Mysterious World, I Have Special Understanding

After Ji Que said the words "ginseng fruit tree", there was a brief silence in the stone room of this Taoist temple.

The long-bearded Taoist stroked his beard and said, "There is a great horror in the world. You two come here in a hurry. Why do you ask this tree?"

Ji Que said: "I have something to do with the people related to this tree, so I came here to ask seniors about the situation."

The long-bearded Taoist looked dignified, thought for a moment, and said, "Before talking about that tree, listen to another story I told."

Ji Kuang nodded and responded, "All ears."

The Changxu Guan Li Li told them the story of a "bamboo raiser".

There is a family in Yunlin County in the later Shu Dynasty who loves raising bamboo. In addition to maintaining the basic life, they almost devote all their energy to raising bamboo.

The strange thing is that this family only cares about raising bamboo, but never cuts it. They have a morbid love for bamboo.

It is said that the bamboos raised have covered his house from the light, but the family is still reluctant to cut down any bamboo, as if the bamboo forest is their lifeblood.

Later, someone nearby reported to the officials, saying that his child had strayed into the bamboo forest of this family by mistake, and he couldn't find it no matter how hard he searched.

The government immediately sent police to look for it, and found that not only the child was missing, but also the family of four who raised bamboo had disappeared.

Nearby villagers recalled that they had not seen the family for a long time.

So the government sent more people to look for it, but nothing was found.

Later, someone reported that every night, there would always be the sound of people talking and children crying near the house of that family.

The family where the child disappeared was very anxious, and they followed the sound several times, but there was no one in sight.

The yamen wanted to close the case hastily, but they couldn't stop the child's family from crying, making trouble and hanging himself, so the yamen simply handed him over to a young policeman.

The young policeman was careful and aggressive, and was thinking of handling the case, so he simply stayed in the house of the disappearing bamboo grower.

One night, the police were awakened by a conversation.

He immediately went to check with a knife, and gradually discovered that the sound came from a cluster of bamboo trees outside the house.

But when the young policeman quickly approached the bamboo forest, the voice of the voice disappeared immediately.

The police searched the area carefully, but found nothing unusual until they found a few thick bamboos.

Yes, these few bamboos seem to be much thicker than the surrounding bamboos.

He thought of a possibility, could it be that the bamboo grows so big because of the corpse buried under the bamboo and used as nourishment?

The next day, the young policemen gathered their hands to dig up the soil, but they were disappointed.

There is nothing below.

But that night, the policeman heard the man's very soft conversation again.

He followed the sound, and found that the sound still came from the area of ​​the bamboo forest that had been dug up during the day.

It's just that when he got closer there again, the sound disappeared again.

The young policeman drank some wine that night, feeling a little depressed because of the delay in solving the case.

He wandered around repeatedly, trying to determine the source of the sound as if obsessed.

Suddenly, he felt something was watching him.

The young policeman looked left and right, but found nothing, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Most of his alcohol dissipated at once, and he was about to go back to the house first, but when he was rushing back, he tripped over a bamboo dug down during the day.

The young policeman hurriedly got up, but at this moment, he was so frightened that he almost lost his wits.

He saw it.

Something was indeed watching him.

The thick bamboo that was dug out had a crack, and at the crack was a human eye.

The young detective even felt that the people inside were alive.

The young arrester fled in despair, and only dared to come with his colleagues the next day.

Those bamboos were still lying there, and five of them were very strong.

The arresters cut open the bamboos one by one, and found the missing family of four and a child inside.

They were trapped in the bamboo. Although the bamboo was thick, it was no bigger than the mouth of a bowl. As a result, the corpses were like sticks, and their facial features were all squeezed together, which looked particularly frightening.

This is the story of "The Bamboo Raiser in Later Shu".

Even with the sunlight shining in this afternoon, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi still got goose bumps all over their bodies.

In this ancient Taoist temple, a Taoist with a knee-length beard told them such a fictional story about a bamboo grower, which always gave people a feeling of nightmare.

But I don’t know why, maybe it’s because the Taoist said it in a decent way, maybe it’s because the Taoist said it sincerely, you can feel that this story doesn’t seem to be fabricated out of thin air.

In the end, it was Lin Xiangzhi who broke the silence and said, "But senior, what does this have to do with ginseng fruit trees?"

