Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

"I knew you would be interested in this, Master Xiao." Bai Jie's eyes rolled, and then his face fell. "But before that, could I ask my dear Senior Brother Yang Ce to help me remove the restriction on my mouth? Every time I want to speak, I have to communicate through telepathy, which is quite troublesome."

Yang Ce crossed his arms and said, "Oh, who is your senior brother?"

"Untie him." Xiao said.

Now that the crow's curse has been cast and there's no one else nearby, he doesn't believe that Bai Jie's mouth can still bring disaster.

And now it seems that sealing his mouth does not affect Bai Jie's ability to complain.

Thinking of this, Xiao added: "Ban his sound transmission skill."

Yang Ce didn't say much and did as he was told. After all, it was Xiao who caught the man.

After Bai Jie regained his freedom of speech, he didn't try to be cunning and calmly answered Xiao's question: "Regarding the ghost willows and crows in the desert, the people of this area have this saying. It is said that crows are the last and most fundamental humanity of the warriors who died in battle here. Therefore, they will help the good and punish the evil..."

"Long story short."

Seeing Bai Jie putting on an attitude of "This is a long story, let me tell you slowly", Xiao interrupted him.

"Well, Master Xiao is really impatient," Bai Jie complained briefly, then said, "To make a long story short, the ferocious beast power you unleashed earlier reminded the crows of the enemies they faced when they were human. So they want to punish you by sending you to a more dangerous place, preferably to your death."

"..."

Xiao was silent for a moment, then asked, "The basis for your guess is folklore?"

"What else? Since such a statement has appeared, there must be a reason. Why can't it be taken as a basis?"

"..."

Xiao felt that he shouldn't have too much hope in Bai Jie just because he was reliable for a while.

What is the difference between this and shooting the arrow first and then drawing the target?

"Keep your mouth sealed." Xiao said calmly.

Hearing Xiao say this, Bai Jie immediately became furious and shouted at Yang Ce who was walking over, "Yang Ce, aren't you the eldest disciple of Qingxiao Sect? Where is your dignity as an eldest disciple? How can you be ordered around by a casual cultivator?!"

"I'm happy to." Yang Ce didn't reveal any more information about himself to Bai Jie, and quickly sealed his mouth with a ban.

When walking in the mortal world, the identity of an immortal is not a golden signboard. More often than not, it is a dangerous hidden danger that sometimes attracts inexplicable hats.

After all, on the surface, immortals are not allowed to participate in any actions among mortals.

He glanced at Xiao nervously and found that the other party was not paying attention to him. He seemed to be thinking about something, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao is thinking about what to do next.

It is no longer possible to let the crow take him out of the Blood Crown Ghost Willow territory. If he wants to leave, he can only use his backup plan, but if he wants to activate this backup plan, he needs to stay here for a few more days. During these days, he has to be wary of those who come here to steal the treasure.

Thinking of this, Xiao asked, "You said earlier that there are many people from the immortal world here. How many are there?"

Yang Ce replied, "A lot. In the past day, I've spotted people from more than a dozen different sects. The number of people from each sect ranges from three to more than ten, and even high-ranking members of the sect have appeared."

"Mobilizing such a large army?!" Xiao raised his eyebrows.

According to Yang Ce, there are at least hundreds of people from the fairy world in this area at the moment, and there must be many king-level masters among them. This was somewhat beyond Xiao's expectations.

Along the way, Yang Ce and others kept their heads down, trying their best to avoid exposing their identities as immortals. Obviously, in their cognition, this area did not belong to the territory of the immortal world, but now, it has become a place where people from the immortal world compete for opportunities.

Sure enough, any convention is not as effective as having a mountain god in charge.

Then Xiao felt a little puzzled again. Allowing so many immortals to fight here was no longer turning a blind eye, but closing both eyes, right?

This is already an act of insulting others. Doesn’t the royal family care?

It can't be that this has been kept secret and we still don't know about it, right?

Elsewhere, Yang Ce nodded slightly, tapped Bai Jie with his chin, and said, "He said that after hundreds of years, the Blood Crown Ghost Willow has evolved to the point where it can construct a small space, and all of its essence and power will be deposited in this year's fruit. In other words, this year's Ghost Willow fruit has become a natural treasure with spatial capabilities, which has attracted many old men to lower their dignity and come to snatch it. When the benefits outweigh the risks, people will put their lives on the table, and this is no exception even for immortals."

