With A-Liu carrying her, Lin Ruo felt completely relaxed. All she had to do was hold the compass and give A-Liu directions. She even had time to enjoy the scenery below. It was so much easier than when she went to City C on her own.
This time, she didn't use spatial folding and teleportation to save time. Since she wasn't in a rush, she figured it would be better to just fly there directly.
A-Liu flew very fast, and since it was a mutated plant and didn't need to rest, they only stopped once along the way so that Lin Ruo could replenish A-Liu's energy.
Ah Liu obediently landed on the ground. The snow below was more than 20 meters thick. The moment she touched the snow, Ah Liu spread her willow branches flat on it, allowing Lin Ruo to step on the branches. This way, Lin Ruo wouldn't sink into the soft snow.
Lin Ruo silently withdrew her mental energy, a slight smile curving her lips. Ah Liu is now a mature mutated plant; she's so considerate.
Then, more willow branches extended from A-Liu's backpack, and she built a small hut of branches for Lin Ruo, shielding her from the wind and snow outside.
Lin Ruo took out a whole level 4 mutated beast from his spatial storage, along with a considerable amount of flesh and blood from a level 5 mutated beast. Finally, he also gave A Liu a lot of fruit from his spatial storage to replenish her energy.
Ah Liu's branches plunged into the food without hesitation, rapidly absorbing flesh and energy. It remained tireless throughout the journey, but controlling so many branches for an extended period would consume some of its energy.
Lin Ruo also took out the steamed buns she had made earlier from her space. They were filled with crab roe and were still steaming hot when she took them out. She paired them with the hot millet porridge she had taken out from her space and sat in the small house woven from branches. Outside, there was a boundless snow scene, which gave her a feeling of camping before the apocalypse.
After A-Liu finished "eating" all of these things, Lin Ruo brought out a lot of lake water for it. After Lin Ruo's spatial ability was upgraded to level 8, the lake water provided A-Liu and the others with more energy, and it was indispensable every day.
Ah Liu had a tough journey, and Lin Ruo, feeling sorry for her, naturally gave her more food than usual.
After eating, they rested for another half hour before continuing their journey.
By evening, Lin Ruo and his group had arrived near Bai Yu's base. This area was noticeably more prosperous than other no-man's-land areas, and they could already see many people with superpowers traveling in groups.
It was already dark, and Lin Ruo didn't plan to kill those people by sneak attack at night, so he simply asked A Liu to find a place to rest.
The snow near the Baiyu base must have been systematically cleared, as it is much thinner than the snow in the uninhabited areas outside.
When A-Liu landed on the ground with Lin Ruo, its roots had already moved out of the flowerpot and immediately took hold in the soil under the snow. Although the soil was frozen solid, it was turned over like tofu under A-Liu's roots.
After Ah Liu's roots touched the soil, they continued to grow deeper and deeper, and its body on the ground continued to rise. Its thick branches steadily supported Lin Ruo's feet, carrying her upward along the branches.
Once it regained its original form, Lin Ruo was already in the middle of the tree canopy, which was nearly 100 meters high. The dense and compact branches surrounded Lin Ruo completely, and there was still a considerable amount of space left in the trunk for her to move around freely.
Lin Ruo looked at the size of the space. It was at least a hundred square meters, which was only a small area for A Liu's canopy.
She took out the micro-suspension that she had previously stored in her space and placed it on A-Liu's branch. A-Liu noticed this and manipulated her branch to steadily support the micro-suspension on it, preventing it from swaying at all.
Lin Ruo stood on the treetop and looked down. Because of A Liu's sudden appearance, she had already attracted the attention of many superhumans. However, the high-level pressure emanating from A Liu also made these superhumans hesitate.
"How did such a mutated plant suddenly appear here? It wasn't here when we left."
"Yes, did you feel the oppressive aura of this willow tree when you got close? My supernatural powers almost went out of control."
"Perhaps this is a mutated plant controlled by some wood-type ability user. Look, isn't there just one thing wrapped in the middle of the canopy?"
"That's true. It would be better if someone were controlling it."
"What's so great about it?! This is the apocalypse, and you still have such a big heart. In this apocalypse, people are more terrifying than mutated plants. We should leave here quickly, or we won't even know how we died."
These superhumans dared not linger and quickly left in twos and threes, heading towards Baiyu Base, which was only a few dozen kilometers away.
Lin Ruo stopped paying attention to these people. With A Liu's abilities, she could easily crush them, so she didn't need to expend any more energy on them.
She went into the nearby miniature dwelling, where the fireplace was about to go out. She took out some dried wood pieces she had stored in her space and put them in. The flames rose, and the temperature in the miniature dwelling also increased rapidly.
Lin Ruo took a comfortable shower at the Weishu Inn, then relaxed on the bed, thinking that bringing A Liu out was definitely the right decision. She had barely used her powers along the way, and A Liu had taken her everywhere, making it feel like a very comfortable trip.
She prepared dinner for A-Liu, this time consisting entirely of level 5 mutated beast meat. Her thought was that she still had plenty of this in her space, and she would catch some more after they finished eating, as long as A-Liu liked it.
If Ah Shou and the others were here now, they would definitely complain that Lin Ruo was being biased.
A-Liu had a very satisfying dinner, eating her fill of level 5 mutated flesh and blood, as well as her favorite lake water and fruit.
It was very happy along the way, being able to play alone with its owner and being able to cuddle with its owner all the time.
Now its master sleeps in its canopy. A-Liu can keenly sense its master's presence. Its branches can reach out and touch him. Before, it didn't quite understand why A-Fu was so scheming and insisted on sleeping with its master. Now it understands.
Sleeping together means being happy.
Lin Ruo cooked herself dinner in the kitchen of this small inn. After eating, she read for a while with the willow branches by her side, and then prepared to go to bed.
She was woken up in the middle of the night by a rustling sound outside.
She frowned and looked outside, and saw that the branches of the willow tree were swaying gently. Was the wind picking up?
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