In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

As the group entered, they discovered that the wooden house was fully equipped.

Su Mo knew that there was such a wooden house deep in the mountains.

These are for people who go into the mountains to rest at night.

The group warmed themselves by the fire inside the wooden house and drank some hot water.

After a simple meal, everyone took a short rest.

"what!"

As evening fell, a howl like that of a vengeful ghost woke everyone up.

Wang Yueban shuddered. "What is this? Is this some kind of trick?"

Wu Xie curled his lip, "Haven't you ever seen a ghost? Making a fuss over nothing..."

The Chaos Clan also glanced sideways at Fatty Wang.

"........."

Wang Yueban blushed.

With the Four Fiends and Master Su around, the ghost should be grateful if they don't cause trouble for him.

"Squeak!"

Dashan pushed open the door, his face grim. Without saying a word, he reached out, grabbed the sickle hanging on the wall, and went outside.

Everyone looked at each other.

Su Mo put on his coat. "Let's go take a look!"

The group got dressed and stood up, following closely behind the mountain.

The group left the wooden house and followed the mountain into the mountains.

A dozen minutes later, the group arrived at a hillside.

Fatty Wang looked around and said, "The sound seems to be coming from here!"

Wu Xie nodded, "That's right, the sound is coming from here!"

Su Mo activated his Golden Eyes, looked around, and immediately made a discovery: "This is it! There's a living person down here!"

"A living person?"

Wang Yueban and Wu Xie exclaimed in surprise.

Chaos and the others exchanged glances and said, "There is indeed someone here. We could hear a faint breathing sound..."

"what!"

Just then, a disheveled, dark-haired figure rushed towards the group.

Wu Xie was startled and retreated several steps.

"call out!"

The four fierce generals quickly blocked Su Mo's path and easily captured the dark figure.

"Don't hurt him..."

"Be gentle..."

Su Mo and Da Shan spoke at the same time.

The four fierce generals dared not be careless and tightly gripped the man's body, rendering him unable to move.

Only then did everyone get a clear look at the shadowy figure.

He was just an ordinary person, disheveled and somewhat unkempt, grinning, yet his movements were strange.

Wu Xie looked at the mountain and asked, "Who is this?"

Da Shan sat on the ground, took a puff of his pipe, and sighed, "This is my son... he's mentally ill!"

Wu Xie was taken aback for a moment, then immediately said, "If he's sick, send him to get treatment! Even if he's mentally ill, you can't leave him in a place like this..."

With red eyes, Da Shan shouted, "He's my only son, and it breaks my heart to see him suffer!"

After shouting, Da Shan took a few deep drags on his cigarette, and his mood calmed down a bit.

"But there was nothing I could do. He went too far. It's all my fault. I didn't keep an eye on him at the time."

"A few days ago, he went into the mountains with his cousin from his uncle's family. 'Don't underestimate us mountain people. We've lived in these mountains for generations. There are many strange and eerie places in this 800-mile stretch of Qin Chuan!'"

Even the most experienced hunter wouldn't dare to venture into the depths so recklessly...

"But the two children were daring; they said they wanted to go hunt wild game..."

"But they were gone for over ten days, and we thought the two children probably wouldn't come back..."

"But unexpectedly, the two children suddenly returned, having caught nothing but a piece of bronze tree branch!"

Wang Yueban asked curiously, "A tree branch made of copper?"

Da Shan took a puff of his cigarette and nodded: "Yes, it's probably made of copper, quite heavy, and covered in green embroidery."

"They found a huge pit in the mountains, and inside the pit grew a giant tree made entirely of copper. Listen to that, isn't that utter nonsense?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie and Wang Yueban were immediately stunned.

This sounds vaguely familiar!

and many more…

The two looked at each other and suddenly realized.

Isn't this the hundred-meter bronze tree that Xiao Ma mentioned?

This thing actually exists!

...

