It was already late at night, and most of the people in the village had already fallen asleep. The courtyard of Qi’s family was pitch black, and it was obvious that the people inside had already rested. Li Deqiu’s voice pierced the darkness and woke up the people in the house. After a while, the lights in the room came on, the door opened quickly, and Qi Huang stepped out of the room.
Aunt Zhang was also woken up by the movement outside. She put on her coat and walked out rubbing her sleepy eyes.
"Wan, what happened? Why did I seem to hear the voice of the village chief?"
Qi Huang shook his head and said: "I don't know what happened, let him come in and talk about it first."
As Qi Wang said, he walked over and opened the gate of the yard. An anxious Li Deqiu walked in from the outside, and reached out to grab Qi Wang's hand: "Mr. disappeared… "
Qi Wang took a step back, just avoiding his extended hand, Li Deqiu grabbed the empty space, and didn't have the time to worry about it, and said hastily: "Mr. Qi, I just searched, but I didn't find theirs I think they were caught by the mutated peach blossom tree, I have no choice but to ask you for help, please help me."
At this time, Li Deqiu was full of anxiety, obviously worried about those spiritual power users in the village. They had studied with him since childhood. To Li Deqiu, those spiritual power users were like his own children. If something really happened to them, Li Deqiu would not be able to forgive himself at all.
Before Qi Wang could speak, Aunt Zhang rushed over after hearing what Li Deqiu said, her face changed suddenly, her legs gave way, and she fell to the ground.
"Village chief, what are you talking about? The psychic is missing? What about Minhe? Did something happen to him too?"
Aunt Zhang's body was not in good shape, how could she hold on when she suddenly heard the news that something might happen to her child? Her eyes were straightened, and her face was full of anxiety and panic.
Seeing her like this, Li Deqiu realized what he had said. He wanted to make excuses to cover it up, but facing the eager eyes of the other party, he couldn't tell the lie.
"I'm sorry, Yingyue, it's all my fault, I'm not capable, but I didn't expect that mutated peach blossom tree could hurt people..."
Obviously, the mutated peach blossom trees injured ordinary people before, and none of these spiritual power users were injured. This also led to Li Deqiu's erroneous cognition, thinking that the mutated peach blossom tree could not attack the spiritual power users, but now What happened slapped him hard in the face.
Not to mention that he has taken care of these children for so many years and has already developed feelings for them. If something happens to these psychics under his jurisdiction, he will probably face prison.
The number of spiritual power users in this world is much smaller than that of ordinary people. Every spiritual power user is a precious resource. As the village head, he is obliged to ensure the safety of every young spiritual power user. His mistakes caused them losses, and waiting for his end would be very tragic.
"Yingyue, don't worry, Mr. Qi is here, let's ask Mr. Qi for help, as long as he is willing to help, those children will be rescued..."
Li Deqiu's words reminded Aunt Zhang that her expression changed, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw, she struggled to get up from the ground, and then reached out to grab Qi Wang's clothes.
But when her hand was about to touch the hem of Qi Fan's clothes, Aunt Zhang suddenly stopped the hand that was about to touch Qi Fan's clothes as if she had thought of something.
"Wan, how is your health now? If your aunt hasn't recovered, she won't force you to save someone..."
Aunt Zhang originally wanted to ask Qi Wang to save Qi Minhe, but she suddenly remembered Qi Wang's appearance when he first came to the village. Both the village head and Qi Minhe said that Qi Wang is very powerful, but Aunt Zhang also has her own judgment.
No matter how strong a person's recovery ability is, they will not recover too quickly without medical treatment and medicine. Now that Qi Minhe and the others are in danger, Aunt Zhang really can't let Qi Huang, who is seriously injured and has not recovered, go against his conscience. to help.
Thinking of this, Aunt Zhang struggled to stand up. She grabbed Li Deqiu's arm and said anxiously: "Village Chief, haven't you already contacted the guards? They should be back in a few hours. We You can ask the guards to help."
Li Deqiu didn't expect that Aunt Zhang's own son would be in danger. She didn't immediately think of asking Qi Huang to help, but even put her hope on the guards.
The guards said they would come back tomorrow, but no one was sure of the exact time when they would come. Those psychics are precious resources. If something happens, who can take the responsibility
Obviously, Aunt Zhang saved Qi Wang before, and she owed him a life-saving grace. How can she care about such trivial matters at this time
Li Deqiu's complexion changed, and when he thought of the situation he might face after the accidents of those spiritual power users, he couldn't care less about other things, and said anxiously: "Yingyue, we have no way to wait any longer. Every delay In a minute, those children may be in danger, even if Mr. Qi is injured, his strength is still there, if he wants, he will definitely be able to rescue those children."
After Aunt Zhang heard these words, she couldn't help being a little shaken, but she quickly calmed down again: "I can't put Ah Wan in danger because of my child, he is three years younger than Min He, Minhe and the others are children, so he is also a child, village chief, you can't let him do such dangerous things because of his strength, he has no obligation."
