Rune Master

The tree house is built about [-] meters away from the big tree, and the size is about ten cubic meters. The outer wall is covered by leaves, and the green leaves are in a hurry. From a distance, it is difficult not to find the mystery.

Jingchen's true essence was imprisoned, leaving only the weak rune power, and he was powerless to get up. On the other hand, he had to pay attention to controlling the output of rune power so that he would not fall from exhaustion, so the progress was extremely slow.

Bai Zheng jumped onto a tree about [-] meters away with only one flying body, and it was so easy that Jing Chen gritted his teeth and didn't want to bully others like this.After secretly grinding his teeth, he could only silently wipe away his bitter tears and continue to climb the tree.

The tree house is framed between two branches of a big tree, and the base supporting the house is a wooden platform.

Jing Chen stood up, sat on the platform, and then lay down.

The trees in the jungle are extremely tall. At the current position, one can only look up to see a small piece of blue sky, and the surrounding scenery cannot be overlooked, so all eyes are green.

Jing Chen was lying on the ground too lazy to move, squinting his eyes and looking up, he saw the staggered branches of the trees above, and at a distance of about twenty meters, there was a tree house hidden in the dense bushes.

A burst of vegetable aroma suddenly burst into the nostrils, which is the smell of crispy roast chicken, mixed with spices that have never been smelled before, mixed into a strange aroma that whets the appetite.

Jing Chen's stomach growled three times, and he sat up suddenly.

Rubbing my belly, it's okay, no one is around, it's not too embarrassing.

Jingchen stood up and walked towards the small door of the tree house.

What, why didn't you run away with such a good opportunity?

Just kidding, all the true energy has been sealed, and Bai Zheng has such terrifying strength, he doesn't want to be caught like a chicken again.

What's more, the puppet warrior is still guarding under the tree. Does he seem to be such a stupid person who sent him up to throw himself into the trap?

After opening the small door, the aroma became stronger, and there was still the smell of fish head soup in the air. Just by smelling it, one could imagine the milky white soup, which must be extremely tender.

Jing Chen sniffed hard, and became even hungrier.

Speaking of which, he originally went back to let Ling Yi make small yellow croakers to eat, but he didn't expect to end up in such a situation. He really should be sad and cry...

"The dishes will be ready soon, wait a moment." The child beside the pot said without looking back, seeing that he was eleven or twelve years old.

At this time, Bai Zheng was sitting at the table like the second uncle, and the whole crispy roast chicken in front of him was glowing attractively, which didn't match his temperament at all.

Jing Chen fainted from hunger, and held on to the last bit of reason so he didn't rush forward to gnaw wildly. He glanced at Bai Zheng carefully, and boldly stepped forward and sat down.

Hmph, even if you die, you still have to be a dead ghost!

"Do you want white rice or black rice?" The child turned around and was not surprised when he saw Jing Chen, as if he knew there was one more person from the beginning.

"Bai Mi." Bai Zheng thought for a while and said, his voice was still as pleasant as ever.

Jing Chen froze for a moment, then looked at the child, with a chubby face and a serious look, which is really cute.

I didn't expect to be particular about eating a meal, Jing Chen asked weakly, "Can white and black be okay?"

The child smiled, his eyebrows were bent together, and he said happily, "Of course, I also like to eat white and black."

Jing Chen, "..." If you knew that there was a cold medicine with this name, you wouldn't say that.

The dishes are complete, including crispy roast chicken, tofu fish head, stir-fried assorted vegetables, fried wild vegetables, braised eggplant in oil, four dishes and one soup, complete in color and aroma.

At the same time, Jing Chen also saw the so-called white and black rice.

The rice in the bowl is indeed half black and half white, quite distinct.

Jing Chen took a few sips, the white one was relatively soft and tender, while the black one was more chewy, and it also had a peculiar fragrance of rice.

Bai Zheng ate two bowls of rice, the first bowl was white and the second bowl was black rice.

Jingchen ate so much that tears flowed down his face, it was so delicious, didn't he, really wanted to tie this little lady back into captivity, didn't she?

After a meal, the child got up to collect the bowl.

Jingchen ate his meal in vain, felt a little embarrassed, so he went to help, of course, it cannot be ruled out that a large part of the reason was to stay away from Bai Zheng.

After wiping his hands, Bai Zheng got up slowly, his eyes without pupils didn't know where to look, and he said to Jingchen, "I'll wait for you up there."

This above probably refers to a tree house. If Jingchen hadn't discovered it in advance, it would be hard to understand.

After Bai Zheng explained, he went out. Jing Chen felt relieved and looked away from the closed door. Then he looked at the child beside him with a smile and asked, "Little friend, what's your name?"

"Xiaojiu." The child said crisply, "Is my brother a friend of your husband?" Tilting his head, he said again, "My husband has never brought a friend here before, and my brother is the first one."

No, child, I was actually kidnapped, and I will cry if I say too much... Jing Chen will never admit that he is smiling like a strange uncle at the moment.

The two of them washed the dishes for a while, Xiaojiu was in a great mood, humming an unnameable tune, it was brisk and lively, and it was so pleasant to listen to.

"Will brother live here at night?" Xiaojiu put the washed bowls on the side closet and asked with a raised face.

"Uh, probably." If I can still eat before dinner, Jing Chen sighed, looking at Xiaojiu, he suddenly felt at ease.

Hey, no matter what the reason is for Bai Zheng to arrest him, as far as he is concerned, the situation is not bad.

"Xiaochen, Xiaochen, Xiaochen!" Elder Jian's voice suddenly came to mind in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Jing Chen was taken aback, he had never thought the old man was so cute.

