Xia Xiang was recounting all the outrageous things Jiu Wu had done over the years, but she found herself missing him more and more as she talked. Just as she was feeling sad, Hai Mo rushed over.

"Master, there's a situation in the Water Dimension." Hai Mo rushed over, panting, her face full of excitement, and grabbed her forearm.

"Let's go take a look." Xia Xiang said, opening a passage and bringing Hai Mo to the Water Dimension.

The darkness in the water dimension also receded, but only by half; the other half was still shrouded in darkness, and the boundary between the two parts was clear and distinct.

But the half that has been able to see the light of day again is peaceful, with the surrounding waters transparent and even shimmering with silver light.

Hai Mo led Xia Xiang to the ancient palace made of sea crystal in the very center.

"Is this an underwater palace? How come it's still there?" Xia Xiang asked with some doubt.

Logically, after a time-space reset, everything should have vanished. How could an underwater palace left over from the previous timeline still exist?!

Xia Xiang closed her eyes and spread her power to every corner of this space-time, not even sparing the dark half.

There were still no signs of life in the entire space-time, except for abnormal energy fluctuations inside the underwater palace.

"Can I go in and take a look?" Xia Xiang asked, pointing to the tightly closed underwater palace.

"Of course," Hai Mo nodded, then took Xia Xiang's hand and walked to the palace's massive gate.

"But I don't know how to open it. Our people came ashore before my sister was even born, and no one has ever told us how to open it."

"Can't we just push them away?" Gu Baobei's voice rang out from behind the two of them.

Xia Xiang wanted to cover her face; she truly regretted it, realizing she wasn't a competent mentor.

This child could have learned anything, but she had to pick up her master's love-struck brain. We don't even know when she secretly learned that life-sharing lock. Because Haimo is inherently a long-lived species, Gu Baobei didn't return to the underworld with the others.

By the time she discovered it, more than a decade had passed.

Their love was stronger than gold, but their love-hate relationship was so intense that it seemed like if they argued today and nothing came of it, one of them would die tomorrow.

Sure enough, the familiar sounds of the two arguing came from behind them again. The two had been arguing for decades, and it seemed that the more they argued, the better their relationship became.

Everyone thought they were in a cold war, but actually they were already in a loving and playful relationship again.

Xia Xiang raised her hand, and the palace door was forcibly pushed open. The arrow shot out quickly, but was shot down by Xia Xiang just before it reached the two of them.

Because Gu Baobei was standing sideways, it was too late when she saw the arrow coming. She quickly put up a protective shield and then shielded Hai Mo with her body, tightly protecting her in her arms.

Instead of the expected pain, Gu Baobei turned around and saw Xia Xiang with a mocking expression, which immediately ignited her anger.

"Xia Xiang! Are you sick?! So sudden!" Gu Baobei shouted angrily.

Gu Baobei, Xia Xiang's only remaining friend, has disliked her for decades. Xia Xiang simply laughs it off and ignores him, since he is now a generation below her in terms of seniority.

"Didn't you say you'd just push him away?" Haimo was very dissatisfied with his attitude. "Shut up, don't make a scene!"

After saying that, he pushed him back and quickly followed Xia Xiang inside.

"You!" Gu Baobei gritted her teeth in anger, but she could only follow the two inside.

"MoMo, tell your master, what exactly do you like about him?" Xia Xiang asked softly. "Can't I introduce you to someone similar?"

"Let me tell you, he was a really stupid spoiled brat when he was a kid, and he was always looking for trouble. I just took his kitten, and he held a grudge for over ten years. He's so petty!"

“Um, I also think he’s pretty silly.” Haimo pouted. “Having a fool to tease is good for adding some excitement to life.”

"Actually, I think I'm quite similar to him. If my father, mother, and sister were still alive, I might be just like him, silly and arrogant, and quite cute in that way."

Xia Xiang: What a peculiar mental state...

Aside from the first few arrows that hit when the door was first opened, there were no other mechanisms, which is quite amazing.

The two walked through a long, dark corridor and came to a front hall with a small fountain. The shell-shaped fountain slowly opened, revealing a large pearl that shimmered and illuminated the front hall.

The pearl floated up, carrying the two of them into the palace.

Upon reaching the center of the main hall, pearls floated into the air, illuminating every corner. Around the main hall, statues of each generation of Water Dimensional Ruler were neatly arranged.

The eyes of those statues seemed to still retain their spirit, all gazing at the entrance.

Before Hai Mo could even be shocked, one after another, soul entities appeared inside the empty hall. They were all people Hai Mo knew, and also people Xia Xiang had met before.

"Are these her people?" Gu Baobei, who followed in, asked with a frown.

"Okay," Xia Xiang said, looking at Hai Mo, who was already sobbing uncontrollably. "I'll wait for you outside."

——

After Xia Xiang came out, she went straight to the other half that was still dark.

"Resentment?" The black mist dissipated where Xia Xiang was, and she quickly arrived at the center of the darkness. She deeply sensed the entire dark area and found nothing else unusual.

"That's troublesome; it will be time-consuming and laborious to resolve."

Judging that the two had returned, Xia Xiang quickly went back to the underwater palace.

Little Haimo had changed into a gorgeous outfit that matched the statues, and was holding a huge silver harpoon scepter.

The children from the Water Dimension who had gone to Demon Island also rushed back and bowed to her with devout eyes.

Xia Xiang waited quietly to the side, not going out to disturb them.

They only found Haimo privately after their sacrificial ceremony ended.

"MoMo, your master went to investigate and found that the area is full of resentment. You probably know why," Xia Xiang said earnestly. "I will tell Xiaobai to bring back everyone from the previous Water Dimension. The Water Dimension will depend on you from now on."

“Master, there’s no need for that.” Hai Mo said, as if she had grown up overnight, her personality becoming much more composed. “If they are transferred back, no one will be able to take over the work on Demon Island for a while. Don’t worry, we can handle it.”

Xia Xiang trusted her, so she left the Water Dimension and went on a trip to other dimensions.