So she changed her mind and felt it was better to keep it herself, even if it might bring her endless trouble and danger.
However, just as she flew out of the gates of the Flower Bud Castle on an ice lotus, Mandora, like a demon crawling out of a dark abyss, slowly emerged from the mirror passage.
Her majestic yet seductive voice boomed like thunder: "Ice Princess, I hope you can give me the gem box you have. Both the Floating Cloud Tower and the Ye Luoli warriors inside are of great use to me. Ice Princess, can you bear to part with it?"
Princess Ice frowned slightly, a hint of worry appearing between her willow-leaf eyebrows. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Mandora, I can give you the jewel box, but I have one condition."
"We cannot allow Lolita, Blue Peacock, Jasmine, Bright Color, Black Fragrant Ling, and White Glow to become the new gatekeepers of the Fairy Bank. The secrets of the Fairy Realm must not be known or mastered by humans; this is the bottom line." Princess Ice knew deep down that she might not be able to protect Floating Cloud Tower on her own for long, but for the safety and secrecy of the Fairy Realm, she had to present Mandora with these harsh, thorny conditions.
“Okay, I agree, give it to me!” Mandora’s piercing gaze lingered on the Ice Princess’s face for a moment. After thinking it over, she thought the Ice Princess’s words made perfect sense, so she nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Mandora agreed, the Ice Princess no longer hesitated. Her hand holding the gem box trembled slightly, as if she were saying a final goodbye to this precious treasure. Then she gently placed the gem box in the Queen's hand.
The Queen, her hands trembling slightly with excitement, accepted the box, a smug smile spreading across her face. The Ice Princess moved gracefully, stepping onto the ice lotus. The lotus instantly burst into brilliant light, carrying her towards her Ice Crystal Palace, leaving only a fleeting, icy blue silhouette that gradually dissipated into the air.
After obtaining the jewel box, Mandora secretly pondered that the power to revive her sister now had an important support, but this was far from enough; she still needed the Great Fairy's elixir. In an instant, the images of Du Xi Fei and Pang Zun flashed through her mind, after all, her sister's disappearance was intricately connected to the two of them.
Thus began Mandora's journey of deception, filled with scheming and manipulation. Surprisingly, her manipulation of Du Xifei and Pang Zun went remarkably smoothly, as if they were both under her control, easily led by the nose.
On her journey, she also happened to encounter Bai Guangying, the Light Fairy of Thunder Pavilion. At that time, Bai Guangying was pacing back and forth in Thunder Pavilion with a worried expression, her beautiful face filled with concern and helplessness.
Upon seeing Pang Zun, she immediately clung to him for help as if grasping at a straw, because her human master, Gao Taiming, had suffered a relapse of his heart condition and was on the verge of death, urgently needing an injection of power to survive. Hearing this, a flicker of emotion crossed Pang Zun's cold face, but he still set a condition: the Light Fairy needed to transform back into Su Bai and form a contract with him.
Why has Pang Zun, who is usually impulsive and reckless, learned to set conditions? The reason for this can be traced back to a conversation between Princess Bing and Pang Zun. At that time, Princess Bing earnestly said to Pang Zun:
“Pang Zun, if you rashly go to the human world now and forcibly take Bai Guangying away, she will definitely feel disgusted with you, and may even make a vow to sleep forever for that mortal. In that case, you will never be able to win the heart of the Light Fairy.”
It would be better to ignore the Light Fairy from now on and let things take their course. You see, that person is only surviving because of the power of the Spiritual Connection. If you have enough patience, one day the Light Fairy will surely come to you to plead for help because of that human.”
After hearing these words, Pang Zun was initially unwilling, but after careful consideration, he finally decided to follow the Ice Princess's advice. He suppressed his anxiety and impulse and chose to endure for the time being.
As time went on, Pang Zun discovered that this endurance was not as difficult as he had imagined. On the contrary, he gradually felt an unprecedented sense of ease and relief.
Seeing that things were developing in the direction predicted by the Ice Princess, Pang Zun couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.
Upon hearing this, Fairy Light was caught in a deep dilemma, her bright eyes filled with struggle. Just as she hesitated and was at a loss, Mandora quietly appeared. Seeing this, Pang Zun temporarily set aside Bai Guangying and agreed to the Queen's persuasion, deciding to go with her to the Flower Sea Tide to revive Xin Ling. Bai Guangying had no choice but to go as well, as she still hoped Pang Zun could save her Ming.
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