Chapter 5 Honey "Are you hurt?" Zhong Jiuli's voice was...
"Ah Ye, you're not dead, are you?" Xiao Wang shouted anxiously.
Bai's vision blurred, and the trees in front of him began to twist and deform. His four claws were still running, but they felt like they were stepping on cotton and couldn't exert any strength.
Even so, she kept her little mouth tightly pursed, her cheeks puffed out like a hamster full of food, and even the little whiskers at the corners of her mouth were trembling, so that not a single drop of royal jelly would leak out.
"A little bit of a sleepyhead!" Bai mumbled indistinctly, his eyelids drooping as if filled with lead. "I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep now."
Before she could finish speaking, she could no longer maintain her balance and fell headfirst into the bushes.
As she collapsed, the royal jelly she had been holding in her mouth was unconsciously swallowed.
But Bai could no longer feel anything. She lay face down in the bushes with her bottom sticking up, her round belly full of honey rising and falling with her breath, sleeping soundly.
But her once snow-white buttocks were now swollen like two high camel humps pressing down on her back.
【No, Ah-ye, Ah-zai, Shiro-ye, if you sleep here, you'll get eaten.】
[Wake up, Ah Ye, Ye Zai?] The system's voice was so anxious it changed tone.
A rustling sound came from the surrounding bushes, and countless pairs of eerie green and scarlet beast eyes gleamed in the shadows.
Heavy breathing filled the air, and the drool of a three-eyed wolf dripped onto the withered leaves, making a rustling sound.
On the other side, a jade-scaled python as thick as a water vat was climbing up a thick tree trunk, rapidly approaching Bai Ye.
These demonic beasts tacitly maintained their distance, yet tightly surrounded Bai Ye in the center.
Bai's entire body radiated golden light, and its snow-white fur was covered with golden honey, emitting an alluring sweet fragrance.
It's like a Manchu Han Imperial Feast suddenly appearing in a deserted forest, unattended and open to anyone who wants a taste.
"Bah!"
The first to lose its composure was the Crimson Feathered Eagle that had been circling in the air. It folded its wings and swooped down like a red lightning bolt, its sharp claws gleaming coldly as it reached for Bai Ye's neck.
As long as we capture this little creature that exudes an alluring fragrance and return it to the high sky, none of the monsters in the forest will be able to harm it.
Its plan was well-thought-out, but how could the other monsters in the forest let it have its way?
With a deafening howl, a huge, silver-gray figure burst forth from the bushes.
The three-eyed wolf, its massive form comparable to a small mountain, flashed through the air, its millstone-sized claws carrying a foul stench as they slammed down on the swooping red-feathered eagle.
The Crimson Feathered Eagle flapped its wings suddenly, sending out dozens of fiery feathers that whistled through the air. The Three-Eyed Wolf's giant claws slammed into the feathers with a whooshing sound.
"boom!"
A deafening roar exploded in the forest, and scattered sparks fell into the woods, instantly igniting the entire thicket.
The Azure Scale Python, which had been lurking for a long time, quietly moved in front of Bai Ye, stretched out its tail to wrap around her body, and tried to take her away.
"Awooo!" The three-eyed wolf roared angrily, abandoning the Crimson Feather Eagle and charging towards the Azure Scale Python.
The Azure Scale Python had no choice but to release Bai Ye to fight the Three-Eyed Wolf. The Crimson Feather Eagle also joined the battle, and the three highest-ranking demonic beasts on the field began a chaotic melee.
As they fought fiercely, the raging flames spread rapidly, and it looked like they were about to burn Bai Ye.
[Aya... if you don't wake up soon, you'll turn into a roasted tiger!]
[Hey kid, ah... hurry up, your tail's about to hit you!!]
The system was so anxious it was about to jump up and down.
Bai was completely unaware of this; the venom of the Demon Bee plunged her into a sweet dream.
He couldn't even feel the pain of the violent spiritual energy tearing his meridians apart.
Royal jelly transformed into a golden elixir, surging through her meridians. Wherever it passed, blocked meridians were forcibly pushed open to create a passage.
Bai Ye's physical body could not withstand such violent energy. Her meridians cracked inch by inch, her internal organs were also rotten, and fine blood beads seeped from her body, staining her snow-white hair a dazzling red.
Golden light burst forth from her cracked body, and Bai Ye's physical body seemed poised to explode at any moment.
The golden kernel that Bai Ye had swallowed was soaked in blood, and its surface was stained crimson.
Just then, a sudden change occurred. The golden kernel seemed to be awakened by the blood. A crack appeared in the sealed kernel, and the crack was like a huge mouth, greedily devouring everything it could get its hands on, whether it was flesh and blood or spiritual energy, it accepted it all without hesitation.
The rampaging spiritual energy, no longer like headless flies running amok within Bai Ye's body, changed direction and converged towards the golden kernel.
As the kernels absorbed spiritual energy, they also emitted wisps of seven-colored white light, which circulated within Bai Ye's body, repairing her damaged meridians.
The newly formed meridians glowed with a faint golden light. Although they were not yet fully opened, they were already quite different from before.
