Chapter 2003: Zaizai, We Miss You!

Hua Jinyan nodded, "It should be Yuanshi Mountain."

Little Taotie’s eyes lit up, holding the map, delighted, "The treasure must be at the volcano’s summit. Let’s go, we’ll set off now!"

Hua Jinyan’s gaze looked in a direction, then retracted instantly.

Lu Yuan and Hua Jinyan exchanged glances for a moment, and their phones rang at the same time. He looked down, it was an MMS from Hua Jinyan.

Opening the MMS revealed the complete puzzle.

"Yuanshi Mountain..." Lu Yuan furrowed his brows tightly.

If most of this person’s assets are hidden in R Country, does that mean the face-changing surgery also involved R Country’s participation?

Lu Yuan sent the message to headquarters.

...

Outside the volcano, it was a world of ice and snow, but inside the volcano, it was a terrifying underground magma realm, a place of stark contrasts, and a well-known local attraction.

"There are so many people, is it safe for me like this?"

Hua Jinyan looked at the fully armed person, showing no skin, and smiled, "As long as you keep silent, no one will know."

"Huh! That little milk voice just now sounds so familiar!" Someone among the nearby tourists suddenly spoke, close to Little Taotie.

Her friend laughed, "Are you crazy about Little Taotie?"

That person was puzzled, "I just said the little milk voice is familiar, why did you think of Little Taotie?"

The friends looked at each other, realizing the truth.

"No way!"

"Was that really Little Taotie’s voice just now?"

"That soft, milky voice is unmistakable. When Little Taotie used to live stream, I would watch every day. It must be Little Taotie!"

"No wonder I found the little milk voice so familiar. I didn’t even realize it was Little Taotie, but you all recognized it!"

"What are you standing around for, they’re already gone!"

A group of people ran towards the fully armed child.

Little Taotie: "..."

Hua Jinyan tightly held Little Taotie’s hand and sighed.

Little Taotie was on the verge of tears, not expecting that just by speaking, they’d be recognized!

And it’s Hua Country People!

Isn’t this R Country?

Why do Hua Country People love traveling so much!

Little Taotie sprinted with all her might, not daring to look back.

Hua Jinyan glanced back quickly, twitching his mouth.

The crowd behind was dense, and more seemed to be gathering.

At this moment, he too lamented: Why do Hua Country People love traveling so much!

Both were already in R Country, yet couldn’t escape the fervent pursuit of fans.

In fact, if it were before, Little Taotie’s fans wouldn’t be this crazy. But now Little Taotie doesn’t even show her face, and she’s been absent for too long.

They’re afraid one day they might encounter Little Taotie on the street, and she would’ve grown up, unrecognizable to them.

"Zaizai! Don’t run!"

"Zaizai, Mom misses you!"

"Zaizai, Dad misses you!"

"Zaizai, Grandpa and Grandma miss you too!"

"Zaizai, don’t run, talk to us, please!"

"It’s been so long, we haven’t seen you in so long, wah..." An emotionally overwhelmed fan broke down crying, unable to run anymore, she sat on the ground, threw off her high heels, and cried like a child.

"Oh no, my old back!" Someone ran too fast and bumped into an elderly person running ahead, causing them to fall to the ground with a cry.

Little Taotie stopped.

Hua Jinyan, holding her hand, stopped as well.

"Zaizai!"

"Our Zaizai!"

Even though they’ve caught up, the fans stopped, keeping a distance from Little Taotie, no one daring to step forward.

Little Taotie took off her sunglasses, her eyes bright like a starry night, looking at the crowd, their faces reflecting joy, tears of happiness, tears of sadness, silly smiles, complex expressions full of reluctance...

Little Taotie’s nose tingled, her little milk voice hoarse, "Everyone, stop chasing."

"Okay."

"Zaizai said don’t chase, so we won’t chase."

"Whatever Zaizai says, we’ll listen."

"Zaizai, we just want to tell you, we miss you."

"We’ll watch you from afar, you go ahead, we won’t chase anymore."

"Zaizai, won’t you ever appear on screen again?"

"Zaizai, in places where we can’t see, grow up well, stay healthy and happy!"

Little Taotie looked at them, and her steps gradually retreated, moving further away.

The fans didn’t pursue further, just watching her leave. Some cried aloud, emotionally overwhelmed, yet they kept their promise to stay.

Little Taotie heard the cries, tears quietly falling from the corners of her eyes.

Hua Jinyan reached out to wipe the tears from her eyes, softly asking, "Do you really like being a celebrity?"

Little Taotie lowered her long, curly lashes dampened by tears, gently biting her lip, "At first, I just wanted a lot of people to like me..."