After a violent spasm, the Yingying Grass collapsed. Its entire slender stem bent over onto the soil, looking utterly listless. Strangely, however, its life force hadn’t dispersed; instead, it had grown even richer.
What is this situation? Su Yan was a bit puzzled and turned his head to look at the nearby Twisted Tree Spirit. However, the latter immediately shook its head, indicating it didn’t understand either.
Just at that moment, the Yingying Grass, which had appeared half-dead, suddenly straightened its slender stem. Then, its delicate plant body began to grow rapidly. It was visibly growing taller and thicker, right before his eyes, until it reached over half a meter in height, the same as the Twisted Tree Spirit.
The Yingying Grass, now several times larger, swayed its tender leaves, calling out with soft moans that were surprisingly pleasant and refreshing to hear.
Good heavens, isn’t this Yingying Grass’s cry a little too soul-stirring? It’s hard to stay composed listening to it!
Su Yan savored the Yingying Grass’s moans, feeling a sense of pleasure envelop his body and mind. Then, two sets of numerical prompts began to pop up in the depths of his consciousness:
Huh? What in the world? My attributes are increasing?
Upon seeing the numerical prompts, Su Yan was taken aback, a wave of astonishment washing over him.
My god! Did my Spiritual Power Intensity just increase from listening to the Yingying Grass’s enchanting moans? This is good stuff! Really good stuff!
Su Yan gazed at the Yingying Grass before him like a mare spotting fresh pasture, his fondness for it growing with every second. As he watched, he couldn’t resist reaching out to gently tease its tender, soft leaves.
The Yingying Grass couldn’t bear being touched. It involuntarily moaned a few times, then gathered all its leaves, pressing them tightly against its stem to prevent Su Yan from touching it further.
Seeing this, Su Yan’s eyes widened in disbelief. This Yingying Grass is consciously avoiding my touch! Could it be... Has this Yingying Grass gained sentience? Has it successfully developed a consciousness?
With that thought, Su Yan immediately activated Knowing each other, peeking at the Yingying Grass’s creature information panel.
[Name]: Not yet named
[Race]: Demonic Plant
[Skill]: Moaning For No Reason
Glancing at the panel, Su Yan found the information largely similar to the Twisted Tree Spirit’s.
As expected! This Yingying Grass has gained sentience and now possesses its own creature information panel. But speaking of which, what on earth is this Yingying Grass’s creature skill? Moaning For No Reason? That’s pushing it! It’s even more absurd than the Twisted Tree Spirit’s HD recording! Su Yan complained internally.
Then he thought, If this thing keeps moaning like that, it can probably be considered female, right? Although plants were generally hermaphroditic, to satisfy his own preferences, Su Yan ultimately decided to view it from an animal’s perspective and feminized it.
Well... since it’s female, what would be a good name... Since the Twisted Tree Spirit is Xiao Ji, I should give the Yingying Grass a name that sort of matches. Hmm. Old Cherry sounds nice. It sounds like a perfect match for Xiao Ji.
Having made up his mind, Su Yan looked at the bashfully demure Yingying Grass and named her, "Since you’re a Yingying Grass, I’ll call you Old Cherry."
Yingying Grass: "???"
Soon, the Yingying Grass’s creature information panel changed:
[Race]: Demonic Plant
[Skill]: Moaning For No Reason
Seeing the updated panel, Su Yan chuckled with delight.
Old Cherry and Xiao Ji... ’Lao Ying’ (Old Cherry, from its ’ying’ cry) and ’Xiao Ji’ (Little Ji, sounding like ’little chick’). Lao Ying ’chi’ Xiao Ji... it sounds just like ’Lao Ying chi Xiao Ji’—an old eagle eating a little chick! Or even ’Lao Niu chi Nen Cao’—an old bull grazing on tender grass! Heh, these names are surprisingly well-matched!
Thinking this, Su Yan turned to the Twisted Tree Spirit with a cheery expression, "Xiao Ji, I’ve found you a fine match. Aren’t you happy? Aren’t you thrilled?"
Twisted Tree Spirit: "..."
The Twisted Tree Spirit was utterly speechless at Su Daxian’s behavior.
I may not be human, but you, Su Daxian, are truly a piece of work! I’m begging you, please try to act like a decent being! the Twisted Tree Spirit complained internally.
Meanwhile, the Yingying Grass beside it thrashed its leaves and branches about, moaning loudly in discontent, strongly demanding that Su Yan give it a new name.
Seeing such a strong reaction from the Yingying Grass, Su Yan had no choice but to pick a slightly more pleasant name for it.
Quickly, the Yingying Grass’s creature information panel updated once more:
[Race]: Demonic Plant
[Skill]: Moaning For No Reason
When it saw its name changed to Xiao Ying, the Yingying Grass finally calmed down, evidently much more content.
Seeing the Yingying Grass more settled, Su Yan immediately said to it and the Twisted Tree Spirit, "You two should get along well from now on. Work hard to bloom and bear fruit, and you won’t lack for benefits when the time comes."
Upon hearing this, the Twisted Tree Spirit nodded in understanding, resolving to strive to bloom and bear fruit. The Yingying Grass beside it, however, was a bit haughty. It showed no reaction to Su Daxian’s words, acting as if it hadn’t heard them at all.
Su Yan found this quite amusing. This Yingying Grass certainly has a personality. It seems I’ll have to take some time to train it properly in the future.
After dealing with these trivial matters concerning the tree and the grass, it was already past midnight. Seeing how late it was, Su Yan washed up and went back to his room to sleep.