Chapter 148
, Section 3: The Gathering of Yin Elements
Chapter 148 The Three Scholar Trees Gathering Yin Formation
Can trees be benevolent?
Chen Miao was unaware, but the fact had happened right before his eyes.
Could it be that this tree has come to life?
Chen Miao quietly took out the book, glanced at it, and his face immediately darkened.
In the book, he cautiously withdrew, and the ending remained unchanged.
Therefore, we have no choice but to try it now.
I glanced at the sun; there shouldn't be any major problems.
Chen Miao drew his Seven Star Peach Wood Sword and slowly approached the front.
Seeing Chen Miao's solemn expression, Qi Ning immediately shut his mouth, wary of any possible attack.
Chen Miao slowly approached the big locust tree and came within one meter.
After finding nothing, he began to walk around the large locust tree, preparing to examine it as a whole.
But he had only taken two steps when his kindness vanished.
"what happened?"
Chen Miao looked at the big locust tree next to him, fearing that a malicious thought might suddenly appear.
Thankfully, no.
Why did the kindness suddenly disappear?
Chen Miao thought about everything he had just done, then he took two steps back and returned to his original position.
Goodwill immediately reappeared.
Chen Miao was taken aback.
What's the reason?
He continued to back away, this time even faster; with each step back, the goodwill vanished.
Returning to his original spot, Chen Miao looked at the big locust tree and then glanced at the spot beneath his feet.
Could it be that there's some significance to his position?
Feng Shui arrangement?
Chen Miao frowned. He thought back to when he and Qi Ning arrived yesterday afternoon. He seemed to have passed by this spot as well, but why was there no goodwill at that time?
Is it because of time constraints?
Chen Miao couldn't figure it out, so he turned his gaze back to the old locust tree.
"Regardless, the old locust tree has been kind to me, so..."
Chen Miao walked to the side, took out three incense sticks from his bag, lit them, and returned to the big locust tree.
Then, he bowed three times to the big locust tree.
The gods won't blame you for being too polite; you can't go wrong by offering a prayer.
After bowing, Chen Miao walked to the big locust tree and inserted three incense sticks under the tree.
Just as Chen Miao was about to stand up, he saw a crack at the base of the tree that looked like it had been struck by something.
Sunlight shone on the tree trunk and seeped into the cracks.
This also allowed Chen Miao to see...that eye inside the tree trunk!
A tingling, electric-like sensation spread from Chen Miao's spine throughout his body. Immediately, he thrust his Seven Star Peach Wood Sword forward!
Duh!
Chen Miao's thrust missed, landing an inch beside the crack.
After the initial shock, a thought suddenly flashed through Chen Miao's mind, shocking him.
He immediately sheathed the Seven Star Peach Wood Sword and took two steps back.
Chen Miao stopped looking at the eye in the crack and instead looked up at the locust tree branch.
A common characteristic of locust trees is that they are hollow!
As the locust tree ages, the heartwood in its central part gradually loses its conductive function, and after decaying, it forms a cavity.
Chen Miao hadn't thought of this before, because the big locust tree was growing so well that there wasn't a trace of hollowness in it.
But just now, when Chen Miao thrust out his sword, he heard a hollow sound coming from the locust tree, and suddenly this thought came to mind.
Perhaps that eye didn't grow from the locust tree!
Perhaps, kindness doesn't come from the locust tree!
"Brother Qi, can you climb up this locust tree?"
"Okay, what do you need me to do?"
Qi Ning answered without hesitation.
"Go up and check if it's hollow. Bring a flashlight!"
Qi Ning nodded, glanced at the height of the locust tree, and then took a few steps back.
With a running start, Qi Ning leaped up, landing on a protrusion on the tree trunk. With a burst of energy, he jumped more than a meter higher and grabbed onto another groove in the tree.
Then, with a single-arm pull-up, he pulled himself up.
In just ten seconds, Qi Ning had already climbed to the top of a tree branch six or seven meters high.
