"Uncle!" Wan'er called out as she ran over, but the person on the reef kept his head down and did not move.

This isn't right! He... Wan'er focused her mind and gathered her energy, her spiritual power was activated, and Wan'er felt as light as a swallow, quickly appearing in front of Mercury.

"Hoo hoo!" Wan'er looked closely and saw that Mercury was snoring with its head down.

"Uncle!" Wan'er was both amused and exasperated. She bent down slightly and shouted in his ear.

"Get out, get out of here!" Mercury suddenly opened his eyes and jumped up. When he saw Wan'er clearly, he quickly reached out and grabbed Wan'er's arm. "You're back! Let your uncle see if you're hurt?"

"Uncle, what are you doing? I'm struggling between life and death, and you're still sleeping soundly." Startled, Wan'er took two steps back and angrily shook off Shui Xing.

“You’ve misunderstood your uncle. I was just too exhausted to fall asleep. Last night, I used up all my spiritual power trying to wake you. If you don’t believe me, look at my lips,” Mercury explained, pointing to his own lips, which were indeed cracked and bleeding. “I can’t get close to the sea, so I can only warn you. There’s something else I have to tell you. I haven’t been watching the little prince. I wonder if he’s deserted at the last minute?”

“Uncle, although you’ve worked hard, you,” Wan’er interrupted Shui Xing, somewhat displeased as she released the arm that had been covering him, “look who’s in my hand?”

"Meow!" Hearing Mercury making fun of him, the tired little prince raised his head, which had been bowed, and let out a soft meow.

"He was trying his best to protect me. He even went into the water last night. Luckily, nothing happened." Wan'er sighed, shook her head, and without saying anything more to Mercury, turned around and leaped down the reef.

"Ah! That's right, I was just talking nonsense, Wan'er, wait for me." Mercury was quite embarrassed upon hearing this, and after realizing her mistake, she flew down...

Exactly! Mercury, you have no idea that I'd risk my life for Wan'er. I know I'm a spirit cat with limited abilities, but sometimes foolish cats have their luck; luckily, I have…

Thanks to the Ginseng King's help, Wan'er was saved. The Ginseng King is so righteous; I will definitely repay him in the future…

The little prince secretly concluded that Wan'er's rescue was due to the powerful assistance of the Ginseng King, and he was filled with gratitude.

So, the two people and the cat quickly found the car that had been parked on the beach yesterday, and it was covered in dust. Without even thinking, they could guess what had happened there last night.

After a quick tidy-up, Wan'er started the car and headed home...

As I passed by the moat, I could see many people standing on the riverbank from afar.

People stood on tiptoe, peering downstream along the riverbank. Wan'er's heart skipped a beat. How could there be so many people on a morning when everything was still awake?

Sensing something was amiss, Wan'er pulled the car over to the side of the road and slowly brought it to a stop. She turned back to Mercury and the Little Prince, instructing them not to get out, before opening the car door and getting out herself.

"A woman drowned last night, in this cold weather..."

"I heard she's still very young. What could have made her so upset?" Two elderly women with gray hair leaned on the railing, gazing at the rolling waves in the river, and were discussing loudly.

"Aunties, what are you talking about?" Wan'er walked over and stood behind them, also looking out over the river...