The snowstorm clears, and the sky brightens.
It's already the afternoon, Chen Yuan and the others step outside the cave, ready to continue their climb.
But a petite figure has appeared behind Cola; a Winter Dog follows closely, its plump body standing on the snowy ground, leaving deep and shallow footprints.
Unlike most timid and fearful Pet Beast cubs, the little Winter Dog is not afraid of everyone's gaze, and instead stares at them with its big round eyes.
"Awo..."
Cola feels helpless about this little tag-along.
As the leader of the Puppy Team in Xuanhe Village, it has long developed a habit of inviting Pet Beasts to join the team upon meeting them, though mostly in jest.
After all, joining the Puppy Team means living in Xuanhe Village, which is impossible for this Winter Dog that resides faraway in Pudaxue Mountain.
Looking at the hopeful eyes of the Winter Dog, Cola regrets its joke for a moment, feeling it shouldn't have teased this little guy.
"Awo~"
