Chapter 325: Confirm Destination

00's childlike sincerity actually makes Lin Yifan feel a little ashamed of himself.

He takes a deep breath, a relieved and moved smile appears on his face, and he reaches out to gently rub Lingling's fluffy head:

"Lingling, thank you. This sentiment is too precious."

He pauses, his tone becoming solemn and gentle, "Then it's settled; after we finish dealing with the white cocoon matter, please have Lingling take us to that cave to take a look."

"Alright, alright!" Lingling immediately becomes excited, the earlier sadness instantly replaced by anticipation, "That cave isn't far from where we found the cocoon, it's right on the way!"

"Eating spirit crystals to grow… and you can even eat spirit crystals like candy…" Su Xiao xi murmurs beside him, her beautiful eyes flashing with incredulous light.

She squats down, leans close to Lingling, and carefully examines the magical little fox.

"Lingling, where is this a reversion or mutation… you're literally overturning our understanding! I'm getting more curious; what exactly are you? In the history of the Moonshadow Fox clan, is there really no record of anything like you?"

Lingling, feeling a bit shy under Su Xiao xi's gaze, shrinks its neck and says softly:

"I… I don't know either. I only remember the stones in that cave were delicious; as I kept eating them I survived, and… it seems my mind never got dumber?"

Although it is clever, it clearly isn't sure; its intelligence has remained up to now—whether that's because of the spirit crystal.

Seeing this, Lin Yifan directly interrupts Su Xiao xi's investigation and laughs:

"Alright, Xiao Xi, don't scare Lingling." Lingling's special nature may be the key to its survival in such a dire situation.

"As for what it actually is, we don't need to chase the root. If we really want to investigate, later when I find that cave I'll examine it thoroughly; maybe there will be clues left."

"As for now…" He looks up at the sky, then gazes toward the area pointed out by Lingling where white cocoons might exist, his eyes sharpening again, and he says in a deep voice:

"Our primary mission is that white 'cocoon'; if we truly let the darkness slaughter the flies and break the cocoon, I'm afraid even we would find it hard to survive."

"Brother Yifan is right; the Eternal Night is coming soon, indeed those cocoons are more important." Su Xiao xi has already used her brain to exchange for physical quality, so she's certainly no fool.

She stands up, pulls a small bag from somewhere, and while putting the biscuits into the bag she says:

"I was thinking that later we'll go investigate those white cocoons, so I made so many biscuits; we can take them on the road as lunch."

"Us?" Lin Yifan furrows his brow, "You don't intend to go with us, do you?"

Su Xiao xi immediately nods: "Of course, didn't we agree yesterday that from now on, no matter what happens, I'll face it together with you, brother."

"The days of waiting at home are too torturous, and back then I never waited to return to my own elder brother; now that I have finally gotten another brother, I really don't want to keep living this daily waiting life."

Lin Yifan hears this and can't help but let out a slight sigh.

Obviously, the time lost in the earlier Resource Contest scared the girl Su Xiao xi badly.

But understanding aside, Lin Yifan still bluntly refuses:

"Xiao Xi, if it's something else I can take you, but this time I'm going to eliminate those white cocoons; whether there's danger, no one can guarantee."

"Your path is developing the mind; your physical condition is even not on par with a strong ordinary person. If you follow me into the wilderness, once danger arises I'd have to divert my attention to save you."

"Not to mention, wilderness dangers are often lethal; even I can't claim I can guarantee 100% survival, and taking you along only increases the risk."

"So stay at home obediently; I can promise you I'll return as soon as possible."

Su Xiao xi still understands a bit of Lin Yifan's temperament, knowing he is a man of his word.

He actually refuses; that means it's absolutely impossible to easily make him change his mind.

So Su Xiao xi can only reluctantly nod and say:

"Brother Yifan, you're right; with my current physical condition I'm a total fragile shell."

"If I go on a wilderness expedition with you, I'm likely to become a burden, so I won't go, wishing you a smooth journey."

Lin Yifan naturally understands Su Xiao xi's reasoning, reaches out to pat their head, and smiles gently:

"Don't worry, I'll definitely protect myself and also protect Lingling. If you're bored at home, you can turn over the ground at the doorway."

"I plan to, when I return, make more Cultivation Soil, then spread it on the ground and try focusing on vegetable crops; if we can actually grow them, we'll never worry about food and drink thereafter."

Su Xiao xi immediately nods, then stuffs the wrapped biscuits into Lin Yifan's hand, whispering:

"Brother Yifan, you don't need to worry about things at home; I'll take good care of them. As long as you protect yourself out there, that's all you need to do."

"Also these biscuits, take them on the road; although they have no attribute bonus, I baked them myself, so the taste shouldn't be a big problem."

Lin Yifan doesn't hesitate; after taking the biscuits he tosses them into the Ring Space.

He swallows the biscuits in a few bites, stands up and stretches his muscles, a powerful aura faintly emanates:

"Alright, we're heading out! Lingling, lead the way! First we'll deal with the 'cocoon' trouble, then we'll go see that cave of yours piled with 'candy'!"

"Hmm!" Lingling nods vigorously, its small body full of vigor; with a deft turn, its fiery red tail points like a compass toward the deep forest.

"Here! Follow me!"

00, though one leg is injured, its speed remains terrifyingly fast.

Lin Yifan even pulls out a "low-altitude gliding board", only then can he barely keep up with its speed.

And as 00 keeps moving forward, Lin Yifan's complexion grows increasingly grave!

Because the direction he leads is exactly the place where he previously obtained the Bloodsucking Vine.

Lin Yifan still remembers clearly that the various plants in that jungle grew extremely bizarre.

Giant-toothed flowers as tall as a person, mushrooms as huge as houses, trees that seem alive, and the Bloodsucking Sugar that Lin Yifan has now tamed.

All these strange creatures gathered in that area; although the last time Lin Yifan went there, those obviously dangerous beings did not attack them.