CFSMS -Chapter 223 Spring Has Come

“Awuu…”

“Roar…”

“Chirp chirp chirp…”

The long night was still ongoing. Ye Chi, who was hiding underground, was meditating and about to enter a state of deep cultivation when he suddenly heard bursts of beast roars coming from above.

They rose and fell in succession, echoing back and forth—strangely lively, almost cheerful.

Ye Chi, who initially thought the beasts had gone berserk, curled up tightly and didn’t even dare to peek out. He didn’t even dare to extend his divine sense, keeping it sealed shut.

But as the increasingly passionate howls continued, his fear only deepened.

Is this place really safe?

“You guys are not done yet, are you?!”

Just as Ye Chi was trembling in fear, a woman’s voice suddenly echoed across the entire island.

The one who shouted was Lu Wu.

At this moment, Lu Wu had a dark expression, staring at the forest in the distance, looking extremely irritated, as if her sweet dream had been violently interrupted.

She had only just fallen asleep when she was woken up by the beasts’ howling.

At first, she thought something serious had happened. But when she extended her divine sense to check—good grief. Spring was approaching, all things were reviving, and even the beasts were in heat.

The pairs that had already shown interest in each other had directly gotten together, and there were even new couples forming.

Fine, they could show affection if they wanted. She didn’t care if they exercised a bit—but did they really have to scream like ghosts and disturb people’s sleep?

The scene… was beyond description.

Lu Wu even feared she might get eye strain from it.

“Do you people even want anyone to sleep?!”

Her tone was muffled with annoyance.

Damn those obnoxious couples—tomorrow’s cotton candy quota is cancelled for all of you.

“Ying!”

The foxes immediately reacted.

“Boss Lu is angry—quiet down!”

The male fox hugged the female fox tightly, using his tail to cover their three cubs, while reminding the other companions.

Beasts are different from humans. Most of the time, they don’t really have concepts like propriety or shame. For them, everything follows instinct.

Survival is instinct. Reproduction is too.

If they liked each other, they simply acted—no hesitation, no restraint.

Normally, they would still avoid doing such things in front of Boss Lu. But for some reason today, they all felt an unusual attraction, as if their hearts were being stirred.

Under this romantic night, using the sky as a blanket and the earth as a bed for a “great harmony of life” felt perfectly natural—something done in the flow of emotion.

Even it and its mate, despite being an old couple, felt their hearts flutter with just a glance at each other.

Fortunately, it was more experienced than those inexperienced youngsters and managed to restrain itself, preventing Lu Wu from witnessing anything too explicit.

In the forest, some beasts suddenly stopped in the middle of their “life event” and began to think.

What’s more important—having offspring, or eating cotton candy?

“Roar…”

A female beast got up from the male beast. When the male tried to cling to her again, she slapped him hard with a loud smack.

“Get lost!”

Even though he looked pleasing to the eye, he wasn’t going to interfere with her meal.

“Roar?”

The male beast looked utterly devastated.

He had finally managed to win her over, only to be “eaten” and then immediately rejected. Heartbroken.

The female beast didn’t care in the slightest. In this era, male beasts were easy to find—if one didn’t behave, she’d just find another.

Ignoring his pitiful attempts, she went off to rest elsewhere.

The rejected male beast looked tearfully after her, then slowly shuffled over anyway, pressing himself close beside her.

“I am yours now. You can’t abandon me.”

“…”

Disgusting.

Lu Wu rolled her eyes so hard they nearly got stuck.

Fortunately, the beasts quickly calmed down one by one.

Sleep. Sleep.

Before long, Lu Wu’s breathing evened out again as she drifted back into dreams.

Meanwhile, deep underground, Ye Chi—who had been frightened for so long—kept his eyes wide open and dared not sleep at all.

So many beasts had been suppressed by a single woman… wasn’t that even more terrifying?

If she discovered him, would she just pinch him to death?

Shaken by his own imagination, Ye Chi hugged his knees helplessly.

Someone… please save him…

……

The sunrise over the sea came early, but it had nothing to do with Lu Wu.

She had blocked out the light with a spell and continued sleeping soundly on the island.

It wasn’t until nearly evening that she finally woke up.

Fully rested, Lu Wu felt refreshed.

She pulled some pre-made food from her storage space to feed herself and the three little ones.

As for those beasts?

Hmph. The ocean is vast, and there’s food under the sea—go catch it yourselves.

She was still angry about last night.

And so, one could see a group of land beasts diving straight into the sea to hunt.

What? You can’t swim?

Then learn.

One after another, the beasts stayed nearby, watching Lu Wu’s fragrant dinner and the smug expressions of the three little ones, regret practically pouring out of their eyes.

Why did they fail to resist the temptation of “love”?

They hadn’t even tasted its suffering yet, but they had already tasted Boss Lu’s punishment.

Ignoring their resentful gazes, Lu Wu checked the time and began preparing her stall.

“Little chef girl, carrying my luggage to set up a stall—fearless of sun or stormy winds, only afraid of customers calling me lazy ah…”

“Oh, I don’t even have customers. Never mind.”

Humming a slightly off-key, self-made tune, Lu Wu looked at the empty beach and casually tossed aside the stall setup, then pulled out her fishing rod again.

She figured: yesterday she could hook customers—today she definitely could too.

The golden fishing rod gleamed in the night, its luxury-gold shine irresistibly eye-catching.

As for bait—there still wasn’t any.

The hook sank into the sea, drifting with the currents.

Deep beneath the island, a disciple of the Rainbow Sect was hiding among coral reefs, circulating her breath-holding technique to stay underwater longer.

In front of her, schools of fish swam freely.

Orange clownfish flicked their tails, rippling through the water.

Strange glowing creatures drifted past, and she instinctively hid deeper each time.

“I’m so smart.”

Her name was Qi Jing, one of the weaker disciples in this generation of the Rainbow Sect.

Her luck in this trial had been terrible—she spawned right in the middle of top-tier geniuses and almost got eliminated immediately.

Fortunately, she had an excellent escape technique and managed to break out of the encirclement.

After fleeing for a day, she finally arrived here.

With several days left until the end of the assessment, she had no intention of seeking the Rainbow Stones for points. She just planned to hide and coast through safely.

Her cultivation technique was water-based, so she was confident no one could find her underwater.

This place was carefully chosen.

Maximum safety.

“Gululu…”

Qi Jing blew a string of bubbles, poked at a giant lobster, and giggled as it fled in panic.

“So beautiful… the sea, why are you all water?”

Feeling poetic, she rolled over into a new position. Normally, this would be her temporary home.

From the surface, the sea looked deep and dark, but in reality, there were many light sources beneath it.

For example, not far away, a glowing coral illuminated a small area.

Among the drifting, seaweed-like coral strands, something flickered faintly—instantly catching Qi Jing’s attention.