Xu Le felt much better when he saw that he was not the only one who was cheated.
Although Ding Ke grabbed his hair and punched him a few times, he had already eaten it and the taste could not be returned.
Bai Jing looked at Xu Le, whose hair was grabbed by the black cat, with a complicated expression.
Her thoughts were also a little hazy.
Xu Le's condition made it impossible for her to identify him with the person the old mercenary had mentioned before.
But the old mercenary had no reason to lie to her. As long as she bought a newspaper when she returned, everything would be clear.
"Someone just told me..."
"Tell you what?"
"Some people say that you killed many people in the Guard Hall. Is that true or not?"
"Ah, you are talking about that thing. It can be said to be true."
"… How is it possible for a newbie like you to do that?"
"I've already told you that you're not a newbie. What you see may not be true. Many people pretend, and many people have multiple sides. Don't think you can judge people accurately. What if you're not?"
Before, Bai Jing had always played the role of a teacher in front of Xu Le.
Now that she was being taught a lesson by Xu Le, she was still a little uncomfortable with it.
"Don't act like a senior in front of me. I have much more experience than you."
Although she had heard that Xu Le was a very scary character, after getting to know him, she still felt that Xu Le in front of her was more real.
So I'm not really afraid of him.
Xu Le smiled. It seemed like everyone liked to preach.
He actually started to show these symptoms.
"I used to have a very good friend, also named Bai Jing."
"Hey, man, if you want to pick up girls, this is too old-fashioned, like I had a friend before..."
Seeing Bai Jing's face full of contempt, Xu Le was not angry, but he did not stop talking either.
"You're overthinking it. The Bai Jing I'm talking about is not young at all. She should have been 40-50 years old at the time. Come to think of it, Brother Shu's taste is really unique."
Hearing Xu Le say this, Bai Jing's face suddenly turned ugly.
No one likes to be called old, even if it is just a metaphor.
"Do I look a lot like your friend?"
"Yes, she is also a person who likes to preach, and she is also my mission guide."
"You really did a field mission? Where is she?"
"Dead."
"Killed in battle?"
"He should be considered dead of old age."
Xu Le was not exaggerating in this regard. Bai Jing's life had been overdrawn at that time, and the final move she unleashed consumed all of her life.
So he really died of old age.
“Will we die of old age at 40-50?”
"Warrior, injuries and battles have overdrawn your life."
"That being said, it would be a shame to die of old age at this age."
"Yes, it's a pity. Her death brought a great shock to my former team, and eventually it was disbanded."
"So, what kind of person is she?"
"If I had to describe her specifically, I'd say she's smooth. She always upholds a smooth approach to justice. She's a very capable and special friend."
When Bai Jing heard the word "smooth", she nodded approvingly.
"Smooth justice? This is in line with my style. When doing things, one should be more smooth. This way it will be easier to develop. Don't you think so?"
Xu Le narrowed his eyes and shook his head:
"wrong."
"No? Being smooth is not right? What's wrong?" Xiao Baijing was a little unconvinced. She felt that smooth justice was very good.
Xu Le touched Ding Ke and asked it to be more quiet.
“I once thought that smooth justice was right, but later I discovered that the so-called smooth justice was actually just a helpless choice.
It is precisely because there is no absolute power and authority that compromise and tact are necessary. "
“If you do things too absolutely, it will only lead to conflict.”
"Then have you ever seen the Red Moon Temple being smooth?" Xu Le suddenly asked.
"Forehead… "
"The Red Moon Temple has not allowed Zion and Lighthouse to have masters above level 4 so far. This is their suppression of other cities.
They have never had the concept of being tactful. Their absolute strength gives them absolute suppression power, so they can control other cities at will."
"What you said is too far away." Bai Jing suddenly felt a little guilty.
Xu Le nodded. These questions were indeed too far away for Bai Jing.
But for him, it is not far away.
He was one of the senators of Zion and a level 4 warlock. He was assassinated by the Red Moon Temple, and it was not just once.
In this case, being tactful has become meaningless.
Because he could not contend with the power of the Red Moon Temple, he hoped for change.
