Gu Wenyu could no longer believe her own judgment, but fortunately she could still sense A Shi's existence.
"A Shi." Gu Wenyu called A Shi silently in his heart.
"This is it." As if A Shi knew what Gu Wenyu wanted to ask, he also gave an affirmative answer.
Gu Wenyu looked at the giant tree in front of her again. She always thought she was lost in the misty forest, but it turned out that she was already standing in front of the World Tree.
What she had just experienced was more like a test for her from the World Tree.
Looking back carefully, Gu Wenyu felt no malice in either Dr. Zhu or Gu Wentian.
Coupled with what Gu Wentian said before disappearing, Gu Wenyu is more willing to believe that it is the weapon spirit of the World Tree.
"So, I have passed the test?" Gu Wenyu asked Ah Shi for confirmation in his heart.
"Test?" Ah Shi was slightly surprised by Gu Wenyu's wording, but then he acquiesced: "Forget it."
Gu Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he was terrified.
This time, without A Shi's prompting and help, without Bald Lao draining her strength, Gu Wenyu would not be able to get out of the illusion. I am afraid that just like what Qi Ling said, she would live in that happy world, in a happy dream.
Live forever.
"How is Bald Cup?" Gu Wenyu's consciousness sank into the spiritual world again.
Huohuo was squatting next to Bald Ladle, filling the soil carefully. There was also a small kettle beside him, which seemed to be used for watering.
Lingyu half-leaned on A Shi's tree trunk, watching Huo Huo work expressionlessly.
Xuan She and Hua'er each went back to their rooms and were not in the yard at the moment.
"Master, all the leaves of the bald gourd have fallen off." Huo Huo turned around with a sad face.
"There is no more fluctuation in demon power." Ling Yu added.
…
Gu Wenyu walked towards Bald Lao with a solemn expression and asked, "A Shi, how is it?"
Ah Shi replied truthfully: "The soul power is exhausted and the demon elixir is broken. I sealed the broken demon elixir inside its body. From now on, I can only watch its creation."
"The demon pill... is broken?" Gu Wenyu felt as if she was struck by lightning. She immediately thought of her little master Honghong, the fire fox who taught her the breathing method.
When Honghong self-destructed the demon pill, her life was saved by Grandpa Shu, but she could no longer practice and was just an ordinary little fox.
Will the bald gourd turn into an ordinary tree?
"Is the bald ladle unable to transform?" Huo Huo asked with a bitter face.
"..." Ah Shi was silent for a while, then slowly said: "I don't know..."
"I don't know what it means?" Huohuo's tone was not very good.
Ah Shi was not very happy to be criticized, "If it hadn't been resting beside me earlier, and the rhizomes were partially connected to me, I could have used the power of law to protect it, otherwise it would have even dissipated the demon elixir.
"
Gu Wenyu asked uncertainly: "You mean, Bald Lao still has a chance to condense the demon elixir again?"
A Shibi was not sure, "Yes...it depends on its own destiny. I have done everything I can."
"What are the odds?" Gu Wenyu asked cautiously, as if a louder voice would alarm someone.
"Less than 10%."
"So low..." Gu Wenyu's heart sank again.
As if A Shi didn't notice Gu Wenyu's emotions, he then added another heavy blow, "Even if the demon elixir is condensed again, it's hard to say whether it will be the same tree when it wakes up."
Gu Wenyu: "You mean, Bald Lao...will forget us?"
Ah Shi: "It's possible."
…
Everyone fell into silence. Gu Wenyu stared blankly at the bald gourd that had lost all its leaves. She didn't know what to say. This child ended up in this situation just to save her.
Huohuo lowered his head and took a small kettle to pour some water on Bald Ladle.
Lingyu turned away, not knowing what he was thinking.
Gu Wenyu approached the bald gourd and patted its trunk as usual, "Thanks to you this time, thank you."
After saying that, Gu Wenyu opened his arms and hugged the bare tree trunk, pressed his whole body against it, and then said softly: "Go to sleep... I'll wait for you to come back. I believe you will come back."
Huohuo followed and also embraced the bare tree trunk, "Don't forget us. When you wake up, I will buy you many, many luminous pearls. The luminous pearls hanging all over the branches will be brighter than the Christmas tree."
Gu Wenyu, who was still a little sad at first, was amused by Huohuo again. She touched Huohuo's little head and said, "Then I will send you to take care of the bald gourd. You must remember to water it."
"Yeah, I'll remember." Huohuo nodded, his face full of seriousness.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Tu Lao." Gu Wenyu showed a bitter smile, then took a deep look at Tu Lao, and silently said "I'm sorry" in his heart.
"Okay, okay!" Huo Huo stood up straight, like a little soldier who had received some important mission.
Gu Wenyu's eyes moved to A Shi again. She looked up at the towering tree and said softly: "A Shi, please."
"Yeah." Ah Shi's voice echoed in the spiritual world.
…
Gu Wenyu's consciousness returned to its original form and she opened her eyes. In front of her was the real World Tree, which was simple and majestic and had existed for who knows how many years.
Gu Wenyu looked at the World Tree in silence for a long time. In fact, she didn't know what to do next. She couldn't just say: Hey! Do you want to sign a contract? The kind that recognizes the owner!
Looking at the extremely thick giant tree, Gu Wenyu could not open this mouth no matter what, unless she was dissatisfied with her longevity.
After much deliberation, Gu Wenyu decided to say hello first and express friendship.
She took two steps forward, took a deep breath, and then said to the huge tree trunk: "Hello, uh...World Tree? Well, my name is Gu Wenyu, uh...can we talk? How about making friends?
?”
…
Not surprisingly, Gu Wenyu did not receive any response.
"It's up there." A Shi's voice sounded in Gu Wenyu's mind.
"Ah? Oh." Gu Wenyu looked a little embarrassed. She looked up and couldn't see the end at all. It must be the same as Jack's "magic bean seed". She had to climb up the trunk before reaching the clouds.
Another world.
Gu Wenyu observed that there was no foothold in the part of the tree trunk close to the ground, which was about thirty stories high.
But this is not a problem for Gu Wenyu. She can turn into a little black cat and climb up, she can also use ice ladders to walk up, and she can also use the power of fantasy to condense upward stairs.
If you really want to be lazy, you can just ask Ling Yu to take her up.
As for the height above the 30th floor, many branches and leaves have already grown, and she can definitely follow the branches and leaves to go up layer by layer.
The branches and leaves grow more luxuriantly as you go up, so you don't have to worry about the lack of paths.
This structure is very similar to a single-player game that Gu Wenyu played in his early days. There is a plot in the game that is like this. The protagonist also goes up the sacred tree, slaying mobs and fighting mini-boss, and finally reaches the divine world.
Gu Wenyu looked at the endless giant tree and wondered if she would have to fight monsters and bosses along the way...