Xiao stood stunned for a long while before he gradually came back to his senses.
"If all these voices are asking for help..." he murmured, then swiftly rushed toward another place where someone was calling for him.
Xiu Yuan followed closely, staying beside him. He also wanted to see who else would dare accept an Adeptus's help without saying "thank you."
If that happened, Xiu Yuan would turn into a Vengeful Ghost and haunt that person, cursing them out every day.
Before long, Xiu Yuan followed Xiao to the foot of Mt. Tianheng, where a little boy was anxiously calling out for someone, so distraught that he was on the verge of tears.
Xiao immediately rushed over, but he moved so fast that the boy trembled in fright when he appeared.
Once the boy got a clear look at him, tears immediately spilled from his eyes.
He was frantic, but his distress was mixed with excitement.
"What is it?" When the boy failed to get a word out for quite some time, Xiao spoke first.
Even now, Xiao was still rather awkward around people.
Although he did his best to keep himself from seeming so cold that he frightened others, it was hard to change overnight.
"Adeptus Xiao, something terrible happened! Tingting's gone missing! I can't find her!"
"Please help me! If I can't find Tingting, my parents will beat me to death!"
"I'm begging you, Adeptus Xiao!"
The little boy clung to Xiao, his eyes brimming with anxious tears as he struggled to get his words out.
Hearing this, Xiao seemed to realize how serious the situation was and immediately asked, "What happened? Where did you lose her?"
"Right... right around here..."
"I brought her here to explore. We'd been walking through this forest for a while when I