Chapter 2072: 2072: The 5-Year-Old Girl Living Alone

[Please subscribe, and introduce it to your friends to read!]Something terrifying and strange must have happened in the desolate Southern State city!

But what exactly has happened? Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan are curious, yet they are unable to find out. They wish to find a living being within the Southern State area, hoping to get some clues, but they have achieved nothing!

After leaving the Southern State city, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan continue their aimless flight using Qi Manipulation Flight. Whether it’s understanding what happened in the Southern State before or locating the Transmission Array in the Southern State, they both need to find a living being, but throughout the journey, they haven’t seen a single living being, which indeed feels strange to them!

About an hour later, Princess Zi Xuan couldn’t help but pause midair, looking at the mountain range below, frowning as she said, "Strange, have all the life forms of the Southern State region retreated? Not even a single soul can be seen, how bizarre!"

"Throughout our journey, not to mention the Ancient Alien Race, Demon Beast, or Human Clan, we haven’t even seen a single bird, it truly is peculiar!" Ye Tianchen pondered aloud.

Within the vast Southern State region, not only has the city within the Southern State shown abnormalities, but Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan have flown over many places using Qi Manipulation Flight. Yet, forget finding a living being, they haven’t even seen a bird or an insect, what’s going on? Could something incredible have happened within the Southern State region, either all life forms have retreated, or perhaps they’ve all perished?

However, thinking about it, such a possibility seems very low. Not to mention what kind of creature has such terrifying power, even if such a major event occurred, wouldn’t the other three states know? As a disciple of the Northern State Flying Flower Zen Temple, how could Princess Zi Xuan not have heard any news? But if not, then what exactly is the situation?

"Forget it, I feel we won’t find anything. Let’s rest here for a while!" Princess Zi Xuan expressed feeling somewhat defeated.

"Really? You’ve given up just like that? Don’t you want to return to the Northern State?" Ye Tianchen asked, looking at Princess Zi Xuan.

"Of course, I do! I’m more anxious than you, but not knowing what happened in the Southern State is one thing, now not being able to find a single living soul, how can we return? I feel like it’s your fault for following me, bringing me bad luck!" Princess Zi Xuan said discontentedly to Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen shook his head, choosing not to bother with Princess Zi Xuan. He knew that when a woman is emotional, it’s best not to argue. When her anger subsides, she’ll understand that arguing now is pointless.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Both Princess Zi Xuan and Ye Tianchen flew to the tops of large trees, sitting cross-legged on the tips, ignoring each other while entering meditation and cultivation, feeling somewhat frustrated and opting not to aimlessly crash around.

Gradually, the sky darkened, nearing nightfall, and at that moment, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan simultaneously opened their eyes. Exchanging glances of mutual curiosity and surprise, they couldn’t help but move their noses, for they had smelled the aroma of smoke!

Instinctively looking down, they saw amid the barren, lush mountain wilderness, a faint smoke rising, which truly intrigued and puzzled Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan!

Is there someone living deep in this mountain? The rising smoke suggests someone is cooking, yet since the beginning, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan hovered above this mountain range, how could they not sense any presence of life forms with their cultivation realm?

Cooking over fire is clearly something the Human Clan does, yet prior to this rising smoke, neither Ye Tianchen nor Princess Zi Xuan sensed the presence of any life forms below. It still leaves them confused!

"Why is it like this? Is someone cooking below?" Princess Zi Xuan couldn’t help but wonder aloud in surprise.

"It seems this Southern State region holds many unbelievable things. Let’s go down and take a look!" Ye Tianchen said with a slight smile.

Swish!

Ye Tianchen was the first to transform into a beam of light, flying downwards, with Princess Zi Xuan following after a brief moment of surprise, both filled with questions in their hearts. Seeing someone cooking in the wilderness here was unexpected, and they’re eager to see who resides below that they couldn’t sense from above all day.

When Princess Zi Xuan landed on the ground, she saw Ye Tianchen standing behind a large rock, motionless, watching ahead. As Princess Zi Xuan approached, ready to speak, Ye Tianchen stopped her and gestured for her to be quiet, then pointed ahead!

