168: The High Priest has emerged from seclusion.

The Priest Hall of Myriad Beast City.

Hu Qian, Ying Li, Bao He, and a group of ordinary Little Priests had already gathered.

Rumble.

Dark clouds shifted in the sky, and before long, Great Priest Long Yi broke through the wind and emerged.

A powerful sense of pressure washed over them; his Aura seemed even more formidable than before!

"Ying Li!" The Male's deep, resonant voice pierced through the thunder as lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky!

Ying Li stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Lord Great Priest."

Long Yi, the Black Dragon, transformed into a human before this group of white-robed priests!

His jet-black hair cascaded down, and his beautiful eyes were like deep pools. With just a blink of his eyes, anyone, Male or Female, couldn't help but hold their breath.

He was so powerful and so handsome that the priests of the Priest Hall easily conflated him with the beast god.

All the priests knelt down one after another, their voices shaking the heavens. "Lord Great Priest!"

Long Yi asked, "Have you found Zhi Nan?"

Zhi Nan.

Five years ago, she had come to Myriad Beast City and stirred up a storm for a month, gaining countless admirers and becoming brothers who shared everything with Long Yi. But then, she suddenly vanished without a trace.

During that time, the priests in Myriad Beast City would often see their solemn Great Priest happily leaving the Priest Hall, disguised as an ordinary Male, to go out and play with a small Sage Male who wore a long beast skin skirt and covered himself up tightly.

At that time, the Lord Great Priest regarded Sage Zhi Nan as a soulmate. During that month of interaction, his ease and happiness were visible to the naked eye.

Ying Li even felt that if Sage Zhi Nan were a Female, the Great Priest might have defied the political marriage with the City Lord and formed a bond with Sage Zhi Nan.

But one day, after a quarrel broke out between the Lord Great Priest and Sage Zhi Nan, Zhi Nan suddenly disappeared.

The political marriage between the Lord Great Priest and the City Lord was also immediately canceled.

During that period, Long Yi had a terrible temper. He flew into rages and once stated with certainty that Sage Zhi Nan belonged to Myriad Beast City and would definitely return.

After waiting in vain, he launched an exhaustive search for five years, but he could never find her.

Ying Li felt that since Zhi Nan was a rare Genius Sage in Myriad Beast City, it was perhaps normal that she couldn't be found.

It was just that... their Great Priest seemed to have lost something important, becoming absent-minded and dim, even sealing himself away for a period due to low spirits.

Ying Li shook his head. "In response to my Lord, we have not found Great Sage Zhinan."

Long Yi's eyes dimmed. He turned and returned to his Great Priest throne, sitting down dominantly. He said, "With Zhi Nan's abilities, if he wants to hide from me, it would indeed be difficult to find him... Ying Li, tell me what happened in the Beast World while I was in seclusion. Is the situation at the Mining Area stable?"

..."Alright." Nan Zhisui happily picked up Huo Jun.

Chi Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. He transformed into a massive Giant Roc and turned to Nan Zhisui, saying, "Little Female Master, sit on my back. I'll take you flying!"

Nan Zhisui sat on Chi Xiao's back, and Chi Xiao took flight with her. Huo Jun also quickly transformed into a small Fire Chi Eagle and followed behind his Father Beast and Female Mother.

The Fire Chi Eagle turned back to Nan Zhisui and said, "Little Female Master, the desert scenery looks one way from the ground, but from the sky, it's another entirely. Look! From here, doesn't the desert seem especially high and vast!"

Nan Zhisui gripped Chi Xiao's feathers tightly. "Mhm!"

Chi Xiao grew excited and took Nan Zhisui through several mid-air loops. "There are several oases not far from here. I'll take you and Jun Jun to see them!"

Chi Xiao flew very fast.

It was Huo Jun's first time flying with his eyes open, and he was equally excited.

Nan Zhisui looked down from the sky. "I heard that oases are formed after the snow on the mountains melts."

