Chapter 330 Is it a dog or a cow?

Chapter 330 Is it a dog or a cow?

Li Xuan didn't notice anything was wrong, he just asked simply, but he didn't expect such a big reaction from Xu Lang and others.

He immediately wrote on Xu Lang's palm and explained:

"Don't be nervous, I'm just asking casually."

"Can I eat beef as I want?"

“Aren’t oxen used to plow the fields?”

Seeing Li Xuan asking such a question, a smile appeared on Xu Lang's tense face.

Only at this time could Xu Lang realize that Li Xuan in front of him was just a cat.

Moreover, he has lived in the palace for a long time and does not understand the situation in the outside world.

But being able to think about such a problem also made Xu Lang marvel at Li Xuan's intelligence.

Xu Lang immediately gestured to the other four people, asking them to continue eating in peace.

Then he picked out a piece of braised beef from the plate in front of him, then slowly tore it into small pieces with chopsticks, and placed it in front of Li Xuan.

"Sir, you don't know something."

"The beef we eat is not farm cattle, but green cattle from the Emerald Plateau."

"This green bull is a kind of beast that grows in the wild. It has a violent temper and a huge body."

"The smallest adult green cow weighs a thousand pounds."

"Sir, you see, there are some green lines in the meat, which is the most distinctive feature of green beef."

After listening to Xu Lang's introduction, Li Xuan tasted a small piece of meat with hesitation.

It turned out that the braised beef was chewy and chewy, and although it tasted good, it was a bit hard to eat.

After Li Xuan swallowed it, he felt that it was okay to eat.

Seeing Li Xuan eat a piece of braised beef, Xu Lang continued to explain:

"What is sold among the people is the meat of green cattle. Although ordinary farm cattle are also eaten, they are more expensive and the procedures are quite complicated. They are far less affordable than the meat of green cattle."

After listening to Xu Lang's introduction, Li Xuan understood that Daxing did not allow ordinary cattle to be slaughtered for food. After all, they were production tools.

In fact, among the beast tribe, there are many who are stronger than plowing oxen and can plow fields.

But the stronger the ability, the more beastly and untamable it is. For ordinary people, docile cattle are still the best choice.

Farming land.

Just use enough strength.

The most important thing is to be docile and obedient, not daring to resist, and can survive if given some fodder.

No matter how powerful the green ox is and how suitable it is for plowing the fields, as long as there is a threat, it is not a qualified production tool.

"Are these green cattle being bred by anyone?"

Li Xuan remembered that when the waiter introduced it just now, the price of beef was not expensive, one hundred and twenty cents per catty, while a bowl of clear soup noodles only cost five cents.

Of course, Li Xuan thought it was not expensive, maybe because he still had too little experience in living in the outside world.

Xu Lang shook his head, and then replied:

“Although there are some green cattle breeders in Daxing, the number is not large.”

"The main reason is that the green cow has a too violent temperament and eats too much."

"It's far better to save money than to hunt and transport it from the Emerald Plateau."

After hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but frowned and asked in confusion:

"After hunting, will it be shipped across the country?"

"Isn't there a lot of damage on the road?"

Xu Lang smiled, and then patiently explained:

"The Emerald Plateau is located in the west of Daxing. It is the most suitable place in the world for the life of the orcs. The number of orcs in it is astonishing."

"Every year, the imperial court organizes a hunt on the Emerald Plateau in order to prevent the excessive number of orcs from cholera the surrounding people."

"But in addition, there are also a considerable number of professional hunters who are responsible for hunting in the Emerald Plateau, and then sell the beasts they hunt at high prices."

"Although the value of this green bull is not high, it is large in size, produces a lot of meat, and is relatively easy to deal with, so it is one of the most popular prey."

"Each major trading house has its own hunting team that specializes in the business of green beef. During the journey, the quality of the meat is guaranteed to remain unchanged by the Qi of the fifth-grade master or other means, and then it is sold to all parts of the country."

"But in general, green beef prices are lowest in the west and highest in the east."

"For example, on the east coast of Daxing, the price of green beef is upwards of 300 yuan. The price here is pretty good."

Hearing this, Li Xuan finally dispelled his doubts.

It's all because of this place name that Li Xuan always associates with it for no reason.

After figuring out the origin of the beef, Li Xuan started eating it with peace of mind.

Seeing that Li Xuan was used to eating the green beef, Xu Lang asked the waiter to add another five kilograms.

These people who practice martial arts generally eat a lot of food, but their cheeks are tired from eating, so it is more convenient to just eat some anti-hunger food, so they are used to eating meat when they go out.

