Chapter 234
"Green Eyes is gone for now."
Tang Yu'an didn't know whether Green Eyes was hiding on purpose or left for something, so he had to say this.
The green-haired young man nodded slightly.
"Who are you? What's your name?" Tang Yu'an asked.
"My...my name is..."
The green-haired young man blinked, then shook his head and said, "I don't remember..."
His voice was still hoarse, and as he said this, the expression on his face became confused.
Tang Yu'an saw that his expression didn't seem fake and couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Could it be that he had been a tree for too long and had forgotten his human memories? He couldn't help but look at Zhou Qi, feeling worried.
Zhou Qi stood still and didn't move.
He was wearing a protective suit, and except for his palms that were burned by fire and a hole in the mask, the rest of his body was invisible.
But from the exposed parts, it can be seen that his body has become woody.
Not only was it hard and had wood grain on his skin, but one could also see his hair turning into branches that grew out after piercing through the protective suit.
Just like he had swallowed the earth spirit insect and turned into a stone before, now he seemed to be turning into a tree.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but sigh.
If they had known in advance that their green-eyed companion had been attacked by the spirit insect and turned into a big tree, they would definitely have been more cautious when they came.
But now that things have come to this, there is nothing we can do.
Moreover, in this situation, Tang Yu'an did not dare to take Zhou Qi to another dimension.
Teacher Gu taught them the principle of the mutual generation and mutual restraint of the five elements. Now Brother Xiaoqi has absorbed the wood spirit insect, and the most abundant spiritual energy in the giant forest is wood, earth and water.
These three types of spiritual energy are obviously what wood spirit insects like.
Taking Xiaoqige to another dimension now may not help him, but will also increase the power of the wood spirit insect and increase his danger.
The wood element is incompatible with...
Tang Yu'an thought about it and took out a few fire crystals.
This was something I had snatched from Brother Chi Hao before. The crystals they picked up in the other dimension were basically water, earth and wood, with very few of the other elements.
He stuffed the fire crystal into Zhou Qi's pocket, then took out a few fire stones and arranged them around him.
I hope this helps him!
After doing all this, Tang Yu'an looked at the green-haired young man on the ground again.
He was also looking at Zhou Qi with confusion in his eyes, and then... he closed his eyes and fainted.
Tang Yu'an quickly supported him, and with the white swan gloves, he caught him easily.
When he turned from a tree back into a human, he was naked. Tang Yu'an performed a purification spell on him and then took out a new set of clothes for him to wear.
Fortunately, he had the white swan gloves. Even though the other person fainted, he easily helped him put on his clothes and carried him back to the carriage.
After pulling out the sofa to turn it into a small bed, he placed the green-haired young man on it and covered him with a blanket. Then Tang Yu'an got out of the car and returned to Zhou Qi.
After he left for a while, the branches on Zhou Qi's head had grown to the level of his shoulders, and small green leaves had grown out.
Tang Yu'an was a little worried, but when he looked at his status bar, he could barely calm down because he saw no bad words like "seriously injured" except for the spirit insect devouring his body.
He stayed by Zhou Qi's side for a while, and when he saw that he couldn't help much, he forced himself to divert his attention.
Tang Yu'an looked at the map and found that Green Eyes was hiding in an abandoned building, motionless, and no one knew what he was doing.
He stood up and walked towards where the green eyes were.
In the collapsed building, Green Eyes was hiding in the shadows. He heard footsteps and his body stiffened slightly.
But soon, he relaxed again.
He hid in the shadows, silently, as if blending into the surrounding environment.
Green Eyes didn't think he would be discovered. This was his territory and he could easily find a hiding place that was difficult for outsiders to notice.
However, the footsteps were getting closer and closer until they stopped beside him.
He looked up and saw the strange-looking man appear outside the entrance of the abandoned building, slightly tilting his head to look at him.
Through the transparent lenses of the goggles, their eyes met.
“…”
The place where he lives is filled with thick green poisonous fog all year round, and visibility is very low.
However, today, for some unknown reason, the poisonous fog in this area disappeared, and the surrounding scenery was so clear.
It was so clear... that he could see the boy's curious eyes through the goggles.
The moment their eyes met, Green Eyes let out a strange cry, then turned and ran away through another exit.
He didn't know why he ran away. Perhaps he was afraid of seeing the fear and hatred in those eyes...
When he ran to the edge of the protective barrier, Green Eyes looked at the misty green fog outside. After hesitating for a moment, he turned around and found a new place to hide.
Although I knew that if I ran further away, that strange person would have no chance of finding me, however...
Green Eyes actually didn't like the fog.
