Brother, why is he like this?

When people hidden in the dark heard that Shen Lingyuan was a cultivator, they immediately surrounded him and knelt on the ground and kowtowed.Shen Lingyuan hurriedly helped them up, and said: "No need to do this, please get up quickly. I also need to trouble you to take us to the Murakami restaurant."

The villagers hurriedly lifted the man on the ground, came to the wine shop and knocked on the door: "Old man Zheng, open the door quickly! The fairy on Kunlun Mountain has arrived!"

After a few moments of silence, there was a sound of iron chains behind the door, and the next moment the door opened wide, and everyone rushed in.

But it was Shenzheng time, the sun was still shining outside the house, but the house looked very dark.Only a little light leaked in from the wide-open door, and all other doors and windows were locked tightly, even firmly tied with iron chains.

The old man Zheng who everyone said was hunched over, his back was heavy, and his cloudy eyes were fixed on Shen Lingyuan.

Shen Lingyuan said warmly: "My surname is Shen, this is my junior brother, surnamed Ye. But old man, you entrusted me to get rid of the tree demon?"

Old Uncle Zheng coughed twice and said, "That's right, it's me."

Shen Lingyuan said: "Please tell me, old man, what happened here?"

Without waiting for Old Man Zheng to speak, everyone started talking about you and me:

"Oh, there are tree demons in this mountain, they can beat people!"

"The tree demon not only beats people, but is also poisonous! After being injured, it's like going crazy and doesn't recognize people, and can't hold it down. Well, it's just like that kid from the Wang family."

Shen Lingyuan glanced at the person who attacked him first, and asked, "When did the tree demon first appear?"

"About a month ago, boy from the Zheng family..." The man who spoke glanced at old man Zheng, leaned closer to Shen Lingyuan and lowered his voice, "The boy from the Zheng family met a tree demon when he went up the mountain to cut firewood, and was beaten to the point of being covered in blood. Crying that the willow tree has become a spirit, it has become crazy since then, and it can't be cured after a month of treatment, and it... disappeared a few days ago."

Old man Zheng showed a look of sadness.

When Shen Lingyuan heard this, his heart moved, and he looked at Ye Tan who was sitting next to him: Xiaoyao Peak and Lingfeng Village are not far away, and both happened a month ago. Is it a coincidence, or are the two things related?

But Ye Tan couldn't see anything on his face.

Lingfeng Village has no water and no fields, and the villagers only make a living by going to the mountains to cut firewood and hunt, and they can live a decent life.In the beginning, Zheng Yuan said that willow trees become spirits, but no one believed them. There are only pine and fir trees in the mountains, and there are no willow trees anywhere.Later, other people also encountered this strange thing one after another, so people couldn't help but believe it.Those who were injured by the tree demon all lost their minds without exception. Zheng Yuan, who was injured at the beginning, became more and more serious, and finally disappeared just like that. The villagers panicked, and the old man Zheng came forward. Ask the immortals to get rid of the demons.

The villagers say that the dryad is still responsible, but the devilish energy in the victim cannot be explained.Fortunately, these people were not deeply invaded by the devil's energy. Shen Lingyuan worked hard to get rid of the devil's energy for them one by one, and they became sober in a short time.Shen Lingyuan was called "immortals" and "bodhisattvas" by the villagers, so he had to worship.

By the time everything is driven away, the night has passed.During the period, Shen Lingyuan was afraid that Ye Tan would be sleepy, and wanted Ye Tan to sleep in the villagers' homes, but Ye Tan refused no matter what, and insisted on following Shen Lingyuan, and Shen Lingyuan could only let him.

At dawn, Shen Lingyuan sent away the last grateful villager, leaned over and asked Ye Tan: "Are you tired?"

Ye Tan shook his head: "Ye Tan is not tired. Senior brother has worked hard."

The senior brother was busy all night, and he couldn't help at all. Instead, he asked himself if he was tired.

Shen Lingyuan was slightly startled and smiled.This is also the first time someone said "hard work" to him.Whether it is the master, the brothers, the villagers, and even himself, they all feel that what he has done is justified, and never thought about whether he would feel "hard work".

The slight tiredness was gone.

Since the villagers believed that the tree demon said that he would not enter the mountain again, no one was injured anymore, and the extermination of the demon was not in a hurry.Shen Lingyuan wanted to send Ye Tan back to Tai Chi Hall, but Ye Tan was unwilling.

The personal disciples are taught by the master, and the precepts of the Tai Chi Hall are not aimed at them. It is okay if Ye Tan does not go for a day.

Shen Lingyuan asked Ye Tan to stay.

What's more, this tree demon...

Shen Lingyuan hesitated for a moment, then asked Ye Tan: "What do you think about this tree demon in the forest?"

"It's not a tree demon," Ye Tan said seriously, "it's a tree spirit."

"what for?"

"By chance and coincidence, the unique vegetation will give birth to a 'spirit'. In my house... there was a willow spirit in my house before. It is lively and active, likes to run around, and has a bad temper and likes to beat people. The last time we went back to Xiaoyao Peak I didn't see it when I was here, maybe it came here."

"Will the person injured by it lose his sanity?"

"will not."

Shen Lingyuan frowned and pondered, maybe there were other things besides Liu Ling in the forest.

You have to find Liu Ling first to be sure.

To Shen Lingyuan's surprise, they both pointed to the same place when they asked the direction of the injured Liu Ling.Liu Ling did not run around as Ye Tan said.

The two bid farewell to the villagers and headed towards the mountains and forests.The tall trees stretched straight into the sky, and Shen Lingyuan Yujian flew through the air with Ye Tan, bringing up the snow on the treetops.After walking along the road pointed by the villagers for half an hour, Ye Tan sensed the existence of Liu Ling.Shen Lingyuan slowed down and approached slowly.

