The village chief looked innocent and muttered: "I...I seem...I didn't do anything wrong, right?"
Ji Chenxue was also annoyed: "It's okay if you don't protect your own villagers, but you still take the lead in robbing Dahua. Did you know that Dahua's fingers were cut off by these children just now?"
The village chief smiled angrily and said, "These are all matters for the little brats!"
Ding Meng said: "You don't know the rules at the border of the Dasheng Kingdom? As long as they are not refugees, robbery, making money, and adultery are all punishable by hanging. Have you taken the courage of a leopard?"
The village chief spread his hands and said: "The laws and regulations have been changed a long time ago, and now there are no more."
Now it was Ding Meng's turn to be stunned. The village chief's face didn't look hateful, nor did his muscles look like he was lying. He felt that beatings, killings, robbery, and the like were commonplace, which was consistent with his memory.
The borders in China are completely different.
When I was a child, there were constant wars on the border. Unless they were desperate victims, poor people would not come here so arbitrarily. On the contrary, the poor people had a consensus that they should take care of each other if they could. Relatively speaking, the folk customs on the border were very simple.
Unlike now, these adults and children all carry an invisible hostility, which is usually invisible. Once they get angry, they will use a knife to cut off someone's hands and feet.
Ding Meng pondered and said, "Is there a holy tree nearby?"
The village chief quickly explained: "Yes, there are some in Caiyun Town, but we don't have them in Xingcun."
Ding Meng waved his hand and said: "Take me to have a look!"
The village chief suddenly looked embarrassed.
Ding Meng said: "What? Looking at you like this, are you still unwilling?"
The village chief smiled bitterly: "That's not true. If you want to cure a disease, the holy tree won't work now. It won't have the same effect as before."
"Oh?" Ding Meng was a little surprised, "The holy tree no longer has the protective effect?"
The village chief said: "No, I can't tell you anyway, and I rarely go there now. After all, the distance is quite far."
Dahua quickly stood up: "Brother and sister, I will take you there!"
Ji Chenxue couldn't help but smile. This child seemed stubborn and refused to suffer, but he was actually smart. He knew that he and Ding Meng were very good people. If he really wanted to go to Caiyun Town, he could also deal with these dozens of bundles of star weaving grass.
Ding Meng waved his hand: "Then lead the way!"
Naturally, this village also used telekinesis, with Big Flower running in front, Ding Meng and Ding Meng walking behind, and dozens of haystacks drifting.
"Ding Meng, do you think there is something wrong with the holy tree?" Ji Chenxue asked.
Ding Meng nodded: "Well, the holy tree is actually the remaining divine light energy. The holy tree of the Dasheng Kingdom, the Holy Spirit, is healing energy. You also know that the divine light energy promotes sacred and beautiful things, so accept the holy tree
The people who are sheltered can not only relieve their injuries, but also often feel comforted, calm and kind-hearted. How can they become a lunatic who gets into a fight if they disagree?"
Ji Chenxue also nodded: "I heard what the village chief said just now, and I also feel suspicious. Children as young as Dahua and the others are more ruthless than adults when they use their hands. They cut off hands and feet at every turn. It feels fierce.
They are extremely violent, but the most important thing is that they seem to think it is normal."
Ding Meng said: "I know about the sacred tree in Caiyun Town. I went there back then. If I remember correctly, it is a century-old tree."
Dahua's footsteps were not comparable to those of Ding Meng, so when they entered the Caiyun Town area, the sky had dimmed. Ji Chenxue saw a towering tree in the distance. This tree was like a mountain.
The mountains are made up of many piles of vegetation. The tops of the trees are indeed shining with a faint green light, but as a divine light warrior, Ji Chenxue cannot sense the familiar energy fluctuations.
Ding Meng stopped at the roadside and sighed: "Sure enough, there is something wrong with the sacred tree."
Dahua also turned back from the front: "Brother and sister, are there still problems with the holy tree?"
Ding Meng said: "I have to ask you this. Don't you usually have feelings?"
Dahua frowned: "I came here twice with grandma. The first time, grandma's leg was injured. I carried her here, but after resting here for a day and a night, grandma's leg didn't heal. I went
I had to change two decoctions in the town to get better. The second time I suffered a knife wound, and it didn't work when I came here. In the end, I spent the money before and bought some medicine to apply it. Anyway, I didn't feel the same after I came to the Holy Tree twice.
Very good, you can’t tell why?”
Ding Meng said: "It's better to check it in person..."
Ji Chenxue nodded, focused her eyes towards the top of the tree, and began to scan the Holy Spirit with a little effort.
It's a pity that although the Holy Spirit is glowing, there is neither a singularity nor divine light energy inside. Instead, there are two strange crystals embedded in it. This crystal is also quite weird. It is not a technological energy crystal. It keeps spreading in all directions.
There is a halo, and when I come into contact with this kind of halo, my mind is a little swaying.
At this time, the eyes of the big flower next to him actually turned blood red, his breathing became a lot heavier, and his heart rate skyrocketed.
Ji Chenxue said: "It's strange, I can't analyze what material this is."
Ding Meng explained: "That's not important. I probably understand what's going on. The Holy Spirit has been tampered with and replaced by this weird crystal stone. Haven't you noticed? This stone can easily trigger people's negative emotions."
mood."
