Where is this response from "Yunyang"?

It is clearly the strange sound that this strange tree makes when it is burned, which should be related to its wooden structure and the sap flowing out of it, which is a relatively easy phenomenon to understand.

Many things make sounds when they are burned, and the sound varies.

It's like a jug full of water makes a "whining" sound, a dry wood makes a "crackling" sound, and even a corpse makes some weird cries in its throat when it is cremated......

The reasons for this kind of sound vary, and although Wu Liang can't explain the principle of this kind of sound one by one, he won't easily treat it as sneaky.

And the sound of this strange tree right now is quite close to the pronunciation of its "name".

“yun——yang——yun——yang——”

In the midst of the flames, the strange tree continued to make strange noises......

Wu Liang suddenly thought.

Could it be that the name "Yunyang" came from this?

And Fang Cai Yu Ji's statement that only "Yunyang" responds to the rumors, and that only those who meet it can be all right?

When people get close to "Yunyang", they are already destined to be controlled by its unaware means, and eventually become its fertilizer.

If you want to be rescued, you have to set it on fire.

In the process of burning it, you will hear this unique sound made by it, and the same is true, and everyone who meets "Yunyang" will be fine.

It is speculated from this that the ancient books that Yu Ji has read may have an earlier version.

And in the earlier version, people have already discovered the escape method when they accidentally encounter "Yunyang" - incineration.

It's just that as "Yunyang" becomes less and less rare and rarer, this strange tree is gradually forgotten by people, and the ancient books that have been handed down have changed several times, and the more they spread, the more mysterious they are, and the more terrifying they become.

Gradually.

The sound of the burning of the monster tree became a kind of "soul hook" response.

"Yunyang" has also become the name of this strange tree, of course, it is also possible that people have called it this way a long time ago, after all, there has long been a custom in human history to name a certain species or something after sound.

As for what exactly does "Yunyang" rely on to control humans and turn them into walking dead......

Wu Liang is also more inclined to release a chemical similar to an "alkaloid" at the moment, rather than a spore parasitism.

Because "Yunyang" finally responded, which means that they have a high probability that "everything is fine", and if it is a spore parasite, their bodies have now planted fungal seeds, and may have begun to develop, even if they completely burn "Yunyang", they will still be unable to escape death.

At the same time, Yang Wanli and the soldier were even more hopeless.

"Wow-wow——!"

Yang Wanli and the soldier also suddenly shouted in extreme pain at this moment, and at the same time rushed towards Wu Liang and the others even more frantically.

However, their target no longer seems to be Wu Liang and others, but the fire ignited on "Yunyang".

I have to say.

"Yunyang's" reaction was indeed much slower than expected, and it was only now that this "pain" was passed on to Yang Wanli and the soldier.

What the hell is a plant without a brain......

It's a pity that the fire is burning strong enough now, without any tools? Even if Yang Wanli and the soldier pounced, it was just a moth to the fire.

"Dian Wei? Can you find a way to control Yang Wanli and this soldier first? ”

Behind him was a raging fire, and at this moment Wu Liangcai finally pulled out? Turning around to Dian Wei, he said.

"These two are going crazy at the moment? The strength is much greater than usual, and he is not afraid of pain or life and death? Even Wei is afraid that it will be difficult to control two people with the power of one person. ”

Dian Wei once again repelled the two of them, and turned back to Wu Liang and said.

"You're trying to keep them down? The three of us are here to help you! ”

Wu Liang said immediately.

"In that case? Wei knocked the two to the ground first, and then Gongzi, Bai Maiden, and Yu Ji took the opportunity to hug and suppress the two, making them unable to move. ”

Dian Wei responded.

"Good!"

Wu Liang nodded.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

Dian Wei didn't talk nonsense, seeing Yang Wanli and the soldier rushing up again? Immediately make a clean sweep of the leg? Instantly swept the two to the ground.

Then Dian Wei jumped up again, one knee and one person, pressing the two of them down under him.

"Up!"

Seeing this situation, Wu Liang also snorted lightly.

Immediately, the three of them rushed forward together, trying their best to hold down the limbs of Yang Wanli and the soldier who kept throbbing and struggling.

