277: Chapter 277 Who would believe it? She was kissed by a vine.

"It's not exactly simple, just sensible. If they don't listen, they all have to die." Feng Yange regained her composure, calculating the time; that group of Cultivators would be arriving soon.

A dim light appeared, with a pale green light source flickering like stars in the sky.

"Mistress, look! Is that the light emitted by a Heaven And Earth Treasure?" Xuan Li's eyes sparkled as he dashed forward first, not forgetting to shout, "Mistress, I'll go scout the path."

"Mistress, I'll go help." Ling Feng transformed into his true form, and immediately after, Bai Jiuxiao also transformed and chased after him.

Feng Yange watched them, her gaze landing on Jun Chen. "A-Chen, don't you want to join them? Your true form is rarely seen."

"Mistress, I'll pass. Mo Yuan and I come from the Upper Realm. To be safe, it's better not to switch into my true form casually, lest we be targeted and bring trouble to Mistress."

His strength had not yet recovered enough; he still needed more jinge pearls to heal his internal injuries.

"Alright then. Once we become stronger, we won't be bound by such restrictions anymore." Feng Yange knew of Jun Chen's worries and did not force him.

Yun Lin transformed into his White Tiger true form. "Mistress, I will take you there."

"Apart from leaving seeds, collect all the Heaven And Earth Treasures that can be used." After Feng Yange finished speaking, everyone set off immediately. Yue Lan looked at his own feet; as a merman, walking was truly exhausting for his legs.

"Do you want to stay in Mistress's space for a while?" Cang Yan noticed Yue Lan's peculiarity. Yue Lan opened his arms. "How about you carry me for a stretch?"

Cang Yan was generous and immediately bent down. "Get on."

Yue Lan didn't stand on ceremony with him and let Cang Yan carry him on his back.

"Cang Yan, how much longer until you can surpass me?" Yue Lan's voice carried a hint of exhaustion. He kept his eyes closed, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"I will work hard. You should rest well; I'll let you go to the space to rest in a bit." There was a trace of worry in the depths of Cang Yan's eyes. He had to find an opportunity to talk to Mistress about Yue Lan's situation; he couldn't keep consuming his energy like this, his body couldn't handle it.

In this forest, there were vast swathes of aged medicinal herbs. Feng Yange transplanted some of them, while the rest were all collected into her storage ring for later use.

To them, medicinal herbs were consumables.

Feng Yange looked up and saw Cang Yan carrying Yue Lan over. Her expression changed abruptly, and she stepped forward quickly. "What happened to A-Lan?"

"Mistress, I'm fine." Yue Lan opened his eyes, but he looked somewhat exhausted.

"Mistress, Yue Lan is a merman. He cannot stay on land for long periods. Can you let him enter the space to recover? I will do his share of the work." Cang Yan looked anxious. When he met Feng Yange's darkened face, he panicked—he had said the wrong thing.

"Do not say such things in the future. I have said that we are all family. No one is allowed to joke with their own life. I do not need you to compensate for him; I am only angry that you didn't even tell me about this."

Feng Yange reprimanded them in a deep voice, looking at Yue Lan and Cang Yan. "If you don't cherish your own bodies like this again, don't blame me for punishing you!"

Feng Yange looked at Yue Lan. "Especially you!"

Yue Lan nodded. "Mistress, I was just a bit dehydrated; I'll be fine after resting for a while. I know I was wrong." He also hadn't expected that as a merman, he would actually become dehydrated after being on land for so long.

"Go rest." Feng Yange sent Yue Lan directly into the space and had Cang Yan take him into the sea. That sea was one she had specially created for Yue Lan. However, perhaps she should find a place to rest for a while to give Yue Lan some breathing room; he needed to Cultivate in the sea for a period of time.

[Host, a large wave of Cultivators is coming.]

Feng Yange hurriedly urged, "Everyone, speed it up. There are Cultivators coming."

"Mistress, as per your requirements, everything has been collected into the storage ring."

Feng Yange glanced around. "Let's retreat quickly; don't run into the Cultivators."

"Mistress, the key to the Ancient Secret Realm has not been found yet." Long Ze looked around. "I just searched through it once and did not find the key."

Feng Yange took out the key. "I killed the tentacle monster, and it dropped from its body. Let's talk as we go."

The vine suddenly wrapped around Feng Yange's wrist. "Go."

Feng Yange reached out and poked the vine. "You lead the way."

The vine slid down from her wrist to the ground and left in another direction. Feng Yange and her group followed. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the group arrived inside a huge cavern. The vine tapped the ground, and a Teleportation Array appeared.

"Go, quickly, teleport away."

Feng Yange ensured everyone was present before entering the Teleportation Array. After they emerged, a blinding white light caused them all to raise their hands to shield their eyes.

"Where has this teleported us to now?"

Feng Yange looked at the valley before her. It was surrounded by mountains on all sides, and they were at the bottom of a cliff. However, she was certain it was not the bottom of the cliff they had been at before; this place was beneath sheer cliffs on all sides.

"Doesn't Mistress think this place is very suitable for living?"

Cang Yan looked around. "We can Cultivate here for a period of time to raise our cultivation."

During this time, they had been training in the forest and had no way to raise their cultivation. Most importantly, Yue Lan needed to stop and Cultivate for a while.

"That is exactly my intention. You all explore the surrounding situation; see if it is safe to set up camp?" Feng Yange opened the System Mall and purchased some necessities.

[Host, do you want to take the opportunity to recruit that vine?]

The System spoke in a cheeky manner. Feng Yange rolled her eyes. "System, are you speaking human language? Didn't you say this vine is Little Twelve's power Clone? You wouldn't want me to be such a beast as to not even spare a vine, would you?"

Did she look like someone who was desperately lacking men?

No, this vine couldn't even shapeshift; she wouldn't be beastly to that extent.

[Host, he dared to let his Clone follow you; if you were a bit bolder, the vine could even go on maternity leave.]

Feng Yange was choked by this and coughed violently. "System, are you a serious System?"

[Host, are you a serious person?]

"No, I'm a pervert." Feng Yange's gaze was sharp. Since she arrived in this world, she had already given up on being a serious person. After all, she had no one left by her side.

The vine suddenly leaned in front of Feng Yange and bloomed a pink flower. "Flower, for you."

Feng Yange looked at the vine in surprise. "You can even bloom pink flowers?"

Feng Yange grabbed the vine and looked at it carefully again and again, but she couldn't figure out how it bloomed the flower.

The vine leaned in and rubbed against Feng Yange's lips. Feng Yange's body stiffened. She... she was just kissed by a vine?

"Like you."

The vine snapped off the flower, shyly climbed down from Feng Yange's body, and quickly disappeared into the grass.

Feng Yange's lips twitched slightly. She had actually just been kissed by a vine.

If she told anyone, who would believe it!

[Host, this vine has grown a brain. It's just a pity it's not the original body, but your Little Twelve has memories of its actions, and he will even have shared sensations, oh.]

"Shared sensations?" Feng Yange touched her lips. "You mean that when the vine kissed me, the original body could feel it?"

[That is of course. His sensations are the same as the vine's. If the vine were to have something happen with you, he would also share the sensation.]