When Li Zheng caught up with Xiao Yilan and Meng Lin, the two were squatting behind a tree. I saw more than a dozen people gathered in the firelight in front of me, confronting the wood. Li Zheng recognized Song Wenzheng as the outermost man, and there were three men with intricate muscles standing behind him. He was still carrying a person in his hand, covered in blood, and his hands were tied behind him, it was Luo Yu. Xiao Yilan and Meng Lin noticed Li Zheng who was coming, and the three of them glanced at each other, their expressions all looking very solemn.

Their position was outside the battle group, presumably Luo Yu followed behind these more than ten people and wood, but they were discovered and captured by Song Wenzheng. Song Wenzheng also noticed Xiao Yilan and the three of them approaching, and said with a smile: "Xiao Gongzi left in such a hurry, but Benhou couldn't take care of it?"

"It is said that Marquis Song is hospitable, and this kind of hospitality is really special. Xiao Yilan sneered.

Song Wenzheng said with a smile: "Xiao Gongzi said that he was joking, Gongzi is a distinguished guest, how dare Ben Hou snub." It's just that this tree spirit has always been cruel and easy to kill, and my original state borders southern Xinjiang, and the people in the border towns have suffered greatly. I also ask Xiao Gongzi to hand over this tree spirit to us, so as not to hurt his peace, I dare to guarantee your safety. ”

Xiao Yilan sneered secretly, and was even more convinced in his heart that Yuanzhou and the tree spirit clan had a lot of connections. It stands to reason that when ordinary people see the tree spirit, most of them are frightened and avoid, but Song Wenzheng's subordinates bite the wood tightly and force it into the jungle, which shows that they must have seen the tree spirit. It's just that the so-called cruelty and easy to kill is really far-fetched, and it is obviously Song Wenzheng's excuse.

Xiao Yilan said: "If I don't want to, what will happen to Master Hou?"

Song Wenzheng frowned. He didn't want to offend Benhai City, but he couldn't afford to let go of the tree spirit. He was thinking about how to do it neatly and not leave a trace for King Chengji.

Then Song can only be offended. With a wave of his hand, the three people behind him walked out, but they did not directly approach Xiao Yilan and the others. Only then did Xiao Yilan see clearly that everyone was holding a bracket device that could not be seen to work.

Xiao Yilan frowned, unable to understand what the other party was planning. I saw that the three of them began to assemble the mechanical weapons in their hands, and after the parts of the three of them were put together, Li Zheng suddenly said: "This is a crossbow!"

Song Wenzheng smiled: "Not bad!" After speaking, he waved his hand, and then the sound of breaking the sky came, and before Xiao Yilan could react, he felt a narrow black shadow flash in front of him. With a click, a finger-thick crossbow bolt was stuck in the ground, almost the entire body of the arrow was submerged into the ground, and only the tail of the arrow was exposed.

Xiao Yilan felt that he was in a cold sweat, and he unconsciously looked at Li Zheng and Meng Lin, both of whom were also pale. With such a fast speed, even Luo Yu would never be able to dodge, let alone Xiao Yilan and the others. And looking at this force, if you are shot, there is no second possibility except for being directly pierced.

Song Wenzheng ignored the pale faces of Xiao Yilan and the others, looked at the crossbow, and sighed: "Alas, this crossbow has not been used for a long time, and the crossbow is a little biased." After hearing this, Xiao Yilan's face became even more ugly.

Suddenly, a pale cyan light cluster appeared behind Song Wenzheng, which was particularly conspicuous in the darkness, and from a distance, it looked like a cyan eggshell, even Song Wenzheng and the others who were on their backs could notice the brilliance that illuminated the entire area. Everyone turned their heads and looked at the light source.

Shaw

Yilan saw the wood in the middle of the light cluster at a glance, he seemed to be the source of this light cluster, and the beam of light stretched out from him like a branch and leaf, and the other end was connected to the surface of the light ball. There was a shimmer of cyan light on his body, but he sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

More than a dozen people who had confronted the wood before fell to the ground, and their lives and deaths were unknown. Song Wenzheng had a frightened look on his face, it wasn't the first time he had dealt with the tree spirit, but this was the first time he had seen this situation. He knew that the strength of the tree spirit was amazing, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people would be put to the ground. According to this posture, with only the few remaining people, even if they have this weapon, they are by no means opponents. He was afraid that something would happen again, so he didn't greet his subordinates, so he went directly, and even Luo Yu didn't have time to take it. His three subordinates looked at each other, guarding Xiao Yilan and the others, and also followed Song Wenzheng.

Xiao Yilan was also puzzled, looked at the person who fell to the ground next to the tree spirit, and said, "What is the situation?"

"I don't know. Li Zheng didn't answer, and hurriedly rushed forward to untie the rope in Luo Yu's hand. Fortunately, although Luo Yu had many wounds, he was not in danger of life.

Luo Yu stood up, nodded at Xiao Yilan, and signaled that he was fine.

