Chapter 40: The Second Item: Picking Up the Item - Old Sophora Tree
The crow in his arms looked up and cried out in dissatisfaction.
Shen Li's hands were shaking and goose bumps appeared all over his body.
But I dare not let go easily because I have been entrusted with this task.
Chen Li was like a cat with its fur standing on end, standing there at a loss as to what to do.
"Help me."
He prayed from the bottom of his heart, "Ye Minglang, save me."
Ye Minglang sent Chen Li and his group of troublesome subordinates away, changed into comfortable pajamas, and just as he was about to fall asleep in bed, he was summoned by Chen Li.
He was lying there peacefully one second ago, but the next second his body was out of control and he walked through the mirror in his pajamas like a sleepwalker.
The silver snake ring tightly gripped his finger.
The world where Shen Li was located was cold and damp, and he was awakened by the cold.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Shen Li in an embarrassed state, looking like he wanted to cry but had no tears, holding a crow in his arms, asking for help.
Isn’t this the crow in the morning fog?
Is he afraid of crows?
Ye Minglang subconsciously grabbed the crow in his arms and threw it out.
The wings of the corvid leader are injured and he can't fly.
After several weeks of careful care by Zao Wu, it finally grew a few new hairs.
Ye Minglang grabbed it without any mercy and a few more hairs fell off.
After the crow was thrown out by Ye Minglang, it flapped its wings symbolically and then fell straight to the ground.
It lay on the ground and screamed "Ahhhh" as if it was cursing someone.
Chen Li was still trying to calm himself down, and he lowered his head to glance at Ye Minglang's feet.
"Why aren't you wearing shoes again?"
Ye Minglang finally reacted and said through gritted teeth:
"That's a good question. Have you ever seen anyone sleeping in bed with shoes on?"
He wanted to rebuke Chen Li, but when the words came to his lips, he saw Chen Li's pitiful appearance and felt reluctant.
Because he knew that the reason he was summoned was because for a moment, Shen Li remembered him.
No matter what the reason, he would be happy if he was remembered even for a moment.
It's just that the current situation is not suitable for small talk.
The old locust tree came completely to life, and its layers of roots were coiling towards them like octopus legs.
Just when it was about to cover the two of them, Hayami came down from above holding a black umbrella and accurately teleported the three people under the umbrella to the other side.
"Boss? Why are you here too?"
Hayami was a little surprised by the boss's sudden appearance.
Is he here to supervise her work and see if she is slacking off?
Before Ye Minglang could reply, the tree roots under the ground rushed towards them again like huge waves.
The world before my eyes suddenly darkened.
"You go save the people, leave this to me."
"Okay." Zao Wu opened the black umbrella and teleported to the treetop, where he saw Ye Minglang and Shen Li completely wrapped by the tree roots.
As a bell rang, a huge fox suddenly appeared and tore apart the tree roots, allowing the two of them to see the light of day again.
Seeing that the boss was safe, Zao Wu did not hesitate. He put away the black umbrella, waved the umbrella handle, and cut down the cocoons on the treetops one by one.
[Warning, warning, a Heavenly Rank Administrator has been detected intervening in the instance, please stop immediately.]
[You have seriously violated the rules! According to Article 3 of the Wuliang Express Company Rules: Administrators are not allowed to interfere in the life and death of couriers. Please stop immediately! ]
Ye Minglang and Zao Wu received the message at the same time.
But the two men were clearly unmoved.
Wuliang Express has three iron rules:
First, love the company and perform your duties faithfully.
Second, the administrator needs to ensure the safety of all goods and not damage them.
Third, administrators are not allowed to excessively interfere in the life and death of couriers.
The administrator can make changes to other company rules.
However, these three rules are iron laws that have existed since the company was founded, and no one can shake them.
Once a violation occurs, the system will automatically dispatch other administrators to deal with the violator.
Ye Minglang had sent Zao Wu to help Chen Li before, and he was waiting for this moment.
[The administrator remains unmoved. This is the last warning. Please evacuate immediately!]
[Administrators 07 and 08 have been found to have committed serious violations. Administrators 05 and 06 will be dispatched to handle the violation.]
In order to gain control of all real power, Ye Minglang had already dealt with Administrator 03 last time.
The remaining few had already realized the danger of the situation and disappeared long ago.
But now, Ye Minglang and Zao Wu have blatantly violated one of the three iron rules, and the system will definitely dispatch the corresponding administrator to deal with this matter.
Because it was a forced dispatch by the system, no matter how unwilling the two administrators were, they would be forcibly transferred over to handle this matter.
05 and 06?
Ye Minglang curled the corners of his mouth. It seemed that he could get rid of two more troublesome people today.
He and Hayami deliberately violated the rules and waited until 05 and 06 were teleported over. It looked like a two-on-two situation, but in fact it was four-on-two.
Qian Shi and Chu Yan had been lying in ambush in the dark, waiting for them to take the bait.
The fully revitalized old locust tree waved countless roots and attacked Ye Minglang again and again.
