Youlian suddenly asked Yiyi if she had made a wish, and she actually remembered one thing.

Yiyi said that she did make a wish on a tree.

Everyone was a little confused, and Lin Yehuo was also puzzled, "Why do you want to make a wish to a tree? Does that tree look like that fat horse..."

Before Huo Feng could finish his words, he was hit by Zhan Zhao with a knife in the eye and a bean bag punch by Xiao Sizi.

Lin Yehuo glanced at Tuanzi, and Yiyi hugged the fourth son and hid beside Zhan Zhao, making faces at her brother.

Gongsun Rang stopped making trouble for now and asked Yiyi to explain in detail.

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Here’s the thing…

On the outskirts of the eastern part of Kaifeng City, there is a Lotus Mountain, which is a group of five hills facing different directions, forming a circle of mountains that looks very much like a lotus.

This area is a good place for an outing because the mountains are not dangerous and it is close to the city. Although the mountains are not high, they are small but have all the internal organs. There are not only woods, waterfalls and pools in the mountains, but also some temples and some unknown places.

Which dynasty built the pavilion? In short, it is very suitable for outings.

In the middle of Lianhua Mountain, there is a small sunken basin. Many ancient trees grow in this forest, some of which may be more than a thousand years old.

Among them is a very, very large Bodhi tree, which grows right in the middle of the bottom of the basin. This tree is so huge that more than a dozen people can't get around it. Although it has always been in the state of a dead tree, due to its strange shape, it looks like the tip of a calligraphy brush.

Generally, it has become a scene in the mountains, especially attracting some literati who love calligraphy and painting to watch and copy.

Master Shen, who was taking a calligraphy and painting class at Taixue University, was on an outing with others. He was fascinated by the tree and even painted a bunch of paintings but felt unsatisfied. Master Shen especially wanted a few young talents in the academy who were good at calligraphy and painting to come too.

Take a look, so we simply organized an outing.

Lin Xiao also went to paint at that time, and a tree painting caused an unknown sensation. At that time, many houses in Kaifeng City rushed to take the picture, and it was finally bought by Man Muhua at a high price.

More than a year has passed since this happened.

A while ago, Fang Baiji, the owner of Baiji Garden, came to Lin Xiao and said that he also wanted a tree picture.

Fang Baiji had a very good relationship with Taixue Master Lin, and he got along well with Lin Xiao on weekdays, so Lin Xiao agreed to paint another painting, and went to Lianhua Mountain with Xie Yan, Baoyan and the others.

Lin Xiao painted while the other young talents went on outings.

As a result, Pang Yu found some new buds on the dead tree.

Everyone gathered around the ancient tree and studied it for a long time, and came to the conclusion that the dead tree has become spring again!

Xie Yan became very popular in poetry and even recited a poem

As a result, the poems and paintings spread widely, and people came to Lianhua Mountain in an endless stream to admire the trees.

Somehow, word spread that the ancient lotus tree was a sacred tree, and making wishes to the tree spirit would make your wishes come true.

Mr. Bao also heard about this time, thinking that the dead tree would finally become spring again, but he was afraid that too many people would go there to climb and burn incense, so as not to kill the tree, so he ordered the yamen to pull a rope around the tree about a foot away.

Protect this tree. Anyone who is looking at the tree to make a wish is not allowed to come close, and incense is not allowed in the forest. Otherwise, if you cause a mountain fire, you will be severely punished.

Zhan Zhao and the others also knew about this, so they asked Yiyi, "So you made a wish to that tree?"

Lin Yehuo also shook his head, "Aren't there a lot of people making wishes near that tree every day, asking for a marriage ball to get rich, but nothing happened to them? What kind of wish did you make that caused so many people to die?"

Yiyi clicked her tongue and said that things were not that simple.

Yiyi went on to tell the sequel to this story.

Since the matter of dead trees blooming into spring was discovered by the Imperial Academy's talented scholars, Zhao Lan naturally knew about it, but she didn't take it seriously at first.

One morning while having breakfast, the Queen Mother suddenly said that she had a dream. She dreamed that lotus flowers bloomed on an ancient tree. She didn't know whether it was a bad omen or a good omen.

Xiangxiang was curious and asked her "very knowledgeable" little aunt Zhao Lan, "Why do trees bloom with lotus flowers? Don't lotus flowers bloom in water?"

Zhao Lan thought for a while and felt that the Lotus Mountain and the ancient trees were a match, so she told the Queen Mother about the dead trees blooming in the Lotus Mountain.

The Queen Mother was thinking about this matter. It is a happy event when a dead tree turns into spring. Old people, some have nothing to think about more. However, the Queen Mother could not leave the palace, so she asked Zhao Lan to go to the tree to pay her respects and wish for peace and prosperity for the country and the people.

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Zhao Lan was naturally happy to hear that she could go into the mountains to play, so she took Yiyi and several talented girls there with her.

It was cloudy that day when the girls arrived in the mountains...

That ancient tree looked like a grotesquely twisted black python in the dark woods, and it didn't look like a very "auspicious" image.

