Chapter 031
The man took a few steps towards me, hissed softly, and said, It’s me!
As soon as I heard the voice, I realized it was Ding Ding, and I felt relieved. I hurriedly asked him if he had anything else to do so late at night?
Ding Ding sat next to me and said, "Come with me."
I got up from the bed hesitantly, put on my clothes, and followed Ding Ding out.
He took me out of the room, still not telling me what he wanted to do. We walked to the tree in the yard, Ding Ding stopped moving, he looked up at the dense leaves on it, and said, I felt that this tree was strange when I came in, but I couldn't find anything special.
I touched the trunk and said that I don't know how many years this tree has been planted here. When I was a child, I often climbed up to play and was scolded by my grandfather. Nothing special.
Ding Ding said that’s not necessarily true, give me your hand.
I reached out my hand in confusion, and Ding Ding grabbed one of my fingers and suddenly put it in his mouth and bit it, which hurt so much that I almost cried out. I quickly pulled my hand back and saw that the tip of my finger had been bitten by him.
I cursed in a low voice, "What are you doing? You have rabies!"
He hissed again and said, "It's just some blood, no big deal. Don't scream, or you'll wake Lin Tian up and scare him."
I wanted to find something to wipe the blood off my hands, but Ding Ding stopped me, took some blood from my fingers, and smeared it on the tree trunk.
I was very curious about his behavior and was about to ask him when I suddenly noticed that the branches began to tremble, and there was even a low whimpering sound coming from deep in the trunk!
The branches were shaking more and more violently, as if they were being blown by an eight-force gale, and they were about to be uprooted.
Ding Ding and I quickly took a step back and looked at the shaking tree in surprise.
I asked anxiously, what's going on? The tree has become a ghost!
Tintin said nothing, just stared at it blankly. After a long time, he said, "It's the first time I've seen this place too. I think it's really weird. I tried it and didn't expect it to be this thing. This is... a human-faced tree!"
I wondered, what?
Ding Ding hissed again and motioned for me to look at the tree.
We took a few steps back, and the sobbing became louder and louder, like the cry of a ghost. It was a clear night, but at that moment, I felt as if the sky and the earth had changed color. Facing the tree, I felt a sense of submission and almost knelt down.
The leaves on the tree suddenly fell down with a rustling sound. It was hard to see clearly in the night, and coupled with the ghostly sounds, it was like countless crows flying before one’s eyes!
Ding Ding's face looked heavy, and I then realized that he was backing away, as if he was a little afraid of the scene before him!
I was just trying to follow him, when suddenly I saw him pointing with his finger and saying, "Oh, it's out!"
I turned around and saw faces growing out of the bare tree trunks. Some were old, some were young, and all had expressions of pain on their faces. They suddenly opened their eyes and looked at me and Ding Ding! They screamed so miserably that I couldn't help but cover my ears!
Ding Ding was almost stunned, his mouth wide open and he didn't move. His expression suddenly became dazed, and he walked towards the human-faced tree involuntarily!
I was shocked and kept calling his name. I reached out to pull him, but he was like a unconscious zombie and didn't react at all!
No matter how hard I tried, he continued to walk towards the human-faced tree, stepping in the air step by step!
I had no choice but to raise my fist and punch him in the face. This really made me feel better, as I didn't have to be beaten by him every day.
Ding Ding felt pain and woke up suddenly. He covered his face and looked at me in a daze. Suddenly he came to his senses and said, "Come into the house quickly!"
We both almost rolled and crawled, fearing that we would lose consciousness again like before. As soon as we entered the room, Ding Ding quickly closed the door. I didn't see clearly where he took out a few yellow talismans, dipped them in saliva, and immediately stuck them on the door.
The whimpering outside the room suddenly became quieter, and it felt like a mosquito buzzing in my ear. Then, Ding Ding lit the candle on the table, and I realized that he was sweating profusely.
I asked, what the hell is that?
Ding Ding said, this is called the Human Face Tree, it sucks people's souls, there is no ghost nearby, it is so clean, they are all sucked into this tree! Tan Xi, why is there such a thing in your house?
I said, how would I know! I always thought it was just an ordinary tree. If you hadn't done this, I wouldn't have known it was so dangerous!
I leaned on the door and looked out, and found that there were at least a hundred faces on the tree, all screaming miserably.
I asked Ding Ding what to do now. We couldn't just sit there waiting like this.
Ding Ding said there was no other way, if he went out he would die! He would wait until daybreak and chop down the tree tomorrow.
I swallowed my saliva and woke up from my nap. Two people couldn't hug this tree. I don't know how many years it has been there. If my mother is as powerful as my uncle said, how could she not find such a strange thing?
I looked at the time. It was only three in the morning, and there were still a few hours before dawn. During this time, we could only hope that nothing weird would happen. Ding Ding and I really couldn't stand it any longer.
Although Ding Ding was nervous, there was also a hint of excitement on his face. He said, Tan Xi, we have come to the right place. You see, your place is like a ghost town. Anything can happen.
I didn't say anything, still staring at the faces on the tree, but it was too dark to see their faces clearly. I thought of Ding Ding's actions just now, so I asked, does this tree need human blood to become like this?
