Chapter 8.1 (2/2)

Until now, the train attendants, still had not reported anything.

Chou Quan grabbed Chu Feng’s wrist and whispered, “Brother, I think there’s something wrong. There has never been any accidents along this trail.”

“I hope we get moving soon” Chu Feng nodded.

A full hour had now pa.s.sed and many were beginning to become restless. Finally the train started to depart.

“Thank G.o.d, finally, we’re leaving.” an elderly sighed in relief. Secretly, many of the pa.s.sengers felt the same.

Up ahead in the distance, black clouds were starting to brew. There was a flash and a lightning bolted. This weather was too unpredictable.

In a moment, heavy rain came pouring down.

Everything became dark and gloomy.

Fortunately, they were all already safely in the train.

“What in the name- Why is it glowing there?” someone shouted.

Outside the window pane, the gigantic tree was emitting a faint green glow, clouding the area. The sight was terrifying to all.

The tree was swaying and in the flash of lightning, the scene seemed bizarrely outlandish and ghastly.

Had the lightning covered the tree or was the tree emitting it itself?

Such a gigantic tree, its branches might get snapped in half in that storm!

“BOOM!”

Suddenly, they all heard a deafening sound. In a flash, the ma.s.sive tree was bathed aglow and many of its branches were broken. Many of its enormous leaves fell on the ground.

Dark clouds covered the sky, everything was dark and people could only see where the light was.

One after the other, the ginkgo fruits started to break open. And then, a bizarre scene began to unfold – seeds like dandelion flew out and danced in mid-air.

The fruits which had fallen emitted a faint glow. The inside also carried a silvery white fluff, like mini umbrellas, they flew afar.

“Is this a ginkgo tree or a dandelion?!” Fatty Chou gulped, his throat had run dry from seeing the remarkable, yet bizarre scene.

In the compartment, everyone was caught dumbfounded. It was a strikingly weird scene, that made people anxious.

After all the seeds were dispersed, the ancient tree went silent again. Its branches no longer sway, nor broke. Its body remained in a still upright position, as if nothing had happened.

It was then, that the torrential rains began to take place. The thick pitter patter of rain clouded their windows, allowing almost no vision. The people were still lost in their senses.

In the distance, they could see nothing.

“Brother, has this world gone mad, or have we gone mad?! I’ve never seen anything like this!” Chou Quan said to Chu Feng.

It wasn’t only him who was feeling that way Everyone in the compartment was silent, still in shock of what had happened.

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