Although he has lived here since he was very young, no other living things can survive here except poisonous weeds and insects.
Green Eyes remembered that he had not been here from the beginning.
He occasionally dreams about his childhood.
When he was little, he lived in the mountains and followed the adults to pick wild vegetables. Later, he was taken away by several adults.
They built a fire in the woods. He no longer remembered what they said. He only remembered that he was so scared that he kept running and running...
When he woke up from his dream, he was in the green mist.
He once thought about leaving here and living in the outside world, but people outside always treated him as a monster...
They chased him and attacked him, stopping only when he ran into the fog.
Because they would die if they entered the fog, but he would not.
So for a long time, he lived alone in this green mist, and could only hide secretly at the intersection, waiting for the occasional passers-by.
Just looking at them makes him happy.
Green eyes huddled in the shadows, shrouded in loneliness and sadness.
Is the big tree going to leave too?
The merchant sent his men over. Will they take the tree away?
The big tree did not originally belong here. It was washed here by the flood and was a gift from God.
He did not die as soon as he came into contact with the green mist. After eating a lot of blue fruits, he survived for several days.
Even though he ended up turning into a tree, Green Eyes didn't mind at all.
The big tree is his only friend.
He said his green eyes were beautiful...
Thinking back to this, a smile appeared on his sad face with green eyes. That was the happiest time he could remember!
But soon, the smile faded again.
Now, the tree has turned back into a human.
Is he leaving here? He can't live in the green fog, he needs to leave to survive...
"Green eyes?"
The boy's clear voice rang out, awakening the green eyes.
He looked up in surprise and saw that the stone above his head had been moved away. The strange-looking man had come towards him again without him knowing!
Why do you always come to see him?
Isn't this person afraid of him?
"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?" The man stretched out his hand towards him, holding a white, round object.
When Green Eyes saw what it was, he was stunned.
“Ah…Ah…”
He wanted to say that he had eaten this, that he had found it at the intersection, and that it was the best food he had ever tasted.
However, due to my anxiety, I couldn't say anything.
"Here you go."
Tang Yu'an threw the bun in his hand towards Green Eyes.
The green eyes were obviously avoiding him, and he didn't dare to crawl into his hiding place rashly, for fear of irritating him.
Seeing the bun being thrown towards him, Green Eyes hurriedly caught it.
The bun was hot, as if it had just been baked, and was much softer than the ones Green Eyes had eaten before.
He held the bun in his hand and glanced at Tang Yu'an hesitantly.
"Eat it quickly. This is called a bun and it's delicious." Tang Yu'an encouraged.
Green Eyes then lowered his head and took a bite.
The dough is soft with a hint of sweetness, and the red bean paste inside is also sweet.
So delicious!
The steamed buns he had eaten before had no fillings, and he could clearly taste the difference.
His eyes lit up.
"Is it delicious?" The young man's voice sounded with a hint of laughter.
Green Eyes was eating a bun, but his gaze couldn't help but look at Tang Yu'an. He was standing in the light, and even though his face couldn't be seen clearly, he could see his smiling eyes through the lenses.
Apart from the big tree, no one had ever smiled at him... and no one had ever been so kind to him...
"Delicious...delicious..." he replied with difficulty.
His voice was no longer as obscure and unpleasant as when he first appeared in the dream, but perhaps because he had interrupted his treatment, it had not returned to normal.
Tang Yu'an looked at the green eyes.
He should be young, probably no more than twenty years old. His long black hair was messily draped behind him, and was sticky with a lot of solidified green liquid.
The green color was very similar to the poisonous fog outside, probably because he had been outside for a long time.
I don’t know why, he should be a human, but he is not afraid of the poisonous fog. Maybe this is his special ability?
However, the fact that he could survive in the poisonous fog did not mean that the poison had no effect on him.
Green Eyes' skin was severely ulcerated, and none of the exposed parts were intact, which looked shocking.
Of course, despite his scary appearance, as long as you look into his eyes, you can feel that he is not a monster, but just a poor man who was poisoned and injured.
Recalling the previous encounter in the dream, Tang Yu'an became even more certain that Green Eyes was not a bad person.
Moreover, he was able to enter the protective barrier, and even though they broke into his home without saying hello, he did not show any hostility towards them.
Thinking of this, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
"Let me help you clean up first, okay?" Tang Yu'an asked softly.
Green eyes stared at him blankly.
He had not lived in human society for too long and could only understand very simple language. He did not understand what Tang Yu'an said.
Tang Yu'an stretched out his hand cautiously, and the light of purification came on - although his light-based ability had been used up, he still had the system's purification spell available.
