Chapter 40: The Secret of Linhu Village 11

Su Qingyun stood behind Xu Xinghe with her eyes closed like a lonely sunflower. At this moment, she missed Ye Yi very much.

If Ye Yi were here, he would definitely spread his wings and protect her under him, and Su Qingyun would not be afraid no matter how terrifying and weird the situation was.

She just had to curl up in Yoruichi's arms, close her eyes, and wait for it all to be over.

Now, she can only stand alone.

I don’t know if Xu Xinghe will be scared, but he should be, as it’s his first time here.

The wind blew, rolling up the bamboo leaves on the ground, and then swirled around Su Qingyun and Xu Xinghe.

Su Qingyun secretly opened her eyes. The rag doll on the ground had a hideous smile on its face. The rain poured on it, and the blood that washed down dyed the ground red.

"Well," Su Qingyun mustered up her courage, walked in front of Xu Xinghe, opened her arms and said to him, "If you're scared, hold onto my waist."

Xu Xinghe actually hugged Su Qingyun's waist, but he was tall and strong, so when he hugged Su Qingyun, it seemed like he was protecting her in his arms.

The wind grew stronger, and the bamboo in the courtyard was pulled into straight lines by the wind. The friction sound of the bamboo leaves was like a woman's crying, and also like laughter.

Su Qingyun carefully defended herself with the black stick, but the wind stopped.

It stopped suddenly.

Su Qingyun, "..."

To my surprise, the clouds dissipated and the sun came out.

Even the rag doll on the ground became clean and white.

Su Qingyun looked at the time, it was five minutes past twelve.

It was over in just five minutes? This was the shortest strange incident she had ever encountered in the dungeon world.

Is it because it is broad daylight?

Xu Xinghe released his hand, took two steps back, and then said to Su Qingyun, "There's a door behind the patio. Should we go in?"

Su Qingyun tilted her head to check, and there really was a small door.

She nodded.

The two people walked around the courtyard to the small door, looked up, and saw three small words written on the lintel: Fairy in the Forest.

"Fairy in the Forest!" Su Qingyun and Xu Xinghe recited these three words at the same time.

Is Fairy in the Forest an attraction in the bamboo forest tour project?

It can’t be that simple.

Xu Xinghe unbolted the door and opened it.

Behind the door is a pool of water.

Su Qingyun's eyes widened in disbelief, "Is this the water in the forest?"

She walked to the edge of the pond and was just beginning to wonder when an elderly voice suddenly came from the other side of the pond.

"Are you lost?"

Su Qingyun looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old woman across the street, leaning on a bamboo cane and carrying a small bucket, trembling as she walked down the stairs.

Su Qingyun did not answer, but stood there and continued to stare at the old woman.

"People often get lost in this place." The old woman went down another step. She went down with great difficulty and seemed to be about to fall with every step.

"Because you've taken the wrong path," the old woman said, "there's no road here. You have to go to the other side of the path. That's the tourist area of ​​the bamboo garden. This is where we forest rangers live."

Su Qingyun was worried that Xu Xinghe would talk to the old woman, so she grabbed his wrist and turned around to take him away.

Rule number four of the Bamboo Forest Tour is that if someone asks you if you are lost, do not respond and keep your distance.

"Let's get out of here." Su Qingyun said to Xu Xinghe, "The first rule of the park is that all visitors must leave before 4 pm. The second rule states that there are three types of signs in the park: green, yellow, and red. Green is for passing, yellow requires a detour, and red is forbidding. If we go in, we might be caught by the rules and unable to leave the park."

Su Qingyun didn't want to waste time on a rule that was obviously a dilemma.

Moreover, she has found the key information in this rule.

Xu Xinghe was very cooperative. When Su Qingyun asked him to leave, he walked back without saying a word.

But, things changed in the bamboo garden.

Su Qingyun and Xu Xinghe walked back for half an hour but still didn't see the garden gate.

Moreover, they always returned to the hut with the words "Forest Fairy" written on it.

"We seem to be really lost." Xu Xinghe said very calmly. He stood in front of the house, slightly raised his head and looked at the purple bamboo in the courtyard and the small door behind the purple bamboo.

He asked Su Qingyun to check the time.

"Hurry up."

"Three more hours." Xu Xinghe turned the ring on his hand and suddenly pulled out a mountain axe from it.

Yes, that's right, it's a splitting axe.

Su Qingyun looked at everything in front of her and thought of Ye Jian's words.

—Be careful with his ring.

"you……"

"You go hide nearby first." Xu Xinghe pointed to an area.

Su Qingyun retreated to the place he designated.

Xu Xinghe swung the axe in his hand and chopped directly at the purple bamboo in the skylight.

He struck down each tree with one axe, moving very quickly.

Suddenly, dark clouds rose again and lightning appeared in the sky.

"Xu Xinghe." Su Qingyun looked at the changes in the sky and shouted worriedly.

"Pah, pah, pah" with a few more axes, all the purple bamboos in the courtyard were chopped down by Xu Xinghe.

At the moment the raindrops fell, Xu Xinghe retreated under the eaves. He put away his axe and watched calmly.

"Bang", the small door was blown open by the wind, and the sign of the Forest Fairy was shaking in the wind and rain.

An old woman leaning on a bamboo pole appeared behind the door.

"You...actually cut down my bamboo!" The old woman pointed at Xu Xinghe with the bamboo pole.

Xu Xinghe was not in a hurry. He actually asked the old woman for the way out.

"Compensate us with bamboo." The old woman raised the bamboo pole in her hand and rushed towards Xu Xinghe.

Su Qingyun hurried over and caught the old woman's blow with his black cane.

Su Qingyun had never fought with anyone and didn't know any moves. When the old woman swung her bamboo pole, she stretched out her black rattan stick to block it.

She thought that with her strength, the old woman would definitely knock the black rattan stick in her hand to the ground, but unexpectedly, it was the old woman who bounced out.

The old woman took three steps back before she could stand firm, then pointed at Su Qingyun's black vine stick, "Wu..." She hesitated for a long time but couldn't say the name of the black vine stick.

This made her very angry. She dropped the bamboo pole and her body began to swell like a puffer fish, and finally floated up.

She pounced towards Su Qingyun.

Article 13 of the rules of the weird world states that players can bring anything into the dungeon, but only items from the underworld. These items can assist players in passing the level, but cannot cause damage to the weirdness.

Su Qingyun quickly retracted the black stick. She was afraid of breaking the rules, even though Xu Xinghe had already violated the rules of playing in the bamboo forest and cut down the bamboo.

But Xu Xinghe swung his arm and hit the old woman directly on the head.

The next second, the old woman fell to the ground like a rag and disappeared into thin air.

Su Qingyun watched all this and closed her eyes in despair. This was the second time she had violated the rules, and the system should have pronounced a verdict.

Moderate pollution.

"Su Qingyun, what's wrong with you?" Xu Xinghe came over and held her arm, asking with great concern, "Are you hurt?"

Su Qingyun, "..." Why is there no system sound? The team rules are written very clearly. She and Xu Xinghe are a whole. Xu Xinghe violated the rules, and twice, so she will also be contaminated.

She waited a few more minutes, but still nothing.

Could it be that there is a bug in the system?