Going downhill is easy, but going uphill is hard. It took Leng Fengmei three times as long to climb this high mountain! She also picked a few wild fruits along the way. One bite and they were so sour they made her teeth ache. She couldn't bear to throw them away, thinking she would keep them to make tea. She wondered when she would be able to leave.

Even with his superpowers, he was still a little out of breath. He peered into the cave and saw two fledglings. They had already grown grayish feathers. It seemed that the crystal core really worked!

Sensing Leng Fengmei's gaze, the kittens scrambled to their heads, mouths agape, "Master, Master..."

It's anything but cute! Who could imagine a bird with a beak bigger than their own head, chirping at them like that? "Hungry, eat..."

Leng Fengmei dragged the wild boar through the burrow entrance, startling the mother bird. Just as the mother bird was about to rush over to protect her chicks, she saw Leng Fengmei land in front of them with a dagger. The mother bird cried out anxiously, "Thump, thump, thump," and heavy footsteps echoed in the distance...

Leng Fengmei cut off a strip of meat and stuffed it into the bird's beak, watching them eat with relish! Then she started stuffing meat into their beaks one by one!

The mother bird stopped screeching, and the father bird stopped interfering. They both watched intently as Leng Fengmei fed their chicks, as if they understood something—this was a harmless human! Because they couldn't go out during the day, the two chicks were growing quickly and kept complaining of hunger, which worried the parents greatly. Finally, they got to eat, watching the two young devour half a wild boar! They were no longer hostile towards Leng Fengmei, lying on the ground making gurgling sounds! They had accepted her presence…

Leng Fengmei threw the remaining half of the pig's meat to the mother bird...

She must have been hungry too. Last night, the big gray bird carried her around, but it only cared about bouncing back and forth, and didn't bring anything back!

The mother bird looked at the meat that Leng Fengmei threw over, then looked up and gave the human a deep look before lowering her head to peck at it bite by bite.

Seeing the two baby birds fall asleep again, Leng Fengmei was also exhausted and sleepy, so she curled up under one wing, turned her head towards the stone wall, and fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up again, it was already completely dark! The father bird was nowhere to be seen! The mother bird was still half-asleep, keeping watch…

Leng Fengmei emerged from the cave, her body itchy, wondering if there was anywhere to take a bath…

And so, she circled the entire mountaintop, and saw wisps of smoke rising from the valley on the other side. Leng Fengmei descended the slope, and thankfully, it wasn't too far away. Soon she saw a hot spring—purely natural!

Haha, this is wonderful! The air is filled with the fragrance of flowers, a gentle breeze is caressing my face, and the surrounding steam is perfect for a bath!

Leng Fengmei put her backpack aside, looked at the crystal-clear, warm mountain spring, and immersed her whole body in the water!

What a wonderful natural hot spring! You can even feel the water flowing through your body! Looking at the bright moon and sparse stars, it's truly a paradise on earth. I wonder if anyone has ever been here before…

But there were no signs of development around here, and I understood!

Listening to the cicadas and frogs chirping in the mountains, I lost track of time... until I felt a sudden hunger and realized I had been soaking for too long!

I was about to go out and eat the wild rabbit when I turned my head and caught a glimpse of a familiar fluorescent light. In the center of the pool not far away, a huge rock stood in the water!