Yue Zheng tore open Xu Song’s sleeve, revealing a gruesome mess of blood and flesh, with glimpses of his bones. With the current conditions, it seemed impossible to stop the bleeding from this kind of wound.
“Take care of your own affairs. If you want to take care of your mother, go to City B alive!” Yue Zheng’s voice trembled, but neither of them noticed at the moment.
Xu Song tried to smile but couldn’t make a sound. The pain in his arm was intense and burning. “Brother Yue… You’re a good person…”
Yue Zheng gave him a stern look. “It’s fine to be issued by a beautiful woman, but to be issued by you? Are you trying to jinx me so that I can’t find a girlfriend or even a boyfriend?”
Xu Song struggled to laugh, but the pain in his arm made him grimace. “No… absolutely not. I don’t care if it’s a man or a woman. Whatever kind of person you want, there will definitely be a large group of people waiting for you…”
His eyes gradually lost focus, and Xu Song felt like he could fall asleep at any moment. He muttered to himself, “It seems I will disappoint my parents…”
Yue Zheng realized something was wrong with his words. He tightly bound Xu Song’s arm while anxiously calling out to him in a low voice, “Don’t sleep, don’t fall asleep! You’ll truly disappoint your parents if you do! It’s just a small injury on your arm. Look at those who have amputations. They still manage to live, right?!”
Brush, brush.
The small roots on the ground shook in disarray. Finally, they struggled and managed to stand up, tilting their head. Seeing the two covered in blood, the roots moved, swaying and walking towards them.
Xu Song’s consciousness began to fade, feeling his head being shaken. A face blocked the blue sky and white clouds. His lips moved slightly, and Yue Zheng heard him say thank you before he passed out.
Feeling restless, they were in the wilderness, and although Yue Zheng had brought some medicine, he couldn’t handle major surgery by himself. Xu Song’s major artery in his arm had been injured, and he had lost a significant amount of blood during the fight. If they didn’t treat it properly, he might not wake up again. Moreover, his wound was a tearing type!
They had been traveling together all this way, and they were almost within reach of City S, where they could catch their breath. Yet, he had suffered such a severe injury here…
Yue Zheng felt panicked and flustered. Although he had experienced some farewells and separations before, none had made him feel this anxious. Perhaps it was because they had a good rapport and complemented each other in temperament. They had been comfortable in their interactions. Although Xu Song was physically and combat-wise weaker, he wasn’t a fragile person and wouldn’t complain about hardships…
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Brush, brush.
The sound of the swaying small tree reached his ears, but Yue Zheng subconsciously ignored it. He didn’t even notice the dampness of his own arm and leg bandages. It was only when faint, tender green lights floated around them that he raised his head in confusion.
The small tree stood beside them, shaking its verdant leaves. The small yellow flowers on its branches had withered, and it had borne faint, pale green fruits. But now, the fruits were nowhere to be found, and the fallen yellow flowers were also gone, leaving only a lush crown, dense like a large umbrella, shielding the two from the sky.
Brush, brush.
The light green dots emerged from the canopy, floating and drifting towards them. The small tree seemed to hear some wonderful music. Its trunk twisted and its crown swayed, enveloping the two with those beautiful lights.
Until Yue Zheng felt a slight itch in the wounds on his arm and leg, he lowered his head again. Although Xu Song’s face remained pale, a faint blush appeared. The blood-soaked gauze on his arm gradually slowed the bleeding.
Healing…?! Amazed once again, Yue Zheng looked at the still swaying small tree and asked, “You… You can heal wounds on a person’s body?!”
Brush, brush!
The small tree nodded repeatedly. It hadn’t even had time to dissipate its sense of accomplishment when Yue Zheng commanded loudly, “Continue! Quickly heal his wounds!”
Whimpering, it couldn’t even argue…
The small tree reluctantly twisted its waist but didn’t throw a tantrum or dare to go on strike. Although it didn’t know why, it just felt a strong affinity with these two people. It didn’t want either of them to die. No one was allowed to leave!
The itching of the wounds grew more intense, causing Xu Song’s brows to furrow. The healing process was accompanied by a persistent itch that made it impossible for him to sleep peacefully.
Although the small tree possessed the ability to heal, it couldn’t replenish the significant loss of fresh blood. Xu Song had no choice but to sleep for a while and gradually replenish his nutrients by eating.
Yue Zheng was afraid that Xu Song would scratch his wounds, so he firmly held his body and arms, keeping him in his embrace. The gauze and hemostatic rope on Xu Song’s arm had already been removed, and the once gruesome wound was now rapidly scabbing and healing.
As the light dots gradually diminished, Yue Zheng looked up and was astonished by the appearance of the small tree. The once lush canopy had turned yellow and withered, with golden leaves falling one by one, as if autumn had arrived. They dropped onto the two of them and their surroundings.
