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

The two of them stopped at the same time.

Ollie stared at the black, soft, unidentified object in the middle of the road, momentarily forgetting to breathe.

The thing looked like a puddle of melted asphalt; its surface twitched a few times and it moved half an inch to the left.

"Ugh—I'm so dizzy! Is there anyone kind enough to help me up?"

Ollie's lips twitched, and at the same time he raised his right hand, his fingertips beginning to gather restless magical light.

"Watch out, this is a nightmare."

Ryan clearly recognized him as well.

He took a half step back, assuming a defensive stance with his hands.

Although this nightmare looks really stupid, its level of danger should not be underestimated.

Ollie pushed Ryan behind him, light flowing between his fingers, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

"Final warning," Ollie narrowed his eyes, "Leave, or I won't be polite."

Egg lay motionless in the middle of the road.

Ollie gritted his teeth and finally made his move.

He was incredibly fast, arriving in front of Egg in the blink of an eye.

Pei Yuening, who was hiding in the bushes, was startled, and her heart clenched.

His voice exploded in my mind: "Egg! Watch out!"

The next second, Egg dodged the murderous magic attack with a swift movement.

Immediately afterwards, dark ripples spread silently from the surface of the slime's body, and Ollie's eyes glazed over for a moment.

The magic in his palm shattered into specks of light and dissipated into the air. His body swayed, and his knees buckled.

Before Ryan could react, he lost consciousness.

The forest returned to silence.

The birds have stopped chirping.

Pei Yuening was so shocked that her mouth dropped open.

"...Eggs."

"Gah."

"You're that awesome...?"

"Absolutely."

Pei Yuening swallowed hard: "But, didn't you go a little too far?"

"Where is it repetitive? I just made up a dream for them; you wrote the script."

Egg said confidently, "Master, don't worry, I guarantee they'll get married on the spot when they wake up."

Pei Yuening breathed a sigh of relief.

"...Oh, that's good, that's good."

Having successfully completed its mission, Egg bounced back twice and nestled comfortably into the basket.

Pei Yuening helped it cover with a blackout cloth, and then carefully covered it with some mushrooms.

He stretched his knees, which had gone numb from squatting, and was just about to go back to find Lin Huaijin.

But at some point, I felt a chill on my ankle.

Smooth and cold, very bad.

Pei Yuening's blood froze in that instant.

He slowly lowered his head.

He saw a bright green snake, about the thickness of a thumb, with a triangular head pressed against his ankle.

Its golden, vertical pupils stared unblinkingly at his calf. The instant it realized it had been discovered, it opened its blood-spitting maw—

Above their heads, Gao Gao let out a sharp, explosive cry: "Snake!!!!"

She frantically flew down, ready to use her healing magic to save Pei Yuening's life at any moment.

In an instant, a cold glint flashed—

The emerald green snake was ripped apart at its seven-inch mark by a fire spell, barely escaping with its life.

The cut surface even emitted a sizzling sound.

Pei Yuening slumped down, finally snapping out of her daze.

"...Huai, Brother Huaijin?"

"Hmm." Lin Huaijin withdrew his hand, picked up the snake and tossed it aside, then looked at Pei Yuening expressionlessly: "What are you doing?"

Pei Yuening blinked.

"...Would you believe me if I said I was gathering herbs?"

"You almost got bitten by a bamboo viper while gathering herbs?"

Pei Yuening gave an awkward smile.

Lin Huaijin ignored him.

He raised his head, his gaze passing over Pei Yuening and landing in the middle of the road.

Pei Yuening gasped.

Howl!

He was about to explain when Lin Huaijin stood up and walked over to the two men.

Pei Yuening: "Huaijin..."

"Oli," Lin Huaijin kicked him, "You're not allowed to take a nap in the forest."

Pei Yuening: ...

He laughed so hard he felt like he was going to die.

