"Have you got the key?" Subiezhi turned to Xi Zishi again.
Xi Zishi nodded: "I got it. Xiao Wuye concentrated on the decisive battle, and really neglected this matter."
As he spoke, he took out a shiny golden key from his waist. The slender handle is unique and looks unusual.
Subiezhi nodded and went forward to search with the two of them.
The tree trunk seems to have no hidden structure. The old shed bark swayed in the wind like a broken candle. The three of them checked around the bark of the tree, but still found nothing.
"Hey, what was Xiao Wuye doing at that time?" Xi Zishi asked a little impatiently.
Subiezhi scratched his head: "At that time, he just took the key and inserted it into the trunk of the tree...because I didn't look very carefully to avoid being discovered."
Xi Zishi bit his lip and focused his eyes again on the tree in front of him.
I tried tapping the bark of the tree with the key a few times, but there was still no response. The three of them racked their brains, but couldn't find the key to solving the problem, and couldn't help but feel anxious.
The fallen leaves from the treetops "chacha" drifted down with the wind. Subiezhi patted a leaf that fell on his head, lowered his head and thought hard.
"You are the holy envoy of Jiuche Xiaoying. You don't know what tricks your boss likes to play?" Xiao Wanhu shouted.
Xi Zishi's face was solemn and he shook his head cautiously.
Maybe we can directly defeat this tree together, but we are afraid of destroying the mechanism inside. But now that there is no breach, what should they do?
A Tian is already close at hand. However, they could only stand outside stupidly, holding the key but unable to find the keyhole - how ridiculous?
Distraught, Xi Zishi raised his head and took a deep breath, his eyes also lost in confusion.
Subiezhi wanted to use his sword several times. But he also had the same concerns. After all, he would help others to the end. If it was self-defeating, he would never be able to bear this responsibility.
Xiao Wanhu sighed long and short. There were clouds rolling all over the sky, as if it was going to rain in the blink of an eye; in the distance, there was continuous thunder, and on the other side, there was white smoke covering the mountains, black and white blending together, as if the sky and the earth had lost their color.
Just when he was at a loss, suddenly, a surprised voice was heard from Xi Zishi:
"Look...the fallen leaves just now are all exactly the same."
Su Bie Zhi and Xiao Wan Hu thought he was stupid for a moment: no one has been rescued yet, who has the time to watch the fallen leaves of Lao Shizi?
However, after thinking about it again, both of them suddenly turned their heads.
Xi Zishi had already held a few yellowed leaves in his hands and showed them to the two of them.
Subiezhi and Xiaowanhu looked down at the fallen leaves. After observing for a short time, they exclaimed in surprise.
Every fallen leaf in your hand, no matter the veins, texture, stem, or outline, is exactly like a copy, no different. There were signs of cracks and insect gnawing, but other than that, they were exactly the same.
"Such strange things will not happen for no reason in the world..." Subiezhi lowered his head and murmured.
Xiao Wanhu looked up, wanting to find a few more pieces to confirm. The wind kept blowing and fallen leaves flew down. Soon he caught a handful and compared them carefully.
But it didn't take long before he gave up. Because you don’t even need to compare them, just by looking at them, you can find that these leaves are all surprisingly consistent.
"How could this happen? There is something fishy about this tree." Xiao Wanhu raised his head and made an important speech.
Xi Zishi and Subiezhi nodded in confirmation. They just need an explanation as to why.
And this explanation is undoubtedly the solution to the current predicament.
"Is the tree artificial?" Xiao Wanhuo touched his chin and thought carefully.
"No, no, no." Subiezhi broke off a piece of bark and shook it, "These are all real, there are no traces of man-made things. If you ask me... someone has fallen on this tree. Plant a secret restriction."
A word to wake up the dreamer. Xi Zishi understood immediately, and he quickly released his pressure to find out the reality hidden in the tree trunk.
as expected. Just as the two of them were waiting for him to tell the result, suddenly, his pressure seemed to be resisted by the heat flow in the tree trunk, and the rebounding air flow swept across, even forcing Xi Zishi back several steps.
Subiezhi and Xiaowanhu hurriedly stepped forward and pushed him with their palms.
Xi Zishi was still in shock, with some surprise on his face. He put a hand on his chest and gasped. Staring at the tree trunk in front of him, he understood what was going on.
"It's Gui Xiao Changyuan who personally placed the True Essence Confinement on the tree." Sweat broke out on his face.
Subiezhi raised his head and sighed silently: "...Sure enough, that's right."
The resemblance of leaves cannot be achieved by the force of nature. Obviously, this is artificial Qi intervention. In order to hide the location of the mechanism, it was specially wrapped with layers of deep Qi to prevent it from being easily detected.
Trees are biological beings, and when they are nourished by external sources of true energy, their growth will naturally undergo subtle changes. The abnormal situation that the leaves are completely consistent is undoubtedly an anomaly caused by the interference of true energy.
The supply of true energy is more stable than sunlight, rain and dew, so the trees are under this and are no longer subject to natural interference. However, the leaves are not nurtured by nature, and rely solely on a stable supply of true energy. Their growth will no longer change, and they will gradually evolve into the same appearance.
"Then, what should we do now?" Xiao Wanhu asked a more practical question.
After all, it is Gui Xiao Changyuan's powerful true energy, so it must be very difficult to crack it. I think that every time Xiao Wuye comes, he brings a ray of true energy given by Gui Xiao Changyuan, and assimilates the true energy sent from the trees, so it is naturally effortless to open the mechanism.
However, they do not have such conditions now.
"Then...for the present plan, I'm afraid the only thing is..." Subiezhi frowned.
"Use brute force to break the restriction." Xi Zishi slowly continued.
Xiao Wanhu was stunned for a moment, and then confirmed: "Is it feasible? Are you sure that the agency will not be damaged?"
"You also saw the rebound just now." Subiezhi smiled slightly, "Gui Xiao Changyuan's Qi is no joke. If we want to break through, I'm afraid we will have to work together."
Xiao Wanhu is still not sure. He turned to look at Xi Zishi again. After all, this was related to his life plan.
Unexpectedly, Xi Zishi shook his head slowly.
"I just hope that you two can protect the rocks over there." Xi Zishi lowered his eyebrows and muttered, "You have also seen the power of rebound. The force required to break through is powerful. If A Tian is shocked, it will be It’s not good.”
"Huh?" The expressions of both of them became very intriguing at the same time.
The sky became dark again. The wind became stronger and stronger, causing the fallen leaves to float and dance in the sky.
"But, can you break through the restriction yourself?" Subiezhi didn't believe it.
"Breaking through the restrictions is one, and not damaging the mechanism is the other. It is difficult to control the power of three people, so I am more confident in doing it myself."
