Chapter 364: Chapter 364

Lin Daiyu reminisced, her thoughts light as clouds and breeze.

Upon hearing this, Rosen was a bit taken aback, realizing that Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu were quite alike when it came to their stomachs casually swallowing things up.

Indeed, stomachs generally try to digest anything they can, and since the woodcutter stumbled in by himself, it wasn’t like Lin Daiyu’s stomach captured him. In this regard, Lin Daiyu’s stomach seemed far kinder than Jia Baoyu’s, lacking his stomach’s ferocity.

However, just as Rosen was thinking this, Lin Daiyu vomited out an elderly man with white hair.

"Ouch!" The old man fell out from Lin Daiyu’s abyssal maw, along with his identity badge.

As Rosen examined the badge’s name, his expression froze.

This old man wasn’t an ordinary person; he was a figure from the Immortal Class, the legendary River God!

After escaping from Lin Daiyu’s stomach, the River God surprisingly didn’t choose to run away. Instead, driven by his dedication, he voluntarily asked the woodcutter, "Woodcutter dear, did you lose this bronze axe, or..."

"No, I didn’t lose it, I just put it on the ground temporarily. Give it back!" The woodcutter snatched the gold, silver, and bronze axes from the River God, leaving him awkward.

After the awkwardness, the River God realized something and began recalling how he ended up in this place.

Where’s the river where I live? Why is it gone?

"I remember now. I was snoring at the riverbed, when suddenly the river began to dry up. I thought it wasn’t dry season yet, so why was the river drying up?"

Recalling, the River God said, "I ended my hibernation early to check outside, only to find out someone was snoring. The snore was so terrifying, it created a monstrous airflow, and the river was swallowed into the snorer’s stomach by this airflow."

"I quickly took out a pump, intending to go into the stomach and pump the river back out. But I didn’t expect the stomach to be a bottomless pit. Once I entered, I couldn’t find the bottom and couldn’t get out."

The River God recounted his terrifying ordeal, saying if Lin Daiyu hadn’t actively induced vomiting, he might have never seen daylight again.

As Rosen listened, he found the River God’s story hard to comprehend.

It was at this moment that Rosen realized the woman before him was anything but ordinary.

"Are you possibly... Based on my observations of your habits, you should be the botanical Lin Daiyu, right?" Rosen asked.

"You’ve heard of my name?" Lin Daiyu asked, a bit surprised.

"It’s me, Rosen! We met before in the Celestial Court." Rosen hastily identified himself.

"Oh, it’s you!" Lin Daiyu exclaimed in surprise, suddenly aware that she had to deal with an old acquaintance.

If it weren’t for Rosen’s help in getting Jia Baoyu to induce vomiting, Lin Daiyu might still be trapped in the abyss.

Lin Daiyu became somewhat conflicted, realizing since it was Rosen, she’d feel guilty about letting Granny suck Rosen’s yang energy.

While wrestling with how to handle the situation, Rosen suddenly asked, "Daiyu sister, who are these aggressively posturing sisters behind you?"

Prompted by Rosen’s reminder, Lin Daiyu noticed the group of aggressive sisters behind her.

They were actually the fierce ghosts under Tree Demon Granny’s command.

Because Lin Daiyu had hesitated to act against Rosen, Tree Demon Granny became anxious and summoned them to assist.

Upon seeing these fierce ghost sisters, Lin Daiyu quickly signaled with her eyes, urging them to leave.

At the same time, Lin Daiyu explained to Rosen, "They’re my friends!"

Rosen replied, "Then invite them in! Although the room is small, only ten square meters, and there are over thirty of you, squeezing together will feel warm, since the weather is cooling down."

What Rosen said didn’t seem normal, but neither Lin Daiyu nor the others minded, saying, "Are you sure squeezing thirty of us inside will increase the temperature?"

Rosen affirmed, "By squeezing together, of course the temperature will rise."

Then Rosen stepped aside to let them enter the room.

Yet a bizarre scene unfolded; the room that should’ve been cramped became rather desolate.

Not only did Rosen not feel crowded, he felt cold permeating his bones!

"Strange, why is this happening? Clearly, you’re all close to me, so why do I feel cold and not crowded at all?" Rosen couldn’t understand this phenomenon.

Lin Daiyu explained, "This is the El Niño phenomenon."

Perplexed, Rosen said, "Doesn’t El Niño usually increase temperature?"

Lin Daiyu explained, "If there’s an increase, there must be a decrease. Isn’t that how your air conditioner works?"

"That makes some sense. So, should I have put the outdoor unit outside?"

Rosen suddenly found an excuse, wanting to step outside and examine the situation, planning to remove himself from this dangerous place.

However, the female ghosts present gave him no chance.

Nie Xiaoqian immediately blocked Rosen, licking his face with her two-meter-long tongue.

"Miss, could you please move aside so I can check if the air conditioner has issues?" Rosen awkwardly said.

"Xiaoqian, let him out. I know him, he’s not a bad person, Granny shouldn’t suck his yang energy," Lin Daiyu said.

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Seeing that Nie Xiaoqian resisted, Lin Daiyu said, "Did you forget Ning Caichen? Didn’t you betray Granny for Ning Caichen back then?"

With these words, Nie Xiaoqian paused, then coolly said, "Please, at this point in time, Ning Caichen hasn’t appeared yet, okay?"

"Huh?" Lin Daiyu was suddenly at a loss for words.

At this moment, sounds came from outside, and the female ghosts immediately knelt respectfully toward the entrance.

There appeared Tree Demon Granny, extravagantly adorned.

"Granny, don’t consume Rosen’s yang energy. He’s an old friend of mine," Lin Daiyu earnestly pleaded.

Tree Demon Granny said, "No can do. Today I must consume his oxygen!"

With that, she extended two tree tendrils to attack Rosen.

But Rosen remained calm and composed, taking scissors from his pocket and snipping the incoming tendrils.

Unexpectedly, when the tendrils were snipped, they sprayed green paint, sealing Rosen’s face, leaving him breathless from oxygen deprivation.

Tree Demon Granny said, "Today I must consume his oxygen!"

"Wait, Granny, what did you say? I didn’t hear clearly. Are you consuming his yang energy or oxygen?" Lin Daiyu caught onto the words and asked.

She suspected Tree Demon Granny of playing word games.

"Isn’t that clear? Of course it’s oxygen. Otherwise, why else would I act at night? It’s to match my respiration. Each time I breathe, I need to consume oxygen to function."

As Tree Demon Granny laid it all out, Lin Daiyu finally understood her misunderstanding.

Moreover, the fierce ghost sisters around weren’t intending to harm Rosen; they only wanted to help Tree Demon Granny consume Rosen’s oxygen.

It’s well known plants don’t have human lungs, without the power of alveoli, they can only absorb small amounts of oxygen through tree tendrils. In compact, unsprung soil, root respiration is difficult.

Thus, for plant-type monsters, the best way is to rely on human strength to obtain oxygen for respiration.

Seeing Rosen’s strong yang energy, indicating abundant oxygen, means his mitochondria function well, efficiently consuming oxygen and releasing energy. Hence, people with strong yang energy are better suited for oxygen consumption.

At this moment, Lin Daiyu finally grasped her misunderstanding, and immediately apologized to Tree Demon Granny, "Sorry Granny, I didn’t understand you. I thought you intended something else for Rosen."

Finished speaking, Lin Daiyu turned to find Rosen tightly bound, terrifying her upon seeing this scene.