Chapter 15: The Fragrant Magical Beast

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Li Pu had followed the scent all the way here.

However, the reason why he was completely lost was that something strange had happened.

That fragrance had inexplicably disappeared completely.

[Grass!]

[Scarecrow: Summoner, I’m over here!]

However, unlike him, the straw doll did not seem to have lost the scent.

“It seems that 10 wood attributes are indeed unique?”

That was the only explanation Li Pu could think of.

However, he was still skeptical at the moment, because Scarecrow didn’t seem very reliable.

Under its guidance, Li Pu continued to move forward for about 10 minutes.

“It seems that I have misunderstood.”

He felt that he should apologize for looking down on Scarecrow.

This was because the fragrance that had disappeared earlier had reappeared, even though it was very weak.

“Wait,”

However, at that moment, he stopped.

[Grass?]

[Scarecrow: It’s just in front, Summoner.]

The straw doll was puzzled by his action.

“Let’s change our way of advancing.”

After looking up for a while, Li Pu pointed at the dense branches above.

This was because he suddenly remembered that if the other party was a plant-type magical beast, it was very likely that it would be alerted if he approached so rashly.

The disappearance of the fragrance just now was most likely because the other party had noticed them and was running away.

After all, unlike a straw doll, many plant-type magical beasts were rooted in the soil.

One of the functions of these roots was similar to a human’s ears.

Their footsteps were transmitted through the vibrations of the soil, so they were easier to detect.

That was why Li Pu wanted to change his method and climb trees instead.

After saying this, he deftly climbed up a big tree beside him.

In the past, when he was thrown into an old forest by his grandfather, this kind of operation was a common occurrence.

[Grass!]

[Scarecrow: Summoner, wait for me!]

Instead, it was Scarecrow that looked up, not knowing what to do.

In the end, with Li Pu’s help, it managed to climb up the tree trunk clumsily.

After coming up, the journey became much more convenient for Scarecrow than purely climbing the tree.

After all, it only needed to walk carefully on the branches or jump.

Due to its lightweight, Scarecrow had an advantage over Li Pu.

Some of the branches that Li Pu didn’t dare to try, this straw doll could easily step on them.

And so, just like that, the man and the straw doll began to move between the trees.

In fact, this speed was even faster than when they were on the ground. On the ground, Li Pu was more careful.

After walking on the tree for a while, Li Pu felt that the fragrance was getting stronger.

The target they were looking for was probably nearby.

[Grass!]

Sure enough, Scarecrow reminded him in a low voice and pointed somewhere.

That place wasn’t far from them, and the fog had already thinned a little, so it was within their visual range.

“What the hell is this?”

When Li Pu looked over, he was stunned.

He actually didn’t understand what the other party was.

He took a second look and finally understood.

It was indeed a plant-type magical beast, and it should be a tree man.

The reason why he said ‘should’ was because other than its feet rooted in the soil, its head was also stuck in the soil.

It looked like an arch wood that was buried at both ends.

If it wasn’t for its exposed arms, it wouldn’t have been easy to detect.

“Go down and take a look.”

After confirming the target, Li Pu gave the order.

Although he had just become a Summoner for less than two days, he still had basic safety awareness.

With the resurrection talisman, Scarecrow wouldn’t really die, so it was naturally the first one to take the lead.

Meanwhile, if he was to die, he would really be dead.

[Grass! ]

[Scarecrow: Summoner, don’t worry.]

It patted its chest and made a promise.

With that, Scarecrow jumped from the tree trunk and landed on the side of the tree man.

Whoosh!

Scarecrow’s feet stepped on the soil, causing the tree man’s body to tremble.

It seemed to be a very timid beast.

[Grass!]

[Scarecrow: Fragrant one, time to get up.”

Scarecrow stretched out its straw hand and knocked on the arched wood.

[Wuwu!]

After being hit by Scarecrow, the other party really pulled its head out of the mud.

This action allowed Li Pu to finally see the other party’s appearance.

What he could be sure of was that this was a Treant magical beast.

However, it was very short, and even the height of its branches was a little shorter than Scarecrow.

Its branches and leaves were not lush at all. There were only about twenty to thirty leaves in total, and they were very sparse, visible to the naked eye.

The more eye-catching feature was the shape of the branch growing on its head, which looks a little like a crown.

“It’s really tea leaves…”

However, Li Pu’s attention was mostly on the leaves.

The magical beast tea leaves that his grandfather had kept in his collection were precisely these leaves.

Unlike ordinary tea leaves, which required many processes, magical beast tea leaves would try to maintain their freshness in order to ensure that the special fragrance inside would not be lost.

Therefore, he was able to identify it after a comparison.

His grandfather’s tea leaves were slightly drier than this guy’s leaves, but the leaves were much bigger.

Li Pu was of course not interested in tea at his age.

All he wanted was the skill of the other party.

This beast didn’t look like a powerful magical beast, so it should be easy for him to get the related items.

“Pick one of its leaves and give it to me.”

Therefore, he sent a message to the grass puppet through telepathy.

[Grass!]

After Scarecrow received the order, it quickly plucked a leaf from the other party.

[Sob sob sob!]

The Tea Treant let out a cry of surprise, and its eyes suddenly became watery as if it was about to cry.

Its root-like legs were pulled out of the soil, trying to escape from the scene.

However, due to the limitations of its rooted legs, its movements were very slow, as if it was taking small steps.

The frequency was not low, but the speed was very slow.

Li Pu, who had already jumped down from the tree, couldn’t bear to see this.

This was because, judging from its appearance and the feeling it gave him, the Tea Treant seemed to be a child.

Not all magical beasts were ferocious. Some magical beasts were neutral or even friendly, and they might not necessarily be hostile to humans. If they were more intelligent, they could even be judged as a foreign race.

“It’s fine, at most I’ll only pick a few leaves.”

So he told himself this.

However, when he took the leaf from Scarecrow, his expression changed.

At the same time, Chang Shoushang, who was following them, finally arrived.

Without any footprints that he could trace, he almost lost them.

“Is this kid really crippled? Why is he so difficult to catch up with?”

After he stood still, he was a little breathless.

However, when he looked over at Li Pu, Chang Shoushang almost couldn’t breathe.

F*ck! Wasn’t that the tea leaf magical beast that the principal had raised?

His eyes happened to fall on a dense tree, and he choked.

F*ck! Wasn’t that the principal himself?

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