In the twilight, new branches sprouted where the broken branches that had been chopped off last night, and the tree crown became dense again in the blink of an eye.
And below the tree crown, several people suddenly appeared.
Wrapped in animal skin, it only covered the key parts. He carried a bow and arrow on his back, exposed his chest, had smooth and strong muscles, and had strange tattoos on his arms.
The black tattoo looks like a skull or an animal head.
The color is thick, as if the darkest ink is scattered on the skin, and if you look at it a few more times, the animal head will come to life.
The men looked around, staring at the tree trunks, frowning, looking for something.
"Where are the people?"
One of them whispered, his voice was hoarse, and the words he spoke were not very smooth, as if they were squeezed out of his throat.
"I don't know, the traces were erased."
The person who answered the call became even more hesitant and spat out a few words. It looked like he had not spoken for a long time.
What followed was a strange chirping tone as they communicated with each other in tribal language.
They looked at one of the people in the team.
The man was relatively thin, and his cheeks were smeared with the juice of some kind of plant, which dyed his skin yellowish brown.
On his head is a crest of feathers.
There is a conspicuous red feather in the center of the white crest. Those feathers still maintain their bright colors even after they have been away from the living body for a long time.
The man uttered unintelligible words. On his arm, the tattoo became darker and darker, and the ink color smeared on the skin, making it vivid.
"Chase!"
He pointed to the direction where Lu Yun and the two disappeared and dropped this word.
A group of people took action again. The dense woods and weeds could not stop their movements at all. They were vigorous and sharp, and the figures traveling through the forest almost blended into the forest.
Ahead, Lu Yun, who didn't know she was being followed, and Ji Hongxi stood at the intersection.
In front of you are clusters of dwarf berry trees, with pink fruits hanging on them. The aroma is sweet and makes your mouth water just looking at it.
After crossing this small patch of berry trees, Ji Hongxi's cultivation level will drop to the middle stage of Golden Core.
Ahead is the deeper area of the Guman Mountains. After exploring the place, the two of them prepared to change directions.
Lu Yun, who was walking among the berry bushes, looked at the berries unconsciously.
The pink fruits were only about the size of a fingernail. They looked crystal clear and juicy. Her throat rolled, and she had the urge to eat them all.
Her left hand reached out uncontrollably, and when she was about to touch the berry, the bead string on her wrist just slipped off.
The sandalwood trees smashed together and made a tiny crackling sound. It was this sound that made Lu Yun's pupils shrink and she suddenly took a few steps back.
The sandalwood beads used to calm the mind and fight hallucinations did not work. Instead, the sound of collision made Lu Yun alert.
She looked at the small piece of berries with a stunned expression.
What exactly were these things made her want to devour them.
Beside her, Ji Hongxi was also staring at the fruits. Ji Hongxi, who had a higher level of cultivation than Lu Yun, had not yet made a move.
But looking at his eager eyes, Lu Yun knew how difficult it was for the other party to resist.
Quickly pulling the person out, Lu Yun quickly pulled the person away from the berries.
As the distance increased, the very appetizing aroma disappeared. Looking there again, a little white was revealed among the beautiful berry bushes.
The cold white color came from the corpses, which seemed to be animal bones. The bones were so pale that it sent shivers down Lu Yun's spine.
The roots of those berry trees took root in those corpses, and the flesh and blood were absorbed, leaving behind the bones as nutrients.
"who!"
She heard Ji Hongxi's scolding, and she felt the feeling of being spied on again.
That gaze wasn't evil, it was even careful.
But in a place like this, being stared at by unknown beings is unavoidably creepy.
Ji Hongxi's spiritual sense reached out and looked around for any spiritual sense that could be spread out, but he did not feel the presence of any figure.
The air became quiet, and there was only the sound of leaves rubbing in the wind.
After listening to it for a long time, it sounded like the sound of children playing.
"Hee hee hee!"
Not sure if it was an illusion, but the sound of naughty children playing hide and seek echoed in Lu Yun's mind. The naughty children were playing hide and seek with them.
After seeing Ji Hongxi's expression, Lu Yun knew that this was not her illusion.
But in the face of this teasing, the two of them couldn't bear it.
"Walk!"
Ji Hongxi pulled Lu Yun and walked in another direction, with a somewhat hesitant pace.
Lu Yun ran along with the opponent's strength, her delicate face showing solemnity.
She couldn't see anyone, but the sight followed her like a shadow.
Countless eyes in the sky and on the earth were staring at them, unable to escape.
"I don't believe I can't leave."
Ji Hongxi was very upset. Liuli Xue came out of the sheath and the Sword Control Technique was pinched out. Ji Hongxi took Lu Yun and wanted to leave with the sword.
At first, the liftoff went smoothly, but soon, they seemed to have hit a non-existent barrier, their bodies were unstable, and they almost fell down again.
The two of them were hanging in the air. Lu Yun raised his hand and touched it, and passed without any obstacles, but Yu Jian could not continue going up.
She jumped onto a tree and climbed up the branches until she stood at the top of the tree.
Standing in the wind, her green clothes swaying, Lu Yun stood taller than Ji Hongxi who wielded a sword.
Ji Hongxi had a dark face. After giving up the sword, he could indeed reach a higher place.
Climbing high and looking into the distance, you can see cascading mountains and forests.
Those greens come from all directions, like boundless waves, crowding and surging, trying to drown people here.
Breathing became difficult at this moment, and the feeling of suffocation made Lu Yun's face gradually turn pale.
Her idea of trying to rush through the treetops was rejected. Looking around, all she could see was rich green.
She clutched her chest and fell to the ground again. The moment she found her feet on the ground, the strange feeling of suffocation disappeared.
A pulse of tenderness came from the place where the legs met the earth.
At this moment, Lu Yun seemed to be transformed into a tree in this grand mountain forest. She took root in the soil and sucked the nutrients from Mother Earth to support herself.
With the last breath of depression exhaled, the discomfort completely disappeared.
Her eyes and ears became acute.
She stretched her branches wantonly and enjoyed the bright sunshine.
She saw someone approaching not far away, carrying bows and arrows on their backs, and the black tattoos on their arms disgusted her from the bottom of her heart.
"Junior sister, junior sister... wake up."
"Lu Yun, Ayun, little Ayun, wake up quickly."
The voice coming from Ji Hongxi was close to his ears, carrying anxiety and anger.
Lu Yun lowered her head and saw Ji Hongxi's face stained with fear, showing concern for her.
She reached out and touched Ji Hongxi's head, wanting to tell her senior brother that she was fine now.
She moved her feet, oh no, she couldn't move her feet.
How can a tree move its legs?
Thinking slowly, she stretched again, feeling lazy and wanting to take a nap.
Ji Hongxi didn't know how Lu Yun felt.
What he saw was that Lu Yun stopped moving after landing, and lignification began to appear on her skin.
Like rough and dry bark, it loses moisture, wrinkles, and dies.
