For more than ten days, Jiang Yuebai sat on the roof every day, gazing into the depths of the Nether Sea, sitting there for the entire day.
Lu Nanzhi sometimes accompanied her without saying a word, and the two of them sat in silence from sunrise to sunset.
Every time someone came back from outside, Jiang Yuebai would stand up and stare at the person, but every time, all he saw was an increasingly solemn face.
Xie Tianbao and Ding Lanzhi both went to the depths of the Nether Sea, but still could not find any trace of the mermaid.
It had been twenty-seven days since Xie Jingshan's soul left his body. It was not yet fully light that day, and Jiang Yuebai was sitting on the roof as usual, holding a book and flipping through it absent-mindedly.
When it was bright, Shen Huaixi came and sat down next to Jiang Yuebai, handing Jiang Yuebai a white ring carved with orchid.
"What is this?" Jiang Yuebai asked after taking the ring.
"I have seen the contents of Tiannanxing's storage magic weapon. I copied several jade slips that he used to study the bloodlines of various races. He is a demon race, so it is most appropriate to give his things to you."
Jiang Yuebai did not refuse, put away the jade slip and thanked him.
Shen Huaixi smiled and said, "This time I should thank you and Master Jiuchuan for helping me find the path I should take."
Jiang Yuebai didn't say anything, and Shen Huaixi knew that she was not in the mood to talk about this.
"Brother Jingshan is blessed by heaven. I believe he will be able to turn misfortune into fortune this time."
Jiang Yuebai smiled bitterly, "But even if the Grand Elder comes, he may not be able to find the mermaids. No matter how rich Shanhai Tower is, it can't buy any trace of the mermaids. It seems that there is not much time left."
Shen Huaixi wanted to say a few words of comfort, but when he found Li Jiuchuan appeared behind him, he quickly stood up and bowed.
Jiang Yuebai raised his head and said, "Master."
"You go first."
Li Jiuchuan let Shen Huaixi go first, lifted up his skirt and sat next to Jiang Yuebai. He saw Jiang Yuebai holding a book in one hand and a jade slip in the other, on which were the words "Jingshan".
"What are you looking at?"
Jiang Yuebai glanced at the jade slip in his hand. "Jingshan Essays, Xie Jingshan gave it to me. He has suffered a lot in the past few years. Even in this situation, he still didn't forget to say that I am ugly and have a bad temper."
"Since you are so worried, why don't we go out and look for it together? It would give you peace of mind." Li Jiuchuan asked.
Jiang Yuebai stroked the jade slip, "Master, how are you injured? How are Guanghan Jianjun and Miaoyin?"
Li Jiuchuan frowned slightly, always feeling that Jiang Yuebai had some plans.
"My injury is not serious. I just need to slowly nurse myself back to health and remove the blood evil spirit bit by bit. As for Miaoyin and Ling Guanghan... Cang Huo was so worried that Ling Guanghan would hurt Miaoyin, but when the two met, Miaoyin started crying and Ling Guanghan was at a loss. Later, he was inexplicably fine. Cang Huo lamented that he was superfluous."
Jiang Yuebai curled up the corners of his mouth, he could imagine the scene at that time and the embarrassed expression of Master Canghuo.
Li Jiuchuan continued, "Miaoyin decided to go back to Tianyan Sect with Ling Guanghan and ask the Supreme Elder for help in dealing with the remaining soul of the Blood Orchid in her body. As for what will happen in the future, no one knows."
Jiang Yuebai nodded, his expression becoming gloomy again.
Li Jiuchuan took a breath, looked at her patiently and said, "Do you know why I want to save Shen Huaixi?"
"It's for you! You wrote the cause and effect of this incident clearly in your letter. Although Xie Jingshan was taken away by Tiannanxing because of Tiannanxing's treacherous and cunning behavior, and Shen Huaixi also volunteered to help, I know you. No matter how cold-blooded and ruthless you are outside, you always have a piece of 'good' in your heart."
"You will do your best to protect everyone you put in this area. No matter how reasonable you are, you will not be able to remain clear-headed and rational when you meet someone from this area. If anything happens to Xie Jingshan and Shen Huaixi, you will definitely find all kinds of excuses to blame yourself. So saving Shen Huaixi was, on the one hand, a convenient thing for me to do, and on the other hand, I didn't want you to lose your mind."
Jiang Yuebai's nose was sour and he argued, "No way, I won't make it hard on myself!"
"Then what are you doing now? You haven't finished reading a book in more than ten days? This is not your style." Li Jiuchuan pointed his chin at the book in Jiang Yuebai's hand.
Jiang Yuebai hid the book behind him guiltily.
"Tell me, what have you been thinking about these days? Master will help you with everything, no matter how big the problem is. If Master can't handle it, we, the master and disciple, will handle it as long as we can." Li Jiuchuan said seriously.
Jiang Yuebai pursed his lips and turned his head to wipe away the tears before they fell.
After calming down for a while, Jiang Yuebai said, "I have been thinking these days, if the living cannot enter the underworld, does that mean that the living cannot see mermaids? If I want to find mermaids, I must... die!"
Li Jiuchuan's heart trembled suddenly, "What do you want to do?"
Jiang Yuebai looked at Li Jiuchuan, "I once read a short story in a miscellaneous book. It was about a man who was collecting herbs in the mountains and ate a strange fruit. After that, his soul left his body and traveled to the underworld. In the story, because his life span had not yet ended, he was kicked out of the underworld after traveling around and returned safely. So I was thinking, if a monk's soul leaves his body and returns within forty-nine days, then there will be no problem. Can I..."
"Alas..." Li Jiuchuan sighed, "Ding Lanzhi has already done that."
Jiang Yuebai opened his eyes wide and asked nervously, "What was the result? Did she find the Mermaid Country?"
Li Jiuchuan shook his head, "No, this kind of thing depends on one's fate. If it were really that easy to find, the Mermaid Country would have been slaughtered by people with bad intentions long ago."
"Master, I want to try. I really can't wait here day after day."
Jiang Yuebai grabbed Li Jiuchuan's arm with pleading eyes. Only a Nascent Soul cultivator could extract the soul from the body, and the whole process needed someone to guard it to prevent the ownerless body from being occupied by the evil spirits hidden in the Nether Sea.
"Do you know the risks of doing this?" Li Jiuchuan asked.
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "I have thought it through clearly. The soul is fragile, and any damage will affect the entire path. But I have also thought that it is most appropriate for me to do this."
"Actually, I can't tell why. I don't know when it started, but I always feel a pair of eyes staring at me from Xie Jingshan. I think there must be some special connection between me and Xie Jingshan. Maybe with this, I can find him."
"Besides, I have already cultivated the magic pill of the demon race. My soul is not completely powerless to protect itself. I have to give it a try. Even if it fails in the end... I will not continue to suffer in self-blame. Can you help me, Master?"
Li Jiuchuan stood up after thinking for a moment, "Since you have thought everything through, then I have nothing to say. I will go find Canghuo for help. When you are ready, wait for me at the beach."
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