Xiao understood, because the treasures that were born here before were of average quality, they were just small fights among the younger generations, and the old guys from the fairy world didn't come, so the mortal world turned a blind eye. This was the first time that such a large force was mobilized.

This was the first time I happened to see it.

Xiao continued to ask: "What stage has the treasure hunt entered?"

Yang Ce replied: "It seems that no one has found the Blood Crown Ghost Willow yet."

It turns out that the treasure hunt is still in the waiting stage.

Because the two of them talked about the Blood Crown Ghost Willow, which was Bai Jie's purpose in dragging people into the water, Bai Jie, who was now gagged and unable to transmit his voice, made a series of "woohoo" sounds, trying to attract the attention of the two, but no one paid any attention to him.

Although the two of them didn't do anything to him for the time being, it didn't mean that the grudge between them had been wiped out.

Xiao analyzed, "Generally speaking, Blood Crown Ghost Willow should appear in the central area of ​​the domain. If we stay on the periphery, the probability of encountering others should be much smaller."

Yang Ce smiled bitterly and said, "But we are all cursed by the crows. We will get lost here. I'm afraid it will be difficult to reach the outer area."

Also.

It seems that we have to find another way.

Bai Jie became even more excited, and Xiao was curious about what he was so excited about, so he asked Yang Ce to unblock Bai Jie.

Bai Jie opened his mouth and said, "In terms of safety, it's definitely safer outside. It's easy to get out, isn't it? All we need to do is get the Moon Eclipse Fruit—oh, that is, the fruit of the Blood Crown Ghost Willow—and its domain will disappear on its own. Then we can leave."

elf:……

As expected, let’s continue to seal it.

Bai Jie looked at Yang Ce, who had come up to him and was about to mute his microphone again. He suddenly chuckled, turned his head, and said to Xiao, "Do you think you can stay out of this after being cursed by the crows?"

Yang Ce's eyes darkened: "What do you mean?"

Bai Jie said indifferently: "Crying bad movie."

"?"

Xiao wanted to say, "Riddler, get out of here!", but what came out of his mouth was, "Speak human language."

Bai Jie stared at Xiao, and suddenly smiled, perhaps thinking of something happy.

Bai Jie really loves to laugh, but after this laugh, Xiao suddenly felt that he seemed like a different person, and the previous nonchalant and mean feeling was gone.

Bai Jie said, "The Crying Guard Shadow Play is the Blood Crown Ghost Willow's main ability, which consists of two steps: 'Crying Guard' and 'Shadow Play'. Those crows are the 'Crying Guards'. Do you think their cries sound like someone crying?"

Yang Ce asked: "Why do you know this?"

"Although this place is under the jurisdiction of the Human Emperor, it's not very convenient for us from the Immortal Realm to move around here. However, some seniors have conducted research on the Blood Crown Ghost Willow, but the results may be a little hard to find. They say people who love to laugh are not too unlucky, haha, so I found it."

"So the crows are a curse..." Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Entrance to the final act... oh no, it's a ticket to the performance."

Yang Ce muttered quietly: "No wonder you immediately went up to offend the crow when you saw it."

Xiao also said: "Those crows that appeared out of nowhere were definitely your doing."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Bai Jie interrupted Xiao. "This is really none of my business. You weren't even in my original plan, let alone investigated. I only just tested your strength. How would I know what you're really like? But I think my guess just now makes sense. Do you want to believe it?"

I don't believe you, you idiot.

"So what is 'shadow play'?" Xiao asked.

"That's exactly what it says. Wait until the Blood-Crowned Ghost Willow shows up and the show begins, and then you'll know."

Xiao felt that Bai Jie's sudden change of temperament must have been because he had noticed something.

What could it be?

Green Mandrill said at this time: "There's something wrong with the atmosphere in the air. I can't put my finger on it, but I just feel like I won't be able to break the curse before it takes effect."

Red Mandrill jumped out: "Oh? Let me try."

Green Mandrill: "No, brute force will lead to consequences that I cannot foresee. This is a curse branded on the soul, and it is likely to cause harm to us all."

Red Mandrill: "...Okay."

At the same time, Xiao suddenly noticed that a layer of light yellow mist had risen around him at some point, like a curtain. It was the wind that had blown up the fine sand.

In the mist, many black shadows were surging.

At this moment, Bai Jie's frivolous voice sounded.

"Look, the foreplay has begun."