A Must-Visit Place
At that, Bi Fan and Feng Xuanzhi both froze. Tang Yunting and Xi Jing, who knew little about Ling Xiaoxiao's identity, felt a flicker of surprise. The same question occurred to all four of them.
Could she have some connection to the tree before them?
For a moment, everyone fell into an awkward silence, unsure what to say.
After a long while, Bi Fan gently patted her shoulder. "If you can't remember, don't force yourself. Maybe one day, all the mysteries will be unraveled."
Ling Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes and nodded, a trace of melancholy in her gaze. Her trip to the Heavenly Emperor Treasure Pagoda had uncovered some secrets about her origins, but it had brought even more mysteries in its wake.
What had the old Giant Whale meant to say beneath the Cangming Sea? Why did strange fragments of memory keep surfacing in her mind? And why was Lord Demon King, the legendary figure from beyond space, keeping such a close eye on her? Was it only because she was the Ancestor Spirit Bird?
One unanswered question after another deepened the furrow in her brow. Yet there was no way to resolve any of them, so all she could do was take things one step at a time.
Seeing the melancholy in her expression, Bi Fan silently vowed that once their journey through the Heavenly Emperor Treasure Pagoda was over, he would help her uncover the mystery of her origins. It was the least he could do to repay her.
For now, he changed the subject. "The formation seems to be beneath that Lightning-Struck Wood. But for some reason, the closer we've come, the weaker the fluctuations in its aura have become."
"I noticed that too," Xi Jing said quickly. "The closer we get, the