After the war in the Outerverse finally ended, Lu Yin began to receive hundreds of messages each day. That was even after most of them had been filtered by En Ya, Huan Sha, Wei Rong, Wang Wen, and others, which meant that these hundreds were the most important messages. Lu Yin was left with no time at all to cultivate.
Still, this was not a bad thing. Lu Yin had only just become an Envoy, so he needed some time for his increased cultivation to stabilize.
After poring through the messages one after another, Lu Yin suddenly stood up. The big tree had been found.
The big tree had previously escaped from Lu Yin’s botanical garden he had created on the Ross Empire’s mobile fortress. No one had been able to understand how the tree had managed to escape, and its whereabouts had remained a mystery. Countless people from the Great Eastern Alliance’s Allied Forces had searched, but their efforts had been fruitless.
Logically, the tree should have still been on the mobile fortress, as there was no way for it to travel through outer space, yet no one had been able to find it.
Finally, the tree had been located in Blue Flowzone, a tiny, inconspicuous flowzone several flowzones away from Blazing Mist Flowzone.
Lu Yin immediately made his way for the Innerverse.
Even if he decided to let the big tree go free, Lu Yin absolutely had to retrieve Sapling. If that little tree was found by Leaf King, Lu Yin would be put in a very tight position.
Unbeknownst to Lu Yin, Leaf King was already in Blue Flowzone and had even spent the last few days observing the big tree and Sapling.
Shamrock Enterprise’s intelligence network in the Innerverse far surpassed what the newly arrived Great Eastern Alliance had access to. Leaf King had received word regarding the location of the big tree and Sapling as much as a month before, but he had not dared to do anything since that time.
When Leaf King had tried to make a move in the Ross Empire’s mobile fortress, the big tree had left him spitting out blood after the man had tried to grab Sapling. He still clearly remembered what had happened, and he was genuinely scared of that big tree.
The big tree was near Leaf King, standing quietly in a forested park. At the top of the tree, a small sapling darted around. It looked as though the moving plant was playing a game of hide-and-seek.
Leaf King sat on a park bench while staring at the tree. Once the little sapling moved out of the big tree’s range, he would capture it.
The average level of cultivation on this planet was quite high. Despite being located in a minor flowzone, the planet had given birth to an Enlighter, several Hunters, and quite a few Explorers. This was the equivalent of the strength of an entire weave in the Outerverse.
Out of nowhere, a person raced into the park. He seemed panicked, yet his movements were deliberate. He studied the area before running straight towards the mobile tree. As Leaf King watched in astonishment, the man leaped onto the big tree and hid within its canopy.
Leaf King blinked twice and his handsome features contorted. What the hell? Was it really that easy? He had repeatedly tried to get close to the big tree over the past month, but had not once succeeded due to sensing a strange danger. On the other hand, this person who had just appeared had succeeded without any issue despite only being a mere Cruiser?
The person who had leaped into the big tree’s canopy saw Leaf King, and their eyes met. The man then gestured for Leaf King to stay silent and threw a bit of star essence toward the older man.
Leaf King reflexively grabbed it.
At this moment, a group of people led by a furious looking Hunter arrived just outside the park. Given the Hunter’s strength, just his footsteps alone were enough to overturn rivers and completely destroy the entire planet. He seemed to be suppressing his anger as he entered the park. He ordered, “Find him! You have to find that bastard!”
“Yes, Patriarch!” The entire group answered and they then scattered to carry out their order.
One of them walked towards Leaf King and looked down at the man in a condescending manner. “Did you see anyone enter this park?”
Leaf King’s eyes flickered to the top of the big tree. “No.”
“Are you sure?” the man pressed, sounding upset. He stretched out a hand and pressed it upon Leaf King’s shoulder. Just as the man was about to exert a bit of strength, the Hunter called from the distance. “He’s just an ordinary person; how could he have seen any trace of that bastard?”
The person who had been interrogating Leaf King quickly moved on to search elsewhere.
Despite giving birth to several experts, no one on the planet dared to recklessly use their strength. At most, people were able to use a Melder’s level of strength, and this was because anything more could easily destroy the planet, and it was home to an Enlighter. That powerhouse would not allow anyone to destroy his home.
This was also why the Hunter was only able to organize a search party to hunt down his quarry.
Leaf King remained sitting quietly on the bench, staring out at the lake in the park.
The man they were searching for had decent capabilities. Not even the Hunter was able to find the man, despite being so close. The others combed the entire park, but could not find anything at all. Leaf King could tell with a single glance that the fugitive was quite experienced at this.
“Reporting to the Patriarch: he’s not here.”
“Reporting: he’s not here.”
“Not here.”
…
The Hunter’s expression became ugly. “Let’s go!”
He led his people out of the park.
The person hiding in the big tree’s canopy let out a sigh of relief, though he continued hiding. Based on previous experiences, it was possible that the search party would turn back after pretending to leave.
While the man was thinking about this, the big tree moved.
The man was startled. Was this an earthquake?
The tree moved again.
The man was quite shaken, and he quickly looked down. Did the tree just move? At this moment, something brushed the back of his head. The man was absolutely terrified. How had he not noticed anyone else’s presence? He whipped around, only to be greeted by the sight of a branch. It was Sapling, and he had just accidentally squashed it.
The tree moved?
The man was stunned. Had this plant reached the level of being a natural treasure?
The big tree pulled two of its thick roots out of the soil, and then began frantically running. It somehow resembled a human as it moved. The ground shook as it raced out of the park with just a few steps, and it sprinted onto the street. It left holes in the ground with every step, and the noise it made as it moved attracted attention from numerous people. The man hidden in the canopy felt his stomach drop. Since when could trees move about like this?
“Patriarch, over there!” someone shouted.
The Hunter looked over and his eyes narrowed. “Bastard, I’ve found you now! Get down from there!”
The man grabbed a door and swung it at the big tree.
The tree quickly dodged to the right, barely avoiding the attack, and the door smashed into the ground.
“Get over here right now!” The Hunter yelled in fury as he chased after the tree.
Countless people raced after the tree and moved to intercept it.
The big tree fled.
Leaf King was not surprised by this sight. This big tree was very odd. It could stay quietly in one place for a while, and then would break into random bouts of hysteria without any warning at all. If anyone managed to grab the tree, it would effortlessly escape without injuring the person. It was truly mysterious.