That face could be aptly described with one word: horrifying.

Just the face alone… it looked like an old woman who had lived for over three hundred years, and whose aging process was still accelerating.

To put it simply, Feng Bujue couldn't bring himself to comment on her appearance, because all the words that came to his mind were extremely harsh. He could only express his feelings in a roundabout way: "It's like a gruesome car accident scene…" He widened his eyes and shook his head. "I can't even look away."

The owner of the face behind the tree was clearly a "monster" in terms of the setting. These beings, which were set by the system from the start to be hostile to the players, would selectively ignore some of the players' words. For example, the words "science fiction," "worldview," and "car accident" that Feng Bujue said would not be commented on by this monster at all. These words would not trigger any flags or change the monster's behavior pattern.

"Are you… looking for 'Cang Ling Temple'?" the grotesque face asked.

"That's right," Feng Bujue replied immediately.

Si Yu glanced askance at Feng Bujue. She really had to admire him. She thought to herself, *He only heard the name "Cang Ling Temple" two seconds ago, but he can answer the other party without hesitation, and there's no sign of lying on his face…*

"Heh heh heh…" the grotesque face laughed, and then a jingling… jingling… sound of bells came from behind the tree.

"You don't have bells. How can you find it?" The monster's arm raised up and stretched out from behind the tree trunk. At this time, it could be seen that she was wearing a very ordinary white cloth garment. Judging from the exposed sleeves, her clothes were very clean and neat.

In Feng Bujue's imagination, this fellow's arm was probably wrapped in rotten mummy bandages. He didn't expect it to be like this. However, he didn't dwell on the clothing issue for too long, because his sight was immediately attracted by the bell in the opponent's hand.

It was a small bell that could be held in the palm of one's hand. The whole bell was silver. The sunlight that sprinkled down from the gaps in the shade of the tree shone on the bell, reflecting a rather dazzling light.

"With your bell, can we find Cang Ling Temple?" Feng Bujue asked.

"Yes, you have to hold the bell to find the temple gate," the grotesque face replied. "Do you want it?"

"What? Judging from what you're saying, are you going to give it to me?" Feng Bujue asked again.

"I can, heh heh heh…" the grotesque face laughed again, even more terrifying than when she wasn't laughing, in a sense. "Come over and get it, and I'll give it to you."

"Heh heh heh… Okay." Feng Bujue, with a face full of smiles, took out his folding stool from his bag…

The grotesque face didn't know what to make of it. Perhaps she didn't understand that the other party had taken out a weapon. When Feng Bujue approached to about three meters away from her, she belatedly asked, "Wait… what are you holding?"

"Oh, this?" Feng Bujue replied with a calm expression. "A stool."

"What are you doing with a stool?"

"I've been standing for a long time, and I want to sit down for a while," Feng Bujue replied. "I'm going to sit down and rest after I get the bell."

The grotesque face had a suspicious look on her face. "Okay… you come over…"

Si Yu stood in place, watching the situation over there, feeling a little amused. She estimated that only Feng Bujue could create a humorous effect in this kind of atmosphere… However, Si Yu did not relax her vigilance. If the monster made any sudden attack moves next, Si Yu would be able to react instantly and come forward to support him.

Feng Bujue quickly came to the side of the big tree. At this time, every step he took, he put his center of gravity on the back foot, and the leg he stepped out with, first touched the ground with his toes, tiptoed a few times, and waited until he had stepped firmly and determined that there were no traps that would collapse on the ground before he took the next step.

"What are you doing again?" the grotesque face asked.

Feng Bujue replied, "Stretching my legs and feet to see if there's anything wrong."

"Don't you know if there's something wrong with your legs and feet?" The grotesque face suddenly revealed a ferocious expression. "Do you suspect that I've set a trap to harm you?"

"Of course not," Feng Bujue replied calmly. "You have to walk a few steps to know if there's something wrong with your legs and feet." As he said this, he actually imitated MJ's moonwalk and moved back a few steps. "Look… this is called walking a few steps…"

Si Yu finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The monster was dumbfounded. What was going on? This person was moving backward while doing the action of walking forward?

"Okay, come over quickly, do you still want the bell?" The grotesque face's eyes and tone revealed an obvious eagerness and greed.

Feng Bujue, through observing the words and expressions and carefully checking the surrounding environment, basically ruled out the possibility of traps and the like, so he thought… the problem must be with that tree.

"Can I ask… why are you hiding behind the tree?" Feng Bujue asked.

"Come and see for yourself… wouldn't you know?" the grotesque face replied.

Feng Bujue was already very close to her at this time. As long as he moved a few meters to the side, he would be able to see the situation behind the tree, but just as he was about to move sideways, the grotesque face saw through his plan and immediately shouted, "Don't move! What are you doing there?"

"I'm looking to see why you're hiding behind the tree," Feng Bujue replied, while keeping his distance, and going around from the side, trying to see the situation behind the tree.

Unexpectedly, the grotesque face also moved with him, circling around the tree trunk, still only showing her head and one arm.

"Don't go around!" Seeing that the situation was not good, the grotesque face began to threaten, "Come directly along the tree trunk, or I'll destroy the bell!"

This monster overlooked one thing. When she moved with Feng Bujue, changing her hiding angle, Si Yu had already entered her blind spot. At this moment, Si Yu had already acted quietly, approaching from the other side of the tree trunk.

From the angle where Feng Bujue was standing, he could naturally see what Si Yu was doing, but this guy's expression and eyes would not reveal his teammate's movements at all. You couldn't see any tension or guilt on his face.

"Okay, I'm coming over! I'm really coming!" Feng Bujue slightly raised his voice and said a few completely useless words. "I'm going to walk~ over in big strides now." He dragged out the tone for a long time, but didn't move a step.

This could be regarded as delaying time and covering for Si Yu at the same time.

In fact, Si Yu didn't need this kind of laughable cover. In just about ten seconds, she quickly and silently circled to the angle where the grotesque face was hiding at the moment.

The scene that came into view shocked Si Yu, and she couldn't help but frown slightly. She immediately said loudly to Feng Bujue, "She only has a head and one arm. Her neck and arms are growing out of the tree. Don't get close to that tree!"