Ding Ding took a sip of water and said no, usually if there is a ghost nearby, it will be attracted by the tree and then swallowed by the tree. It is almost always done without anyone noticing. I use your blood because this is your home.
I also sat down, drank some water to calm myself down, and asked Ding Ding, could it be that this tree, like the blood amber, could recognize its owner?
Tintin shook his head again and said, "Do you know how the human-faced tree came about? It was planted in the soil with the remains of a loved one. Because the obsession was too strong, it took root and sprouted, and a tree with a human face grew. This is no longer a ghost, but a monster. It is not far-fetched to say that it is a monster. Ordinary people's blood is useless. It must be related to the buried bones. If this tree was not planted in your house, I would not want to use your blood!"
My mind buzzed. Could it be that the person living next to this tree is actually my relative or ancestor?
It must have taken at least a hundred years to grow to this size. But no one in my family has ever mentioned this to me, and I'm not sure if they really don't know about the tree, or if they're hiding it from me?
I can't even imagine who is in this tree?
Ding Ding and I were talking when the door behind us suddenly rang again. We turned around and found Lin Tian walking out of the room. He was not even wearing an outer coat, just his underwear.
Seeing that he had no expression on his face, I called him, but he ignored me. He just walked out of the house, paused at the door, and then started to pull off the yellow talisman that Ding Ding had pasted on the door!
Ding Ding and I panicked at the same time. I rushed forward and grabbed him. Ding Ding screamed and asked him what he was doing!
But who knew that Lin Tian was just like Ding Ding when he was unconscious just now, and he just wanted to go out. I pulled him and saw that he was still conscious, but it felt very wrong, just like when he suddenly called out to my shadow in the cemetery before!
The feeling of uneasiness in my heart quickly surged up, and I hurriedly asked, "Lin Tian, what's wrong with you?"
He looked at me slowly, pointed to the door, and said, “They are calling me…”
The tone of his voice was completely different from usual, and it gave me a sense of strangeness, as if I was facing someone I had never seen before! I was panicking, and suddenly I felt that the situation that Lin Tian told me about had happened again, and he didn't know what he was doing at all!
Ding Ding re-pasted the yellow talisman on the door and ran over to help me pull Lin Tian. Hearing his words, Ding Ding was also stunned and asked hurriedly, "Who is calling you? What is calling you?"
Lin Tian pointed at the human-faced tree outside the house and said, “They…
Ding Ding and I were both puzzled. Even when we were outside the house, we only heard those extremely shrill screams. Maybe it was a bit confusing and made people want to get closer, but I never felt that the faces in the trees were calling me.
So what did Lin Tian hear?
Ding Ding and I restrained Lin Tian together, but he was still struggling to get out of the door. We had no other options, and we were afraid of hurting him, so Ding Ding said anxiously, "Tan Xi, find a rope to tie him up!"
I originally had both hands on Lin Tian, but after hearing what Ding Ding said, I quickly made some space for him so that he could use his strength to hold back Lin Tian.
But who knew that Ding Ding himself didn't have much strength, and as soon as I loosened my grip a little, Lin Tian jumped up and broke free from Ding Ding's hand. I was hit by his rushing action and fell on the table, and the candle on it was immediately extinguished by me.
The light in the room suddenly went out, and Ding Ding and I couldn't see anything clearly. We heard a creaking sound behind us, and the door was opened by Lin Tian.
The howling of ghosts on the human-faced tree suddenly became louder. We quickly covered our ears, but we could still hear those creepy ghost cries.
Lin Tian ran out in two or three steps, and in the blink of an eye, he was already in front of the human-faced tree. He stretched out his hand and climbed up the tree!
When I saw this, I got angry. I didn't care if I would be fooled by the ghost's screams, I just dragged a chair and rushed out.
Lin Tian climbed very fast, his movements were like a monkey. I had never seen him so agile.
I grabbed the chair , ran to the tree, and smashed the howling faces on the tree trunk. The faces that were hit immediately choked, but at the same time the screams became louder.
My eardrums were already hurting, and I was afraid I would become deaf if this continued. Ding Ding lit another candle and rushed out of the house. He raised his foot and swept the fallen leaves on the ground under the tree, covered his ears with one hand, and shouted at me, I burned it!
I was anxious, thinking that he was usually very powerful, why did he come out to cause trouble now! Lin Tian was still on the tree. Not to mention whether you could burn the tree with a candle, even if you set it on fire, you would burn Lin Tian to a pulp!
I shouted hurriedly, wait!
After saying that, I dropped the stool and climbed up the tree. I really didn't feel any fear at all now. It might be because I was too angry or I was too frightened and numb. Except that I felt those faces were a little disgusting, I didn't feel anything else.
But I hadn't exercised for a long time, so I found it very difficult to climb. The tree trunk, which was very rough before, was now slippery, as if something had flowed out of the bark. I didn't know what it was, but it gave me a lot of resistance.
I managed to climb up a little bit, and then I realized that Lin Tian's movements were not like those of a monkey at all. He was clearly a gecko. He could climb up just by reaching out and grabbing.