"I just said it casually."
"What did you do in the past?"
"It's a secret."
"Tsk, forget it."
…
After the two finished their chat, Bai Jing returned to the team and went to have dinner with everyone else.
Xu Le did not go there. He didn't want to have too much contact with other mercenaries except Bai Jing, as too much contact would easily expose him.
But he had no intention of leaving the camp. Looking at the huge moon in the sky, Xu Le began to try to absorb the moon spirit.
"Mu Yue, why can you still do things like this, meow?" Ding Ke looked at Mu Yue's Xu Le with a puzzled expression.
"Yeah, Mu Yue, why can you still do this kind of thing?"
Xu Le himself was also confused. According to his current condition, he should be rejected by both Hongyue and Gu Yinduo.
He no longer belongs to any system.
I wonder if Ye Fu is like me, never being recognized by the Ancient Yinduo Mother Tree again.
But if you think about it carefully, the attitude of the Guyinduo mother tree towards other Guyinduo sons doesn't seem to be very good.
"Anyway, just suck it and it's done."
Time passed by minute by minute. Without the constraints of trivial matters, Xu Le was completely immersed in the joy of cultivation.
Is practicing cultivation fun
Of course there is, especially the power that is absorbed into the world.
The spirit of the red moon, or the power of ancient Yinduo.
Even if his psychic reservoir is already full, the process will strengthen his body, even if only slightly.
But the joy that comes from growth is incomparable.
After practicing for about 5 hours, it was already 12 o'clock. Even though the Tianrui Lifeng mercenaries had a rich nightlife, they had already started to rest at this time.
Only a few mercenaries were left to keep watch, each on their own.
The firelight illuminated the surroundings, and there were some sounds of wild beasts in the wild environment.
Of course, it is not necessarily a wild beast.
Bai Jing didn't have to keep watch, but her mind kept imagining the scene of Xu Le killing people in the guard hall, which made it difficult for her to sleep.
Turning her head, Bai Jing found that Xu Le had not rested yet. She curled her lips:
"This guy, he doesn't have any night watch duty, but he still doesn't rest. A rookie is a rookie."
He closed his eyes for a while, but when he opened them again, Xu Le had disappeared again.
"He left the team? At this time."
Bai Jing looked at her watch. It was almost 2 o'clock now. More than an hour had passed.
If Xu Le goes out at this time, wouldn't that be courting death
"No, we have to find him."
Bai Jing picked up the lantern and prepared to go out. The mercenary on night watch asked:
"Xiaobai, where are you going?"
"I'm going to the bathroom."
"At this point, let's just solve it here. It would be bad if something strange happened."
"Shut up."
"Hahaha."
Walking to where Xu Le was, Bai Jing followed Xu Le's footsteps and walked out.
She found that Xu Le really went out, and it was after 12 o'clock.
"This guy really doesn't know how to live or die."
We followed the footprints for a long time and finally came to a lake.
The lake reflected the light of the moon, the entire surface of the lake was shining, and the surroundings did not look dark.
Bai Jing knew that this was where the team had fetched water before.
But because of this, she became even more anxious.
In the wild, you should never get too close to a lake under any circumstances, especially when camping.
Because no one knows what is under the lake, people need to breathe in the water, their ability to move is greatly reduced, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly weakened.
Moreover, lakes are particularly suitable for the survival of giant creatures, and such places often portend danger.
"This footprint..."
Looking at the footprints by the lake, Bai Jing became more and more uneasy.
"This guy is not going to go into the lake, is he mentally retarded?"
It was quiet all around. Bai Jing's years of experience made her feel that there was danger here. She really didn't want Xu Le to die, but she didn't want anything to happen to herself either.
After seeing Xu Le's footprints disappear by the lake, she had already given up.
"Forget it, let him fend for himself."
Just as she turned her head, Bai Jing felt a little unwilling, she lowered her voice and shouted:
"Dingko! Dingko!"
Meow
There really was a creature that responded to her, but it was a cat, Ding Ke’s black cat.
Bai Jing stared at the black cat walking towards her in the moonlight and asked cautiously:
"Hey, kitty, where's your owner?"
