Chapter 680: Sweet Rain and Dove Poison

When the light dissipated, Li Yang and Aila slowly opened their eyes.

With a crisp bird song in their ears, they found themselves standing in a lush forest.

Tall trees block out the sky and the sun, and the sun shines on the ground through the gaps between the leaves, forming mottled light and shadow.

The air was filled with the fresh smell of grass and earth, and the sound of gurgling water could be heard in the distance.

"This time...is it where you expected it?" Ella looked around curiously.

Li Yang nodded, then raised his hand and threw out the [Street Lamp Flower].

A huge orange-yellow star appeared in the sky, almost blocking out the sun, transmitting everything around it into Li Yang's eyes.

Ella raised her hand slightly, feeling the energy flow around her, and murmured:

"This...is a world full of life."

"It's completely different from where we just went."

Li Yang opened his eyes with a thoughtful expression on his face:

"Full of life?"

"That's true, but it's not necessarily a good or bad life."

Ella was a little confused: "Did you see anything bad?"

Li Yang grinned slightly, but didn't say much. He just waved his hand and took the lead in walking in a certain direction.

The two of them walked along a faint path.

About half an hour into the forest, the surrounding trees became taller and denser.

The sunlight could barely penetrate the thick canopy of trees, and the surroundings became dark.

Li Yang stopped and reached out to stop Ella.

"What's wrong?" Ella asked in a low voice.

Li Yang didn't answer, just stared at the darkness ahead.

Ella followed his line of sight and was surprised to find a pair of shimmering eyes watching them deep in the woods.

The eyes slowly came closer and finally revealed their full appearance.

It was a huge creature with a body similar to a humanoid, but with a deer head and complicated antlers on its head, like a miniature tree.

Its fur has a light green color, as if moss covers it.

"Aborigines...and also related to [heart]."

"I'm really curious...what the [heart] here is."

Li Yang murmured to himself.

The creature stopped in front of the two of them, lowered its head, and stared at them quietly with its dark green eyes.

"Li Yang, welcome back..." A soft voice sounded in their minds, "Although I don't know if it's the you I know..."

This creature, neither human nor ghost, actually knew Li Yang.

Ella opened her mouth slightly, showing an expression of surprise.

At the same time, Li Yang also frowned slightly and re-examined the existence in front of him.

After seeing the reaction of the two people, a look of regret appeared in the eyes of the creature.

Immediately, he continued to use the method just now to send his words into the minds of Li Yang and Li Yang through his thoughts:

"I see."

"Introduce yourself... I am the servitor, the caretaker of this place."

Ella bowed slightly and responded politely: "It's rare to meet a friendly being who can communicate with you. Hello, we are..."

"I know who you are." Yu Ling interrupted him, "You are here to find [Heart], right?"

Ella looked at Li Yang in surprise, and the latter remained calm: "It seems that you know a lot."

Yi Ling nodded: "Everything in this world is connected to me... Therefore, I sense your arrival and know your purpose."

"So," Li Yang looked directly into Yi Ling's eyes, "will you stop us?"

Yi Ling was silent for a while, then slowly said: "No, I won't stop you..."

"Instead, I will guide you to find your [heart]."

Li Yang raised his eyebrows: "This is a bit unexpected... Why?"

Yi Ling spoke slowly: "Because... this is my duty, Li Yang."

"It's also your order..."

"This world depends on the [heart] for its existence, prospers because of the [heart], and disappears because of the [heart]."

"Its lifespan has reached the end, but because of the existence of [heart], it has been unable to die."

"Only you can help it escape, Li Yang."

"To untie a bell, you must tie the bell. This is what you taught me..."

Aila had a puzzled expression on her face. She looked at Li Yang, then at Yi Ling, and finally couldn't help but ask:

"So...what is your relationship with Li Yang?"

The service spirit nodded slightly and made a hoarse sound like a young deer, like a smile or some kind of miserable cry.

After it finished laughing, it shook its head and opened its mouth to explain:

"Relationship? It doesn't matter..."

"I'm just his creation, something he created to relieve his boredom."

"Of course... you're not him, I understand."

When he said the last sentence, he tilted his head slightly and stared into Li Yang's eyes.

Li Yang did not respond to its gaze, but looked at the forest in the distance and asked:

"So what is the [heart] like in this world?"

"Are you the only living thing left in this place?"

Yi Ling smiled, turned around, and motioned for the two of them to follow:

"Come with me...I'll tell you everything."

After finishing speaking, three figures shuttled through the deep forest.

As they moved forward, Li Yang and Ella discovered that the surrounding vegetation began to change.

The lush trees had withered, and the grass on the ground had an unhealthy brown color.

"See?" The spirit's voice was full of sorrow, "This is the spreading disaster."

Li Yang carefully observed the surrounding situation: "Some disease?"

"No," the spirit shook his head, "It's something more terrible... It's the distortion of the essence of life."

It stopped and pointed to the distance with its antlers: "Look there."

Li Yang and Ella looked in the direction and saw a strange scene in the distance.

The trees there were twisted and deformed, the branches were wriggling like tentacles, and the leaves were covered with strange eyeballs.

"This is..." Ella took a breath and murmured, "The spiritual energy here is so chaotic that it cannot be sorted out."

"How powerful is the chaos to cause such consequences?"

"The power of the [heart] is out of control." When Li Yang saw the whole picture through the [street lamp flower], he already had the answer in his heart, "Just like the sun in the previous world, the [heart] of this world is also losing control."

The servant nodded: "Yes..."

"The [heart] was originally the core to maintain the ecological balance of this world, but now it has begun to distort the surrounding life."

"Whether it was Li Yang who abandoned this [heart] at the beginning, or this [heart] itself, the starting point was good."

"But in this world, only [time], is the greatest chaos. "

"【Heart】is just a machine, it only knows how to work according to a fixed program. "

"In the face of civilization that changes over time, the sweet rain that was once regarded as a criterion will eventually become a poison that cuts the heart and corrodes the bones. "

"This world has long been rotten, but it is still dragged by the 【heart】, moving slowly forward like a zombie..."

Li Yang thought: "So, you are going to take us to take the 【heart】 away?" "Yes." The servant said, "This is my...the last living being in this world's wish. "

"We are grateful for the endless vitality you have given us, and we also beg you to show mercy and give us the death that should have come long ago. "

After saying that, it slowly bowed down, like an overly pious martyr.

Between the antlers like small trees, there was a faint green fluorescence, like fireflies that can only be seen at night.