The days spent living in the mountains and forests, the hours belonging to daylight, flew by in fleeting scenes each day,
while at the same time,
the sun and moon turned, and after the entire ethereal immortal mountain of Midnight fell into night.
Courtyard bamboo huts, herb gardens, hot springs,
"Hey, there you go!"
At the Medicine Pool spring by the edge of the forest, Fang Ran skipped the Cat Food in his hand across the water, and right after that, a tiny black shadow immediately sprang into the air,
"La Miao!"
With a delighted cry, it jumped into the Medicine Pool hot spring, then surfaced shortly afterward and floated lazily along,
Watching it look so comfortable it was practically melting, Fang Ran stood with his hands on his hips and laughed helplessly. He looked at the thick branch in his hand, casually tossed it away, and gritted his teeth as confidence rose in him,
then jumped straight into the hot spring.
Splash—
And an hour later, he crawled back out, shivering and trembling,
gasping in cold air as he regretted showing off earlier.
"I choose you! La Miao Qiu!"
"La Miao!"
Throw out bait, deceive himself, toss the stick and jump into the water, soak thoroughly, tremble ashore,
"Gah! Aaah!"
Gasp in cold air, dry his clothes, collapse into bed—done in one smooth sequence!
Even the spirit beasts hiding in the nearby forest gradually grew accustomed to this strange human as they secretly watched him every night, occasionally sneaking closer while he slept.
"Come out! True Red Eyes La Miao!"
"La Miao!"
Splash—
"Go! La Miao Beast!"
"La Miao!"
Splash—
Such scenes repeated countless times, until the first spirit beast finally gathered the courage to approach,
then got fed a snack called "animal feed."
"Hey, it's been a day.