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The first ray of sunlight shone into the room. The sleeping Qiao Yuyan slowly opened her eyes.

Lying on the bed, playing with the bracelet on her left hand, the young girl had a smile on her face and couldn't hide the joy in her eyes.

"It's time to prepare breakfast for Grandfather and Brother Mo Li!"

He lazily straightened his body. The young girl's sudden spring light had given the bright morning a trace of a different kind of vitality.

Ever since Mo Li had arrived, Qiao Yuyan felt that her life wasn't as boring as it used to be. Young people would always use all sorts of methods to make her happy, allowing her to find a lot of fun in her ordinary life.

"Grandfather!" Just as she pushed open the door, Qiao Yuyan saw the old man standing in the courtyard.

"You're up?" Her voice was still kind.

"Mm …" Where's Brother Mo Li? You're not still sleeping, are you? "

Normally, Mo Li would be drinking tea with the old man in the courtyard at this time of the day.

"He left!"

"Gone?" Qiao Yuyan was stunned and her body froze on the spot.

"He... "Why didn't you wait for me to go out to sea today …" Tears welled up in her reddened eyes, leaving a last trace of fantasy in the young girl's heart.

The old man sighed.

"Ah Yu Yan …" You should understand … We can't keep Mo Li here in the God Tree Village! "

"No wonder... No wonder he wanted to give me the bracelet, no wonder he wanted to listen to me play the conch … "I should have thought of that long ago …"

She leaned against the door and mumbled to herself. The tears in her eyes could no longer be contained.

The old man opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't know how to comfort his granddaughter.

"Grandpa, I'm going out for a bit …"

Her frail body dashed out of the courtyard. Looking at the young girl's back, the old man shook his head with a bitter smile.

"… …"

"Big Brother Mo Li!"

His voice echoed through the forest. Qiao Yuyan ran madly for an hour towards the dense forest behind the village before she finally fell to the ground due to exhaustion.

"Brother Mo Li …" Her face full of tears, the girl's voice was a little hoarse and bitter, "How can you leave without saying a word … How can you leave without saying goodbye... Big Brother Mo Li! "

The heart-wrenching shriek startled all the birds in the jungle.

Sitting on the ground, Qiao Yuyan crossed her arms over her knees, her eyes glazed over for a moment.

The cold wind poured into the dense forest and blew up the young girl's soft long hair. A bit of her hair was at the corners of her mouth as she wiped away the tears on her face, causing people to be unable to refrain from wanting to embrace the young girl and protect her.

The young girl bit her lips, letting the cold wind caress her delicate body. It was as though she had lost the most important thing in her life — helplessness and despair.

Living in a closed fishing village all year round, the little girl's world was as pure as a piece of white paper, all the way until she met Mo Li.

It was unknown when she got used to the youth being by her side. Although they had only been together for a short half year, Qiao Yuyan was very clear that her peaceful life had been disrupted the moment the youth appeared.

The white paper was painted with a rainbow of colors. It could never be removed, nor could it be erased.

She didn't know how long she sat there until the faint rays of the sun passed through the dense forest and shone on her tear-stained face. Only then did Qiao Yuyan shakily get up.

"Brother Mo Li …" I will wait for you … You must come back and find me after you've finished with what you need to do! "

Staring resolutely into the distance, Qiao Yuyan stroked the bracelet on her left hand, stubbornly wiping away the tears on her face.

On a mountain wall not far away, Mo Li stood at the edge of the cliff. He watched the young girl's back as she walked off into the distance, and let out a long sigh.

"Silly girl …" Wait for me! When I find Master, I will definitely come back to find you! "

"… …"

Before leaving the fishing village, Mo Li asked Elder Qiao about some general knowledge about the outside world.

The continent that Mo Li was on was called Tian Yuan Continent.

The Tian Yuan Continent was surrounded by the sea. It was vast, to the point where no one had ever set foot in it.

In the known regions of the continent, there were four dangerous areas and three desperate situations. The Heavenly Desolate Forest was one of the most dangerous areas on the continent. Countless terrifying magical beasts resided there.

According to what Elder Qiao said, as long as they headed south, they would be able to leave the Heavenly Falling Forest. However, Mo Li had already been walking tirelessly for over a month and he still hadn't seen the exit.

The dense forest blocked out most of the sunlight. The forest seemed eerie and eerie. If Mo Li wasn't resolute enough, the cold and the occasional shrieks of a demon beast would have made people go crazy.

After a month of walking and stopping, Mo Li was filled with anticipation towards the new path ahead of him. Although it was a little boring and lonely, the novelty of leaving the snow field filled him with anticipation.

"Little Snow Ball, oh Little Snow Ball, why do you have the heart to abandon me and wander around this damned place …"

Not long after they entered the forest, Mo Li found a chance to find a blood-red 10,000 Year Old Blood Lingzhi. Before Mo Li could even be surprised, the snowball had already shot up and swallowed the Blood Lingzhi within a few breaths.

Even though Little Snow Ball was very small, her eating speed was ridiculously fast! Mo Li, who finally reacted, cursed the little thing in his heart. However, the latter staggered and fell onto the ground, falling into a deep sleep as if he was drunk.

There was a small room in Mo Li's storage ring that was specially prepared for Little Snow Ball.

The storage ring couldn't contain living things, but Mo Li's master made the ring for him. When he was refining it, he thought of a place for Little Snow Ball to stay.

Mo Li did not put Little Snow Ball into the ring. Instead, he hugged it and gently caressed it.

Little Snow Ball was a gift from his master when Mo Li was seven years old. That was also the last time Mo Li saw his master.

Mo Li had once asked the elders what kind of species Snowball was. What surprised him was that none of the knowledgeable and experienced Elders could answer his question.

Moreover, Little Snow Ball had been by his side since he was young. Therefore, even though he didn't know the exact origins of Little Snow Ball and Little Snow Ball didn't have the slightest bit of attack power, Mo Li still treated it as his best companion.

"Un …?" Mo Li, who was walking in the dense forest, slightly frowned and stopped in his tracks.

There was a fight?

After a brief moment of astonishment, Mo Li's eyes lit up.