"Ha! I knew it! "Hearing that, Feng Bujue yelled at the strange face." Demon! Show yourself! "His shout was full of vigor, but he didn't seem to want to get close to the monster.
The monster was straightforward. Since it couldn't pretend anymore, it gave up on this lousy disguise. The strange yellow face quickly changed, the coarse and dense wrinkles on its face turned into the texture of tree bark.
Not long after, the head and the arm that were "hiding" behind the tree became two branches on the tree trunk. At the top of the branch that the "arm" turned into, there was a small bell hanging.
At the same time, on the tree trunk, facing Passing Rain, two long slits the color of dirty blood suddenly appeared. It was like a pair of eyes suddenly opened, the eyelids were the bark, and under the bark, there was a pair of huge black pupils.
"You really are a busybody …" A deep voice came from inside the tree trunk, "Come if you have the ability …"
Passing Rain didn't reply, she didn't have anything to say, she just used her actions to respond.
Her Holy Seal sword flashed, she swung her arm diagonally, a sword aura mixed with spiritual energy suddenly shot out. It was unknown how powerful Passing Rain's attack was, it was actually able to tear a hole more than two meters long in the tree trunk.
The tree obviously had no way of moving or dodging, and its trunk took the hit head-on. In the cut bark, dirty blood flowed out.
"Ah!" A scream came from the tree trunk, as if the monster was experiencing great pain.
Feng Bujue had already circled around to Passing Rain's side. He knew that as long as he kept a few meters away from the tree, there wouldn't be any threat, so he went around without worry.
"Its defense seems to be weak …" Feng Bujue muttered, "Its attack range seems to be very low, hmm …" He turned to look at Passing Rain, "Then this guy's damage is probably very high, if you get close to it, you might be killed in one hit."
"That skill of mine doesn't have a long cooldown, but it does require a bit of Mana." Passing Rain understood what Feng Bujue meant, but her ranged attacks were limited.
"Hmm, so … leave it to me," Feng Bujue said with a smile. His expression was one of anticipation.
Passing Rain sheathed her sword and said, "Please go ahead."
"You …" The big tree seemed to notice Feng Bujue's malicious look and immediately asked, "You … What do you want to do …"
"Don't be afraid. I just want to ask you a few questions." Feng Bujue said as he put down the stool. Then, he knelt on one knee and took out [Miss Moxxi's Bad Temper] from his inventory. He placed it on the stool and aimed at the huge, immobile target a few meters away.
Passing Rain watched from the sidelines. She had never seen a player say something like "Don't be afraid" to a monster before, let alone imagine such a scene.
"What if I don't want to answer …" the monster replied in a vicious tone.
Tat tat tat … the sound of gunfire answered its question.
Feng Bujue pulled the trigger lightly, and a few bullets flew out from the muzzle of the submachine gun. His gun's element was fire, and the special effect was "Especially suitable for destroying flesh." Obviously, whether the tree was an animal or a plant, it was a monster that was severely countered by this weapon.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! "the monster roared. Just a few bullets left small sparks on its body. If not for the blood that flowed out from the tree bark to extinguish the fire, the whole thing would have burned.
"If you don't want to be burned to ashes, then from now on, I'll ask you questions, and you'll answer …" Feng Bujue used his actions to make the monster unable to refuse. He asked, "First, tell me what kind of monster you are, and what's your name?"
"I don't know," the monster replied.
"Ah! You've got guts! "Feng Bujue prepared to fire again.
"Wait! I'm telling the truth! "the monster quickly explained.
"Is that so … Fine, it doesn't matter what your name is anyway." Feng Bujue raised his head and temporarily gave up on aiming. "Then … tell me, what is the meaning of the Forest of No Return that you mentioned earlier?"
The monster thought about it for a few seconds and asked, "Will you let me go if I tell you?"
Tat tat tat …
"Ah! Fine! I'll tell you! Stop! "the monster begged for mercy from the beating.
It was silent for a while, as if waiting for the pain to subside, then it said, "Decades ago, the villagers at the small town at the foot of the mountain were very afraid of this forest, so they gave it the name Forest of No Return. No one dares to come to this forest, and even if they do … they can't get out. "
"Is it because there are many monsters like you in the forest?" Feng Bujue asked.
"Yes, but not many." The big tree sneered. "I don't know if I'm a monster, I'm just an old tree in this forest, but because 'that child's' resentment was too strong, the whole forest was immersed in it, and under its influence, I became like this …" As it said this, the crack on the bark that was cut open by Passing Rain suddenly split open, and with a splash of dirty blood, the thing inside the trunk appeared before Feng Bujue and Passing Rain's eyes.
