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The next morning, while Caihua was still asleep, Li Mama carried her on her back and went out with the students. Originally, Li Mama did not want to take Caihua out—because yesterday, Caihua suddenly fainted while washing clothes and fell into the water. Caiyue screamed and brought Caihua back.

It wasn't until yesterday afternoon that Ayaka finally woke up—that was precisely the time when Lu Renkui and the system WQBYRZM were talking to Ayaka.

Granny Li was worried that no one would take care of Caihua while she was away, so after much deliberation, she decided to bring Caihua out with her.

While climbing the mountain with the students, Granny Li kept reminding Caihua, "Don't run around in a little while. Stay with the young masters. They are strong and will protect you."

“Okay,” Ayaka replied, having regained control of her body.

"If we encounter anything dangerous later, you should follow the young masters. Do exactly what they do, and hide wherever they go, understand?"

"clear."

After walking for half a day, they finally arrived at their destination—the place where the students of the Wang Family Academy were practicing. The students all found a place to sit down, waiting to rest before going up the mountain to look for treasures.

Granny Li put Caihua down, gave her a small basket of vegetables, and told her to go to the stream to wash the vegetables.

"I hear some water running up the mountain. Go check it out, but don't go if it's too far. You stay here and watch the fire, I'll go wash the vegetables."

“Okay.” Ayaka picked up the basket and went to find the direction from which the sound of water was coming.

Ayaka followed the sound of water upstream and finally found the source of the sound – a small stream. The water in the stream was crystal clear and felt cool and refreshing to the touch.

While washing the vegetables, Ayaka heard the system WQBYRZM calling out to her in her mind: "Hey, little guy, do you see this? This stream, if you go uphill, there's a cave at the end. Go into the cave, find a glowing spot, and take out some pills from there—if you have any—don't take the rest, since you don't need them, and taking them might cause trouble."

Upon hearing this, Caihua placed the basket where no one could find it, then lifted her skirt and climbed along the stream. After walking for a short while, she indeed found a cave, from which the stream flowed continuously.

The cave entrance was overgrown with weeds, and it looked like no living creatures had been there for a long time.

Inside the cave, rocks were scattered haphazardly, interlocking like dog teeth, and covered with moss.

The air was filled with humid and sultry temperatures.

Caihua walked cautiously through the cave, afraid that she might slip and die on the spot. After walking about two hundred meters, she reached the bottom of the cave. Apart from the rocks, there was only water flowing from the crevices in the rocks.

"There's nothing here, System. Are you sure you didn't give me the wrong place?" Lu Renkui stared at the empty cave and asked the system WQBYRZM a soul-searching question.

System WQBYRZM frowned, reviewed the original plot, thought for a moment, and issued the next command to Ayaka: "Look around and see if there are any stones that look very unusual. If you find any, try to move them."

Caihua obediently did as she was told, and then she found a stone in the stream that looked like a coiled white snake and felt cool to the touch.

The stone wasn't big, about the size of Caihua's palm. After Caihua picked it up, there was a loud rumble, and a small door opened in the stone wall in front of her, from which water gushed out.

Ayaka quickly moved to a dry spot to avoid getting her clothes wet.

Caihua bent down, knelt on the ground, and tentatively crawled into the hole, just big enough to fit inside.

But Ayaka didn't climb in immediately. Instead, she retreated from the small opening and carefully peered through it a few times. She only saw a statue of a kind-faced goddess. She then found a few stones nearby and threw them in. After confirming that there was no danger, she carefully rolled up all the clothes she could, took off her shoes and socks, and climbed in.

After entering the cave, Caihua first found a dry spot, then rolled up all the rolled-up parts of her dress and trousers, put on her shoes and socks, and then bowed twice to the statue, muttering:

"I pray to the Goddess of the Gods to bless me so that I may come out safely this time. I pray to the Goddess of the Gods to bless me so that I may come out safely this time."

After muttering to herself, Caihua rummaged through her clothes again and found the snacks that Granny Li had stuffed into her little purse that morning. She took out the two largest pieces of pastry and put them on top.

"I've heard there's a treasure here that can cure my chronic ailment. That's why I've come to seek it. I beg the goddess not to punish me." After reciting this, Ayaka stood up and looked around. She saw a white light flashing to her left, from which a stream flowed. Remembering what the system had told her, Ayaka walked towards that spot.

Upon finding it, Ayaka discovered that it was an enormous lotus pond. The lotus leaves looked as if they were carved from emeralds and gemstones, light and noble. In the center of the pond was a single, enormous white lotus flower. The petals of that white lotus flower were like flawless white jade, and it radiated a five-colored divine light.

Ayaka was mesmerized by the sight and was about to go over for a closer look when she stepped into the water. She was jolted by the cold and quickly stepped back, finding a spot where the water wouldn't reach her. She sat there watching the lotus flowers bloom.

The white lotus swayed twice in the pond, its multicolored divine light becoming even more dazzling. It slowly unfolded its first petal, then the second, then the third, until it was fully open. On its golden stamen lay a tiny, snowball-like figure.