Chapter 70: The Eyes Inside the Tree

  "If you're so idle, why don't you come down and find a way out together? It's fun to swing on the swings up there, isn't it?" I looked up at them with a white face, so carefree, without any tense expression, why not just die and stay up there talking nonsense, aren't they afraid of cutting their own tongue!

  "Feng Xiaotong, if we all come down, who will cover for you?" Bai Laoreng smiled meaningfully.

  "It's obvious at a glance that he's an inexperienced young fool, even if he is Feng Yuanliang's son, even if he's been hiding so deeply, but the fact remains that he hasn't had many battles and lacks experience..."

  "You're also enough." The evil bird hadn't finished speaking, and I rolled my eyes, flipping over the corpse while lazily saying: "I'm usually busy studying and don't have the leisure to be a hoodlum!"

  "You..."

  "Alright, get to work." The evil bird had just spoken when the familiar tone of God's hand came immediately after, followed by a "thud", an unknown object fell from above, and judging from the sound, it wasn't light!

  I turned around and saw the evil bird crawling out of the pile of corpses with a disheveled face, all the snakes that had attacked it were blown up one by one. I could only laugh and shake my head silently. This godly hand was really ruthless, beating down its own revolutionary brothers like this, and even got a face full of corpse stench!

  Looking back, Kong was still fiddling around at the bottom of the tree, without any change in expression due to our conversation. His serious face and serious eyes made me think for a moment that he had been possessed by a lemon again!

  But honestly, the two of them really do have similar personalities. I was just thinking that they might be long-lost brothers or something. Same aloofness, same taciturnity, and same deadliness! The only difference is their aura... That kind of ancient, timeless aura that's like it's been through millions of years is something that no one can match. It's this aura that has left a lasting impression on me, I don't know if it's fate or what, but from the moment we first met, I felt like this aura was familiar, like I'd seen it before...

  It's been so long, I don't even know where he went! And Xian Xian, not long ago we parted ways in the maze, I have no idea what they encountered afterwards, whether they escaped the maze or if they also met with strange things like me and got trapped...

  The sound of gunfire was still echoing in my ears, and with the protection of the divine hand, I didn't want to waste any more energy on those annoying snake vines. I began to focus solely on finding a way out. As for whether there's a mechanism or entrance under this pile of corpses, I'm not too sure, but one place that does seem suspicious is where Kong Qianyan is now - the roots of the snake tree!

  I walked around the tree in a circle, and I must say that although this tree can move, it won't walk and will always stay in its original place. During my conversation with Bai Lao Er and Evil Bird, it had already dealt with some of the corpses around the tree, and its trunk extended downwards, even sprouting roots around it. Logically speaking, this underground palace should also be over two thousand years old, so was this snake tree "planted" here back then? The fact that it hasn't died for so many years is truly a miracle... no, it's eerie!

  Let's not mention the nutrients, are there trees that don't die for thousands of years? Alright, this has already exceeded the limit as a tree, and let's not mention how it has survived until now. What is the use of putting this strange snake tree here? Why can't it be seen from afar? Has it been cast with magic that it can only be seen when approached?

  This is abnormal! Too abnormal!

  There must be a secret here, the corpse under the tree is obviously much higher than the surrounding ones, and it's also more troublesome to clean up. But with our three people, six hands plus six feet, we were busy enough. I won't say much about the scene during the processing, just close my eyes and it will pass. For you, me, and him, I decided to forget about it afterwards! Damn, it's really disgusting!

  After dealing with the corpse, the appearance under the tree was completely exposed. At the same time, the snake vine's attack became even more intense! It... seemed to have become even more restless due to our movements!

  What's the secret down there? Watching Snake Vine's intense reaction, I became even more curious, and although I was a bit tired, my hands moved faster.

  Kong was muttering to himself as he poked around above, and I couldn't help but point at the tree roots in front of me and ask: "Can I cut these tree roots?"

  "Wait..." Kong Duan's words had just left his lips when I struck down with my knife. The evil bird was taken aback for a moment, then cursed: "Can't your hands be any less cheap!"

  "Are you not ashamed, have you ever considered the feelings of this snake tree?" I had just glared at the evil bird, and the root that I had chopped down suddenly began to tremble violently. The snake vine's attack became even more intense, and the hanging corpses shook violently like waves in a stormy rain, I could even hear the snake's anguished screams...

  Even if the marksmanship of God's hand and others is precise, it cannot protect us three people below at the same time. The gunfire became more intense, and the snake vines attacked more frequently. I was vigilant about the surrounding attacks by the snake vines, chopping while walking down to the tree trunk. When I leaned against the tree, I suddenly felt a chill on my waist, and a black snake as thick as a wrist wrapped around my waist. To avoid accidentally cutting myself, I immediately turned around to face the tree. Just at that moment, my waist tightened, and I crashed into the tree head-on. The tree was very rough and had no temperature at all. As I raised my hand to cut off the snake vine wrapped around me, I was stunned...

  Because my body was tightly attached to the tree, my face inevitably came into close contact with it. The tip of my nose was pressed against the rough bark, and I could even smell a faint scent of incense. Why would a tree that feeds on corpses emit a faint fragrance? None of this matters! What's important is that I saw a pair of eyes!

  Because it was close, I clearly saw a pair of eyes staring at me from inside the tree!

  Under his dark eyes, his icy gaze made me feel like I was falling into an ice cave! This pair of cold eyes seemed to be bottomless pits that wanted to suck me in completely, as if they had some kind of magic power, and I couldn't help but stare at the eyes in front of me... Gradually, under the cold gaze, a high-bridged nose, chiseled like a mountain, slowly appeared, followed by a pale, bloodless thin lip, a pointed chin, and an entire face that seemed to be carved out with a knife, exuding a coolness that was both handsome and ruthless. When I saw those eyes, I felt that this person was not ordinary!

  I stared at the man in the tree without blinking, the man had very long hair, his hair stood upright on top of his head, scattered over his shoulders and back, from top to bottom, his ancient attire gradually became clear and real...

  I was completely at a loss for words from the moment I saw his facial features, and my initial fear turned into bewilderment. At first, I thought there was a living person inside, but just a moment later I realized that the person inside had been dead for a long time... it was a corpse.

  But why does this face look exactly like Qing Ning's!!!!!!!

  P.S: Happy New Year everyone!