It turned out that the trunk of the tree was stuffed with dead people, and the dead people's faces were extremely gruesome, with a frightened expression frozen on their faces. Every body had limbs missing, but they were rotten but not rotten, and all the dead bodies were twisted together like braids, with blood oozing out of their seven orifices.
"These villagers of the Cang Ling Town all reaped what they sowed, and their descendants will also suffer retribution." As the monster spoke, it closed the crack again. "You are also Taoist priests that the villagers hired to catch ghosts, right?"
Feng Bujue said, "A tree demon in the mountain knows about the existence of Taoist priests in this world?"
"Many years ago, there were many monks, wandering Taoist priests, and sorcerers who specialized in catching ghosts that came to this mountain … I can't count how many of them, but in the end, they all lost their lives at the hands of 'that child'," the monster replied.
"It mentioned the Cang Ling Town?" Passing Rain interjected.
Feng Bujue was about to ask the same question, so he asked the monster, "The town at the foot of the mountain is called Chang Lin Town, but why did you call it Cang Ling Town?"
"This place has always been called Cang Ling Town. When did it change to Chang Lin Town?" the monster replied.
Feng Bujue looked at Passing Rain and lowered his voice to say, "Decades ago … something must have happened. The truth behind the abandonment of this village might have something to do with the person who left behind the three words at the entrance of the village. "
Passing Rain followed Feng Bujue's train of thought, but for now, she could not come to a conclusion. She only replied softly, "Ask about the spirit."
Feng Bujue lifted his head and asked the monster, "The 'child' that you mentioned was killed by the villagers, right? What happened?"
"You'll have to ask her yourself. I only know that her resentment was monstrous, and she hated those villagers to the bone. I presume she must have died unjustly. As for exactly how she died, I really don't know." The monster replied.
"Then where is she now?" Feng Bujue asked again.
"The Temple of the Hidden Bell," the monster answered.
"Where is the Temple of the Hidden Bell? How do we get there? "Feng Bujue asked.
"Take my bell and hold it before your eyes. As long as you face the direction of the temple, the bell will ring."
"Oh …" Feng Bujue's eyes moved to the branch with the bell. "Is it possible … for you to throw the thing to me?"
The monster replied, "I can't do that."
"Hmm … I see …" Feng Bujue suddenly stopped speaking. He put on a shocked expression and pointed to the other side of the tree. "Ah! What is that! "
Even Passing Rain was shocked. Although she was standing right next to Feng Bujue, their vision was basically the same, and she did not see anything out of the ordinary, but Feng Bujue's shocked expression and tone were so realistic that she could not help but feel nervous.
It was unknown what happened to the demonic tree, but its eyes suddenly moved along the bark and turned to the other side, just like a human turning their head.
At that moment, Feng Bujue immediately activated Body Enhancement Spell and rushed forward. With lightning speed, he successfully stole the bell, pulled it off the branch, and retreated to a safe distance.
The demonic tree's last hope was shattered at that moment because when the player got close to the bell, that was its only chance to attack, but that was no longer possible. Feng Bujue used a very childish trick that was similar to 'watch your back!' to get the quest item. — — —
Item Name: Bell
Item Type: Plot Item
Quality: Normal
Function: Locate the location of the Temple of the Hidden Bell.
Can be taken out of the scenario: No
Remark: This small bell appears to have a connection with a powerful evil spirit. — — —
"Okay, it's done. Let's go," Feng Bujue told Passing Rain. After he succeeded, the first thing he did was deactivate Body Enhancement Spell and put away the stool and gun. It was as if he felt that there was nothing valuable left on the demonic tree that he could squeeze out of it.
"Are we not going to kill it?" Passing Rain asked.
"Let's save some bullets." As Feng Bujue answered, he raised the bell, extended his arm, and slowly turned it with his body as the axis. When he turned it to the northwest, the bell suddenly moved twice on its own, and it made a tinkling sound.
Feng Bujue turned his head and shared a look with Passing Rain. The two did not say anything. Ignoring the monster behind them, they moved in the direction that the bell had pointed at without turning back.
Once the two of them were far away, the demonic tree muttered in a low voice, "Sigh … When the two of you are killed by that child, she will still bring the bell back and hang it on my body …" After saying this, all the strange phenomena on the tree trunk disappeared, and it returned to the appearance of an ordinary tree.
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