.

It is an ancient book after all.

There are also certain risks in taking it out.

Qingheng wanted to rebind them into books and make a few new sets so that the things left by the ancestors would not be lost.

Jun Qiulan thought that Director Wang's scenes were not in a hurry to start filming, so Director Su just needed to spare two days, and the money in hand was not so tight.

"I don't have much to do these days, so I'll come over and help Master copy the books."

Qingheng looked at him in surprise.

"What era is this? We're still copying books. We need to learn to use the power of technology."

He took out a palm-sized instrument, and a red light swept across the pages of the book with a "whoosh". Soon, the content that had just been scanned was displayed on another instrument.

Then, a piece of paper was spit out from another instrument, and the content just mentioned was on the paper.

It has already been printed.

Even the layout was done.

The whole process took less than a minute.

Jun Qiulan: "..."

He has little experience and has not seen the world.

"It's like this. Some of the characters look familiar to me, but I don't know them. I can't find any information about them. Could you please help me look them up?"

Qingheng also copied down these words separately.

Ancient books all use traditional Chinese characters. In Taoist temples, everyone has been learning traditional Chinese characters since childhood, so recognizing traditional Chinese characters is not a problem.

As long as it's not too unfamiliar.

But these characters are missing some parts, and they are not simplified characters, or they seem to be superfluous.

At first, Jun Qiulan was also confused. "Can you show me the original text?"

They were basically Taoist scriptures, some of which he had seen before. The two worlds were indeed from the same lineage, but he didn't know exactly when they diverged.

Became two different worlds.

It took him a while to react.

"Master, you're not mistaken. This was probably done to avoid mentioning the royal family or emperor of the time, so they deliberately added or omitted more strokes."

This is probably the collision between the ancient world and the modern world.

Qing Heng was extremely disgusted, "The emperors of ancient times... Tsk, let's not talk about them."

Jun Qiulan couldn't help laughing. If it were in ancient times, what his master said would be extremely disrespectful. If someone with ulterior motives made a fuss about it, he might even lose his life.

But this is a peaceful world without emperors.

"Master, I almost became that ancient emperor you so despise."

Qing Heng was also amused. "What's so good about being an emperor? Can it compare to the harmonious and beautiful modern world?"

"That's true." Even the emperor couldn't enjoy everything he was enjoying now.

"By the way, what did you want from me today?"

Jun Qiulan pondered for a moment, "There are two things. The first is whether my disciple's ability will be taken back one day, and I will never be able to return. I want to ask you, although that person has never returned, if he wants to go back now, can he still go back?"

Qing Heng waved his hand, "No need to ask, this ability is given to you, and it's yours, unless you do something against the will of heaven and earth."

Jun Qiulan breathed a sigh of relief. "Then let's talk about the second thing. When I first acquired this ability, I actually wanted to bring my family here to live with me. But I used a chicken as an experiment, and the chicken died when I brought it over. But recently, I discovered that I can bring living things with me."

This is the first time such a change has happened.

Qingheng took out a bag of spicy strips from somewhere.

"Why don't you think about what you did some time ago?"

What have you done?

Qingheng chewed and chewed: "Don't you think this is a reward for you?"

Jun Qiulan was shocked. Reward?

Because of what reward?

The epidemic some time ago?

I think that should be the case.

Although many people died from this epidemic, it was insignificant compared to previous epidemics that often wiped out villages and left cities empty.

Were it the things he provided that saved the people and soldiers in the border town?

So the mysterious power gave him a reward?

Allowing him to bring living creatures across time?

Jun Qiulan felt hot and fiery in his heart.

He originally thought that he could make money here and change his family's situation, and that would be enough.

Didn’t he realize that God wanted him to do more good deeds?

No, it may not be as superficial as just doing good deeds.

There should be a deeper meaning.

"Master, can I bring my family here?"

Qing Heng paused, "I can't confirm this. If this is a reward mechanism that allows you to bring living things across, it shouldn't be unlimited."

Jun Qiulan seemed to be lost in thought.

Qing Heng wiped his mouth and said, "Why don't you try more? Or maybe, if you do some more meritorious deeds, you can bring in more."

Bringing too many people over from here would undoubtedly be an invasion of the world over there.

Bringing too many people over from there will also have a certain impact on the world here.

Jun Qiulan nodded and said, "I will do the experiment."

"Come on, let's go do the experiment now." Qingheng pulled him to the place where the Taoist temple raised pigs.

"Look at that roast suckling pig, ah, no, that little piglet. It should weigh about 30 or 40 kilograms. It's much heavier than the chicken you brought today. Why don't you take the pig back and try it?"

Jun Qiulan almost couldn't hold it in any longer: "Didn't you want to eat roast suckling pig yourself?"

"Hey, how can you say that about your master? I'm doing this for your experiment. I can't let you drag me through time, right? What if I end up there? Will you inherit my Taoist temple?"

It seemed unreasonable, but it warmed Jun Qiulan's heart. His master told him not to use humans for experiments.

This little piglet...

Qingheng had already dragged the piglet out.

"Try it now. If you like it, we'll have roast suckling pig for dinner."

After all the talk, it turned out that he was just craving for roast suckling pig.

Jun Qiulan looked at the piglet and felt a little hesitant to kill it.

"Can't you change to something else?"

He knew that these pigs were raised for food.

Today’s chickens, and before that the rabbits, are also food.

But they have grown up and it is time to be slaughtered.

This little piglet is too small. Can't we raise it and eat it later?

Qing Heng put his hands on his hips and said, "Let's put it this way, this pig was not going to survive today anyway. The roasted suckling pig is to be offered as a sacrifice to the ancestors."

Only after the sacrifice is over can it fall into the mouths of him and his disciples.

Jun Qiulan: "..."

He held his forehead and said, it seems that there is really no more appropriate way.

He took the piglet, who made no resistance and seemed to have accepted his fate.

Qing Heng even deliberately avoided it and went to the toilet, so as not to let Jun Qiulan show his time travel in front of him.

Jun Qiulan hugged the little pig and quickly returned home.

There was no one at home, Wan'er and her mother went next door.

Dad was outside watching Master Qin and the others build the house.

Jun Qiulan lowered his head and looked at the little suckling pig. Just like the pheasant at the beginning, it was no longer breathing in just a few breaths.

He even checked and found that there was no heartbeat.

Dead as hell.

He sighed and took the piglet back.

Qingheng has already come out with a butcher knife.

"So?"

Jun Qiulan shook his head: "It must be because he is overweight."

Qing Heng said, "Oh, that's all right then," "Kill it while it's still hot and let it bleed."

Before Jun Qiulan had time to think carefully, she came to say sorry to the piglet. The pig had already been bled by Qingheng and taken to the kitchen.

Ask my nephew to make roast suckling pig.

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The author has something to say: It’s Saturday, so just consider it a day off for the author.

I might be born with the holy body of an ox or horse, and I treat Saturday as a day off. [laughing and crying]

Every Wednesday and Thursday is so hard for office workers.

I survive on two cups of coffee a day.