Chapter 422 The Strangest Pine Tree
At this time, the sun has risen very high, almost ten o'clock. The weather today is good, the sun is shining high, and the blue sky is clear. When we followed Crazy Six's instructions, we walked to the edge of the canyon again and walked towards the cliff of the canyon. When we looked at it, we almost couldn't believe our eyes. Could this be an illusion? On the cliff, all the lush "cliff-climbing pines" disappeared, leaving only the smooth rock wall.
We rubbed our eyes and took a closer look again and again. Yes, the rock wall was bare, not even a blade of grass, let alone any "cliff-climbing pine". Damn it, in such a short period of time, why did those The pine trees disappeared so quickly without a trace.
At this time, only Madman Liu had no trace of surprise on his face. He put his hands behind his back and stared at the cliff of the canyon, with a hint of loss in his calmness.
At this time, none of us spoke. We looked at the rock wall and then at Crazy Six. We still couldn't understand what was happening in front of us.
After a while, Crazy Six waved his hand, and we took a few steps back again and sat on the rocks. At this time, Crazy Six slowly said: "I saw the wonderful changes on the cliff. Well, you all really want to know what is going on, right?"
We all nodded vigorously.
Just now we thought Crazy Six's conclusion was ridiculous, but now we realize that it is us who are actually ridiculous. We believe in our own eyes too much and are too easily confused by superficial phenomena. Sometimes what we see may not be true. But it's just some kind of illusion.
Maybe it was because we all felt heavy after knowing that Blind Man Gao was not dead. Therefore, Crazy Six didn't seem to pay much attention to his fierce rebuttal just now, let alone make fun of us in turn. Instead, he explained in a low tone:
"As for the cliff where Blind Man Gao fell, I just said that the area between three to four feet of the cliff, that is, the smooth area, is actually an area where 'cliff-climbing pines' are densely populated. When I just said this , you all strongly objected, which I can understand, because the 'cliff-climbing pine' is a very mysterious thing, it is by no means an ordinary pine tree.
I don't know if you have noticed, but when we saw the 'Cliff Climbing Pine' in the abyss in the cave, it was at night, and the light inside was very dark. We could still see the 'Cliff Climbing Pine' at about eight o'clock. , but now I can’t see it, why is that?”
"What you mean is that this kind of 'cliff-climbing pine' is afraid of the sun. When the sun rises higher and higher, will the 'cliff-climbing pine' disappear?" Xiao Lei still has a quick mind.
Regarding Xiao Lei's conclusion, Crazy Six nodded.
"However, even if this kind of plant is very afraid of sunlight, when the sunlight becomes stronger and stronger, it will shrink its branches and leaves at most, but how could it disappear completely without leaving any trace," Hongmei said very well. It makes sense, all of us are also troubled by this question.
Crazy Six remained calm and asked us lightly: "Do you still remember the 'Vine Demon'?" We were stunned when asked, "Of course we remember "Vine Demon". At this time, why did Crazy Six suddenly So you ask.
Before we could react, Crazy Six uttered another sentence that shocked us extremely: "Actually, this kind of 'cliff-climbing pine' and 'vine demon' are somewhat similar in nature, but they are not exactly the same. The same thing is that they look very much like plants on the surface, but the difference is that the 'vine demon' is not an animal at all, and this 'cliff-climbing pine' can only be regarded as half plant and half animal, because plants It has all the characteristics of animals and animals,"
Ah, the "cliff-climbing pine" is an animal.
Crazy Six looked at the canyon and continued slowly: "I told you that the meridians of the 'cliff-climbing pine' are very different from those of ordinary pine trees, and its branches are very flexible. That kind of flexibility , has exceeded the limits of plants, and is more like the arms and organs of animals, and its meridians also have the dual characteristics of animals and plants.
This kind of 'cliff-climbing pine' is indeed very sensitive to the sun. When the sun rises, it will hide, and the way it hides is very clever. It will be like a snail, with a hard shell at the bottom, and this hard shell The shell is very similar to stone in terms of texture and color.
When the sunlight becomes stronger, the branches and leaves of this pine tree will all shrink and slowly retract into the holes at the roots, and the hard shell will cover the small holes left on the cliff. , looking from the outside, there is almost no trace.
In the evening, this kind of "cliff-climbing pine" will come out again, and will not retract into the stone wall again until about nine or ten o'clock in the morning. As for the specific time of retraction, it will be slightly different due to the season and weather. It's different, but it's probably around nine or ten o'clock.
In the early days of human beings, there was a tribe who liked to live on cliffs. They were the first to discover this kind of 'cliff-climbing pine' and called it 'snail pine' because in many characteristics, this kind of pine tree and snails are indeed the same. Very similar. For example, they are afraid of the sun. When the sun shines, they will get into their shells. As you just saw, if these "cliff-climbing pines" shrink in, there will be no weeds on the cliff walls they cover. None, it looks very smooth. This is because some substances secreted by 'Cliff Climbing Pine' are weakly alkaline. Over time, they not only make it impossible for vegetation to survive, but also have a corrosive effect on the stone surface. Therefore, the surface of the cliff is The stone no longer has sharp edges and looks particularly smooth,"
Only when Crazy Six said this did we understand what was going on. This was really unbelievable. If we hadn’t seen it with our own eyes, it would have been unbelievable.
