"I'm going out."

"Okay, be careful."

Two days after the house was built, Song Luo's curiosity and desire to explore grew stronger, and today he decided to go a little further away.

Because no one had ever been to the depths of Sunset Forest, it was filled with rare spiritual herbs that cultivators longed for but could not obtain. He dug up some based on their age and decided to sell them to the human world if he had the chance in the future.

Because cultivators are short of resources, they make the most of spiritual herbs, and it must be said that the pills they refine are generally quite effective.

He also sorted out some broken branches, such as those from the Thunderwood and the Nourishing Wood, knowing they would be useful in the future.

While collecting, he unknowingly walked quite far. He saw the poisonous mushrooms that Grandpa Qing liked, and he also saw the Huiling Fruit that his mother loved to eat. Before he knew it, he had collected the twilight.

"Time to go back." He whistled softly, feeling relaxed despite a busy day.

"Aww~"

"Huh?" Hearing the sound, Song Luo looked over and then her eyes widened.

It was an exceptionally cute little wolf cub, with extremely fluffy fur, round eyes, and a silly, adorable look in its eyes. When it ran, it looked like it was about to fall over at any moment.

"Little guy, have you gotten separated from your family?" Few people can resist such an adorable little creature, and Song Luo was no exception. At this time, he had not yet been completely driven to despair by the Tianyuan Sect and Qin Taiming. In the past few days, he had been constantly cared for by Song Xia, so he had regained some of his youthful spirit.

"Come here." He squatted down and beckoned, taking out the beef jerky Song Xia had made yesterday. "Here, have some, it's delicious."

The little wolf cub sniffed with its rosy nose, then ran towards him in a daze.

He even knew to ingratiate himself first, licking Song Luo's palm before biting into the beef jerky.

Song Luo happily petted it, and after finishing the beef jerky, he took out some dried silver fish, until he had eaten up all the remaining stock in his storage bag.

"It's really gone." Song Luo shrugged.

The little wolf cub licked its lips with lingering pleasure, then pounced on him, licking here and there.

"Let go of my son!" Just as Song Luo was preparing to help the wolf cub find its parents, a wolf howl came, and the shockwave almost sent him flying backward.

"A half-demon." The enormous silver moon wolf, like a small hill, leaped in front of Song Luo, exuding a powerful aura.

He panted, his posture haughty: "Human blood is truly filthy."

Now that she's being told this, Song Luo is no longer angry; in fact, she even agrees with it somewhat.

Old Tree sensed something was wrong and quickly informed Song Xia: "It's the Witch King. Why is he coming this way today?"

Song Xia's face turned pale, realizing something was wrong. If anyone in the Sunset Forest harbored the greatest hostility towards humans, it would undoubtedly be the Wolf King Wujun of the Silver Moon Wolf Clan, whose mate had been killed by humans.

"Humans should all die, and you, with human blood mixed in, should not even appear in Sunset Forest."

"Aww~" Just as the witch king was about to make a move, his son jumped up and blocked his way.

"Little Star, move aside. Humans are very treacherous and vicious. The food he gives you is not because he truly cares about you."

"Aww~" The little guy just wouldn't back down, looking like if you wanted to touch someone, you had to touch him first.

Wolf King Wujun had only one son, whom he loved dearly. After his partner died, he raised him single-handedly, putting him in a difficult position.

Song Luo seized the opportunity to explain, "Senior, I meant no harm."

He then took out a tree branch: "Grandpa Qing allowed me to live here."

The more he said that, the more the Witch King found him despicable: "Uncle Qing has never left Sunset Forest. You can even deceive him, which shows how wicked he is. Today I will destroy you and rid Sunset Forest of this scourge."

"Witch Lord, stop!" Song Xia, who had rushed over, saw the Witch Lord pick up the wolf cub and then stomp on Song Luo. Her heart jumped into her throat.

She sprouted vines as fast as she could and dragged Song Luo back, but she had not fully recovered and was no match for the speed of the Wolf King Wujun. In time, she stepped in front of Song Luo herself.

"Ugh..." She didn't have time to wipe the blood, and stood in front of Song Luo to plead, "Lord Wolf King, he is my son. I promise he will not harm Sunset Forest. Please forgive him."

Song Xia was just an ordinary spirit vine, but the Wolf King didn't give him any face: "But he has human blood mixed in, I don't believe it."

"I would stake my life on it."

What does your life matter?

"She went into the tomb." The white tiger approached without the wolf king noticing and met his gaze.

"Bai Xiao, when did you start meddling in other people's business?"

Both of them were powerful figures in Sunset Forest. Normally, they would not meet, but now they each occupied a territory, standing like two small mountains.

The chirping of insects and birds in the surrounding area had all disappeared, creating an eerie silence.

"I'm just reminding you that she's been recognized."

The wolf king gave Song Xia a deep look, seemingly unable to understand why, but still refused to budge.

“She is her, and her son is her son. I will not allow any human bloodline to enter Sunset Forest.”

"You won't even give me face?" Uncle Qing sighed deeply. "Witch King, not all humans are bad. You're delirious."

The shaman roared to the sky: "If she is not human, my wife will not die."

"He, like you, also has a grudge against humans. Witch King, you are too impulsive, which is why you have repeatedly failed to find revenge. With this child's help, you might be able to find that person in the future. Why not keep him here for now and wait and see? With your current cultivation level, what are you afraid of?"

After pondering for a while, the Witch King said, "Then let him live for the time being. A half-demon shouldn't be able to cause any trouble."

"Thank you, sir." Song Xia breathed a sigh of relief; those words put her at ease.

Song Luo bowed his head and clasped his hands, saying, "I assure you, I, Song Luo, will not do anything that would harm Sunset Forest."

"You'd better keep your word," the wolf king said, then picked up the wolf cub and left.

The wolf cub's soft limbs swayed left and right in the air, and it hurriedly howled twice, as if to say that it would come back to play with him again.

After it was over, Song Xia, who had been holding on, vomited a large amount of blood again and then collapsed unconscious.

"Mother!" Song Luo was terrified, her eyes filled with uncontrollable panic.

He caught her as quickly as possible. This was the first time he had called her Song Xia Niang, and he was terrified.

"Mom, what's wrong? Mom, don't scare me."

Uncle Qing sighed, "She was already severely weakened when she saved your father, and then she exhausted a great deal of her life force to ensure your safe birth. That's why she sent you to the Tianyuan Sect after you were born, because she simply didn't have the energy to raise you. This time, when she went to bring you back, she must have been injured again, both major and minor injuries, alas..."

Song Luo felt utterly helpless. At this moment, he felt intense hatred—hatred for his own incompetence and hatred for Qin Taiming's ruthlessness. But more than anything, he was afraid—afraid of losing the only person in the world who truly loved and cared for him, his mother.

"Grandpa Qing, please, please save my mother." He pleaded with utmost humility, "I'm willing to do anything to save my mother."

"Let Bai Xiao take you there. That's the only place that can save her now."