From the looks of it..,
Luwu had a knot in his heart..,
And his knot was obviously the missing Qishu.
It seemed that this mission couldn't be completed without finding Qishu, Lin Shao thought to himself.
"I went to ask Zhu Yan when you weren't awake." Lin Shao paused for a moment and then spoke of another topic,
"He told me that Qishu had always wanted to go out,
He had been in disguise for so long..,
He just wanted revenge. "
"Revenge?" Luwu was stunned,
"What revenge?
The beasts related to that matter have been dead for a long time. "
It seemed that he did not know about this matter at all,
After Lin Shao mentioned it..,
Luwu still acted a little depressed after discovering the truth. "I thought he had really changed for the better."
Lin Shao thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you know how to find it?"
"It's been so long..." Luwu was a little troubled,
It lowered its head,
Its gaze swept to the pool of black blood that it had vomited on the ground, and suddenly it seemed to have thought of something, "Oh right!
Qishu has used the branch of the Qi Tian tree before!
After using it, it will also have a little poison in its body. Maybe I can use this to find him! "
Luwu immediately became excited, and its eyes lit up. It struggled to stand up,
Then it stumbled in one direction.
"Walk slowly!" Lin Shao quickly went up to help him,
"You just woke up not long ago,
There's no rush for this matter. "
"I'll just find Qishu as soon as possible," Luwu said,
"Fortunately, he hasn't done anything wrong outside.
It's not too late to find him now. "
The Qi Tian tree that Luwu was guarding was nearby,
Lin Shao followed him to take a look. This tree was different from what he had imagined. He had thought that it would be taller since it was called the Qi Tian tree, but the tree was not tall. It looked like an ordinary pine tree, but it did look very old.
Luwu did not let Lin Shao get close. The tree grew on a protruding rock. Lin Shao watched as he stretched his neck and roared at the tree. The branches and leaves shook and then stopped.
Then, Luwu frowned. Lin Shao watched as he anxiously circled around the tree a few times. His tail was shaking unsteadily, and a layer of golden light appeared on his body.
Not long after, Lin Shao heard him roar again. This time, the Qi Tian tree reacted even more strongly. Something seemed to fall from the tree. Luwu quickly caught it in his mouth and did not let it fall to the ground. Then, he quickly turned around and returned to Lin Shao's side.
"I should be able to find him," Luwu looked very happy. He put the thing in his mouth in front of Lin Shao. "I just need some time."
"What is this?" Lin Shao asked.
"It's the fruit of the Qi Tian tree. If the body has the poison of the Qi Tian tree, even if it's only a little, this fruit will react," Luwu said. "After so long, I don't know if the poison in Qishu's body has been removed by it."
Lin Shao watched as Luwu exhaled at the fruit. Then, he threw the fruit away with a whoosh. He did not know where it went.
"When the fruit reacts, I will receive it," Luwu smiled at Lin Shao. "We just have to wait."
Lin Shao looked at these actions and felt a little relieved.
Luwu was indeed the best mission target he had faced recently. He was very easy to talk to and was very polite to Lin Shao. After he woke up, he quickly confessed his feelings to Lin Shao. Even though he felt a little uncomfortable, he did quickly get into his "work" after waking up. He reinforced the prison of the entire mountain. Lin Shao followed him. He and Luwu went to Zhu Yan's place together and heard Zhu Yan's ear-piercing scream.
"Why aren't you dead yet?!"
Zhu Yan lay on the ground and looked at Luwu with hatred. "What right do you have to look at us like that?!"
Luwu was probably used to them talking like that. He did what he needed to do without any distractions. Then, he turned to Lin Shao and smiled. "The Ghost Of Locust told me what happened before. I still want to thank you for coming to save me and helping to guard this place."
"It's just a matter of convenience," Lin Shao was still thinking about the fruit that was thrown away. "I wonder when you will get back to me?"
Luwu scratched the ground with his claws and smiled. "I'm also anxious, but there's no other way. We still have to wait."
Lin Shao also knew this. The Ghost Of Locust checked Luwu's body and made sure that there were no major problems. He just needed to rest well. There was nothing to worry about here.
After Lin Shao returned home, he should have felt relaxed about this matter. However, when he came back and looked at Bai Ze, he was stunned for a long time. Then, he let out a long sigh.
"What's wrong?" Bai Ze asked him. "Didn't this matter go quite smoothly?"
"I know it went quite smoothly," Lin Shao lay on the sofa and looked at the ceiling. "But because it went too smoothly, I feel a little at a loss.
Although there were some twists and turns, they were all solved very quickly. I don't think they were twists and turns at all. It was just a process that needed to be done. So, I'm really not used to it. "
Bai Ze smiled and bit Lin Shao's face. Then, he said, "You said it was difficult when the task was troublesome. Now that it's going smoothly, you're not used to it."
"It's not that simple..." Lin Shao rolled on the sofa twice. "I even feel a little strange. The crux of the task is Qishu, but I keep looking at Luwu. I feel that he, well, there's something strange about him."
