Chapter 116 - 113 Goodbye, Beijing (Second Update)
She walked quickly to the cucumber field. The vines wrapped around the trellis had already turned yellow and dry, and the nearby string beans were the same.
What was going on? After taking a look around, she discovered that all the wilted plants were closer to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Tree. The same situation happened before with the medicinal field; even though the ginseng wasn’t big, it used to look vibrant and full of life.
Now its surface had developed wrinkles, resembling the lines on the face of an 80-year-old grandmother. On the other hand, the fruit trees farther away didn’t show much change.
Li Si’s eyes lit up as her imagination soared. Suddenly, she thought of a possibility—could the Bone Marrow Cleansing Tree be absorbing their nutrients and water? The more she thought about it, the more plausible it seemed!
Xiao Guai followed its owner back and forth, aimlessly wandering. After tiring itself out, it sat on the ground pitifully, clutching a Big-Mouth Monkey toy as it gazed at her.
Li Si sat on the ground, racking her brain to analyze her earlier hypothesis, trying to determine if her reasoning was correct.
She glanced at Xiao Guai nearby and seemed serious as she spoke, "Xiao Guai, do you think it’s possible that the Bone Marrow Cleansing Tree that bloomed is about to bear another Bone Marrow Cleansing Fruit? But if I think about it, it still feels unlikely!"
Xiao Guai couldn’t answer her question and could only bare its teeth and make whining sounds.
Li Si stood up, patted the dirt off her pants, and decided it was better to leave after being in here for a while. If her elder brother came to the room looking for her and she stayed silent all this time, things would get complicated!
Just as Li Si left the space, there was a sudden knock at the door. She felt a wave of apprehension for her earlier actions—it was a close call. It seemed she came out just in time!