When I Lay Flat, the Female Lead Panicked - Chapter 20.2

Chapter 20.2

Because the rules of the Immortal Gate only restricted the use of pre-equipped protective artifacts and spiritual weapons with offensive attributes.

But it didn’t prohibit bringing other things. So now, Luo Xiaoxiao was well-provisioned. She could take out some food to munch on whenever she was hungry.

“What should I do now?”

She frowned and thought. As a hardcore homebody from her original world, Luo Xiaoxiao knew that in a “game” like the Immortal Gate, which had few conditions but a high difficulty, and was supposedly unrestricted but was actually restricted everywhere, there must be a loophole or a way to pass.

So, Luo Xiaoxiao sat calmly, not in a hurry to run around like a headless fly looking for the entrance.

Instead, she settled down and started to strategize.

As a mandatory trial for Tianyan Sect recruitment, the Immortal Gate had a rule that as long as you passed, you would be an outer disciple at the very least.

This sounded simple, but how exactly did you pass?

Those who passed naturally wouldn’t be bored enough to go around talking about what they had experienced in the Immortal Gate.

But those who failed… hehe, among them, there weren’t many who kept their mouths shut.

Luo Xiaoxiao remembered that she hadn’t been idle during her few days at the Full Moon Tower. Besides her normal rest at night, she had spent all her time in the gossip section of the tea house downstairs.

No one would be so bored as to study the ever-changing, different stages of the Tianyan Sect’s Immortal Gate. But no one could resist complaining about the difficulties they had encountered.

And these experiences were naturally passed down by word of mouth.

After hearing so much gossip, Luo Xiaoxiao naturally learned about the various reasons for the failures of those who had participated in the recruitment.

The reasons were varied, but they all boiled down to one thing: fighting monsters!

Although the monster-fighting environments were different for the failed candidates—there were snowy mountains, volcanoes, deserts, grasslands, islands, and all sorts of random locations—as long as they entered the Immortal Gate, they would eventually face the terrifying demon beasts that lived and thrived in those natural environments.

Although no one who failed had explicitly said how to pass the Immortal Gate, and many people had lost to these different demon beasts, with her “foreknowledge” and extensive gaming experience, Luo Xiaoxiao vaguely guessed the rules and methods for passing the Immortal Gate.

Luo Xiaoxiao guessed that since every participant was randomly placed in a different scene without knowing the specific direction, and had to face different demon beasts on their way to find the entrance, did that mean that fighting monsters was just a limited-time trial? The demon beasts were probably infinite and endless.

And defeating all of these demon beasts was probably not the main task of the Immortal Gate.

Having read so many cultivation novels, Luo Xiaoxiao still had a strong impression of the main characters climbing up an immortal ladder.

So she vaguely guessed that these demon beasts were just a simple test of the participants’ strength, and the main event was not them.

The appearance of the demon beasts in the early stages probably served only to exhaust the participants’ physical strength and patience, so as to weed out those who were not capable enough.

And their appearance should only be for a set period of time. When the time was up, the entrance would naturally appear.

After all, if the entrance never appeared and the monster-fighting continued endlessly, even an immortal would not be able to handle the physical exertion.

So, since she knew that the process of fighting these demon beasts had a fixed time limit and that the entrance didn’t need to be found, it would just appear when the time was up, she would just stay put, conserve her physical strength, and focus on recharging her energy.

But just staying put didn’t mean that these demon beasts wouldn’t come to her, allowing her to just get by so easily.

As for how she would deal with these ferocious demon beasts…

Heh heh, it was actually quite simple.

You see, even though she was just a cannon fodder, in The Prideful World‘s setting, her red-haired father, the demon lord Luo Yan, was a powerful being with the bloodline of an ancient demon beast, the Nine-Tailed Spirit Cat.

And she, as Luo Yan’s direct daughter, didn’t know the exact concentration of the bloodline she inherited.

But even if it was just a tiny bit, it would be enough to make the common, unintelligent demon beasts not dare to act presumptuously in front of her.

Of course, Luo Xiaoxiao wasn’t a reckless person who just relied on theories. She had also verified it in practice.

After all, the demon palace’s treasury was hidden in the deepest part of the demon cave, and the cave was guarded by a ferocious, bloodthirsty nine-headed serpent.

To get past the nine-headed serpent and into the treasury, you either had to rely on your own powerful strength to kill the great snake or rely on the royal bloodline to force it to submit, fear, and not dare to act rashly.

