Yaoyao, Stunning at First Sight

A graceful figure emerged from the forest. Tuntun shed its earlier majestic demeanor and ran over to the figure like a husky, frolicking and rolling about at her side.

Mu Chen and Su Youwei looked over. She was a young girl in green, tall and slender. Her bright eyes paid no attention to Tuntun as they turned toward the two of them.

The girl had snow-white skin, her dark hair loosely tied up. She wore a simple green robe that outlined her graceful curves.

Her delicate features were flawless. Those bright eyes seemed to contain some mysterious quality, ethereal and profound.

The wind lifted her bangs, revealing her fair brow, where an ancient pattern rested, carrying an indescribable mystery.

Mu Chen was so stunned that his breathing stopped for a moment. Su Youwei was equally amazed. She truly was a beautiful girl, beautiful enough to make others feel inferior.

But Su Youwei was a girl herself, so she naturally would not become infatuated. When she turned and saw the look in Mu Chen's eyes, however, she felt a little sour inside.

Su Youwei admitted that this girl in green was very beautiful, but did he really have to keep staring at her?

Growing more jealous the more she thought about it, Su Youwei stretched out her slender little hand and casually placed it on Mu Chen's waist.

Hiss—

Though she had not pinched him yet, Mu Chen drew in a sharp breath. A chill ran down his spine, and he hurriedly withdrew his gaze.

Yaoyao's beauty truly was beyond question—perfect from every angle, without a single flaw. She was simply a little too aloof, as though she lacked any human warmth.

Stunning at first sight, unforgettable afterward. That was Mu Chen's impression of her.

Mu Chen had originally thought he would be unable to follow Zhou Yuan to Great Zhou's ancestral land, much less arrive in this mysterious place. Yet by a twist of fate, the Space Ancestral Symbol had brought him here.

What he had to consider now was how to deal with Cangyuan if they met. He and Su Youwei were not members of the Zhou Clan. Would Cangyuan silence them?

Because of this butterfly effect he had caused, he had no idea how much the future might change.

"My name is Su Youwei. What is your name, big sister? And where is this place?" Unaware of Mu Chen's thoughts, Su Youwei looked at the girl in green and smiled politely.

"My name is Mu Chen," Mu Chen said.

Hearing the question, the girl in green thought for a moment. In the end, she did not answer. After living here for so long, she seemed never to have known what this place was called.

"Yaoyao," the girl in green replied calmly.

"Ao ao?"

Tuntun called out and looked at them. You all know each other now—aren't you going to introduce me, Boss?

"Tuntun."

Yaoyao glanced at Tuntun. Tuntun immediately behaved itself, like a mouse encountering a cat.

This Mu Chen did pique her interest somewhat. He could actually use Devouring Power as well.

When he withdrew the black hole, Yaoyao had clearly seen a peculiar rune enter Mu Chen's body. That should have been the source of his Devouring Power.

"Why did you come here?" Yaoyao asked.

Grandpa Hei had never said anyone would come here today. After all these years, it was Yaoyao's first time seeing outsiders.

"An accident caused spatial distortion, and we ended up here," Mu Chen said helplessly.

He had not refined the Space Ancestral Symbol, so he did not dare use it to take Su Youwei away. The destination of the teleportation would be uncertain. If it sent them somewhere dangerous, they would both be finished.

"Come with me. Grandpa Hei should have a way to send you out." Yaoyao turned around, tilted her head, and gestured for them to follow.

Tuntun tried to leap into Yaoyao's arms, but Yaoyao disliked how dusty it was and sidestepped it without hesitation. Tuntun landed miserably and got a mouthful of dirt.

"Pfft!"

Mu Chen could not help laughing. Tuntun glared at him fiercely, then leaped straight onto his head and rubbed the dust from its body into Mu Chen's hair. It then refused to leave, sprawled atop Mu Chen's head as though resting on its own throne.

Now Mu Chen could not laugh anymore. His teeth itched with anger. This little bastard had gone too far. Were we even close?

Unable to laugh, Mu Chen could only listen to Tuntun's mocking noises. That was what he got for laughing at it.

The corners of Yaoyao's lips rose slightly. She turned her head away, a thoughtful expression appearing on her face. It was probably Mu Chen's Devouring Power. Though it did not share the same origin, it still made Tuntun feel a sense of familiarity.

Tuntun's temperament was not one that allowed it to casually interact with others.

"Keep up."

Yaoyao entered the shade of the forest, her calm voice reaching the two humans and one beast.

Mu Chen did not forcefully pull Tuntun down. If Tuntun's claws scratched his handsome face and accidentally disfigured him, that would be far too great a loss. As long as it did not pee on his head, it was fine.

"Hahaha, brat Mu Chen, so you have a day like this too!" Little Marten's unrestrained laughter rang out. Mu Chen was always teasing him about blowing himself up, so seeing Mu Chen suffer was enough to make him happy.

"Keep running your mouth, and believe it or not, I'll drag you out and feed you to Tuntun as a snack," Mu Chen said unhurriedly.

Little Marten froze at once. Silence was golden. If Tuntun devoured him, he really would be digested and absorbed.

That black-hearted bastard Mu Chen might really use that to scare him.

With no more noise from Little Marten at his ear, Mu Chen felt much more at peace.

The two followed behind Yaoyao. From time to time, the ancient forest echoed with the roars of beasts, but after Tuntun let out a roar, the forest immediately became eerily silent.

Mu Chen sighed. As expected of the bloodline pressure of the Ancestral Taotie. Before that bloodline pressure, the vast majority of Source Beasts would feel fear in their hearts.

"Sister Yaoyao, how long have you lived here?" Su Youwei started a conversation, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

She could tell that Yaoyao had the kind of personality that seemed detached from the mortal world, so indifferent that she barely seemed human.

If no one took the initiative to speak, Yaoyao would not open her mouth first. So Su Youwei could only speak first.

"Ever since I could remember, I have been here."

Perhaps because Su Youwei was also a girl, Yaoyao did not remain silent and calmly began conversing with her.

For the rest of the journey, Su Youwei asked a question and Yaoyao answered it. Mu Chen could not get a word in at all.

Mu Chen took out some jerky and fed it to Tuntun. This was dried food he had prepared before leaving Great Zhou City.

Tuntun had never eaten anything like it before. Previously, it had simply devoured entire prey whole, as long as it gained energy. Now it ate with great relish.

Its favorable impression of Mu Chen also rose considerably.

Yaoyao glanced sideways at them. Mu Chen had gotten along with Tuntun so quickly; he had some skill. Tuntun did indeed love to eat, and Mu Chen had clearly found the right remedy.

Su Youwei wanted to pet Tuntun, but she was afraid it would bite her hand. After all, when it had faced off against Mu Chen earlier, it had looked extremely vicious.

After walking through the forest for half an hour, Yaoyao came to a stop. They had reached their destination.