Xiao Yilan stopped talking, curiosity drove him to approach the wood. But as soon as he got closer, he suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous, and Li Zheng, Meng Lin and Luo Yu behind him obviously reacted, and fell to the ground with a painful look on their faces.

Xiao Yilan also sat on the ground, but he took a few breaths hard, trying to eliminate the dizziness, but it had no effect, he covered his abdomen, almost vomited, and suddenly reached out through his clothes, and the wound on his chest that had been scabbed before also emitted a burst of warmth, gradually alleviating the feeling of nausea and dizziness.

He stretched out his hand and touched it in his arms, and it was a bead that looked like a stone but not a stone, and a bead that looked like jade but not jade. This was formed after another tree spirit used his own life force to save Xiao Yilan at that time, and Xiao Yilan always carried it with him. Now it was glowing blue, exactly like the wood itself, light and dark as breathing.

Under the shroud of blue light, Xiao Yilan's chest was warm, and the feeling of nausea and dizziness gradually disappeared, he stood up with his hands on his knees, and glanced back at his companions. All three of them closed their eyes tightly, their brows furrowed slightly, and they seemed to have fainted. He hesitated for a moment, and continued to move closer in the direction of the wood.

Xiao Yilan vigilantly approached the wood, and walked straight to the wood, and he had no abnormal reaction. He stood quietly in front of the wood, and the wood suddenly opened his eyes, but instead of the usual brown, they were pale green.

Before he could react to where the change was coming from, the wood suddenly spoke, but it was human language, or a woman's voice: "You're here." ”

Xiao Yilan was startled, and his legs were weak and he almost sat on the ground. The rough and strange appearance of the wood, actually spitting out the human language, is still a soft and tactful female voice, completely different from his usual rough beast-like voice, this feels indescribably weird. He pointed to the wood, speechless for a moment.

The woman's voice was ethereal, although the wooden mouth was moving, Xiao Yilan felt that the voice was coming from afar, slowly drifting into his ears, and it seemed to sound from his head. He asked tentatively, "Are you ...... Wood? Wood turned out to be a woman

of?"

The voice replied, "Dryads have no gender, no distinction between male and female. I'm just talking to you right now through the body of this dryad. ”

"Then who are you, are you also a tree spirit?" Xiao Yilan asked, but guessed a little. It was strange for her to call wood a dryad, and if she were a dryad, she wouldn't have called it that.

"I forgot who I was, it was a long time ago. I don't think I'm a dryad, but I'm close to the dryads. The voice was still empty and calm, without the slightest emotion.

Xiao Yilan nodded as if he didn't understand, and asked, "Then you suddenly ...... Why did the sudden apparition be? What happened to these people?" After saying that, he thought of the person who had fallen to the ground next to him, and a chill passed through his heart.

"I can form a spiritual connection with the dryads, but I have to do it in a place where the smell of the forest is strong, so I can only speak to you here. Xiao Yilan listened and nodded. He knew that when there were no outsiders, Wood liked to go deep into the forest, and it seemed to be the invocation of nature, which made him yearn for the so-called forest breath.

The voice continued, "These people are not dead, just like your friends, but fainted. Humans who approach me will be subjected to spiritual assault, which is a means of self-preservation. ”

Xiao Yilan scratched his head, didn't quite understand the so-called spiritual invasion, and didn't care much, and asked, "Then how can I get closer? Is it because of this?"

"Not exactly. You have the blood of the Dryad in your veins, you are not a complete human anymore, this spark only helps your own bloodline work. ”

"Not a full human ...... How does that sound weird. Xiao Yilan raised his eyebrows, and suddenly found that his heartbeat was getting stronger and stronger, and the green light and darkness around him fluctuated, and it was the same rhythm as his heartbeat, as if he was beating for himself.

He suddenly felt a novelty, and then asked, "Then you appeared today to save wood, and why weren't you there when he was in danger in the past?"

"For I need him to bring you to me. The voice answered decisively, but Xiao Yilan was confused for a while.

"See me, where are you, what are you doing when you see me, how do you know that wood is with me?" he was even more confused, and his doubts were even heavier, and he asked a few questions in succession.

The voice paused for a moment, and the wood looked up at the light cluster outside, and the voice sounded again, but it gradually lowered, like the person who spoke gradually moving away: "You have more words than I imagined." The time is almost up, I am waiting for you in the depths of southern Xinjiang, in the extreme south, and then I will answer with you. As soon as the words fell, Xiao Yilan didn't have time to ask, but the wood's eyes changed back to their usual brown, and he looked at Xiao Yilan in a blink. The surrounding light also dimmed, flowing back into its body like flowing water, and soon disappeared.

Xiao Yilan looked at the wooden expression of the wood, and couldn't help asking, "You...... Any idea what just happened?"

The wood made a low cry, still the same creaking voice as the dryads. Xiao Yilan listened to it in his ears, and unconsciously corresponded these syllables to human language in his mind, and found the words and phrases corresponding to their meanings.

He softly repeated the words of the wood: "Destiny ......"

(End of chapter)