Mysterious World, I Have Special Understanding

  Chapter 166 Great Terror

  When Ji Que said the words "ginseng fruit tree", there was a brief silence in the stone room of the Taoist temple.

  The long-bearded Taoist stroked his beard and said, "There is a great horror in the world. You two came here in a hurry. Why did you ask this tree?"

  Ji Que said: "I have something to do with the people related to this tree, so I came here to ask senior about the situation."

  The long-bearded Taoist looked a little dignified, thought for a moment, and said, "Before talking about the tree, listen to another story I told."

  Ji squinted his head and responded, "All ears."

  The Changxuguan Li Li told them the story of a "bamboo raiser".

  There is a family in Yunlin County in Houshu who loves raising bamboo. Apart from maintaining the basic life, they almost devote all their energy to raising bamboo.

   What is strange is that this family only cares about raising bamboo, but never cuts it. They have a morbid love for bamboo.

  It is said that the bamboos raised have covered his house from the sun, but the family is still reluctant to cut down any bamboo, as if the bamboo forest is their lifeblood.

  Later, someone nearby reported to the officials, saying that his child had strayed into the bamboo forest of this family by mistake, and he couldn't find it no matter how hard he searched.

  The government immediately sent police to look for it, and found that not only the child was missing, but also the family of four who raised bamboo had disappeared.

  Nearby villagers recalled that they had not seen this family for a long time.

  So the government sent more people to search for it, but nothing was found.

   Later, someone reported that every night, there would always be the sound of people talking and children crying near the house of that family.

  The family who lost the child was very anxious. They followed the sound several times, but there was no one in sight.

  The yamen wanted to close the case hastily, but they couldn’t stop the child’s family members from crying, making trouble and hanging himself, so the yamen simply handed him over to a young policeman.

  The young policeman was careful and aggressive, and was thinking of handling the case, so he simply stayed in the house of the disappearing bamboo grower.

  One night, the policeman was awakened by a conversation.

  He immediately went to check with a knife, and gradually discovered that the sound came from a cluster of bamboo trees outside the house.

  But when the young policeman approached the bamboo forest, the voice of the voice disappeared suddenly.

  The police searched the area carefully, but found nothing unusual until they found a few thick bamboos.

  Yes, these bamboos seem to be much thicker than the surrounding bamboos.

  He thought of a possibility, could the bamboo grow so big because of the corpse buried under the bamboo as nourishment?

  The next day, the young policemen gathered their hands and dug up the soil, but the result was a big disappointment.

   Nothing below.

  But that night, the policeman heard the man's very soft conversation again.

  He followed the sound, and found that the sound still came from the area of ​​the bamboo forest that had been dug up during the day.

   Only when he got closer there again, the sound disappeared again.

  The young police officer drank some wine that night, feeling a little depressed because of the delay in solving the case.

  He wandered around repeatedly, trying to determine the source of the sound as if obsessed.

  Suddenly, he felt something was watching him.

  The young policeman looked left and right, but found nothing, and couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

   Most of his alcohol dissipated at once, and he was about to go back to the house first, but when he was rushing back, he tripped over a bamboo dug down during the day.

  The young policeman hurriedly got up, but at this moment, he was almost scared out of his wits.

   He saw it.

   Something was watching him.

  The thick bamboo that was dug out had a crack, and at the crack was a human eye.

  The young detective even felt that the people inside were alive.

  The young arrester ran away quickly, and dared to come with his colleagues the next day.

  Those bamboos were still lying there, and five of them were very strong.

  The detectives cut open the bamboos one by one, and found the missing family of four and a child inside.

  They were trapped in the bamboo. Although the bamboo was thick, it was no bigger than the mouth of a bowl. As a result, the corpses were like sticks, and their facial features were all squeezed together, which looked particularly terrifying.

  This is the story of "The Bamboo Raiser in Later Shu".

  Even if the sun shines in this afternoon, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi still get goose bumps all over their bodies.

  In this ancient Taoist temple, a Taoist with a knee-length beard told them such a fictional story about a bamboo grower, which always gave people a feeling of nightmare.

  But I don’t know why, maybe it’s because the Taoist said it in a decent way, maybe it’s because the Taoist said it sincerely, you can feel that this story doesn’t seem to be fabricated out of thin air.

  In the end, Lin Xiangzhi broke the silence and said, "But senior, what does this have to do with ginseng fruit trees?"

