It was a bit fishy and a bit smelly.
‘Is this the monster’s blood?’
The tentacles wrapped tightly around her body loosened; it seemed that was indeed the case.
Remembering the squelching sound she had heard just now, ‘Was I saved by someone?’
A glimmer of hope blossomed in Xing Lian’s eyes, but it vanished in the next second.
The Tentacle Monster was large and possessed great strength.
The likelihood of a human being able to take it down in an instant was very low.
Xing Lian’s suspicion was soon confirmed.
“Rumble!”
A rhythmic booming sound echoed.
It sounded a bit like footsteps, but amplified countless times.
Following the massive sound, she felt an incredibly intense gaze upon her, and she curled her body up in fear.
“#%#￥&”
A sweet voice drifted over, seemingly speaking to her.
Xing Lian’s tense mood relaxed considerably.
She couldn’t understand the other party’s language, but since they could speak, they must be human.
‘However… If the other person was human, what was that loud noise from before?’
Xing Lian was completely bewildered.
Just then, a sudden, immense force came from her waist, and she was scooped up and tossed into the air.
“WAAAAH!”
The sudden weightlessness left her frantic.
Just as she thought she would fall to her death, her body landed safely on something soft.
‘What is this?’
Xing Lian opened her eyes wide and felt around.
Beneath her was something furry and soft, but she couldn’t identify it at all.
The “ground” suddenly began to jolt and vibrate.
The wind whistled in her ears.
Terrified, she lay flat and tightly gripped the soft fur beneath her.
‘What’s happening? Is it an earthquake?’
‘No, it didn’t seem like an earthquake.’
She felt as if she were on the back of a giant creature that was running.
‘Where was the person who had spoken?’
Xing Lian was full of doubt.
The gale lashed at her cheeks and hair, and she shivered so violently from the cold that her teeth chattered.
Soon, she had no energy to think about anything else.
“Cold… so cold!”
She wrapped her arms around herself, trying to find something for warmth, but there was nothing around her.
Just as she was at a loss, a soft, fluffy object descended and wrapped around her entire body.
A cozy warmth instantly spread through her.
‘What is this now?’
Xing Lian felt extremely curious.
However, too much had happened today.
Between traveling for so long and being attacked by the Tentacle Monster, her body and mind were exhausted.
Enveloped in this soothing warmth, she soon fell into a deep sleep.
***
Sensing that the young girl’s breathing on her back had steadied, Fei breathed a deep sigh of relief.
The Six-tailed Demon Fox named Fei was the true ruler of this forest.
Today, after eating lunch and lazily basking in the warm sunlight, she suddenly felt a strange little thing intrude upon her territory, which left her furious.
She had clearly given orders that no one was allowed to approach this forest without her permission.
How dare someone ignore her command!
‘Is there really someone who isn’t afraid of death, or is she a scout sent by that bitch next door?’
The more Fei thought about it, the angrier she became.
She immediately followed the trail, but when she saw the little thing that had broken into her territory, she suddenly felt an immense sense of relief.
‘It’s a good thing I came, otherwise I would have regretted it to death.’
When she saw that soft, delicate little thing with silver hair, she felt as if her heart was about to melt.
‘How can anyone be this beautiful!?’
That snowy-white, tender skin, the hair as smooth as silk, and that petite, exquisite body—every part of her made Fei’s heart flutter.
Her scent was fragrant, and the way she occasionally murmured incomprehensible words made Fei feel utterly obsessed.
Fei was certain that this little thing was definitely not a spy sent by the bitch next door, because no beast would be so stupid as to give such a soft, delicate little creature to someone else.
The moment she saw the little thing, she had already decided how many children they would have together.
‘One or two? The little thing is so pretty, maybe I should just have a whole litter!’
The more Fei thought, the more excited she became.
At a time like this, the presence of the Tentacle Monster was an eyesore.
Tentacle Monsters were native monsters of the Whispering Forest.
They had no intelligence, only the instinct to hunt.
Because of their weak strength, they were at the bottom of the forest’s food chain.
‘The little one couldn’t even beat a Tentacle Monster; it seems her true form is very weak.’
As Fei thought this, she extended a fox tail to smash the Tentacle Monster into mincemeat, then scooped up the little thing and placed her on her back.
She was very happy today, and even her steps were much lighter because she had obtained an unparalleled treasure.
***
By the time Xing Lian regained consciousness, she had no idea how much time had passed.
The moment she woke up, she recalled everything that had happened.
Suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar forest, encountering a terrifying Tentacle Monster, then being saved by an unknown entity, and finally…
Since she couldn’t figure out what had saved her, Xing Lian stopped dwelling on it.
She was more concerned about her current situation.
‘Where is this?’
Since her eyes couldn’t see, she curiously felt around.
The first thing she touched was the softness beneath her…
Er, she didn’t know what it was either.
It was furry and soft, seemingly animal fur, and her body was covered by a small blanket.
The other party hadn’t just saved her, but had also been kind enough to take care of her.
‘They certainly didn’t have any malicious intent. This was probably their home, right?’
However… “So cold, so hard.”
Feeling around, she suddenly touched something ice-cold.
From the feel of it, it seemed to be a wall.
‘But why was the wall so uneven? It was more like a rock face. Is this a cave?’
Xing Lian suddenly had a bad premonition.
Normal people wouldn’t live in a place like this.
While her thoughts were in disarray, a slight vibration suddenly came from the ground.
Terrified, Xing Lian crawled back onto the bed, clutching the furry blanket in her hands.
“You’re awake?”
A crisp, pleasant female voice drifted in, causing Xing Lian to freeze.
She wasn’t only surprised by the sudden sound of a human voice, but also because the voice was very familiar.
It sounded like the female voice she had heard when she was saved.
Except back then, she couldn’t understand the other party’s words, but now she actually could.
“Little one, which backwater corner did you come from? You don’t even know the Common Language of the Continent?”
“While you were unconscious, I instilled the Common Language of the Continent into your mind. Now we should be able to communicate normally.”
The voice spoke.
Xing Lian grew even more confused.
‘Common Language of the Continent? Was the language I spoke before just some local dialect?’
‘And what does “instill” mean? Since when did technology become so advanced?’
‘Wait! Could it be…’
Xing Lian remembered a story she had once heard.
The protagonist of the story wakes up to find they’ve traveled to another era.
Had she encountered the same thing?
“Ngh…”
Xing Lian began to panic.
If that was indeed the case, it was not good news for her.
She couldn’t see.
It was difficult enough to survive in a familiar place, let alone in an entirely foreign world.
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