Following the location coordinates Zhao Ruohan had given, Chi Jiuyu quickly arrived at the destination.
An unknown climbing plant covered the stone wall, lush and verdant, its leaves oval-shaped with slightly purplish edges, dotted sparsely with pale pink flowers.
Shrubs and trees grew nearby, their branches on both sides bearing dark purple fruits that looked poisonous.
At a glance, there was nothing remarkable about the place...
A faint golden light shone in Chi Jiuyu's eyes as she looked around. Then, with a light leap, she nimbly plucked a fruit from a branch.
Poisonous or not, could a fruit without spiritual power really poison Ancestor Jiuyu?
"Xiao Zhao, the place you picked is pretty nice. You really wouldn't spot anything unusual without looking closely."
As she spoke, she casually used a Cleaning Art to wipe the fruit clean, then prepared to take a bite and see how it tasted...
"Ahhh—!"
Along with a piercing scream, she suddenly felt something struggling in her hand.
Huh?!
Looking down, she saw that the fruit had somehow grown facial features and was staring at her in utter terror.
"Fuck!"
Chi Jiuyu's hand jerked, and she flung the fruit away.
The fruit hit the ground and rolled several times.
Then, before Chi Jiuyu's somewhat dazed eyes, the fruit actually sprouted hands and feet, scrambled to its feet, and ran away screaming.
The remaining fruits on the tree also grew faces and stared fixedly at her.
"Fuck! What the hell are these things?!"
Could these still be eaten?!
"They're just a few casually made puppets." Zhao Ruohan's voice rang out.
This time, however, the voice did not come from the blade of grass in Chi Jiuyu's hand, but from deep within the stone wall.
The stone wall beneath those climbing plants slowly faded away, revealing a deep,