Bao Feng Yu didn’t feel as bad and turned away, once again looking over the whole square before he continued to search around.

To be honest, at this moment, he was really fed up with the mission the Jade Emperor had given him. He was kind of happy for having received it so that he could come down here and meet this person but it was also this mission that made him have to leave again this early. If only he had found that Yang Guang before. Then, he wouldn’t be in the situation. He could have just told him to obediently wait at the side while he took care of this business. And then … well, he would have seen about then.

Unfortunately, he could only imagine that. Things were as they were so he could only continue to search for the sun god. Naturally, there was nothing to find. Since he had already unknowingly said his goodbyes to the person he was searching for, there was no way he would be able to find him.

Even worse, after he left, Yang Guang’s emotions were all over the place. The dance from before was forgotten and he really wasn’t able to stay any longer. He didn’t know what to do but after a while, he turned around and walked back to the meadow, jumping off the ground and using the rays of sunlight to propel himself further into the air until he finally reached the portal to the immortal realm, and arrived back on the other side.

Just as he had planned, he didn’t go back to the Jade Emperor to let him unseal his powers and instead went to his own palace or more specifically to the courtyard in the back where he stepped into the small spring.

He hoped that the cold water would be able to calm his mind but even though it was able to drive off a little of the summer heat, his heart was still just as disturbed as it had been since the moment he met Bao Feng Yu. He really didn’t know what to do about that.

While Yang Guang was in a good — even if excited — mood, Bao Feng Yu’s mood was taking a plunge. He had searched through the whole town again and then even made sure to walk around the attractions that had been put up outside for the second time as well before even going so far as to search the groves in the vicinity and even the meadow where he had started out. Unfortunately, he still came up empty-handed and he had no idea where else he might be able to look for Yang Guang.

By now, it had already turned evening. To say that he was annoyed was really an understatement. He could’ve had a beautiful day but it had been ruined by having to do something that didn’t even have a result in the end.

He knew it wasn’t Yang Guang’s fault but he still wished that he and the Jade Emperor had planned this a little better. Sending him off after the fact had been bound to make something like this happen. Well, there was nothing he could do now. In any case, maybe Yang Guang had already returned ahead of him.

Thinking of that, Bao Feng Yu looked around to make sure that there weren’t any humans around and then made his way through the portal, arriving back in the spirit realm. He sighed when he stood on the familiar road and then made his way over to the Jade Emperor’s palace. In any case, he still needed to report what had happened.

When the Jade Emperor saw him walking inside, relief washed through him. "Did you bring him back?" This was good. Even though he hadn’t worried as much after he had sent Bao Feng Yu after Yang Guang, he still felt like it was probably better to let him stay in the spirit realm. Here, the dangers were really much lower.

Bao Feng Yu grimaced and shook his head. "I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint Your Majesty. Unfortunately, I was unable to find him. I followed him through the portal and searched through the closest town and the surroundings but there was no sign of him."

The Jade Emperor sat down heavily, a hint of dread on his face. "It couldn’t be that something happened to him before that, could it?" When it came to Yang Guang, he really felt that maybe there was such a chance. In any case, he couldn’t even cry for help!

Bao Feng Yu’s brows slightly furrowed when he saw the Jade Emperor’s behavior. "There’s no saying for how long he really stayed in the mortal realm. To be honest, I came back to make sure that he hadn’t already returned ahead of time. Maybe Your Majesty could send somebody to check on that? I’m afraid I am not too familiar with the sun god so it would be strange for me to do that myself."

The Jade Emperor nodded and then waved at one of the servants, not even bothering to explain.

The servant rushed off and soon returned with a strange expression.

The Jade Emperor’s face fell even further when he saw that. "He’s not back yet?"

The servant knelt down and shook his head. "To answer Your Majesty, the God of the Sun has returned. He seems to have been in his palace for quite some time already."

The Jade Emperor’s expression turned blank. He really didn’t know what to say to this. Here they were, worrying about him, and this guy had already returned? He was a little exasperated but then again, he had told him to be careful and return if something was the matter. Who knew if he hadn’t gotten scared? He should cut that child some slack.

He sighed and rubbed his forehead before turning back to Bao Feng Yu. "God of storms, it seems that you spent quite some time down there without reason. I’m sorry about that."

Bao Feng Yu nodded but he wasn’t necessarily angry. Yes, he had been annoyed at the situation but it wasn’t like it was Yang Guang’s fault. "Next time, just inform me as soon as he leaves. Then, not as much time will be wasted searching for him."

The Jade Emperor nodded and showed him a faint smile. "I’ll remember to do that. Today, I really didn’t think things through. Still, thank you for trying at least. Now, I should probably unseal your powers."

Bao Feng Yu hesitated. In any case, he wanted to return tomorrow, so why have him do that if he’d just have to seal them again tomorrow? After all, he couldn’t go down to see that man if his powers weren’t sealed or he would just bring disaster to the mortal realm.

The Jade Emperor raised his brows when he didn’t step forward, not quite sure what to make of this.

Bao Feng Yu cleared his throat, feeling a little embarrassed. He really didn’t want to admit that he had gotten entangled with a mortal in his time down there. Wouldn’t that make it look as if he hadn’t really looked for Yang Guang and missed him because of that?

Well, he probably didn’t need to worry about that since everything had been cleared up already but he still felt that it might be better not to say anything at first. "To be honest, I would like to return to the mortal realm tomorrow to have a further look around. So the Jade Emperor needs not go to the effort."

The Jade Emperor raised his brows even further, feeling that this was quite unexpected for Bao Feng Yu but he didn’t try to force him. "Well, if you’d like to do that, then I won’t mind. Just come back here when you want me to unseal them."

Bao Feng Yu inclined his head and then turned around and left. Now, there was only one thing left behind in his mind and that was the meeting with the person he had met today. Ah, he should probably try to think of a way to find out his name. Not knowing that seemed to be kind of wrong if he wanted to move forward.