Chapter 56: The Tree Cave
Long Yang will stay behind to take care of Zhu Hongyuan every day, and go deep into the woods alone to find Yu Fei and Li Yang. But he met Yu Fei again on the road and fell to the ground, seeing that Yu Fei was not in danger of life when he was stationed, he continued to move forward.
Long Yang saw a tree hole, the candles were bright, and there was no human figure. The tree hole is like a natural formation, and there is no trace of artificial carving from the appearance.
The tables and chairs are all made of the trees themselves, and even the two-meter-wide chair in the middle is deeply rooted in the ground.
In the hollow of the tree, the wood is hard and smooth, and under the light of the candle flame, it shines with a faint luster. The candle flame is placed in the groove around the tree hole, which is connected to the body of the tree, and if you look closely, it is also taken from the natural structure of the tree itself.
Born in a mountain village, Long Yang has known all kinds of mountain trees since he was a child, and knows all kinds of varieties well. Later, in order to familiarize him with the environment and exercise his skills, Jin Shan taught him a lot of natural knowledge, including the knowledge of various plants and animals.
Facing this tree, Long Yang couldn't help but scratch his head, because in his memory, he had never seen or heard of this variety.
And what surprised Long Yang even more was that he saw a scene again, a picture he had seen in the cave of Shezhen. Long Yang once found four murals in a cave near Shezhen, each of which told a story, and finally these four murals peeled off and disappeared because of the oil lamp.
The first three were okay, but what shocked Long Yang the most was the fourth pair, a group of people kneeling on the ground, holding red ribbons, and reverently carrying out a sacrificial activity.
Although the mural appeared for a short time, it was firmly engraved in Long Yang's mind. The content recorded in the mural is roughly the same as the sacrificial petition ceremony in Li Village. At that time, Long Yang did not disclose the news to anyone, but he was secretly investigating.
Now, Long Yang sees this picture again. It's carved into the hollow of the tree, behind the middle seat.
There is only one of them, but it is the most important, exactly the same as the fourth one in the cave.
Why does this mural appear in the strongholds of the black-robed people, and what is its significance? What is the connection between Li Cun and this painting? Is Li Cun connected to the black-robed people again?
The past experience appeared in front of Long Yang's eyes again, he corresponded one by one, verified them one by one, and the more he tried to figure it out, the more problems he had.
Long Yang walked in the tree hole, not letting go of any place, he wanted to find more clues and find out more secrets. The tree hole is not small, but it is clear at a glance.
The candle flame in the tree hole suddenly flickered a few times, making the tree hole look very strange.
Not good! Long Yang suddenly thought of the situation that had occurred in Shezhen Cave, and immediately withdrew from the tree cave.
Just after Long Yang flew out of the tree hole, the tree hole made a crackling and popping sound, and in the blink of an eye, the tree hole exploded, and the entire tree collapsed like a mountain peak, and fell to the ground with a bang.
The wood chips produced by the blast, like sharp blades, shoot in all directions, puffing into the surrounding trees and into the ground. Long Yang quickly flashed his figure, dodging the sawdust. Fortunately, it was himself, and if he was someone else, he would have been shot into a hornet's nest.
As expected, the black-robed man once again destroyed his stronghold and set a trap to lure people into the urn.
It seems that the black-robed man has already made arrangements, and he is ready to abandon his stronghold after Long Yang and the others enter the woods for the first time, so they have set a trap.
Two times in a row, it was Long Yang who was in danger alone, and if he changed others, he would definitely suffer heavy losses. Looking at the mess in front of him, Long Yang was very helpless, and the clues he had found with great effort were broken again.
Next, Longyang is going to plan well again.
In Li Village, in order to realize their wishes, the villagers carried out sacrifices to the old locust tree, which was tied with red cloth strips. And when the mountain peaks around Jin Village collapsed, the people of Li Village disappeared for no reason, and even the old locust tree was nowhere to be found.
In Shezhen, the black-robed people searched for nearby children, and the people they wanted had standards and requirements, not just random children who could meet their minds. They had a stronghold, in a cave, and inside the cave there were frescoes with scenes of sacrifice.
In Fangcun Town, the black-robed people used the villagers to sacrifice, treating the lives of countless villagers as grass mustard, and using the villagers to achieve the purpose of sacrifice. Here, they still have a stronghold, and there are also scenes of sacrifices in the tree holes.
These three places are so far apart that there are striking similarities. That is the scene of sacrifice and sacrifice.
Long Yang remembered that Jin Shan had said that the sacrifice in Li Village was a way to express his wishes. When the festival is held, all the people of the village, regardless of gender, age and children, participate. If anyone has a wish, they will tie a red cloth strip on the old locust tree, so that their wishes can reach the god in their hearts, hoping to realize their wishes.
Long Yang still remembers that Jin Shan explained that the reason why Li Village chose the locust tree as the object of worship was because the locust tree was a ghost tree, and the older the tree, the more psychic it could be.
In the murals found in Shezhen Cave and Fangcun Town Tree Cave, those ancient people were worshipping trees, could it be that they were also worshipping locust trees? Long Yang couldn't make out the type of tree from the drawing, he could only guess.
