A few days later, Feng Qinghuang was walking slowly in the dense forest when suddenly Xiao Bao jumped off her shoulder and ran forward, looking back as if asking Feng Qinghuang to follow it.

Feng Qinghuang chased after him, calling out, "Xiao Bao, slow down, don't get lost."

As soon as Feng Qinghuang finished speaking, Xiao Bao had already disappeared. Luckily, it ran in the direction of a narrow path with no twists and turns, otherwise it would have been lost for sure.

Feng Qinghuang followed Xiao Bao to a cave.

She looked around and found that the cave was located in a dense forest, surrounded by ancient trees and rare herbs. The bright sunlight shone down, giving her a feeling of being in another world.

If it weren't for Xiao Bao leading the way, she really wouldn't have been able to find this place.

Feng Qinghuang stepped into the cave, which was pitch black inside. She took out the luminous pearl from her spatial storage, and the cave was immediately illuminated.

Feng Qinghuang placed the luminous pearl in a crack in the wall before looking around the entire cave.

"Xiao Bao, where are you?"

The cave is empty, and there seems to be nowhere to hide. Why can't I see Xiaobao? Did she lose her?

"Xiao Bao, come out quickly, or I'm leaving."

As soon as Feng Qinghuang finished speaking, she felt her skirt being tugged. Looking down, she saw that Xiao Bao was pulling her skirt and dragging her to the innermost part of the cave.

Do you want me to go in with you?

Xiao Bao nodded, raised its front paw, and pointed in a direction.

Feng Qinghuang followed Xiaobao to the innermost wall of the cave. Feng Qinghuang didn't understand why Xiaobao wanted her to look at the wall, especially since it was so dark. The luminous pearl had just been left at the entrance of the cave.

Feng Qinghuang went back and brought the luminous pearl. She carefully examined the wall, and with the pearl, she noticed something different. She looked the entire front of the wall and found a small button in an inconspicuous spot high up. Could there be another space inside this wall?

Otherwise, where did Xiaobao run off to?

Without hesitation, Feng Qinghuang took the Crimson Flame Whip from her waist and pressed the button with it. Suddenly, a deafening sound came from inside the cave, and a stone door slowly opened in front of Feng Qinghuang.

After the stone door opened, the space inside was dazzling. Feng Qinghuang put the luminous pearl back into her space, picked up the Crimson Flame Whip, looked around, and slowly moved forward.

Upon entering, she found Xiao Bao squatting on the stone table, staring at her. Feng Qinghuang finally felt relieved.

"You little rascal, I don't even know how you got in here?"

After speaking, Feng Qinghuang looked around the small room. It was probably the final resting place of some senior figure. There was a skeleton in the corner that, despite the passage of time, hadn't turned to ash.

The shelves around the room were filled with books.

Little Bao kept chirping, and Feng Qinghuang turned to look at it. Little Bao pointed with its front paw at a letter on the table.

Feng Qinghuang walked over and picked up the letter. The cover only said "Fated Person".

After opening and reading the letter, Feng Qinghuang learned that it belonged to a master alchemist who had lived here for nearly twenty years to escape persecution. During those twenty years, he devoted himself to alchemy until his death. He hoped that his descendants would come and collect his body.

Feng Qinghuang didn't understand. Didn't Aqi say that this was their Underworld Pavilion's secret realm? How could outsiders have entered?

Never mind, I'll go back out and ask Aqi. Let's bury the elder first.

Feng Qinghuang placed the letter in her spatial storage and approached the remains of her senior, kowtowing several times. After all, he was a senior, and she was about to disturb his remains, so she should behave respectfully.

After kowtowing, Feng Qinghuang went outside the cave, found a beautiful open space, and dug a large pit.

But when Feng Qinghuang returned to the dark chamber of the cave, she suddenly discovered that her predecessor's remains were gone, leaving only a pile of ashes. Feng Qinghuang sighed, assuming that the remains hadn't withstood the wind. They had been kept sealed in the dark chamber, which was why the remains were intact; now, exposed to the wind, they had turned to ash.

Feng Qinghuang found an empty jar in the dark room and filled it with her senior's ashes. Suddenly, she noticed a ring among the ashes. Feng Qinghuang examined it for a long time, then set it aside and filled the jar with all the ashes. She then placed the ring on top of the jar, preparing to bury it with her senior's ashes.

Once outside, they placed the jar into the large pit they had just been in and were about to fill it with soil when Xiao Bao suddenly jumped down, grabbed the ring with his paws, and jumped back up, giving the ring to Feng Qinghuang.

"This belongs to my senior, I can't accept it."

Xiao Bao pointed to the jar in the pit, then to Feng Qinghuang, and finally to himself, chattering away.

Feng Qinghuang roughly understood: "Xiao Bao means that this senior wants to give me the ring?"

Xiao Bao nodded and pointed to himself.

"Are you going to be taken away with me?"

Xiao Bao nodded again.

Feng Qinghuang sighed. Well, it seems Xiao Bao is determined to stick with her.

After burying her senior's ashes and erecting a wooden plaque, Feng Qinghuang stood up, bowed several times, and then returned to the cave with Xiao Bao.