In fact, Ren Xiaosu already knew that Zhou Yingxue had snatched food from the creeper vine's mouth. Although more than a dozen people had done so, the creeper vine would not discover their whereabouts because of that.
And the reason why the creeper vine was so angry was because it could not do anything to Ren Xiaosu earlier.
Ren Xiaosu had cut off so many of its tentacles, so how could he possibly escape unscathed? How could there be such a good thing in this world?
If you punched a fool, the fool would also fight back!
Since all the hatred was directed at Ren Xiaosu, what harm was there in Ren Xiaosu letting them leave first?
Sure enough, the moment he let go, the creeper vine's spearheads all pointed at him. It no longer attacked Zhou Yingxue and the others.
Zhou Yingxue turned around and looked at Ren Xiaosu. She was stunned. "Master, I'm not leaving."
Ren Xiaosu said with a smile, "Didn't you just tell Luo Lan to just take care of himself?"
Zhou Yingxue was almost in tears. "It's different now. Master, if you leave with us, there must be another way!"
The maidservant used to think that after she earned enough money with her master, she would enjoy life by herself. Who would want to serve a stinky man for the rest of their lives? Wouldn't it be better to live a carefree life as a rich woman?
She had wanted to leave twice, but she still chose to stay.
At that time, Zhou Yingxue consoled herself by thinking, "It's just that I haven't earned enough money yet, so I can't leave yet. I'll just follow my master to earn some more money."
But gradually, that kind of thought never appeared again.
When Zhou Yingxue saw Ren Xiaosu surrounded by vines alone, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.
But she was clearly just trying to rely on him to earn a lot of money, so why did her heart hurt so much?
"Hurry up and leave." Ren Xiaosu smiled as he cut off countless more vines. "I'll meet you guys outside the stronghold in a while."
However, at this moment, Ren Xiaosu was stunned as he looked at his surroundings.
Then, Luo Lan and the rest stood on the spot and saw that Ren Xiaosu was chopping the vines while taking out a newspaper out of nowhere!
Luo Lan looked at the way Ren Xiaosu flipped through the newspaper with one hand. He looked so leisurely and satisfied …
He suddenly felt that Ren Xiaosu would have no problem staying here alone. Just by looking at his calm demeanor, he didn't look like he was facing danger at all.
More importantly, why are you reading the newspaper at this time?
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly raised his head. He was comparing the newspaper in his hand to the nearby buildings. He even raised the newspaper to compare.
The newspaper in Ren Xiaosu's hand was from more than ten days ago. At that time, there was a piece of news that said the creeper vines in Stronghold 61 had not withered even during the winter. Many people came to watch and take pictures like tourists.
There was also a photo attached to the newspaper. It was of the house where the creeper vines were planted. The creeper vines first grew there before spreading out in large swaths.
The news even interviewed the resident at that time. The resident laughed and said he had only casually scattered the seeds and did not expect the creeper vines to grow so well.
At that time, what left a deep impression on Ren Xiaosu was a very eye-catching red signboard on the tall building next to the residential building: "Jiafu Fuqiao Foot Spa."
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu was looking at a residential building in the distance. Then he looked at the building next to it. Wasn't that Jiafu Fuqiao Foot Spa?!
If plants could not move their roots, didn't that mean the creeper vines' roots were just below that residential building?!
Luo Lan broke down and said, "Bro, you're my bro, alright? Can we stop reading the newspaper at a time like this? Are you trying to show off your combat prowess?"
The creeper vines were attacking Ren Xiaosu wave after wave, but Ren Xiaosu was still able to fend off all of them.
Ren Xiaosu looked at Zhou Yingxue. "If I help you find its roots, how confident are you in controlling it?"
Zhou Yingxue was taken aback. She did not expect Ren Xiaosu to suddenly say this. However, she immediately snapped back to her senses and replied, "If it's still considered a plant, then I'm 100% confident!"
Ren Xiaosu laughed. "Then I'll give you a present."
With that, Ren Xiaosu suddenly broke through the creeper vines' blockade and rushed towards the red signboard.
Only then did everyone realize that Ren Xiaosu had been reading the newspaper earlier because he had found clues about the creeper vines' roots.
Luo Lan sighed and said, "I'm impressed that you can still maintain your rationality and find clues at such a critical juncture."
Zhou Yingxue harrumphed, "Why else would it be my master? Damn fatty, hurry up and run on your own. Don't make me carry you all the time. Don't you find it shameful to be a man?"
Luo Lan was so angry he wanted to curse on the spot. Why was there such a huge difference in treatment between people?! When this girl was disgusting, her words were really nasty!
At this moment, when Ren Xiaosu suddenly turned around and rushed towards the creeper vines' roots, the creeper vines seemed to have gone even more berserk.
It seemed to have realized what Ren Xiaosu was trying to do. The roots were the lifeline of a plant. No matter how powerful the creeper vines were, they would not be able to transcend the laws of nature. It was just like how human supernatural beings would die instantly if their brains and hearts were struck. Although everyone had become stronger, they were still unable to transcend the laws of nature!
For a moment, Ren Xiaosu led the way at the front of the group. As he got closer and closer to the signboard, the creeper vines around him also became even more berserk!
This also confirmed Ren Xiaosu's thoughts. The creeper vines were also afraid. If they weren't afraid, they would not have reacted so violently!
Luo Lan and the others saw Ren Xiaosu put on his armor again. Not only that, but Ren Xiaosu even took out a grenade from somewhere. He did not deliberately throw it anywhere either. He just wanted to keep disrupting the creeper vines' attention and attack rhythm!
"Wait a minute, Ren Xiaosu, be careful of the sewers. Its tentacles will come out from there!" Luo Lan still had a lingering fear about this. He had almost crawled into the sewers earlier, but he ended up seeing someone get dragged into the sewers with his own eyes.
However, Luo Lan was a little curious. It seemed like he had not seen any creeper vines sneak attack Ren Xiaosu from the manhole cover along the way.
In fact, when Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue entered the building to save Li Ran, Ren Xiaosu had let Zhou Yingxue enter first and then quietly released "Old Xu" from behind.
However, "Old Xu" was not a living creature, so the creeper vines were not interested in it at all.
At this moment, "Old Xu" was right under Ren Xiaosu's feet. It followed closely behind him and kept charging forward. With "Old Xu"'s strength, no matter how many tentacles were hidden in the sewers, it would be impossible for it to crawl out from the manhole cover to attack Ren Xiaosu.
Ren Xiaosu glanced at the red signboard that was now within 100 meters of him. Then he estimated the energy reserves of his armor and turned around to ask Zhou Yingxue, "Are you afraid?"
"No!" Zhou Yingxue shook her head. She was not lying. She was really not afraid when Ren Xiaosu was cutting his way through the thorns in front of her.
Ren Xiaosu smiled and said, "You only have one chance. Are you ready?"
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