"Is this what we're aiming for?"

A Feng, a young man in a white shirt, stood outside the square, raised his head slightly, and looked at the crystal tree in the center of the lawn in the center of the square more than two hundred meters away, and a trace of curiosity appeared in his eyes.

The gray-shirted young man took a deep breath of the air around him, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes: "Indeed, I can feel that the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi near this so-called Spirit Tree is significantly thicker and purer than other places, which is very conducive to being absorbed and utilized by monks. If you stay directly under the tree, then the effect of cultivation may be comparable to the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land opened up by the power of those top sects with no supernatural powers. ”

Then he looked at the crystal tree with some regret in his eyes: "It's a rare treasure, if you can bring it back and transplant it into the sect, then even the head of the sect will be tempted, it's just a pity......"

"Don't think about the unrealistic. The black-shirted young man in the lead stopped the conversation of the two subordinates, and said coldly: "Ah Feng, Ah Yan, don't say this kind of thing outside, I don't want to repeat it a second time." ”

"Yes!" Hearing the dissatisfaction in the tone of the black-shirted youth, the white-shirted youth and the gray-shirted youth both had tense faces and quickly shut up.

Although they felt that the black-shirted youth's warning was probably too cautious, and they didn't look at the casual conversation they had just discussed, they both used the unique technique of monks to hide their words, similar to the technique of transmitting sound into the secret used by martial arts powerhouses.

With this kind of technique, even if someone is standing next to them, as long as the other party's cultivation is not as good as theirs, basically don't want to overhear what they are talking about. And this neighborhood is full of ordinary people, and it is obvious that all of them are mortals whose cultivation is far inferior to the three of them.

Even if there are some soldiers stationed here to maintain basic order at the corner of the street at the edge of the square, they are considered to have some cultivation, but they are not very strong, according to the induction, those soldiers are at most the level of the acquired martial artist (level 1), and there is nothing to worry about for them at all.

But even if they didn't think so, the two young men named Ah Feng and Ah Yan didn't dare to refute the instructions of the black-shirted youth, who made the other party the strongest and was still the captain of this team.

The black-shirted young man ignored the careful thoughts of the two companions, but squinted slightly, and with a suspicious expression, he swept around the people in the square who were silently performing the prayer ceremony around the crystal tree, and focused on the concentration and piety on the faces of those people.

After observing this for a while, even on the way, the young man in black shirt would stop some people at the street corner from time to time, go to talk to them, and ask about some things without a trace.

Half an hour passed, and he talked with more than 30 people before and after, and paid more than ten taels of silver as a gift in return, and then the black-shirted young man withdrew his gaze, and when he looked at the crystal tree in front of him, there was solemnity and understanding in his eyes.

"Let's go, let's go back to the inn first. ”

Without saying anything more, the black-shirted young man turned around and left. Seeing this, Ah Feng and Ah Yan hurriedly followed.

After returning to the inn without saying a word, the three of them gathered in the booked guest room, the black-shirted young man first closed his eyes and sensed the surroundings, and after a few seconds, he opened his eyes, his expression was slightly relaxed, and he took out a jade talisman half the size of a palm from his pocket, directly entered a trace of his own yuan force into the jade talisman, stimulated it, and then threw it into the air.

The jade talisman emitted a faint layer of blue light, floating out of thin air and hanging above the heads of the three people, and then the sprinkling blue light directly turned into a spherical dome that occupied more than half of the entire guest room, enveloping the three of them.

It wasn't until the blue light shield of the jade talisman took shape that the black-shirted young man spoke: "It's almost confirmed, that so-called spirit tree really has a problem." ”

"Senior Brother Feng, have you found anything?" Ah Yan's face moved, and he asked curiously.

"Have you noticed? When those people were praying near the spirit tree in the square just now, they were actually unconsciously affected by the spirit tree, and their mental state was manipulated by some unknown force in the environment, but because it was only a little guided, the effect of such manipulation did not seem to be very obvious, and even the parties themselves did not notice the slightest mistake. ”

"Perhaps, that's the truth that the spirit tree said by the teahouse guy before has the ability to cleanse people's hearts and purify their hearts?" Ah Feng thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, then even the teahouse guy knows about it, isn't it the power used by the spirit tree to manipulate people's spirits, in fact, the people also know it?"

