Bilodis's mind was in turmoil, which was really too much for a tree that had only recently taken human form!
Tell me, has anyone ever seen a tree that can think?
Trees, all they need to do is enjoy the sunshine and rain!
I've never seen a tree that can think.
So even though Emerald was calmly waiting for Bilodis to come up with a reason, she simply didn't have the ability to do so!
No amount of time could be wasted here. After waiting for a while, Emerald Bellodice's eyes were still darting left and right as before, so it was clear that she hadn't come up with a reason yet.
"It's getting late," Emerald said, deliberately letting out a big yawn even though she didn't need to sleep. "I'm going back now."
As she spoke, she took a step to the side, and by the time Bilodis was a beat too slow to stop her, Emerald had already taken advantage of the moment to walk away.
Looking back, the green-haired girl's figure had completely disappeared into the night, and Bilodis stomped her feet angrily.
Damn it, she escaped again!
Jade, who had "escaped," suddenly stopped in its tracks as it approached the warehouse.
It was already late at night, and the surroundings were extremely quiet.
Even so, Jade still sensed something was amiss. The slight smile that had been on her face immediately vanished, and her eyes warily scanned her surroundings.
No matter how dark the night, it didn't stop her from seeing every detail of her surroundings clearly.
Jade was cautious, but suddenly her gaze sharpened as she looked towards the right corner of the warehouse.
"Who!" she whispered.
The other party didn't seem to have any intention of hiding their tracks. Before she could finish speaking, they revealed their true form around the corner.
"Where did you go? I've been looking for you everywhere." The reliable little cat's face was full of complaints.
Upon seeing it, Jade's wary expression was immediately replaced by surprise. "You're back? Then is it...?"
Even without hearing the whole thing, the reliable person knew what she was going to ask, which would definitely be something like, "So, is Lingling back too?"
Without hesitation, he immediately interrupted, "Xu Ling isn't back, it's just me!"
"I see..." Instantly, regret welled up on Emerald's face, without any attempt to hide it.
Reliable: ······
Ahhh—do you really think it wants to come back?!
Kaopu really wanted to turn around and leave immediately, but before he could do so, Emerald put away her regretful expression and asked seriously, "Is there something important?"
If it weren't important, why would we let a reliable person come back at this time?
Forced to return to the topic, Kaopu said in a cold voice, "Oh, it's nothing, it's just that you went to Hope City earlier than planned. Well, it would be best if you went right now."
Jade was not affected by its attitude at all; on the contrary, it was delighted by its words: "Really? Let me go over now?"
Their eagerness was simply undisguised.
Did she really think she wanted to "guide" Karl? It's just that these past two weeks have been too long. If she does nothing and just waits around, how will she claim credit when she sees Xu Ling?
Without waiting for a reliable answer, Emerald rubbed her hands together eagerly: "Then I'll go with you now!" There was no hesitation whatsoever, only excitement that made her want to set off immediately!
Faced with such a piece of jade, even a reliable person wouldn't know what to say.
Taking her away feels like doing her bidding, making it feel suffocated; but not taking her with me...
He immediately contradicted himself after saying that?
Just as Kaopu was hesitating, Emerald couldn't help but urge him, "Let's go now, we'll be in Hope City by dawn!" It really wouldn't waste any time!
Reliable had to admit defeat and had to accept the slap in the face after his boastful words, "Wait—let me ask Xu Ling first..."
Almost forgot, the task it received from Xu Ling was just a notification; it didn't say that it had to bring her along!
Although it wasn't afraid of Xu Ling, it didn't want to do something bad with good intentions!
—It's not some unruly cat!
The fact that Kaopu immediately backed out made Emerald frown, displeased. "What...?"
However, before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by another voice, "She can't do it, you can take me first!"
As the voices began to speak, a figure suddenly appeared and blocked the reliable person's view.
Bilodis suddenly crouched down, and even the complete darkness couldn't hide the "pick me, pick me!" look in her eyes.
The reliable person was caught off guard and was startled, instinctively taking a few steps back.
Who...who is this person? Why does he smell so familiar?
"What are you hiding from?" Bilodis, oblivious to Reliable's wariness, frowned and changed the subject, continuing to promote herself, "Take me with you, I'm much more capable than Emerald!"
Unfortunately, Kaopu doesn't buy into her recommendations at all.
However, in such a short time, one thing is certain—the one in front of it has no ill intentions whatsoever.
"Uh—who are you?" The other person seemed somewhat familiar, and since they didn't seem to have any ill intentions, Kaopu decided to be direct and asked for their identity.
However, something about those words touched her, and the other person's previously encouraging and expectant eyes instantly turned disappointed.
"How could you ask such a question?!" Bilodis accused, completely unaware that the problem lay with her.
— Prior to this, she had never introduced herself, neither formally nor informally.
When faced with her accusations, Kaopu had even more questions: "Why can't I ask that?" Otherwise, how else could he ask?
Bilodis: ······
What if I get even angrier? How can I not know someone reliable!
Bilodis was sulking, but she still obediently pointed to the real body not far away, "I am it!"
The reliable gaze followed the direction she pointed.
Suddenly, the Tree of Life in the distance began to glow with a soft green light. Perhaps sensing the reliable gaze, the branches of the Tree of Life swayed slightly, as if greeting someone.
The number of plausible questions grew even more; it felt like its CPU might be about to burn out. It looked away, glancing at the black-haired girl crouching in front of it, then looked up at the Tree of Life not far away.
"You—" She couldn't help but point a little cat paw at Bilodis, then at the Tree of Life, "It?"
Before Bilodis could answer, Reliable chuckled in disbelief, "How could that be?!"
It doesn't know the origin of the Tree of Life?
How could something that came from their system store possibly become a spirit?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Bilodis panicked; this was a denial of her existence!
"Why can't it be impossible?"
If it were impossible, would she still be standing here?
"I know the origins of the Tree of Life better than anyone. How could I not know?" Kaopu couldn't help but roll his eyes, and spoke again, his voice carrying a distinct hint of fierceness, "Who exactly are you?!"
"I am it!!!"
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