Luo Yunyi finally managed to lull the three bawling chubby babies to sleep, exhaled a long breath of relief, and then operated the Flying Boat, heading east.
The Flying Boat accelerated and kept flying east. At the eastern end, there was a vast, endless forest lush with greenery.
"This is the place; further ahead is Xiaomu’s domain." Xiaoshui and Xiaohuo were lying on the Flying Boat, pointing at the forest ahead and spoke.
"You all stay here obediently. Tuantuan is still young; can you all help me take care of him?" Luo Yunyi thought of a way to make Xiaoshui and Xiaohuo get along.
"Okay, master, go ahead. We promise to take good care of Tuantuan." Xiaohuo patted his chest, promising.
"Don’t worry, don’t worry," Xiaoshui nodded repeatedly.
"Don’t fight, nor argue. Get along well, take care of Tuantuan, and wait for my return," Luo Yunyi gently patted each of the three chubby babies on the head and repeatedly reminded them before descending with his sword.
Tianmiao lay on the soft couch, smiling as he watched the three chubby babies circling the little yellow chick, thoughtfully pondering what to feed Tuantuan.
"Master said Tuantuan can eat things infused with Spiritual Energy. Master gave us many Spirit Stones; we can use them to feed him."
"How much should we feed him each day?"
"Fifty pieces? Or a hundred?"
"Isn’t that a bit too much?"
"Tuantuan is a Phoenix, even though he’s at the Initial Stage, this amount won’t fill him up. Eating more will help him grow quickly."
Tianmiao listened to their discussion, and a meaningful smile appeared on her face.
It seems when Luo Yunyi returns, the little yellow chick will become a big yellow chick, and a severely overweight one at that.
Of course, she wouldn’t remind these chubby babies of the appropriate amount to feed daily. If she did, it wouldn’t be as fun.
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Luo Yunyi flew forward with his sword, the Flying Boat gradually disappearing from sight behind him, yet the forest ahead remained endless.
How large could this forest be?
As he was pondering, he suddenly felt weightless underfoot and unexpectedly fell downward. Fortunately, he wasn’t flying high, so he quickly adjusted his posture and securely grasped a thick branch of a large tree to stabilize himself, then slowly slid down.
The next moment, everything before him changed.
Everything that was originally clear became shrouded in dense mist, obscuring the surroundings.
Stretching out his hand, he couldn’t even see his palm.
Could this dense mist be the Wood Spirit’s reaction to sensing an invasion into his domain?
He didn’t panic and remained calm, confirming the direction before Luo Yunyi walked on.
It was unclear how long he walked; the feeling underfoot gradually changed, and his nose was full of the distinctive scent of the forest’s abundant trees.
The soil beneath his feet became increasingly soft; eventually, when Luo Yunyi stopped moving forward, it had turned into swamp-like mud.
He couldn’t proceed any further, as a faint eerie presence was spreading in this direction with great power, which he could sense.
The deep forest was cold and damp; even Luo Yunyi’s hair became soaked with heavy dew. He quickly took a few steps back, leaning against a large tree, holding his sword in hand, and stayed vigilant of his surroundings.
"Swish..."
This was the sound of rustling in the grass, as if something had darted out.
The dense mist obscured his vision, so he had to focus on listening to discern the direction of the sound’s origin.
Fast, very fast!
Like an arrow released from a bowstring, it shot straight at Luo Yunyi.
He swiftly drew his sword and blocked the incoming strike, following the speed of the sound.
The object pierced into the tree trunk beside Luo Yunyi’s ear. He reached up to touch it— it was a sharp tree branch.
It appears Xiaomu indeed has no goodwill towards humans, as Xiaoshui and Xiaohuo mentioned.