Yue Zheng gently plucked a fallen leaf from his head, and only then did his mood calm down. He looked at the visibly drooping small tree and asked in a low voice, “Will you encounter any problems in this state?”
It would be a great loss if the small tree sacrificed itself to heal them.
Seemingly due to Xu Song’s wounds not being completely healed, the small tree continued to emit light dots, although they were sparser than before.
Upon hearing Yue Zheng’s question, the small tree quickly twisted its body and pointed to the ground with its stems.
Yue Zheng looked at the mixture of fallen leaves and blood-soaked soil, then raised his head, looking at the small tree with a puzzled expression.
The small tree wore the same bewildered expression.
In any case, after multiple exchanges, the conclusion was that the small tree didn’t seem to endanger itself by saving others but would lose a considerable amount of strength.
When all the light dots disappeared, the small tree dropped its final leaf to the ground. Its entire body had shrunk, with a trunk no thicker than a bamboo pole and a height of only about one meter.
With a few soft sounds, the thin roots below inserted themselves into the blood-soaked soil, greedily absorbing nutrients.
Yue Zheng finally understood that after healing the two of them, the small tree only needed to absorb the blood they left behind to replenish its nutrients. It seemed like the tree regarded them as a food reserve. The analogy of food was chilling, so it was better to consider themselves as nutrient providers.
Recalling Xu Song’s mention of his previous encounters with the small tree when going to relieve himself at night, Yue Zheng realized that perhaps the waste discharged by individuals with abilities was more nutritious than that of ordinary people. That’s why the tree treated them as captive food?
Well, even if it was keeping them captive, they weren’t losing out. This tree could serve as both DPS and support, and it even helped them carry their belongings. It had many uses, so they could just keep it. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement.
After absorbing the blood left by the two of them, as well as the blood and bodies of the deceased dogs, along with the nutrients from its own fallen leaves, the small tree gradually returned to a thickness of a small bowl. Yue Zheng leaned against it, letting Xu Song rest in his embrace. The three of them leaned on each other, enjoying this rare period of tranquility after the ordeal.
When Yue Zheng closed his eyes and the small tree entered a state of calm, a faint glow suddenly emanated from deep within the tree trunk. It enveloped the three of them, and the warm aura allowed their exhausted bodies to slowly recover and their depleted energy to be replenished.
When Xu Song woke up, his gaze fell upon the starry sky partially obscured by sparse branches.
The warm, soft object behind him felt even more comfortable than a mattress at home. He looked down and realized he was still wearing a large winter coat, seemingly the one he had stuffed into the tree hole earlier today… Wait, where are the dogs? Where is brother Yue? And where is the small tree?
A warm breath brushed against his cheek, and Xu Song was momentarily stunned. He looked up in confusion, only to discover that Yue Zheng was leaning against a tree, holding him in his arms, fast asleep.
At first, he was taken aback, feeling his face grow hot. Since he could remember, he had never let his dad or mom hold him, let alone waking up to find himself sleeping in the arms of a grown man?! Oh, wait, that’s not right. Women are off-limits too! Wait, isn’t the most important thing right now not this issue?
Xu Song remembered that a dog had bitten a large chunk of flesh from his arm. He moved his left arm, it could still move! His arm felt a bit uncomfortable, but it wasn’t painful.
He thought Yue Zheng had already bandaged it for him, unaware that the wound had completely healed. After all, he had never experienced having a large piece of flesh torn off before and assumed his arm was just numb from the pain. His nerves hadn’t fully recovered yet.
Wanting to struggle free from Yue Zheng’s embrace, Xu Song found that Yue Zheng had tightened his arms around him to prevent him from moving and accidentally reopening his wound. His legs and arms were tightly bound, keeping him secure in Yue Zheng’s embrace.
Even though Yue Zheng was asleep now, he subconsciously tightened his grip whenever Xu Song moved to prevent him from doing so.
Family! WE are groot! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳
Thanks for the update ✨☺️ and don’t be shy xu song isn’t he just your brother~~~
Totally!
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No i didn’t mean to say this LMFAOOO. I was gonna say: what a cute scene. 😭😭
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What’s your pfp sauce?
hahah ML so protective already!
Also, I love how the tree got all the cool skills usually reserved for the protagonist, space + healing. Tree for the protagonist!
Not me thinking little tree gonna have a love interest😳
Well, why not? +1
Owww Groot é o protagonista da História kk tá otimo, Xu Song esse não é o irmão é seu futuro marido kk
Thank goodness he’s okay. Though the loss of blood is b*tch to fix. Inexplicably there’s a feeling of family of three🤭
“You want us to… pee on you?” 🤨