This is a bit impolite. Li Deqiu didn't expect Aunt Zhang to be so reticent. At this time, she still thinks about those fearless kindness. Isn't she afraid that something will happen to her son at this time
"Mr. Qi..."
Li Deqiu wanted to say something more, but Qi Huang stopped him by raising his hand: "You don't need to say it, I know it well, tell me where they disappeared, and I'll go and have a look."
Seeing that Qi Wang agreed to save people, Li Deqiu's face suddenly showed joy, and he hurriedly told the place where the children disappeared, and at the same time said that he could help Qi Wang lead the way.
"Mr. Qi, I'd better take you there. The roads in the village are not easy to walk. You just came to the village not long ago. If you mistook the way..."
But before he finished speaking, Qi Wang interrupted the other party again: "No need, I know it well, it's good for you to stay here with Aunt Zhang, I'll go over and have a look."
After saying these words, Qi Huang's figure flickered and left here, but within a few breaths, his figure disappeared into the night.
Seeing that Qi Wang left as soon as he said that, without even a little hesitation, Aunt Zhang became anxious, and raised her voice to call Qi Wang a few times, but at this time Qi Wang had already gone far away, so how could she hear Aunt Zhang's voice
"Village chief, don't you think what you just said is a little too much? I don't know why you think Ah Wang is a very powerful person, but he is injured, and his strength must be greatly reduced. We can't be so selfish. For our village The safety of the child in the house put him in danger."
Seeing Aunt Zhang's upright speech, Li Deqiu just felt a little funny—feeling that Aunt Zhang regarded him as a villain, and now it's a mistake to criticize him
Since Qi Wang said that he didn't need him to chase after him, Li Deqiu didn't follow. With Qi Wang's strength, as long as he is willing to work hard, it will only take a few minutes to rescue those children.
Aunt Zhang doesn't know anything, but she exudes her cheap kindness here, doesn't she know the priorities of things
"Yingyue, I have been the village head for so many years, you should know what kind of person I am. I have acted frankly and honestly, and I have never had any selfishness, and everything I have done is only for the sake of the village, for the sake of the village. None of the children here are for me."
"The missing children were all grown up with my own eyes. They have been learning behind me. To me, they are just like my own children. Can I not worry if something happens to them? I know you You may think I'm a bit cruel and unkind, but what I want to tell you is that the reason I did this is entirely for the sake of the children."
After saying these words, Aunt Zhang's face revealed a look of guilt. She sighed and said in a low voice: "Village Chief, don't blame me, but that child is also a poor one. I just can't bear to…”
Seeing that Aunt Zhang's attitude softened, Li Deqiu did not continue to be aggressive. He sighed and said softly: "I don't know that my actions are a little unreasonable, but what can I do? Those children Now that I am in danger, I always need someone to save me, if it is not because of my lack of strength, why would I need outsiders to help me?"
Everyone has talked to such an extent, how can Aunt Zhang say anything else? She looked out the door worriedly, praying that Qi Minhe and the other children are okay, and praying that Qi Huang can be safe to rescue them.
***
Qi Wang's speed was very fast, and within a short time he had reached the place Li Deqiu said.
Tonight's night is not good, there are no stars and no moon in the sky, and because the peach blossom tree has started to grow wildly after the second mutation, many lighting facilities in the village have been destroyed. At this time, the surrounding area is very dark. At first glance, It was as if he had entered some dark space.
Because of what Qi Wang did before, the luxuriant canopy of the peach blossom tree was almost bald, and those strangely shaped branches were swaying in the darkness. Coupled with the pitch-black night, it created a somewhat eerie feeling. .
Even though he didn't bring any lighting facilities, the darkness didn't have any effect on Qi Wang. He looked around and soon noticed the somewhat familiar strange power remaining in the air.
Thinking of the thing he encountered when he came out of school, Qi Wang's eyes flickered, and at the same time, he released his mental power in all directions.
The huge spiritual power turned into a torrent of mountains and tsunami, with Qi Wang as the center, rushing towards the surroundings, and those things hidden in the dark had nowhere to hide under Qi Wang's spiritual power.
But within a few breaths, Qi Wang had already found the hidden thing, his figure flashed, and soon he appeared under the bald peach tree not far away.
Qi Wang looked at the strangely large peach blossom tree in front of him, and slowly raised his right hand.
Brilliant blue fluorescence gathered towards the palm of his right hand from all directions, and soon formed a radiant sword. Qi Wang casually held a beautiful knife flower, and said lightly: "It's you who gave the man to me. Shall I release them, or shall I 'help' you release them?"
His voice was as sweet as a clear spring, but the words he said were like the murmur of a demon. After Qi Fan's words fell, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
Not long after, the peach blossom tree with its ridiculously large trunk began to tremble violently, and the crown of the peach blossom tree, which had already fallen into bald spots, began to drop its peach blossom petals frantically. Completely bald.
Without the cover of the beautiful pink corolla, the branches and trunks that were knotted together were all exposed. There was no wind, but they trembled as if they were about to break off in the next second.
