Chapter 114 Lightning Strikes Wood"Because you deserve to be beaten!" I looked unfriendly and stared at He Feifei: "Oh! I can understand that you have complaints against me because you are frightened, but please be careful with your mouth. If I hear you insulting my family again, it will not be as simple as a slap in the face!
Besides, if you think I'm not capable, you don't have to follow me and just find your own way back."
I said this not only to He Feifei, but also to everyone else in the team.
In fact, from the eye contact just now, I have already felt that some people's emotions, in addition to worry, have begun to be dissatisfied.
It’s more of a questioning than a dissatisfaction.
Among them was Ruan Hao. I was keenly aware of the questioning in his eyes, which was not very obvious.
I said this to remind them that if they don't believe me, they can find a way out on their own. But if they follow me, please accept whatever the result is.
Everyone was a college student, so they understood the hint. Someone immediately expressed their opinion: "I believe in Su Cancan. We have all seen the effect of the red rope she used before. After all, I know nothing. If I can get out of the first illusion, I can get out of the second one! I want to follow her!"
What surprised me was that the person who took the lead in speaking was Ruan Hao, who had expressed the most obvious doubts just now.
Ling Tian also stood up and said, "If it weren't for Su Cancan, we might still be unconscious and spinning in circles in the maze! Just now, it was she who woke us up. No matter what, it's better for everyone not to disperse."
It’s hard for him to run all night, but he still has enough energy and a loud voice, worthy of being a sports student.
Everyone else echoed and nodded in agreement, except He Feifei, who was slapped by me and looked at me with resentment.
No matter what these people are thinking, to judge a person we don’t need to look at what he thinks, but what he does.
They affirmed my leadership at this point in time, and I certainly won't let them down:
"Although my ability is not enough to see through the core of this illusion, if you follow me, I will do my best to protect your safety."
I looked at He Feifei and said meaningfully: "If you don't believe me, leave now. If you go back the same way, you might really get down the mountain!"
The other side of He Feifei's face that was not slapped by me also turned red. Not to mention how she could get back to the bottom of the cliff and identify the direction by herself, it was unknown whether she could stay awake by herself.
After all, in such a dangerous situation, leaving alone is definitely not a wise choice.
She would not leave, and absolutely dared not leave, but how could she swallow her pride and say she wanted to follow me after we had just had a quarrel?
I ignored her and asked everyone to rest where they were. I did not try to find the way again, but sat cross-legged and began to carefully recall the distance I had walked in this time, and what was wrong.
I closed my eyes, and everything I saw and heard that night began to replay in my mind like a movie, scene by scene.
A crooked tree appeared before my eyes, once, twice, three times...
I suddenly opened my eyes: "The center of the formation is a tree!"
"It's a crooked tree!" The next second after I said this, Chu Yucheng's voice rang out.
He and I looked at each other and stood up at the same time tacitly.
"We have seen that tree four times tonight. The last time we saw it was about 10 minutes ago. As long as we keep moving forward, we will definitely see the tree again in about 10 minutes."
Xu Gao pushed up his glasses and said, "Now that you mention it, I remember that there was a tree that was obviously much thicker than the surrounding trees. There were traces of burnt marks on the crooked neck of the tree, which looked like it had been burned. In the deep mountains and old forests, it is very likely that it was struck by lightning and caught fire. After the top was burned, the side branches and roots survived. Over time, it grew into a crooked tree."
I nodded. "I thought I was out of trouble, so I let my guard down. Now that I think about it, I should have thought of such an obvious flaw earlier. I'm really sorry."
Everyone said it was okay, packed up their luggage, and walked forward along the clear mountain road.
Sure enough, after walking for about ten minutes, everyone saw the crooked tree again.
I stood in front of the tree and looked at it carefully.
The trunk of this tree is very thick, and it looks like it would take two or three people to hug it. The top of the trunk is already charred, and a thick branch branches out from the side of the charred top branch. Although the leaves on this thick branch are not as lush as the surrounding trees, they are still lush and green.
Death and life appear on this tree at the same time. This crooked tree survived the lightning strike, which shows how tenacious its vitality is.
This kind of tree that has been struck by lightning is called lightning-struck wood.
If you ask what ghosts are afraid of, it is naturally the scorching sun and the powerful thunder. Such power is enough to reduce them to ashes.
Trees that have been struck by lightning naturally contain this power, so lightning-struck wood is often used to make magical instruments. Taoist Master Chen has a sword made of lightning-struck wood.
People often give children a bracelet made of a small piece of wood struck by lightning, so that ghosts will not dare to approach.
However, most of the lightning-struck wood available on the market is artificially induced by lightning, or directly made by electrifying cut trees. This kind of dead wood cannot store energy. Natural lightning-struck wood like this is definitely rare.
But what surprised me even more was how such a crooked tree that could ward off evil and filth could become the centerpiece of a ghost formation?
I circled the tree twice and found nothing special. There was nothing unusual about the energy of heaven and earth. So I turned my attention to the lush branch. There must be some unknown secret hidden in the branches and leaves.
I took out a few talismans from my bag and put them in my trouser pocket, then climbed up the tree.
I quickly climbed to the top of the tree and saw up close the black lines caused by lightning. The faint energy of heaven and earth contained in them made me feel awe-inspiring.
The slanting branch was very thick. I tried to step on it and found it was very stable, so I moved forward little by little and walked into the branches.
As soon as I took the first step, a gust of wind blew from somewhere, making the branches and leaves rustle, and the branches and trunks also trembled slightly with the frequency of the wind.
In the dim shadows of the trees, I seemed to see a pair of pink satin embroidered boots with black edges hanging at the end of the branch!
But when I looked carefully, the embroidered boots were hidden among the branches and leaves and disappeared!
