Banxia coughed lightly: "I have some bad news for you. We are no longer at the highway exit."

When Xiao Feng was first thrown out of the space, she didn't have time to observe her surroundings: "Where are we now?"

That's a really good question, which made Banxia fall silent again.

"Humans?" Xiao Feng grabbed Ban Xia's arm and said understandingly, "Tell me how to get back to Rongcheng, and I'll go back by myself."

It didn't know that Banxia had already entered the city, and subconsciously assumed that she, like itself, had fled the scene of the crime immediately after committing the bad deed.

Upon hearing this, Banxia felt a sudden pang of guilt. What if something happened to such an innocent bamboo on its way back to the city?

Most importantly, a Damocles' sword, a "magnitude nine earthquake," hangs over their heads. Returning to Rongcheng now is like dancing on the head of the King of Hell.

Nanxing could tell what Banxia was thinking just by looking at her eyes: "Wife, if you want to take Xiaofeng home, then go ahead."

He had been in a hurry to leave Rongcheng with Banxia because he didn't know what dangers they would face. Now that he knew, he felt relieved.

Banxia looked intently into his eyes, making sure there was no reluctance in her gaze: "Then wait for me in the space."

Nanxing pinched her face and pulled it to both sides: "What are you waiting for?"

Banxia immediately changed her mind: "Let's go together." She thought for a moment and added, "Riding mutated eagles."

Strong earthquakes can cause ground subsidence or cracks, but is it safe to fly?

Having made up her mind, Banxia called the mutated eagle couple over: "Let's get to work."

The mutant eagle flies faster than a motorcycle. Its only two drawbacks are that its hairstyle gets messed up easily and it gets too cold in the wind.

As plants that are rooted in the soil year-round, this was the first time that Xiaofeng and Xiaoweichang had gone to the sky, and they were so scared that they dared not move.

The Devouring Tree loudly advised, "This is very likely the only time you bamboo people will ever ascend to heaven. Don't just be afraid, enjoy it!"

Xiao Feng and Xiao Wei: The only time we've ever been to the sky? That's wonderful!

After safely escorting Xiaofeng and Xiaowei back to the intersection, Banxia waved goodbye to the two bamboo trees: "Goodbye."

Xiao Feng called out to Ban Xia, "Human, don't go yet! I have a lot of bamboo rice stored at home, enough for you to eat your fill for many days. I'll go back and get it for you now, wait for me!"

People living in the city often go hungry, so people like her who have no fixed abode must be even worse off, right? It just so happens that it has no use for the bamboo rice, so it might as well do a good deed!

Xiaowei added, "I... I also have a lot of bamboo rice, I'll give it all to you."

Although flying in the air is a bit scary, humans are polite and kind, so I don't feel bad giving it to her.

Banxia sighed, thinking, "Aren't these two bamboo stalks a little too naive? Did you live in the deserted mountains before the apocalypse?"

Xiao Feng and Xiao Wei said in unison, "Yeah, how did you know?"

Banxia: Any mutated plant that has ever lived in human society would never trust a stranger so easily!

She earnestly instructed, "When you see a stranger in the future, either run away as fast as you can, or attack immediately without giving them any chance to speak, understand?"

Xiao Feng and Xiao Wei asked in unison again, "Why?"

Banxia said coldly, "You don't need to know why, just do as I say!"

Xiao Feng sighed helplessly, "Alright then, wait for us, we'll be right back."

"Xiao Feng, Xiao Wei, you don't need to go back—"

A kind female voice suddenly rang out.

Xiao Feng and Xiao Wei immediately stopped in their tracks and respectfully said, "Your Majesty!"

Banxia subconsciously looked ahead and saw an enormous banyan tree slowly approaching from a distance. However, in just two seconds, it was right in front of Banxia.

The Banyan King looked at Banxia with great interest: "Human, I heard you want to see me?"

Banxia nodded: "Yes, I want to challenge you. However, it seems I chose the wrong time."

An earthquake is imminent; who would be in the mood for fighting?

The Banyan King was not surprised; instead, he said, "I have seen you in the prophecy."

Banxia looked at it in surprise: "You knew all along that I was going to challenge you?"

The banyan tree king denied this, saying, "This was not what I expected."

But instead of explaining, it asked, "What do you think of Xiaofeng and Xiaowei, as well as the cypress and morning glory that you fought with before?"

Banxia spoke frankly: "I don't know which aspect you are asking about. In terms of strength, they are much weaker than me. In terms of personality, apart from being too naive, they are all very good."

Personally, she prefers to be around creatures with simple personalities, which is why she specifically reminded Xiaofeng and Xiaowei to be mindful of their interactions with strangers.

“Just like Xiao Feng and the others, these are simple mutated plants,” said the Banyan Tree King. “There are 11,936 of them in Banyan City. In addition, there are 5,107 mutated animals in Banyan City.”

Many people in Rongcheng keep pets; on average, one in every fifty households owns a pet. After the apocalypse, many pets lost their owners and became stray animals. They are used to being close to humans and, even after mutation, they are not wary of humans.

So people deliberately exploited their affinity for humans, capturing and killing them for food. It took pity on these small animals that had lost their homes and actively brought them into its protected area.

The Banyan King gently stroked Banxia's head with a branch: "Child, are you willing to shelter them?"

Banxia was completely stunned. Was the shelter what she thought it meant?

The Banyan King said confidently, "I know you have a huge paradise, where there is enough land for all the mutated plants and animals in the entire Banyan City to live in peace. Don't worry, they won't stay on your land for nothing; you will be their new king from now on."

Its voice was full of temptation: "In the future, whether you want to eat fresh fruit, see fresh flowers, pet cats and dogs, or even kill, set fires, or fight zombies, you can call them to help you at any time."

Banxia waved her hands frantically in refusal: "Sorry, I don't want to be king of mutated plants and animals, nor do I have the ability to be king of them."

She just wanted to be a human being who could live a life of leisure and wait to die!

The Banyan King smiled wryly: "Don't be in such a hurry, let me tell you a story."

Two months ago, when it evolved from level five to level six, it had a prophetic dream. The dream showed that the entire city of Shahe would be completely destroyed by an earthquake in the future.

In an attempt to change the fate of humans and mutated plants and animals, it tried to drive away the mutated little yellow dog that slept under its shade every day. However, as soon as the little yellow dog left the city, it was hit on the hind leg by a large rock that fell from the sky and almost lost its life.

It thought it was just an accident, so after treating the little yellow dog, it chased it out of the city again. However, just like last time, the little yellow dog was inexplicably injured again.

It chased the little yellow dog five times in a row, and each time the little yellow dog had an accident less than a kilometer away from Shahe City.

The Banyan King finally realized, belatedly, that its fate was irreversible.