White fog on the river

Cha Suxun sat up and explained, "I didn't mean to make you worry. I really can't resist the mermaid's singing. I'm just a mortal, my lady, please don't be angry with me."

"How can I not be angry? You know you're still just a mortal. If you make the slightest mistake, you'll die along with your fragile mortal body! What if I can't save you? What if I can't find you? Are you willing to die in a dream of your past with Li Wan?"

"Don't worry, Ahri. I won't die immersed in any magic that brings the past. The past is still important, but what we need to protect in the present is more important. You will definitely find me. I know that our souls will always be connected, right?"

At this point, Cha Suxun's voice became noticeably quieter, a wavering tone of uncertainty. The spirit of Yuanli, whose heart and eyes were filled with him, had long since vanished before his eyes. He knew the original Yuanli before him was no longer the little flame of admiration that once gazed upon him. She had found someone she loved, a relationship that was purely a love affair, unmixed with other emotions. He was a little unsure if their souls were still connected.

He wanted to ask, to confirm, if there were any extra people here.

Floating on the Baiwu River, Heng Jin struggled to locate Yan Ye and Sixi. All around them was utter silence, the Baiwu River like a stagnant pool, without a single ripple. Only their coffins drifted by, stirring up layers of ripples. It was impossible to tell the passage of time here, and they had no idea how long they had been wandering the river.

Until Heng Jin and Yuan Li felt some residual magic power from He Qi, and followed it. The coffin stopped at the place with the most residual magic power. There was nothing on the river except their feather coffin.

"I remember Heqi said that even if the coffins of our companions were right next to each other, we wouldn't be able to see each other. How would we find them?"

"Ari, don't let your anxiety interfere with your thoughts. Did you bring the Hidden Wing? Try using it, maybe you can find Heqi and the others."

After being reminded, she hurriedly groped for the place where she had placed the jade bell before, "Oh no, the bell is still on my mortal corpse." Yuanli was quite annoyed and blamed herself.

"Before I entrusted your mortal body to Tianshu, I placed the spiritual silver bell and jade bell with me."

Cha Suxun took out the magic silver bell and jade bell from his body and handed them to her, just like before when she lost her bells and needed them, he would always immediately take out the bells that he had kept for her and give them to her.

She immediately pulled a cloaked wing from the bell and expertly chanted the mysterious ancient Penglai spell. The cloaked wing's faint green light dimmed as it took flight, and it seemed to be losing its bearings as it moved forward. It didn't fly for long. The faint green light on its body completely dimmed, and it suddenly vanished. As it was about to hit the water, its body vanished from their sight like dust in the wind.

Yuanli unhesitatingly took out her second roost wing to find the direction of the crane's roost. However, the second roost wing's fate was similar to the first shadow wing's, it didn't last long before it lost its light and vanished. As one disappeared, she used another, repeating the cycle until this roost wing vanished just as it floated into the air.

The river surface in front of me was still foggy and empty. Not only was there no trace of Heqi, there was not even another empty coffin.

She did not give up, and moved the feather coffin a little to the side. She took out another roosting wing, and it flew to the place where the roosting wing had just disappeared and disappeared.

"It seems that the direction that Yinchi is looking for is not wrong. Maybe Heqi is here, but we just can't see each other." She tried to call Heqi through telepathy, but got no response.

Heng Jin stopped her and sent a telepathic message to her, "Let me do it. Jiang Chang already knows my identity, so I'm not afraid of being exposed, and naturally, there's no need to hide my divine power. But you're different. Baiwujiang is the remains of the ancient mythical beast Menghua, and you inherited Menghua's dream-making ability. It's not that easy to get past its deception."

After saying this, Heng Jin concentrated 60% of his divine power and sent a telepathic message to He Qi, telling him that if he could hear him, he should steer his coffin boat in the direction of his voice and gently ram it. Each time his call failed, he would add 10% of his divine power. After exerting 80% of his power, the coffin boat of Heng Jin and his companions drifted slightly due to the weak impact.

Yuanli asked with concern: "Was it Heqi who hit our coffin ship?"

Heng Jin nodded, and he and He Qi began to try all the spells they knew to break the illusion, but none of them worked.

"Tell He Qi to do his best to recall Li Wan's Ice Soul back to his hands. No matter where the Ice Soul is, once summoned by its master, it will immediately teleport to its master's side." Cha Suxun said.

Heng Jin immediately relayed Cha Suxun's words to He Qi, and sure enough, in the blink of an eye, a biting cold swept over, and a layer of frost formed around the edges of Heng Jin and the others' feather coffins. Cha Suxun shivered with cold, his lips pale. Yuan Li quickly cast a spell to envelop Cha Suxun.

Even Yuanli and Hengjin, divine beings, felt the chill, not to mention Cha Suxun's fragile mortal body. Looking at the rapidly freezing Baiwu River behind him, Yuanli felt incredibly fortunate to have quickly protected him; otherwise, the cold would have frozen him into an ice sculpture.