As soon as they went up, Qi Ning told Chen Miao the answer.
"There's a tree hole!"
"Let's see what's inside!"
Qi Ning took out a small flashlight from his tactical vest.
The lights came on and shone directly into the cave.
When Qi Ning saw the stark white skeleton beneath the tree hollow, his heart skipped a beat.
But soon, he saw Zhong Cai leaning against the skeleton at the bottom of the tree hollow, his face illuminated by a beam of sunlight! "Zhong Cai! It's Zhong Cai!"
Qi Ning was about to go down when Chen Miao stopped him.
"Don't go down! Get a rope!"
Qi Ning realized what was happening and immediately stopped.
Neither of them brought a rope this time. After telling Qi Ning to wait, Chen Miao ran back to the village.
As he ran, Chen Miao opened the book in his hand.
After reading the contents of the book, a smile finally appeared on his face.
……
five minutes later.
Chen Miao returned to the tree with two bundles of rope and threw one end of each bundle to Qi Ning.
"Tie it up properly before you get down. It's okay, don't worry."
Hearing Chen Miao say this, Qi Ning, who was still somewhat hesitant, wrapped the rope around the thick branches of the tree and then tied one of the ropes around her waist.
Upon seeing this, Chen Miao immediately tied the other end to himself, lay down on the ground, and braced his feet against the tree trunk.
"I'm off!"
Qi Ning said something, then braced himself against the inner wall of the tree hole and slowly climbed down.
Throughout the process, Chen Miao kept releasing the rope.
They stretched it out to the same length as the entire tree trunk before stopping.
Not long after, Chen Miao heard Qi Ning's voice coming from inside the tree.
five minutes later.
Zhong Cai was placed on the ground in front of the tree.
"Brother Zhong?"
Zhong Cai's condition was strange at this moment. His eyes were open, but his body was limp and limp, as if he were asleep.
"Zhong Cai, what do you need me to do?"
Qi Ning is questioning Zhong Cai, hoping to see if he can resolve Zhong Cai's current state.
Before he could even ask, Chen Miao had already torn open Zhong Cai's shirt.
Inside his clothes, on Zhong Cai's chest, was a talisman drawn.
Chen Miao took out water from his bag, poured it on his sleeve, and then slowly wiped away the blood-red talisman on Zhong Cai's chest.
After the last bit of blood was dissolved by the water, Chen Miao and Qi Ning heard a deep gasp.
Immediately afterwards, they heard Zhong Cai's hoarse voice say, "Water, water!"
As they spoke, Chen Miao had already handed the water to Zhong Cai's chapped lips, pouring only a bottle cap-sized amount at a time.
After several attempts, Chen Miao stopped feeding Zhong Cai water and waited for him to calm down.
After repeating this process several times, Zhong Cai was able to move.
Qi Ning lifted Zhong Cai's upper body and leaned it against his own.
Zhong Cai looked at Qi Ning, then at Chen Miao, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
He shouldn't have sent that text message.
"Hey bro, where's your phone?"
Zhong Cai glanced at the locust tree, and Chen Miao understood, then asked, "Brother, didn't you receive a call from me once?"
Zhong Cai nodded.
"At that time, I had just activated the Turtle Breath Locking Yang Mantra, and my body had not yet completely lost sensation."
"After I saw your call, I answered it, but the signal was intermittent and I couldn't get in touch with you."
"Then I sent a text message to Qi Ning. I didn't know if the message would go through, but it seems to have succeeded."
Qi Ning nodded, finally understanding why he received the message the next morning.
Zhong Cai must have lost signal after clicking send, and the text message was only sent when the signal returned.
But by then, Zhong Cai should have been unable to move.
After understanding the cause and effect, Chen Miao asked a question that he was very concerned about.
"Dude, do you know what happened here?"
Zhong Cai nodded.
"Here, someone has set up the Three Scholar Trees Gathering Yin Formation! Within this gathering of Yin, a corpse is being nurtured!"
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(End of this chapter)