Tianshan, high mountain zone.
Snowy peaks stretched on and on, their slopes pressed together. Crystalline flakes drifted through the air, turning the world into a white expanse of ice and snow.
A Hunter Group had set up camp on an open stretch of snowy plateau. Everyone was busy with their work.
Meanwhile, a little girl in a pink down jacket skipped across the snow, completely out of place among the serious, busy hunters.
In pink snow boots, she stepped lightly over the deep snow, swinging her arms and humming a bright, bell-like tune.
As she passed groups of hunters, her large, bright eyes kept searching the surroundings for something.
A cute little girl was bound to draw attention in a Hunter Group, especially one traveling through Tianshan, a place rated black for danger. Many hunters glanced her way and began to whisper.
"Hey, brother, what was the captain thinking, letting a little girl come along? Does he know we're going to Tianshan?"
"Shh! Say that in private if you must. Her father is the client who hired us. We can't gossip about the boss's daughter!"
"Then why bring his precious daughter here? Isn't he afraid something might happen to her?"
"Who knows how people from great clans think? Maybe he's strong enough to protect her and wanted his heir to see the wider world."
"Heh. Bringing a kid to Tianshan. That's a new one."
"Whatever. Whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with us. We won't be blamed if she dies. Let's just do our jobs."
As the saying went, if it wasn't your business, stay out of it!
The little girl skipped into a clearing, spotted the person she had been looking for, and ran over with a sweet cry.
"Daddy!"
Hearing her, Mu Bozhou turned around