Chapter 1231 Contaminated Area, Black Flame Snake, Mechanical Life

"Huh? Where were we just now?" Paimon shook his head. The midday sun made people drowsy.

Ying yawned. Did she get up too early this morning?

"Speaking of the remaining consciousness of the Great Compassion Tree King..." Jiang Yi stood up, "We have to find a way to solve the pollution of the World Tree."

"Of course, let's proceed to a few other goals first."

"Let's set off!"

"During the dream cycle of 'Flower God's Birthday', I traveled through the sand and Heng to return to Xumi City and Omos Port. On the way, I heard the whispers of the forest."

The forest king, who could see through all dreams, "revived" briefly and saw the conspiracy of the fools in Vimalakirti Villa.

"The dreams of the world reveal hidden secrets. Evil plots are brewing. The evil claws reaching out to children are taking advantage of their innocence and kindness... We must stop it."

"At the same time, clear all dead zones on the road and prepare to deal with the strongest 'Wu Liutuo Incarnation'." Jiang Yi took the first step and ran forward.

“……”Ying and Paimon looked at each other.

"Ying, do you understand? What is Sha Heng? What is conspiracy?" Paimeng was speechless. "When did Jiang Yi learn to use these strange words and describe things in the tone of a bard?"

"Maybe it's the unique way of speaking in the Land of Wisdom?" Ying looked at the mechanical colorful bird bouncing on the back of Jiang Yicat.

The cat and the bird were almost disappearing at the end of the forest.

"Catch up with them first... Our current position should be thugs..." Ying's perception was very accurate. With Jiang Yi and Nashida around, it was not her and Paimon's turn to think at all.

She didn't need to know what the plan was. She just needed to know that when Maomao and Mingcai Bird gave the order, she would "go on a killing spree" in front of her.

"But we haven't had lunch yet!" Paimon stomped his feet. Why didn't anyone remember such an important thing?

Traveling day and night, crossing mountains and rivers.

Jiang Yi called it a death zone tumor, and Paimeng called it a "pocket biscuit".

Wisps of smoke rise from the riverside in the dense forest.

Instead of going directly to Vimalakirti Manor, the crowd first came to the Huacheng Castle in Daocheng Forest.

When Ying and Paimon were chatting with Cole using jade slips, they learned that a polluted area different from the "Dead Zone" had appeared in Daocheng Forest, and many victims had appeared.

"This 'pollution zone' may be a new disaster for Xumi, and it is also related to the World Tree. We naturally have to go and take a look." Paimon said, "And to repay Cole's kindness for the recipe of 'pocket biscuits', we also have to help investigate."

"Huachengguo is on the way to Weimo Manor. It won't take us much time."

Jiang Yi closed his eyes.

The dark red energy of the Death Domain transformed into a blood moon of disaster, with countless Death Domain flowers blooming in it, forming countless Death Domain branches, floating in the underworld within the body, illuminating the twists and turns of the Yellow Spring.

It became the "black dragon ball" reflected by the black eyes of Yinglong's doomsday.

Swallowing and exhaling the power of destruction, heralding the coming of death.

For a moment, Jiang Yi's left eye turned scarlet, just like Kanruiya's "Deep Statue", except that Kanruiya's one-eyed statue had lost its left eye, and the red one was the right eye.

Humus, withering, erosion, dissolution...the heavy black rain fell from the sky, affecting the three realms, and the black silt lava was like a black flood.

The world became dark until the blue stars began to twinkle again and the sky became clear again.

The raindrops disappeared, the silt floods receded, leaving behind patches of strange microbial communities.

The dark Qin Yuan became the protagonist of the world.

When all things are dying, the remaining seeds of life sprout again, and a new round of battle between life and death begins.

"Nashida, has he always used this method to deal with the dead zone?" Ying looked at Jiang Yi worriedly and asked Nashida.

"You are treating the symptoms by using grass seeds, but he is looking for a cure for the root cause." Nashida thought of the knowledge from another world that Jiang Yi had given her. "He is using cupping to remove poison. He is the medicine."

Using one's body as medicine to save the world and people is the way of the Medicine King of Liyue Immortal Family.

When faced with an incurable disease, it is impossible to know the specific pathology. One should test the poison on oneself, contract the disease oneself, and in pain, use the accumulated knowledge to analyze the incurable disease and find a cure.

"You've been with him longer than I have, so you should know him better than I do. Isn't that right?" She promised to keep the method of curing the World Tree a secret for Jiang Yi, but Jiang Yi's actions made it really difficult to conceal the plan that represented "sacrifice."

What is a miracle?

It's not something that comes out of nothing.

It is the transmission of hope, dreams, sacrifice, struggle...all kinds of beautiful things, and the fruits that are borne in the end.

Ying pursed her lips.

"How...did you meet?" She changed the subject.

"My acquaintance with Jiang Yi was just like a mortal using a message in a bottle to find a friend... a meeting of destiny." Nashida recalled.

At this time, Jiang Yi's eyes opened.

"Keep going, I'm rested."

Here, the city of Hua is already in sight.

In the lush rainforest, huge tree roots become bridges across cliffs and waterfalls, as well as the foundations of houses.

The small wooden house with green leaves as the door is exquisite and compact, achieving a wonderful harmony between man-made objects and nature.

Ying and Paimeng arrived at the door of a wooden house with ease.

"Tinari, are you there?" Paimon called out at the door.

The door was not closed.

