Chapter 246: Monster (First Update)
While Fang Yuxin was talking, Bai Ye looked around vigilantly. Because the surrounding energy field was unstable, he didn't sense anything, but he believed Fang Yuxin. Since she had discovered it, there must be something nearby!
The wind and rain were getting stronger and stronger, the whistling sound of the wind almost turned into a roar, and the rain became more and more violent. Bai Ye's face changed, and then a golden light flashed on his body, and his skin turned faintly golden. He looked at Fang Yuxin hesitantly, then exerted force with his hands, pulled her close to his arms, and hugged her tightly with his arms.
Now is a critical moment. He was afraid that if his hand slipped, he would not be able to hold Fang Yuxin and let her be blown away by the strong wind. Only in this way could he feel a little more at ease.
Fang Yuxin stared at one direction, his pale face becoming colder and colder: "I'm saying this for the last time, get out of here right now!"
Bai Ye looked over subconsciously, but he could see nothing but muddy water and dead leaves. The rain was so heavy that countless streams formed on the ground. All the dead leaves on the ground floated on the water and were carried away by the water.
Bai Ye believed that Fang Yuxin's perception was correct, so even though he couldn't see anything special, he still stared at that place, tense and alert to prevent that thing from suddenly attacking him.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a flash of red light, shooting towards Fang Yuxin like lightning!
"Be careful!" he exclaimed, and subconsciously snapped his fingers to shoot out a golden light that was about to hit the red light.
"Ah——" A small cry was almost completely covered by the sound of wind and rain. If Bai Ye and Fang Yuxin were not too close, they would not have heard it at all.
Bai Ye watched helplessly as the red light twisted strangely and avoided the golden light he had shot out. Just as he was about to attack again, he was stopped by Fang Yuxin: "Wait a minute!"
Fang Yuxin paused here, stretched out his hand, and said to the red light: "Come here by yourself!"
Bai Ye was stunned, and then he saw a flash of red light, which landed in Fang Yuxin's open palm and turned into a little man the size of a fist. It looked very cute, just like the chubby dolls in New Year pictures. It had a high pigtail, a red bellyband, and huddled up, with a pair of delicate arms tightly holding Fang Yuxin's fingers.
Bai Ye couldn't help but be surprised. Although this thing looked very cute, it didn't look like a human being at all. It looked more like some kind of monster.
"It's the ginseng spirit," Fang Yuxin said lightly, which solved Bai Ye's doubts. Then she hesitated for a moment and said to Bai Ye, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere else."
Bai Ye was stunned at first, and then a guess came to his mind. He was excited when he thought that Fang Yuxin was going to reveal his biggest secret to him. But he looked very calm, as if he knew nothing.
Seeing him nodded, Fang Yuxin reached out and grabbed him, gritted his teeth, and brought him into the Qingmu Lingfu.
If she could, she would not want to do this. But she really had no choice. The wind and rain were getting stronger and stronger, and the dark clouds in the sky showed no sign of dissipating. It seemed that a new round of lightning was brewing. If she and Bai Ye did not hide, it would only be more dangerous!
In desperation, she could only take Bai Ye and hide in the Qingmu Lingfu temporarily, and then go look for her family when the rain subsided.
Fortunately, she had specifically sensed that Chen Qiao and others who had signed a blood oath with her were not in danger of their lives. At the same time, she did not sense that anything had happened to their families, so they should be safe for the time being.
With this discovery, Fang Yuxin finally breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer as nervous as before.
As soon as she entered the Qingmu Spiritual Palace, Fang Yuxin felt the gentle spiritual energy around her and couldn't help but take a deep breath. Then she pushed Bai Ye away and sat on the ground in an ungraceful manner.
She took Bai Ye directly into the hall and secretly made some arrangements to trap Bai Ye in the hall to prevent him from going out and seeing the spiritual fields and lake outside.
Although Fang Yuxin had no choice but to bring Bai Ye into the Qingmu Spiritual Mansion, the Qingmu Spiritual Mansion was her biggest trump card after all. She couldn't let her guard down completely towards Bai Ye, so it was better to expose as little as possible.
There are many spirit gathering arrays arranged in the main hall, which can be regarded as a holy place for cultivation. However, such a place is nothing compared to the spirit fields and spirit lakes outside.
Now is the end of the world, food is the most important thing. Moreover, there are crystal cores to absorb, so the advantages of these spirit gathering arrays are not obvious.
It would be fine if Bai Ye entered the hall, but if he discovered the situation outside, Fang Yuxin didn't even dare to think about whether he would be tempted.
However, Bai Ye was very self-conscious. After entering the hall, he just took a rough look and stopped observing. He sat aside obediently and took out the crystal core from his pocket to prepare for absorption.
Because of the tight time schedule, these crystal cores were not purified. He left the remaining crystal cores in the hotel and decided not to think about them for the time being.