"It's not as simple as you think. Senior Brother Feng snorted coldly and said, "If it's just to help people purify their hearts and purify their inner distractions, then it's okay to say." But have you noticed that every time those people go through a prayer ritual on the side of the Spirit Tree Square, their mental state will be subtly changed a little, and many people who originally ran to the square to pray for the reward system issued by Dream Country were just utilitarian, and when they left after the prayer was over, their attitude towards Dream Country would become closer and more trusting. ”

Although the change in this mentality before and after is not too obvious, as long as you have the heart to observe, you can still see it. If I am not right, as long as the prayer ritual is performed a few times and for a long time, then those people who originally wanted to perform such prayers purely for the sake of reward will soon become willing to make prayers spontaneously and abandon utilitarianism, and their loyalty to the dream country will also become diehard before they know it!"

In the end, Senior Brother Feng's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of jealousy.

"Is it actually such an evil sect?" After listening to Senior Brother Feng's description, Ah Feng and Ah Yan couldn't help but be frightened, and they shuddered a little in their hearts.

"What a vicious method! This is simply a brainwashing-like evil art!"

After sighing, Ah Feng and Ah Yan suddenly understood: "I see! So, when you were in the square before, Senior Brother Feng, the reason why you talked to the people over there many times was to investigate these things?"

"That's right. Senior Brother Feng nodded and admitted: "The Dream Kingdom has planted this kind of 'Spirit Tree' that can imperceptibly affect the hearts of the people in all the major towns under its rule, I am afraid that it is a plan to use it to brainwash the people of the whole world, so that everyone in the world will surrender and become a diehard loyalist of his Dream Country." For example, the people in this Cangxue City were able to abandon the kindness of the old lord Cang Dynasty so quickly and agree with the rule of the new lord Dream Country, although the measures to benefit the people of Dream Country are undeniably useful, but in this, the influence of these 'Spirit Trees' brainwashing is definitely indispensable!"

He said another conjecture with a somewhat ugly face: "And I also suspect that maybe it's not just the side of the square, the ability of the weird 'Spirit Tree' is likely to have a much larger range of influence than it seems on the surface, maybe even the inn we are in now is within its range of ability." It's just that maybe the brainwashing ability of the 'Spirit Tree' will weaken with the distance, so Dream Kingdom will set up a reward to trick the people of the whole city into gathering on the Spirit Tree side of the square. On the surface, it is to help everyone better enhance the effect of the prayer ceremony, but in fact, it is just deepening the brainwashing effect of the Spirit Tree on them in this way!"

"So......" Ah Yan suddenly frowned: "If we continue to stay in this city, won't we also suffer from the poison of the spirit tree's brainwashing ability, and it will be a little dangerous?"

"It shouldn't be that simple. Ah Feng shook his head at this: "I haven't felt anything unusual now. Don't forget, we are not those mortal people, but monks who have mastered extraordinary powers! If the spirit tree's brainwashing technique is so powerful, it can affect our minds from such a distance without us even noticing, it will be too terrifying! And where would the dream country with such a thing form the current standoff with the United Resistance in the north? As long as they directly put this 'spirit tree' in front of the coalition army, maybe the coalition people will directly defect and surrender. ”

"What Ah Feng said also makes sense, so Ah Yan, you don't have to worry too much. Senior Brother Feng nodded, agreeing with Ah Feng's statement, and said, "This kind of spirit tree in the Dream Kingdom must only be used to deal with those ordinary mortals who have no strength, and it shouldn't have much effect on monks like us. In other words, even if there is a slight effect, it will probably not be a big problem for monks of our level. ”

"After all, the state of mind and will that I have honed over the years of hard cultivation is not in vain!"

"Of course, you can't let your guard down because of this!"

Comfort is comfort, but Senior Brother Feng's temperament is more cautious, and he can't be completely sure that this kind of spirit tree in Dream Country is really no threat to himself and others.

Therefore, after calming the mentality of the two of them, Senior Brother Feng solemnly admonished them: "From now on, you must all be cautious of your minds!

"Understood!" Ah Feng and Ah Yan nodded in response.

Afterwards, Ah Feng asked, "Senior Brother Feng, since the problem of the Spirit Tree has been confirmed, then this mission ......?"

"Don't look at the guards of the Spirit Tree Square just now, it seems that they are very lax, but with the importance of the Spirit Tree, Mengguo has definitely sent a master to stare over there! Senior Brother Feng understood Ah Feng's thoughts, and waved his hand directly: "Specific actions, let's talk about it when it falls into the night." Now everyone should take a quiet rest and recuperate, recuperate and adjust their state. I guess there might be a fierce battle then. ”

"Okay, listen to Senior Brother. ”

Ah Feng and Ah Yan naturally have no objection to this.

The three of them were about to end the discussion, but at this moment, to the surprise of the three of them, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the door of the guest room, and the footsteps continued in front of their room, and then there was a knock on the door of their guest room.

