After being reincarnated, I cultivated immortality.

After saying that, Hua Rongyi gestured twice with his finger on the giant mantis that Yunfan Blade had spared.

The group returned to the formation once more, along with a large mantis that Yunfan had dragged into it.

Seeing that her kin were unharmed, the giant mantis breathed a sigh of relief. The only bad thing was that Yunfan's knife was still pressed against the giant mantis's neck. "Thank you."

Hua Rongyi spoke up: "We are not murderers. If you answer some of our questions, we may consider letting you go."

The giant mother mantis nodded, "Okay, ask away, I'll tell you everything I know."

"How do we get out of this island?" Hua Rongyi got straight to the point.

The giant praying mantis blinked its enormous eyes and said, "There's no way out here. In all my years, I've only ever seen people come in; no one has ever come out."

"Are all the people who came in before dead?" Bai Shu asked.

The giant praying mantis thought for a moment and said, "Most of them were killed by that being in the sea outside. Some of them may have accidentally entered the protected area like you, and they should still be alive."

"You mean those things from the sea can't come in here?" Yunfan asked.

"Yes, my mother said that there is a very powerful artifact on this island that can protect the creatures on the island."

"Are all the monsters on the island here?" Hua Rongyi asked.

Giant Mantis: "No, only insects live here."

He paused for a moment and then continued, "And don't ask me what the artifact is or where it is. I really, really don't know!" His tone was so sincere that it was impossible not to believe him.

"Oh, then let me ask you, why did you attack us the moment you saw us, without giving us a chance to speak?" Bai Shu asked.

Speaking of this, the Giant Spirit Mantis felt wronged, pointing its large forelegs at Xi Lan and unleashing a barrage of attacks: "You still have the nerve to ask me? You yourselves are mixed up with things from the sea, and who knows what method you used to get into the barrier. Look at how ferocious you all are, do you think we were just waiting for you to come and kill us? We were just trying to protect ourselves! Protect ourselves! Protect ourselves!" It became more and more indignant as it spoke.

Xi Lan looked incredulous. "I'm not a thing, ptooey, no, you're the thing! I'm clearly the princess of the Merfolk! Princess! Princess!" She said it three times because it was important.

The giant mantis argued, "Then you must be from the sea! We island monsters are extremely sensitive to things from the sea. We could smell your unique sea scent from far away."

Xi Lan: ...

She had nothing to say about that.

“Although I live in the sea, I am different from the sea creatures here. I am not with them. You attacked me first without even knowing the facts,” Xi Lan said righteously.

Hmm? The giant mother mantis pondered, it seemed that was indeed the case.

The giant praying mantis suddenly slapped its forehead. "Oh dear, it seems I really misunderstood you." It rubbed its huge forelegs sheepishly.

Yunfan removed the knife from the giant mantis's neck, smiled and waved his hand, "Since it was a misunderstanding, it's good that it's cleared up. However, we're new to this place and are really curious about this protected area. I wonder if we could take a look around?"

The giant mantis hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded. "Alright, but you have to swear you really won't harm the insects and monsters here." While saying "you," her eyes remained fixed on Xi Lan.

Xi Lan: ...

“Alright, let Heaven bear witness, I, Xi Lan, hereby swear that as long as insect demons do not attack me first, I will never harm them, otherwise my cultivation will regress.”

Hua Rongyi, Kong Bai, Bai Shu, and Yun Fan also made the exact same vow after Xi Lan finished speaking, only with different names.

Hua Rongyi put away the Nine Spirits, and the formation disappeared as well. Led by the Giant Spirit Mother Mantis, the group began to move around in the territory of the insect monsters.

It has to be said that this place truly lives up to its reputation as a safe zone for insect-type monsters. You can find almost any insect you can think of here, the only difference being that they may sometimes differ slightly in color and size from ordinary insects.

Although they all looked at Xilan with hostility whenever they saw a new insect, at least the giant praying mantis was there and attacked without asking any questions.