Fang Yuxin glanced at him quickly, took out a small bag and threw it to him. The bag contained a hundred purified primary crystal cores. She also had primary and even secondary crystal cores, but there were not many of them, so she wanted to keep them for herself and was reluctant to give them to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye took the small bag, opened it, and understood what Fang Yuxin meant. He did not refuse, put away his crystal cores, took out the purified crystal cores from the bag and began to absorb them, without asking Fang Yuxin how he was going to deal with the ginseng essence.
Fang Yuxin saw that he was trying to avoid suspicion and also wanted to recover his strength as soon as possible. So she stood up and took the ginseng spirit in her hand to a corner so as not to disturb Bai Ye. After she turned her back and sat down, she loosened her fingers slightly and looked at the ginseng spirit.
When he entered the Qingmu Spiritual Mansion just now, he deliberately held the ginseng spirit tightly in his hand, fearing that it would suddenly escape after entering the Qingmu Spiritual Mansion. The Qingmu Spiritual Mansion is not small in space, and if the ginseng spirit intentionally hides, it will not be easy for Fang Yuxin to find it again.
As soon as she loosened her fingers, the ginseng spirit poked its head out, its face red as it kept panting, looking like it was suffocating. Its small eyes glared at Fang Yuxin in dissatisfaction, accusing her, "Why are you holding on so tightly? I can't run away! You almost suffocated me to death just now, do you know that?"
Fang Yuxin narrowed his eyes, looked at it coldly, and asked in a bad tone: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cook you and make soup. Do you believe it?"
When the ginseng spirit heard this, he trembled and immediately became obedient. Obviously, he understood what Fang Yuxin meant.
Fang Yuxin couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, and asked curiously, "How old are you this year?" Although this thing looks small, like a miniature baby, it is not easy for plants to become spirits, let alone ginseng spirits.
Ginseng has been hailed as a magical herb since ancient times, and people have been collecting it continuously since then. In many places, wild ginseng is almost extinct, and only some can be seen in some deep mountains.
Not only did it survive, it even became a spirit and was able to understand what Fang Yuxin meant. This would have been absolutely impossible in a short period of time.
The ginseng spirit did not answer directly. It stared at Fang Yuxin for a while. Perhaps it realized that she was not easy to fool, so it said honestly: "Well, I don't know exactly how old I am. Anyway, hundreds of years have passed since I became conscious."
Fang Yuxin was not surprised by this number. Before the end of the world, it was not easy for plants to have their own consciousness.
Fang Yuxin nodded and continued to ask: "Why did you summon me? Does the lightning in the sky have anything to do with you?" Fang Yuxin was furious when she thought that she couldn't be reunited with her family because of this thing.
The ginseng spirit was very alert. After noticing Fang Yuxin's anger, he immediately explained, "Those damn lightning bolts have nothing to do with me! I summoned you because I sensed an earthquake would happen here, and I also sensed the pure wood energy in you. I wanted you to take me away, but the lightning bolts came down before you could even find me."
There was a hint of resentment in his voice, as if he was unhappy that Fang Yuxin arrived too late.
Fang Yuxin pinched it angrily and warned it, "I'm in a bad mood right now, you'd better not mess with me! Also, since you want me to take you away, let's sign a contract. Either you recognize me as your master and obey my orders from now on, or I will use you to make soup!"
The ginseng spirit was so frightened that its body trembled. It held Fang Yuxin's fingers and asked carefully, "If I...if I recognize you as my master, can you give me some wood energy?"
It did not lie just now. It summoned Fang Yuxin because it sensed the pure wood energy in her body. It also knew that a natural disaster would occur in this place. It had to rely on Fang Yuxin's help to escape the disaster, otherwise it would most likely lose its soul and die.
Now that it has hidden in this mysterious space, its life is temporarily saved. Therefore, it can't help but set its sights on the pure wood energy on Fang Yuxin.
Fang Yuxin was not angry. There was a reason why ginseng was called a divine herb. Although it was just a name given to it by mortals, it was not a real divine herb. But it was very spiritual, and now it had become a spirit. If it could be taken as a servant, it could be used to take care of the spiritual fields and medicinal fields, and tend to the spiritual herbs in them.
Plant spirits have a natural advantage in tending spiritual plants, and now Fang Yuxin happens to have encountered one, so why not make use of it!
Fang Yuxin looked at its cautious appearance and felt that if she wanted to make this little thing obedient, she would have to give it some sweet treats. She said affirmatively: "As long as you recognize me as your master, I will naturally not treat you unfairly in the future."
When the ginseng spirit heard this, its two rice-grain-sized eyes lit up and it immediately said, "Master, please accept me! I will be very good and very useful!" After saying that, he deliberately blinked shyly at Fang Yuxin.
Fang Yuxin didn't know who it learned this fawning look from. The corner of his mouth twitched. He stopped being polite to it and quickly signed the contract.
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