The cyan shield released by the jade talisman that Senior Brother Feng had just taken out only kept out the prying eyes from outside and prevented the sound of the three of them from talking leaked out. But it didn't prevent them from listening to the movements of the outside world, so the three of them were still able to notice the movement outside the guest room, and at this moment, they all found that there was a person standing outside the door of the guest room by virtue of their perception.

With their long-term experience, judging by the breath they sensed and the footsteps just now, the person outside the door was of moderate weight, with casual steps, loose breathing, and an ordinary heartbeat, and seemed to be an ordinary male, and it was more likely to be a waiter at the inn.

Sure enough, then a young man's voice sounded outside the door: "Several guest officers, it's time for dinner in this inn, so the little one is here to inform you, I don't know if the guest officers want to solve it downstairs, or will the little one send it?"

Brother Feng They chose to stay in this inn has a total of three floors, the first floor has both the purpose of a restaurant, a restaurant and a bath, and the second and third floors are used for the accommodation of travelers.

The voice and tone of the waiter outside the door were exactly the same as the one they had seen on the first floor before.

Everything looks normal.

But I don't know why, Senior Brother Feng and the three of them always feel that something is wrong with the situation at this moment.

In the hearts of the three of them, they magically had an inexplicable premonition at the same time, and there seemed to be a voice in the dark reminding them of something.

As a monk, you pay attention to the nature of the Tao and understand the heavenly heart!

Senior Brother Feng was more cautious, so after he noticed his whim, he didn't take it seriously, but immediately became alert in his heart.

Senior Brother Feng raised his hand with a serious face, stopping Ah Feng and Ah Yan's intention to speak, and then glanced at them.

The tacit understanding cultivated during the many coordinated operations and missions made Ah Feng and Ah Yan immediately comprehend Senior Brother Feng's hint and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Senior Brother Feng reached into his arms, and actually pulled out a three-foot soft sword with a slight cold light from his waist, and raised his hand to grab it, and took back the jade talisman released before, then got up and walked to the side of the door, secretly clenched the hilt of the sword, and activated the vitality in his body, his eyes became sharp and deep.

And Ah Feng and Ah Yan took advantage of this time, one came to the door, and the other jumped directly and lightly, jumped off the beam without making any sound, and then also pulled out a soft sword from his waist, silently restrained his breath and hibernated.

When the other two were ready, Ah Feng, who was in charge of opening the door, slowly put his hand on the doorknob and was about to open the door.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a chill suddenly hit the hearts of the three of them at the same time.

The transcendent instincts of the three of them were "not good!! and at the same moment they frantically issued a warning.

But, it's too late.

Before they could react, an invisible fluctuation had swept through the entire room from the outside to the inside, and then the three people in the room felt their heads explode with a bang, and in a trance, their consciousness fell into a whirlwind of dizziness, accompanied by a shock feeling as if their soul consciousness was about to be torn to pieces, which was frantically tormenting their spiritual consciousness, making them simply miserable.

Receiving this blow, all three of them temporarily lost the mobility of their bodies at this moment, Ah Feng and Senior Brother Feng fell down with a shake of their bodies, and Ah Yan of the beam of the house was even more miserable, and he fell down with his head down after his body tilted directly, and hit the floor with a heavy thud, and the floor paved with hardwood was even smashed into a crack-like pit deep enough by his brain!

This is ...... What's going on!?'

Under the torture of the severe pain in his soul, Senior Brother Feng, who had cultivated to a higher level, still relied on his tenacious will to reluctantly raise some spirits, and opened his eyes with all his might, and saw that at some point, several men dressed in black and with cold faces that could not see a trace of humanity had already stood beside the three of them.

Senior Brother Feng wanted to struggle, but unfortunately, even if he tried his best, he only barely raised a trace of control over his body from the mental consciousness in the severe pain and dizziness, making his palm slightly raised.

At this time, several men in black had already pressed their palms on the three of them, and then they saw strange silver lines spreading out from their palms and beginning to spread across the bodies of Senior Brother Feng.

With the spread of the silver strange pattern, Senior Brother Feng only felt that the strength in his body was rapidly dissipating, and the originally strong and powerful Yuan Force in his body fell into silence, no matter how much he urged his mind, he could no longer mention it.

The next moment, his consciousness finally fell into complete darkness and fell unconscious.

"Alright, take it. After the silver lines of the three of them were all over their bodies and disappeared, a man in black waved his hand lightly.

As the others carried the three guys on the floor away, the man in black closed his eyes slightly.

[Report, mission completed, the three targets have been successfully taken into custody.] 】

According to the report, because of Zixuan's providence, these guys seem to have an abnormally high level of alertness. ’

[The target is indeed aware of our presence, and has been vigilant in advance, but there is no surprise.] 】

'Yes, it's the elite of the Praetorian Guard. ’