Chapter 12: The Willow Tree
The female ghost retreated much faster than when she came, and Zhang Qing didn't have time to keep up. It's a pity that although the frost on the ground is fading, it can't keep up with the speed of the female ghost, and the sharp-eyed Zhang Qing discovered the track. So he followed the trail all the way to the back garden, and then saw the frost disappear from the big willow tree in the garden.
If it was before, Zhang Qing would definitely not care about any willow and poplar trees. But just now he almost died in the hands of a female ghost, so he didn't dare to rashly approach this willow tree that was two hugs thick, when he hadn't watched "Strange Tales from Liaozhai".
Zhang Qing stood outside the envelope of the willow canopy, slowly circling around it, looking at the entire tree. At this time, the temperature in the courtyard gradually rose, and there was a dog day heat, but except for the sound of Zhang Qing stepping on the weeds, it was still extremely quiet.
The willow tree was motionless, and the female ghost disappeared, Zhang Qing had never dealt with this kind of god and monster, and he didn't know what to do. He didn't dare to go over to cut down the tree, so he had to pick up half a stone brick from the ground, use enough internal qi, and smash it towards the trunk with all his might.
With a "crash", the stone bricks smashed on the trunk of the tree. Zhang Qing secretly said that there was really a problem, according to his strength, no matter how this brick went down, he could smash a hole in the tree. But now only the stone bricks are broken, and the bark of the willow tree has not fallen at all, and it is obvious that there is some way.
Zhang Qing was in a dilemma at this moment, no matter what the other party was, now it seemed that he had made up his mind and stood there motionless - of course, Zhang Qing didn't know if the willow tree could move or not - but he didn't want to go back, once he retreated, he couldn't stay in this house anymore. And he did have the upper hand in the battle just now, and the female ghost almost killed him again, how could Zhang Qing not take revenge on him? But he didn't dare to enter the range shrouded by the willow tree, and the tree demon grandma in "A Chinese Ghost Story" demonstrated how the tree spirit should fight.
Zhang Qing, who was a little irritable, raised his knife and wanted to pull the branches hanging down from the willow tree a few times, but found that the branches were suddenly scattered and avoided the touch of the knife. Zhang Qingdeng's eyes lit up: "Yes, the female ghost was very afraid of the disaster knife just now, this willow tree doesn't know if it is the residence of the female ghost or her companion, but the demons and monsters should all belong to the Yin genus, so the disaster knife should also have a restraining effect on the willow tree!"
Thinking of trying it, Zhang Qing used his internal qi, raised his knife and quickly swept it, the willow tree didn't have time to swing the branches to dodge, and he cut off more than a dozen branches at once. Then the broken branches trembled as if in pain, and sap dripped down from the broken. Zhang Qing saw that the liquid was dark red through the light, and at the same time he smelled a bloody breath, and what flowed out was blood!
Zhang Qing noticed that the few branches that fell on the ground twitched a few times and quickly withered away, and the knife was really effective, and he was overjoyed, so he used the knife to cut off the branches. The willow tree dodged twice, but instead of dodging, he was cut off more branches, so he no longer avoided the battle, but gathered most of the branches to roll towards Zhang Qing, trying to catch him.
It's a pity that I don't know if the willow tree has a limited path, and the branches can only stretch to a certain length, as long as Zhang Qing retreats out of range, it can't reach Zhang Qing, and can only show its teeth and claws there. Zhang Qing also discovered this weakness of the willow tree, jumping back and forth at the border, and repaired the willow tree.
The female ghost saw that Liu Shu couldn't do anything about Zhang Qing, and she was constantly injured, and she understood that she couldn't go on like this. Finally stopped hiding in the tree, and couldn't help but rush out, wanting to join forces with the willow tree to attack Zhang Qing.
The female ghost did not emerge from the trunk of the tree, but appeared on the canopy, and suddenly floated behind Zhang Qing, grabbing at his back, trying to force Zhang Qing into the shroud of the canopy. Caught off guard, Zhang Qing took a few steps forward, and the attack surface of the willow branches suddenly increased a lot, making him become scrambling.
But the calmness cultivated by Zhang Qing's ten years of medical education played a role at this time, allowing him to parry the attacks of the willow tree and the female ghost in a busy and unchaotic manner, and at the same time, because the knife was indeed too sharp, and restrained the two monsters, even if the willow tree wanted to fight to lose branches to attack Zhang Qing, it was blocked by the light of the knife in trouble, and then let him cut it off one by one.
