Chapter 2732

It was as if Zhao Chi were drinking not fresh blood, but fresh milk.

Soon, the blood-thirst state was fully replenished, and Zhao Chi's stamina surged along with it.

Although he knew this still wasn't the maximum state, it was already far, far better than just moments ago.

He licked his lips and said, "Qiyue, continue!"

"Yes!"

Swoosh swoosh~

Fresh blood spurted forth once more.

The great tree absorbed it rapidly once again.

Leaf after leaf was covered in pink; the green areas shrank quickly, and the entire giant tree turned completely pink.

Only at this point did the tree spirit's hunger state fully vanish.

Zhao Chi once again felt extreme exhaustion.

But with so many powerful genes, Zhao Chi could still hold on for a long while.

At the very least, waiting for the tree spirit to appear before leaving would be no problem.

Suddenly.

The surroundings became utterly still.

Millions upon millions of leaves all stopped swaying; only the pink light radiated outward.

Zhao Chi and Gu Qing and the others all turned their heads at the same time.

At some unknown moment, a delicate, petite woman had appeared behind them.

She wasn't tall—only about 1.4 meters, reaching just to Tang Ruan's nose.

Although small, she had a fully adult woman's figure.

Slender waist, long legs.

A full, soft bust.

An exquisite figure.

Completely mismatched with her delicate, pure face.

Her appearance carried a hint of Tang Ruan's flavor.

Tang Ruan, too, had a lovely, pure face, but a full, perfect figure.

She stood there quietly.

A pink fluorescence radiated from her fair skin.

The light was very faint, just enough to outline the contours of her body.

Apart from her black hair, there was not a single hair on her body—pure and flawless, just like Li Ruanyu and Shangguan Ting.

Zhao Chi felt a bit embarrassed to look at her directly; after all, given her appearance, staring at her felt somehow improper.

But Gu Qing and the others stared at her without the slightest hesitation.

Everyone knew she was the tree spirit.

The tree spirit, who had grown considerably.

The tree spirit looked at Zhao Chi, then at Gu Qing and Zhuang Ya.

"Brother Zhao Chi, who are they?"

The tree spirit's voice was very soft, drifting over like a gentle breeze.

Zhao Chi couldn't help but laugh: "Why aren't you calling me Daddy anymore? You've switched to calling me Brother Zhao Chi?"

The tree spirit gave a light laugh: "Before, I was too young and didn't quite understand. But if you wish, I can keep calling you that."

Zhao Chi was a little surprised.

Yesterday she could only speak one word at a time, and sometimes her words didn't even connect.

Now she could already speak in full sentences.

And from the look of it, her logic was fully formed as well.

She really had grown quite a lot.

After all, she had moved from infancy into the growth phase.

Zhao Chi shook his head and smiled: "No need, just call me by my name. Those two are Sister Gu Qing and Sister Zhuang Ya. Though if we go purely by age… you're far, far older than all of us."

Gu Qing smiled: "No need to look at age, just go by appearance. She's a cute little sister. I'm Gu Qing, very pleased to meet you."

Zhuang Ya also nodded: "I'm Zhuang Ya. First time meeting you; we should be seeing each other often from now on. Hello."

The tree spirit smiled: "Hello, both big sisters. And hello to the two little sisters as well—or should I call you little mommies?"

The second half was a greeting to Tang Ruan and Qiyue; she recognized Tang Ruan and Qiyue.

Tang Ruan hurriedly waved her hands: "No, no, just call us sister. Look at the rate you're growing… I'm afraid in a few days you could be calling me mommy."

Hearing Tang Ruan say that, Qiyue covered her mouth and laughed lightly: "Is it really that exaggerated? She's a tree spirit, after all. She probably won't look much older than us and should stay young for a very long time."

"Oh, is that so?"

Tang Ruan couldn't help but ask the tree spirit.

The tree spirit nodded: "I will keep growing, but my appearance will indeed stay young for a long time. As for exactly how long… I'm not entirely sure."

Zhao Chi asked, "Do you have a name? We still don't know what to call you."

The tree spirit gave a slight nod and uttered two words:

"Fuyao."

"Fuyao?" Zhao Chi wasn't sure which two characters she meant.

Gu Qing asked, "Is it the 'Fuyao' from 'Fuyao soars straight up ninety thousand li'?"

The tree spirit Fuyao nodded lightly: "Mm, yes, Sister."

Zhao Chi was very puzzled.

That thing Gu Qing said... wasn't it something from Xiaoyao You?

Gu Qing knows it too?

Are there also Laozi and Zhuangzi in this world?

But on second thought, he felt something was off again.

The things in this world were not the same as those in his own world.

For example, the idiom "breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boats" was passed down from the deeds of a beastman General, not Xiang Yu.

Then this sentence in this world was also no longer something from Xiaoyao You.

Regardless, he now knew her name.

The tree spirit Fuyao walked over lightly.

Her long black hair was smooth and silky, reflecting the pink glow of the great tree and her upper body, spreading out across her shoulders.

She slightly raised her head, her bright eyes looking toward Zhao Chi.

Then she asked somewhat nervously: "Brother Zhao Chi, what's wrong? You seem unwilling to look at me? Are you angry? Is it because my unconsciousness caused you to expend too much fresh blood? I didn't mean to, please don't be angry, okay?"

Zhao Chi said gently: "Don't worry, nothing of the sort. I just felt a bit too embarrassed to look at you."

"Embarrassed?"

Fuyao seemed not to quite understand this word; her eyes were full of bewilderment.

Gu Qing laughed and said: "my lord, don't look at her like that, but she is a tree spirit. You shouldn't look at her with human eyes—you can simply look at her with an appreciative gaze. She really is perfect."

Zhuang Ya sighed: "Yes, and she makes one unable to help feeling tender affection."

Tang Ruan and Qi Yue had long been staring at her nonstop.

For women, if they encountered a true beauty, they actually liked looking too.

So Fuyao directly drew every gaze around her.

She was somewhat unaccustomed to so many eyes looking at her, but she was not uncomfortable because of being unclothed.

Gu Qing suddenly exclaimed "Eh?"

Then she walked around Fuyao while looking, seemingly searching for something.

But Fuyao's body had only fair, luminous skin and soft, tender flesh; beyond that there was nothing at all.

She was completely no different from an ordinary human.

Zhao Chi watched Gu Qing with puzzlement, wondering what she had discovered.

At this moment Zhuang Ya also seemed to realize something, and she too began examining Fuyao without pause.

Fuyao was clearly a bit nervous.