Chapter 102: Alien Cutting Mangosteen
"What is this thing!"
Su Qingqing noticed something unusual about Bai Mo and the other man, so she turned around and saw what they were staring at, then asked.
"I don't know, let's go and take a look." Lingling responded softly, and then took the initiative to walk towards the bamboo shoot.
Bai Mo also followed, and when they got closer, they could see clearly that the bottom of the bamboo shoot was not completely emerald green, but had a rosy color. However, underneath the rosy color and the emerald green, there was a faint silver light flowing like blood.
It's so fancy that you can tell at first glance that it's not real bamboo shoots.
Su Qingqing was standing behind the two of them and also saw the whole picture of the bamboo shoots. She had a suspicious look on her face and murmured in a low voice.
"This... this doesn't seem to be a plant. I can feel that it doesn't have the scent of a plant."
"Not a plant?!" Bai Mo was stunned. This bamboo shoot has the breath of life, how could it not be a plant? Could it be an animal?
Thinking of this, his expression changed and he pulled Lingling and flew backwards.
However, the bamboo shoot-like thing remained there without any movement, and did not show any response to his actions.
However, for some reason, he had a urge to eat this thing. Bai Mo thought that maybe he was hungry from climbing the mountain?
Seeing the doubtful looks from Su Qingqing and Lingling, he scratched his head awkwardly and changed the subject:
"If this thing is not a plant, then what is it?"
"We'll know after we take a look." Lingling said, and took out a detector-like object from somewhere. She came to the front of the bamboo shoot again and started scanning it with the instrument.
"How is it, what is this?"
"It seems to be cutting down mangosteen, it is absorbing the energy of the mountain,"
"Cut down mangosteen." Su Qingqing repeated, and asked the question that Bai Mo was also wondering about.
"What is cutting down mangosteen? Is it consuming the energy of this mountain? How can this be possible?"
He did not answer the question immediately, but took out his mobile phone and fiddled with it for a while before answering the two people's doubts in a serious tone.
"Mangosteen is a species of exotic plant, also called hollow bamboo. It has always been circulated in rumors, and I only saw it by chance in one of my grandfather's books."
Lingling glanced at Bai Mo and continued:
"Legend has it that mangosteen is a plant that contains powerful spatial power. If it is planted in the ground, it will continue to absorb the energy of the land until it grows into a bamboo.
After that, that place will completely turn into a barren wasteland, which will be the nemesis of all kinds of holy places for cultivation.
It is rumored that it once sucked a mountain down, hence the name mangosteen.
In the past, there were forbidden spell wizards who specialized in destroying this plant, but I didn’t expect to see it here now.
It has some intelligence and will not absorb the energy from the surface first, so as to protect itself."
Looking at the bamboo shoot that was somewhat exaggeratedly large, Lingling raised her hand and knocked on it.
“When I first saw it here, I was a little bit unbelieving, but after using the energy surveyor, I was able to confirm it.
I observed when I came here that this mountain should be made entirely of Danxia rock, but there are no Danyan stone demons on the mountain. "
Su Qingqing trembled a little, her face turned pale, as if she was afraid. Perhaps she was afraid that the bamboo would grow up and destroy Wuyi Mountain.
After all, Wuyi Mountain is not only a good place for cultivation, but also her home.
Lingling fixed her eyes on Su Qingqing and said, "I guess the incident you mentioned is this. In the past, because of the Danxia rock formation, there were often activities of Danyan rock demons on this mountain.
Then someone planted this bamboo here under the pretext of eradicating the Danyan Rock Demon. After that, this place was abandoned because that person didn't want anyone else to set foot here again."
“Although few people know how to cut mangosteen, what if there is someone as knowledgeable and well-informed as me?”
Bai Mo glanced at Lingling. How did this little girl become so narcissistic? She learned it from everyone. She must have been taught by the kids at school.
Su Qingqing was actually a little surprised after hearing Lingling's words. She had also wondered before, why was there no one to take care of the mountain next door, no one had ever set foot there, and there had never been a Danyan Rock Demon?
Su Qingqing was not completely unaware of the rumors about the incident, because she later inquired about it out of curiosity.
The rumor is just as Lingling guessed, this mountain was originally planned to be used to guard prisoners, but because the entire mountain is Danxia rock, many problems have occurred.
It was her aunt who came up with a way to solve the problem of the Danyan Rock Demon here. She didn't know the specific method, but she only knew that this place could not be developed within twenty years.
Today, Su Qingqing met Bai Mo and his partner who were planning to visit the mountain. She was afraid that they knew nothing and might ruin her aunt's arrangements.
Her aunt had done her a favor, and she didn't want anyone to bring trouble to her aunt, so she chose to follow her.
