The Supreme Abandoned Daughter of the Mad Doctor

Chapter 99 Tree God and Tree Demon, Foolish Mountain People (5)
The crown of a big tree is composed of many forked and interlaced branches.

There are many branches and branches, even exceeding the thickness of an adult's thigh.

Of course, these are secondary. This place is isolated from the world, and no one comes to log. This tree is estimated to have grown for hundreds or even thousands of years. It is not surprising that it is so thick.

The important thing is that Shi [-] and Shi [-] are on the tree!
That's right, Shi Er and Shi San were lying on a tree trunk alone, sleeping soundly while hugging the tree trunk.

Jing Rong's face changed slightly.

"Time two, time three!"

he said in a low voice.

"Ok?"

Shi Er and Shi San slowly opened their eyes, with confusion in their eyes, they were stunned for a while before they came to their senses.

After Shi Er and Shi San saw clearly where they were, their expressions changed drastically.

They quickly come down from the tree.

"Jing Shao, the two of us came out of the house last night and found that the whole village was very quiet, and no one came out to walk around at night. We planned to go to the entrance of the village to see if there was anyone guarding us. If no one was guarding us, we could leave overnight. Yes. But when we got to the entrance of the village..."

Speaking of this, Shi San's eyes became confused again, "I don't remember clearly. I just remember that this big tree seemed to block me, no matter how I walked, I couldn't get around this big tree! And then, Can't remember anything."

Shi Er also nodded, "That's right, my memory is similar. It's really weird, how did we climb the big tree, and we don't have any memory at all."

Jing Rong frowned very tightly, trying to think about what happened.

But obviously, the weirdness of the matter is completely beyond their imagination, and they can't think of a clue for the time being.

On the other hand, Hua Weirong walked up to the big tree and stretched out his hand to gently caress the big tree.

Jing Rong didn't know when he stood behind her.

"Did you find anything? Isn't this just an ordinary big tree?" Jing Rong was a little puzzled.

Then, he stretched out his hand, wanting to pick off a leaf to have a look.

"Don't move." Hua Weirong said suddenly, Jing Rong was taken aback, and stopped moving.

"What's the matter?" Jing Rong was a little puzzled, didn't he just want to pick a leaf, it shouldn't be.

Hua Weirong smiled slightly, "In your opinion, this tree is so thick, how old is it?"

Jing Rong frowned, but continued: "It's hard to say. Don't tell me, I haven't seen this tree species. But it's normal, there are too many types of plants, and I'm not a botanist, how could something I know all the trees. Judging by the thickness of the tree, it has a history of at least a few hundred years. This is only an estimate, and the growth speed of different species of trees is also different. Of course, it is also related to the annual climate conditions. If the weather is good and there are no pests , it is estimated that it will grow faster in that year, and vice versa. If you want to get a truly accurate answer, you can only count the annual rings."

Hua smiled and said, "Counting the rings?"

"Yes, you should have learned it in your biology textbooks. Cut the trunk, and the circles on the section are annual rings. The number of annual rings indicates how many years the tree has grown. Similarly, if you If you want to know how many years the tree has grown, the accurate way is to cut the tree down and count the rings."

After Jing Rong finished speaking, a gust of wind blew, and the leaves were rustling.

Because the village is full of loess roads, when the wind blows, the sand will fly.

The gust of wind was not small, and Jing Rong was blown with dust all over his face.

Taking out a handkerchief and wiping the dust off his face, Jing Rong continued, "There is another method called carbon fourteen identification. If you want to know the specific method, I will ask you when you get back."

Originally, she just wanted to guide Jing Rong to say what the tree rings said earlier, but she didn't really care about the method of judging the age of the tree.

Now, she has got the answer she wanted.

"Okay, let's go back first. Just treat it as a trip to this village."

After Hua Weirong finished speaking, she walked back.

From the second to the third time, they all looked puzzled, even Jing Rong couldn't figure it out.

Different from Shi [-] Shi [-], Jing Rong's understanding of Hua Weirong was quite deep, so he just pondered for a while, then followed Hua Weirong back.

Shi Er and Shi San looked at each other, although they were puzzled, they could only walk back.This village is really evil, and they won't act rashly if they don't figure out what's going on.

In the village, every household is basically a house made of adobe. Some people may have more conditions, and they have built yards such as pig pens and sheep pens.

"Let the two of them go back to the house and have a good sleep, don't think about anything, let's visit the village together." Hua Weirong said to Jing Rong when they returned to Zaba's house.

Jing Rong nodded, and then ordered Shi Er and Shi San.

"No, we will follow you." Shi Er and Shi San shook their heads firmly.

"This is an order." Jing Rong had no choice but to say this.

Shi Er and Shi San gritted their teeth, but still refused.

Probably because of yesterday's incident, the nerves of the two of them were tense, and now they are even more jittery, and they are wary of everything.

"Then whatever you want, follow along."

Hua Weirong waved his hands and walked straight forward.

From the east end of the village to the west end of the village, several people walked leisurely, as if they really came for a walk.

Hua Weirong looked around, as if he was very interested in such a mountain village.

Shi Er and Shi San were always tense, for fear that something might happen.

"and many more."

Suddenly, Hua Weirong stopped in her tracks.

The three of Jing Rong also quickly stopped, looking at her with puzzled faces.

"Be quiet and listen."

Hua Weirong didn't talk nonsense.

"Ahhh-"

It looked like someone was crying.

As soon as Jing Rong and the others changed their expressions, they immediately followed the direction of the voice.

Hua Weirong narrowed her eyes, as if something was different from what she imagined.

Following the sound, they found a low house.

Here is a large adobe tile house, next to it is a low, small house that looks like a firewood house, which is more dilapidated than the big house.

The doors were chained, and the windows were fastened on the outside with solid wood.

Another whimper sounded, and Jing Rong and the others confirmed that the cry came from here.

Shi Er stood in front of Jing Rong, and Shi San walked to the window that had been nailed to death with a log, leaving only a gap the size of a thumb for ventilation, and looked in through the gap.

Shi San stared at the gap for about a minute, and then, as if startled by something inside, he staggered back a step and backed away.

(End of this chapter)