Puppet Art Rune

It was too late, so Xu Changqing did not go over to disturb them.

He withdrew his envious gaze and continued steering the Big-Leaf Grass, flying home at top speed.

Before long, he saw the standing two-story stone house and the single-story earthen house.

As well as the Poplar Tree that stood over five meters tall.

During the day, he had only thought it lush with foliage and exceptionally tall.

But at night, especially when observed from a distance, faint phosphorescence seeped from its ink-dark branches and leaves. When the wind passed through the leaves, their rubbing no longer made the daytime rustling sound. Perhaps it was only an illusion, but the trailing notes seemed to carry a faint hum.

It inexplicably gave off an eerie, chilling air.

As he drew closer, he saw Fortress standing motionless beneath it.

Its entire body was covered in emerald-green tender shoots.

Inside and out, it radiated the feeling of "new life."

Compared to how it had looked before, it was practically a completely different thing.

Sensing someone approaching, Fortress's eyes lit up with a ghostly green glow.

Only after discovering that it was Xu Changqing did it make no further movements.

If it had been a stranger, it would have followed the instructions previously given to question them, or even drive them away.

Those instructions had been issued after Pei Mo took the wine and left.

Although Xu Changqing was very tolerant toward those around him,

he did not like returning home only to find someone already inside.

It left him feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

Of course, Senior Sister Yu was an exception!

Xu Changqing guided the Big-Leaf Grass down to the ground, then studied Fortress before him.

This time, in the room at the Core Administration Office, he had seen much information he