Beast World: Rise to Power with the Offspring System
Chapter 947 - 945: Frans Disappears

Chapter 947: Chapter 945: Frans Disappears

Ming Linyuan looked out the window, where Little Baobao, Xiaojiu, and a few classmates had come together, chatting and laughing happily...

"Old Ming," Zong Silu called out.

Ming Linyuan turned around, his gaze momentarily distant before he regained his composure, smiling and greeting, "Have a seat, quick."

Rong Ruo said, "Yanyan is busy cooking for the kids and can’t come over for the time being. How have you been recently? I heard you’ve developed a Divine Crystal mine and unearthed some top-grade Blue Crystal that’s rarely seen."

Ming Linyuan nodded, "Yes, I’ve brought some over, Old Zong, for you."

Saying this, he tossed a Storage Bag to Zong Silu.

Zong Silu caught it with a smile, "In that case, I won’t be polite and will put it in the university museum later for the students to see."

"There’s also this, give this to Yanyan with your name," Ming Linyuan took out another Storage Bag.

Zong Silu laughed, "You give it to her."

"She won’t accept anything from me," Ming Linyuan said bitterly, tugging at the corner of his mouth. Sally barely even wanted to see him, and on several occasions, she was just selling goods at her stall outside where, posing as a customer, he was able to get close to her, and talk to her briefly.

"With Manman and the others around, Yanyan won’t ignore you," Rong Ruo sat down at the table.

Zulu came over, carrying a pizza, "Hurry up, I sneaked this from the kids."

Zong Silu asked with a smile, "Is this Yanyan’s handiwork?"

"Yes," Zulu set down the pizza and called to Ming Linyuan, "You’ll need to wait a bit longer for the Baiwei Stew to be ready, fill up on pizza in the meantime."

Ming Linyuan nodded, "No rush, go ahead with the other preparations."

Rong Ruo picked up a slice of pizza, stretched the long, white cheesy strings, and took a bite filled with abundant fruit and meat toppings, praising generously, "It has to be Yanyan’s craft, even Zulu can’t match this."

Ming Linyuan sniffed the spicy aroma in the air, "There are spices from the Five Flavors Non-Beast World."

"You can tell that just by the smell?" Zong Silu was surprised; he couldn’t discern it even when eating.

Ming Linyuan nodded, "I have always supplied spices to the Dingshi Building, and there’s no spice from any realm I don’t know about."

"Amazing!" Rong Ruo handed Ming Linyuan a slice of pizza.

Ming Linyuan took it and took a bite... and did not speak for a long while.

...

After finishing the meal, the children went off to school together.

Sally sent them through the school gates, patting her round belly... By the time these two are born, most of these kids will probably have left university.

"Yanyan." Ming Linyuan approached, holding Manman’s hand.

Sally first looked at Manman, then said to Ming Linyuan, "Yes?"

"Mother, I’m off to school," Manman said happily, running towards the school gates and looking back as she ran.

Sally waved her hand, "Keep an eye on Xiaoqi, don’t let her fight."

"I know, Mother," Manman called back as she disappeared from sight.

"Business isn’t too busy?" Sally asked.

Ming Linyuan didn’t expect Sally to initiate conversation with him, he hesitated before replying, "Not lately, I even went to the Immortal Realm to pay respects to my mother. And to the Western Immortal Realm, but Frans was in seclusion, so I didn’t see him."

"Frans?" Sally suddenly remembered, the letter the foster son of Ethan had entrusted her to pass on.

She took out the letter from the System Space... To the esteemed Queen Your Majesty, Frans has been in seclusion for a thousand years, and there may have been some emergencies. If the Queen has the time, please attend to him to ease your servant’s mind...

Sally put the letter away again and said to Ming Linyuan, "I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving."

"Sure, you go ahead with your business," Ming Linyuan responded.

Sally teleported away.

Ming Linyuan returned to the Dingshi Building and saw Zulu busily arranging flower stands.

"What are you planning here?"

"The Baihua Clan and the Divine Wolf Clan are holding an engagement party, and all these flower stands have been sent by the Baihua Clan; they’ll arrange some flowers and such."

Speaking of engagements, Ming Linyuan was reminded of how he almost got engaged to Qiong Wu, "Sigh!"

"It’s all in the past," Zulu patted Ming Linyuan on the shoulder, "Yanyan might be going to System World."

"To System World? Is she giving birth?"

"No, she’s attending Little Qianzhi’s adult ceremony, and these children will be going there too. Originally, they didn’t plan to come back."

"Suddenly I feel that the time they spent by our side when they were little was too short."

"I am already very content."

"Yes, sometimes I think about what it would be like if Yanyan hadn’t appeared."

"There are no ’ifs,’" Zulu said with a smile.

"Yes, but I really wish I could turn back time and have another chance."

...

Western Immortal Realm.

Sally arrived at Holy Palace.

Currently ruling the Western Immortal Realm, in Frans’ stead, was a Four-Winged Angel from the Angel Clan. He inherited the legacy of Brother Frans, named Pulan Shengshi by Frans himself, who was extraordinarily talented in governance.

In the thousand years that Frans was in seclusion, the Western Immortal Realm, under the administration of Pulan, had not only stabilized and developed but had also overtly surpassed the Eastern Immortal Realm in comprehensive strength.

Sally sized up the young man before her with a few freckles on his face and a character that was calm and wise, "You actually resemble the former Holy King."

"Yes, Your Majesty has said the same," Pulan replied respectfully.

Sally stood before the defensive formation of Rose Garden, which had been sealed for a thousand years.

"Did you tell Ethan, worried that something might happen to Frans?"

"Your Majesty’s previous longest seclusion record was 598 years, this time 1000 years is truly abnormal, especially compared to Your Majesty’s previous records of seclusion."

"Mhm." Sally stroked the Angel Wings mark on the back of her hand, contemplating whether to summon him or not. But if he was at a crucial moment in his seclusion, her summoning could potentially cause his efforts to fall short.

"I’ll stay here and watch over him; you go attend to your matters."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen."

Pulan walked away.

[Xiaomei, can you enter the defensive formation and check on Frans’ condition?] Sally asked Xiaomei.

[Yes, Host,] Xiaomei replied.

Sally nodded, [Check what state Frans is in now, please.]

Soon, Xiaomei reported to Sally: [Frans is not inside.]

[What?] Sally was startled, then without doubting Xiaomei’s judgment, she directly broke the defensive formation and entered Rose Garden.

The roses inside, neglected for years without maintenance, were either withered or wildly overgrown, far from their former beautifully exquisite appearance.

It was apparent that Frans had left a long time ago.

[Trace back the time, see when he left?]

[Yes, Host.]

The scenery around her started to change... and at last, a picture was set.

Frans stood up, opened the Time River, entered into it, and then vanished!

[What time did he enter, can we trace it back?] Sally asked Xiaomei.

[We cannot trace the time in the Time River, but he entered the Time River sixteen years ago,] Xiaomei answered.

Sally thought for a moment, [Can I summon him?]

[The Main System and the Host are not on the same timeline but can still be summoned by the Host, maybe Frans can be too. The Host can try,] Xiaomei suggested.

Sally’s left hand produced a needle, and without hesitation, she pricked her Angel Wings...

But Frans did not respond to the summoning!