What kind of "Yunyang" response is this?

It is clearly the strange sound that this strange tree makes when it is burned. This should be related to its wooden structure and the sap flowing out of it. It is a phenomenon that is relatively easy to understand.

Many things make sounds when they are burned, and the sounds vary.

Just like a kettle filled with water will make a "whimpering" sound, dry wood will make a "crackling" sound, and even a corpse will make some weird sounds in its throat when it is cremated...

The reasons for the formation of such sounds are different. Although Wu Liang cannot explain their principles one by one, he will not easily regard them as sneaky.

The sound made by this strange tree now is quite close to the pronunciation of its "name".

"yun——yang——yun——yang——"

In the midst of the raging fire, the strange tree continued to make strange sounds...

Wu Liang suddenly thought of it.

Is this why the name "Yunyang" comes from?

Could this also be the source of Yu Ji's statement about the rumor that only "Yunyang" responds and those who encounter it will be fine?

When people get close to "Yun Yang", they are destined to be controlled by its subtle means and eventually become its fertilizer.

If you want to be saved, you have to burn it with fire.

In the process of burning it, you will hear the unique sound it makes. Likewise, anyone who encounters "Yun Yang" will be in good hands.

It is speculated from this that the ancient books Yu Ji has read may have earlier versions.

In earlier versions, people have discovered a way to escape when they accidentally encounter "Yun Yang" - burning.

It's just that as "Yun Yang" becomes less and less rare, this kind of strange tree is gradually forgotten by people. The ancient books that have been handed down have changed their versions several times, and the more they are passed down, the more mysterious and horrifying they are.

people.

Gradually.

The sound of burning strange trees has become what people call a "spiritual" response.

Therefore, "Yun Yang" became the name of this strange tree. Of course, it is possible that people called it that a long time ago. After all, there has long been a custom in human history of naming a certain species or thing after a sound.

As for what "Yunyang" relies on to control humans and turn humans into walking zombies...

At this moment, Wu Liang is also more inclined to release some kind of chemical substance similar to "alkaloids" rather than spore parasitism.

Because "Yunyang" finally responded, this means that there is a high probability that they are "all fine", and if it is spore parasitism, their bodies have now buried fungal seeds, and may have begun to develop, even if it is completely

Even if "Yunyang" is burned down, death is still inevitable.

At the same time, Yang Wanli and the soldier were hopeless.

"Whoa-whoa-!"

Yang Wanli and the soldier suddenly started shouting in extreme pain at this moment, and at the same time they rushed towards Wu Liang and others even more crazily.

However, it seems that their target is no longer Wu Liang and others, but the fire ignited on "Yun Yang".

have to say.

"Yun Yang's" reaction was indeed much slower than expected, and it was only now that he passed on this "pain" to Yang Wanli and the soldier.

After all, they are brainless plants...

Unfortunately, the fire was already burning strong enough. Without any tools, even if Yang Wanli and the soldier jumped on it, it would be nothing more than moths to the flame.

"Dian Wei? Can you find a way to control Yang Wanli and this soldier first?"

There was a raging fire behind him. At this moment, Wu Liangcai finally got out, turned around and came to Dian Wei and said.

"These two are going crazy right now? They are much stronger than usual, and they are not afraid of pain or life and death? Even Wei may not be able to control them with one person."

Dian Wei pushed the two back again and turned back to Wu Liang.

"You want to find a way to suppress them? The three of us are here to help you!"

Wu Liang said immediately.

"In that case? Wei then knocked the two of them to the ground first, and then the young master, Miss Bai, and Yu Ji Suiwei took the opportunity to swarm up and suppress the two of them, making them unable to move."

Dian Wei responded.

"good!"

Wu Liang nodded.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

Dian Wei didn't waste any time. Seeing Yang Wanli and the soldier rushing up again, he immediately used a clean sweeping kick to sweep the two men to the ground in an instant.

Then Dian Wei jumped up again, kneeling one on each other, and pressed the two of them under him.

"superior!"

Seeing this situation, Wu Liang also gave a light drink.

