In the blink of an eye, Qian Wanyu lost track of Toothless when she tried to pursue her again. She released five strands of spiritual power to sense her surroundings, but could find no trace of Toothless at all. She even used wind element spiritual power to carry her voice in every direction. "Toothless, come out. Don't make her worry about you."
Ding Ding did hear Qian Wanyu's voice, so it flew in the opposite direction. Flapping its wings unhurriedly and clutching a porcelain bottle, it bobbed up and down to dodge enormous leaves that could blot out the sky, weaving through the trees like a little mud loach. After searching around, it flew higher, almost to the vault of heaven. The bright sunlight overhead concealed its figure so well that no one noticed the little bee-like creature busily flying above them. It considered the places Toothless liked best, then settled on the patch where Toothless had previously taken it to gather wild spirit plants.
It lay west of the river, in the exact opposite direction from Qian Wanyu's pursuit.
Ding Ding flew on and on, then noticed the leaves of a tree ten meters ahead rustling. It flew over, landed on a leaf, and looked down. At the very bottom of the tree, a thick black tail kept swishing back and forth, making soft sounds whenever it struck the leaves.
Ding Ding's eyes lit up, and it swooped down gleefully. Only as it drew close did it suddenly remember Dongfang Minghui's specific instructions. It braked sharply, raised its two little eyebrows, and put on a fierce expression. "Toothless! Toothless!"
Toothless's crimson eyes glanced at Ding Ding. She ignored it and continued digging, but the fur on her back abruptly bristled.
Seeing that Toothless was ignoring it completely, Ding Ding