Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 792: Gathering in the Dense Forest

“Gui-gui.”

Inside a hotel room, a Ghost Vine Eye opened its eyes and let out a sound.

A brown-haired man, who had been on the phone with the front desk complaining about a Tailheat Mouse sneaking into his room, immediately lit up. Ignoring the wild pet beast issue in the room, he hastily put down the phone, turned around eagerly, and asked for confirmation: “Are you sure?”

“Gui-gui.”

Ghost Vine Eye nodded firmly.

“Sir, we’ll immediately send someone up-” The voice from the front desk was still speaking.

Before the other side could finish, the man abruptly hung up the phone with a slam, then excitedly strode toward the door.

Ghost Vine Eye followed closely behind.

“Tail-tail…”

The Tailheat Mouse, who had been eating snacks on the bed, glanced toward the door after hearing it close, revealing a boring expression.

It hopped off the bed, grabbed a bottle of mineral water from the room, then dashed to the window, transforming into a streak of white light as it slipped out along the wall.

—

An open clearing overgrown with weeds.

Th𝒾𝐬 𝐜hαpţꬲr ɪ𝙨 pℴṡṯ𝑒𝙙 b𝑦 𝓀𝘪ṯ℮𝑛ο𝙫ℯḷ

Qiao Sang slowly opened her dazed eyes and saw Yabao, Lubao, and Gangbao above her, all looking down at her worriedly.

Why did I fall asleep? Qiao Sang stared at the night sky framed by the gaps between the three heads, puzzled for a few seconds.

Then, she suddenly sat up with a start, muttering in alarm, Wait, did I just get hypnotized by a wild pet beast?!

As soon as she sat up, she noticed Teacher Pirite nearby, staring solemnly toward the dense forest.

“Yap!”

Just as she was about to go ask what happened, she heard Yabao anxiously call out beside her.

“What? You said Little Treasure is missing?!” Qiao Sang was shocked by the words and turned toward Yabao, completely forgetting she could verify it herself.

“Yap!”

Yabao nodded vigorously.

Normally, even when Little Treasure was in his invisible state, they could still sense his presence. But now, his presence had vanished, and he wasn’t responding either.

Qiao Sang immediately checked on Little Treasure Hunter’s status and, finding him unhurt, let out a sigh of relief.

She raised her hand, preparing to summon him back.

Little Treasure was indeed not nearby, but he was still within sensing range, so she could summon him back easily.

At that moment, Pirite looked over and said in a serious tone, “Don’t summon the Ghost Ring King back just yet.”

Qiao Sang’s brows furrowed slightly.

“Why not?”

“Did you hear a flute sound before you fainted?” Pirite asked instead of answering.

Flute sound? Qiao Sang was stunned, then carefully recalled.

It seemed like… she did hear the sound of someone playing a flute…

Her eyes suddenly lit up as she thought of something.

“Was Adnishi here just now?!”

Pirite nodded with a soft “Mm.”

“If I’m not mistaken, your Ghost Ring King is currently with Adinishi.”

After a pause, he spoke seriously, “We can use the Ghost Ring King’s location to find Adinishi.”

Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment, then sensed Little Treasure’s location, it was currently inside the dense forest.

Countless thoughts flashed through her mind.

Judging from the location, there was indeed a high chance Little Treasure was with Adinishi.

But why?

Was it possible that Little Treasure hadn’t been hypnotized?

Did he sneak off alone while she and Yabao and the others were asleep, tracking Adinishi to make it easier for her to find later?

No, no, Little Treasure wasn’t that brave…

Then why was he with Adinishi?

Could it be that Adinishi took Little Treasure with it?

But why?

The thought of Little Treasure being taken away by a possibly emperor-level phantom beast made Qiao Sang anxious.

While she was lost in thought, Pirite said: “Just now, I received a bit more detailed information about Adinishi. It’s true that it always appears where there’s music, but that was a hundred years ago when it last awakened. Two hundred years ago, it frequented amusement venues, and three hundred years ago, it appeared near hot springs and water sources.”

“So, its interests and hobbies may change every century.”

She had almost forgotten there was an expert by her side. Though sometimes unreliable, he clearly knew much more than she did…

Qiao Sang quickly asked, “Then why did it take Little Treasure?”

“It’s said that some phantom beasts can see through illusions, or even peer into other spatial dimensions.” Pirite said in a deep voice.

“The Ghost Ring King’s ring counts as a type of space. Most likely, Adinishi saw the space within the ring but couldn’t access it, so it decided to take the Ghost Ring King along.”

Damn, it’s after the stuff inside the ring?! Qiao Sang grew anxious.

“Then we need to go in right away!”

She had stored a lot of good stuff inside that ring!

Who knew whether Little Treasure would hand everything over…

—

Deep inside the dense forest.

Inside a certain cave.

“Xun xun~”

Little Treasure pulled out a bottle of milk from his ring and handed it to Adinishi.

“Dee dee~”

Adinishi opened it, downed it in one gulp, and showed a satisfied expression.

“Xun xun~”

Little Treasure then took out bags of chips and energy pills from the ring.

Adinishi munched on the chips, then ate the energy pills, stuffing its cheeks full.

“Xun xun~”

Little Treasure, ever the sycophant, presented another bottle of milk.

“Dee dee…”

Adinishi accepted the milk, took a sip, swallowed all the food in its mouth, and showed a comfortable expression.

“Xun xun?”

Sensing that the timing was right, Little Treasure pointed to the red flute in Adinishi’ claw and chirped sweetly, asking if he could play with it.

“Dee…”

Remembering how the little one had just fed it, Adinishi reluctantly handed over the flute.

“Xun xun!”

Little Treasure’s eyes lit up. He grabbed the flute, gave it a once-over, then placed it to his mouth to try blowing it.

He puffed up his cheeks and blew but no sound came out.

“Xun xun!”

Unwilling to give up, Little Treasure blew even harder into the holes.

Hs face turned bright red from the effort, but still, not a single sound emerged from the flute.

“Xun xun…”

Little Treasure, now dejected, put down the red flute.

“Dee dee.”

Watching the entire process, Adinishi smirked smugly, letting out a proud sound to say that only it could play this flute.

“Xun xun!”

Little Treasure, unwilling to admit defeat, returned the flute and called out, asking it to demonstrate.

Adinishi accepted the red flute and brought it to its lips.

Immediately, a beautiful and melodious flute sound echoed through the cave.

—

At the same time.

In the weed-covered clearing.

Somewhere in the area, the scenery suddenly warped like ripples in water, forming waves.

One after another, silhouettes emerged from within, appearing out of thin air in the clearing.

“This is the place?” An elderly man with graying hair looked around and asked.

“This is it!” The brown-haired man replied, glancing at the Ghost Vine Eye beside him.

“Gui-gui.”

Ghost Vine Eye took a few steps forward, suddenly extending a vine to lift a small, green-pea-sized eyeball-like object from the ground.

The old man looked closely, it was a Ghost Eye.

“You all stay here. Augoff, you’re coming with me. If Adinishi comes out, try to stall it for a while.” The old man spoke as he began walking toward the dense forest.

The black-haired young man followed closely behind.