Chapter 330: One word at a time, "Clouded Leopard" (asking for monthly tickets~)
"Thank you very much. Alas, it's a pity. He is the only person I have seen who can turn spirit fire into substance. Modern technology is indeed powerful, but it is a strong medicine."
Du Ruo bowed to the fox to express his gratitude, and then he sighed, saying that Zhang Aimin was indeed very powerful.
And in the end, even though his internal organs were shattered, he was still able to continue fighting for a while and endured the siege of so many people with guns before he was completely killed.
Hearing this, Wu Jing and Long Zhirou looked at each other in confusion. They didn't understand what Du Ruo was talking about. They both practiced martial arts, but they were still only at the level of routines and basic skills.
I couldn't understand what Du Ruo said.
But the fox and the tiger's eyes lit up after hearing this. They both knew about the potions of the United States and the people who were transformed by potions. What's more, Du Ruo had brought back some potions and had been researching them.
For both of them, the desire to become stronger is certain. Even though modern times are developing combat robots or high-end weapons, this cannot deny the role of personal force.
Especially after seeing Du Ruo take action.
"Mr. Du, I wonder if you can provide some relevant data or characteristics about people like Zhang Aimin or Inoue Sanzo? It just so happens that we are also doing research here, and having this data is also very good reference material."
The fox took the opportunity to make a request. In fact, no one does not value the development of personal martial arts. Especially the desire of the superiors for immortality, how could these people not pay attention to it.
"Let me sort it out."
Du Ruo thought about it and decided not to refuse. Although he did not quite recognize the power of technology, he did not mind sharing what he saw in the research institute.
It’s a pity that Du Ruo didn’t think so much about it at the time, and there was no way to preserve it. Otherwise, it would definitely be better to have a direct medicine for research.
"Ok."
The fox didn't make any more requests or propose a time, he just nodded.
"Whoosh~"
Just as Du Ruo was chatting with the fox, a soft sound of breaking through the air was heard.
This attracted the fox and the tiger to look over immediately.
Then I saw a bird flying down from the sky at a very fast speed in a diving posture, and the place it flew to was exactly on the tray that Xiang Yuanyuan hung in the corner of the balcony. It was the kestrel that came here every now and then.
Every time the kestrel came over, it would eat the meat from Duruo's shoulder and dirty Duruo's clothes, so Xiang Yuanyuan prepared a tray for it under the eaves, and occasionally put a piece of beef on the tray so that the kestrel could eat directly from it.
Hong Xuan was also very understanding. He would eat from the tray and then come over to play with Du Ruo before leaving.
"Meow~"
But today the kestrel was unlucky. It swooped down from the sky towards the beef on the tray. However, just as it grabbed the beef, the clouded leopard, which had been lying on Xiang Yuanyuan's knees, suddenly jumped out.
The clouded leopard was extremely agile. It leaped in mid-air, used its feet to gain leverage on a potted pine tree, then soared into the air and unexpectedly caught the kestrel in one fell swoop.
After catching it, it rolled in the air and landed steadily, then opened its mouth to bite the held down kestrel.
Under normal circumstances, the clouded leopard would not be able to jump so high and catch the kestrel, but today, as luck would have it, Du Ruo happened to move the pine bonsai there, which gave the clouded leopard a place to leverage.
"Ah, Red Falcon!! Clouded Leopard, let go!!!"
Things happened so quickly that Xiang Yuanyuan was startled. It was not until she saw the clouded leopard catch the kestrel that she reacted. She stood up anxiously, shouting loudly while trying to run over to see if she could save the kestrel.
"Don't fall."
Du Ruo had discovered it a long time ago. Although he couldn't monitor his surroundings all the time, it would be impossible to hide it from him if there was any movement.
So he grabbed Xiang Yuanyuan's hand with one hand to prevent her from running over, and with the other hand he tapped the wine glass with his finger.
When Du Ruo withdrew his hand, there was a drop of wine on the tip of his index finger. When water touches the hands of ordinary people, it usually does not take shape, and rarely will it be as full and mixed as the drop of wine that Du Ruo brought out of the cup. But Du Ruo has the water spirit, so this operation is absolutely not difficult at all.
Du Ruo flicked his finger, and the drop of wine on the tip of his index finger flew out into the air.
