3: I'll just call you Rice.

It's over, it's over!

Wei Xun cried out in his heart, thinking about how he should escape.

And now he regretted immensely that he didn't choose the other two Cultivation Techniques at that time, otherwise he would definitely have hope of escaping.

"Little mouse, don't be afraid!" But Xiao Li didn't seem to have any ill intentions; instead, she comforted him in a gentle tone: "I won't hurt you!"

Hearing Xiao Li's comfort, Wei Xun, who had originally thought he was doomed, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave up struggling.

Seeing the little mouse become well-behaved, Xiao Li was immediately surprised: "Can you understand what I'm saying?"

"Jiji!" Wei Xun nodded his mouse head, trying to make himself look intelligent.

"Hehe, that's great!" Xiao Li said, placing Wei Xun on the table: "I've let you go, but you can't run around, okay?"

Wei Xun, now released, stood on the table, looking up at Xiao Li's innocent and cute appearance, and felt much more at ease.

As long as the other party didn't want to kill him, it was fine.

"Little mouse, what's your name?" Xiao Li asked Wei Xun innocently.

Wei Xun wanted to tell Xiao Li, but when he opened his mouth, it was just two "Jiji" sounds.

"Since you don't have a name, I'll give you one!" Xiao Li scratched her head, thought for a moment, and then said: "I heard that mice like to steal Rice, so I'll call you Rice!"

Hearing Xiao Li's words, Wei Xun, though he didn't want to admit it, still nodded in agreement.

His top priority now was to win the favor of this little human girl; this was like having a powerful backer!

Seeing Wei Xun nod in agreement, Xiao Li giggled, looking very happy.

"Are you hungry? I'll give you something to eat!" Xiao Li said, then pulled out a small red fruit from her embrace, like a cherry, but it looked much crisper.

Seeing this item, Wei Xun walked over and sniffed it with his nose, feeling only refreshed.

It must be a treasure.

Although he had just eaten his fill not long ago, if such a treasure was placed in front of him and he didn't eat it, it would be a waste.

So Wei Xun went straight up and took a big bite.

After the fruit entered his mouth, he felt only sweet and delicious juice; it was better than all the fruits Wei Xun had ever eaten in his life.

Just one bite made him feel comfortable all over, and a moment later he felt warm all over, very pleasant.

After finishing the entire fruit, Wei Xun closed his eyes and immediately checked the progress bar, then was instantly stunned.

At this moment, the progress bar had actually achieved a terrifying increase!

[Ling Shou Realm First Layer (6210/10000)]

Just this one fruit, after eating it, actually increased the progress by more than half.

One had to know that the previous one thousand progress points were achieved by diligently eating for a year.

After reopening his eyes, Wei Xun felt that his luck had finally turned around, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Seeing the little mouse's eyes moist, Xiao Li asked curiously: "Rice, are you missing your mom?"

Missing his mom?

Wei Xun shook his head directly; he did miss his mom in the real world, but Wei Xun didn't feel anything for the mouse mom in this game world.

"Then why are you crying!" Xiao Li pouted, somewhat confused.

Then Wei Xun used his tiny hand to point at the fruit on the table, which was now just a pit, and gestured wildly, wanting Xiao Li to give him another one.

Seeing the little mouse like this, Xiao Li immediately understood and pulled out another red fruit from her embrace, placing it in front of Wei Xun.

"Eat it!" Xiao Li said with a giggle: "This fruit was given to me by my master, and it's delicious. This is the last one. If you like to eat it, I'll ask my master for more if I get the chance later."

Seeing another Spirit Fruit placed before him, Wei Xun's eyes immediately lit up. He quickly hugged the fruit and devoured it, soon leaving only a clean pit.

"Rice, you eat so cleanly!" Xiao Li rested her head on her hand, curiously watching Wei Xun on the table.

And after eating the fruit, Wei Xun immediately closed his eyes.

Sure enough, the progress bar in his mind had now become [Ling Shou Realm Second Layer (1025/20000)]

And after upgrading, he received three new Cultivation Technique options.

[Shadowless Step: Greatly increases speed, and can also burst out with even faster speed for a short time.]

[Earth Escape Technique: Allows one to escape underground without needing to dig a hole.]

[Throat Refining Skill: Allows one to speak human language.]

Seeing these three options, Wei Xun was immediately overjoyed.

Sure enough, with each level up, he could choose a new Cultivation Technique.

The first two he had seen before, while the Throat Refining Skill was a new appearance.

Although Wei Xun really wanted to experience the joy of being able to speak, whether he could speak now didn't seem that important. It was still better to choose a life-saving skill first.

It would be better to choose the speaking skill after upgrading later.

So Wei Xun directly chose Shadowless Step to increase his escape ability.

"Rice, are you asleep?" Seeing Wei Xun with his eyes closed, Xiao Li asked curiously.

Hearing the sound, Wei Xun immediately opened his eyes, looking at the cute little girl in front of him and feeling extremely happy.

This was simply his benefactor; he had to curry favor with her.

So Wei Xun stood up straight on the table, balancing on his two mouse hind legs, and then danced a trending online dance he had learned online.

Seeing that the little mouse could also dance, Xiao Li couldn't help but exclaim, appearing even happier and more delighted.

"Rice, you're amazing, you can even dance!" Xiao Li was made to laugh heartily by Wei Xun, as if she had found a treasure.

After Wei Xun finished his dance, Xiao Li rested her head on her hand again and said: "It's a good thing I found you hidden in the bag, otherwise I would have missed such a little cutie like you."

Hearing this, Wei Xun realized that it wasn't just his good luck that Xiao Li found him.

Instead, Xiao Li had already discovered him in the bag, which was why she chose to bring him back.

But why would she bring back a mouse like him?

Wei Xun couldn't quite figure this out.

Watching the little mouse tilt his head and look at her, Xiao Li seemed to understand Wei Xun's question, so she muttered to herself: "It's too boring in the mountains. Every day is just cultivation and more cultivation. Master only has me as a Disciple, and I don't have any friends to accompany me..."

So that's how it is!

Hearing this, Wei Xun understood the reason. It turned out that this little girl was too lonely, so after discovering him, she wanted to bring him back as a pet.

Although his Soul was human, becoming a pet felt a bit strange, but he wasn't an ordinary pet. He was considered a Spirit Beast.

However, Wei Xun paused, still feeling a bit strange.

In other games, you tame Spirit Beasts, but here, he played a game and turned himself into a Spirit Beast.