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Not long after, Luo Bingbing returned with a large bundle of firewood to the big stone where the game and wild fruits were placed. Once she prepared everything, she activated her Inner Strength and unleashed her Fire Ability to ignite the firewood meant for roasting.
Luo Bingbing skillfully roasted the game by the big stone. Since she had gathered dry wood, the flames were fierce, and soon the rich aroma of roasted meat filled the air. Noticing that the meat was starting to emit a savory scent, Luo Bingbing drizzled the juice from the seasoned wild fruits over the roasting meat. As the juices soaked into the meat, the aroma intensified even more.
At this moment, the crescent moon hung above the treetops, and in the night sky, twinkling stars seemed to blink continuously, as if trying to draw attention to their existence and remind people of their fleeting brilliance.
Luo Bingbing noticed that the fire was dying down and that the meat on the grill was nearly done, but the Snow Spirit Fox, which had been bathing in the hot spring, had yet to come up. Unlike before, it wasn't circling around the deliciously fragrant roasted meat, causing her some concern. She stood up and walked toward the hot spring, but upon reaching it, she still couldn't see any sign of the Snow Spirit Fox. She cast her gaze into the spring but found no trace of it there either. In a panic, she searched nearby but still found nothing.
As time passed without any sign of the Snow Spirit Fox, Luo Bingbing grew increasingly anxious. She furrowed her brows slightly and quietly activated her Inner Strength again, using her Ability to send a message to the Snow Spirit Fox's mind, urging it to hurry out for some roasted meat.
Meanwhile, shortly after Luo Bingbing left, the Snow Spirit Fox had dived underwater in search of Crimson Grass. However, since it had previously uprooted many plants from beneath, finding them became quite difficult. It swam around in circles and searched repeatedly but still couldn't find any trace of Crimson Grass. Feeling somewhat disheartened, it suddenly spotted a single Crimson Grass plant not far away from a crevice. Seeing this little plant filled its heart with joy, as if it had discovered its beloved roasted meat. Overjoyed, it quickly swam toward that crevice.
When it reached the edge of the crevice and managed to collect that Crimson Grass, it noticed that there were many more plants inside. They appeared even more vibrant and red than the one it held in its mouth, with more branches as well. Its heart raced with excitement as if it had suddenly encountered roasted meat after thousands of years without tasting any.
However, when it tried to enter that narrow crevice to gather more Crimson Grass, it found itself in a predicament; it simply couldn't fit through. Thus, it had to use its clever fox brain to think of a way to get inside and collect those enticing plants. "The gap is so small; what should I do? What should I do? What should I do?"
Suddenly, it grinned and thought to itself: "I've got it! I can use Mr. Woodpecker's method of pecking for insects! Hahaha! I'm so clever..."
So it stretched its body as much as possible and poked its head into the crevice, trying hard to peck at a nearby Crimson Grass plant with its mouth. But no matter how hard it tried, all it could manage was to peck at one small branch.
Seeing this situation made it extremely frustrated. In a fit of anger, it used all four paws to dig at the soil vigorously. After half an hour of effort using all fours, its method began to show results; some mud started flowing down into the crevice like fine water. Upon seeing this happen, the Snow Spirit Fox felt as delighted as if it had just seen roasted meat again. It dug even harder: "One time, two times, three times, four times..." It counted while digging and found joy in each scoop of soil removed.
Half an hour later, the Crimson Grass was getting closer. "It's getting closer! Haha, great! The effort is paying off. Soon I can bring more Crimson Grass to my master. He will definitely be happy to see it!"
Meanwhile, the Snow Spirit Fox was happily digging when the moon, which had been hanging in the treetops, had risen to the middle of the sky. Countless stars in the night sky were twinkling and increasing one by one, as if they couldn't wait to fill the vast expanse of the starry sky.
Before long, the Snow Spirit Fox was close enough to peck at the nearest Crimson Grass. With a push of its legs and stretching its upper body, it used its small mouth with all its might. The Crimson Grass closest to it seemed ready to be pecked, and its roots began to shake. However, due to the dense foliage, the Snow Spirit Fox didn't realize that even though it was close, it would still take considerable effort to collect this first, brighter Crimson Grass. Finally, "I've got it! Haha, I've finally collected this first, brighter Crimson Grass!"
Just as the Snow Spirit Fox was excited, an unexpected event occurred. As the Crimson Grass was uprooted, a torrent of scalding magma erupted suddenly, shooting straight at the little head of the Snow Spirit Fox. "Ouch! Ouch! It hurts so much!" At that moment, the Snow Spirit Fox could barely see anything; its fur was starting to rot from the heat, and its cheeks burned painfully. It could feel its blood seemingly gushing out of its body. The piercing pain was overwhelming, but it still gritted its teeth and tightly held onto the two hard-earned Crimson Grass.
