Chapter 47 Vine Illusion
She closed her eyes, opened them again, and looked at the endless green fields around her, the village not far away, and the smoke curling from the chimneys. Everything seemed too real.
She touched her cheek and it was also warm. She pinched herself hard and felt the pain.
Could it be that this is really not a dream? Then what were all the things they had experienced before?
Or, she was reborn again.
With all these doubts, she walked towards Ding Manman, but was grabbed by Baozhu's trouser legs, "Woof woof woof."
She seemed not to want to let herself go, so Qin Muxue squatted down and said, "What's wrong, Baozhu, why don't you let me go over!"
Baozhu originally thought that everything here was so beautiful, but soon he felt something was wrong.
The smell of grass, which was her favorite, was not natural at all. Instead, it smelled like a rotting corpse.
Everything in front of you may be deceiving, but the smell at the tip of your nose will not be deceiving.
She pulled Qin Muxue excitedly and ran uncontrollably in the opposite direction, "Woof woof woof."
Qin Muxue felt a chill and reacted instantly.
It was clearly the end of summer here, so why did she feel cold? "Baozhu, did you find something wrong?"
Qin Muxue then realized that she had a space and could go to it to try. However, when she closed her eyes, she found that she could not enter the space no matter what.
I can’t enter the space, this is definitely not right.
A strange fragrance began to waft from the tip of my nose. Could it be?
Qin Muxue reacted immediately and wondered if it was because of this faint fragrance that made people fall into such an illusion.
She immediately held her breath and covered Baozhu's nose. After a while, Qin Muxue slowly opened her eyes and found that everything in front of her had finally returned to normal. She was holding Baozhu's hand and was only five meters away from the vine's territory. If they took a few more steps forward, they would fall into its trap.
It turned out that everything that happened just now was an illusion, and they almost fell into the trap of the mutant vines.
No wonder she felt so cold just now, it turned out that half of her body was buried in the snow.
The door of the cabin was already open, and Qin Muxue immediately walked in holding Baozhu to take a look at the situation inside.
Except for Shi Yan who was still lying on Zhenzhu, everyone else disappeared.
Qin Muxue hurried forward and patted Shi Yan's face, "Shi Yan, Shi Yan, wake up."
She somehow felt his breath and found that he was not breathing. She was a little panicked for a moment, wondering if this guy was dead.
At this time, Shi Yan woke up, "Xiaoxue, what happened? Did I fall asleep?"
"You woke up?" Qin Muxue had a little doubt, but seeing that he woke up safely, she didn't ask any more questions. She just asked him: "Have you seen where Manman, Qu Yanbai, and Wu You went?"
"I was sleeping so soundly just now that I didn't see them at all. What happened just now?"
Qin Muxue shook her head. It seemed that they were affected by the faint fragrance emitted by the vines.
Just like the Piranha plant, it emits a special smell to lure insects into its trap. No wonder those small animals are lured to the territory of the vines. It is probably because the aroma makes them hallucinate.
Why didn't the vines attack when they first entered the hotel, but waited until now?
Although Qin Muxue is confused now, the most urgent task is to find Ding Manman and the others first.
Fortunately, Pearl was not tempted by the fragrance. She didn't have any desires in the first place and her stomach was full. She was really sleeping and nothing could disturb her sleep.
"They were probably lured away by the vines. We must find them quickly!" Qin Muxue looked at the traces left on the snow, leading to the mysterious forest.
Qin Muxue held the pearl and sat on the giant pearl first. She stretched out her hand to Shi Yan and said, "Come up quickly. We must find them quickly, otherwise they will be eaten by the vines."
Shi Yan was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand. Qin Muxue only felt that the other's palm was cold, as if it was the temperature of a dead person.
The two of them sat on Pearl's back. Because Pearl was relatively large, it was not as difficult for her to walk in the snow as it was for them.
Following the footsteps on the ground, they soon came to the side of the woods. Qin Muxue found Wu You lying on the ground motionless. She quickly jumped down and checked on him. Fortunately, he seemed to have just fallen asleep and there was nothing else unusual.
He was still mumbling to himself, "Sweet and sour spare ribs..."
Qin Muxue checked other places and found no other wounds.
Wu You was shocked when he woke up. He was clearly in Taoyuan Village, eating sweet and sour pork ribs at Sister Manman's house. But when he looked up, his mouth was full of ice chips. He spat out the ice chips a few times and said, "Sister Qin, why am I here?"
Qin Muxue put him on Zhenzhu's back, which was warmer.
"I'll explain it to you later. Now I'm going to the woods to look for Manman and Qu Yanbai." She looked serious.
Wu You had never seen such a deep expression on Qin Muxue's face before, so he could only sit obediently on Zhenzhu's back.
Qin Muxue took a deep breath and stepped into the woods with Shi Yan.
The temperature here is quite different from that outside, it is very warm. When I first came in, the smell here was not so obvious, but this time Qin Muxue smelled a strong stench.
"Baozhu, it's up to you now. Quickly smell the scent of Manman and Qu Yanbai and find their location." Baozhu nodded and smelled the ground.
But the smell of this forest was very complex, and Baozhu found its location.
