In the boundless cave, the electric light that had been flashing outside the blue-purple cocoon seemed to run out of energy and gradually died down.
Then the blue-purple cocoon itself slowly dissolved from solid to ethereal, disappearing before their eyes.
Next, Xia Chujian, wearing a Combat Suit, appeared before them.
A Yuan happily said, "Elder Sister's body isn't so fragile anymore! Look at all that Jia Rong Grass; she absorbed it all!"
At this moment, Xia Chujian felt as if she were in a dream.
After enduring the pain that made her want to kill herself, Xia Chujian felt warm all over, as if she were soaking in a comfortable hot spring.
However, this warmth didn't last long. She began to feel hot, unusually hot.
It was as if a fire was burning inside her body, trying to burn her clean from the inside out!
She wanted to struggle, to escape, to find cold water to extinguish the fire on her body! But she couldn't find any water. In the end, she had no choice but to blow out a breath, thinking of forcing the fire out of her body!
She didn't know what was happening to her, but A Wù and A Yuan clearly saw that the red birthmark on Xia Chujian's face suddenly became redder and redder.
Soon, a red light seemed to emerge directly from under the skin of the birthmark! The red light shone through the bottom layer of her skin, becoming brighter and brighter, dazzling and exceptionally radiant in an instant.
In an instant, it covered her from top to bottom, enveloping Xia Chujian's entire body.
Xia Chujian seemed to be wrapped in a red cocoon again.
The red light didn't stop there. It continued to extend outward, and in the blink of an eye, it illuminated the entire cave belly.
It should be known that the volume of this cave belly was extraordinary, but the red light from Xia Chujian's body seemed endless, as if it wanted to envelop all the creatures in this place under her red light.
This, of course, included A Yuan, who had transformed into a Starry Sky Yuan-chu in its juvenile form, and A Wù, who had switched back to its true form.
Their volumes were enormous and unparalleled, reflecting the starry sky, but in the face of this overwhelming red light, they were still insignificant.
They were even fixed in mid-air by the red light, unable to move.
But they weren't afraid or terrified. Instead, their eyes revealed a look of surprise.
Because they felt a vast and vigorous energy from the red light!
A Wù's eyes lit up, and he happily said, "A Yuan! Quickly absorb this energy! If we absorb it all, we won't have to absorb any energy for at least three years!"
A Yuan was also surprised. While quickly absorbing the energy, she kept a close eye on Xia Chujian's condition, her eyes filled with undisguised worry and joy.
While absorbing, A Wù asked worriedly, "A Yuan, are you okay?"
A Yuan rolled her eyes at him and stopped talking.
Everything in the cave seemed to be in a state of stillness, including the air and the floating dust, but it didn't seem to include time.
Because in A Wù and A Yuan's perception, it was as if time had accelerated, with the blink of an eye bringing about great changes, but time also seemed to have stopped, with only stillness being eternal.
This contradictory state made their consciousness blur, as if they couldn't remember what had just happened. They were just using their instincts to absorb energy, as if they had returned to the mother that had nurtured them.
A Wù seemed to see the flashing indicator light of the Gene Incubator again.
A Yuan felt like she was in the warm embrace of the giant egg of her mother.
She felt safe, warm, and a little impatient, as if she couldn't wait to hatch, to grow up…
In this mysterious state, all the red light in the cave quickly disappeared.
In fact, less than three minutes had passed.
A Yuan switched back to the form of a Little Chubby Bird, and A Wù also switched back to the appearance of a Teacup Dog.
Xia Chujian was no longer enveloped by the red light cocoon. She was just lying on the Jia Rong Grass, which was like a velvet blanket, wearing her Combat Suit.
It was just that those blue-purple electric lights could no longer hurt her.
When Xia Chujian woke up, she felt like she had slept soundly, and she had inexhaustible strength all over her body.
She subconsciously sat up and stretched.
Then she lowered her arm, and her palm seemed to touch something.
Xia Chujian lowered her head and saw that she was sitting on a piece of Jia Rong Grass that was flashing with blue-purple electric light!
She jumped up in shock, but found that when the blue-purple electric light touched the skin of her palm, there was no longer the stinging, vibrating feeling that resonated through her internal organs.
There wasn't even a trace of tingling.
Xia Chujian was very surprised, and bent down again, picking a few Jia Rong Grasses from the ground.
