I am at the highest level, living a life of eating and waiting to die in the fairy world of supernat

In fact, Lu Hongling is an example of someone who has fully utilized her potential.

Her talent for cultivation can only be considered above average, and she only entered the stage of moving mountains at the end of her life. But if you want someone with a higher realm than her to compete with her, to see who can kill whom, or who can live longer, it is obvious that she will be the winner in the end.

This is the benefit brought by many years of practical experience. It is the same as when Zhu Qiaoqiao was able to defeat Liu Zhi, who was in the fourth level of Tianyuan Realm, with her cultivation level of the third level of Ningshen Realm.

The gap in realms between practitioners is like a very wide river, which is generally difficult to cross, but it is not impossible to make up for, unless you are more than a whole realm away.

There were continuous heavy rains along the way, and Xiao Hui was a little tired, so the two decided to go to a village to take shelter from the rain.

In the dark rain, the village ahead, which was barely visible in the dense forest, couldn't help but look a little dilapidated, and even faintly eerie.

This was a feeling Gu Xiaoxiao had never experienced before.

The village in front is called Niujiao Village. It was the first place she and her master stayed when they came to Miaojiang.

They were all hungry at first, but when they found the village ahead, they felt a warm feeling in their hearts.

But this time was different. Maybe it was because of the heavy rain or because of the inner shadow that Miaojiang brought to her, but this time Gu Xiaoxiao didn't have a good impression of this village.

It was not until the two men and the donkey entered the village that Gu Xiaoxiao discovered the real reason.

nobody.

The entire village was deserted, without even a single animal.

The village was eerily quiet in the rain, with only the sound of raindrops falling from the eaves.

Gu Xiaoxiao, wearing a banana leaf hat, looked at Gu Jiu, wanting to follow his advice.

Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, without expressing any opinion, and gestured for Xiao Hui to go to the village.

The village had obviously been vacant for a long time, as evidenced by the cobwebs under the eaves.

Gu Jiu casually pushed open a door and felt a musty smell coming towards him.

He took off the banana leaf hat that had dyed part of his hair green and let out a long breath.

Walking in the rain seems romantic at first, but becomes uncomfortable after a while.

Although humans came from the sea, they don't like water very much.

After Xiao Hui reached the eaves, he shook his whole body, and a huge cloud of water mist came out, which looked like fireworks.

Gu Xiaoxiao quickly took a piece of dry cloth and wiped the wet fur on Xiaohui's head and back, and Xiaohui sat down obediently, looking very happy.

Seeing this scene, Gu Jiu couldn't help but think of the dog.

Dogs love it most when their owners touch their heads, and Xiaohui is the same.

After the musty smell in the room dissipated, Gu Jiu walked in first.

The room was not big and was simply furnished with bamboo chairs, a wooden table, and a bed, which were common in Miao areas.

Because no one had cleaned it for a long time, there was a thick layer of dust inside.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Xiaoxiao also came in.

She looked at the empty room and said with some confusion, "It doesn't look like they were murdered, but rather moved away on their own initiative."

Gu Jiu nodded, agreeing with Gu Xiaoxiao's interpretation.

According to his experience, those deserted villages and towns in the north were basically encountered by ghosts, and as a result, no one in the entire village or town was left alive.

But this village was different. He looked at a few more houses and found that every household in the village had been cleaned up, and it looked like they had moved away.

But if the village is fine, why should it be moved?

Could it be that the people in this village received some kind of warning and knew something in advance, so they moved away?

Or maybe the people in this village were afraid of something, which forced them to leave.

It was useless to think about it, so Gu Jiu decided not to think about it anymore. He took out two rattan chairs from his sword bracelet, gave one to Gu Xiaoxiao and one to himself.

So the two siblings lay in the room and watched the rain, with Xiao Hui lying beside them, as obedient as a dog.

Ever since entering Miao territory, Gu Jiu felt that this land was shrouded in a dark and mysterious atmosphere.

Whether it is the rugged roads, the dense rainforest, the changeable weather, or the various poisonous miasma, all declare that this land is very xenophobic.

In such an environment, if an ordinary person has no experience, he is likely to die.

Even some practitioners with lower realms will die.

It's like throwing a martial arts master into the desert. She will not have any better survival ability than the locals.

Before reaching a certain level, nature is beautiful and cruel at the same time.

Gu Xiaoxiao lay there, looking at the abandoned furniture covered in dust around her, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

She remembered that the village was quite lively in the past. The largest stilt house opposite was an inn, and the owner was a northerner.

But now this empty village is like a tomb, eerily quiet.

They were tired from the journey, and after Gu Jiu set up a small sword formation for protection, the two men and the donkey fell asleep.

In the silent room came the sound of breathing with almost the same rhythm, which was very pleasant and harmonious, as if this silent world was integrated into this rhythm.

The torrential rain gradually subsided and became a drizzle, and night fell.

The sky was very clean after the rainstorm, like a huge inky gem, and the moon gradually climbed up to the treetops.

Not long after, a gust of wind blew, and Gu Xiaoxiao woke up from her sleep, feeling very satisfied.

Anyway, every time Gu Jiu was around, she slept very soundly and comfortably.

Gu Xiaoxiao turned her head to look at Gu Jiu and found that he was sleeping soundly with rhythmic breathing.

The same thing happened to Little Gray next to him, with a bubble about to burst coming out of his mouth, which was quite cute.

