"Alright, I'll ask you a few questions." After that, Fairy Meowmeow posed several questions to Little Red regarding the characteristics of the Ancient Immortal Flower.
What surprised both Chu Feng and Fairy Meowmeow was that the little creature answered every single one correctly, and with ease at that — it truly seemed to know where the Ancient Immortal Flower was located.
Under these circumstances, let alone Fairy Meowmeow, even Chu Feng was ecstatic, because after searching with no results, they had finally found a glimmer of hope. It was that feeling of having reached a dead end only to suddenly discover a way forward.
Afterward, Chu Feng and Fairy Meowmeow had Little Red guide the way, and they hurried toward the location of the Ancient Immortal Flower at full speed.
However, after an entire day of travel, Chu Feng's expression suddenly changed. His gaze grew complicated, and he abruptly halted in his tracks.
At that moment, Chu Feng couldn't help but look at Little Red and ask, "Little Red, tell me honestly — did you deceive us?"
"Huh? Master, what are you saying? I'm such a good girl — how could I possibly trick you?" Upon hearing these words, Little Red immediately grew flustered.
"The place ahead isn't where the Ancient Immortal Flower is at all — it's where your family lives, isn't it?" Chu Feng said.
"Little Red, is what Chu Feng saying true?" Hearing this, Fairy Meowmeow's delicate brows knitted together in anger, for this matter was of great importance.
"Ahhh, I was wrong, okay? I just missed home. I wanted to see my family before we go find the Ancient Immortal Flower." Seeing that her ruse had been exposed, Little Red spoke with great grievance.
"Little Red, you little scoundrel — how dare you deceive me! Just wait till I teach you a lesson!" With that, Fairy Meowmeow prepared to strike, wanting to give Little Red a harsh punishment.
"Meowmeow, stop." However, this time, Chu Feng surprisingly stepped in to block Fairy Meowmeow.
This moment stunned Fairy Meowmeow, who couldn't understand why Chu Feng would stop her. After all, Little Red had deceived them, which was extremely disadvantageous to both Chu Feng and herself.
As for Little Red, she was even more astonished, staring at Chu Feng in disbelief with eyes full of confusion. She couldn't understand why he would suddenly help her, because even she herself knew that having her deception exposed was extremely dangerous.
"Little Red, prepare yourself," Chu Feng said.
"Master, what are you talking about?" Little Red was even more confused.
"Your family is already gone," Chu Feng said.
"What?" Hearing these words, Fairy Meowmeow's beautiful eyes flickered, as if she had understood something.
"Master, what are you saying? I don't understand!" Little Red remained bewildered.
"Go see for yourself." Chu Feng freed Little Red from Fairy Meowmeow's grasp and released her. At this point, he was no longer afraid of Little Red running away.
Little Red broke free and shot forward at incredible speed. Seeing this, Fairy Meowmeow, who had also realized what had happened, hurriedly followed after her, and Chu Feng was close behind.
All three moved at tremendous speed. After a furious dash, they quickly arrived at the place Little Red called home.
It was a small平原 — this should have been the home of the Imperial-level Spirit Insects.
Originally, there should have been a complex network of burrows here, for thousands of Imperial-level Spirit Insects had once lived in this place.
But now, it had been completely destroyed, reduced to a massive crater.
And within that crater, as well as along its edges, lay several dead insects. Their bodies had dried out, making their original forms unrecognizable, but Chu Feng could sense that they had not been dead for very long.
"No, no, no!!!!"
Upon seeing this scene, Little Red went berserk, screaming hysterically.