The air was already very silent, but after the wood spirit squeaked, it became even more stagnant.
Angel couldn't help but hesitated and said, "How about the wise master asks you to ask it? It will answer, and I will prove it, which will make it more real."
The wise master glanced at the wood spirit who continued to pretend to be dead, and sighed softly in his heart: "No need, it's up to you to answer."
He knew Mu Ling too well, and it was impossible for Mu Ling to say complete words in front of so many people.
Angel's ability to make the wood spirit make a "squeaking" sound previously surprised the wise master. Any more and it's almost impossible.
After a pause, the wise master continued: "Who did you refer to as the 'him' you just told the wood spirit to see?"
From what Angel said to the wood spirit, the wise master has already captured the key point. Perhaps the wood spirit is willing to leave with Angel because Angel gave the wood spirit a promise. And there is a key figure in this promise: him.
Who is this him? Why does the wood spirit want to see him? It even took the initiative to leave its safest comfort zone just to see him.
"About 'him'..." Angel did not answer immediately, but mentioned another matter: "I wonder if the wise master still remembers that I asked a question before: what is the true nature of the wood spirit."
The wise man ruled: "Remember."
His answer at that time was: I don’t know. Because the wood spirit never mentioned his identity, the wise master did not ask him in the end due to various external factors and the character of the wood spirit. Just based on the nature of the birth spirit, I guess it is something closely related to humans, or it may be jewelry, weapons or handicrafts, etc...
At that time, the wise master thought that the reason why Angel asked about the identity of the wood spirit was to find traces of the wood spirit on the ladder of the prison.
But now that Angel has brought up this issue again, it is obvious that there is something else going on.
As for the specific inside story, after thinking about it for a moment, the wise master already had a vague guess in his mind...
Angel: "The wise master will definitely be familiar with the trajectory of the wood spirit after its birth. The master feels that in its trajectory, there are people who have profoundly affected it, making it willing to leave at all costs, just to see him. he?"
Although Angel is asking a question, both Angel and the wise master know that there is only one answer to this question.
"No."
"It was born in a place where witch-eyed ghosts are prevalent. It hid and stumbled to an alien space. Under the guidance of Miss Sisia, it came to the prison ladder. In the process, in addition to meeting Sisia, it Except for the lady, I haven’t encountered any living creatures that I can communicate with.”
"If Miss Sisia was the person it wanted to see at all costs, it would have left long ago."
"So, there must be someone else it wants to see."
When Angel said this, he looked at the wise master. He believed that the wise master should already have the answer.
Sure enough, after a moment of silence, the latter whispered: "What it wants to see is the original owner of its body?"
"That's right." Angel said it all for this reason. It would be strange if the wise master couldn't guess it yet.
Angel: "The reason is that simple. I promised to take it to meet its original owner, so it agreed to leave here with me."
Having said that, the wise master does not think the reason is really that simple.
The character of the wood spirit is timid, not stupid. If anyone could deceive it with just a few words, it would be child's play, let alone the wisdom master's teachings to the wood spirits day and night.
So Angel must have done something else. Firstly, to make the wood spirit notice him; secondly, to make the wood spirit believe in him. And this may be the key to the problem.
Seeing that the wise master still looked at him with doubtful eyes, Angel sighed: "That's why I said let the wood spirit speak for itself. You must believe what it says. What I say...doesn't it mean that I want to destroy the capital?" Accounted for."
Angel's last words were spoken very softly, as if he was mumbling to himself, but the wise master still heard them.
Although Angel was ready to take off his vest, he still felt a little uncomfortable at this moment. He quite enjoyed acting while wearing a vest...because what did the things he did with a vest have to do with him, Angel?
"The reason why wise men do not trust is the lack of key evidence." Angel pointed to the cane on the table: "This cane is the evidence."
The wise master looked at the cane, and all kinds of things about this cane flashed through his mind.
He watched Angel refine the cane with his own eyes.
At first, he felt that the cane seemed familiar, but later he discovered that a silver ornament on the head of the cane was very similar to the self-made ornament of Experiment 6163. This discovery also made the Wise Lord slightly worried, worrying whether Laboratory No. 6163 had been killed by them. For this reason, the Wise Lord went to see it in person through the magic energy array. After confirming that No. 6163 was safe and that the silver ornaments were also on it, the wise master completely cleared up the doubts.
