Chapter 120 Incomplete
Chapter 120 Incomplete
"Oh, then what kind of flower is this?" Shen Wu Yu asked with interest.
The little boy shook his head and answered truthfully, "I don't know. This is a wild flower that grows on the mountain. We have never seen this kind of flower before. It should have only appeared this year."
"That's really strange." Shen Wu Yu murmured softly, and then bought another flower from the little boy. After the little boy left, he handed the flower to Yun Fei and asked, "Fei Fei, look at this flower, do you recognize it?"
Yun Fei took the flower and observed it carefully. It had five petals, a very bright scarlet color, and a tender yellow stamen. It looked no different from other flowers.
It's just... this color is so bright and eye-catching, even a little dazzling.
"It looks a bit like Zhu Yan, but Zhu Yan's color is not as bright." Yun Fei said after thinking for a moment.
"These new, large flowers have never been seen before. Feifei, don't you think the origin of these flowers is a little unclear?" Shen Wu Yu gently twisted the petals and smiled playfully.
Yun Fei looked at him, "You mean..."
"Whenever a secret treasure comes into the world, strange phenomena will occur. Perhaps there is some opportunity in that mountain village?"
"This flower has nothing special about it except that it blooms beautifully. There's no need to go there specially for an opportunity that you don't even know if it exists," Yun Fei disagreed.
She knew that Shen Wuyu had something in mind when he said this, but she didn't think it was worth their trip.
To put it more clearly, they are all the top talents of this generation of Yinglong Sect, and all resources are oriented towards them. If there are some natural treasures, they can still fight for them, but they are just a group of unknown flowers.
Where is it worth a trip?
"Besides, you and I came down the mountain on a mission from the sect, so let's not think about anything else for now."
Shen Wuyu originally just said this, and after Yun Fei objected, he didn't say anything else.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Shen Wu Yu smiled obediently.
……
"Master, you are finally back." Shen Qing saw his long-lost master and immediately went to greet him. "Master, you have been traveling outside these days and have worked hard."
Wan Ji forced a smile, but it was a forced one. "Disciple, it's over."
"what?"
Wan Ji then began to tell what they discovered after they came down the mountain.
Originally, Wan Ji and Yao Ran went to the Xuan Tian Sect's jurisdiction to check because they were afraid that there might be some Wang Mi who had escaped the net, so they went to Tian Mu's jurisdiction specifically. They didn't know the result until they went there, and they were shocked.
Well-formed dead petals have appeared in Ruyang County and have grown to a certain size. However, the strange thing is that they seem to feed on animals and have not yet attacked humans.
But even so, the livestock of innocent people were harmed.
As a last resort, Wan Ji and Yao Ran stayed there to eradicate the dead rose flowers. As a result, when they finally finished the work, they found that the jurisdiction of Yinglong Sect, which was closest to them, had also suffered disaster.
The situation is even worse than theirs. Some people even pick flowers and sell them.
Shen Qing was a little surprised after hearing this. She shouted, "Willow, doesn't this dead worm feed on flesh and blood and be ferocious? Why are there people who pick its flowers and nothing happens?"
When Wan Ji saw his disciple calling the willow tree, he knew that the tree knew some secrets, and he couldn't help but look towards the towering tree.
Willow also felt something was wrong. How could it be so unusual for someone to pick the dead rose flower and sell it?
"Tell me in detail what the flowers you uprooted look like." Willow couldn't help but wonder if Wanji had identified the wrong flowers.
Wan Ji waved his hand, and a spiritual projection of the dead milia flower appeared on the ground, lifelike and realistic.
It has five bright red petals, tender yellow stamens, and heart-shaped leaves.
Willow took a glance and recognized at once that it was indeed the dead rose flower, but it was missing something.
"wrong……"
Wan Ji couldn't help but straighten his body a little, "What's wrong?"
"This dead plant is not parasitized."
Shen Qing suddenly remembered that Fairy Yao Ran had said that there were insect eggs in this seed. "Could it be that although the dead wormwood is a parasite, the dead wormwood flower alone would not cause much harm. The harm is caused by the insect eggs parasitic in the dead wormwood seed?"
"That's right. I didn't mention it before because the seeds of the dead wormwood will definitely be parasitized, just like the cuckoo will definitely lay its eggs in other birds' nests, without exception! But these dead wormwood flowers outside have definitely not been parasitized by insect eggs."
The willow tree had never seen such a scene before. Its inherited memory told it that once the dead rose appeared, that would be the final elegy.
But this time the disaster of the death of the insects is a bit out of place. It is still missing the last step, the key step of parasitism of insect eggs.
"The dead flower will only become a disaster if it is parasitized by insect eggs. A single dead flower needs flesh and blood to germinate at the beginning, but it poses no threat after it grows up." Willow explained.
"No wonder. I said that this dead insect was born from the corpse of an animal. Logically, it should be extremely bloodthirsty. However, it lost its aggressiveness after growing up. I thought I was too strong and suppressed it." When he said the latter part, Wan Ji made a self-deprecating comment.
"Master, only the seeds of the dead rose of our sect were infested by insect eggs. This shows that the people behind the scenes are planning to destroy our sect, but something went wrong in Ruyang County, which resulted in the dead rose not being infested by insect eggs. If we find the reason, perhaps we can deal with other hidden seeds of the dead rose." Shen Qing sorted out the relationship, with a gleam in his eyes.
If the cause is really found, the weed will not spread and it will be easy to eradicate it.
Wan Ji was so excited that he hit his other hand vigorously with the back of his hand and said, "That's right! From this point of view, we have to go to Ruyang County for a deeper investigation."
He turned his gaze towards Shen Qing, a friendly smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "Come with me."
Shen Qing agreed without hesitation and said straightforwardly, "Okay!"
The willow tree saw this scene and did not raise any objections. In its opinion, the dead petal flower did not seem to be a big threat now, and Shen Qing should not encounter any danger when he went down the mountain this time.
However, it was still a little worried and couldn't help but give a few more instructions. "If you find parasitic dead petals in other places, you must be extra careful and stay as far away from them as possible."
Shen Qing understood what Liu Shu meant and nodded heavily, saying firmly, "Don't worry, Liu Shu. I know what's going on."
"Time is running out, disciple, please see if there is anything that needs to be sorted and prepared. Let's set off now." Wan Ji still maintained his vigorous and decisive style.
"Master, I don't have anything to pack. I can leave anytime!"
Wan Ji was very satisfied with Shen Qing's answer, and his smile became even more intense, "In that case..."
He stretched out his hand to hold Shen Qing's shoulder, then suddenly swung out a palm, instantly tearing the void, "Every second counts, set off immediately!"
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