The sky was already dark, the depths of the dense forest were filled with miasma, and any sound of the silent mountain forest became incomparably clear. The bleak moonlight squeezed down from the leafy foliage, but it did not serve the purpose of illumination. The deeper they went, the lower the visibility.

"It's really weird here, it doesn't seem like there are even birds and beasts." Xia Xianyao whispered.

"Naturally, the human-faced tree has a withdrawn personality, and if it does, I'm afraid it will be eaten or driven away." Ding Lingxiu said.

"Do we need to hurry? If it goes on like this, it'll be completely dark for a while, what are we going to do? Xia Xianyao seemed a little anxious.

"If you want to hurry, you don't need to rush. Kindness? What the? You didn't even think about what to do when it was dark and dared to come in and catch demons? Ding Lingxiu looked at Xia Xianyao with a strange expression, and he really felt a headache for her recklessness.

"Hehe, I came in during the day, and then I got lost, I thought I could find the human face tree with the demon bead, but I didn't expect the demon spirit to be so scattered, I didn't know where to go, so I had to wait for the rabbit, I didn't expect to meet you." Xia Xianyao's silly appearance looked cute in the shadows of the trees, which made people angry and helpless.

"Hey...... Well, it doesn't matter I brought two flashlights, it should be enough. ”

"Huh? Won't he find out about us? ”

"It doesn't matter, wouldn't it be better for it to reach out to us? As long as you don't expose your spiritual power to it, it's fine. ”

As soon as Ding Lingxiu finished speaking, he couldn't help but be speechless, he suddenly realized something, and suddenly looked at Xia Xianyao.

"You...... Isn't your spiritual power exposed? Although Ding Lingxiu was nervous, he still lowered his voice.

"You look down on people too much, no matter how you say that I am also a demon hunter, do you see this Hanfu I am wearing? This is a piece of clothing that can hide spiritual power, and I can freely call it up from it at any time. Xia Xianyao pointed to her clothes, dispelling Ding Lingxiu's doubts.

"Hoo ......"

Ding Ling breathed a sigh of relief, the human face tree was cunning by nature, he had worked hard to find its clues, if he fell short at this time, it would be a painful thing for him.

Ding Lingxiu took a closer look at Xia Xianyao's red Hanfu, it was really not an ordinary thing, shuttling through this tangle of branches, but her clothes were like flowing water, and she would not be hooked or scraped by the branches at all, like a ball of liquid, no wonder she was able to catch up with herself just now.

The two of them did not speak again, and cautiously walked through this strange mountain forest, and after a while, they came to a place that was a little easier to walk. This is supposed to have been a mountain road, and although it was covered with weeds like the other old roads, you can vaguely see the ravines left by the accumulated ruts.

"Let's go here, it's easier to walk here, and it's well lit." Xia Xianyao pointed to the road.

"Sister Xianyao, you seem to be a delicate girl, and you are too reckless in doing things. I don't know if you have noticed the dense forest we traveled through just now, all the woods are oriented in a regular way, and we were subconsciously guided by their shapes to come here. ”

"Yikes! Could it be a trap? ”

"That's right, I saw that they didn't set up the ghost wall, so I deliberately pretended not to know, so I came here." Ding Lingxiu lowered his voice and made a silent gesture to Xia Xianyao.

"Oh, so what are we going to do next?"

"Force them out here."

"Huh? Forcing them out? Human-faced trees? ”

Xia Xianyao was surprised, thinking that this was absolutely impossible, with the cunning personality of the human face tree, it was even more impossible to come out and take risks at the critical moment when she was about to conceive a child.

"What do you want, of course it's its men, be quiet." Ding Lingxiu said as he put his backpack on the ground and flipped through the contents of it.

The leaves on the path rustled in the wind, as if to greet them.

A dark cloud floating in the sky obscured the moonlight, and a faint call came again, in the direction of the path.

"Hee-hee...... Come on...... Come here......"

"It's time to eat, they're all starving." Ding Lingxiu pretended not to know that it was a monster inside, and deliberately said loudly while taking out a can of gasoline and a lighter from his backpack.

The depths of the path did not respond, but the swaying of the branches intensified.

"Sister Xianyao, let's go get some branches and prepare to make a fire." Ding Lingxiu stood up and went to the side to look for the dead branches.

"I ...... Do we really want to eat? ”

Ding Lingxiu smiled and winked at her.