The trees are tall and deep, and the crowns of the trees are connected to cover the sky and the sun, and the blue mist permeates it, even the faint morning light leaking from the gaps in the branches and leaves is very hazy.The deep forest in the snow was very quiet, only the "creaking" sound of two people stepping on the snow.

Ye Tan paused suddenly, grabbed Shen Lingyuan's sleeve and said worriedly: "Brother, something is wrong, it is out of my control."

Shen Lingyuan said: "It doesn't matter." He had already expected that something would happen to Liu Ling.

Ye Tan pointed not far away and said, "It's right there."

Shen Lingyuan looked over and saw the green mist surging, the light and shadow dim, and everything was vaguely visible.

He stopped in his tracks, concentrating on his guard.

Swah——

Suddenly, a long twig protruded from the thick fog, and it came towards Shen Lingyuan's face like lightning!

Shen Lingyuan's eyes moved slightly, and his head slightly turned to the left.

"Snapped".

The branch fell into the air, and there was a soft sound in Shen Lingyuan's ear.

Swish-

Another two twigs flew towards them, as fast as a swimming dragon, carrying the sound of the wind and rolling towards the two of them.Shen Lingyuan jumped up suddenly, avoiding the two attacks on the front door and chest.There was another very thin sound of wind coming from behind, Shen Lingyuan's face remained unchanged, he flipped out of nowhere in mid-air where he had no strength to rely on, and moved away a few feet in an instant, all three twigs fell into the air.

Shen Lingyuan landed lightly, stepped back tens of feet, put down Ye Tan in his arms, and said to him: "You don't move here."

Before Ye Tan could open his mouth, Shen Lingyuan had already rushed forward like an arrow leaving the string, Kun Wu then unsheathed, and slashed a sword towards the dense fog very neatly.The sword energy surged like a gust of wind and swept out, clearing the thick fog in an instant.

A huge purple weeping willow is slowly revealed in the forest, with thousands of drooping branches swaying in the wind, just like the tender waist of a girl.

For a moment, the surrounding area was extremely quiet.

Is this the willow tree that gave birth to the spirit in Ye Tan's mouth?

However, the tree spirit was surrounded by black mist and was full of fishy smell. It didn't look like a "spirit", but a "demon".

In the next moment, countless branches danced wildly and entangled Shen Lingyuan with a gust of wind.Shen Lingyuan's eyes were fixed, his wrist was turned, and Kunwu and the branch met in a blink of an eye.However, the branches are soft and there is no place to rely on, and the sword's edge can separate it when it touches it, without hurting it at all.

Shen Lingyuan hurriedly retreated a few steps, but the branches followed him forward, and it was the willow tree that uprooted and chased after him!

The ground is raised, the dust is flying, and the roots are entangled. The speed of this willow tree is not slow!

Shen Lingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and slashed across with his sword again, swinging away the soft branches, temporarily avoiding the entangled branches.

Flicking and moving, Shen Lingyuan looked at the center of the layers of branches - the purple-black tree trunk.The branches are too soft and difficult to tangle, the wind can move them, and the sword can't cut them, so they can only deal with the trunk.

It's just that the branches and vines have magic energy, and once they are hit and injured, they will be infected. How can we avoid the branches and vines from directly hitting the tree trunk?

Before he could think of a good plan, several vines struck again and divided towards Shen Lingyuan's limbs.Liu Ling also seemed to be angry, wanting to catch this long-lost man.Shen Lingyuan was about to evade, when he caught a glimpse of Ye Tan not far away, he paused slightly, then flew upwards, leaping into the air.

The branch twisted upwards, but when it was stretched halfway, it found that the whip could not reach it, and it hung down.

Shen Lingyuan had a calculation in his heart.

Weeping willow branches are down, but the top of the tree lacks protection.Moreover, Liu Ling was flexible and could run around, but he couldn't jump off the ground, which gave Shen Lingyuan an opportunity.

Shen Lingyuan leaped high, and slashed straight down with his sword!

The strong wind blows the dust and snow foam on the ground, the spiritual power surges and surges, and the sword energy wraps in the momentum of thunder and slashes towards the willow tree!

Liu Ling screamed, and all the dancing branches went up to protect the top of the tree, but they were still broken by this sword.Kun Wu cut off the branches and vines and hit the trunk, making a dull sound. The willow tree was split in half from the top of the tree to the waist of the tree.

The branches are arranged on both sides, hanging down softly.

The black juice has a strong bloody smell, splashing out.A drop fell on Shen Lingyuan's cheek, like a drop of black tear.

碦.

It was another extremely subtle sound, just like what Shen Lingyuan heard in his dream that night.As if being pierced into the temple by a needle, Shen Lingyuan's head ached violently again.

The black sap ran out, the willow tree turned green and yellow, and the black mist that lingered around it disappeared.It used up its last strength to swing its branches and roll towards Shen Lingyuan.

A small voice came from the void, like a child crying: "Bad guy, don't, don't... come here."

Shen Lingyuan endured a headache and wanted to swing the sword, but found that the spiritual veins were stagnant and unable to exert spiritual power.

This... what happened?how so?

A strong uneasiness spread to Shen Lingyuan, his head throbbed again, and he felt dizzy.

"No! Don't hurt senior brother!"

Shen Lingyuan leaned on the ground with his sword, and saw Ye Tan stumbling towards him, his face was full of panic.

Don't run so fast, you can't see, be careful to fall.

Shen Lingyuan thought about this in a daze, and passed out.