"Demon Lord! Don't!"
Seeing that Ning Yechen was about to kill Ye Shuying, the ancient tree fairy couldn't help but interrupt him in a tender voice.
"Demon Lord, if you want that bead, I can give it to you..."
"But please don't hurt Shuying..."
The ancient tree fairy stared at Ning Yechen, its young and tender face revealing a touching expression of pleading.
Ning Yechen heard this and slowly retracted his outstretched arm.
He came here only to find the fairy pearl, not to kill anyone.
Since the ancient tree fairy was willing to hand over the fairyland pearl, there was no need for him to take action.
The ancient tree fairy slowly squatted beside Ye Shuying, looked at the serious injuries on his body, her pretty face full of pity.
"Shuying, thank you..."
The ancient tree fairy stretched out its lush white jade hands and gently pressed them on Ye Shuying's body. A gentle spiritual light emanated from its palms, and it used the power of the fairy to heal Ye Shuying's body bit by bit.
"Master Fairy..."
Feeling the warm and healing spiritual power on her body, Ye Shuying felt both moved and ashamed.
The fairy lady is so gentle...
But he couldn't even protect the fairy...
"Master Xianling, what is the fairyland bead?"
Ye Shuying asked curiously.
He has been a tree keeper for hundreds of years, but he has never heard of any fairy beads hidden in this place.
He had never even heard of the name of the Fairyland Pearl.
"Hmm...I'm not very clear about the Immortal Realm Pearl..."
The ancient tree fairy thought seriously for a moment like an ignorant girl, and then shook her head naively.
He looked completely confused, as if I had no idea what was going on.
Ye Shuying: "..."
Ye Shuying looked as if she had really lost to you and didn't know what to say.
"Master Xianling... since you don't even know what the Fairyland Pearl is, how can you agree to hand it over to the Demon Lord...?"
"Well... although I don't know what the Fairyland Pearl is, I know what the Demon Lord is looking for."
"That bead should be the one in my body."
The ancient tree fairy said frankly.
She didn't quite understand how to explain the Fairyland Pearl in her body, but as soon as she heard the name of the Fairyland Pearl, she was certain that the Demon Lord was looking for the pearl in her body.
"Master Xianling, the pearl in your body..."
"Then... is that bead important to you, Master Xianling?"
Ye Shuying asked with a worried look on her face.
The ancient tree fairy rolled his eyes, thought for a moment, and gently pressed his palm on Ye Shuying's chest, feeling his pounding heartbeat, and said:
"That bead should be the same as the one you have here, Shuying."
The Fairyland Pearl is the result of the condensation of the pure spiritual power of the Fairyland over countless long years, forming the source of the spiritual power of the Fairyland.
Before the ancient fairy tree appeared, the fairy pearl had already been conceived in the fairy world.
The ancient fairy tree was born and grew under the fairyland pearl, evolving and condensing into its form.
It can be said that the Fairyland Pearl is the heart of the ancient fairy tree, supplying endless spiritual power to the huge ancient fairy tree and even the entire fairyland!
The importance of the Fairyland Pearl to the ancient fairy tree is self-evident!
Ye Shuying was shocked when she heard this. She held the ancient tree fairy's shoulder while enduring the pain and said with a firm look in her eyes:
"Master Xianling! That fairyland bead is so important to you and the entire fairyland!"
"Even if I die, you must never hand it over!"
This guy, he really thinks he doesn't exist...
Ning Yechen glanced at Ye Shuying at his feet speechlessly and said lightly:
"It doesn't matter. Even if you don't hand it over, I will find it myself later."
"Even if it means uprooting this ancient fairy tree!"
Ye Shuying was speechless and lowered her head sadly.
The Demon Lord always keeps his word...
Even if he died to stop the Demon Lord, he might uncover the entire ancient tree secret realm, or even the entire fairyland, to find the fairyland pearl in the fairyland ancient tree...
"Shuying, it's okay."
"Even if I don't have that bead, I won't disappear."
"I'm right here, I just might need a little sleep."
"Are you still willing to stay with me?"
The ancient tree fairy smiled slightly, and pointed her jade finger at the huge ancient fairy tree standing in front of her. Her beautiful emerald green eyes stared at Ye Shuying expectantly, waiting for his answer.
When she was a tree keeper in previous generations, she was not yet able to fully transform into a human form, so she had never communicated with anyone.
Only after Ye Shuying came did she learn how to change her shape and be able to communicate and talk with people.
Ye Shuying was very happy to talk to her. No matter what she asked, he would talk endlessly and explain it to her over and over again without getting tired of it.
Sometimes I would share various stories with her, or let her try various things for the first time.
Originally, she was just an ancient fairy tree standing on the land of the secret realm, letting the wind and rain blow, and the time pass by, without feeling anything.
Just like this, she quietly feels the time passing by.
But when she was with Ye Shuying, she always felt that time passed faster and every day was more interesting...
She experienced a feeling she had never had before, and there was also a feeling in her heart that she had never had before...
She can actually transfer the fairyland pearl in her body through her roots and rhizomes at any time to any place under the ground in the fairyland.
If Ning Yechen really wants to find the Fairyland Pearl, he may need to uncover the entire Fairyland.
But for Ye Shuying's safety, she did not do so, but chose to hand over the Fairyland Pearl on her own initiative.
The Fairyland Pearl is important to her, but not as important as him...
"Master Fairy..."
"As long as I am alive, no matter when, I will always be by your side, Master Fairy, to protect you!"
Ye Shuying's eyes were gradually soaked with tears. She covered her chest with her hands and spoke solemnly and resolutely.
He secretly swore in his heart that he would work harder in practice from now on, become a qualified tree keeper, and guard the ancient fairy tree forever!
Hearing Ye Shuying's answer, the ancient tree fairy smiled happily and leaned against Ye Shuying's chest.
"Master Fairy..."
Ye Shuying was stunned, hesitated for a moment, slowly reached out her hand and placed it on the petite back of the ancient tree fairy.
This was the first time he personally touched the ancient tree spirit’s body transformed into a human form…
Looking at Ye Shuying and the ancient tree fairy who were reluctant to leave as if they were parting forever, Ning Yechen stood aside and didn't know what to say.
In this atmosphere, he was too embarrassed to even interrupt...
Standing here, he felt like an unreasonable bad guy who stole someone's love...
After a brief embrace, the ancient tree fairy slowly stood up and walked step by step to its huge body.
The slender arm slowly rose and the palm pressed on the broad and thick trunk.
The ancient tree fairy closed its eyes, its delicate body emitted bursts of crystal green fluorescence, and its thin body slowly sank into the ancient fairy tree.
When the body was completely immersed in the ancient fairy tree, a crack gradually appeared on the thick trunk.
From the crack, crystal clear and pure fairy sap flowed, filled with a rich and gentle fairy scent.
A green, crystal-clear fairy bead as big as a palm slowly floated out from the crack...