The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

"All contestants in the hall, prepare to enter the illusion." the immortal announced.

Princess Huachao and her cousin Cuicui stood together at the entrance to the illusion.

Suddenly, an illusion flashed, and the Sixth Princess felt that the illusion before her eyes was shining, and she seemed to be sucked up by some force, rising...

There was a sea of ​​colorful clouds before my eyes. The illusion was grand, yet it seemed empty and lonely, with silence all around.

Princess Huachao's heartbeat sounded like the sound of a drum, and her even breathing entered her ears.

The sound of the petals of the spiritual honey trembling could be heard clearly. The Sixth Princess took a small step tentatively. The feeling of the sea of ​​clouds under her feet was no different from usual.

"Hello... Is anyone there?..."

"Hello... Is anyone there?..."

The only response was the echo coming back from far away.

"Sister, what is this place..."

"From now on, it's just the two of us in Lingmi. This is a fantasy world, not like at home. You have to be careful about your words and actions."

"Ok, I know!"

"Let's just move forward for now. We don't know what kind of illusion we are in, so let's take it one step at a time!" The Snail Princess stepped forward tentatively.

One step, two steps, three steps...

At the beginning, they moved forward slowly and carefully, fearing that an illusion would appear in the next step and cause them to fall to the bottom of the cloud sea.

However, the faster she walked, the faster the spiritual power under her feet accelerated her steps and she found that it was a huge illusion with no boundaries at all. It was the same everywhere, even the sea of ​​clouds had not changed.

"Sister, is it because our illusion is too big and we are walking too slowly? Why don't you use your spiritual power? Then you will definitely find the location of the spiritual stone in the illusion." The petals of the spiritual honey were flashing and making puffing sounds.

"Okay! We can try." The Sixth Princess gathered spiritual power in her hands, and spiritual energy flowed around her body. Her figure flashed by like a shooting star.

…………

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Princess Hua Chao began to pant heavily and stopped to look around.

Dizzy! ...

How come there is still no change? It’s still the same sea of ​​clouds, the same sea of ​​sky.

"Oh my!...!" The Sixth Princess swallowed hard. "Oh my god, it seems like there's no way to find the end. How come I've been running for so long but am still going in circles? Oh...oh...I can't run any more!"

"What they gave us was an illusion, but what we gave us was a realm of nothingness!" Ling Mi slid down the princess' hair and swam around her body.

"At least give me a demon or a monster. It's fine to fight it, but I don't know why it's like this!" The Sixth Princess raised her voice to the sky.

A heavenly voice sounded in the air: "Princess Jinghe Sixth, don't worry. You are the daughter of destiny. How can you discuss this with others?"

"The girl of destiny..." Princess Huachao was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped and hit her feet when she heard this.

"Don't be impatient! Sixth Princess, just do as you are told." A vague voice floated down.

"Yes, sir..." The princess didn't dare to do it again.

"Please, Sixth Princess, start meditating, empty your mind, have no distracting thoughts, and calm your spirit."

Princess Hua Chao sat down as she was told.

After a while, the princess opened her eyes and saw an old man in white clothes and with long flowing beard sitting on a white lotus.

"Princess Jinghe, I finally found this place today. I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Your Excellency recognized Hua Chao!" The Sixth Princess was quite surprised: "Why did Your Excellency say he was waiting for me!"

"Of course I recognize you..." The voice was long and distant, as if it came from the sky.

"Your Excellency said that he was waiting for Hua Chao. I am just a small and insignificant fairy. Why is your Excellency waiting for me?" Princess Hua Chao looked incredulous.

"Ha...haha...this is a secret of heaven. I am only loyal to the person who entrusted me with the task! Now that you have found this place, just tell me what is the thing you want to do most right now. No matter what it is, I can help you realize your wish. But you have to think it over and only say one thing." The wise man twirled his long beard and slowly spoke to the Sixth Princess.

Princess Hua Chao's heart was in turmoil. What she wanted most now was to go ashore and look for Yang Shilin. She tried every possible means to achieve her goal, but the catfish prime minister kept forcing her and she could not realize it.

Now in the illusion, there is a wise man who says he can help you realize your wish, so why not give it a try? If you can make your wish come true, wouldn’t that be even better!

Besides, for every day that passes, Yang Shilin spends one year in the mortal world, so this matter cannot be delayed any longer.

"Are you serious, sir? No matter what I say, can you help me realize my wish?" Princess Snail tried to ask again.

"Absolutely no lies."

Princess Huachao bowed deeply and said, "Your Excellency, I do have a wish that has never come true. I hope you can help me."

The old man looked at the princess kindly and said, "Just tell me what you want to say. It doesn't matter what you say."

The Sixth Princess bowed again with great respect: "There is a young man named Yang Shilin in the mortal world who saved my life. I went to the mortal world several times to repay him, but I failed to repay him and actually caused him great harm. He almost died several times because of me. Although I am now in good health and my spiritual power has been restored, I have no idea whether Young Master Yang Shilin is dead or alive."

The Sixth Princess paused and did not dare to look up at the Venerable. "When someone does a little favor to you, you must repay them with gratitude. I dare to ask the Venerable, can you let me go to the mortal world to see Yang Shilin?"

"Princess Jinghe, is this the only thing you want to realize? You have to think it through. You can ask for wealth and glory, you can ask for increased spiritual power, you can ask for a husband of your dreams... all of these are possible, but you proposed to go to the mortal world to repay your gratitude! You have to think clearly whether it is worth it!"

"I don't ask for anything else but this. Whether it's worth it or not, I won't regret it." Princess Huachao replied to the Venerable without hesitation.

“Hmm…hmm…” The Venerable stretched out his hand and twirled his beard, nodding slightly.

"Princess Jinghe, listen carefully. It seems that it is time to end your evil relationship with Yang Shilin, but..."

The Venerable looked embarrassed and hesitated.

The Sixth Princess listened to the Venerable's words with hidden meaning, and for a moment she didn't know whether she should ask or not, so she just bowed quietly and waited.

"However, if you want to repay Young Master Yang, you must leave the Water Palace and go to the place where the living people of the mortal world stay. You must take off your colorful conch clothes, give up your spiritual power, and transform into an ordinary woman in the mortal world. From now on, you can no longer use any spiritual power. You must experience all the diseases and pains of the human world, and all the three disasters and eight difficulties. You must accompany him through all the tribulations and stay with him until the end of his life. Would you still be willing to do this?"

"Yes..." The Sixth Princess said without hesitation.

"Alas!... Everything is God's will... You can't escape the disaster of love... Well... Then I will fulfill your wish!" The Venerable felt reluctant but had no choice.

Princess Huachao cried with joy: "Thank you, Your Excellency, for your help."

"But if you want to go to the mortal world, it means you will go to experience tribulation. You also need to work hard to get something before you are qualified to go to the mortal world." The Venerable said, changing the subject.

"Please tell me, sir. I will try my best!"

"This is the 'Nine Ring Spirit Stone' that you are looking for this time. Once you find this, you can go ashore to the mortal world."

Princess Huachao was quite surprised when she heard this. How could everything be so coincidental?

But he didn't have time to think too much: "Then please guide me, sir, where can I find the 'Nine Rings Spirit Stone'?"

"You have found this place. The 'Nine-ring Spirit Stone' is right in front of you." He said, pointing in the distance.

Princess Hua Chao looked in the direction pointed by the Venerable and was shocked.

"Ah... It's so big, how can I take it back?"