"Have we really never met before? But the aura on you feels very familiar, and the spiritual power here also seems familiar to me, though I don’t know why it feels so familiar!" Hong Shuilian said puzzledly, looking at Mo Jiuli.

"Little Shuilian, we should not have met before. This is the first time I’ve seen Hong Shuilian, which is you, so you might be mistaken! As for why this place seems familiar to you, it’s because this is currently my personal space, but it used to have many masters. Perhaps you’ve been here before, which is why it feels familiar!" Mo Jiuli thought for a moment and said to Hong Shuilian.

"Is that so? Maybe I am mistaken!" Hong Shuilian said somewhat disappointedly. It couldn’t really explain why it was so excited and expectant just now; it always felt like it was, but knew it was impossible since its master had already experienced soul dispersal and couldn’t possibly still be alive!

Little book and Mo Jiuli hadn’t expected Hong Shuilian’s mood to suddenly turn low. Little book smiled and said to Hong Shuilian, "Hong Shuilian, don’t worry. My master is the best master in the world and will certainly be good to you. From now on, you will be family with us, so don’t worry, we will protect you; no one will bully you..."

Hong Shuilian paused upon hearing the words and said, "Alright, I know, Master..."

"Mm, alright. Little book is the artifact spirit, so if there’s anything, just tell it. I don’t need your help for now, so you can feel at ease here!" Mo Jiuli said with a slight smile.

"Thank you, Master!" Hong Shuilian said.

Mo Jiuli smiled, instructed little book on a few things, then turned and left the space, collecting the fragments that had previously covered Hong Shuilian at the lake bottom. These materials were top-level materials for crafting divine artifacts, very rare, and even if broken, they couldn’t be discarded. After collecting them, Mo Jiuli flew to the lake surface and saw Di Minghan and Wang Dagen sitting by the lakeside, meditating...

Di Minghan saw Mo Jiuli come out and curled his lips into a smile, "Is everything okay now?"

"Mm, it’s all good. Let’s go!" Mo Jiuli said with a slight smile.

"Master, what about the woman inside the pearl?" Xiaohong asked curiously as it came to Mo Jiuli’s side.

"I’ll send you to find it!" Mo Jiuli responded.

"I don’t..." Before Xiaohong could finish speaking, it was directly thrown into the space by Mo Jiuli.

Then, Mo Jiuli, Di Minghan, and the three of them left directly. Xiaohong had brought them in when they came, but earlier, when Mo Jiuli was at the lake bottom, Hong Shuilian had already told Mo Jiuli how to leave...

So Mo Jiuli led Di Minghan and Wang Dagen easily out. The place they emerged from was not where they had found Xiaohong before but was also in the Yunhai Mountain, just in the opposite direction from where they had discovered Xiaohong in the valley...

"Big brother Wang, we need to return to the Academy. How about you?" Mo Jiuli asked Wang Dagen.

"Academy, Junior Sister, Brother Shangguan, you two wouldn’t happen to be at Yuhai Academy, would you?" Wang Dagen asked in surprise upon hearing this.

"Mm, indeed, we just recently went to Yuhai Academy..." Mo Jiuli said with a slight smile, explaining that they were actually out doing Academy tasks.

"I see, then you two quickly go back to submit your tasks! To be honest, a few of us brothers are also planning to register at Yuhai Academy in a few days. We are all orphans, grew up together, cultivated together, and then established a mercenary group together..." Wang Dagen said, looking at Mo Jiuli.