Chapter 428: Dead Trees Come in Spring, Old Trees Blossom
The atmosphere in the hall was a bit solemn.
Lin Xin read the confessions of the two previous witnesses no less than five times in order to find any clues.
Now, the abbot said that he was resting that night and only the two of them knew about it.
Then, what about the people who were keeping vigil in the hall that day?
You should know that in temples, Taoist temples and other places of worship, there are always bright lanterns in front of the statues of gods, and there are also full-time watchmen who are responsible for keeping watch at night to ensure that the bright lanterns are not extinguished.
As long as it is a temple or Taoist temple, there will be such an arrangement. Even if it is to deal with errands and work, there will be arrangements for individuals.
Unless the people inside have no respect for the objects being worshiped.
"Haha..." A faint laughter came from behind, and Gao Shan turned around suddenly.
It's a young monk.
At this moment, he was wearing a pure white cassock, he looked dignified, his face was as crystal clear as jade, and he seemed to be still radiating light.
However, he was holding a wooden fish that was as red as blood.
The wooden fish emitted strange fluctuations, and circles of crimson light swayed outward, as if a stone had been thrown into the lake surface and made waves.
"Did you do it?" When they saw the wooden fish in his hand, everyone's expressions changed.
The terrifying aura like a sea of blood, filled with sin, anger, resentment, unwillingness, greed, confusion and killing, was emanating from the wooden fish in his hand.
"A century-old plan is finally coming to fruition today. It's an honor for you to witness this moment." The corner of the monk's mouth was pulled back, and the angle he pulled out gave the impression of a villain.
"Who are you?" Shangguan's hand was already pressed on the handle of the knife, but the strong pressure brought by the other party made him feel that the dagger in his hand was as heavy as a mountain.
"I?...I'm just a poor man." The young monk looked at the earth with compassion, recalling the scene a hundred years ago.
Strange fire fell from the sky and fell on his hometown. Violent shocks and fierce fires engulfed the entire village.
The young monk was hidden by his parents in a cellar that was half a person tall. The parents used their bodies as a "fire blanket" for him to survive.
Two days later, the child, who was no more than 12 years old, was pushed away and turned into charcoal. The pure black bones were shattered into powder under the external force.
That day, he lost everything, but he also gained his future.
After finding the stone brought by the "extraordinary fire" that fell from the sky, the child became a young monk and lived in the mountains for a long time. He happened to be adopted by an old monk.
The old monk was the presiding officer three generations ago, and he became a young monk, possessing strange abilities that ordinary people did not have, and he had an extra wooden fish in his hand.
That stone not only represents disaster and change for him, but also carries a civilization from an extragalactic galaxy.
Biomanipulator, this is its name, can reside in the brain of a target, change its thinking and memory, and control its thoughts and behaviors.
Xiaoseng originally wanted to kill her, because it was its appearance that caused him to lose all his relatives and home.
But after discovering the method of controlling it in the 'memory' of his mind, the young monk changed his attention.
It feeds the biological controller with its own "Buddha Power", but leaves it in a state close to "hibernation" that cannot be activated.
The long-term infusion of Buddhist power gradually allowed it to be assimilated by the young monk, which also means that the method in the mind's memory is correct.
After a hundred years of breeding, the biological controller has developed an unexplainable mysterious connection with him.
But there is one final step in terms of real control and letting it enter the growth stage.
Life requires enough energy contained in life. According to human calculations, it requires thousands of people.
"You..." Gao Shan thought of some rumors in the medical tradition.
"Blood sacrifice, that's what they say in novels or mythology, right?" The young monk smiled carelessly, so unscrupulously.
Now he can always feel the growth of the biological controller and himself. The powerful feeling makes the little monk who has long been alive for no reason feel like he is reborn.
"If I guess correctly, you used the ancient trees outside as its carrier, and the wooden fish in your hand is just a counterfeit, or a medium!"
Gao Shan's determined words made the young monk close his eyes, a soul-stirring cold light flashed in his pupils, and he had murderous intentions towards Gao Shan in his heart.
That’s right!
The wooden fish in his hand was carved from old branches in the outer courtyard. It could withstand the appearance of the biological controller for a short period of time.
This will allow people to turn their attention to him and the wooden fish, instead of the old dead tree outside that is immobile and vulnerable to attack.
"It seems to be correct." After receiving a satisfactory answer from the young monk's expression, Gao Shan retracted the spiritual needle in his sleeve.
Just now, he felt that the old dead tree was a bit strange, so he left a few souls behind to prevent changes.
I didn't expect that he would actually meet me.
"It's useless. The blood sacrifice has been completed. In a few minutes it will become my slave. No matter who dares to resist me, they will die."
"I'm afraid it's not up to you to decide whether it's okay or not!" As he spoke, Gao Shan raised his hand and waved outward.
Inside the old tree with dead roots outside the courtyard, bright green light penetrated the trunk like a goddess scattering flowers, but it did not leave any damage.
It was as messy as weeds, with a trace of fresh green buds appearing on the bare branches.
Then the green buds grew larger and larger at a speed visible to the naked eye, bloomed in full bloom, entangled themselves on the twisted roots of the tree, and even grew several fruits very quickly.
Drop-shaped fruits with crystal water hanging upside down from the slender stems and leaves, emitting an alluring aroma in the air as they sway.
As the fruit matures, its skin gradually becomes transparent, and finally the tender flesh covered with red filaments can be seen.
The slender red threads look like precise blood vessels and meridians, and the entire fruit is also expanding and contracting like breathing.
Dead trees are turning into spring, and old trees are blooming. What a wonderful sight!
Following this movement, the transparent fruit that resembled a 'gourd' glowed red on the thin stem connected to the trunk.
The thin stems, which were so red that they turned black and shone with a strange dark light, pulled out the biological controller within the old tree.
In the main hall of the inner courtyard, the young monk, who was excited about the success of his plan, full of sense of accomplishment, and a little disappointed, suddenly found that the aura of the wooden fish had weakened.
Before he could figure out what was going on, a layer of surging and changing energy appeared on the surface of the wooden fish, and it flew towards the old tree in the outer courtyard.
"What's going on?" The young monk looked at the duck that flew away with a shocked expression. His face suddenly turned ferocious, and he turned to Gao Shandao, "What did you do?"
"It's nothing, I just cured the patient who was poisoned by you!" Gao Shan called the old tree a patient, which was both a metaphor and a fact.
In fact, this old tree is even more magical than Gao Shan guessed.
If its energy had not been extracted for a long time by the biological controller, and there was a more greedy owner who also kept absorbing the energy it collected from inside and outside Jianshan, I am afraid no one can tell what kind of existence the old tree would be now.