Just before the clouded leopard opened its mouth to bite the kestrel, the drop of wine hit the clouded leopard's forehead.
The clouded leopard was hit on the head by the drop of wine, and its whole body flipped 360 degrees backwards, and the kestrel under its claws could no longer be held down.
Du Ruo controlled the strength just right this time, and the drop of wine hit his forehead, making him dazed but not hurting his brain.
"Now go over and teach him a lesson. Watch your step and don't fall."
Only then did Du Ruo let go of Xiang Yuanyuan's hand, telling her not to worry and to walk over slowly.
"You little brat, tell me, why do you want to bully the red kestrel? You two are so familiar with each other, but you still want to bite it? Eh? You still want to bite me? Come on, try it and see, I can break off your teeth."
Xiang Yuanyuan walked over and held the clouded leopard down, then kept slapping the leopard's head. She didn't use much force, but from the sound, it could be heard that she was not pretending or being perfunctory.
The clouded leopard was held down by Xiang Yuanyuan, and its extremely long tail immediately wrapped around Xiang Yuanyuan's arm. When Xiang Yuanyuan slapped it, its mouth was open, and it was unclear whether it wanted to bite or stop Xiang Yuanyuan from hitting it.
But Xiang Yuanyuan was angry and put her hand directly next to the clouded leopard's teeth.
However, clouded leopards dare not bite people. When they were young and had not yet opened their eyes, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan were the ones who held them the most.
"Look, the red kestrel can't even fly. I'll teach you a lesson later."
Xiang Yuanyuan pointed at the clouded leopard for a while, and only then did he notice the kestrel next to it, which was drooping half of its wings and looking at the clouded leopard with a confused look on its face.
It seems that he hasn't recovered from what just happened.
"Ahem, by the way, Fox, I need you to get me a certificate for this clouded leopard and kestrel, and also ask an expert whether this clouded leopard needs a checkup or vaccination or something like that."
Du Ruo retracted his gaze and looked at the fox beside him. It was a good opportunity that he didn't need to call anyone else, so he just let the fox talk to the higher-ups.
As for the discipline of the clouded leopard, Du Ruo didn't want to care about it, so it would be better to let Xiang Yuanyuan do it. In fact, the clouded leopard could not be blamed for such things. After all, it was a wild animal, and it was raised by its mother clouded leopard since childhood and taught hunting skills. It should feel happy.
However, it is rather troublesome to deal with the clouded leopard now. It is not difficult to release it back to the mountains. If Du Ruo can fly and flies to the mountains and then releases it, the clouded leopard will not be able to find its way back home.
The point now is that Xiang Yuanyuan likes it very much and she is reluctant to release it. Now Xiang Yuanyuan goes to educate the clouded leopard because she is worried that Du Ruo will be angry and release it back to the mountains.
But she knew that Du Ruo was unhappy because the clouded leopard mother ate the familiar short-tailed monkey, and she hadn't been to the mountain for a long time.
"Well, okay. Actually, we have noticed this matter, but the higher-ups don't know about your arrangements, so we haven't made any plans. When do you think you are free? I will ask an expert to come over. If you need certificates or something, they can be delivered right away."
The fox didn't hesitate and started asking about the time.
"It would be best if we could do it tomorrow morning. We might have to go out for something in the morning."
"Okay, then tomorrow morning, I'll bring the certificate and the expert. We still have tasks to do, so I'll leave first."
After the fox finished speaking, he stood up and began to say goodbye before leaving.
"Wait a minute, wife, bring two bottles of medicinal wine for them to take back. I didn't get to drink it today. Thank you for making the trip."
Du Ruo stood up but did not see the guest off. Instead, he called out to Xiang Yuanyuan who was still pointing at the clouded leopard.
"Okay, husband, take a look at the kestrel. It looks like its wing is broken."
Xiang Yuanyuan let go of the clouded leopard, first picked up the kestrel and placed it in front of Du Ruo, and then took the fox and the tiger downstairs.
Long Zhirou, who was standing by, looked at the pitiful clouded leopard and wanted to touch it, but she didn't dare.
As for Wu Jing, he tapped the wine bowl with his finger, wanting to imitate Du Ruo and see if he could bring out the wine.