But at this moment, Gu Xiaoxiao suddenly felt something was wrong because she found a shadow in the open space outside the house.

A very long shadow, but it is in the shape of a human.

Chapter 35: Roots in Heaven?

The moonlight fell on the ground and reflected on the bumpy water surface, like jumping silver.

And the long human-shaped shadow was standing there, like a very thick bamboo.

At first, Gu Xiaoxiao thought she was seeing things and thought it might just be the shadow of a bamboo.

But she soon discovered that it was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like a person suddenly grew several arms and kept wriggling.

Such a shadow was naturally terrifying, and Gu Xiaoxiao's breathing couldn't help but become a little rapid.

Is this thing the reason why the village is deserted?

Seeing that Gu Jiu was sleeping soundly, Gu Xiaoxiao decided to go out and take a look herself.

General weirdness is no problem for her.

Gu Xiaoxiao held the Zen stick in her hand and floated out like a gust of wind.

Her body was always shrouded in the shadow of the eaves, and her figure was not revealed.

The shadow was cast from the west side of the village. After passing through several houses, Gu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but stop.

She saw the true form of the shadow through the gap between two banana trees.

Is that really a bamboo?

Yes, from where she was standing, it looked like a bamboo, very tall, but with only a few branches that looked bare, so the shadow it cast on the ground looked like a human arm.

But Gu Xiaoxiao remembered very clearly that this bamboo tree did not exist when they entered the village before.

Now this bamboo tree is right in front of the inn in the village. She had seen the stilt house where the inn was located many times before, so she would definitely notice this.

And if this thing is really bamboo, it looks a bit strange.

It is too tall and too thick, and has gone beyond the scope of ordinary bamboo.

Moreover, in Miaojiang at this time of year, the bamboo should still be green and not so bare.

Since half of the bamboo was in the shadow, Gu Xiaoxiao couldn't see it clearly, so she decided to go closer to take a look.

Just as she took a step forward, the bamboo suddenly turned around.

Yes, he turned around like a human.

Gu Xiaoxiao suddenly felt her scalp tingling. How could a bamboo rotate in this way?

At this moment, in her perception, the bamboo suddenly took on the meaning of "human".

However, Gu Xiaoxiao was a worldly-wise person, so such a change only made her a little frightened.

But the next moment, she almost jumped up in fright.

At this moment, a hand silently rested on her shoulder.

Before Gu Xiaoxiao could scream in fear, a hand covered her mouth.

Only then did Gu Xiaoxiao see clearly that the hand belonged to Gu Jiu.

Gu Jiu woke up at some point and quietly came up behind her. This happened to be the time when she was most nervous, so she was startled.

After discovering it was Gu Jiu, Gu Xiaoxiao's pounding heart gradually calmed down.

When Gu Jiu let go of his hand, he found that it was covered with Gu Xiaoxiao's saliva, so he couldn't help but wipe it on the other's butt.

After discovering that Gu Jiu was still groping her butt at this time, Gu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but glare at him fiercely.

Gu Jiu stopped only after wiping his saliva and looked outside.

His sword eyes were naturally much sharper than Gu Xiaoxiao's. He saw that in the hazy moonlight, the bamboo was facing them.

Gu Jiu could clearly see the wrinkles on the other person's body, which looked like the bark of an old tree and the fat accumulated on an obese old man.

This thing is undoubtedly not an ordinary bamboo, it even has a faint sense of flesh and blood.

But it has not moved at all, it really seems like it has taken root.

Gu Jiu patted Gu Xiaoxiao's butt again, signaling her to "Go!"

Gu Xiaoxiao frowned, then walked straight out from between the banana trees.

Now, Gu Xiaoxiao finally saw the thing clearly and felt that it looked a bit disgusting.

After all, those wrinkles piled up together look very greasy.

But even though she was standing in front of it, the thing still didn't move.

For a moment, Gu Xiaoxiao could no longer tell whether the other party was alive or not.

Not long after, Gu Jiu came out.

He looked at the "bamboo" and said, "Xiaoxiao, look at its head."

At this time, Gu Xiaoxiao raised her head, and her pupils shrank into two dark dots.

This "bamboo" has some thin branches floating at the top, spreading out, looking like diverging roots.

Seeing these things, Gu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but think of the big tree with roots in the sky, and her heart beat faster.

"The roots are in the sky?" Gu Xiaoxiao murmured to herself.

Gu Jiu raised an eyebrow and said, "Are you talking about the big tree where Xi Yu is?"

Gu Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "I looked at that tree for a long time. The top of this bamboo is somewhat similar to that big tree."

At this moment, a crack suddenly appeared in the middle of the "bamboo", revealing the scarlet flesh inside.

In the eyes of Gu Xiaoxiao and Gu Jiu, this cut looked like the mouth of this thing, which was very disgusting.

Gu Jiu didn't move, but Gu Xiaoxiao had already taken two steps back and raised the Zen stick in her hand.

Just as the staff was shrouded in golden light and Gu Xiaoxiao was about to take action, Gu Jiu said, "Wait, it seems to be talking."

Gu Xiaoxiao listened carefully and found that there was indeed a sound coming from the opening.

The voice was very hoarse, as if the person's throat was stuck together by a blood membrane.

But Gu Xiaoxiao still heard what it said - "All living beings, turn back?"

Gu Jiu was also puzzled by these words.

He looked at the strange bamboo and said, "This thing is somewhere between plants and animals. It doesn't seem to be aggressive at the moment, and it seems to have intelligence."