The master of the temple, Chen Li, said: "Have you ever thought about why the bamboo growers love that bamboo forest so much, and why they are trapped to death in those bamboos?"

Lin Xiangzhi frowned slightly, and tried to ask: "Those bamboos are alive and can eat people?"

Chen Li nodded and said, "It's very close to the truth."

After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, and continued: "In fact, the bamboo forest is all alive. There is even a saying that there is actually only one bamboo in that bamboo forest."

"A piece of bamboo?" Lin Xiangzhi asked in confusion.

"Yes, a bamboo, a very big bamboo, all the bamboos in that bamboo forest just grow from this one bamboo."

Hearing this, for some reason, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi suddenly had a creepy feeling.

According to the description of the master Chen Li, there are at least tens of thousands of bamboos in that bamboo forest. If they just grow on one bamboo, how big would that bamboo be?

Immediately afterwards, the hairs of Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi stood on end.

The temple master Chen Li nodded and said, "The ginseng fruit tree you are asking about is similar, but it is bigger and more sinister than that bamboo."

The curious baby Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help asking, "How big is that?"

Chen Li said slowly: "The ginseng fruit tree I know is in Longevity Hill. It is said that there is only that one tree in the entire Longevity Hill. I was lucky enough to see it for a while, and I almost went crazy.

That is really not something that mortals should see or know.

After all these years, I only wish I had never seen that tree. "

When he said this, Ji Que could clearly see his hands trembling slightly. Although his eyes tried to keep calm, there was still fear overflowing from them.

This atmosphere obviously affected Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi.

I have to say, it was the first time that Ji Que felt so scared through just one story or one paragraph.

The sunlight jumped over the mulberry tree outside, and it seemed to have become deserted.

At this time, the temple master Chen Li said: "Listen to me, no matter what your relationship with this tree is, forget about it, this is the best choice."

Ji Que couldn't help asking: "Senior, where is the Longevity Mountain you mentioned? Where is that tree? Don't worry, I'm just asking, and I will never go to see it."

At this moment, the viewer Chen Li's eyes were slightly red, and he looked at Ji Que with eyes almost like looking at a madman, and said, "Interesting, interesting, I haven't seen such a young man who is 'dumb and eats weights' for a long time. Reminds me of my old self."

So he was silent for a while, and said: "Longevity Mountain is there, you can find it, you can see it as soon as you go there, but if you want to see real ginseng fruit trees, you must be in Wuzhuang Temple.

Wuzhuang Temple is the place where the gods live, and there is no opportunity to enter. "

Ji Que said, "Is the immortal in Wuzhuang Temple called Zhen Yuanzi?"

The temple master Chen Li couldn't help being surprised and said: "You actually know His name."

But after a while, he still calmed down and said, "That's all I know. It was a mistake to be able to enter there back then."

Ji Que asked: "Then how did senior get in by mistake?"

Chen Li shook his head, with a painful expression on his face, and said, "I don't remember."

"Then can you tell me where you can't remember? For example, when you went to Longevity Hill, you suddenly couldn't remember." Ji Que asked.

Chen Li glanced at him and said, "Okay, I'll draw it for you."

"Thank you, senior."

At this time, Chen Li had stood up and walked outside.

He should be looking for pen and ink, and Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi followed behind him.

Lin Xiangzhi secretly tugged on Ji Que's sleeve, the meaning was obvious - "Ji Que's questioning just now was a little too urgent.".

Thanks to this Taoist's good temper, if he encounters someone with a slightly bad temper, he might issue an order to expel the guest.

As a result, when he reached the main hall, Chen Li, the temple master in front of him, suddenly stopped and said, "Have you eaten yet?"

Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi shook their heads.

"Would you like to eat something? I guess it's time for dinner."

"Dan Lingzi, it's time for dinner."

Through the previous communication, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi learned that there are only two people left in this closed Changxu Temple, Chen Li and one of his apprentices, Dan Lingzi.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

As a result, at this moment, a man's voice suddenly sounded, which startled Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi.

I saw a middle-aged Taoist standing outside the main hall.

This Taoist is much younger and has a long beard, but compared to the master Chen Li, it is much shorter, almost reaching the navel.

This should be the apprentice Dan Lingzi mentioned by the master Chen Li.

