"Thinking about it now, it really might have been two connected spaces, or perhaps the owner of the first space borrowed Long Miaomiao's spatial formations to establish a new superimposed space."
Ye Tiancheng nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, that's very possible."
After listening to the analysis from Ye Tiancheng and the little fox, Long Miaomiao pondered for a while and felt that it was indeed a plausible theory.
When she hadn't thought of it, it was one thing. But once she did, Long Miaomiao could recall certain things. After all, she had lived for too long and knew too much. Without regular recollection, some things were easily forgotten in the corners of memory, only to be remembered again when triggered.
Thus, Long Miaomiao also thought of issues like spatial superposition.
"I see. If that's the case, then if I can examine those mirrors, I should be able to confirm it further."
It was impossible to say that such a mirror-like space had no connection to mirrors at all.
Therefore, researching mirrors should be the right direction.
Ye Tiancheng, upon hearing Long Miaomiao's words, hesitated slightly, a look of indecision appearing on his face. "There might be a slight problem with that."
Long Miaomiao looked at Ye Tiancheng, puzzled. "What?"
Ye Tiancheng explained to Long Miaomiao, "We have already left the village and are on our way to the Helian family. Moreover, we are pressed for time. We probably don't have time to go back, nor do we have a suitable reason."
After thinking for a moment, Long Miaomiao suggested, "Perhaps we could have someone retrieve those mirrors from there and bring them to us?"
Ye Tiancheng shook his head in disagreement, replying, "That might not work either. We still don't know exactly how we stumbled into that space. If we send someone else, and they accidentally wander in again, who can bring them out?"
Although the troublesome Boss Mei Mei and her husband from that place had been apprehended by Nie Chongyang and his team, the people behind Mei Mei had not yet fully surfaced. Ye Tiancheng was still unsure who they were fighting against, lacking any direction for investigation.
At such a time, if the person sent to retrieve the mirrors were to fall into that space again, no one would be able to bring them out.
Ye Tiancheng's situation was like water too far to quench a nearby fire. Moreover, they were asking for a favor, only to endanger the person. Even Ye Tiancheng would feel guilty.
Due to her own immense power and the lack of companions over the years, Long Miaomiao had not experienced such a sense of concern. However, she still valued Ye Tiancheng's opinion. Since Ye Tiancheng said it was not feasible, then it was not.
She pondered if there might be another way and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
Long Miaomiao said to Ye Tiancheng, "I have a way."
Ye Tiancheng asked her, "What way?"
Long Miaomiao replied to Ye Tiancheng, "You are worried about the safety of the person who goes to fetch the mirrors for us, aren't you? If that's the case, as long as we ensure their safety, wouldn't that suffice?"
Ye Tiancheng nodded hesitantly. "Something like that, yes."
Long Miaomiao continued, "Although my main body has been in slumber and cultivation within the Water Domain Territory, unaware of external events, I have always kept my spiritual consciousness outside to prevent any major incidents from occurring that I wouldn't be able to respond to in time."
"I sense that my spiritual consciousness, after taking form, seems to be quite close to your friend surnamed Nie, the one who obtained the pass to my Water Domain Territory. Perhaps he could take my spiritual consciousness with him to retrieve the mirrors, wouldn't that work?"
Ye Tiancheng's spirits lifted. "Hmm?"
If that were the case, it was possible, but since Long Miaomiao's spiritual consciousness had already taken form, why not directly command it to retrieve the mirrors?
Ye Tiancheng thought this and voiced his question.
Long Miaomiao had no intention of hiding anything and directly told Ye Tiancheng and the others, "My spiritual consciousness has been separated from me for a long time, wandering outside. It has its own consciousness. I can sense it, but without merging with it, it's no different from another entity. Directing it is somewhat difficult."
"Moreover, I sense that the entity that took form is currently in the form of a child. It certainly wouldn't be able to help you carry the mirrors. Of course, you'll have to actively seek her out."
"Furthermore, I have a vague feeling that my spiritual consciousness that has taken form seems to have formed a certain karmic connection with you all, and it's not in a negative way. If you go to her for help, you probably won't be refused."
Ye Tiancheng looked puzzled. Had they encountered such an entity before?
Suddenly, Ye Tiancheng's heart stirred, and he thought of something. "Then, Miaomiao, what is the name of your formed spiritual consciousness, and how can we find her?"
As expected, Long Miaomiao actually gave the answer Ye Tiancheng had anticipated.
Long Miaomiao replied to Ye Tiancheng, "It must be the same name as mine, definitely named Miaomiao."
At this, both Ye Tiancheng and the little fox reacted simultaneously.
Having formed a positive karmic connection with them, and being young, and named Miaomiao, it could only be the child Ye Tiancheng had rescued earlier.
Ye Tiancheng felt a surge of emotion, realizing that he and Long Miaomiao indeed had a connection; even saving a child casually turned out to be Long Miaomiao's spiritual consciousness manifestation.
Long Miaomiao noticed Ye Tiancheng's unusual expression and asked about it. Upon learning the cause and effect, she also expressed some emotion, feeling that she and Ye Tiancheng were indeed fated to meet.
