Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chu Xiaomu stammered, "But...but, no matter what, we should save this man. We can't just watch him die."

The woman said, "Of course I will save him. I just recalled some past events and said it casually." Then she said seriously, "You don't know whether the person you are saving is good or evil. Even if your life is in danger, are you willing to do your best to save him?"

Chu Xiaomu said, "Of course I am willing. Grandpa said that saving a life is a great good deed and can be recorded in the family tree. Even if the person is a bad person, if saving him can make him change his ways and become a good person, it is also a good deed."

The woman continued, "If this person was Xiaoying, and she had beaten and scolded you severely, would you be willing to risk your life to save her?"

Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "I hurt Miss Xiaoying's butterfly and made her angry. It would be great if she beat me up and calmed down. If she has any problems, I will definitely try my best to help her."

The woman insisted: "If she wanted to kill you just now, would you still risk your life to save her?"

Chu Xiaomu thought, if someone really wants to kill me, and I suddenly get hurt, can I really risk my life to save him? He hesitated for a moment and said, "Well... I really don't know what to do."

The woman suddenly became sad and said quietly, "Who else in the world is as stupid as him... He is the only one in the world..."

Chu Xiaomu didn't know who she was talking about, but seeing her suddenly absent-minded and heartbroken, he couldn't help but be moved. Xiaoxuan and Xiaoying saw her suddenly sad, and they were at a loss, and hurriedly asked: "Sister, what's wrong with you..."

The woman was feeling sad, but suddenly she remembered that there was an outsider beside her. Her face slightly blushed, and she changed the subject, saying with a smile: "Except for the three of us sisters and the maids and aunts outside, you are the first outsider to come up to Baihuading in more than two hundred years. You can be said to be our honored guest."

Chu Xiaomu was shocked and stammered, "Two...two...two hundred years?" He thought to himself that he looked no more than thirty years old, how could he be more than two hundred years old? Sure enough, spirits are completely different from humans.

The woman nodded and said, "To be exact, it should be 237 years. The first generation ancestors of your four surnames, Chu, Bai, Huai, Yang, and the four surnames of Lu, Du, Tao, and Gao from Dongzhai came to the island with me. Your last name is Chu, so your first ancestor should be called Chu Xiong."

Chu Xiaomu remembered that "Chu Xiong" was the first one written in the family tree, and nodded and said, "Then why have I never heard grandpa and others talk about you?"

The woman said, "I didn't let them tell it, so their descendants probably don't know about it. When you go back, don't mention anything about me. Remember this."

Her tone was gentle, without any coercion, but Chu Xiaomu felt as if he had received a divine command that he could not disobey, so he said, "Don't worry, sister. I will never tell anyone about this, not even in my dreams."

The three girls all smiled. The girl said, "You've called me sister several times, but I can't let you call me sister for nothing. Do you know who I am?"

Chu Xiaomu shook his head and said he didn't know.

The woman said, "I am what you call a 'spirit'. I am the spirit of all flowers. They used to call me Flower Fairy. Since your last name is Chu, you can just call me Sister Flower."

Chu Xiaomu was puzzled: "Why can I call you Sister Hua if my surname is Chu? Is it not possible with other surnames?" But he didn't dare to ask.

After chatting for a while, Xiaoxuan and Xiaoying felt bored, so they decided to go out and play by themselves.

The Flower Fairy brought up Chu Xiaomu's inquiry into the spirit again and said, "Did the Huaifu Grass tell you that you would get guidance after reaching the top of the cliff?"

Xiao Mu thought, "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from her." He nodded and said, "That's what Uncle Huai told me, and then he left the spiritual realm. Sister Hua, how did you know?"

Fairy Flower said, "He came to me to ask questions, so I naturally knew. His essence is not good enough. If he wants to ask for the final answer, I am afraid that his essence will be exhausted, his spirit will collapse, and he will lose his mind from then on. So I stopped him from asking any more questions."

Xiaomu said, "It turned out that it was Sister Hua who saved my uncle Huai's life. I thank you on his behalf." After saying that, he prostrated himself and kowtowed three times.

The Flower Fairy accepted his thanks and said sternly, "Spiritual inquiry is not an official technique in the Eastern Continent. You must not use it again. I helped you once or twice, but I may not help you three or four times."

Chu Xiaomu first heard Huai Fucao say that the art of asking questions about spirits was not a legitimate art and should not be used if possible; later he heard Qin Gang say that it was a dangerous and forbidden art. When he heard the flower fairy say this again, he was convinced that it was potentially extremely dangerous.

He accepted the instruction with awe and said, "Xiao Mu has remembered it. But I don't understand. The soul-asking technique is used to save people and solve their doubts. How can it not be a legitimate technique? Sister Hua, can you tell me the reason?"

The Flower Fairy said, "In the past in the Cangmu Country, some people harassed spirits and disrupted the laws of spiritual energy in order to ask for spiritual knowledge. Some even killed spirits. Later, the evil spirits retaliated, and many people with profound skills got lost in the spiritual realm when they asked for spiritual knowledge. Many people even died... It's hard to explain the reasons for this. Just remember not to use it again."

Chu Xiaomu asked again: "If we find out the cause of the strange things we encounter, and this thing may be a very bad omen, can't we use the spirit-asking technique?"

The Flower Fairy said, "Baihua Island has always been peaceful and harmonious. How could this be a bad omen?"

Chu Xiaomu then told the story about the wild bees that disappeared for no reason a few days ago and the trees that broke without any wind near Yeyang Ridge.

The flower fairy frowned and said, "I was the one who called back the wild bees. As for the large number of trees that fell without any wind, I'm still not sure. It seems to be a little strange."

"A few days ago, I discovered that a powerful spiritual force suddenly broke into the southeast corner of Baihua Island, so I called back all my bees to investigate, but the spiritual force disappeared without a trace. At first, I thought it was the Snow Country man you brought, but after checking, I found that he was just a mortal and had no spiritual power. I thought I was wrong, so I didn't check again."

Chu Xiaomu was startled, remembering that Qin Gang and others had discovered them in that direction. He then told them how he had discovered the other eight Snow Countrymen, and their appearance and behavior, and even told them the conversations that Qin Gang had had with him.

The Flower Fairy said, "If this person is a very powerful spirit, then you must not use spiritualism on him, and neither can I. But from what you said, he doesn't seem to be an evil spirit, so you can rest assured."

Chu Xiaomu nodded. He thought that the residents of Baihua Island had nothing to do with him. Instead, he treated them wholeheartedly. He did not believe that Qin Gang and others would do anything to harm the residents.