Chapter 223

"Master, Master, we're going on an autumn outing today!"

"There's a really big tree on the plain. I fly and fly, but I can't reach its branches!"

At this point, the little fat bird's originally cheerful and happy voice suddenly turned angry, and the already round little snowball became even rounder because of its frizzy fur.

There was a hint of thought in the calm red eyes beneath the mask.

"Tree demon?"

The originally angry little Fatty tilted his head, "Tree demon? What is that?"

"A kind of monster."

After saying this, he had no further explanation.

Compared to the little tit's impression of Su Su, the man in red was obviously more taciturn. He would not speak unless it was necessary. The little tit had gotten used to it.

Youkai is probably a kind of monster!

Anyway, it didn't feel threatened by the big tree, and when it was withering, Susu rescued it, so it should be a good one!

Thinking of this, it complained again: "I am so tired from flying. That tree is really too tall! How did it grow so tall?"

Then, the little tit talked about Mu Yuncheng and his son. It had a good impression of the new father and son.

"Let me tell you, Mubao's hair can turn into thin vines and bloom! Oh, and that big tree has flowers too. They're incredibly fragrant. I've never smelled anything so good..."

It was also attracted by the fragrance that it tried so hard to fly to the treetops, but it gave up halfway through the flight.

After talking about Mu Yuncheng and his son, Little Shanque talked about Su Ci teaching Xiao Lihua.

"Xiao Lihua wants to be a painter in the future. That sounds so cool! But unfortunately, I can't draw, and it sounds so difficult..."

The little tit was jumping on the palm of the red-dressed man's hand, chirping and sharing with him what it had seen and heard today. The quiet space was filled with its tender and cheerful voice, and one person spoke with the effect of ten people.

The man in red listened quietly and nodded occasionally, which was a great encouragement to the little chickadee.

After an unknown amount of time, the little tit finally said it was tired. It fell into the man's palm, rolled over on the spot, then raised its two thin claws and sighed contentedly.

In the empty sealing barrier, the echo of its words seemed to still be reverberating.

"Master, when can I transform into a human form?"

Before, Jiujiu had never thought that he would be a human being, nor did he think there was anything wrong with being a tit.

But it doesn't think so now.

It wanted to play with Xuewei and the cubs in the nursery, wanted to go on adventures with them, and wanted to always be by Xuewei's side to protect her...

But if it is a little tit, it can only be the one being protected forever.

At the nursery, each cub has their strengths.

Even the panda cub Lai Xixi, who came later than it, started to learn how to refine weapons from brother A Yan after turning back into human form.

Xixi is very strong, but not as strong as Xuewei who is difficult to control. Susu also praises her for being clever and dexterous, saying that she is suitable to be a weapon cultivator and can learn how to refine various tools from Brother Ayan.

For example, the spirit storage bags used by the cubs were the work of the weapon cultivator, and there were various other magical things, which Brother Ayan would also teach her carefully.

It’s not very clear now, but it’s conceivable that Sissi will definitely play a huge role in the future!

Unlike it, because its body is too small, it can't even carry a spirit storage bag...

The little chickadee felt very sad when she thought of this.

"I really want to transform into a human form as soon as possible..."

"Master~"

It looked up at the man in red with a pair of small black bean-like eyes, and acted coquettishly in a sweet and tender voice. Probably no one could resist such a chubby little bird.

However, the man in red remained unmoved.

He stretched out his finger and touched the little tit's head, and gave it a gentle push. The fat little tit, which had just jumped up, rolled back like a furry ball and rolled directly off his palm.

"Master!" The little tit flapped its wings and flew up, shouting angrily.

"As long as you practice hard and don't be lazy, you will be able to transform sooner or later." The man in red wiped off the dust on his palm and said lightly in a cold voice.

A trace of guilt flashed in the little tit's eyes. It said stubbornly, "I'm not being lazy! If I were lazy, how could I have learned to speak so quickly? Isn't that right?"

The man in red glanced at it and didn't bother to reply.

The little chickadee couldn't help but reflect on itself. Well, ever since it learned to speak and its master gave it the ability to come and go freely, it often ran out to play, and inevitably became lazy...

