Verdant mountains and clear waters, birds singing and flowers fragrant, with an ethereal aura.
Yu Zhibo stood on a patch of lush green grass at the bottom of the valley, momentarily captivated by the scenery, which resembled a paradise.
The island on the back of the old turtle didn't seem large, only tens of thousands of meters in radius. However, all living beings that entered the world would shrink by a hundredfold, making it appear incredibly vast in comparison, equivalent to several Dragon Kingdoms in size.
Not far away, herds of spotted deer with majestic antlers on their heads grazed peacefully, occasionally lifting their heads and blinking their wet, large eyes at Yu Zhibo, showing great curiosity towards him.
Finding it amusing, Yu Zhibo squatted down to appear less threatening, then beckoned to a cute little deer with his fingers, making a universally recognized sound used to call dogs: "Yo~ tsk tsk tsk~"
The little spotted deer tilted its head, looking at him curiously, and seemed inclined to approach. However, it glanced up at the doe beside it and hesitated.
"Young man, we are spirit deer, not spirit dogs. Is it polite for you to call my daughter like that?"
The large doe next to the fawn glanced at him sideways and spoke human words.
"This young man must be unwell. It's one thing to trespass into our Deer Valley, but he's also acting so rudely."
A buck with antlers resembling coral, likely the leader, walked to the front of the herd and looked at him with a condescending gaze, as if regarding a human trafficker.
Yu Zhibo's face instantly showed embarrassment.
These spirit deer, though not exceeding A-class in appearance, possessed spiritual intelligence and could speak human words, which caught Yu Zhibo by surprise.
"Big brother, who are you, and why are you here?"
Seeing the leading buck appear, the little deer he had been "tsk tsk tsk"-ing at gained courage. It trotted on its slender legs to within five meters of him and stopped, its wet, large eyes fixed on him.
The adult deer did not intervene. Seeing that Yu Zhibo meant no harm, they continued to graze.
"Haha, nothing particularly important. I just stumbled in here by accident."
Yu Zhibo stood up with a cheerful grin, pondering the old turtle's intention in placing him here. However, after observing for a while, he found no other special characteristics in the deer herd besides their early spiritual awakening and attributed it to coincidence.
"Oh!" the little deer responded softly, its voice young and crisp, and continued to tilt its head, looking at him.
"Little cutie, would you like some cake?" Yu Zhibo, finding it amusing, took out a piece of spirit apple-flavored cake from his Pure Land space and said with a smile.
This cake was made from spirit apple pulp, spirit cream, spirit flour, and spirit eggs, and was very delicious. Yu Zhibo had a large quantity of it in his space; it was sweet and sour, and very much liked by Bai Chanyi.
He figured this little deer wouldn't reject it either.
"Gulp~"
The little spirit deer swallowed its saliva, its eyes shining brightly as it looked at the cake. It wanted to come closer but was still a bit afraid.
Behind it, eight more adorable little deer ran over, also stopping seven or eight meters away, chattering amongst themselves.
"Wow, what is that? It looks so yummy~"
"I don't know, but it must be tastier than grass~"
"Should we go over? This person doesn't seem like he'll hurt us?"
"Grandma taught us not to eat things given by strangers~"
"What are you afraid of? Uncle Big Deer is right here. Can he be more powerful than Uncle Big Deer?"
These voices were milky and adorable, healing.
Yu Zhibo's expression softened further. With a wave of his hand, he placed seven more spirit cakes in a row on the ground, arranged the cake in his hand, and retreated ten meters, saying with a smile, "Don't be afraid, eat up. One cake per deer."
Seeing the additional seven cakes, the little deer became even more restless.
"Eat up, this person means no harm."
The leading buck said faintly, chewing on the grass.
The little deer immediately let out a cheer and swarmed forward, lowering their heads to lick the cakes.
"Wow, so delicious~"
"Much tastier than grass~"
"Mom, come eat with us!"
Some little deer even turned to call the adult deer over.
The adult deer ignored them, glancing briefly before turning away.
"Little one, what's your name?"
Yu Zhibo looked at the first little deer that had greeted him cheerfully and asked softly.
"My name is Xiao Qi!"
After finishing the cake, the little deer replied in a milky voice, then lowered its head and rubbed its chest, where there were seven white spots like plum blossoms.
"My name is Xiao Pan, I was born by the river~"
"My name is Fu Liu~"
"My name is Xiao Fei, do you have more cake, brother? I'll let you pet me, can you let me eat another one~"
"My name is Xiao Qing, I want cake too~"
The little deer chattered again, and a few even rushed up to Yu Zhibo, looking at him with expectant eyes, stretching their little heads towards his hands.
Yu Zhibo: Tsk tsk tsk, so easy to fool.
He felt a pang of emotion, but he didn't lack these snacks. Moreover, the deer herd had developed spiritual intelligence and was full of goodwill towards him, so he couldn't bring himself to refuse.
Reaching out, he stroked the little deer's heads, then took out several hundred pounds of cake and controlled them with his mind to float in mid-air, beginning to feed them.
The little deer ate happily.
Soon, these little ones were all full, and they scattered. Only the little deer named Xiao Qi stayed by his side, licking his face, "Thank you, brother~"
"So polite!" Yu Zhibo smiled and stroked her little head. "Who is the 'Grandma' you mentioned earlier?"
"Grandma is Grandma~"
The little spirit deer looked at him curiously. "But Grandma has been sick lately, all to protect us. The pack of big gray wolves in the valley next door are very fierce and always come to catch us."
Towards the end, its tone became dejected.
Yu Zhibo heard this and thought: Ho ho~ there are natural enemies.
But it made sense. Deer have a super strong reproductive capacity. Without natural enemies, the entire continent would have long been occupied by deer.
"Xiao Qi, come back!"
Not far away, the leading buck let out a low growl, telling the little deer not to say too much.
It had already recognized Yu Zhibo's power and knew it couldn't escape, which was why it hadn't reacted too intensely. However, upon hearing the little deer so casually reveal "Grandma," its tone became somewhat anxious.
"Why, Uncle Big Deer?" the little deer asked back, confused. "Brother isn't a bad person; he gave us cake~"
Thinking of the delicious cake, the little deer licked its lips again, but it was truly full.
The buck was annoyed but also wary of Yu Zhibo's strength, so it remained silent.
Just as the situation became tense, a figure gradually materialized beside the leading buck, finally solidifying into an old woman holding a deer staff, with white hair, wrinkled skin, and a very kind appearance.
She coughed lightly twice, then forced a smile onto her aged face, "A distinguished guest has arrived. Please forgive my poor reception. This old one is Lu Jiuge, paying respects to a senior!"