Chapter 222 (1/2)

Chapter 222 – So Many of Your Kind! (1)

Jiu Zun was obviously not someone used to driving a conversation and, as Ning Xuemo continued to treasure her words like gold, he was also unable to continue speaking and silence fell once more in the tunnel.

They walked like this for another 4km before a white light could suddenly be seen in front of them.

The two had walked in this blue crystal environment for so long that they already grew weary of the sight. Now that they could suddenly see light at the end of the tunnel, excitement swelled inside of them.

Jiu Zun could still portray calmness, but Ning Xuemo cheered as she ran towards that light. “Oh! Oh! Daylight, daylight!”

‘My god!’ She could finally get out of here!

Heaven knows she was going crazy from seeing that completely blue place for so long!

She was still cautious though. When she got closer to the light, she slowed down and only after ensuring this was a cave entrance did she run out. However, what she saw afterwards caused her to skid to a halt.

When she ran past the cave entrance, the scenery beyond was not the daylight she had hope to see.

What she saw was an extremely large space, eight times bigger than the capital’s stadium.

And in the middle of this large space was a large tree with lush foliage.

Ning Xuemo had never seen such a thick and large tree before. A few dozens of people might not be able to encircle it even if they linked their arms. The tree bark was extremely wrinkled, like the wrinkles one might find on an old person.

As compared to its width, the tree was not that tall. At most it was about 20 to 30 meters high and covered with leaves. The canopy was so large it nearly covered the entire space.

What made Ning Xuemo surprised was not the canopy, but the fruits that could be occasionally seen between the leaves…

‘Ginseng fruits! They’re ginseng fruits! They’re really ginseng fruits!’[1]

The moment she saw these fruits, these words kept repeating inside her mind.

The fruits on the tree looked exactly the same as the ginseng fruits described in “Journey to the West”[2]. They were shaped like a child seated cross-legged with white skin and a smiling face. Their limbs sticking closely to their fat body which is about the size of a large pear. The fruits could occasionally be seen from the gap between the leaves.