Unexpectedly, she saw the felled bamboo. Su Qingqing could never guess that the method her aunt suggested was to destroy the entire Wuyi Mountain!
Her eyes were full of fear and timidity at this moment, and she kept muttering.
"Why, how is it possible, how is it possible!!"
Bai Mo glanced at her and felt a little puzzled about her condition. He couldn't quite tell what caused her current condition, but he certainly couldn't let the felled bamboo continue to grow here.
There is a way to prevent the Danyan Stone Demon from jumping out of the Danxia Rock, but it's troublesome.
It is not appropriate to cut down mangosteen to seize the essence of mountains and rivers and then eliminate the Danyan Rock Demon.
I don’t know how many towns rely on Mount Wuyi for their livelihood. We cannot destroy the entire Wuyi Mountain range just because of a group of elemental monsters that will never leave Mount Wuyi.
So he looked at Lingling and asked, "Can this cut mangosteen be pulled out after it's planted?"
"I don't know. The book says that it needs to be cleared with a sacred object of the same space element."
"A sacred object of the space system?! Space items are already rare, so how can a sacred object of the space system be easy to find?"
Su Qingqing had been listening to the conversation between the two. She became inexplicably excited when she heard what they said. Her eyes became inexplicably firm, and she pulled them to walk out.
"This cut mangosteen was planted by my aunt. She is so kind and she definitely has no intention of harming Wuyi Mountain. Don't mess around. I will take you to find her. She must have made some plans."
Bai Mo retracted his arm, pulled Lingling back a step, avoided Su Qingqing's pull, and then asked sternly:
"Su Qingqing, wake up. Since it was your aunt who did this, she would definitely know the effect of cutting down mangosteen! Since you are an insider, you can report this matter and be a witness! Or you can pretend that you know nothing and don't care about anything!
Don't deceive yourself. She has not taken care of the felling of mangosteen for so many years. She has ulterior motives and wants to destroy Wuyi Mountain by felling mangosteen!"
"I……"
Su Qingqing has a pale face. Her father died early and her mother often beat and scolded her. She awakened plant magic in high school and it was her aunt who saved her from the fire pit of her family.
Her aunt treated her very well and taught her magic, but she didn't want to believe that her aunt was an evil person.
"I'll go ask my aunt."
"You can't go." Bai Mo used a space barrier to block her. "Your aunt is now under suspicion. Whether for your own safety or to avoid alerting the enemy, you have to stay with us for the time being."
"I'm a judge, you can't do this."
Su Qingqing tried to use vines to hit the space barrier in front of her, but found that it didn't work at all. Knowing that she was no match for her opponent, she shouted angrily.
"I know." Bai Mo took out his Judge badge and showed it to him.
"I am the judge of the Lingyin Temple Tribunal. I am not here for tourism, but to assist in the investigation of your Wuyi Mountain Tribunal. You are interfering with the investigation, so I will trap you. It is reasonable and legal."
Su Qingqing originally wanted to give it a try by casting intermediate-level magic, but when she heard Bai Mo's words and saw the badge in his hand, she was stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment.
Seeing that she stopped struggling, Bai Mo nodded with satisfaction and then stretched out his hand.
He had already discovered that it was the Silver Hairpin Spear that was craving for the mangosteen.
A silver light flashed in his hand, and a simple silver hairpin appeared in his hand. Lingling observed carefully and found that the silver hairpin was shaking constantly and looked a little excited.
I saw the head of the silver hairpin pointing towards the felled mangosteen, and then wisps of silver light emanated, forming a cloth of light, which floated forward lightly and covered the felled mangosteen.
The felled bamboo seemed to be afraid of this layer of light cloth. The silver blood hidden under the green appearance flickered slightly, and the whole bamboo shoot also flickered, as if it would disappear in the next second.
This was indeed the case. Bai Mo could feel the constant fluctuations in space. It was Fa Shanzhu trying to escape. But this layer of space had been fixed by the silver light curtain emitted by the silver hairpin spear.
The cloth of light had enveloped it, and no matter how it flickered, it remained in the same place.
First, the bright light shone on the felled mangosteen, and then the cloth completely woven with silver rays softly covered the entire felled mangosteen, outlining an outline that was not much different from the shape of a cone.
Then the cloth slowly disappeared, and along with it, the cut mangosteen that was originally there also disappeared.
"The Silver Hairpin Spear ate it?" Lingling naturally knew about Bai Mo's Silver Hairpin Spear, and she confirmed.
Bai Mo nodded slightly. He felt that his connection with the Silver Hairpin Spear had deepened a lot. His mind immersed in the internal space of the Silver Hairpin Spear, he saw a silver light that illuminated the originally empty space.