Of course, Luo Xiaoxiao definitely didn’t have the strength to kill the terrifying giant serpent, which was as tall as a building. When she went in, she relied entirely on the suppression of her bloodline. It forced the snake to hide in its cave, not daring to poke its head out to find her.

This was also why Luo Xiaoxiao was so successful in plundering the demon palace—she relied on her overbearing aura!

Although this overbearing aura was useless against ghosts and powerful, intelligent demon beasts…

But the Immortal Gate shouldn’t have anything too powerful to deal with an ordinary “mortal” like her.

Thinking this, she looked around and saw that there were no terrifying demon beasts coming for her yet. She secretly felt relieved.

Luo Xiaoxiao’s mindset was so good that she even took out a lot of delicious food and placed it around her.

She looked like she was not here for the immortal sect recruitment trial but for a spring picnic, looking relaxed and carefree.

This feeling of happiness did not last long, because while Luo Xiaoxiao was leisurely munching on her third piece of mung bean cake, a rustling sound came from the bushes. Then, her eyes met dozens of deep, green, wolf eyes from the shadows.

“…Oh, snap.”

Luo Xiaoxiao’s throat choked as she was eating the mung bean cake.

She muttered to herself, “What’s coming is still coming.”

But… that’s not right. How dare they come here?

Did my Nine-Tailed Spirit Cat bloodline become useless? Ah… no way…

It didn’t look useless, though. After all, she was so weak. If it were useless, these demon beasts would have pounced on her long ago.

So what were they being cautious about?

Thinking this, Luo Xiaoxiao’s brows furrowed, and she decided to make the first move against the wolves.

She tentatively stood up and slowly approached the bushes. As she got closer, she made a “chup chup” sound, like she was calling a dog. She secretly called out several times.

“…Awo?”

The wolves were puzzled as they watched the beautiful girl approach, muttering some mysterious incantations they had never heard before.

Their bodies seemed to be attracted by some mysterious force, and they felt an uncontrollable urge to move forward. But…

They looked at each other hesitantly. Then, all the wolves cast their gazes to the tall and mighty leader in the middle of the pack, the wolf king, who hadn’t moved.

They stood still again, none of them daring to go forward.

“Awoo~”

He let out a low growl. Seeing Luo Xiaoxiao getting closer and closer, the feeling of fear from his bloodline became more and more intense.

Finally, the wolf king looked sideways, and cautiously scanned the weakest wolf in the pack. His eyes signaled it to go out.

“Awo…” The weak wolf lowered its head and took two reluctant steps back. It howled in fear.

But it didn’t dare to refuse the wolf king’s command. Left with no choice, it finally trembled and poked its head out from the bushes.

With its tail between its legs, it was a little afraid as it hesitated to approach Luo Xiaoxiao. Just as the wolf thought it was about to be eaten by Luo Xiaoxiao, a surprised voice rang out.

“Oh, look!”

Seeing that after her prolonged calling, nothing dared to move, Luo Xiaoxiao knew her overbearing aura was still working.

She was curious about what the demon beasts she had encountered would look like. But when she saw the creature that came out, her eyes lit up, and she almost burst out laughing.

This appearance… Oh my goodness, isn’t this the husky, one of the three idiot sled dogs from her world? Hahaha, besides being three or four times bigger than a husky from her world, there was no difference at all.

And looking at its purity, heh, it was a dumb dog with a very high bloodline.

Thinking this, a playful expression appeared on her face. She looked at the piece of mung bean cake she had just taken a small bite of. Luo Xiaoxiao wasn’t afraid of being bitten.

Without hesitation, she reached out and handed it to the Heavenly Demon Wolf in front of her. As she did, she coaxed it with a soft voice, “Chup chup, come here, come to big sister. I have good things to eat.”

“Awo…”

Not understanding what Luo Xiaoxiao was saying, the Heavenly Demon Wolf looked at her a little fearfully. It whimpered softly, not daring to move forward or backward. It was so helpless.

“Come on, little one. The mung bean cake is so delicious.”

Luo Xiaoxiao continued to tempt it with a warm voice. Seeing that the husky wolf was still hesitating, she threw a piece of mung bean cake to it from a distance.

“Awo?”

The Heavenly Demon Wolf saw that Luo Xiaoxiao seemed to have no ill will toward it and had thrown something fragrant to it.

Looking at the green object at its feet, the Heavenly Demon Wolf looked at Luo Xiaoxiao in confusion. It subconsciously lowered its head and sniffed it with its nose.

And once it sniffed it, a sweet fragrance instantly assailed it, and it was captivated.

