Hogwarts: I'm the only cultivator here!

"Haqiu~"

"Huh? It's autumn again? Hmm? Why did I say 'again'?"

"Forget it, let's find something to make a comfortable nest first. Last time I went to that blond, blue-eyed foreigner's place, I think it was called Goose... I was pretty good with the goose down pillow, so I'll get some goose down to make a nest this time."

...

Clearly, Ye Feng had seriously misjudged his possessions, so he was somewhat startled when he saw the scene before him. However, before he could think too much about it, he was interrupted by eager shouts coming from not far away.

"Ye Feng! Over here! Look here!"

"It's me, Harry! Ye Feng, come quick! I think I can still be saved!"

Ye Feng: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

Ye Feng was startled when he suddenly heard the cries for help, but when he saw what was going on, he immediately laughed.

"Hey? Isn't this Harry, who came in earlier? What are you doing here? Were you waiting for me?"

"But seriously, your look is quite unique." As he spoke, Ye Feng couldn't help but laugh out loud, because Harry's look at that moment was indeed 'unique'.

At this moment, Harry was completely entangled in vines except for his head. He looked almost exactly like a chibi version of a character in anime who was tied up, just like a caterpillar.

Ye Feng chuckled at the sight, but Harry was incredibly embarrassed. However, having followed Ye Feng for so long, he had gradually developed a thick skin, so his face only blushed slightly before he recovered.

"Never mind that for now, Ye Feng, hurry up and get me out of here. But you have to be careful, the plants here are very sensitive. You have to be careful, or you might get tied up yourself before you even get me out of here."

Hearing Harry's words, a look of relief flashed in Ye Feng's eyes.

When Harry met him, he didn't hesitate to ask him to save him without any hesitation, but he also reminded Harry to be careful. Clearly, Harry really considered him a good friend and brother.

This is not surprising, after all, he wouldn't have been able to follow Ye Feng for so long if he didn't really consider Ye Feng a good brother. After all, that famous quote from Hogwarts is no joke.

When there is danger, staying by Ye Feng's side is the safest option; when there is no danger, Ye Feng is the greatest danger.

The correctness of this statement is beyond doubt, because... the reason why this maze is so dangerous is entirely because of this smiling, seemingly harmless, sunny boy standing in front of Harry.

Chapter 308 Ye Feng: It seems like I watered it a little too much.

When there is danger, it is safest to stay by Ye Feng's side; when there is no danger, Ye Feng is the biggest danger. This is something that almost everyone at Hogwarts knows, but... some things are unpredictable.

Danger is something that you can't always prevent by being conscious of it, especially since Ye Feng who is in danger looks exactly the same as Ye Feng who isn't.

Besides, Ye Feng's dangers often don't come from himself, but from the things he inexplicably creates, and even if you encounter those things, you might not know that they were created by Ye Feng.

Take this maze, for example.

Yes, even though they saw Ye Feng carrying a showerhead out of the maze, they didn't connect the dangers of the maze to Ye Feng. The reason was simple: the maze itself was full of dangers.

So even though he was chased by various plants as soon as he entered the maze, and even though he was eventually captured and trapped like a 'caterpillar' after using various methods, Harry still didn't connect these things to Ye Feng.

As for Fleur and Krum... they are currently marveling at how difficult this year's Triwizard Tournament truly is; this maze is indeed dangerous, befitting of Hogwarts.

The three people, completely unaware of the situation, had no idea that all of this was actually because of Ye Feng. Although Ye Feng knew it was his fault, he certainly wouldn't say it, because if he did, he might get beaten up.

So Ye Feng chuckled and rescued Harry, accepting the thanks for returning without a second thought.

However, it must be said that the spiritual spring Ye Feng used to irrigate this maze was indeed powerful.

Although the many plants gathered here have not truly become sentient, they have developed a certain level of consciousness, and their perception of the outside world has been greatly enhanced.

That's why Ye Feng rescued Harry; the plants here seemed to sense it and probed out with all their senses.

When Harry saw that the trees were looking this way, and that the 'eyes' on the trunks seemed to be opening, he was instantly terrified.

He was caught because he only guarded against the bushes and flowers on both sides, neglecting the big trees. In the end, he ran headlong into the encirclement of these big trees and was tied up like a caterpillar.

