As if sensing Lin Yan's gaze, the clan elder turned around and said, "Your Excellency is not from this place, right, but I don't know what you are doing here?" ”

Lin Yan replied and said: "In Xia Lin Yan, from the Tang Kingdom, I heard that there is a sacred tree named 'Fusang' on the coast of the East China Sea, I don't know if the clan elders know?" ”

Hearing this, the clan elder's cloudy eyes shrank suddenly, and then quickly regained his composure, and said, "The old man has been here since he was born, but he has never heard of it. ”

"Your Excellency has come from afar, it must have been hard work! It's better to stay and rest for a few days, but the conditions here are simple, and I'm afraid I'm going to snub the guests. ”

Lin Yan arched his hand and said: "In this case, thank you for the old man!" ”

After that, Lin Yan walked out of the room and was led by a villager to a stone house, where the furnishings are really simple, there is not much contact with the outside world, and everything is mainly practical.

The sea is windy, and it is difficult to resist the strong wind if the house is made of wood, and the stone house can not only solve this problem well, but also prevent the erosion of the sea water and increase the service life of the house.

When you enter the house, it is very warm, and you can trim it to relieve the fatigue along the way.

Recalling the meeting with the clan elder just now, Lin Yan smiled bitterly and whispered to himself: "It's still arousing the other party's vigilance!" ”

But this is also something that can't be helped, after all, Lin Yan is an outsider who is extremely conspicuous, if he doesn't have specific information, he doesn't know how much time it will take to explore on his own, and his current time is not very sufficient.

Lin Yan also knew that directly inquiring about the news of the Fusang Sacred Tree would arouse the vigilance of the locals, but if he deliberately hid it, it would look even more suspicious!

So he chose to go straight to the point, anyway, no one in this place could recognize him, and there was no risk of being ambushed and calculated by the enemy.

"Let's see how it goes tomorrow!" Lin Yan thought so, and he no longer struggled.

After all, it is the first time to meet people, if the other party enthusiastically offers help as soon as he comes up, then he should be vigilant, and now this is a normal reaction.

On the other side, after Lin Yan left, a man with strange lines on his face came to the residence of the clan elder, holding a magic staff and wearing a crown on his head to show that he was not low.

After coming in, he said directly: "I heard that an outsider has come to you?" ”

The clan elder said: "You old witch doctor is well-informed!" Yes, it is said that it is from the Tang Kingdom. ”

The witch doctor said: "It was Xiaoyu who told me, this girl is really not worrying at all." ”

The clan elder said: "Xiaoyu did the right thing!" The purpose of this kind of outsider is unknown, so it is good to bring it to me first. Moreover, no matter what, you can't easily offend him, just send him away after eating and drinking. ”

The witch doctor pondered for a moment and said, "What is the purpose of this person's coming?" ”

They are in the middle of nowhere, and the other party can't be here for sightseeing, and they must have something important to do.

The clan elder said: "He is for the Fusang Sacred Tree!" ”

The witch doctor's eyes widened when he heard this, and his voice suddenly rose a few points, and he said, "What? How did he know about the Fuso Sacred Tree? ”

The clan elder motioned for him to sit down, and then said, "The Fusang Divine Tree has existed in the world for many years, and it is not surprising that some transcendent forces know about these things, not to mention that he is still from the Tang Kingdom, which was once extremely powerful!" ”

"Speaking of which, this person is also straightforward, and he even directly said his purpose in front of the old man."

The witch doctor said, "What is he looking for the Divine Tree?" ”

The clan elder shook his head and said, "I don't know yet, I'll let him live in the village and town first, and then I'll talk about it." ”

The witch doctor nodded and said, "That's all it takes!" ”

The clan elder replied and asked, "By the way, how have you collected Fusang leaves recently?" ”

The witch doctor shook his head and said, "It's not going well! The guards of the sacred birds have become stricter, and we can only pick up some floating hibiscus leaves in the outermost area, and the number has dropped significantly compared to before! ”

The clan elder frowned and said, "Fusang leaves are very important to us, we need to think of a way!" ”

The witch doctor was also worried in his heart, and said, "I have tried to communicate with the Divine Tree, but the effect has been very little recently, and I have not received any feedback from the Divine Tree, I am afraid that something is really wrong in the area of the Divine Tree." ”

The clan elder said: "Now is an eventful autumn, the sacred tree must not be lost, and I have to ask you to pay more attention to this matter!" ”

The witch doctor nodded in response.