It flapped its wings and finally landed on the shoulder of the man in red. It said in a flattering tone, "Master, I know I was wrong. I won't run out to play every day anymore. Please don't be angry with me."

Seeing that the man in red ignored it, the little tit boldly said, "If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent."

“…”

The man in red remained silent, and the little chickadee became happy, "Hehe, I knew that Master is the best!"

Then it became more aggressive and flew over the man's head, but as soon as it landed, it was pulled down and fell into a ball of water.

The ball of water was about the size of two adult palms, suspended in mid-air, and did not move at all even though the little tit fluttered around in it.

"I've taken a bath! I'm clean!" the little tit protested.

"What did you use to wash it?"

"Sand, of course!"

As soon as the little tit finished speaking, it was immersed in the water again. After being forced to drink a few sips of water, it finally knew to shut its mouth.

After it took a good bath in the water and washed off all the sand on its body, the water ball finally disappeared, leaving behind the little tit, which was wet all over like a drowned bird.

It glanced at the man in red, but didn't dare to splash the water droplets on him. It waited until the man in red changed the towel for it, and then it hummed and crawled in.

The little tit crawled into the towel, and after some struggling, it finally poked its little head out.

It looked at the man in red who was still sitting there, and at the chains on him, and couldn't help asking, "Master, when can you leave here?"

Although the little tit knew that its master was another Su Su, it really couldn't think of the two of them as the same person.

The master has been staying in this barrier, guarding the seal. I heard that he has been here for many, many years. He felt like he was going crazy after staying here for almost a month, otherwise he would not have learned to speak so quickly.

Thinking about how its master had stayed here for so long and couldn't even go out for some fresh air, the little tit felt that its master was really miserable!

It felt miserable, but the man in red reacted calmly.

He looked up at the nothingness above his head. After the resentful spirits were dispersed, the resentments did not dissipate with them. They were still sealed in the land.

If this massive resentment is allowed to break through the seal of the land and leave, it will not only harm life on the planet, but also threaten the interstellar space.

By then, the spirit of resentment might really come back.

However, the efforts on the ground over the past few months have been fruitful. The purifying spiritual herbs grow very fast and can survive even in harsh environments.

At this rate, it would probably take less than a hundred years to completely purify the resentment in the land.

He said it lightly, but the little chickadee screamed, "A hundred years? That's too long!"

It feels like it won't live that long.

"Long?" The man in red lowered his eyes to look at it. To him, who had been guarding this place for tens of thousands of years, a hundred years was just a blink of an eye. However, to this little tit, it could be a lifetime.

If another him thought about this, he would probably be sad again, but there was no ripple in his heart.

Since this is your fate, why bother yourself with troubles?

"If you practice diligently, you may be able to shorten this time further." The man in red said calmly.

The total amount of resentment is not fixed. While it decreases due to purification, it also increases due to resentful spirits. Therefore, purifying resentment is only a temporary solution; the fundamental solution is to return the resentful spirits to the earth.

"Really? If I practice hard, can I let you go out earlier?" The little tit crawled out of the towel, flew in front of the man, and asked anxiously.

Its feathers were almost dry, with only a slight moisture, and looked brand new and very cute.

"Yeah." The man in red nodded.

"Then I won't be lazy. I will practice here tomorrow and wait... wait until the day after tomorrow, no, the day after tomorrow before going out!" The little tit made a promise.

Susu said that we should combine work and rest. It’s not too much for it to go out and play once every two days, right?

The man in red did not comment on its arrangement, and the little chickadee did not want his answer. After he finished speaking, he began his training for today.

Jiujiu didn't ask why its practice could shorten the time he spent away from here. Anyway... the master was Susu, and whatever Susu said was right!

The man in red looked at it quietly, and a smile finally appeared in his light red eyes.

Because he followed the cubs' advice, Mu Yuncheng decided to look for Su Ci the next day, so after dinner, he took his son and left the nursery.

Although the 24th Base arranged accommodation for them, Mu Yuncheng was still worried about his ancestor staying alone on the plain.

He took his son onto a small flying ship and left Base 24 together, preparing to spend the night under a big tree.

