Before Zhou Yuanyuan could ask anything, Xiaoyu roared, "Zhuzhu, you idiot! Take your master away from here!"
"Ahhh! Why did it collapse? Why did it collapse here? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, master. I will fly out right away." The Chaos Pearl apologized while weaving left and right, and flew towards the sky through the gaps between the rubble and mud.
When the Chaos Pearl hovered in mid-air, Zhou Yuanyuan looked through the "window" and saw that the Nawa settlement had completely collapsed. The valley that had once been shaped like the Yin-Yang Bagua had become a bottomless cave. It was foreseeable that after the rainy season, this place might even become a large lake!
Looking at the completely destroyed Nawa settlement, Zhou Yuanyuan cleared her throat before asking, "Xiaoyu, what happened?"
"Master, it was that idiot Zhuzhu who not only ate up all the Yinming water and Yinming energy under the ground, but also overturned the bottom of the river below." Xiaoyu complained angrily.
"Master, master, I'm sorry! I saw something strange at the bottom of the river, and that's why I'm curious..." Chaos Pearl confessed. The river was only two meters wide, yet stretched for over ten kilometers. At the bottom lay black pebbles, emanating a dark energy. Chaos Pearl, believing the more the better, pried those pebbles apart.
Even the riverbed was eaten? How hungry was Zhuzhu? Zhou Yuanyuan was completely confused.
"Master, master, Zhuzhu didn't lie to you. There really is a strange thing with a lot of energy. Zhuzhu will show it to you right away." As soon as Chaos Zhu finished speaking, a black sign appeared in front of Zhou Yuanyuan.
Chaos Pearl felt a little aggrieved when Xiaoyu called it stupid. It simply smelled the sweet aroma of food and went to the bottom of the river to look for it. Unexpectedly, the moment it sucked up the black sign, the entire underground space underwent a seismic shift.
The sign is only the size of a palm, with intricate patterns engraved on one side and a smooth surface on the other.
Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't tell what the sign was made of, and when she held it in her hand, it felt icy cold. She bent her fingers and tapped on it, and it made a clanging sound.
"Master, please take a jade box and put this sign away first." Xiaoyu's face changed.
"Boss Xiaoyu, can't we give this to Zhuzhu?" Chaos Pearl said, feeling somewhat frustrated. Why did it feel like all the food it had eaten these days combined couldn't even match the energy in this sign?
"Don't eat it! This thing is useful to the owner!" Xiaoyu took the token away very domineeringly.
Seeing this sign, Xiaoyu regained a missing memory. The intricate patterns on the sign, though seemingly floral, were actually ancient writing. This sign was a pass crafted by the Lord of Hell himself, and the pattern on it was the character for "Ming."
Xiaoyu remembered that its previous owner once owned a badge like this, and he showed it off to his friends. Possessing this token of passage represented the recognition of Hades. Even a cultivator could walk freely in the underworld by wearing this badge.
How could such a valuable item appear in the Nawa settlement? Didn't Cha Rui say that the monks who used them as "experimental subjects" were sending them into the underworld to collect the "Three Life Flowers"? With this token, why would they need to train "flower pickers"? Couldn't they just ask the King of Hell for one?
Was Cha Rui lying? Or was his memory flawed? Xiaoyu was a little confused.
"Where is Cha Rui? Is he buried underneath or did he run away?" After Xiaoyu put away the token, Zhou Yuanyuan remembered Cha Rui.
"Master, there is no trace of Cha Rui within a hundred miles." Xiaoyu sensed it and reported.
"Forget it! He got away with it this time." Zhou Yuanyuan said with a hint of regret. If she had known earlier, she would have dealt with Cha Rui first before letting the Chaos Pearl absorb the Yin and Dark Energy. Cha Rui was too vicious. As long as he was alive, he was a hidden danger for Zhou Yuanyuan's family.
However, Zhou Yuanyuan already knew Cha Rui's weakness. If she met him again, she would definitely not let him escape.
Thinking of her family far away in Kyoto, Zhou Yuanyuan's face changed and she asked Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, how many days have we been out this time?"
"Master, today seems to be... the forty-fifth day." Xiaoyu counted on her fingers.
"Zhuzhu, hurry up, let's go back to Kyoto." Zhou Yuanyuan's face changed. She was afraid that Cha Rui would make a surprise attack or something. No one in the Zhao family could withstand Cha Rui's harm.
The Chaos Pearl understood Zhou Yuanyuan's concerns and worked at full capacity, arriving at Zhangmu Hutong where Yu Xiaohan lived in just half an hour.
It was evening, and the sun was setting.
Compared with more than a month ago, Zhangmu Hutong seems much more lively.
It was time to get off work. Some residents of Zhangmu Hutong were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, while others were standing at the door waiting for their relatives to come home. Those who lived nearby would chat about family matters while waiting for them.
The shadow of the Yu family murder case seems to have dissipated in Zhangmu Hutong.
When the Chaos Pearl reached the Zhao residence, Zhou Yuanyuan saw her uncle Zhao Guohui's car parked outside the Zhao family's gate. Yu Meiru and several other children were about to get out. Zhao Yu and Zhao Xia were talking about something, and Zhao Xia was pouting and chasing Zhao Yu. Zhao Lei and Zhao Ting were stretching their arms to separate their younger brother and sister, and they were all laughing and making a scene at the gate.
Zhou Yuanyuan's consciousness swept around the Zhao family's home. She saw the two Zhao nannies busy preparing dinner. Zhao Qingshan sat on the sofa in the living room, holding a newspaper, his eyes constantly darting toward the door. Only after hearing the sound of Zhao Guohui's car and the children's laughter did Zhao Qingshan retract his gaze and "seriously" read the newspaper in his hand.
Zhou Yuanyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the peaceful and happy Zhao family. She knew she was truly terrified that Cha Rui would take advantage of her being trapped in the Nawa settlement and return to Jingyang City to cause trouble for Yu Meiru and the others. Fortunately, Cha Rui had been severely injured by her. Xiaoyu said that Cha Rui had been busy recovering from his injuries for over a month and hadn't left the Nawa settlement.
Zhou Yuanyuan gave up on showing up and using the "Shrinking the Earth into an Inch" technique to hurry on, and instead chose to let the Chaos Pearl fly back with her invisibly, because she didn't want Cha Rui to know where she was going.
Seeing that the Zhao family was fine, Zhou Yuanyuan commanded the Chaos Pearl to replace several spirit stones for the Zhao family's protective formation, and then commanded the Chaos Pearl to fly towards the Zhou family.
Only after the Chaos Orb flew into Zhou Yuanyuan's house through the window did Zhou Yuanyuan walk out of the Chaos Orb's trial world.
Seeing the familiar room, Zhou Yuanyuan relaxed completely, only to realize she already smelled foul. Spending over a month in the Nawa settlement was something Zhou Yuanyuan hadn't anticipated. She'd assumed this mission was simple, that she'd be back in three to five days at most.
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