From Mu Yuchen's understanding of the structure of trees using alchemy, combined with alchemy's induction of the 'qi' energy in the dragon veins, he was basically able to determine that the thousand-year-old tree demon in the Black Mountain had used the talent he possessed in the past years to carry out a very huge transformation of the plant level of the entire Black Mountain. 1——

"A conjecture based on what I know! First of all, by directly splitting the root system to form new plants, and indirectly similar to grafting other trees, with the location and origin point of its own body, the Dryad uses the spreading root system to transform other trees living in the Black Mountain into some of its own subsidiary structures, forming a huge plant network. ”

"The reason why the village of Montenegro, where the river has dried up, still exists! It depends on the rainwater that accumulates when it rains! If there is rain, why will the river dry up? You should know that the root system of plants has the innate ability to stabilize the soil and keep the water from suddenly losing too much. ”

"So the real reason for the lack of water in Montenegro Village is at least partly due to the thousand-year-old dryad, the root system that is connected to all the trees and vegetation in Montenegro has blocked all the rainwater that falls into the mountains." Mu Yuchen confidently recounted his speculation. "This rain, which is blocked by the root system of trees, naturally cannot be for the purpose of maintaining water and soil! This question also involves the Dryad root network! ”

"Another purpose of the Dryad's root network is to channel its demonic power to other trees that it has split and grafted. These weak demonic powers are not enough to demonize ordinary plants, but they also alienate their life forms. As a result, it eventually became a form between a demon and a plant. ”

"The main color of the appearance of the trees in the form of the demon plant has been transformed into the gray-purple that we see, and the efficiency of the tree leaves to absorb sunlight strengthened by this transformation is also due to the influence of the demon qi on the plant form. The leaf green of the demon plant has undergone an unknown mutation, or the leaf green has been strengthened by the demon qi, and then has an extremely exaggerated photosynthesis efficiency. ”

As a result, the water collected by the root network of the dryad, and the metal was penetrated into the photosynthesis of the demon plant. Under normal conditions, these demonized plants will grow and multiply at a high speed due to the improvement of photosynthesis efficiency, but the forest we see now is full of decay and decay. So. Why is it so abnormal? ”

Looking at his companions who were staring at him, Mu Yuchen suddenly stopped talking and asked a crucial question.

"The Millennial Dryad can't go through a lot of trouble! After all, it's a demonic power of energy! It's not a strong wind! No one would do this kind of loss-making business that only invests but does not pay! Song Yan said this very keenly, touching the core but not answering the question. And Montenegro has changed for at least a few decades! We haven't seen any new dryads along the way! ”

"You mean to say! These demonized plants are anomalously photosynthetic. The glucose energy produced was eventually extracted and collected by the dryad using the root network to its own body? Song Yan's words touched Zhao Xin's inspiration, and the girl with a comprehension expression on her face said word by word with Mu Yuchen's eyes. That's why these demon plants are so sluggish! ”

"That's right! Only a little bit of a problem! That's the demon plant photosynthesis! What was made! It's a far cry from normal glucose! That's an energy! An energy that should be able to be absorbed, consumed, and stored directly by the Dryad! Mu Yuchen corrected Zhao Xin's words slightly. Then he inadvertently raised another question.

"So, you can guess the energy that is being gathered! Will it finally be used for four-eyed purposes? ”…,

Fierce Fire and others, who were purely reduced to spectators, were full of interest, looking at the brainstorming between Mu Yuchen and Zhao Xin, the newcomers had a botanical knowledge background. And it seems that Tan Jian, who is quite proficient in his profession, has completely fallen into confusion in his thoughts. In the collapse of his own inherent knowledge field, he whispered to the sad god on the side.

"I don't know what to do!" Zhao Xinfang, who was silent for a few seconds, said lightly. Then her black eyes, which were rippling with natural crimson but pure and clear, cast an inquiring gaze at Mu Yuchen.

