Chapter 295: The Yu Family of Earth Geography City
"Really?!"
Ao Wu immediately grew excited.
Of course, it wasn’t because of Mo Yan, but because if Mo Yan was here, Yu An might be too.
He turned on his heel, scooped up Fuzai, and immediately rushed down the mountain. The bandits didn’t even have time to ask, "Boss, where are you going?" before Ao Wu’s figure vanished.
They looked at each other in confusion, then decided to send one person down to search while the others escorted the supplies back.
Fuzai hadn’t even finished speaking. In the blink of an eye, they were back where they started. Passersby were startled to see the bandit leader, who had just left, return.
Ao Wu had an imposing and fierce aura, but thankfully, the cute child in his arms softened his ferocious appearance. Seeing that he seemed to be looking for someone and not trying to rob them, the travelers continued on their way.
"It’s gone," Fuzai said, sniffing the air. "Beast Father, I hadn’t even finished what I was saying. I only caught a tiny whiff, and when I tried to smell it again, it was gone."
’Maybe it was just my imagination. Beast Father Mo Yan is still in the Beastman World with his Female Mother.’
Ao Wu searched for a long time but couldn’t find a single soul, so he left with regret.
Not long after they left, a couple passed by, leading several injured people.
Shen Zi’s beast form was a gray wolf, and her sense of smell was sharper than her Beast Husband Mo Feng’s. She faintly detected a trace of her son Mo Yan’s scent in the air.
However, she had been away from her son for too long, and the scent in the air was very faint. It vanished quickly, so she wasn’t entirely sure.
Mo Feng gave a helpless smile. "A zhi, Yan’er is at home. How could he be here? We should focus on finding a way back so we can reunite with Yan’er sooner."
"I must have been mistaken," Shen Zi said, tapping her head. "Let’s go. I heard there are bandits here. We should leave quickly and catch up to the villagers."
Mo Feng agreed. The couple each supported the two most heavily injured people, and the group gradually moved away.
On Ao Wu’s orders, the bandits didn’t sort and store the stolen goods as they usually did. Instead, they piled them into an empty warehouse.
Ao Wu went in alone, untied a sack, and looked inside. As expected, it was filled with Blood Crystals.
But these Blood Crystals were different from the ones he had seen before. They didn’t have the white, cotton-like floccules inside, and each one bore a mark.
The one he was holding now was marked with a Dragon Scale.
Ao Wu stroked his chin. ’The Tian Family has developed an eye for aesthetics after all these years?’
He had to admit, the current Blood Crystals were quite beautiful. You could place one anywhere, and it would look like an exquisite ornament.
They were sparkling and just as lovely as any gemstone.
He didn’t dwell on it. He put the Blood Crystal back and had someone lock the warehouse, forbidding anyone from entering.
...
Over a few days, Yu An collected all the skeletons from the Beastman Continent and the Beast God Continent into her space.
She also remembered the Merfolk skeleton she had encountered in the Mist Forest. She went to the Treasure Pearl Sea and dug up his grave, only to find the Merfolk skeleton idly playing with its own hand bones.
Like the other skeletons, it had a degree of consciousness. After being buried, it had been trapped in darkness, a fate that was almost unbearably frustrating.
It had finally seen the light of day again, but before it could get a good look around, it was collected into her space.
The Merfolk skeleton: "..."
’Oh, well. This is fine too.’
After finishing all this and bidding farewell to Ao Yi and the others, Yu An rode a Cloud Beast and soared toward the sky.
The passage to the Upper Realm was located in the sky. Once they reached a certain altitude, they would naturally enter it.
Watching Yu An leave, the four brothers felt a little melancholic.
"I wonder what kind of place the Upper Realm is," Ao Er said worriedly. "I hope little sister doesn’t get bullied when she gets there."
Ao Si was more relaxed than the other three. "Come on, little sister said she has backing in the Upper Realm—the most powerful kind, at that. You guys don’t need to worry."
He seemed exceptionally carefree, but when he occasionally glanced at the sky, his eyes held an unstoppable tide of worry.
Yu An had no idea her four brothers were already worrying about her before she had even left the Beastman World. At that moment, she and Han Li were approaching the passage.
Han Li was outside with her. After a few boring games of tic-tac-toe on the clouds, they finally saw the entrance to the passage.
A stone passage had abruptly appeared in the sky, impossible to miss. The Cloud Beast carried them to the entrance before Yu An recalled it into her space.
"Let’s go," Yu An said, taking Han Li’s hand. "Through here is the Upper Realm."
Her memories of the Upper Realm hadn’t returned yet; everything she knew came from Tian Shu. But she wasn’t in a hurry. Once she officially set foot in the Upper Realm, those memories would unlock.
According to Tian Shu, the passage was a sort of pocket dimension. People from the Upper Realm sometimes entered it to train. It was fraught with danger, but it also depended on luck.
If you were lucky, you wouldn’t encounter any danger at all. But if you were unlucky, you had a nine-out-of-ten chance of leaving your life behind.
The inside of the stone passage was spacious, about five people high and wide enough for a dozen people to walk side-by-side.
At first, the surroundings were all made of stone, but the further they went, the more greenery began to appear.
The calls of unknown insects and birds added a lively atmosphere to this world.
Han Li kept Tian Shu’s words in mind, constantly on guard for the appearance of people or beasts.
Yu An found this amusing. "A li, you don’t have to be like this. With our strength, who could possibly hurt us?"
’Putting aside my unique Wood Element Ability, just look at Han Li. Even in the Upper Realm, those with Divine level Spiritual Power can be counted on one hand.’
"We should still be careful," Han Li said, relaxing slightly. "A big forest has all kinds of birds. One can’t be too careful of others."
Yu An’s mouth twitched. "But there’s not a single soul in sight!"
Han Li was about to say, ’One can’t be too careful of beasts, either,’ when a series of roars suddenly echoed from the distance, mingled with cries for help.
’Well, speak of the devil. I just said there was no one, and now someone’s crying for help.’
There was only one path forward, so they would have to pass that way. The two of them concealed their auras and went to investigate.
It wasn’t far. In just a moment, they reached the source of the cries.
Yu An pulled Han Li into hiding in the tall grass. Ahead, a pack of wolves was circling several people covered in blood.
It was clear those people were no match for the wolf pack. They still had some strength left to struggle, but if they kept bleeding, they would sooner or later become a meal for the wolves.
Yu An had no intention of intervening and walked past with Han Li.
Seeing them, both the wolves and the surrounded people were stunned for a moment. When the Wolf King saw Yu An and Han Li walking straight toward them, it assumed they were there to rescue the people and let out a low growl at Yu An.
"Don’t misunderstand," Yu An said, waving her hand. "We’re just passing through."
After she spoke, Han Li released a sliver of his imposing aura. The Wolf King instantly fell silent and signaled for the pack to make way for them.
’These humans are enough to eat. There’s no need to offend other humans.’
’Especially since these two look like trouble.’
Just as they were about to leave, a young woman among those surrounded by the wolves called out, "Miss, please wait! We are from the Yu Family of Earth Geography City! I beg you to save us, and we will reward you generously afterward!"
Before Yu An could answer, the Wolf King grew displeased. They had been starving for days and had finally caught a few injured humans. It couldn’t just let its meal get away.
It growled, warning Yu An to leave immediately. Seeing this, the woman was filled with despair.
’Did we escape the Tian Family’s pursuit through so much hardship only to die here after all?’