Walking further, the terrain became higher, and the moment the crisp sound of the water hitting the stone upstream reached Li Huixi's ears, Qin Ling's footsteps suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Li Huixi saw that Qin Ling's state was not quite right, so he also stopped and asked briefly.

Qin Ling's body suddenly froze, and she lowered her arms at an extremely slow speed, lifting her pants a little, revealing her legs.

Although it was dark night, with the blessing of the third eye, both Li Huixi and the fox could clearly see that Qin Ling's legs also showed signs of woodenness, which indicated that the source of the curse was near here.

Qin Ling closed his eyes, even the third eye on his forehead, concentrating on feeling the source of this curse.

Finally, Qin Ling opened his eyes suddenly, pointed to the darkness in the distance, and said in a low voice:

"That's it."

Li Huixi picked up Qin Ling, who was unable to move, and ran quickly in the direction she guided, while the fox was carrying Duan Jiang, who had been half-wooden, and there was an inexplicable injustice in his heart, but it was only a flash.

Running in the direction that Qin Qi should be, the road in the middle was blocked by green plants and it was difficult to walk, so he could only open up a narrow aisle, and the branches cut through Li Huixi and Qin Ling's clothes, but fortunately, Qin Ling was deliberately controlling something, these plants only cut some pieces of cloth and did not touch the skin.

The further they walked in, the more they could hear the sound of running water, and finally at the end, there was an open water source in front of them, which, according to the geographical location, should be the water source for the villagers to drink directly or use as domestic water.

Li Huixi just squatted down to see the water quality here, but his hand that was about to touch the surface of the water was controlled by Qin Ling, and he couldn't move forward at all.

Li Huixi immediately understood, and Qin Ling also explained in time:

"This curse comes from this water, so it's not that people who come into contact with wood will get the curse, but that the water vapor here will enter the blood through the skin, and eventually everyone here will be cursed."

The fox immediately spotted the blind spot and said her first words since the beginning of the mission:

"Why didn't the surviving batch show symptoms in time, but waited for more than ten years before they became wooden."

"I think this is because each person's constitution is different, and the molecular weight of the water ingested is different, so the time of symptom onset will also be different."

But the root of the problem has been found, how can this curse be removed?

Li Huixi rolled his eyes, looked at the surrounding aquatic plants, and pulled out one.

Seeing this, Qin Ling was about to stop it, but it was too late, she didn't expect Li Huixi, a person who was very cautious in her words and deeds, to make such a stupid mistake, and a curse was indeed born in her body, but the effect was still relatively weak.

But in the next second, Li Huixi stuffed the leaf in her hand into her mouth, and what Qin Ling didn't expect was that the faint curse on her body quickly disappeared without a trace.

Looking at Qin Ling's puzzled look, Li Huixi explained:

"Since you're right, the curse is spread by water, and all the animals that live on the water here are unfortunately wooden, then I guess the only life here that hasn't been affected is these plants."

Qin Ling was reminded by Li Huixi like this, and immediately understood her intentions, so he added:

"Living near the source of this cursed water, but not afraid of the influence of the curse, I am afraid that these plants have ingredients to resist this woodenness curse, no wonder the old people in the family often say that there is an antidote to poison in half a mile."

Li Huixi nodded, turned his head and looked at Duan Jiang on the fox's back with an expressionless face, and then looked at the antidote in his hand.

"Are you saving or not?"

"It's my chips."

"Chips? What chips? ”

"Remember? Qin Ling said that he has some connections within the federation, and I want to use this set of useful content to come out. ”

"He? He can know what is valuable. ”

"This is not necessarily, you can move the helicopter in the federation at will, directly kill your teammates without being responsible, and withdraw from the mission you are carrying out at will, this guy is really not necessarily just a simple employee."

"If you dig up something you shouldn't know, are you going to intervene?"

"It depends on what comes up, anyway, he can't die now, let's talk about it when I go back."

Li Huixi's heart was interrupted by Qin Ling, she had already picked enough water and grass with the fox, and they were all waiting for her next order.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go back. ”

After contacting the plane after the mission, before leaving, Li Huixi and the fox found the old woman outside the village.

Li Huixi looked at the completely sufficient water plants on his side, and thought about saving the old man who had become a human tree, but after a few mouthfuls of water plants, it did not have any other effect except to make the old lady wake up in a panic.

"Failed?"

Qin Ling looked at the aquatic plants in his hand, a few beads of sweat appeared on his head, and said with questions.

The old woman saw the kindness of a few people, so she used her woodened vocal cords to squeeze out bursts of words that a few people could understand a little:

"I'm too old...... My roots are buried in the soil, absorbing nutrients from the water all the time, and I don't have a chance to change back again, if I can......"

The old woman coughed helplessly, unable to continue talking, but the wood-carved face on her face, which could barely put on a wrinkled face, still expressed her helplessness.

Li Huixi and the fox glanced at each other,

"I'm sure you've had enough."

After Li Huixi finished speaking, the fox covered the old woman with her robe, and after a while, the old woman who was still taking root here when she came, only a small piece of wood was left in the fox's hand, which was the last part of the old woman's body.

The sound of a helicopter filling the ears came, and after a few people got on the plane, Li Huixi deliberately went to the cab to take a look.

She didn't expect the helicopter to be autonomous, and despite seeing strong winds and waves, Li Huixi still showed a trace of shock.

Qin Ling looked at Li Huixi's appearance and explained to her:

"Actually, this plane is not autopilot."

"What do you mean?"

"Hmm...... Let's put it this way, each vehicle in the federation is controlled by a special system, but as far as I know, it's not technology...... It is also to prevent accidents for people outside the mission. ”

Although Qin Ling said very vaguely, Li Huixi and the fox knew that the biggest problem did not exist, so Li Huixi's plan could be implemented perfectly.

At this point, Li Huixi's first mission was successfully completed, and the only sacrifice was the middle-aged uncle, but Li Huixi and the fox, including Duan Jiang, who had fallen into a coma in half-wood, knew that this uncle could have survived safely.

Before getting off the helicopter, the fox jumped directly with Duan Jiang, and this scene shocked Qin Ling even more, and she became stumbling when she spoke:

"That man...... With Duan Jiang, she ...... They ......"

Li Huixi frowned and counted down something quietly.

"Ten... Nine... Eight ......"

Qin Ling was confused by Li Huixi's appearance again, and asked with a puzzled expression:

"What are you counting?"

At this time, Li Huixi's countdown also found the last number, and Li Huixi snapped his fingers after that, and then asked:

"Our mission is over?"

Qin Ling seemed to have been suddenly taken away by something, looking at Li Huixi in front of him in a daze, as if he didn't know her and didn't speak, he simply put on his headphones and continued to listen to the song.

The fox rushed back at this time, and there was an extra bone spur in his hand, and without saying a word, it pierced directly into Li Huixi's neck, as early as the end of the mission, Li Huixi began to think about how to make up a perfect death certificate for Duan Jiang.