8 Reed Vine. (2/2)
”I see. It seems like the tribe leader is hoping for the two of you to create extremely talented children.”
Li Yang fondled his chin slightly as he spoke. He could guess at the tribe leaders intentions. After all, if Liang Zhou and Liang Xinyi had children, there was a chance that their children would inherit both their affinity as well as their talent, maybe even improve it.
Someone with the plant element and a grade 3 talent was already something that made the tribe overjoyed, what if someone who had a grade 4 or 5 talent and the plant element was born? At that point, the strength of the tribe would reach a whole new level, allowing them to stand on par with the stronger tribes in the area.
”Ahh!”
While Liang Zhou and Li Yang were chatting, they suddenly heard a short scream not far from them. They both quickly turned around, quickly turning towards where the scream came from.
Not far from them, Xiao Wei and Liang Xinyi were entangled by reeds that had grown out of the lake. The reeds were entangling their limps and trying to drag the both of them into the lake.
”Fuck! It's a Reed Vine, a plant type Demonic beast. Li Yang, quickly, we need to save her.”
Seeing the green reeds entangling Liang Xinyi and Xiao Wei, Liang Zhou let out a loud curse, dashing towards Liang Xinyi. He pulled out the bone hammer he carried on his back and slammed it down on the reeds that were entangling Liang Xinyi.
The hammer hit the reeds, but they simply bent slightly. The Reed Vine was a plant type Demonic beast, so it could almost completely ignore blunt attacks like the ones from Liang Zhou's hammer.
He originally wanted to free Xiao Wei first, as it was the Demonic beast that he himself had tamed. But as the future leader of the tribe, he had to think about the best of the tribe. If Liang Xinyi accidentally died while he tried to save Xiao Wei, he would never be able to face the tribe again.
”Help me, Big Brother Zhou!”
Seeing Liang Zhou's attack failed to do anything, Liang Xinyi could not help but scream out once more, her entire face covered in tears. She had never been this scared in her entire life, she also finally understood why Liang Zhou kept reminding them to stay on guard.
At this time, Li Yang had also reached them. With his eyes staring directly at the Reed Vine that was entangling Xiao Wei and Liang Xinyi, he found himself more focused than ever. It was like time slowed down around him, allowing him to clearly see even the slightest movement that the Reed Vine was doing.
His hand found it's way to the hilt of his sword, pulling it out in one swift and clean motion. It felt so natural as if the sword had always been in his hand, as if it was just an extension of his arm.
He didn't think, he only moved his right arm on instinct, slicing out with the sword. Even he himself was surprised at the speed that the sword reached, at the sheer force he managed to put behind the attack. It was like a bolt of silver lightning struck forth, slicing through the reeds that entangled Xiao Wei and Liang Xinyi.
The moment the reeds were cut, Li Yang pushed Liang Xinyi to the side, causing her to fall into the arms of Liang Zhou, while he himself grabbed Xiao Wei and pulled back. Liang Zhou immediately caught on, pulling Liang Xinyi into his embrace and moving backward, away from the water.
After they pulled away from the water, the Reed Vine had no way of chasing after them, so they could be considered safe. Liang Xinyi was crying in Liang Zhou's embrace, while Liang Zhou was trying to comfort her. Li Yang, on the other hand, was still slightly drunk on the feeling he had when he grasped the sword.