"They are all expensive elven crops."
"If I harbored ill intentions towards you, would I have brought these expensive elven crops?"
The men worked together to push the cart forward.
The tree spirits all looked at the contents of the cart.
Indeed, the cart was full of crops rich in natural energy.
A series of rustling sounds, much like the rustling of leaves in the forest when the wind blows.
The voice, crescendoed from beneath the white rose, said, "This is the tree spirits' unique way of communicating."
The tall female tree spirit at the head of the group said to Li Aili with a stern face:
"The humans who came here for the first time stole the food we grew!"
"Not long after, humans once again plundered our food. This time, they even damaged our precious saplings!"
White Rose exclaimed, "The saplings are the children of the tree spirits. They cherish the saplings very much. No wonder they went crazy."
Li Aili was completely bewildered. The Adventurers' Guild had only come twice before, and the last time they suffered a crushing defeat.
"We drove away the third group of humans, but they still came for the little food we had left."
"Now that you can't take our food, is that why you've come up with this idea, humans?"
Li Aili: "..." Wait, something's not right here.
But now is not the time to make excuses.
Her mind raced. "You're saying the second group of explorers injured your child?"
"Have you cured those children?"
The female tree spirit's face was so somber it could drip water. "That's the spellcaster's magic. We have no magic potions, no holy water from the Holy See. What do you say, human?"
Li Aili immediately took out a bottle of 'healing potion'.
"This, this can cure your child."
But the tree spirit no longer believed the humans. "How can you prove you're not lying?"
Upon hearing this, Li Aili did not hesitate. She immediately pulled out the dagger from Bai Meigui's waist, closed her eyes, and used the knife to cut a palm-sized gash on her arm.
Instantly, blood gushed out like a fountain.
White Rose opened her mouth, and finally used the newly learned phrase, "Sister, awesome!"
Li Aili's face turned deathly pale with pain.
The tree spirit: "..." The tree spirit was completely stunned.
Li Aili bit her lip, opened the "healing potion" with one hand, and drank it all in one gulp.
A miracle happened right under our noses.
The gruesome wound slowly healed. She wiped the blood off with her sleeve, revealing smooth skin without a trace of scar.
But the pain is still there.
Li Aili secretly made a mental note of it, planning to improve the healing potion by adding an anesthetic function.
The air was deathly quiet.
Li Aili, enduring the lingering pain, said, "See? I wasn't lying to you, we're not with the groups ahead of us."
"Every race has good and bad. Do you dare say that tree spirits are definitely not bad?"
The tree spirits began to whisper among themselves.
Their voices were low, but centaurs had excellent hearing. White Rose telepathically replied, "They're arguing about whether to give the little tree spirit the medicine."
"Many tree spirits still doubt your potion."
"Oh! They also said that you gave yourself the real medicine, but gave their saplings poison!" White Rose angrily threw dirt on the ground with her hooves.
"Don't worry, that female tree spirit should be the leader of their branch of tree spirits, but she hasn't made a statement yet."
At this moment, a female tree spirit rushed towards Li Aili, crying and sobbing.
But soon, she was pulled back by her companion.
The weeping tree spirit started arguing with her companions.
White Rose translated, "Her child is dying, and she wants to try your medicine, but her companions are dissuading her!"
"Damn it! She said her baby is dying and she can't wait any longer!"
"It's infuriating! Damn it, what's the point of negotiating? Let's just start fighting! These tree spirits are out of their minds!"
Li Aili: "..."
I saw that the anxious tree spirit mother was being held down by several tree spirits.
Li Aili was so angry that she flipped over and got off White Rose's back.
She was unarmed, yet she charged towards the tree spirit's blade until she reached the weeping female tree spirit before stopping.
With a series of 'swish, swish, swish,' swords, spears, clubs, and other weapons were pointed at her.
There was no fear in Li Aili's determined green eyes.
Even though the tip of a long knife was only inches away from her throat.
"I'm offering myself as a hostage to give this medicine to your sapling. If it dies, I'll give my life in return!"
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