Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 200 Solving the person who asked the question (4000)

So far, Wu Liang can basically confirm several details of this "evil" incident:

First, this strange tree should be a real plant from the current discovery situation, and there is no evidence to prove that there is an evil spirit called "Yunyang" hidden in it;
Second, the consciousness of Yang Wanli and the soldier was indeed suppressed and controlled.

It is true that they could not recognize Wu Liang and the others, but they were not completely unconscious in their bodies. These two people must have never been to this underground secret passage before, but they were able to find this strange tree without any mistakes, and they were injured by the strange tree. Sometimes, it will receive some kind of undetectable signal, wake up from deep sleep and drive away the foreign enemies desperately.

This is due to the consciousness that exists in their bodies...

Judging from this, all the changes and actions of the two of them are inseparable from this strange tree, even if it is said that the instigator of affecting the consciousness of Yang Wanli and the soldier should be this strange tree.

Wu Liang and others did not find the wrong place;

Third, from the human corpses that have been integrated with the roots of the strange tree, and the actions of Yang Wanli and the soldier, it can be inferred that the final result of their death here is probably to become the "fertilizer" of the strange tree.

This question is very worthy of deliberation...

This seems to be a way to continue life, and even in later generations, there are still many plants that need to hunt living things for nutrients.

For example: flytrap, pitcher plant, rafflesia...etc.

After studying this kind of plants, botanists are very sure that they are a kind of plants, which are essentially different from animals.

But it is undeniable that in order to get the nutrients they need, as plants, they can make many "predation actions" that only animals can do. When it is in the shape of the leaves, it closes quickly, traps it in it and gradually digests it; another example: when the insect enters its "trap cage", the pitcher plant can quickly close the lid of the trap...

These are the "special survival skills" that distinguish them from other plants.

In other words, it is simply a survival instinct.

Although the special plants discovered in later generations are only for insects, and no similar plants that can prey on humans have been found, it is still creepy.

Even in many film and television works and novels, many terrible man-eating plants have been created based on this.

However, according to scientists' speculation, the astronomical age of the earth may be as high as 45.5 billion years. Countless animals and plants have bred, grown, evolved, and become extinct on the earth... Who can say that plants with such "special survival skills" have never become the earth? Where is the master?

It's just natural selection.

Some species are as extinct as the dinosaurs.

Some species have survived the continuous evolution, and have passed on certain "special survival skills" to survive in this world in a way that is more suitable for them...

And through a series of events that happened to Yang Wanli and the soldier.

Especially when the word "zombie" came to mind just now, Wu Liang also suddenly thought of a species that still exists in the 21st century - "zombie fungus"!
This "zombie fungus" has created an even creepier phenomenon - zombie ants!
According to scientists' research, after the fungus enters the ant's body, it will change or control the behavior of the ant by releasing chemical substances.

The "zombie ants" controlled by the fungus no longer have their own behavior and life, and the last stage of their life is also the most painful and terrifying. In the last few hours of life, the "zombie ants" will crawl to where they are Below the leaves, the central veins of the leaves are firmly bitten by the mandibles, thereby fixing itself on the leaves, and at the same time, the parasitic fungi are also locked on the leaves.

After the zombie ant dies, the fungus will take root in the ant's body, finally drill out from its head, and start to grow spores, continuing to infect other passing ants...

As in the case of Yang Wanli and the soldier, the fungal spores usually do not affect the behavior of the ants immediately after entering their bodies.

Instead, it takes a period of incubation before it can release the alkaloid chemical substances that can control the consciousness of ants.

But it was different from Yang Wanli and that soldier.

The ultimate goal of the fungus that creates "zombie ants" is to reproduce and spread, and the strange tree that controls Yang Wanli and the soldier should be to obtain the "fertilizer" needed for growth.

Therefore, the strange tree needs to call the "infected" humans back to itself, and sleep in its own roots, while the fungus does not need...