The princess followed the wishes of the Queen Mother and worshiped the tree spirit, wishing that the country would be peaceful and the people would be safe, and that her brother, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, and children would be in good health...

After Zhao Lan finished paying her respects, she looked at the sisters who had come with her. What do you mean - they are all here, or else are they all going to pay their respects?

Several talented girls began to make wishes to the tree, praying for everything, such as marriage, success in exams, and even a girl who had lost a bracelet before and wished that she could get it back.

Finally it's Yiyi's turn.

Yiyi tilted her head and looked at the tree, always feeling that the tree was weird.

Talented women born in the Central Plains would certainly find it strange to see dead trees, but Yiyi, who was born in the desert, is very familiar with such strange-shaped dead trees.

Yiyi didn't have the heart to tell them that it was not uncommon for such dead trees to bloom into spring. In the desert, killing someone next to such a big dead tree, burying it under the tree or pouring a bowl of blood on the roots of the tree could bring about spring...

After thinking about it, Yiyi put her hands together and made a special wish - good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil.

Yiyi forgot about it not long after it happened, and she didn't remember it until Youlian asked about it.

Everyone felt that it seemed like it could be related to the current matter, but it was a bit far-fetched...

Youlian suddenly asked Yiyi with great interest, "The one who made a wish to find a bracelet, did he find the bracelet later?"

Yiyi thought for a moment and shook her head, "Not really!"

Huofeng asked, "Does that mean it's not working?"

Zhan Zhao asked Youlian, "Uncle Xiaofu, are these murders related to this wish?"

"Maybe..." Youlian picked up a scarecrow on the table and demolished it.

After all the straw was taken apart, there was a bamboo pole and a few pieces of black wood inside. Pick it up and look at it. It should be something like dead tree bark.

You Lian seemed to have expected it. She shook her head and said "tsk".

Everyone looked at him - what's wrong?

At this time, laughter came from outside.

Everyone turned around and saw that the old men were back.

The Demon King came in with the soy sauce team and other old men, as well as Ryotatsu Mei who had finished playing football... It seemed that he was going to the stadium to pick up the children.

When he walked in and saw everyone in the courtyard, the Demon King asked, "What are you doing? Have you eaten? Do you want to eat hot pot?"

Zhan Zhao and Xiao Sizi both nodded - hot pot is good, hot pot is good.

When Yin Hou saw that Wu Yifu was there, he nodded, "Here you are? Where is Jiuniang?"

Wu Yifu said he was chatting with Mrs. Bao later.

After saying that, Youlian pointed at the Demon King and said to Zhan Zhao, "Just ask."

The Demon King and Zhan Zhao both tilted their heads - what to ask?

"Evil-speaking spirit." Youlian said.

"Evil-speaking spirit?!" a group of people repeated in unison, always feeling that it was not a good word.

"Oh..." The Demon King touched his chin, glanced at the scarecrow on the table, and asked Zhan Zhao, "Has any of you encountered the evil-speaking spirit?"

"What does the evil-speaking spirit mean?" Bai Yutang asked the Demon King.

"To put it simply, it means worshiping the evil god." The demon king explained, "There are two types of worshiping gods, one is the auspicious speaking spirit and the other is the evil speaking spirit. Usually we worship the Bodhisattva with the auspicious speaking spirit. It is like saying

When you go to worship Yue Lao and ask for marriage, you are all praying for the success of your marriage and not for the dissolution of your marriage, right? Lao Yue only blesses you with the success of your marriage, and he cannot help you if you ask him to make your marriage break up. This is the auspicious spirit."

Zhan Zhao frowned, "So the evil-talking spirit is the Bodhisattva who only protects bad things from happening but not good things?"

"Uh-huh." The Silver Demon King nodded.

Everyone looked back at Yiyi.

Yiyi also blinked and hugged the fourth son tightly.

The little fourth son hurriedly asked the demon king, "Yaoyao, what would happen if you told the evil-talking Bodhisattva that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be punished with evil?"

The Demon King smiled and said, "Then only evil will be rewarded with evil will be effective."

Everyone looked at Yiyi with their mouths wide open, and Yiyi looked at the Demon King with their mouths wide open.

The demon king looked at the children with blank faces and asked, "What happened to you again?"

Lin Yehuo was a little anxious and asked the Demon King, "Then... what if you accidentally ask the evil-speaking Bodhisattva for something, and it actually comes true? What will happen to the person you made the wish to?"

The Demon King crossed his arms and said, "Every wish in the world must be fulfilled, and wishing for good things is called making a wish. Wishing for bad things is actually not called making a wish. It is more appropriate to call it a curse."

Everyone took a breath, but Yiyi's breath became a little more severe and she started to hiccup. The fourth child hurriedly patted her on the back.

"Then do you want to repay the curse?" Huo Feng was really anxious now.

The Demon King said that it depends on which god you worship, some gods want money and some want life.

"Where is the God of Dead Wood?" Everyone said in unison.
To be continued...