Ding Ke tilted his head and thought for a while, then pointed to the lake.
Meow!
"Really in the water? That's too dangerous..." Bai Jing didn't know how to communicate with a cat.
But looking at Ding Ke sitting there licking his paws, she felt inexplicably relieved.
"Can you please let your master come up? The mission hasn't even started yet, and I don't want to lose any personnel at this time."
Meow! ~
Ding Ke spread his hands, indicating that he was powerless.
Its behavior was very human, which made Bai Jing certain that the cat could indeed understand what she was saying.
So Bai Jing thought about it, took out a small snack from her pocket and threw it over.
"Be good, let your master come up."
Ding Ke glanced at the snacks with disdain.
Are you kidding? It is the noble and powerful Whisperer, the Whispering Owl.
Back then, he had cut through the disaster area of the Red Moon Temple and reached Red Moon East Road for three days and three nights without blinking an eye. How could he be bribed by a little bit of snacks
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Then…
It walked over and ate the snack, it was quite delicious...
"Kitty, you've eaten my snacks, can you help me?"
Ding Ke felt helpless. It was almost time to let Xu Le come back.
So Ding Ke slowly walked to the lake and buried his head in the water.
Gurgle gurgle gurgle! ~
Bai Jing didn't know what it was doing, but she didn't disturb this spiritual cat at this time.
"Is it calling Ding Ke? A pet calling its master? It looks weird..."
After Ding Ke gurgled for a while, the lake water began to shake noticeably, as if some huge object was about to break out of the water.
They were not the only creatures that felt the vibration. Several wandering monsters that had previously targeted Bai Jing and Ding Ke also fled at this time.
It seems to be afraid of something in the water.
Whoosh!
A huge wave hit, and Bai Jing quickly retreated.
Xu Le was seen standing on a strange head that looked like a giant water snake, breaking out of the water.
Black spirit snake, level 4 monster, ancient god species.
Xu Le grabbed the black snake with one hand and let it pierce into his body.
And the soul tree in his body was also madly absorbing these toxins.
At the beginning, the Black Spirit Snake was still thinking of teaching Xu Le, this ignorant human, a lesson.
But with the injection of the poison, Xu Le was fine, and its spiritual energy was almost exhausted.
If this continues, it might even die of spiritual energy exhaustion.
So it began to twist its body in the water, trying to get rid of Xu Le.
But Xu Le would not let it go so easily. He did not actively attack the black snake when he went into the water. It was the black snake that sought its own death.
Staring at the huge eyeballs of the black snake, Xu Le also had a ferocious look on his face.
“I am unable to produce toxins, so when I need to use toxins, I have to ask others for them. The others here can be people, plants, or monsters.
If it doesn't give... then I will take it, understand?"
roar!
The black snake roared again, but it had no way to get rid of Xu Le.
It felt something like a tentacle drilled in from the venomous mouth of its fangs and pierced into its body.
This Nima...
"I heard that venom is essentially protein? That's pretty amazing."
The branches of the Soul Tree pierced into the black snake's body.
Then, it began to take root and sprout, growing wildly inside the black snake's body.
The power of the Soul Tree cannot be described by the words of a treasure or a divine artifact.
This thing, it doesn't make sense.
No matter what kind of weird you are, Red Moon, Ancient Sound, Ancient God, Outer God.
As long as the Soul Tree finds your core, it can be absorbed.
The black snake felt like something strange had grown inside its body... It was afraid and angry at the human in front of it, but it couldn't beat him.
The thought of retreating has already arisen.
"Humanity..."
"There are no more choices. Every living thing is responsible for its own actions."
Xu Le said lightly.
Then, Bai Jing below saw an astonishing scene.
The thick roots and branches suddenly broke through the body of the black snake, part of it went deep into the lake, and part of it grew upwards.
The tree grew bigger and faster.
Its growth rate is equal to the Black Spirit Snake's decline rate.
Before long, the black snake completely shriveled up and rotted.
But there was an extra tree in the center of the lake.
An ancient Yinduo tree