"Glug… glug…"
Su Wen vaguely sensed his body sinking deeper into the water.
Every limb felt powerless, as if he were trapped in sleep paralysis. Panic surged through him.
If he didn't struggle now, he felt certain he would truly die.
"Senior Sister, look! There's someone down there!"
The voice sounded muffled, as though it came from above the water's surface.
"Ugh…"
Su Wen tried to move, flailing weakly, desperately trying to signal that he was still alive—still salvageable. But it didn't seem to help.
All he could do was pray that whoever was out there would show some mercy and not let him die the moment he transmigrated.
"No soul power detected. It's a child."
"Why are you still talking? Pull him up already—he's about to drown."
"..."
In that instant, Su Wen felt life return to his body.
Just moments ago, he had been sinking toward the endless depths.
Now, a powerful force seized his arm and violently dragged him upward.
"Huff—huff—!"
He gasped for air, lungs burning. It felt as though he had returned to the living world.
The sounds of insects chirping, leaves rustling, flowing water splashing against rocks—all rushed into his senses.
"It's a little boy. Pretty handsome, too."
The girl who had pulled him from the stream grinned as she spoke, casually sitting down on a nearby rock.
Her beautiful eyes leisurely examined Su Wen, who lay sprawled on the ground, coughing up mouthfuls of water.
"I drank way too much… urgh… This is seriously awful luck.
I just transmigrated, and I get dropped straight into the Star Dou Forest… urgh…"
After retching for quite some time, Su Wen finally recovered enough to lift his head and look at his savior.
Before him stood a graceful red-haired girl. She looked young....around thirteen or fourteen.....but her figure was noticeably more developed than her age suggested.
She wore red-and-white clothing resembling a school uniform, neatly wrapping her well-proportioned body.
Her fiery red hair fell smoothly over her shoulders, and her exquisite face carried a teasing smile.
But she wasn't alone.
Around them stood more than a dozen young men and women, roughly sixteen or seventeen years old, all dressed in similar attire.
They looked exactly like a group of elite students from a high-ranking academy, led by seniors on a training expedition...straight out of the world of Douluo Continent.
Su Wen quietly exhaled in relief.
At least… he was saved.
Half a month ago, by sheer accident, he had transmigrated to this world.
He had imagined a glorious beginning....crushing Tang San underfoot and dismantling Shrek step by step. Instead, reality struck him hard.
He had awakened in the body of a six-year-old child....alone, and deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.
Relying on half-remembered survival tips from short videos in his previous life, he had managed to stay alive.
He ate meat worms and grass stems, drank from streams, and carefully avoided brightly colored mushrooms. Somehow, he hadn't starved to death.
Luck had also favored him. By hiding within dense undergrowth, he avoided becoming food for soul beasts.
But not long ago, his young body had betrayed him. While fetching water, he slipped, fell into the stream, and was swept into a deep pool downstream.
Thankfully, he encountered these people.
Otherwise, he really would have gone down in history as the first transmigrator to drown to death.
"Sister…"
Suppressing his embarrassment, Su Wen forced out a smile.
He tried to act cute.
Right now, these people were the only lifeline he had. And among them, the red-haired senior sister looked the most approachable.
"He's actually kind of adorable, haha."
The red-haired girl laughed brightly and reached out to pinch Su Wen's cheek.
She then turned her head to the side.
"Senior Sister, why don't we bring him along? Elder Xuan is secretly protecting us anyway....what danger could there be?"
Following her gaze, Su Wen looked toward the tallest and most mature woman in the group, around twenty years old.
Though her clothing matched the others, her temperament stood apart—calm, elegant, and composed, entirely different from the fiery red-haired girl.
So beautiful…
Even Su Wen was momentarily stunned.
"Since fate brought us together, we'll take him with us."
After briefly examining Su Wen, the woman nodded.
"It's almost dusk. Zhang Yi, build a few wooden huts.
We'll rest here for the night and continue toward the core of the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow."
"Yay!"
The red-haired girl bounced excitedly.
"Kid, you'll sleep with me tonight! With big sister watching over you, no one will dare bully you!"
"Oh, right—call me Sister Xiao Tao."
Ma Xiaotao made a playful face as she spoke.
"Xiao Tao… Sister."
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