He couldn't break the promise he made to Little Starlight Deer, especially since today was Chen Yuan's scheduled day for patrolling the mountains and protecting the forests.
After preparing food and equipment, and placing it on the larger Cola, Chen Yuan led Spark, Cola, the Twin Flower Consorts, the Electric Flying Cat, and the Little Starlight Deer into the mountains.
Originally, Chen Yuan hadn't planned to bring the Electric Flying Cat, which was specifically for finding spirit plants, but on second thought, the main task this time was to find the Starlight Deer tribe, and there might be dangers along the way, so more help was always a good thing.
Although the Electric Flying Cat's strength was very ordinary compared to Spark and Cola, it had many tricks up its sleeve and could be useful in certain special situations.
Because Cola's advancement had delayed them for quite some time, Chen Yuan didn't stop on the way, and didn't take a detour to see the Flame-tailed Fox. Led by the Little Starlight Deer, he headed straight for their habitat.
After passing through a relatively flat forest and leaping over small streams, the road ahead gradually became rugged and steep, and the difficulty of traveling increased sharply.
Recalling the scene of the Starlight Deer leaping over the cliffs, and looking at the difficult mountain road ahead, Chen Yuan sincerely admired the difficulty of their journey home.
Fortunately, Chen Yuan was no longer an ordinary person. His physical fitness was already vastly different from what it used to be. Using both his hands and feet, he barely managed to keep up with the Little Starlight Deer, who was eager to return home.
This guy was simply a climbing expert. In Chen Yuan's eyes, the steep mountain road that was frightening was like walking on flat ground to it.
Of course, this kind of terrain couldn't stop Cola, who had successfully advanced. It could cross several meters with a light leap, and its climbing speed even exceeded the Little Starlight Deer.
Spark and the Electric Flying Cat, needless to say, with their wings, they ignored all terrain.
Crossing mountain after mountain, the altitude climbed rapidly, and finally, at sunset, they reached the highest point of a mountain, and a flat grassland came into view.
The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the grassland, setting off a peaceful and serene scene on the summit.
Chen Yuan panted heavily: "Your usual range of activity is really big."
From the summit to the foot of the mountain, if they were equipped with a mobile phone, their daily steps would definitely be far ahead.
"Yoo ~"
At this moment, the Little Starlight Deer was in no mood to pay attention to Chen Yuan's吐槽. It quickly walked towards the depths of the grassland, making anxious deer calls.
However, after a long time, no calls responded to it, only the fierce sound of the wind whistling past its ears.
"Yoo Yoo Yoo!"
The Little Starlight Deer's calls became more and more urgent. It ran around the grassland several times, but still didn't get a response.
After a long time,
The Little Starlight Deer lowered its head, its eyes were blank, and its expression was dazed.
Chen Yuan slowly walked to its side, his voice steady: "Do you usually come back at this time?"
"If not yet, then let's wait a little longer."
"Yoo ~"
The Little Starlight Deer suddenly raised its head, its eyes shining with hope.
However, until night shrouded the earth, there was no sign of the Starlight Deer herd.
This time, the Little Starlight Deer completely panicked, anxiously spinning around in place.
Chen Yuan's eyes flickered, and he pondered: "Do you have other habitats?"
As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Some pet beasts don't only have one habitat.
The Little Starlight Deer raised its head, looked at Chen Yuan for a while, and suddenly its eyes lit up: "Yoo Yoo!"
"Where is it?" Chen Yuan asked.
The Little Starlight Deer raised its eyes and looked to the east. Under the thin clouds, the undulating mountains could be vaguely seen.
After a slight pause, Old Xing looked directly at Chen Yuan: "What are you going to do to solve it?"
Chen Yuan looked at the Little Starlight Deer: "Let's help it find its tribe first."
"What then?" Old Xing asked.
Chen Yuan fell into deep thought.
He didn't know whether he should interfere in the conflict between the two tribes.
Old Xing put his hands behind his back, stared at the continuous mountains in the east, and said in a low voice: "You can drive them further away."
"The activity range of this group of Snow Cloud Wolves is too large, which is not a good thing for the villages at the foot of the mountain."
There haven't been any incidents of Snow Cloud Wolves attacking humans yet, but the association has already issued a related task - expelling the Snow Cloud Wolf pack wandering near Nanhe Town.
It's never a good thing for this kind of ferocious transcendent creature to be too close to human settlements.
For safety's sake, it's best to drive them deeper into the Qinling Mountains.
Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, I will consider it."
"Rest for one night first, and set off tomorrow morning," Old Xing advised.
Chen Yuan glanced at the Little Starlight Deer, who was still anxious, shook his head, and refused: "Forget it, this kid can't wait, let's help it find its tribe as soon as possible, to avoid more accidents."
