The Hunt Is On: Book 1 (Seekers of the Aweto)

Xinyue, his brother Qiliu, and their mother are treasure hunters on the famed Silk Road, looking for aweto—a rare, plantlike treasure. Xinyue discovers the spawn of a deity who creates aweto with just one outing and reluctantly becomes the creature’s caretaker. He soon finds himself struggling to keep it safe and hidden. And that’s before he discovers that his family is being pursued by warriors from the deity’s village…