It was late at night, pitch black, and no scenery could be seen. But the mountain was not peaceful. Wild animals roared, shaking the mountains and rivers, and the trees trembled and the leaves fell.
Among the mountains and valleys, ferocious beasts roamed rampant, ancient species appeared, and all kinds of terrible noises rose and fell in the darkness, as if to split the world apart.
In the mountains, a soft light can be seen from afar. In the endless darkness of the night, it is like a candle flickering among the mountains, which may go out at any time.
As we got closer, we could see half of a huge dead tree, with a trunk diameter of more than ten meters and a burnt black body. Apart from the half trunk, there was only a weak branch left, but it was still emitting vitality, and the branches and leaves were crystal clear like green jade, with soft light spreading out, covering the entire village.
To be exact, this is a tree struck by lightning. Many years ago, it was struck by a lightning that destroyed the huge crown and vigorous vitality of the old willow tree. Now, only a stump of eight or nine meters high is left on the ground, which is surprisingly thick. The only willow branch is like a green divine chain, with a halo that covers and protects the entire village, making this habitat hazy, like a fairyland, and very mysterious in this wilderness.
Every household in the village is a stone house. In the dead of night, it is peaceful and quiet here, as if it is isolated from the darkness and roars of beasts outside.
"Woo…"
A gust of wind blew, and a huge dark cloud appeared across the sky, covering the entire night sky and blocking the only starlight, making the mountains even darker.
A ferocious bird cry came from the sky, piercing through gold and splitting rocks. It turned out to be a giant bird of unbelievable size, covering the sky and the moon, and it was who knows how many miles long.
Passing by Shi Village, it looked down, its two eyes like two blood moons, full of murderous intent. It stared at the old willow tree for a while, and finally flew to the deepest part of the mountains.
It was quiet for a long time, until the second half of the night, when the earth began to tremble and a vague figure came from afar, and was as tall as the mountains!
An inexplicable aura was in the air, and the mountains and valleys were deathly silent. All the ferocious birds and beasts lay dormant, not daring to make a single sound.
As he got closer, he saw a creature in human form, walking upright, huge and as tall as a mountain, hairless, covered with golden scales, gleaming brightly. His face was flat, with only one vertical eye, which opened and closed like a streak of golden lightning, sharp and intimidating. His entire body was filled with blood and energy, like a god or demon!
It passed by here, took a look at the old willow tree, and after stopping for a while, it seemed to be in a hurry to move on, and finally went away quickly. Many peaks roared due to its footsteps, and the mountains trembled violently.
At dawn, a 10-meter-long centipede, as thick as a bucket, shone brightly in the mountains. It looked like it was made of silver, and each section was shiny and hideous. It clanged and sparks flew as it passed over rocks. But in the end, it avoided Shi Village and did not invade. Wherever it passed, black fog rolled and all the beasts retreated.
A soft willow branch emitting a radiant green glow swayed gently in the wind...