"Reincarnation? When will he be reincarnated?" Su Ruyi frowned.
“There’s no time limit. He didn’t die of old age, nor is he registered in the mortal realm. So, he can only reincarnate when he wants to, when he’s ready to be reincarnated.” Lan Yu stroked his short beard.
"But... does he have to live in this ring of mine forever?" Su Ruyi suddenly realized that she had no way to deal with Su Yin.
“Dr. Su, to be honest, I really don’t understand this ring! How about this—I have a senior martial brother, I’ll take you to ask him.” Lan Yu said slowly.
"Master Uncle? Where is he?" Su Ruyi's eyes lit up.
"Not too far, he lives in the back mountain area..."
However, he doesn't usually like to see people...
To be precise... they don't want to see me.
"You can stay here for the night. I'll send someone to deliver a message to see if you two are destined to meet."
Lan Yu said hesitantly.
"That's too much trouble for you, Master Qingfeng." Su Ruyi was very grateful.
"Oh, why are you being so polite with me? I'm really curious about your thumb ring!"
As Lan Yu spoke, she went to another room and made a phone call, it was unclear who she was asking to deliver a message.
That evening, Su Ruyi stayed at the Taoist temple on the top of Xiaomei Mountain.
The mountain wind howled, and the fire in the stove inside the house burned brightly.
That night, she had a very, very strange dream.
She dreamed of Su Yin; to be precise, she didn't know whether she dreamed of Taotie or Su Yin.
In her dream, she was surrounded by a white mist.
The fog was so thick that you had to get very close to see anything; it was the white fog world in the ring.
Su Ruyi heard strange chewing sounds in the white mist.
As soon as she turned around, she saw Su Yin standing right in front of her!
Lying on the ground, it was gulping down the white mist.
He was so engrossed in eating that he didn't respond even when Su Ruyi called out to him loudly.
Su Ruyi turned his face towards her and saw that his eyes were not very focused.
At the same time, his hands kept drawing the white mist to his mouth and inhaling it.
It even stuck out its tongue to reach for the thick fog a little further away.
It looked as if he was possessed by an evil spirit!
Even in her dream, Su Ruyi knew that this was the world inside the ring, the world where she had a brief conversation with Ai Ganbei.
But why would Su Yin devour this white mist?
Su Ruyi tried many methods, but she couldn't stop Su Yin from absorbing the white mist even for a second.
Her slap could no longer cause any harm when it landed on Su Yin's face again.
Even if she stretched out her leg, she couldn't kick Su Yin more than a few meters away.
Su Yin seemed to have no physical form; Su Ruyi's hands and feet passed through his body, yet she couldn't touch him.
That feeling was incredibly eerie.
Even in her dream, Su Ruyi understood—the Su Yin before her was now Su Yin's living soul. He had become a living soul and was no longer afraid of anything.
Why did Ai Ganbei remain in the white mist for 45 years without making any strange move like devouring the white mist?
And why did Su Yin keep devouring them as soon as she arrived?
What exactly is this white mist?
Su Ruyi was having a nightmare, drenched in sweat, kicking her arms and legs wildly.
Hearing the noise, Lan Yu rushed over and woke her up.
Su Ruyi was instantly terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. She immediately told Lan Yu about her dream.
After listening, Lan Yu frowned and pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out: "Dr. Su, let's go find my senior uncle. He has already agreed to see you!"
Su Ruyi thought Lan Yu was going to take her to some deep mountain behind the mountain to visit this reclusive senior master, but she didn't expect that the back mountain was actually a small village!
The village has large tracts of farmland!
Although the Lunar New Year is just around the corner, the villagers are not working in the fields, but groups of two or three villagers still pass by from time to time.
Lan Yu led Su Ruyi to a field and called out, "Uncle-Master!"
Then a thin, dark-skinned old man, who seemed to be picking something up, raised his face.
The old man was wearing a straw hat and a tattered overcoat tied around his waist with a straw rope. He was very thin and didn't look like a Taoist priest with a sage-like demeanor at all!
The old man jumped onto the ridge of the field, looked Lan Yu up and down, and said, "Didn't I tell you? I left the monastic life a long time ago, I'm no longer your senior uncle! -- From now on, you can call me Old Wang or Uncle Wang, it's fine!"
"I understand, Senior Uncle!" Lan Yu immediately nodded in apology, but did not change his tone.
The old man looked at Su Ruyi: "Is this the little girl who said she's unsure about something?"
Su Ruyi nodded quickly: "Uncle Wang, hello!"
"Hmm, look how sensible this little girl is!" After saying that, the old man looked the two of them up and down. "Why did you come to see me empty-handed? Do you think you can even get into my house?" He then glared at Lan Yu.
Su Ruyi was a little embarrassed.
Yes, when you come to ask someone for a favor... you should indeed bring something. However, she imagined this "senior brother" to be a Taoist priest with an air of otherworldly wisdom, and thought that he didn't play these formalities!
Fortunately, Su Ruyi was still carrying her bag, which could serve as a diversion.
She quickly used her backpack as cover and pulled out a bag of pastries and a can of peaches—any more and she'd be exposed.
Upon seeing these things, the old man immediately became happy: "Hmm, that's more like it!"
Without any hesitation, he grabbed her and asked, "Girl, what's your name?"
Su Ruyi answered politely, "Uncle Wang, my name is Su Ruyi, the Ruyi of auspiciousness and good fortune."
"Hmm, that's a good name! You should bring me more canned snacks and treats next time, and maybe some nougat too! You're a lucky girl!" The old man, carrying his things, started walking. "Keep up!"
Looking at the somewhat eccentric yet worldly old man in front of her, Su Ruyi felt a bit speechless.
However, appearances can be deceiving, so Su Ruyi didn't say much.
The two of them followed Uncle Wang and headed towards the village.
When they arrived at the gate of his courtyard, Uncle Wang turned around and whispered to the two of them, "Wait a minute, let me go in and tell my wife first, and I'll come back to pick you up later."
After saying that, he carried Su Ruyi's canned fruit and snacks and tiptoed inside.
A moment later, Su Ruyi and Lan Yu heard a loud shout from inside: "I'm so sick I can't even get out of bed, and all I do is bring people home. Isn't that annoying?"
It was the voice of a middle-aged woman, and it sounded very domineering.
Then they heard Uncle Wang lower his voice and say, "Please, Feng'er, give us some face! Look, they've brought gifts; they really have something to ask us!"
Then, the domineering female voice said something else.
Wang Bo was extremely cautious, and the woman finally relented: "Alright, let them in."
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