At this moment, Junze had no idea that his master had become extremely agitated because of Eula's question.
He was currently loosening the soil and watering the Qingxin he had planted.
Junze looked at the Qingxin sprouts that had already begun to grow, as well as the flowers around them that were gradually withering, and sighed with emotion.
"How did such a domineering Qingxin end up going extinct?"
After Junze planted all the Qingxin seeds, nearly every flower nearby could no longer absorb nutrients.
Logically speaking, a plant like this should spread endlessly like weeds.
But for some unknown reason, aside from the seeds in Junze's hands, this type of Qingxin had already gone extinct.
"Life really is hard to understand."
Junze shook his head and continued fertilizing the Qingxin.
While loosening the soil, Junze suddenly froze in place.
Looking at the soil in front of him and the Qingxin seedlings sticking out of the ground, he seemed to notice something he had overlooked.
"Wait!"
"Geovishaps! Tunnels! God seals!"
A flash of realization streaked through his mind, like a silver thread suddenly connecting everything together.
It felt like a detective moment.
"Those Geovishaps… could they also be loosening the soil?!"
His purpose for loosening the soil was to allow more air to fill the gaps in the earth, helping plants breathe and promoting root growth.
But what about the Geovishaps?
If the tunnels those Geovishaps dug were treated as gaps in the soil…
Then the remnants of fallen gods and malicious energy sealed within those god seals would be the oxygen!
The Geovishaps released the remnants and allowed them to travel through the tunnels, moving deeper and deeper. The remnants would become nutrients, nourishing the "plant."
Wasn't that method practically the same as the way he loosened the soil?
Junze set down his shovel and muttered thoughtfully,
"But if my guess is correct… who are those Geovishaps working for?"
Even though he was speaking to himself, an image had already formed in his mind.
A massive Fulong Tree stood tall on the surface.
But that tree was connected to the ancient god sealed beneath the earth, Azhdaha.
Azhdaha was like the root.
He absorbed the remnants of fallen gods that the Geovishaps continuously delivered underground.
At the same time, he drew power from the Fulong Tree.
And in the end, he would break through the seal.
"Wait, wait, wait… it can't really be like that, right?"
The more Junze thought about it, the more it made sense.
The more it made sense, the more shocked he became.
"Azhdaha is already ridiculously powerful. If he absorbs all those god remnants, what kind of monster would he become?!"
To Junze, Azhdaha in that state would undoubtedly be excellent food.
He just did not have the ability to eat it.
"But if my guess is correct, then why did Azhdaha tell me that the Geovishaps were connected to the miners?"
Thinking of that point, confusion once again filled Junze's face.
"Logically speaking, he should want me to stay away from the Geovishaps so I wouldn't interfere with him absorbing those remnants."
Junze could not understand it.
He shook his head hard.
"Forget it. I'll just go take a look tomorrow. Guessing here isn't very practical."
"What are you planning to go look at tomorrow?"
A cold voice suddenly came from behind Junze.
"!!!"
Junze nearly fell straight into the flowerbed from fright.
He turned around in shock.
Behind him stood a white-haired girl whose upper clothing looked almost identical to Ganyu's. Her expression was blank and indifferent.
Shenhe?! Why is she here?
Junze's face was full of question marks.
Even though Shenhe and Ganyu were fellow disciples, the two of them had barely met a few times.
Most of what they knew about each other came from Cloud Retainer.
So Shenhe appearing here was extremely strange.
Could it be because of that night?
"Big Sister, who are you? Why did you suddenly appear behind Ze? You scared Ze just now."
Even though he did not know Shenhe's purpose for coming here, Junze still performed his role as a cute child perfectly.
Shenhe said calmly,
"My name is Shenhe. I am the disciple of Cloud Retainer, which makes me your martial aunt. As for why I appeared here, I cannot tell you."
"Uh… alright."
Junze scratched his cheek.
She really was very straightforward.
"Hello, Martial Aunt."
Junze greeted her obediently.
Shenhe stared at him and asked,
"You are certain that I am your martial aunt? What if I am lying?"
"Would Martial Aunt lie to Ze?"
Junze blinked his star-like eyes and asked innocently.
Shenhe fell silent for a moment.
This child really was very cute.
Of course, that was not the main thing Shenhe cared about.
"No."
Shenhe shook her head.
"Hehe, then that settles it. Martial Aunt wouldn't lie to Ze, Ze believes Martial Aunt, so Martial Aunt is Ze's Martial Aunt."
Junze spoke almost like he was saying a tongue twister while coaxing Shenhe.
Junze did not know exactly how to interact with Shenhe.
But surely no one would dislike a cute child who trusted them unconditionally.
Even Shenhe was no exception.
"Is that so?"
Shenhe looked at the child in front of her, seemingly lost in thought.
"Normally speaking, a child who trusts others like you would easily be deceived or even kidnapped."
"Huh?"
Junze was stunned by Shenhe's response.
Shouldn't this be the moment when someone pats the child's head and shows affection?
Curious, Junze decided to interact with her a little more.
"If Ze gets tricked, what would Martial Aunt do?"
"I would tell your master."
"…That makes sense."
Junze was left speechless by Shenhe's answer.
He realized that this martial aunt of his truly had little experience communicating with people. Her words could be quite blunt.
Shenhe added,
"Or I would insert the person who kidnapped you into the ground."
Yes.
Her actions were also very straightforward.
Even so, this martial aunt did seem quite caring.
Junze showed a happy smile.
"Thank you for your concern, Martial Aunt."
"No need to thank me. Besides, I feel that you would not be kidnapped or deceived."
"Why?"
Junze asked with a cheerful smile.
He was curious what surprising answer his martial aunt would give next.
"Because you are the recent Ink Shadow Adeptus."
"..."
The atmosphere instantly froze.
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