Chapter 71: Why Lemon

  I stared unblinkingly at the man in the tree, his hair was very long, with a high ponytail on top of his head, and the rest scattered over his shoulders and back. From top to bottom, he was dressed in ancient attire that 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 long been dead... it was a corpse.

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

  Same eyes, same nose, same mouth, same facial features and physique, the only difference is the hairstyle and clothing... For a moment I really thought I saw Lemons! Although it's very realistic, almost like a mold carved out of one piece, but I know this isn't Lemon, at least not the Lemon I've seen before. Lemon won't die, at least he won't die here, and even more so, he wouldn't play cosplay and run into this eerie tree before dying!

  My waist relaxed, and my feet involuntarily took a step back. The face that looked exactly like the lemon tree's also became increasingly blurry, until it was completely hidden behind the tree, as if everything I saw was just an illusion, and had never existed at all.

  "What's wrong with you!" The voice of the evil bird came from beside his ear as he woke up.

  Looking at the person who completely disappeared into the tree, I don't know what to feel in my heart. It always feels like something is not right. That person can't be Lemon's ancestor, can they? Ah, they look so alike, it must be! But how did Lemon's ancestor end up inside a tree? And in this ancient temple built by the ghost tribe? Things are getting more and more beyond my imagination. I'll have to ask Lemon about it carefully later on.

  "Hey, I'm talking to you, didn't you get stunned or something?!" The evil bird poked me with his gun and stared at me suspiciously.

  "Scram, I'm thinking!" I swatted away the evil bird's shiny gun with one hand and said irritably. Humph, having a gun isn't anything special, when I get out of here, I'll definitely get one too!

  "Yoho, you're still not small!" The evil bird dodged to the side, and a snake vine flew quickly towards me. What an abnormal creature! Seeing the evil bird's gloating smile on the side, I couldn't help but want to kick his pig face with one foot. My right hand tightly grasped the dagger, and when the snake vine was about to reach my face, I dodged to the side, and my hand quickly chopped upwards. In just a breath, the snake vine was cut off again, and the severed part crashed into the tree.

  Have to say, I'm getting more and more addicted to the current state, it feels great that everything is under my control!

  "I don't see any exit here either, let's leave. I'm sure you guys are running low on bullets too, and it's just a waste to stay here!" I said while dodging the snake vines' attacks, taking a moment to speak to Shen Ye and the others above me. Subconsciously, I didn't want them to see the person in the tree, only because that person might be related to Ning Meng!

  "Really?" God Hand's face was turned to me, the corners of his mouth curled up in an almost imperceptible arc, and he asked faintly: "What did you see? Why do you suddenly want to leave?"

  "What did you see?" Did the God of Hands discover something? No, at that time I was facing the tree, and he absolutely couldn't see my expression. Although I admit that my body was very stiff at that moment, I didn't say a word, so he must be trying to get me to talk! Since that's the case, I decided to pretend to be stupid after all. While playing with the dagger and cutting the snake vines, I said indifferently to the God of Hands: "You also saw it, these snake vines are endless, I don't want to waste time here!"

  Shen Shou paused for a moment, seemingly considering the authenticity of what I said. Just as I was about to ask him if he had made up his mind, Shen Shou suddenly spoke up and said, "Kong Quan, go take a look."

  Kong Quan nodded slightly, his eyes seeming to unintentionally sweep across my face. I suddenly felt a sense of unease. Kong Juyan walked towards the place where I was previously tied up, getting closer and closer, his face almost touching mine. I couldn't help but let out a loud cry. As expected, everyone's gaze turned towards me, and Kong Juyan didn't miss the opportunity.

  I suddenly feel awkward, how can I get out of this situation now! The God Hand team must think I'm even more suspicious, it's going to be exposed there, what should I do! What should I do!

  My foot suddenly felt a chill, and when I looked down, I saw a hand sticking out of the ground. I was about to step on it, but before I could, the hand moved faster than me. Just as I lifted my foot, I felt myself being pulled down. In that last moment, I reflexively looked up at Shen Shou and the others, who were staring back at me with a mixture of alarm and incredulity. Then, in an instant, I was dragged under.

  The whole process took only two or three seconds, and I was actually pulled down alive! All I felt was a heavy thud, and before I could get up, my mouth was tightly covered, and then I was dragged backwards.

  "Don't move, it's me." Just as I was about to resist, a familiar voice came from beside my ear, and I stopped moving immediately. He dragged me back to another place, which was very strange. This place wasn't completely shrouded in darkness, above...above! Above, everything could be seen clearly!

  The divine hand had jumped down from mid-air and was now crouching with Kong Qianyan in the place where I fell, examining it. The evil bird served as a target for arrows, preventing the snake vine from interfering with them. Except for not being able to hear their voices, their expressions and movements were completely visible, as if the corpses above were transparent. It seemed that as long as one stretched out a hand, the people above would be pulled down.

  It's alright, I was tense and didn't think it through at the time. Now that I've relaxed a bit, the hand that grabbed me back then was clearly a living person's large white hand! The joints were distinct, plump and powerful, making it hard to associate with a ghostly hand.

  "Shh, there's something inside." He had already released my mouth and whispered softly in my ear.

  I nodded, turned around to look at him, a handsome short hair, piercing phoenix eyes, and a smile that seemed to be smiling but not quite. Although his clothes were a bit disheveled, he still looked spirited overall. I had already mentally prepared myself when I heard his voice, but when I saw him, I couldn't help but feel surprised, and asked in a low voice: "How did you end up here?"

  Xian Xian smiled mischievously and said, "I've come looking for you."

  "Speak clearly!" I glared at him and asked.

  "It's okay." Xian raised her hands and said in a low voice, "I was worried about you, so I came back to look for you. I didn't expect to run into some traps and fall here by mistake. Luckily, when I was hiding from that thing, I happened to see someone's shadow above, so I came over to take a look and found you. So, now you know what happened."

  Although Xianxian said it lightly, I knew the trap he encountered must not be simple. Looking back, except for Xianxian, there seemed to be no one else. After a moment of silence, I still asked: "Where are your people?"

  "Them?" Xian Xian was taken aback, rubbed his nose and smiled: "They still have things to do, I let them go first."

  Are you leaving first? I looked at Xian Xian suspiciously. To say that Xian Xian was their boss, could they act on their own without the boss being around?

  "Let's not talk about this now, it's not safe here, let's leave first!" Xian Xian pulled me and said, then walked ahead. Although I suspected that the people under Xian Xian might have "betrayed", I knew this wasn't the time to discuss it. Moreover, Shen Shou and the others weren't ordinary people, they might soon discover the secret or find us, so it was better to leave first. Besides, there were some things I wanted to discuss with Xian Xian.