"Woof woof woof!" (Follow me!)
Several people followed Baozhu and ran towards the depths of the woods.
Qin Muxue looked at the colorful mushrooms in front of her. She had never seen so many mushrooms in the wild.
Stepping on the mushroom field, she could feel a soft feeling, as if she could sink into the soil at any time. Shi Yan supported her.
"Don't go forward, there's a swamp ahead." Shi Yan held her back.
"Could they be dragged into the swamp?" Qin Muxue had a bad feeling.
Baozhu dug around for a long time and found a lot of bones, including bones of small animals, but Qin Muxue also found a human skull.
It seems that there are people here, but they are used as nutrients for this vine.
Countless vines stretched out from the swamp, but fortunately Shi Yan reacted quickly and cut all of them off.
"Is it possible?"
This mutated plant may have evolved special powers. At first, it did not attack them. It was just testing them and only launched the attack after it understood their special powers one by one.
But Shi Yan was an accident, he arrived later.
Since there is a swamp, there will be water flowing, and as long as there is water, she can activate her supernatural powers.
Qin Muxue looked at the swamp and activated her mental power. The muddy water in the swamp immediately floated up slowly, bubbling.
The more mud and water overflowed, the heavier Qin Muxue's face became. Could it be that they had been killed?
There are countless undigested bones in the swamp, and it is no longer possible to tell whether they are bones of living creatures.
But Qin Muxue believed that Qu Yanbai would definitely protect Manman.
At this time, Ding Manman was still immersed in a beautiful dream. When the fragrance rushed into her nose, she entered the dream.
Now she is traveling in the south of colorful clouds with Qin Muxue in an RV. In front of her is a vast lawn, where she is playing with Baozhu and Zhenzhu.
"Manman, Manman." It seemed like a man was calling her name.
Ding Manman looked around, but there was no man there, only Qin Muxue not far away.
She might be too tired and had some auditory hallucinations. After all, traveling in an RV is not an easy thing.
"Manman, wake up!" The male voice in her ear became louder and louder. Ding Manman turned around again and found that everything in front of her disappeared in an instant.
Now she was being held tightly in Qu Yanbai's arms. He exuded a faint smell of tobacco and held her tightly in his arms.
"Manman, you finally woke up."
Ding Manman then realized that they were wrapped in a strange ball. It was pitch black and they couldn't see each other's faces. They could only hear his voice: "We are trapped. The vines must be trapped in the swamp. Before we were pulled in, I used other plants to weave a ball like this. But there is not much air here. If no one comes to save us, we will probably become fertilizer for the vines."
Qin Muxue was trying hard to control the mud and water at the edge of the swamp, while Shi Yan was dealing with the vines that were attacking him.
"Concentrate your attention. I'll be there in five minutes. This kitten should be able to hold on for five minutes." He glanced at Pearl. If he continued to fight with the vines, his mental strength would run out sooner or later.
Pearl meowed a few times, as if to say, "Of course, don't underestimate me."
Although her speed was not as fast as Shi Yan's, it was still easy for her to deal with these vines. Cats have quick reaction abilities, and she also has sharp claws.
Shi Yan turned around and disappeared beside Qin Muxue, leaving Zhenzhu beside Qin Muxue.
At this time, Shi Yan was wandering among the woods. Suddenly, he sensed a place where the spiritual power was very abundant. He grabbed a thick vine with his bare hands.
He said in a deep voice: "You are really going too far. You can't hurt her no matter who you are."
He exerted force with his hands, and the vine immediately twitched and shattered in his hands.
Those vines that wanted to attack him immediately scattered and fled, but were pulled back by him.
Shi Yan reached his hand into the soil, grabbed the roots of the vine, and pulled it all out.
It turns out that this is a mutated morning glory. Its roots are thick and have spread throughout the entire forest, but these roots are its true form.
A sinister light flashed in Shi Yan's eyes. He squeezed hard and all the vines began to twitch wildly. Shi Yan pulled out all the roots and cut them off.
In addition to some remaining bones, he also found a huge transparent crystal core. He lifted the crystal core up, and the vines became completely motionless.
At this time, Qin Muxue also found that the vines around her withered instantly and no longer attacked her. She finally drained out all the mud and water in the swamp, and saw only a huge ball wrapped in plants.
At this time, Shi Yan also came back. The two of them worked together to drag the huge ball up. Shi Yan cut the ball with a sharp blade. It was Qu Yanbai holding Ding Manman hiding inside. Both of them were unharmed.
Ding Manman hugged Qin Muxue as soon as she saw her. "Xiaoxue, I'm actually fine. I was really scared just now."
"It's okay. Look, we're here to rescue you, aren't we?"
But Qin Muxue didn't know why the vine suddenly withered, and it happened during the time when Shi Yan was away, so it was hard not to make him suspicious.
Shi Yan did not hide the crystal core, but took it out, "I found this at that location of mine." He smiled harmlessly, "I originally wanted to find the root system of this vine, and accidentally found this. I destroyed its roots." He said it easily, but how could a vine that had killed countless people be destroyed so easily by him.
But he didn't do anything else out of line, and what he did was indeed to protect them.
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