40: Chapter 40 The Red Fruit is a Poison of Love

Long Ze replied, "Mistress, they are all very strong; they will find us."

Feng Yange had not expected there to be such a nuance; the System hadn't mentioned it either.

Right, it's all the System's fault.

Listening to their conversation, Li Mingye finally understood. Although Feng Yange had married five husbands, she had not truly consummated the marriages with them. Perhaps he still had a chance.

"I have also been looking for you all these past two days, but I haven't had any leads. I could only take it one step at a time, but I did find a lot of delicious things." As Feng Yange spoke, she took out the red fruit she liked and handed it to Long Ze, "Try this, it's fresh, sweet, and delicious."

When Long Ze saw the red fruit, his expression changed drastically. He hurriedly gripped Feng Yange's arms, "Mistress, you ate this red fruit?"

Feng Yange nodded, "I ate it, yes. It's non-toxic. I asked the Sword about it, and besides, he also ate it. We are both fine, so don't worry, it's non-toxic."

Long Ze looked at his Mistress and Li Mingye with suspicion. Feng Yange stuffed the red fruit into Long Ze's mouth and said with a smile, "Don't worry, this is very delicious."

Long Ze took a bite, but he felt uneasy in his heart.

Was it really okay? It seemed he had memories of this red fruit; it seemed that the Beast race could not consume it, and doing so would cause great chaos. However, since his Mistress and the human man were both fine, it must be harmless.

"Isn't it sweet?" Feng Yange asked, looking at Long Ze's cautious appearance with eyes full of anticipation.

"It's delicious, it's sweet."

After eating one and seeing no discomfort, Long Ze ate two more.

"Mistress, it's late at night. You should go rest, I will keep watch." He was already content to be reunited with his Mistress; he just didn't know where the others were.

"Let me keep watch instead." Li Mingye volunteered. He didn't want Feng Yange to think he was useless and a waste.

Feng Yange waved her hand, "You both go rest. Your injuries haven't healed yet. I have to Cultivate anyway, so I will keep watch." With such rich Spiritual Qi, she had to seize the time to Cultivate and improve her cultivation level.

"Mistress, I will accompany you." Long Ze sat down beside Feng Yange. Feng Yange gave him the spirit spring water and spirit liquid, "If you need anything, just say so."

Long Ze replied and watched Feng Yange enter a meditative state, sitting beside her to guard her. This scene made Li Mingye extremely envious. If only he could also become Feng Yange's husband, how wonderful that would be. At the very least, he would be able to sit openly by Feng Yange's side.

Long Ze's gaze shifted back and forth to Li Mingye from time to time; this human truly had ulterior motives toward his Mistress.

"Where are the people you were traveling with?"

Li Mingye sensed Long Ze's hostility and explained in a deep voice, "I was separated from them when I entered. It was Miss Feng who saved me. I know what you are worried about, but I will not do anything to harm Miss Feng. Rest assured."

"Do not harbor any designs on my Mistress, or I will kill you," Long Ze warned coldly, "My Mistress already has me."

Li Mingye looked at Long Ze, "The red fruit causes no harm to humans, but it has the effect of triggering the rutting period in the Beast race. You... your rutting period should be coming soon, right?"

Long Ze's expression stiffened. He looked at Li Mingye in shock, "Then why didn't you say anything when I was eating it? You..."

Long Ze, who had originally been calm and composed, was now restless because of Li Mingye's words. Beast race members would enter a rutting period after reaching adulthood, but if they consumed fruit that triggered the rutting period, it would happen early. He had not expected that he would accidentally consume it.

Li Mingye felt very aggrieved and explained in a low voice, "I thought you knew, and besides, you are a married couple."

He had thought it was a bit of intimate fun between the couple, never imagining that neither of them knew.

"Forget it, this is my own issue. Go to sleep; I am going to enter a meditative state."

Long Ze entered a meditative state to Cultivate beside Feng Yange. Now, he only prayed that his rutting period would not come too quickly. His Mistress likely wouldn't want to truly consummate their bond so soon, especially with an outsider present.

Li Mingye returned to sit by the campfire. He did not understand why Feng Yange and her husbands interacted this way. Once married, didn't they all practice Dual Cultivation together?

The next day, Feng Yange opened her eyes. She could clearly feel the abundant Spiritual Qi within her body. At this rate of Cultivation, in at most half a month, she would be able to reach the early stage of the Spirit King Realm. After entering the Spirit King Realm, the speed of advancement had slowed down significantly.

"Mistress, it's time for breakfast."

Long Ze called out, bringing over the roast meat and chicken soup that Feng Yange loved. He had also added fresh mushrooms picked from the forest, making it fresh, sweet, and delicious.

Just by the smell, Feng Yange felt it was delicious. She hurriedly leaned over to sniff it and praised, "A-Ze, your cooking skills have improved. I'll go wash up and come back to eat in a moment."

Li Mingye had observed that Long Ze's injuries were recovering very quickly. His external wounds were almost completely healed, and it was all thanks to the spirit spring water and supreme spirit liquid.

"Once your injuries are healed, go find your companions. My Mistress has me to take care of her; we need to go find the Mistress's other husbands." As soon as Long Ze finished speaking, a rustling sound suddenly came from the forest. Both of them immediately became alert, but then they heard a familiar voice.

"It's me!"

Long Ze hurriedly ran over. Looking at Ling Feng, who had jumped out of the forest covered in blood, Long Ze shouted urgently, "Mistress, Ling Feng is back."

Ling Feng lay on the ground in his wolf form. His abdomen was covered in blood, as if it had been slashed by something, and blood was still seeping out. He was extremely weak. Seeing Long Ze, he said hurriedly, "Run! There is... danger!"

After saying this, Ling Feng completely passed out.

Long Ze's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly picked up Ling Feng. Feng Yange rushed over, and seeing Ling Feng's condition, she immediately fed him spirit spring water and a Medicinal Pill. The ground shook violently. Without a second thought, Feng Yange took them all into her space. Immediately after, there was a feeling of the world spinning, the scene switched, and with a loud 'bang', Feng Yange fell heavily into a place where she could not even see her own fingers.

"A-Ze!"

Feng Yange called out. Long Ze landed beside her, "Mistress, I am here."

Feng Yange couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, I was fast enough, otherwise we would have been separated again."

However, where was this again? Why did it feel damp? Feng Yange took out a fire starter to illuminate the surroundings, and only then did she see clearly that she was inside a cave.

"The greatest tribulation of this Earth Core Secret Realm trial is likely this random teleportation. I wonder where the others have been teleported to." It was a pity about the location of the Treasure Trove she had worked so hard to find. Since she had found it this time, no matter what, she had to go in, otherwise, it would all be for nothing.

"Mistress, let's go out first. It's damp here, and there is the scent of a Snake Beast." Long Ze released his Dragon Beast aura to protect Feng Yange.

Hearing "Snake Beast," Feng Yange immediately thought of Xuan Li. Could it be him?

The next second, the cave shook, and huge rocks rolled down. Feng Yange clearly felt a snake tail swinging toward her. It was as fast as lightning and coiled around her waist. Feng Yange let out a startled cry, heard a whistling wind in her ears, hit her head against the stone wall, and passed out instantly.