Chapter 37: The Moon and the Willow
"Da Zhuang, wake up, Xiao Shuai is gone!"
I hurriedly woke up Wang Dazhuang, and the two of us got dressed and hurried out.
The moon is very big tonight, and the bright moonlight is sprinkled all over Wuyangtun, and you can see the road ahead without a flashlight.
I took Wang Dazhuang and ran all the way in the direction of the big willow tree, and sure enough, it didn't take long for us to chase after us, and we saw Xue Shuai with wandering footsteps, as if sleepwalking.
When Wang Dazhuang saw Xue Shuai, he thought about patting him on the shoulder, but I quickly pulled him back.
"Little evil brother, he's almost to that tree, what are you doing stopping me?"
Looking at Xue Shuai's fugue state and stumbling steps, I sighed:
"Don't wake up the sleepwalker, he can't stand such a big stimulus, let's follow behind first."
I'm actually very curious, Xue Shuai was not leaned over by the ghost, what kind of force led him to the big willow tree, and what will he do after he passes, hang himself......
In five minutes, Xue Shuai walked for twenty minutes, and his steps were like the crescent moon in the sky.
When he came to the big willow tree, Xue Shuai pressed his palm on the trunk of the tree, and just stood still.
At this time, every willow leaf of the big willow tree is shrouded in a layer of silver light, which is the color of the moonlight.
Wang Dazhuang shrunk his neck and quickly leaned closer to me:
"I'm going, little evil brother, this tree will glow!"
I nodded, ignored Wang Dazhuang, and squinted my eyes at the big willow tree in Wuyangtun, which was unknown how many years old.
Around the big willow tree, there was a layer of moonlight, and the silver halo condensed around the willow tree, and was finally slowly absorbed by the willow leaves.
"After all, these grass and tree elves are better at absorbing and utilizing than humans."
Seeing this scene, I was actually very shocked in my heart, who would have thought that this big willow tree that had hanged countless people would absorb the purest moonlight at night.
Even Xue Shuai, who pressed his hand on the tree, had a little silver mangs into his body, but it soon flowed out and followed his hand into the big willow tree.
Leaving with the moonlight, there were still wisps of Xue Shuai's essence, and the already thin child's face suddenly turned pale.
I chuckled in my heart, and I didn't care if I would scare Xue Shuai, so I hurriedly stepped forward to pull him away, and shouted to Wang Daqiang at the same time:
"Stay away, this tree can swallow people's essence!"
It can not only absorb the essence of the moonlight, but also use the moonlight to absorb the essence of people, this is the first time I have seen this kind of operation, this is not at all like a big willow tree that has not opened the wisdom of the means, but like a terrible demon.
I took Xue Shuai and retreated again and again, but fortunately, the big willow tree didn't react otherwise, just silently swallowed the moonlight.
At this time, a cloud obscured the moon, and the silver light that lingered around the big willow tree slowly dissipated, and the silver-white willow leaves gradually dimmed, and there was no miracle in this old book.
I finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked Wang Dazhuang to carry Xue Shuai on his back, and then I was ready to go back.
Wang Dazhuang easily carried Xue Shuai on his back, and it was no problem to carry seven or eight more Xue Shuai on his back with his physical strength, but he had a worried face:
"Little evil brother, this tree won't really become a sperm, I look pretty crazy."
I shook my head and patted him on the head:
"Don't talk nonsense, it's not so easy to become a sperm, but it's really strange......"
There have always been clouds in the sky that cover the moon, and there is no moonlight on the road, and we have walked for a long time to go back.
But just when we saw the Xue family's small courtyard, and just when we wanted to go in, a person blocked our way.
It's a bloated middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle and a suit that's noticeably a little tight, like a meatball ready to explode.
He had a tense face, and at night his face was very ugly, pale and cold.
The middle-aged man blocked our way, and it looked like he had been waiting here for a long time.
"Who are you?"
It was really strange to meet people in the middle of the night, and I secretly carried my true qi to my whole body and raised my vigilance to the highest level. Although I didn't feel the slightest threat from this man, there was something strange about him.
The man pointed to the small western-style building next door to the Xue family and said:
"My surname is Xie, and I am a neighbor of the Xue family, I saw you go out in the middle of the night."
I frowned slightly, and continued to ask:
"I see, so Mr. Xie stopped us, is there something wrong?"
Mr. Xie sighed and said:
"Young man, give you a piece of advice, let go of that child, and stop caring about our Wuyangtun affairs, this will not be good for you."
With a thud, I was angry:
"Uncle Xie, is it true that when people get older, they like to give advice to young people, or ...... Relying on the old and selling the old? ”
"It was your village chief who invited me, and I came to Wuyangtun to protect this child."
"Now I can clearly see that the tree is attracting him, and you still want me to give up on him, so that he can't die?"
Mr. Xie took a breath, his face was red, and it took a long time before he slowly exhaled this breath:
"You can't save that child, and no one needs you to save it, don't be a hero with a little ability. I will tell Lao Wei and ask him to persuade you to leave...... But don't worry, we won't lose a cent of the money that should be given. ”
After saying that, Mr. Xie left, leaving only me and Wang Daqiang staring at each other.
"Little evil brother, what is this person talking about, I can't understand a word."
"I guess it's a nervous disorder, don't worry about him."
I frowned, put Xue Shuai back on the bed, checked to make sure he was fine, and lay back on the bed.
But after going out for a walk, I couldn't sleep, and as soon as I closed my eyes, I remembered Mr. Xie I saw tonight.
Although I am pretty sure that Mr. Xie is just an ordinary person, he makes me very uncomfortable, especially the look in his eyes.
What kind of eyes were that, numb, indifferent...... It seems that Wang Dazhuang is not carrying a child, but grass mustard or something.
From Mr. Xie's tone, I guessed that he might know something about the big willow tree in Wuyangtun, but he shouldn't have said it.
The next morning, Xue Shuai woke up unaware of what had happened last night, which was what I expected.
And Wei Dawei also came to the door early.
After Wei Dawei entered the room, he kept rubbing his hands, looking restless, and I raised my eyebrows:
"If the village chief has anything to say, you can say it directly."
Wei Dawei hummed, sighed, and said:
"Master Han, then I'll be straight to the point! You saw Xie Kun yesterday, where did you offend him? ”
I thought about it carefully and said:
"The Xie Kun you are talking about, is it the one who lives next door and is very fat?"
Wei Dawei nodded, his face became even more ugly, he seemed to be very jealous of this Xie Kun.
I shook my head:
"It's not offended, last night Xue Shuai's kid ran out by himself, I went to find him back, and then I met Xie Kun, and he asked me not to meddle in things."
Wei Dawei nodded knowingly, and then said with a wry smile:
"Xie Kun found me today and asked me to drive you back, and said that he had paid for you, and now things are difficult."
I frowned, very unhappy, that neurotic really found Wei Dawei.
"Who is this Xie Kun, Uncle Wei, why do you seem to be so afraid of him?"