Chapter 350: Big Brother, Are You Trying to Trick Me?

"Are you afraid of me?"

Lin Fan stopped, looking at the trembling Dao Tree, then smiled gently. "Don't be afraid, I mean you no harm. I'm just a little curious about you."

As he spoke, he slowly approached the Dao Tree.

Although there was no wind, an invisible gale swirled around, rustling Lin Fan's clothes.

Immediately afterward, cracks appeared on the ground, as if an invisible sword intent was tearing the earth apart.

"Be careful!" One-Eyed Man called out, his greatest fear being that something would happen to Lin Fan. If anything happened to him, everything would be over. After all, whether Longguo could stand tall against the Starry Sky experts truly depended on Lin Fan.

Lin Fan turned his head, offering a reassuring smile. "It's fine."

What a warm and sincere smile.

The hearts of those who met his gaze almost melted.

He arrived in front of the Dao Tree. The tree felt the imminent danger. Suddenly, a storm of sword Qi formed, possessing extremely destructive power. Anyone who approached would be shredded to pieces.

"Don't be nervous," Lin Fan soothed the Dao Tree's agitated heart.

The Dao Tree desperately wanted to say, If you want me to not be nervous, then don't come any closer, damn it! I'm scared, I'm terrified! I just want to stay here peacefully and be a happy Dao Tree.

The Clan Elder exclaimed, "Such terrifying Geng Metal Sword Qi yet it can't harm him in the slightest. This level of power is truly terrifying. He's indeed worthy of being someone who can defeat a Saint."

He was very happy.

Because others were getting beaten up, only their Wu Clan could become friends with this person. Although the word "friend" needed to be taken with a grain of salt, no matter what, the current feeling was pretty good.

Experiencing the ancient ruins together, there was still some semblance of friendship.

At this moment, Lin Fan slowly raised his hand and placed it on a leaf of the Dao Tree, gently stroking it. "Don't be afraid, don't be nervous. I'm friendly. I'm just curious about you, nothing else."

The Dao Tree was a magical thing.

Speaking in more profound terms, this tree might contain the true meaning of a Daoist expert. If one meditated and comprehended it, they might even obtain the inheritance of that expert.

"What is he doing?" Wu Sheng asked.

One-Eyed Man was also curious. After Lin Fan touched the Dao Tree, he stood there motionless, as if bewitched, completely incomprehensible.

The Clan Elder said, "Who knows."

Lin Fan cultivated a Qi cultivation method, comprehending nature, everything following his heart, without desire or demand, without striving or contending. Everything went against human nature, but it was precisely this state of mind that perfectly suited the Qi cultivation method.

No one knew that he was communicating with the Dao Tree.

He heard the Dao Tree's voice.

This was something others couldn't perceive because they didn't have this ability.

Dao Tree: Let me go. My cultivation has not been easy. It took me thousands of years to grow from an ordinary sapling to what I am today. I know you humans love spiritual objects. I'm willing to give you half of my body, just please spare my life.

The Dao Tree knew it wasn't a match for the human before it.

It clearly hadn't expected such a terrifying expert to appear. In the thousands of years it had stayed here, it hadn't encountered any trouble. Even the occasional minor issues had been resolved.

But now… it was truly powerless.

Lin Fan: Why would you say that? I have no ill intentions towards you, just curiosity.

He could sense that the tree before him was truly afraid.

Dao Tree: Big brother, don't mess with me. I've lived longer than your ancestors. Just look at my size, my usefulness. Anyone who sees me would have malicious intentions. Why are you trying to fool me?

Lin Fan: You can sense my heart. I truly mean no harm.

The Dao Tree wanted to retort, Sense my ass! But it still sensed, as a sentient being, it could perceive the most sincere thoughts deep within anyone's heart.

It seemed there really was no problem.

It discovered that the human's heart before it was very clean, very pure, very sincere, as bright and upright as the sun.

Strange!

This was impossible!

The Dao Tree was bewildered, a little unable to understand. The Daoist expert who had cultivated before it had heaven-defying cultivation, capable of moving mountains and overturning seas, and cultivated a heart of non-action.

He had once said…

Tranquility and non-action, then the Dao heart appears.

This was an extremely profound realm, and one with extremely high demands on the individual. That Daoist expert claimed to have achieved it, but the Dao Tree could sense that he still had flaws and hadn't truly achieved non-action.

His heart was not still.

He had the thought of striving.

He wanted to cultivate a heart of non-action, which meant his heart had never been still, he had desires.

Dao Tree: Are you serious?

Lin Fan: Of course, I'm always serious, alright? I really don't have any ill intentions towards you. You can sense it. I'm just a little curious about you, that's all. You have to believe me.

Lin Fan reflected on himself.

Why would he give the other party the feeling that he was dangerous?

Thinking carefully…

He couldn't figure it out. Perhaps it was because the other party wasn't familiar with him, so there was a misunderstanding.

The Dao Tree was starting to believe what the human before it was saying. What else could it do? Did it have any chance of turning the tables?