After trying several times, he could only wet his fingers every time they were in the wine bowl. It was impossible for him to make the wine appear on his fingers in the form of water droplets like Du Ruo did.
Du Ruo took the falcon and touched the bones of its wings. Fortunately, they were not broken, but just dislocated.
Du Ruo passed a trace of "Qi" in. This was not to use "Qi" to directly repair the wings, but to use "Qi" to protect the injured part of the kestrel, and then carefully restore the detached part.
"Go eat your beef. You are not alert at all when you see the food."
Du Ruo restored the falcon's wings, then moved his palm, and the falcon flapped its wings and flew away. It didn't dare to stay on the tray any longer, but grabbed the beef on the tray as it flew through the air, and then continued to fly, apparently to take the beef back to its nest to eat.
"Haha, you can't do that. What I did just now was not just a simple dip in water. I used some skills in it."
Du Ruo turned around to look at Wu Jing, and saw him dipping his fingers in water, so he explained with some amusement.
"Skills, is it similar to Tai Chi's strength?"
After hearing what Du Ruo said, Wu Jing stopped trying and asked curiously.
After hearing about Tai Chi, Long Zhirou stopped watching the clouded leopard and immediately turned to look at Du Ruo again. The passion for martial arts was ingrained in her bones and she knew where her roots lay.
"No, it's more advanced techniques. This is about the use of the five energies, which is equivalent to the technique of controlling water, like this..."
Du Ruo did not give an answer, but thought about it and decided to show Wu Jing something.
Du Ruo opened his palm and placed it on the wine glass. Then, without any movement, the wine in the glass seemed to have life. It automatically separated from the glass and then swirled in Du Ruo's hand.
The wine changed in Du Ruo's hands and became the shape of a clouded leopard. However, because the wine was brownish red, this "clouded leopard" was a brownish red mini "clouded leopard".
The "clouded leopard" formed by the wine stretched lazily in Du Ruo's hand, and its tail, which was as long as its body, was still swinging flexibly.
Wu Jing and Long Zhirou opened their eyes wide and looked at the "clouded leopard" in Du Ruo's hand very seriously. Long Zhirou even looked back at the clouded leopard behind her and compared it with the one in Du Ruo's hand. It can be said that there is no difference except for the color and size.
Just at this moment, the clouded leopard also looked over and was curious when he saw the mini "clouded leopard" in Du Ruo's hand.
It jumped onto the table with a "swish", wanting to get closer to see it more clearly, and was even eager to try to poke it with its claws.
Unfortunately, Du Ruo did not give it a chance. Du Ruo opened his mouth, and the mini "clouded leopard" leaped into the air from his hand, and then disappeared into his mouth.
“!!! Meow~~”
When the clouded leopard saw Du Ruo calling him "clouded leopard" all the time, it was frightened and immediately stretched its head to Du Ruo's hand and rubbed the back of Du Ruo's hand in a flattering manner.
“This… this… is this martial arts?”
Wu Kyoto was so shocked that he stuttered, looking at Du Ruo with an expression of disbelief.
"It's the martial arts. There are many realms beyond martial arts. What just happened was just a small trick."
Du Ruo nodded in affirmation. Now he was not afraid to show some of his skills to others.
"..."
Wu Jing was shocked beyond words and didn't say anything because he didn't know where to start asking or what to start saying. He just stared at Du Ruo's hand in a daze.
"It's not that I don't want to promote the movie, it's just not appropriate. I went to the United States a few days ago and did some work there. Short-range anti-aircraft missiles and fighter jets were used. Things have just settled down. If I take the initiative to promote your movie, it may not be a good thing."
In the end, Du Ruo gave a brief explanation.
There is never a shortage of people who are yellow on the outside but white on the inside these days, who are willing to take US dollars and then specifically smear others. Although Du Ruo is not afraid of these things, he has decided to keep a low profile for a while.
Only the unknown is intimidating. If you are too high-profile, people will inevitably study you and target your weaknesses.
People in the country don't dare to take action against those who are related to Du Ruo, but the same cannot be said for those individuals or countries who are eager to see the world in chaos.
"Okay, I understand. Let's not talk about it anymore. Come, let's drink."
Wu Jing hadn't recovered from the shocking events yet, so he just stuffed them all down in his heart and digested them slowly.
