Suru glanced at Chu Li, who nodded knowingly. The two of them left Xiao Qi and went into the woods.
Chu Li saw the Black Tree.
It looked no different from a pine tree. At first glance, one would think that the pine tree was old and had lost its vitality, so it was half-green.
When they arrived in front of the Black Tree, Suru pointed. "How is it?"
Chu Li smiled. "Amazing!"
To be able to find the Black Tree in such a remote and uninhabited place, one could only say that the Public House's power was unfathomable and awe-inspiring.
Suru smiled. "Send the picture you drew and it will be found soon. Some Protectors have a good memory. Lady Xiao likes exotic plants, so everyone will pay attention when they go out."
Xiao Qi liked exotic plants. If the Public House did not have any, the Protectors would be rewarded if they found them. The reward was not heavy, but it was more important than money to please Lady Xiao.
"Can it be transplanted?" Suru asked.
Chu Li had already started digging.
He activated the Sentient Menace, his skin glowed with a pale golden light, especially his palms, as if they were coated with gold powder. When he slapped his palms, the soil was soft like tofu, and he dug quickly.
Suru tried to help with her sword but was blocked by Chu Li. The roots of the Black Tree were delicate, and if he was not careful, it would be damaged and affect its growth.
Suru could only watch from the side. He was like a golden man, and as he dug faster, the golden light on his body became brighter, as if his inner energy was getting stronger. She was speechless.
After an hour, Chu Li dug out the roots of the Black Tree and slowly pushed it down. He then dug out a pine tree next to it. It was old and strong, a real pine tree. It looked very similar to the Black Tree, and he dug it out together to pass it off as the real one.
"Don't we need to transport the soil back?" Suru asked.
When transplanting the two trees earlier, the soil at the roots was removed together, so that the roots were completely covered by the soil and not exposed to the air.
"That's good, let's go!"
"I'll arrange it immediately!" Suru fluttered away.
She quickly returned with two middle-aged Protectors. Without saying a word, one of them carried the Black Tree, and the other carried the pine tree. Both trees were as thick as a thigh and two meters tall.
"Be careful, don't hurt them," Suru said. "They are more delicate than humans!"
"Don't worry, Chief Su. We'll take care of it like a beauty!" A middle-aged guard said with a smile.
Su Ru rolled her eyes at him. "Uncle Chang, sooner or later you'll die on a woman's belly!"
The middle-aged guard laughed and said, "That's great. This is my favorite way to die!"
Suru glared at him in annoyance and slowly walked back.
Xiao Qi was sitting on a rock reading a book. When she saw them return, she put down the book. "Are you done?"
"Yes."
"Let's go then." Xiao Qi put her book away.
Everyone got up and left the forest. They leaped onto their horses and galloped out of the forest.
Chu Li glanced behind him. Two Protectors were carrying a tree and following closely behind him. They were as fast as a galloping horse. An Innate Master's inner energy was endless and could last for a long time.
In the evening, they found a forest to rest and prepared to spend the night.
Chu Li arrived in front of the Dark Green Tree and placed his palm on it to sense it. Its life force was very weak. It was too delicate and would quickly wither away once it left its original place of longevity.
He channeled the pure spiritual energy of the surrounding trees into it, replenishing its vitality.
With the nourishment of Chu Li's spiritual energy, it quickly became vigorous and regained its energy.
Xiao Qi and Suru followed him so that he was protected by the Protectors. With the threat of the Tempest Temple, they dared not let their guard down and did not give the Tempest Temple a chance to attack.
In the middle of the night, Chu Li suddenly opened his eyes and activated the Omniscient Mirror. The surrounding three miles appeared in his mind. The darkness of the night did not hinder his Omniscient Mirror.
Chu Li suddenly pursed his lips and let out a long whistle. The sound was so loud that the whole forest was awakened.
Chu Li shouted, "Someone's here!"
The two Protectors on duty were not asleep. They heard the whistle and looked at Chu Li.
Chu Li pointed. "There's someone coming from that direction. They're fast!"
In just a few sentences, all the Protectors had woken up. They drew their swords and knives and shrank their formation to protect Chu Li and the others. Xiao Qi and Su Ru had also woken up. They looked calm and the Protectors did not panic.
Chu Li pointed in the opposite direction. "There's another group of people there!"
"Listen to him!" Xiao Qi said.
The Protectors adjusted their formation and increased the number of people in both directions.
Suru looked at Chu Li curiously.
Chu Li frowned. "Intuition. My intuition has always been accurate!"
Suru pouted and rolled her eyes at him. No matter how accurate his intuition was, it was not as if he had seen it with his own eyes. If he was not confident, he would not have said it.
The moonlight shone on the forest like water.
For the people present, the light that leaked through the gaps of the leaves was enough to see everything clearly. A group of people appeared in both the east and west directions.
Both groups of people were dressed in black and their faces were covered with black scarves. The other group of people even wrapped their heads, only revealing pairs of sharp eyes.
Chu Li knew at a glance that the people with wrapped heads were monks. They were monks from the Tempest Temple!
When the two groups of people got close, they immediately rushed over without saying a word.
The Protectors also did not say a word. The three groups of people were fighting as if they were mute.
The four Grandmaster Protectors stood beside Xiao Qi and did not participate in the battle. The sixteen Innate Masters were divided into two groups to fight the two groups of people.
Chu Li did not know the identity of the other group of people. There were a total of eight disciples from the Tempest Temple while the other group had twenty people with strong martial arts.
The Protectors were immediately suppressed and their defense could be broken at any time.
However, the Protectors were extremely tenacious and did not collapse. Instead, they maintained their strength to fight back. They cooperated well and helped each other to reduce the pressure on the other side.
Chu Li looked at the four elders. They were indifferent. With the Omniscient Mirror, he knew that they would not simply attack. Even if the Protectors were injured or killed, they would not attack as long as it was not a threat to the Lady.
"Hmph!" Suddenly, there was a muffled sound. Chu Li saw Protector Chang, who was joking with Suru, fall to the ground with his hand on his chest. His heart was stabbed by a sword.
Chu Li's face darkened. Although it was not a disciple of the Tempest Temple, it was another group of people who did it. However, if it was not a disciple of the Tempest Temple, the Protectors would not have been so passive.
He suddenly swung his right hand and a cold light flashed. A masked man in black covered his throat and fell backward. "Bam!" He fell to the ground.
Chu Li swung his right hand continuously and a cold light shot out. Each cold light flashed and a masked man in black fell. In the blink of an eye, ten people had fallen. The situation was instantly reversed.
In just four to five breaths, ten people had fallen. Everyone in the forest had their eyes on Chu Li.
Chu Li held a flying knife in his right hand and looked at the crowd coldly. His eyes were shining. Under the moonlight, he looked like a God of Death.
"Retreat!" Someone shouted. The two groups of people retreated like the tide and disappeared into the depths of the forest in the blink of an eye.
The Protectors stayed alert. A pill was stuffed into Protector Chang's mouth. Soon, Protector Chang sat up while coughing. Chu Li's eyes widened and looked at Suru in surprise.
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