Chapter 430: Chapter 211: Mother Tree (Part 3)
"You will become as strong as your master, or even stronger... However, great strength is not built on empty promises but on hard-earned tears, sweat, and blood. If one day, through your own efforts, you reach the same level as your mother, she might laugh herself awake in her sleep." Changxi held their small hands, intertwining them together, "Someday, we’ll see that day."
Huaifeng understood now and nodded firmly, replying, "My brother and I will protect mom."
Changxi suddenly laughed, a very gentle smile. He actually wanted to say that Su Jiameng is not someone who likes to be protected, even if the one protecting her is her own son. She prefers comrades fighting side by side over the protector-protectee relationship.
If previously Su Jiameng wanted to let the two children grow up in a peaceful world, now her thoughts had quietly changed. Reality does not allow life to remain peaceful, so she hopes the two children can truly grow up and shoulder the responsibility of being a "Guardian."
These two young masters, in fact, the master has always been waiting for you to grow up... Lifting his hand to rub the soft hair of the two little ones, Changxi couldn’t help but feel emotional. Time flies so fast, in a blink of an eye, the kids who used to lie in the swaddle while Su Mo changed their diapers have become promising young potentials, and in the future... they’ll grow into responsible and upright men, right?
Imagining that scene, a few gentle, human-like smiles appeared in Changxi’s simulated electronic eyes... Really looking forward to that future.
Su Jiameng returned to her room, quickly organizing the items in her space grid, packing everything she needed into a few adjacent grids. She changed out of her casual attire, put on a dark blue pilot suit, and wore a vest to protect against energy ammunition. On her arms, thighs, and calves, she strapped various spare ammunition, weapons, and medicinal injections for injuries.
Finally, she donned a white cloak to block radiation, pulled up the hood to cover her entire head, and picked up her usual "Xihe"... Once everything was ready, Su Jiameng grasped the jade pendant hanging from her neck and activated the teleportation!
In a distant interstellar corner, the "Mother Tree" fully awakened under the night sky, slowly and ruthlessly revealing its ferocity and strength. The people in the command center were all stunned, unable to believe... that there was such an eerie creature in the universe.
"Little Squid... how large can your range see? I want to know how much area this big guy has already spread and covered." Although he was mentally prepared enough, when he saw the "Mother Tree" unfolding a bloody massacre as if nothing else existed, its branches surging like a tsunami, he vaguely realized... Su Jiameng and this strange woman were right.
Li You saw the script, his stiff and frozen palm seemed to regain its warmth, tightening a bit unnaturally, slowly dispelling the chill from deep within his soul. He spoke in a cold voice, "The range the warship can capture, at least eighty percent of it is covered by this thing. And they’re still expanding at a very slow pace. How are things on your side, is there any danger?"
Gu Ningzhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed silently, "Little Squid, I’m currently surrounded by this stuff, so is it possible there’s no danger? But I’m handling it, I won’t easily die here."
How to say it... at least hold on until the dawn of the second day illuminates this land... As the former heir of the Gu Family, Gu Ningzhi has long been indifferent to life and death, living would be best, but if not, it’s no big deal. No need to cling to life or death.
Li You pursed his lips, and after a long time, he said, "Remember what you said, don’t die here."
After breaking contact, Gu Ningzhi took a breath of the chilly night air, his fiery chest seeming a bit cooler, "Will these sub-trees attack us? Standing here openly, they’ll soon consider us as food, no?"
"Not for now, because they don’t have the guts." The strange woman slightly closed her eyes, a hint of indescribable sarcasm at the corner of her mouth, "At least before this ’Mother Tree’ becomes the Insect King, it doesn’t dare to lay a finger on the place where I am."
"Eh?" Gu Ningzhi caught on the key point and asked suspiciously, "Why does it only dare to act after becoming the Insect King? Could it be... it’s wary of you? Or worried about something you have?"
"Your mind is quite sharp now." The person smiled, for some reason, the dark gray color in her eyes seemed to deepen, looking more subtly gloomy, "Indeed, it’s wary of something I possess... There is a clear hierarchy among the Insect Race; without the power of an Insect King, they don’t dare to provoke a higher-level existence."
Upon hearing this, Gu Ningzhi felt increasingly terrified, wasn’t she saying... that what she has is at least on the level of an Insect King?
"Don’t be mistaken... I wouldn’t go around carrying an Insect King or Insect Imperial." She glanced contemptuously at Gu Ningzhi, the person raised the long item in her hand, but what she said made Gu Ningzhi even more horrified.
"The core for forging this sword was a Clay Emperor Ore conjured by an Insect Imperial, supplemented with various precious minerals, crafted by a master swordsmith of this era. Moreover, its previous owner was also a warrior with outstanding battle achievements, having slain millions of the Insect Race; the Insect Kings that died by that warrior’s hands were no less than three... Although the Insect Race is brutal, they excel in spiritual cultivation, and after being slain, some spiritual power remains. A sword soaked in the blood of countless Insect Race tends to develop the aura only an Insect Imperial possesses..."
Gu Ningzhi became more and more puzzled: if such a powerful warrior did exist, having slain so many of the Insect Race, why hadn’t such a war extended into the realms he knew? Once a hint of restlessness and the scent of war arises in the universe, it spreads rapidly...
"What a... terrifying sword..." Gu Ningzhi muttered.
"But it has a very positive name..." the person whispered softly, "Right, Yongping..." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
