Chapter 69: The Lost Forest and the Mushroom Death Attack
Lost Forest and Mushroom Social Death Attack
The Lost Forest is indeed worthy of its reputation.
As soon as I entered the forest, the surroundings became blurry and distorted. The towering ancient trees took on strange shapes, their branches and leaves seemingly wriggling silently. The paths on the ground appeared and disappeared, and often after walking for a while, I found myself back where I started. The spiritual energy in the air was also extremely chaotic, like countless invisible vortices, interfering with my spiritual sense's exploration.
"Hurry up, the path here is changing every moment." Xingtong led the way in front. Her steps seemed casual, but she could always find the right direction, as if she was accustomed to the chaos here.
Li Jiuyou and Jiang Xuelan were both extremely alert. Li Jiuyou released a subtle demonic fire to sense his surroundings, while Jiang Xuelan used his icy immortal power to leave a faint mark behind him, just in case.
Man Gu followed Li Jiuyou closely, while A Che held onto the Jianmu fragments. The soft green light they emitted dispelled the strange feeling around them, giving him some peace of mind. Xuan Jia lay calmly on Man Gu's shoulder, his green eyes warily observing his surroundings.
"Where is that damn mushroom? Why haven't I seen it yet?" Li Jiuyou asked impatiently. He had been on high alert for a long time, but didn't even see the shadow of a mushroom.
Xingtong turned around and smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, Your Majesty~ They are everywhere~ And... usually like to suddenly appear when people are most relaxed~"
As soon as she finished speaking, a small, relatively open space appeared in front of them. There were some mosses growing on the space, which emitted faint fluorescence and did not seem to be dangerous.
Everyone relaxed their vigilance slightly and prepared to pass through quickly.
At this moment, something strange happened!
The seemingly ordinary, brightly colored mushrooms around the open space suddenly trembled slightly, and then with a "puff" sound, they sprayed out a large amount of extremely fine, almost invisible spore dust!
The dust spread extremely quickly, ignoring the spiritual power shield and directly blending into the air!
"Hold your breath!" Jiang Xuelan warned immediately and held his breath. At the same time, the cold air around him became stronger, trying to freeze the approaching spores.
Li Jiuyou also held his breath immediately, and the demonic fire formed a thin layer of protection on his body surface.
However, it was still a little too late! Or rather, the strangeness of these spores was beyond their expectations!
There is always a little bit of it that is sucked in before they can notice it and defend against it!
In an instant, everyone felt a faint, itchy breath with a strange sweet fragrance entering their noses and rushing straight into their sea of consciousness!
Then, a strange feeling washed over me—not that I was losing my mind, but rather that... **my mouth was a little out of control**? Thoughts that I would never normally express out loud began to bubble up, desperately seeking an outlet!
"!" Jiang Xuelan's face changed slightly, and he immediately used his internal energy to suppress this strange impulse. A crack appeared on his frozen expression.
Li Jiuyou's whole body also stiffened, and a trace of panic flashed in his red-gold eyes. He bit his lips hard, trying to use the pain to stay awake.
The scene fell into an eerie silence, and everyone was desperately fighting the strong desire to say something.
The first one who couldn't hold on was Ache, who had the weakest cultivation.
The little medicine man looked at Jiang Xuelan's back as he walked in front of him, his eyes sparkling. His face flushed red from trying to hold back his words. Finally, he couldn't hold it back any longer and said softly and loudly in a tone full of admiration and dependence:
"Brother...you are so awesome...you looked so handsome just now...Ache...Ache likes you the most! I like you more than candy!"
Jiang Xuelan: "..."
Everyone: “…”
After Ah Che finished speaking, he immediately realized what he had said. He suddenly covered his mouth with his hands, his big eyes filled with fear and shame, and he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
The second one is Man Gu.
The honest werewolf general looked at his king's tense face, scratched his head, and then said loudly and sincerely as if reporting military intelligence:
"King! You don't have to be embarrassed! I wrote it all in my diary! The way you secretly care about Jiang Xianjun is so majestic! Even more kingly than when you smashed the table!"
Li Jiuyou: “!!!” He suddenly turned his head and glared at Man Gu with a murderous look: “You’re still writing a diary?! Burn it for me when you get home!”
Through the Heart-Killing Contract, Jiang Xuelan clearly felt Li Jiuyou's overwhelming shame and anger, as well as a hint of panic at having his true feelings exposed. This almost made him lose his mind even though he was trying his best to fight against the mushroom effect!
At this moment, Xuanjia, who was lying on Man Gu's shoulder, was also attacked. The old turtle slapped its shell with its claws, shook its head and began to chant:
"Ask what love is in this world, it makes people pledge their lives to each other! The proud and the proud rescue each other, and the love is sealed in the heart! The community dies to heal the wounds, and the tacit understanding is natural! This is the will of heaven, and the perfect couple has been made soon! Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Li Jiuyou/Jiang Xuelan: "..." The murderous intent gradually arose.
Xingtong was laughing so hard that tears were about to come out: "Oh my~ It's really wonderful~ It turns out that the most interesting drama is the truth~"
Li Jiuyou was so angry that smoke was coming out of his head. He wanted to burn down this broken forest! He suddenly looked at Jiang Xuelan, who was still struggling to hold on, his ears already red, and tried to change the subject in an angry tone (or rather, he thought he was changing the subject):
"What are you looking at, Ice Face! Don't think I... I..." He was stuck, and the strange impulse made him blurt out the second half of the sentence uncontrollably, "...Don't think I was a little worried about you just now! You're so proud! I was afraid that you would die and implicate me! Yes! That's it!"
After he finished speaking, he was stunned and then his face turned red!
Jiang Xuelan was caught off guard by his sudden "truth." Her icy blue eyes widened slightly as she looked at Li Jiuyou, who looked fierce and embarrassed, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Through the Heart-Slaying Contract, she could feel his pounding heartbeat and overwhelming embarrassment...
His tense mind finally showed a flaw.
Then, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiang Xuelan, the usually aloof and reserved Immortal Lord, who was very frugal with words, opened his thin lips slightly and uttered a sentence uncontrollably, coldly, and clearly:
"Idiot. ...I know."
I know you're worried about me...
I know you're afraid of getting me into trouble...
The world is quiet.
Even the wind seemed to have stopped.
Li Jiuyou was completely petrified, and his red-gold pupils trembled.
Man Gu opened his mouth wide.
A Che forgot to be shy.
Xuanjia's shell buzzed with excitement.
Xingtong... Xingtong was already squatting on the ground and pounding the ground with laughter.
After Jiang Xuelan finished speaking, he froze. For the first time, a look of near-bewilderment crossed his frozen face, and then he was overwhelmed by immense shame and regret! He turned abruptly, quickening his pace as if fleeing, leaving behind only a cold, depressing figure.
"Hahahahahahaha!" Xingtong's laughter resounded throughout the Lost Forest.
Li Jiuyou finally came to his senses. He looked at Jiang Xuelan's "escaping" figure, touched his burning cheeks and his still pounding heart, and chased after him, cursing: "Hey! Ice face! What did you mean by that just now?! Explain it to me clearly!"
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