78 Chapter 78 (Two in One)
◎Thank you, and you also gave me a potted plant◎
"Can you be more professional? This is a buyer's market with falling housing prices. Prices will fall sooner or later. Cash is king. If you're selling, where's the bonus space? Where's the discount? Where's the bonus? If there's none, why are you selling this house?"
Ye Ping'an was filled with grief and pushed aside the bride and groom who were blocking the window. "What's the point of just coming over? Are you planning to force me to buy something?"
Tai Sui sensed the resistance at the end from deep underground, and increased his strength with an expressionless face.
He had never encountered such a situation before.
Was it Tai Sui who was resisting, or was it Ye Pingan who stopped him? But it didn't matter anymore.
The hyphae emerged from the human-shaped body and swarmed towards Ye Ping'an in the kitchen window like a swarm of bees.
Outside the window, the "bride and groom and their relatives" could still be seen fleeing, but they were completely different from before.
The bride and groom's heads grew to the size of buckets, forming a web that blocked the window, implying ill will. The bodies of the others, young and old, were still trembling slightly, their human-like skin fading from a terrifying purple and gray to a bulging white, revealing lines beneath their snow-white skin.
Wriggling like a maggot.
Also grows like mycelium.
Luo Le noticed with a tingling sensation that the figures on both sides of the wedding table were swaying, and the grass and soil were rustling.
The grass along the lawn she had been walking along during her investigation was sparse and yellow, unlike the vibrant green of midsummer. She had previously thought it was a strange aura affecting the surrounding plant life, but now...
They raised their heads.
The "grass" quickly approached the window.
——There is no lawn and no guests here.
Like insects, grass and people, they are all the mouth-watering [Tai Sui]!
The "human" figures between the wedding round tables fell like waves of wheat, but the seeds that maintained the shape of the body had reached the time to take root and sprout.
In an instant, the soil, tables and chairs were no longer visible. The tables, chairs and human figures were all swallowed up, as were the six dishes on the table.
Everywhere it could grow was covered with snow-white mycelium, bursting forth from the earth like a voracious beast, never sated to devour anything. On the table stood three plates of meat, the pig's head and three other animals an eerie red, transforming into a cluster of new, crimson mushroom caps.
Using the lifeless, exquisite platform as its basin, and the bones and strangeness swallowed up at some unknown time as its soil, clusters of seedlings sprouted and grew, forming caps the size of human heads. From the colorful caps, strangely, branches and leaves of plants sprouted, and flower buds appeared.
It is beautiful and fragrant, like a dream, and everything is full of vitality.
A chill breeze blew, and the dark sky no longer shrouded in white mycelium fragments. Instead, pink and white petals danced in the air, as if stained with blood, harbouring murderous intent.
Luo Le was sweating profusely.
The real environment has been turned upside down. Only a ghost cave can achieve such distortion.
This is... the ghost master is using the B-level ghost monster!
"How can the power of a realm be stopped? Divine power will suppress all resistance. No one can defeat it."
Tai Sui was confident of victory and casually drove the mycelium all over the ground, as if commanding thousands of troops to increase the pressure on Ye Ping'an.
Everything else in the chosen venue was a sacrifice to his success. He used Ye Ping'an's incident to obtain the divine fragments and sacrifices he needed. He couldn't capture many people from the Investigation Bureau, nor did he catch many people in the meeting.
As long as he possesses the body of a god, Ye Ping'an can become a better sacrifice and make a contribution.
He stroked the body feverishly, which still had a human form, but most of it had been replaced by tufts of snow-white mycelium.
"I will live as long as [Tai Sui], I will shed the fragile flesh and blood of mortals and possess the perfect body of [Tai Sui]! All living things suffer, and all things are originally nothing. In this evil world of the five turbidities, the true spirit lives forever!"
In just a few seconds, the petals covered the entire resort, but failed to fly into the small villa with the lights on.
The bride and groom opened their mouths wide like the plants behind them, spewing out handfuls of "petals" from their throats.
So many petals were flying around, almost landing on Ye Ping'an's face.
Ye Pingan was puzzled, "There's also a flower-scattering performance?"
Ye Pingan waved his hand to disperse the pungent rain of petals and said in a trembling voice, "I'm an honest businessman. I won't fall for this! Give me a good discount!"
The petals that rushed towards the villa from all directions were like being struck by lightning, falling like rain.
Tai Sui, who was obsessed with his powerful new body, was suddenly startled.
What's going on?
