Chapter 995: Spiritual Energy Revival
Xiao Jihui stared blankly at the people in front of him.
It took him a while to realize what the other person had said, and he replied blankly, "Wh...what?"
Jun Wuduan frowned slightly, but still asked in a good-natured manner, "Xiao Baihui's son?"
During the time Jun Wuduan helped out in the Wu tribe village, he had seen Xiao Baihui in a video call between Ye Wanxi and some other people.
Xiao Jihui was unsure about the identities of the men, and upon hearing this, he tentatively asked, "Sir... do you know my father?"
"That's it. Our senior brother sent us to help."
"Senior Brother?"
"Sealed Heaven Domain".
Xiao Jihui's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze towards the group changed instantly: "You are Mr. Feng's junior brothers? And Miss Ye..."
"Junior Sister."
Xiao Jihui took a deep breath, overjoyed: "I...I'm sorry, I didn't expect Mr. Feng, Miss Ye, and their fellow disciples. Gentlemen..."
"My surname is Xiang."
"My last name is Jun."
"River."
"Mr. Xiang, Mr. Jun, Mr. Jiang, you've come just in time. We do have a particularly difficult situation that requires your help."
The three exchanged glances, but did not immediately speak: "Speak."
Just as Xiao Jihui was about to speak, the messenger in charge of the city center area chased after him again: "Deputy Minister, the city center is about to collapse. Captain Liu just called to ask what to do now!"
Xiao Jihui's expression changed: "Send more manpower immediately."
After saying that, he seemed to remember something and suddenly turned to look at Xiang Yueqi and the others: "Gentlemen, the matter is urgent, shall we talk as we walk?"
Xiang Yueqi and the others had no objections and got into the car with Xiao Jihui.
"The situation is urgent, so I'll keep it brief. Early this morning, the police received a series of reports of terrifying mutated plants appearing in several small mountain villages near water and mountains. These plants are extremely aggressive and can spontaneously attack people. The families in the first few villages where these plants appeared have almost all tragically perished."
Xiao Jihui paused, his face filled with grief: "Fortunately, the people around the first few strange plants discovered them in time and reported them to the police promptly. Our department rushed over and used fire and weapons to destroy the strange plants, doing our best to keep the casualties to a minimum."
"But just an hour ago, we received another report that strange plants had appeared in another place. This time there were two strange plants, which were not only highly lethal but also poisonous. The people we sent there had no way to take them down, so they kept calling to ask for help."
After listening to Xiao Jihui's explanation, Jun Wuduan stroked his chin and pondered for a moment: "I see. So what's the situation over there now?"
"The situation is very bad. Two strange plants have appeared. One is suspected to be a pitcher plant, and the other seems to be a monkshood. Pitcher plants are extremely aggressive and are not afraid of water or fire. They can't even be penetrated by bullets. Moreover, some people at the scene reported that every time it swallows a person, its size increases. The longer it goes on, the worse it will be."
"Needle aconite is even more toxic; every part of it is poisonous, and it becomes extremely poisonous after evolving. Initially, many people were accidentally touched by it and suffered from paralysis and difficulty breathing. They thought that going to the hospital would save their lives, but unexpectedly..."
Xiao Jihui felt a pang of regret and trembling as he thought about the phone call he had just received from the hospital.
Of the two exotic plants, the pitcher plant was much larger and even swallowed people, creating a great visual impact and drawing most people's attention to it, while the boat-shaped aconite was overlooked.
Especially after being attacked by Aconitum carmichaelii, most people's wounds were relatively small. In addition, the medical staff arrived in time, so everyone didn't pay much attention to them and focused their attention on the two exotic plants at the scene. Little did they know that these things were so poisonous.
Just a small cut that came into contact with the toxins took the lives of many people. The few who survived suffered brain hypoxia due to suffocation and have not yet woken up, or rather, it is unknown whether they will ever wake up!
Xiao Jihui's eyes reddened as he spoke, and he said to the group with great solemnity, "These mutated plants appeared too suddenly, catching everyone off guard. The research institute hasn't figured it out yet, and although we are trying our best to control them, our capabilities are ultimately limited. We can only ask for your help."
Jun Wuduan nodded: "That's exactly why we've come, and we'll do our best."
Xiao Jihui didn't relax at all when he heard him say that. He could only do his best, but that didn't mean he could really help them control the situation.
To put it bluntly, Xiao Jihui still had some doubts about the abilities of these people, even though they were Feng Tianyu and Ye Wanxi's senior and junior brothers.
"Excuse me for being so bold, but how did you all know I needed help? As far as I know, Mr. Feng and Ms. Ye took a plane to Country D early yesterday morning to film a variety show."
Jun Wuduan raised an eyebrow, as if he could see through Xiao Jihui's thoughts, and smiled slightly: "Senior Brother and Junior Sister have other important matters to attend to abroad. But there have been many things happening recently, and Senior Brother is worried that with the world being so unstable, if something happens to them while they are away, they may not be able to return immediately. That's why he told us to keep an eye on things here."
"As for how we knew you needed help..." Jun Wuduan paused for a moment, then smiled faintly, "At dawn, my two junior brothers and I sensed something amiss, which alerted us. Upon closer inspection, we discovered that this strange presence was gradually spreading..."
Xiao Jihui's heart skipped a beat when he heard him say that. If it was spreading, did that mean that the city center wouldn't be the last place? In places they didn't know, these strange plants were very likely spreading to various places, to every corner, everywhere, in every nook and cranny, impossible to guard against!
"Mr. Jun, what exactly is going on? Is someone behind this, deliberately causing these strange plants to grow..."
Surprisingly, Jun Wuduan shook his head: "Such a large-scale operation is probably not man-made."
Xiao Jihui was stunned: "It wasn't done by human hands."
"It is impossible for humans to do this."
"So what exactly is going on..."
"Spiritual energy is resurrected."
"What?" Xiao Jihui's eyes widened in surprise.
"You heard me right. The current situation is most likely a resurgence of spiritual energy."
“But… but how is that possible?” Xiao Jihui wasn’t unaware of what those four words meant.
As the saying goes, even if you haven't eaten pork, you've still seen a pig run, right?
Xiao Jihui was an atheist before, but after becoming the deputy minister of this special department, the first thing he did was to read countless novels about cultivation and the supernatural, and watch countless movies about cultivation and the supernatural.
(End of this chapter)
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