Jiang Si's expression turned serious, and her voice deepened: "What do you mean by 'internal decay' and 'rottenness'?"
Fu Huan exclaimed, "My dear daughter, you didn't know how corrupt and decadent the man who called you 'master' and cosplayed with you was. He's doomed."
Jiang Dandan: "!!!!"
What?
Is the old tea tree decaying and nearing its end?
Isn't it said that good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years?
Old tea trees produce such delicious tea, they must live for at least 10,000 years.
Jiang Si suddenly straightened up from her seat in the aircraft, her eyes sharp as she stared at Fu Huan: "You said he's rotten inside and won't live much longer?"
Lingyan was feeling unwell, and she noticed it. She interpreted it as the tree being away from its home planet and experiencing some discomfort due to the change in environment.
She channeled her spiritual energy back into him, helping him to regulate and nourish his spiritual energy, thus reducing what she perceived as acclimatization issues.
The high priestess of the mermaid clan, her cheap father-in-law, told her that her tree was rotten inside and would not live much longer. Her tree had just found her and was about to return to her homeland with her, so how could it not live much longer?
Fu Huan quickly reassured her, "My darling, you're carrying three lives on your shoulders right now, so take it easy, take it easy."
Jiang Si couldn't calm down. The thought that her Tree Spirit Eye was about to die made her unable to stay calm. She couldn't relax. He had been looking for her for over 1,000 years and waiting for her for over 2,000 years, a total of over 3,000 years. No one had ever treated her like this before. Never.
The Spirit Eye was the first person to treat her so purely, how could she remain calm or easily swayed?
Fu Huan, feeling her stare intently, withdrew her hand and said solemnly, "I can't figure out what kind of person that man who calls you master is. His spiritual power seems to be vast and continuous, but that's all on the surface."
"It's somewhat like what humans call a dying person's last burst of energy, a spiritual power that's just like a normal person's. If I don't use my eyes to specifically look at him, just by sensing his spiritual power, I can't feel that his inner self is already decayed. I can only feel his vast spiritual power, his strong physical strength, and his healing plant-based spiritual power."
Jiang Dandan: "!!!!"
The old tea tree is amazing. Even the high priest of the merfolk praised it like that. So its peak value must have been incredibly impressive.
But if the old tea tree really dies, will Auntie be heartbroken?
Should he hatch? He needed to comfort his aunt, not let her do anything rash. One of the two babies in her belly was destined to inherit the throne of the Troia Empire.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Si's eyes flickered. "He is a tree, the only tree in the Abel Heart Galaxy that has grown into a human being."
Fu Huan blurted out, "A tree? It's a tree, the ancient species that our ancestors from the Abel Galaxy brought back from ancient Earth in the Milky Way more than 3,000 years ago, the ginkgo tree?"
Jiang Si nodded: "Yes, it's all his fault!"
Fu Huan slapped his thigh: "No wonder, no wonder I couldn't figure out what kind of species it was. Who could see through a tree that has lived for at least three thousand years?"
“Daughter, daughter, you just asked me what he meant by ‘inner decay’. Come here, I know how to explain it. Let me show you.”
As Fu Huan spoke, he opened his personal computer, entered some keywords, and found a bunch of pictures. He clicked on one of the pictures and pointed to it, saying, "Daughter, daughter, look, a healthy tree, with lush branches and leaves, full of vigor and strength."
"A tree that is about to die, but it is not dead yet. It is still lush and vigorous. But look at its trunk."
"Beneath its bark, inside its trunk, decay begins from the heart of the tree, rotting out layer by layer from the heart. But from the outside, its bark looks fine, its leaves are still green, and its vitality is still strong."
Jiang Si stared at the picture Fu Huan had opened: a large tree, its branches and leaves lush and green, its bark uneven but without rot or decay. It looked moist yet vibrant, full of life.
However, beneath the bark, inside the trunk, the heartwood has already begun to rot and decay, layer by layer, as the tree's rings grow.
The picture she saw was like this. Her tree, the spirit eye must be in a much worse state. It was enduring internal decay and rot, searching for her, waiting for her. In order to be with her and go home with her, it even infused her with spiritual power and protected her child.
Even though he was in so much pain, even though he was about to die, he still treated her so well and spoiled her unconditionally and without asking for anything in return.
She gave him a little blood, and more than 3,000 years ago she slept on him. She dug him out of the laboratory and planted him outside. For 3,000 years he has been searching for her without forgetting her!
