40 Chapter 40
◎Being stopped halfway◎
Chapter 40
Ying Huai carefully observed the few fruits left on the tree. It was probably because they were not ripe when the children came to pick them before, and the little snake did not remind them, so there are only so few left.
After all, once the little snake climbs up a tree, even if it climbs to a branch, it will not fall down as long as it is careful. With its help, it is easy for the children to pick all the fruits on the tree, and there will be no fruits left.
“The fruit ripens quite quickly.”
Ying Huai stretched out his roots and poked the fruit tree. After whispering these words, he transferred some spiritual energy to the fruit tree as a little compensation.
Although this tree cannot cultivate and absorb spiritual energy from the air on its own, it is very easy for it to absorb all the spiritual energy when it gathers.
Ying Huai found it quite amusing to see that after the fruit tree came into contact with the spiritual energy he released, it excitedly pulled the spiritual energy towards it and absorbed it seriously.
Not only does this tree itself not have the ability to cultivate the spiritual energy in the air, but the speed at which it absorbs spiritual energy is also very slow, which makes Ying Huai, who has been observing it for a while, feel a little helpless.
If the speed of absorbing spiritual energy remains so slow, even if there are more ripe fruits in the future, it will not be able to compete with the villagers.
The children in the village are still very persistent when it comes to delicious food. At first, the adults in the village may not touch the fruit for the time being because they don't want to compete with the children for the food.
But after discovering that its fruit has other benefits, it is unclear what the results will be.
Just by looking at what Shitou's children did today, Ying Huai could already imagine that the adults in the village would be healthier and stronger in the next few days for some unknown reason.
Those who don't take it seriously may think that it is just the effect of returning to their hometown and feeling more open-minded, but there are many meticulous people in the village, and there must be many people who can find problems.
Just like Tang Rufeng who is eating fruit at this moment, the fruit in his hand was exchanged by Grandma Tang with the children in the village as snacks.
When she heard that the children in the village had discovered a very sweet fruit, the first thing she thought of was to exchange some for Tang Rufeng to try.
Shitou gave all the fruits in his hands to his grandfather, but Xiao Ling'er and his other brothers and sisters did not distribute all the fruits in their hands. They all wanted to take some home for the adults to taste.
It’s enough to take one or two of these and exchange them for some snacks with Grandma Tang.
The children gathered together and formed a small group in front of Tang Rufeng.
Seeing her grandson enjoying the food, Grandma Tang was also happy.
Tang Rufeng was not a child, nor did he like to eat alone. He tried one first, and after confirming that it was delicious, he shared the rest with his grandparents.
Because it was he who distributed the seeds, even Luo Luo, who was lying next to him and drooling at him, got half a seed, and the remaining half was in the claws of the little mouse Huidou.
The moment it saw Tang Rufeng get the fruit, it stood up and leaned its whole body towards the fruit.
Seeing it looking very pleased with the fruit and wanting to pounce on it immediately, Tang Rufeng, who had seen the ability of the little mouse, immediately thought that the fruit might be a little unusual.
However, when he saw his grandparents, they didn't think there was anything wrong. Just because they heard that the fruit was delicious, they gave it to him as if it were a normal fruit and let him eat it.
If he said that eating this fruit might be good for the body, even if he wanted to share it with his grandparents, they probably wouldn't touch it, but would save it for him so that he could eat more.
In the past two years, Tang Rufeng's health has been a source of great concern to the old couple. If they knew that they could get better just by eating fruits, they probably wouldn't touch the fruits even if they themselves were not feeling well.
So Tang Rufeng simply stopped talking.
"Grandma, will my parents be back tomorrow?"
Carefully chewing the fruit in his mouth, Tang Rufeng changed the subject and asked.
"I don't know what they're thinking. The village chief has been saying for a long time that he'd be back soon, but they insisted on dawdling outside. When I called yesterday, he said he was almost in town, but he was still saying the same thing this morning. There's still no confirmation."
Grandma Tang complained a bit when she mentioned her unlucky son and her daughter-in-law who was as unlucky as her son.
The couple just refused to believe in evil and kept delaying. Most of the villagers had returned before they started to prepare to pack up and go back.
Now when I call them, they keep saying that everything is fine. But is it really fine or is it just a lie? Can't the couple tell the difference?
These two people must have encountered something on the way, which is why they were delayed until now.
In fact, the old couple could guess why their son and his wife were so slow. They just wanted to earn more so that Tang Rufeng would not have to worry about not having enough money during treatment in the future.
Perhaps the couple was lucky to be stranded before, but they didn't expect that because of this luck, they failed to return successfully, but encountered an accident along the way.
"Maybe something happened on the way. Don't worry, grandpa and grandma. If there really is something wrong, my parents are not the type to say nothing."
Hearing Grandma Tang's complaints, Tang Rufeng frowned slightly and had a bad feeling in his heart. However, he did not mention these unpredictable things to the old couple, but comforted them instead.
"That's right, your father is a real man. He usually does things with courage. If he really encounters something, he will definitely tell you."
Grandma Tang listened to her grandson's words of comfort, and reluctantly suppressed some of the worries that had arisen in her mind. She put a fruit in her mouth and chewed it carefully.