Ji Chenxue glanced at Dahua. Dahua's current expression was exactly the physiological characteristics of people when they are angry.
There was a cold light in Ding Meng's eyes: "This is no longer a holy tree, but a magic tree. It has been radiating to the Caiyun Town area for a long time. It is not difficult to explain that everyone likes to fight at every turn."
Ji Chenxue understood: "These negative emotions of human beings are exactly the spirit of cultivation that the demons like best. It seems that your hometown has also been invaded by the demons. This situation is the most beneficial thing for the demons...
…”
The two of them were still communicating when they suddenly noticed that Dahua suddenly ran towards the back like crazy. Ding Meng turned around and saw that dozens of bundles of hay stacks on the road had actually ignited a raging fire, and a group of people appeared in the light of the fire.
Guards wearing uniforms and holding swords.
"Grass! My grass!" Dahua rushed forward crazily. This place was too far from the river and there was no water to put out the fire. She could only take off the animal skin clothes she was wearing and beat the haystacks vigorously.
However, things like starweed are the most flammable and are difficult to extinguish once ignited.
Ji Chenxue was stopped as soon as he raised his finger. Ding Meng shook his head and sighed: "It's useless. Even if you release ice energy, the fire can be extinguished, but the grass has been destroyed. This kind of burned star weaving grass,
The dealers in the town won’t accept it.”
Seeing the fire getting bigger and bigger, a group of guards not only did not help, but laughed:
"Baby, where did you get so much star weaving grass? Did you steal it?"
"It's all stolen goods. If you burn them, no one is allowed to stay in the Holy Tree area."
"This night patrol is really unlucky. There's not much to gain. It's all the hard work of coming from the countryside..."
…
"You bunch of beasts!" Dahua was furious. She drew her sword and rushed towards the guards. She had lost her mind.
With a "bang" sound, the leading guard kicked the big flower away: "Where are the refugees from? Get out of the way."
This guard is actually a war lord, Dahua will definitely not get any good results if he takes action.
The haystack was burned and could not be beaten again and again. Dahua lay on the ground and cried loudly. She was robbed and even had her fingers cut off without crying, but this time she cried extremely sadly.
Ding Meng sighed. He understood the psychology of these poor children best. I can endure humiliation and unfairness, but I must not starve. The absence of star weaving grass means that there is no flour and no food.
Both she and grandma had to go hungry.
"Hey, those two strangers, where are you from? You are so sneaky, why don't you come here when you see me?" the leader of the guard spoke.
Ding Meng couldn't help but laugh and said: "I haven't even bothered you yet, but you actually came to my door online."
To be honest, Ding Meng and Ji Chenxue don't have a good image now. When the two were fighting in the time and space tunnel, their clothes were almost incomplete, and they looked like refugees in tatters.
Ding Meng stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull up the big flower: "It's okay. Not only will there be noodles, but also white rice. Maybe you can get some meat to try tonight."
As soon as she heard the word meat, Dahua immediately stopped crying and raised her head and said, "Really?"
Ji Chenxue also came over and said with a smile: "Do you think my brother and sister are lying to you? Your brother wants to teach you how to mow the grass?"
"Where did these brats come from? Are you annoying me with your verbosity? Come here quickly!" the guard leader shouted impatiently.
Ding Meng turned around and sneered: "Looking at your attire, you should be the tribune of Caiyun Town. As a local inspection official, you don't care about people, but you still bully the poor. Were you the one who started the fire just now?"
The leader of the guard said proudly: "This is the holy tree area. No one is allowed to stay. Let alone burning a few bundles of rotten grass, labor and management will burn you. No one in Caiyun Town dares to do anything to me?"
Ding Meng frowned and said: "The consul and the guardian don't care?"
This time the leader of the guard did not speak, but several of his subordinates began to shout: "Country bumpkin, Mr. Yuan is the son-in-law of the guard. In Caiyun Town, Mr. Yuan is the guard. Do you understand?"
Ding Meng said in a deep voice: "Very good, Dahua, you and grandma will have meat to eat tonight."
The leader of the guard said sternly: "Get these three refugees, especially the woman."
Ding Meng smiled: "Since you want to set fire to grass, then I will set fire to people."
Facing the three guards who rushed up, Ding Meng was too lazy to take action: "Chenxue, you have to deal with these scraps of copper and iron."
Ji Chenxue nodded. Although she grew up in the empire, she rarely experienced the sufferings of the people. If this was placed on the border of the empire, this kind of militia would definitely be dealt with strictly by the police department, ranging from mild to severe.
Destroy the source energy, or in severe cases, be punished with death.
As soon as the three guards rushed up, Ji Chenxue used her flying kick to sweep back horizontally. The three guards immediately flew away. She basically didn't use any force. She just swept them out with her normal kicks, but the three guards flew straight away.
More than ten meters away, they fell heavily onto the stone road. All three of them landed on their knees first. Their knees were completely damaged and they would never be able to stand up in this life.
The face of the guard leader changed: "He is still a tough guy? Brothers, come together!"
This time, the remaining five people raised their gleaming swords at the same time and surrounded Ji Chenxue from five different directions.
