In the world of the celestial officials, this was a normal way for subordinates to curry favor with their superiors. Xu Yi didn't stand on ceremony. He took the Starry Sky Boat's control token, waved the man away, and boarded with A Li. Then he handed the Starry Sky Token to A Li and let him pilot the boat.
A Li piloted the Starry Sky Boat straight toward the Southern Territory. He wandered back and forth through an expanse of sky spanning a hundred thousand li before, at last, he cried out, "Young Master, over there! I can sense Sister Qiu Wa. She's right over there!"
Xu Yi's eyes reddened with excitement. He grabbed A Li, abandoned the boat, and plunged down. Below them lay an endless sea of flowers, surrounded by winding mountains and streams, with spiritual roots peeking through the landscape. It was truly a blessed land worthy of immortals. Following A Li's directions, Xu Yi sprinted ahead.
Suddenly, a restrictive formation was triggered. Xu Yi dodged aside, his brow furrowing. "A Spirit-Locking Formation. Could Qiu Wa be trapped here?"
Xu Yi's expression turned icy. He raised a hand to break the formation, but Huang Mei sent him a thought. "We don't know what's going on. Don't act rashly. Even if you're desperate to find someone, you need to consider their safety."
Huang Mei thought Xu Yi was acting strangely—very strangely. His usual composure was nowhere to be seen; he looked as if he'd suffered some great injustice and was ready to fight someone to the death at any moment. Xu Yi lowered his hand and spread out his senses. Before long, two young men in Daoist robes came flying toward them, one tall and one short.
From a distance, the tall one said, "Old Wu, that young