Now that these trees are moving again, Harry is instantly reminded of the fear he felt when he was dominated by those trees, and the embarrassment and despair of being tied to a tree and turned into a 'caterpillar', completely unable to move.

Harry: (;?Д?i|!)

"Run! Run! Those demonic trees are about to awaken!"

Ye Feng: [?ヘ??]

Looking at Harry's terrified face, Ye Feng was completely confused, because in his opinion, even if these trees really had become spirits, they shouldn't be so terrifying to Harry, right?

Of course, this was based on his own abilities, so there was some 'error' involved. He also underestimated his own abilities and the difficulty of the maze.

Almost the next second, the eyes on the trunks of those big trees opened, and in the instant those 'eyes' opened, Ye Feng saw light flashing in them.

"Oh? So it's not a real eye after all. It's just something that has just evolved and needs to be activated with spiritual energy to observe the outside world, something like a spiritual eye."

"Although it's only temporary and requires spiritual energy to activate, it's already a very good start. I estimate that after watering it for a while longer, the eyes will grow completely."

Of course, Ye Feng didn't say these words aloud, because if he did, Harry would know that all of this was related to him.

Although this matter will eventually come to light, it's fine as long as it doesn't happen during the competition. Even if they find out afterward, the competition will already be over, and any investigation they pursue will only result in some insignificant punishment.

However, Ye Feng soon lost his patience, because after the trees opened their eyes and saw him and Harry, a shrill scream that was inaudible to ordinary people rang out.

Accompanied by that shrill whistle, the plants that were originally peaceful and ordinary, except for their slightly larger size, suddenly became agitated.

The first to riot were those few big trees.

As they shrieked, their lush canopies trembled violently, and then, with a series of whooshing sounds, each soft leaf transformed into a deadly dart that hurtled through the air.

"Rustling sound~"

With a series of whooshing sounds, dozens of green leaves seemed to pierce the sky, like green lightning bolts shooting straight at Leaf Wind and Harry.

Hearing the whooshing sound behind him, Harry didn't turn around and stuck a few more talismans on himself, while running even faster.

Ye Feng was also a little surprised to see this scene, but dozens of leaves posed no threat to him, even though those leaves had some magic-breaking properties.

Then, with a series of loud crashing sounds, most of the leaves struck the shield that Ye Feng had erected. Before they could even fall, the leaves spontaneously combusted and were completely burned to ashes before they even reached the ground.

"That's not bad."

"Although it poses no threat to Hogwarts students who have already put up their shields, its advantage lies in its concealment and surprise. It can already be transplanted to several entrances to Hogwarts to act as 'gatekeepers'."

As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, the canopies of those trees began to sway, and as they swayed, the branches grew wildly, quickly turning into thick vines that swept towards them.

In addition, as these trees swayed, the wooden spikes that shimmered with dark light flashed by almost instantly, and the next second they crashed into his shield.

"Hiss~ This is quite impressive. Five of these wooden spikes are enough to penetrate an ordinary magic shield. I underestimated you."

As he murmured to himself, Ye Feng turned around to catch up with Harry, who had already run some distance ahead.

Although the attacks from these trees still couldn't truly threaten him, this was just the beginning of their attack; who knew if they had any more?

Moreover, this was just an attack from those few trees. When those trees launched their attack, all the nearby plants also came alive. It could be said that the entire maze came to life in an instant, with all the plants moving.

He wasn't afraid of attacks from a single type of maze plant, and he wouldn't worry even if there were more. But now it wasn't a matter of a few types; all the maze plants within a 20-30 meter radius of where he and Harry were were moving!

The area of ​​twenty or thirty meters in radius may not seem large, but don't forget that it is a maze made up of various plants. It can be said that Ye Feng and Harry were standing on these plants, which shows how dense they are.

In other words, if they were surrounded, it would be tantamount to being besieged from all sides by a group of dozens of wizards.

But that's not the most troublesome or terrifying thing. The most troublesome and terrifying thing is that once they are trapped, the only way for them to escape is to fight their way out, which means they have to fight against all the plants in the maze.

