第11章

那些 creatures let out painful shrieks and recoiled from the light。 Their扭曲的身体开始 smoking and disintegrating when exposed to the light。

它们 panic 了，开始 retreating into the darkness and rain forest。

光芒持续了一阵子，直到最后 一只林魈 retreating。然后，光芒 gradually faded，木雕也恢复了它 earlier 的样子，只是 still feels warm to the touch。

我放下手臂，感到一阵 exhaustion。身体里的力量 slowly receding，留下了一种 emptiness。

村子里恢复了 quiet，只剩下村民们 respiration 的声音。他们 still incredible 地看着我，眼神充满了 awe and reverence。

老头子 walked towards me，his eyes full of gratitude. He took my hand, looked at the 목조 in my palm, and said something I didn't understand, but I could feel His sincerity.

He pointed at the木雕，then pointed 我心口 的位置，然后又指了指 sky and ground。

ड्राइवर walked over and translated：“他说……那个护身符……connected your spirit with the power of the forest。你成为了…林灵的 Chosen one。”

林灵的 chosen one？我？一个来自 도시 的 normal person？

我感到 bewildered and confused。我只是 follow 了掌柜的 advice，戴上了护身符，我 didn’t do anything extraordinary。

老头子 and other villagers gathered around me, their faces full of respect. They started chanting again, this time the sounds were different, not urgent, but celebratory.