A howling wind swept past, dispersing the dense fog within ten meters of their feather coffin ship. Twelve ice-blue swords, seemingly formed from frozen frost, swirled around Heqi. The chilling wind blew his robe and hair, ruffling them but not causing any distress. The frozen surface held the surrounding coffins together, and Heqi stood firmly within them, as if walking on flat ground.

After putting away Bingpo, Heqi asked anxiously, "Sister! Are you okay? Are you all okay?"

"We are all fine. How about you? Are you hurt?"

"I'm glad you're okay. I'm not hurt. Don't worry, sister. I found Si Xi, but I can't wake her up."

Heng Jin took out a red string from Yue Lao and gave it to him, and taught him the same method.

"I'm not familiar with Si Xi, and it's too dangerous for your sister to go. He's a mortal, so you're the best person to enter Si Xi's dream and wake her up. Protect yourself."

"Well, thank you. You should protect them too." After saying that, Heqi began to tie his and Sixi's wrists together with the Yue Lao red rope according to the method taught by Heng Jin.

Yuanli worriedly warned, "Heqi, if you can't wake Sixi up for a long time, or if you notice anything wrong or unexpected in your dream, protect yourself first and come out immediately. Don't hesitate."

"Okay, sister, I understand. Protect yourself, I'll be out soon. I'm going to go, sister."

Seeing Heqi lying down and entering Sixi's dream, Yuanli asked Hengjin, "When you taught Heqi the method just now, why didn't you give him some instructions like you instructed me before?"

"Because Heqi wouldn't act on his own emotions and disregard his own safety. What's most important to him is his sister and the entire demon world. Like his sister, when he's in danger, his first thought is how to protect everything in the demon world as much as possible. I taught him how to detect abnormalities, and that's enough."

After saying that, Heng Jin sent her a telepathic message: "You're right. You acted on your emotions without regard for your own safety. I'm talking about you."

Yuanli replied through telepathic communication, "Alright, Your Majesty is right. When Your Majesty is in danger, I will definitely not act on my emotions and disregard my own safety, lest Your Majesty worry and waste time giving me more instructions."

"Then you must do what you say. Yuanli, I'm serious. When you encounter danger, take care of yourself." He replied in a firm tone.

"Of course I will do what I say. After all, I'm not like some people who say one thing and mean another."

Heng Jin gave her a faint smile and did not respond to her.

Cha Suxun, who was sitting nearby, could naturally guess that they might be having a private conversation. Although he didn't know what they were talking about, he felt jealous when he saw the smile on Heng Jin's face.

Cha Suxun reached out and grabbed a small piece of Yuanli's skirt. He looked up at her and said to her pitifully with a deliberately trembling voice, "Ali, it's so cold."

As expected, upon hearing him say he was cold, her attention shifted entirely to him. She squatted down, pulled out a snow-white fox fur cloak from her silver bell, and draped it over him. You know, fox fur is precious, mostly used for fur collars and other decorative pieces, but with a complete, brand-new cloak like this, Ah Li could trade it for many things she desired. The fact that she was willing to give it to him instantly soothed Cha Suxun's jealousy.

He caught a glimpse of Heng Jin's face, which turned ashen.

She even used her own spiritual power to linger around him, warming him up. Cha Suxun grabbed her hand, interrupting her spiritual power transmission, "Ali, don't waste your spiritual power on me anymore."

"What's mine is yours. It would be a waste to warm you up. Are you getting any warmer?"

He carefully took off the fox cloak he was wearing, folded it, and handed it back to her.

"The spiritual energy Ahri just sent me has already made me quite warm. This fox cloak is too precious. If Ahri doesn't want to wear it now, put it back to the bell. I'm afraid that if I wear it, my mortal body won't be able to protect it, and it might be snatched away by other demons and ghosts."

Ah Li touched the fur and asked, "Ah Xun, do you know what kind of fur this is? When I got it, I felt it was something special the moment I touched it. It's so good that it's too eye-catching, and I can't bring it out and ask casually, for fear it might be snatched away."

"Sky foxes live on the Nanxiao Iceberg, where the climate is harsh, the terrain is steep, and it's extremely cold. From the moment they enter the mountains, only those at the level of a Great Demon or above are allowed to travel the Nanxiao Iceberg in search of them. Their fur is pure, snow-white, and can be made into clothing that's soft, smooth, and not bulky. Most importantly, it's very warm, making them incredibly hard to find. Many who try to capture them die on the Nanxiao Iceberg, becoming food for the Sky foxes. Sky foxes are swift, wingless, and yet can fly, making their fur even rarer. Ah Li must keep this beautiful and warm fox cloak for herself. Don't trade it; it's not worth it. Ah Li, tell me what you want."