  The master Chen Li said: "Have you ever thought about why the bamboo growers love that bamboo forest so much, and why they are trapped to death in those bamboos?"

  Lin Xiangzhi frowned slightly, and tried to ask: "Those bamboos are alive and can eat people?"

  Chen Li nodded and said, "It's very close to the truth."

   After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, and continued: "In fact, the bamboo forest is all alive. There is even a saying that there is actually only one bamboo in that bamboo forest."

   "A piece of bamboo?" Lin Xiangzhi asked confused.

   "That's right, a bamboo, a very big bamboo, all the bamboos in that bamboo forest just grow from this one bamboo."

  Hearing this, for some reason, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi suddenly had a creepy feeling.

  According to the description of the master Chen Li, there are at least tens of thousands of bamboos in that bamboo forest. If they only grow on one bamboo, how big would that bamboo be?

   Immediately afterwards, the hairs of Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi stood on end.

  The host Chen Li nodded and said: "The ginseng fruit tree you are asking about is similar, but it is bigger and more sinister than that bamboo."

  The curious baby Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help asking: "How big is that?"

  Chen Li said slowly: "The ginseng fruit tree I know is in Longevity Hill. It is said that there is only that one tree in the entire Longevity Hill. I was lucky enough to see it for a while back then, and I almost went crazy.

  That is really not something that ordinary people should see or know.

   After all these years, I only wish I had never seen that tree. "

   Speaking of this, Ji Que could clearly see his hands trembling slightly. Although his eyes tried to keep calm, there was still fear overflowing from them.

   Such an atmosphere obviously affected Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi.

   I have to say, it was the first time that Ji Que felt so scared through just one story or one paragraph.

  The sun jumped over the mulberry tree outside and projected in, as if everything had become deserted.

  At this time, the host Chen Li said: "Listen to me, no matter what your relationship with this tree is, forget about it, this is the best choice."

  Ji Que couldn't help asking: "Senior, where is the Longevity Mountain you mentioned? Where is that tree? Don't worry, I'm just asking, and I will never go to see it."

At this moment, the viewer Chen Li's eyes were slightly red, and he looked at Ji Que with eyes almost like looking at a madman, and said, "Interesting, interesting, I haven't seen such a young man who is 'dumb and eats weights' for a long time. Reminds me of my old self."

  So he was silent for a while, and said: "Longevity Mountain is there, you can find it, you can see it as soon as you go, but if you want to see real ginseng fruit trees, you must be in Wuzhuang Temple.

  Wuzhuang Temple is the place where the gods live, and there is no opportunity to enter. "

  Ji Que said: "Is the immortal in Wuzhuang Temple called Zhen Yuanzi?"

  The host Chen Li couldn't help being surprised and said: "You actually know His name."

  But after a while, he still calmed down and said, "That's all I know. It was a mistake to be able to enter there back then."

  Ji Que asked: "How did the senior get in by accident?"

  Chen Li shook his head, with a painful expression, and said, "I don't remember."

   "Then can you tell me where you can't remember? For example, when you went to Longevity Hill, you suddenly couldn't remember." Ji Que asked.

  Chen Li glanced at him and said, "Okay, I'll draw it for you."

   "Thank you, senior."

  At this time, Chen Li had stood up and walked out.

  He should be looking for pen and ink, and Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi followed behind him.

  Lin Xiangzhi secretly tugged on Ji Que's sleeve, the meaning was obvious - "Ji Que's questioning just now was a little too eager.".

   Thanks to this Taoist's good temper, if he encounters someone with a slightly bad temper, he might issue an order to evict him.

   As a result, when he reached the main hall, Chen Li, the temple master in front of him, suddenly stopped and said, "Have you eaten yet?"

  Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi shook their heads.

   "Would you like to eat something? I guess it's time for dinner."

   "Dan Lingzi, it's time for dinner."

  Through the previous communication, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi learned that there are only two people left in this closed Changxu Temple, Chen Li and one of his apprentices, Dan Lingzi.

   "Who are you? Why are you here?"

  At this moment, a man's voice suddenly sounded, which startled Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi.

  I saw a middle-aged Taoist standing outside the main hall.

  This Taoist is much younger and has a very long beard, but compared to the master Chen Li, it is much shorter, almost reaching the navel.

   This should be the disciple Dan Lingzi that the master Chen Li was talking about.

   "I'm missing in the next season, so I'll ask Chen Guanzhu for advice."

