The bushes did not move. It was as if what Shu Xingbei had just said was his own suspicion.

Shu Xingbei stood there, the black knife clenched, and his eyes were cold.

After waiting for a while, I saw Shu Xingbei suddenly take a vertical leap, and the black knife in his hand flashed with a shocking black light, and it was slashing towards a position in the jungle.

"Stop, stop, stop," a voice sounded timidly, "don't kill us, don't." ”

Shu Xingbei's eyes flashed, he withdrew the black knife, and shouted coldly there: "Since you are afraid of death, why don't you come out quickly?"

"We're out," a voice replied weakly.

Shu Xingbei looked around at no one, and he was even more surprised in his heart, could someone be invisible.

"You, look down," the voice said again.

Shu Xingbei subconsciously looked down, and saw three people standing in front of him, yes, three people. The three of them look exactly the same as humans, but they are too short, and the tallest is only one meter. The shortest is at most fifty centimeters.

The three gnomes did not look different from humans, the difference was in size and skin color. All three have green skin tones.

"Who are you?" Shu Xingbei hesitated for a moment and asked.

"Outsider, we're going to ask you that question too," replied the shortest dwarf. He was the oldest in appearance, with wrinkles on his forehead and a mustache on his chin.

"I'm from the open sea," Shu Xingbei didn't say he was from the mainland. After all, he doesn't have a place to live on the mainland, does he.

"Open sea?" The old dwarf looked up at Shu Xingbei blankly, nodded and replied, "Outsider, I can see that you are not lying. But we haven't been to the open sea. Can you tell me where it is? ”

Is this the time to talk about this? Shu Xingbei stared at the fiery red fruit, and finally withdrew his gaze. If he were to kill these three gnomes, there would be absolutely no problem.

However, Shu Xingbei is not thirsty for killing, and he has no grudge against the dwarfs, even if the Beetles are driven by them, Shu Xingbei thinks it is normal, and it can be judged from what they say, it is very likely that this area is the territory of the dwarfs.

For safety reasons, Shu Xingbei did not put away the black knife, and still held it in his hand.

"The continent at the foot of the South Mountain continues to the south, that is, the open sea, as far as the eye can see. The continent and Nanshan are estimated to be the last land and mountain ranges on the entire planet," Shu Xingbei sighed.

"So far away," sighed the tall gnome, "Outsider, what are you doing here?" Is it trying to encroach on our territory? ”

Shu Xingbei was almost amused. Is there such a question?

If I really came to invade your territory, would I tell you directly?

"I have no intention of encroaching on your territory. I just want to pick some fruits," Shu Xingbei looked at the fiery red fruit again.

The old dwarf thought for a long time before saying, "Outsiders, you can't be too greedy. You've sent someone before, learned the art of witchcraft from us, and vowed never to come again. This time, you're here again. ”

Witchcraft? Shu Xingbei's heart was beating wildly. Could it be that Cheng Yongsheng's witchcraft was learned from these people? No, the timing is not right.

The red lady knows that Cheng Yongsheng has learned the art of witchcraft, if Cheng Yongsheng really learned the art of witchcraft here, it means that Cheng Yongsheng has been here at least a few years ago, so why pretend that the company is blocked by the cold lake?

For a while, Shu Xingbei had mixed thoughts.

"I can assure you that I have absolutely no intention of encroaching on your territory. If so, can you tell me about you, and what's the name of the person who learned the art of witchcraft? Shu Xingbei said seriously.

The old dwarf instructed a younger dwarf, "Go over and pick two red core fruits for him."

"Yes, Patriarch," the young dwarf nodded.

The old dwarf looked at Shu Xingbei with a serious face, "If you want to know more about the situation, I have a Gu worm in my hand, if you dare to eat it, I will tell you." If you don't want to, take the red core fruit, where you came from, and where you go back. ”

Eat the next Gu worm?

Shu Xingbei was taken aback. His first instinct was to refuse. He was about to speak when his eyes caught a glimpse of the banter in the old patriarch's eyes.

To be honest, Shu Xingbei was still very worried about Cheng Yongsheng's witchcraft. Although he didn't know what the magic was, the unknown was the most terrifying.

"Okay. In order to express my sincerity and believe that the patriarch will not harm me, I agreed," Shu Xingbei's expression also became solemn.

Bet.

It's a big gamble.

If the bet is lost, Shu Xingbei's absolute life and death will be decided by others. If he wins the bet, he can gain the trust of the other party, so that he can hope to get the true situation of the witchcraft.

"You, you promised?" When the patriarch heard Shu Xingbei agree, he was stunned for a moment. This, how is this possible, he can conclude that the person in front of him does not know witchcraft at all. Even if he could, it would be impossible for a person who was proficient in witchcraft to take another Gu Master's Gu worm.