Qi Wang didn't do much, but the long knife in his hand flickered, and even his face became strange under the reflection of the blue light.
After about five minutes, Qi Wang suddenly said: "Five, four, three, two, one..."
Before he could say a word, the plump trunk suddenly opened, and seven or eight figures rolled out of the trunk.
Qi Wang looked down, and found that the people who rolled out from the tree trunk happened to be the few spiritual powers that Li Deqiu said were missing before.
Qi Wang lowered his head and looked towards them, the complexions of those spiritual power users were not very good-looking, and the breath on their bodies was a little weak, the situation did not look very good.
Just when Qi Wang lowered his head to look at those people on the ground, a monster wind rose from the ground, and a strange mist emerged, surrounding Qi Wang's whole body, but within a few breaths, the mist dissipated, and the original standing Qi Wang who was in place also disappeared.
***
When Qi Wang opened his eyes again, the surrounding environment had changed. At this time, he was in a strange room. The surrounding walls were made of countless thick tree roots and vines. There are no doors, windows, or lighting tools such as electric lights, but because the roots of the trees are shining brightly, it doesn't look dark here, but the ventilation here is probably not very good, and the air is full of light. There was a strong earthy smell.
Qi Wang found that his limbs were bound by thick vines, and a vine full of spikes wrapped around his neck. Those spikes were less than two centimeters away from his skin, as long as he moved a little , you can touch those spikes.
Judging from the situation, he was probably tied up to this place by someone, and judging from his posture, the other party didn't have any kindness towards him.
The expression on Qi Wang's face remained unchanged, he was very calm from the beginning to the end, when he found that there was no one else in the room except him, Qi Wang even closed his eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep like.
The guy hiding in the dark originally wanted to put psychological pressure on Qi Wang, torturing him little by little until he had a nervous breakdown, and when he couldn't bear it all, he appeared in front of him.
However, who would have thought that Qi Wang would not play cards according to common sense, and his breathing gradually became calmer, as if he was going to sleep here.
In such a predicament, he even thought about going to sleep! ! ! Is this still a person! !
The guy hiding in the shadows couldn't stand it anymore, and hastily emerged from his hiding place.
"Do you have any consciousness of being kidnapped! Can you respect me!"
He was still familiar with the strange language, but Qi Wang still understood the meaning of the other party as always, and the other party was furious, and seemed to be pissed off by Qi Wang's coquettish manipulation.
And at this moment, Qi Huang slowly opened his eyes, and looked in the direction of the voice.
A very ugly humanoid creature appeared in front of Qi Wang, looking at the opponent's rough skin like old tree bark, and the facial features that seemed to be drawn by an abstract master, Qi Wang silently looked away.
"You look kind of ugly."
Qi Wang's words pierced the opponent's lungs, and he was so angry that he cursed again.
Because its words are too filthy, the curse words are not suitable to be presented, so Qi Huang automatically blocked those words.
Because no one cooperated with its performance, that guy quickly had enough scolding, probably because he found that Qi Wang's attitude towards it was completely different from what it thought, that guy stopped this meaningless abuse, and opened his eyes wide open. Looking at Qi Huang with unaesthetic eyes.
"I have no grievances with you, why do you help those humans bully me?"
Qi Wenyan turned his eyes to the other party and asked, "What did you say? When did I bully you?"
As soon as the words were said, the other party jumped three feet high and said angrily: "I don't want to do this, you are the one who killed me, I am a kind person, no, I am not human, I am, I am..."
As a result, I spent a long time on it, but I didn't come up with a name.
Qi Wang helped it reveal its identity: "You are a mutated peach blossom tree in the village."
The peach blossom trees in the village began to grow crazily after the second mutation, and then the underground roots were all linked together, turning from countless peach blossom trees into a whole. As the mutation deepened, this peach blossom tree The tree gave birth to wisdom.
All things have spirits, and every plant and tree in this world has self-awareness. Many scientists have shown that plants, like humans, have their own thoughts, emotions, emotions, and joys. However, because humans cannot communicate with plants, plants It's not like animals can make sounds, so most people think that plants have no self-awareness.
However, after the second mutation, their spiritual intelligence was upgraded, and they became a bit like the monsters mentioned in the ghost novels in the past—this is how Qi Wang understood their existence.
Originally, this mutated peach blossom tree had no body, and its consciousness could enter any peach blossom tree through the connected root system, and every peach blossom tree in the peach blossom village was it.
However, it kept its eyes on Qi Wang, and then it was given a form by the spiritual power released by Qi Wang, from an invisible thing to a tangible thing.
"Why did you hurt me like this? I have no grievances with you, you..."
Qi Wang didn't wait for it to finish, and interrupted it: "Let me remind you, it was you who came to me first, and you became what you are now, because of yourself."
Qi Wang didn't intend to do anything to it, it came out to find fault, Qi Wang was just fighting back in self-defense.
The Mutant Peach Blossom Tree was choked by Qi Wang's words, and was unable to speak for a long time.
Qi Wang stared at it for a while, and then asked: "Can you tell me now, why are you looking for me now?"