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Feng Yuan’s command was clear. Eggy, who had caught the eggs, looked at Second Egg and Third Eggy in his arms, then at the spot where his brother had vanished…
His little face tightened with resolve as he firmly chose to carry out his brother’s order.
As he swam back, tears still fell from his determined little face.
His brother!
His most beloved brother had been eaten.
If it weren’t for the eggs in his arms, Eggy would never have swum away.
He would have stood by his brother through thick and thin!
But his brother had long told him to protect Second Eggy and Third Eggy.
Second Eggy and Third Eggy were even younger, tinier brothers.
As older brothers, it was their duty to shield their younger siblings.
The weeping Eggy wasn’t pursued by the monster.
The monster didn’t seem interested in chasing him either.
After swimming quite a distance, Eggy ran into the adults who had come searching for the children.
Wu Jin spotted his son and rushed forward first.
“Eggy, are you alright?”
After checking his son’s condition and seeing that the little guy seemed unharmed, Wu Jin asked, “Where’s your brother? Where’s your brother Yuan Yuan?”
Once assured his son was fine, Wu Jin’s attention immediately shifted to Feng Yuan.
Eggy didn’t immediately point the way.
He shoved the two eggs in his arms toward Yu Ye.
“Eggs!”
After handing over the eggs, Eggy acted as if he had completed a monumental task.
Without a moment’s delay, he swam off immediately.
“Brother!”
Eggy called out loudly for his brother as he swam.
The adults followed his small figure, letting him lead the way.
Meanwhile, Yu Ye, now holding the eggs, stared blankly at the eggs in his arms. His usually composed face was unusually stunned.
Yin Shuang beside him studied the eggs for a few seconds before concluding, “These are Chi Rong’s eggs.”
He then glanced at Yu Ye and added, “They’re your eggs, too.”
“You take the eggs back first. I’ll go find Chi Rong.”
“I’m coming, too.”
At the mention of Chi Rong, Yu Ye snapped back to his senses.
He wrapped the two eggs securely in his clothes and followed the group.
Led by Eggy, the adults soon arrived at the spot where the monster had appeared.
“Brother! Brother!”
Eggy circled the area, calling out for his brother repeatedly.
Feng Yuan had been eaten by the monster right here.
Eggy remembered it clearly.
But now, the monster was gone.
Eggy anxiously spun in place. With his limited vocabulary, he resorted to using gestures to explain to the adults what had happened.
He mimicked the monster, opening his mouth wide.
It was Yu Yi who deciphered his gestures.
“Yuan Yuan was eaten.”
After interpreting Eggy’s meaning, Yu Yi’s face turned pale.
“Something ate Yuan Yuan!”
Shortly after Yu Yi’s words, Li Sheng spotted the monster not far away.
The colossal creature seemed to be suffering from indigestion, slowly writhing.
Everyone present grimaced at the sight of the enormous being.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Li Sheng closed in on the monster as soon as he spotted it.
During the days he hadn’t been with Feng Yuan, Li Sheng and Feng Qi had kept themselves busy.
Li Sheng had absorbed vast amounts of demonic energy.
Having regained his past memories, he was no longer an ordinary mortal.
He was going to tear this monster apart with his bare hands.
“I’ll help you!”
The others didn’t just stand by watching. After Li Sheng took action, the remaining people swarmed forward as well.
Whether it was because Li Sheng and his group were too powerful, or because the monster itself was already unwell, it truly was defeated.
Its massive body was torn apart. The pile of corpses that originally composed its form scattered noisily.
Among its remains were still some human bodies.
The scene was terrifying.
But at this moment, no one cared about how frightening it was.
They only wanted to find Feng Yuan and Chi Rong.
According to what Eggy had indicated, Feng Yuan had been eaten by this monster.
So within the monster’s body, they should still be able to find Feng Yuan.
But strangely, neither Feng Yuan nor Chi Rong appeared.
The monster was torn to pieces, various floating corpses drifting around them. Everyone’s hearts sank to the bottom.
Li Sheng sent a message to Feng Qi.
Unlike Feng Yuan’s smartwatch that couldn’t be used underwater, the phone Li Sheng carried with him was practically a piece of black technology.
Even in such extreme conditions, it still had its own signal.
The message he sent received an instant reply.
And Feng Qi’s response made his heart sink even further.
This sea monster, this creature capable of swallowing Feng Yuan…
It wasn’t a “living” monster.
It was merely a walking corpse.
And its “swallowing” wasn’t actual swallowing. It was teleportation.
It used the act of “swallowing” to transport its prey into its mouth and send them elsewhere.
Now that the monster was completely shattered, its passage was naturally gone.
Feng Qi sent several messages in a row.
His knowledge was broader than Li Sheng’s. After all, Li Sheng was a demon he had raised.
After explaining the passage, he immediately provided a remedy.
“Set up a barrier, completely seal off that area.”
“Take Qin Xun with you. He knows many tracking methods.”
“I’m heading back now.”
