The treetops were rustling in the wind, but the forest was still quiet, as if there was nothing unusual except for the strange sound just now. And that might just be the sound of birds brushing against the fine leaves in the jungle, or the sound of a squirrel accidentally bumping into a branch. If they were a couple in love, they probably wouldn't notice these tiny details at all, and would forget them as soon as they heard them, and would only focus on being close to their lover. But Yuan Yuxue was extremely vigilant. He stared at that place with a cold look, and was not ready to shift his gaze - in a gap in the dense forest, the air seemed to be slightly distorted, as if it was a special refractive index that would only appear under some high-temperature burning conditions. And in that distorted space, a prominent figure appeared vaguely.
It seemed to have been standing there for a long time. Its body was extremely long and narrow, like a thin shadow, but facial features had grown out of the shadow.
Although it is a humanoid, its proportions are extremely disharmony. Its arms are too long and about to fall to the ground, its soft neck is raised, its head is almost touching the branches, and its facial features are twisted and squeezed together. It looks somewhat similar to humans, but the few differences inspire a strange sense of fear.
And it stood there, looking at the "young couple" who were still together.
Yuan Yuxue protected Jie Zhouyan behind her, and felt the other party's unusually strong emotions at the moment - perhaps fear, so she secretly extended one hand to Jie Zhouyan, letting him hold it, perhaps he would feel more at ease.
Jie Zhouyan was slightly stunned.
He actually didn't understand what Yuan Yuxue was thinking at the moment, but he still tried, relying on his instinct, and held one of the other's cold and slender fingers.
Very comfortable.
Jie Zhouyan, who had never learned to restrain himself and would be stimulated to have an amazing desire to destroy when he was in a low mood, now calmed down and stayed obediently behind Yuan Yuxue, holding that finger like a child.
Yuan Yuxue was still staring at the ghost that suddenly appeared. The distance between them remained within a very safe range.
The forest, which was originally covered with sunshine and rain, became gloomy without knowing when. The trees grew wildly at that moment, and the treetops were tightly together, which was completely inconsistent with the normal laws of nature. From top to bottom, the sunlight was firmly blocked. The daytime, which was just after eight o'clock, became as gloomy as a cloudy day at five or six in the evening.
The environment is always one of the factors that most influence people's psychology.
But in the suddenly dark forest, Yuan Yuxue's expression was normal, as if the change in light had no effect on him. As for the other person beside him, his hostility and murderous intent seemed to have never subsided. Only when Yuan Yuxue handed him her hand and he gently held it, he was subtly comforted. His face was extremely cold and indifferent, but he seemed very obedient, without any sense of threat, and he didn't seem to be affected at all.
The ghost was very interested at this time, because it had not seen prey entering the dense forest for a long time. Therefore, it felt that this couple was more interesting than it had imagined.
The ghost in the dense forest showed a rather terrifying smile - at least it was much more interesting than those lovers it had seen before, who would run away in fear at the sight of it, or even ignore the lovers who fell down.