'Swish swish—'
Just as Xiao Zi was waiting for the old ginkgo tree's answer, a dark shadow suddenly flashed behind the old ginkgo tree.
Immediately afterwards, the old ginkgo tree began to tremble violently, and the golden leaves at the top of its crown withered and turned to ash at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The old ginkgo tree's vitality also quickly faded.
Little Purple is furious!
How dare they steal the old tree's power right in front of it, while it was suppressing the old tree? They're courting death!
'Chirp!'
With a sharp cry, Xiao Zi leaped out, simultaneously retracting its suppression of the old ginkgo tree.
The old ginkgo tree, now free, trembled once more from its massive trunk.
The dark shadow lying behind it was violently shaken back, rolling on the ground more than a dozen times, and finally stopping after crashing into several rocks.
Amidst the swirling dust and flying pebbles, a tall figure, whose face was obscured, slowly rose from the ashes and walked towards them.
Little Purple was half-entwined around the old ginkgo tree, looking up at the dark figure.
Closer, closer!
Finally, the shadowy figure was fully revealed.
It was a tall ape, covered from head to toe in long, thick black fur.
Only a pair of eyes with a purple glow were visible, their gaze as cold as frost in an autumn night.
'laugh--'
The apes took a deep breath and then pounced on them.
'Chirp!'
Old tree, stop it!
'Swish swish!'
The old ginkgo tree shook its crown somewhat aggrievedly.
One second they want to eat someone, the next they want them to do hard labor.
But it dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction.
It secretly hoped that Little Purple would let it go because it was obedient.
The golden leaves, falling softly, rose up on their own before hitting the ground, like incredibly sharp blades, and attacked the apes.
Little Purple jumped to the ground.
As the monkey leaped and darted back and forth to evade the attacks of the old ginkgo tree, it silently 'watched' the monkey.
That's strange...
This ape, as tall as a human building, not only exuded the scent of that little black ball, but also—
Its taste!
How come this seemingly stupid monkey smells like it?
Could it be—
Little Purple shook its head and suddenly remembered the small piece of its body that it had discarded when it first came into this world.
The world could not contain its enormous size, so it used most of its remaining energy to shape its current body.
It then devoured most of the old body.
Finally, the remaining three-inch-long tail end was simply too much to eat.
The energy contained in the tail end was negligible to it, so it was left in that underground passage.
Later, after it went to live with its owner, it never thought of this insignificant little thing again.
But now it seems—
Its old body was taken by its master's enemy.
They even used that piece of waste body to create this stupid thing that, like it, can enhance its own strength by absorbing the energy of other living beings.
Using its things against its owner?
A nameless fire surged within Xiao Zi, and she suddenly opened her mouth wide, ready to suck the monkey dry.
It only darted forward a short distance before stopping again.
The owner said it wasn't allowed to eat anything that had come into contact with the little black balls.
Forget it, I'll just take it back and let the owner decide what to do with it.
Thinking this, Xiao Zi started moving again.
A purple figure darted swiftly through a sea of gold.
A series of snapping sounds echoed from the light and shadow.
The monkey could dodge the old ginkgo tree's attacks, but it couldn't escape Little Purple's whipping.
Having dodged Xiao Zi's attack, he was suddenly covered in more than a dozen deep cuts that exposed bone.
After only a few rounds, the ape was defeated and lay on the ground in a sorry state, barely breathing.
'Chirp!'
Xiao Zi gestured for the old ginkgo tree to stop.
In an instant, ginkgo leaves fluttered to the ground, and everything returned to calm.
Little Purple climbed up to the monkey and poked it with its tail with a hint of disdain.
Despite possessing its devouring ability by utilizing its discarded body, its strength is still so weak.
If it hadn't suppressed the old tree just now, with that stupid big guy's strength, let alone absorbing the old tree's power, it would have been a huge difficulty to even get within ten meters of the old tree.
Hmph, what a piece of trash!
Little Purple looked around, and several beams of purple light flew out from its body. When it returned, it pulled back more than a dozen level-three vine plants.
'Chirp!'
Carry it on your shoulder and come with me!
After giving her instructions, Xiao Zi took the lead and started climbing down the mountain.
The vines dared not disobey, and in a few moments they wrapped the monkey into a large green cocoon, supporting it and following closely behind Little Purple.
The old ginkgo tree breathed a sigh of relief when it saw that the ginkgo tree no longer mentioned asking it to contribute its strength.
As for the power that was absorbed by the ape, it can be replenished by taking a little from the mutated plants in the mountains and forests.
The old ginkgo tree thought to itself with delight, its golden leaves rustling happily.
Just then, Xiao Zi suddenly turned around, and the old ginkgo tree froze.
The golden leaves covering their heads seemed to have been paused, standing straight up without daring to move.
'Chirp!'
Old tree, I will come back!
The old ginkgo tree: "..."
Is it too late for it to move now?
'Chirp!'
Don't even think about escaping. Also, pick out some little guys with well-developed root systems and who have developed intelligence, the more the better.
If you do my job well, maybe I'll change my mind and not eat you!
Little Purple guessed its thoughts and let out several more stern warnings and instructions.
The old ginkgo tree hurriedly shook its full head of golden leaves, nodded in agreement, and immediately put it into action.
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