I'm accumulating points in the cultivation world.

Finally, Tang Doudou arrived at the Seven Star Restoration Grass and carefully put the spiritual herb away. However, after looking around, she still couldn't find her mother.

Tang Doudou had no choice but to come out.

Du Wushuang, who was waiting outside, saw Tang Doudou come out and immediately went up to her with joy.

"We found the Seven-Star Restoration Grass, but we didn't find my mother," Tang Doudou said with some disappointment.

"Let's look again, maybe we'll find it," Du Wushuang said quickly.

Tang Doudou asked the green spirit water python to lead the way, but after searching almost the entire Netherworld Forest, she still couldn't find her mother.

"It's been so long, your mother might have gone somewhere else," Du Wushuang comforted her. "Don't worry, your mother will definitely come back to find you."

Tang Doudou rewarded the green spirit water python with a few poison pills, and then went home with Du Wushuang.

"Uncle Du, thank you. You can keep some of these spiritual herbs too." Tang Doudou took out half of the spiritual herbs from the system and handed them to Du Wushuang.

Du Wushuang readily accepted it, saying, "If you need anything in the future, just come to me."

Tang Doudou nodded in agreement, then turned and walked home.

Just as Tang Doudou reached the door, she heard the system say, "Wait, there are a few people lying in ambush inside."

Are they related to the mother?

"How is your cultivation level?" Tang Doudou asked.

"One is at the Golden Core stage, and the remaining four are at the late Foundation Establishment stage."

Upon hearing this, Tang Doudou realized that she couldn't defeat these people, but she should be able to escape. At worst, she could flee to the Netherworld Forest.

Tang Doudou pushed open the door and walked into the yard.

Upon hearing the commotion, the five people immediately appeared and surrounded Tang Doudou.

"Who are you people?" Tang Doudou asked in surprise.

"This person looks just like the young lady," someone whispered.

"It must be the young lady's daughter."

The leader looked Tang Doudou closely. "You're Tang Ningshuang's daughter?"

"Young Miss? My mother is the young lady?" Tang Doudou asked excitedly.

“That’s right, your mother is the eldest daughter of the Tang family. Now that she has returned to the Tang family, we are here to kill you.” The leader of the group said.

Life is truly a mix of joy and sorrow! The joy is that my mother is indeed a young lady from a wealthy family; the sorrow is that the Tang family doesn't acknowledge me.

"Why did you want to kill me?" Tang Doudou asked, still unwilling to give up.

"Back then, your mother refused the arranged marriage with the family..."

Before the leader could finish speaking, Tang Doudou continued, "Was it because my mother eloped with someone, gave birth to me, and then went into seclusion in the mountains? This time, in order to save me, she had no choice but to go back to her family for help. Her family members were furious and locked my mother up, and then sent someone to kill me to prevent future troubles?"

“You guessed right!” said the man in the lead.

See? It's the same old formula. Are all the heroines' mothers in fantasy novels this tragic?

"Attack!" the leader ordered. The other four men instantly drew their swords and charged towards Tang Doudou.

Tang Doudou remained calm. She crushed the poison she was clutching in her hand and forcefully swung it at the four people approaching. The fine powder dispersed in the air, forming a pale green cloud of smoke.

The four were startled upon seeing this and quickly dodged. Just then, Tang Doudou suddenly sensed an unusual aura coming from above.

Her heart tightened, and she subconsciously looked up, only to see countless incredibly sharp ice swords, gleaming with a chilling aura, pointed directly at her.

This is going to mean she'll be torn to pieces!

Tang Doudou tried to escape, but was enveloped by a powerful pressure and couldn't move.

Oh no, I'm really in deep trouble this time!

Tang Doudou closed her eyes, "System, save me!"

Suddenly, Tang Doudou felt a powerful force violently pull her away. Immediately afterward, a biting, icy wind howled past, like countless sharp blades slicing through her. A crisp, loud "crack, crack, crack" sound rang in her ears—the sound of the ice sword shattering!

When Tang Doudou opened her eyes, she saw countless ice swords stuck in the ground, gleaming with a chilling light, and wisps of cold air emanating from their blades.

Tang Doudou looked behind her and saw that it was the green spirit water python from the Netherworld Forest!

It just saved me!

"Kill them!" Tang Doudou shouted. If it weren't for the Green Spirit Water Python, she would probably be dead by now.

She showed no mercy to those who wanted her dead.

The green water python charged towards the four people, then spat out a stream of green venom, shooting directly at one of them. The person couldn't dodge in time, was hit by the venom, and instantly collapsed.

Seeing this, the other three unleashed their skills in an attempt to resist the Green Spirit Water Python's attack.

The green serpent nimbly dodged the attacks of the other three. Its massive tail swept across, knocking one of them away. At the same time, it opened its mouth and spat out a stream of venom, striking the man who collapsed to the ground.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the last person turned to run away, but the green spirit python quickly chased after him and wrapped its body around him, making it impossible for him to escape.

Tang Doudou looked at the leader of the Golden Core stage, drew her sword and rushed forward, but she was no match for him at all, and was knocked to the ground in two moves.

When the Green Spirit Water Python saw Tang Doudou being knocked down, it rushed over to help. Upon seeing the Green Spirit Water Python, the Golden Core cultivator quickly fled.

Tang Doudou sat up, patted the green spirit water python's head, and rewarded it with a handful of poison pills.

"If only you could be my spirit beast, I'd have plenty of poison pills from now on!" Tang Doudou said with a smile.

The next second, Tang Doudou felt an itch on her hand, and a pattern of a contract suddenly appeared in her mind.

Could it be that this green spirit water python is willing to form a contract with her? Tang Doudou said excitedly, "In the name of heaven and earth, I form a contract with you, and from now on, we will live and die together!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the contract pattern disappeared, and Tang Doudou only heard a cold voice in her mind say, "Hungry, I'm hungry!"