Chapter 242 The ruins of the Elf Temple


    In this situation, even if Hunter has not had any contact with him, he will be accused of sheltering outsiders.


    Not to mention, he did protect Xia En and could not withstand the investigation!


    Xia En''s mind flashed and he asked Mumu.


    “Where will the executioner take Old Hunter?”


    ?No matter what, the reason why Old Hunter encountered this unreasonable disaster was inseparable from Shane.


    He couldn''t just let old Hunter be executed.


    Hearing this, Mumu was surprised and said: "You, what do you want to do?"


    “Of course I’m going to save old Hunter, or are we going to watch him die?”


    Xia En said matter-of-factly: "By the way, do you know other elders among the tree people? Preferably those with higher status."


    “The understanding is serious, it’s just...”


    Mumu looked bitter: "I don''t know who is trustworthy and who is not trustworthy."


    “Grandpa Hunter told me yesterday that now, my uncles and uncles may fall to the [Giant Wood God] at any time...”


    “Grandpa said, the only one I can trust is myself…”


    After experiencing the double betrayal of her friend and childhood sweetheart yesterday, and almost being planted with the [Seed of Corruption], Mumu could barely keep calm.


    But now, even its only support, Old Hunter, has been taken away. Mumu finally panicked, as if it had lost its backbone.


    In the final analysis, based on Shuren’s lifespan, Mumu is actually just a young man who is not deeply involved in the world.


    Its current performance is considered strong enough.


    ?Xia En has already made a decision in his heart and acts vigorously and resolutely.


    “In that case, if there is any elder you think you can trust relatively, let’s go find him first.”


    Mumu murmured: "The most reliable one should be Elder Iris, who is Grandpa Hunter''s best friend."


    Xia En said decisively: "Then look for it."


    Mumu was still a little worried: "But what if Elder Yliss..."


    ?This series of tragic encounters has made this young tree man a little nervous, fearing that he will encounter the next betrayal.


    At this time, Xia En said firmly.


    “Don’t worry, I have everything under my control.”


    The confused Mumu lowered her head, looked at his tall and tall figure, and listened to the calm and indifferent tone. Her heart felt settled for no reason, and she felt confident.


    “If it were him, maybe he could really help me and grandpa get through this crisis..."


    ?Thinking of this, Mumu no longer hesitated and said decisively: "Please come with me."


    “I’ll lead the way for you.”


    …


    …


    ??As an aboriginal of the [City of Giant Trees], Mumu is far more familiar with this city than Xia En and the other two.


    ?Hence, we knew a few hidden routes forward, and both Xia En and Xia En were disguised, so they had a smooth journey along the way.


    Led by Mumu, the group soon came to a particularly special forest.


    Here, the surrounding woods present a different look.


    The branches and leaves on the trunk are gray-black in color, and the bark is as withered and shriveled as that of tree people like Mumu, making it look particularly gloomy and weak in vitality.


    ??It is incompatible with the nearby forest, which is extremely vivid and even dazzling in green.


    What surprised Xia En the most.


    After arriving in this area, the malice in the forest seemed to have faded a bit, and it no longer gave people the feeling of a ray of light on their backs.


    After witnessing the true appearance of [Seed of Corruption] and [City of Giant Trees].


    ?Shaan already knows that in this city, one cannot simply rely on the appearance of things as a criterion.


    An area that appears to be full of vitality is actually a carpet of rotting and decaying flesh.


    ?Perhaps this seemingly strange and deep forest is actually a rare pure land in [City of Giant Trees]?


    As if aware of Xia En''s curious gaze, Mumu explained in a low voice.


    “We call this place the Black Forest. It seems to have been like this many years ago.”


    "In the mouths of the reformists, they have always claimed that this forest is a cursed place, a territory that is rejected by the [Giant Wood God]."


    “So they rarely go deep into it and have very limited control over this forest.”


    “Elder Aerys and his people live deep in this forest.”


    On the way here, Xia En briefly learned about this elder Yliss from Mumu.


    Strictly speaking.


    ??Yerys is neither a conservative nor a reformist.


    Using the internal name of tree people, they should belong to the category of the hermit sect.


    In short, it means neither supporting the belief in the old gods nor turning around to believe in the new gods.


    Attempting to transcend the two major factions, they just want to survive without fighting against the world.