She held them in her hand and looked at them carefully, tearing off a leaf and putting it in her mouth to chew.
It really was different.
She still remembered the excruciating pain she felt after eating a Jia Rong Grass leaf before.
Now, it was just like eating a leaf, without any sensation.
Xia Chujian swallowed the Jia Rong Grass leaf, and then saw a Little Chubby Bird and a Teacup Dog floating in mid-air, looking at her nervously.
Xia Chujian asked strangely, "A Wù, how did you get in here? Huh? Where's your Bit? Don't tell me you ate Jia Rong Grass too?!"
A Wù somersaulted in mid-air, and said in a childish voice, "A Wù was worried about Elder Sister and A Yuan! Elder Sister fainted just now... Are you feeling better now?"
Only then did Xia Chujian remember that her Shao Siming Mecha had automatically retracted just now, and then the Starry Sky Yuan-chu's juvenile true form, which A Yuan had switched to, had forcibly fed her Jia Rong Grass that had been turned into energy! She didn't have time to be angry with the Little Chubby Bird A Yuan, and directly released her Shao Siming Mecha, even putting on the fully enclosed helmet, and then said angrily, "Seven Lù! You've gone too far this time!"
"After we get back, I'm going to shut down the Mechanical Intelligence of the Shao Siming Mecha! Cut off all your network connections! Even the Lucky Cat pendant won't have internet access!"
Seven Lù's childish voice sounded in the fully enclosed helmet, with a clear mechanical tremor: "Master, Seven Lù did it for Master's own good..."
Xia Chujian said angrily, "Whether it's good or not is for me to decide! Just because you think it's good for me doesn't mean you can make decisions for me!"
Even Aunt couldn't go against her, so what gave Seven Lù, a Mechanical Intelligence, the right?!
Xia Chujian roared angrily, "Don't you have a mouth? Can't you talk? Can't you type? Why didn't you even discuss it with me before making your own decisions?!"
"Seven Lù, I'm warning you, this is really the last time!"
"If there's a next time, I really can't afford to use you, I'll hand you over to my Master, or to Marshal Huo, I don't even want the Shao Siming Mecha anymore!"
"If you keep playing like this, I'm sure I'll die in your hands!"
Seven Lù didn't seem to have expected such serious consequences.
Its childish voice was urgent and rapid: "Master! Seven Lù was wrong! Seven Lù won't do it again! Seven Lù swears, this time it's for real! I really wouldn't dare to do it again!"
Xia Chujian sneered, "So all your previous apologies were just perfunctory?"
Seven Lù was particularly honest at this time, its childish voice nervous: "Master, I was perfunctory before, but it was all for Master's own good! Seven Lù's Underlying Logic is to protect Master's life and safety!"
"Really, Master! Seven Lù has exposed its Underlying Logic, which is a fatal weakness for Mechanical Intelligence!"
Xia Chujian: "..."
She was curious: "Your Underlying Logic is really to protect my life and safety? Who gave you the instruction?"
Seven Lù became anxious, but avoided answering a certain question from Xia Chujian, and only said: "Really, really! All of Seven Lù's behavioral judgments are based on this Underlying Logic! Seven Lù really, really, has no bad intentions!"
Xia Chujian thought for a while, and said, "This Underlying Logic is very good, it should be retained."
"However, protecting my life and safety doesn't mean you have to make decisions for me, those are two different things."
Seven Lù's childish voice was obedient: "Yes, Master, Seven Lù will think carefully about how to combine the two."
Xia Chujian said, "Then think carefully about how to respect my wishes while protecting my life and safety."
Then she changed to an encouraging tone: "Seven Lù, you are the best Mechanical Intelligence, you can definitely do it!"
These words gave Seven Lù another shot in the arm.
Seven Lù's childish voice suddenly became excited: "Master, don't worry! Seven Lù will definitely find a logical program that combines the two!"
Only then did Xia Chujian put away the fully enclosed helmet, leaving only the helmet from the Dark Night Hunter Association, and the Eyepiece Display Screen of the Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha.
She said to the bewildered A Wù and A Yuan, "And you two, in the future, don't make decisions for me without saying a word."
She stared at the Little Chubby Bird: "Especially A Yuan, I know you can talk now, can't you communicate properly about anything?"
Letting her be electrocuted without saying a word, was that for her own good? Okay, even if she knew that A Yuan's starting point was good, she still couldn't stand it.
