The diameter of the hole is about one meter, but half of it is occupied by tree roots.

After cleaning for a while, the entrance of the cave was completely exposed. Only then did we realize that this was not the entrance of a cave at all, but the entrance of a well.

Zhang Yue'e took out a flashlight and looked down. The well was about ten meters deep.

Don't worry about going down the well. The roots of the tree snake upward from the well. If you want to go down the well, just climb down along the tree roots.

"I'll come first!"

After taking a few glances to make sure there was no danger, Zhang Yue'e climbed down along the roots of the tree.

After falling to the bottom of the well, Zhang Yue'e waved to us and pointed to the well wall, but did not speak. Then she ducked and disappeared from the sight of my second uncle and me.

My second uncle and I looked at each other and climbed down one after another along the roots of the tree.

After falling to the bottom of the well, there was indeed a secret door half a man high on the wall.

The secret door was now almost completely blocked by tree roots, leaving only a small gap that could barely allow people to pass through.

After my second uncle squeezed in, I followed suit.

After entering, I immediately felt the difference.

Cold, an indescribable coldness.

In addition to the cold, various murmurs echoed in my ears, as if there were countless people talking in my ears.

I stood still and waited for a while. After my eyes gradually adapted to the darkness around me, I saw my second uncle and Zhang Yue'e standing in front of me, and I also had a clear view of the situation below.

Compared to the cramped underground space, this place is much better. It can accommodate two people standing side by side, and the top is about two meters high from the ground.

The traces of manual excavation in the passage are obvious, but due to the age, the walls on both sides are covered with moss, and some of the moss even exudes a faint green phosphorescence.

These phosphorescences provide some light.

Through the phosphorescence, you can see that in some places on the vaporous walls, there are pale human faces struggling.

These human faces were imprisoned in the wall, with their mouths open, as if they were shouting something.

In addition to the walls, there are also abnormalities in the roots of the trees underfoot.

I didn't think much of it outside, but after entering here, I could see faces stacked on the tree roots, so that I couldn't count how many faces there were.

There are only these faces in this distance, so no one knows how many faces there are in the entire passage.

And I know very well what the human face represents.

A human face represents a dead person.

How many people have died here?

After standing quietly for nearly a minute, Zhang Yue'e turned around, made a forward gesture to us, and then took the lead.

My second uncle and I looked at each other and followed.

After walking forward about 20 meters along the passage, the front suddenly opened up, and a temple growing in the roots of the tree appeared in our sight.

The roots of the tree grow from the interior of the temple and run through the entire temple.

The most surprising thing is that under the temple and on top of the tree roots, what is cushioned is not soil or bricks, but bones that have been pressed so that their shapes cannot be seen clearly.

It is impossible to count how many bones there are.

The moment I saw these bones, I opened my mouth wide and looked at Zhang Yue'e in front of me, where the hell is this place?

Who built this temple?

Where did these bones come from?

How did the two families named Wu and Zhen choose the site and build the village here?

I have too many questions to ask, but right now, I can’t ask anything.

Apart from these stacked bones, what surprised me the most was the tree root that came out from the top of the temple and was as thick as seven or eight people could hug each other. There was a human face growing on it.

This human face is not the pale and unreal faces seen in the passage before. This human face is made of tree roots themselves.

Just like, tree people.

Zhang Yue'e was already used to this. She didn't even look at the bones or the human face on the tree. She looked at the bottom of the tree roots.

Following her gaze, I saw three flowers that exuded a faint white light and were as clear as crystal.

Looking at these three flowers, Zhang Yue'e's breathing was a little heavy. She moved forward subconsciously, but she stepped on something and made a clicking sound.

The moment the sound sounded, the rough human face on the tree moved, and the eyelids made of dark brown bark lifted up, revealing a pair of dark green eyes.

Zhang Yue'e paused momentarily and held her breath.

The eyes looked in the direction of Zhang Yue'e for a while. After finding nothing, they closed again.

Zhang Yue'e slowed down for a few seconds before taking another step.

This time, the second uncle also followed.

I stood there without moving, but quietly held the Five Thunder Seal with my hand.

Walking to the three crystal-clear flowers, Zhang Yue'e squatted down to pick them, while her second uncle took out the three corpse incense again and lit it.

The moment the smoke ignited, Zhang Yue'e picked a piece of Nether Grass.

The moment the Netherworld Grass was picked, the face on the tree root opened its eyes again and looked in the direction of the Netherworld Grass.

The second uncle didn't say anything, just pointed back.

Zhang Yue'e nodded, put away the Netherworld Grass, and backed away while staring at the face.

As for the other two, she didn't even look at them.

When Zhang Yue'e retreated to my side, my second uncle also retreated. As for the three pieces of corpse incense, my second uncle had no intention of taking it back.

The human face on the tree root seemed to be trapped in some kind of hallucination. The nose formed by the tree root kept twitching to absorb the fragrance.

The three of us backed away carefully, not daring to stay for a moment.

We retreated all the way along the passage, drilled out of the hole in the well wall, and climbed up along the tree roots. After climbing out, we still didn't dare to stop and trotted all the way out.

About 5 minutes later, when we crossed the small river surrounding Dengbian Village, the woods behind us suddenly shook and made a rustling sound.

Along with this sound, there was another whimpering sound in the village.

"Go, let's go!"

Hearing the crying in the village, the second uncle dragged Zhang Yuee and ran away without saying a word.

I didn't hesitate and ran with him,

We ran along the path outside the village for nearly 5 minutes before we stopped.

"Damn, what is that thing growing on the roots of the tree?"

I asked breathlessly.

"Tree Charm!"

The second uncle uttered two words, stood up and said to Zhang Yue'e: "The Nether Grass has been picked, and what we owe you has been paid. It's time to break up!"

"Second uncle, why are you so cruel!"

Zhang Yue'e was about to cry when she heard this, and quietly grabbed her second uncle's clothes.

The second uncle chuckled and said, "Then give us some of this netherworld grass so that we can continue to owe you, is that okay?"

"Second uncle, I want to go back to save this Nether Flower!"

Zhang Yue'e immediately changed her expression and never mentioned anything about continuing to be together.

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