"How could this happen..."
I was completely disoriented, nearly losing my stability and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Yu Longting had entrusted Yu Er to my care, but I had failed to fulfill my responsibilities as an elder sister-in-law.
I was supposed to protect him, yet watched helplessly as he was harmed by others.
Behind me, familiar and calm footsteps approached. Beichen heard the commotion and rushed over from the next room, "What happened?"
"You arrived just in time, Rongling's Primordial Spirit has been kidnapped."
I quickly stabilized my mind and turned to instruct Beichen, "I'll go and retrieve his Primordial Spirit. You stay here and guard his body."
In my urgency, my thoughts were extraordinarily clear.
Everything in the dream flashed clearly in my mind, Yu Rongling's soul had been taken hostage by that Rat Spirit!
"The Primordial Spirit has been kidnapped? Second Master has reached the Transforming Snake Dragon Realm, how could his Primordial Spirit be..." Beichen touched Yu Rongling's forehead to sense his condition, but his words cut off abruptly, his brows furrowed with murderous intent, "Who dares to be so bold?"
"It seems to be just a Rat Spirit. It took advantage of Yu Er's weakness to infiltrate."
The red embroidered cloths swiftly secured at each corner of the bed formed the sturdiest Longevity Formation with Taoist Arts, protecting Yu Rongling.
With this formation in place, coupled with Beichen by his side,
nearly no one can get close to Rongling to harm him.
Beichen's brows were tightly knitted, concerned for my safety, "You're heavily pregnant, what if you encounter danger?"
"Beichen, one cannot catch the cub without entering the tiger's den, that Rat Spirit specifically asked for me to come," I said, palms sweating with urgency as I hurried towards my room.
According to Yu Rongling's current physical condition, if his Primordial Spirit is separated for more than 24 hours,
his life will be in jeopardy!!
I would risk my life to rescue Baby Rongling safely.
Beichen escorted me to my room's door, "Go with peace of mind, I am here for the Second Master."
"Yes." I nodded firmly, trusting in Beichen's capabilities.
Once in my room, I quickly threw on a coat.
I wrapped a wool scarf haphazardly and went downstairs.
I hailed a cab on the side of the road and headed straight for the forest on the outskirts of City B.
Exiting the cab at the edge of the logging camp, I told the driver to go back.
At that moment, the air was freezing cold.
The grey skies slowly began to drop white snow.
Walking through the forest, the snow gradually piled around my feet. Soon, I reached the spot in the dream where I had been separated from Yu Rongling, "Grey Immortal, are you there? It was you in the dream who asked me to come here to find you... Can you appear and meet with me?"
With Yu Rongling's life in someone else's hands, no matter how furious or frustrated I was, I dared not curse aloud.
For now, I planned to use kindness before force.
The surroundings were full of towering ancient trees, with snowflakes falling one by one from the heavens.
Such a cold and lonely snowy scene made one feel inexplicably desolate and lost.
"But have I been impolite in any way? Or did I call you by the wrong title? Regardless, please forgive me and overlook my ignorance, elder."
I turned half a circle on the spot, but didn't see a single rat hair.
Panic ignited within me, and my fingers clenched slightly. Read full story at NoveI-Fire.ɴet
Glancing at the time on my watch, four to five hours had already passed.
Even if I retrieved Yu Rongling's Primordial Spirit right now, it would take at least four more hours to return, and in the blink of an eye, eight or nine hours would have gone by.
Even if it wasn't fatal, the ordeal would still severely damage Rongling's physical body.
Moreover, I had yet to find a single clue about the adversary.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..." Suddenly, the noisy and chaotic squealing of little rats erupted. The instant I looked towards the sound, chills ran through my scalp.
Not far away, on the pristine white snow, suddenly hundreds of black mice scurried towards me.