Chapter 299: Another Person

However, to the surprise of the giant ginseng, Zhang Mu managed to dodge it!

He had the strength to resist!

With a quick step back, Zhang Mu dodged the attacks of the ginseng tendrils and moved out of their reach.

Zhang Mu felt a bit scared as he watched the tendrils rising from the ground.

When Zhang Mu lost the ability to move just now, Blood Lotus sensed the plant poison in Zhang Mu’s body trying to invade his left arm. Angered, Blood Lotus instantly neutralized the poison in his left arm before it could take effect.

Then, extending from the left arm, Blood Lotus cleared most of the poison from Zhang Mu’s body, allowing him to evade the attack just in time.

Despite the help from Blood Lotus, besides the poison in his left arm being completely removed, there were still remnants of poison in other parts of his body.

By using more energy, Zhang Mu’s body started to feel numb, but he continued to stare coldly at the giant ginseng without changing his expression.

He couldn’t stay here any longer, the herbal scent was still invading his body.

And the liquid had already entered his whole body through the blood flow, but Blood Lotus could only partially neutralize it. Both of them are not poisonous, and it felt helpless.

However, as time passed, the liquid and the medicine started to react chemically again. Zhang Mu felt his legs, which had just started to feel a bit comfortable, slowly becoming stiff once more.

Now, it’s time to leave. I wonder if there is still something that this giant ginseng hasn’t revealed.

Just as Zhang Mu was about to retreat, the giant ginseng spoke using the body of an Era Sub-merchant.

“You are different from them. There’s a scent on you that makes me fear you.

Go on, since the medicine doesn’t affect you, I don’t want to fight either.”

Though its tone remained as mechanical as ever, Zhang Mu sensed that the giant ginseng was showing a sign of surrender.

When Blood Lotus absorbed the poison from the ginseng earlier, it released the scent of The Source of Wood, frightening the giant ginseng.

Suddenly, a crazy idea popped into his mind.

If Blood Lotus comes, with its ability to absorb and break down, can it swallow the giant ginseng made up of hundreds of medicinal herbs?

“Can you swallow this ginseng whole?”

Zhang Mu directly shared his sudden thought with Blood Lotus, who had stabilized in intelligence after reaching the second rank.

It seemed to consider for a moment, but quickly conveyed a refusal message to Zhang Mu.

“Ginseng is super nourishing, and you don’t want it? Especially when it’s blended with so many other herbs.”

Zhang Mu looked puzzled. Blood Lotus remained unmoved by such a large piece of fat. Could it be that it changed its appetite after advancing to the second rank?

Blood Lotus sensed Zhang Mu’s emotions and communicated a clear message.

“It’s because it’s too nourishing. My absorption abilities are limited, and I can’t eat it now. If I try, my body will burst before finishing, and Bottle Gourd can’t absorb the energy of mutant plants, so it can’t help share the burden.”

Zhang Mu cautiously asked, “Can’t you erode a part of it? You don’t have to swallow the whole plant at once.”

Blood Lotus quickly responded, making Zhang Mu fall silent.

“This ginseng plant has merged freely with the surrounding medicinal herbs, forming a unified whole, and I can sense that its great tonic quality is one of its abilities.

If I try to consume a part of its body, it will surely channel back all the energy, and then I would have to give up a part of my own body.

It’s just not worth it.”

Zhang Mu never imagined that this seemingly worthless giant ginseng, other than setting traps for others, also had such audacious means.

This is also a deterrent to anyone coveting its body, as even Blood Lotus found it tricky and chose to abandon it.

Just like the aged mountain ginseng from past lives, when sliced, diluted, soaked in water, it’s okay to drink, but if eaten directly, it does not nourish, and having a stomachache the next day is normal.

Neither can one eat nor inhale too much of its medicinal scent, otherwise, one’s weakness will be discovered by this giant ginseng. Then, it would not react in the same manner.

Sensing his deteriorating physical condition, Zhang Mu immediately had the thought of retreating, thinking about withdrawing.

Just as Zhang Mu was about to step back, the giant ginseng suddenly spoke up, seeming like it didn’t want to offend Zhang Mu, or maybe to distract his attention, slowly saying.

“I don’t control the villagers below, I only have a cooperative relationship with the one who does. Don’t bother me, go find him instead.”

The giant ginseng didn’t know how Zhang Mu was using some power to make him unafraid of its once powerful poison, and there was a presence on this human that was suppressing it, making it uncomfortable, and it wanted Zhang Mu to leave quickly.

This statement from the giant ginseng immediately destabilized Zhang Mu’s mind.

What’s going on?

Someone else is controlling the villagers of Li village?

What kind of being could that be?

And what exactly was the exchange mentioned by the giant ginseng just now? Why was it specifically targeting the Era Sub-merchant, wanting their Era Merchant Ring?

Various doubts filled Zhang Mu’s mind, but halfway through thinking, he suddenly thought of something, without time to question the giant ginseng, he mustered the last of his strength, and left this place directly.

Oh no, Yuan Rui and the others are still in Li village now!

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