After looking around the place and finding nothing particularly special, the Giant Spirit Mantis led the five people to a large cave and then left.

Hua Rongyi had already sent the information to Chi Yi, telling her to come find them if there was still time.

However, Hua Rongyi did not receive a reply, and by the time they arrived at the cave that the Giant Spirit Mother Mantis had brought them to, the sun was already almost setting.

Night is approaching, and a new round of games is about to begin.

Inside the cave, a luminous pearl hangs high, emitting a soft light that illuminates the entire cave.

Xi Lan sighed, "I wonder how Xiao Yi and the others are doing. Have they found anything useful? Have they hidden anything?"

Yunfan sighed as well: "I'm a little worried too. I wonder where Lili is now." He missed her so much.

Bai Shu said, "Don't worry, Xiao Yi has always been lucky, and she's smart too. They'll be fine."

Hua Rongyi nodded: "Indeed, if we still haven't received any news by tomorrow, we'll go out and look for them again."

Kong Bai also spoke up to comfort them: "Amitabha, this humble monk believes they are alright."

At this moment, Chi Yi and his group, who were being watched by Hua Rongyi and his companions, were busy chasing squirrels, but they were also safe because they had entered the safe zone.

Chi Yi and the others had previously thought of flying into the air to take a look because the trees were too tall and dense to see the whole picture, but since flying was prohibited, they decided to climb the trees instead.

The group were all very proactive, and they quickly climbed up the branches and trunk to the top of the tree.

"Xiao Yi, look over there. There seems to be something there, but it's not very clear. There might be some clues," Tang Shihhan said, pointing in a direction.

Chi Yi, Ling Lili, Yuan Jing, and Jin Haoyu looked in the direction she was pointing.

Chi Yi squinted and looked closely, but could only see a blurry black shadow.

"Let's go take a look." After she finished speaking, she led the four of them down from the tree and headed in that direction.

The others followed without hesitation.

They moved quickly through the woods, the only sound being the rustling of fallen leaves under their feet.

Suddenly, a squirrel appeared out of nowhere, leaping from branch to branch, its cheeks bulging, clearly indicating that it had quite a lot stuff in its mouth.

Yuan Jing said, "It seems that the place this little squirrel is going to is the same place we are going to."

Jin Haoyu turned to look at the little squirrel, who also glanced at him and rolled its eyes at him.

"Hey, what's wrong with you, little thing? I didn't do anything to you, and you're rolling your eyes at me." Jin Haoyu rolled his eyes back at it, and not just once.

Tang Shih-han shook her head at the sight, thinking how childish it was to be competing with a little squirrel. However, the competition between the two squirrels didn't last long, as the squirrel couldn't keep up with their speed and was left far behind.

The group moved at a fast pace, but it still took them almost half an hour to reach the spot they had seen from the treetops.

"This is it," Chi Yi said, stopping in her tracks.

While the group was still observing their surroundings, the little squirrel that had fallen behind finally caught up.

But it didn't stop; it leaped straight through the place where Chi Yi and the others felt something was wrong and disappeared.

The five voices rang out simultaneously: "Barrier!"

The five tested the barrier and, seeing no obstacles, passed through it directly.

Seeing the squirrel about to disappear from their sight again, Chi Yi quickly said, "Follow that squirrel."

The five of them immediately followed the little squirrel at a distance, darting through the forest.

After following the little squirrel for a while, the little squirrel stopped, turned around and looked at Chi Yi and the others, as if it had been waiting for them there on purpose.

Chi Yi and the others also stopped and watched it quietly, wondering what it was going to do.

The little squirrel made a few "squeak squeak squeak" sounds.

Jin Haoyu turned to Ling Lili and asked, "What did it say?"

Ling Lili looked puzzled and replied, "It's calling for its people, saying it's encountered a stalker."

Jin Haoyu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened. "It's not talking about us, is it?!"