Jiang Yi saw Mr. Tinari inside, who had a pair of big furry, erect ears.

"Oh? Ying and Paimon, you returned to Huacheng so soon? Did you find the person you were looking for or get any information in Xumi City?" Tinari was taking care of a child.

At this moment, he came out after hearing the words.

"This... 'cat'?" Tinari noticed the cat that exuded a dangerous aura like the dead zone and had gray-black scales growing under its fur.

Maybe it's a cat! Tinari's keen intuition can sense the strangeness of this cat.

These hairs don’t really look like hair either.

"Uh!" Paimon scratched his head, not knowing what to say, "I did find a friend, but... ahem, it's a long story, so I won't go into it for now."

"This cat and this bird are also our friends. Their names are Zeus and Moon."

Tinari looked at the bird. The bird was not a living creature, but it had the agility of a living creature.

"Hello!" Nashida greeted generously.

"Hey!" Paimon exclaimed. He thought that Nashida and Jiang Yi were just like when they disguised themselves as animals and would not speak in front of outsiders.

"Hello! Miss talking mechanical bird." Tinari felt his eyes had been opened. Ying and Paimon were indeed famous adventurers on the continent, and the friends around them were full of amazement.

"Mr. Cat, can you speak?" He lowered his head curiously. "You came to me, are you looking for me to treat your illness?"

"If you're not afraid, of course I can speak." Nashida was exposed, and Jiang Yi didn't want to be mute anymore.

"Have you been infected by the dead zone? This is the first time I've seen a life that can move freely like this at the end of the dead zone's invasion." Tinari saw Jiang Yi's physical condition at a glance.

"Because life is strong enough, because life will surely defeat death..." Jiang Yi smiled, "We are not here to ask you for help, but to help you."

"Contaminated area!"

"Mr. Tinari, do you have any information to share?"

"Ms. Ying and Ms. Paimon are eager to help."

"Hey!" Paimon scratched his head, "It's like this. I heard it from Cole..."

She explained what she had heard from the jade slips about the causes and consequences of the pollution of Daocheng Forest.

“Is that so? Jade slips are indeed a convenient prop. If the rangers could be equipped with them…” Tinari stroked his chin and thought for a while. However, the jade slips in their hands should be different from those bought by ordinary people. The signal problem of ordinary jade slips can only be solved by the matching Liyue technology facilities.

"The rangers of Daocheng Forest reported the 'contaminated area' to the Adventurer's Association. I thought you were commissioned by the Adventurer's Association!"

"What?" Paimon turned to Ying and said, "Ying, my heart aches when I think about the fact that we will complete the mission but won't be able to get the reward from the Adventurer's Guild."

"...It seems a little too late to regret now." Ying rubbed her teeth, feeling as if she was watching Mora, who should have belonged to her, gradually going away.

Or, use the teleportation anchor point to run back to Xumi City?

"Ha..." Jiang Yi looked at the two guys whose true colors were revealed. Where were the two guys who had agreed to come and help for free to repay Cole for the pocket biscuit recipe he gave them?

"If you come to help, I can give you a reward as a forest ranger." Tinari looked at Paimon with amusement, "The child in the bed recently went to the 'contaminated area' that appeared. He lost his way in it and finally came out with a dizzy head."

"His symptoms are very similar to fever, but the root cause is different. It is more like a simple confusion of consciousness."

"I gave him medicine to reduce his fever, but it didn't help much."

Not far away, a green-haired girl came over with medicine making tools and travel supplies.

"Master, I got what you wanted."

Next to the girl was the child's anxious mother, who had just been sent away by Tinari to look for Cole.

Tinari went over to comfort the patient's family.

"Ying, Paimeng, you actually returned to Huacheng..." Kelai said embarrassedly, "Actually, you don't have to run back so far. We forest rangers can also deal with the 'contaminated area'..."

"It's on the way!" Paimon said, "Ying and I are good at this kind of dangerous thing. Besides, we also want to investigate something."

She also introduced Zeus and the moon to Cole.

"Yes! It's a talking...cat?" Ke Lai was a little excited. He looked at Jiang Yi's hair and skin, then calmed down, squatted down, and reached out to touch it.

"Ms. Ke Lai, let's shake hands!" Jiang Yi raised his paw and shook hands with Ke Lai.

The girl's hands were weak and she was extremely careful.

“Hahahaha! They’re our...kind!” The evil spirits in Jiang Yi’s body looked at Cole’s body coldly.

"Shut up!" The power in Jiang Yi's body vibrated, suppressing the noisy evil spirit.

He looked into Cole's purple eyes. Deep in his eyes, in a seal, black flames transformed into a coiled giant snake.

The snake's neck opened like a cobra's fleshy wings... and it roared.

Demonic remnants.

"They" are sealed within this girl's body.

Hate all life and burn all living things.

Jiang Yi looked at the seal for a while and then looked away.

What beautiful eyes, just like the blue wine lake in Mondstadt. Cole thought to himself, but there was an eye patch on his right eye, was he injured?

"Okay, I can let go of you two now." Paimeng looked at Cole and Jiang Yi who had been shaking hands for a long time.

Kelai, Kelai, don’t be fooled by this cat’s harmless appearance, he is Jiang Yi’s clone, and he is the best at dealing with beautiful girls.

"Ah! Ah... Sorry!" Cole withdrew his hand with a red face.

"Hold a wing?" Nashida stretched out the wings of the dusk bird.