Li Wan Heng Jin

Just as he finished speaking, a man's scream was heard from the misty forest, "Ahhh! Help!"

The three of them were instantly alert.

A blue-haired man, dressed elegantly and carrying a small shell bag, ran out of the misty forest. His hair was haphazardly covered with leaves and twigs, and his ethereal light blue robe had two large, eye-catching cat paw prints on it.

Chasing him was a huge, frantic orange raccoon cat.

The civet cat is as big as a mammoth, with a chubby round face and four gray paws, which is very cute.

Except, its unusually scarlet cat eyes.

"Miomi!"

Hearing Li Wan's call, Mio, who had been fleeing in panic, quickly changed her route and ran towards her, hiding behind her, looking so aggrieved that she was about to cry.

Grabbing her sleeve, Miu Mio cried, "Wan Wan, how come the raccoon cats in your demon world are so big, and they have the greediest fur color. You almost couldn't see me."

Li Wan turned her head and saw his tears falling continuously. As they fell, they all turned into small pearls and scattered all over the ground.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Did I scare you? I remember you were most afraid of raccoon cats. It's my fault. I should have gone to the East China Sea to pick you up."

Seeing that Heng Jin and Cha Suxun had already taken action to deal with the raccoon cat, Li Wan patted the dust off his robe. When she was about to clean the dead leaves and branches on his head, Miu Mio grabbed her wrist in time to stop her.

"It's okay. I came here on my own. The forest I accidentally stumbled into when I got lost was filled with thick poisonous fog. It must be the Misty Forest you mentioned, right? These branches and leaves were contaminated by the forest. You haven't put on my pearls yet, so you'd better not touch them yet."

He wiped away his tears, picked up the newly wept pearls on the ground and put them into a shell bag, then cast a spell to clean up all the dirt that ruined his appearance.

Li Wan couldn't help but laugh. "In three years, you'll be coming of age. Why are you still so tearful?"

"You heartless Wanwan, still laughing! If I don't cry more, how could I have so many pearls for you? It's not that I want to cry, it's more that I'm used to saving pearls for you. This raccoon cat is huge and crazy, and it seems to feel no pain when its demonic power hits it. Wanwan, you must be careful. I'm afraid this raccoon cat demon has become like this because of this poison. Who knows if there are other mutated monsters in this fog."

Mio opened the small shell bag, put half of her arm in and rummaged around, and took out a pearl necklace. The pearls on the necklace were white and round, with a delicate luster, and it was adorned with a teardrop-shaped ruby ​​pendant.

"Do you like it? You said you needed a pearl that can purify the fog poison, so I made it for you right away. With it, you can walk in this foggy forest for ten days or half a month without any harm."

"I like it! You are simply the most skillful mermaid in the sea."

Mio smiled proudly, reached into the shell bag again, and casually took out two larger pearls.

"These two pearls are for your friend to purify poison. If they're not enough, you can get more from the shell bag. The Misty Forest is too dangerous. I'm afraid there are even more poisonous and dangerous things. I want to go in with you. My purification power can help you if necessary."

"So righteous! I'll go back and make you your favorite beautiful cookies."

After distributing the pearls to Heng Jin and Cha Suxun, Li Wan handed the pearl necklace in her hand to Cha Suxun, lifted her hair and turned her back to him. Without any words, he skillfully put the pearl necklace on her and also tidied up her hair that was scattered behind her.

As we went deeper into the misty forest, the poisonous fog became thicker and thicker. Once we stepped into the visible boundary, we could no longer see the scenery in front of us.

Laughter and joy came from all directions, some were crying, some were laughing, some were chatting, and the conversations were all unrelated, but the atmosphere was very lively.

The fog made it impossible to cast spells through it, and instead, when casting spells, the poisonous gas would invade the internal meridians. The four of them were all white, with a few dark shadows passing by from time to time. They couldn't see clearly, and they felt a little uneasy.

To prevent themselves from getting lost, they held onto each other's clothes tightly and walked as close together as possible.

Mio said, "Wanwan, there's a night-shining pearl from the East China Sea in the shell bag. Take it out and see if it can light up."

The moment Li Wan took out the East China Sea Night Pearl, the soft light it emitted illuminated the surrounding area dozens of meters away.

With a clear view, I felt much more at ease. However, everything around me was filled with strangeness.

The monsters nearby seemed to be immersed in their own world and unable to extricate themselves. They seemed to only see everything they imagined, and ignored the environment and even the people around them.

Judging from their clothes and appearance, they have all been here for no more than a year.

There were so many bones and corpses on the dark grass that they had no place to stand.

The damp tree trunks are covered with mosses and clusters of blue mushrooms. Unlike the wild flowers outside, there are only dormant carnivorous plants growing here. The flower buds alone are as tall as a person.

Li Wan moved the night pearl in her hand to illuminate the carnivorous plant beside her and observed it carefully, and found that there were indeed many tiny thorns on the leaves.

