It was not that it couldn't shrink further, but doing so would be harmful and unnecessary. Shen Xiaoyan did not need it by her side at all times, so she naturally wouldn't ask it to do anything that would damage itself.
However, after Xiao Rongrong absorbed so much life force from the grass, its appearance was constantly changing.
At a very slow, visible speed, Xiao Rongrong's body was shrinking bit by bit. Although the change was extremely subtle, it was still clearly observed by several people.
"You need to be careful. If you keep shrinking like this, this cat will have nowhere to sleep."
Xiao Rongrong was choked with anger upon hearing this, "You get down! Who asked you to sleep on me?"
Xiao Rongrong's earth-shattering roar startled Luo Luo, making her eyes widen.
Just then, after her surprise, Luo Luo remained leisurely, "This cat is willing to sleep on your vehicle; that's already looking highly upon you."
"Then go look highly upon someone else. I don't need you to look highly upon me."
Luo Luo: !
This damned Xiao Rongrong, who taught her these words?
Thinking this, Luo Luo looked towards Shen Xiaoyan.
Shen Xiaoyan suddenly felt a sharp gaze upon her, feeling a bit lost.
When she saw Luo Luo looking at her like that, the slightest hint of confusion in Shen Xiaoyan's heart was instantly magnified.
"Luo Luo, you don't mean..."
Before Shen Xiaoyan could finish her sentence, Luo Luo had already pounced into Shen Xiaoyan's arms.
"Master, I like hugs and kisses! I want to be lifted high too!"
Shen Xiaoyan: ...
What in the world is this?
Luo Luo seemed not to notice Shen Xiaoyan's displeased expression and continued, "Don't you feel any pity for this cat?"
Listening to Luo Luo's words, and looking at her accusatory face, Shen Xiaoyan was suddenly speechless.
What was all this?
"Luo Luo, don't make trouble. If we don't let Xiao Rongrong clear these things, how can we move on? Don't you agree?"
Luo Luo's whiskers twitched upon hearing this, but in the end, she said nothing.
Seeing this, Xiao Rongrong ignored Luo Luo. Its body suddenly shook a few times, and it threw Luo Luo off itself.
At this moment, Xiao Rongrong was about 2 meters above the ground, and below it was the uncleared grass.
If Luo Luo fell directly, she might end up injured all over.
Just as Shen Xiaoyan and the others were worried, they saw Luo Luo's body twist in the air and then land steadily beside Shen Xiaoyan.
Both the process and the landing were incredibly light and graceful.
Upon landing, she proudly swished her tail before squatting down.
Shen Xiaoyan looked at Luo Luo's expression, then at the slightly angry Xiao Rongrong, which was constantly circling. A strange feeling suddenly arose within her.
These two...
Thinking about it, Shen Xiaoyan quickly shook her head. This was impossible.
Their species were too different.
Not to mention that Luo Luo was a spiritual artifact of space, but even if she was just a cat and Xiao Rongrong was a lotus leaf, it already made one feel it was impossible, let alone anything else.
However, no matter how she looked at it, the feeling these two gave her was so subtle.
She turned to look at Zheng Wei, only to see him shake his head at her.
Shen Xiaoyan understood; he was telling her not to interfere.
It made sense; Luo Luo still had her own free will.
Since that was the case, then so be it.
"Xiao Rongrong, hurry up."
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan urge it, Xiao Rongrong stopped circling. However, as if venting its frustration, in less than fifteen minutes, it swallowed all the grass it could see.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others secretly clicked their tongues.
This was truly terrifying!
She never imagined that the thing she had always used as a flying device was also so frightening.
If it could devour enemies just as completely when facing them, Shen Xiaoyan couldn't help but smile at the thought; it would be incredibly satisfying.
Despite her thoughts, Shen Xiaoyan's movements underfoot did not slow down. In no time, she had followed the people ahead to the end of the grassland.
Lost in thought, she hadn't paid attention to the path ahead.
At that moment, she was suddenly stopped.
Shen Xiaoyan was a little confused. She looked up and realized that it was Zheng Wei who was blocking her.
"What's wrong?"
Zheng Wei gestured for Shen Xiaoyan to look forward. Shen Xiaoyan turned her head in confusion and saw a vast, seemingly endless marsh just a step ahead.
Looking at the marsh, Shen Xiaoyan could only exclaim, "What the hell!"
What kind of mountain was this?
Why was there such a thing as a marsh?
Moreover, what was this endless expanse?
Suddenly, Shen Xiaoyan's heart stirred. She felt as though she had thought of something.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan's sudden change in expression, Zheng Wei quickly asked, "Mi Mi, what's wrong?"
Shen Xiaoyan listened, looked at Zheng Wei, then at Yi Zhixie, and asked, "Does your Sacred Spirit Great Continent always have things like this?"
Yi Zhixie nodded, but he was a bit puzzled, "You've never been here before, how do you know?"
After receiving Yi Zhixie's affirmative answer, Shen Xiaoyan did not explain Yi Zhixie's confusion. Instead, she said to Zheng Wei,
"I suddenly feel like we're going through a trial."
"A trial?"
Zheng Wei frowned. What did that mean?
"I don't understand why there's this, but think about it. If we want to go deeper into the mountains, this is a necessary path. We just passed through a grassland of unknown species, and now we're facing a marsh. I think after we get through the marsh, there might be something else waiting for us."
"What else?"
Before Zheng Wei could answer, Lu Taobao exclaimed.
What was with all these trials? What were they trying to do?
Zheng Wei pondered for a moment before saying, "Do you think these trials are formed by unconsciousness, or are they specifically designed for us?"
Shen Xiaoyan looked at Zheng Wei, but neither answered.
Because he knew that even without him saying it, Shen Xiaoyan already had the answer in her heart.
"In that case, let's think about how we should get through it," Zheng Wei said.
Lu Taobao smiled upon hearing this, "Why do we need to think? Don't we have Xiao Rongrong? Can't we just ask it to take us across?"
Shen Xiaoyan looked at Lu Taobao, her expression unreadable.
"What's wrong?"
Zheng Wei vaguely felt that perhaps things wouldn't be so simple.
Indeed...
"Xiao Rongrong absorbed too much life force earlier, and its body has reached saturation. Now, it has fallen asleep."
Su Yi's words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving Lu Taobao stunned on the spot.
Zheng Wei and Yi Zhixie also frowned. This situation was truly...
After Shen Xiaoyan spoke, she became even more certain that these trials were definitely set up for them.
The first trial was passed with Xiao Rongrong's help, but for the second trial, they couldn't rely on Xiao Rongrong and had to find their own way.
As for who set up these trials, Shen Xiaoyan hardly needed to think.