P.S.: I haven't been updating much these past two days, mainly because it's the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I also wanted to get together with my family.

Happy 15th of the lunar month to everyone!

Remember to eat mooncakes!

Chapter 273: The Bronze Tree That Can Materialize People

Upon hearing Da Shan's words, Wu Xie and Fatty Wang exchanged a shocked glance.

It turns out that the bronze tree, which is over a hundred meters tall, really exists; the crazy little horse wasn't just making things up.

Over here, Da Shan continued, "These two children also said that... by holding these branches, they can grant wishes and make people live forever!"

"Even if I'm completely uneducated, I know this is absurd..."

Da Shan became more and more excited as he spoke, "But these two children are like they're possessed, guarding this tree branch all day long."

"Gradually, we realized that something was off with these two kids!"

"The way he looked at people was very strange, with a sinister air about him..."

"One day, the two of them suddenly started arguing, saying the other was a fake and they were the real one. Then, my kid accidentally killed his cousin..."

"Our family compensated his uncle's family with 20,000 yuan. After much pleading and negotiation, we agreed that my son would take care of his uncle and aunt in their old age and see them off when they passed away. Only then will this matter be considered settled!"

"But who knew, even more inexplicably, he insisted that his cousin had already died in that pit, and that the one who came back with him was a fake..."

"Listen to this...isn't this nonsense?"

"We've watched these children grow up; how could we not tell the difference between a real person and a fake?"

At this point, Dashan excitedly patted his chest.

Su Mo raised an eyebrow, recalling the materialization ability of the Bronze Divine Tree.

If it had actually made a fake copy next to the bronze tree, even its biological parents probably wouldn't have been able to tell the difference.

Da Shan seemed lost in thought, his face contorted with pain. "Later, he became increasingly abnormal, insisting that my relationship with his mother was also fake!"

"We two were killed by wolves while picking mushrooms in the woods, alas!"

"It was probably because around those few days, two corpses were found in the woods, and when they were found, they had been completely devoured by wolves..."

Da Shan pounded his head in frustration: "I shouldn't have let him see it! I scared him!"

"Now look what's happened! He's gone mad, not even nine oxen could pull him back. In the middle of the night, he came standing next to our pillows with an axe in his hand..."

Da Shan cried a few times. "Later, he even attacked us. When I saw that it was no use, I had no choice but to tie him up with a rope."

"His poor mother, when she went to feed him, he bit her neck, causing almost half a basin of blood to flow, she almost died..."

Dashan could no longer hold back and covered his face with his hands, bursting into tears.

Just as Da Shan was weeping, his son struggled and shouted, "It's all fake, it's all fake, haha, it's all fake!"

Seeing this, Da Shan shook his head and sighed helplessly.

Su Mo secretly used his Qi Observation Technique to look at Da Shan's son. He saw that the man was surrounded by a thick, gray mist, which looked extremely eerie.

Looking at this person's destiny, it's definitely a real person!

This person's destiny has been unfolding for over twenty years, unlike someone who suddenly appeared in the world.

However, considering how sinister the Bronze Divine Tree was, Su Mo directly used the Tui Bei Tu (a Chinese prophecy book) to calculate with his fingers.

Wu Xie sighed and asked, "Then what happened to that bronze tree branch?"

Da Shan said, "My son insisted on keeping it, so I buried it..."

Fatty Wang said, "You have no use for that bronze tree branch. How about this, you sell it to us!"

Upon hearing this, Da Shan immediately shuddered and shook his head, refusing, "No, no, this is an evil thing, it will kill people!"

Fatty Wang said, "It's alright... We specialize in studying ethnic minorities; we're particularly interested in them, and we're not afraid!"

Da Shan shook his head again: "No, my son has already gone mad. Do you want to go mad too?"

Wu Xie then noticed that Su Mo was calculating with his eyes closed, his brows sometimes tense and sometimes relaxed.

Wu Xie was quite puzzled and asked, "Master Su, what are you doing?"