Chapter 356: The Black Hand Hidden Behind the Scenes
Gu Wenyu chased the direction of the so-called demonic energy and found it all the way to the depths of the dense forest. The fallen leaves here were extremely thick, and because the weather here was humid and rainy, the fallen leaves were corroded and mixed with the soil. Every time he stepped on it, it felt like stepping on it.
It's just as disgusting as being in a cesspit. It's a place where no one would normally come.
The deeper he went, the stronger Gu Wenyu's strange feeling became, and at the same time, the complaint against He Xi in his heart reached its peak.
Although few people passed through this section of the road that Gu Wenyu took, there were many insects and birds. If there was really a bloodthirsty demon here, then this area would be even more deserted.
"Xiao Bai, I feel something is not right. The strange demonic aura is getting closer and closer, but it doesn't look like there is a demon living nearby. Moreover, it seems to have a fragrant smell of vegetation, which is the same as what I smelled before.
The demonic energy is different." Gu Wenyu said to the white-faced fox in his heart.
"Hmm...it doesn't look like a demon." The white-faced fox also felt that something was a little strange, but based on her experience, she didn't know what it was.
"You still haven't noticed the aura of any powerful creature?" Gu Wenyu asked again.
"No, there seems to be nothing here." The white-faced fox even wondered if there was something wrong with Gu Wenyu's nose.
"..." Gu Wenyu was completely speechless, but since the white-faced fox didn't notice the danger, she continued to go deeper.
Until the number of fallen leaves on the ground began to decrease, the rotten smell in the air became stronger and stronger. I don't know if it was because of being in the woods, but this demonic aura was always mixed with the same strong smell of vegetation.
Gu Wenyu walked out of the fallen leaves that looked like a cesspit. The land here suddenly became dry. In front of Gu Wenyu was a huge ancient tree, which reminded Gu Wenyu of the tree with healing power.
It's just that the ancient tree in front of me seems to be sick. All its leaves have fallen off, leaving only bare branches.
The ancient tree stood alone in the depths of the dense forest. There were no other plants around it, and even birds and insects did not dare to stay on its branches.
Gu Wenyu knew that the putrid evil aura and the fragrance of the vegetation all came from this dry ancient tree.
"Xiao Bai, is this tree still alive?" Gu Wenyu did not approach the ancient tree easily, but stood outside and asked the white-faced fox.
"Dead." The white-faced fox said with certainty.
Gu Wenyu then cautiously approached the ancient tree to check. When she got close to the trunk of the ancient tree, she discovered that there was an obvious bright red color on the lines of the trunk.
"This is..." Gu Wenyu reached out to touch the tree trunk, but found that the colors had already dried.
"It's blood." The white-faced fox could tell at a glance that these were blood stains, "This guy is from the Spirit Race."
"Spirit race?" Gu Wenyu said with a look of disbelief, "But the demonic energy on its body is so strong, you wouldn't tell me that it is a hybrid, right?"
Gu Wenyu felt that she was quite humorous, but the white-faced fox did not laugh. Instead, she somewhat agreed with Gu Wenyu's words.
"Not a mixed race, but close enough."
"Can this thing be mixed? Tell me, how?" Gu Wenyu was once again refreshed. Even if the spirit race and the human race are mixed, how can such a violent race like the demon race have anything to do with the spirit race?
The white-faced fox knew that Gu Wenyu had misunderstood, and she continued: "It is said that the spirit tribe has strict rules. I don't know what kind of mistake this tree made, but it must have been expelled from the spirit tribe, maybe out of unwillingness, or
It was for some other reason. In short, this guy gave birth to inner demons, started sucking blood, and then turned into the half-demon, half-tree monster in front of you."
"Is this still possible?" Gu Wenyu has never encountered such a situation. She always thought that inner demons were just a delusion in people's minds. She never thought that they could really make people fall into the devil's path.
"Sometimes, the inner demon is the most terrifying thing. I only heard about it before, but now I know that what the elders said is not lies." The white-faced fox suddenly appeared here, and Gu Wenyu was not used to it.
She circled around the ancient tree and just lightly threw the soil a few times with the long sword in her hand. Sure enough, she found dense white bones under the tree, both animal and human.
Judging from the number, there are at least thirty or forty skeletons.
"Then... this tree killed the person? It was also this tree that demonized the four corpses? But this tree doesn't have legs either? And what exactly did Boss Li encounter? Listen to Boss Li
Describe it, it doesn't look like a tree, right?" Gu Wenyu still had a lot of unanswered questions in his mind.
The white-faced fox once again agreed with Gu Wenyu's opinion, "I feel like this tree is being used by others. Although the spirit tribe can transform into human form and leave, as far as I know, such a large spirit tribe does not like to be human."
They prefer to take root in one place like a real tree. If there is no one to carry food to it, it will be difficult for it to obtain so much fresh flesh and blood."
"So someone killed these people and animals and sent them here? Then why did this person do this?" Gu Wenyu still didn't quite understand.
"I don't know, maybe it's to get this guy's power, maybe it's something else. Anyway, judging from the current situation, that person's goal has been achieved, and he also staged a show of killing the donkey, which happened to be us.
We caught up." The white-faced fox was not very clear about the other party's purpose. She only knew that there must be a hand hidden behind the scenes.
"If this person gets the power of the ancient tree, what does he want to do?" Gu Wenyu rubbed her chin. Suddenly she was startled and asked: "You said this tree is dead, how long has it been dead?"
"Hmm... I don't know, it's only two or three hours at most." The white-faced fox was not sure about this.
"Sure!" Gu Wenyu slapped his head and ran back quickly.
"Did you react?" The white-faced fox seemed to have noticed it a long time ago. She was not anxious at all, but she still wanted to laugh at Gu Wenyu.
"You already knew this? Why didn't you tell me?" Gu Wenyu said angrily.
"The people in this village are so annoying, why should I save them?" The white-faced fox didn't care. She had already guessed that the person behind the scenes killed so many people in the village to feed the ancient tree, and now he has the ancient tree's secret
How could the power let the villagers go? It might just be a massacre.
There may be a bigger plot after the massacre, but the white-faced fox doesn't care about any of these things.
The white-faced fox doesn't have as many scruples as Gu Wenyu. Since no one in the village likes her, it would be better for her to die.
But Gu Wenyu is different. No matter what the villagers have done, Gu Wenyu cannot watch them die. Even if the villagers really abduct women or children, even if they may have beaten people to death, they should not be punished.
Massacre, what's more, there are so many innocent people in the village, such as Dayong's wife, such as the little girl I saw last night.
There is also the village chief's daughter-in-law, who can't be considered a heinous person, she is just a poor woman.
Gu Wenyu must rush back. If there is really such a mastermind, and if that person's purpose is to massacre the village, then Gu Wenyu must stop him no matter what.
"They may deserve to die, but there is something called law in this world. If they break the law, we humans should be the ones to condemn them, not a monster that appears out of nowhere!"