Chapter 404: In a World Without Chen Mo (Part 2)
"Whimper?" (Where am I?)
The just-awakened Little White Fox was somewhat bewildered; the coldness seeping from every part of its body made it feel slightly uncomfortable.
It had been a long time since it had felt this kind of cold.
Not to mention that after becoming Transcendent, its constitution had become immune to severe cold.
Ever since it met Chen Mo, Xiao Jiu had never spent a winter outdoors.
When the weather turned cold, Chen Mo would let it into the house and had even made it a small nest.
Only in the early days of wandering would it curl up desperately hungry and cold in a corner of the city.
"Whimper?" (Chen Mo?)
Xiao Jiu softly called out Chen Mo's name in its heart, but received no response.
It tried to summon the Fire Element Spiritual Power within its body, but only managed to ignite a small flame, which quickly extinguished in the cold wind.
Xiao Jiu sensed its own body.
Not only the contract connection with Chen Mo, but also the Miracle Power, and the Fire Element Law, Electric Spiritual Power— all had vanished without a trace!
It had returned to its weakest time.
Xiao Jiu looked down and saw its current self; its fur was dirty and grey instead of snow-white, and many hairs were stuck together.
"Whimper!" (This is from 3 years ago, before I met Chen Mo!)
Xiao Jiu suddenly realized.
"Whimper?" (Could it be... I've been reincarnated!?)
Xiao Jiu began to recall the memories of its past life.
In its past life, it would meet a Spirit Master named Chen Mo, who would then help it gradually become stronger, evolve into the Miracle Fox, and ascend to become the champion of the World Competition, becoming the strongest Spiritual Beast on Blue Star!
It also remembered the moments it shared living with Chen Mo and their companions in battles.
The outwardly cute, but inwardly scheming chef Tuantuan, the jealous big fellow Xinghai, the bragging little blue bird...
Until later, when the Evil Gods descended en masse, it and Chen Mo, along with other companions, fought hard against them, slaying several Evil Gods, but they were ultimately outnumbered and fell one by one.
In the last moment, it activated the Wish Technique, hoping it could return to 3 years ago.
So, the current situation is... the Wish Technique was successful!
The Dream World constructed by Mengdie [Zhuangzi's Dream] is woven based on the memories of the dreamer.
In this Dream World, the dreamer's memories become confused, and memories that don't belong to them are inserted.
In this Dream World, the dreaming creatures will face the things they fear most in their hearts.
This is the terrifying aspect of Mengdie [Zhuangzi's Dream]; if Xiao Jiu hadn't used the Wish Technique, then it wouldn't even retain the memories about Chen Mo.
At that point, it was very likely to completely lose itself in the dream.
"Whimper!" (Regardless, I need to find Chen Mo first!)
Xiao Jiu quickly set its goal in its mind.
In this life, if it could meet Chen Mo just a bit earlier, they could embark on their rise a year earlier!
In that case, when the Evil Gods descend, they wouldn't stand a chance against them.
Remember, in the past life, they were just a bit short of completely annihilating all the Evil Gods.
This time, I will lift Chen Mo to fly!
Thinking this, Xiao Jiu quickly ran towards the Xing'an District.
Amidst the heavy falling snow, a dirty white fox dashed through the streets and alleys.
About half an hour later, Xiao Jiu finally arrived at the Xing'an District.
At this moment, it was gasping for breath, panting heavily.
Its current constitution was really too poor, even prolonged running was difficult.
With some trepidation, Xiao Jiu came to the second floor, its heart full of hope and anxiety.
At this point in time, Chen Mo likely had not yet awakened his Spirit Manipulation talent, and they were still "worthless brothers."
But it didn't matter! It remembered many high-level techniques and Spiritual Beast evolution paths in its mind, and if it could showcase these, it would afford precious Spirit-related treasures to help Chen Mo awaken earlier!
Thud thud!
Xiao Jiu knocked on the door with its little paws, then posed in a pitiful manner.
In its previous life, it was exactly this pose that softened Chen Mo's heart, prompting him to decide to adopt it.
After about 10 or more seconds, the door opened.
However, what Xiao Jiu didn't expect was— the person who opened the door was a heavily made-up woman!
Upon seeing that the one knocking was a fox, she hastily shut the door.
"Chen Mo, don't you live here!?"
Instantly, Xiao Jiu's mind went blank.
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Without much thought, Xiao Jiu ran towards the high school Chen Mo attended based on his memory.
After almost exhausting all its strength, it finally arrived at Shenghai City's top Spirit Middle School.
"At this time, Chen Mo should still be in Class 3 of the Spirit Manipulation Department in his second year."
Xiao Jiu clearly remembered the class Chen Mo once attended.
However, when it arrived at Chen Mo's classroom, it still couldn't spot that familiar figure.
Soon, a round-faced girl noticed it and immediately ran over.
"Qin Ya, come and see. How can there be a little fox here!?"
She said to her best friend excitedly.
"This seems like a mixed Blazing Flame Fox."
The round-faced girl's best friend said somewhat uncertainly.
"It seems to be shivering, poor little fox."
Looking at the dirt-covered little fox, the round-faced girl hesitated for a moment, but then picked up the little fox, trying to warm it with her body.
Xiao Jiu, however, stepped back half a step and then wrote "Chen Mo" in the snow with its paws.
In its previous life, it had learned human language, and it was no longer an illiterate fox now!
The human language it mastered now also proved that the experiences of its past life were not just a dream, but real experiences it had indeed gone through!
"What a clever little fox!"
Seeing Xiao Jiu writing in the snow, the round-faced girl was astounded.
This level of intelligence might be beyond what many spirit beasts owned by students at Spirit University are capable of.
This little fox is quite extraordinary.
The girl next to her, named Qin Ya, understood Xiao Jiu's intention and asked:
"Are you looking for someone named Chen Mo, a student at our school?"
Xiao Jiu nodded repeatedly.
"Is he your Spirit Master?"
Xiao Jiu thought for a moment and nodded again.
"But among the people I know, there's no one named Chen Mo. I'll ask around for you!"
Qin Ya also became interested, and at the same time, she was somewhat angry about this person named Chen Mo.
It seemed that Chen Mo had abandoned his spiritual beast, the little fox!
How could someone do that.
"Don't worry little fox, I will definitely help you find this bad guy named Chen Mo!"
However, over the next two days.
She asked all the teachers and students, only to find that there was no one named Chen Mo in the entire school.
Meanwhile, Xiao Jiu also continued to search for Chen Mo everywhere.
But still with no results.
Chen Mo seemed to have disappeared from this world.
Or rather, in this world, there might not be a person named Chen Mo at all!
Could it be... this is a parallel world!?
In its past life, Xiao Jiu was familiar with anime and novels, and quickly came up with a reasonable explanation.
So, in the original world, Chen Mo had really died.
And its soul came to this world under the effect of the Wish Technique.
Upon realizing that Chen Mo was not in this world, Xiao Jiu's mind went blank again, immediately followed by an indescribable fear and confusion filling its heart.
It couldn't imagine what life without Chen Mo would be like.
For Chen Mo, Xiao Jiu was one of his spiritual beasts, akin to family, a companion.
But he had not only Xiao Jiu as a spiritual beast but also Tuantuan, Star Sea, and others.
For Xiao Jiu, who had been a stray since childhood, Chen Mo was everything.