"Can it really? Then I'll go right away!"
As Liu Sandao spoke, he was about to set off, but Zhao Caishen pulled him back and said:
"Don't rush, be sure to bring his soul crystal, and see if Ancestor Fu Ling can help."
"Alright, then I'll settle her first, then get the Qilin Jade and head to Fu Hall."
Liu Sandao originally wanted to take the necklace with the soul crystal directly, but it wasn't right to leave Bai Suxiang in such a desolate place. So, he used a spell to bring her back to his residence.
Zhao Caishen had other matters to attend to and did not accompany him.
Bai Suxiang was placed on a bed, and Liu Sandao immediately cast a spell, preparing to retrieve the Qilin Jade.
But it seemed to be pulled by something, and refused to budge.
Surprised, Liu Sandao casually reached out to unbutton Bai Suxiang's clothes.
Since the spell was useless, he had to take it off manually.
But just as he was about to unbutton her clothes, he retracted his hand. A wave of inexplicable shame suddenly washed over him.
Just then, Bai Suxiang stirred. Liu Sandao hurriedly stood up and turned his back.
After a moment, there was no sound.
Liu Sandao turned around, intending to continue retrieving the Qilin Jade, but to his surprise, Bai Suxiang's hands were now tightly clutching her chest.
Liu Sandao tried to move her hands, but couldn't pry them open, as if something was holding them.
With no other options, Liu Sandao could only wait for Bai Suxiang to wake up before making further plans.
"Ah! Oh!..."
Hearing a scream, Liu Sandao was startled awake.
It turned out it was already dawn. It seemed to be Bai Suxiang's scream. Liu Sandao rushed to the next room to check on her.
Before he could enter, a figure shot out, her feet not touching the ground.
"Ah, ah! Ah, ah! Wait, wait!"
Bai Suxiang shrieked as something held her hand and pulled her forward with great force.
Although she wasn't flying high, only thirty centimeters off the ground, she was indeed airborne.
This sight astonished Liu Sandao.
Upon closer inspection, he realized it was the Qilin Jade causing trouble.
Could this Qilin Jade be trying to fly away with Bai Suxiang? Perhaps it was related to Fu Ruhai's soul crystal.
"Dahai! Is that you? If you can hear me, please stop!"
Liu Sandao tentatively asked.
As expected, upon hearing Liu Sandao's words, the Qilin Jade's luster dimmed, and it stopped pulling Bai Suxiang.
"The Dahai you called, is it Fu Ruhai?"
Bai Suxiang asked curiously, finally stopping.
"Of course." Liu Sandao replied.
Bai Suxiang then made a move to take off the necklace, saying:
"It's over, it's over! Has Fu Ruhai's ghost possessed my Qilin Jade?"
Liu Sandao offered no comment.
If he said yes, ordinary people would surely be unable to bear hearing about ghost possession; if he said no, it was clearly Fu Ruhai's soul crystal at work.
"Listen to me, sit down slowly, and take off the necklace slowly. Hand it to me."
Only when Bai Suxiang had calmed down a little did Liu Sandao speak.
Bai Suxiang followed Liu Sandao's instructions and prepared to slowly remove the Qilin Jade, but strangely, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't take it off.
Before, she could take it off anytime, but now it simply wouldn't come off.
"It won't work, why can't I take it off?"
"Let me try!"
Liu Sandao said, walking up to Bai Suxiang and pulling upwards along her neck, but it wouldn't budge.
It was a bit strenuous to pull, so Liu Sandao used a bit of magic, intending to break the necklace holding the Qilin Jade, but it was utterly useless.
"This is a big trouble. If the Qilin Jade can't be removed, how can we go to Fu Hall? Bai Suxiang is a mortal; she can't possibly ascend to heaven."
Liu Sandao thought to himself, his brow furrowed.
"What's wrong? Even you can't do it? You're not a mortal, and even you can't manage?"
Bai Suxiang asked, her eyes full of suspicion.
"Since it has come to this, I have nothing more to hide." Seeing that things had reached this point, Liu Sandao decided to tell Bai Suxiang everything she was willing to know, after all, he had to let her understand why he insisted on removing the Qilin Jade.
Bai Suxiang had not forgotten what happened the night before due to her sleep. The identities of Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai could no longer be concealed, and there was no point in hiding it any longer.
As Liu Sandao spoke, Bai Suxiang gazed at him with her watery eyes.
She felt no fear at all; instead, she was extremely excited.
Who wouldn't be?
If an immortal were standing right in front of you, as a mortal, wouldn't you be equally curious?
"So, I need to take the Qilin Jade, which contains Dahai's soul crystal, to Fu Hall to see if I can save him." Liu Sandao said after explaining what Bai Suxiang needed to know.
"Okay, no problem, I agree. But how are you going to get it off?"
This was indeed a problem, and it seemed quite tricky.
Liu Sandao didn't know how to answer.
After a moment of silence, Bai Suxiang suddenly said, "Why don't I go with you!"
"How can that be? With your mortal body, you would likely be reduced to dust long before reaching the immortal realm!" Liu Sandao flatly refused.
"This won't work, and that won't work either. Are we going to save Fu Ruhai or not?"
Bai Suxiang pouted, displaying a touch of girlish petulance.
"Alas, it seems I can only try this tentatively, but before that, you need to practice more!"
Liu Sandao could only try to see if this method would work.
Since the Qilin Jade could make Bai Suxiang fly, perhaps teaching her some secret techniques for cloud riding might allow her to enter Fu Hall. After all, only by letting Ancestor Fu Ling personally see the soul crystal could they know if he could be saved.
With this thought, he casually took out his "Ruoshui Fu" and began to read, finding two secret techniques. Combined with Dahai's soul crystal, he had Bai Suxiang practice aerial movement.
Learning immortal arts was more captivating for Bai Suxiang than anything else. Who would have thought that a mortal was actually going to become an immortal?
Liu Sandao told Bai Suxiang that these matters must be kept secret and not told to anyone, not even her parents.
Since they couldn't go to Fu Hall for the time being, Liu Sandao had to go to the company to handle daily affairs. However, as soon as he arrived at the company, he was notified to attend a meeting on the top floor, as the chairman had personally instructed it.
Liu Sandao also had matters to report to his superiors, which was a good opportunity to resign and focus on reviving Fu Ruhai.
He was the only one in the entire office that day. Bai Suxiang was to cultivate for the next two days, so Liu Sandao arranged for her to take time off from work and they would notify her when there was any news from the company.
Punctually, Liu Sandao entered the company's top floor.