In the Dark Forest, beneath the cavern bathed in purple by countless crystal stones.
Mu You sat cross-legged beside the spring, meditating. A deep-blue caterpillar wriggled out of his clothes and looked around curiously.
Perhaps sensing the breath of life rising from the spring below, the caterpillar crawled down from his shoulder onto the stone rim of the spring.
As it gazed at the clear spring water, longing and a little hesitation showed in its eyes.
After lingering beside the spring for a while, it first glanced back at Mu You. Only after confirming that he was still nearby did it relax a little, turn around, muster its courage, and slowly crawl into the water.
Once in the water, the caterpillar naturally spread its two rows of slender legs, floating on the surface like plankton.
The abundant breath of life made the caterpillar feel wonderfully comfortable, and it swam happily around the spring.
Then, at a certain moment, it suddenly sensed a shadow looming overhead. Its body stiffened, and it mechanically turned to look, only to see a golden bird dozens of times its size standing on the rim of the spring, its head tilted as it stared straight at it.
The suppression stemming from its bloodline instantly froze the caterpillar in place. Several seconds later, it hurriedly turned and swam toward the bank, wanting to return to Mu You.
Unfortunately, the moment it moved, the canary dipped its head, opened its beak, and pecked at it.
The caterpillar was scared out of its wits and struggled even harder to escape. But its path was already blocked, leaving it to watch helplessly as it faced death in the mouth of its natural predator.
"Chirp!"
Just as the canary was about to snatch up the caterpillar, a large hand reached over,