"I don't know what to do! What a pity! Mu Yuchen had a sincere expression on his smiling face, and he continued in a solemn tone: "However, the thing that needs to gather so much energy is definitely not a happy birthday little surprise!" That answer! It shouldn't be much of a pleasure! ”

"But we still have to find out as soon as possible, don't we?" Zhao Xin's eyes that swung like waves, a burst of sharp light lit up like a shining, and she turned slightly sideways to cast her gaze on Ning Caichen, who was a few meters away. "Then we will be able to come up with the best possible countermeasures! Not now, though! ”

Ning Caichen, who had been supervising the death row inmates with Iron Fang just now, suddenly got up and walked to the base of the huge tree next to him, hovering over the roots growing on the rocks below. Where is a tree hole with a large space, which is attracting Ning Caichen's attention in the dark, and the dull little craftsman who is driven by the emotions in his heart walks very curiously to the front of the tree hole.

Mu Yuchen and Zhao Xin, who were standing opposite the giant tree just now, appeared behind Ning Caichen, who was in front of the tree cave, in just a few seconds. The decaying tree hole in the center of the giant tree is very spacious, and the green grass and plant vines are distributed among it, and the bright purple trumpet flowers are quietly dotted with different bright colors, dotting the pure white creatures in the tree hole.

Mu Yuchen's gaze passed past Ning Caichen's side, and then in the hollow of the tree covered with withered grass, a petite and cute pocket little fox with pure white fur, the pearl-like black pupils that shone with Chu Chu's moving brilliance, introduced Ning Caichen's absolutely outstanding appearance into Mu Yuchen's pupils in the reflection.

"Nie Xiaoqian!" The pure black pupils were instantly flashed with endless colors, and the colorful fluctuations were like a clear glass-like texture, and Mu Yuchen, who was replaced, was very attentive, using his eyes, qi, source thoughts, and all his perception abilities, scanning the tree hole in the cross-network, the delicate white fox's body trembling slightly, and a name sounded silently in his heart.

In He Qin's description of the new version of A Chinese Ghost Story. For the first time, Nie Xiaoqian, played by Liu Feifei, met with the little craftsman version of Diao Sining Caichen, and the scene was under this giant tree in the entire Black Mountain, the only one that maintained a normal appearance. Mu Yuchen, who had a serious expression, quickly revealed. A little mixed with a vague and collapsed expression, the corners of his mouth began to twitch inexplicably.

The petite white fox squatting in the tree hole looked at Ning Caichen in front of the tree hole with a curious gaze, and seemed to be completely killed by the cute thing in front of him.

"Candy, please!" The little white fox whimpered softly under Ning Caichen's touch. For a moment, the little bow and arrow that seemed to be possessed by the uncle's soul took out a delicate bamboo jar from his body, and then faced Lori in front of him! No! The white fox said.

"Nima! Wild foxes! Alertness and aggression are very high, right? Nie Xiaoqian, let's just put up with it! After all, people are not ghosts now! It's a demon! Mu Yuchen forcibly endured the little craftsman who seemed to be black all over his eyes. The urge to reach out directly to pinch to death like a chicken, and he silently roared after overturning the psychological coffee table: "But! Nima! For what Ning Caichen is dull and difficult! Will carry candy with me, this kind of 'tune' Lori's cute thing! There is also this line that the uncle tempts little Lori to watch a goldfish! Could it be the truth of the legend? Nima! What class is this for? Say! Such a screenwriter has wood! ”…,

Just when Ning Caichen, who had a cheap smile in Mu Yuchen's eyes, watched the white fox lick the candy little by little, with a little bit of yellow. A gust of air that fluctuated with the air quietly brushed Mu Yuchen's face. It provoked a frown on his brow.

The subtle demonic energy in the environment, driven by inexplicable will, was like water droplets in boiling grease, causing ripples in the air that continued to increase. It was a pretty good day in the blink of an eye. It quickly turned into a cold cloud that overwhelmed the city, followed by a strong wind that blew the gray and fallen leaves. It swept through the woods less than ten meters away.

