"Hey, Long Yan, where are we going now?"
Within the dim primordial forest of giant trees, twisted branches writhed like a dance of demons. Two small figures became two little shadows, swiftly weaving through the demonic tangle. One of those shadows seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly asked.
"Uh..."
Upon hearing that, the little shadow in front seemed to falter, suddenly slowing down. The two small figures nearly collided.
"Tap!"
"Tap!"
But the two reacted quickly, each twisting aside and crossing paths in midair before landing together on a slightly warped branch stretching out ahead.
Through the hazy mist, the two small figures gradually revealed themselves.
They were Hada Ryuhiko and Hada Anna.
"What's wrong?"
At that moment, seeing Hada Ryuhiko stop beside her after nearly crashing into her, Hada Anna took out a strip of jerky from her Ninja Tool Pouch and slowly began chewing on it. As she ate, she asked innocently.
"Um... didn't I just tell you? We're going to meet up with the Bearded Man."
Hada Ryuhiko blinked at the girl who had been with him ever since she was old enough to understand things. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
So, Anna hadn't listened to a word I said...
At the same time, that thought flashed through his mind.
After Hada Ichiba had unilaterally cut off communications earlier, he and Hada Anna had resumed their journey—or rather, their journey to rendezvous with the others.
Thanks to his earlier communication with Hada Ichiba, he had already pinpointed the others' locations, or at least the locations of those nearby whom they could meet up with.
Based on the information they had exchanged, he was certain that the closest team, and the one heading in the same direction as them, was the Bearded Man's team. By