Qu Lanxi and Chu Ming chatted as they walked, but when they entered the orchard and saw the Ink-Jade Sword Tree, they were both shocked.
It had taken them three years to grow the tree, and it had only taken them a few days to produce thirty-four primitive geno armaments. But now, the tree had withered.
Only a few withered leaves were left on the tree. The Inky Jade Sword Fruits were nowhere to be seen. The ground was filled with withered leaves and broken rusted swords.
"How can this be?"
Chu Ming rushed to the Inky Jade Sword Tree, crazily pushed aside the dried leaves on the ground, and picked up a rusted sword that had been broken into two pieces. He shouted in disbelief.
Qu Lanxi's face was pale, too. She had spent three years growing the Ink-Jade Sword Tree, but now it had withered. She hadn't even managed to get a single Ink-Jade Sword Sword. She was devastated, and her heart was bleeding.
"Why is there a person here?
Qu Lanxi ran up to the tree, but the first thing she saw was Han Sen, who was lying at the base of the tree.
"A person?"
Chu Ming did not know what to do with the withered tree. He looked in the direction Qu Lanxi was pointing and saw a person lying there.
Chu Ming gritted his teeth and ran over to Han Sen. He grabbed him and shouted, "Did you destroy our Ink-Jade Sword Tree? Did you?"
Blergh!
Han Sen was shaken, and he was injured. He opened his mouth to speak, but all that came out was a mouthful of blood.
"Tell me, did you do it?
Did you destroy our Ink-Jade Sword Tree? "Chu Ming was still shaking Han Sen. The loss of the Ink-Jade Sword Tree had hit him hard.
"Are you crazy? Can't you see he is injured?
Do you want to kill him? "Qu Lanxi pulled Chu Ming away and checked Han Sen's wounds.
"Sister Lanxi, this person is in our orchard, and the Ink-Jade Sword Tree is gone. This must be related to him." Chu Ming pointed at Han Sen angrily.
"Don't worry. Ask him first.
He is a human, and he is one of us. I don't think he would harm us, "Qu Lanxi said as she inspected Han Sen's wounds.
"But..." Chu Ming opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Qu Lanxi shook her head and said, "Ask him first. He is too injured. Let's take him back and heal him."
After that, Qu Lanxi summoned a turtle that was the size of a millstone. She called for Chu Ming and placed Han Sen on its back. Then, they left the orchard.
Chu Ming could not accept the fact that the Ink-Jade Sword Tree had been destroyed. He was angry at Han Sen, but he listened to Qu Lanxi and put Han Sen on the back of the turtle. Then, they returned to a wooden hut near the fruit.
Qu Lanxi found some medicine and applied it to Han Sen, but it was only a simple treatment.
"He is too injured. We need to find someone to heal him," Qu Lanxi said with a frown.
"Heal him?
This man destroyed our Ink-Jade Sword Tree. Why should we heal him?
Plus, we invested all our money in the Ink-Jade Sword Tree. We have worked so hard for three years, and we thought we could get something good out of it. But now, everything is gone. Where are we going to find the money to heal him? "Chu Ming said, pointing at Han Sen.
Qu Lanxi was conflicted, and she did not know what to say.
"Thank you, but I am fine. I will be fine after a few days of rest." Han Sen had been resting for a while, and now he was able to speak.
"You are finally talking. Tell us, did you destroy our Ink-Jade Sword Tree? What are you up to?" Chu Ming, seeing Han Sen speak, ran up to him.
"Don't hurt him again."
Qu Lanxi quickly stopped Chu Ming. She looked at Han Sen and asked, "Who are you? And why are you in our garden?"
Han Sen took a breath and said, "My name is San Mu. I was attacked by a creature, and I ran here. The tree was damaged by the creature, and that is why it withered. This is all my fault, and I am willing to take full responsibility for it."
"Compensation?
Alright, we won't extort you. We'll go with the market price. One Inky Jade Sword costs one primitive creature's flesh. We have thirty-four Inky Jade Swords. Give us thirty-four primitive creature's flesh, and we'll call it quits, "Chu Ming immediately said.
"When I am healed, I will pay you back as soon as possible."
Han Sen paused, and then said, "Is there a shelter nearby? Can I teleport back to the Alliance?"
The Blood-Pulse Sutra could heal his wounds, but it was too slow. If he could go back to the Alliance, it would be much faster.
Chu Ming, hearing that Han Sen was willing to pay, felt much better. He said, "Stop dreaming. Spirits would not allow humans to teleport back to the Alliance."
Qu Lanxi looked at Han Sen and asked, "San Mu, which shelter did you come from?
Where did you encounter the creatures? "
"Where else could it be? It has to be the Thorn Forest. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any wild creatures around here," Chu Ming said.
Han Sen couldn't help but sigh. Chu Ming was the epitome of a lousy teammate in China, but he had done Han Sen a great favor.
"Yes, I have only just arrived in the Third God's Sanctuary, so I am not familiar with the place. Cough, cough." Han Sen coughed, and blood began to ooze from his mouth.
"Hey, don't die! If you do, who is going to pay us back for the tree?" Chu Ming was in a panic.
But Chu Ming thought something was wrong. He looked at Han Sen and said, "You have only just arrived in the Third God's Sanctuary. Where would you find the flesh to pay us back?"
"Can I pay you back in the Alliance?" Han Sen said.
"We cannot leave. What is the point of telling us this?"
Chu Ming knew something was wrong, and he said, "Oh, no! This guy cannot pay us back."
Qu Lanxi sighed and said, "Let's heal first."
"No, you * sshole! Give us back the tree!" Chu Ming thought back to the three years of hard work he had put in.
Qu Lanxi stopped him and said, "There is no point in killing him now. When he is healed, he can do some work."
"Don't worry, I will pay you back."
Han Sen did not blame Chu Ming, though. He knew Chu Ming and Qu Lanxi must have had a hard time in the Third God's Sanctuary.
Chu Ming's anger was understandable. He had hoped for three years, and now it had been destroyed by someone else. Chu Ming's anger was understandable.
But Han Sen was confident that if he could get better, it wouldn't be hard for him to repay the debt. But it wouldn't be easy for him to repay the debt.