    ?This is one of the reasons why Mumu didn’t dare to come to Iris at first.


    After all, it could not confirm what Aerys''s attitude would be towards this matter, or whether he would stand idly by.


    ?However, although Aerys advocated remaining neutral, he wanted to live in seclusion in the Black Forest.


    But as the conflicts between the two factions become increasingly acute, it is difficult for the confrontation between the two to involve members of the Hermit Sect.


    Very simple reason.


    Treants of the hermit sect will always have relatives and friends who are either conservative sect or reformist sect.


    ?For example, Iris herself is Hunter’s best friend.


    ??And once these close people are affected by the confrontation between the two factions, can the reclusive faction still stay out of the world?


    In the final analysis, the more intense the struggle, the less tolerated the existence of neutralists.


    Things have developed to where they are now.


    As the leader of the hermit faction, Aerys has to make the final decision.


    After knowing these inside information, Xia En became more confident in this operation.


    ?Not long after a group of people entered the black forest.


    ?In a corner of the forest, the branches and leaves of the trees suddenly swayed, and there was an undercurrent surging.


    Mumu was startled and immediately looked in that direction warily.


    Xia En took a step forward, stood in front of Mu Mu, and said, "Senior, why do you need to hide your head and show your tail?"


    “You might as well come forward and speak frankly.”


    “...human beings?”


    ??In the dark forest, a slightly surprised voice came out.


    But soon, there was a trace of fear in this voice.


    “No…what the **** are you…”


    Obviously, the guy hiding in the dark tried to see through the nature of Xia En''s [projection body], so he saw something he shouldn''t have seen, and was a little frightened by it.


    By this time, Xia En had already noticed—


    It seems that the more powerful and inspired the existence is, the more frightened it will be when facing the [Projection Body].


    On the contrary, Mumu, a young man who doesn’t know anything, can’t see much abnormality.


    At this time, Shane said frankly: "It doesn''t matter who I am."


    “The important thing is that you [City of Giant Woods] are about to face a disaster!”


    “All the tree people in this city will meet the end of destruction.”


    Hearing this, the other party immediately retorted: "Nonsense!"


    “[The City of Giant Trees] is obviously still peaceful, so where is the disaster and the ending of destruction?”


    ?Xia En couldn''t help but glance at the direction where the sound came from with pity.


    “It seems like you really don’t know anything…”


    ?Such a look of pity, but the rebuttal made people even more angry. With the surge of sea water, a huge tree man seven or eight meters tall walked into the black forest.


    ?That rough and withered tree face was full of anger, and its voice was like a bell.


    “What does 伱 mean?”


    “I don’t know anything? So what do you know?”


    The moment he saw the tree man, Xia En couldn''t help but breathed a sigh of relief.


    Because, although this tree man is taller and the bark is slightly darker, overall, he still looks as dry and ugly as Mu Mu.


    Apparently the [Seed of Corruption] has not been accepted yet.


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    Facing the menacing tree man, Xia En said calmly without changing his expression.


    “Take us to Elder Aerys quickly.”


    “Big man, you don’t want [City of Giant Woods] to perish because of your negligence, right?”


    "…Um?"


    The big tree man was stunned.


    ?It always felt that what the other party said sounded fine, but when it thought about it carefully, it felt that something was wrong.


    Isn’t it here to give these people a blow?


    How come you became the leader?


    Below, Mumu raised his head and said anxiously: "Uncle Wind, please, we really have something important to report to Elder Yliss."


    Mumu has been to the Black Forest several times, and naturally got acquainted with some of the hermit tree people.


    ?Seeing Mumu''s eager look, the big tree man was a little embarrassed and muttered.


    "But Lord Aerys said that no one else is allowed to enter the Black Forest..."


    Just when it was still hesitant.


    ??A faint sigh came from the depths of the black forest.


    “That’s it, Wende, let them in.”


    Hearing this voice, the big tree man immediately showed a respectful look on his face.


    “Yes, Lord Aerys.”


    Then, the treeman Wind glanced at Shane and others with complicated eyes: "Although I still think you are alarmist, now that Lord Aerys has spoken..."


    “You guys, come with me.”


    With Wen De''s guidance, Xia En and his party encountered no resistance and successfully entered the depths of the black forest.


