My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 465 - 145: [Second Update]
Rong Ye followed Gu Qingqing’s gaze and looked over. His drooling expression froze for a moment upon seeing the Illusion Cloud Mushrooms on the Qilin Tree, then immediately changed to a normal appearance.
"Alright, it seems I was overthinking." Illusion Cloud Mushrooms are not ordinary plants; they are highly toxic and very peculiar. He had only seen them in books and didn’t dare to try them easily.
Thinking this, his gaze toward the Qilin Tree was filled with regret.
"Seeing the legendary Qilin Tree is enough for us; let’s not waste time here. Let’s go." Gu Qingqing also felt regret, but whether it was the Qilin Tree or the Illusion Cloud Mushrooms, they were not something easy to deal with. No matter how long they stayed, it wouldn’t be of any use. She turned around and said to the two of them.
Su Xi and Rong Ye also withdrew their gazes, nodded, and turned around, ready to leave with Gu Qingqing.
Just at that moment, a sudden change occurred. A black vine suddenly flew over and wrapped around Gu Qingqing’s waist, pulling her forcefully.
Although Gu Qingqing felt something was wrong, the vine’s speed was too fast. She couldn’t react and was pulled towards the Qilin Tree.
"Geng Geng!"
Su Xi and Rong Ye saw Gu Qingqing being pulled away by the vine and quickly turned around, rushing towards Gu Qingqing without thinking.
"It’s dangerous; don’t come over!" Gu Qingqing saw their actions and hurriedly shouted to them, disregarding her own situation.
But at this moment, they couldn’t listen to her advice and continued to charge forward.
Su Xi, while running, drew her sword and slashed fiercely at the vine.
Unfortunately, the vine’s speed was too fast, and her Sword Qi hit nothing but air.
Rong Ye also summoned the Heavenly Awakening Record, intending to use a talisman to break the vine and rescue Gu Qingqing, but the vine seemed to be made of material unknown. His talisman had no effect on it.
Gu Qingqing’s body was soon pulled to the front of the Qilin Tree. Then a surprising scene occurred; a crack appeared in the middle of the Qilin Tree’s trunk, and Gu Qingqing was sucked in. The crack disappeared immediately.
"Geng Geng!"
Rong Ye and Su Xi were stupefied at the sight, and once they recovered, they immediately shouted Gu Qingqing’s name and rushed anxiously towards the Qilin Tree.
Two vines suddenly lashed over from the side, striking Rong Ye and Su Xi, sending their bodies flying back at great speed. Then all the surrounding vines stood upright, protecting the Qilin Tree.
After stabilizing himself, Rong Ye, without thinking, rushed again towards the Qilin Tree, only to be struck away by the vine again. Su Xi experienced the same fate as Rong Ye.
After several repetitions, Su Xi and Rong Ye not only found themselves unable to approach the Qilin Tree but were also struck with injuries from the vine. After being lashed away again, they stood up, looking at the front with worry.
"Brother Rong, what do we do now? We can’t get close to the Qilin Tree, so how can we save Geng Geng?" Su Xi, clutching her wound, struggled to come to Rong Ye’s side, looking at the well-defended Qilin Tree with worry.
Rong Ye did not speak, his expression very grim.
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After being brought inside the Qilin Tree, Gu Qingqing discovered there was actually a separate space within the tree. She didn’t have time to observe the environment as the vine that brought her trapped her onto a Cold Jade Bed in the center.
As soon as she lay on the bed, Gu Qingqing felt a wave of disorientation, and the scene before her eyes changed.
She found herself in a grassy field; a silhouette stood not far from her. From her direction, she could only see the person’s profile, with very perfect features. Once the person turned around, Gu Qingqing realized he was very handsome.
He possessed a unique aura that Gu Qingqing had never seen before, yet it felt very familiar to her, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
She watched as the person dug a pit on the ground and placed a fist-sized object inside it. Then, he sliced his palm, causing a wound to appear, and the bright red blood flowed out, being absorbed by the object in the pit.
The fist-sized object immediately sprouted a tender shoot, which quickly grew at an incredible speed into a towering tree.
Gu Qingqing quickly realized that this tree was likely the Qilin Tree she and Su Xi had seen.
"This space will be separated from me. I hope you grow well in this space and be able to guide your kin should you encounter them in the future." The man’s melodious voice echoed in Gu Qingqing’s ear.
She saw the Qilin Tree sway its body, seemingly in response to the man’s words.
She guessed that this man was probably the previous master of the Secret Realm. There had been rumors outside that the master of the Secret Realm was a former Divine Officer of the Divine Realm, and now it seemed highly likely. Otherwise, where would the Qilin Tree seed come from? Plus, the Qilin Tree needs Qilin Blood to germinate, so he might possess the Qilin bloodline, or perhaps he was a Qilin in human form!
The scene before her continued. After speaking a few words to the Qilin Tree, the man turned and left, leaving only the Qilin Tree behind.
Time passed swiftly, and many years went by. The Qilin Tree grew bigger, and its surroundings changed, but no one ever came before the Qilin Tree again, and the man who planted it never reappeared.
Seeing this, the image before Gu Qingqing twisted, and after a moment of disorientation, she found herself back in the space inside the Qilin Tree.
As she wondered about the Qilin Tree’s intent in showing her that scene, she felt her body starting to heat up, especially around her heart, which began to beat faster.
Still unsure of what was happening, Gu Qingqing felt her blood boiling. Then she sensed something breaking inside her body, and an enormous memory appeared in her mind, causing her to faint.
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While Gu Qingqing fainted, changes occurred outside the Qilin Tree.
Su Xi and Rong Ye remained outside the Qilin Tree, and upon realizing they wouldn’t be attacked by the vines as long as they didn’t approach, they refrained from making any more attempts, instead starting to heal outside the Qilin Tree.
Just as they were almost healed, in the blink of an eye, the space before them twisted, and the Qilin Tree, which had just been in front of them, vanished.
"What, what happened? Where did the Qilin Tree go?" Su Xi stood up in shock, staring at the spot where the Qilin Tree had been, with her mouth agape, asking Rong Ye.
"I don’t know, but something must have happened. Could it be related to Geng Geng?" Rong Ye was also surprised, though not as exaggerated as Su Xi. He was more concerned about Gu Qingqing’s safety at this moment.
