clang!
A crisp sound!
Ling Zhe stopped, turned off the electric drill, and observed cautiously:
"It seems like I've drilled into something... Could it be an iron plate? Why is it so hard?"
As he spoke, he poked the ground a few times with the electric drill, making a sound of metal collision.
However, the ground was covered with gravel and dust brought out by drilling, and it was impossible to tell what was there.
Ling Zhe simply put down the electric drill and started digging.
He moved skillfully and soon dug a small hole, revealing a piece of brown tree root.
That’s right, it’s the roots!
"Is this what I just drilled into?"
Ling Zhe was dumbfounded.
This is not the world he knows!
Why does an electric drill make a metallic sound when drilling tree roots and can’t drill through them?
Cen Guangan saw Ling Zhe's fear and slapped him on the back of the head:
"It can generate so much evil energy. Do you really think it's just an ordinary tree root?"
Ling Zhe opened his mouth wide and stammered:
"Demon, demon tree?"
Sui Sui, squatting beside the small pit, sighed:
"No, it's a spiritual object from heaven and earth."
Ling Zhe shuddered:
"A spiritual object of heaven and earth? Isn't that..."
Just like every year!
But he remembered in time that Wen Shuting was here, and he quickly stopped talking!
Thinking that he almost revealed Sui Sui's secret, Ling Zhe was very annoyed and simply worked at the door without saying a word.
Soon, he cleared out the entire root along that small section.
The culprit who had caused unrest at the Lingwen Hotel for several months, injured countless people, and just now caused the earthquake-like anomaly...
It is this tree root less than one meter long in front of you!
Unlike the image they vaguely saw, this tree root could not cover the sky and the sun, nor was it thick. It was very thin and seemed to be easily broken.
However, when Ling Zhe drilled into it with his electric drill just now, it didn't leave any trace at all.
It’s magical enough!
As the victim, Wen Shuting, who had been quiet for a long time, finally couldn't help it:
"That's it?"
Cen Guangan first glanced at Sui Sui and saw that she was in a low mood, probably because she was upset by the miserable plight of her kind.
Children can’t bear to see these things... No, that’s not right. Sui Sui is at least a thousand years old, how can he be a child?
Cen Guangan was confused for a moment, shook his head, focused his attention on Wen Shuting, and said to her:
"The original owner of this tree root was probably a spiritual being, born with the favor of Heaven. Logically, she should have had a smooth life. Yet, she was plotted against, and her lifeline, the root, was made into a sinister weapon! However, spiritual beings are kindhearted. Even if they were used for evil, they would not harm anyone. That's why this tree root was buried underground, bringing with it waves of evil energy. It seemed precarious, but so far, no life has been lost."
Afraid that Wen Shuting didn't understand, Cen Guangan specially explained what the spiritual objects of heaven and earth were.
As he spoke, Cen Guangan sighed and felt sad:
"Among the spiritual creatures of heaven and earth, plants are the most difficult to break free from their shackles. The phantom we just saw must be the true form of this great tree. To have grown to that size, it must have lived for thousands of years and brought countless blessings. Yet, to be murdered and end up like this, truly..."
Even the roots are used to do bad things. I'm afraid every corner of the original body has been exploited!
I don’t know what kind of evil person is to commit such a crime!
"However, the murderer who harmed the spiritual creatures of heaven and earth is probably no longer in this world. No one can escape the sin of killing spiritual creatures under the scrutiny of the heavens... Therefore, whoever attacked the hotel must have accidentally obtained this tree root and used it as the center of the formation."
Wen Shuting's face was solemn and he seemed calm.
In fact, only those who knew her knew that Wen Shuting was suppressing her immense anger and was just waiting to settle the score later.
"I will definitely find out who's behind this!"
Wen Shuting tightened his jawline and said this as if taking an oath. He smiled warmly at Sui Sui, Cen Guangan and the others.
"Thank you for your help. I will send someone to deliver the due rewards immediately. No one will be left behind."
Ling Zhe, covered in dust, looked like a fool:
"Do I have one too?"
Wen Shuting nodded politely to show his agreement.
Ling Zhe chuckled foolishly, he didn't expect that he could make some money while coming out!
Cen Guangan waved his hand and refused:
"I don't have to. I didn't help you today."
Wen Shuting shook his head:
"How can there be so many? It's all thanks to you, Master Cen."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Sui Sui in a suggestive manner.
What this means is that if it weren’t for Cen Guangan, Sui Sui would not have been brought here.
Cen Guangan recalled that morning when he and Sui Sui were having a good chat.
As a result, the apprentice A Cui suddenly came running and said that Wen Shuting called to ask if they had set off.
Cen Guangan then remembered the invitation he had agreed to not long ago, and was embarrassed for a moment. He didn't know whether to cancel the appointment or ask Sui Sui to leave.
Who would have thought that Sui Sui would take the initiative to ask to go with him to see it, and even said in a baby voice that he wanted to join in the fun!
Now it seems that Sui Sui probably knew that his trip was unsafe and came here specifically to protect him!
I didn’t expect that they had only known each other for a short time, but Sui Sui would protect him to this extent!
How lucky he, Cen Guangan, is!
And what about Sui Sui?
She brushed off the non-existent dust on her little hands and didn't take the reward Wen Shuting mentioned to heart.
She didn't know that the reward was money.
After feeling sad for this senior, Sui Sui couldn't help but think that fortunately, today she had a feeling that this matter should be resolved by her, and she took the initiative to propose to go with Cen Guangan.
Otherwise, I really wouldn’t have met Wen Shuting, my destined person!
It turns out that everything is fate!
Sui Sui just grinned when she suddenly noticed that Cen Guangan was looking at her with a look that was so gentle that it was sickening.
Sui Sui couldn’t understand it, but just felt very scared.
With a whoosh, he got behind Ling Zhe and avoided Cen Guangan's puzzled gaze.
Cen Guangan: Hahaha, Suisui is shy!
Sui Sui: Weird old man! Hateful!
Afterwards, Cen Guangan collected the tree root, saying that he would take it to a friendly temple and use Buddhist teachings to dispel the evil spirit in it so that the original owner could find peace.
The ground that was drilled into a mess will only have to wait for future generations to clean it up, and the mission of Suisui, Cen Guangan, Lingzhe and others has come to an end.
Accompanied by Wen Shuting, they took the elevator back to the first floor - the elevator operated normally and there were no more inexplicable malfunctions.
When they walked out of the elevator, a group of people quickly rushed up and started talking to each other.
It turned out that after they escaped from the basement floor one after another, they returned to the first floor and asked the staff who remained in the lobby whether they felt the earthquake, but they all said no.
Master Yang realized that this was an illusion caused by evil spirits, so he forced himself not to leave and insisted on waiting for the result.
It wasn't until the temperature in the lobby suddenly rose that he guessed that the matter must have been resolved! (End of this chapter)
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