However, the Mosquito-eating Plant must have suffered a lot to find its way here, and it had saved their lives too.
Sheltering it now was a way to repay it for saving their lives.
The group sat there for quite a while until the growling of their stomachs got louder, prompting them to look for food.
However, Bai Junjun and Li Wenli were unable to move, so they could only stay put and drink the Magical Wood Water to replenish their energy.
Bai Lingyu and Xiao Shan stayed with the weak pair, while Bai Sasa took on the responsibility of finding food.
The night jungle was a bit more dangerous than during the day, after all, wild animals mostly are nocturnal.
But at that moment, Bai Sasa wasn’t afraid; for her, any wild animal could be dealt with one punch, or two if one wasn’t enough.
Full of righteousness, Bai Sasa ventured deeper into the forest, but then a breeze blew, and not far away, a "tingling" sound of a gentle bell echoed.
The originally bold and vigorous Bai Sasa suddenly stopped in her tracks. She uncontrollably got goosebumps, and when she listened carefully again, there was nothing.
At that moment, the moon hid behind the clouds, darkening everything around, making it even harder to see clearly.
Bai Sasa swallowed hard and then decided she must have misheard; how could there be bells in the deep, secluded woods?
So Bai Sasa continued walking, but after just a few steps, the bell sounded again.
This time the bell was closer than before, and it was not just a single sound but a rhythmic series of rings, eerily distinct in the strange forest.
Just then, the moon sneaked out from behind the clouds.
Bai Sasa immediately saw clearly into the distance.
Turns out there was a group of houses ahead!
A row of pitch-black houses sat in the dark night, invisible without the moonlight.
In one of the tallest tower-like pavilions, a bell was hanging in the corridor, and right then, a black shadow with rigid arms was bouncing up and down, striking the bell.
It was this black shadow’s striking that made the bell make those creepy, rhythmic sounds.
Seeing this scene, Bai Sasa was utterly stunned.
Living dead, with a purple body and black sharp-teeth, one must summon a Magician if spotted to prevent harm...
This thought involuntarily surfaced in Bai Sasa’s mind from an encounter during their escape.
Back then, the Bai Family hadn’t yet fallen and had a large number of guards. Unfortunately, they encountered a living dead that injured people, resulting in many guards lost.
Luckily, they later met a Wandering Sorcerer who helped them out of the situation.
The Magician had left them with those words, which she had deeply etched in her mind.
Encountering this situation again, Bai Sasa felt a deep sense of foreboding.
She didn’t dare delay, covered her nose and mouth, and stealthily backed away with shaking legs.
Just as Bai Junjun at the resting spot was about to take a nap, he suddenly saw Bai Sasa, who hadn’t been gone long, running back with a pale face.
"Why are you back so soon?" Bai Junjun asked, puzzled.
However, Bai Sasa didn’t speak. She quickly gathered up Li Wenli, Bai Junjun, and called on the two younger members to run.
Seeing Bai Sasa’s sudden decision to leave, everyone was stunned, "What’s wrong?"
In a rush, Bai Sasa glanced at the basket still on the ground, then set down Bai Junjun and the other, hoisted the basket onto her back, and then bent down to hurry them away.
"Slow down, slow down! Even if there are wolves and wild beasts ahead, you should at least tell us the situation before running," Bai Junjun said.
Bai Junjun knew Bai Sasa well and understood that she must have seen some great danger ahead, which was why she was fleeing so recklessly.