Chapter 24: On the Road

[Blood Abyss Hole]—Blood Clan exclusive skill, one-in-a-million awakening rate. Sucks living beings into a personal space, max 100 square meters.

Living beings, not just dead stuff. Should work for Xiao Lin, right?

“Xiao Lin, back to the spring. I’ve got a fix,” Filo said, ruffling her head.

“Mm!”

Xiao Lin, thrilled, grabbed Filo’s hand, zipping to the Holy Spring.

The spring’s her core; Xiao Lin’s its avatar. She can’t leave the 100-meter radius. So, just move the whole spring, problem solved.

“Blood Abyss Hole.”

Filo aimed her palm at the spring. A tiny red speck appeared, bursting with suction. Red threads whooshed out, and the spring water bang bang banged up from the pit, surging into the speck.

Xiao Lin stood by, body turning translucent. Her deep bond with the spring grew faint—there, but not quite.

“Xiao Lin, you good? Body okay?” Filo asked, turning.

“No prob! A bit weak, but I’m fine! I’m no fighter anyway (‘▽’)♪” Xiao Lin hopped, floating up.

Filo’s move made Xiao Lin’s spring-link shaky, causing her to drift. Meant to be a debuff, but it’s a buff now?

She’s practically a geist—full-on ground-bound spirit vibes.

Filo mentally roasted a bit. Still, solving Xiao Lin’s issue? Solid win.

Meanwhile, Bingpo and Chiyan wrapped up. Bingpo’s suitcase was stuffed with clothes and essentials; Chiyan’s? Food and cooking gear.

“Master, we’re set!” they shouted, grinning at Filo and Xiao Lin.

Sticking with Master? Pure bliss. Traveling with her? Not just bliss—straight-up thrill-seeking.

Bingpo: This life real? I could die now and be content.

Filo nodded, then called the forest beasts over, tasking them to guard the place.

“If it’s just passersby with no beef, let ‘em go. But if they’re like those hostile jerks wanting to wreck my home or kill your kin, handle it however—go hard, no mercy, got it?” Filo instructed.

A month into being Blood Clan, even a doofus like Filo felt her emotions fading.

Basic feelings? Still there. But human-era taboos like killing? Just a glance and gone.

If emotions spiked, her body auto-triggered a skill like that skeleton’s… Forced Calm.

Damn, that no-dick skeleton having Forced Calm is one thing—why’s Blood Clan got it too? Logical? Reasonable?

Wait… I’m no-dick too… damn (*￣m￣).

One reincarnated as a no-dick skeleton, another as a Blood Clan with theoretical dick but no gender dick.

So extra. Too extra.

Filo covered her face. Good thing past-life her was a virgin at 20, no experience. If she’d tasted that, this would’ve been soul-crushing.

Not exactly a flex, though… 20 and untouched in that fast-paced, hookup-heavy world? Total loser.

The beasts nodded hard, all good. Filo nodded back—she didn’t want her home trashed when she returned from this “trip.”

“Alright, everyone…”

“Whine whine whine~”

Before Filo finished, a familiar sound came from below. She looked down—the panda, rubbing her leg.

“Whine~ Whine~ Whine whine whine~”

“Almost forgot you, ancient god-beast. Wanna tag along?”

“Whine!”

No clue how a panda, who shouldn’t get her words, whined so rhythmically, like it did.

Filo scooped up the chonk. Damn, what’d it eat? Three, four times heavier than before. Took a tenth of her weakened strength to lift.

“You’re heavy.”

“Whine whine whine (You’re heavy!)”

The panda’s watery eyes glared. Filo paused, then banged a headbutt.

“Admit you’re heavy?”

“Whine whine whine whine (I’m heavy, I’m heavy)”

Tears welled in its eyes. Filo grinned, victorious.

Bingpo and Chiyan watched, stunned. Master acting this goofy?

Heh, save that memory~

All set, they hit the road for real.

Filo held the panda, Xiao Lin floated above, Chiyan and Bingpo trailed, and beasts waved them off. The vibe? Straight-up gangster swagger.

But…

The second Filo stepped out of the forest, she froze.

“Master?”

“Master?”

“Big Sis?”

“Whine whine whine?”

Filo turned, awkward. “How do we get to Blood Clan territory? I’m… lost.”