A genius girl with her own space

Qiqi hugged the little red bird and laughed.

The ants retreated, and Qiqi, composed, walked forward with Master and Jingze. A little red bird flew ahead, with Kong Ling perched on its back. The further they advanced, the wider the space became. The ebb and flow of the underground river rose and fell, its sound a solitary yet melodious echo in the silence of the long, dark corridor. Due to the complex and narrow terrain, the underground river's current was swift. The grotesque rocks in the river only added to its mystery.

A little red bird was flying ahead. Jingze saw it stop and followed its gaze. There was a platform ahead. A lifelike carving of a woman was carved on it. Her beauty was breathtaking, and her eyebrows were slightly raised, revealing a playful air. Although it was a stone sculpture, she must have been even more beautiful in person. At this moment, a beautiful image of a woman flashed through Zhou Jingze's mind, so fast that he couldn't catch it. Zhou Jingze shook his head.

Qiqi and Yunjizi also saw it. Isn't this the statue of the woman in my main hall? How come it's here too? Who carved it and placed it in this underground river? Someone must have come to pay tribute to her. This underground river is so deep and dangerous. Who could have carved someone from the upper realm here? Could the sculptor also be from the upper realm? What purpose did he have in coming to the human world? What benefit would it bring to him to leave the stone statue of the woman in the lower realm?

"Qiqi, look, what's wrong with your little red bird? It's staring at the stone statue. What's going on? Could it be that the little red bird's soul has been sucked away by the stone statue?" Yun Jizi shouted to Qiqi quickly.

Qiqi finally came back to her senses. "Master, what's wrong?"

Yun Jizi pointed at the little red bird, and Qiqi looked over. Tears welled in the bird's eyes. It flew to the statue of the woman, landed on her hand, and rubbed its head against hers. Its eyes were filled with longing and sadness.

The little red bird remembered everything. It was a phoenix, and the stone woman was its master. When the woman was being hunted, it protected her from a powerful magical weapon, allowing her to escape the man's sneak attack. The little red bird fell to the ground, seriously injured, and fainted.

After the little red bird woke up, it was reborn in Qiqi's space. The little red bird looked at Qiqi, wondering if its master from the upper realm had also been reborn or reincarnated. The master was Qiqi. The little red bird flew to Qiqi's hand, landed there, and burst into tears. This time, it was the little red bird's turn to cry. It murmured as it cried.

Qiqi was bewildered by the little red bird's actions. Kong Ling quickly explained: The little red bird had seen the stone statue regain its memory, remembering who it was, and that its master was this portrait, the master of your dimensional hall. It said it had perished while defending its master from a powerful magical weapon. It was unknown why it had been reborn in your dimension. When it saw you, it knew you were the woman in the stone statue, reborn in the human world. It hugged you, crying and screaming.

"Master, let Tiger King out as well and see how he reacts to the statue," Kong Ling said to Qi Qi. Kong Ling and Qi Qi were on the same page and knew Tiger King was Qi Qi's white tiger.

Yun Jizi and Zhou Jingze didn't know what was going on and looked surprised.

They didn't go to the back of the hall dedicated to the woman in the sea. Zhou Jingze was in meditation in the front hall, and Yun Jizi, to protect Jingze, didn't move around. Therefore, they didn't see the portrait of the woman in the back hall.

Qiqi also removed the Tiger King from the space. The Tiger King pounced upon Qiqi, standing on its front legs and nuzzling its head against Qiqi's chin, expressing longing and affection. Qiqi turned it toward the statue of the woman, asking her to look. The Tiger King glanced at it, then turned back to play with Qiqi. Qiqi knew the Tiger King hadn't regained his memory by looking at the portrait. After a while of play, she sent it back into the space.

Qiqi stroked the little red bird, soothing its uncontrolled emotions. She took out a spiritual fruit and gave it to it. Seeing the little red bird pick up the spiritual fruit, she put it into the space as well. Kong Ling also entered the space together.

