Upon hearing this, Xiaosuisui blinked and thought for a bit before replying, "Great-Grandfather once told that here, I can obtain what I desire. Uncle Seven, what do you think I have obtained here?"
"How am I supposed to know what you’ve obtained? You should ask yourself that, shouldn’t you?"
Xiaosuisui thought hard. What have I gained since entering, from the First Level to the Second Level? After thinking hard... I really haven’t obtained anything, have I?
"I don’t seem to have obtained anything!" Xiaosuisui pouted, shaking her head helplessly, her voice tinged with disappointnt. "Could it be that I’ll only get what I desire after we clear all the levels?"
As soon as Xiaosuisui voiced this guess, Ji Youzhi asked, "Do you think we can clear them all?"
SOB SOB SOB... My precious little one’s prophetic ability seems to have vanished! I suddenly feel like crying! Ji Youzhi lanted internally.
Xiaosuisui then said, "Oh, right! We can’t clear them all!" Upon saying this, her eyes widened, and she smacked her forehead, suddenly adding, "But wait! I think *I* might be able to!"
Ji Youzhi blinked and hurriedly pressed, "What do you an? What do you an *you* might be able to clear it?"
At this, Ji Youzhi suddenly felt a headache coming on, a sense of unease welling up in his heart.
"Oh!" Xiaosuisui smacked her little head again and giggled, HEE HEE, her smile so wide her eyes nearly vanished. "I think I forgot to tell you, Uncle Seven. We can’t clear all the levels of this Array of Heaven. We can only clear up to the Third Level at most, and we can’t touch the Fourth Level!"
Ji Youzhi blinked. "Huh?" He didn’t understand what his darling niece ant.
"It’s like this. The Array of Heaven is divided into four levels. We’ve already cleared the First and Second Levels. After Xiaobai breaks through the Third Level here, we should be able to leave. But the Fourth Level is the Dragon-Locking Array. We can’t break this Dragon-Locking Array. Once it’s broken, the Celestial Dao Spiritual Qi here will revive. When that happens, mountains will crumble and seas will overturn, and many people will perish."
Hearing this, Ji Youzhi suddenly recalled sothing. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead as he anxiously asked, "You an to say, if the Dragon-Locking Array is broken, Lingzhou Island will be destroyed?"
Xiaosuisui nodded and continued, "Not only will Lingzhou Island be destroyed, and all its people perish, but even the residents from both banks of the Yunhang whom the Yunhang County Magistrate and that Mr. Wu conspired to move to Wangwu Mountain will also die."
Ji Youzhi’s face changed dramatically. He exclaid, "How do you know all of this? What should we do then? Are we not going to attempt the Fourth Level?"
Xiaosuisui blinked, thought for a mont, and said, "We can’t attempt the Fourth Level. Eldest Uncle said we need to find soone first."
Ji Youzhi blinked again, thinking he must have misheard. "You... you... you’ve t my eldest brother?"
Xiaosuisui nodded, giggling as if it were perfectly natural, and began to habitually scratch her little head. "Of course, I’ve t him! HEE HEE HEE! Eldest Uncle even gave this incomplete map of the Array of Heaven and told to study it carefully!"
"What did you say? My eldest brother gave you an incomplete map of the Array of Heaven? Where did he get it?"
"Eldest Uncle said Maternal Grandmother gave it to him. He also said that if Maternal Grandmother had given it to him ten years earlier, he might have been able to fully comprehend it and restore the Array of Heaven. But she only gave it to him recently, so he didn’t have enough ti to comprehend it fully and only taught the rudints."
Hearing this, Ji Youzhi felt like his head was about to split. He helplessly rubbed the bridge of his nose. "So, shouldn’t you be telling your Uncle Seven sothing now?"
At his words, Xiaosuisui grinned cheekily and handed Ji Youzhi the incomplete map that Ji Youyuan had given her. "Uncle Seven, look! This is the incomplete map Eldest Uncle gave ."
Ji Youzhi was utterly exasperated and pressed his forehead. He really wanted to take back his earlier praise for her rapid ntal developnt, didn’t he?
"Even if you give this map, I can’t understand it! Besides, that’s not what I’m asking you about right now! I’m asking you to tell sothing else."
"Tell Uncle Seven sothing else?" Xiaosuisui tilted her head, thought for a mont, and then said, "Uncle Seven, can you just ask directly? Using Mind Transmission is very draining for !"
Ji Youzhi was speechless. Is he still talking about Mind Transmission? Hey! Wait a minute! What does Xiaosuisui an by saying it’s very draining for her to use Mind Transmission?
"You find it draining to use Mind Transmission?"
"Yes! Mind Transmission requires complete concentration to listen in on others’ thoughts, so it consus a lot of ntal energy. Uncle Seven, you’re my dearest uncle, so please don’t make expend ntal energy to listen to your thoughts, okay?" Xiaosuisui grabbed Ji Youzhi’s head with her small hands and shook it back and forth, acting cute.
Her voice was soft and childlike, leaving Ji Youzhi utterly helpless.
"Alright, speak properly. You’re making my head spin from all that shaking. I just want to ask, you ntioned your Eldest Uncle told you to find soone. Who is this person?"
Upon hearing this, Xiaosuisui blinked and answered directly, "Eldest Uncle said it’s my maternal grandfather!"
"What? Your... your maternal grandfather? Are you sure you didn’t mishear him?" Ji Youzhi was completely stunned, his eyes nearly popping out as he stared intently at Xiaosuisui. He was afraid of missing a single word or gesture from her, terrified of mishearing a single syllable she was about to utter.
"I’m certain I didn’t mishear. That’s what Eldest Uncle said." As Xiaosuisui answered Ji Youzhi’s question, her expression was one of absolute certainty, without a hint of doubt.
A surge of excitent welled up in Ji Youzhi’s heart. He opened his mouth, his voice sowhat choked, "Can you find your maternal grandfather?"
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