Lin Che replied, "It's just a simple illusion. The way he sees me is different from how he remembers me."

Zhao Xi wondered, "Why? You haven't fallen into demonic possession, so why won't you acknowledge him? Is there something else between you two?"

He didn't say anything, just kept walking forward.

Zhao Xi gently tugged at his sleeve: "Tell me about it, I promise I won't tell Hoshino."

From her angle, she could see Lin Che's jawline, which wasn't covered by his mask.

A perfect profile, with a light layer of stubble on his chin.

Tsk.

So pleasing to the eye.

Even now that she's sober, she still thinks the Water God is the most handsome man she's ever seen.

It is said that immortals can remove impurities and change appearances. Shouldn't gods be more powerful than immortals?

After peeking for a while, I suddenly realized that those deep amber eyes were also watching me.

Zhao Xi quickly looked away and coughed lightly.

Lin Che glanced at her disdainfully: "You really want to know?"

"What?" What were they talking about just now? She nodded casually, "Hmm!"

Lin Che: "If you're so interested in prying into my past with him, why don't you investigate your own?"

don't know.

What is there in her past that is worth exploring?

Because of her gender, she was abandoned by her family in an orphanage when she was a child.

Later, when the orphanage ran out of funds, it expelled the older children.

She was ten years old at the time, and every day she would go out to beg with several beggars, barely having enough to eat or wear.

I was starving at the time, and when I saw a cook preparing dishes, I would take a bite of each dish to taste it.

If she cooks a hundred dishes every day, she can openly eat a bite of each one.

She has a small appetite and can definitely fill her stomach in a day.

That's how I got into cooking, and then I discovered that she was really talented; she could bring out the best flavor in any ingredient.

After she became a famous international chef, her family arrived late and used her name to make ill-gotten gains, almost causing her to be imprisoned.

When she was summoned to the Beast Garden by the Little Fairy, the first thing that came to mind was the orphanage that was on the verge of closing down when she was a child.

She simply couldn't stand idly by with so many poor cubs.

Secondly, I felt that there were no family members in that world to miss.

Her restaurant has other directors and a manager to run the business, so it can continue operating even without her.

But the zoo is different.

Zhao Xi took a deep breath, suppressed her emotions, and put on a smile: "My past is crystal clear and completely open; there's nothing to pry into."

Lin Che glanced at her sideways: "Then why didn't I look for other people with fortuitous encounters, but instead found you? You ate so many spiritual plants and beasts in the Hundred Beast Garden, and you didn't remember anything at all?"

"What?"

What's the meaning?

What are you remembering?!

Lin Che didn't continue the topic. He landed with her at the entrance of a cave and raised his hand to feel the moisture inside: "You need to be prepared. The formation has been abandoned for a hundred years. The remaining spiritual energy will inevitably nourish the great monster. We will be facing a huge monster."

"Huh? What's a great demon?"

"Wild spirits often coexist with vast ecosystems. Take the falcon and rabbit as an example: the large falcon spirit receives offerings from the rabbit spirit clan, which protects them from predators. And the rabbit spirit clan sacrifices many rabbit spirits to the falcon every now and then. There is usually only one great spirit on a mountain. There are so many honey-sucking doves in this mountain, and most of those that live here are honey-sucking doves."

Zhao Xi wanted to imitate him by raising her hand to feel it carefully.

There was a faint, echoing call coming from inside the cave, as if it were drifting from a great distance; it did indeed sound very much like a honey-drinking dove.

In addition, there was a strange, grassy smell in the air.

It has a sour, rotten smell.

Like gastric juice.

"What a strange smell, like a blade of grass vomiting..."

It smells awful!

Zhao Xi wanted to quickly cover her nose.

"The plant that coexists with the nectar-licking dove may be a carnivorous plant."

"A man-eating plant?!"

Lin Che opened the water pouch, poured some spiritual spring water into his hand, rolled up his sleeves, and threw it into the sky.

The water droplets fell and gathered into a transparent, bell-shaped dome, emitting a soft white light, enveloping the two people inside, and floating into the cave like a large bubble.

The ground was covered with withered branches in a mess, making it seem as if they would snap crisply if stepped on.

Lin Che casually sprinkled a few drops of water on the ground.

The withered branches and leaves instantly turned green again and suddenly bounced up.

The leaves, like clamps, opened their two scarlet mouths and lunged at them.

"Holy crap!"

Zhao Xi momentarily forgot about the protective shield and instinctively crouched behind Lin Che, almost falling out of the bubble.

Lin Che pulled her in front of him.

Just like he had protected Hoshino before, he covered her face with his wide silk sleeves, blocking her view.

His clothes were soft and light, yet cool to the touch, like clouds clinging to her face.

A faint fragrance wafted into my nostrils, like a blend of sea breeze and glacier aromatherapy, deep, cool, and serene.

Because of the water element, his white robes and wide sleeves were always spotless.

She carefully stood up, only to find herself unexpectedly nestled in his arms.

"cough……"

The carnivorous plants outside the defensive barrier continued their attacks.

Zhao Xi tried to find a topic to talk about, "What kind of man-eating flower is this? Isn't it just a grasshopper? I've even grown it before!"

Venus flytrap is a type of Venus flytrap.

She owned dozens of restaurants, some of which were located on the streets and were often plagued by flies, so she grew a lot of taro plants.

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