Because there had been no monster attacks for several consecutive months, the night patrols at Base 24 were much more relaxed than before, and Mu Yuncheng's flying ship left the base without encountering any obstacles.

This time, his mood was completely different from before, so he had more time to observe the surrounding scenery.

After flying out of the protective wall of Base 24, he saw the wasteland covered with Star Chain vines - of course, it could no longer be described as a wasteland.

Mu Yuncheng has the blood of plants, and he could tell at a glance that something was wrong with this Star Chain Fruit Field.

"Dad, this star chain fruit is so big!" said Mu Bao.

Mu Yuncheng nodded, touched the top of his head with satisfaction, and then continued to observe the star chain fruit tree.

After entering autumn, the star chain fruit tree no longer bears fruit, and the number of giant insects wandering around the fruit field also decreases, making it seem peaceful and harmonious under the night sky.

Mu Yuncheng had seen plants that grew on a larger scale than this Star Chain Fruit before. The most recent one was Mu Qing, but that was the ancestor of the Wood Clan and had been growing for tens of thousands of years.

Mu Yuncheng was sure that this Star Chain Fruit Tree was still very young and would not have grown for more than a year.

This is quite surprising.

However, Mu Yuncheng soon remembered that this was Prison Star, a place rich in mutant plants. He had previously thought of coming to the base here for research.

It was just delayed due to various things, and the Star Alliance also strongly opposed the Wood Clan who awakened their bloodline power to come to Prison Star, fearing that they would be contaminated like those plants and get into trouble.

Therefore, the Wood Clan who have awakened their bloodline power have never set foot on the Prison Star, and those ordinary members of the clan are unable to sense the abnormality of this planet, which led to them searching for their mother planet for so many years but still unable to find it!

Fortunately, it is not too late now, and green plants that can purify pollutants have appeared on the Prison Star. In time, they will definitely be able to restore their home planet to its former beauty!

Mu Yuncheng's small flying ship left the orchard and continued to fly towards the plain.

The plains were quiet at night, with only the chirping of insects to be heard. Clouds and mist covered the sky, blocking the moonlight, but the plains were not plunged into darkness, because -

The huge tree standing tall on the plain actually emitted a faint green light.

Mu Yuncheng thought he was dazzled until Mu Bao said happily: "Dad, the old man is glowing!"

Only then did he confirm that he was not mistaken, but that the tree was really emitting light! This had never happened before, and Mu Yuncheng was surprised.

He flew the flying ship around the tree twice and recorded all the details he observed.

He found that Mu Qing had not woken up yet. The light it emitted was flickering, just like the frequency of breathing, which looked very magical.

However, as the sky gradually darkened, the atmosphere on the plain seemed to slowly become a little different. Mu Bao noticed this and couldn't help but hold on to his father's clothes.

At this moment, Mu Yuncheng's communicator also rang.

He looked and found that it was the breeder Zhou Yan from the nursery, who seemed to be the young man following the breeder Su.

Mu Yuncheng received the news from him through his good friend.

Zhou Yan: [Please live in the hut by the river]

Mu Yuncheng didn't understand, but he had one good point, which was that he was very receptive to advice. So he thanked A Yan, and then took Mu Bao to live in the cottage by the river.

When they walked into the cabin, they suddenly felt that the strange atmosphere on the plain had disappeared, and Mu Bao, who was originally full of uneasy feelings, also calmed down.

The house was not big, but it had everything needed, and Mu Yuncheng quickly took his son to take a hot bath.

Seeing the child's legs restored to normal, Mu Yuncheng couldn't help but have tears in his eyes even though he knew it was true. He said, "Your mother will definitely be very happy to see that you have recovered."

Mu Bao's face flushed red from the hot water. He nodded and hummed, then asked, "When can I see Mom? Can we bring her here with us?"

"Well, Dad is preparing. We will be able to see her in a while."

"Yeah!"

Mu Bao cheered, a bright smile on his face that had not appeared for a long time.

At night, he and his father huddled in the same bed, looking at the unfamiliar rooftop, yet he felt unprecedented peace and joy.

"Dad, I love it here," he said. "I love everything about it!"

"Go to sleep and meet the Earth Spirit tomorrow."

"Um!"