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Xie Jingchen was shocked by his wife’s words as if struck by lightning—externally charred but still tender inside.
Huh?!!
He looked up at the peach blossom tree, wondering if his little wife meant that she could communicate with the "peach blossom tree," with a tree?
Zhang Shanni didn’t pay attention to the expression on her man’s face. Instead, after mentally telling herself "Shut up," she felt the peach blossom tree finally cooperate, and then she slowly raised her hand and gently placed it on the tree.
To onlookers, it appeared as if Zhang Shanni really loved this peach tree as she caressed its trunk.
But as soon as Zhang Shanni placed her hand on the peach blossom spirit, within seconds she established a communication bridge. Moans that could not express meaning transformed into a tender and delicate voice:
"Spirit Lord, you’ve finally come! Wuu, please save Tao Nu~~ Tao Nu’s Spiritual Energy, it can’t hold up against that ’Woodworm (Wood-eater)’ anymore."
Once Zhang Shanni had set up the communication, she heard its low whimpering cries, repeatedly mentioning Spirit Lord, Tao Nu, Woodworm, and she immediately understood the situation.
[Shut up, I see it now, you’re saying that’s a ’Woodworm’?]
"Yes, Spirit Lord, that’s a Woodworm. If we don’t figure out a way to eliminate it quickly, Tao Nu’s home will be taken over."
While Zhang Shanni was asking, her eyes were already closed as she infused her spiritual power into the tree’s root center.
There, a wooden box was locked by the roots, and inside the box, there lay a transparent storage container the size of a water bottle.
[Is there any way to directly destroy it?] Zhang Shanni tried several times, then realized to her dismay she actually couldn’t put that thing into her Space!
Thinking of Tao Nu’s words that it was a Woodworm, she realized that it was a living being! Zhang Shanni was filled with frustration.
"Spirit Lord, it cannot be destroyed. It is a Woodworm that possesses the ability to devour and assimilate, and it also has regenerative capabilities. As long as there are remnants in the air, it can regenerate."
[Then what do you want me to do? Without your restraint, it will only reproduce faster!]
Zhang Shanni felt a headache coming on; unable to remove it from her space meant the danger was even greater if kept close.
"We could throw it out of the Milky Way!" Tao Nu suggested eagerly.
[Are you kidding me? Not to mention now, even in the future, I’m not capable of breaking through the atmosphere!]
Would she have to wait for her husband to be promoted to Military Governor in the next twenty years to possibly send ’it’ into space?
"Uh, Spirit Lord, please save Tao Nu. If we let it continue to devour, Tao Nu will be left to wither and die, then this home will also be destroyed by it."
[Heh, Tao Nu, I’m going to take it out for you now, can you even preserve this home of yours?]
Zhang Shanni took out a bottle of water from her bag and drank most of it in quick succession, only then did her spiritual power stabilize.
"...,Spirit Lord, Tao Nu wants some too!" The peach blossom tree was initially choked by its own words, but as soon as it ’smelled’ the abundant ’Spiritual Energy’ in the water held by the Spirit Lord, it excitedly shook its branches endearingly.
Zhang Shanni paused, well, every creature knew to recognize the good stuff by scent. Helpless, Zhang Shanni poured the remaining half-bottle of water onto the trunk of the peach tree.
"What’s wrong?" Xie Jingchen noticed his little wife’s action and his heart skipped a beat, hurriedly asking with concern.
You see, the water bottle in his little wife’s hands wasn’t just ordinary water! It was energy, a real treasure.
"It’s nothing, just giving it some water to drink." Zhang Shanni shook her head, knowing that to keep them working hard for her, it was necessary to offer some sweet treats.
Xie Jingchen looked at the peach tree and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Choked up, Zhang Shanni patted the peach blossom tree forcefully, [If someone comes to snatch it, can you guarantee that the ’Woodworm’ won’t be discovered?]
"Unless Tao Nu dies, Tao Nu won’t let it leave my life root!"
[Mm, keep up the good work, and I will have someone regularly enhance you with good stuff. Your roots will heal in no time!] frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
Zhang Shanni nodded. The wooden box could not be taken into the Space, so she would let it stay in its original place.
Keeping it in its place meant that she definitely had to increase Tao Nu’s Spiritual Energy.
After all, over the years, its root system has been nearly rotten away by the ’Woodworm’, devouring it through the air.
Seeing it acting so ’righteously and imposingly’, Zhang Shanni would not blame it harshly and would continue to use Superpower Water to ’nourish’ it properly, allowing it to grow stronger and sturdier!
In this way, she couldn’t keep the reason hidden from her husband, or else if the man saved on Superpower Water out of pain for it, that would really be a bad thing.
After all, the military has sealed off the area, and only he can enter every day.
"Husband, let’s talk about this when we get home." After sending a mental message to her husband, Zhang Shanni left behind the whining pleas of Tao Nu and continued to walk up the mountain.
"This mountain doesn’t look tall, but it’s quite tiring to climb!" Zhang Shanni said softly as she leisurely strolled to the mountain top with her husband.
"Mmm, it can’t be helped, you’re carrying a lot of weight." Xie Jingchen thought for a moment and said so.
"!" Zhang Shanni stared at her husband in shock, looking utterly dismayed.
"Watch your step, don’t just look at me." Xie Jingchen chuckled lightly, his heart totally smitten by his little wife’s adorably clueless expression.
Zhang Shanni: Is my man channeling Tao Nu...?
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