Clearly Very Strong Yet Excessively Timid

The timid Ming Luo unexpectedly arrives at the Suoma Continent, where demons and monsters run rampant. As the only human, she embarks on an unconventional path of cultivation to preserve her life.<...

Chapter 4: Misty Swamp

Ming Luo, thinking that his life was safe, couldn't help but say in a cheerful mood, "I thought the Crossing the Border Trials were all scary places, but I didn't expect there would be such beautiful scenery! But as beautiful as this place is, it's just not suitable for a rookie like me."

Seeing Ming Luo's heartwarming smile, Ye Zhihan's tense mood eased considerably. He continued to explain to Ming Luo, "The Crossing World Trials is a space created by Elder Suma based on the real environment of the Suma Continent. Many of the scenery in this space is breathtakingly beautiful and extremely rare. However, the Crossing World Trials have only added to the hostility and bloodiness of this space in the past ten days."

Oh, it sounds like this Elder Suma is very powerful. Mingluo silently memorized this name in her heart. Maybe this elder will take pity on her and help her return to the human world.

Ye Zhihan didn't notice the girl's little calculation. He looked at the jellyfish-like creatures floating in the air and continued, "The fat peaches aren't actually dangerous. They're just too timid and shy, so they use dangerous mist to protect themselves. It's because of the fat peaches' protection that the plants in this swamp are so lush."

Timid yet powerful, what an interesting contradiction.

Ye Zhihan then gently reminded Ming Luo, "Next we need to pass through this foggy swamp, but the method of passing it is still unknown, so you have to be careful."

But even if Ye Zhihan said they weren't dangerous, to Mingluo, they were still terrifying creatures that could take her life. She looked up at the plump, jellyfish-like peaches and hesitated to approach them. Since she had already confirmed they were dangerous creatures, there was no need for her to risk her life.

"Well... Ye Zhihan, can I lie in the shadows and fish in the dark?" Ming Luo did not hide his timidity.

"Slacking off?" Ye Zhihan was stunned.

"There are no fish in my shadow," he replied seriously.

Ming Luo sighed slightly. For the sake of her life, she had to be a bit thick-skinned. So she changed her words and said it again: "I want to hide in your shadow, is that okay?"

As soon as the girl finished speaking, she was taken into the shadow in the next second, and a voice floated over her head: "Fat Peach is cautious by nature and has a strong sense of perception. You have to be careful even in the shadow."

After saying that, Ye Zhihan rushed into the fog again like a ghost. The fat peaches were scared when they saw the fast-moving black shadow and ran around. There was also a small fat peach hiding under the umbrella of a big mushroom, looking very cute.

Mingluo hid in the shadows, quietly looking at the fat peaches and plump plants as tall as a person around him. He didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of being noticed by the fat peaches.

"Goo-goo? Goo-goo!"

Just when Mingluo thought she was being extremely cautious, a round, fat peach floated onto the shadow where she was hiding.

"Goo-goo! Goo-goo! Goo-goo!"

Oh no, I've been discovered. This is too fast! Is Fatty equipped with a sensor radar?

Mingluo felt her scalp tingling when she heard the chirping sounds like young birds coming from behind her head. She had no choice but to pretend that she didn't hear it and played dead in the shadows.

As long as Ye Zhihan moves fast enough, these dangerous little creatures won’t be able to catch up with her!

"Hahaha, there's a coward here!" The noisy gurgling sounds turned into human language. Ming Luo was even more confused. These little things even had their own translators and kept chasing her, shouting in Chinese!

"Hahahaha, everyone come and look, there's a coward hiding in this guy's shadow!"

Ye Zhihan seemed to sense something was amiss. He glanced coldly, a flash of cold light flashing across his face, frightening the peaches and sending them fleeing. Strangely, the peaches clearly sensed the girl's presence in the shadows, so why didn't they attack her? Ye Zhihan deftly dodged the peaches and the white mist while continuing to swiftly advance.

Seeing that Ye Zhihan had no desire to attack them, the fat peaches bravely rushed forward again.

"She looks so silly, why is she hiding in the shadows?"

"It's Sister Ling! Sister Ling is here to see us!"

"Sister Ling, don't you recognize us?"

"No, Sister Ling! Sister Ling is not a coward!"

Ming Luo was practically annoyed to death by these noisy little creatures. They were just bullying the weak. They avoided the powerful Ye Zhihan and instead swarmed around her hiding shadow, watching the fun. It seemed like these fat peaches were not only timid, but also little bitches, the kind who only bullied the weak and feared the strong!

Ming Luo thought, out of sight, out of mind. She simply covered her ears and closed her eyes. Even if the Fatty Peaches spotted her, she was hiding in the shadows, so what could they do to her? As for the "Sister Ling," they must have mistaken her for someone else.

However, Ming Luo really underestimated the abilities of the Fat Peaches. Since they could be the masters of the Misty Swamp, it showed that they were indeed extraordinary.

Look, the fat peaches were like naughty kids, each of them stretched out their chubby little hands to grab Ming Luo's clothes, and some of them even grabbed Ming Luo's hair and ears without any hesitation, and they pulled Ming Luo out from the shadows!

What happened to the promise that "no one except me can detect your existence"? Ye Zhihan's golden finger is too unreliable.

Ming Luo's scalp was pinched so hard that it hurt. He begged for mercy repeatedly: "Ouch! Ouch! It hurts! Let me go!"

The fat peaches placed Mingluo on a huge flower whose name they could not tell, and then they all gathered together to discuss for a while. While discussing, they occasionally turned back to look at Mingluo with ill intentions.

If you don’t slip away now, when will you?

Mingluo immediately slid down from the giant flower and broke into a sprint. She lacked Ye Zhihan's agility and speed, so she simply held her breath as she raced through the poisonous mist. It had to be said that Shadow's medicine was truly effective. After just one day, her injuries were almost healed, and she no longer felt any pain when running.

Ye Zhihan sensed something was wrong behind him, and when he turned around, he saw a girl running for her life. It didn't matter if her skirt was blown up by the wind! It didn't matter if her appearance was not good! The key was to run away first!

Really, Mingluo has lived for 21 years, and this is definitely the hardest she has run since she was born.

Ye Zhihan watched the originally fresh, refined, petite and cute girl running like a madman, and his eyes twitched. When he saw the girl's skirt flying, his eyes twitched even more...

Didn't this girl treat him as a man?

Not to mention how conservative the people of Suma Continent are, but the girl who ran towards him with her long legs was too unrestrained. The girl was only wearing a lavender knee-length dress, which was already revealing enough for Ye Zhihan. He didn't expect that she would rush forward regardless of anything even when her skirt was lifted up.

Could it be that humans in another world have developed to the point where they no longer care about gender-related underwear?