Then the three of them rushed forward together and tried their best to hold down the struggling limbs of Yang Wanli and the soldier.

Bai Jingjing and Yu Ji were slightly weaker, so it was not easy to hold them down, but Wu Liang was not a womanly person either. He immediately taught them to tie them up with ropes first, and then use their feet to do it.

Stepping on it? I managed to hold it down with my weight.

Anyway, these two guys don't know pain at the moment.

Moreover, even if they suffer some consequences, it is still better than losing their lives.

"call--"

After temporarily controlling these two people, Wu Liang finally breathed a long sigh of relief, but what did he think of? He carefully reminded: "Don't take it lightly, be careful if they use the bone shrinking skill to escape again."

In fact, Wu Liangliang was quite concerned about the "bone shrinking skills" that Yang Wanli and this soldier had shown previously.

He was very sure that before being "possessed by evil spirits", Yang Wanli and this soldier did not know such magical skills at all. They suddenly appeared after being "possessed by evil spirits", and they were running away overnight to become fertilizer for strange trees.

So Wu Liang has reason to be suspicious.

It suddenly appeared that "Bone Shrinking Kung Fu" has an inseparable relationship with "Being Evil".

In other words, it is very possible that while the strange tree "possessed" the two men, it had quietly transformed the bodies of Yang Wanli and the soldier after a few days of influence?

As for the purpose...

Previously, Wu Liang believed that the "Bone Shrinking Technique" was a method used by the strange tree to ensure that the two men came to deliver fertilizer on time, but now Wu Liang has another guess: Could this be a means of digestion by the strange tree in advance?

Like a "web-spinning spider".

Most web-building spiders never eat the body of their prey directly. Instead, they inject a special "digestive enzyme" into the prey carcass. This digestive enzyme can make the insect comatose, convulse, until it dies, and cause body changes.

After liquefaction, the spider eats by sucking.

Judging from the relatively recent corpses among the roots and stems of the strange tree, it seems that the strange tree does not have the habit of waiting for these corpses to gradually decay, and then slowly absorbing the remaining nutrients from the rotting corpses, like ordinary plants.

Except for some of the human corpses that had merged with him and had turned into withered bones due to age, the rest had intact skins...

In other words, none of the corpses absorbed by it have experienced the process of decay.

This is almost impossible to achieve in the environment of this underground secret passage. Wu Liang is willing to bet that any corpse placed here cannot be stored for too long even in winter.

Based on this, we may be able to draw another conjecture.

The "evil" in Yang Wanli and the soldier is likely to have a function similar to the spider's "digestive enzyme". It can not only control them, but also change their bodies, making them into something that is not perishable and easy for the monster tree to absorb.

fertilizer.

And the "bone shrinking skill" is just one of the side effects.

If so...

Thinking of this, Wu Liang was not sure what would happen to Yang Wanli and the soldier in the end. He even felt a little worried about his situation with Bai Jingjing and Yu Ji.

…

The fire burned for three full hours before the fire finally gradually became smaller.

"Praise!"

With a loud noise, the strange tree that had been burned to charcoal suddenly collapsed, revealing a large hole several meters in diameter at the top of the underground secret passage.

Most of the upper branches of the strange tree extend out of the underground secret passage through this large hole.

According to the location of the underground secret passage, it can be inferred that it should be the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu, and it is located in the southern half of the ruins of the ancient city of Qidu.

Last night, thanks to the existence of this big hole, the massive amount of smoke, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gases produced when the strange tree burned was discharged.

Otherwise, Wu Liang and others would have been forced to exit the underground secret tunnel to save their lives.

As the remains of the strange tree fell, a ray of sunshine that was not bright in the winter morning shone in, and at the same time it also brought in the unique coldness of the winter morning.

After not sleeping all night, and being blown by the cold wind, everyone unconsciously tightened their clothes.

At this moment.

Yang Wanli and the soldier slept soundly, and one could even hear their regular snores... They suddenly fell asleep more than an hour ago, when the part of the strange tree hidden in the underground secret passage had almost been burned.

The fire had already spread to the branches above the hole.
To be continued...