Chapter 344 Meeting

"Yes, I will definitely come to find you." Lu Weiyi picked him up and asked in a low voice what happened to them.

Zhuang Aiyi was also confused. He only knew that they entered the jungle shortly after being captured. The monkey led them for a long way when suddenly a mutant plant blocked their way. Taotao pulled him and grabbed the mutant plant and climbed onto the tree branch.

"It also gives us fruits to eat." Zhuang Aiyi put on a little face and gave the fruits in her clothes to Lu Weiyi.

"Aiyi, eat by yourself." Lu Weiyi looked at Taotao.

"This is Tongtong," Taotao pointed at the mutant tree hundreds of meters high next to her and said, "It recognizes me."

Lu Weiyi's brows tightened and he looked at the big tree in front of him. The branch that had just been waving to repel the ape now obediently stopped aside, holding up Zhuang Aiyi's clothes.

"Do you know it?" Lu Weiyi asked Taotao.

Taotao shook her head and said, "I don't remember."

Before Lu Weiyi could ask more questions, Cheng Chuan had already let the monkey leave. He didn't want anyone to know anything, so he could only let Taotao say goodbye to Dashu, thinking about coming here with Zhuang Mingxu later.

The four of them hurried back to the village, and it was already dark.

Countless bonfires were lit around the village, illuminating the entire village.

Gu Qingyue and his men spent a day diagnosing and treating the people in the village. Their relationship had become very close, and they even had meals ready when they returned.

Early the next morning, Lu Weiyi decided to go to the research base.

"I'll go with you," Li Zhuang said. Lu Weiyi's body had not recovered yet, and after a day of running around, the little bit of color on his face was completely gone.

"No need, I'll use my mental power to go in directly." Lu Weiyi said this, but he still looked at Taotao, wondering whether he should let Taotao try the ability between him and the mutated plants.

"Then I'll take you nearby. The mountain road is difficult to walk on, and it would be a waste of time if you go all the way there."

As soon as Li Zhuang finished speaking, Xia Qiao suddenly said, "Otherwise, let the little monkey take you there. He can fly in the woods and his speed is very fast."

Lu Weiyi turned his gaze to the little monkey in his mouth.

"Don't be fooled by the little monkey's large size. It's not clumsy at all. It's the one that carries me when I go out, and it's very fast." Xia Qiao's grandfather suffered from osteoporosis and other diseases after a fall. His physical fitness declined significantly. Under Dean's treatment, he is much better and he didn't need a cane for half a day. Xia Qiao treated the group of people as guests of honor and recommended them with all his might.

He held up a thing on a stool beside him that looked like a magical baby-carrying device and showed it to everyone, "Tie this on the little monkey, it's very sturdy."

"Sure." Li Zhuang said with a playful smile.

"It saves time and is fast, so it's definitely worth considering," Gu Qingyue advised with a smile, "When we left Qingyuan City, didn't you prepare this for Brother Zhuang? The benefits are definitely obvious."

Lu Weiyi felt a little embarrassed and was not very happy.

Finally, after everyone's persuasion, I sat on it.

The little monkey stood up straight, his body was very tall, with a sling tied around his belly like a parenting artifact. Lu Weiyi really looked like a baby sitting there.

A rare look of despair appeared on his expressionless face. He looked at Taotao and said, "Taotao, are you going with father?"

The others were puzzled but didn't say anything. Xia Qiao did try to persuade them. Finally, Lu Weiyi used the excuse that his special abilities would be helpful and took Taotao away with him.

The little monkey's speed is really good. Whether it is running on flat ground or shuttling through the woods, Lu Weiyi feels like riding a roller coaster. Fortunately, he doesn't feel dizzy, otherwise he would have vomited to death.

Taotao, on the other hand, was extremely excited, giggling non-stop and feeling very happy.

After about twenty minutes, the little monkey stopped halfway up the mountain. Lu Weiyi looked down and saw traces of buildings in the valley squeezed by the surrounding mountains. What was more conspicuous was the mutated plants covering half of the mountain. There was almost no other food there. It was covered with ivy leaves and the red flowers bloomed exceptionally brilliantly.

He untied the straps, got off the little monkey, took out a few mutant peaches that he had stored in the space and handed them to it, then pointed in the direction they came from and signaled it to go back.

The little monkey squeaked at him for a long time, then turned and left after a while.

There were only two people left around. Lu Weiyi took out a small baby-carrying device from the space and placed Taotao on his chest.

"Father, where are we going?" Taotao was still a little reserved when being alone with Lu Weiyi.

"Go find your father, he's down there." Lu Weiyi pointed to the building at the foot of the mountain. "Do you think that mutant plant is powerful?"

"I can't feel it, it's too far away." Taotao sucked her fingers, tilted her head and saw a mango tree not far from them. She said in surprise, "Guoguo, this is the Guoguo that brother wants."

Without Li Zhuang's supernatural powers to pave the way, and without a forest expert to lead the way, Lu Weiyi had an extremely difficult time walking. It took him more than 20 minutes to walk to the fruit tree that seemed not far away. During that time, he almost sprained his ankle due to a pit blocked by dead leaves in the forest.