Just when it was about to give in to the pain, a voice echoed in its heart—Luo Bingbing calling for it to hurry back for roasted meat. So it kept telling itself: "Hold on! Hold on! I must endure; I will see my master soon..." while tightly biting down on the two collected Crimson Grass, stumbling toward the hot spring.
At this moment, the moon had risen into the deep blue sky above countless homes, while Luo Bingbing, who had been searching for the Snow Spirit Fox, anxiously continued waiting by the hot spring for its return.
Suddenly, Luo Bingbing noticed ripples appearing on the calm surface of the hot spring water. Then a bloody little head emerged from the water. In the hazy night and swirling mist, she could only see a bloody little head swimming toward her but couldn't tell what it was.
It wasn't until that bloody little head got closer that Luo Bingbing saw two pieces of Crimson Grass in its mouth—those were what the Snow Spirit Fox had previously collected from beneath this hot spring. Yet she still didn't know what it was. After a while, that bloody Snow Spirit Fox stumbled onto the shore. Seeing that behind its bloody little head was a pure white body, Luo Bingbing realized that this bloody little head belonged to her beloved Snow Spirit Fox, and this little creature stumbling before her was exactly what she had been searching for. Confirming that this bloody little creature was indeed her Snow Spirit Fox, she hurried over and carefully picked it up while anxiously asking, "Little one, what happened? How did you end up like this?"
After stumbling onto the surface of the hot spring water, with a burning pain in its head and unable to see anything, the Snow Spirit Fox could only use its injured nose to sniff out Luo Bingbing's scent in the air and follow it to find her location. When it finally reached the shore and collapsed down, it simply had no strength left; it was utterly exhausted. The piercing pain in its head felt like it penetrated to its bones; it could no longer hold on.
Just as it was about to lose consciousness, Luo Bingbing came over and carefully picked it up. Hearing her anxious words made the Snow Spirit Fox realize that it had found its master. It let go of the hard-earned Crimson Grass, letting out pitiful whines of "ow ow ow." But after just a few cries, there was no sound left...
Suddenly, Luo Bingbing noticed that the little fox in her arms lay motionless and stopped whimpering. Feeling uneasy, she quickly reached out to check its breathing and felt its steady breaths; only then did she feel relieved. She knew that her little companion had merely fainted and hadn't left her.
Looking at those two pieces of Crimson Grass in her hands and at that bloody fox head in her arms stirred something deep within her heart. To obtain these two small grasses for herself, her little companion—the Snow Spirit Fox—had risked its life without hesitation. No one had ever gone so far for her before. Thus, her heart of stone melted because of the Snow Spirit Fox. At that moment, she recognized this animal as her first true companion. In her heart, she now regarded the Snow Spirit Fox as her partner.
Luo Bingbing quickly activated her Inner Strength and waved her small hand lightly, setting up an invisible barrier by the hot spring. She gently placed the Snow Spirit Fox on a nearby large rock and began to heal the burns on its head. Since the little fox's head had been severely injured by the scalding lava, Luo Bingbing had to use half of her Ability energy to restore the Snow Spirit Fox to its original state.
Without blinking, she directly performed the healing technique on the Snow Spirit Fox lying on the rock. Gradually, as Luo Bingbing channeled her energy, the fox's head began to heal at a visible speed. After an hour or two, the burns on the Snow Spirit Fox's head disappeared, and the wounds completely healed, restoring it to its original fox appearance, looking as if it had never been harmed.
Feeling that the Snow Spirit Fox on the rock was fully healed, Luo Bingbing slowly withdrew her Ability and gently opened her eyes. Seeing that the Snow Spirit Fox was still in a deep sleep, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow but did not wake it. She quietly walked around the large rock and quickly took off her clothes before stepping into the warm spring water.
As the warm spring water enveloped her small body, she felt all her fatigue from the past few days dissipate; as the warm water flowed over her, she felt an immense sense of comfort and ease; when the warm water softly touched her delicate skin, she felt filled with a boundless strength. In excellent spirits, she glanced at the Snow Spirit Fox still sleeping on the rock and thought about checking underwater for what caused its burns.
Since she had been down there before but hadn’t found any Crimson Grass, this time she used her Fire Ability to search for fire elements nearby. After scanning with her Ability, she indeed detected a place with concentrated fire elements. She swam towards that area but could already feel the intense heat radiating from it before reaching it.
Indeed, she had found the spot where the Snow Spirit Fox had pulled out that Crimson Grass and where it had been burned by lava. Luo Bingbing collected some soil from nearby and carefully observed it; noticing that it was dark red and contained a strong sulfur component, she was certain that there was terrifying lava beneath the surface ahead and that her Snow Spirit Fox had been burned there. Having identified the cause of the Snow Spirit Fox's injuries, Luo Bingbing quickly swam back to the surface of the hot spring water because she knew that place was not safe; the lava below could potentially trigger a Volcanic Eruption at any moment.
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