Bai Jingjing and Yu Ji have a little less strength? It's not so easy to press the two of them together, but Wu Liang is not a kind woman? Immediately teach them to tie them up with ropes and then step on them with their feet? Relying on his weight, he can barely hold it down.

Anyway, these two guys don't know the pain at the moment.

And even if it caused them to suffer some sin, it would be better than death.

"Whew-"

Temporarily controlled these two people? Wu Liang finally breathed a long sigh of relief? But what comes to mind? He carefully reminded: "Don't take it lightly, you need to be careful that they use bone shrinking skills to escape." ”

In fact, Wu Liang still cares a lot about the "bone shrinking skills" that Yang Wanli and this soldier showed before.

He was very sure that before the "evil spirit", Yang Wanli and this soldier would not have such magical kung fu at all, it was after the "evil spirit" suddenly appeared, and it was when he fled overnight and was ready to become fertilizer for the strange tree.

So Wu Liang has reason to be suspicious.

This sudden appearance of "bone shrinking work" and "evil spirit" are inextricably linked.

In other words, it is very likely that the strange tree has quietly transformed the bodies of Yang Wanli and the soldier after a few days of influence while making these two people "evil"?

As for the purpose......

Previously, Wu Liang thought that the "bone shrinking skill" was a means for the strange tree to ensure that the two came to deliver fertilizer on time, but now Wu Liang has another guess: Could this be the digestive method carried out by the strange tree in advance?

It's like a "web-forming spider".

Most web-forming spiders never eat their prey directly, but will first inject a special "digestive enzyme" into the carcass of their prey, which can make the insect unconscious, convulsive, and even die, and liquefy the body, after which the spider feeds by sucking.

Judging from the relatively recent corpses in the rhizomes of the strange trees, the strange trees do not seem to have the habit of waiting for these corpses to gradually decay, and then slowly absorbing the nutrients left over from the rotting corpses, just like ordinary plants.

The human corpses that had been fused with him were all intact except for some of them that had been turned into dry bones due to age......

That is, none of the corpses it absorbed had undergone a process of decay.

This is almost impossible to achieve in the environment of this underground secret passage, and Wu Liang is willing to bet that any corpse placed here, even in winter, will not be stored for too long.

Based on this, another guess may be drawn.

It is very likely that the "evil" in Yang Wanli and the soldier also has a function similar to the spider's "digestive enzyme", which can not only control them, but also change their bodies to turn them into non-perishable fertilizer that is easy for strange trees to absorb.

And the "bone shrinking work" is just one of the side effects.

If so......

Thinking of this, Wu Liang was not sure what would happen to Yang Wanli and the soldier in the end, and even had a trace of worry about the situation of himself, Bai Jingjing, and Yu Ji.

……

The fire burned for three hours before it finally grew smaller.

"Praise!"

With a loud bang, the strange tree that had been burned into charcoal suddenly collapsed, revealing a large hole several meters in diameter at the top of the underground secret passage.

Most of the branches at the top of the strange tree reached out of the underground passages through this large hole.

According to the location of the underground secret passage, it can be inferred that this should be the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu, and it is located in the southern half of the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu.

Last night, thanks to this big hole, the huge amount of smoke and carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gas produced by the burning of strange trees were discharged.

Otherwise, Wu Liang and the others would have been forced to withdraw from the underground secret passage to save their lives.

As the remains of the strange tree fell, a ray of light shining in the winter morning, which was not bright, also brought in the cold characteristic of the winter morning.

I didn't sleep all night, and I was gently blown by this cold wind, and everyone unconsciously tightened their clothes.

At this moment.

Yang Wanli and the soldier slept soundly, and they could even hear their even snoring...... They had fallen asleep more than an hour earlier, when the part of the strange tree hiding in the underground passage had almost burned out, and the fire had already spread to the branches above the hole.

I don't know if these two guys will wake up, or if anything will change after they wake up.

"You three, you're dirty, stay away from my son."

Taking a deep breath of fresh and cold air, Wu Liang turned around and saw Dian Wei, Bai Jingjing and Yu Ji, and immediately said with a disgusted face.