This profession is very special, he has a dual identity: one is to communicate with ghosts and gods, and the other is proficient in medicine, so he has a very high status in this village and town, and he is probably the only one who can talk to the clan elder like this.

……

After Lin Yan had a good night's rest, his mental and physical strength were restored to the best state, although he was almost able to provide a steady stream of vitality to his body after the completion of his "Dead Wood Jue", but the feeling he brought after such a rest was still very different.

After he walked out of the stone house, he wandered around the village and town on his own, and casually learned about the local customs.

Although the people here were very curious about him, they no longer reacted as surprised as they did when they first met, thinking that the clan elder should have greeted him in the village and town.

Compared with the Tang Kingdom, this place is indeed a bit simple, and it is not even as good as some relatively backward cities. But although the sparrows are small, they have all the organs, and they all have everything here, as if they were a self-sufficient paradise.

Due to its location on the coast of the East China Sea, there is an abundance of fish to feed the locals, sea salt to be made by themselves, and a variety of seaweeds to accompany the food, so there is no shortage of anything.

In addition, it is far away from the great power strife, and the local residents will not be involved, so it can basically be regarded as a peaceful place to live and work.

But this does not mean that the combat effectiveness of the locals is weak, on the contrary, Lin Yan has seen a lot of martial artists in the Tongmai Realm in the villages and towns, most of these people are responsible for hunting at sea, and sometimes they will encounter fierce sea beasts, without a certain strength to protect themselves, they will not be able to come back safely, let alone have a harvest!

In addition, Lin Yan also found a phenomenon, that is, there are many very old people in the villages and towns, they seem to be in good spirits, not to mention walking like flying, but at least their bodies are very healthy, and they don't seem to need to be taken care of at all.

"What a great place to retire!" Lin Yan sighed in his heart.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but think of the village where he grew up, and now that he thinks about it, he hasn't been back to the village for a long time, and he doesn't know what happened to the people in the village now.

Grandpa Lin Gu has not had any news since the last time, although Lin Yan now knows that Lin Gu's strength is not bad, but he is still worried in his heart.

"After solving the matter here, it's time to find a chance to go back to the village!" Lin Yan thought so in his heart.

The catastrophe is coming, and the nine domains of the Metaverse will be affected by it and will not be spared, the village where Lin Yan grew up has no power to protect itself, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not suffer from annihilation in the catastrophe!

After all, even a once powerful country like the Tang Kingdom was now on the verge of extinction under the threat of Xuantian Sect, how could a small village survive in this wave that affected the entire human world?

Moreover, Lin Yan also wanted to look for Lin Gu's traces again, he said that he was going to do something, but now he doesn't know how?

Lin Yan now has a certain strength, maybe he can help Lin Gu, for this grandfather who has taken care of him since he was a child, Lin Yan's feelings are extremely deep, even stronger than his parents.

Thinking about these in his heart, Lin Yan suddenly heard someone calling him, and turned his head to see that it was the girl he saw yesterday - Xiaoyu.

Lin Yan smiled at her and said, "Thank you for yesterday!" ”

The girl seemed a little shy, her two little hands pulled the corners of her clothes uneasily, and said with a red face: "Lin ...... Lin Gongzi, you saw the clan elder yesterday, are things going well? ”

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Don't be so polite, just call me Lin Yan!" ”

"There's no progress on things for the time being, but it's okay, I'm going to stay here for a while longer, and I can investigate again."

The girl said: "Then I'll call you Brother Lin, you can also call me Xiaoyu!" ”

Lin Yan nodded, and the girl smiled when she saw this, looking a little happy.

She spoke, "Brother Lin, it's your first time here, right?" How about I show you around? ”

Lin Yan is not familiar with this place now, but it is a very good thing to have a guide, and he said: "Then thank you Little Fish Girl!" ”

Under the leadership of the girl, Lin Yan followed her through the villages and towns, and Xiaoyu also gave him some explanations on the way, which made Lin Yan have a deeper understanding of this place.

