After planting the Orchid Grass, Chiang Xiao suddenly noticed a change in the aroma of the Space; there was a faint hint of fresh fragrance that wasn’t there before.
It wasn’t immediately apparent as the scent of orchids, but precisely because this fragrance was so subtle and elusive, it seemed all the more mysterious.
Chiang Xiao wasn’t aware that this aroma in the Space had gradually started to seep out, blending with her natural body scent to create a unique aura that no perfume could match.
Before freeing the large snake, Chiang Xiao decided to hunt for more game. It wasn’t often that she ventured deep into the mountains—how could she not take advantage of it to get some meat? After all, there might not be another chance to do so in the future.
So, once she found a suitable location, this entire mountain range became her private hunting ground.
At first, Chiang Xiao didn’t have much inspiration; she followed the old routine, drawing out several sketches and luring several wild rabbits and pheasants.
After a while, as she sat there bored, she felt thirsty and took a cup to fill with Spring Water from the Space, sitting on the grass to drink.
What happened next caught her by surprise.
Watching the sunset here was a sight to behold; watching layers of rosy light cast across Lin Zi, inching backward over time, the forest hues deepened under the changing light, like a living, moving painting.
While she was admiring the view of Sunset Forest, she suddenly heard soft footsteps behind her, not like those of a human, very light and graceful.
She turned around and was instantly startled; her hand shook, and she spilled a few drops of water from her cup onto the grass.
They had been to the mountains so many times, yet they had never encountered a deer! It turned out there really were deer deep in the mountains!
The wild deer wasn’t scared off by her fright, nor did it run away; instead, it seemed almost impatient, stretching its head over, bowing down, and eagerly licking the few drops of water she had just spilled.
There were only a few drops that had fallen to the ground and already seeped into the grass, but the wild deer kept licking vigorously.
Chiang Xiao stood up, yet even that movement didn’t scare it away. Usually, deer are very clever and quick.
Could it be the Spring Water?
Holding her half-full cup, she tentatively moved the cup towards the deer, and the deer suddenly lunged at her.
With a cry of surprise, Chiang Xiao instinctively whisked it into the Space!
Her consciousness entered the Space and there it was, a newly appeared bamboo enclosure, confining the wild deer!
Had she actually captured a wild deer?
Chiang Xiao excitedly came to realize a bit belatedly. This was a wild mountain deer from their area, not a protected species, so it should be edible!
Deer meat, deer meat!
She was going to have deer meat to eat!
Chiang Xiao’s mouth was practically watering.
But before she could fully recover from her excitement, she heard rustling from the trees and bushes around her in Lin Zi, with a variety of noisy sounds reaching her ears.
Soon, from all directions, all kinds of animals appeared, surrounding her!
At that moment, Chiang Xiao was utterly dumbfounded.
She felt like the whole world had become a fantasy!
Had she walked into a zoo or an animal documentary on television?
A wild boar, one, even fatter than the one they had hunted last time!
More deer, another two!
Wild rabbits, countless, a whole group of them.
Pheasants? Again, too many to count, still a group!