Liu Xing thought for a moment and sent an analogy to Nohara Yinmao, "To put it bluntly, in the eyes of mythical creatures, ordinary people are just like Mr. Nohara when you see pests in the field. If you want, you can
Slap it to death, or cut it in half with a hoe. If there is something unclean on the pest at this time, then you will choose to let it go because you are afraid that you will hurt the enemy a thousand times and suffer eighty losses to yourself."
"Dirty stuff?"
After thinking for a moment, Nohara Yinmao realized what Liu Xing was talking about, so he said a little depressed: "Is there such a thing? I didn't expect that the amulet I wore was so... uh, how to describe it?
"
"Coriander, durian?" Liu Xing said with a smile: "Actually, this is the same as coriander and durian. Some people like their taste very much, while some people regard them as scourges. So your amulet is not suitable for mythical creatures.
It should be said that it is very unpleasant for a monster, but there is nothing dirty about it itself."
Hearing what Liu Xing said, Nohara Yinmao couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, because no one wanted to run around wearing a piece of clothing.
"But there is one thing to say. In terms of the protective effect of this type of amulet, it can be described in one word, that is, everything is left to chance, because there is still a certain chance that the monster will choose to take action, so you are equivalent to...
Of course, leaving your life to your opponent to decide life and death is better than nothing."
Liu Xing thought for a while, took out the mirror flower and said: "This is the amulet I carry with me, but it is not so much an amulet as an active spell-casting prop that can temporarily seal the monsters' actions."
Although the appearance of the mirror flower does not look very good, Nohara Tonao, who has been deceived by Liu Xing and is now lame, feels that this incomplete mirror is a bit high-end.
"So, little brother, are you going to find that monster now? If so, what can I do to help?"
Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Liu Xing nodded and said: "I am planning to go to Kujing Village now, because my master heard that nothing happened in Kujing Village among the eight villages in the ten miles away, so my master suspected that monster
My next target may be Kujing Village, because this monster is quite sensible and knows that you can’t just stare at a shearer when gathering wool.”
"That's true. Kujing Village has just moved here in recent years, and two-thirds of the children in these ten miles and eight villages are from Kujing Village, because the children from other villages have long followed their adults to live in the city.
"
When Nohara Yinmao said this, he showed an embarrassed expression, "Um, little brother, can you come with me? I want to take you to take a look at the big tree, because what can I say, although this big tree
It has always been worshiped as a sacred tree by our Nohara Village, but after taking over Nohara Village, I always felt that this tree might not be as good as the previous village chief said."
Speaking of this, Nohara Yinmao showed a wry smile, "I think it may be because I used to have an uncle who lived in the city, so I often went to his uncle's house to play when I was a child. This made me have a relationship with my peers in the village.
There were some ideological differences. Later, when I became an adult, I went directly to the city for development. This also caused people in my village to drift apart. Although we still have a good relationship, sometimes we can't talk to each other because their ideas are different from mine.
It’s different...such as worshiping this big tree.”
Nohara Yinmao looked around, and then whispered: "Brother, if you had come here earlier, you could have seen the rituals that our Nohara Village has inherited for hundreds of years... Although in my opinion, Nohara Village is not
It may have a history of hundreds of years, but it is indeed quite ancient from a ritual perspective; before dawn, everyone in the village has to get up early and go to the big tree, rank them in order of eldest and youngest, and then each person holds a stick.
Incense, when it's your turn, light the incense in the incense burner next to the big tree."
"After finishing the incense, you have to wait for all the incense candles to burn out before proceeding to the next step, which is to offer various tributes, such as common pig heads, sheep heads and cow heads, as well as various fruits and vegetables, but these
The tributes can be used to make a big pot of food later; so far, the ceremony is quite normal, but the process may be a little longer, but after that, the ceremony becomes strange, and even a little weird in my eyes.
"
"At this time, the then village chief needs to take out a box and draw lots. The person who is drawn will become this year's guardian of the sacred tree, and the guardian of the sacred tree needs to be in the small box next to the sacred tree every month.
Living in the house for a day, you are also responsible for various maintenance tasks of the sacred tree... and smearing a drop of your own blood on the only exposed root of the sacred tree, which means that the two parties have reached a contract."
"This..." After Liu Xing hesitated for a moment, he still asked: "Then will this sacred tree guardian behave strangely this year?"
"have!"
Nohara Yinmao said very seriously: "As far as I know, although the guardians of the sacred tree only need to live in the cabin for twelve days in name, many people who have lived in the village for a long time will live for a full year, and
During this year, he almost never leaves the wooden house, because the wooden house has long been filled with food and water; if the guardian of the sacred tree lives alone, then his fields will be cultivated by others, and
Don’t charge a penny.”
"This seems to be pretty good, equivalent to a year's paid leave, but in fact it is not the case, because my father once became the guardian of the sacred tree, and I was only about ten years old at the time, so every now and then
I would go to see my father, but in nine cases out of ten he would not let me into the house. As for the reason, he would not even look for me, he just wouldn’t let me in. My father was very good to me before and basically always answered my requests.
This made me doubt the cabin, but that’s not the point. The point is that my father died three years after leaving the cabin.”
"My father's death seemed to be caused by various problems caused by long years of labor that accumulated and finally exploded. But I knew that my father's health had always been good, but after returning from the cabin, I
I found that his physical health was getting worse day by day, so I started to pay attention to other people who came out of the wooden house. As a result, none of them could survive five years, including some in their teens and twenties.
A young man who is always in good health."
Speaking of this, Liu Xing noticed that Nohara Yinmao's expression was a little angry, but his eyes were a little frightened.
