Kieran fell asleep, but not completely.
After all, he had great respect for the Hengduan Mountains, so how could he dare to sleep in the wild without any protection
As soon as he heard movement on the ground, he noticed something was wrong and woke up.
"What's going on?" The tree hole continued to shake, and Qin Ran was a little panicked. "Is it an earthquake?"
But he didn't have to worry about it for too long, because soon, the clear sound of the animals stepping on the ground gave him the answer.
"Boom..."
It was obvious that a large group of monsters ran past the giant tree where they were and headed towards somewhere in the forest.
The herd did not seem to notice the tree hole. Qin Ran's frightened heart gradually calmed down, and he began to pay attention to the cause and effect of the herd's actions. He listened carefully, and the direction the herd was heading seemed to be... the direction where the snake bit the leopard and left.
What kind of monsters are those in the herd? There is no light in the darkness, so Qin Ran can't see clearly, but he always feels that something is wrong.
The keen perception brought by his spiritual sense told him that the condition of these monsters was not right and they were somewhat violent.
Of course, although he felt something was wrong, Qin Ran still had no intention of checking it out. Walking in the dark in the primeval forest was no different from seeking death.
Before long, the herd of beasts had completely passed by, and the roar of their galloping disappeared in the distance. The darkness suddenly became silent, and the original noise of the forest also disappeared because of the herd of beasts. In the darkness, there was only the sound of Li Shiyin's breathing, as if the herd of beasts had never been there.
The night in the primeval forest shouldn't be so quiet. Something must have gone wrong in the Hengduan Mountains... Qin Ran didn't dare to sleep anymore. He stared outside, but there was only darkness outside and he could not see anything.
"Maybe it's time to learn a pupil technique." He thought to himself.
The tree hole was very cramped, and Li Shiyin slept uncomfortably sitting up with her legs bent. She suddenly twisted her body and after tossing and turning for a long time, she finally found a comfortable position. She smacked her lips and her breathing gradually became even.
After Li Shiyin finished her work, Qin Ran continued to watch outside vigilantly. This girl knew how to find a position. She laid her upper body in his arms, her head resting on his thighs, curled up. Although it was not as good as a bed, she actually fell asleep on her side in this tree hole.
The girl's body fragrance filled the entire tree hole. It smelled warm, sweet and very pleasant. Qin Ran sniffed it lightly, feeling the girl's soft body on his thighs. Inexplicably, in this dark primeval forest, he felt a sense of peace... a sense of home.
Being in the primeval forest, outside the tree hole was darkness, monsters, and danger, but at this moment, Qin Ran felt as if he was snuggling in bed on a rainy night and listening to the sound of rain.
Comfort.
"Is it because of her?" he asked himself.
No one gave him an answer, but he began to enjoy the fragrance. He stroked Li Shiyin's hair with his left hand and placed his right hand on Li Shiyin's back. He gently hugged the girl's soft body to make her sleep more comfortably.
Qin Ran looked at the darkness outside again, and suddenly he no longer felt the danger inside.
He began to think that before Li Shiyin came, his life was dull and boring. Although he had made plans for every step in the future, which would allow him to safely reach the Nascent Soul stage, that kind of life was really too boring. It was an escape plan made by him because he was too afraid of this world.
After Li Shiyin came, although everything was disrupted, the center of his life completely shifted to Li Shiyin. Little by little, his future was no longer clear, but... he felt that there was hope.
"Is this raising a daughter or raising a wife?" He joked to himself, "Is this raising a disciple..."
Qin Ran began to recall the plot of The Return of the Condor Heroes. Hmm, is this a gender-swapped version? In this case, wouldn’t he be raped by some female demon
Hey!
Suddenly, a light appeared in the darkness outside. The light was dazzling, and Qin Ran subconsciously closed his eyes. Then he opened his eyes and looked over. Under the giant tree over there, there was something glowing, vaguely, and looked like a Ganoderma lucidum or ginseng.
"Elixir of life?" Although he had never seen it before, Qin Ran's brain told him so, and then he felt pleasantly surprised that he, Qin, could actually get a chance to pick up rare treasures.
He stood up hastily and tried to pick it up, but the next moment he sat down...
But it was not because of anything else, it was simply because his thigh was numb from being pressed by Li Shiyin.
But this sitting made his mind clear. Not to mention that it couldn't be an elixir of life, even if it was, with his personality, he would never just pick it up. At least, he would make some plans first.
That was definitely not an elixir, he realized, it was definitely a trap, and he had been deceived without realizing it.
“Hu…” Qin Ran exhaled lightly and secretly practiced Danfeng’s nameless formula to calm his mind.
After a while, the shadows of other medicinal herbs appeared in the bright light, but Qin Ran was unmoved. After a while, the shapes of a sword and a medicine cauldron appeared in it, but Qin Ran was unmoved. After a while, the shadows slowly faded away.
A gorgeous and enchanting woman absorbed the light and appeared. She was wearing only a few pieces of clothing. She had snow-white skin, a perfect face, plump breasts, a seductive waist, a firm butt, and long legs. Everything about her was perfect.
The light and shadow gathered around her. She turned sideways, like a peacock spreading its tail, revealing her graceful figure, which was captivating.
Kieran stopped reciting the formula silently and instead said it aloud: “The universe is like me, chaos is enlightened. I am the universe…”
But despite this, he did not stop his brother from rebelling and stood up with his trousers sticking up; after a while, he felt heat in his nose and blood was flowing out.
He wanted to get up again and spend the night with the woman under the tree, but he supported himself at the entrance of the cave with his hands and did not get up.
The woman stood under the tree for a long time. Seeing that Qin Ran had no intention of coming out, she completely turned off the light. In the darkness, a charming and moving voice came out with a disdainful remark:
"A coward who has the desire but not the courage."
Before the light faded, Qin Ran saw the woman turn around, and several furry tails grew out of her buttocks. Then she leaned forward, and hair grew on her body, turning into the shape of a fox, and jumped away into the depths of the darkness.
"It turned out to be a vixen!" He breathed a sigh of relief, "It already has five tails."
A five-tailed demon fox, with at least the strength of an early Nascent Soul stage.
As for why the vixen didn't just break through the formation and enter the tree hole... Qin Ran wasn't sure either.
As for whether Kieran was able to resist the temptation of the vixen, the answer is no.
So why could he bear not to go out? Because he was afraid.
This was why the vixen said he was a "coward with lustful thoughts but no courage". Her charm had worked, but he just wouldn't leave, so she just left without wasting her efforts.
The vixen is gone, the danger is gone, but...
Some dangers have not been eliminated.
His brother seemed to be very energetic and was reluctant to fall asleep. Qin Ran kept taking deep breaths and even recited "If your heart is as clear as ice, you won't be startled by the collapse of the sky", but it was useless. The girl's fragrance that he had just felt warm and fragrant turned into some kind of deadly poison.
until…
Li Shiyin turned over and smashed down with an elbow.
"ah!"
Qin Ran cried out in pain, and then the whole world became quiet.
This night was bizarre and extremely dangerous. It was really long. Qin Ran waited for a long time, but the dawn never came. He was always on edge, staring with his eyes wide open, alert.
It was not until a long, long time later that the darkness in the forest gradually became clearer, the world became clearer and clearer, covered with a layer of gray, and then light came on.
Finally it's daybreak.