The next day

Early in the morning, a group of people knelt outside, bowing and saying, "Pray for the manifestation of the sacred tree." ”

He stood in front of the tree and said to them, "Pray with all your thoughts and prayers, for only then will the sacred tree descend and bear fruit." ”

I listened in my room to him pretending to be a ghost, like a cult reactionary, and everyone believed it.

The sound of prayer came and went, and the buds on the tree slowly opened, and they really grew into a human face, exactly like the human head fruit I picked up in the river.

The human face could not speak, and let out a childlike laugh, which seemed to me to be particularly intimidating, but the people rejoiced and prayed harder.

The laughter faded, the flower withered, and from its place grew a small fruit, like a peach.

Zong has also said, "Continue to bow down with all your heart, and in the evening it will bear human face!" ”

Kneel down at night from now on? I'll go, and I'll be dizzy on my knees. But the kneeling man was not too long, and he was happy.

It's not saved, it's not saved, it seems that the only way to let it show its true face is to go outside and inquire about the bottom of this human-faced tree.

I slipped out of the room and climbed out of the back wall. When I went to the street, I found that there were very few people, so I went to worship the trees. It's okay to save people from seeing me talking alone and thinking I'm insane.

I walked to the place where I first met the rain girl.

"Rain Girl, where are you?"

I looked left and right, and she appeared in a dark corner, but she was not in good spirits, and her ghost was sparse.

"Are you alright?"

The rain girl nodded weakly, "Yesterday I was injured by the face tree, and I can't get close to it for the time being. Miko-sama, please help me. ”

"I'll help you, but you have to tell me everything you know."

"Hmm." The rain girl nodded and recalled: "I woke up and didn't know that I was already a ghost, until I found that others couldn't see me and couldn't hear me. I had to keep finding it from their conversations, and I tried to get into that yard, but every time I was stopped by the face tree, and I couldn't get in, so I hit the man's idea. ”

Nothing valuable. "Do you know the origin of the Human-Faced Tree?"

"I don't know, I just know that people who eat its fruit can make their dreams come true, so many people come here."

It's a dream come true, and it's fake when you hear it. If that's true, I'll be done here.

"What's your fiancé's name?"

"His name is Wugua."

"Oh...... What's his name??! ”

Seeing that I was emotional, the rain girl didn't dare to say: "Call, call Wugua." ”

Rain girl has no melon?? This name combination is also absolutely amazing, how can I faintly feel that they can't make it.

Finally, I asked Rain Girl a question, "Are you sure your fiancé is there?" ”

"I'm sure he's the best at making umbrellas, so I know it's his as soon as the man holds it."

Zong has said that he is the only one who lives, and that the rain girl's fiancé is likely to be dead.

"Let me warn you first, he may not be alive."

I'll be gone.

The rain girl's faint crying voice came from behind: "I know ......"

……

I didn't know much information from the rain girl, so I had to ask the locals. I found a very kind-looking aunt who was drying clothes in front of her house.

"Auntie, may I ask how to leave Zong's house?"

My aunt looked at my dress and said, "Yo, Miko-sama, you're from out of town." ”

"Huh...... Be. "I still have to change my clothes in the future, since the Battle of Tsuiko, the profession of witch has become the most respected profession, and her status is higher than that of mages and monks. But now I just want to collect clues.

"You also came to worship his sacred tree, I tell you, it will never be in vain, any wish can be granted."

"Hehehe, that's amazing."

If I wish for world peace, will it be fulfilled?

"That's right, why don't you call it a sacred tree?"

"Ang, such a god's tree must have grown for a long time, right?"

"Not really." The aunt thought for a moment and said, "It's less than a year." ”

"Auntie, don't tease me, how can a tree that grows for a year bear fruit." The tree was three or four stories tall, and it didn't take hormones so quickly.

"I'm not lying, everyone knows it, it really grows up in a year."

That's the Demon Tree, no doubt. "Doesn't anyone think it's weird?"

"It's quite strange, but the Divine Tree is different, and it must be different from ordinary trees in every way."

It seems that the concept of the sacred tree has taken root in people's hearts, and if I say that it is a demon tree, it may be chased and beaten all over the street.

"That sect is already quite capable, can plant such a divine tree, won't he be able to fulfill any wish, no worries?"

"You're wrong again, he's the worst one, and his wish can't come true."

I keenly smelled the gossip and couldn't help but lower my voice: "What do you say? ”

My aunt was also infected by me, and came over and said, "He wants to bring his wife back to life, but it can't be." ”

"He has a wife?!"

"yes, they've been dead for a year."

"Then why didn't he make a wish?"

"Because, his wife is a god descending to earth, and that divine tree was transformed into a god to protect us after his wife died!"

“……”

I believe in your evil spirits, how can I believe this kind of ghost story.

"Don't believe it, Zong has said it himself, and everyone really wants to do something after eating the human face fruit!"

Can you be an emperor if you want to? That's.

"Auntie, you're so sure, haven't you eaten it too?"

"I've eaten it, and everyone didn't dare to eat it at first, it looks exactly like a person, it's weird and scary. Later, the sect was broken, and everyone got used to it when they saw that it was just pulp. ”

"The whole village has eaten?"

"Yes, everyone has a wish!"

"Since they've eaten them all, why do they still run to kneel down?"

"This, after one is solved, there are other wishes."

…… Does this not encourage greed?

"Then why doesn't Auntie go?"

"Eh~ I only have one wish, and it has come true."

I originally wanted to praise her for her three views and something, but when I saw her slightly red face with one hand and spring in her eyes, I couldn't say anything and say goodbye.

"What the hell could she wish for to have such an expression?"

Phantom asked: "You want to know?" ”

"A little curious."

"She wants her husband to be strong everywhere." Phantom paused for a moment and added, "It's okay to live." ”

"What a living ......"

As I spoke, I suddenly figured it out on my own and gave my aunt a thumbs up in my heart.

After sorting out the information gathered in my head, I can probably summarize the story: Zong's beloved wife died a year ago, and he did not accept this fact, and used some means to turn her into a tree.

If that's all it is, there's nothing to say about not harming others, but now that the tree is starting to hurt people, we can't let it continue to exist.

However, there is a big problem, the whole village has eaten the human face fruit, which means that all the people are under its control, if I fight it head-on, the cliff will evolve into me fighting with the whole village.

This is the worst-case scenario.

So I'm going to destroy it in secret.

In case it didn't work, I had to find another set of clothes and cover my face so they wouldn't know who I was. Even if some of them wake up and complain that the sacred tree has been destroyed, I can't blame it.

As soon as I made my plan, I heard the illusion say:

"Eh, you can go now, don't take any chances."

I had just finished thinking about the plan, "It's all come to this, now let's go?" ”

"It's nothing for you in the first place, aren't you looking for someone with high cultivation, and there's nothing here."

"Phantom, what's wrong with you, if I had flinched before, you would still taunt me for arguing with me."

“…… It used to be before, but now it's different. ”

"What's the difference?" I stopped and thought, "It's different, I'm stronger now, so you don't have to worry." ”

After holding back for a long time, he still compromised, "Forget it, let's go." ”

What's wrong, this is?