Since parting ways with the group that day, Lu Li continued to lead Shushu in random directions, collecting any good items he found and having Shushu fight any suitable opponents he encountered.
Thus, her little golden core gradually became round and bright, waiting only to pass through the tribulation of lightning.
As for the things she needed to overcome the tribulation, Lu Li had prepared plenty for her, so she didn't have to worry about them at all.
That day, just as the senior and junior disciples found a spiritual plant in a small mountain valley and were about to pick it, the sound of fighting suddenly came from afar.
Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see various spiritual lights flickering in the mountains, indicating that someone was fighting, and it looked quite intense.
Upon seeing this, the senior and junior disciples exchanged a glance, both seeing the curiosity in each other's eyes.
Immediately afterwards, Shushu very readily spent a low-grade spirit stone to hire a skilled gatherer to help him, namely Tianluo.
Tianluo had long been rooted in the space of the millet and yam, paying the site rental fee with vines and star stones, and renting the right to use it for five hundred years in one go.
In return, it exchanged a considerable amount of pills and spiritual liquid for the branch plant given to the Liuyue Sect.
These days, Tianluo is like an old man in the mountains, living a leisurely and carefree life in the space. He has no worries about spiritual energy, his safety is guaranteed, and he can occasionally treat himself to some snacks. He's living a very carefree life.
As long as the yam is alright, its nest will be safe and sound.
In addition, Tianluo would occasionally come out for some fresh air, and Shushu would not restrict its movements.
As for making Tianluo work, Shushu would pay him according to his work, just like now.
Tianluo works quite quickly, and it's worth the spirit stones it collects. As soon as it comes out, it quickly buries its roots in the soil and instantly digs out the area around the spirit plant.
Then, with a forceful effort, he dug out the spiritual plants along with the soil, shook off the dirt, and harvested a pile of intact spiritual plants.
It was so fast that even though the little shovel was still holding it, it hadn't even had time to back away before it had already harvested most of the potatoes.
The loosened soil fell like rain, instantly burying the spot where the sweet potato had just stood.
It was only thanks to Lu Li's quick reflexes that Shushu was able to escape being buried alive.
Looking at the tall little mound, Shushu glanced down at his small frame and secretly assessed its height; it was definitely big enough to bury three or four of him.
This realization instantly made Shushu's temper flare up, and he almost grabbed a small shovel and went to dig up the roots of the Heavenly Net in his spatial dimension.
Fortunately, in the end, Shushu didn't actually go dig it up. On the one hand, he remembered the rental fee, and on the other hand, Tianluo was indeed quite efficient.
The yam was only angry for a short while, but it had already harvested most of the spiritual plants in the small valley. It didn't harvest the remaining plants that would take a long time to grow.
Such efficiency made Shushu swallow back all the words she wanted to say to it. Such a capable helper, it's okay to have a little temper, she can understand that!
Then Shushu simply decided to avoid looking at him altogether, skillfully slipping back into Lu Li's clothes to avoid seeing Tian Luo, that troublemaker, and lest he get more and more worked up and ignite the anger he had finally managed to suppress.
When Tianluo finished collecting all the herbs and was looking for Shushu, he found that Shushu was only peeking out from Luli's clothes with the top of his hat, and he couldn't see Shushu at all.
Looking at the small bulge, Tianluo was full of questions and confusion, not knowing what was wrong with Shushu.
However, Tianluo's will to survive was still very strong. Although it didn't know why Shushu was like this, it keenly sensed that it couldn't get close to Shushu at this time, otherwise its life might be in danger.
So, Tianluo, which was originally going to entangle the glutinous rice ball, decisively changed direction and wrapped itself around Lu Li's wrist.
As a witness to the whole process, Lu Li naturally guessed why Shushu was so upset, but he had no intention of explaining for Tianluo.
He gently patted Shushu with his other hand, which wasn't entangled by Tianluo, to comfort her, and then headed towards the direction where the fight had taken place with a slight smile on his lips.
As he walked, he didn't forget to put an invisibility talisman on himself. Shushu sensed it too. Although she knew that Lu Li would definitely take her with him when he went invisible, she secretly put one on herself as a precaution!
They weren't far from where the fight had taken place. Soon, the two siblings arrived at the scene quietly and even chose the best spot to secretly observe the people.
Dozens of people dressed in different clothes, with Loose Cultivator Alliance tokens hanging from their waists, were surrounding several clearly defeated Hehuan Sect female cultivators in the middle, commenting on them.
The language was so unrestrained and the look in his eyes so malicious that Shushu raised his little fists in anger.
Moreover, judging from what these people said, they used underhanded tricks to capture these female cultivators from the Hehuan Sect.
Seeing that these people weren't satisfied with just using foul language, they also wanted to prey on those pretty young ladies. One of the young ladies even had a resolute look in her eyes, as if she was ready to self-destruct.
Shushu's eyes lit up, and an idea popped into her head. She quickly sent a telepathic message to Lu Li: "Senior Brother, cover me!"
While transmitting her voice, she had already quietly landed on a nearby treetop. Several invisibility talismans and protective charms had been pasted on her body at some point, and she was also holding a lot of spiced thorny sunflowers in her little paws.
Seeing her like this, Lu Li knew exactly what she was up to. His lips twitched involuntarily, and he silently mourned for those laughing so wildly, but he didn't forget to reply, "Okay."
After agreeing, Lu Li began to carefully cover for Shushu, trying his best not to let those people notice anything unusual, while keeping a close eye on Shushu, ready to roll him back at any time.
Shushu moved very lightly, and with the blessing of layers of talismans and the cover of Lu Li, he quickly arrived near these people.
Next, Shushu quickly chose a branch to stand on, and after deciding on the retreat route, he locked onto his target and threw out a large handful of Spiny Sunflowers.
Thus, the Flaming Sunflower, having chosen its direction, flew at the speed of light towards those who were laughing wildly. Seeing this, Lu Li added fuel to the fire, ensuring that those people had nowhere to hide.
Soon, most people were infected and began to wail.
"Ah! Where did this little thief come from to launch a sneak attack?"
"It's poisonous, this stuff is poisonous."
"Quickly, quick, the antidote pill."
In an instant, these people no longer cared about the Hehuan Sect female cultivators lying on the ground. They huddled together in fear, wary of their surroundings.
Those with keen senses immediately attacked the direction from which the Flame-Scorching Sunflower had emerged, unleashing spells as if they had no spiritual power at all, their actions revealing a hint of desperation.
Unfortunately, the moment Shushu threw out the Spiny Sunflower, he had already changed position, so all of these people's attacks naturally missed.
Seeing that there was nothing but felled trees, the people's faces turned extremely grim.
Those who were pricked, in particular, were now swollen all over and had all sorts of symptoms. The antidote pills had no effect whatsoever, and everyone began to feel anxious and fearful.
Then, just as these people were on edge, a small number of talismans began to fall from the sky.
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