"The forest is windproof! This kind of action without common sense! It's not to tell us explicitly! There's a ghost in this gust of wind! Complaining in his heart that the cultural level of the tree demon was not high, Mu Yuchen's eyes intersected with Zhao Xin again. The two quickly completed the exchange of opinions.

"Why is it so weird!" The orange leaves and withered leaves flew sideways in the increasingly strong wind, completely unaware that at this moment, Ning Caichen, a small craftsman standing in the woodland, was completely timid at the first time he opened his mouth.

"There are many demonic winds in the mountains! Normal! Such a calm was naturally Mu Yuchen, while Zhao Xin walked towards the fierce fires.

"I ...... Also...... I don't know what to do...... Yes! Iron Fang glanced at Mu Yuchen with atrophied teeth, and then stammered.

"Let's go down the mountain! It's getting dark! Why are you staying here? One of the death row inmates said with a trembling voice and hidden fear.

"You're stupid! Wouldn't it be further down the mountain! Another person on death row retorted.

"Is there a place to hide!?" Ning Caichen, the nominal final leader, asked the titular guide Tieya.

"There's a seat in front...... Temple! Iron Fang thought for a moment and pointed straight ahead.

"That's it! Come on! Everyone, pack your things! Hurry up! Ning Caichen made a decision.

Regarding Ning Caichen's decision on the Phantom World Team, there would naturally be no other objections. The scrambling search for water was able to move as fast as possible through the woods in the face of the strong winds. The strange weather made the night fall much faster than initially expected, and when the tower of Lanruo Temple appeared next to everyone, the full moon with black clouds had already appeared above the canopy.

The gray stone stupa on the ground covered with dead leaves, invisibly outlines a way forward, and among the dead yellow leaves flying in the sky, the same decaying ancient buildings appear at the end of the road. Under the eaves of the façade of the quaint building, a rectangular plaque reflects several dark gold handwriting in the moonlight - Lanruo Temple.

Walking into the main hall from the open main entrance of the temple, the thick round columns are distributed against each other, and countless bright green vines climb on the beams of the temple hall, but except for the ground near the pillars, the ground paved by wooden planks under everyone's feet does not have even the slightest fallen leaves, and the spotless cleanliness seems to be cleaned all the time.

What's even more puzzling is that. The main hall, known as the temple building, is illuminated by many lit candles, and in the center of the entire hall space, a circular pond surrounded by smooth stones. The sound of the spring gushing can be clearly heard in the quiet space, and what is even stranger is that there is an inexplicable tree growing in the pool. There are no leaves but the trunk is covered with strange dead wood like feathers, which fully illustrates the spirit of entertainment that thunder kills people who do not pay for their lives.

"O water! Ah, water! There's water! "The sound of the spring in the central pool of the temple hall is not enough for the daily life of the water resources, and there is no way to even have basic livelihoods. In the ears of the villagers of Heishan Village, which was safeguarded, it was far more pleasant than any string moon, and the nameless death row prisoner and the iron tooth cheered loudly, and Ning Caichen couldn't help but smile on his face. …,

"What a human being! For what you crave! And what about animals that ignore all dangers and anomalies! "Look at the 100-meter sprint speed with your feet. Rushing towards the plot characters in the central pool of the main hall, Mu Yuchen couldn't help but shake his head and said.

"Don't say it so highly! You are human yourself! Merely! Something you need! Far more than these people! Even if you understand the dangers of taking! But it doesn't mean! How much more noble are you than them! It's all just about survival! Song Yan rarely raised the bar, but said in a deep and polite manner.

"You're the Yeon-yeon I know!" Being educated, Mu Yuchen said in surprise.

"Stop bickering! You two! Mission 2 is activated! Zhao Xin said as he stared at the void in front of him with his eyes.