It is no accident that there was only one cave to verify, and now another tree hole has appeared. Although Long Yang didn't figure out many of these problems, he verified one thing, this tree cave, Shezhen cave and Li Village must have some kind of connection.
The black-robed man was overconfident in the trap he had set up in the hollow of the tree, and underestimated the people who had arrived here, allowing Long Yang to discover the clues once again.
By the way, what about Li Yang?
Attracted by the abnormal condition of the tree hole, Long Yang remembered Li Yang, who had not found any trace of Li Yang since he arrived here. Wouldn't he have been poisoned too?
Long Yang immediately began to search, searching around the tree hole. However, due to the bursting of the tree hole and the collapse of the giant tree, the original environment of the surrounding area was destroyed, and no trace of it could be found.
Long Yang had to give up the search, and there were two people who had been poisoned by corpses on the way here, so he couldn't afford to delay more time here. Time is life, and here it is embodied in reality.
Long Yang was poisoned, and that was when he was fighting the black-robed boss, and he almost lost his life due to poisoning. At that time, he also encountered wolves, and if it weren't for the black stone and jade cane, Long Yang would not have been able to insist on returning to school.
The "Detective Minutes" recorded the corpse poison and explained the corpse poison, but there was no way to detoxify it. Long Yang walked back while thinking about the way to detoxify.
"Yu Fei, Yu Fei! How are you? Long Yang found Yu Fei and called his name softly.
Yu Fei's face was pale, his eyes were closed, his lips were blue, and he had fallen into a deep coma, unable to answer Long Yang's question. Long Yang got up on his back and flew quickly, and quickly ran to the place where Tian Tian was.
"Who?!" Every day, I shine a flashlight on the people who are rushing in.
"I, Long Yang!"
"You're finally here, Team Zhu's breathing is weak, and you're dying." Tiantian's voice was full of crying. "Who is this?" Seeing Long Yang gently put down the person on his back every day, he hurriedly shone it with a light. "Yu Fei?"
"He was also poisoned by corpses." Long Yang nodded and replied.
"What to do? Now what? Tian Tian finally cried. When Long Yang left, she took care of Zhu Hongyuan alone and didn't cry. She didn't cry when she faced the darkness and fear alone. At this time, when she saw Long Yang returning, she couldn't control her tears anymore and cried.
"Don't be afraid, I'll figure it out." Long Yang comforted Tiantian.
Long Yang was able to relieve the general poisoning, but in the face of the corpse poison, he had nothing to do. In order to comfort Tiantian, Long Yang pretended to be calm.
"What about Li Yang?" Hearing Long Yang's answer every day, he stopped crying. She didn't notice that Li Yang came back together, so she hurriedly asked.
"Didn't find it. I found a tree hole in front of me, the stronghold of the mysterious man, which was empty, and there was no trace of Li Yang. Long Yang explained to Tian Tian simply, and did not tell her everything that happened in the tree hole.
"He's not going to be caught, is he?" Said worriedly every day.
"Probably not. Looking at the situation there, the mysterious man should have fled, I wonder if Li Yang got lost in the woods. Long Yang didn't find any traces of the anomaly in the tree hole, and he didn't know where Li Yang went. Moreover, since the black-robed man had set a trap, he should have evacuated the tree hole in advance.
"Well, hopefully he'll find his way back." Tian Tian is convinced of Long Yang's words, and what Long Yang said should be right. "Also, Zhu team them, they won't die, right?" Every day at this time, it fully shows the girl's character. Tian Tian is not a weak girl, her performance in school fully shows her ability, but with Long Yang present, she has someone to rely on and can trust.
"No, I'm going to die, and I'm not going to let them die." Long Yang was telling the truth. Zhu Hongyuan is his brother, and so is Yu Fei. He would rather die himself than let his brother die.
"I don't want you to die, and I don't want Team Zhu and Yu Fei to die, you all have to live well." Every day, he lowered his head and talked to himself. But she put Long Yang in front, not because she was selfish, but because she was now in love in her heart.
"Okay." Long Yang replied, not an ordinary taste in his heart.
The reason why Tian Tian did not hesitate to choose the profession of criminal police, the reason why he stayed away from his parents, and the reason why he came to Fangcun Town was because of Longyang. Long Yang is not a fool, he is not incomprehensible, he has unspeakable secrets.
Every day is very good, not ordinary excellent, whether it is appearance or personal ability, it is a leader. In the three years of school life, there are countless people who are pursuing every day, but every day is regarded as a strange way. There is only one person in her heart, and that person is Long Yang.
But Longyang didn't say too much about every day. In other words, he is not as good as Yu Fei to Tiantian, he does not have as much time as Yu Fei to accompany Tiantian, and he does not take care of Tiantian like Yu Fei.
Long Yang has a hurdle in his heart, he is used to being independent, he has encountered many dangers, he doesn't want to hurt the people around him, and he doesn't want to hurt Tiantian.
"Thank you, every day, we'll be fine." Long Yang said in his mouth, infinitely sorry in his heart.