By comparing the two, Wu Liang had his own guess.

He did not attribute the appearance of Yang Wanli and the soldier to fungus interference. The strange tree obviously did not belong to the category of fungus, and if it was really infected by fungal spores, the two people would definitely be hopeless.

Because spores are the seeds of fungi.

In the end, the spores would continue to develop and grow in Yang Wanli and the soldier's body and become fungi that burst out. As for whether they would come out of their heads or chests, it depended on the preference of the fungus.

This bastard Wu Liang has no ability to intervene, let alone prevent this kind of thing from happening.

And according to his observation of the human corpses next to the strange tree, there should not be a similar desperate situation. The strange tree seems to just need people to die honestly in their roots...

……

For Wu Liang, this is a good phenomenon, but also a bad phenomenon.

The good news is that it should not be fungal spores that control Yang Wanli and the soldier, that is to say, there should be no growing seeds in the body, and they may still survive.

The bad thing is that Wu Liang still doesn't know anything about the way the strange tree controls Yang Wanli and the soldier. Maybe it's some kind of unknown alkaloid, or some other strange things that can only be controlled by "evil energy". something to explain.

There may still be traces of the spores.

Unknown alkaloids, or things that can only be explained by "evil energy", are really no traces to be found, and the infection is indiscriminate.

After all, there are not only "zombie fungi" in nature, but also "zombie viruses", "zombie plants", "zombie parasites"... and other strange and terrifying species.

Although these terrorist species spread in different ways and target different species, the final results are similar. They control the host, change the host, and finally kill the host to achieve their own goals. Purpose.

Even with the understanding of this terrifying species, people's cognition and speculation about many things have changed.

Just a few years before Wu Liang crossed over, many zombie films were no longer popular, and the spread of viruses was the only way to create a zombie apocalypse. Spore infections, parasitic infections, etc. have appeared one after another...

Wu Liang had reason to be suspicious.

At this moment, they are so close to this strange tree. If the strange tree can really release this kind of inexplicable, invisible, intangible thing, the four of them should have been infected.

After all, Yang Wanli and the soldier were obviously just passing by, so they became "zombies" unknowingly.

And judging from the process of these two people becoming "zombies", maybe after a few hours, or even a shorter period of time, they will gradually become "zombies" like Yang Wanli and the soldier , and eventually become the "fertilizer" of strange trees.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

Dian Wei forced Yang Wanli and the soldier back again.

Yu Ji approached with a wrinkled old face, and asked with a look of horror: "My lord, what should we do now? We can't just waste it like this, can we?"

"Of course not."

Wu Liang nodded, still spinning his brain rapidly.

He was trying to recall the incident of "evil bewitching", connecting all the details together, and combining the guesses he had just drawn...

Now, Wu Liang began to believe that this strange tree was "Yunyang".

According to Yu Ji, hundreds of thousands of human corpses gathered under every "Yunyang" tree that was ever discovered, which may be the "special survival skills" of "Yunyang".

Leaving the "evil spirit" aside, "Yunyang" is most likely just a plant left over from the ancient times.

After all, Germany once discovered a piece of fossil evidence that was more than 4800 million years away from Wu Liang's time travel, and there were traces of "zombie ants" in that fossil evidence.

In other words, this kind of "fungus vs. zombies" story may have been played out on the earth for nearly 5000 million years.

And when Wu Liang crossed, it was still happening.

Then "Yunyang" may also be a special plant left over from that time, or even earlier, and it can be regarded as an ancient plant.

It's just that it has been completely extinct in later generations. Even if archaeologists in later generations find something, it is not easy to restore what "Yunyang" did based on those human remains. corpse pit...

Leaving these guesses aside for now.

Wu Liang continued to connect all the details and think carefully...

"Ding!"

A flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.

