With both feet on it, I used the buoyancy to stabilize myself and move forward quickly.
After walking for several miles, about five minutes later, at the end of the road, a rectangular, crystal-clear jade wall appeared, shaped like an artificial mountain, with a height and size of about ten square meters.
The jade disc shimmered faintly, and even without light, one could clearly see everything around it. The entire jade disc was wrapped around the end of the long water palace road.
In the dim light, at shoulder height, the shape of a hand appeared on the stone wall.
"This jade disc is our destination. Just place your hand on it and it will open." The uncle's expression was serious, and his eyes gleamed.
“Okay,” Wan’er nodded, slowly raised her arm, spread her five fingers, and placed her palm on it. Surprisingly, it fit perfectly into the concave palm.
With a loud crash, the crystal-clear jade wall opened to both sides.
A red light appeared before her eyes, so intense that it almost stung Wan'er's eyes. Fortunately, Mercury, who was standing next to her, reached out a hand in time and wiped it away from her eyes.
Wan'er blinked, quickly adjusting to the light, and saw countless flames dancing within the jade wall. In the dim light, a beautiful and graceful figure, like a fish, was writhing in agony within the flames.
"It's Mom and Dad, I'm sorry. From now on, all the burdens will fall on you," Wan'er heard her mother's voice, seemingly trying her best to control her trembling, coming from the flames inside the jade wall.
Although she couldn't see her face clearly, Wan'er believed it was her mother, Crescent Moon, based on her voice and figure! This was the place where she sealed her spiritual power.
"Mom, Wan'er is here." Her eyes darted anxiously towards the figure in the flames. Wan'er trembled, reaching out to touch the jade wall with both hands. A searing heat instantly burned her palms. "You...are you inside? Are you in pain?"
"Don't come any closer! Mother is fine." With a sharp shout from Crescent Moon, a wave of water shot out from beneath Wan'er's feet, propelling her at least two meters away from the jade wall.
The crescent moon stopped swaying and curled up in the flames at a distance. Its gaze seemed to pierce through the mist and was fixed on Wan'er. "Child, don't worry about me. I'm not in pain. This is just a trace of my spiritual power. Remember, go home quickly, open the wooden box, and you'll know what to do from now on."
Just as Wan'er was about to step forward again, the sound of "splash!" rang out.
Wan'er looked down and saw a two-meter-wide ditch in front of her. Huge waves were churning in the ditch, and the water splashed onto her face, causing a cold, stinging sensation.
"Mom, I can't open the wooden box..." Through the waves, Wan'er saw her mother's blurry figure and cried out hoarsely, "I can't remember how to open the wooden box! Please tell me how to open it!"
Her knees buckled and she knelt on the ground with a thud. She stretched out her hand, and a drop of water fell into Wan'er's palm, like her mother's tear.
"Please! Brother, take good care of her for me." The flames within the jade wall quickly subsided in large patches. "Think about what I use to wrap her up on her birthday..."
Before he could finish speaking, the last flicker of golden light vanished abruptly.
The jade wall in front of them had returned to its previous white fluorescence, and there was no longer a trace of flame.
"Mom!" Wan'er cried out.
"Sigh, your mother's gone, we have to go too." A large hand reached out, grabbed Wan'er's wrist, and pulled her away.
"It's too late, run!" Uncle Mercury grabbed Wan'er's hand and pulled her forward forcefully. Wan'er felt her body become a sharp arrow, "whoosh!" flying off along the smooth path she had come from...
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