Chapter 83 - The Forsaken Palace [5] (1/2)

”Eh, you. Over here.”

Slowly, Ju Feng turned towards the direction of the voice in apprehension. But he couldn't find who was making the utterances. He knew he heard someone's voice, calling to him. And the voice sounded very close. Looking at the direction more closely, he could only a plain of snow and ice. High on alert and with his mind firmly on the safe-word, he called out.

”Who's there?”

He strained his eyes in his attempt to detect the exact location of the voice when he remembered he was actually a premier and could use his spiritual sight. Quickly, he switched to his spiritual sight and discovered that the whole area to his front was devoid of any living entity. Every direction on the open plain was of the view of the falling snow and snow-filled ground. The whole area was giving off the normal ice auric light, except for one particular thing.

A single small grey tree.

The small grey tree wasn't radiating any auric light. Although it looked strange in the snow, it was a beautiful small tree in the large area of falling snow. Moreso, it appeared to be generating a serene and peaceful atmosphere.

”Over here.”

”Uh?”

It couldn't be the tree talking. Could it? The only type of tree which could talk was a daimon. Could the small tree be a daimon? He moved away from the tree and keenly observed it from a distance. He waited for a time to be sure whether it was the tree that was talking or not. After being satisfied, he heaved a sigh of relief.

A small serene tree like that couldn't be the one talking, could it? Just looking at the tree, he felt at peace with himself. Although the existence of a single tree in a place filled with snow and ice looked strange, the serenity it brought couldn't be denied. He moved closer to and touched one of its leaves.

”Got scared for a moment there. A daimon talking tree that wasn't. An illusion.”

”Illusion? What illusion? I'm surely talking to you.”

”Daemon!”

Jufeng shouted as he jumped back in alarm.

”What demon? Haven't you seen a talking tree before?”

True, he had seen some strange occurences before. From alking statues to large emerald eyes among others. But never seen a talking tree before, mindless of a lone talking tree on a snowy place like that. It must be either be an extreme illusion or a dangerous daimon. But the way he was looking at the situation, he could feel the reality of it all.

”Do I really look like a daemon to you? Daemon is a strong word, young one. You can't go around and be calling every talking tree you see, a daemon. As a young child that you are, some daimons may overlook it while others may still find it extremely rude. And they could kill you for that, you know. Don't let ignorance be the end of you, child.”

An audible sigh could be heard coming from the direction of the tree.

”Because I'm a talking tree doesn't mean I'm a daemon. Even as a child, you should know that. You can't find any demonic aura on me, can you? Moreover, this is not the netherplane. That should have given you the idea of what I am. I'm a daimon. Do you see the difference?”