"Teacher, Little Fire kept flying toward the academy grounds these past few days. I almost couldn't catch it."
In the office, Tian Yue looked utterly disheveled. Both hands were clenched tightly around the Little Fire Cloud Crane, and quite a few chicken feathers clung to her clothes.
Han Yu could not help laughing. "Did you crawl into a chicken coop?"
Tian Yue looked aggrieved. "Teacher, it was because Little Fire kept burrowing into the chicken coop. And Uncle Wang from the dining hall nearly slaughtered it as a chicken last night."
Han Yu smiled and stepped forward, patting Tian Yue on the shoulder. "You did very well. I'll pretend I never saw you helping yourself to things in the warehouse these past few days."
"What? I was clearly looking for food for Little Fire." Tian Yue looked away, guilt written all over her face.
Putting aside the joke, Han Yu asked, "You said Little Fire has kept flying outside the academy. Has it always been heading in the same direction?"
Tian Yue thought carefully for a moment, then pointed toward the northeast of the academy.
"That should be the direction of Sunset Forest. Teacher, is there a problem?" Tian Yue asked in confusion.
"I told you, it knows the location of a treasure site. The direction it's flying in is probably right."
"A treasure site? Teacher, for real?"
"Do I need to lie to you? Bring it with us. We'll head to Sunset Forest immediately. If we truly find treasure this time, Yue Er will have contributed too. When the time comes, I'll let you choose one treasure."
"Yay, yay! Teacher, I can't wait anymore."
For someone with a strong curiosity, treasure hunting was undoubtedly what they wanted to do most.
Han Yu hired a carriage, and the two quickly