The little monster eagerly stuffed food into its mouth, and soon its belly became round and plump.

It plopped onto the ground with a smack, and Ledger only then realized that Susie's full bucket of golden liquid had been consumed by the little gremlin creature.

Susie took the opportunity to put the bucket into Ledger's ring.

"This thing not only healed severe injuries, but also helped with spiritual awareness... Ledger, you have to work hard!"

Ledger nodded, yes, he had to grow faster.

Only by becoming the strongest cultivator could one better protect others.

He accepted it and said solemnly, "Thank you!"

Without saying a word, a gift was also packed and placed inside Susie's ring.

Susie's attention was already drawn by the little monster, and she crouched down, reaching out to poke its belly.

"Huh? Surprisingly, the little belly didn't burst?"

It lay on its back, limbs limp and claws hanging, sleeping soundly, no matter how it was shaken, it wouldn't wake up.

Ledger said, "You are such an amazing little creature..."

The ancestors picked up the little ghost beast, but did not put it on themselves, instead they placed it on Susie's shoulder. "Let's go, let's go back."

Susie nodded and wiped off the sticky substance from her face. She had just been severely injured, covered in blood and flesh, but after drinking the golden liquid, her injuries were completely healed. However, the previous blood and flesh were still stuck on her face.

"I wanted to take a shower..." Susie muttered.

Clara immediately grabbed Kellen's hand and took out a towel from his ring. Kellen cooperated seamlessly and brought out a basin of water.

Clara wet the towel and slowly wiped Susie's face. She carefully washed her hands, wiped her neck, and arms.

As he muttered, "Mount Hood is in the middle of nowhere, with no village or shop nearby. I'll just wash my face for now and take a shower when I get back..."

Kellen: "Let's go to Portland first!"

Susie looked up with her little face, allowing her mother to wipe her face, suddenly feeling so happy.

When she was very young, her mother used to wash her face like this, and she didn't know how long it had been... She once again felt her mother's tenderness.

Having a mother is great, and children with mothers are treasures.

It's not that dad is not good, it's just that mom's tenderness cannot be replaced by any role.

"Waaah..." Susie pouted and hugged Clara's neck, whining to her mother, "I couldn't walk anymore, Dad. I didn't want to walk!"

Kellen chuckled, slightly bent over, and lifted her up on his back.

Susie lay on her father's broad back, finally feeling tired and a little sleepy.

"That's goodbye then," Ledger said. "Until next time."

Susie opened her eyes and said, "Huh? Ledger, where did you go?"

Did she want to ask if we could go to Portland together? Once we arrived there, we could take a shower, rest and freshen up, and then she could take him to visit the underworld.

Ledger, however, shook his head and said, "I have been out for a long time, and my parents must be worried. I need to go back home."

Susie thought about it and realized that everyone is their parents' child, and they all worry.

Clara asked in a gentle voice, "Shall I ask Kellen to take you back?"

Ledger smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie. I will go back by myself."

Let Kellen send it? He felt like he would send him to the "Western Heaven" - of course, just kidding.

Ledger and Susie bid farewell and embarked on the journey back home alone.

At first, Susie was still thinking about something, but she soon fell asleep on Kellen's back.

I slept very deeply.

She was carried by her father out of Mount Hood, back to Portland, and arrived at the best inn owned by their ancestors.

***

Mount Hood, Empress Nature's mouth twitched again and again.

Wow, what a guy! He's really something!

He ran up to the top of the mountain where her corpse lay and underwent a thunderous calamity.

Did they just leave after she had chopped off almost half of Mount Hood?

Hey hey, did you forget something? Hey!

Empress Nature shook the iron chains on her body, sat down on the chair with a gloomy expression, and crossed her arms in utter silence.

At this moment, a squeaking sound could be heard.

A small round creature, resembling both a hamster and a squirrel, scurried into the hole with a tiny backpack strapped to its back.

"Squeak, squeak!" The little imp creature climbed onto the stone table in a few leaps and squeaked at Empress Nature.

"It's you!" Empress Nature propped her chin on her hand and flipped the little imp creature over with a single lift of her hand.

Rub it round and flat like kneading a dumpling.

"What's the matter? Your little masters didn't come, so they sent you? Why have you come to find me?"

The little monster held its dizzy head and protested against her rubbing it like this, "Squeak squeak squeak squeak!"

Empress Nature boredly placed it on the table and said, "So, why did I call you here?"

The little monster twisted its body and scratched its back with its two little claws, and took off the small backpack on its back.

Then the little paw dug and dug again, and pulled out a ring.

"Give it to me?" Empress Nature raised an eyebrow.

Little monster: "Squeak!"

Empress Nature suspiciously glanced at the little imp creature, then looked at the ring.

He sneered in his mouth, "Promise me to unlock the chain for me, but you didn't unlock it. You ran away feeling guilty! Sending such a little thing like you..."

She had never seen anything good before, is she lacking these little things? It's nothing more than pills like Dan Yao and Snow Fish!

She was not interested in these, she preferred the two little guys to stay here and talk to her.

Empress Nature absentmindedly took out a bucket of water from her ring and instinctively said, "What on earth, why would I need a bucket of water? I don't need this kind of..."

She didn't finish speaking, and she widened her eyes.