"Is that so? I don't really understand that."

Nan Zhisui chuckled softly. "Chi Xiao, I find flying very thrilling and exhilarating! Most importantly, it feels so free!"

"If you like it, I can take you flying often! I can also fly with you!"

Chi Xiao surged upward, then bypassed the snowy mountain Nan Zhisui had played on just last night.

"When Wolf Day, Wolf Night, and I came here to play yesterday, there was an avalanche on the snowy mountain."

"Really? Wasn't that very dangerous?"

"A little, but it was okay. It was very exciting!"

Chi Xiao looked back. "Jun Jun, are you cold? Do you want to go play on the snowy mountain?!"

Huo Jun accelerated and flew to Chi Xiao's side. "I'm not cold. I want to play in the snow too. Daddy, the snow is so beautiful!"

Nan Zhisui said excitedly, "Then let's play in the snow with Jun Jun!"

"Okay, thank you, Mommy!"

The two Fire Chi Eagles and Nan Zhisui flew together to the peak of the snowy mountain.

Nan Zhisui took out thick beast skin skirts from her space to drape over Huo Jun, put on a very thick beast skin skirt herself, and gave one to Chi Xiao.

After the family put on their beast skin skirts, Nan Zhisui joined Huo Jun in a snowball fight.

"Jun Jun, watch out!" Nan Zhisui threw a snowball.

After being hit, Huo Jun quickly formed a snowball. "Mommy, watch me!"

Chi Xiao joined in too, but the Fire Chi Eagle didn't know his own strength; Huo Jun and Nan Zhisui were knocked right over by his snowballs.

Huo Jun, lying in the snow: "..." This Father Beast is a lost cause, completely hopeless!

Chi Xiao realized he had used too much force and was a bit embarrassed and flustered. "Are you okay? Is everyone okay?!"

Nan Zhisui got up from the snow and burst into laughter. Then, in a sneak attack, the snowball in her hand hit Chi Xiao right on the forehead.

Chi Xiao was dazed for a moment after being hit, then he also started to chuckle.

Nan Zhisui spread her arms and lay flat in the snow to leave an imprint of herself.

Little Huo Jun was right beside Nan Zhisui, also lying flat to leave a little Huo Jun imprint.

Nan Zhisui climbed up. "This one is Mommy, and this one is Jun Jun."

Chi Xiao hurried to lie down on his side next to them, leaving a profile imprint of himself.

Nan Zhisui: "...And this one is Chi Xiao."

Nan Zhisui led Huo Jun in building snowmen nearby.

She built a small snowman, carefully carving out the nose and eyes, and showed it to Huo Jun. "Jun Jun, this is you!"

Huo Jun built a large snowman. He patted it and happily said to Nan Zhisui, "Mommy, this is you!"

Chi Xiao built an even larger one. This snowman was not only tall and strong but also had a pair of beautiful wings. "This is me."

While Huo Jun was happily building snowmen on the side, Chi Xiao gently patted Nan Zhisui's shoulder. When Nan Zhisui's gentle gaze fell upon him, the tall Giant Roc beastman blushed and said bashfully, "Little Female Master, can we... go to the side to chat for a bit?"

Nan Zhisui smiled. "Sure."

Chi Xiao scooped up Nan Zhisui and flew to a cedar tree on the mountain peak, chatting with her while they admired the beautiful snowy scenery.

The Male turned his head, his bright eyes staring at Nan Zhisui, revealing a natural and joyful smile.

After staring at her blankly for a while, he suddenly realized there was a bit of a lull in the conversation. He hurriedly plucked his most precious plume.

"Little Female Master, this is for you." Chi Xiao was a bit shy, his face flushing red.

Nan Zhisui took the feather and swung her legs. "This feather is so beautiful, thank you."

Chi Xiao's face turned even redder. In his excitement, he plucked even more feathers. "I have plenty more feathers, do you want them?"