Merchant of the Underworld

It probably rained twice yesterday, so the ground was wet and very muddy and difficult to walk on. The air in the woods was extremely hot and muggy, and our clothes quickly became wet with sweat.

Fortunately, Dasu workers have cut down most of the nearby trees for development, and there is still a way to walk!

It was quiet all around, except for the heavy breathing of the four of us. I felt a little strange, but I couldn't remember what the blame was for a while.

Soon we reached the mountainside, and a tall ancient tree appeared in front of us, with vigorous branches and extremely lush leaves. It's just that the whole tree exudes a black evil spirit, making the surrounding air extremely cool and suffocating.

The branches and trunks are covered with bright red cloth strips. Although there is no wind, the cloth strips are flying rhythmically, like tentacles tempting you to come forward. The corpse that Lao Fei was talking about has been removed. Apart from being eerie, there is nothing wrong with the whole tree.

I slowly walked closer and saw that there was indeed a gap in the old tree trunk. It should have been cut by Da Su's workers with an axe. At this moment, the wound was actually scabbed, which made me stunned.

I waved to Li Mazi. Li Mazi looked at me again and again with his eyes widened. His drunkenness suddenly became much less intense. He circled the old tree twice and muttered: "It's indeed weird!"

The old man asked excitedly: "What's weird?"

Li Mazi smiled awkwardly: "I haven't seen it yet!"

The old man lost his balance and almost fell down on the spot.

I slowly put my hand on the tree trunk, closed my eyes and felt its breath. As a result, I could feel the rhythm of blood flowing under the thick bark in my palm.

There is indeed something different about this tree, and it should have been cultivated to perfection.

Li Mazi glanced at me: "Brother Zhang, what should I do? Or just chop him down!"

As he spoke, he picked up the ax and was about to take action as soon as I gave the order. But at this moment, the whole old tree suddenly made a sharp hissing sound, as if a hurricane was making the noise of rolling leaves, but to our ears, it sounded more like the angry roar of an old man.

Dasu was so frightened by the sound that he ran away. If the old fat man hadn't caught him quickly with quick eyes and quick hands, he would have run away.

Li Mazi was also startled and hurriedly threw away the ax in his hand: "I was just joking, Mr. Tree God, don't take it seriously!"

This coward!

It seems that this tree has become conscious and can even understand our words. If we do it rashly, we may not be able to get rid of it and it will cause us trouble.

Before you figure out the ins and outs, it's best to recharge your batteries and not rush for success.

"Come down the mountain!" As soon as I finished speaking, Da Su had already broken away from Lao Fei and rushed down the mountain without looking back. Li Mazi, a coward, actually laughed at him: "This coward!"

Li Mazi, who gave you the confidence to say such a thing? How can you do better yourself?

It was easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down, and the road was muddy and difficult to navigate. By the time we stumbled to the bottom of the mountain, it was almost dark. There was still no sound in the silent mountain forest. I stopped and finally realized what was wrong with me.

Li Mazi looked at me in confusion: "Brother Zhang, what's wrong with you?"

I paid full attention to what was going on around me and said after realizing, "Don't you think it's strange?"

"Strange, what's so strange?" The old man looked around uneasily.

"It's too quiet, there's no sound." I said softly.

Li Mazi rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Aren't you talking nonsense? This place has not been developed yet. There is no one else except the four of us. It would be weird if there is any sound."

I sighed and said, "I'm not talking about human voices, but animals. This forest covers a large area, and it stands to reason that there should be many animals living in it. But walking around this circle, I found that Not only are there no large animals in the forest, there are no birds, not even spiders or insects..."

When I said this, Li Mazi immediately reacted: "That's right! After you said that, it is indeed a bit strange. I didn't even see an ant or a grasshopper."

The old fat man still didn't react: "What does that mean?"

"It means that either there are some terrifying things living in this forest, and other creatures are afraid to approach and choose another place to live. Or it is that all the creatures in this forest have been killed..."

When I said this, the old man finally understood.

His face turned pale and he asked nervously: "Then...then we will be fine, right?"

I patted his shoulder comfortingly: "Let's go down the mountain first! Don't you see that the people in the surrounding villages are living well? It can be seen that only this forest has weird things, and it is still very safe outside."

After hearing what I said, the old man hurriedly quickened his pace, dragging his heavy body and running like flying to catch up with Da Su.

Li Mazi was quite disdainful of his behavior: "What kind of person is he who abandons his friends and ignores them?"

I glanced at him: "I am the same person as you!"

He was so angry that Li Mazi cried out in dissatisfaction: "I am not the one, I, Li Mazi, am a righteous person! I will sacrifice my life and blood for you, and I will go through the mountains of swords and the sea of ​​fire. You can't deny my worth."

value? do you have?

After returning to the construction site, Dasu still looked frightened. He asked me tremblingly: "There is indeed something wrong with that tree! Let's leave quickly! We can't stay here any longer, or something will happen."

The old man comforted him and said, "Don't panic. Since we have entrusted this matter to Jiulin, we will follow his arrangements."

I thought for a while and said: "It's too late, we will stay here today. Tomorrow I want to go to a nearby village to find clues about this tree, maybe I can know its details."

The old fat man obeyed my words and immediately nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's do it!" It was obvious that he also wanted to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

Li Mazi whispered to me: "Brother, that tree is not an ordinary tree, and we have always dealt with yin objects. This tree obviously has nothing to do with yin objects. It is easy for you to interfere like this and cause problems."

I raised my eyebrows at him: "How do you know it has nothing to do with yin objects? I have a feeling that this tree is definitely related to yin objects."

The work sheds are all ready-made. Although most of the workers left, perhaps because they left suddenly, there were still beddings left in the simple houses. The old man said: "I just took a look and there is no water and food here. How about I go to a nearby village?" Can you buy something to eat?"

I shook my head: "Since we're going there tomorrow morning, it's better not to alert them by alerting them. We can't kill anyone if we deal with them all night!"

The old man agreed. Fortunately, there were two boxes of mineral water in the trunk of Dasu's car. Although there was no food, everyone had eaten a lot at noon and were not too hungry.

Li Mazi and I stayed up all night to catch the plane. Now we were feeling sleepy. Although the environment was harsh, we fell asleep quickly.

While sleeping, I suddenly felt a rustling sound coming from my ears.

I woke up instantly and saw that the walls of the simple work shed were covered with dense roots of large trees!