Today's third update: Chapter 2379! 3/4!
"I was merely fortunate enough to gain Wither Bloom's recognition. I am unworthy of such concern from an elder."
Shoumu shook his head. "You are too modest, little friend. Whether it is the Divine Wood King Cauldron or Wither Bloom, both are supreme treasures my Wood Race has sought all our lives. Yet unexpectedly, neither chose a member of the Wood Race, but an outsider like you."
Hearing this, Xu Kun became more guarded.
He wasn't planning to murder me for my treasures, was he?
Grandma, protect me, I'm scared.
But since Shoumu had laid his cards on the table, he clearly was not targeting Xu Kun.
"It seems everything has its traces. Di Xiu... oh, you named him Er Pang. Er Pang happened to meet you, little friend, and became your closest companion. This proves that whether it is the supreme treasures sought by my Wood Race or the one who bears our race's great fortune, both have chosen you."
The one who bore the Wood Race's great fortune?
Er Pang?
Thinking about it, Er Pang truly was special. He was the only ginseng doll whose true form was not affected by the Wood Race's characteristic of taking root in one place.
Though he was a Wood Race lifeform, he was no different from living beings of other races who could move about freely.
He was one of a kind.
So his meeting with Xu Kun had been both coincidence and destiny.
And as the two spent time together, they truly complemented one another. Many of Xu Kun's closest friends had not accompanied him as long as Er Pang had.
"If you have the chance, little friend, you must visit the Wood Race. Whether it is alchemy or the Wood Race's secret