After a while, the two of them found a bunch of dead branches and rotten wood, and Ding Lingxiu piled these dead branches and rotten trees under a large tree with lush branches. Open the lid of the gasoline canister and sprinkle it all on it, and at the same time turn on the lighter.

In an instant, the flames rose into the sky, and the dead wood that was still moist made a crackling sound, and black smoke rose.

"Mom, I wanted to roast some game, why is this still on, what about the people who called us just now, come and help us, it's going to be on fire." Ding Lingxiu shouted eagerly, but he unhurriedly took out two skewers of chicken thighs that had been skewered and simmered in advance from his backpack and roasted them by the fierce fire.

"Isn't it? Do you really eat it? Xia Xianyao looked at the leisurely Ding spiritual cultivation and couldn't help but be stunned.

"What do you think, just one person at a time, let you taste my craft." Ding Lingxiu flipped the chicken leg in his hand back and forth, his eyes fixed on the firelight.

The flames spread rapidly, and the entire tree was already burning, and the body of the tree emitted all kinds of strange insect chirps, intermingling and mingling. The fire grew bigger and bigger, the body of the tree seemed to be draped in a crimson robe, the flames jumped and swayed like a dancing girl, and the surging enthusiasm seemed to swallow a qiē.

The eerie laughter did not come from the path again, but Dante Devotional had already felt something coming out of the path, and was furious.

"Hey...... Ding Lingxiu, something came out of it. Xia Xianyao took out the red-handled sword and shook Ding Lingxiu, who was still roasting chicken legs.

"Oh, I know, don't panic, it's baked in a panic."

Xia Xianyao's head was full of black lines, and she couldn't wait to press Ding Lingxiu into the fire.

The black shadows in the distance kept approaching, and the mist was reflected red by the firelight, like a red cloth. The shadows were getting closer and closer, and they were about to come quickly.

"Damn humans, how dare you set fire here." With a shrill shout, the first youkai to run over appeared in front of the two.

It was a middle-aged dryad, with a wrinkled old face that looked eerie in the firelight, an emerald green body mottled with treebark-like lines, roots wriggling on the ground like tentacles of an octopus, and wielding arm-like branches menacingly.

Immediately afterward, more than a dozen tree spirits more than two meters tall gathered one after another, and their eyes were staring at the sky-high firelight, both a little frightened and angry.

"Ding Lingxiu, they appeared."

Xia Xianyao stood with his sword in his hand, and quickly entered the battle state, his playful face was as cold as frost again, his black eyes were like a deep ancient spring, and he looked coldly at the more than ten tree spirits in front of him,

"Oh, got it, Huohuo, it's hot."

Ding Lingxiu replied nonchalantly, and at the same time, his hand was burned by the oil star splashing on the chicken leg.

"You ......" Xia Xianyao was dumbfounded, and at this moment, the claws of these tree spirits had already grabbed her.

Xia Xianyao danced the sword to greet her, the sword was as smooth and coherent as flowing water under her dance, her fingers and waist were even more graceful, and the snow returned to the wind, like a shock. The way the fight is fought is like a wonderful dance.

Wherever her sword went, sap splashed, and wisps of demonic energy rose from the wound.

"Be careful, this sword can ward off evil spirits."

"Mom, they shouldn't be Taoist priests?"

The dryads were already in disarray, and the dazzling light of the fire made them even more anxious.

The flames made the air extremely hot, and the mist was also dispersed, although Xia Xianyao had the upper hand, the hot air still made her unbearable, and the dripping sweat fell into the sand, and quickly disappeared without a trace.

After several attacks and defenses, although several tree spirits were beaten by her, Xia Xianyao herself felt a little tired, and the scorching heat also made her a little distracted. A dryad took the opportunity to circle behind her and suddenly attacked, only to be too late when she found out. The thick claws were about to grab her.

At this time, Ding Lingxiu pulled her away and ran frantically towards the place she came from.

"Hey...... What are you doing? Xia Xianyao said angrily.

"Save you." Ding Lingxiu bit the chicken leg and ran away.

"What are you doing here, aren't we leading them out to defeat them and get clues to the Human Face Tree, what are you running?"

"Hehe, you'll know later, try my grilled chicken thighs first, the level of a star chef." Ding Lingxiu smiled and handed over the chicken leg in his hand, and stopped at the same time.

"I'm really convinced, you super foodie." Xia Xianyao couldn't help but laugh and took the fragrant roast chicken leg in her hand.

When she turned around, she found a scene that she didn't expect, and the dryads didn't chase after her.