In the very center of the silver light, there was a palm-sized bamboo shoot hanging there. This was a change that the Silver Hairpin Spear had not had before.
It is obvious that it has absorbed the changes after the mangosteen was cut down.
Bai Mo knew that every totem symbol was restricted.
Every time a restriction is lifted, the connection between the totem and its owner will become closer, and its power will become stronger.
After inputting magic energy, the silver hairpin in his hand instantly turned into a spear. Bai Mo waved it, a silver light appeared, and a space blade was pulled out.
The space blade flew out silently. The silver space blade flew a hundred meters, flew outside the mountain, and disappeared into the air.
The trees and rocks along the road were all cut into two halves, one half standing still and the other half lying on the ground.
Seeing this scene, Lingling just blinked slightly and didn't seem very surprised.
Instead, Su Qingqing widened her eyes, looking at the power of the attack in disbelief.
After feeling his own situation, Bai Mo felt that the upgrade of the Silver Hairpin Spear was just okay this time.
Bai Mo glanced at the gun in his hand that was more than three meters long. As he thought about it, the gun gradually shrank to more than one meter in length, and then suddenly became more than five meters in length.
Very good, the length is up to you.
In addition, the attack power is stronger and the attack methods are more varied, but the magic energy consumption is also higher.
Putting away the silver hairpin gun, Bai Mo released Su Qingqing's restraints, glanced at Lingling, and then said, "Let's go, contact Wu Liu and talk to him about this."
So the three of them returned to Jiaoguai Mountain. Perhaps they were impressed by Bai Mo's strength, or perhaps they tacitly accepted that her aunt was a person with evil intentions.
Su Qingqing did not shout or try to escape on the way, but followed the two of them quietly.
As soon as he stepped into the Horned Monster Mountain and headed towards the Judgment Council on the other side, Bai Mo keenly discovered that the atmosphere seemed to be a little wrong.
When he and Lingling were wandering here before, there were some members of the Inquisition patrolling on the road. How come they are all gone now?
Lingling also noticed this problem. She exchanged a glance with Bai Mo, and the two of them quickly walked towards the gate of the ancient building of the Trial Council.
As soon as the three of them arrived near the place, they saw rows of judges standing in the small bluestone square at the gate.
Wu Liu and the middle-aged man with a serious temperament stood in front of them. The middle-aged man also saw Bai Mo and the other two approaching and immediately spoke.
"Su Qingqing, you've come at the right time. Your aunt Cheng Ying is a member of the Black Church and has fled. If you can cooperate with our investigation and find clues to her discovery, perhaps we can clear your suspicion!"
Bai Mo looked at Wu Liu. Wu Liu nodded slightly as a greeting, and then waved to him, motioning him to come over.
Although I was a little confused about their posture, since Wu Liu seemed to have stood with the president of the Wuyishan Trial Council.
There was no need for Bai Mo to hide his identity anymore, so he just walked over.
"Are you Bai Mo?" Presiding Judge Zou Ming said with a smile.
"Well, President Zou knows me?"
"Haha, that fellow Bai Yuanzhi has boasted to us more than once about how you figured out how to deal with the mountain spirit."
Zou Ming chuckled and said, "This time, it's all thanks to you and Wu Liu that you found the traitor in our Wuyishan Tribunal. Otherwise, I don't know what big mistakes will happen in the future."
Nodding, Bai Mo heard what Chief Judge Zou Ming meant, and knew that he had a good relationship with the head of the Bai family, so he joked in a familiar manner:
"Uncle Zou, if you really want to thank me, just give me something tangible. I heard that the Da Hong Pao here is very good."
"You kid! I drink that stuff quite a few times a year. Young people shouldn't always think about enjoying themselves." Zou Ming pointed at the white ink and pondered for a moment.
"I have a ticket to Zhang Guofu, I'll give it to you."
Bai Mo didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise, so he nodded quickly.
"Thank you, Uncle Zou."
Afterwards, Bai Mo stood next to Lingling and listened quietly to the conversation between Chief Judge Zou Ming and Wu Liu, his instructions to the judges, and finally his questions to Su Qingqing.
Through their conversation, Bai Mo realized that after Wu Liu sneaked into the trial, he investigated each person according to the level of their position.
When investigating Deputy Inspector General Cheng Ying, Wu Liu discovered that Cheng Ying was not at the trial meeting, and that every inspector in the inspection team, including the Inspector General, had been chronically poisoned.
It was only because Wu Liu was a rare high-level poison mage, otherwise he might not have been discovered!
And when he came here yesterday as an ordinary person reporting a case, he didn't see anyone being poisoned.
(End of this chapter)
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