Xia Chujian didn't know why, but she hated this feeling of lacking control over herself.
She didn't allow anyone to make decisions for her without discussing it with her.
Even the Aunt who raised her knew how to compromise...
These little cute things around her needed to understand this even more.
She said with a straight face: "Remember this, in the future, you're not allowed to make decisions for me without explaining things clearly."
"I'm talking about you, A Yuan!"
The Little Chubby Bird A Yuan looked at her, seemingly understanding, and even tilted its head.
Xia Chujian was charmed by its cuteness and couldn't keep a straight face to scold it any longer.
She quickly turned around, bent down, and uprooted several Jia Rong Grasses, saying, "Let's go. If A Yuan is hungry in the future, come here to eat again."
She had already regarded this cave as A Yuan's feeding ground.
A Wù trotted over and said, "As long as we're with Elder Sister, A Wù and A Yuan won't be hungry for three years!"
Xia Chujian: "..."
Not hungry is not hungry, but what's with adding three years? Can this even be quantified? Xia Chujian pondered, but didn't ask further. She quickly took the two little ones out, lest the people outside get anxious.
Sure enough, as soon as she showed her face, she almost bumped into Aunt Chen and San Zong, who were about to rush in.
"Aunt Chen, San Zong! We're out!"
She quickly called out.
She also picked up the Teacup Dog A Wù and the Little Chubby Bird A Yuan, holding them up for Aunt Chen and San Zong to see.
Aunt Chen and San Zong then stopped.
Si Xi rushed to Xia Chujian, circled around her, and then barked "Woof woof" at the Teacup Dog and the Little Chubby Bird, looking very fierce.
In the past, the Teacup Dog and the Little Chubby Bird would definitely not have been outdone and would have retorted at Si Xi.
But this time, they were both dejected, obediently being "woofed" at by Si Xi.
Zhu Yingying followed behind, surprised, and said, "When did A Wù run out of my backpack? I didn't even notice!"
As she spoke, she returned the backpack to Xia Chujian.
Xia Chujian squatted down and patted Si Xi's head, saying, "Si Xi is the best! Si Xi is the most obedient!"
Si Xi's little tail wagged so fast it was like a small windmill, showing how happy it was. It even nudged its little head into Xia Chujian's hand, wanting to cuddle with her.
Xia Chujian smiled, picked it up, and kissed it, then put A Wù and the Little Chubby Bird back into the backpack.
Aunt Chen secretly glanced at the small Teacup Dog and the Little Chubby Bird.
Before, she just thought the Little Chubby Bird was a bit interesting, but she couldn't feel anything different at all.
But only at this time did she realize that not only the Little Chubby Bird, but even the Teacup Dog, these two little things were indeed a bit different.
But she didn't ask.
Xia Chujian brought them back, so she must know what's going on.
Aunt Chen asked with a smile, "Was it dangerous inside? We felt like there was strong lightning inside..."
San Zong also said nervously, "Young Lord! Is there Jia Rong Grass inside? San Zong smelled the scent of Jia Rong Grass!"
"The Jia Rong Grass inside should be a better variety than the ones outside!"
Xia Chujian smiled and handed the Jia Rong Grass she had picked to San Zong, saying, "There is indeed Jia Rong Grass inside, a lot and lots of Jia Rong Grass."
"Our A Yuan likes to eat Jia Rong Grass, so it rushed in anxiously."
"San Zong, see if these Jia Rong Grasses can be planted near our home?"
San Zong took the few Jia Rong Grasses with complete roots, which occasionally flashed with lightning, as if he had obtained a treasure, and said, "These Jia Rong Grasses are not the same variety! This kind is even better!"
"San Zong will definitely plant them well!"
Seeing these rare plants, his attention was completely focused on them.
San Zong carefully took out a few plant preservation bags from his coat pocket and put the Jia Rong Grasses with complete roots into them separately.
The Red Bloom Wood and Jia Rong Grass were both settled.
Xia Chujian waved her hand grandly: "Aunt Chen, Yingying, San Zong, we're going north!"
There's a second place to go!
Aunt Chen stood there, waiting for Xia Chujian, San Zong, and Zhu Yingying to put their hands on her arm, and then activated her Stealth Ability.
But she tried several times and found that her Ability seemed to be bound and couldn't move at all.
