While admiring the fact that there is such a paradise in the depths of the woods, Shu Kui walked leisurely to the side of the low bushes, and saw the gray rabbits gathered here, eating the fruits of the bushes.

She plucked one out and bit it tentatively.

Ordinary and uninteresting. This is the first sensation, but soon the rich aroma spreads in the mouth, a bit like cream, mixed with the characteristic freshness of the fruit.

Shu Kui has been gone for a long time, he has long been hungry and thirsty, and when he eats such a delicious thing, he can't help but say "um", stretch out his hand and pick it, and grab the food with the rabbit.

The fruits were dense and fruitful, Shu Kui lowered his head, and between picking and eating, he suddenly bumped into something hard, rubbed his knees in pain and inhaled the cool air.

Looking back, she realized that she had unconsciously reached the middle of the bushes.

There is a huge flower, slightly sloping, more than two meters in diameter, shy and timidly half-opened, delicate, but the exposed stamens are withered and scorched black, like a lotus leaf four fingers thick, connected with a long stem.

Shu Kui was surprised and surprised, walked around the flower, hesitated for a while, but couldn't help touching it.

When I touched it, I found that the petals were not as soft and delicate as I imagined, but cold and hard, like jade and ice.

She carefully touched the stamen in the middle again, and unexpectedly touched the fluffy one in her hand, like an eiderdown quilt.

After a moment of careful observation, she suddenly thought that no matter how she looked at it, the flower looked like a bed.

As soon as this thought came out, exhaustion came like a tidal wave.

In retrospect, since entering this area, she has never had a good rest, first a zombie, then a one-eyed crow and a big snake, then poisoned and unconscious, and finally woke up, but was led to the hole by the point of light, one dream after another, and then, followed the gray rabbit around the forest for a long time, and now once relaxed, I felt that the whole body was soft, and the eyelids could not hold up.

She looked at the sun, and her heart was horizontal, and she fell on the stamen of the flower on all fours, and snored.

At first, the sleep was unusually sweet, but after a while, her heart suddenly beat wildly, and the cold and numb feeling first appeared on her fingertips, and then gradually spread to her whole body. At the same time, the warm current reappeared, but instead of moving, it was coiled around its chest, fighting against the cold.

In the haze, Shu Kui felt that his body was hot and cold, his headache was splitting, and he was so weak that it was difficult to even curl up.

Thankfully, it didn't last long, and after a few minutes or so, the coldness disappeared.

She sat up and pressed her temples, unable to figure out what was going on.

Look at the sky, it's dusk.

Shu Kui came to the pond, intending to wash his feet and relax, but inadvertently found that the pond water that had been exposed to the sun for a day was slightly hot and the temperature was suitable, so he immediately jumped into the pool excitedly and washed his whole body.

Changing into the clean clothes in the Fang Huan, she was in a good mood, completely ignoring the discomfort just now, humming a song and scrubbing the dirty clothes, picking some fruits, and throwing them into her mouth one by one to eat, very relaxed and comfortable.

At night, she lit a bonfire and slept on the stamens, dreamless all night.

The next day, the weather was very good, and it was not until three o'clock in the morning that Shu Kui got up, and when he had nothing to do, he walked around in the col.

It was also a coincidence that after this walk, I found a few small plants behind a big rock by the pond, with purple-red flowers, and under the flowers were nine white leaves neatly arranged on the left and right.

She hurriedly took out the photos for comparison, confirmed that it was the nine-leaf flower that could cure Old Man Wang, and quickly dug it out carefully, put it away properly, and had another day in a good mood.

By the afternoon of the third day, after taking a shower and eating a full stomach, I still wandered around with nothing to do, and my leisure turned into boredom.

Anyway, there was nothing to do, Shu Kui wanted to tidy up a little, so he took out the whole cloth bag given by the big tree, and shook the bottom to the sky.

And when she was done, she froze for a moment—among the scattered things, the flare gun that had long been lost was in sight.

She couldn't believe her eyes, picked up the gun and looked straight at it over and over, and after confirming that there was still a flare, she was ecstatic for a moment, and immediately filled it, and it was a shot in the sky.

Next, she packed up all her belongings and began to wait for the arrival of the tree.

Who knows, until the sky is completely dark, except for the gray rabbit who came to eat the fruit, no other living creatures enter the col. She had to comfort herself with the thought that maybe this was the heart of the mountains, and it would take some time for the trees to arrive.

It was night, because of something on her mind, Shu Kui slept very unsteadily, even a breeze could make her wake up suddenly, looking back and forth, left and right.

When it was finally dawn, there was still no one in the col except her.

Well, it's not convenient to walk at night, and besides, the big trees have to sleep, so they must not set off until dawn. Shu Kui comforted himself again and sat on the stamen, there was nothing else to do but continue to wait.

