Hearing this, Wen Sengyu and the others fell into deep thought. Their favorite thing to do in the reincarnation realm was to fall into deep thought.
But it is true that none of the three clues just sounded difficult to complete, especially the last one.
The first person to break their thoughts this time was not Wen Sengyu and the others, but Bian Han's sister Zhou Shiya. She said in an extremely soft voice: "I have an idea. Since two of the things we need are in the back mountain, then Can we go to the back mountain to try our luck first, and try to get whichever one we encounter first?"
Zhou Shiya's words seemed logical, but they were not. Because the first item, the tree root, is a clue with no direction, they don't know where the so-called tree king is and what its characteristics are. Rather than searching blindly, it would be more reliable to get the spider slime first.
But since no one had a better idea, everyone acquiesced to Zhou Shiya's suggestion.
After eating and drinking, everyone got up and set off to the back mountain, but they still dispersed and met half an hour later to reach a place halfway up the mountain. This place was marked by Wan Qian last time.
It's not easy to get rid of others. The combination of Wen Sengyu and Wan Qian wasted a lot of effort, and they had to go around a long way before they were sure that no one was following them.
As the appointed time got closer and closer, the two of them quickened their pace and rushed towards the mountainside.
When the results arrived, they discovered that they were actually the first group to arrive.
"People say you don't have to run so fast, they will definitely not be faster than us!" Wan Qian panted from behind.
"It seems that they have encountered a more difficult opponent than us." Wen Sengyu said.
While they were discussing, the remaining two groups of people also ran up in disgrace.
"I'm going to die! I feel like someone is still following me!" This was the first thing Hua Mulin said.
Wan Qian and the others looked around cautiously.
"Let's go, run up quickly, and go up later to see if the thick fog is still there."
Although the thick fog had disappeared when she came last time, Wan Qian still had a sense of luck. She hoped that the fog would still be like this so that she could easily get rid of the enemy.
But unfortunately, the thick fog has still dissipated, and they have lost their natural barrier.
Unknowingly, several people had climbed to the mass grave. There was still a weird atmosphere here, as if something would jump out from the side at any time.
"Hehehe~" An ethereal laughter came from the distance of the mass grave, which sounded like the laughter of a child.
"Hahaha~" came the laughter again, accompanied by the figure of a child running back and forth among the tombs.
"Have you... seen it... I can't be the only one who saw it!" Hua Mulin said this with a tearful voice.
"Shh, shut up and observe." Xiao Xiaobin asked Hua Mulin to keep quiet.
"Hehehe~" The child ran over there again. His speed was so fast that Wen Sengyu and the others couldn't tell whether it was a boy or a girl.
After observing for a long time, Wen Sengyu suddenly asked everyone: "Is that a person who just ran past?"
Wan Qian also discovered this problem, so she replied: "It doesn't seem to be the same person. I can vaguely see that the height and hairstyle of the children coming out are different every time, but they are too fast and can't see clearly."
"Hahaha~hahaha~hahaha~" This time the laughter came from all directions. The sound was very real. It was definitely not coming from a child. It seemed that there were a group of children here.
"There are really new surprises every time I come here, haha." Bian Han had already taken out the wine from his pocket, and it seemed that he wanted to use that "pyrotechnic" again.
"Don't be impulsive first." Wen Sengyu held down one of Bian Han's hands. "Why do I feel that these children are different from the previous ones? They don't seem to have any intention of harming us."
In order to verify his conjecture, Wen Sengyu slowly squatted down and shouted to the distance: "Children, do you want to play hide-and-seek with your big brothers and sisters?"
"Hide and seek! Hide and seek! Hide and seek!" The response this time was no longer laughter, but the voice was still very empty and empty.
Wen Sengyu turned around and nodded to everyone, and then continued to shout: "How about the big brothers and sisters come to be ghosts? If we get caught, we have to exchange a secret."
After saying this, Wen Sengyu started counting down: "Are you ready? 100...99...98...3...2...1, okay, we are going to catch you."
Wen Sengyu's trick was indeed effective. When the countdown reached 1, the surrounding sounds became extremely quiet.
"You are not allowed to move after hiding, otherwise it will be a violation." Wen Sengyu added a new rule in order to help everyone find these little ghosts faster.
But they seemed to be hiding very deep. Wen Sengyu and the others searched for 10 minutes but had no clue at all.
Just when everyone was feeling a little tired and wanted to give up, Wen Sengyu noticed a noise coming from a haystack.
Wen Sengyu smiled and slowly approached the place, and then pounced hard.
"Haha, I found you!" But Wen Sengyu rushed to the empty space, and there was nothing there. It seemed that he had fallen into a trap.
The other people didn't get anything either. I don't know where these children were hiding.
Wan Qian and the others came over disappointed and dejected.
"Did they really not move?" Wan Qian said. "You will get spanked if you lie~"
There was still no movement around.
At this time, Wen Sengyu suddenly thought of a good way. Although he didn't know if it would be useful, he still wanted to give it a try.
"Oops! That spider spirit is here!" Wen Sengyu suddenly shouted, and then pretended to hide.
Everyone was stunned when they saw Wen Sengyu. They didn't know what happened, but they gradually came to their senses after a few seconds.
Just as they were trying to hide simultaneously, Wen Sengyu noticed changes in the surrounding trees.
The roots of several big trees gradually stretched out from the soil, then stood upright, and gradually turned into the appearance of children.