Wu Liang thought of the most crucial point, that is - "Yunyang" itself!
Whether Yang Wanli and the soldier lost consciousness, or came here to sleep, and then turned into a "zombie", all of these are inseparable from "Yunyang".

Everything is directly connected with "Yunyang"!
That being the case.

"Have it!"

Wu Liang slapped his head, this may be the only way.

"What's there?"

Yu Ji hurriedly asked puzzled and anxiously.

Bai Jingjing and Dian Wei also looked over, waiting for Wu Liang to speak clearly. Under such circumstances, Dian Wei could use two things at once, blocking Yang Wanli and the soldier with ease.

"I'm reminded of an old saying."

Wu Liang said, "If you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who raised the problem!"

"?!"

Everyone was stunned after listening, not sure if they didn't understand or couldn't understand Wu Liang's meaning.

Bai Jingjing, who was used to being bullied by Wu Liang, couldn't help asking, "What kind of old saying is this? It's clearly a rogue theory you made up yourself, right?"

If you think about it carefully, this is really a fallacy.

And it's a fallacy that fits Wu Liang's character...

Yu Ji thought so too.

He has lived such an old age, not only has he read a lot of books, but his knowledge is far better than ordinary people.

The old sayings he knows that can be passed down are undoubtedly positive chicken soup remarks that teach people to be upright and argue with reason. How can anyone say such words? If such a shameless paradox is placed when a hundred schools of thought are contending If you hear it, you will definitely be despised by the people in the world, and those who say such things may still be infamous forever.

but……

Although the words are shameless, it seems to be a solution to the problem after thinking about it?

It's just that Wu Liang suddenly said such a sentence at this moment, what does it mean?
"It doesn't matter if it's old-fashioned or not, the important thing is that this may be the only feasible way for us at this moment."

While Wu Liang was talking, he took the torch from Yu Ji's hand, and then walked straight to the bottom of the strange tree, "Since we can't solve the 'evil spirit' of this strange tree, why don't we just burn this strange tree to pieces? Erjing, when this strange tree is reduced to ashes, will the 'evil energy' still exist without its attachment?"

This is trying to explain his ideas in a way that people of this era can understand.

To use Wu Liang's own thinking: Since Yang Wanli and the soldier are obviously controlled by "Yunyang", if "Yunyang" is directly burned, the person who raised or created the problem is equivalent to non-existent, Yang Wanli Naturally, the soldier will no longer be under control, and the four of them will also be free from the control of "Yunyang". Isn't it possible to solve all problems?

"Wait, young master wants to burn 'Yunyang'?!"

Hearing this, Yu Ji's eyes almost popped out. He has lived such an old age, and he has never seen such a tough person like Wu Liang.
However, this seems to be a folk way to deal with evil things, but it is not as bold as Wu Liang.

"What, is there a problem?"

Wu Liang looked back at him.

"No, no problem, the burn is good, and the old man will help you!"

After knowing that "Yunyang" didn't intend to let him go, Yu Ji had already started to smash the pot, "I still have a pot of kerosene on me, which is used to soak the torches, which can make the son's fire burn more vigorously. I will see it tonight." Let's see if this 'Yunyang' is more ruthless, or we are more evil!"

After a moment.

Several torches that he carried with him had already been burned against the trunk of the strange tree.

After the pot of fire oil that Yu Ji carried was poured down, the fire immediately increased a bit, and the underground secret passage that had been illuminated by the Suihou bead as if it was daytime was even brighter.

Dian Wei was still fighting with Yang Wanli and the soldier, preventing them from approaching Wu Liang and the others.

Gradually.

The flame of the torch finally burned through the bark of the strange tree and ignited it.

Some sap slowly overflowed from the bark, and it boiled and foamed under the fire, and then evaporated quickly, and then made a very strange sound: "yun—yang—yun—yang—yun— —yang—”

"Listen quickly, it answered! It answered us!"

Yu Ji immediately cheered in surprise, dancing like a child.

(End of this chapter)