The light shines into the ruins, as if it can dispel all the darkness.
His green eyes were attracted by the ball of light. He stared blankly at it, watching Tang Yu'an throw the ball of light out.
The small ball of light flew in and landed on him.
He was completely submerged in the light.
The green eyes had never felt so warm. Bathed in the light, his mood became peaceful and clear, but tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes.
When the light of the purification spell faded, the black-green venom that had been attached to his body since he could remember also disappeared.
The pain that burned him all the time, the pain that felt like countless insects were gnawing at him, which he had long been accustomed to and had become numb to, also disappeared.
This feeling of being so relaxed and comfortable made Green Eyes feel a little at a loss.
He had endured that state for more than ten years and no longer knew what comfort was.
Green Eyes hurriedly raised his hands, and when he felt the dull sting of the festering skin on the back of his hands due to muscle traction, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This is the state he is familiar with.
Tang Yu'an didn't know what Green Eyes was thinking, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the green mucus attached to his body disappear.
Purification can purify filth and drive away evil spirits.
These highly toxic mucus, to some extent, should also be considered filth, right?
Tang Yu'an handed another bottle of intermediate healing potion to Green Eyes and said, "Drink this, it can heal your injury."
Green Eyes still didn't understand, but this time he didn't dodge. Instead, he hesitated and reached out to take the bottle handed to him by Tang Yu'an.
Tang Yu'an made a drinking gesture.
"Drink, drink this."
Green Eyes followed his example and drank the potion obediently.
“That’s great.”
Seeing that Green Eyes looked at him with his wet eyes after drinking the medicine, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but reached into the hole and touched his head.
Green Eyes subconsciously wanted to dodge, but soon he realized that Tang Yu'an didn't want to hit him.
He froze in place until Tang Yu'an gently touched his head and then took his hand away, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he recalled the feeling of being touched on the head just now, and couldn't help but raise his hand and place it on his own head.
The tree had also touched his head like this...
Just after touching it, his palm became ulcerated and pus started to flow.
Thinking of this, Green Eyes looked at Tang Yu'an eagerly and pulled his hand over, only to find that his palm was "white" and not corroded.
After being touched by his hand, the white gloves of the protective suit were immediately covered with pus that seeped out of his skin wound.
Green Eyes panicked and quickly let go of his hand.
"It's okay, this is protective clothing." Tang Yu'an said with a smile.
He didn't dare take off his protective suit for the time being, because the green traces left on the ground and buildings proved that the protective barrier could not completely eliminate the toxins.
It's probably the same as when it rains, only when the accumulated water exceeds a certain amount will it be repelled by the protective barrier.
The remaining toxins should not be fatal, but skin ulcers are definitely unavoidable.
Tang Yu'an suddenly thought of something and opened the panel list function.
Since this area is covered by a protective barrier, theoretically, this area also belongs to the area of Hean General Store...
Sure enough, the words "unnamed toxin" appeared on the panel list.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but feel happy, and quickly used the panel list function to transfer all the toxins into the glass bottles in the warehouse.
One glass bottle wasn't enough, so in the end two 1L milk bottles were used to collect all the toxins.
The green objects around suddenly became clean, without a drop of toxin left.
Tang Yu'an identified the toxin and then looked at the area covered by the protective barrier. Not a single identification bubble was revealed, so he took off his protective suit with confidence.
Breathing the fresh air again, he couldn't help but sigh comfortably.
“Ah…Ah…”
Seeing the boy's look, the green eyes became excited again, and when they got excited, they couldn't speak.
Tang Yu'an pondered for a moment and asked, "You mean, we've met at the intersection before, right?"
When they were at the fork in the road, they heard a terrifying strange noise. Grandpa Li also warned them that it was a monster in the poisonous fog and they must not get close.
At that time, green eyes should be watching them, right?
"I've... I've seen it..." Green Eyes nodded.
Tang Yu'an chuckled, "That's because we are destined to be together."
The green eyes looked at him, confused again, and then he couldn't help yawning and felt a little sleepy.
"The healing potion must be taking effect. Do you want to take a nap in my car? Your injuries should be much better when you wake up."
"Your friend is in my compartment too. Do you want to go see him?"
Green Eyes shook his head vigorously, shrank into the corner again, and then shrank... and fell asleep.
Tang Yu'an looked at him with some confusion, not quite understanding why he kept hiding.
Seeing that he really didn't want to come out, he didn't force him. He took out a blanket from his portable storage and covered him with it, then turned and left.
He went back to stay by Zhou Qi's side.