Lu Weiyi looked at the mud on his trouser legs, picked a few ripe mangoes from the tree and handed them to Taotao, "Take it."

"Dad, let's dig it up and eat it." Taotao put away the mangoes like a smart person and suggested, "Taotao can help."

As he said this, he immediately jumped up and grabbed a mango branch. A moment later, the whole mango tree began to shake continuously, and it seemed that the roots were about to come out.

"You can do the same with that plant. When I come back, I'll dig a few more for you and plant them in your backyard. I'll ensure you can eat them anytime," Lu Weiyi tempted.

Taotao turned her head and looked in the direction of the mutated plant again, then turned back and counted on her fingers as she recounted all the trees she had seen yesterday. After getting Lu Weiyi's promise, she nodded seriously, puffed up her little face, and pointed at the mutated plant in the distance and said, "Taotao will take it away."

Lu Weiyi looked at Taotao, put the mango tree whose roots he had dug out into the space, and continued to walk down the mountain with Taotao.

It was almost half an hour and they had only walked one section. At this speed, it would be afternoon. Lu Weiyi didn't have the patience. He stopped and looked at the mutated plants in the distance, then used his mental power to harass them.

Before long, this mental power really attracted the other party's attention and directly locked onto Lu Weiyi, the source of the powerful crystal core.

Visible green branches were coming towards him. Lu Weiyi quickly sent Taotao into space and used his mental power to protect himself the moment it wrapped around him.

This was a complete roller coaster ride. The vines that bound him were as flexible as octopus tentacles. They carried him up into the air and dragged him through the jungle. In less than ten minutes, they reached the foot of the mountain.

The moment he entered the yard, Lu Weiyi quickly cut off the vines on his body, rolled on the ground, wrapped himself with a mental barrier, and released Taotao.

The thick branches of the mutant plant that had disappeared lashed around, causing the surrounding yellow soil to float.

"Is it okay?" Lu Weiyi asked Taotao. While looking around, he took out a walkie-talkie from the space and turned on the channel commonly used by the team.

"Xiao Yi"

"Okay." Taotao's confident tone sounded at the same time as Zhuang Mingxu's voice.

"I see you. Look to the east, across the fault in the yard. There is a four-story building here. There is an elevator on the first floor. I'll wait for you here."

Lu Weiyi looked in the direction he said, and saw a building that seemed to have collapsed under something. He didn't know if it had four floors or not, but it was obviously in a mess.

"I see." Lu Weiyi really wanted to ask the other party if he knew about this situation, but now he would still be on his own if he told him, so it was better not to say anything.

She grabbed Taotao who was eager to try, held him in one hand and walked over there, "Let's go find your father first, and deal with this later."

The two of them had just taken a few steps when they realized that the mutant plants that had been wandering around aimlessly before were actually attacking him. Lu Weiyi's brows narrowed and he quickly dodged.

His mental barrier had never gone wrong before, but this was the first time that he was still detected after setting it up. At his level, he would have no problem walking among a pile of zombies, but who knew that he would stumble here with the mutated plants.

Lu Weiyi attacked and dodged at the same time. Seeing that vines from all directions were about to hit him at the same time, Taotao in his arms frowned with a stern face and shouted sharply at the mutated plants, "Ah——"

The mutant plant seemed to have been hit by something. The vines and leaves that had already flown into the air scattered limply on the ground and crawled back towards the roots.

Lu Weiyi held up the crystal core gun in his hand, looking at the little person in his arms in confusion, "Are you so powerful?"

"Yeah." Taotao looked at him with sparkling eyes and nodded vigorously, as if she had received a compliment.

Lu Weiyi looked embarrassed and quickly ran towards the place Zhuang Mingxu said. He moved the collapsed earth and rocks away, revealing an intact elevator.

It opened with a "ding" sound, and Antonio and Ning Yuan appeared inside.

"Where's Dean?" Antonio's words never changed.

"Wait in a village outside," Lu Weiyi replied, and heard Ning Yuan briefly describe the situation here. Then the elevator stopped, and when the door opened, a group of people were blocking the way outside.

"Dad!" Taotao was the first to see Zhuang Mingxu and shouted happily.

"Hey, baby, are you hurt?" Zhuang Mingxu glanced at Lu Weiyi and walked forward to take the child off his chest.

"No, my father said Taotao is great." Taotao hugged his neck and boasted.

"Then you are awesome," Zhuang Mingxu praised.

"Are you okay?" Lu Weiyi asked the team members.

"They are all minor injuries, nothing serious," Ning Yuan said, pointing at Zheng Jun and Zhao Changming who were coming and introducing them.

The surveillance cameras installed at the base were all covered by mutated plants nearby, and only some traces could be seen from a distance. This was why Lu Weiyi was discovered when he came over, but they only saw him repel the mutated plants, and no one knew what method he used. For a moment, they thought there was hope of leaving and were very excited.

After staying here for a day and a night, Lu Weiyi believed that Zhuang Mingxu had already found out the situation here. After exchanging a few words of greeting, he followed Zhuang Mingxu to their temporary resting place.