The large hand struck like lightning, and with a single sideways palm strike, it dislocated the hand that was gripping Su Diandian's neck.

Before Su Diandian could even see who it was, she was already being held protectively in their arms.

"Blind man, get out of here quickly!" Su Diandian gasped for breath.

She had never been so afraid of death.

"Heh, Little Dian Dian's forgetfulness is as great as ever."

These unhurried yet slightly teasing words startled Su Diandian.

She quickly looked up from the man's embrace and saw his strong yet beautiful jawline.

"Old fox?" she exclaimed in astonishment. "How could it be you?"

She never expected that Qinglan, that old fox, would appear here.

"There's no other way, it has to be me." Qinglan's lips curled slightly as she protected her with one hand and fought the person opposite her with the other.

Suddenly realizing something, Su Diandian hurriedly asked, "Old fox, you know what's going on, right?"

Qinglan's smile remained unchanged. "I never expected that the High Priest of Poison Doctor Valley would risk half his life to help you break open this spiritual platform and allow you to discover the secrets here."

"A secret? What secret could there be? Is it the secret to this body's immortality?"

Su Diandian pressed urgently, "Tell me, how can my soul return to my world?"

Qinglan didn't answer her, but instead quickly dodged while holding her.

The Devil Fruit user opposite her looked exactly like her, and his expression and moves were just as fierce.

"Fool, now that you've barged in, don't even think about getting out!" Listen to that, even the voice is so similar to hers.

Su Diandian frowned, her doubts deepening. "Could it be... could it be that I am also someone who grew out of a fruit?"

Qinglan still didn't answer directly, but instead turned her head to look into her eyes.

"Tell me, do you want to stay at the bottom of Lingtai Spring forever, or go out and live a good life?"

Su Diandian met his gaze. "Of course I want to live! My soul hasn't returned home yet! I want my soul to return to the world that belongs to me!"

"Hehehe..." the fruit-man sneered, "How laughable, how truly laughable..."

"I'll laugh at your grandpa!" Su Diandian glared back angrily. "Spit it out if you have something to say, don't hide it and laugh to yourself."

The fruit-wielding man flashed close to her face in an instant, their eyes met, and then he quickly pulled away.

"You can't leave now..."

Before the fruit man finished speaking, the giant tree's vines began to grow rapidly, stretching out many branches.

After these branches grew a certain distance, they strangely transformed into the shape of a hand.

These hands stretched out infinitely, reaching out to grab Qinglan and Su Diandian.

Qinglan held Su Diandian protectively in her arms, appearing quite passive.

He narrowed his eyes and chanted an incantation: "Xuanlin Sword, break!"

The Xuanlin Sword appeared out of thin air, and then multiplied into ten thousand swords, slashing towards those hands.

Those hands seemed to have a life of their own, quickly regenerating after being severed.

Su Diandian's eyes widened in surprise; the scene before her was exactly like the powerful regenerative ability of her body.

She couldn't help but wonder, "Could this body actually be this tree?"

"Little Dian Dian, don't make wild guesses, hold me tight." After Qing Lan finished speaking, she stepped on the hands with one foot and was about to jump away.

But as soon as his feet left the ground, those hands lashed out with lightning speed, grabbing his clothes and hair and refusing to let go.

The fruit-man approached with a grin, then opened his mouth and bit Qinglan's wrist.

"Are you a dog?!" Su Diandian reached out and started tearing at the fruit-man. "Old fox, aren't you a Nascent Soul cultivator? Nascent Soul cultivators can communicate with heaven and earth, let's just fight our way out!"

A complex smile appeared on Qinglan's face. He moved closer to Su Diandian and pressed his lips to her forehead.

"But Xiaodian has already chosen the path she wants to take."

"Damn it, stop with the riddles, can't you just say what you mean?" Su Diandian grinned and continued tearing at the fruit-man.

“Okay… I’ll tell you…” Qinglan opened her mouth and said something quickly.

Strangely, Su Diandian only saw his mouth moving, but couldn't hear any sound at all.

"You old fox, what are you lip-reading? I can't hear a word you're saying!" she roared angrily, then kicked the fruit man.

The fruit-like creature bit Qinglan's wrist relentlessly, refusing to let go even for a moment.

Qinglan shook her head helplessly and muttered to herself, "Just as I expected."

This time, Su Diandian heard it clearly, "As expected what? Quickly think of a way to get out of here!"

She had barely finished speaking when she looked up and saw a horrifying scene.

The giant tree stretched out its hands, as if drawing nourishment from Qinglan.

The fruit on the tree is growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

The fruit that once contained a baby has now grown into a seven or eight-year-old girl in the blink of an eye.

"Pop..."

A fruit split open, and out fell another woman who looked exactly like Su Diandian.

The woman was naked, and the first thing she did upon opening her eyes was to pounce on Su Diandian, as if she were some delicious food that she had to eat!

Immediately afterwards, the sounds of "pop...pop..." rang out one after another.

More fruit is ripening.

In no time, the area was filled with long-haired, naked fruit-wielding people.

All these people have only one goal... Su Diandian.

Upon seeing this, Qinglan's smile faded slightly.

He slowly opened his half-closed eyes and said softly, "Little Dian Dian, it seems we won't be able to get out anytime soon."

"Old fox, you go first. This has nothing to do with you anyway." Su Diandian gritted her teeth and looked around.

She discovered that Qinglan dared not unleash her full power here, as she was restricted in every way.

In this situation, he might die here.

This is definitely not the outcome Su Diandian wanted to see.

After all, these guys who look just like her are after her.

"Close your eyes," Qinglan suddenly commanded her.

"Okay, I'll close my eyes and you run." Su Diandian closed her eyes, and immediately heard a loud "boom" in her ears.

"Open your eyes, you're safe for now." Qinglan's voice rang out again, and at the same time, Su Diandian felt the hand on her waist loosen.

She opened her eyes and saw that she was surrounded by a golden light.

Those naked fruit people were outside the golden light barrier, desperately pounding it with their fists.

It seems they won't be able to break through the golden light barrier anytime soon.

Just as Su Diandian breathed a sigh of relief, she saw Qinglan collapse.

She grabbed him and hugged his waist: "Hey, you old fox, what's wrong with you?"

Qinglan smiled with narrowed eyes: "I'm in a lot of pain. If Xiaodian hugs me tight, I won't feel pain anymore."

That old fox, even at a time like this, he still doesn't forget to take advantage of her!

Su Diandian let go of his hand: "I'll hug your grandpa."

"Little Dian Dian is so heartless." Qing Lan barely managed to steady herself and sat down cross-legged on the spot.

In a flash, Su Diandian noticed a striking red mark on her hand.

She held her hands out in front of her eyes and then she could see clearly: blood, all blood.

It's obvious without even thinking that this blood came from Qinglan.

She quickly knelt down in front of Qinglan. "Qinglan, how are you? Why are you covered in blood? How can I help you?"

Qinglan lowered her eyelashes slightly, and with a half-smile, raised a finger to her lips: "If you want to help me... um..."