Task 2: Kill the thousand-year-old dryad;

Mission requirements: Ning Caichen survives, Nie Xiaoqian survives;

Rewards: 10,000 source points; a silver card;

Failure Penalty: Erasure Quest Restrictions: None while the Phantom Team veterans check the updated content of the Book of Phantom quest page. The death row inmates who rushed to the side of the pool, threw down the luggage they were carrying, and plunged their heads directly into the pool without any inspection process at all. The buffalo gulped and gulped, and the water gushed out from under the pool.

Ning Caichen and Iron Fang, who were a few steps behind the death row inmates. After all, they are not as hungry for water as the death row inmates, and the two of them are also full of smiles. Standing beside the pool, looking at the sparkling floating water, I couldn't help but laugh loudly. The two of them, who had not forgotten their duties, immediately began to check the state of the water source in the pool.

The demonic power in Lanruo Temple is far stronger than the outside world, and even the fierce fire that is not sensitive to spiritual perception can detect the ubiquitous abnormality. The white Russian man who was not very comfortable was tense, and the evil qi that could no longer be completely restrained in his distraction was unconsciously leaked out, and the newcomers instinctively stayed away.

Zhao Xin and Song Yan also felt the abnormality backwards, but they quickly relied on a stronger spirit to control the fluctuations in their bodies with ease in the same vigilance. Among the veterans, the most ordinary expressions were naturally Mu Yuchen and Ye Lin, and for the two of them, that slight change seemed to exist at all.

"He Qin! If I remember correctly! Wait a minute! Those five death row inmates will be attracted by the monsters in Lanruo Temple to the side hall to suck up yang energy! Immediately after that, he was killed by Yan Chixia, who came later! Right! Looking at He Qin, who nodded in confirmation, Mu Yuchen said thoughtfully: "Then! For what! What are the same powerless Ning Caichen and Iron Fang! I wasn't attracted to youkai yet! ”

"There's something wrong with that water!" Looking at Mu Yuchen's puzzled gaze in the pool, recalling what He Qin said about the villagers of Black Mountain Village, after the water released after the drinking water pool was blown up, all kinds of plants grew all over their bodies, Zhao Xin then spoke. "It's said in the plot! The water is mixed with the essence and blood of the dryad! ”

"There's a problem with the water in the pool, for sure! In Ning Caichen, that idiot! Before detonating a mine! Did the dryad's essence blood get mixed with the water? This question whether it is or not! It doesn't matter anymore! Mu Yuchen didn't continue to dwell on this issue, he stared at the death row prisoner who was full of water, his pupils suddenly narrowed in the blandness, releasing a trace of silent cold brilliance.

"Since you can commit murder! Then their bodies must be very strong, since our task is to kill the Dryad, then the Yuanyang Qi of these five death row prisoners will definitely not be able to be obtained by the Dryad Grandma. Zhao Xin announced Mu Yuchen's intentions, and she said in a cold tone full of sweet charm: "What to do next!?" The Millennium Dryad is still in the Pool Seal! ”

"Wait, let's go to the side hall together! Wait for Nie Xiaoqian to show up, and we'll do it again! I'll take care of those five death row inmates! Yelene! You and the newlyweds remember to stay by my side!! In this way, I can guarantee that I will act in time when I encounter danger! Mu Yuchen said very casually: "As for those little demons in Lanruo Temple! How many slashes you can get! Let's play freely according to our abilities! Stay safe! ”

"So what's Yan Chixia! Wait a minute, that bearded guy should be out of the picture! Song Yan seemed to have something, and then she said in a tone that told about third-rate polyamorous love, often with bloody plots: "If he sees Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen making love!" And then get jealous and kill the little craftsmen! Then we're not embarrassed! The man's reaction to this green thing!! You get the idea! ”

"It's very unlikely! But considering the plot! I have to guard against it! Zhao Xin recognized Song Yan's suggestion, and then nodded and said.

"Then let's do it quickly!" Mu Yuchen said after the most gloomy.