We had never understood why there was that smooth area on the original cliff, but now we understand that that area became so smooth because of this kind of 'cliff-climbing pine'. We saw this kind of pine tree because we all saw it during the day.
And Blind Man Gao fell off the cliff just at night, and night was when the 'cliff-climbing pine' grew. With Blind Man Gao's skill, he had extremely strong control over his body, which allowed him to easily fall. On the 'Cliff Climbing Pine', no wonder we have always thought that it was too easy for the tall blind man to fall off the cliff. We never thought that there was a mystery in it.
Alas, we were still in such a hurry to find Blind Man Gao's body. It seems a bit ridiculous now.
"If Blind Man Gao hadn't died, would he have been nearby, or even gotten involved with Lao Li, or even Lao Lu? If that were the case, it would be bad, because his super mind-reading ability would again exert its power. The threat to us will be very huge," Xiao Lei said with concern.
Crazy Six smiled slightly and said easily: "Don't worry about this. Although the Face Bug is not with you, don't forget that we also have a special trump card, that is the 'Monkey Eagle', 'Monkey Eagle' Do you know why you like to eat the babies of amphibians the most? That's because the Monkey Eagle has a special kind of yang energy in its body, and it is extremely strong. This yang energy must be balanced by the yin energy of the amphibians on a regular basis. , and the cubs of amphibians are easier to prey on than adult amphibians, and their yin energy is also stronger, so the 'monkey eagle' will regularly prey on the cubs of amphibians, and the yang energy in the 'monkey hawk' is not harmful to them. The Yin Qi in the amphibian's body has a shielding effect.
Blind Man Gao's meridians are, in some respects, very similar to those of an amphibious man, and his mind-reading ability also relies on his super strong Yin Qi. With the 'Monkey Eagle' around, his mind-reading ability will not only be greatly affected. He didn't dare to get too close to us because the 'Monkey Eagle' would be able to spot him immediately within a certain distance."
Crazy Six talked about this kind of issue because it was related to his major. He talked about it in great detail and verbosely. I was not interested in the details at all. I only listened to the conclusion. When Crazy Six said it was okay, I Only then did I feel relieved.
"I have a question that I don't quite understand. I need to ask you, old man. Since Mr. Ouyang's father was injured by an amphibian man, and Mr. Ouyang also has the Yin Qi of the amphibian man in his body, why can he be with the monkey? "When the eagles walk together, they are very close." When it comes to this kind of medical issue, Hongmei seems to be very interested. It's no wonder that she is a doctor herself and was born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine. She must be very interested in this kind of issue. Very sensitive.
Madman Liuze patiently explained to Hongmei: "You are right, but the yin and yang energy is very subtle and complex. It is very similar to medicine. Even good medicine can turn into poison if the dose is too large. And highly poisonous medicines, as long as the dose is appropriate, can also become life-saving medicines. Just like snake venom, it can both harm people and save people. This is related to the dose. The same is true for yin and yang qi. Moreover, whether it is Old Man Ouyang, They are also 'Monkey Eagle', both have feelings and intelligence. For them, the relationship depends more on the feelings between each other, rather than simply whether the yin and yang are in harmony."
Hongmei nodded repeatedly as she listened, as if she had some understanding, but I listened in a daze and was too lazy to think carefully about the truth.
While we were chatting, suddenly, the 'monkey eagle' in the hand of old man Ouyang screamed loudly, and we all stood up in shock. Normally, if something happened to this 'monkey eagle', it would just babbling. Even when we were in the abyss of the cave and the situation was so dangerous, we never heard the "Monkey Eagle" cry so urgently and shrilly.
What the hell is going on.
At this time, we saw the 'Monkey Eagle' staring closely at the edge of the canyon. We quickly looked at Old Man Ouyang, because Old Man Ouyang was the 'translator' of 'Monkey Eagle', and we wanted to know what the 'Monkey Eagle' was calling.
Old Man Ouyang looked nervous. Seeing that we were all looking at him, he quickly said: "Monkey Eagle discovered that there was a strange thing just now, leaning on the edge of the cliff, peeking at us."
Hearing what Old Man Ouyang said, a chill ran down my spine. What "strange thing" was looking at us? Is it a human? "Monkey Eagle" shook his head to deny it; was it an "amphibious man"? "Monkey Eagle" shook his head again to deny it.
What kind of strange thing could it be? Unfortunately, the 'Monkey Eagle' can't speak and can't tell us exactly.
Xiao Lei wanted to walk to the edge of the cliff to see clearly what kind of strange thing was spying on us, but as soon as he took two steps forward, the 'Monkey Eagle' called out urgently again, and Old Man Ouyang quickly shouted loudly. Said: "Young man, please don't go there, it's dangerous."
Hearing Old Man Ouyang shout this, Xiao Lei suddenly stopped. We all know that the perception ability of the 'Monkey Eagle' is sometimes not comparable to ours. Since the 'Monkey Eagle' said that there was danger in the past, then who of us I don’t dare to pass easily.
Chapter completed!