Chapter 0644 Phoenix branches around the beauty tree
The fifth day of winter.
They traveled very fast, but after one day and one night, they finally arrived at the entrance full of flowers.
It's just that the entrance is different from what they imagined.
There should have been green plants on this piece of land, but as time passed, they were swallowed up little by little by the yellow sand.
In front of them, there was a huge black ancient tree, but the shape of this tree was like a headless beauty with no hair on it. The annual rings were clearly visible, and the whole body was smooth, without any sense of vicissitudes of life.
The red branches are stacked in layers, surrounding and covering the body, like a phoenix and a phoenix wrapping around the beauty's body, covering all the hidden parts of the beauty's body.
Mo Chen looked at this ancient tree, and the black wood in his hand became hotter and hotter.
In front of this beauty tree, hundreds of people have stopped to watch. In addition to knights from famous families, there are also many wealthy businessmen and people in the army.
Huo Ji and others have not yet appeared, and no trace of Su Zhen has been found.
She quietly put away the ebony and covered the veil, as if she was afraid of being discovered.
"Miss Mo Shen, why don't we go take a look at the ancient tree? Maybe we can find clues." Tang Zhixing asked.
"Just wait a little longer."
"What are you waiting for?"
"Those who can get here are not fuel-efficient lamps. Let them explore the way for us to prevent us from stepping on the trap by mistake."
"Isn't this just like what Brother He said before, asking those people to be our stepping stones?!"
Mo Chen rolled his eyes at him: "Pedant scholar, if they don't go, then we will die. Since you want to be a saint, then go ahead. When you die, I will burn 10,000 moral books for you every Qingming Festival.
through."
Tang Zhixing decisively shut up, and He Jingyuan, who had changed his appearance, covered his mouth and snickered.
The three of them chose a secluded place. Although it was far away from the beauty tree, they could have a panoramic view of everyone's actions.
Regardless of whether this beauty tree is the real entrance, its shape alone is enough to make people breathtaking.
Although there is no human head visible, the graceful figure of this beauty tree still makes people daydream about it.
A few lustful people wanted to take the opportunity to blaspheme, but just as they got closer, the phoenix seemed to be half alive in an instant. The branches at its tail were flying, and those people were involved in the thick branches. They couldn't even hear the screams.
He suddenly lost his breath.
So, for a long time, no one dared to come near me.
Until someone couldn't help it anymore and approached quietly with a small piece of blackwood roots, but the phoenix and phoenix did not hurt him.
They saw with their own eyes that after the man touched the Beauty Tree with his roots, a ball of white light enveloped him, and then he disappeared.
When the others saw this, they all speculated whether he had entered the flowery path.
Gradually, more and more people were holding hands and approaching the Beauty Tree. Without exception, they all disappeared into a ball of white light.
Pei Shaojun's uneasiness became more intense, and he asked in a deep voice: "Since these roots have been tampered with, where did they go?"
Mo Chen shook his head: "I don't know."
"Sister Mo Shen, we can't just watch them die because of me! No, I have to go out and tell them!"
Seeing He Jingyuan about to rush out, Mo Shen hurriedly stopped him: "Stop! You said it was okay earlier. Hundreds of people have disappeared before you tell the truth. Why don't they kill you?"
"Then what do you think we should do?!"
"This is not a trap for us. Although I don't know whether the missing people are dead or alive, He Liang's men have not arrived yet, so they should be safe for the time being."
Mo Shen was unsure when she said this. Just now, a crazy idea flashed through her mind, but she couldn't believe it.
Unless unless
He Jingyuan suddenly exclaimed: "Look! It's Zhu Gusheng! Why is he here too?"
The three of them took a look and found an old man who was over sixty years old in the crowd. He had frost-white temples and a stooped back. Although the clothes on his body were not tattered, they were very old. If it weren't for the fleeting cunning in his eyes, he would have been fooled.
Misunderstanding is an ordinary old person.
"Who is Zhu Gusheng?" Mo Shen asked.
"Zhu Gusheng is the richest businessman in Xiliang, and you haven't heard of it!"
Mo Shen vaguely felt that the name was familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
Looking at her confused eyes, Tang Zhixing knew that she really had never heard of it, so he explained: "This Zhu Gusheng started his career by gambling. No one knows his origin. They only know that he appeared suddenly and relied on gambling."
Make a fortune by gambling."
"Gambling skills? It turns out it's him!"
Zhu Gusheng is the person Su Zhen placed in Xiliang!
Zhu Gusheng is here, and Su Zhen should appear soon.
"Look! It's the Regent!"
When the four of them heard the sound and looked around, they saw the sound of horse hoofbeats coming from far away. Everyone moved out of the way, allowing He Liang and his men to arrive in front of the Beauty Tree smoothly.
He Liang sat high on the horse and unleashed a fierce pressure from his body, causing everyone to take a few steps back involuntarily.
The number of people he brought was not many but not many, at least about 5,000. Within a moment, he had everyone under control.
He Liang touched the long sword in his hand with his left hand. With a sharp friction sound, the long sword was slowly unsheathed.
He slowly put the contents of his body into the sword, and when he saw him raising his hand to chop him down, the others quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty! Wait!"
"Shut up!" A soldier drew his knife and put it on the man's neck.
He Liang stopped, frowned and looked at the person who made the noise: "Zhu Gusheng? Why is it you?!"
"Hehe! My lord, long time no see! I didn't expect that when we meet today, it will be such a big battle."
Zhu Gusheng clamped the soldier's knife between his fingers, flicked it lightly, and the sharp blade immediately spun around. There was a "pop" sound, and blood spurted out. He turned slightly sideways to avoid the splattered blood.
As the soldier fell to the ground, everyone took a closer look and saw that a bloody gash had appeared on the soldier's neck, and blood was bubbling and gushing out.
He seemed to be deadlocked, his eyes were wide open, and he kept whimpering, as if he was asking for help.
Zhu Gusheng had a smile on his face and seemed kind, but he had just killed someone!
Such a kind-hearted look would be hard to believe unless you saw it with your own eyes!
He put his hands behind his back and slowly walked towards He Liang.
The other soldiers immediately drew their swords and faced each other, but He Liang ordered: "Let him come over."
Zhu Gusheng seemed to be walking very slowly, not even taking a single step, but he was still standing in front of He Liang in a matter of seconds, even though he was only a few dozen feet away.
"My lord, before you came, many people had taken advantage of the roots of the ebony tree and disappeared."
"Disappeared? Did he disappear or did he go into Huamanqi?"
"Maybe. It's not necessarily dead!" Zhu Gusheng stroked his goat's beard and said with a smile.
"Old fox, stop playing riddles here and say, what did you find?"
"If you want to know whether those people are dead or alive, you only need to tie a rope to one person. After he disappears, we can search for clues along the rope, and we will naturally know the truth."