"Luwu's character has always been like this." Bai Ze did not feel strange. "It's just that compared to Candle Dragon and Nine-tailed Fox, he's too easy to talk to. He doesn't feel like a beast living in the Middle Realm at all."
"Sigh..." Lin Shao smacked his lips. He could not fully express the strange feeling in his heart. "Maybe I'm overthinking. Hopefully, I'm overthinking."
Since Luwu said to wait, then so be it.
Lin Shao waited for a few days. He happened to be talking to Jingwei about the expansion of the new contract. When he returned to Luwu's place, he received the news without a hitch.
"I think I found it, but the message is weak," Luwu said. "There are two possibilities. Maybe Qishu is not in good condition and his life may be in danger. Or, the place where the fruit went is too remote, so the message is weak."
Lin Shao was also anxious. He asked, "So, are we going to look for it now?"
"Of course." Luwu nodded. "I'll leave it to the West Queen Mother to take care of here. Let's go together."
Of course, Lin Shao could not ask for more. He and Luwu soon found the fruit. It was not a remote place. It was on a mountain in the East Mountain boundary where no race lived. The mountain was rugged with strange rocks. The area where the fruit was located was relatively large, so they had to search it bit by bit.
"I think it's the former. Qishu's life may not be in good condition." Luwu was worried. "The fruit told me that it seemed to have stopped in one place. Maybe, like me, it was buried somewhere after it fainted."
Lin Shao nodded. He and Luwu kept searching around. This place was different from where Luwu was. Not only were there fallen leaves and weeds, but there were also broken stones. Finally, not long after, they found Qishu buried under a stone.
Qishu's condition was somewhat similar to Luwu's, but he was more miserable. He was crushed by a big rock that fell from the sky. Fortunately, the rock did not hit any vital parts, but it seemed that he was deeply injured. He looked even worse than Luwu.
Lin Shao quickly sent a message to The Ghost Of Locust, asking him to come over. Luwu quickly lifted the big rock. Lin Shao quickly got Qishu out and did a simple check.
"He's still breathing," Lin Shaodao said. "He'll be fine when The Ghost Of Locust comes."
The vitality of the beasts in the Mountain and Sea Realm was very strong. Qishu was almost crushed by the rock. The Ghost Of Locust checked him and finally concluded, "Fortunately, he can be saved. His condition is better than Luwu's. After all, if he didn't know about the branch of the Heaven Tree, Luwu definitely wouldn't have woken up.
Qishu's injuries are mostly external. Looking at the time of injury, he should have been like this not long after he left. So, he hasn't done anything yet. "
"Can he wake up?" Lin Shao asked. "When will he wake up?"
"Save him with something good. There are many good things in the Intermediate Realm that can heal injuries. They're not worth much," The Ghost Of Locust said. "I don't dare to say how long it will take for him to wake up. It depends on his condition."
In any case, finding Qishu was a good thing. The Ghost Of Locust sent Qishu back to where Luwu was. Then, he placed a restriction on the place where Qishu was lying.
"I advise you to go down one level," The Ghost Of Locust said to Luwu. "It's not just to avoid suspicion. Maybe Qishu's willpower is strong enough to wake up the next day. If he runs away again, it will be more troublesome."
Luwu was stunned. He hesitated for a moment and then placed a restriction on the place.
Lin Shao glanced at Qishu, who was sleeping there. It was the first time he had seen Qishu, a fierce beast. He looked very small, with the body of a goat and the tail of a snake. There were also curly horns on his head. His skin was an abnormal gray, and his fur was dirty.
At this time, he glanced at Luwu. Luwu was staring at Qishu. His eyes looked a little complicated, as if he was not purely worried.
The Ghost Of Locust was doing a detailed examination of Qishu at this time. When he checked the top of his head, he said, "Eh? That's strange. Qishu has the same wound on his head as Luwu. Alas."
Lin Shao glanced at it. Indeed, it was in the middle of his forehead, but the wound was not as terrible as Luwu's. It was small, and because Qishu's dirty fur covered it, it would not be seen if one did not look carefully.
"Is this also caused by the wood of the Heaven-equal Tree?" Lin Shao asked.
"That's not it," The Ghost Of Locust said. "It's just an ordinary wound, and it's not very deep. It didn't cause much harm to Qishu."
Was it a coincidence?
Lin Shao was puzzled for a moment. He stared at the wound again and asked, "Who made it like this?"
"I don't know," The Ghost Of Locust said. "I took a look at it. There was no obvious aura on his wound. The most serious one was the one that was hit by the stone. He should have been in a very bad state when he escaped. After all, Luwu put a restriction on him.
Actually, I'm also wondering who did this to it. If anyone found out that Qi Yu had escaped, they should've spread the news. This is a ferocious beast that escaped, and Qi Yu seems to have been defeated. They should've told the other tribes that they must control it. Why isn't there any news at all? "
Lin Shao was also very puzzled. Because of the derivative mission, Lin Shao happened to have some friendship with a tribe on a mountain near Qishu. He even deliberately went to ask them, but there was no news about Qishu.
Thinking of this, he frowned and said, "Let's wait until it wakes up."