Si Hao also gripped his fan tightly. If the Vajra Bamboo couldn't withstand the Tribulation, he would risk his life to protect his junior sister.
However, the lightning tribulations were still some distance from the Vajra Bamboo when they were directly absorbed by the protective shield above the bamboo. Ye Xiruo only saw the menacing lightning tribulations fall onto the protective shield, like a drop of water falling into the ocean, disappearing without a trace without causing a ripple.
"Second Senior Brother, there's an array within the Vajra Bamboo; no wonder it could withstand the lightning tribulation!"
"It must be an array set up by Elder Wenqing. Don't forget that after the Vajra Bamboo absorbs lightning, there is a very small chance that it will mutate."
"Yes, Elder Wenqing is very good to his precious bamboo."
"This is the best-growing and largest Vajra Bamboo Forest in the Danwang Palace."
"No wonder Elder Wenqing is so concerned."
The remaining lightning bolts were also directly devoured by the ferocious Vajra Bamboo. Following the great formation, the massive lightning bolts were divided into hundreds of tiny lightning bolts that drilled into each Vajra Bamboo. The surface of the Vajra Bamboo emitted a golden light, and soon the lightning was perfectly absorbed by the Vajra Bamboo. The Vajra Bamboo that absorbed the lightning seemed to have become even more verdant.
Ye Xiruo released her spiritual power to sense the aura of the entire Vajra Bamboo Forest, and it had indeed improved somewhat compared to before. Several Vajra Bamboo trees had turned completely golden, practically blindingly so.
Xiao Bao hugged the golden bamboo and ate it with great relish. Once she planted a bamboo forest in her space, Xiao Bao would have a new home.
"Second Senior Brother, how are your injuries?"
"It's alright." After taking a few pills, I'm fine now.
Ye Xiruo rolled her eyes. This tribulation lightning must have been the work of Elder Wenqing. Without saying a word, he dug such a big pit for her and her second senior brother to jump into without any preparation. It was really too unkind.
Ye Xi decided to collect some interest.
He pulled two transparent spatulas from his spatial storage and handed one to Si Hao: "Second Senior Brother, how about we have bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork for lunch today?"
"Of course, it's the best of all."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Second Senior Brother." Ye Xiruo grabbed a shovel and headed straight for the glittering golden bamboo.
Quickly clear away the soil around the bamboo, then start digging up the small bamboo shoots. One shovelful, and one shoot is up.
It's said that the Vajra Bamboo is so hard that it's comparable to ore, and that it would take three hours to dig for a Golden Core cultivator and four hours for a Foundation Establishment cultivator! But Ye Xiruo dug it out so easily.
Si Hao also noticed something was wrong and shoveled down hard, originally planning to fight a protracted battle. But unexpectedly, he dug out two bamboo shoots with one shovel.
Si Hao even began to doubt whether what he was seeing was an illusion, or whether it was a fake Vajra Bamboo.
"Second Brother, this shovel is special. Let's dig quickly, and we can still make it back in time for lunch!"
The two of them started digging, huffing and puffing. This shovel was a super-powerful shovel that Ye Xiruo had exchanged for from the system with a thousand high-grade spirit stones. It could easily dig out medicinal herbs of any attribute without damaging their medicinal properties. She had originally planned to save one for her brother, Xiu Qi, so she exchanged for two at once. This was the first time she'd used it. The spirit stones certainly hadn't been wasted!
Amidst her sighs, Ye Xiruo tossed a bunch of bamboo shoots into her spatial storage, along with two large, golden bamboo shoots, which would serve as Xiao Bao's food until the bamboo forest grew.
In the entire Vajra Bamboo Forest, there were only six shimmering golden bamboo stalks. She had already dug up two, and her second senior brother had dug up four. Oh well, let's leave one for Elder Wenqing!
After thinking it over, Ye Xiruo decided to dig up an ordinary golden bamboo to avoid the elder going berserk later.
"Stop! My bamboo!" A bloodcurdling scream rang out from outside the forest.
Ye Xiruo didn't even lift her eyelids, continued digging, quickly threw the Vajra Bamboo in her hand into her spatial storage, put away her shovel, and patted the dirt off her body.
The situation was similar for Si Hao, so when Elder Wen Qing rushed in and saw the lone mutated Vajra Bamboo and the seven or eight freshly made pits on the ground, his face turned completely dark.
"Did you two do this?" There was no one else here besides these two.
Ye Xiruo and Si Hao shook their heads in unison: "No, that's not it."
"Then tell me who did it!!!" Elder Wenqing's eyes were practically spitting fire. His Vajra Bamboo Forest!
He should have rushed over immediately after putting away the pills. But thinking about it, what could a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a Golden Core cultivator possibly do in the bamboo forest? They probably couldn't even cut down a single pillar! As a result, reality slapped him hard in the face, and he was still a little dazed. Even if the Palace Master came, he couldn't have caused such great damage.
Ye Xiruo and Si Hao exchanged a glance and pointed in unison to Xiao Bao, who was happily munching on bamboo.
"How could such a tiny thing do something so heinous?" Elder Wenqing roared, "This is a lie!"
"I'm telling the truth. Ever since I brought this adorable little thing out of Medicine King Valley, it hasn't had a proper meal. Look how thin it's gotten. I came to you today hoping you'd give it some food. But I never expected to run into the Pill Tribulation. Little Bao got a little frightened, and its appetite has increased several times over. I couldn't stop it!" Ye Xiruo shrugged, indicating that she was innocent and it really had nothing to do with her.
"It was your spirit pet, and everything she did was yours. I painstakingly raised these Vajra Bamboos for thirty years before four mutated Vajra Bamboos appeared, but now they're all destroyed." Elder Wenqing was heartbroken beyond words.
"Elder, please accept my condolences. Perhaps the feng shui of Wenqing Peak is bad. Look, my second senior brother and I were struck by lightning as soon as we arrived. Luckily, we ran fast, otherwise we would be ashes now and would never see our master again." Let Xiaobao take the blame; anyway, everything in the space is its food.
"How are the two princes' injuries?"
"I only have minor external injuries, but Second Senior Brother suffers from internal injuries and will need at least half a month to recover." Ye Xiruo held out her hand, which had some abrasions, the most serious being a cut. Si Hao, on the other hand, was already pale and swaying precariously.
"Let me see." Elder Wenqing grabbed Si Hao's wrist. Judging from his pulse, he really did have internal injuries, but he should have only needed seven days of rest. How did it become so exaggerated as to take half a month?
"You must give me an explanation about the Golden Bamboo, otherwise the two of you will stay here and take care of it until it recovers."
“I’m not taking the blame for this. We have no evidence to prove that you were behind the lightning tribulation, and you have no evidence to prove that the two of us did it. Let’s just call it even and have no debts to each other.”
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