Chapter 798: Gathering in the jungle

“Guei Guei.”

Inside the hotel room, a Guei Man Weng opened its eyes and let out a cry.

The brown-haired man, who was on the phone complaining to the front desk about a Tail-Heat Rat in his room, his eyes lit up. He disregarded the wild Pet in the room, hung up the phone, and turned around, eagerly confirming:

“Are you sure?”

“Guei Guei.”

The Guei Man Weng nodded affirmingly.

“Sir, we will arrange for someone to come up immediately…” the front desk’s voice came through the phone.

Before the other party could finish, the man abruptly hung up the phone with a “snap” and excitedly strode towards the door.

The Guei Man Weng followed closely behind him.

“Tail-tail…”

The Tail-Heat Rat, which had been eating on the bed, heard the door close, looked towards the door, and showed an “uninterested” expression.

It jumped off the bed, grabbed a bottle of mineral water from the room, came to the window, and transformed into a white light, ascending and leaving through the wall.

…

A clearing overgrown with weeds.

Qiao Sang groggily opened her eyes and saw Ya!, Lu!, and Steel Treasure above her, looking at her worriedly.

How did I fall asleep? Qiao Sang looked at the night sky in the gap between the three heads, confused for a few seconds.

Then, she sprang up with a “whoosh,” thinking, “Holy crap, was I just hypnotized by a wild Pet?”

As soon as Qiao Sang got up, she saw Teacher Pilit not far away, looking intently at the dense forest with a solemn expression.

“Ya!”

Just as she was about to go forward and ask what had happened, she heard Ya! by her side call out in a very anxious tone.

“What? You said Xiao Xunbao is gone?!” Qiao Sang was startled by the news and turned to look at Ya!, completely forgetting that she could confirm it herself.

“Ya!”

Ya! nodded vigorously.

Xiao Xunbao usually kept itself hidden most of the time, but its aura could still be smelled. However, now its aura had disappeared, and it didn’t respond when called.

Qiao Sang immediately sensed Xiao Xunbao’s state and, finding that it was not injured, breathed a sigh of relief.

She raised her hand, wanting to recall Xiao Xunbao.

Xiao Xunbao was indeed not nearby, but it wasn’t a big problem; it was still within sensing range, so all she had to do was summon it back.

At this moment, Pilit looked over and said in a deep voice, “Don’t recall Ghost Ring King yet.”

Qiao Sang frowned slightly: “Why?”

“Did you hear a flute sound before you fainted?” Pilit asked instead of answering.

Flute sound? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then began to recall carefully.

It seemed, apparently, that she had indeed heard the sound of a flute being played…

She thought of something, and her eyes suddenly lit up: “Aodinihi came just now?”

Pilit nodded and hummed in affirmation: “If I’m not mistaken, your Ghost Ring King should be with Aodinihi now.”

He paused, then said seriously: “We can completely locate Aodinihi based on Ghost Ring King’s position.”

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then sensed Xiao Xunbao’s position, finding that it was currently in the dense forest.

For a moment, various thoughts flashed through her mind.

From this position, it was indeed possible that Xiao Xunbao was with Aodinihi.

But why?

Was Xiao Xunbao not hypnotized?

Seeing that she and Ya! and the others were all asleep, did it venture alone into the tiger’s den, tracking Aodinihi, to make it easier for her to find when she woke up?

No, no, no, Xiao Xunbao shouldn’t be that brave…

Then why would it be with Aodinihi?

Could it be that Aodinihi intentionally took Xiao Xunbao with it?

But why?

As soon as she thought that Xiao Xunbao was now taken away by an Illusion Beast that might be Emperor-level, Qiao Sang immediately became anxious.

As thoughts flickered, Pilit said:

“Just now, I received more precise information about Aodinihi. It’s true that Aodinihi appeared in places with music, but that was when it awakened a hundred years ago. Two hundred years ago, it appeared in various amusement parks, and three hundred years ago, it appeared in places with hot springs and water.”

“So every hundred years, its interests and hobbies may change.”

I almost forgot there was a big shot beside me. Although he wasn’t always reliable, he definitely knew more than I did… Qiao Sang asked, “Why did it take Xiao Xunbao?”

“It is said that some Illusion Beasts can see through illusions, or perceive another existing space,” Pilit said in a deep voice: “Ghost Ring King’s ring can also be considered a space. There’s a high possibility that Aodinihi saw the space inside the ring, but couldn’t take out the things inside, so it took Ghost Ring King along with it.”

Holy crap, it actually set its sights on the things inside the ring… Qiao Sang said somewhat anxiously, “Then let’s go in immediately!”

You know, there were so many good things stored inside that ring!

And she didn’t know if Xiao Xunbao would hand everything over…

…

Deep in the dense forest.

A certain cave.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao pulled out milk from the ring and handed it to Aodinihi.

“Di Di~”

Aodinihi opened it, chugged it down in one go, and showed a satisfied expression.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao then pulled out bags of potato chips and Energy Pills from the ring.

Aodinihi ate some potato chips and then some Energy Pills, stuffing its entire cheeks full.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao, fawning, once again offered a bottle of milk.

“Di Di…”

Aodinihi took the milk, took a sip, swallowed the food in its mouth, and showed a comfortable expression.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao felt the time was right, pointed to the red flute that Aodinihi had been holding in its claw, and sweetly called out, indicating if it could play with this thing?

“Di Di…”

Aodinihi remembered the other party giving it food, and reluctantly handed over the flute.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes lit up. It took the flute, touched it, then put it to its mouth, ready to play.

It puffed out its cheeks and blew, but found that no sound came out.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao, not believing it, blew harder into the hole.

By the time its face turned red from blowing, the flute still hadn’t made any sound.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao put down the red flute, a little deflated.

“Di Di.”

Aodinihi, who had witnessed the entire process, curled its lips into a proud smile and let out a cry, indicating that only it could play this flute.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao didn’t believe it, handed the flute back, and called out.

Then play it for it to see.

Aodinihi took the red flute and placed it to its mouth.

Instantly, a melodious and pleasant flute sound emanated from the cave.

…

At the same time.

On the weed-covered clearing.

A certain part of the scenery suddenly twisted like water ripples, forming wave patterns.

Immediately after, figures emerged one after another, appearing out of thin air in the clearing.

“Is this it?” The white-haired elder looked around at the surrounding scenery and asked.

“This is it!” The brown-haired man said, glancing at the Guei Man Weng beside him.

“Guei Guei.”

The Guei Man Weng walked a few steps forward and suddenly extended a vine from the ground, rolling up a green bean-like eyeball.

The elder looked closely and saw that it was indeed a Ghost Eye.

“You all stay here. Aogefu and I will go in. If Aodinihi comes out, try to block it for a while.” The elder said as he walked towards the dense forest.

The Black-haired Youth followed closely behind him. (End of this chapter)