Yuanshin, no one knows the harem better than me

There seemed to be a lot of questions and nothing was asked.

It's better to care about the apprentice first, and turn to Ke Lai and tell him: "You go to the room to rest."

Seeing the strange expression of the master, Ke Lai thought that it would affect Xia Tian when he remembered the order recently issued by the Academy to strictly investigate outsiders.

He hurriedly said: "Master, Xia Tian is not a suspicious villain..."

It was refuted by one sentence: "No matter who it is, we have to carefully inquire and register. This is our job."

As a ranger, Tinari must fulfill his duties.

"Yeah." Ke Lai said no more, she believed in the master.

I wanted to go to my house, but I stood still for too long, and I couldn't control my steps again, and I was about to fall down.

Tenari quickly reached out his hand.

But summer is closer and sooner.

On the way back, he had supported him for several hours, putting Ke Lai's jade arm on his shoulder very skillfully.

"I'll take her to rest first."

After speaking, he followed Ke Lai's instructions and walked into the house.

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Ke Lai's wooden house is very simple...or in other words, it doesn't even have a door, so it can't be complicated.

There are few decorations, at first glance, simple furniture, simple wooden bed.

The only thing that catches the eye is the pair of dolls placed at the corner of the bed.

Long ears, red body, silly expression... It is Earl Bunny given to Ke Lai by Amber.

It is clean and there is no hairball, which shows the degree of love on weekdays.

Next to Earl Tutu, there is a...strange green doll.

The shape is a bit like a sunny doll, with no hands and feet, and a pair of cat ears on its round head.

Can't see what species it is.

Probably because he was afraid that Earl Tutu would be lonely, so Ke Lai used himself as the color scheme and made it to accompany Earl Tutu!

"Xia... It's okay, master is very nice, don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."

Ke Lai was lying on the bed, she worried whether Master would embarrass Xia Tian, ​​and worried whether Xia Tian would dislike Master...

I really love to think about it.

Summer doesn't matter at all.

As an outsider, it is normal to be investigated and vigilant, and it is not only in Xumi that he is treated in this way.

"Yeah, I see, I'm only worried about you... Take a good rest!"

While talking in Xia Tian, ​​he reached out to comfort Ke Lai's hair.

Ke Lai's hair is very special, it looks messy and layered.

It's actually so fluffy and soft that it feels like you're kneading a stuffed animal.

Comfortable touch, memorable.

Ke Lai didn't refuse before, and he just stroked his hair, isn't it okay?

Being favored too much makes Xia Tian feel too good about herself, and sooner or later she will run into a difficult hedgehog!

But also in the future, Ke Lai is not a hedgehog, Ke Lai is a well-behaved little pet.

She closed her eyes and took a good rest obediently.

When being praised by the master, he once touched his head like this.

But there are some differences. At that time, I don't blush and my heartbeat doesn't speed up.

Sure enough, there is something wrong with the body, let's sleep for a while!

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Tinari waited outside the house, and after seeing Xia Tian came out, he signaled to go further away to avoid disturbing Ke Lai's rest.

The two went to the side of a waterfall.

The clear water flows straight down from the mountain, hitting the edges and corners of the rocks, and splashing water like scattered pearls.

Sumeru, there are [-]A level scenic spots everywhere.

Tinari didn't pretend to be stupid on purpose, he directly revealed Xia Tian's identity.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be the Mr. Xia who solved the Mengde dragon disaster, resisted the Liyue Demon God, and changed Lei Ting's will?"

"Ha...it should be me."

Xia Tian is still not used to how to deal with the words of others who are not flattering but sound everywhere.

This feeling of almost welcoming XXX back to his place is really cool.

But I don't know how to respond, and it's quite embarrassing, because I'm still not thick-skinned enough.

Ke Lai was seldom literate and did not read newspapers, so he knew little, but Tinari was different.

Even Huachengguo, who has been staying in the rainforest, as a scholar, he is very concerned about all kinds of news about Tivat.

But after clarifying Xia Tian's identity, he didn't have any special treatment, and asked as usual.

It's almost the same.

Tenari asked: Where are you from, where are you going, what do you want to do...

Xia Tian replied: Come from Liyue, go to Sumeru, looking for friends...

When it was mentioned that Ying and Paimeng were two good friends, Tinari was not surprised. After all, in those legendary stories, the three of them appeared in the same frame.

Not long ago, Ying and Paimeng visited Huacheng Guo.

Just like Xia Tian, ​​he was dizzy by the huge rainforest, and wanted to ask the scholars who happened to meet on the road to ask for directions.

Followed to the cave, and ended up inhaling an incense that promotes meditation by mistake, thus creating a connection with the world tree.

It sounds unbelievable, probably just an illusion, but Tinari chose to believe it.