Hearing this, Old Xing didn't try to persuade him anymore, but prepared to set off with Chen Yuan, but was stopped by the latter:
"Old Xing, you should stay here. The road is not easy to walk at night, I can do it alone."
"I'm safe with them," Chen Yuan glanced at the little guys beside him.
If it were the him who had just become a Beast Master, he would definitely not choose to travel through the Qinling Mountains in the night.
But things are different now, Spark and Cola gave him full confidence.
"Awoo!"
Cola immediately spoke out, it was full of confidence in its strength after its successful advancement, and it could protect its master.
As long as it doesn't encounter opponents like Big Sister.
". Okay." Old Xing's lips moved, and he swallowed the words of persuasion back.
"Yoo Yoo ~"
The Little Starlight Deer led the way, and Chen Yuan took advantage of the night to set off towards the continuous mountains in the east.
"Chirp ~"
Spark spread its wings and flew high, its orange-yellow body blooming with bursts of flame, almost illuminating half of the sky, guiding the way forward.
Even though this was already considered the depths of the Qinling Mountains, Spark flew unscrupulously in the air, and still no wild pet beasts dared to provoke it.
"Yoo"
Looking at Spark flying high, the Little Starlight Deer's eyes showed envy.
If it were also so strong, it could drive away the group of Snow Cloud Wolves.
It was already late at night,
Chen Yuan arrived at Aoshan.
This was his first time coming to the Aotai Line, and he was curious about everything here, but unfortunately it was already late at night, and the surrounding scenery could not be seen clearly. Moreover, the higher he went, the thicker the sea of clouds became, lingering between the peaks, and the visibility dropped sharply.
In addition, the temperature dropped rapidly, but it didn't have much impact on Chen Yuan after his physical fitness improved.
Then, the terrain became very complicated, with jagged rocks, cliffs, and deep ravines. When walking upwards, it was necessary to constantly climb and cross. Some sections of the road were too steep, and a little carelessness would cause one to slip and fall.
Even Chen Yuan was extra careful during the journey.
But for the Little Starlight Deer and Cola, this kind of road was not considered too dangerous, and the speed of advancement did not decrease because of it.
Moreover, within the swirling clouds, Chen Yuan occasionally spotted wild pet beasts, whether it was a bird soaring past or a fleeting glimpse of a colossal creature.
“How much further?”
Chen Yuan asked, panting, to the Little Star Moon Deer walking in the lead.
“Yoo yoo ~”
The Little Star Moon Deer looked around, seemingly discerning the direction, and suddenly its eyes lit up. It lowered its head and pointed with the antlers on its head to the front left.
Almost there!
Continuing forward for about ten minutes, the clouds gradually dispersed, and a relatively flat piece of ground came into view.
At the edge of the cliff at the end of the line of sight stood an extremely tall tree, its dense branches stretching out in all directions, its golden leaves swaying in the wind.
Hanging on the tree were some orange fruits, each very large, radiating a faint glow in the dim night.
“A spirit plant!”
Chen Yuan’s gaze was instantly drawn to this large tree.
However, the Little Star Moon Deer did not pay attention to the tree. It looked around, eagerly searching for traces of other Star Moon Deer.
Without exception, the first issue is always about appearance!
But soon, the Little Star Moon Deer lowered its head, its mood exceptionally low: “Yoo.”
There was no trace of the clan here either.
Chen Yuan carefully observed the surrounding environment and quickly discovered that there were many traces of battle remaining here. Shattered stone chips, sunken pits, and claw marks on the tree trunk all indicated that a fierce battle had taken place here.
“Cola, it’s your turn.” Chen Yuan looked at Cola.
“Awoo awoo!”
Cola barked repeatedly, then approached the ground, carefully sniffing the scent.
There were many scents here, and they were very chaotic.
But Cola recalled the scents of the Star Moon Deer and the Snow Cloud Wolf, and distinguished them from the scents here, quickly drawing a conclusion—both the Star Moon Deer and the Snow Cloud Wolf had been here.
Chen Yuan’s eyes flashed, and he pondered: “The Snow Cloud Wolves actually chased them here…”
He stood under the tree, had the Electric Flying Cat pluck a fruit, and reached out to touch it:
[First time collecting Void Clarity Fruit, Source Points +5]
[Name: Void Clarity Fruit]
[Level: Tier 3]
[Effect: Can be used to enhance pet beast comprehension]
“The same effect as the Luminous Fruit.” Chen Yuan murmured softly.
But he was not immersed in the joy of discovering a precious spirit plant; instead, he fell into contemplation: “The two clans had a fierce battle here, most likely the Snow Cloud Wolf pack won.”