With the experience from the previous two times, Brother Xiaoqi should be able to deal with the spirit insect devouring body much more smoothly this time, right?
He stayed by the side and never left except to salvage the dream bottle. He only summoned his pets when night fell.
Just like before in the other world, the silver coin turned back to its original shape, allowing Tang Yu to sleep peacefully on its soft and furry belly.
Wangcai was also lying next to him, covering Tang Yu'an with his fluffy tail.
Yuanbao and Hei Zhenzhu were still in the form of puppies and kittens, curled up beside Tang Yu'an and watching over him as they slept together.
The ruby flew around in the sky and finally landed on Wangcai's head, curling up into a small ball of fur.
With the company of pets, Tang Yu'an finally fell asleep after a long time.
When he woke up the next morning, Zhou Qi still hadn't recovered, and there were more green leaves on the branches.
Tang Yu'an once again used healing magic to protect his heart meridians.
When he was performing it for the fifth time, he heard some noise in the RV and he quickly ran over to check it out.
The green-haired young man whose name I didn't know from yesterday finally woke up. He probably wanted to get up and walk around, but for some reason he fell down.
"Are you okay?"
Tang Yu'an hurried forward to help him up.
The green-haired young man supported his weak body and sat on the sofa. He looked at Tang Yu'an and said to him, "Thank you."
"How do you feel?" Tang Yu'an asked.
The green-haired young man looked at his body. The wounds on his skin left by the poison had healed, but...
His eyes fell on his legs. "Maybe I haven't walked in a long time, so I can't use them anymore."
Is that why you fell just now?
"Are you still conscious?" Tang Yu'an asked hurriedly.
"have."
"That's okay," he said. "Just do some rehabilitation training slowly."
The green-haired young man nodded and thanked him again.
Tang Yu'an looked at his handsome face and couldn't help asking, "You said yesterday that you couldn't remember your name. Do you not remember anything else either? How long have you been a tree?"
"It's probably been several years..."
The green-haired young man thought carefully and then said, "By the way, where is Green Eyes? Where is he?"
After turning into a tree, he remembered that his consciousness was groggy, and the only thing left in his vague memory was the figure that always accompanied him.
In those lonely years, he was able to persevere because of that person, because of his company and needs.
Just recently, his withered trunk suddenly came back to life, and his consciousness became much clearer.
He could feel the embrace of green eyes and could hear his words clearly.
It was also at that time that he learned that his name was Green Eyes.
Thinking of this, the green-haired young man wanted to get up again, "Where is he? Can you take me to find him?"
He spoke much more fluently than yesterday, and his voice didn't sound so awkward anymore.
But he still couldn't walk. He took a step and was about to fall down again. Tang Yu'an was so scared that he quickly helped him sit down.
"Don't worry, he's outside, it's just..." Tang Yu'an paused.
"What is it?" the green-haired young man asked.
"He's hiding and doesn't seem to want to come out." Tang Yu'an said.
The green-haired young man breathed a sigh of relief. "He might be shy. I'll go check on him..."
Seeing that he was about to get up again, Tang Yu'an quickly said, "Wait a minute!"
He took out a wheelchair, then carried the green-haired young man out of the car and placed him steadily on the wheelchair.
The green-haired young man looked at him in shock the whole time, as if he didn't expect Tang Yu'an to be so strong.
Tang Yu'an chuckled and pushed his wheelchair to the abandoned building where Green Eyes was as if nothing had happened.
"He's in that cave." Tang Yu'an said, and gave him a pair of crutches.
The green-haired young man forced himself to stand up, staggered to the front of the cave, and finally lay on the wall, looking into the dark cave.
As soon as he looked inside, Green Eyes was startled out of his sleep.
He looked confusedly towards the direction where the sound came from. After seeing the figure of the green-haired young man, he was stunned at first, then he thought of something and quickly covered his face and shrank deeper.
He screamed in fear.
The young man was also stunned. Only then did he realize that Green Eyes was not shy, but was avoiding him.
But...why?
"Don't you remember me?" he asked sadly.
Green Eyes stopped screaming, and he secretly looked at the figure at the cave entrance through his fingers, his eyes filled with pure joy and... timidity.
He didn't know how to express himself, he just... didn't want to be treated like a monster.
The young man lying at the entrance of the cave quickly suppressed his sadness.
He whispered, "It doesn't matter if you don't remember me...we can get to know each other again."
At this point, he became a little annoyed, "I can't remember my name..."
Green Eyes' body slowly relaxed.
He heard his tree say, "It doesn't matter. Since you're called Green Eyes, then I... I'll be called Green Hair from now on. How about that?"
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