"Little Yama Realm..."

Upon hearing this name, Li Pu felt a slight sense of familiarity.

The Yama Realm was still relatively well-known in the Federation.

It was an alternate realm dedicated to the birth and life of underworld monsters. Since this place was named the Little Yama Realm, it probably had some connection to the Yama Realm.

"This Little Yama Realm is actually a small fragment separated from the Yama Realm."

Sure enough, Wang Nuonuo began to explain.

"At the time, the seller carefully mentioned some precautions about this place to me."

"There are still underworld monsters here, and their levels range from LV10 to 15."

"The area near the entrance is not their active zone, so it's relatively safer."

"But once Bai Youyou begins to reincarnate, the energy fluctuations will attract those monsters."

"So everyone must stay vigilant later."

With this explanation, Li Pu understood.

Their task was to protect Bai Youyou from being disturbed by those monsters during its reincarnation.

"Additionally, to be on the safe side."

"I think it's necessary to send out a summoning beast for a solo reconnaissance mission."

Wang Nuonuo continued.

Although the Little Yama Realm was only a dozen square kilometers, there might still be potential safety hazards.

Staying near the entrance was the safest option for them, but sending a summoning beast to inspect and eliminate risks was also very necessary.

Bai Youyou needed to reincarnate and was the main focus of this mission.

Biting Flower had been hiding in the storage space, and no one had seen its appearance except Chang Shoushang.

The summoner of Stabbing Mouse, Sister Jiang, hadn't even shown up.

So this task naturally fell on Caocao.

After all, if anything did happen, Caocao could immediately send warnings to Li Pu via telepathy.

Although the range of telepathy was limited, with too much distance only allowing fuzzy emotions to be transmitted, it was more than sufficient for their current needs.

"Little Caocao, there are certain things you must be careful of when you go out."

Once the assignment was confirmed, Wang Nuonuo began to explain to it.

"It is said that at the end of this place, there is a small creek."

"That is a tributary of the Yama Realm's Nai River. Never attempt to wade through it, or you won't return."

"And you must not touch the Nai River water there, as it has a very strong dark attribute corrosion."

"Even ordinary dark-type summoning beasts can't withstand it."

[Caocao!]

The scarecrow nodded vigorously, indicating it understood.

Benefiting from the last experience at Moonlight Lake, it initially thought that upon hearing there was a creek, it could take another bath.

But upon hearing the word "corrosive," it dismissed the idea.

"First, let Little Caocao go out and inspect. If everything is as usual, we'll officially proceed in an hour."

"Anyone have any issues?"

After making all arrangements, Wang Nuonuo looked at the others.

Li Pu had no objections and followed the employer's arrangements.

Though Chang Shoushang and Wu Guinan felt waiting here for another hour was a bit long, they didn't voice any dissent.

[Cao!]

Scarecrow: Ben Cao guarantees completing the task!

Thus, the scarecrow saluted the group and turned to run off into the distance.

"Is the scarecrow reliable?"

Watching the scarecrow leave, Chang Shoushang approached Li Pu and asked.

"Yeah, it's quite reliable."

Li Pu nodded.

...

The sky in the Little Yama Realm was overcast, so the lighting was dim.

This made the scarecrow, which had been traveling through the wilderness for half an hour, consistently dissatisfied; it preferred bright, sunny environments.

[Caocao?]

However, just then, it suddenly noticed a floating light ahead.

[Cao!]

Scarecrow: There's a light!

This made it quite happy, so it quickened its pace to approach.

Upon getting closer, it realized this light was somewhat different from what it usually saw.

Strictly speaking, it was a football-sized ball of burning flames.

The flame was entirely a ghostly green, suspended in mid-air.

[Ghostfire!]

When the scarecrow got close, the flame even formed a face composed of fire.

Indeed, it was a monster.

A creature quite common in the Yama Realm, an F-grade, Little Ghostfire.

[Haha Cao!]

Scarecrow: You're ugly!

It didn't matter if the Little Ghostfire understood or not; the scarecrow laughed as it reached out, trying to swat the creature.

The summoner had instructed earlier to crush any monster encountered.

Whoosh!

Unexpectedly, the Little Ghostfire was exceptionally agile, dodging the attack with a drift.

[Ghostfire!]

Then, it glared and rushed toward the scarecrow.

[Cao?]

The scarecrow didn't expect the opponent to be so quick, and a moment of carelessness left it wide open.

Whoosh...

Unexpectedly, the fireball passed right through its body.

And... there was no feeling at all.

[Ghostfire?!]

The Little Ghostfire was equally surprised by this situation.

It even felt horror; why wasn't the strange creature before it burnt by its attack?

It's known that the scarecrow's inherent ability, [Water Film], was a powerful skill that could significantly reduce damage from even C-grade fire attacks.

Being immune to E-grade attacks was not an exaggeration.

[88 Ghost!]

Before the scarecrow could retaliate, the Little Ghostfire, knowing it was outmatched, bolted away.

No way was it staying; if its only attack couldn't work, what else was there but to run?

[Cao!]

Feeling bored, the scarecrow didn't pursue, as it remembered its mission was to explore all areas of this setting.

Continuing forward for another ten minutes, it heard the sound of trickling water.

Following the direction of the water sound, the scarecrow quickly found the Nai River tributary creek Wang Nuonuo had mentioned.

Due to its nature as a wood attribute creature, water sources naturally had an allure to it.

But this time, standing by the Nai River, the scarecrow felt no attraction at all.

The other side of the creek was obscured by fog, concealing what was beyond.

The color of the river water looked very similar to its favorite cola but smelled awful.

At least, for grass, it was quite smelly.

[Caocao!]

Coupled with the previous warning about "corrosion," the scarecrow, satisfied its curiosity with a few glances, retreated disdainfully.

[Caocao?]

At this moment, it suddenly noticed something protruding about 100 meters upstream on the riverbank.

Heading over, it soon discovered the true nature of this protrusion.

It was actually a well built from yellowish stones.

Wisps of white vapor gradually emanated from the well, like hot steam.

On the well's wall, three large characters were written: [Granny's Soup].

Unfortunately, the scarecrow didn't know how to read.

It then made two dark holes appear on its face, resembling nostrils, and craned its neck to sniff into the well.

What water was this!

It seemed somewhat fragrant!

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