At this time, Angel clearly pointed out that the cane was the so-called "evidence", which made the wise master have to look at the cane again.
The body of the cane is made from a derivative of the wood spirit, so there shouldn't be anything worth mentioning about it.
Could it be that the head of the stick is still the source of suspicion?
The wise master stared at the silver ornament that No. 6163 also owned. The most attractive thing about this ornament was the exquisite logo carved on it: a knight's rapier with wings, inserted among thorns and roses.
The same logo, the Wise Lord had seen before, was on Angel's gloves.
At that time, the Wise Lord was indeed a little strange as to why the self-made pendant of Experimental Subject No. 6163 had the same logo as Angel's gloves. However, Angel's behavior was strange at that time, and there were a series of coincidences that the wise master could not explain. This incident was regarded as one of these coincidences, and was forgotten by the wise master.
But now that I think about it carefully, there is quite a lot worth mentioning here.
There is no doubt that Experimental Subject No. 6163 pursues "beauty". It becomes wise because of "beauty", but can it, having just become wise, be able to make such exquisite hollow carvings?
Impossible, this kind of hollow carving is the crystallization of skills accumulated over several generations. Even No. 6163, who has an excellent talent for appreciating "beauty", can only judge that it is beautiful, but cannot create it.
So, where did the ornament No. 6163 come from, and what does it have to do with the ornament on the head of this cane?
The wise master always felt that there was a vaguely connected thread in his mind, connecting various clues together, but he always felt that a key link was missing.
The missing key link must be related to the wood spirit.
Because it is impossible for Angel to mention the cane inexplicably, and the most noteworthy thing about the cane is the head...
Suddenly, a sentence appeared in the mind of the wise master.
——What is the true nature of the wood spirit?
This was what Angel said at the beginning. He mentioned this sentence first. At that time, the wise master thought that he said this sentence to introduce the concept of "the master of the wood spirit body".
But now that I think about it, if we really want to find out the owner of the wood spirit's true body, there is no need to specifically ask: What is the true nature of the wood spirit?
Because 99% of the spirits born in the Southern Territory are closely related to humans. So when we talk about the spiritual nature, we can already think about the ontological owner of the spirit. There is no need to ask what the true nature of the wood spirit is.
After previous observations, the wise master knew very well that Angel was a person who seldom said anything. He couldn't have asked this question out of the blue, this sentence must have some meaning.
What is the true nature of the wood spirit? The wise master once guessed, and there is no doubt that it must be related to humans. His guess was jewelry, weapons, or furniture ornaments, etc...
But now, Angel deliberately pointed to his cane and said, "The key evidence is right here."
It's no longer hinted, but made explicit.
Thinking of this, the wise master said: "The body of the wood spirit is a walking stick?"
It sounded like a question, but the wise man's expression was very determined.
Angel nodded: "It's probably true, but the wise master still thought a little less. Just knowing that the wood spirit's body is a walking stick is not a key piece of evidence, is it?"
The Wise Lord did not speculate this time. It was originally an exchange of questions, but now he was guided by Angel to answer the question and fell into passivity. This was not the Wise Lord's original intention.
Therefore, the wise master asked directly this time: "Then what is the key evidence you mentioned?"
Angel: "I said, the key evidence is right here."
Angel repeated his previous words while pointing his finger at the cane again.
The wise master looked at the cane, and an idea suddenly came to his mind that made him a little unbelievable. This idea was even a bit unbelievable. But seeing Angel constantly emphasizing the cane, the wise master thought that maybe this idea was a little bit possible?
For the first time, the wise ruler said in a hesitant tone: "Is this cane the true form of the wood spirit?"
Angel raised the corners of his mouth and narrowed his eyes into crescent moons with a smile: "Correct answer."
Seeing Angel who just didn't celebrate with flowers, the wise master was confused.
"This cane... let's just talk about the body. I saw you refining it with my own eyes. How could it be the true form of the wood spirit?" Even though the wise master had answered hesitantly before, he really wanted him to believe the answer he gave. , he still wasn’t sure at all.
Angel: "The body of the staff is also a derivative of the wood spirit."
Angel said as he picked up the cane and gently stroked the vines wrapped around the cane. The wood spirit seemed to like Angel's touch very much, and moved slightly, as if in response.
