The Legend of the Demon Hunter

Xiao Zhu thought of the place Xiao Chengren had mentioned many times when he was out doing farm work, and he had even pointed it out to him personally. Xiao Chengren once said, "I found you under this big willow tree. At that time, I thought it was strange. I had only heard of abandoned baby girls, but this was the first time I had seen an abandoned baby boy."

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhu nodded and said, "I know."

Ruqing perked up all of a sudden, as if she was even more eager to find out Xiao Zhu's background than Xiao Zhu himself: "Take me there quickly."

The two soon came to the place where Xiao Chengren picked up Xiao Zhu. It was a field to the west of the village. Compared with decades ago, there was almost no change here. Xiao Zhu pointed to a big willow tree at the edge of the field and said, "Dad said that he picked me up here."

Ruqing walked to the place Xiaozhu mentioned. There was nothing else worth noting except this big willow tree that was so thick that two people could hug it. According to the old people in the village, this willow tree has existed for hundreds of years. When the village chief was a child, this willow tree looked like it is now. It looked at Heshan Village in the distance and witnessed the hundred years of Heshan Village.

Ruqing focused her attention on the willow tree.

"Huh?" Ruqing exclaimed, her eyes fell on the trunk of the willow tree. There seemed to be something hidden in the willow tree.

After Ruqing's reminder, Xiao Zhu also discovered that there was indeed a faint spiritual power emanating from the willow tree. This kind of spiritual power could only be sensed by demon hunters, and ordinary people could never detect it.

"What could be hidden in here?" Xiao Zhu asked.

Ruqing did not answer. She walked slowly to the willow tree. Instead of rushing to cut the trunk of the willow tree, she walked around the tree. She did not find any wounds on the tree.

"I was wondering how they put this thing in there? It is conceivable that the willow tree looked like it does today decades ago. If someone cut the willow tree, it would definitely leave traces, and even after decades, the traces would not be completely erased. But the trunk of this willow tree is intact, which means that the other party did not destroy it." Ruqing said.

Hearing Ruqing's words, Xiao Zhu also fell into deep thought. With the power of these demon hunters, destroying a willow tree is too easy. Not to mention a willow tree, they can even flatten a hill. This is all the power of violence!

But on the other hand, the difficulty of destruction and repair is completely different.

Just like spilled water cannot be taken back, broken mirror cannot be restored.

Even if they had reached the realm of the Hunter King, they would not be able to seal an object into the trunk of a willow tree and then restore the trunk to its original state.

This is a power they cannot imagine.

"It's not difficult to guess that this item must have been left by the person who abandoned you. And why did the other party put this item into the trunk of the willow tree without hurting the willow tree and restore the willow tree to the same state as before?" Ruqing asked.

"Could it be that the other party is trying to prevent being discovered by the villagers of Heshan Village?" Xiao Zhu replied.

"Of course it's possible! But there's also a possibility that's terrifying if you think about it carefully..." Ruqing hesitated.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Zhu didn't think clearly for a moment.

"He has anticipated that you would come back here, so he sealed this item so that you can come back and take it away one day. In addition, he indirectly proved his power by sealing the thing in the willow tree. I have to say, I have never heard of such power." Ruqing said.

Hearing Ruqing's words, Xiao Zhu felt cold sweat breaking out on his back. This was indeed a power beyond his understanding.

"Let's take the things out first!" Xiao Zhu said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay." Ruqing waved her hand, and suddenly a ray of light shot out. A neat incision was made on the huge willow tree. In the center of the incision, there was a silver coin.

"Coin?" Xiao Zhu took the coin out of the tree trunk, only to find that the coin was ordinary, with no patterns or words on the surface.

Xiao Zhu wondered if this coin was something like the luminous amber. Although nothing could be seen on the surface, there was something inside. So he released his perception, but the perception easily penetrated the coin, and there was nothing inside the coin.

"Dean Ruqing, can you try and sense something?" Xiao Zhu handed the coin to Ruqing.

Ruqing took the coin, looked at it carefully for a moment, and then returned the coin to Xiao Zhu: "I can't sense anything either."

There is no doubt that Ruqing can be regarded as one of the most powerful demon hunters in the world. If it were not for the backlash of the sacred artifact Star Disk, even the Butterfly Fairy and several other hunting kings would not be able to do anything to her.

In addition, Ruqing is similar to Guchuan. Both her vision and wisdom are first-class in the world, but she has more experience and broader knowledge than Guchuan. Even she can't recognize the clues of this coin, so Xiao Zhu can't think of anyone else who can do it.

"Please put it away first! If by chance you will find out the reason in the future." Ruqing returned the coin to Xiao Zhu and said.

"Okay." Xiao Zhu nodded, then put the coin back into the gleaming amber bracelet.

"Let's go back!" Ruqing said, pointing to the south.

But Xiao Zhu didn't move. Ruqing turned around and looked at Xiao Zhu, only to see Xiao Zhu looking at Heshan Village with nostalgia. Ruqing understood Xiao Zhu's thoughts instantly. She smiled and said, "Are you a little reluctant? Now that you are here, I will do you another favor!"

After Ruqing finished speaking, she waved her hand and the star disk flew out from Xiao Zhu's chest and flew into the air.

Afterwards, several streams of spiritual power flew out from the star disk and landed around Heshan Village.

Then the light flowed, and Xiao Zhu suddenly discovered that Heshan Village had disappeared!

"Your formation was too crude, so I helped you improve it. This is a concealment formation. The world is in chaos now, so I hid Heshan Village. Ordinary people coming in and out will not be affected, but if a demon hunter approaches this place, the concealment formation will be activated automatically. Unless it is a demon hunter at the hunter king level, others will not be able to discover the existence of this village." Ruqing said.

"The concealed formation can absorb the spiritual power of heaven and earth on its own and last for a hundred years. With this formation in place, Heshan Village can be protected for a hundred years. Let's go!" Ruqing added.

Hearing Ruqing's words, Xiao Zhu looked at Ruqing gratefully. He bowed deeply and said, "Dean Ruqing, I have great gratitude for your kindness. I have no way to repay you."

Ruqing smiled indifferently and said calmly: "You're welcome. You helped us reunite and saved me from my madness. I should be the one to thank you."

After saying this, the two of them had no more attachment. The stars in the star disk began to circulate again, forming a formation. The two of them entered the formation and disappeared.