A genius girl with her own space

Qiqi was about to leave the room when Jingze looked up and saw her. "Qiqi, I was just about to look for you. Let's go to the Dark River again in the next few days. It's almost the New Year, so we should go home early after the visit."

"Brother Jingze, I think so too. I'll get ready first. You can deal with the letters first! We'll set off when we're ready." Qiqi replied.

Taoist Master Yunji also left the space, and the three of them set out today. They explored the underground river for the second time, entered the mine, and walked a hundred meters. The newly installed large iron gate was very heavy and required several people to push it open. Zhou Jingze nodded secretly, very satisfied with the leader of the secret guards. He was efficient, decisive, and steady.

The three of them quickly entered the underground river and continued downstream. The crocodile was still lying there, and it hadn't gotten any thinner. Qiqi obtained Kong Ling's consent and took the crocodile into the space, leaving it to be watched by Little Red Bird and Poison Scorpion.

They quickly reached the territory of the poisonous scorpion with flashlights, but still had to pass through it carefully. The underground river turned left, then right and then the road was cut off. It was not as smooth as it was at the beginning. From time to time, a rock protruded from under their feet. The rocks were rugged and strange. Sometimes water dripped down from above their heads. When they shone the flashlight upwards, they saw many stalactites, which were colorful under the illumination of the flashlight.

Qiqi and the others didn't have time to examine it closely, so they walked forward. The water in the underground river flowed like a small snake, winding and snaking. Ahead, they heard the sound of splashing water. Qiqi and the others approached, and found a downhill slope. The water made a gurgling sound as it flowed downwards. Below, there was a small pool of clear water. Qiqi squatted down in front of the pool and washed her face with her hands. There were fish in the pool, two small fish swimming happily. They swam towards Qiqi, and the fish's head bumped into Qiqi's hand.

"Master, Brother Jingze, there are fish here, but only two. I feel very strange. I moved the small fish into the space and put them here. If there is no water, they will die of thirst."

"Okay, Qiqi, I have no objection." Zhou Jingze replied. Taoist Master Yunjizi remained silent, lost in thought.

Qiqi put the two little fish into the pond in the space.

In reality, these two little fish were the servants of the master from the upper realm that Xiaowu and Little Turtle mentioned. When their master was being hunted, they risked their lives to protect her and allow her to escape. They were also killed, and their souls were placed in these two fish in the dark river by someone unknown. They met Qiqi.

Qiqi had no recollection of the events of the upper realm, and was even less aware that their souls were gathered in the fish.

The three of them walked slowly, keeping alert along the way. Shining the flashlight forward, Zhou Jingze saw a stone moving. "Master, Qiqi, be careful, this stone is moving."

"Brother Jingze, those are not stones, they are ants. They are piled together. Master, Jingze, be careful. They may be man-eating ants. Let's see if we can avoid them."

Jingze carefully skirted the anthill, with Qiqi and the master following behind. Just as they were passing a large anthill, Qiqi stepped on a stone and felt no place to rest her feet. There were ants under her feet, and she jumped up immediately. Some ants were still crawling up her trouser legs. Jingze quickly swatted them away, and soon all the ants were gone. The noise here startled the anthill, and some ants crawled towards Qiqi.

Yun Jizi shouted, "Run, the ants are crawling towards this side." Yun Jizi pulled Qiqi and ran forward, and Jingze followed behind.

Ants are social animals. When faced with a threat, they will employ a mobile defense strategy, working together as a team to combat the invader. If the enemy is too strong, more ants will be mobilized from the anthill to attack.

Some ants were chasing after him. "Master, I didn't see clearly and stepped on it. I'm sorry. I disturbed the ant nest."

"Qiqi, what are you talking about? There are so many ants, we have no way to avoid them."

"Qiqi, don't you have some medicine? Sprinkle some on them and see if it works?" Zhou Jingze said. Qiqi paused. She sprinkled some poison. A large number of ants died. The ants paused their attack. They were just about to stop and rest.

Qiqi saw more and more ants forming small balls and rolling towards her. More balls were accumulating.

"Qiqi, look, the ants have learned tactics. The ants under the ball have been poisoned and killed. They are coming over. Master, Qiqi, let's run." Zhou Jingze exclaimed.

The three of them ran forward desperately. Jingze grabbed Qiqi's hand and flew up using Qinggong. Yunjizi also flew up.

Little did they know, this act of spreading the poison only angered the ants further, and more ants came rushing over, surrounding them along the top of the cave wall of the underground river.

Yun Jizi flew and watched, "Qiqi, Jingze, look at the cave walls full of ants. These little creatures are trying to trap us to death. Be careful."

"Master, look at the water. They're forming small balls and floating in the water. They're faster than us. They'll float past us and surround us." Qiqi said.

Qiqi sprinkled some more poison and killed a large number of people.

Qiqi was anxious. "I didn't mean to hurt you. You guys are still not done with it. Don't blame me for this."

Qiqi released a blue flame from her finger. The flame grew larger and she spread it towards the ants. Instantly, the aroma of barbecue and the smell of burning meat reached her. A large number of ants were burning. The ants paused their attack and watched.

"Qiqi. They are burning well. Why didn't you burn them earlier? Release your little red bird and let it spit fire." Yun Jizi said.

"Master. I don't want to hurt innocent people. If they are not endless, I will not burn them to death. See if the ants don't come and retreat. I won't release the little red bird. If she comes out, she will burn a large number of ants to death without any care. I don't want to see such a situation." Qiqi replied.

"Our Qiqi is kind-hearted. If she treats ants like this, she will treat people even better. Qiqi and Jingze, your master is happy to have disciples like you. Stop chasing the ants. Didn't you hear what my precious disciple said? She doesn't want to hurt you." Yun Jizi sighed.

"Master, you see, the ants don't understand what you are saying. They are still gathering. You see, the ants behind are getting bigger and bigger. It's not that they don't want to come, they are waiting for more ants to come. We have completely provoked the ant nest this time." Zhou Jingze said.

Qiqi saw it too. They gathered together, relentlessly chasing them, probably mistaking them for food. Qiqi released the little red bird and Kong Ling as well.

"Master, Master, I'm finally out," the little red bird happily circled Qiqi a few times. When it saw the swarm of ants surrounding it, it became furious. "How dare you surround my master? I'll burn you to death!" Without waiting for Qiqi's orders, the little red bird took off and blew a mouthful of fire at the largest ant pile, spewing fire as it flew, chirping angrily.

Kong Ling explained to Qi Qi. The little red bird said, "You dare to attack and trap your master? I'll burn you to death. I don't even dare to bully my master, so how could you, a bunch of tiny ants, bully me? You're so arrogant! Come on, call your queen ant over here. Let's see what she can do. You're yelling at me! I'll spray you, I'll spray you."

Qiqi was moved and heartbroken after hearing Kong Ling's explanation. She felt sad. She felt sad for the woman from the fairyland that Xiao Wu had mentioned. Even the wonderful little red bird risked its life for me. But what about her? The little red birds had all lost their lives. They had waited for a thousand years, only to lose their memories.

Qiqi saw the ants slowly retreating. They knew it was impossible to defeat the little red bird, so they retreated unwillingly.

Qiqi ran forward, hugged the little red bird, and burst into tears. "Little red bird, you've touched me. Thank you for fighting for me." Her heart was filled with not only her own feelings, but also the feelings of the woman.

When the little red bird saw Qiqi crying, it quickly nudged Qiqi with its hairless little head to comfort her.