If you want to survive after transmigrating, become the male protagonist's new mother.

Lin Huaijin held a dragon fruit and studied it for a while.

There was no smell from the outside, so he chose to dissolve the skin with magic.

He leaned closer and tentatively took a bite.

Then they started eating without any hesitation.

Seeing his adorable appearance with his mouth full of red juice, Xin Tong outside felt an overwhelming surge of maternal love.

"Oh my baby is so cute..."

Lin Yun rolled his eyes.

Oh my baby is so cute!

cut.

Inside the rainforest, Pei Yuening smiled and shook his head.

He completely uprooted the fruit trees and put them all into the ring.

Except for durian.

He glanced back, then finally sighed, bent down, and picked one up: "Alright, since we're already here."

"Oli, move away, I'm about to start."

Ollie, with a banana still in his cheek, stepped back five paces upon hearing this: "...You open it."

Pei Yuening swiftly swung his knife, and the durian shell cracked open, instantly filling the entire open space with a rich aroma.

He peeled it open and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, it's a smash hit!"

It's packed full of durian flesh, and the skin is so thin it's barely thinner than a fingernail.

It truly lives up to its reputation as another world.

Ryan sniffed: "...This smells a bit strange."

Pei Yuening: "Try it."

Ryan hesitated for a moment, then took a small piece and put it in his mouth.

His expression gradually shifted from indifference to shock, and then, quickly and unequivocally, he finished a large piece.

"tasty!"

"Really?" Lin Huaijin, her mouth full of red juice, leaned closer.

He wiped his face with the back of his hand without changing his expression, and then took a piece of durian flesh.

He tasted it carefully, raised an eyebrow and nodded: "It's definitely good. Ollie, aren't you going to eat some?"

Ollie stood five steps away, arms crossed and a cold expression on his face: "I'm not eating."

Pei Yuening: "Really not going to eat it? It's so sweet."

"I won't eat it."

Are you sure?

"Sure."

"Alright then." Pei Yuening squatted down to the side, holding the durian, and continued to feed Ryan and Lin Huaijin.

Juanjuan squatted on his head, swallowing hard. "Master...can I have a taste?"

"You can eat it, just don't eat the shell."

"Yay!"

Juanjuan pounced down, took a big bite of the fruit, then suddenly looked up, her vertical pupils widening abruptly: "Master!! This is so delicious!!"

"Slow down, you'll gain weight if you eat too much."

The open space became quite lively for a while.

Only Ollie remained expressionless, covering his nose.

Pei Yuening didn't pay any attention and just said to herself, "I'll bring one back for your father to try later. He might like it."

Ollie: "..."

Oh.

……

Having looted the "tropical fruit stand," it was time for them to get down to business.

Ryan said that the plant usually grows near swamps, and is easier to find in damp, muddy, and miasma-filled places.

The four people walked downstream along the stream for a while, then turned onto a side road.

The humidity in the air was getting higher and higher, and the soil underfoot was gradually turning into soft, mushy mud.

The canopy of trees overhead grew even denser, and Pei Yuening clung tightly to Juanjuan's neck, clinging to his back and refusing to move.

Juanjuan sniffed: "Master, there's a smell up ahead."

Pei Yuening also smelled it: "Ugh~ It stinks."

"It's a swamp," Ryan said. "There should be some nearby."

Pei Yuening peeked ahead.

Just a few steps away from them, a layer of grayish-green moss and algae was floating on the surface of the water.

The edge of the swamp was covered with dense weeds and shrubs, their roots half-submerged in water.

Among those weeds, several clumps of itchy grass were quietly huddled together.

Ryan's eyes lit up: "That's it, I'll go pick it."

"Wait a minute," Pei Yuening called out to him.

Then, he reached into his ring and took out the Fountain of Youth Necklace, gently placing it around Ryan's neck: "Don't forget this, be careful of the miasma."

Ryan looked into his eyes, blushing slightly. "Okay... thank you."

"Okay, go quickly."

Ryan leaped forward.

He stood at the edge of the swamp, his fingers slightly spread, his palm facing the clump of grass.

