"Right here."
Meimei stopped at a certain spot on the lakebed.
Everyone gathered around to look, but found nothing.
Jinbao set down the child it had been carrying in its mouth.
"Woof."
There's nothing here.
Aside from rocks and some bones that looked like they belonged to fish or something similar, there was nothing else on the lakebed.
Meimei said confidently, "A Treasure-Seeking Mouse's senses can't be wrong. There must be something here. Maybe it's hidden?"
"Let's look around."
So everyone split up to search.
Qin Yan dog-paddled haphazardly like a puppy, her short little legs and chubby arms churning rapidly, her flailing movements wild and exaggerated.
But she only spun in place.
Qin Yan: ...
In the end, Jinbao couldn't stand watching anymore and picked her up in its mouth to take her along.
Jinbao landed on the lakebed, and Qin Yan finally had somewhere to stand.
She curiously stepped on the rocks beneath her feet.
It felt completely different from walking on land, light and floaty.
"Woof."
Stay here. Don't wander off.
It began searching the surrounding area.
Unfortunately, there was nothing around but heavy rocks and mud.
Jinbao's movements were too forceful, sending mud spreading through the water and stirring it into a murky cloud.
Qin Yan said, "Jinbao, where are you?"
"I can't see."
The little one felt around in a panic, calling for Jinbao in her babyish voice.
"Woof."
I'm here.
Jinbao was nearby. It didn't dare go far. Who knew whether there was any danger here?
It followed her voice toward the little one.
Jinbao: ???
Where did my whole little kid go?!
"Woof, woof..."
Jinbao panicked. Who-who had stolen its little one?!
Hearing Jinbao's cries, Meimei and Fubao came over too, all of them frantically searching and calling for the little one.
Meanwhile,