Ye Minglang picked up the heavy hat, and the two of them sat on the fox together, dealing with it around the tree roots.
After the morning mist had knocked down all the tree cocoons, he said to Ye Minglang from a distance: "I have saved all the people here!"
Right now.
Ye Minglang took out a small ghost box, and several fireflies emitting blue light flew out of the box.
Shen Li had never seen such a beautiful insect before, and couldn't help asking, "What is this?"
"Firefly disaster."
Chen Li was held in Ye Minglang's arms, and the two fireflies were very close.
He wanted to reach out and touch it, but Ye Minglang behind him held his hand down in time.
"Don't touch it. Once this fire touches a living thing, it can't be easily extinguished. It will only fly back when the living thing is completely burned to ashes."
"That is a really beautiful and dangerous creature."
"They are very dangerous, but fortunately they are very obedient after being trained," Ye Minglang explained.
Things that fall from the other world are occasionally useful to them.
Therefore, they will temporarily seal this type of "goods" in the Wuling Box and postpone delivery.
However, currently the right to use this type of goods is limited to copy administrators.
After all, if you just give it to the courier casually, it will be very troublesome if the courier encounters danger and loses the package during delivery.
Blue flames ignited on the firefly and circled in front of Shen Li for several times.
As soon as the bell of Ye Minglang rang, Yinghuo seemed to have received an order and flew towards the revived old locust tree.
Chen Li was held in Ye Minglang's arms, and his eyes followed the direction in which Yinghuo flew away.
The fox ran very fast, and the wind whistled in his ears.
Ye Minglang subconsciously leaned towards him, and the two people's hair became entangled together.
Silvery and black.
It brushed the side of his neck, making him feel itchy.
The flames spread quickly.
The locust tree was instantly wrapped in blue flames and began to burn.
The old locust tree seemed to be able to feel the pain, and the part wrapped in flames gradually turned into burnt charcoal.
It tried to absorb more nutrients to restore itself, but now it discovered that the cocoons hanging on the treetops were gone.
There is no more excess nutrients to restore.
Realizing this, the old locust tree decided to fight to the death, and more roots emerged from the ground and attacked them.
Although the fox was trying to deal with the tree roots as quickly as possible, he still felt a sudden chill on his back.
The two people who were riding on its back just now were swept away by the tree roots.
The fox cried out in a panic.
Chen Li and Ye Minglang were rolled up by the tree roots and tied together tightly, forming a tree cocoon.
The space in the tree cocoon was too small to accommodate two people.
Ye Minglang felt it was difficult to breathe. He moved slightly and his lips touched something soft.
Chen Li originally wanted to use talismans to break the tree cocoon, but he was also stunned the moment the two people first came into contact.
All the things like shadow flying, blood controlling, and talismans were thrown out of his mind at this moment.
Chen Li only felt his heart beating very fast and his mind was confused.
The tree roots wrapped around the two of them gradually tightened, the distance between them became smaller and smaller, and their chests were almost touching.
The two hearts beat rapidly to each other's rhythm.
After a moment, Ye Minglang also realized what that soft thing was, and he also wanted to separate it.
only……
The cocoon was getting tighter and tighter, the lips were separated, and the faces were pressed together again.
The small tree cocoon suddenly became unbearably hot.
Realizing that this was not going to work, Shen Li tried to adjust his position.
He lowered his head, and now he was leaning on Ye Minglang's shoulder.
Chen Li leaned close to Ye Minglang's neck and whispered, "I can't breathe."
As he spoke, his warm breath fanned against his neck.
Ye Minglang's Adam's apple rolled, "Me too..."
The two men were silent for a while before Ye Minglang realized the danger they were facing.
Sooner or later, the flames of the firefly disaster will burn them along the tree roots.
"Think of a way out first?"
"Hmm." Shen Li's voice was muffled.
He is unable to move now and is still trapped by Ye Minglang in the tree cocoon.
"Can you move your hands?"
"able."
"Then take my blood and smear it on the roots of the tree, and you can scratch anywhere you want."
Ye Minglang frowned.
"Is this the only solution?"
"Not really." Shen Li listed all the ways of escape he could think of.
"You can use spells, smell, hearing, taste, or any other sense you want to sacrifice, and you can escape."
Ye Minglang felt even more helpless.
"Don't you have any way to escape without hurting yourself?"
"It's much better to hurt yourself than to hurt others." Shen Li retorted.
As an ordinary person, he is already very content with having these self-protection abilities.
The two people chatted with each other in the tree cocoon until the cocoon tightened again.
Ye Minglang rang the bell several times to summon the fox so that it could determine his location.
The fox heard the call and turned around anxiously, but the tree cocoon they were in was too high and there were blue flames all around.
It didn't dare to come close.
In fact, from the very beginning, Ye Minglang took advantage of the fact that his right hand could move to cut off a small part of the tree roots to make some space.
His palms were covered in blood, and he was reluctant to use the dagger in his hand to cut Shen Li.
Knowing that his blood could get them out of trouble immediately.
But selfishly, I want to be with him and sleep longer.
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