Xiao Yu said, "Brother Lin, how long will you stay here?" If you're not in a hurry, why don't you wait until the festival is over? ”

Lin Yan said suspiciously: "Festival? ”

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "That's right, this is a grand event in our village and town, mainly to worship our patron saint, and everyone also takes advantage of this time to sing and dance to celebrate." ”

Lin Yan said: "So that's the case! By the way, your patron saint is ......"

Xiao Yu said: "It's Lord Shenshu!" ”

Lin Yan's heart moved when he heard this, and he asked, "Lord Divine Tree?" Can you elaborate on that? ”

Xiao Yu tilted his head, blinked his big black and bright eyes, and then said innocently: "Lord Shenshu is Lord Shenshu!" He blesses us with safety on the sea, and is the god who guards us! ”

Then, the girl leaned into Lin Yan's ear and said mysteriously: "By the way, I heard that as long as you pray to Lord Shenshu and give you elixir, you can live a long life!" ”

After speaking, Xiao Yu realized that his current movements were too ambiguous, and he was so close to Lin Yan that his cheeks couldn't help but turn red.

The customs here are still relatively conservative, although there are not as many rules and etiquette as in the Central Plains, but girls are still very shy when facing men.

Lin Yan was thinking in his heart at the moment: "The clan elder should know something, but he didn't say anything to himself out of self-defense or some other reasons. That Sacred Tree-sama should be Fuso! ”

There is no such coincidence in this world, Lin Yan came after the Fusang Sacred Tree, and it happened that there was a Divine Tree Lord who was used as the "guardian saint" by the people of the village and town, so the two should be one!

Lin Yan thought in his heart: "It seems that we still have to find a way to find some news from the mouth of the clan elder, but judging from the way it was yesterday, I'm afraid things won't go so smoothly." ”

He said, "Xiaoyu, where did you hear about these things?" ”

Xiao Yu said innocently: "People in the villages and towns know these things!" For those of us here, this is common sense! ”

"However, I listened to my grandfather about the blessings of Lord Shenshu who can live a long life."

Lin Yan said: "Grandpa? ”

Xiao Yu said: "My grandfather is the only witch doctor in the village, but he is amazing!" ”

"No matter who in the village or town has a family member who is sick or in a disaster, they will invite grandpa to go, and basically they can save the day, so everyone in the village respects grandpa very much."

Lin Yan thought to himself: "Xiaoyu's grandfather's status in the village and town should not be low, and as I heard what I said, I may also have some understanding of the Fusang Sacred Tree, maybe this is also a breakthrough!" ”

It is somewhat difficult to break through head-on from the clan elder's side, after all, Lin Yan is not a robber, so he can directly put the knife on the clan elder's neck and ask where the divine tree is.

Moreover, Lin Yan believes that even if someone deals with the clan elder like this, the other party will definitely not easily reveal half a word.

Inferred from some of the things that Xiao Yu said, the relationship between the people here and the Divine Tree is extremely close, and even birth, old age, sickness and death are closely related to it, and what outsiders want to do to the Divine Tree is undoubtedly shaking the foundation of the village and town for the clan elders, and they will definitely not agree.

Moreover, the matter of the Fusang Sacred Tree should be secret, and there should be very few people who know it, including the clan elder, except for the clan elder himself, Xiaoyu's grandfather should also know some.

As for most of the other people in the villages and towns, they only vaguely know that the guardian spirit is the Lord of the Sacred Tree, and I am afraid that some of the specific contents cannot be said.

"It's in trouble!" Lin Yan sighed lightly in his heart, as a result, things fell into a dead knot.

I know where to get the news, but there is no good way, and this is the most worrying part!

Lin Yan paused and said, "Xiaoyu, can you take me to meet your grandfather?" ”

Xiao Yu said suspiciously: "Brother Lin, are you sick?" ”

In the girl's opinion, although her grandfather has a high status in the village and town, there is nothing that the people in the village and town will not look for their grandfather, unless they are sick or injured or encounter some other bad things.

After all, the identity of the witch doctor is quite mysterious, and most people still stay away from it, not to mention the art of medicine, the mere communication with ghosts and gods is enough to make people feel frightened.

For human beings, the most terrifying thing is always some unknown things, especially those mysterious beings that are inexplicable and uncontrollable!

Lin Yan shook his head and said, "I'm not sick, I just want to ask your grandfather about something!" ”

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "That's good!" Grandpa should be at home now, Brother Lin, come with me! ”