"In the next season, ask Chen Guanzhu for advice."

Nadan Lingzi's face was gloomy, and he waved lightly, motioning for Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi to go over.

The two walked over in confusion, only to see Dan Lingzi winking at them, and said softly: "Go, if you don't go, it will be too late."

"What?"

Lin Xiangzhi only felt a cold air rushing from the soles of her feet to the Tianling Gai, and her scalp was numb.

Because judging from the performance of this Dan Lingzi, it seems that his master is a monster who wants to destroy the world.

But at this time, Chen Li's voice sounded again - "Dan Lingzi, should we serve dinner?".

For some reason, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi always felt that the voice was more violent.

Immediately afterwards, the Dan Lingzi replied: "Hurry up, hurry up."

It could be seen that he was a little anxious.

Dan Lingzi hurried to the side and dragged an elk out behind a tree.

The elk had a big belly, and it looked like it was pregnant.

At this time, the eyes of the temple master Chen Li lit up, and he murmured, "Dinner is served, dinner is served."

At this moment, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi felt that Chen Li seemed to be a different person, like a lunatic.

Immediately afterwards, an even more terrifying picture appeared.

Chen Li bit the elk's neck and swallowed the flesh alive.

"It's dinner, it's dinner, why don't you eat some too?"

As he said that, he looked at Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi with his mouth full of blood.

Lin Xiangzhi is still in a state of fear and bewilderment, and has not figured out what is going on.

At this moment, Nadan Lingzi urged the two of them to leave with anxious eyes.

"Let's go."

"There's no time left."

The two of them were led to the entrance of the Taoist temple in astonishment.

At this moment, Chen Li over there suddenly raised his head, looked over with a mouth full of blood, with a piece of intestine hanging from his mouth, and said, "Boy, you're crazy!"

Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi were led to the door by Dan Lingzi, and the other party said with a serious expression: "Come on, don't say that you have been here. Don't believe anything he told you."

Immediately, he looked at the sky and said, "Go, leave this forest before dark."

From here, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi could clearly see the fine sweat on the tip of his nose.

The next moment, the door of the Taoist temple closed with a bang.

The moment before it was closed, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi saw that the temple master, Chen Li, was smiling at them while holding the heart of an elk.

His slender beard was stained with blood, like a waterfall of blood.

Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi stood outside the gate of the Taoist temple, not knowing whether Chen Li was crazy or he was crazy.

The trees around the Taoist temple are lush and lush, and the Changxu Temple with the gate closed looks very dark for a while, like a tomb, giving people an ominous atmosphere.

Lin Xiangzhi said, "What should I do? I'll go check it out?"

As she spoke, she was about to turn into a cat shape.

Ji Que shook his head and said, "Leave first, it's getting dark."

He clearly remembered the last sentence Dan Lingzi said - "Go, leave this forest before dark.".

As if if you don't leave, something terrible will happen.

Lin Xiangzhi panicked for a while, thinking that this place is really evil.

Along the way, this is the most evil place, because she didn't know who to trust for a while.

Ji Que didn't gamble, and chose to leave temporarily with Lin Xiangzhi.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the setting sun hung on the side of the mountain, painting the forest with a bright color, like blood.

One person and one cat went back the same way.

They didn't know exactly where the "this forest" in Nadan Lingzi's mouth referred, they just walked away from the Taoist temple and walked across a single-plank bridge.

Under the bridge is a green pool, like a boundary, dividing here and there.

Ji Que felt that this was almost leaving the so-called forest.

At this moment, Lin Xiangzhi, who was watching from the tree, suddenly said, "There seems to be a monument over there."

Ji Que followed her gaze.

He swept away the layers of wild grass with the Qianji Sword, and finally saw a gray-white stone tablet.

The stele doesn't look particularly old. Judging from the writing and the degree of corrosion, it should have been erected in the past few years.

The words are engraved on the stele, red.

"The tomb of Dan Lingzi Chen Yu."

Yes, this is a tombstone, and the dirt bag behind the tombstone is the tomb.

Lin Xiangzhi's back was wet with cold sweat, and he said, "Dan Lingzi is dead, so who is that person we just saw?"

When Ji Que saw it, he also felt a chill down his back.

This is the first time that he thinks so clearly that this world is indeed a little bit more terrifying than he imagined.

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