"Everything on this belongs to the wood spirit. Besides, isn't the wood spirit already wrapped around this cane? It's not an exaggeration to say that it is the true form of the wood spirit."
Angel's words sounded a little sophistry to the wise master, but the content of Angel's words attracted the wise master's attention.
——Everything here belongs to the wood spirit.
This cane currently consists of three parts, the vine, the cane body, and the cane head. Needless to say, the first two are from the wood spirit itself. But according to Angel, the silver ornament on the head of the staff also belongs to the wood spirit?
The wise master did not think about the relationship here. He pointed directly at the silver ornament with carvings and asked Angel: "Is this also from the wood spirit?"
Angel nodded: "That's right. When the wood spirit was first born, this was on it, so it's not an exaggeration to say it belongs to it. Of course, from the perspective of item ownership, half of the ownership of this ornament belongs to it. It belongs to the original owner. But since the original owner accidentally lost the cane, all its ownership rights should belong to the wood spirit."
The wise master did not speak and signaled Angel to continue.
"However, the location where the wood spirit was born is a bit awkward, surrounded by witch-eyed ghosts. In order to protect its nascent spiritual buds, it dare not move at will for fear of attracting the attention of witch-eyed ghosts. This is reasonable."
After all, the wood spirit was right next to him, so Angel had no choice but to use "coward" in a more euphemistic way.
"Although the location of the cane is remote, there are too many Wumuguis, and someone will always find them. However, most Wumuguis have low IQs, and they are not very interested in a 'dead object'."
"But at this time, a very special witch-eyed ghost appeared. It is still not interested in 'dead things', but it has an abnormal pursuit of 'beauty'."
When Angel said this, the wise master already knew that the so-called witch-eyed ghost in Angel's mouth was Experimental Subject No. 6163.
So, the silver ornament on Experimental Subject No. 6163 was obtained from the wood spirit itself? Then why is No. 6163 still wearing accessories?
The wise master suddenly remembered that Angel had previously refined a cane with extraordinary properties on the spot. He wanted to refine an ordinary silver ornament. Wouldn't it be a matter of minutes? So, he replaced the fake one with the real one?
That's not right... In fact, the silver jewelry doesn't have much value. It's a bit too much to distinguish between genuine and fake. It should be said that the new one has been replaced with an old one.
As expected, Angel quickly told the story behind.
"The witch-eyed ghost who pursues beauty naturally liked the small crown on the head of the staff and the carved silver ornaments, so he took it away. But our poor wood spirits did not dare to resist and could only watch helplessly. His belongings were taken away. By the way, the Wu-eyed ghost may have also taken a silver ring, but because it didn’t look good, he threw it away, and was eventually picked up by another Wu-eyed ghost.”
"Only the last ring is left on the wood spirit, which it cherishes very much. Unfortunately, when we were in the alien space, Sisia collected tolls again, and the last ring was not protected. In the end, we could only board it naked. The ladder to prison."
Wise Lord: ...It sounds quite sad.
"Until we arrived, we were lucky. Not only did we find the silver ring along the way, but we also found carved ornaments and crowns on that special witch-eyed ghost and in its boudoir. Finally, and Sisia exchanged the last ring and assembled it into the head of the staff. This is considered to have found all the lost accessories for the wood spirit."
Angel said this, the wise master has understood everything.
He did not comment on Angel's other actions, but the fact that he obtained the carved ornaments and the crown from Experimental Subject No. 6163 simply from Angel exchanging old ones with new ones, rather than through killing, actually made the wise ruler look at him differently. of.
However, the wise master only kept these in his heart and did not say them in his mouth. Just like Angel didn't specifically mention how he got the pendant from No. 6163.
The wise master said: "Your story sounds coincidental, but it should be true. But I don't understand why you insisted on restraining those hanging ornaments. You already knew that they belonged to the wood spirit?"
Angel put his hand on the table and motioned the wise master to look at his gloves.
In fact, a wise man knows without looking that the logo on Angel's gloves is exactly the same as the logo on the silver pendant. However, the wise master did not know what this logo meant.
"I didn't know that it belonged to the wood spirit at the time. I only knew that this logo represented my mentor, which means it belonged to my mentor. Since it belongs to my mentor, I have to recycle it no matter what."
(End of chapter)
