The End of the Extreme Dao: I Planted a Sacred Tree and Gained Immortality

Chapter 18 Tracking
"You mean, he has a poplar tree that grows every day?"

Elsa couldn't believe it.

"There are zombies, infected people, and black fog. So, is it strange to have a tree that keeps growing?"

Luna concluded: "If the tree is not mutated, then he has found a mutated piece of land that allows plants to grow rapidly and continuously."

"Catch him and torture him?" Elsa no longer doubted her daughter's judgment.

Luna glanced at her mother and said, "Mom, you are still too extreme. Why do you want to possess and control something when you find it? If you don't do this, Dad will not leave you."

"If this tree or this piece of land really exists, it is clearly a chance for mankind to escape doomsday. Why should we fight for it?" Luna said seriously: "Mom, possession is the nature of animals. Even if it is the end of the world, I don't want to waste the knowledge I have gained and degenerate into a selfish beast."

"Luna..." Elsa felt proud and worried: "But will he think the same as you?"

"He doesn't want to guard a tree or a piece of land for his whole life. It will be good for him to find out the reason."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Elsa looked at Huo Ying from a distance. Her daughter was right. Her daughter was her pride. The meaning of her existence was to solve possible dangers for her daughter.

Huo Ying observed the transactions on the playground for a while and then prepared to leave.

Liang Yao immediately grabbed Huo Ying's sleeve and looked at him aggrievedly.

Huo Ying was helpless: "Four poplar trees?"

Liang Yao's eyes were full of surprise and she nodded quickly.

"Anything can be done?"

Liang Yao hesitated for a moment, and finally said with difficulty: "It hurts too much."

"Okay, let's go." Huo Ying handed Liang Yao a piece of firewood as a deposit, and the two left the playground.

It was not until the two figures disappeared that Wang Kai and his son looked at each other.

"Dad, Huo Ying's wood is of such great quality!"

"Yeah, I've never seen this kind of wood before." Wang Kai secretly glanced at Hou Ping and whispered, "Compared to other poplar wood, the one provided by Huo Ying is both more durable and stronger. It's most cost-effective to keep it for yourself. How could Hou Ping, who is so smart, use it to exchange water with the courier and exchange it for Yangshi with Elsa's family?"

"Dad, Hou Ping is so smart. What kind of world is this? He still brings a fool with him. Even if the stutterer is infected, so what? If I had that ability, I would definitely take Liang Yao with me." Wang Tianhua watched Huo Ying take Liang Yao away, with envy on his face: "Liang Yao is so beautiful and obedient."

Wang Kai looked at his son helplessly and sighed: "Don't worry, as long as you put safety first and develop slowly, this is the end of the world. If you save enough resources, you will definitely find a beautiful wife."

In the crowd, the couple who had been silent all the time looked at the direction where Huo Ying left and followed him calmly.

Hou Ping kept watching out of the corner of his eye, and saw that Elsa and her daughter did not move, but the low-key couple stood up, with a hint of gloom in his eyes.

"Big, big monkey, we should go back."

The little stutterer jumped to the front, using his hands and feet as if crawling and running.

Hou Ping immediately followed the stutterer, fearing that he would run away alone, and he didn't even have time to say hello to the people around him.

"Little Stutterer looks just like Hou Ping's biological son."

Wang Kai was already used to this scene and made a comment.

Wang Tianhua was puzzled: "Why do I feel that Little Stutter is more like Hou Ping's father?"

Wang Kai nodded: "It's right to feel this way, all biological children are like this."

Elsa subconsciously glanced at her daughter and agreed with what Wang Kai said.

Huo Ying and Liang Yao left the playground, turned around the school building, and stopped. "Here?" Liang Yao was a little scared when she saw this. She thought she would be looked down upon, but she didn't expect to be insulted like this.

"No, where is your home? Let's go to your home."

Liang Yao breathed a sigh of relief, then pulled up Huo Ying's hand and took a look.

Huo Ying's palms were covered with calluses from carrying water every day, but they were very clean and his nails were white with a hint of pink.

"My home is fine too." Liang Yao nodded and walked towards the direction of the Blue Gene Factory. She walked to the factory gate and then turned right. It was exactly the same route that Huo Ying took.

Huo Ying chose to go to Liang Yao's house because he was worried that someone was following him. Don't judge a person by his appearance, so it's always better to take precautions before they happen.

As for why Huo Ying was not worried about Liang Yao, it was because he asked the little stutterer.

The little stutterer wouldn't lie, and everyone on the playground agreed with that. This was one of the reasons why Huo Ying felt relieved.

Secondly, Liang Yao's reaction was the second reason. If Liang Yao had brought Huo Ying home, Huo Ying would definitely have refused, but Liang Yao did not. She was even a little reluctant. It was only when she saw that Huo Ying was relatively clean that she reluctantly agreed.

Continuing to walk forward, when she reached the path close to Zhang Yuqi's house, Liang Yao turned in the opposite direction. After walking for a while, Liang Yao stopped in front of a two-story building.

Yes, this is one of the few two-story buildings in the town, and its style is quite unique.

Liang Yao took out the Yang Stone, roasted it until it turned red, and made sure that there was nothing wrong with the Yang Stone. Then she opened the door and invited Huo Ying in.

Huo Ying became more alert. The weight on his body could be transformed into wooden armor at any time, and his right hand was touching the crossbow hidden in the clothes on his abdomen.

There were no traps in the room, but it was unusually clean.

Although it was also muddy ground, Liang Yao's ground was unexpectedly free of mud, with only a circle of faint carbon marks left after the burning of poplar wood.

On the left side is a boarded-up window. There is only one window in the room. Far away from the window are a large bed and a dressing table.

There were no stairs to the second floor, only a ladder that needed to be climbed. The door to the second floor was tightly locked and nothing could be seen inside.

Huo Ying closed the door, Liang Yao sat on the bed sensibly and quickly took off her white veil.

"Wait a minute."

Huo Ying didn't look at Liang Yao, but quietly leaned on the window and looked outside the house.

Liang Yao was also a little curious and immediately lay down together.

The two waited for a while, and sure enough, a shadow appeared at the corner.

The person was hiding behind the wall and his appearance could not be seen clearly, but because of the deflection of sunlight, his shadow could not be hidden.

"Ah, someone is following us?" Liang Yao said in a low voice with a surprised look on her face.

However, Liang Yao was not afraid: "It's okay, just give me two more pieces of firewood, and we can stay here tonight, and then leave tomorrow morning. When the black fog rises, no one dares to ambush outside."

Huo Ying didn't answer. He stretched out his finger and touched the window sill.

The window sill was also very clean, without any dust, and Huo Ying's fingertips were still clean.

Liang Yao was not surprised to see Huo Ying's actions. She just sat back on the bed and boasted to Huo Ying: "How is my room? Is it clean? I am good at cleaning the room. Why don't you take me in?"

"Even the women in the city are dirty, but I am clean, and my house is clean too. Don't you like it?"

(End of this chapter)