Look!

Nearby this massive rock lies a small thatched hut, with a row of fence around it that looks quite rundown. However, what truly surprised Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan was the sight of a little girl, about five years old, in front of the hut, wearing tattered clothes, busy making a fire and cooking!

"Why would there be a little girl here?" Princess Zi Xuan asked in confusion.

"Use your divine thought to quietly sense around..." Ye Tianchen said to Princess Zi Xuan.

Princess Zi Xuan hesitated for a moment, then extended her divine thought, frowning as she said, "There’s... there’s only this little girl here?"

Ye Tianchen nodded. He knew the reason for Princess Zi Xuan’s surprise. When he first arrived here and sensed with divine thought, finding only this adorable little girl of about five years old, he reacted just like Princess Zi Xuan. Why is the little girl alone in this place?

It’s important to know that this is the Barbaric Forbidden Land, dominated by the Demon Beast Clan. Regardless of the conflicts and wars between the Demon Clan and Human Clan, or their internal strife and battles, they have never ceased. A little girl, only five years old, surviving in such a place is extremely dangerous; her life is constantly at risk. But why is she alone here?

"Why don’t we ask her directly?" Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

Before Princess Zi Xuan could respond, Ye Tianchen headed towards the thatched hut. As he approached, he felt something odd but said nothing, heading straight to the little girl!

"Hey little girl, what’s your name?" Ye Tianchen asked as he arrived by her side.

"Ah, who are you? How did you get here..." The little girl was clearly startled by Ye Tianchen, immediately retreating and preparing to run inside the house!

"Haha, big brother isn’t a bad guy, I’m just lost!" Ye Tianchen said with a sincere smile.

"Lost? Did you and this sister get lost together?" The little girl glanced at Princess Zi Xuan behind Ye Tianchen and asked.

"Yes, little sister, I’m lost too. Can you tell us where this place is?" Princess Zi Xuan asked with a smile.

The little girl sized up Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan, gradually lowering her guard. Instead of answering, she fetched two more bowls from nearby, totaling three, filling them with some soup from the pot, then cutely smiled and said to Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan, "Big brother, big sister, let me treat you!"

Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan were both taken aback. From the initial fear to this sudden change, it truly surprised them. Why such a quick change of attitude?

Princess Zi Xuan felt a bit guarded. Who is this little girl? What’s her background? They didn’t know. A sudden change in attitude, inviting them for soup - could it be some kind of plot?

In the Martial Arts World, it’s not just about strangers; even those closest to you might harm you, leaving you clueless about the cause. This represents the truly bloody and harsh nature of the Martial Arts World, where everyone is just for themselves, willing to sacrifice anything for greater power!

"This soup smells good, I won’t stand on ceremony!" Ye Tianchen smiled, and before Princess Zi Xuan could stop him, he picked up the bowl and drank the soup clean. This left Princess Zi Xuan frowning, thinking Ye Tianchen was too reckless!

"You... Are you okay?" Princess Zi Xuan frowned and asked.

"No worries, nothing’s wrong. The little girl inviting us for soup seems quite genuine; you should have some too, don’t overthink!" Ye Tianchen smiled at Princess Zi Xuan.

Seeing that Ye Tianchen was fine after drinking the soup, Princess Zi Xuan hesitated for a moment and drank her soup too, which made the little girl very happy. Then she said, "Let’s go!"

"Huh? Go? Where to?" Ye Tianchen asked, puzzled.

"I’m going with you, wherever you go, I go!" the little girl said adorably.

"Going with us? What’s... going on?" Princess Zi Xuan asked, looking confused.

The little girl glanced at Ye Tianchen, then at Princess Zi Xuan, saying nothing more. Instead, she went inside the hut, leaving Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan bewildered. What’s up with this little girl? Suddenly saying she wants to go with them, wherever they go? Are they familiar at all? They just met and don’t even know her name yet. It’s really strange! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)