A part of him was out of control!
The power of Tai Sui, which was clearly at the control of his arm, was completely suppressed and began to wither in large areas.
His extended perception clearly "saw" the falling petals. They could swallow up all the strangeness and weirdness that had been drawn here, but in front of Ye Ping'an, they were like ordinary petals, completely useless.
The [Tai Sui] planted in the heart was trembling, and Tai Sui's originally solid new body was rapidly collapsing, as if it had turned into a pool of mycelium growing into a human shape deep underground.
Violent negative malice filled his entire mind, but Tai Sui was still trembling.
Like... like an impotent rage of fear?
"I was almost there... You pushed me to do this, you pushed me to do this! Do you know what I am?"
Tai Sui's heart was bleeding, he couldn't believe that his plan was ruined.
With the perception of Tai Sui, Tai Sui looked resentfully at Ye Ping'an, who had a look of disgust on his face.
His body is already collapsing, but it doesn’t matter, Ye Ping’an, this special sacrifice, can still be used.
As long as he assimilates and devours her, no, no, even if he only devours any sacrifice behind her, the flesh and blood of the living will be enough for him to stay alive!
Tai Sui made the decision in an instant, his eyes filled with strong and paranoid desire.
The groom's face in front of the window was distorted by mycelium, and his mouth opened together with Tai Sui.
"You have no idea of the power of the gods... Please surrender—"
"Immortal Tree!"
The petals took flight again, the pink and white turning to scarlet.
The plants sprouted and grew rapidly, becoming large trees, as if the lawn had suddenly been transformed into a large wild botanical garden. The trees of different shapes supported each other, their crowns converging into a single piece, and the leaves shone with a deep and light red light.
Under the shining light, the grass leaves that had long withered in the soil became lush and green, and the wood of the tables and chairs covered with mycelium began to sprout new leaves...
It’s like walking into a fairyland, where a small snow-white tree grows in the endless vitality and brilliance.
A small tree grew out of thin air by the window. It was less than ten feet tall, but it seemed to block out the sky. The glow of its leaves was like the Milky Way reappearing in the sky.
Under the brilliant light, the fatigue from the pursuit was soothed, and the worries and tension also dissipated.
The alert investigator relaxed in a daze, forgetting where he was. Surrounded by colorful clouds, his body became lighter and lighter, like a baby returning to his mother's arms, with a peaceful smile on his face.
They tiptoed and tried to float towards the window, completely unaware that their clothes were growing flesh, their weapons were growing tentacles, and even their fallen hair was growing skin, and they were about to grow into human form.
Bang!
The moment he saw the small tree appear, Tu Shansui's long, fluffy tail spread out from behind him, sweeping across the backs of the heads of the people behind Ye Ping'an.
Foxtail was so agile and nimble that before the four of them could take a single step, they suddenly bumped into each other, feeling dizzy and stumbling, unable to get out of the window.
The branches and leaves of the small tree are snow-white, with mysterious lines engraved on them, flowing with red light.
Thus the holy aura also became flawed.
A closer look reveals what appear to be piles of bones buried within its roots, implying the "bride and groom" beneath. Small fruits hanging from the tree's branches are recognizable as figures of people sitting cross-legged and smiling, resembling living beings.
But how many people can remain firm in this strong atmosphere and take a closer look?
Every B-rank is no ordinary investigator. Even ordinary investigators without the willpower to withstand the strange creature face this fate. Weaker, less determined individuals, the moment they approach it, will be devoured by its boundless "vitality," becoming nothing more than dried bones.
It has been too long, all the gods have died, even the immortal tree has died.
It just has the weirdness of growing corpses.
The red light on the small tree was vague and uncertain, and the person on the branch opened his eyes, his eyebrows and features were lifelike, exactly like Tai Sui.
He smiled and waved to Ye Ping'an, as if inviting him to ascend to the clouds and ascend to heaven together.
Tu Shan Sui protected Ye Ping'an from behind, and his fox tail flashed and retracted, separating the other dizzy people.
A pair of emerald green pupils looked coldly at the small tree outside the window. He clenched the small tablet in his hand, ready for battle.
Without a single monument, without the concerted efforts of all, forcibly erecting a monument and drawing upon the power of the Strange Suppression Monument would only partially activate it. However, it was enough to intercept the Immortal Tree that had been painstakingly fed.
After all, it is not a restricted area, nor does it come from the restricted area of today.
