That face could aptly be described as terrifying.

The face looked… like that of an old crone who had lived for over three hundred years, her aging constantly accelerating.

Let's put it this way, Feng Bujue couldn't bring himself to comment on her appearance, because all the words that came to mind were very harsh. He could only lament in a roundabout way, "It's like a horrific car accident scene…" He widened his eyes and shook his head. "I can't even tear my gaze away."

The owner of that face behind the tree was clearly a "monster" by design. Such beings, initially programmed by the system to be hostile to players, would selectively ignore some of what the players said. For example, the words "science fiction, worldview, car accident" spoken by Feng Bujue were ignored. They wouldn't trigger any flags or change the monster's behavior patterns.

"Are you… looking for Zangling Temple?" the strange face asked.

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

Si Yu glanced askance at Feng Bujue, truly admiring him. She thought, *He only heard the name 'Zangling Temple' two seconds ago, but he can answer without hesitation, and there's no sign of lying on his face…*

"Hehehe…" The strange face laughed, and then a jingling… jingling… of bells came from behind the tree trunk.

"You don't have bells, how can you find it?" The strange face raised an arm, extending it from behind the tree trunk. It could be seen that she was wearing a very ordinary white cloth garment, which, judging from the exposed sleeves, was very clean and tidy.

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

It was a small bell that could be held in the palm of one's hand, silver in color. Sunlight filtering through the gaps in the shade of the tree shone on the bell, reflecting a rather dazzling light.

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

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

"What? From the sound of it, you can give it to me?" Feng Bujue added.

"I can, hehehe…" The strange face laughed again, even more terrifying than when she wasn't laughing, in a way. "Come and get it, and I'll give it to you."

"Hehehe… Great." Feng Bujue, with a face full of smiles, took out his folding stool from his knapsack…

The strange face didn't know what to make of it. Perhaps she didn't realize at first that the other party had taken out a weapon. It wasn't until Feng Bujue was about three meters away from her that 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, I want to sit for a while," Feng Bujue replied. "Once I get the bell, I'm going to sit down and take a break."

The strange face looked suspicious. "Okay… come over here…"

Si Yu stood in place, watching the situation, feeling a little amused. She guessed that only Feng Bujue could create a humorous effect in this kind of atmosphere… However, Si Yu didn't relax her vigilance. If the monster made any sudden attacks, Si Yu could react instantly and provide support.

Feng Bujue quickly arrived next to the big tree. This time, with each step, he put his weight on the back foot, and the leg he stepped out with first touched the ground with his toes, tiptoeing a few times. Once he was sure that there were no collapsing traps or anything like that on the ground, he took another step.

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

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

"Don't you know if there's anything wrong with your own legs and feet?" The strange face suddenly showed a ferocious expression. "Do you suspect that I've set up 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… it's called walking two steps…"

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

The monster was dumbfounded. What was going on? This person was moving backwards using the movement of walking forward?

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

Feng Bujue, through observing her expression and carefully checking the surrounding environment, had basically ruled out the possibility of traps or anything like that. So he thought… the problem must be on that tree.

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

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

Feng Bujue was very close to her at this time. As long as he moved a few meters to the side, he could see the situation behind the tree trunk. But just as he was about to move sideways, the strange face saw through his intentions and immediately shouted, "Don't move! What are you doing over there?"

"Seeing why you're hiding behind the tree." While answering, Feng Bujue circled around from the side while maintaining a distance, wanting to see the situation behind the tree trunk.

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

"Don't circle around!" Seeing that the situation was not good, the strange face began to threaten. "Come directly along the tree trunk, otherwise I'll destroy the bell!"

The monster had overlooked one thing. As she changed the angle of her hiding as Feng Bujue moved, Si Yu had entered her blind spot. At this moment, Si Yu had already quietly moved closer from the other side of the tree trunk.

From Feng Bujue's standing angle, he could naturally see what Si Yu was doing, but this guy's expression and eyes didn't reveal the slightest bit of his teammate's movements. You couldn't see a hint of tension or guilt on his face.

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

This could be considered stalling for time, while also covering for Si Yu.

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

The scene that came into view shocked Si Yu, and she couldn't help but furrow her delicate brows. She immediately shouted loudly to Feng Bujue, "She only has a head and one arm, her neck and arm are growing out of the tree, don't get close to that tree!"