"My dear host!"

Oh my god, even if the host becomes a cripple, he can still kill the giant snake!

Fortunately, she wasn't in a hurry to use the unused talismans to pay off her debts. Instead, she immediately burned a Zhuyou talisman and fed it to him.

When Shang Yanting fell from the height, his injuries worsened, and he coughed up blood and was unable to move.

The giant snake's corpse blocked the entrance to the cave; its head had been blown off, and its body was still writhing violently.

Jia Xitong grabbed Shang Yanting's elbow and carefully stepped over the giant snake. They hadn't gone far when she heard the sound of dripping water ahead. Turning a corner, the scene before her stunned her.

A lake.

A lake that is glowing!

The faint glow emanating from the lake illuminated the interior of the cave. Several equally glowing grasses grew by the pool, bearing small, thumb-sized fruits that were now bright red.

There was also a snakeskin on the ground.

The huge snakeskin was clearly the one the snake outside had just shed.

Jia Xitong manipulated the puppet raccoon to survey the area. After confirming that there were no other magical beasts, she dragged the snakeskin on the ground and spread it out as a makeshift mat.

She dragged Shang Yanting up there and placed him down, then went straight to the edge of the pool.

Only upon closer inspection will you discover that the light is not emitted by the water, but by the stones that cover the bottom of the water.

The water was very clear, and strange fish were swimming in it.

Each of these fish is half a meter long, fat and strong, with a mouth like a bird's beak, and a horizontal luminous stripe running across its dorsal fin.

If fish can be raised in this water, then people should be able to drink it too.

As Jia Xitong thought to herself, she reached out and scooped up some water from the pool, using the last bit to moisten Shang Yanting's lips before it all leaked out.

Is this water drinkable?

After feeding her, I observed her for a while.

Only after confirming that Shang Yanting had not been poisoned did he reach for water at the pool again.

The fish in the pond slowly gathered around her as she approached. Jia Xitong looked at the silly-looking fish by the water's edge and thought of the koi carp waiting to be fed at the World Park.

On a sudden impulse, Jia Xitong reached out her paw as if to say hello. Suddenly, a strange fish darted over with lightning speed and bit the raccoon's paw.

The fish was incredibly strong, and Jia Xitong was almost pulled down by it.

She reacted quickly, jerking backward and slamming the fish onto the shore before it could pull her down. The strange fish's long, thin teeth were already embedded in the raccoon's claws; she hadn't expected the fish in the water to be so ferocious.

and……

"Dear host, I've caught a big fish!"

Shang Yanting was awakened by it, and wearily opened his eyes to look over. He saw the little beast dragging a strange fish larger than itself, and his gaze fell on the claws bitten through by teeth. "Aren't you in pain?"

"The puppet is the one that is injured. My true form is in your sea of ​​consciousness, so you can't feel it anymore."

After saying that, she placed the big fish at his feet and then looked at the plants growing around the pool.

The fruit by the pool looked perfectly ripe.

With a gentle squeeze, the outer skin cracks open, and the juices inside instantly flow out, wetting the raccoon's fur. Unfortunately, the puppet can't smell anything and doesn't need to eat.

She picked the damaged fruit and threw it into the pond.

The fish in the pool seemed to have not eaten for eight hundred years, and swarmed towards it the moment the juice was thrown in.

The thumb-sized fruit was quickly scraped clean, leaving not even a drop of juice.

She stood on the shore and observed for a moment—

No fish died after eating the fruit.

Fish can be eaten, so people should be able to eat them too.

Jia Xitong picked a small fruit and fed it to Shang Yanting, "Dear host, try this."

She acted faster than she spoke, leaving the delicate and frail male protagonist with no way to refuse.

The sweetness burst in his mouth, and the juice flowed down his throat, turning into a warm current that provided some relief to his constantly aching lower abdomen.

Shang Yanting's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly as the pain subsided. "...I can eat."

Jia Xitong looked at Shang Yanting using the light emanating from the bottom of the lake.

After several days of torment, he became as thin as skin and bones. His former aloof and noble demeanor as a young master from a prominent family vanished, replaced by a gloomy atmosphere.

He hasn't spoken a single word in the past few days.

She used to see him as a character in a book, but now she sees him as a real person. As his only friend in this other world, a feeling of heartache arises.

Jia Xitong touched his wounded hand with her other clean, furry paw and comforted him, "Don't worry, your hands and feet will get better. You're going to be a god someday!"

Shang Yanting's eyelids twitched slightly as he looked at the small beast beside him, whose fur was already matted and whose appearance was quite ugly. A ripple appeared in his lifeless eyes.

The furry claws on the back of his hand were suddenly released at that moment, and he watched as the little beast picked up the fish that had rolled its eyes to the side.

"One fruit isn't enough to fill you up, so I'll get you some fish."

Fish scales are hard.

The extracted meat was extremely tender, almost like jelly.

After consuming it, Shang Yanting also felt a warm current flowing through his body, but the effect was slightly less than that of the red fruit.

Shang Yanting looked at the pool, wondering if this was a place of rare and precious natural treasures.

When Jia Xitong fed him the second piece of fish, he suppressed the intense craving within him and pulled away.

"What's wrong?"

Jia Xitong looked at the flesh on the claw. Could it be poisonous?!

A complex emotion flickered in Shang Yanting's eyes. He closed them, and after a moment, his expression turned cold again. "The fish in this lake and the red fruit beside it are all extraordinary."

He immediately told the monster in front of him what he had discovered.

Whatever his motives, take what you need and leave. He doesn't need anyone's pity or company. Take what you need and leave; don't follow him anymore.

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