As if it had forgotten that a human had thrown it, it drooled heavily. The Heavenly Demon Wolf first gently licked it. Then, after feeling the timely feedback from its taste buds, it let out a happy growl and started to chew it happily.

But Luo Xiaoxiao didn’t throw much, just a small piece. When it finished, there was no more. It could only look at Luo Xiaoxiao with anticipation.

At this moment, the Heavenly Demon Wolf’s tail was no longer between its legs. It seemed to have awakened some sort of skill. Its tail started to wag from side to side, looking like a dog, and it stared at Luo Xiaoxiao with longing eyes.

“Oh~ so cute…”

Luo Xiaoxiao laughed at this scene. It felt like she was feeding a stray dog in her neighborhood. She gradually threw a few more pieces of mung bean cake and a few small pieces of dried meat to it.

Seeing that the Heavenly Demon Wolf was eating happily, Luo Xiaoxiao slowly got a little closer.

She noticed that the wolf was only focused on eating and didn’t bare its teeth or become defensive when she approached.

Luo Xiaoxiao gently touched the wolf’s head and happily started stroking it.

“Wow, this fluffy feeling is so nice. This is the right way to open a Hachimi~~”

It had been a long time since Luo Xiaoxiao had touched a furry animal that was so normal in both appearance and behavior. A look of obvious happiness appeared on her face.

She was also more generous with her food, feeding it constantly. She had even made the fierce Heavenly Demon Wolf, who often starved for days, look a lot more innocent.

“Awo~” The Heavenly Demon Wolf had never eaten anything so delicious. It was happily chewing and even flipped onto its back to beg for more food. It whimpered and whined like a spoiled pet, trying to make Luo Xiaoxiao happy.

It was so pathetic…

This Heavenly Demon Wolf was having a great time eating, and Luo Xiaoxiao was satisfied with her petting.

But the other hungry wolves behind it couldn’t sit still. Their eyes were glowing as they looked at the pile of food in Luo Xiaoxiao’s hand.

The fragrant cake and meat were tempting. Their mouths watered uncontrollably, and their green eyes were filled with desire.

Seeing how pathetic their pack was, the wolf king’s eyes warned them. He then let out a long howl at the wolf near Luo Xiaoxiao.

“Awoo! Awo!!!” (Translation: You get back here! You are not allowed to eat anymore, you shameful thing!)

He fiercely commanded the traitorous wolf beside Luo Xiaoxiao to come back.

The wolf king’s command was extremely authoritative. No wolf would dare to defy it. But Luo Xiaoxiao was either too charming, or the dried meat on her was too fragrant.

As if it knew the wolf king was also afraid of Luo Xiaoxiao, the traitorous wolf defied its king and betrayed the pack on the spot.

It even became bolder and, emboldened by its new human friend, barked back at its leader.

“Awoo! Awoo! Awooo!!!” (Translation: You old fossil, you’re so annoying. Don’t you know the taste of mung bean cake? Pff, you’re just a filthy wolf! I don’t want to talk to you anymore.)

It looked at the wolf king with disdain. When it looked back at Luo Xiaoxiao, its voice instantly changed to a whimper.

It nuzzled its big head against Luo Xiaoxiao’s waist, whining at the dried meat in her hand.

“Awo~ Awooo~~ Awoo… Awoo…” (Translation: Waaah, Big Sister, I’m scared. I’m not friends with that ugly thing~”)

“…”

Luo Xiaoxiao didn’t know what the obedient wolf at her feet was murmuring about. She thought it was cute, so she gave it another big piece of dried meat.

Finally, seeing that the feeding was going well, Luo Xiaoxiao looked up at the large group of fluffy creatures.

Luo Xiaoxiao was also generous. She took out all the food she had in her storage bag and threw them one by one, intending to win over the entire pack.

“…Awo?” The other wolves saw that the weakest Heavenly Demon Wolf had successfully betrayed the pack. Not only was it getting free food, but the wolf king was also cold-faced and didn’t dare to do anything to it because Luo Xiaoxiao was there.

Soon, because of Luo Xiaoxiao’s extravagant feeding style, she successfully attracted many Heavenly Demon Wolves who couldn’t resist the temptation. They quietly approached her.

In no time, dozens of wolves had defected and were wagging their tails around Luo Xiaoxiao, begging for food.

Only the lone wolf king remained in the distance, holding his ground and standing by his principles.

“Awo!” He looked at his fellow pack members who had bowed for a mere mung bean cake with disdain.

The wolf king proudly held his head high, not allowing his mouth to water. He snorted in contempt, openly despising these opportunistic and treacherous backstabbers!

