"the other side?"

Qin Luo's eyes narrowed slightly. "The beings from the other side must have been very powerful. Why did they perish?"

"Forcibly crossing the Chaos Sea caused irreversible damage to the Great Dao." The Azure Emperor shook his head and sighed softly.

"Then we are quite similar."

The Azure Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly, "You do look very alike, but she is a woman."

Qin Luo was taken aback. Judging from the Azure Emperor's expression, he didn't seem to be joking. "Senior, do you know about the Golden Coffin?"

The golden coffin was something Qin Luo encountered inside the interior.

The Azure Emperor frowned immediately, his face grave. "That place could be the Avici Hell, or it could be a golden age! I've only heard..."

Before the Azure Emperor could finish speaking, his projection vanished. Hua Ying looked at the incense that had just burned out in the incense burner and couldn't help but purse her lips, saying somewhat displeased, "We haven't said much, and the incense has already burned out pretty quickly."

"Should I light three more incense sticks?"

"No."

Qin Luo didn't want Hua Ying to waste her luck.

"The Azure Emperor must know something."

"We'll meet again sometime."

Qin Luo bowed to Dong Yuan, saying, "Senior, we apologize for disturbing you. We'll take our leave now."

Dongyuan bowed and clasped his hands, his eyes filled with gratitude. "Master Qin, although I am old, I am still of some use. If you need anything from me, please do not hesitate to ask."

"must."

Qin Luo nodded with a smile.

When they reached the courtyard, Xuanqing hugged one of the bronze cauldron's legs again and whispered, "Brother Cauldron, Brother Cauldron, I respect you. From now on, you are my brother."

Xuanqing's eyes were full of anticipation. He exerted his strength and tried to lift the bronze cauldron, but the bronze cauldron kicked him away. Then, green willow branches rose from the bronze cauldron.

The willow branches grew rapidly, whipping towards Xuanqing's location, causing ripples in the space and the sound of air being torn apart.

Seeing this, Xuan Qing immediately ran towards Hua Ying's direction. Hua Ying gave him a cold look, which frightened Xuan Qing so much that he hugged Qin Luo, who was standing next to her, and cried out, "Big brother, save me!"

Qin Luo glanced at the bronze cauldron, and the willow branch seemed to possess a spirit, obediently retreating back into the bronze cauldron.

Dong Yuan was shocked by this scene. The Nine Cauldrons, which had been sealed for many years, not only broke the seal but also seemed to possess sentience.

Qin Luo gently rubbed Xuan Qing's head. "If you had called me 'sister,' the outcome might have been different."

"No, no!"

Xuanqing refused to try again.

After leaving the Qingdi Temple, there were some locals, mostly women and children, on the covered bridge. Qin Luo and Hua Ying decided to sit on the covered bridge for a while longer.

Xuanqing was playing alone on the covered bridge. He took out spirit stones to feed the fish, which attracted many children to watch.

Wow, what a big carp!

"Look, there are also red carp."

"There's also a golden carp. This carp has such long whiskers. Could it turn into a dragon?"

"I don't know, but I am a true dragon."

"My mother says I'm lazy."

"I am......"

...

The covered bridge was filled with the cheerful laughter of children. Qin Luo looked at the young children and said softly, "Do you know why that little guy came to you first?"

Hua Ying raised an eyebrow. "I'm good, aren't I?"

Qin Luo thought of his mother, "I think that when he encounters danger, his mother will protect him."

Hua Ying's expression froze instantly.

Am I inhuman?

"There is still a little bit."

"What if even this is gone..."

No, it won't.

Qin Luo comforted Hua Ying.

Hua Ying suddenly understood the old monk's intention; her emotions not only did not decrease, but increased instead.

As the sun rose, the people on the covered bridge left one after another, and Qin Luo and his group returned to Jiangling City.

"Was it fun on the covered bridge?"

"It's fun."

Xuan Qing grinned.

Qin Luo gently reminded them, "There are many ordinary mortals around us, so we should take care of them when we're playing."

"I know."

Xuan Qing nodded heavily.

Qin Luo felt that his worries were somewhat unnecessary.

Hua Ying said softly, "Let's buy some groceries on the way, and I'll cook dinner tonight."

"Good idea, I'll help you out then." Qin Luo nodded with a smile, and Xuan Qing nodded in agreement.

In the west of the city, the vegetable vendors had long since gone home, and only an old farmer selling watermelons remained on the street. Qin Luo looked at the thin old farmer, who was covered in sweat and looked very tired. "Since there are no vegetables, why don't we buy some watermelons to take home?"

Hearing that they wanted to buy watermelons, the old farmer patted the watermelons in the bamboo basket in front of him and said, "Listen to this crisp sound. These watermelons are definitely ripe. If they're not good, you don't have to pay."

Hua Ying looked at the six or seven large watermelons still in the bamboo basket and asked softly, "How much is it, basket and all?"

The old farmer scratched his bald head, unable to calculate for a moment. Hua Ying took out a handful of copper coins and said calmly, "Here are fifty coins. Do you think that's enough?"

"Enough! Enough!"

The old farmer accepted the copper coin with his muddy hands, bowing repeatedly to thank Hua Ying and Qin Luo, "Where do you live? I can deliver it to you."

Hua Ying said softly, "We're staying at Qinghe Building for now. You can take the basket back with you when you deliver these watermelons; consider it payment for your delivery."

"Okay, okay." The old farmer picked up the bamboo basket. He looked thin, but he was very strong.

On her way back, Huaying saw an old woman selling candied hawthorns and bought a skewer.

"Give."

Xuanqing looked at the candied hawthorn that Huaying handed him, somewhat at a loss. Qin Luo patted Xuanqing's head, and he came back to his senses. "Thank you, fairy sister."

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