Chapter 1161 - 618: A World Tree Gifted

Before Lou Fei’Er and the others entered the World Tree, Xu Xin and Xu Ying had already ventured inside.

In Xu Ying’s perception, there was already someone inside the World Tree at that time.

It was the man in the black robe and mask.

However, the two did not alert him; instead, they found the man’s location and used the Concealer’s Cloak to hide nearby.

The man stood silently in the empty World Tree, unmoving, leaving the two puzzled.

Xu Xin signaled Xu Ying multiple times with his eyes, but Xu Ying indicated not to act yet.

She knew that among the initial survivors, those true believers would never betray their deity.

If the two acted now, even if they subdued him, it would be impossible to get any useful information from him.

Moreover, these people have lived for over a thousand years, they are savvy individuals. Even if they said anything, it might mislead them with false information, possibly affecting their thinking.

So alarming him and making him vigilant was the least suitable approach.

But they waited for half an hour.

During this half hour, the man did not move at all.

Even the perceptive Xu Ying began to doubt whether the man before them was actually alive.

Just as the two were exchanging glances, deciding to test a little, finally, the man spoke.

He issued a command to Shi Wanyun.

Shortly thereafter, Shi Wanyun and the three entered the World Tree.

What happened next was what had just occurred.

"Let’s go then." Shi Wanyun was about to draw the Teleportation Array Pattern, having squatted down and drawn two lines on the ground, when suddenly, a piece of information suddenly appeared in her mind.

Her eyes slowly widened, revealing a look of disbelief.

"What happened?" Lou Fei’Er asked, puzzled by her expression, "Why that expression... Hey, hey, can’t you draw the Teleportation Array Pattern? We can’t go back?"

"We can go back. It’s just..."

Shi Wanyun stood up, looking at Lou Fei’Er and Jin Yue, opened her mouth in hesitation, and finally said with slight disbelief, "This World Tree now... seems to belong to me."

"...What?" Lou Fei’Er looked confused.

"...What?" Jin Yue was slightly surprised.

"I said... this World Tree is mine now." Shi Wanyun repeated.

"The World Tree is yours?!"

"You... have become the owner of the World Tree?"

"Yes." Shi Wanyun nodded, "Now, I seem to be able to control everything about this World Tree."

As she spoke, her thoughts moved.

She could feel the roots outside the World Tree moving like the roots of her tree house, following her thoughts.

Even though she couldn’t see it inside the World Tree, she could sense it.

It seems she truly became the owner of the World Tree.

"But why?" Shi Wanyun was puzzled, "Was it the masked man just now? Why would he give me this World Tree?"

Although this World Tree is on a desolate island with no resources around, it is... still a World Tree!

"Could it be that the masked man led us here just to... give me this World Tree?"

She finally understood why the opponent went to such great lengths to bring them to this World Tree.

"Wow... the opponent really went to great lengths to win you over!" Lou Fei’Er exclaimed.

"Win me over?" Shi Wanyun slightly furrowed her brow, "What is there to win me over for?"

"Perhaps because of your relationship with ’the deity’?" Jin Yue speculated, "You are the one personally dispatched by ’the deity’ to complete the task."

"Is... is that why?" Shi Wanyun hadn’t considered this.

"That’s it." Suddenly, a female voice from behind the three startled them, causing them to immediately draw their weapons.

"Ah, ah, don’t attack, it’s me, Xu Ying." Xu Ying removed her Concealer’s hood, "It’s me."

"Are you... Xu Xin’s sister? How can you be here... hey...?"

Lou Fei’Er hadn’t finished speaking when she saw Xu Xin also taking off his hood.

The scene became momentarily silent.

When Xu Ying arrived, they had already left.

However, Lou Fei’Er had seen Xu Ying in that cave, and Shi Wanyun had even passed memories to Xu Ying, so they knew Xu Ying.

"When did you..."

Shi Wanyun, usually calm, was a bit nervous seeing the two suddenly appear.

Jin Yue was initially surprised, then a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, "All those things we said just now..."

Thinking that all the things the three said were overheard by the two, she suddenly became a bit flustered.

The things said by the three just now were quite excessive.

"I knew you were pretending to be friendly with the masked man." Xu Xin smiled, "Well played, I almost believed it."

Hearing this, the three women slightly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wait a minute, you showing up now, won’t..." Lou Fei’Er immediately looked around nervously.

They had worked hard to gain the opponent’s trust earlier. If the opponent saw the current situation, wouldn’t their previous efforts be wasted?

"Don’t worry. If it wasn’t foolproof, we wouldn’t show ourselves."

Xu Ying walked to Shi Wanyun’s side.

"Aside from us five, there’s no one else in this World Tree. Moreover, since Shi Wanyun has become the master of the World Tree, as long as she is within it, no one can eavesdrop on our words."