Lin Huaijin called out twice, but when they didn't respond, he reached out to check Ollie and Ryan's pulses.

Pei Yuening followed guiltily, "Are you... alright?"

"It's nothing, she just fell asleep." Lin Huaijin stood up and dusted off his hands. "It's a hypnotic spell; she'll probably wake up on her own in about half an hour."

Pei Yuening smiled dryly: "Oh, that's good, that's good."

"Let's go," Lin Huaijin said.

"Huh? Where to?"

"Didn't you say you were going to look for potions somewhere else?" Lin Huaijin turned and walked deeper into the forest. "I'll go with you."

Pei Yuening was taken aback.

"Oh? What about them? What if two more snakes come and bite them?"

Lin Huaijin turned around and glanced at him.

"They are protected by magic," he said calmly. "Unless it's a B-rank or higher magical beast, it can't harm them in the slightest."

"..."

Oh.

So that snake was just taking advantage of his zero magic power.

"Let's go," Lin Huaijin urged.

"it is good."

Pei Yuening took a few steps, then looked back again.

A ray of sunlight pierced through the tree canopy overhead, landing squarely between the two people on the ground.

As expected of the main characters, they are quite a perfect match.

Pei Yuening smiled.

"Here it comes, here it comes."

They wandered around the depths of the forest for another half a day, one after the other.

There were indeed many plants in this area. Although Pei Yuening was absent-minded, his hands were not idle.

He followed the chart, picking whatever he saw, and soon his basket was half full.

Gao Gao flew down from above his head and squatted down beside the basket to help check the leaves, chattering incessantly: "This plant's root is broken, it's not up to standard."

"These leaves have been bitten by insects. Owner, do you even want to live? If you hand in half a frame like this, the teacher will immediately expel you!"

"If you can do it, then you do it."

"Then I won't go ahead with it."

Lin Huaijin didn't even look up: "Can you two, master and servant, please be quiet?"

Pei Yuening and Gao Gao both shut up at the same time.

After a while, He Shuming's assembly whistle came from afar.

Those were magically enhanced sound waves, audible throughout the entire Darklight Plains.

"I'm leaving," Lin Huaijin said.

"Okay!"

Pei Yuening followed along eagerly.

He Shuming stood under the old oak tree, with a dozen or so people already gathered around him.

When Pei Yuening and Lin Huaijin returned, most people had already handed in their assignments.

He Shuming took Pei Yuening's basket and flipped it over.

"Two roots were broken, and two leaves were torn." She said expressionlessly, "A-".

Pei Yuening nodded: "Thank you, teacher. I'll pay attention next time."

"Um."

He Shuming turned to Lin Huaijin.

"There has been improvement compared to this morning, so an A is acceptable."

Lin Huaijin nodded politely: "Thank you, teacher."

Time passed little by little.

The students gradually emerged from the forest, and those who had finished their homework gathered together to chat and wait for school to end.

He Shuming glanced down at his pocket watch. Time was almost up, but two people still hadn't returned.

She frowned, about to ask.

The bushes at the edge of the forest swayed, drawing Pei Yuening's attention.

Ollie walked ahead, with Ryan following behind, a blush on his face.

He lowered his head, took a few steps to He Shuming, and handed over the potion.

"Teacher... I'm sorry, something came up and I was held up..."

He Shuming hummed in agreement: "It's alright, we made it just in time."

She inspected the two baskets and marked them with grades.

Ollie's eyes were glued to Ryan the whole time, never looking down.

Pei Yuening was so excited that he slapped his thigh.

Good heavens, is this the kind of impact couples have on the scene?!

"It's done, it's done, it's done!" Pei Yuening's voice cracked: "Oh my god, what kind of kiss is this? Their lips are all like this, oh my!"

"Young people have such strong tempers, impressive!"

Lin Huaijin looked at his thigh, which had been slapped red, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

He closed his eyes, unable to bear it any longer.

"...Are you crazy?"