Poor Xi, Toyed with by Women... (Continued)

"Isn't there any solution?"

"... I have no idea."

Seeing the other party's nervousness, Shu also seemed quite helpless.

She didn't want this to happen either, but the problem was, she really didn't know what to do about it.

In fact, even now, she still doesn't understand why the water in these farmlands has turned so blood red.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

But soon, Ling had an idea.

"Perhaps... we could let Yaomei give it a try?"

"Little sister?"

Maria was somewhat puzzled.

Ling, standing to the side, nodded.

"Our youngest sister, Xi... she has the power to control both the real and the unreal. Although she's a bit of a quiet type, she's quite powerful. If she could come, perhaps she could uncover the problems of this land?"

As he spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly.

And Shu, standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

"Xi... maybe she can offer a solution..."

"Only..."

As Shu spoke, his worried gaze turned to Zuo Xing beside him.

Although they knew that their actions were for the sake of the Yan, they had also come to understand over the years that, even so, the Yan was very cautious in its arrangements for them.

The Great Wilderness now has three Beast Fragments gathered; if one more were added...

God knows what those people will think.

"I'll go talk to those people."

After a moment of silence, Zuo Xing gritted his teeth.

This matter... go and talk to the people above yourself!

He also knew that bringing the Beast Fragments together was an extremely dangerous task.

But now that things have come to this, he really can't care about anything else.

Now, the entire Great Wilderness City is experiencing the phenomenon of farmland water turning red... If this is just a sudden occurrence that lasts for one or two years, then it's not so bad.

But... what if the effects of this are permanent?

Food is the most important thing for people.

While gathering the Beast Fragments is dangerous, it's better than losing Great Wilderness City.

So, after a brief moment of thought, Zuo Xing made his decision.

Let him handle this!

"Oh, thank you for your help then."

Ling wasn't worried about these things at all.

After all, we've worked with them for quite some time and know they're really capable. We can rest assured that this matter is handled by them.

All I need to do is wait a while.

Ji, standing to the side, didn't seem to care much about seeing his younger sister.

Although they are all relatives, it is clear that different people have different levels of importance in their eyes.

After a moment of silence, Shu was also filled with mixed feelings of joy and worry.

She was naturally happy to see Xi, but she was more worried about what the blood turning scarlet symbolized.

And why did all of this happen?

Only Maria.

She kept her head down, silent, and didn't say a word.

It must be said that Zuo Xing truly lives up to his reputation as a descendant of Zuo Zheng.

Although they have very different personalities, they are equally efficient in their actions.

In just a few days, not only was the report completed, but Xi herself was also delivered over in a package.

The Yan's high-ranking officials actually had some objections to this.

After all, they always kept in mind the danger posed by the Great Beast.

The problem is that, compared to the Great Beast, the Great Wilderness City's influence extends to a much larger and farther range.

After careful consideration, they had no choice but to agree to the request to Zuo Xing.

It's just...

"Is Xi... here?"

Several people were gathered around a table. One of them, curious, poked the scroll on the table with his cane and blinked.

"Xi? Are you there?"

"..."

The scroll did not respond.

"Evening?"

Shu, standing to the side, held a large, hand-stamped sesame seed cake and also blinked.

"Why are you hiding in the painting again? Have you been eating properly? Do you want to come out and get something to eat?"

As she spoke, she shook her basket.

The whole basket of sesame cakes looked like it was meant to be fed to Xi.

After all, as the youngest sister, Shu has always been quite concerned about the other person's health.

She's so thin, she must not be eating properly!

"..."

"Xi-mei, everyone's here, why don't you come out and let us see you?"

Ji was also standing nearby, carefully comforting the other person.

He knew his younger sister was timid and didn't like meeting people, but there were hardly any outsiders around, so why was he so conflicted?

Clearly, even with several relatives present, Xi still refused to see anyone.

This is causing everyone a huge headache.

Zuo Xing couldn't get a word in edgewise.

After all, the higher-ups had previously said that they could indeed send Xi over, but whether they could actually summon Xi was their problem.

But judging from the looks of it...

Um...

The difficulty level is estimated to be quite high.

"..."

Maria didn't say much, but after a few moments of silence, she reached out and gently unfurled the scroll.

It was a painting with a lot of blank space.

On the three-meter-long scroll, less than a third of the area was decorated with paintings.

The painting depicts a landscape of mountains and fields, with several towering peaks and, in the distance, tiny figures living among the fields.

As for where Xi is...

They didn't know.

"Xi, if you don't come out soon, I'm going to get angry!"

Ling spoke again, issuing a small threat to the other party.

Unexpectedly, the painting started rolling on its own as soon as she uttered a sentence.

Like a child who wants to stay in bed too long, the scroll is rolled up with a whooshing sound, and then the whole scroll is rolled up and sealed up by itself, not wanting to see anyone.

This left Shu with no choice but to look at Ling with helpless eyes.

It made me so embarrassed I scratched my head.

"I just wanted to scare her..."

"Big sister..."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong, alright..."

Hearing Shu Na's complaining words, Ling had no choice but to surrender.

But the truth is, surrendering doesn't actually solve the problem.

"If Xi doesn't come out, what else can we do?"

She scratched her head and looked at everyone present.

Clearly, they didn't have any good solutions to this.

After all, not everyone has the same abilities as the eldest brother.

Moreover, the eldest brother didn't tear the scroll apart directly; he was pulled into the scroll by Xi and punched out.

They also have many ways to create their own scrolls, but the problem is that they don't have a corresponding way to enter the scrolls.

If Xi is determined not to come out, they really don't know what to do.

And it was precisely when everyone was hesitant and troubled that...

But Maria intervened.

"Perhaps I can give it a try."

"Huh?"

Everyone looked at Maria in astonishment.

Maria didn't say much.

She simply recalled the scene when she first met Xi, remained silent for a few moments, and then slowly reached out her hand.

Then...

"Sulfone--!"

She vanished from the spot, disappearing into the painting!

"Ah?!"

Everyone was taken aback.

When Maria opened her eyes again, she found herself in a very idyllic mountain wilderness.

Everything around is composed of several colors, but the dominant color is blue.

Maria blinked.

It was around this time.

The surrounding mountains and fields have changed somewhat.

The mountains suddenly and silently moved, and soon they created a road for Maria that led to an unknown destination.

It seems to be guiding Maria this way.

But...