Wang Mo sat on the ground, her face filled with terror, a trace of fear still lingering in her eyes from the powerful force she had just witnessed. "Such a strong force blasted me away, it scared me to death!" Lori said speechlessly, "Master, how could you be so reckless! Fairy Xinling is using magic to search for Shu Yan's whereabouts. Don't disturb her rashly. Getting close now would be dangerous. Why won't you listen? You're always so impulsive; you'll cause a huge disaster."
"Oh, Lori, why didn't you tell me sooner! That way I wouldn't have been hit with the backlash. The shop manager already knows Shu Yan has disappeared." Wang Mo said somewhat aggrievedly, not forgetting to make excuses for her recklessness. Her lips pouted, like a wronged child.
Lori rolled her eyes in exasperation after hearing this, thinking to herself: "Hmph, do I even need to say it? Anyone would know not to bother you at this time. You silly little thing, so curious and careless. I should have known better than to remind you. It would have been better to teach you a lesson so you wouldn't always forget."
"Knock, knock, knock! Open the door! Open the door, manager! Open the door!" Wenxi pounded on the door of the doll shop. The knocking was like a rapid war drum, each pounding making people anxious and irritated, yet also carrying an urgent need that left no room for refusal. Her face was flushed red from the force of the knocking, the veins on her forehead bulged, and her eyes flashed with anger, an anger that seemed to want to set the door on fire.
"It looks like Wen Qian. What's she doing here?" Jianpeng said, frowning, as he led Wang Mo and Chen Sisi toward the door. Chen Sisi said with a worried look, "The shop manager is casting a spell. I hope something bad won't happen. Wen Qian never brings good news. She's like a jinx."
When Wenxi saw that the door wouldn't open, she flew into a rage. She kicked the door hard, shouting, "I heard you talking! I have something important to say, open the door now! If you don't open the door, I'll tear it down!" Her voice echoed outside the doll shop, full of anger and threat.
Jianpeng hesitated for a moment, then opened the door. Wenxi burst through the door like a raging tornado, barging past Jianpeng and rushing inside. Her first words were offensive: "So it's you here. How infuriating! Why were you so slow to open the door? Humph, although your dolls are sold in the store, and mine were given to me by the Queen, we are both fairies from the Ye Luoli Wonderland. I have the right to enter and leave this doll store, and you can't stop me."
"Hmph, where's the manager?" With that, she tilted her head back and swaggered into the store, her arrogant demeanor like that of a peacock spreading its tail feathers, showing off her so-called "nobility" without any regard for the feelings of those around her.
Seeing Wenxi's arrogant and domineering attitude, Loli and the peacock immediately flew in front of her, blocking her path. Loli put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Wenxi, the Ye Luoli doll shop isn't a place for you to run wild. You can't just barge in like that. There are rules here." Jianpeng also came over, his eyes showing a hint of seriousness and displeasure. He grabbed Wenxi's arm and held it tightly, preventing her from moving forward. "Wenxi, the Ye Luoli doll shop isn't a place for you to run wild."
Qingyin, who had been relatively unnoticed until now, saw her master being bullied and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes. She wouldn't allow anyone to bully her human master. She immediately cast a spell; blue electricity crackled in her hand, writhing and twisting like a serpent as it flew towards Jianpeng. "Zzzzz," the air seemed to scorch wherever the electricity touched. Caught completely off guard, Jianpeng was instantly struck by the electricity, sent flying like a cannonball, crashing heavily to the ground with a dull thud and raising a cloud of dust.
Seeing this, Chen Sisi and Wang Mo turned deathly pale, their lips trembling. They quickly retreated several steps, hiding in a corner, their eyes filled with terror. Only Lori and Blue Peacock remained to confront Wen Qian and the others. Lori's eyes shone with determination, showing no fear. She stared intently at Qingyin, ready to respond to any attack. Blue Peacock, on the other hand, nervously watched Qingyin's every move, her wings trembling slightly, revealing her inner tension. Liangcai had already run to check on her master Jianpeng. She flew anxiously around him, tears welling in her eyes, "Master, how are you? Please don't let anything happen to you!"
"Wenqian, all I found out was that you took Shuyan to the Wonderland. Now that you're back, where is Shuyan?" Xinling, who had been casting spells, finally emerged from the house, her eyes filled with warmth and seriousness.
Wenxi didn't look the shopkeeper in the eye. She lowered her head guiltily, not daring to meet Xinling's gaze, like a child who had done something wrong facing a strict parent. Her voice was low and trembling, as if a mosquito had run away: "He was turned into a stone statue by the Queen in the Queen's mirror space."
"What?!" Everyone gasped in astonishment upon hearing the news, their eyes filled with shock and fear, as if the entire world had collapsed at that moment. "Wenqian, has Shuyan really turned into a stone statue?" Xinling took a few steps forward in disbelief, her voice trembling slightly, her eyes filled with heartache, a heartache like a knife, cutting cruelly into her heart.
“Yes, I brought him to Fairyland, hoping the Queen would save him. I never imagined she would turn him into a stone statue.” Wenxi’s eyes welled up with tears, her voice trembling with sobs. “I really didn’t mean to. I just wanted to save him. I didn’t want him to lose his life because of the punishment of time. I really didn’t expect this.” Her body trembled slightly, and she looked utterly helpless, like a little bird lost in a storm.
Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted in uproar, all pointing fingers at Wen Qian. Jian Peng, his face flushed with anger and the veins on his neck bulging, pointed at Wen Qian and shouted, "Wen Qian, you've gone too far! How could you bring Shu Yan to the Fairy Realm? You know how dangerous the Queen is; you're pushing Shu Yan into a fire pit!" Wang Mo also cried, "Wen Qian, I know you didn't do it on purpose, right? You didn't do it on purpose, right? You didn't intentionally bring Shu Yan to the Fairy Realm, you didn't intentionally let the Queen turn Shu Yan into a stone statue, right?" With each sentence Wang Mo spoke, the hatred and blame in the eyes of the others became increasingly evident.
Hearing everyone's accusations, Wenxi felt a surge of grievance and anger. Like a wounded little animal, she roared in a fit of rage, "At least I took action to save Shuyan, but I failed. And what about you? All you do is criticize me. If you're so capable, go and save him yourselves! You do nothing but blame me. What right do you have?" Tears welled in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. Her fists were clenched tightly, and her body trembled slightly with anger.
"Wenqian, you..." Jianpeng was about to say something when Xinling interrupted him. Xinling took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. Her eyes became incredibly firm, and that unwavering gaze seemed to possess a magical power, silencing everyone. "Shuyan turning into a stone statue might actually be a good thing. The stone statue technique has indeed frozen Shuyan's time, buying us time to rescue him. No matter what, we must rescue Shuyan and bring him back." Her voice was steady and powerful, each word like a reassuring pill, rekindling everyone's hope.
For once, everyone shared the same thought—to rescue Shu Yan. Time was ticking away, and Xin Ling urged Wang Mo and the others to go home early. They all said goodbye to Xin Ling, each with a determined expression on their face. They knew that an operation to rescue Shu Yan was about to begin.
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