The Tai Sui on the branch saw the small tablet he was holding and laughed out loud in ecstasy, "...Tu Shan Sui? Haha, buy one get one free, you——"
"Is it really buy one get one free?"
Before he finished speaking, Ye Ping'an grabbed the small tree with shining eyes.
"Buy one get one free in the yard. Do you have any gifts?" Ye Ping'an rubbed his ears and pulled the sapling towards the window. "Just put on a flower show, why are you shouting so loudly? What kind of tree do you think this is? Thank you, and you also gave me a potted plant!"
Tai Sui’s smile froze.
Lure Ye Pingan to devour her, and lure him out. But... why didn't anything change when she grabbed the immortal tree?!
No, not nothing has changed.
The snow-white little tree seemed to have turned into an ordinary sapling in Ye Ping'an's hands, and the big trees growing in the entire resort were like fish that had been pulled out of the water, trembling dyingly.
In the blink of an eye, the menacing forest exposed its original mycelium and began to wither from the middle.
Tai Sui put all his strength onto the table, but before he could even hold on for a few seconds, he felt the power deep within him weaken.
He was shocked and horrified. "What did you do? No—"
Ye Pingan turned a deaf ear and continued to pull up trees. "I'm about to buy a house here. You have so many saplings and potted plants for your resort performances, but you're not willing to give me one? I'm very gentle and I'm sure I won't break any. It's not that I have to take yours, but I think this one looks the healthiest..."
The chattering voice of complaints was like a devilish sound that pierced his ears and was extremely difficult to understand. Tai Sui's eyes were bloodshot.
But the next second, he noticed an even more terrifying change.
Ye Ping'an pulled the tree, and the brilliance that supported the sky like a canopy quickly faded. The dark sky became thinner, and a gap was torn by the morning light.
The big tree fell down and turned into powder at the same speed as it grew. Even the cracks on the ground where various plants had grown disappeared. The banquet tables and chairs stopped in their original places, and the dead wood miraculously sprouted and everything returned to its original state.
Tai Sui, weakened, once again felt some of his power slipping out of control. Scattered petals and mycelium flew outward, as if fleeing for their lives.
The residual influence among the soil made Tai Sui vaguely "see" the scattered dark edges.
Investigators surrounded the outside in three layers, intercepting anything that flew out uncontrollably.
"Go to hell!" Tai Sui shouted angrily, and the snow-white little tree crashed into Ye Ping'an like crazy.
Swish!
Ye Ping'an did not dodge or evade. He raised his hand towards the tree and uprooted the small tree growing in the light in the air.
The moment he was pulled out, his body's vitality completely collapsed. The last trace of his "human" part disappeared within Tai Sui, and Tai Sui felt a terrifying pressure coming towards him.
To be precise, he finally realized the existence of that pressure.
An indescribable sense of terror descended from the sky, as if he had turned into an ant that could be crushed to death at will, and he didn't even dare to raise a trace of resistance.
I just want to escape, run away, the farther away from this horrible existence the better!
Fear resonated in his consciousness, and Tai Sui felt the resentment of [Tai Sui] that had merged with him.
He finally understood why Tai Sui had been behaving abnormally since coming into contact with Ye Ping'an.
[Tai Sui] is indeed afraid and trying to escape.
Tai Sui controls [Taisui], and human consciousness drives the power of the gods, and it is impossible to understand [Taisui]'s reaction at all.
Before merging with the spirit, he only thought that Ye Ping'an might be spiritually powerful. After merging with the spirit, he realized that the spirit saw her just as he saw the spirit.
But it was too late.
The light on the snow-white tree faded, and the human-shaped fruit withered and fell to the ground along with the peeling bark fragments, dispersing into wisps of black mist before it hit the ground.
Ye Ping'an, holding the sapling, complained, "I just asked for a potted plant, why are you cursing me to death? You're so mean! I won't buy a house from you anymore... Eh? Where's the bride and groom salesperson? I brought the potted plant over, and you ran away?"
As soon as he turned on the radio, he heard Ye Ping'an's complaints in the distance. Yan Mingyue twitched his lips at the edge of the ghost cave, holding his forehead and laughing.
The local investigators who were also dispatched looked at the scene through the telescope in amazement. "My goodness, the ghost cave has clearly been broken into. It's obvious that Boss Ye has beaten it up. How dare they rush up when they know it's useless!"
Xia Zihan, who was accompanying him on the mission, shrugged. "He's brainless, huh? A vegetable... No, how much brains can you expect from a mushroom person?"