While eating, Li Xuan listened to Xu Lang talk about something about the Emerald Plateau.

This emerald plateau is located in the west of Daxing and is vast. It is said that the other end can reach hundreds of countries in the Western Regions, which shows how vast it is.

Moreover, the forests and grass on this Emerald Plateau are extremely lush, giving birth to countless orcs living in it, and they reproduce very quickly.

It is said that this is because the Emerald Plateau has sufficient spiritual energy, which is why such a strange phenomenon occurred.

But I heard that the aura of the Emerald Plateau only nourished the beast race and had no such effect on the human race. Li Xuan was a little moved when he heard this.

Li Xuan is now one of the beast tribe, and he thinks that if he has the opportunity to practice there in the future, he can be one step ahead of others.

It's just that according to legend, there are some extremely powerful orcs living in the core area of ​​the Emerald Plateau, and even the masters of the human race do not dare to cross the Emerald Plateau at will.

Most people only move around in the outer areas, but this is enough to support many people.

"Emerald Plateau..."

"interesting."

Li Xuan muttered in his mind and wrote down another interesting place name.

Compared to the world in his previous life, there were many magical places here.

They were eating in the inn, but their ears were always open, listening to the conversations of the guests in the inn.

But there is no useful information in these discussions. They are mostly comments from people who like melons, or some baseless speculations.

After finishing the meal, Xu Lang led the team directly out of the inn. There were no more clues here for the time being.

After the group had had enough wine and food, they rode their fast horses straight to the west intersection that Luo Yuejin had mentioned before.

After traveling ten miles as Luo Yuejin said, they successfully found some traces.

The traces left by the robbers were originally blurred, but the traces explored by the officers were still relatively clear.

Someone immediately reported to Xu Lang:

"Captain, this should be the right place."

Xu Lang nodded and then ordered:

"Gather all the brothers together."

After the man got the order, he immediately blew the whistle and spread it far away.

Not long after they waited there, another ten riders appeared in their sight.

"team leader!"

As soon as they came back, they saluted Xu Lang.

Xu Lang nodded, and then asked:

"How about it?"

"Did you find anything?"

Someone immediately came forward to report:

"The sudden appearance of this group of robbers has not been noticed before, and the surrounding people and merchants also know nothing about their origins."

"After they committed the robbery of Ping An Trading Company a few days ago, they went dormant and no one in the vicinity has seen any trace of them again."

After hearing the report, Xu Lang sneered:

"Disappeared."

Xu Lang had already expected this result.

How could the robbers who dared to rob Ping An Trading Company really be a group of criminal thieves? It's hard to tell whose family's dead men were behind them.

"Look for clues around here. They must still be hiding in some wilderness."

A lot of goods were robbed from Ping An Trading Company. It is not an easy task to move all these things into the city.

Only a few days after the incident, no one nearby witnessed the robbers and the goods again, so they must still be hiding in some ravine.

This time they investigated the case, and their main direction was outside the city.

As for the city, there will naturally be people from Ping An Trading Company checking the stolen goods.

As soon as these goods appear on the market, the news will immediately reach the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The eunuchs in colorful clothes began to get busy, and Li Xuan was not idle either.

He stood on Xu Lang's shoulder and carefully observed how the colorful eunuch looked for clues.

Xu Lang rode on his horse, took out a map from his arms, unfolded it, looked at it carefully, and compared it with the nearby terrain.

He was looking for suitable hiding places nearby. In the next few days, they would focus on raiding these suspicious areas.

Outside the city, where there are no villages, there are almost all mountains and old forests.

As long as you leave the official road, the scenery will be the same everywhere.

Li Xuan looked at the map and took a rough sketch of the nearby terrain, and then looked at the search by the colorful eunuchs.

Speaking of which, you have to be a professional to do professional things.

In less than half an hour, they found a treated blood stain three miles away.

I don’t know how these colorful eunuchs got their eyes, but they dug out a handful of dark red soil.

"Captain, it's blood, it's still relatively fresh."

In such a ghostly place, finding such carefully buried bloodstains would make them think of the robbers.

It seems that the guards of Ping An Commercial Bank are not useless, and they also resisted accordingly, causing some of the robbers to be injured.

"This method of dealing with blood stains..."

Xu Lang rubbed the blood-stained soil with a heavy expression on his face.

The other eunuchs in colorful clothes also frowned.

The other party is also very experienced in the wild. Even they, the colorful eunuchs who have received professional training, will find it difficult to continue tracking him.

I just discovered that the blood-stained soil also had a lot of luck in it.