That's not all. Seven-colored white light circulated within Bai Ye's body, repeatedly washing over her flesh and blood. In this process, every inch of Bai Ye's flesh and blood absorbed the white light, strengthening herself.
The two poison needles stuck in Bai Ye's buttocks were expelled from his body, and his swollen buttocks quickly returned to normal size.
At the same time, the spreading flames finally reached Bai Ye. Just as the flames were about to ignite Bai Ye, a seven-colored white light overflowed from her body, enveloping her in a white cocoon of light and blocking the damage from the flames.
On the other side, the three fiercely fighting monsters all stopped fighting at the same time. They all looked up at the sky and then let out a terrified roar.
The Crimson Feathered Eagle was the first to react. With a flap of its wings, it flew into the sky, its fiery red figure disappearing into the dense forest in an instant.
The three-eyed wolf and the green-scaled python were also terrified. They glanced reluctantly at Bai Ye, who had turned into a cocoon of light, before turning and fleeing.
The other low-level demonic beasts in the dense forest, lacking the perception abilities of high-level demonic beasts, were unaware of the impending danger and darted out of the bushes towards Bai Ye on the ground.
Above the sky, a dark cloud was approaching at an alarming speed. At first, it was no bigger than a fist, but in the blink of an eye, it had become a dark cloud that blotted out the sun.
In just a few breaths, the dark cloud, accompanied by a terrifying buzzing sound, enveloped the dense forest.
The sunlight was completely blocked, and the entire forest was plunged into darkness. Bai Ye, wrapped in a cocoon of light, was like a beacon in the night, guiding the Demon King Bee.
Only then did the little monsters realize why the three-eyed wolves had given up the fat meat that was right in front of them.
A short-eared rabbit was the first to flee, leaping with its strong hind legs, trying its best to escape the encirclement of the bees.
But the Demon King Bee swarm had already arrived. The sky-covering swarm descended into the dense forest, and even the short-eared rabbits, which could leap hundreds of meters in a single bound, could not outrun the Demon King Bees' flight speed.
While the short-eared rabbit was still in mid-air, dozens of devil bees had already landed on its fluffy, round body. By the time it fell from the sky, it had become a skeleton.
Most of the monsters in the forest were like this; they scattered and fled, but the dark swarm of bees landed on them, and within a few breaths, hundreds of monster skeletons lay on the ground.
After a hearty meal, the swarm of bees scattered, leaving a small area in front of the cocoon open. The queen bee, as large as an adult, flew out from behind.
Its entire body was as black as ink, its carapace gleamed with a cold metallic sheen, and its six pairs of wings, as thin as cicada wings, vibrated at a high frequency, creating ripples in the air.
The queen bee stared intently at the cocoon of light on the ground with her dark compound eyes, letting out a shrill screech that almost pierced eardrums.
It was furious; this little thief had stolen its royal jelly. The queen bee raised her gleaming claws high and slashed at the cocoon with a whooshing sound.
The moment the claws made contact with the cocoon of light, a faint white light flew out from the cocoon, and with a "crack," the queen bee's pair of claws, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, broke off at the root.
Dark green sap spurted from the severed limb, and the queen bee hissed in pain, frantically flapping her wings and retreating.
It opened its mouth and let out a low screech, and the demon bees that had been surrounding it instantly swarmed toward the cocoon of light.
The buzzing sound echoed continuously in the dense forest. Amidst the dark swarm of bees, the hazy white light was like a candle flickering in the wind, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.
But it has never been extinguished; it seems to possess an inexhaustible life force, surging within the black tide.
Instead, the dark swarms of bees began to fall in large swaths, and the dead bees piled up on the ground, their bodies shriveled, as if their life force had been drained away.
The white light grew even more intense.
Looking at the dead swarm, the queen bee let out another roar. The demon bees that had been besieging the cocoon scattered and returned to the high sky.
The queen bee hovered in mid-air, understanding that their colony's dominance on the outskirts of these wild mountains was due to their sheer numbers of tens of thousands.
If too many elite troops are lost here today, those lurking monsters who are oblivious to their own mortality will surely take advantage of the situation and steal their precious honey.
Finally, the queen bee let out a reluctant screech, leading the swarm into the sky, disappearing just as it had come.
The entire dense forest fell into a deathly silence; there was no chirping of insects, no calling of birds. The flames burning in the forest had also been extinguished by the fierce battle that had just taken place.
Having witnessed the whole thing, Xiao Wang was speechless. As a system without human emotions, she couldn't help but sigh, "This must be the protagonist's halo."
In this perilous forest, facing wave after wave of attacks, he remained unconscious from beginning to end, and finally repelled the Demon King Bees with his passive skill. Who but the chosen one could achieve such a skill?
Time passed quietly, the sun began to set, and the evening light fell into the dense forest. Bai Ye, who had been asleep in the cocoon of light for a long time, slowly opened his eyes.
As she awoke, the cocoon of light that had protected her for so long dissipated like morning mist meeting the warm sun, and holy light enveloped her, making her look like a young sacred beast.