Aunt Chen frowned and said, "Chujian, I'm afraid we have to leave this place and return to where we came in to activate 'Stealth'."
Xia Chujian looked back at the cave, remembering the strange scene before, and nodded, saying, "That makes sense. The magnetic field here is probably very different from the outside world."
The group then returned along the way they came.
Not far away, the Lantern Flower path planted by San Zong appeared before them.
This is the Exotic Beast Forest. In addition to the golden Lantern Flowers, there are many other small flowers, decorating the green jungle with various colors.
If San Zong hadn't told everyone that the Lantern Flowers were his guiding flowers, just seeing this scene, everyone would only marvel at the Divine Skill of nature.
Because who would have thought that among the hundreds of small flowers here, only the Lantern Flowers were the guide? Only those who know the inside story can see a winding path from the Lantern Flowers.
If you don't know, it's just a riot of colors, dazzling and chaotic...
Xia Chujian praised San Zong's whimsical ideas.
San Zong was very embarrassed, but also extremely happy to receive Xia Chujian's praise.
He couldn't help but say, "Does Young Lord like these Lantern Flowers? San Zong can also plant a large number of Lantern Flowers in the Manor!"
Xia Chujian quickly stopped him and said, "San Zong, too much is as bad as too little. This is very good. We must not let anyone associate these Lantern Flowers with the Phoenix-Tailed Luan Bird, understand?"
San Zong blinked, not quite understanding.
But since Xia Chujian didn't allow it, he obediently nodded and said, "San Zong listens to Young Lord! These Lantern Flowers will grow more forks in the future, and only San Zong knows how to distinguish them!"
Xia Chujian patted his shoulder: "San Zong is amazing! Our Xia Family really can't do without San Zong!"
Aunt Chen listened to their back-and-forth, and her lips curved into a smile, saying, "We're here, right here."
Then they activated Stealth again.
Ten minutes later, Xia Chujian opened her eyes.
Before her was a world of white snow, and the air was like a solidified freezer, with breath turning into ice.
On Xia Chujian's Eyepiece Display Screen, the temperature was already minus eighty degrees.
This was the place she and the Dark Night Hunter Team had been before.
Xia Chujian pointed in one direction and said, "There should be a Small Wooden House over there, why don't we go take a look?"
San Zong also remembered this place.
He glanced at Xia Chujian, and Xia Chujian shook her head slightly at him, so San Zong didn't speak.
Xia Chujian hadn't told anyone about this past event that the two of them knew.
Only the members of the Dark Night Hunter Association's Team knew.
But no one was gossiping.
Aunt Chen and Zhu Yingying had never been here before, and everything seemed new to them.
The two found the Small Wooden House and looked at it, happily saying, "This wooden house is pretty good. If we want to spend the night here in the future, we can come to this place."
Xia Chujian said, "Aunt Chen, you have the Stealth Ability, why do you want to spend the night here? I don't think the Exotic Beast Forest is safe. If we can go back, it's better to go back."
Aunt Chen quickly said, "We know, we're just saying... just in case."
Xia Chujian smiled and nodded.
She looked around and said, "I came here when I was performing a mission for the Dark Night Hunter Association. I remember there used to be a lot of Wild Rhinoceros Pigs nearby."
In just a few short days, she and her teammates hunted a total of three Wild Rhinoceros Pigs here, probably wiping out the entire Wild Rhinoceros Pig family.
Now there wasn't even one Wild Rhinoceros Pig.
Xia Chujian found it very unbelievable.
The magnetic field here is very strong, and electronic components are basically useless here.
Unless they have the powerful radar of a Flying Vehicle, which can perform a certain range of scans.
As for now, they can only rely on their own legs for physical surveying.
Xia Chujian said, "Aunt Chen, you and Yingying go take a look over there, and San Zong, Si Xi, and I will go here."
"Let's gather in half an hour, don't go too far."
This place has already reached an area that the Star Network cannot cover, and if they go too far, they will lose contact.
Aunt Chen and Zhu Yingying nodded together: "You be careful too."
This is the second large chapter, including the first bonus chapter for the Alliance Master "Qian Xiao Qing Sha".
I only added two chapters for the Alliance Master "Wu Ai Tang" in April, and haven't added any for the other Alliance Masters yet.
Now I'm starting to make up for it slowly. (﹃
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