If Ye Feng didn't limit his strength, the entire maze wouldn't be able to withstand one of his forbidden spells. But since this is a competition, his strength is only slightly stronger than Harry's, yet he's still fighting against the entire maze. So, he should run first.

"Looks like we've watered a bit too much, but that's what makes it interesting." Muttering to himself, Ye Feng followed Harry's steps and rushed out of the 'encirclement'.

Chapter 309 Harry: Run? Not a chance!

Almost every Chinese person knows the saying, "A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall." Ye Feng also understands this principle, even if the danger is one that he actively creates and is controllable.

So he ran off with Harry, but he seemed to underestimate the 'danger' he had created.

They had only rushed out less than twenty meters when the ground of the maze beneath their feet began to bulge, as if some monster was rapidly approaching them from underground.

Seeing this, Harry ran even faster, and to run even faster, he directly put on the Wall-Passing Charm and the Speed ​​Charm on himself.

However, it takes some time to affix the talisman, and it also takes some time to activate it. So when Harry finished affixing and activating the talisman, a 'wall' made of roots and vines had already appeared in front of them.

The wall-penetrating talisman is essentially a different kind of earth-penetrating talisman. Therefore, it can only penetrate walls built with materials such as mud and stone. For wooden walls that are entirely made of wood, a different type of wall-penetrating talisman would be needed.

Harry and his friends, who had been using talismans for a long time, knew this, so when he chose the wall-penetrating talisman, he chose the wood-attribute one.

However, this 'wall' in front of us is not simply made of vines and tree roots; it also contains a lot of soil. In other words, a wood-attribute wall-penetrating talisman alone won't be enough to get through it!

At any other time, he could have easily added another talisman, but now it was too late, because the roots under his feet and the vines around him had already surrounded him.

"Shattered to pieces!"

Since the less disruptive method of passing through walls was no longer feasible, they had to resort to brute force. So, Harry started by smashing himself to pieces, and with a single spell, he blasted a small crater into the wall.

Harry: (キ｀?Д??)!!

"Are you kidding me? My 'shatter to pieces' magic only managed to blast a small crater in this 'wall'? That magic is enough to easily crush a boulder half a person's height!"

Seeing this, Ye Feng slightly turned his head, then raised his wand and used Divine Sharpness to strike the 'wall' that had been blasted into a small crater.

Under the even more powerful Divine Edge Without Shadow's cutting, the 'wall' made of vines, tree roots, and soil was shattered. However, judging from the tree roots and vines that were constantly spreading and repairing the wall below, the shattered wall would reappear in just five seconds.

Realizing this, Harry didn't hesitate. He immediately raised his right hand to protect his head and crashed into the scattered, not yet completely collapsed, tree wall.

"Bang~"

Before he even hit the ground, Harry sent the scattered soil, severed vines, and tree roots flying, and Ye Feng followed closely behind.

"Bah, bah, bah~"

After rushing over the obstructing wall of trees, Harry frantically spat out the dirt he had swallowed while rushing over the shattered wall. However, while spitting out the dirt, Harry did not forget to stick another wall-penetrating charm on himself.

Of course, Harry didn't stop running while applying the talismans, which made Ye Feng quite gratified, because he was at least 80% responsible for their ability to handle various emergencies so skillfully.

However, the danger and difficulty were clearly not enough to make Harry turn around and run away without even thinking, even though various tree roots had broken through the soil and were attacking them, trying to entangle them.

Ye Feng was well aware of this, so in addition to putting on another layer of shield for himself, the tip of his wand also lit up slightly. It could be said that he could now unleash the Fire God's Path with just a wave of his right hand.

The Fire God's Path is a powerful fire-attribute magic spell. Even maze plants with considerable magic immunity would be unable to withstand it once it is unleashed.

Of course, while this magic is very powerful and can easily break through the encirclement of plants once used, its immense power can also cause a riot among the plants throughout the maze.

So unless he's truly surrounded and can't escape, Ye Feng is unlikely to use this magic.

Unfortunately, some things are not something you can control just because you don't want them to be.

Almost the next second, a large number of colorful flowers sprouted from the bushes on the maze wall in front of them.

These flowers are incredibly colorful, and even Ye Feng was impressed by many of them, wanting to plant a few for ornamental purposes.