Until… Luo Xiaoxiao noticed him standing alone.

“Hey, little one, why aren’t you eating with them? Don’t you like it?”

She walked over and looked at the big wolf that was proudly holding its head up. It looked arrogant and unyielding, and didn’t seem to want to pay her any attention.

An idea struck Luo Xiaoxiao. She rummaged through her storage bag again and took out something wrapped in a lotus leaf. She slowly unwrapped it and said to herself, “Oh, right. I remember you’re carnivores. You probably prefer meat over mung bean cakes.”

“Awo…” His nose twitched violently. His haughty and resistant demeanor weakened a little in the face of the rich aroma that assailed him.

But… Hmph! A mere human dares to try to bribe him?

He, the dignified wolf king of a pack.

With a crown on his head, his pride would never allow him to bow down!

Unless…

He met the one thing he wanted to protect for the rest of his life, a fragrant, super tempting roasted chicken!

Nothing can’t be solved with a roasted chicken. If it can’t, then get two!

“Awoo~ Awoo, woof~~”

Looking at the two fragrant roasted chickens in Luo Xiaoxiao’s hand, the wolf king’s acting broke in less than three seconds. He wagged his tail pathetically and excitedly circled Luo Xiaoxiao.

What’s a wolf king? Oh, I don’t know, I don’t recognize it. He only knows that there is now a super obedient baby who wants to eat a roasted chicken.

“Awo~ Awooo~ Woof~~”

“Okay, okay, okay~ Little one, little one.”

Seeing the big dog who was now happy and wagging its tail excitedly after she took out the roasted chicken, Luo Xiaoxiao stroked its head, slowly placed the roasted chicken in front of it, and knelt down to gently watch it devour the food.

At the same time, as if they had heard an extremely strange sound, the other wolves happily eating behind Luo Xiaoxiao stopped their movements. Their fur stood on end.

They looked in the direction of the bizarre sound with complex expressions.

What happened to the pride of the wolf king? What is this? A dog’s bark?!

Wolf King: “Awoo, awoo, woof woof woof~~~”

Other wolves: “…I can’t even look at it.”

…

While Luo Xiaoxiao was happily immersed in feeding the dogs, she had no idea that in the meeting hall, someone was excitedly watching her actions.

After quietly moving his gaze away from Si Luoyu, Xiong Li’s eyes inadvertently fell on a corner of the screen.

“…Hm?”

To be honest, when he first saw so many Heavenly Demon Wolves surrounding a weak little girl, Xiong Li thought that she wouldn’t last long and that her trial would be over soon.

But when he turned around and took a closer look, he was stunned.

Huh?! Not only was the little girl still there, but also…

It was shocking! He saw that the Heavenly Demon Wolves, who were supposed to have bared teeth and ferocious expressions around the girl, were now sitting in rows, being fed obediently. And they even allowed her to pet their heads? And shake hands?

Huh???

“Is this… dog petting???”

No way! Absolutely no way?!

You have to know that Heavenly Demon Wolves are naturally untamable and are pack animals. They are an extremely difficult species to tame.

It’s extremely rare to be able to tame even one Heavenly Demon Wolf. But it seemed that this little girl had tamed a whole pack in a short amount of time!

Holy moly!

Innate Sacred Beast Taming Body!!!

What a talent!!!

The Beast Taming Peak hasn’t seen this kind of rare talent in hundreds of years!

This, this is his dream disciple!!!

His legs uncontrollably started to tremble in excitement. Xiong Li was completely immersed in the joy of discovering a talent for the Beast Taming Peak.

It was Elder Yao next to him who noticed and said nonchalantly, “Elder Xiong, which child did you see? Why are you so excited?”

“I, cough cough, I, um, it’s… it’s nothing. I just, um, the weather is cold, and my… my old legs are acting up. I, I was just looking around. It’s nothing.”

Startled back to his senses, Xiong Li pretended to be calm.

“Oh? Old legs?”

Elder Yao was skeptical. Xiong Li was a burly man who could knock out an elephant with one punch. But he still kindly suggested, “Old legs are caused by a blockage of meridians and poor circulation. How about this, Elder Xiong, when you have time, come to my Spiritual Medicine Peak, and I’ll personally give you a few needles to treat it.”

“Ah… yes, yes, yes. Thank you, Elder Yao.”

Xiong Li reluctantly averted his gaze. He suppressed his ecstatic expression and pretended to be composed. In reality, he was so excited that he wanted to celebrate.

This was fate! His Beast Taming Peak had a successor!