With a stick of incense, the branches of the willow tree are at least a quarter less, and Zhang Qing also has a deeper understanding of the knife technique in the forging chapter. Although he only has eight basic sword moves, he does have the talent of a sword, and he can combine them at will, attacking and defending, and defeat and retreat from a ghost and a demon who can only go straight.
But after all, the disaster knife is extremely heavy, and Zhang Qing's physical strength is not in its heyday, after last night's exercise, the female ghost locked her throat, and the female ghost in the first battle, and now she can't fight quickly, and slowly Zhang Qing feels that her physical strength can't keep up, and the flaws in the moves in her hand are also bigger.
Although the two monsters couldn't see the flaws in his moves, it was obvious that the speed of swinging the knife slowed down, and the two monsters themselves were both agile attack methods, and gradually Zhang Qing no longer had an advantage, but when he was paying attention to dodging the willow branches, he was scratched a few times by the female ghost. This can be regarded as adding insult to injury, and the loss of blood makes his physical strength lose faster. Zhang Qing had no choice but to get out of the scope of the willow tree and wanted to get back angry. The female ghost also saw his predicament, and floated out, constantly attacking Zhang Qing from all directions, so that he could not rest.
Just as he was constantly thinking about countermeasures, a ray of sunlight shone into the yard, it turned out that they had been fighting back and forth for a long time, it was already early in the morning, and the sun was already showing at this time because of the early dawn in summer. Zhang Qing, who was illuminated by the sun, was shocked, and just wanted to step up the attack, but found that the female ghost screamed.
Zhang Qing saw a trace of black smoke coming out of the place where the female ghost was irradiated by the early sun, and couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised, ghosts and monsters are really afraid of the sun. Now the early sun, which is not dazzling, can hurt the other party, and it is estimated that if it is at noon, the female ghost may melt directly.
Now is the time when he is sick and wants his life, Zhang Qing rose up and raised his knife to slash at the female ghost, but the other party couldn't dodge, and was cut directly from his left shoulder to his right crotch. Coupled with the evil spirit warding effect of the Evil Knife, the entire wound was bubbling with black gas. The female ghost couldn't hold on any longer, and turned over and threw herself at the willow tree, quickly burrowing into the roots of the trunk.
Zhang Qing pounced, he was not afraid of the willow tree alone, and under the sun, the movement speed of the branches became slow. He came to the tree and slashed at the trunk with a single blow. Now the bark of the tree is not as hard as when the bricks were thrown just now, Zhang Qing only felt a little sluggish, and it was not blocked until the entire knife surface did not enter the trunk.
He quickly drew his knife, then looked back at the branch that had been desperately besieging him, and then looked at the knife on the trunk. I saw dark red plasma gurgling out, and the canopy of the tree trembled, as if it could feel pain.
Seeing that it worked, Zhang Qing quickly slashed a few more times, almost cutting off half of the trunk, and at this time, the plasma had already soaked the ground nearby, and the entire space was filled with the smell of blood.
The willow tree couldn't help it, and the ground ground began to roll, and a few thick roots sprang out and tied up towards Zhang Qing. It's a pity that this willow tree is too shallow, even if Zhang Qing is just a rookie who has not completed the foundation, but with the help of the Treasure Blade Knife and the sun, the willow tree really can't threaten him.
Finally, after repelling the roots of the tree, Zhang Qing found an opportunity to slash a few more times, splitting the willow tree in half. The upper part of the willow tree fell to the ground with a bang, and the branches collectively shook twice rapidly, and then withered at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, the roots on the ground also stopped moving.
Zhang Qing turned his head to look around and found that several white bones were wrapped in tree roots and hit the ground. He estimated that these were the homeless people who had died in the park before, and possibly the two families who had lived there before. The plasma that flowed from the willow tree should have been sucked from their bodies.
He thought that there was still a female ghost that had not been solved, and looked at the upper half of the dead body, and then at the lower half that was still standing on the ground, and felt that he could split it and take a look.
Zhang Qing slashed at the lower part that was still wet, and now that there was no willow tree to stop him, he easily cut open the stump. 'Ding', the knife seemed to be slashed on the porcelain, and then I saw a puff of smoke coming out, and the half-formed body of the female ghost emerged, but the sunlight continued to hurt her, and she couldn't go back if she wanted to go back, so she could only twist her body and scream, constantly emitting black smoke.
Zhang Qingcai will not pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, and after a few knives, she finally scattered her soul and the black smoke dispersed.