Oh my god, this is a bolt from the blue! A true heiress of metaphysics!

Zhu Xing still wore a smile, a smile that seemed to conceal endless secrets. He slowly said, "Of course."

Then, he smiled and reassured them, "But don't worry, after all, pure spirits are the most sensitive and cannot tolerate the slightest bit of filth. I won't do anything to them."

However, Shi Xiaxia did not completely believe Zhu Xing's words, so she bluntly questioned him: "What exactly are you trying to do?!"

After saying that, she unconsciously took two steps forward, her eyes flashing with determination, ready to deal with any possible changes at any time.

Seeing this, Zhu Xing was not angry at all. Instead, he took two more steps forward, his smile still gentle: "It's just borrowing the spirit of the Hundred-Year-Old Banyan Tree temporarily. I won't do anything to it."

But at this moment, Shi Xiaxia's doubts deepened, and she didn't know what Zhu Xing was planning.

However, she already knew in her heart that continuing the conversation was indeed pointless.

So he made a decisive decision to rush forward and subdue Zhu Xing as quickly as possible to completely resolve this troublesome problem.

However, just as Xiaxia had taken two steps, Zhu Xing suddenly snapped his fingers with a crisp "click".

In an instant, a strange force bound Shi Xiaxia tightly.

It froze her in place as if she had been struck by a spell, unable to move an inch.

Shi Xiaxia's once bright eyes were now filled with deep shock, and she couldn't help but ask, "What did you do to me?!"

Zhu Xing smiled leisurely, waved his hand lightly, and said casually, "It's just a small Gu worm. There's no need to panic. I like you so much, how could I bear to take your life?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaxia's expression changed rapidly, like turning the pages of a book.

In just a few short days, he had no idea that Zhu Xing had put a spell on him!

When exactly was it?!

Now trapped and unable to move, she was extremely anxious and immediately began to carefully examine her own body, trying to find traces of the Gu worm.

She used all her senses to carefully search from head to toe, from skin to internal organs, but she still couldn't find even the slightest trace of the Gu worm.

What kind of Gu worm is this?! It's so powerful?! So powerful that even she couldn't detect its existence!

Just as Shi Xiaxia was deep in thought, a dark shadow quietly approached.

A man dressed in a long, jet-black robe—Liu Shang—slowly walked over.

He bowed respectfully to Zhu Xing and said, "Great Protector, everything has been arranged according to your instructions."

Upon hearing Liu Shang's words, Shi Xiaxia suddenly raised her head, her gaze shooting straight at Zhu Xing like a sharp sword.

No, the person in front of us shouldn't be Zhu Xing, but Zhu Chen!

In this way, all of this seems to be understandable.

She should have thought of it earlier!

Shi Xiaxia felt secretly annoyed, and her expression tightened, revealing deep helplessness and anxiety.

Unfortunately, despite her frantic search, she was unable to find the crucial Gu worm and thus could not extricate herself from her predicament.

She could only helplessly open her eyes wide and stare intently at Zhu Chen, who was gradually putting on a black robe and completely covering his face.

Then, she watched intently as Zhu Chen's body slowly rose.

Immediately afterwards, four strange beams of light, like nimble snakes, flew out from four different directions and precisely connected to the century-old banyan tree that had withstood a hundred years of wind and rain.

The moment the light successfully connected to the 100-year-old banyan tree, it suddenly began to shake violently, with such a large amplitude that it was terrifying, as if it was trying its best to break free from that invisible constraint.

However, despite its best efforts and struggles for a long, long time, it was all in vain.

Just then, a strange voice seemed to slowly emerge from the depths of the Hundred-Year-Old Banyan Tree's heart; the voice was deep and eerie.

Zhu Chen's body landed slowly. He walked unhurriedly to the side of the hundred-year-old banyan tree and gently stroked its thick branches.

A cruel smile appeared on his face as he slowly said, "I advise you to behave yourself, or I can't guarantee the safety of the other things in this forest."

After saying that, he stood there quietly.

A moment later, an even stronger, inexplicable sound rang out.

Soon the swaying of the hundred-year-old banyan tree finally stopped, as if it had given in to Zhu Chen.

At the same time, wisps of rich green spiritual energy, like wisps of smoke, slowly drifted out from the hundred-year-old banyan tree.

Shi Xiaxia knew that the spirit of the Hundred-Year-Old Banyan was about to appear, and she could not let Zhu Chen succeed.

However, no matter how hard she searched, she could never find the elusive Gu worm.

Just as she was getting anxious, she suddenly heard a faint but clear hissing sound.

That was the sound of a tongue gently being released.

Immediately afterwards, she felt something cold and slippery wrap around her trouser leg.

Not long after, a small, delicate white snake slowly emerged from her trouser leg and then crawled up to her collar.

The little white snake cautiously poked its head out a little, its eyes revealing a hint of wariness.

It stared blankly at the hundred-year-old banyan tree not far away, its hissing sound tinged with a hint of sorrow.

Shi Xiaxia observed it carefully and found that it did not attack her.

Moreover, she could actually feel a pure spiritual energy emanating from it.

It seems that the little white snake has developed intelligence and sensed the danger around it, which is why it chose to hide beside me for protection.

At that moment, a green spirit resembling a doll slowly emerged from the ancient, century-old banyan tree.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Chen raised his hand without hesitation and instantly released a purple gourd that shimmered with a mysterious light.

The gourd opened its mouth slightly, like a greedy maw, and instantly sucked the spirit of the hundred-year-old banyan tree into it, disappearing without a trace.

After doing all this, a warm, spring-like smile gradually appeared on Zhu Chen's face.

He walked slowly to Shi Xiaxia's side with steady steps, and his voice gently reached her ears: "I'm leaving now, don't miss me too much."

"If you can't bear to part with it, then stay! Why rush like this?!" A flash of anger crossed Shi Xiaxia's eyes, followed by a cold laugh.