The force that seemed to want to meld her into her bones slowly loosened after a while, but the arms wrapped around her waist still wouldn't let go.
Yan Yu's chest was broad and strong, and the sound of his heartbeat, "thump, thump, thump," clearly reached Ruan Tang's ears through his chest cavity.
The sound was like the most soothing lullaby, making one feel weak all over.
Ruan Tang nestled lazily in his arms, finding the most comfortable position, and even rubbed her little head against him.
The little girl stretched out a delicate white finger and poked his hard chest muscles.
She tilted her head up, her voice soft and sweet, with a touch of naivety: "Brother, have you ever seen these dark stones before in the apocalypse?"
She gestured.
"Like...like sucking the grass dry."
Ruan Tang asked this question very naturally.
The Daoist Contract bound their souls together. She could "see" his past, those bloody storms and desolate wastelands, and felt deeply sorry for him.
Yan Yu tightened his grip on her waist, and with his other hand, he grabbed her mischievous little finger, kissed it, and the warm touch was fleeting.
The man held that soft, boneless little hand, rubbing it gently, and shook his head in a low voice: "The plants and animals in the apocalypse have all mutated, and their energy is rampant, but I've never seen something like this before."
His memories were filled with endless hordes of zombies, ferocious mutated beasts, and even more terrifying than monsters—the human heart.
Such a stone, which targets only plants and devours life, is truly unheard of.
He countered, "Even the cultivation world doesn't have that?"
"No." Ruan Tang thought for a moment and shook her head firmly.
The demonic cultivation techniques in the cultivation world are incredibly diverse, and there are many vicious magical artifacts, but most of them are aimed at the cultivator's spiritual power or soul.
I've never heard of anything that absorbs the essence of plants like this before.
Her mind raced, and a sly glint flashed in her dark, moist almond-shaped eyes.
"How about we go back and take another look?"
She raised her little face and suggested excitedly, "Brother, could you catch a few mosquitoes and try throwing them onto the rock? If you're sure they won't harm the animals, then we can let Little White take a look. He's a treasure-hunting mouse; maybe he can tell if it's some kind of treasure!"
"Okay." Yan Yu looked at the light in her eyes and agreed without thinking.
He unconditionally supports any decision the little girl makes, as long as he is by her side.
The two stayed in the space for a while until Yan Yu felt that Ruan Tang's mind was indeed unaffected, then he took her out of the space again.
The two reappeared beside the pit, and Yan Yu used his mental power to quickly catch a few mosquitoes.
He casually tossed it onto that pitch-black stone.
Ruan Tang held her breath, staring intently without blinking.
One second, two seconds, one minute...
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