"Jian Lao, help me." Jing Chen howled.

Jian Lao's voice fell silent for a moment before he said, "According to my estimation, his cultivation is at least at the peak of the nine-star Spirit Talisman Master, and it's not impossible to be a Xuan Talisman Master. I can't show up for too long, or I might be discovered."

"Then what should I do? What if he makes me a human skin puppet?" Jing Chen made up his mind, and immediately trembled.

Jian Lao said with a little regret, "That's really a waste of lunch."

The corner of Jing Chen's mouth twitched, "Get lost!"

"It can't be done, the distance is a bit far, and the summons won't last long, so take care..."

"Jian Lao? Jian Lao?" Jing Chen, "..."

Nima, so you just came to inform me that the kidnapper is someone you can't afford to provoke, so it's best to just obediently catch him? !It's better not to say it than to say it!

"Brother?" Xiaojiu tugged at the corner of Jingchen's clothes, "Let's go up, Xiaojiu is going to take a nap too."

"..." Jing Chen really wanted to cry.

There is a rope ladder on the way from the first tree house to the second tree house, but the gap between the steps is small, which seems to be specially prepared for small wine.

Jingchen cheekily followed behind Xiaojiu, from the rope ladder to the second tree house.

The location here is close to half the height of the ancient trees, and the crowns of some surrounding trees can already be seen, which broadens the view a lot.

Jingchen looked into the distance, and could vaguely see the outline of the building complex. Not only was he surprised, but was he still in the city?

Thinking back to the time when he was picked up all the way, it seems that he really didn't come out of the city.

"Brother, sir is waiting for you inside." Xiaojiu said, walked to the side and found another rope ladder, "I'll go up first."

Jingchen was startled, looked up along the rope, raised his head to the extreme, and found the third tree house with good eyesight. It was at a higher place, nearly 50 meters away, close to the top of the tree.

"How many tree houses are there?" Jing Chen couldn't help asking.

"Only three." Xiaojiu smiled mischievously, two deep dimples could be seen at the corners of his mouth, "The upper part is the bedroom, and this is the master's study."

Xiao Jiu quickly climbed up the rope ladder, Jing Chen hesitated for a while, opened the door and went in.

A scent of tea wafted out, refreshing and refreshing the body and mind.

However, when Jingchen looked up and saw the surroundings, he wanted to cry again.He crushed ten small yellow croakers, Xiaojiu definitely never went inside to see it!

What kind of study is this, it is clearly a haunted house.

The room is full of large and small wooden puppets, without leather wrapping, revealing the most primitive wooden texture inside.

Scattered parts are scattered all over the ground. At first glance, it looks like broken limbs. From time to time, a skull that is hard to distinguish between real and fake can appear. If some blood is added, it will be a murder scene.

In the middle, Bai Zheng sat in front of the table as steady as Mount Tai, with two cups of brewed tea in front of him, one of which was obviously prepared for Jingchen.

"Sit." Bai Zheng looked at Jing Chen, his eyes without pupils could not see any emotion.

Jing Chen took a deep breath, stepped forward, and sat down in front of Bai Zheng.

The fragrance of tea in the room is wafting, fragrant and pleasant. If you ignore the extremely weird decorations around you, you can still enjoy it.

For a long while, neither of them spoke, and Bai Zheng took a sip of tea without expressing anything in particular.

Jing Chen's eyes were all focused on the tea that was smoking white smoke, thinking about Bai Zheng's intentions, and then he took out the puppets he got for the first time and the puppets bought at the auction.

In this world dominated by talisman arrays, puppets are rare, and their value is even less known. Now there are so many puppets in a tree house, it is not difficult to imagine.

Bai Zheng paused, and finally got the screening. Looking at Jing Chen, he forced his mouth open, "It's not too stupid."

Jing Chen, "..." Damn it, if you want to see it, just say it, what's the point of making a cup of tea deep? !After thinking about it, he asked again, "Then may I ask you to come to me?"

Bai Zheng put down his teacup and said calmly, "I need a disciple who will do something for me after I finish my studies. You are the best candidate."

"Don't rush to deny it." Bai Zheng then picked up something on the table. It was a pair of wooden eyes, which belonged to the puppet in Leiyin's Claw, "It told me everything, you are very impressed with the puppet." Interest, and a bit of accomplishment, isn’t it?”

Jing Chen was speechless.Hey, this pair of wooden eyes also has a video recording function?What kind of technology is this?Wouldn't it be recording how he dismantled the puppets?

"So you chose me?" Jing Chen said helplessly, "So, you also deliberately took out the jade slips in the auction?"

"good."

Jing Chen sighed, smiled wryly, "It seems that I really have no other choice."

Not to mention that he is really interested in puppetry, but the difference in strength between the two sides is so great that there is no room for him to refuse, okay?

……

"No, no." Ling Yi was stopped by Jian Lao within a few steps, "The direction is wrong, go east."

Ling Yi paused and hesitated, "Is that the hinterland of the college's back mountain?"

Menwu Academy is located in the easternmost part of Jiwu City, close to the Ziyun Mountains, with a vast area, and the outer reaches of the mountains are often used for students to practice.

But even in the periphery, the talisman beasts in the Ziyun Mountains are extremely ferocious, and they dare not enter unless they are four-star or above, let alone go to the hinterland inside.

"That's right, so you'd better be prepared, the person who took your wife away is not easy." Jian Lao turned a little serious, and his tone was not heavy.

"Why didn't the boss leave?" Huo Zhiyou followed Ling Yi, and asked strangely when he saw someone stop.

Ling Yi shook his head, then said firmly, "It's nothing, let's go."