; it would deliver him food, but he had to hunt his own. Though nature is like a mother..., now he wants a mother; the universe is so unfair. In his last life, he had no mother, and in this life, she died only when he was one year old... I miss her.’

He looked at the other side of the girl. Don’t cry in front of a poor little girl, idiot.

He felt a little hungry.

Now, they have to find something to eat and drink, and as he is walking toward it, he can hear the faint sound of water falling ahead; there would be something to eat like a barrier.

He just hopes not to encounter any dangerous animals. But Victor isn’t worried too much. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Because humans are active here, and because of hunting, there aren’t many animals in this forest.

Though, villagers are fools here; traveling is the last thing they do. They hunt, eat, sleep, breed; that’s their comfortable life. I mean, was, sigh, poor villagers.

Anyway, some are exceptional because they become tradesmen, merchants, but they rarely come back to villages. But he had met that rare kind of merchant on his way; That merchant gave him information.

Like there are no beasts in this little forest, because of low spiritual QI, and dangerous animals are also very rare.

And he also had a little information like, this is the Azura kingdom, and in the cities there were big sects, where people can cultivate across the boundaries of mortals and begin their journey to challenge heaven. He also told him the names of some sects. But Victor didn’t know how much truth was in his words.

He hoped the information was correct, because that guy also told him directions.

If that bastard lied, then he had no idea where is going.

They kept moving slowly until Victor heard a movement from ahead. Victor stopped.

Maybe some wild animal...

A little white thing with big ears and red eyes jumped out from the bushes.

"Few!" Just a rabbit; damn, don’t they sleep at night?

He was thinking now that the forest would be safe since animals would also be sleeping at night; they do, right? Animals are not problems; he is strong enough to handle... No, don’t raise a flag; he can’t handle big packs or big bears. He had hunted some rabbits, but he never encountered anything dangerous in this life other than humans.

He noticed the girl’s grip became stronger, probably because of the sudden movements of the rabbit. Anyway, he gently pulled her along, and they started walking again.

So what should I do with this girl? I’m not going to adopt her; I need someone to adopt me, first. Haha.. I’m becoming good at this.

Anyway,

I should drop her off at the Lotus Sect. Lotus Sect is an all-women sect, and it is very strong, very protective toward their disciples. That merchant told him this. If it is true, then she would be safe there without encountering any crazy young master.

At least, he hoped she would stay safe.

And he can do his adventure without any worry or feeling any guilt... yeah, confirm, let’s do that...

" –Crunch.."

Shit! What’s now?

He felt a lot of movement ahead; he bent down and picked the girl up on his back.

"Ahh!" She’s a starlet of his sudden action and wrapped her arms around his neck.

She was really light, so he effortlessly climbed the nearest big tree. He placed a hand on her mouth so she stays quiet.

Wolves he saw them from the tree; his eyes narrowed, feeling the danger. He couldn’t run faster from them, at least not with her.

Fight. If they surrounded him, then he would be in trouble; sure, he wouldn’t die; if he were alone, he wouldn’t be afraid of them; he would simply run from one tree to another. But doing that while carrying her on his back would be risky.

So, he just hopes they will pass away from here.

The gray wolf had a rabbit in its teeth; blood dipped from its mouth. But instead of eating, it stopped and raised its head, looking toward their hiding spot. "Sniffing!"

Yeah, their fucking nose!

He tightened the hold on his dagger.

Fortunately, the wolf just started moving again and disappeared into the bushes.

Looks like it wasn’t desperate to eat us.

Then more wolves passed through the front of Victor’s hiding tree, following the first wolf.

Sigh, a relief was over him; he really didn’t want any action, especially right now when the girl was with him. He just is not confident to take her out safely if a fight breaks out...

When that little sound of wolves went far, after removing his hand from her mouth, he came down from the tree.

The lake is just ahead. There should be some animals, but she must be thirsty and hungry, because he is....

He moved toward the water sound.

dump, but he didn’t know when they would get water later; like an idiot, he also dropped his little luggage in the village; now he can’t even carry water with him.

Should I place her on some tree when I go to check the Lake?

But what if some jaguar came to eat her behind him? And that fucking man said this forest doesn’t have many dangerous animals. Then what are wolves cute pets?.

And don’t animals sleep at night? I thought night was safe for moving, especially since you can see in the dark... Wait, they can also see in the dark. Cats can see in the dark, and they’re from a cat family. No, wolves are from a dog family. No dog from a wolf family. Whatever, just stop thinking, idiot mind... empty your mind...

—

Some time later, in front of them appeared a waterfall lake; instead of grass, under their feet came the ground made of a lot of round gray, brown, and black rocks