Fools with malicious intentions have come, and travelers who can communicate with the world tree have come.

Xu Mi is afraid that something big will happen recently.

Tinari guessed vaguely and began to worry, but he was unwilling to participate in the affairs of those big men, so he rejected the invitation of the Holy Order several times in a row.

After his simple questioning ended, it was Xia Tian's turn to ask.

This Tinari is not a simple person, and he can just pry out some information.

First of all, it is Ke Lai's condition, which is very important.

"What's the matter with Ke Lai? What's wrong with her?"

In view of Tinari's positive evaluation of Xia Tian in his heart, and Ke Lai's friendliness towards him, he didn't have too many reservations.

"Ke Lai suffers from a disease called "Magic Scale Disease", which is a unique disease of Sumeru, named for the gray-black scale-like tissue that appears on the patient's body. "

"Patients initially experience some numbness in the area where the skin changes have occurred, but as the disease progresses, there will be loss of strength and occasional loss of sensation in the fingers and toes."

"Eventually, patients will become unable to control their bodies and become completely incapacitated."

It doesn't matter what the disease is, but it is a serious disease anyway.

What Xia Tian wants to know is: "Is there no way to heal?"

Tenari shook his head regretfully.

"If the treatment is done properly, the progression of the patient's disease can be effectively controlled... But unfortunately, the devil scale disease cannot be completely cured so far."

"Someone once lied to Ke Lai's mother that there was a way to eradicate the devil's scale disease, and asked her to hand over her daughter to an organization called "Fools". "

This is beyond Xia Tian's expectation.

Xia Tian thought that this strange disease was the sequelae of the fools' human experiments on Ke Lai.

I didn't expect it to be a disease unique to Sumi since childhood...

Surprised: "Huh?! Her illness was not tested by fools..."

Tinari glanced at Xia Tian with profound meaning: "Oh? Do you know her past with the Fools?"

"Ah... Amber told me." Xia Tian casually made up nonsense, quite reasonable.

Tinari had no doubts, and continued to speak with a solemn expression.

"I don't know how the fools did it. Her devil scale disease was indeed completely contained in those years."

"But the days with the Fools are definitely not pleasant memories for her."

"Although she is strong and has always tried to be cheerful, until now, she still occasionally feels intimidated by other people's touch."

Having said that, the corners of his mouth softened a bit.

"It's surprising that she and you get to know each other so well."

"Maybe it's about Amber."

As Tinari said, Ke Lai still has a heart for others.

If it weren't for Amber, it would be impossible for Ke Lai to become friends with him so quickly.

Bao Buqi will also be regarded as a suspicious person who feels good about himself and will be treated with hostility.

Xia Tian asked again: "Then what about the dead zone? Is it because she is close to the dead zone, so her condition has become more serious?"

Got an affirmative answer.

"That's right... This kind of magic scale disease is most likely related to the dead zone. Since the situation in the dead zone started to get worse, Ke Lai's magic scale disease has also become more serious."

"The specific reason is still unclear...but a few days ago I received a letter from an acquaintance in the Holy Order, and he told me that there are indeed many patients with similar conditions."

The "dead zone" not only withers plants, but also takes the lives of animals and humans, and it is not known where it will appear or when it will start to spread.

Recently, dead zones have appeared more frequently and spread faster and faster, and many areas are too late to deal with.

"What's the matter with the dead zone? Can't it be completely solved?"

"As far as I know, there is no solution, and its birth comes from a deeper place in this world..."

Tinari stopped speaking, looking at Xia Tian thoughtfully.

He was thinking about whether he should continue the conversation, whether he should inform his inferences without evidence.

asked tentatively.

"Have you heard of the "World Tree"? "

"Well, I know something."

If Xia Tian has not heard, then the conversation stops here.

"The "World Tree" is located deep in the ground under our feet. Although it is not a biological tree, you can roughly regard it as a big tree that grows upside down. "

"You should know about the 'geist veins', they are like the root system of the 'World Tree', criss-crossing underground, extending from the deep and huge hollows to the ground. "

"The "Line" will continuously absorb the memory of this world, and the "World Tree" also gathers all the information and wisdom of the world from ancient times to the present. "

These messages seem to have no actual effect, but to Xia Tian, ​​it is very important.

He still

Of course, all of this cannot be fully believed, it is just Tinari's personal conjecture.

But the following content should be fully credible.

"The reason why the God of Grass is also called the "God of Wisdom" is precisely because her consciousness is connected to the World Tree. The power of the God of Grass can actually be said to be a manifestation of the power of the World Tree. "

In the end, he said with great certainty: "The appearance of the dead zone is actually a disease of the World Tree."

Xia Tian had also guessed for a long time, but thought that the problem lies in the ground veins.