If the Star Moon Deer clan had won, it would not be empty here.
“But if the Snow Cloud Wolf pack won, why would so many spirit plants be left here?”
With the Snow Cloud Wolves’ greed, they would not have left a tree full of Void Clarity Fruits.
“Gugu ~”
Suddenly, the Twin Flower Concubine touched Chen Yuan’s cheek. When he looked over, she pointed to the ground.
Chen Yuan looked down, then squatted down, his eyes gleaming.
He discovered several fruit cores.
The doubts in his heart grew deeper and deeper. Chen Yuan walked to the Little Star Moon Deer and asked, “Has this tree always been here?”
“Yoo.”
The Little Star Moon Deer nodded gently, indicating that the tree had been here ever since it was born.
Only the most outstanding Star Moon Deer could be granted a fruit by the leader.
“I understand.” Chen Yuan nodded gently, then said, “Sit down and rest first, eat something to recover your strength, and I’ll sort out my thoughts.”
With that, he sat on the ground and took out the food he had brought.
“Awoo!”
At this moment, Cola suddenly smelled a strange scent rapidly approaching, and immediately tensed up, standing in front of Chen Yuan and barking warily.
Chen Yuan looked up and saw a large figure slowly walking out of the clouds—first catching his eye was a tall, proud body and strong, explosive limbs, covered in brownish fur, semi-transparent white whiskers fluttering neatly, and huge horns like a bull extending from the top of its head, its brown eyes unusually calm.
This was a pet beast that looked very powerful.
But Chen Yuan had not seen any relevant information in the [Pet Beast Knowledge] section.
This strange wild pet beast seemed uninterested in Chen Yuan and the little ones, and walked straight to the Void Clarity Tree on its own. Three faint pentagram symbols appeared on its forehead, and a sharp rock suddenly gathered in front of it, rushing towards a Void Clarity Fruit!
It raised its head, opened its mouth, caught the falling Void Clarity Fruit, and held it in its mouth without swallowing it.
“Awoo awoo!”
Seeing the strange pet beast’s series of actions, Cola suddenly became anxious.
How dare it snatch my Void Clarity Fruit!
“Do you recognize it?” Chen Yuan asked, looking at the Little Star Moon Deer.
“Yoo yoo…”
The Little Star Moon Deer’s eyes flickered, and it found relevant images of the strange pet beast from its memories.
It remembered!
When it had come here with the clan before, it had seen this guy fighting with the leader from afar, and even the leader was not its opponent!
“Of course, this is a leader-quality pet beast.” Chen Yuan thought to himself.
This was the first time he had encountered a wild leader-quality pet beast.
Did it know the whereabouts of the Star Moon Deer clan?
Before Chen Yuan could ask, the Little Star Moon Deer rushed in front of it: “Yoo yoo yoo?”
“Roar.”
Faced with the Little Star Moon Deer’s inquiry, it did not answer at first, but instead turned around and stared at the pile of food in front of Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan smiled and said, “Eat something together?”
“Roar.”
It responded in a low voice, then ignored the questioning Little Star Moon Deer and the inviting Chen Yuan, and walked straight into the clouds, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Chen Yuan was at a loss, unable to figure out the intentions of this strange pet beast.
He beckoned the Little Star Moon Deer to eat together and fell into thought.
However, after a while, Cola barked again.
This time, two figures, one large and one small, walked out of the clouds. The large one was the strange pet beast from just now.
The small figure was closely attached to its side, looking just like it, but only about a meter tall, its brown eyes full of curiosity, looking much more docile and cute.
Chen Yuan understood; they had brought their family to freeload.
At the same time, he muttered to himself, “Why are the pet beasts I encounter all bringing cubs?”
The Gray-Armored Mountain Boar brought cubs, the Wood Lush Panda brought cubs…
Then, he glanced at the Twin Flower Concubine on his shoulder, his expression strange.
Even he himself was bringing a cub.
Two figures, one large and one small, lay in front of a pile of food, starting to eat without any politeness.
They seemed to have been hungry for a very long time, eating heartily, and in a short while, they had eaten all the food Chen Yuan had brought.
Despite this, the big guy didn’t seem to be full, licking its lips with lingering taste.
This appetite was even more exaggerated than the Gray-Armored Mountain Boar.
Aoshan Mountain was covered with strange rocks and sparse spirit plants. Did these two have a sufficient food source here?
Then, Chen Yuan turned his head to look at the little guy beside him. It was staring blankly at the empty ground. When Chen Yuan looked at it, it cast an inquiring gaze.
As if asking, is there anything else to eat?