That would be too risky. Each Gu master's method of refining Gu worms is different, and the way of driving them is also different. Besides, even if he knew that if the other party drove the Gu worms, his skills were higher than the other party's, and it was not easy to drive the Gu worms out of his body.

"As a sign of my sincerity, I gave my life to the patriarch. I definitely don't have any covetousness for the nobles, and I won't harm anyone of the nobles," Shu Xingbei said sincerely.

The old patriarch didn't say anything immediately, and the look of shock on his face didn't dissipate for a long time.

He was still thinking, determining the gains and losses.

Shu Xingbei did not urge. Although he doesn't understand witchcraft, when the other party wants to threaten his life, he is not a vegetarian.

Shu Xingbei believed that he could kill the old patriarch by surprise before the other party wanted his own life.

The old patriarch seemed to have figured out the crux of the problem, and a smile appeared on his face, "Dare to take the Gu worms I raised, I can say that you are really the first person I have ever seen." Outsider, your sincerity has touched me, please come with us into the clan. ”

As he spoke, the old patriarch made a gesture of invitation to Shu Xingbei.

The other two gnomes, though curious about the change in the patriarch's attitude, did not object.

"Aristocrats, what kind of clan?" Shu Xingbei put away the black knife and asked curiously.

"We are the Wood Elf Clan, there are only seventy-two people left in the clan now, the cold lake in the south, the ice cave in the north, restricting our livelihood, in the past, our clan is huge, there are more than two thousand people," the old patriarch replied.

At most, there are only more than 2,000 people, which is also called huge? Shu Xingbei was almost amused.

However, he had never heard of the Wood Elves before, presumably this race was isolated from the outside world, and lacked understanding of the number of humans outside.

The old patriarch led Shu Xingbei towards the bushes and walked out of the forest, and after going deep for three kilometers, Shu Xingbei saw a tree house built on the bushes, the houses were not big, the appearance was black, and it looked like an ancient vicissitudes of life.

In addition to this, Shu Xingbei can also smell the mixed smell of herbs.

The four of them walked on the path from the forest, and in the tree houses everywhere, out of the wood elves, men, women, and children, all looked at Shu Xingbei with curious eyes.

The patriarch led Shu Xingbei to the council hall of the Wood Elf Clan, he invited Shu Xingbei to sit down, and ordered tea to be prepared.

"Patriarch, you're welcome. I understand the situation and leave immediately," Shu Xingbei said.

"My Gu worm tells me that you are a young man and proficient in psychological arts, right?" The old patriarch looked at Shu Xingbei with sharp eyes.

"Yes," Shu Xingbei was secretly surprised. He didn't know how the Gu worm sensed his age and abilities. However, since he was discovered, he did not hide it.

Shu Xingbei rubbed his face, stretched his bones again, and soon, a young man with a beautiful face appeared in front of the old patriarch.

"Sure enough, it's a young man. Your skills are comparable to the insect Gu disguise technique in our clan," the old patriarch sat on his chair and nodded slightly.

"Gu worms can also make people look good?" Shu Xingbei was even more surprised.

"We, the Wood Elves, worship the Gu God. The Gu worms raised by every household are the people of the Gu God, and we are the servants of the Gu God. The ability of Gu worms is given by the great Gu God. Whether it's fighting or sensing danger, it's all abilities given by the Gu God, and transfiguration is just one of them," the old patriarch explained.

Shu Xingbei grabbed a few key words. This made him realize that in the Wood Elf Clan, the status of the Gu God was definitely the highest. The position of the Gu worm also seems to be higher than that of the Wood Elf Clan.

"The last time I came to the clan to learn the art of witchcraft, what was his name and what did he look like?" Shu Xingbei asked this question again.

"He's much older than you, and his name is Cheng Yongsheng," replied the old patriarch.

Shu Xingbei jumped up from his chair in shock.

It's really Cheng Yongsheng.

"He came here many years ago, right?" Shu Xingbei asked.

"I'll do the math, fifteen years. At that time, there was no cold lake in the south, and we, the Wood Elf Clan, could still go outside to hunt," the old patriarch sighed.

Shu Xingbei was stunned.

Fifteen years ago, there were no cold lakes in this area. That is, the cold lake was formed later?

What caused such a large lake to form outside?

"Young man, you are very honest, and it is easier to be believed than that Cheng Yongsheng. Now, can you tell us how you got here after crossing the lake? ”

"Me?" Shu Xingbei told the old patriarch the truth. He even said that the four major forces decided to dig a cold lake to divert water and drain the water.

The old patriarch sighed deeply, "On the other side of the cold lake, there are so many people here. No wonder, no wonder these days, my natal Gu worm keeps warning me. It turns out that there is really a great danger coming. ”

The old patriarch said, his brows furrowed.

"What can I do?" The old patriarch didn't know what to do for a while.