At my feet lay a pig, half-eaten.
The skeletal half was stark white, while the other half remained intact.
Behind the massive body of the pig, a pair of resentful, crimson eyes hid.
And all these things had happened right under my feet.
If it weren't for Yu Longting suddenly picking me up, I definitely would have stepped right on it.
"Yu Longting… what… is this?" I screeched in embarrassment, clinging to Yu Longting's body with both hands, wishing I could grow on him.
Yu Longting didn't immediately deal with the pair of eyes behind the dead pig. Instead, he helplessly stroked the back of my head, "Didn't I tell you not to look? Such scary things will leave a psychological shadow on you, and if you get overly frightened, Dumpling might turn out to be a coward when he's born."
"But I felt like I could be somewhat useful, maybe even help you, right? If I close my eyes, I won't be able to help with anything," I said, wanting to help him, but my body was very honest.
I clung to Yu Longting like an octopus, trembling all over.
With him by my side, I don't need to be too strong; I can let go of the things I fear.
He wouldn't scorn me for being as timid as a mouse; he'd just stand in front and protect me.
Yu Longting held me with one arm and held a talisman paper in the other, "You really did help me a lot. Have you ever played Honor of Kings? When Gān Jiàng and Mò Yé work together, their attack power is incredible."
"So, you're planning to throw your wife into the fight when you combat? Is that what you're saying?" I couldn't believe my ears that Yu Longting, with such high emotional intelligence, would use such a metaphor to compliment me.
Yu Longting exploded into a hearty laugh at my words, "What I mean is, with my wife in my arms, it's like I've got both the red and blue BUFFs, and my combat power has risen more than one level."
With a casual flick of his wrist, he released the talisman paper.
The yellow talisman paper firmly stuck to the back of the Tree Infant, which was trying to escape.
On the spot, the Tree Infant seemed to be frozen, motionless.
Seen from the silhouette of its back, it was like a root carving that could run and move, wasn't it? ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
It was indescribably ugly, yet it was called an Infant.
Does the person who named it not understand how adorable human babies can be?
"Aaahhhhh—" The Tree Infant shrieked loudly, its voice extremely piercing.
It was almost as if my eardrums would rupture.
The hanging whole pig above our heads also started to shake.
I guessed that the Tree Infant had emitted a sound with a very unique Hertz frequency, which allowed its sound waves to have penetrative power and aggression.
Yu Longting let out a cold laugh, and dozens of fire charms flew out from his sleeve.
Great flames immediately encircled the Tree Infant, which was crying and screaming, engulfing it in an instant.
That thing didn't even have a chance to struggle...
I breathed a sigh of relief and pushed on his body to get down, "Having burnt it, it should no longer be able to harm anyone, right?"
"Hard to say. This creature belongs to invasive species," Yu Longting walked over, picked up the charred, smoking Tree Infant from the remains of the fire charms, "It can lie dormant for a few years, sprinkle a few drops of blood, and it could come back to life, reduced to ashes, huh~ The texture is too hard, usually it's untouchable."
"This isn't our responsibility anymore, we managed to temporarily extinguish it, and that's morally enough! Yu Longting, it's getting dark, let's get out of here," I knew that the Tree Infant was burnt to death and the only hidden danger was gone, but in this slaughterhouse full of live pigs, I still felt uneasy and wanted to get away quickly.
"With your legs this weak, I might as well carry you out."
Yu Longting, carrying the Tree Infant, moved to embrace me.
I ran faster than a rabbit and kept my distance from him, "I don't want to, your hands are holding that thing."
"Su Wan, you can… you despise me… you'll be calling me 'daddy' tonight."
"Uh… that doesn't seem quite right, does it?"
I want him to be my husband, yet he covertly wishes to be my dad, is that even acceptable?