Late at night,

The little ones have all fallen asleep. Chen Yuan sits cross-legged in the deepest part of the cave, closes his eyes, and enters into a state of meditation.

"Orange, how are things going? Are they smooth?" Jiang Wenning’s voice rings in his ear.

Chen Yuan replies, "I’ve already entered the mountains, close to that location..."

His thoughts move, and the map engraved with the Donghuang Land’s outline instantly emerges in his mind.

He looks at the blip located in the Qinling, and his voice cuts off.

"What’s wrong?" Seeing Chen Yuan’s silence, Jiang Wenning asks further.

Chen Yuan says solemnly, "I seem to be near this blip."

For a moment, Jiang Wenning falls silent.

Li Junyue asks, "Are you sure?"

Chen Yuan takes a deep breath, replying, "I’m sure."

Despite the Spiritual Energy Revival altering the Qinling’s terrain partly, Chen Yuan is already familiar with the nearby environment. After entering the mountain this time, he can determine the exact location of that blip.

This blip happens to be located within that Mysterious Forest, very close to his current position.

"Indeed, just like I thought," Chen Yuan thinks to himself.

As far as he knows, the most special place in Qinling is that Mysterious Forest and the towering giant tree.

Hence, the moment the map displayed the blip, Chen Yuan instinctively felt a close relationship between the two.

After telling the other three about this, Jiang Wenning immediately spoke excitedly, "When I come to Qinling, let’s explore together!"

"Don’t sneak in first!"

Chen Yuan chuckles, "Don’t worry, my curiosity isn’t that strong."

In previous times, he restrained his curiosity, and this time is no exception.

In just ten days, he will uncover the secrets of that Mysterious Forest, and perhaps he can also decipher more information about this Jade Pendant.

Who made these Jade Pendants?

What is the true purpose of this Jade Pendant?

What do these blips on the map represent?

"By the way, Grape, how long until you become a mid-tier Beastmaster?" With this topic ending, Jiang Wenning suddenly asks Chang Yuhuan.

Chang Yuhuan didn’t hide his progress in strength, "At most, two more days."

"Great, our Fruit Factory will soon have all mid-tier Beastmasters." Jiang Wenning smiles brightly.

Chen Yuan became a mid-tier Beastmaster last month, Jiang Wenning followed closely behind, and Li Junyue reached this goal two weeks ago.

Chang Yuhuan became a Beastmaster later, so his progress is somewhat behind.

However, advancing from mid-tier Beastmaster to High-tier Beastmaster will be an even longer journey.

Although more than twenty days have passed, Spark’s level is barely at Level 15, while Cola is at Level 14, the remaining Run Run Duck is at Level 10, and the other little ones haven’t even broken through to Tier Two.

Becoming a powerful Beastmaster is definitely not something achieved overnight; it requires a long journey of tempering.

As such thoughts flashed by, Chen Yuan couldn’t help but think of the little ones left on the farm; they should all be sleeping by now, right?

Run Run Duck is not only awake, but its spirit is also very vigorous.

Taking advantage of Chen Yuan’s mountain expedition, the old man sleeps early, and Run Run Duck tiptoes into the kitchen, rummaging around the refrigerator for a long time, but doesn’t find the much-desired Spirit Fish.

Oh, all the Spirit Fish have been eaten; only ordinary fish are left.

"Quack quack."

Run Run Duck reluctantly takes out the ordinary fish, puts it in the vegetable-washing sink, and sprays a fine stream of water to wash the fish clean.

Then, Run Run Duck tiptoes into the yard, spraying a small stream of water in the dark night to hit the little tree house on the camphor tree.

The wooden door shakes, Electric Flying Cat opens the door with a "bang", looking angrily at Run Run Duck.

"Quack quack~"

Run Run Duck gestures toward the kitchen.

"Dian Dian..."

Electric Flying Cat instantly understands, its wake-up anger dissipating, it flaps its wings and flies into the kitchen.

The two little ones turn on the dim kitchen lights and start getting busy.

They help each other, mimicking Chen Yuan’s actions by pouring oil into the iron wok. Once the oil heats, they toss the small fish inside.

At this instant, steam rises, the sizzling sounds echo in the kitchen, and a choking smell makes the two little ones cough uncontrollably.

"Quack quack....."

Run Run Duck quickly lets Electric Flying Cat open the window to get some air, then nervously looks towards Chen Weiyi’s sleeping room to confirm he hasn’t been awakened, finally relaxing.

The two little ones bring out jars and bottles filled with various seasonings, pouring them into the oil wok in a rush, perfectly merging with the small fish.

Under the influence of dark soy sauce, the small fish turns black.

But the two little ones are not bothered at all, they wait anxiously for a while, turn off the switch, and Electric Flying Cat uses its paws to hold the spatula, transferring the fried fish from the wok to a bowl.

Then, Run Run Duck carries the bowl with its wings, coming to the hall.

A blackened fried fish quietly lies in the bowl.

The two little ones exchange a glance with each other; suddenly, they feel something is amiss where they originally did not mind.

Seems like it’s not quite like the fried fish made by the farm owner?

Could something have gone wrong?

"Dian Dian~"

Electric Flying Cat’s round eyes sparkle with wisdom, its eyeballs roll, and it actively pushes the fried fish to Run Run Duck.

Duck, you eat.

I’m not hungry.

"Quack quack....."

Run Run Duck stares at the black fish in the bowl for a while, stretches its wings, and pushes the bowl back in front of Electric Flying Cat.

Duck, I’m not hungry either.

You eat it.

"Dian Dian!"

You eat!

"Quack quack!" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

You eat first!

For a moment, big eyes glare at little eyes, this bowl of fried fish is pushed back and forth between the two little ones.

Accompanied by a crisp shattering sound, the porcelain bowl suddenly falls to the ground, breaking into fragmented pieces, with the fried fish dropping along with it.