Jiang Si was so upset she could hardly breathe. She looked away from the picture and turned to Fu Huan: "Thank you, I understand."
Fu Huan looked puzzled and asked nervously, "What do you know? You're not going to save him, are you?"
“Let me tell you, my daughter, a tree decays because it has reached the age of maturity, just like humans and merfolk. When they reach a certain age, even if they don’t get sick, they will die of old age.”
"Although the human race has always said that my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven, birth, aging, sickness and death are natural laws that no one can change."
His precious daughter is powerful in terms of mental strength, physical ability, and genetic level. He is no match for her. There is almost no one in the Abel Galaxy who can compare to her.
However, the laws of nature are the laws of nature, and no living thing can escape them. It is impossible to defy fate and bring back to life a tree that has rotten roots and a rotten heart.
Seeing his nervous expression, Jiang Si suddenly laughed, a carefree laugh as if nothing was wrong: "Fu Huan, why are you worrying so much? I know the laws of nature; birth, aging, sickness, and death are irreversible."
"When I said I knew, I was telling myself that while he was still alive, I would take him home. He would call me master, he would consider me family, and I would take him back to his roots."
"Back to Earth!" Fu Huan's eyes narrowed. "That tree comes from ancient Earth, China, in the Milky Way galaxy. You want to take it back to Earth, back to China?"
Jiang Si nodded: "Yes, it belongs to an ancient species of China, and its species can be traced back to 10,000 years of Chinese history."
"Moreover, there's a Chinese proverb that says, no matter where you go or what you achieve, you always have to go home, you always have to return to your roots. So, I'm bringing him home, back to China..."
He would rather die in China.
No, she won't let him die.
More than 3,000 years ago, she and that immortal zombie vampire perished together. In the interstellar era, she has become younger and smaller.
She has such an opportunity, and she believes she will have the spiritual eye too. If not, once she finds that zombie vampire, she will turn what she doesn't have into what she does.
"I'll go back with you..."
“No need.” Jiang Si interrupted Fu Huan before he could finish speaking, refusing him: “Fu Huan, you continue searching for the star you divined. I possess the most advanced ship in the Abel Galaxy, the God of War Agares of the Abel Galaxy. I can safely bring the Spirit Eye back to Earth.”
The rejection was thorough and clear, giving Fu Huan no chance to go back with her. Fu Huan sighed softly, "Fine, by the way, you can give him the conch shell pearl I gave you. Although his body is already decaying, the conch shell pearl can cure all poisons and nourish his spiritual power, which can alleviate his spiritual power deterioration and slow down the decay of his body."
Jiang Si looked at Fu Huan and said, "I've already brought it to him, Daddy. Can you still find the Conch Golden Pearl? No matter how much it costs, or how many natural fruits and vegetables you need, I can do it."
Fu Huan rolled her eyes: "Daughter, what are you thinking? The Conch Golden Pearl is a treasure of the mermaid clan. Not every mermaid can have it, and not every mermaid who has it can have the big one that your father gave you."
Jiang Si's eyes dimmed: "In other words, no matter how much money or how many natural fruits and vegetables you have, you can't find a second golden conch shell."
Fu Huan grunted, looking at her precious daughter carrying three lives, and couldn't bear it after all. She silently took out a golden conch shell bead: "Here!"
Jiang Dandan: "!!!!"
I knew this fish was up to no good, and sure enough, it had some in stock, and this particular one was quite large.
Jiang Si's eyes lit up, and she snatched the conch gold bead. This conch gold bead was larger, brighter, and more beautiful than the one Fu Huan had given her before, and the one that Ling Yan wore.
Jiang Si put down the golden conch shell, took out several spatial buttons containing fruits and vegetables, and stuffed them all into Fu Huan's arms: "Daddy, here you go, here are fruits and vegetables, they're all for you."
Fu Huan: "!!!!"
He gave her the conch shell and golden pearl without asking for anything in return, yet the little girl was so polite to him.
With the pirate spirit of "why not take it if it's free, it's not worth it anyway," I took it.
Agares and the Eye of the Spirit led their companions off the hovercar and onto the ship.
It's all automated driving, adjusted by AI 520, with the speed limit set to the maximum.
More than two hours later, the ship docked at the space station.
Jiang Si stood on the space station platform, saw them, and waved to them.
