Chapter 1659: Chapter 1666: One Night, One Update in the Mountain (1)

It was late at night!

The remote deep mountain was shrouded in darkness. Outside the Dragon King Temple, frogs croaked tirelessly, some kind of insects chirped, and the autumn wind blew, making the tree branches rustle. Occasionally, broken twigs made crisp sounds. Inside the temple, the fire flickered, casting a warm glow, offering a unique sense of tranquility and peace.

Juhua sat by the fire pit, poking at the fire, but her thoughts had long flown to Dad and Mom’s side. She had accidentally fallen off a cliff. Were Dad and Mom already frantically worried? Would they come looking for her overnight? Were there any wild beasts in the mountains? Were they safe out there?

As she was lost in thought, her stomach inconveniently growled, “Gurgle… gurgle…”

She was already starving. She hadn’t eaten anything all afternoon, and today’s physical exertion had been intense, so she felt particularly hungry now. Juhua was in discomfort from hunger, clutching her stomach as she consoled herself, saying: Dad and Mom would find her tomorrow; by then, she would have something to eat…

However, this thought didn’t calm her belly. Instead, it rumbled even more violently, and the desire to eat grew increasingly strong, reaching an unbearable level of hunger. But where was she supposed to find food in the middle of the night?

Juhua pressed her belly and walked in circles around the temple, trying to distract herself, to forget about the hunger. However, as she walked, she suddenly recalled that in the evening when she found Mo Zili, there were several fish on the ground beside him. Those fish were likely meant for his dinner.

Fish, fresh live fish!

Thinking of the delicious grilled fish, Juhua’s eyes turned green with longing, and her stomach grew even more restless.

The place where he fainted was not far from the temple. It should be fine to go out for a while, right?

With this thought in mind, Juhua’s stomach growled even more fiercely, “Gurgle gurgle,” making her wish she could take her stomach out and eat it.

Forget it, it doesn’t matter, eating is the most important thing! Fill your stomach first!

What’s more, how could she be so unlucky and have something happen to her just after going out for a moment?

With red-eyed hunger, Juhua made up her mind like a valiant warrior sacrificing his wrist, picked up a burning thick tree branch as a torch, closed the temple door, and headed straight for the place where Mo Zili fainted.

Outside the Dragon King Temple, the distant mountains layered in the night, a curved moon hung atop the mountain peaks, casting a faint glow, enveloping the entire mountain in a vast night, vaguely revealing the surrounding scenery like an ink painting, very elegant.

Outside wasn’t as scary as Juhua imagined; there were no wild beasts, nor the legendary ghosts and demons. She held up the torch and, amid the frog croaks and insect chirps, found the large tree where Mo Zili fainted, based on her memory from the afternoon.

Under the tree, those few fish were still there, quietly scattered. One fish, which hadn’t been taken away, was even still alive, its mouth opening and closing, making Juhua ecstatic, as if seeing a golden, fragrant grilled fish.

“Grilled fish, here I come!”

She muttered, crouched down, and reached out to pick up the fish.

However, the instant she squatted, her backside suddenly felt a sharp pain, like something had bitten her.

“Ah—”

She was startled, screamed, and reached out to touch the painful spot.

When she felt a cool, soft creature, her cry became even more shrill!

“Ah, snake, snake—”

Terrified, Juhua frantically pulled the snake off her backside and threw it far away, then dashed toward the Dragon King Temple like a frightened rabbit.