Ye Tiancheng, recalling what Long Miaomiao had said about her and her spiritual consciousness manifestation, suddenly had a thought and wanted to ask something.
"Right..."
Just as Ye Tiancheng began to speak, he heard a voice from not far away. The fake "Hou Mingzhu," who had emerged from the mirror, had returned at some point.
She was asking Ye Tiancheng and the others, "What are you talking about?"
Ye Tiancheng stopped speaking and looked at her. However, he still had no intention of telling the truth. Although Ye Qingcheng's words needed verification, Ye Tiancheng felt that it was highly likely the only possibility, with a very small chance of misjudgment. Therefore, he couldn't let this "Hou Mingzhu" know too much about their affairs.
He replied, "Just discussing what we should do next. How about your side?"
"Hou Mingzhu" did not suspect anything and simply said, "Don't worry, it's fine."
With their vague response, the previous topic was temporarily set aside, and they continued their journey. As they couldn't reach their destination within a day, they stayed overnight at a hotel in a certain city. Long Miaomiao finally found an opportunity to speak privately with Ye Tiancheng about what they hadn't finished discussing.
Long Miaomiao had kept this matter in mind but knew it wasn't the right time to talk about it, so she quietly suppressed it, waiting for another opportunity.
Finding an opportunity to meet Ye Tiancheng privately, she finally asked, "When we were discussing earlier today, you seemed to want to ask me something, but you were interrupted by your fake wife and couldn't continue. Can you say it now?"
Ye Tiancheng hadn't expected Long Miaomiao to still remember this.
In fact, he had almost forgotten himself. It was only after Long Miaomiao reminded him that he suddenly recalled the incident.
Ye Tiancheng looked around. It was late, they had all eaten dinner, and were preparing to rest. Currently, it was just him and Long Miaomiao alone. However, Ye Tiancheng still had concerns.
The matter he was thinking about couldn't be explained in a few words. Moreover, the room allocation remained the same as before: he and the little fox each had their own room, while Long Miaomiao, Ye Qingcheng, and the fake "Hou Mingzhu" shared a larger room.
Now that Long Miaomiao had come out alone to speak with him, in the larger room, only Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng remained together.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng said to Long Miaomiao with great concern, "It's not something extremely urgent, but it can't be explained in a few words. Now, in that room, without you, there are only, only 'Mingzhu' and Qingcheng. If you stay out of the room for too long, and we two are talking outside, I'm not at ease."
Long Miaomiao thought for a moment and understood Ye Tiancheng's concern, so she said, "Alright then. Next time, I'll find another opportunity, bring your daughter with me, and then we can talk about this."
Ye Tiancheng thought for a moment and added, "We should also include the little fox. This is related to his identity, and we shouldn't keep him in the dark."
Long Miaomiao glanced at Ye Tiancheng but said nothing. Finally, she just nodded slightly, as if agreeing, and left without further delay.
If she lingered any longer, Ye Tiancheng would likely worry about his daughter. Long Miaomiao understood that Ye Tiancheng's concern was not unfounded. If it were her, she wouldn't be at ease leaving her daughter with someone of unknown identity. In that case, it was better to focus on more pressing matters first.
Ye Tiancheng wasn't one to be overly insistent. Since he had said that the matter he wanted to discuss wasn't urgent and was related to the little fox's true identity, not even avoiding the little fox, it was likely not a major issue.
If that was the case, then she didn't need to delve into it at this moment.
Ye Tiancheng was very grateful for Long Miaomiao's understanding. Long Miaomiao had already helped him a great deal, and Ye Tiancheng was extremely grateful to her.
Without Long Miaomiao's help, many things wouldn't have gone as smoothly as they had. Ye Tiancheng wouldn't have recovered so quickly from the stab wound inflicted by the fat man, and Ye Tiancheng wouldn't be feeling so at ease.
He might have even lost his life.
However, Long Miaomiao had left too quickly, not giving Ye Tiancheng a chance to thank her again. But considering Long Miaomiao's attitude, Ye Tiancheng felt that constantly saying "thank you" was not very useful; it was better to do something practical.
Later, he would see what Long Miaomiao planned to do and help her as much as he could, thus contributing his part and expressing his gratitude.
Ye Tiancheng indeed owed Long Miaomiao a lot, and in such circumstances, a simple thank you seemed too meager.
With their plans settled, Ye Tiancheng contacted Nie Chongyang and informed him about retrieving the mirrors from the guesthouse.
When Nie Chongyang first heard about it, he was indeed as worried as Ye Tiancheng. Nie Chongyang was also reluctant to go, and even more unwilling to risk the lives of his teammates. However, after Ye Tiancheng promised that there would be no risk, Nie Chongyang readily agreed.
Afterward, Ye Tiancheng brought up the matter of little Miaomiao with Nie Chongyang.
Upon hearing this, Nie Chongyang was dumbfounded. He had never expected the situation to develop in a direction he couldn't have anticipated.
That little baby was the manifestation of the Dragon God?
Who would believe such a thing?
If it weren't for Ye Tiancheng telling Nie Chongyang about this, Nie Chongyang might have thought the other party was joking.