It turns out that these children were hiding under the tree and blending in with the tree!
No wonder they couldn't find any trace of these children no matter how hard they searched.
"Big brother has found you!" Wen Sengyu pointed at a little boy who was the first to turn into a human form, and then ran over.
But the boy looked panicked and ran away.
Wen Sengyu knew what he was afraid of, so he shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid, the big spider hasn't caught up with him."
The little boy trembled obviously when he heard the word "big spider". Then he turned around and looked left and right. After confirming that there was no big spider, he breathed a sigh of relief and stopped.
"Okay, Jia Wenhao, you are quite capable!" Xiao Xiaobin praised from the side.
Wen Sengyu didn't pay attention to Xiao Xiaobin's words, but continued to say to the little boy: "You were found by big brother. Big brother wants to ask you a question. Can you tell me honestly?"
Wen Sengyu said this very gently, so the boy was not afraid of him. At the same time, several other children came over. There were 7 children in total, 4 boys and 3 girls. Each of them stood shyly. There, I dare not make a sound.
The boy in front of Wen Sengyu nodded, and then Wen Sengyu continued: "Do you know where the Tree King is?"
The boy was a little entangled with this question and looked at the friends around him, but in the end he nodded.
"Then can you take us to find him?" Wen Sengyu continued to ask.
This time the boy did not hesitate, but turned and ran to the mountain deep in the woods.
When Wen Sengyu and others saw this, they immediately chased after them. Xiao Xiaobin ran at the end. He wanted to make sure that no one was following, so his pace was a bit slow.
Not long after, they followed the children and ran to a dead tree. This tree was no different, and it was not the only dead tree around, but they stopped here and stopped.
Wen Sengyu pointed at the tree and asked, "Is it the king of trees?"
The little boy nodded again.
Wen Sengyu was a little curious as to why he could be called the King of Trees, so he turned around and asked Wan Qian and the others.
"Do you see any difference in this tree?" Wen Sengyu said.
Wan Qian and the others gave the same answer as Wen Sengyu.
"Then why is it the King of Trees..." Wen Sengyu said to himself.
The little boy seemed to understand what Wen Sengyu meant. He tugged on the corner of his clothes, squatted down and pointed to the root of the tree.
Wen Sengyu squatted down with him curiously, and then asked: "Do you want big brother to dig it up and take a look?"
The little boy nodded again.
After getting this answer, Wen Sengyu used the dagger in his pocket to dig hard at the root of the tree.
After digging deep, he felt as if the blade touched something, and a faint cry came from deep in the roots of the tree.
The children nearby also covered their eyes with their hands and kept shaking their heads.
Upon seeing this, Wen Sengyu put away the knife, then changed his hands to continue digging the hole.
Wen Sengyu thought that the thing he just poked must be a tree root, but why did it make such a sound.
While cleaning the soil from the tree root, Wen Sengyu finally saw the appearance of the tree root clearly.
This is not a tree root. It is clearly a child with a human face and body, sucking nutrients from the soil below.
Wan Qian and the others also widened their eyes when they saw this scene.
"Go and see if the roots of the trees next to you are like this." Wen Sengyu said to Hua Mulin.
After receiving the order, Hua Mulin also thought it was a digging project.
But he didn't dig up any living and wriggling tree roots there, just ordinary tree roots.
At this time, Wen Sengyu understood the peculiarity of the tree king. Its roots are pregnant with fresh lives, and these lives can transform into human forms at will when they grow up, which is the children around Wen Sengyu.
But if that's the case, aren't these children the "material" they are looking for?
Thinking of this, Wen Sengyu hesitated. He didn't know what decision he should make.
No one else moved, just watching these innocent children quietly.
"Be careful!" Bian Han suddenly shouted, running forward and pushing Wen Sengyu away.
At this moment, a bunch of sharp arrows flew from a distance. Due to Wen Sengyu's dodge, the bunch of arrows hit the little boy.
"Ahhhh!!!" When the other children saw this situation, they screamed and threw it away, then turned into branches and burrowed into the ground.
"You damn miss!" A man's regretful voice came from the direction of the arrow.
"It's the person who just followed us!" Xiao Xiaobin ran over angrily, picked up the wine and poured it into his mouth.
Those people didn't know what was happening yet and stood there waiting to watch the joke.
In an instant, a ball of flame burned on the man's clothes, and the two people next to him were startled.
"Damn it, this idiot can breathe fire, shoot him!" the man said, patting the fire on his body.
At this time, the man on the side picked up the bow and arrow in his hand, but when he was about to shoot, a flying knife just penetrated the man's heart.
"I didn't want to do anything, but you almost shot the literary brother just now. I can't bear this!" Wan Qian said the most hateful words in the gentlest tone.
At the end of this sentence, another flying knife was inserted into the heart of another person, and both of them fell to the ground.
The knife was thrown by Xiao Xiaobin. He didn't say a word. He just glanced at Wen Sengyu, probably wanting him to hand the knife to him.
The man in the middle ran away upon seeing this, shouting: "Hero, spare your life! Hero, spare your life!"
When people are in a panic, sometimes their bodies lose control and the man falls to the ground before he can even take two steps.
Bian Han walked over slowly and said in a cold voice: "Some people want to run away before they learn to walk."
As he spoke, he pulled out the knife from the man's teammate's chest, and then gradually approached the man.
"No, no! I can do anything you ask me to do! Don't..."
Before he finished speaking, the knife sliced open the man's neck.
