Chapter 822 Giant Snake
What’s even more creepy is that the vines are really wriggling slowly, like giant pythons.
"Everyone be careful!" Qi Tongwei shouted loudly.
At this moment, a vine suddenly attacked them. Qi Tongwei was quick-witted and chopped the vine with the axe in his hand. After being chopped, the vine made a sound similar to a scream and quickly shrank back. But then, more vines came around them.
The villagers waved their tools and fought with the vines. These vines were very tough and could not be cut with ordinary sickles. Many villagers were entangled in the vines and cried out in pain. Qi Tongwei was very anxious. He found that although the axe could damage the vines, it could not completely cut them off.
Suddenly, he had an idea and shouted to the villagers: "Don't just chop them, use fire!"
So, several villagers quickly gathered some dry firewood and leaves, lit them and threw them at the tree spirit vine. The flames spread quickly, and the vines twisted and struggled under the fire, making bursts of screams. Under the attack of the flames, the attack of the tree spirit vine gradually weakened.
However, just when everyone thought they were going to win, the tree spirit vine seemed to be completely enraged. Its vines danced wildly, and the surrounding trees began to shake, as if the entire forest was cheering for it. A huge vine broke through the flames and rushed towards Qi Tongwei.
Qi Tongwei was unable to dodge and was tightly entangled by the vines. The vines became tighter and tighter, and Qi Tongwei felt that his breathing was blocked. Just when he was about to despair, the villagers rushed over and desperately chopped at the vines that entangled Qi Tongwei with axes and sickles.
Finally, with everyone's efforts, Qi Tongwei was rescued. He gasped for breath and looked at the crazy tree spirit vine in front of him, his heart full of doubts. Why is this tree spirit vine so ferocious? What is the connection between it and this forest?
Qi Tongwei decided to explore the secrets of the tree spirit vine. He found an old man in the village who was well versed in mountain legends. After hearing their story, the old man's face became very solemn.
"This tree spirit vine has probably existed for hundreds of years. It absorbed the spiritual energy of the forest and gradually became spiritual. But it has been guarding a secret deep in the forest, and anyone who approaches will be regarded as a threat." The old man said slowly.
Qi Tongwei asked: "Then what should we do? We can't let it continue to threaten the safety of the villagers."
After thinking for a moment, the old man said, "Perhaps we can try to communicate with it, understand its demands, and find a way to coexist peacefully."
Qi Tongwei felt that the old man's words made sense, so he brought a few villagers to the forest again. This time, they did not bring weapons, but some offerings.
Qi Tongwei stood in front of the tree spirit vine and said sincerely: "Tree spirit, we have no intention of offending you, we just want to protect the safety of the villagers. If you have any demands, I hope you can tell us, we are willing to protect this forest with you."
After the tree finished speaking, he quietly waited for the response from the tree spirit vine. The villagers around him didn't dare to breathe, their eyes fixed on the wriggling vines.
At first, there was silence all around, with only the rustling of leaves in the breeze. Suddenly, a vine of the tree spirit vine slowly stretched out, gently touched the offering that Qi Tongwei had placed on the ground, and then quickly retracted. Then, the entire forest seemed to come alive, with leaves rustling, as if conveying some mysterious message.
Qi Tongwei was delighted, as he felt that the tree spirit vine seemed to understand what he said. To further express his sincerity, he and the villagers regularly came to the forest, offered sacrifices, cleaned up the garbage in the forest, and planted many saplings around. With their efforts, the environment of the forest gradually improved, and the tree spirit vine became more and more friendly to them.
As time went by, a delicate balance was reached between the village and the tree spirit vines. The villagers were no longer afraid of the forest and would occasionally pick some wild fruits and herbs at the edge of the forest, and the tree spirit vines no longer attacked humans at will. Qi Tongwei thought that the crisis was finally over and the village would usher in a long-term peace.
However, the trajectory of fate is always full of variables. One day, a group of mysterious visitors came to the village. They were dressed in uniform and claimed to be researchers from a large pharmaceutical company. They heard that there were rare medicinal herbs growing in this mountain forest, so they came to investigate. Qi Tongwei welcomed their arrival, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
The researchers were exploring the forests, and their actions alerted the tree vines. One day, when the researchers went deep into the forests, they were suddenly attacked by the tree vines. The vines quickly wrapped around them like snakes, and the researchers cried for help in fear. Qi Tongwei and the villagers rushed over immediately after hearing the noise. Seeing the scene in front of them, Qi Tongwei was extremely worried.
"Don't panic, find a way to save them first!" Qi Tongwei shouted loudly.
The villagers rushed forward and tried to cut the vines with tools, but the tree spirit vine's attack was particularly fierce this time, and they could not get close for a while. Qi Tongwei directed the villagers while shouting loudly: "Tree spirits, they are guests and have no intention of harming the forest. Stop!"
Perhaps it heard Qi Tongwei's call, the attack of the tree spirit vine weakened slightly. Qi Tongwei took the opportunity to approach the tree spirit vine and communicated with it in a gentle tone, trying to calm its emotions. After some effort, the tree spirit vine finally let go of the researchers.
The researchers were still in shock and expressed their gratitude to Qi Tongwei and the villagers. But they also said that the medicinal herbs in this forest were crucial to their research and hoped to continue the investigation. Qi Tongwei knew the preciousness of these herbs and understood the significance of the research, but he was more worried about the reaction of the tree spirit vine.
In order to find a proper solution, Qi Tongwei once again found the old man who knew the legend of the forest. After hearing this, the old man sighed and said, "The medicinal herbs in this forest are indeed the essence of heaven and earth, and they may be of great use to the world. But the tree spirit vine has been guarding this forest for a long time. It believes that these medicinal herbs are part of the forest and will not let anyone take them away easily."
Qi Tongwei fell into deep thought and thought of a compromise. He discussed with the researchers whether it was possible to artificially cultivate some medicinal herbs without destroying the mountain forest ecology to reduce dependence on wild medicinal herbs. After discussion, the researchers felt that this method was feasible, but it would require time and technical support.
Just when Qi Tongwei thought things were turning around, new problems arose. Some young people in the village saw the researchers' emphasis on medicinal materials and started to have evil ideas.