After meeting him again

Speaking of our small town, since the past few months, people have been missing from the forest.

Everyone looked for it, but in the end they couldn't find anything.Fortunately, two or three ran out. They only said that they saw a big black shadow and chased people in the woods. When they caught up, they pressed people under them and started gnawing on them. up.

It was said that it was so dark that it was impossible to see what the monster looked like.But just after he killed a few people and was about to eat the rest, it froze there suddenly.Those people's legs were also so frightened that they forgot to run, until the monster moved again, and the few remaining people ran out rolling and crawling.

And when the monster saw them running out of the jungle, it didn't catch up, and continued to turn back, probably preparing to eat those who had already placed orders.

I heard that those who ran out had more or less spider webs on their bodies, and I don't know if they were scratched because they were running fast, or they were infected with something.But listening to them, the monster doesn't look like a big spider, which is also strange.

"Is this true? Why don't I, a local, know?" Everyone was listening with gusto, when one suddenly shouted.

The storyteller smiled and said after listening: "Oh, if you know, it will be a disaster."

"Why?" Everyone asked quickly.

He took a sip of tea, and then replied slowly: "Although this kind of thing has not happened in our place for at least decades, but after all, the secret must not be leaked. If you all know, it will cause a big mess .”

"Then tell us all about it, so you're not afraid of trouble?"

He shook his head quickly: "So it's not good to let you know, but if you forget it, then it will be fine."

The storyteller waved his hand lightly, and a puff of blue-green smoke slowly emerged from his sleeves, enveloping everyone around.And those people seemed to be frozen, motionless until they inhaled the smoke.

After a while, they all rubbed their heads and said things like when would I come here to listen to books.Then they all walked out of the teahouse one by one, looking for each other.

From the perspective of outsiders, this is just a group of people who have listened to the story told by the storyteller, and there is nothing unusual about it.

But in Yinghuo's eyes, it's completely different, everything that happens here is under his eyes.

"Hey, there are other people." The storyteller realized that he was not affected, so he couldn't help saying, "Has even Tiangong noticed what happened here?"

"Are you a local monster?"

Hearing this, he chuckled: "Hehe, it doesn't really count, but if you insist on thinking it is, then it is."

"Can you tell me more about what happened here?" Yingzhuo sensed that this monster had never hurt anyone, and it didn't look like a monster that caused harm to the world, so she let go of her guard.

"I've said it just now, it's roughly like that." After the storyteller replied, he got up and packed up the copper coins given by the other tea customers, and was about to leave. At the end, he just left a sentence, "I'm just a It's just a wandering dryad. It's been here for decades, and it's about to leave today. But who knows that it's fate to meet someone from Tiangong. That passage is based on everything I know. As for being able to If you can't find that monster, it's up to you."

Yinghuo just sat quietly on the tea chair and didn't stop him.Although I haven't fully grasped the whole story, it's not completely fruitless, I can get a general idea.

And in the dense forest in the distance, the spider demon Bai Yan was weaving a spider web bit by bit among a large thick tree.

It is airtight all the year round, and the air is difficult to circulate. It seems to be stagnant like a viscous river, exuding a unique damp atmosphere with the ground, weaving stitch by stitch into the environment under the forest.Entering the forest, you can't see any light, and the dim environment makes the surrounding puddles clearly reflect the surrounding scenery.

While spinning the silk, Bai Yan looked around - there were trees of different sizes growing everywhere, leaving only a few small paths that could barely be walked on the originally huge open space.

It wasn't until everything was arranged that she used spells to cover up all the spider threads, making it look the same as usual.

"After chasing you for so many years, I can finally grasp this opportunity this time."

At that time, Yinghuo was standing at the edge of the forest outside the small town.It was a cloudy day, and the howling wind was blowing the hem of his clothes, but he remained motionless as a mountain, concentrating on looking ahead.

He didn't continue walking, but stared at the forest closely.The things contained in this forest are more attractive than what the storyteller said.

"It's up to you to set some fire later."

As he raised his hand to call, more than a hundred butterflies flew from all directions and surrounded him.Yingzhuo sprinkled some phosphorous powder on these butterflies, and did not stop until she ensured that every butterfly was stained.

With an order, these phosphor powder-covered butterflies flew towards the depths of the forest, and gradually disappeared.

And with a slightly apprehensive mood, he walked step by step towards the endless forest in front of him.

As night fell, the originally gloomy forest became even more gloomy. When you walked to a place where the moonlight could not be seen, you could hardly see your fingers.But even in such a dim environment, there are still scattered torches—mostly people who go up the mountain to pick herbs.

The medicinal materials here are very special, and many of them only appear or mature only at night.

Originally, some people would disappear while looking for herbs a few months ago, but most of the people who came out just thought they were in the process of looking for herbs, and they stumbled and fell off the cliff.As for why the body could not be found, most likely it was eaten by wild beasts and tigers in the mountains and forests.

Because the price of these herbal medicines is too high, or they have miraculous effects on treating some serious diseases.So even though they knew that this place was extremely dangerous, some people would still carry torches to go up the mountain to search for medicine at night.

"Hiss, I'll have to wait. It's been an hour, but I haven't shown up yet." Yinghuo was standing in a place where the pale blue light was growing, and she couldn't help complaining.

These small glowing flowers are a kind of expensive medicinal material, brewing it and drinking it can treat eye diseases.

Relying on the sensitivity of the butterfly, Yinghuo found this place first, and this flower field radiates light, which is more likely to attract the arrival of herb pickers. As long as she stays here well, there is no fear that the monster behind it will not appear.

"I found it, and my daughter's illness is finally cured!"

[To be continued]