Seeing the surprise on Master and Zhou Jingze's faces, Qiqi recounted how the stone statue represented the woman in her dimensional hall. She also explained how the little red bird was one of the woman's four beasts. Seeing the statue had restored its memory. She also realized that Qiqi was the reincarnation of her former master, so she hugged me and burst into tears, recounting everything in detail.

Yun Jizi sighed that things in the world are unpredictable. Whether in the human world or the fairy world, there are always intrigues and struggles for fame and fortune.

Zhou Jingze also thought, no matter who Qiqi is, I will love her, no matter where she wants to go, he will accompany her and protect her. He needs to practice hard so that he can protect Qiqi in the future.

"Qiqi, who is here? Where is the portrait of a woman carved here? What is the meaning of carving a portrait here?"

After Yun Jizi finished speaking, he fell into deep thought.

"Brother Jingze, what do you think? The portrait of a woman is carved here. Is there something that attracts him here? Or is he hiding something and doesn't want others to know?" Qiqi asked.

"Qiqi, I think this matter has something to do with the people from the upper realm. It must be someone from the upper realm who came to the human world to carve it." Jingze replied.

"Brother Jingze, how did that person from the upper realm come to the human world? How did he go back? Did he come to the lower realm just to carve a portrait of a woman? What is his relationship with the woman?"

"I guess he and the girl had a very close relationship, or they were family. He couldn't save her in the upper realm, and couldn't fight her enemies, so he secretly came to the human world to carve her portrait and secretly pay tribute to her!"

"Qiqi! I agree with Jingze. The person who carved the portrait should be in the upper realm, and he is not a commoner, but a person with high magical powers in the upper realm. It is not so easy to come down from the human world. Besides, how did he go up after coming down? It is also unknown to us mortals. Qiqi, didn't Xiaowu say that you are the reincarnation of the stone woman? There must be a reason why you came here and saw the stone statue of the woman. Qiqi, you must practice hard. What you will face in the future is unknown. Now that you know, you should take precautions. Master will be with you no matter what," Yun Jizi said solemnly.

"Qiqi, you also need to practice hard. No matter where you go, I will accompany you. Don't leave me behind." Zhou Jingze said.

Qiqi didn't know what to say, it was like a farewell between life and death.

"Master, let's go take a look ahead." Qiqi ran forward along the dark river. Zhou Jingze and Master also followed Qiqi.

The further they walked, the brighter the light. They had emerged from the cavernous entrance to the dark river. The view ahead was gray and hazy, and they couldn't see anything above. They could only see a mountain ahead, but the fog made it hard to see clearly. It looked like there was a bridge leading up to the mountain. They walked towards the bridge.

They saw a stone arch bridge, appearing and disappearing. Jingze walked toward the bridge, and Peng bumped into something. It was a transparent membrane. Yun Jizi also walked over and felt something else. Zhou Jingze struggled to get across, but couldn't.

"This is a barrier set up by someone to prevent others from passing through." Yun Jizi said.

"Master, what should we do? We can't get through. Do you have any idea how to break this barrier?" Zhou Jingze asked. Yun Jizi shook his head. Qiqi put her hand in her mouth, biting her fingers, thinking about something.

Qiqi slowly placed her hand on the transparent membrane. As if encountering a natural enemy, the membrane began to melt. Instantly, a hole large enough for a person to enter appeared.

"Master, Brother Jingze, come in quickly." Qiqi shouted.

Yun Jizi and Zhou Jingze walked in. Qiqi followed them in. The barrier automatically returned to its original state.

There was indeed a faint arch bridge inside. None of the three spoke. Zhou Jingze carefully walked onto the arch bridge, with Qiqi and Master following closely behind. Standing on the bridge, you couldn't see what was ahead at all. Only by walking forward could you know what was ahead.

Zhou Jingze walked slowly, fearing that something might harm the three of them on the bridge. As they crossed the arch bridge smoothly, Zhou Jingze slowly let go of the breath he had been holding. He was worried that his master and Qiqi were in danger.

Qiqi walked forward and saw a very thick Optimus Prime standing in front of her.