  Na Dan Lingzi looked gloomy, and waved lightly, motioning Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi to go over.

   The two walked over in confusion, only to see Dan Lingzi winking at them, and said softly: "Go, if you don't go, it will be too late."

"what?"

  Lin Xiangzhi only felt a chill rushing from the soles of her feet to the Tianling Gai, and her scalp was numb.

  Because judging from the performance of this Dan Lingzi, it seems that his master is a monster who wants to destroy the world.

  At this time, Chen Li's voice sounded again - "Dan Lingzi, should we serve dinner?".

  For some reason, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi always felt that the voice was a little more violent.

   Immediately afterwards, the Dan Lingzi replied: "Hurry up, hurry up."

   It can be seen that he is already a little anxious.

  Dan Lingzi hurried to the side and dragged an elk out behind a tree.

  The elk has a big belly, and it looks like it is pregnant.

  At this time, the eyes of the temple master Chen Li lit up, and he murmured, "Dinner is served, dinner is served."

  At this moment, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi only felt that Chen Li seemed to be a different person, like a lunatic.

   Immediately afterwards, an even more terrifying picture appeared.

  Chen Li bit the elk's neck and swallowed the flesh alive.

   "It's dinner, it's dinner, why don't you eat some too?"

   As he spoke, he looked at Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi with his mouth full of blood.

  Lin Xiangori is still in a state of fear and bewilderment, and doesn't understand what's going on.

  At this moment, Nadan Lingzi urged the two of them to leave with anxious eyes.

   "Go quickly."

   "There's no time left without going."

   The two of them were taken to the entrance of the Taoist temple in astonishment.

   At this moment, Chen Li over there suddenly raised his head, looked over with a mouth full of blood, with a piece of intestine hanging from his mouth, and said, "Baby, you're making a fool of yourself!"

  Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi were led to the door by Dan Lingzi, and the other party said with a serious expression: "Go, don't say that you have been here. Don't believe anything he told you."

   Immediately, he looked at the sky and said, "Go, leave this forest before dark."

  From here, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi could clearly see the fine sweat on the tip of his nose.

  The next moment, the door of the Taoist temple closed with a bang.

  The moment before the door was closed, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi saw that the temple master, Chen Li, was smiling at them while holding the heart of an elk.

  His slender beard was stained with blood, like a waterfall of blood.

  Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi stood outside the gate of the Taoist temple, not knowing whether Chen Li was crazy or he was crazy.

  The trees around the Taoist Temple are lush and lush, and the Changxu Temple with the gate closed looks very dark for a while, like a tomb, giving people an ominous atmosphere.

  Lin Xiangzhi said: "What should I do? I'll go check it out?"

   As she spoke, she was about to transform into a cat shape.

   Ji Que shook his head and said, "Leave first, it's getting dark."

  He clearly remembered Dan Lingzi's last words - "Go, leave this forest before dark.".

  It seems that if you don't leave, something terrible will happen.

  Lin Xiangzhi panicked for a while, thinking that this place is really evil.

   This way, this is the most evil place, because she didn't know who to trust for a while.

  Ji Que didn't gamble, and chose to leave temporarily with Lin Xiangzhi.

  The sky is getting darker and darker, and the setting sun hangs on the side of the mountain, painting the forest with a touch of bright color, like blood.

   One person and one cat returned the same way.

  They didn't know exactly where the "this forest" in Nadan Lingzi's mouth referred to. They just walked away from the Taoist temple and walked across a single-plank bridge.

  Under the bridge is a green pool, like a boundary, dividing here and there.

  Ji Que felt that this was almost leaving the so-called forest.

  At this time, Lin Xiangzhi, who was watching from the tree, suddenly said, "There seems to be a monument there."

   Ji Que followed her gaze.

  He swept away the layers of wild grass with the Qianji Sword, and finally saw a gray-white stone tablet.

   This monument doesn't look particularly old. Judging from the writing and the degree of corrosion, it should have been erected in the past few years.

  The stele is engraved with words, red.

   "The Tomb of Dan Lingzi and Chen Yu."

  Yes, this is a tombstone, and the dirt bag behind the tombstone is the tomb.

  Lin Xiangzhi's back was wet with cold sweat, and said: "Dan Lingzi is dead, so who is that person we just saw?"

  Ji Que saw it, and felt a chill down his back.

  This is the first time he thinks so clearly that this world is indeed a little more terrifying than he imagined.

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  (end of this chapter)