A lot of people didn't even understand what Master Duo was trying to do.
If Master Duo meant to pursue the enemy, shouldn't he have gone underground too? He hadn't even left his spot. What was the point of firing a few beams of green light? Was it some kind of tracking technique?
But many people soon came around. Master Duo was a senior member of the Treasure Tree Clan, after all. The clan had boundless powers and extraordinary abilities, so it was only natural that he'd have a few special tricks. They didn't understand what he'd done, but it had to be impressive.
Only Jiang Yue had a vague sense that Master Duo's technique was familiar. Of course, there was still a clear gap between Master Duo's abilities and those of the Bizarre Tree that had invaded the Surface World.
Still, this move of Master Duo's was clearly a hereditary technique of the Treasure Tree Clan. Jiang Yue recognized it.
Sure enough, while most people were still staring in astonishment, strange noises suddenly came from underground. Then everyone felt the ground tremble faintly beneath their feet.
An eerie green light quickly seeped up from deep below. Then four beams of green light shot violently out of the ground, condensing into strange green vines. Four people were bound tightly in the vines—none other than Qing Zhe and the others, who had just escaped.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The green vines had the four bound up like fish on a line. With a sharp jerk, they flung them out, slamming the "fish" onto the bank.
Qing Zhe and the other three were like fish hauled in on a line, whipped hard by the green vines and flung onto the grass in the camp.
Master Qian spat several times in disgust. There