"This fruit tree in our village is really magical. I heard it's the one you used to play with that never blossomed or bore fruit. This year, it's even more magical. It's bearing fruit without even blossoming."
Grandma Tang briefly told Tang Rufeng what she had heard about the fruit in her hand.
"Yeah, I know. The last time Shitou and the others came to visit, they told me that the fruit tree was bearing fruit. I just didn't expect it to mature so quickly and grow in such a strange way."
As Tang Rufeng spoke, he looked down at the fruit in his hand.
Grandma Tang said that Tang Rufeng had played with that fruit tree before. In fact, Tang Rufeng was young at that time. After knowing that the fruit tree in the village did not bloom or bear fruit, he thought it was a pity to leave such a big fruit tree empty, so he searched the Internet for some ways to try on the tree.
That year, Tang Rufeng actually transplanted the fruit tree into a hedgehog.
Tang Rufeng would penetrate any girl that could bear fruit.
Of course, seeing that the villagers behind were still saying that the fruit tree did not bloom or bear fruit, it was clear that Tang Rufeng’s fuss had definitely failed.
This was also the reason why Tang Rufeng took note and shared the news with Ying Huai when Shitou and the others just mentioned that the tree was bearing fruit last time.
The topic of the Tang family's old and young has shifted away from the Tang couple and has turned to gossip about family matters.
In a service station a little further away from the town, a group of people were sitting nervously in a messy room. They were extremely nervous at the moment, looking at the abnormal climbing plants growing outside and several abnormal-looking animals beside them.
They had been in this service station for two days.
They had originally taken a bus to the town, but who would have thought that just as they passed this service station and were about to move forward, the bus was stopped.
What stopped the bus was none other than the messy-looking climbing plant outside.
At first, the crowd was in a panic. Some people got off the bus and ran around frantically, trying to avoid the plant.
Unfortunately, they ran too recklessly and were accidentally swept away by the plant. Now they may have become nutrients for the growth of the climbing plant.
The Tang couple were also lucky. They had been following a middle-aged man who looked very calm and rational from the beginning. Seeing that he remained calm even when faced with a crisis, almost subconsciously, Dad Tang pulled Mom Tang and started to retreat along the man's path.
In the end, they really managed to escape.
That plant is just like the monster in the game with an area trigger mechanism. As long as you leave its range, it will no longer attack you.
After realizing this, he and his wife moved away from that place.
Unexpectedly, although they moved away from that area and temporarily avoided being attacked by the ferocious-looking climbing plant, they still could not avoid other animals that wanted to attack them.
That's the animal that's wandering around out there right now.
Just by looking at their appearance, it is easy to tell that they are the former stray animals.
These animals have suffered a lot of malicious harm from humans when they were wandering. When they have no ability to resist, they have only one choice, which is to avoid humans.
However, this sudden change in the world and the revival of spiritual energy completely reversed the positions of both parties.
The capabilities of these plants and animals are increasing much faster than those of humans.
They will need to adapt to their new abilities at first, and may subconsciously avoid humans when they encounter them.
But once they have completely mastered the abilities they have cultivated and are sure that their abilities can completely crush those humans who have no ability to resist, their choices will be full of twists and turns again.
Just like now, those stray animals outside seem to be extremely unfriendly to humans.
If the room they chose to hide in had not been strong enough, they would have been broken through and dragged out.
What will happen to those who are dragged out...
Everyone already knew it, so even though a group of people were crowded in this room, no noise was made, but the sadness on their faces could not be wiped away.
"When will rescue arrive?"
Dad Tang turned on his phone with some hesitation, and when he saw that the battery level was only about 30 or 40 points, he turned off the phone with some hesitation.
He turned around and looked at the middle-aged man who was holding a computer and seemed to be processing documents, and asked.
No one knew where the other party came from, and he didn't even lose anything he had on his back or in his hands when he was escaping.
After arriving in the room, he didn't sit idle. He turned on the computer and started to do his work.
It seemed that it was for his work, as the luggage he had brought earlier contained a large external power supply.
We don’t know how he got this thing into the car, nor do we know how he carried it all the way here.
He's using it now anyway.
Looking at his power supply, other people in the room had thought about taking advantage of him.
The place where they were hiding had no electricity at all because of the mutant vine in front and the mutant animals nearby.
Although he appeared calm and composed, like a weak scholar, his skills were unmatched by those present.
At this time, the other party
After hearing what Tang's father said, his fingers did not stop and continued to tap on the laptop keyboard for a while, and then he stopped and thought briefly.
“I have already reported what happened here to the higher-ups and explained the specific situation to the authorities.
Normal people here cannot come to rescue us. If they come, they will just be using other people’s lives to save ours.
The above has replied that the official special team is on the way. Just wait and don't do anything stupid. There will be no problem for the time being."
He simply explained the information he knew, not trying to please those present, but simply stating what he knew to give these people some hope and to avoid causing him trouble.
He still has to work and has no time to argue with these people.
After saying this, he felt that he had made things clear and that the people present would not do anything messy anymore, so he lowered his head and continued typing on the computer.
Seems to be stuck in work again.
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