Chapter 239 Tree Spirit
The woman in pink had already broken her forehead and was bleeding, but she didn't dare to stop. She just kept repeating the action, but two people still appeared from behind the hall and dragged her away, leaving a bloody trail on the ground.
Bai Ji frowned unhappily, not even glancing at the woman he had just dragged away. He simply pointed to the bloodstains on the ground and said, "Clean this place up... Never mind, I'll replace all the jade bricks here."
"Yes," a palace servant replied, bowing his head.
"And you, now summon someone to help me change my clothes. I want to see for myself who can make the Broken Brocade Scroll recognize its owner." Bai Ji's finger twirled in the air before finally stopping on the gray-robed man who was still kneeling on the ground.
Most importantly, he wanted to see if that person would show up.
The man in gray was shocked. "The Emperor instructed Your Highness not to participate in the competition. If Your Highness goes, you will surely..."
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Ji impatiently interrupted him, "My mind is made up. Don't try to pressure me with the Emperor's name. If you say another word—"
"Yes, I'll go prepare right away." The man in gray reluctantly lowered his head and replied.
The Emperor had already laid a trap, and who knew what kind of trouble His Highness would cause by going to compete? But as a subordinate, he dared not say anything even if he wanted to advise him...
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Mu Jianjian walked through the thickets for about fifteen minutes without encountering any cultivators. Instead, the surrounding plants and flowers grew even denser, and other small flying insects gathered around her.
"Pfft—"
A small butterfly landed next to Mu Jianjian's chin, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud. She raised up countless butterflies and insects with both hands, feeling the long-lost vibrant atmosphere.
Surprisingly, they weren't afraid of people at all.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed before their eyes, and the sunlight, which had been blocked by thorny trees, became even brighter, casting halos of light on the figures.
It took Mu Jianjian a while to get used to the scenery around her.
Amidst the boundless green grass and leaves, a giant tree rises from the ground, its lush branches and leaves verdant and upright, standing a hundred meters tall above the clouds. Pale white clouds and mist surround the green leaves, making it seem like a supreme heavenly palace, ethereal and otherworldly.
She stared blankly for a long time before she came to her senses. Looking around and seeing no one, she walked confidently to the giant tree and tentatively placed a hand on its thick trunk.
"You've arrived."
A clear male voice rang out behind her, startling Mu Jianjian.
Her divine sense, which she had spread around, was completely unaware of the opponent's presence, indicating that the opponent's strength far surpassed hers.
Turning around alertly, she saw her hand, hidden in her wide sleeve, already drawing the Rain Ruler from her system space in a defensive stance, only to find a somewhat familiar-looking boy standing in front of her.
The boy was dressed in white, but had long, light green hair that trailed on the ground and rested on the flowers and plants, as if he wanted to blend into the vegetation. His whole body was clean and simple, without any ornaments, yet he appeared exquisite and elegant.
There were more butterflies and insects surrounding the boy than around her. Although she was under the shade of trees, she seemed to be bathed in warm sunlight, exuding a kind and peaceful aura.
With an innocent and harmless appearance, it smiled warmly at the girl.
"You...know me?" A small bird with blue-green wings perched on Mu Jianjian's shoulder, seemingly enjoying her scent, burying its head in her hair. "You're from the Wood Spirit Clan. Did Dongfang Linglong tell you I was coming?"
Mu Jianjian rubbed the fluffy head of the blue-green bird and asked.
“I haven’t seen Linglong today,” the young man slowly shook his head, curling his hand and resting his thumb on his chin, looking slightly puzzled. “Logically speaking, we should have already met, but not now.”
If we haven't met recently, then it must have been in the past.
Mu Jianjian gasped, recalling the tree spirit she had healed in the divine tree during her time with the Wood Spirit Clan. "You are a tree spirit of the Wood Spirit Clan, aren't you?"
“We have indeed met,” the tree spirit’s smile widened, a sly “I knew it” glint in its clear, light blue eyes. “I knew it the moment you stepped into this forest.”
"Why?" Mu Jianjian asked curiously.
Although they had met before, her "past" was relative to the tree spirit's "future".
“You have been imbued with the spirits of nature, and I can feel it intimately. That’s why they like you so much,” the tree spirit said, lowering her eyes and glancing at the various birds perched on her pale blue hair. Her gaze was as kind as if she were looking at a child. “The spirits of nature will not appear on others unless I give them to them willingly.”
I see.
Mu Jianjian parted her lips slightly, gazing absently at the tree spirit opposite her. She recalled how the spirit was cursed and had its life force drained ten thousand years later. Just as she was about to speak to remind the spirit, she saw the young man turn his head and stare at her.
Her image was clearly reflected in her pale blue, sky-clear eyes, and deeper down, were the rings of time etched into her features.
“The spirit of nature is still within me now, not the past, but the future,” the tree spirit looked up at the branches swaying in the wind and bathed in sunlight, “and in the future, the past is already set in stone.”
Mu Jianjian was stunned.
The tree spirit knew what she was going to say, that she was going to warn the wood spirit race that they would be cursed, which is why he said those words, indicating that he already knew everything!
"Why?" Mu Jianjian asked, puzzled. "Doesn't the future depend on the present?"
If she knew about the disaster that would happen in the future, she would definitely do everything she could to change it!
"Nature is a circle, and so is time. Some misfortunes, trapped by human relationships and circumstances, can be avoided but are hard to escape," the tree spirit released the bluebird in its hand, and after watching it fly in the sky, it looked at Mu Jianjian again. "Your coming to this place is both the result and the cause."
Mu Jianjian's heart calmed down unexpectedly. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly. She felt something rushing out from inside her, yet she also touched something else—
Enlightenment breaks through boundaries.
"Thank you," she said earnestly.
Originally, after she traveled from the Sand Cave Administration to the Upper Realm ten thousand years ago, she lost her true qi and her cultivation stagnated. However, during her conversation with the tree spirit, she actually showed faint signs of enlightenment!
"It is I who should say thank you," the tree spirit said with his warm smile. He slowly walked to the young lady's side. "I believe you did not come here for this reason. If you wish to undo the forbidden technique within you, please follow me."
"Okay." The other person spoke directly, and Mu Jianjian didn't beat around the bush either. She nodded and followed the other person to the side of the giant tree.
“Girl, relax and let your consciousness enter the giant tree,” the tree spirit said softly to Mu Jianjian as it touched the trunk. “Trust me.”
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