Chapter Seventy-four: Concern

  "They told me," said Xiaobudian.

  "What?" Su Tang looked around suspiciously.

  Within the range of Su Tang's vision, the grass, shrubs, and thick and thin branches all swayed gently in the windless air, as if greeting that small thing.

  "Can you hear... what they're saying?" Su Tang wondered.

  "Really?" Xiaobudian looked even stranger: "Mom, can't you hear that?"

  Su Tang shook his head, he understood that Xiao Bu Dong could exchange some kind of information with the surrounding vegetation, which was a great thing. Xiao Bu Dong would become an excellent scout, as long as there were any movements around him, he would immediately sound the alarm, and his safety would be well guaranteed.

  Under Xiao Buzhi's lead, Su Tang walked forward with her head down. One or two hours was nothing, three or four hours could be endured, but after almost six or seven hours, there was still no sign of the treasure, and Su Tang couldn't help but feel impatient.

  "Xiao Budo, didn't you say it's not far? How come we've been walking for so long and still haven't arrived?"

  "I remember having to cross a very wide and long river, after crossing the river I arrived."

  "Great River?"

  "Hmm, I drifted for a long time when I was young before flying over that river." said Xiao Budian.

  "When I was young..." Su Tang suddenly felt something was off: "How long ago are you talking about?"

  A small drop fell on the branch, staring blankly, shook his head after a long time: "Can't remember very clearly..."

  Su Tang revealed a bitter smile, was what Xiaobian said its encounter when it was in the seed state? This is also too far-fetched, the growth of the Destiny Tree is extremely slow, and Xiaobian had grown to over ten meters high, probably after several thousand years. If it were only several decades, that would be fine, but after several thousand years, the geographical changes would be enormous, even the vast ocean could become a mulberry field, let alone that great river? Moreover, according to Xiaobian's description, the width of the river would at least reach hundreds of meters. If that great river still existed, Fang Yizhe would have definitely mentioned it when introducing the environment of Yunshui Ze to him.

  "Never mind, let's find a place to rest first." Su Tang sighed softly, and from now on, she couldn't trust the words of this 'little girl' anymore: "Little one, is there a safe place around here?"

  Xiao Bu Dian thought for a moment, spread his wings and flew towards the slope, Su Tang followed behind him. After walking for about ten or twenty minutes, Xiao Bu Dian stopped: "Mom, it's very quiet here."

  It was quiet, but there was a gloomy feeling. It was already the second half of the night, and he couldn't see his hand in front of him. He had been walking quickly, one foot deep and one shallow, scanning around, but couldn't see anything clearly.

  "Are you sure it's safe here?" Su Tang asked again.

  "They will protect us," said Xiaobudian.

  Su Tang misunderstood, he thought Xiao Bu Dong meant that once something approached, the surrounding vegetation would immediately alert them, so he threw down the few flying swords on his back, put down the load on his shoulder, and felt around with his hands to find a relatively dry place to lie down.

  The little dot flew around Su Tang a few times, landed on his collar, and then crawled inside. Only a small head was exposed outside, it's unclear whether he was learning or being influenced by some inexplicable bond. When Su Tang yawned, the little dot also yawned. When Su Tang smacked his lips, the little dot also smacked its mouth. As Su Tang's breathing gradually became calm, the little dot also closed its eyes contentedly.

  Su Tang was somewhat tired and soon fell into a dreamland. Many times, being muddle-headed is indeed a blessing. If Su Tang knew that this night had passed through the territories of several terrifying monsters, and also knew that even strong masters at the level of Zong Shi did not dare to provoke them, he would absolutely not be able to sleep.

  As soon as he woke up, the sky was already bright, Su Tang opened his sleepy eyes and sat up to observe his surroundings. Suddenly, his pores were about to explode.

  The surrounding area was covered with a strange and bizarre vegetation, in the middle of which was a dark hole. Thick vines stretched out from the mouth of the hole, sticking to the ground and spreading out in all directions. This vegetation looked like an octopus, but it had many more tentacles than an octopus. The thickest of these vines were as thick as a man's thigh, and they covered hundreds of square meters of ground.

  In those vegetation all around, scattered with various beasts' skeletons, some have already gathered into a small bone mountain.

  Cannibal Vine! Fang had previously given him a simple description and told him how to deal with the Cannibal Vine.

  Su Tang held her breath, slowing down her movements as much as possible. She first picked up the few flying swords on the ground and hung them behind her back, then grabbed the package and slowly drew out the Da Zheng sword, retreating step by step.

  Just then, Xiaobudian poked his head out of his collar and exclaimed happily: "Mom, you're awake!"

  Want to finish... Su Tang took a cold breath, the carnivorous vines mainly relied on sound to hunt, Xiao Bu Dian's voice was not loud, but the surrounding silence was enough to startle all the carnivorous vines.

  Su Tang drew out the Taizhong Sword and made preparations for battle, but to his surprise, the man-eating vines didn't react at all, as if they hadn't heard Xiao Wu's voice.

  "Mom, they won't hurt us." Xiaobu felt Su Tang's tension.