Another day passed.

When night fell, Shu Kui's heart was about to be blown up by disappointment, and in a cranky thought, she suddenly recalled Xiao Sun, thinking that when the two first met, he wanted to play tricks on himself, so he couldn't help but think about it, thinking that maybe the big tree was the same, and brought her here just to see her make a fool of her, and even, let her fend for herself.

Once she had such thoughts, she calmed down and decided that rescue would never appear, and now, if she wants to survive, she can only rely on herself.

Shu Kui patted his face, lifted his spirits, picked a lot of fruits, got out of the mountain col, and came to the dense forest again.

Because she suffered a big loss on the road, when she followed the gray rabbit, she made a mark along the way, and now it is not difficult to turn back the same way, and it will be there after walking for half a day.

But then, what to do, still have no clue.

She sat on the floor, eating what little dry food she had left, and her mind was in a mess.

At this time, there was the sound of footsteps coming from far and near.

Shu Kui was overjoyed, and hurriedly turned his head to look, and saw a burly man coming slowly.

"Hello, see you again." He is the one who pretends to be Yuxiao.

Shu Kui was so surprised that he even forgot to run away.

"Please stand still, I want to get something." The man's words were very polite.

"You...... Stay back! Shu Kui is convinced that there is no good thing when he meets him.

The man smiled, looking harmless to humans and animals: "Don't worry, that thing is not entirely yours, take it now, it won't hurt you." ”

Shu Kui was willing to listen, and retreated vigorously, wanting to wait for an opportunity to escape.

The man pressed forward step by step, and without much effort, he grabbed Shu Kui in his hand.

"Whatever it is, I don't give it." Shu Kui struggled desperately.

"I can't help you." The man was still smiling, and a red light appeared on his hand, covering Shu Kui entirely.

Shu Kui's heart began to beat suddenly, and every time he jumped, the pain became more and more intense, as if there was a monster locked inside, slamming and gnawing hard, trying to break free.

She clutched her chest, gritted her teeth, and kept saying to herself, she can't fall, she must not fall.

Seeing her like this, the man stretched out his other hand and gently squeezed her shoulder.

Suddenly, Shu Kui had no strength all over his body, and had no choice but to lie down.

The man also sat on the ground, straightened his legs, and let Shu Kui rest on his lap, looking very gentle and considerate.

Shu Kui was in pain and anxious, sweating profusely, and couldn't move at all, so he could only watch the man raise his hand to an inch above his chest.

The monster in his heart seemed to be helped, and he hit harder and harder, and it hurt so much that Shu Kui's eyes turned black and he almost fainted.

"Bear with me, it's almost all right." The man whispered comforting words, and his heart was already overjoyed.

However, in the next second, the sound of breaking the sky behind his head disturbed his good mood, and he had to give up Shu Kui and roll on the spot.

What flew in was a goose feather knife no more than one meter long, crystal clear, like a crystal cast.

The man got up quickly, and as soon as he turned around, he saw the big tree standing not far away, his handsome face full of murderous aura.

"Your Excellency is ......" He had never seen this young man.

"I'm from Jinzhai, and so is she." The big tree pointed to the ground, "The place where you are standing now is the territory of Liujin Village." ”

"She's from Jinzhai?" The man was a little surprised.

The big tree nodded, and recalled the Yanling knife that was deeply rooted in the soil: "Please give her back to me." ”

The man didn't speak—he knew that there were many people in Liujin Village, many of whom were skilled and good at doing things from the sidelines, and no one wanted to be their enemies in these three frontiers, because one day, he would have something to ask for them.

"Since it's from Jinzhai, do you want to make a deal?" He also knew that the village was full of businessmen.

"Tell me about it." Sure enough, the big tree became interested.

"You are employed by people to deal with a thousand strange tasks for nothing more than gold. Have you ever thought that one day, if you become the king of the Yulan Kingdom, when the time comes, the gold of the entire country will be yours? The man watched the tree closely.

"Me? King Yulan? The tree laughed.

The man didn't seem to be joking: "Yes." If you give me this mortal, I will guarantee that you will be able to sit on the throne of kings in the near future. ”

"You? Why? The tree asked again.

"As long as you are willing to follow me, you will know what I am." The man said unhurriedly.

The big tree is silent, look at the man, look at Shu Kui.

"You are now in Liujin Village, for the sake of more than 100 taels of gold, you are called to drink, and you have to be born and die, it is better to follow me, not tired, not dangerous, and no loss." The man thought he was tempted.

The big tree thought about it, but still asked, "What if I don't want to?" ”

The man shrugged: "Then I can't help it, anyway, this person, I'm going to decide." ”

The big tree nodded again, and suddenly rose into the air, and the Yanling knife in his hand turned into a cold light, and quickly slashed down on the top of the man's head.