Li Sheng carried out every instruction Feng Qi sent.
Meanwhile, Feng Yuan, whom all the adults were worried about, had landed with a thud in an unfamiliar place.
This place was extremely bizarre, as if from a primitive era.
Feng Yuan’s bottom hurt from the fall.
He got up, his little claws trying to rub his sore bottom, but he couldn’t reach.
His black bean-like eyes welled up with tears.
“Where is this?”
Feng Yuan chirped softly and began to explore cautiously.
Just as he started exploring, he heard footsteps.
“Are there more dragons?”
“Could it be mermaids?”
“No, the entire mermaid tribe is already here. There won’t be any new mermaids.”
“But a few more dragons would be useful.”
“True.”
The voices conversing grew closer along with the footsteps.
Feng Yuan urgently searched for a place to hide.
Fortunately, he had turned back into a little chubby ball.
The round, chubby ball was still small in size.
He easily found a hiding spot.
He curled himself into a ball and stayed motionless behind a tree stump.
The owners of the footsteps approached.
They scanned the area, somewhat puzzled: “Strange, why is there nothing here?”
“Did that thing break?”
“Who knows?”
The two continued talking as they circled around but found nothing.
So, they turned and left together.
Feng Yuan watched them leave and immediately followed behind them.
Despite being chubby and small, the little one had a surprisingly big heart when it mattered.
He trailed the two figures ahead all the way.
As he followed, he overheard more information and observed additional clues.
This place strongly resembled the Demon Realm.
Feng Yuan had previously ventured into a mirror to search for his dad and big dad and had visited the Demon Realm through it.
And this current location bore some resemblance to that realm, except the demonic aura here felt even more intense.
Feng Yuan also caught wind of news about a dragon.
There was a trapped red dragon here.
Guards were specifically stationed around the red dragon.
Feng Yuan perked up his little ears, trying to catch the exact whereabouts of the red dragon.
Before he could pinpoint the dragon’s location, he noticed that the two figures ahead had suddenly vanished.
The scene felt eerily like something out of a ghost story.
Feng Yuan’s little face froze in surprise. Tiptoeing cautiously with his tiny claws, he crept forward. Then he, too, disappeared.
The next moment, he reappeared inside a massive, modernized base.
He took a step back with his claws and retreated.
Just like that, he was back in the Demon Realm-like area.
He extended a claw, then retracted it, testing the boundary repeatedly.
After a few attempts, his clever little brain figured it out—
This was what his dad had called a spatial passageway.
Such passageways could connect many, many places.
Feng Yuan had some understanding of spatial channels.
Whoever could create so many passageways must be a formidable individual.
No.
A formidable villain!
The one who had captured his Uncle Chi Rong and transported him here was undoubtedly a big, bad villain.
Realizing he was up against a villain didn’t faze Feng Yuan in the slightest.
After all, this wasn’t the first time he’d encountered such a scoundrel.
The brave little chubby ball felt not a trace of fear.
Inside the modern base, he spotted many people in white lab coats.
While Feng Yuan wasn’t afraid of villains, he felt a slight fear toward those in white coats.
Previously, due to a virus, he had been isolated in a hospital.
His hospital stay had been so comfortable that even after being discharged, he kept longing to return.
After pestering his dad for days, he finally got permission to go back to the hospital.
However, his dad didn’t take him back for more cozy isolation.
Instead, he gave him a vaccination.
There were quite a few vaccines that children needed to receive.
Even as a little phoenix, Feng Yuan had to obediently get his shots.
His kindergarten required vaccination records.
And the hospital files also documented his immunization history.
After receiving a few extra shots, Feng Yuan never again begged to be hospitalized.
His fear of the uncles and aunties in white coats had reignited.
Now, determined to find Uncle Chi Rong, Feng Yuan worked hard to overcome his fear.
His training at the base hadn’t been in vain.
His small figure darted unnoticed through the modern facility. None of the people there spotted him.
After what felt like a long time.
Before Feng Yuan could find Uncle Chi Rong, he first encountered a merfolk.
And it was a little merfolk.
Perhaps children naturally feel a kinship with one another.
When the little merfolk saw Feng Yuan, they opened their round, curious eyes wide. They were not panicking or crying out, but quietly studying him.
“Chirp.”
Your tail is so beautiful.
Merfolk had tails.
The little merfolk before him had a large, black tail.
After boasting about his tail, Feng Yuan revealed his identity.
“Chirp, chirp.”
I’m the boss of the sea. The fish asked me to save you.
“Chirp.”
I will save you.
“Chirp, chirp chirp?”
But have you seen a dragon?
Feng Yuan communicated with the little merman, who could understand him.
The little merman blinked at this “boss”.
After a long pause, he spoke softly.
“The dragon is with the great demon. You should run away quickly.”
“There’s a very terrifying great demon here.”
The little merman had been imprisoned for a long time.
He was quite young, so the people here wanted to raise him a bit more before using him.
Having been here for so long, he had learned many things.
He said there was a great demon here.
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