  At the same time, several people approached the valley where the Tree of Destiny was originally located. Xiǎo Rú was also among them, but her face was pale and her expression was listless. She stumbled as she walked, and both Zhōu Qiàn and Lù Fēi Xià tried to support her, but were pushed away by her.

  In the closed valley, apart from that old servant, there were more than a dozen human figures, all of whom were somewhat older, with the youngest looking to be around 40 or 50 years old.

  "Grandfather, have you found Xiaosan yet?" Xi Xiao Ru asked slowly.

  "When we came, there was not a single person here." An elderly man with a kind face looked at Xiǎo Xīao Rú with loving eyes: "Xiǎo Rú ah, if you're not feeling well, you should go home and rest, why did you have to follow us?"

  "Yes, yes." Several other elderly people also said in unison.

  "I'm worried." Xiǎo Rú said.

  "Silly child, what are you still worried about when Grandfather is handling things?" The frail old man said with a bitter smile. He was Xi Yu Ran, the current head of the Xi family and also Xi Xiao Ru's grandfather.

  "Grandpa, when we came, it took us several days to get here, but you guys only took half a day, haha... so fast!" Xi Xiao Ru smiled and said: "Second Grandpa, Third Grandpa, Fourth Grandpa, I knew you were mischievous before, but I really didn't expect that you would care about me like this..."

  Those old men couldn't help but laugh awkwardly, exchanging embarrassed glances, and the old servant's face also looked very unnatural.

  Xiǎo Rú's words were barbed, they really came too quickly, and it was the elite of the entire clan that came out in full force.

  Fang Yizhe fled with Zhou Qian and Lu Feixia, and on the way, they encountered an old servant who had been tracking them. The old servant learned that there was a Destiny Tree in the valley, and Xi Xiaoju had already drawn her sword to duel a master-level expert. At first, the old servant did not believe it, but after Fang Yizhe and the others described the characteristics of the Destiny Tree and the scene they saw, the old servant's expression changed greatly, and then made a choice.

  Not going to the valley to save Xiǎo Rú, but rushing back to Hóng Yè City.

  That old servant rushed back and forth with his life, and the master of the Xi family, Xi Yueran, received the news and brought the elite of the whole family to rush over again. Only in this way could they stand in the valley at this time. They had done their best, especially that old servant, whose face was pale, and he had been running back and forth for nearly a hundred miles in just half a day. Even if he had profound and mysterious powers, he was really exhausted.

  After fainting from exhaustion, Xi Xiaoju was found by Fang Yizhe. The entire Xi family's elite rushed to the valley, so Xi Xiaoju specially thanked several elderly people for their concern.

  Xiǎo Rú also understands that the significance of the Destiny Tree is too great, and as the eldest daughter of the Xi family, she cannot be compared to the Destiny Tree.

  However, being able to understand is one thing, but whether or not you can accept it is another matter altogether.

  Xi Yu Ran let out a soft sigh, as long as he could get the Tree of Fate, he was willing to pay any price, even if it meant his own life. Unfortunately, the Tree of Fate had not been found yet, and Xi Xiao Ru's heart was hurt again.

  "This is indeed the Tree of Fate." An old man who was squatting on the ground observing fallen leaves stood up, still grasping a thick leaf stem in his hand, reluctant to let go: "But... how could the Tree of Fate wither? What exactly happened here?"

  "At that time, Xiao San was seriously injured and was saved by the Tree of Destiny. Having lost its source of life, it naturally withered." Xiǎo Xiǎorú said calmly, still remembering all those things that had happened.

  "Xiao Ru, you didn't see wrong?" The old man turned back and asked very seriously.

  "I was right here at the time, how could I have seen it wrong?"

  "What's his connection to the Tree of Destiny? How could... he be willing to sacrifice himself to save him?" The old man muttered.

  "Isn't the outcome all the same...?" Xiǎo Rú smiled again: "Either offer the source of life to Little Three, or offer the source of life to you, what difference does it make to the Tree of Fate?"

  The difference is huge for us! Several old men looked at each other, but no one spoke.

  "Good heavens! He's taken the Taisho sword with him!" The old servant suddenly remembered.

  "The Taizong Sword was his from the start." Xi Xiao Ru said.

  "Miss, this is no laughing matter." The old servant said with a bitter smile.

  "I'm not joking, even if you can find him, you won't be able to bring back the Taisho sword."

  "Why?" The old servant was taken aback.

  "The Taisho sword has already acknowledged its master."

  "What?" Xi Yueran was shocked, and several old men were also stunned, they didn't know what to say.

  "Now that the Taisho sword has been claimed, we must find him!" The old servant said: "He cleaned up here so neatly, and the spiritual tools are all stacked together, it seems he hasn't gone far, we..."

  "He... wants to go somewhere... I remember him telling me..." Xiǎo Rú suddenly covered her forehead with her hand.

  "Miss, where is he going?!" The old servant asked nervously, and the eyes of several elderly people, including Xi Yueran, were all focused on Xi Xiaoru.

  "Ah...... I remember, he said he was going to Lichee Gorge!" Xiǎo Rú tried hard to turn around, her body somewhat unstable, and had to grab onto Fang Yǐzhé's arm: "Quickly, let's go find him at Lichee Gorge right away!"