Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

They weren't sure if their long-deceased mentor in Germany would be brought back to life by anger.

But looking at the branches clinging to the overhead light shield, and the unidentified object that appeared as the branches swayed...

"Holy crap, why is this thing even calling for backup when it's having fun?!" Fatty Wang exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the dry, dark thing.

It really is a 'shaking' attack...

On some branches that had been playing around, there were... people... dried up by the dry desert winds.

I don't know when it was stolen by them for nutrients, but now it's hanging on a branch, being flung around like a glow stick.

Good heavens... Could that round thing that just flew out be a head?!

This is absolutely horrific!

Breaking news in sensationalist style...

Shocking! The first (and last) stop of Hei Xiazi's national tour, a special performance of the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress in Gutongjing, was so enthusiastic that the stage props were damaged...

This is horrifying! At a concert, something was thrown from a high-rise building—a human head! Is this a sign of distorted humanity or moral decay?!

Xie Yuchen: This sensationalist headline sounds so familiar...

After dancing wildly for over ten minutes, the branches overhead suddenly drooped down visibly, like a crayfish whose veins had been removed.

Just moments ago it was full of energy, bouncing around like a dried corpse, but now it hangs limply on the courtyard wall as if it had just drunk a bottle of paraquat.

"Beep beep, a bizarre creature has been detected—the husk of a nine-headed cypress (without intelligence). It can be exchanged for 1000 points. Do you want to exchange it?"

A nine-headed cypress tree with no intelligence, only a shell?

Su Li touched the little paws that had landed triumphantly on a branch in the yard now that they no longer had any attack power.

The vital signs were very obvious, which was seriously inconsistent with the half-dead appearance of these little paws.

A ball of light, noticeably more solid and verdant than when it had just flown out, and several times larger, struggled to squeeze out from the branch that Su Li was holding in her hand.

After breaking free from the branches, it lay sprawled in Su Li's palm like a lump of dough.

"Wow! The little one must have had a good meal. He's gained weight in such a short time!"

Hei Xiazi dropped the microphone at some point, ran to Su Li's side, and reached out to pick up the nine-headed cypress sprite that looked a little full and was lying in Su Li's palm.

The little thing got a bit greedy and swallowed a member of its kind that was even larger than its original body, leaving only a mindless shell. As a result, it didn't have enough strength and is now feeling uncomfortable from being so full.

The little thing, which was so full it was uncomfortable, didn't resist at all when the black bear squeezed and kneaded it in its hands, as if it were having a full-body spa treatment.

Su Li could tell at a glance that the little thing clearly intended to give up.

That won't do. It's not the kind of thing good saplings do to just take the benefits without doing any work. If word gets out, it will damage their reputation in the plant world.

As if squeezing a stress-relieving toy, Su Li grabbed the little thing back from Hei Xiazi's hand and squeezed it hard twice as if punishing it, almost making the little thing spit out the snake cypress essence it had just swallowed.

Before she could react, Su Li pulled the branch back into the trunk.

"Get to work! Get to work!!!"

The drooping cypress tree perked up the moment the little creature entered; the branches that had been drooping densely on the courtyard wall and the light shield began to recede.

"Let's go, let's go out and see!"

Still full of curiosity, Wu Xie was the first to lead the way and run outside the courtyard.

The courtyard, located illegally in the heart of the desert, is surrounded by sand dunes. Under the starlight and moonlight, the view is filled with white sand.

The fine sand, which should have been unmarked at this moment, was covered with traces of long, slender creatures crawling across it.

Those who knew the situation clearly understood that they had just been surrounded by the branches of the Hydra Cypress; those who didn't might have thought they had once again attracted a large swarm of snakes and were now under attack.

To be honest, the marks all over the ground really do have that vibe, giving off a feeling that could randomly scare someone who's afraid of snakes to death.

By now, those branches had retreated under the command of the cypress sprites who were forced to work, leaving only a mess.

I looked up and headed towards the direction directly opposite the courtyard gate...

As night fell, a huge black tree silhouette came into view.

The tall trees had no leaves visible; only a huge, dark, tree-shaped silhouette could be seen in the moonlight, with countless branches twisting and turning.

Large and small branches swayed around the tree's main body, weaving through the ground...

In a short while, the branches that traversed the underground world began to bring out something different.

In the dim light, the people at the courtyard gate seemed to see something wrapped in branches, reflecting a light in the moonlight.

"The bait has been found."

Black Bear rubbed his hands together excitedly. Even though he's not short of money now, he still loves those shiny, golden little things!

看着都心情好(?0?5?0?4?0?8?9?0?0?4?0?8?0?5)

Piles of gold and silver jewelry were piled up on the sand dunes at the entrance of the courtyard, growing higher and higher, with more and more of them.

It must be said that Zhang Qishan, as the son-in-law of the New Moon Hotel, is indeed quite capable, having once been the head of the Nine Gates.

Good heavens, it took almost half an hour to move all those branches of the cypress. The final result was comparable to the treasure pavilion in the Heavenly Palace.

As the pile of gold and silver jewels was placed in front of them, almost forming a small mountain of jewels, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled.

A sand dune some distance away from them suddenly collapsed, transforming from a raised dune into a sunken pit.

The load-bearing mechanism was triggered due to the gravitational imbalance, indicating an intention to bury alive anyone eyeing the treasure.

However, Zhang Qishan did not expect that the mechanisms he left behind would encounter this group of overpowered individuals, with the Nine-Headed Cypress, considered a powerful weapon, directly becoming the vanguard of the enemy.

No one needs to go down; once the treasure is in hand, all conspiracies and schemes will be crushed on the spot...

The little snake-cypress sprite showed no remorse for its big deed, waving its body, which wasn't its own, recklessly roaming the underworld.

Supported by the branches of the cypress, a labyrinth hidden beneath the desert quietly emerged.

"Light Song..."

With a soft shout, the longsword flew, lifting the boy and suspending him in mid-air.

Under the moonlight, the vast starlight could not outshine the boy's bright eyes and brows. A gentle breeze stirred the boy's long hair, captivating the hearts of those watching below.

A jade-colored compass, activated by spiritual energy, floated in front of Su Li, with mysterious array patterns, each shimmering with a faint light, appearing and fluttering around the young man...

For some reason, everyone who saw this scene felt inexplicably nervous.