Chapter 117 Taking Credit

It is impossible to burn a giant tree to death in a short period of time.

——Many trees in the forest that have been struck by lightning can still sprout new buds after several years. This is because the roots underground still retain vitality.

Pei Xianjue only burned the twigs and branches, destroying the buds that would bear flowers and fruits.

Who would have thought that there was a tree root in the tower with buds growing on it.

Huangfu Miaomiao was right. If the raised section of the root was not burned, the fruit would grow again sooner or later, and might even grow faster than usual.

Because the other branches have been burned, all the nutrients from the roots of the tree will be supplied here.

Pei Xianjue weighed the pros and cons and prepared to step into the tower.

Raising her eyes slightly, she suddenly saw the figure of Queen Mother of the West!

The foot that was about to step out froze, and then it was pulled back as if it had been electrocuted, and I broke out in a cold sweat!
"Come in quickly!" Huangfu Miaomiao encouraged her in the tower, "This is just a mural, it's okay, come in!"

"Mural..." Pei Xianjue calmed himself and looked carefully. It was indeed a mural painted on the wall behind the altar. Because the clay statue was not inside the tower, the mural behind it was exposed.

But the mural depicted the Queen Mother of the West, and Pei Xianjue was really scared.

She recalled the first time she and Feng Ling entered the tower, she was knocked to her knees by the invisible pressure. All the cells in her body stiffened instantly and she couldn't get up no matter what!

The feeling of helplessness and despair still scares Pei Xianjue to this day.

"Could the mural also have mental pressure?" Pei Xianjue couldn't help but worry about this. Baozi was not by her side. If she was suppressed by mental power again, no one could save her.

Huangfu Miaomiao said: "Really, it's just a painting! Look, I'm fine, right? Come in and burn it!"

Pei Xianjue was confused. "You are a demon. The Taoist priest said that demon cards are immune to mental attacks."

Huangfu Miaomiao couldn't bear to hear this. Li Qing was now her minefield.

Her voice suddenly rose: "You all believe him! You don't believe me! Right?!!"

Huangfu Miaomiao's upper body emerged from the ghost. She picked up her short sword and chopped at the tree roots in front of her that looked like an altar in anger.

"If you don't burn it, I'll do it myself!" Huangfu Miaomiao said angrily.

The wood was so hard that the dagger could only leave shallow scratches on the roots, while the buds where leaves emerged were chopped into pieces.

But will damage to this extent alone prevent the tree from bearing fruit?
Pei Xianjue felt her phone vibrate. She was already nervous, and the movement of the phone made her heart tremble. She quickly picked up the phone to check the message.

[Feng Ling: Return to the safe zone! ]

"Feng Ling, let's go back!" Pei Xianjue was like a frightened bird, "The master of the maze must be back! Let's go!"

"Damn it..." Huangfu Miaomiao reluctantly retracted his dagger, merged his body into the black shadow, and quickly left the ancient tower.

Pei Xianjue also hurried down the mountain.

There is still some distance between the peak and the safe zone. If they cannot reach the fork leading to Sanqing Palace in time, they will run into the Queen Mother of the West halfway!

To be precise, the only one who will face real danger is Pei Xianjue.

Because Huangfu Miaomiao's ghost state can adapt to various terrains, she can return to the safe zone even without taking the mountain path, but Pei Xianjue can't.

It is difficult for human hands and feet to climb the steep and dense peaks here without any auxiliary equipment.

Pei Xianjue ran all the way and noticed that the fog around her began to turn red. Her heart started beating wildly. "Miao Miao! Is the Boss coming?!" she asked hurriedly.

Huangfu Miaomiao poked half of her head out from the shadows on the roadside, and her voice was filled with nervousness: "Don't talk! Run!"

She was faster than Pei Xianjue and rushed to the front immediately. Seeing the color of the fog getting redder and redder, she knew that she was getting closer and closer to the Boss, and she felt very confused.

Judging from Feng Ling's style of doing things, something unexpected must have happened, otherwise it would be impossible for the Lord of the Maze to return to the top of the mountain.

Huangfu Miaomiao went back to find Pei Xianjue and urged, "Quick! Give me the grenade, I'll help you buy time!"

Before they set off, Feng Ling stuffed a lot of grenades into Pei Xianjue's bag.

Pei Xianjue panted and asked, "How many do you want?"

"Hurry, don't worry about how many there are, just give it to me first! The Queen Mother of the West is coming up!" Huangfu Miaomiao almost screamed. She was no less scared than Pei Xianjue.

The more panicked Pei Xianjue became, the harder it was to open the zipper of the bag. In desperation, he ripped the bag open, and all the grenades inside fell out!
The ghost immediately stretched out its tentacles, caught them all without missing a single one, then rolled up a bunch of grenades and rushed down the mountain!
Pei Xianjue was almost out of strength from running, but he didn't dare to stop for even a second. He held his breath and rushed towards the safe zone!
The fog around them almost turned blood red.

Boom!

Rumble, rumble! !
The deafening sound of the explosion meant that the explosion was very close to her! The Queen Mother of the West was right here!

Sweat stung her eyes, but Pei Xianjue didn't bother to wipe it off. She saw the corridor leading to the safe zone and ran towards it in panic and anxiety.

Just as she was about to enter the tunnel, a thunderous tiger roar was heard! She felt as if her body had suddenly fallen into an ice cellar, and she felt cold all over!

With a thud, Pei Xianjue fell to the ground.

Under this huge threat, her whole body was shaking.

"Run!!!!"

Pei Xianjue recognized that this was Huangfu Miaomiao's voice, but how could she run? She couldn't move at all, like a little mouse being stared at by a wild cat, her whole body was stiff, and she dared not move at all!
Sudden severe pain in waist and abdomen!

She was pierced by a leopard's tail, and her whole body was hanging in the air in a daze.

Another grenade was thrown over. Leopard Girl roared angrily, dropped Pei Xianjue, and jumped up to avoid it.

The grenade fell on the rocks at the side of the mountain path, causing gravel to fly everywhere.

Huangfu Miaomiao pounced on Pei Xianjue and used all her strength to drag her into the tunnel! But she was not strong enough and only dragged her half a meter.

As the smoke cleared, the Leopard Girl targeted them again. Huangfu Miaomiao was scared to death and instantly wanted to give up Pei Xianjue and run away!

At this time, Li Qing suddenly appeared. He picked up Pei Xianjue and ran back to the safe zone quickly.

Huangfu Miaomiao was happy at first, and then angry!
She rushed into the safe zone in a rage, unable to bear it any longer, and yelled at Li Qing: "You are really good at taking credit!"

Li Qing looked solemn and ignored her. After putting Pei Xianjue down, he immediately found a ripe fruit, broke open the outer leaves, crushed the fruit and stuffed it into Pei Xianjue's mouth.

"Recovery potion, quickly!" Li Qing urged.

"You don't need to remind me!!!" Huangfu Miaomiao shouted, dissatisfied with Li Qing's orders. She felt extremely aggrieved and angry, and almost cried.

She had clearly tried her best, but why did she need help from Li Qing at the last moment?

She was furious and used her points to exchange for injections. She injected Pei Xianjue and then got up and left.