    ? Along the way, Xia En also met other tree people from the hermit sect.


    ?However, unlike the conservative and innovative tree people, most of these reclusive tree people are in a strange state of sleep.


    Even if they get close, they show no sign of waking up.


    It feels like being integrated with the black forest and breathing with the breathing of the black forest.


    Xia En silently remembered what he saw in his heart and continued to move forward.


    After a while, they came to a black tree that was several times bigger than Wende.


    ?This tree is forty to fifty meters high. Dozens of people need to wrap their arms around the trunk to hug it. Only by looking up can most of its body be seen.


    To be honest, it is even more exaggerated than Shane''s size after he transformed into a giant.


    Among the underwater tree people, such a huge body is actually very rare.


    It seems that due to water pressure and seawater erosion, or perhaps to reduce energy consumption, the size of the tree people in [City of Giant Trees] is generally restricted, and they have become much smaller than on the island.


    ??Generally under ten meters, a tree man close to ten meters is considered a big man.


    —Of course, this pocket is relative to tree people. Compared with humans, they still have a natural size advantage.


    At this time, with so many restrictions, this tree man still dared to maintain such a large body.


    It shows its strong strength.


    Facing the tree man who was several times his size, Xia En''s expression remained unchanged and he took the initiative to ask.


    “Are you Aerys?”


    “It’s me.”


    Iris responded: "If I guess correctly, you should be the outsider who caused the riot in [City of Giant Woods] yesterday, right?"


    Sean nodded: "Compared to this, what I want to ask is, do you know that Hunter has been taken away by the executioner?"


    Hearing this, Iris moved his eyes to Mumu next to him and sighed again.


    “I’m sorry about Hunter.”


    ?Mumu was stunned immediately.


    ??The meaning of Iris''s words was that he had obviously known for a long time that Hunter was taken away by the executioner.


    So, does it even intend to face death without saving it?


    Iris continued: "It''s not that I don''t want to, but that I can''t."


    As he spoke, there was a sudden vibration below the ground, as if the entire seabed was shaking slightly.


    ?Shaan saw several roots wriggling in the mud, as if they were trying to get out of the soil, but it seemed extremely difficult.


    Iris smiled bitterly and said: "As you can see, I have become one with this forest and this seabed."


    “My body is still here, but the roots have already gone deep into the ground. I don’t know how deep it is.”


    “It’s almost impossible to get out of the ground.”


    Its eyes fell on the other tree men in the black forest, and it murmured in a complicated tone.


    “Actually, it’s not just me, most of the tree people in the hermit sect have chosen this way to blend in with the black forest.”


    “Although it falls into a deep sleep, it can greatly reduce the consumption required for survival.”


    “And when that **** returns, we will wake up.”


    Hearing this, Xia En suddenly felt enlightened.


    ??These hermit factions seem to be just neutral forces among the tree people.


    In fact, they chose a different way of survival from the two factions.


    The conservatives stubbornly adhere to their past beliefs and struggle to hold on.


    The reformists fell into the arms of the [Giant Wood God] to gain a longer life.


    ??The hermit sect seems to have buried dormant fires, hoping that the gods in the future can awaken them.


    It is difficult for Xia En to decide whether it is right or wrong.


    But now, the idea of ??borrowing power from Aerys seems to have failed.


    ? Even more, Shane suspected that Aerys might have known the truth about the [Seed of Life] and the malicious intentions of the [Giant Wood God].


    He also knows that with the power of cultivating people, it is impossible to cope with it in advance.


    This is why we choose such a negative and pessimistic approach and place our hopes on the future.


    ?As a result, the effect of the image stone in Xia En''s hand on the true face of [City of Giant Woods] is greatly reduced.


    ''pity. ’


    Xia En sighed in his heart, but he was not discouraged.


    It would be best to have Aerys'' help. Without it, it would not be able to stop his original plan.


    ??It’s just that he still has one key question that he hasn’t asked.


    “Elder Aerys, do you know where the Elven Temple of [City of Giant Woods] is located?”


    ?Hearing this question, Iris was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.


    “Where is the elven temple?”


    “That place has long been crushed into ruins by the [Giant Wood God].”


    “To be honest, the place where the executioners were executed was the ruins of the Elf Temple.”


    (End of this chapter)