"Let's go, let's finish up for Boss Ye! Everyone, spread out and don't block the road. If Boss Ye asks, just say we're just passing by!"
The investigators who quickly dispersed into the resort gasped when they saw the small car in front of the villa. "Oh no... It's broken. It seems the hearse was swallowed up by the ghost when it revived."
The van in front of the villa looked like it had been eaten by a swarm of insects, leaving only a rusty skeleton. However, the furnishings inside the car were still intact.
The investigators were worried. "It's just an empty shell. How can we explain this to Boss Ye? Did they bring the new car?"
Before he finished speaking, Shadow emerged from the depths of the van, weak and trembling.
The shadow slowly squirmed, ghostly hands pulling and growing a silver shell.
The brand new van reappeared, its lights flashing, dazzling the eyes of the person who had just spoken.
Investigators:?
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Ye Ping'an pulled away the potted plants and then noticed that there was no one at the banquet outside.
"You guys finished the banquet at daybreak, and you ran away so fast... The guests were in such a hurry to leave, so do you have to keep the venue for the next one?"
"Luckily, the banquet was paid for in advance, and the money has been settled. I haven't booked a room yet."
Ye Pingan curled his lips and said, "I am a magnanimous person. Since you can't sell the house and you are cursing at me, I won't ask you for your mental damages. Xiao Cheng, pack up and let's go... Xiao Cheng?"
Cheng Yi was so shocked that she saw stars, but she regained a bit of clarity in the pain. She knew that she couldn't cause trouble for her boss, so she tried hard to resist the temptation.
While I was still holding on, I suddenly felt lighter.
it's over?
The boss wins! Even though the spirit goes to great lengths to trap the boss, the boss still kills the spirit again!
Cheng Yi stared at Ye Pingan blankly. Ye Pingan was confused and shook his hands, "Are you sleepy and stupid after eating?"
"No, no!" Cheng Yi quickly stood up, "I'll go pack my things!"
Luo Le and the other two wiped their sweat and said, "Thank you, Boss Ye, and thank you, Consultant Tu Shan!"
When the immortal tree came out, Luo Le thought he was finished. This was definitely a Class B resurrection event.
But...what does it mean to win without doing anything? This is called winning without doing anything.
Who knew that when the immortal tree fell into Boss Ye’s hands, Gaba would “die”!
"Thank you, come and have dinner when you have time!"
Ye Ping'an waved his hand and picked up the sapling to look at it carefully.
"...God damn it, the potted plants are just shoddy, relying on lighting to deceive people? It's so ugly! No wonder all the others were taken away, and this one is left here without even a pot."
I had just seen the tree, so tall and beautiful, but when I brought it into the house, I realized its surface was covered in pits, black and white patches, and the branches were all dry. The leaves were even worse; they looked like they were made of clay and had a strange, foul smell.
Ye Ping'an rolled his eyes in disgust, and with a sense of public morality, he climbed out of the window and poked the sapling into the ground.
After all, they are the saplings of the customers and the resort. If they are left in the kitchen, they are called garbage, and if they are planted back, they are called greening. Anyway, they are not hers.
Ye Ping'an looked around and saw a suitable place to dig a hole, then he remembered that he had forgotten to bring a shovel.
Tu Shansui came out at some point, holding a piece of wood and digging a small hole.
"Thank you." Ye Ping'an put the small tree away, clapped his hands and turned to leave.
Investigators: …
Boss Ye, can this thing really be grown? Will it just grow a bunch of mushrooms?
While Ye Ping'an was away, Luo Le quickly pulled out the tree and put it in the box.
Ye Ping'an walked back to the main entrance of the villa and saw Cheng Yi holding the unused seasoning tightly and guarding the car door.
After opening the car door, Ye Pingan paused for a moment, "Why does the car door feel lighter?"
After a careful look and seeing no changes, Ye Ping'an invited the two to get in the car.
The human face huddled under the driver's seat, trembling, its outline several times smaller than before.
Ye Ping'an turned on the navigation and drove out with his foot on the accelerator.
When the sun rose, there were many more people and cars on the road than before. They all greeted her with a smile, which was completely different from the clients, relatives and friends who were full of complaints about getting up early.
Ye Ping'an waited slowly for the traffic light and searched the prices of flowers and trees online.
The quality of the potted plants picked up by the resort is too poor. If there are good quality and cheap plants, it would be nice to have some green plants for the store. But...
"...How dare you sell a money tree for so much!"