Light seeped from his fingertips, spreading lightly and wrapping around the roots of the itchy grass.

Then, he gently hooked his fingertip.

The clump of itchy grass was uprooted and carried steadily over the swamp, landing in Ryan's hand.

The soil and moisture on the leaves were shaken off by the magical elements during flight, and when they landed in Ryan's hand, they were completely clean, without even the roots being broken.

Pei Yuening was stunned: "...Holy crap, so handsome."

Ryan slowly and deliberately pulled out all the itchy grasses around him one by one using the same method.

His movements were precise and quiet, and Lin Huaijin watched from the side.

Ryan put the last itchy grass into his bag.

Just as he was about to speak, Ollie moved closer to him.

Ollie twirled his fingers a few times, and the flowing water element enveloped the itchy grass.

Even Ryan's hands, which had touched them, were purified.

Ryan pursed his lips: "Thank you."

Ollie smiled and said, "No need."

Lin Huaijin stretched and said, "Let's go. It's getting dark, and the rainforest isn't safe at night."

"Okay," Pei Yuening patted Juanjuan's neck, "Let's go back and grind the flour, then cook."

"Alright."

The four of them retraced their steps.

The stench in the air was left behind, replaced by the natural breeze from the open space.

Back at the camp, Pei Yuening slid off Juanjuan's back, and Ryan naturally reached out to help her.

Pei Yuening smiled at him, then let out a long sigh.

But his obsessive-compulsive disorder flared up again.

Although I didn't step into the mud myself, I spent almost an hour in that place, and I inevitably picked up the smell.

Asking about it is disgusting, extremely disgusting, especially disgusting.

He frowned, tugged at his collar, and sniffed his sleeve. His face instantly contorted in pain: "I can't take it anymore."

Ollie was speechless: "...What now?"

Ryan glared at him.

"..."

"My clothes are dirty and have been tainted by marsh gas. I'm not wearing this into the tent," Pei Yuening said with disdain. "And you guys, you've been standing there for so long, your clothes must smell too."

Lin Huaijin: "So?"

Pei Yuening pondered for a moment, then turned around and grinned: "Oli."

Ollie had a bad feeling: "...What?"

Pei Yuening put her hands on her hips and said, "Could you please use water magic to purify all of our clothes? Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep tonight."

Ollie looked at him incredulously: "...You want me to use magic to wash your clothes?"

"Yes."

"Me, a dignified A-rank water-based swordsman, washing your clothes?"

"It's just a little cleaning, you don't need to scrub with your hands." Pei Yuening said matter-of-factly, "You were quite efficient when you were washing Ryan's hands earlier."

Ollie's ear tips turned slightly red: "How can that be the same?"

Ryan asked, puzzled, "What's different?"

"No... Ryan, I..."

Pei Yuening raised her chin at him: "How dare you make me spend the night filthy?"

Oriton stopped.

"And another thing," Pei Yuening grinned again, "your father is watching from outside."

"If you can't even help your future stepmother with such a small thing, don't blame me if I complain to him later."

Ollie's eyes widened: "...You!!"

"I knew you wouldn't even let me use a purification spell, leaving me to suffer in the rainforest for five days and four nights."

Ollie glared at him, clenching his back teeth.

Pei Yuening: "Hehehe."

Lin Huaijin laughed out loud: "Oli, your father is indeed watching from outside."

Ollie: "..."

That's really something, Cao Dan.

He resignedly raised his hand, and the light blue glow instantly flowed out, condensing into a water sphere in the air.

It lightly enveloped the four of them, skimming along the fabric of their clothes and carrying away the dust that clung to them.

The faint, lingering stench of the swamp vanished into the air along with it.

After the water balloon dissipated, everyone's clothes were clean as before, and even carried a faint trace of cool moisture.

Pei Yuening nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm, not bad. Thank you."

Ollie turned his face away: "Just this once!"

"That won't do. You'll have to wash after you finish fighting, otherwise it'll be too disgusting."

Ollie: "..."

Holy crap!