Seeing this situation, Liu Xing guessed something, "Nohara Village Chief, if nothing else happens, I think you will be the guardian of the sacred tree this year, right?"
"Yes."
Nohara Tomao let out a long sigh and said: "When I took myself out, I felt that my whole person was not good at that time. I wanted to give up everything in the village and leave, because I was worried that if I entered that room
The wooden house will not last long, so after the ceremony, I planned to pack my luggage and prepare to run away, but then I heard that you were coming, little brother, which made me overjoyed."
Liu Xing nodded and already had some thoughts in his mind. The most important point is that the big tree is indeed a mythical creature. Although it may not be intelligent, it can absorb the guardians of the sacred tree through a contract.
Life force... Maybe there are a few roots of the sacred tree in that wooden house.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing nodded and said: "It seems that there is indeed a problem with this big tree, because I have encountered similar situations before, but a tree demon like this has no self-awareness. After all, a tree has
There is no brain; but such monsters are actually the most difficult to deal with, because they act completely on instinct, so you can't guess their next move."
At this point, Liu Xing stood up and said: "But hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Let's go over and take a look now. I have to confirm what level this tree demon has reached."
Nohara Yinmao nodded, and quickly got up to take Liu Xing to see the big tree. But at this moment, Xiaozhi hurried into the house, told Nohara Yin about the mysterious disappearance of his brother, and asked Nohara Yin
Take someone to help.
Nohara Yinmao glanced at Liu Xing, then randomly found someone and asked him to take the young and strong men in the village to Kujing Village to help.
After sending Xiaozhi away, Nohara Yinmao looked at Liu Xing and said, "Is this another Shenyin incident?"
"Yeah, it seems I'm still a step late."
Liu Xing pretended to be depressed and said: "If I had known earlier, I should have gone directly to Kujing Village. Maybe I could have saved the child..."
Hearing what Liu Xing said, Nohara Yinmao showed a regretful expression, "This is my fault. I shouldn't have dragged you into talking about this and that. I should have directly pointed you to a road to Kujing Village. As a result.
..”
When Nohara Yinmao said this, Liu Xing knew that his plan was successful.
"It's not your fault, Chief Nohara, who could have known that some things would happen so quickly?"
Liu Xing shook his head and said: "But now that the matter has come to this, we can only accept the reality, so let's go to the big tree first and take a look."
Nohara Yinmao looked at Liu Xing with some surprise, because he thought Liu Xing would go directly to Kujing Village to check the situation. After all, in his opinion, the Shenyin incident in Kujing Village had just happened, and if Liu Xing went to Kujing Village now, there should be some
Discover.
"The reason why the Shenyin incident is called Shenyin is because God will not leave any clues."
Liu Xing shook his head and said: "So I am sure that there are no useful clues in Kujing Village today. After all, when those monsters capture people, they often do it through space transformation. To put it bluntly, they transfer us from another world.
The people in this world are captured, which gives us humans the illusion of disappearing into thin air... Well, this can indeed be said to be disappearing into thin air."
"I see, then wouldn't it mean that we can't catch these monsters at all?"
Liu Xing shook his head and said with a smile: "That's not necessarily true, because it is easy to open the passage between the two worlds, but it is difficult to close it in the first place. So if my master is here, he can open it in the first place."
For a moment, he followed the opened passage into another world to pursue, and monsters like this that can only catch people by sneaking around are actually very weak."
Liu Xing walked out of the room as he spoke, while Nohara Yinmao took Liu Xing to the big tree.
Looking at Nohara Yinmao's back, Liu Xing knew that the reason why Nohara Yinmao believed in him so easily was that he was forced to panic by the big tree.
When he came to the big tree again, Liu Xing suddenly felt that the air around him seemed to be stagnant, which made his breathing a little difficult and his steps became a lot heavier.
But looking at Nohara Yinmao, who was still in a comfortable shape, Liu Xing knew that this was just his illusion. Of course, it was most likely the big tree in front of him that was giving him the power.
Is this a psychological suggestion?
Liu Xing took a deep breath and smelled a very faint floral scent, but the tree in front of him was full of green leaves... But Liu Xing was sure that the floral scent came from this big tree.
It seems that this fragrance is poisonous.
Liu Xing thought as he approached the big tree.
"Well, Mr. Sawada, it stands to reason that no one is allowed to approach or touch this big tree in our Nohara Village..."
Although he said that, Liu Xing could draw a conclusion from Nohara Yinmao's encouraging eyes - Nohara Yinmao still hopes that he can be the one who eats crabs.
After all, if you ban someone from doing something for decades, and it doesn't seem like a big deal, it will actually arouse the person's curiosity and make him want to know how to do it.
What will be the consequences?
But now it has become real. Liu Xing, who is not afraid of death, relies on the fact that he can restart the world, so he reaches out to touch the big tree without any scruples. As a result, the moment he makes contact, Liu Xing feels as if his palm is being touched by countless
It felt like a tiny silver needle pricked her, but it didn't make Liu Xing feel any pain, because Liu Xing lost all feeling in his palm the moment he felt the needle prick.
In short, when Liu Xing touched the big tree, his entire palm lost consciousness. But fortunately, Liu Xing could still control his arm, so... Liu Xing did not choose to put down his arm immediately.
,Remove contact with the big tree!
If you want to pursue excitement, then follow it through to the end.
Anyway, I can't die now.
Therefore, Liu Xing at this time not only did not panic, but looked at the big tree with an indifferent expression, wanting to see what other tricks this big tree could do.
As for Nohara Tomao, who was standing aside, he looked at Liu Xing nervously, because he could tell from Liu Xing's expression and movements that something seemed a little wrong.