At this moment, their whole bodies were covered with black ashes that had floated up from the burning of the strange tree, a uniform layer, as if they had just been dug out of the coal pile, even Bai Jingjing.

"Dislike us, how good are you?"

Bai Jingjing was displeased, and immediately pounced over and wiped Wu Liang's face with her dirty hands.

"It's not big or small, it's against you!"

Wu Liang also did not show weakness, and immediately pressed Bai Jingjing to the ground, and forcibly smeared three black stripes on the left and right sides of her face in Bai Jingjing's confession.

"Giggle...... If you don't play, you don't play, and you're going to bully people. ”

Bai Jingjing fought back, and the two quickly got into a fight.

The old boy Yu Ji finally couldn't stand it, and deliberately shook his head and sighed, "Alas, young people's energy is good, and they still have the strength to flirt and scold without sleeping all night, it's really incomparable, incomparable......"

“……”

Bai Jingjing felt that something was not suitable, so she hurriedly escaped from Wu Liang's clutches, hiding to the side with a red neck and not saying a word.

"Old man, if you want to be jealous, just say it, there are many widows among the group of homeless people I recruited in Chenliu, if you really treasure the knife and are not old, I will find a good birth for you when you go back, and make your life more complete."

Wu Liang was thick-skinned, so he naturally didn't care too much, and by the way, he also sneered at Ji Ying.

"Nonsense! The old man is dedicated to the Tao......"

Yu Ji was about to start his own cliché again.

"Okay, okay, I know, your old man has always been clean, but I'm afraid of hurting my vitality, and my ears can hear the cocoon."

Wu Liang smiled and waved his hand, turned around and glanced at Yang Wanli and the soldiers who were sleeping, and when he looked at the remaining remains of the strange tree burning, his expression was already serious, and Zhengse said: "At this moment, Yang Wanli and this brother have not woken up yet, so we can't take it lightly, and we still need to verify it again." ”

"How is Childe going to verify it?"

Yu Ji asked puzzled.

Bai Jingjing and Dian Wei also looked at Wu Liang.

"I don't know."

Wu Liang shook his head.

“……”

The three of them were speechless for a moment, I don't know if you said a ball?

"But now we are idle, we can first investigate this strange tree, and then find out if there is anything hidden in this underground secret passage, maybe there will be an accidental discovery."

Wu Liang pondered for a moment and said again.

At this moment, although there is no open flame on the wreckage of "Yunyang", there is still a part of white smoke emitting, indicating that there are still some embers in the wreckage.

It can be seen from the broken and collapsed trunk that the trunk of "Yunyang" is actually hollow, somewhat similar to the old plane tree.

So Wu Liang took Dian Wei to probe from "Yunyang" first.

In this way, the two came to the trunk of "Yunyang", cleaned up part of the wreckage around them, and finally came to the hollow "Yunyang".

The hollow part inside "Yunyang" is quite spacious, it is actually a cylindrical space with a diameter of about 3 meters, and Wu Liang and the two of them do not feel crowded at all when they enter it.

At this moment, the floor of this cylindrical space of about 3 meters is also covered with the black-gray ashes left by the burning.

Wu Liang stepped on it hard, and found that the ground under the ashes was quite hard and very smooth, and it was very likely to be paved with bricks and stones like the entire underground secret passage.

Could it be that "Yunyang" does not need soil to grow at all, and any place, even if it is paved with bricks and stones, can take root?

Wu Liang thought it was incredible.

Such a big tree, and I don't know how many years it has lived, even if it has special "survival skills", doesn't it need soil at all?

"Dian Wei, shovel the sappers to me."

Wu Liang immediately took a sapper shovel from Dian Wei's hand, and then quickly cleaned up the ashes under his feet, wanting to find out.

Outcome.

"Boom!"

After cleaning up a few times, Wu Liang shoveled down, and a crisp sound was already heard below.

The sapper shovel apparently knocked down hard objects!

It seemed to be the sound of metal clashing, and listening to this sound, there was a feeling that it was hollow underneath, and even a faint echo could be heard......