Last time, when the demons were devouring two human corpses, the Infant Tree Demon was a step too slow and didn't get a single hair.
I was upset about this for a long time.
For the past few days, it has been guarding the entrance to the mirror space, thinking that if any more humans are captured, it will be the first to take action.
And so, this scene unfolded.
As soon as Zhou Boyu and the others entered, they saw it use its roots as legs and rush forward quickly.
Zhou Boyu and his group of five were only slightly startled, but quickly calmed down and assumed defensive stances.
The few surviving civilians, however, screamed in terror.
Just then, the delivery ghost ran over and said, "Old tree ghost, these are humans that the master rescued. You can't eat them."
"What?"
The Infant Tree Demon suddenly stopped, stunned. "Why didn't you tell me? You wasted my feelings!"
"Are you too impatient? Didn't you see that the other monsters haven't made a move yet?"
Xia Tianqiong used her mind to notify all the other contracted ghosts to avoid accidental harm, but she did not notify the Infant Tree Ghost.
It has no combat capability and does not usually participate in combat, so naturally it was not notified.
The delivery guy looked at Zhou Boyu and the others and said, "Don't wander around. There are still many strange things here. Avoid any misunderstandings."
Zhou Boyu and the others nodded repeatedly.
The Infant Tree Demon was still unwilling to give up. Seeing so many humans standing in front of it, yet unable to eat them, it felt an unbearable itch in its heart.
There's a strange emptiness that I need to eat human flesh and drink human blood to fill.
It suddenly had a good idea.
"See this fruit on my body? It can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. Even if your hands and feet are cut off, they can grow back."
The Infant Tree shifted its roots and slowly approached the group, saying, "Whoever is willing to cut off their hands and feet and give them to me, I will give them this Infant Fruit."
Anyway, hands and feet can grow back, so you won't suffer any loss. Ha, I'm really clever; I even came up with such a brilliant idea.
As it was talking, it suddenly started laughing.
The sound was clear and crisp, like a baby's, and very pleasant to hear.
The people present were inexplicably horrified, feeling that this strange occurrence was not normal.
The delivery ghost walked over, grabbed the trunk of the baby tree ghost, and dragged it away.
"Stop messing around! The infant fruit on your body belongs to its master. You have no right to control it. Besides, it's not even ripe yet. Aren't you just trying to cheat me?"
"It's effective even if it's not fully mature, just less so. That's why I only exchanged hands and feet with them, not the whole body. As long as you don't tell, the master won't know. I'll give you half of the exchanged hands and feet, how about that?"
"Not good at all. You better behave yourself, or I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of my master!"
"You? You don't even have a single offensive trick. What are you going to do to me?"
The Infant Tree Ghost was arrogant, but the Takeout Ghost chuckled and released it.
Then he took out a very small piece of gold, dropped it on the ground, and continued dropping it as he walked, dropping one every few meters.
Xia Tianqiong instructed the delivery ghost to feed the infant tree ghost two hundred taels of underworld gold every day. In the past, he would take out ten taels of gold ingots and throw them directly onto the tree roots.
Today, however, he took out an ounce or two and threw them everywhere.
"What are you doing? Trying to work me to death?!"
The Infant Tree Ghost knew that this guy was toying with it.
"If you're so tough, then don't eat it!"
The deliveryman grinned mischievously as he ran away, scattering gold as he went, the gold going further and further away.
The Infant Tree Ghost was furious. It was extremely reluctant to move, being a plant-shaped ghost, and usually avoided moving if possible.
Now, looking at the pile of gold particles, it doesn't want to move, doesn't want to be led around like a dog by the delivery guy.
But the allure of the ghost gold was no less than that of human flesh, and it couldn't resist!
So it moved its roots and chased after the delivery monster, devouring grains of gold along the way.
The two eerie creatures chased each other and quickly disappeared into the winding streets, leaving behind a group of bewildered people.
Fang Moyuan watched the departing figure, her pretty face full of surprise and doubt. "Captain, what kind of strange things did Xia Tianqiong make contracts with? It feels weird!"
Zhou Boyu pondered for a moment, "They are all very useful supernatural beings. It seems they have signed human-supernatural contracts. We can't compare!"
Suddenly, a tremendous suction force appeared, pulling them out of the mirror space and back into the real world.
The group felt a blur before their eyes, and when they could see their surroundings again, they found themselves surrounded by dozens of people.
"Have we escaped that black-and-white world?"
Zhou Boyu was still somewhat surprised and uncertain.
Secretary Liu was delighted to see that they were all safe and sound. "It was Mr. Xia who saved you."
Zhou Boyu and his team members exchanged glances, then solemnly said to Xia Tianqiong, "Thank you, Mr. Xia."
The few survivors who were rescued remained in a state of panic and confusion, completely unaware of what had happened.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Xia Tianqiong snapped her fingers, and the bus disappeared from the spot. Then she picked up the orange cat and walked outside.
Suddenly, Huang Yu's voice rang in his mind, "Boss, I sensed the fluctuation of Netherworld power on the ground two meters to the left."
Perhaps because of his mastery of spatial power, Huang Yu was also quite sensitive to the power of the netherworld.
None of the many ghost hunters present noticed, but she did.
Xia Tianqiong suddenly stopped and turned to look at the ground to his left. The ground was covered with black powder left by the monsters after they died, making it impossible to see where the ground used to be.
He walked over, kicked away the powder, and saw a human-shaped outline drawn on the gray cement floor.
It looks like it was drawn with a pencil; you can't tell unless you look closely.
"Ah, so it was hidden here!"
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