They disembarked one after another and the number of people was counted.
Jiang Si arrived at the space station before them. Fu Huan had already given them a heads-up, so they boarded the spaceship without any checks upon arrival, thus concluding their two-day, one-night trip to the Merfolk's Bixu Star.
The spaceship is autopilot, operated by AI 520.
The creatures returned to the spaceship and rushed to the plant compartment to find their own trees, infusing their spiritual energy into them.
Jiang Si remained calm and chatted with Ling Yan all the way to the plant pod. Inside, water was being poured, and the water, under the artificial sunlight, formed a beautiful rainbow and the shape of light.
Beneath the rainbow, the Spirit Eye transformed back into a tree, a tree entirely made of jade, with its branch beside it, half of its spirit essence cut off.
The spirit tree was cut in half, leaving it bare, but it sprouted new buds. The tree trunk had very clear growth rings and was very sturdy. Compared to the spirit eye, which had become completely jade-like, one looked like a frail old man, while the other looked like a powerful adult with nowhere to vent his energy.
Jiang Si held the conch-shaped golden bead bracelet that Lingyan had given her before she turned into a tree. She looked at the entire plant cabin, with thousands of trees and more than 1,000 companion spirits.
She poured out her spiritual power, enveloping the entire plant pod. Trees and companion creatures alike were bathed in her spiritual power, absorbing it and being nourished and nurtured by it.
Jiang Si took extra care of Ling Yan, but she noticed that a branch was drooping on Ling Hong next to him, just like an older brother taking care of his younger brother, sharing the good food with his younger brother.
Besides this discovery, Jiang Si also noticed that A Ying was not happy like the other companion spirits. He sat by the root of the spirit eye, leaning against the tree trunk, with endless reluctance and sorrow in the depths of his eyes, as if the suffering had not ended and he was still sad.
Jiang Si stopped releasing her spiritual power and called out to A Ying, "A Ying, come here for a moment. I'm going to my room to get something."
Hearing her master's call, Aying jumped up, spread her wings, and flew over: "Master, what do you need?"
Jiang Si tightened her grip on the golden conch shell in her hand: "You'll find out when we get back. Let's go!"
After saying that, Jiang Si turned and left.
Ah Ying hurriedly followed.
Agares followed behind them.
Upon entering the room, Jiang Si did not allow Agares to leave, and Agares followed her in.
The room has carpeted floors and large floor-to-ceiling windows facing the starry sky, the boundless stars, and the brilliant universe.
Jiang Si invited A Ying to sit on the ground.
Agares sat beside her, just a step away, ready to step in and block any danger.
Jiang Si didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, asking A Ying: "A Ying, you are the companion spirit of the Spirit Eye. The two of you complement each other. Does that mean that if you become stronger, it will also become stronger?"
She overlooked them. Ah Ying didn't look healthy. Unlike the other companion spirits, he wasn't bright or had good spiritual power. He carried an aura of deathly old age.
Ah Ying looked at her master, her heart pounding involuntarily. Could it be that her master knew about Ling Yan's physical condition and had called him over not to get something, but to ask him something?
Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Si took out her willow branch: "It's my companion. Our relationship is one of mutual dependence. If I die, he dies; if he dies, I die. I want to know how strong your companion relationship with the Spirit Eye is?"
“Reporting to my master, I am a spirit, not a plant.” A-Ying knelt on the ground and said respectfully, “I am a spirit derived from the Spirit Eye, and I do not belong to any species of creature in the world you know.”
"If we were not to be compared to a creature, we would probably be somewhere between elves... a kind of spirit. We existed before the trees."
"Trees provide us with sustenance. The strength of trees represents our strength. If a tree dies, we die with it. If we die, the tree will only be affected, not truly die."
“Master, your willow branch is attached to your body. Once we companion spirits appear, we are separated from the tree and cannot return to it. We can only stay outside the tree.”
"If anything happens to you, Yanliu will go with you, leaving behind withered branches and leaves. If Lingyan dies, I will shatter into pieces and turn into green smoke. When the wind blows, nothing will be left behind."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Si pondered for a moment and said, "So, you have little influence over him, but he has a huge influence over you, is that right?"
Ah Ying nodded: "Yes!"
Jiang Si set two golden conch shell beads into a bracelet and handed it to A Ying: "A Ying, don't be afraid, I won't let Ling Yan die."
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