Ye Ping'an exited the app cursing, and searched desperately: "Where can I get green plants for free or with a small fee?"
Tu Shansui paused while sending the message.
Tushan: [The kumquat potted plant was replaced with a money tree.]
assistant:?
The [hearse] drove onto the illusory road, flashed for a moment, and then disappeared on the side of the road.
Yan Mingyue watched Ye Ping'an leave and looked at the villa where it was hard to tell that a battle had taken place. "How is the situation?"
Yao Qing immediately reported, "Not long ago, [Tai Sui] reappeared on the Stupendous Monument, and ten seconds after reviving, it was removed from the list again. Bai Xian confirmed that Tai Sui had devoured all the strange things, and this is the remaining strange thing of [Tai Sui]. However, the shape is different from the suspected strange thing in the records, and there may be new changes. All the trapped investigators are safe, and it has been confirmed that [ordinary people] were not affected in any way by this incident."
"Old Zhou went chasing the other side, but he didn't make it in time to break through the ghost cave. He came back so angry that he played a few more rounds of mahjong."
Yan Mingyue smiled and sighed, "This is the third time we've successfully dealt with a B-level ghost den. It's a B-level that's controlled by a ghost controller, and its patterns are even more bizarre and unpredictable. It's incredible... We can safely deal with it this time, and everyone can rest assured."
The weird things and the real spirits will die, and only some clues need to be followed to deal with them. As a result, the report is quite simple to write.
The news reached the headquarters immediately. Director Zhang smiled and said, "The mobile team assisted Boss Ye in converging the strange forces into one place and overcoming them with ease. This approach has been confirmed to be correct. Remember to pay the bonus. How is the exploration progress of [Yucai Academy]? Clear the way for her to go deeper. We must use our strength wisely."
At the round table, the senior executives could not hide their excitement and responded in unison, "Yes, Director."
The meeting ended, and Director Zhang looked at the map on the wall and sighed softly.
There are even fewer brightly lit areas on the map.
Director Zhang stood up with the help of the table. His hunched old body swayed and a handful of gray powder fell from his shoulder.
The powder smells like sandalwood incense.
The fragrance wafted in the air, and rows of black and white tablets appeared vaguely behind her, but they were between reality and illusion, making it difficult to see the details.
Director Zhang slowly wiped off the incense ash without looking back.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll stay with you." Director Zhang said in a gentle and soothing voice, "It's not the last moment yet."
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The banquet was prepared quickly, and after watching the wedding and listening to the dry house selling introduction for a long time, it didn't take much time.
When we drove back to Xile Hotel, it was not yet normal business hours.
As soon as the car stopped, Ye Ping'an saw two more potted plants in front of the store.
"Money tree? I just found out that the municipal greening is replacing some of them with new flowers, so I was planning to go pick some. So, my wish has come true?"
"You don't like today's customers. I hope you meet better ones."
Tu Shansui looked at her quietly, his face tense and his eyes serious, "I wish you good fortune."
"Make a fortune, make a fortune, make a fortune, great luck!"
Ye Ping'an loved to hear this blessing the most.
Ye Pingan happily pushed the money tree pot into the door, "Tushan, when will your store open? I'll also send you a flower basket and green plants..."
"Ahem, I promise these aren't flowers plucked from the green belt!"
Tu Shansui paused, "...the ones in the green belt are also fine."
Ye Ping'an raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Tu Shansui was a little embarrassed, "Shall I go with you?"
Ye Pingan agreed immediately, "Okay. I can pick up any bargain I can find, it's not a shame!"
I left home early in the morning and missed Aunt Qin’s delivery of vegetables.
Ye Ping'an made a phone call and asked the supplier to allocate some food to him.
"I've been busy all morning and don't feel like moving anymore, so I'll make something simple. Rice noodles... no, Northeastern cold noodles."
Making traditional handmade rice noodles is a slow and time-consuming process, and the batch that Ye Ping'an tried to make by buying various types of rice was not yet edible.
A few days ago, I was researching ingredients for a wedding banquet and bought some pretty good factory-made rice noodles.
But the weather is too hot, so I think it would be more comfortable to eat something cool.
Ye Ping'an made peace with the noodles and heard someone knocking on the door.
"...Wang Xiaomei? Why did you bring your daughter here from the state entrance?"
【Author’s words】
【Tai Sui】: Why are you provoking her?!!!
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It's finishing up now, a little stuck, sorry for the late update qwq Susu is working hard to update!!
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