The most crucial thing was…

The state of mind of this human before it was terrifying, something it had never seen before, having reached an extremely profound level.

A realm that countless predecessors had tried to reach but couldn't.

"What exactly is going on between them?" The Clan Elder was bewildered, somewhat unable to understand the situation before him. Just a moment ago, the Dao Tree's Geng Metal Sword Qi was as vast as the sea, anyone who approached would be severely injured or torn to shreds, but gradually, not long after Lin Fan touched the Dao Tree, the situation changed, and the vast sword Qi dissipated.

The man and the tree were like sculptures.

Motionless.

One-Eyed Man said, "You ask me, who do I ask?"

"I'm just asking, why are you so irritable?"

"When was I irritable?"

Old Zhang calmly said, "They are communicating."

Everyone's gazes swiveled to Old Zhang.

All of them looked bewildered.

There was only one thought in everyone's minds.

Are you kidding us?

Indeed, that was the case.

They couldn't believe that Lin Fan could communicate with a tree. It was clearly impossible.

"I believe what he said, and I also believe that Lin Fan can really talk to trees." Xiao Bao noticed that they seemed to be doubting someone, and anxiously raised his head, his neck reddening.

He hated it the most when people didn't believe in Lin Fan.

No matter what Lin Fan said, he always chose to believe.

Because Lin Fan was his best friend, and he believed his best friend was capable of anything.

Even a die-hard fan wouldn't be like this.

Old Zhang stroked Xiao Bao's head. "Yes, just like me."

"Mother Hen, what about you?"

As their pet, Old Zhang hoped that Mother Hen could do the same. Only then would they be the best of friends.

"Cluck, cluck!"

Mother Hen raised its head and crowed.

Anyway, no one understood what it meant.

What it meant was very clear: I believe you my ass! I'm not like you guys, you bunch of brainless fans, you're really too scary.

Old Zhang said with satisfaction, "Mother Hen, I knew you were with us."

"Huh?" The Evil Chicken felt uneasy when it heard these words. What did Old Zhang mean?

I knew… Could it be…

Had he been suspecting it was a spy all along?

Thinking of this, under its thick feathers, the Evil Chicken was sweating profusely. Careless! Where exactly was it discovered by this old man? Even Lin Fan hadn't noticed.

But when it heard the rest, it breathed a sigh of relief. Apparently, its previous performance had satisfied the other party, convincing him that it wasn't a spy.

It had to be careful in the future.

It definitely couldn't treat these two as stupid humans, at least this old man wasn't simple.

After interacting for so long, it had been fooled by Old Zhang.

As expected.

The more foolish a person appeared, the smarter they were.

The Evil Chicken had always considered Old Zhang to be the most foolish person. It was originally like that because Old Zhang often acted as if he had never seen the world before.

It seemed this was easy to cause misunderstandings.

"Song Song, do you believe it too?" Xiao Bao rubbed Song Song's head and asked curiously.

Although Song Song had just become his squirrel, he hoped that his pet would also unconditionally believe in his friend.

The Two-Tailed Squirrel's intelligence was much higher than the Evil Chicken's.

Even if it didn't understand what was going on.

But as a pet, it naturally knew that if it wanted to have a good life, it had to please the person who took it in.

"Squeak, squeak…"

Song Song chirped.

No matter what it was.

It just had to chirp.

"Wow!" Xiao Bao happily hugged Song Song tightly. "I knew Song Song was the best."

Held tightly in Xiao Bao's embrace, the Two-Tailed Squirrel stuck out its tongue, almost choked to death by Xiao Bao.

Was it necessary to be so excited?

One-Eyed Man expressed understanding for Old Zhang and the others' behavior. After all, both Old Zhang and Lin Fan had come from Qing Shan Mental Hospital. It was normal for their personalities to be a bit lively. There was no need to make a fuss about it.

As for Xiao Bao, having spent a long time with two mental patients, it was understandable. After all, one's way of thinking could easily be changed.

Once changed, it was hard to go back.

Don't ask him how he knew.

Having known Hao Ren for so many years, he still understood some basic knowledge.

At this moment, Lin Fan's conversation with the Dao Tree was still ongoing.

The conversation was going well.

The questions continued to delve deeper.

Lin Fan told the Dao Tree that it was in danger here, that many people were eyeing it covetously. If it stayed here, it would definitely be taken by others. If possible, it would be best to move to another place to continue growing.

The Dao Tree asked Lin Fan where the safest place was.

Regarding this question, Lin Fan pondered for a moment.

He knew where it was safe.

But there were two places, so he was thinking about where exactly he should plant it.

Qing Shan Mental Hospital was good, but the Special Department was also very good.

But if it were at Qing Shan, the Dao Tree would be surrounded by many people, and its leaves might be easily plucked, and if there were any misunderstandings, that would be really bad.

After thinking it over, Lin Fan said, "Why don't you come to the place where I stay? It's very safe there."

Dao Tree: ??? Big brother, are you trying to trick me?