This kind of carnivorous plant generally only grows in the Lake Rhino Plain in the Demon Realm. Only the thousand-year-old carnivorous plant has the ability to move on its own in the grass, while these ones have only been around for a few hundred years. They may have grown to a huge size because of the higher quality and more abundant food. It is very likely that they are the carnivorous plants that disappeared overnight in the Lake Rhino Plain 136 years ago.

Someone must have deliberately transplanted these carnivorous plants here.

The petals of these carnivorous plants are closed into buds, all of which are bulging, indicating that the food wrapped in the buds has not yet been digested.

Li Wan reminded, "Everyone, pay attention. If you spot a Piranha Plant with a slightly open bud, quickly move to another location. This type of Piranha Plant has no hearing or smell. After transforming into a demon, a single eye grows in the center of the pistil, allowing it to see. After digesting its food, it will gradually wake up, fully opening its petals, revealing its eye to search for new food. Once locked onto its eye, it will chase you like a dog-skin plaster, and will not give up until you disappear from its sight or find new prey."

As they carefully shuttled among the carnivorous plants, they vaguely saw what seemed to be a fire through the white mist outside the range of the night pearl's light.

As they got closer, a huge black figure passed by, and the dull, heavy footsteps foreshadowed the huge size of the shadow's true form.

Quickening my pace, I approached and saw from afar that there was indeed a bonfire. Beside the bonfire, on a long iron stick was the corpse of a wild boar demon transformed into a human form, being roasted.

In addition to the boar demon's hair, there were also a few tufts of long brown hair on the ground. Li Wan walked over, picked up the long hair and sniffed it carefully. "It's a weasel cat."

Mio was about to cry, "Why is there another cat? Its fur is so long, it must be another alienated one."

Li Wan said, "It's not a cat, don't be afraid. Although the word 'cat' is in its name, the ferret cat's appearance and species have nothing to do with cats. It's just that the ferret cat is extremely fond of civet cats. The true body shape of the ferret cat has been fixed since ancient times. It looks like a brown squirrel. When it grows to its largest size, it is about the size of this wild boar. The longest hair is no longer than half the length of the hair I picked up. As Mio said, this ferret cat is an alienation. Moreover, there are at least two ferret cat demons here, one male and one female."

Mio asked, "How do you know there are two of them, one male and one female?"

"Because only when the female ermine cat is in the early stages of pregnancy, that is, within a month, the ermine cat can give birth after 60 days of pregnancy, will it shed its hair in small clumps."

As she spoke, Li Wan took out a bundle of hay from the silver bell she carried with her and placed it next to the campfire, then pulled them to sit down and warm themselves by the fire.

They sat in four different positions, illuminated by night pearls, so that they could see if there was any dangerous movement behind each other.

Li Wan continued to explain, "Stoats have poor hearing but excellent vision. They can walk in the dark of night as if they were walking in the daylight, so we're not worried about them hearing us, nor about them not being able to see this bundle of straw. Stoat kittens are born with teeth, and they drink their mother's milk, but newborns have soft bones, so they need to eat straw to help their bones grow and harden quickly. Dried straw is also fine. I've already had heavy troops guarding the White Mist Forest for a long time, and even deliberately erected several large wooden signs outside the mist forest with eye-catching notices on both sides. This means they're strictly guarding it for a hundred years, and not even a fly can get in. As long as the stoat couple is conscious, their natural love for their children will definitely prompt them to find a way to take it, or even trade with us. With the four of us, catching them shouldn't be a problem."

Heng Jin said flatteringly, "Well, the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. Instead of attacking and tracking them, it's better to just sit back and wait. How did you predict who was carrying the straw?"

"How could I predict this? I just have a lot of stuff in my bell. In order to better understand my people, I will deliberately collect some things related to their habits for easy record-keeping and to bring back to the palace to teach Heqi to remember."

Miu Mio said weakly, "I don't know much about things on the shore, but if we suddenly take out the bundles of hay they need, wouldn't it seem like an obvious trap?"

"Of course. But hay has another use. Grinding it into powder and sprinkling it on roasted meat can enhance the flavor, giving it a unique taste. Therefore, some monsters who are particular about the texture and flavor of food have magical storage devices, and they carry all kinds of spices with them when they go out. They usually grind them in advance and pack some to take with them, but some monsters like to bring bales of hay and grind them into powder before roasting the meat. We're playing such monsters. Isn't there a ready-made roasted pig here? But we can't really sprinkle it on others and eat them. We just pretend."

Li Wan took out a finger-long white porcelain bottle from the Lingbao Silver Bell. She calmly crossed her hands in her sleeves. With her sleeves shielding her, she opened the bottle cap and touched a little of the liquid in her hand.

After putting the bottle away, she used her wet hands to tear off some dry straw and slowly kneaded the powder in her hands.

The memory scene accelerated, and they waited until the wild boar was roasted, but the stoat still did not move.

Until, Cha Suxun caught a glimpse of a small creature approaching them from behind a tree trunk in the dark.

Receiving Cha Suxun's eye signal, Li Wan took the lead in pretending to take a nap, but waited for a small carnivorous plant with a very stealthy feel. It approached stealthily, and its two broad green leaves were as flexible as hands. It picked up the grass and ran into the pile of carnivorous plants.