Three minutes before Jiang Xiao and the others entered Tree Fortress. Qiangui, Six Waters, inside Tree Fortress, in a residential building.
Xin Ai'an held the little tree person in her arms, curled up on a single bed as she slept fitfully.
Her face was full of exhaustion. She seemed to be sleeping very restlessly.
Her brows would furrow slightly from time to time, and her body would twitch unexpectedly, as though she might wake up at any moment.
Suddenly, a series of knocks sounded from the door of the residence.
In the living room, a couple in their fifties wore worried expressions. They had been whispering to each other, but when they heard the knocking, their faces immediately changed.
The man hurried to his feet and strode to the door. Looking through the peephole, he saw a group of people gathered outside their home.
Angry and annoyed, the man opened the door and lowered his voice. "Why are you knocking? My daughter's sleeping. Keep it down! Keep it down!"
The people who had been knocking wore various expressions. Some looked apologetic, while others acted unconcerned and said righteously, "Where's Xin Ai'an? Hurry and wake her up. Have her go outside Tree Fortress and take a look. More creatures are attacking!"
Hearing this, Xin Ai'an's father, Xin Maosong, lowered his voice and hurriedly asked, "Have creatures broken into Tree Fortress?"
"Uh..." The people outside clearly hesitated. When one of the men saw that nobody was speaking, he suddenly spoke from behind the crowd. "They haven't gotten in, but you have to send Xin Ai'an over to take a look. The Tree Fortress over there has caught fire again. What if those star beasts charge in?"
Before Xin Maosong could say anything, Xin Ai'an's mother, An Jihong, became displeased.
An Jihong strode