Bai stretched and yawned widely, glancing at the black corpses of bees on the ground out of the corner of his eye.
"What happened?" Bai asked, puzzled.
[You're finally awake, kid! You have no idea how dangerous that was.]
Xiao Wang recounted the events that had happened in a vivid and engaging manner, and at the end, he added an exclamation: "You're really lucky!"
Bai was stunned, her little mouth gradually opening into an "O" shape. She used her paws to support her chin, and then closed her open tiger mouth.
"Wait..." Bai interrupted the system's lament.
Her tongue swept around her empty mouth, and Bai Ye's amber eyes widened instantly. "Where's my royal jelly! I had it in my mouth before I passed out!"
Bai was so anxious that she spun around in circles. The bushes where she had lain had been dug up three feet deep, but there was still no trace of royal jelly.
[Don't look for it anymore, kid. Is it possible that you accidentally swallowed it while you were asleep?]
"Huh?" Bai paused in his rummaging, a look of confusion flashing in his big eyes.
How could she not feel anything? That's royal jelly! She just swallowed it without even realizing it?
As darkness was approaching, Bai had no time to waste. If she didn't hurry home, her mother would find out she had gone deep into the mountains. She tightened her grip on her basket, put down on all fours, and ran wildly towards the White Tiger tribe.
A strong wind swept past her ears, and the trees on both sides became afterimages. Bai was astonished to find that she had leaped a hundred meters, her figure moving swiftly through the air like lightning. She almost lost control of her body.
Bai also stopped abruptly, looking down at his paws. The pink paw pads looked unchanged.
In the past, she could only jump tens of meters, but now she can jump hundreds of meters. It seems that she must have eaten royal jelly, which has strengthened her body.
"Yo-ho~" Bai let out a monkey-like cry of joy, his figure turning into a white blur as he leaped and bounded through the dense forest.
In the distance, a python as thick as a water vat coiled around a towering ancient tree, its cold, serpentine eyes fixed on the rapidly approaching white figure.
It had been lurking there for a long time, the sweet scent of honey in the air driving it mad. The moment Bai Ye's figure finally entered its attack range, it suddenly sprang up, opening its blood-red maw to bite the little white tiger in the air.
Bai was startled by the large snake that suddenly appeared in front of her. Before her mind could process what was happening, her body reacted first.
With a powerful kick to the snake's head, the snake's head exploded like a ripe watermelon, sending stench-filled blood, flesh, and bone fragments flying everywhere.
Using the force of the recoil, Bai Ye's figure darted hundreds of meters away in the blink of an eye, landing steadily on a tall ancient tree.
"Wow! That scared me to death!" Bai patted her chest, still shaken, her voice trembling slightly.
Ah... when you say that, could you at least look at that giant snake whose head exploded? Are you sure you're really scared?
"Xiao Wang, which side are you on?" Bai muttered softly, wondering why the system was speaking up for other snakes.
Of course I'm on your side!
"You're smart to know what's good for you!"
After saying that, Bai stopped chatting with the system, leaped out, and continued heading towards the tribe.
Perhaps it was that attack earlier that repelled the nearby monsters, but along the way, there were occasional rustling sounds coming from the bushes, but no monsters dared to come forward to block the road.
As the last rays of the setting sun fell into the tree hollow, Bai Ye's small figure appeared inside.
As Zhong Jiuli leaned against the haystack, her gaze, which had been somewhat indifferent, sharpened considerably upon seeing the bloodstains covering Bai Ye.
The little tiger I saw this morning was all clean and cute, but now it's covered in blood and grime, as if it had just been through a brutal battle.
"How did you get covered in blood?" The cold question concealed a hint of concern that was hard for most people to detect.
Bai wagged her little tail and took a few steps inside. She stopped when she was still two meters away from Zhong Jiuli, knowing that she smelled strongly of blood on herself.
"I'm going to find medicine for my senior." Bai also unloaded his basket and scooped out a large chunk of the syrup, putting it into a large wooden bowl.
"This is honey from the Demon King Bee. Senior, please have some today. Tomorrow, I will go to the mountains to find the Spirit Monkey Clan and exchange it for some monkey wine with them." Bai said, pushing the large wooden bowl in front of Zhong Jiuli.
She was speechless. As soon as she returned to the tree hole, Xiao Wang told her that the next part of the story had been unlocked and she needed to find monkey wine to heal her wounds.
Bai knew that there would definitely be follow-up to this kind of mission, since she had played the game before.
Zhong Jiuli lowered her eyes and stared at the wooden bowl in front of her. The golden honey liquid swayed slightly in the bowl, and the rising spiritual energy quickly filled the tree hole.
Honey from the Demon King Bee is a rare delicacy even in the Central Plains. While it might not seem precious to her, it was something the little tiger had painstakingly sought out for her.
Zhong Jiuli's gaze fell on the little white tiger at the cave entrance, its snow-white fur still bearing traces of undried blood.
"Are you injured?" Zhong Jiuli's voice was a little tense.
This time, Bai could tell that she cared about him.
A note from the author:
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[Joker] Is anyone here? I'm starting to panic!
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