Gathering in the Dense Forest

"Gui Gui."

Inside a hotel room, a Ghoul Vine Weng opened its eyes and cried out.

The brown-haired man, who had been calling the front desk to complain about a Wei Heat Rat getting into his room, lit up. Forgetting all about the wild pet beast in the room, he put down the phone, turned around, and eagerly confirmed, "Are you sure?"

"Gui Gui."

The Ghoul Vine Weng nodded with certainty.

"Sir, we'll immediately arrange for someone to come up..." the front desk said over the phone.

Before the other party could finish, the man hung up with a snap and hurried excitedly toward the door.

The Ghoul Vine Weng followed close behind.

"Wei Wei..."

The Wei Heat Rat, which had been eating on the bed, heard the door close. It looked toward the entrance, wearing an expression that said, "How boring."

It jumped off the bed, grabbed a bottle of mineral water from the room, went to the window, transformed into a streak of white light, and shot upward along the wall.

In a clearing overgrown with weeds.

Qiao Sang groggily opened her eyes and saw Ya Bao, Luobao, and Gang Bao above her, looking down at her worriedly.

How did I fall asleep? Qiao Sang stared at the night sky visible through the gap between the three heads, confused for several seconds.

Then she sprang upright. Holy crap, was I just hypnotized by a wild pet beast?

As soon as Qiao Sang got up, she saw Teacher Pili Te staring solemnly in the direction of the Dense Forest.

"Ya Ya!"

Just as she was about to go over and ask what had happened, Ya Bao cried out anxiously beside her.

"What? You're saying Little Treasure is missing?!" Qiao Sang was instantly startled. She turned to Ya Bao,