Du Ruo talked about the five energies, the new realm of martial arts, and even the United States, short-range missiles and the like, which were completely beyond his current control.
He needed to go back and digest it slowly, but he understood one thing, that is, it would be impossible to find Du Ruo for film promotion.
"So is there anything I need to pay attention to when editing the movie?"
Wu Jing's thoughts were confused, but Long Zhirou still cared about the movie very much, so she hurriedly chased after him with a sentence.
"That's not necessary. Just play it normally when the time comes."
Du Ruo smiled. It was still a long time before the film was released, so it wouldn't be that noticeable by then, and he wasn't an important character in the movie.
After hearing Du Ruo's words, Wu Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least the filming was not in vain. When the show is broadcast, there will definitely be people who will recognize Du Ruo, and her popularity will still be boosted.
The two continued drinking, but Xiang Yuanyuan did not come up and was packing some things on the first floor.
But soon, Wu Jing could no longer sit still. His main purpose of coming here was to persuade Du Ruo to help promote the movie, but he saw military personnel coming to find Du Ruo.
Moreover, that respectful attitude also made him realize that it was not easy to persuade Du Ruo, not to mention that the means Du Ruo displayed later were beyond his imagination.
He knew that it was pointless to stay any longer, and he had to go back to discuss the follow-up of the movie, so not long after, he said goodbye and left. As for Long Zhirou, of course he left with him.
She also understood what happened today, and just needed to continue to maintain a good friendship with Xiang Yuanyuan.
So it wasn't long before the two of them said goodbye and left.
When seeing the two off, Xiang Yuanyuan gave them a lot of things, the biggest of which was of course dried fish.
"Honey, why is this little guy so clingy to you today?"
After Xiang Yuanyuan saw the guests off, she went to the village. When she came back, she went upstairs with a rabbit in her hand, and happened to see the clouded leopard rubbing against Du Ruo.
She had never seen such a flattering look before.
"Hehe, maybe you were scared just now."
Du Ruo smiled and told Xiang Yuanyuan about the clouded leopard's reaction after he controlled the water to swallow the mini "clouded leopard" in one gulp.
"Hahahaha, I didn't expect it to be like this. Humph, let's see if you'll behave in the future. If you don't blame me, I'll eat you up in one bite."
Xiang Yuanyuan stretched out her hand and tapped the clouded leopard's head, then she waved the rabbit in her hand in front of the clouded leopard.
"Come on, your dinner is here, go down and grab it yourself."
The rabbit in Xiang Yuanyuan's hand is alive. It is raised by an old man in the village. He originally heard that rabbits reproduce quickly, so he raised some. And sure enough, they reproduced very quickly. It was almost impossible to cut grass to feed them every day.
Xiang Yuanyuan would buy one every few days and put it in the yard. After the rabbit jumped a little further away, she would let the clouded leopard catch it.
Allowing clouded leopards to catch some live animals occasionally can remind them of their hunting skills. The most important thing is to prevent them from feeding themselves and turning them into pets.
At dinner time, my mother brought over a bowl of chicken soup. This was Xiang Yuanyuan’s must-have snack every three days, fed by Du Ruo’s mother.
But Xiang Yuanyuan was so drunk that she frowned.
The next morning, the fox brought people over and told them about legal breeding and other things. There was also an expert, but Du Ruo didn't know this expert. However, the expert recognized at a glance that Du Ruo was the one who killed the wild boar with three punches.
However, the expert must have been told not to talk too much, so he didn't say or ask too many questions. He carefully conducted a lot of examinations on the clouded leopard and gave it several shots of vaccine. Originally, the clouded leopard was still struggling, but as soon as Du Ruo went over, it became obedient.
After a busy time, the fox took it away.
Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan also packed up their things and prepared to drive off.
The destination of this trip is Lishui. Zhang Aimin's ashes need to be buried, so Du Ruo decided to go there.
As for meeting Yuanyuan, she was even more impatient. Not only did she want to meet Li Qiyao, but another reason was that she was a little tired of drinking chicken soup and wanted to go out for a few days and hide away.
So the two of them drove off directly, and of course the clouded leopard also set off with them.
It's not okay to leave it at home, and it behaves well in front of Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan. If I give it to my parents to raise, I'm afraid they won't be able to take care of it, so I have to take it with me.
(End of this chapter)