Next, I'm afraid I won't have such good luck again.

But just when the eunuchs in colorful clothes felt embarrassed, Li Xuan jumped off Xu Lang's shoulders, and then smelled the soil on his hands.

Xu Lang, who was having a headache, saw Li Xuan's actions and quickly lowered his hand so that Li Xuan could smell it more easily.

After Li Xuan noted the smell of blood in the soil, he raised his head and smelled everywhere, and then slowly moved in one direction.

Xu Lang immediately showed surprise. He knew that with Li Xuan's intelligence, he would never make any unnecessary moves.

The other eunuchs in colorful clothes showed strange expressions.

Originally, they were still thinking about whether to go back and apply for a hound from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to come back.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs also keeps some hounds that specialize in searching for traces. The most powerful of them are even called "bloodhounds" and are excellent helpers when they come out to investigate cases.

However, these hounds have relatively distinctive characteristics, and it is easy for people who know the goods to see their background.

It was also because of this that they did not bring the hound out at the beginning this time.

The imperial eagle dog.

If they were flying eagles and running dogs upright, even some people in the world would be able to see their identities as eunuchs in colorful clothes, and they would inevitably be in trouble.

At this time, they saw that Li Xuan, the cat, seemed to be able to find traces. While they were pleasantly surprised, they also naturally felt extremely weird.

"When will cats be able to do this?"

Immediately, they remembered Zhao Feng's introduction to Li Xuan before setting off, and they felt it was reasonable.

"Maybe this is a spiritual beast."

Li Xuan led the way smelling the smell, and the eunuchs in colorful clothes followed slowly behind.

Soon, Li Xuan stopped and started digging on the ground.

Such a scene made even the eunuch in colorful clothes call it weird.

But the next moment, they saw that Li Xuan dug out dark red soil from the ground, which was darker than the previous soil.

The eunuchs in colorful clothes all widened their eyes and quickly gathered around.

Immediately, a skilled hand knelt down beside Li Xuan, then took over his work of digging the hole, and then carefully analyzed the blood-stained soil.

"The blood stains are thicker. Some of them were seriously injured."

After the analysis, the man immediately reported to Xu Lang.

"good!"

Xu Lang suddenly felt excited and looked at Li Xuan again with expectant eyes.

Li Xuan did not disappoint him. He continued to pursue the smell and found places where blood stains were buried one after another.

It has to be said that those group of robbers were not ordinary people.

If Li Xuan hadn't been able to smell the smell of blood remaining in the soil, it would have been difficult for even the eunuchs in colorful clothes to find traces of such clean treatment in this wilderness.

At a cursory glance, there wasn't even a trace of blood visible nearby.

Logically speaking, since the other party was carrying a batch of goods, there would be some traces of wheels running over the ground, but at this time, none could be seen.

It can be seen that these people are also professionals.

But Li Xuan could always rely on the smell to find one place after another where the robbers buried their blood.

In this way, they pursued all the way, getting farther and farther, and they were almost half a day away from the cross slope where the incident occurred.

And just when it was getting dark, Li Xuan led Xu Lang and the others and chased them all the way to a creek.

Li Xuan stood by the creek, raised his head and frowned.

"The smell of blood is gone."

Li Xuan looked at the stream in front of him. The deepest part of the stream was only up to the knees of an adult. It was crystal clear, with trickling water, and was about two or three feet wide.

Seeing Li Xuan stop, Xu Lang also realized something.

He half-knelt beside Li Xuan and asked:

"My lord, but the smell has disappeared?"

Li Xuan nodded, his face solemn.

This group of robbers was so cunning that they even used stream water to hide the smell of blood.

Li Xuan looked upstream and then downstream, feeling that it was possible on either side.

Moreover, they could not determine where this group of people escaped from the stream and came ashore.

"Sir, leave the rest to us."

"You take a rest first."

After Xu Lang said this to Li Xuan, he directly ordered the eunuchs in colorful clothes to disperse and search the surroundings.

But as expected, there were no useful clues left nearby.

Seeing that the sky had completely darkened, Xu Lang also ordered to set up camp and rest.

But when it came to setting up camp, Xu Lang and others didn't even light a fire at all. They just arranged the light and dark sentries, then everyone climbed into the tree, started eating dry food, and then began to rest.

Xu Lang originally wanted to share the dried meat he brought with Li Xuan, but Li Xuan refused.

He was originally worried that Li Xuan was hungry, but he found that Li Xuan's mouth was always chewing.

"My lord is not a cow, what are you chewing in your mouth?"

Xu Lang was confused.

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